Basicities of phosphinylalkylamines in water and ethanol

Conclusions The pK_a values of various phosphinylalkylamines in water and ethanol were determined. The inductive effect of phosphinyl groups on the basicities of the investigated amines was demonstrated. The inductive constants of a series of substituents were estimated.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1265–1267, June, 1982.     

Calculation of Siegert eigenvalues for molecular systems: results for He(21,3S)+ H

The variational calculation of Siegert eigenvalues has previously been shown to provide reliable positions and widths for atomic resonances. This approach is herein extended to molecular problems, and the first such calculations for a molecular autoionizing system, He(2^1,3S)+H→ He+H⁺+e^?, are reported.     

Alumina-catalyzed condensation of 2-methylquinoline with methanol

The alumina-catalyzed reaction of 2-methylquinoline with excess methanol at 500° produced a mixture of 2-ethyl-, 2-isopropyl-, and 2-isopropenylquinolines in yields of 10%, 7%, and 2%, respectively. A mechanistic interpretation of this reaction is presented.