Stereochemically controlled synthesis of unsaturated acids via diphenylphosphinoyl (Ph2PO) -ketoacids

Acylation of phosphine oxide anions with derivatives of cyclic anhydrides or oxidative cleavage of cyclic allyl phosphine oxides gives Ph₂PO-ketoacids: reduction, separation of diastereoisomers, and completion of the Horner-Wittig reaction gives single isomers ($\text{E}$) or ($\text{Z}$) of unsaturated acids.     

A role of non-hydrogen framework vibrational modes in formation of ferroelectric properties of H-bonded K3H(SO4)2-like materials

An effect of molecular vibrational modes within the dimers [O₃AO–(H/D)OAO₃]³⁻ on behavior of H-bond protons or deuterons is studied theoretically for H-bonded antiferroelectrics and quantum paraelectrics of the M₃(H/D)(AO₄)₂ family (M=alkali metal, A=S, Se). The ‘heavy’ reorganization modes in D-species of this family and both reorganization and promoting modes in corresponding H-analogues are examined. It is shown that the analysis with due regard for the reorganization modes results in insignificant decreasing of the effective tunneling frequency of light nuclei. Hence the reasonable estimations of the critical temperature of the low-temperature phase transition in M₃D(AO₄)₂ materials are available only with additional corrections related to potential profiles of a deuteron. It is noted that in the limits of the proposed model the promoting mode in the case of H-species can favor, in principle, the increasing as well as the decreasing of effective proton level splitting.     

Triplet states of humic acids studied by laser flash photolysis using different excitation wavelengths

The spectra and kinetics of short-lived intermediates formed from aqueous (0.1 N NaOH) solutions of the natural mixture of humic and fulvic acids (HFA) were studied by laser flash photolysis using excitation wavelengths of 337, 390, 470, and 520 nm. Laser photolysis of HFA with light of 520 and 470 nm results in the formation of triplet excited states (T_HFA) characterized by the broad absorption spectrum with a maximum near 630 nm and lifetimes of 0.15 ms in deoxygenated solutions. The formation of two types of T_HFA with lifetimes of 0.1 and 2 ms and absorption spectra with maxima at 570 nm is observed under photolysis with light of 337 and 390 nm. The estimation of quantum yields of T_HFA gives 1 and 0.3% under photolysis with excitation wavelengths of 337 and 520 nm, respectively. The rate constants of T_HFA quenching by molecular oxygen are equal to (7—8)·10⁸ L mol^–1 s^–1.     

Programming package “ESCAPAK” for calculations of electronic structure,adapted for the ES series computers

Branch of the Institute of Chemical Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 132–134, May–June, 1989.     

Electronic structure of saturated hydrocarbons in the semi-empirical equivalent orbital method

The problem of obtaining the matrix elements of Hartree-Fock Hamiltonians for alkanes using the EO method is considered. It has been shown that the data on the electronic structure of diamond together witht ₁/e splitting in the neopentane photoelectron spectrum are helpful to produce such EO method parameter scale which involves even “through space” interactions. In terms of the EO method the photoelectron spectra of propane, butane, isobutane, and neopentane are interpreted. The valence band structure of polyethylene in analytical form is obtained.     

One-stage conversion of aromatic carboxylic acids into 2, 5-diaryl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles

A method has been developed for the one-stage conversion of aromatic carboxylic acids into symmetrical 2, 5-diaryl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles by heating them with hydrazine hydrochloride in polyphosphoric acid.