Vitamin C—A 13C magnetic resonance study

The pH dependence of the ¹³C chemical shifts of ascorbic acid has been measured and interpreted in terms of protonation sites. The transition of the dimer of dehydroascorbic acid into the hydrated monomer form is monitored by ¹³C spectroscopy.     

Mechanism of 1,6-addition reactions of organocuprates: detailed NMR spectroscopic study of a cuprate-enyne pi complex

A detailed NMR-spectroscopic study of the multiply 13C-labeled cuprate pi complexes 2, 2a and 2b was carried out. The 13C,13C coupling constants observed were interpreted in terms of a deformation of the cuprate-alkene complex from the expected idealized square plane. This conclusion is in agreement with NOESY and ROESY data acquired with unlabeled material.     

Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography-thermospray mass spectrometry of radiation-induced decomposition products of thymine and thymidine.

High-performance liquid chromatography-thermospray mass spectrometry was applied to the analysis of various radiation-induced decomposition products of thymidine including N-(2-deoxy-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)formamide and the various diastereomers of 5,6-dihydroxy-5,6-dihydrothymidine, 5-hydroxy-5,6-dihydrothymidine and 5,6-dihydrothymidine. This method combines high sensitivity and product resolution, rendering it particularly useful for monitoring the formation of radiation-induced base damage within DNA.     

The solvent extraction of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) with benzil mono(2-quinolyl)hydrazone

Benzil mono(2-quinolyl)hydrazone, BmQH, has been studied as an extracting agent for Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II). Though the uncomplexed ligand remains undissociated in the pH range 3.5-10, it can lose a proton on complexation with metals, owing to the electron-withdrawing effects of neighbouring groups. The dependence of degree of extraction on pH indicates that complexes of both Cu(2+) and Cu(OH)(+) are extracted. Cu(BmQH)(2) and Cu(OH)BmQH species are extracted into MIBK, and the Cu(OH)BmQH complex is extracted into benzene. In the vicinity of pH 5.5-6, extraction efficiencies greater than 95% can be achieved with both solvents. Both Ni(II) and Co(II) also show dependence of extraction on pH, but precipitation of both metals in the vicinity of pH 6 limits further studies.     

The asymmetric syntheses of the C-1 sidechains of zaragozic acid A and zaragozic acid C

The asymmetric syntheses of the C-1 sidechains of zaragozic acid A and C are described. Aldol reaction defines the chirality at C-4′and C-5′in two independent routes. Multigram preparation as well as a route amenable to derivatization are highlights of these approaches.     

Coligand role in the NHC nickel catalyzed C–F bond activation: investigations on the insertion of bis(NHC) nickel into the C–F bond of hexafluorobenzene

The reaction of [Ni(Mes₂Im)₂] (1) (Mes₂Im = 1,3-dimesityl-imidazolin-2-ylidene) with polyfluorinated arenes as well as mechanistic investigations concerning the insertion of 1 and [Ni(ⁱPr₂Im)₂] (1ipr) (ⁱPr₂Im = 1,3-diisopropyl-imidazolin-2-ylidene) into the C–F bond of C₆F₆ is reported. The reaction of 1 with different fluoroaromatics leads to formation of the nickel fluoroaryl fluoride complexes trans-[Ni(Mes₂Im)₂(F)(Ar^F)] (Ar^F = 4-CF₃-C₆F₄2, C₆F₅3, 2,3,5,6-C₆F₄N 4, 2,3,5,6-C₆F₄H 5, 2,3,5-C₆F₃H₂6, 3,5-C₆F₂H₃7) in fair to good yields with the exception of the formation of the pentafluorophenyl complex 3 (less than 20%). Radical species and other diamagnetic side products were detected for the reaction of 1 with C₆F₆, in line with a radical pathway for the C–F bond activation step using 1. The difluoride complex trans-[Ni(Mes₂Im)₂(F)₂] (9), the bis(aryl) complex trans-[Ni(Mes₂Im)₂(C₆F₅)₂] (15), the structurally characterized nickel(i) complex trans-[Ni^I(Mes₂Im)₂(C₆F₅)] (11) and the metal radical trans-[Ni^I(Mes₂Im)₂(F)] (12) were identified. Complex 11, and related [Ni^I(Mes₂Im)₂(2,3,5,6-C₆F₄H)] (13) and [Ni^I(Mes₂Im)₂(2,3,5-C₆F₃H₂)] (14), were synthesized independently by reaction of trans-[Ni(Mes₂Im)₂(F)(Ar^F)] with PhSiH₃. Simple electron transfer from 1 to C₆F₆ was excluded, as the redox potentials of the reaction partners do not match and [Ni(Mes₂Im)₂]⁺, which was prepared independently, was not detected. DFT calculations were performed on the insertion of [Ni(ⁱPr₂Im)₂] (1ipr) and [Ni(Mes₂Im)₂] (1) into the C–F bond of C₆F₆. For 1ipr, concerted and NHC-assisted pathways were identified as having the lowest kinetic barriers, whereas for 1, a radical mechanism with fluoride abstraction and an NHC-assisted pathway are both associated with almost the same kinetic barrier.

A combined experimental and theoretical study on the mechanism of the C–F bond activation of C₆F₆ with [Ni(NHC)₂] is provided.     

Novel heteroleptic cis-(C--N)2Pd(II) chelates for the preparation of enantiopure planar chiral cyclopalladated 2-[tricarbonyl(eta6-phenyl)chromium]pyridine

In the presence of large amounts of [Me4N]Cl, the reaction of ortho-chloromercurated 2-[(eta6-phenyl)tricarbonylchromium]pyridine with mu-chloro cyclopalladated aromatic compounds yields a series of new heteroleptic heterodinuclear cis-(C--N)2Pd(II) complexes, which are valuable precursors of planar chiral cyclopalladated (eta6-arene)Cr(CO)3 complexes.     

Komplexometrische Bestimmung von Metallkationenverunreinigungen in Reinchemikalien

Zusammenfassung Ein Verfahren zur quantitativen summarischen Bestimmung von Metallionenverunreinigungen in flüssigen Chemikalien (Reinheitsprüfung) durch komplexometrische Titration mit photometrischer Endpunktsanzeige wird beschrieben. Als Indikator dient Eriochromschwarz T; erfaßbar ist zirka 1 g in 20 ml. Durch einfaches Einengen des Ausgangsmaterials lassen sich noch Metallionengehalte von 0,01 ppm mit einer Genauigkeit von einigen Prozent bestimmen.

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Summary A procedure is described for the quantitative summary determination of metal ion impurities in liquid chemicals (purity tests) through complexo-metric titration with photometric endpoint indication. Eriochrome black T serves as indicator. Approximately 1 g can be detected in 20 ml. Metal ion contents as low as 0.01 ppm can still be determined with a precision of several per cent by simple concentration of the starting material.

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Résumé On décrit un procédé de dosage total quantitatif des impuretés à l'état d'ions métalliques dans les produits chimiques liquides (contrôle de la pureté) par titrage complexométrique avec détection du point équivalent par photométrie. On utilise le noir ériochrome T comme indicateur. La limite de dilution est d'environ 1 g/20 ml. On peut encore doser des teneurs en ions métalliques de 0,01 ppm avec une erreur de quelques pour cent simplement en diminuant la quantité initiale de substance.