Substoichiometric determination of manganese by neutron-activation analysis

A simple and rapid method for the substoichiometric determination of traces of manganese in various materials by neutron-activation analysis has been developed. After dissolution of the irradiated test sample, manganese(II) carrier is added and subsequently oxidised by peroxodisulphate to the heptavalent state. The permanganate thus formed is finally extracted into chloroform as tetraphenylarsonium permanganate using a substoichiometric amount of tetraphenylarsonium chloride. This single separation step isolates radiochemically pure manganese-56 in the analysis of a relatively simple material in which interfering elements (gold, rhenium, etc.) are absent. When this is not true, a preliminary separation of manganese from the irradiated sample, based on the extraction of manganese diethyldithio-carbamate into chloroform and followed by stripping of the manganese with dilute sulphuric acid, must be used. A simultaneously irradiated standard containing manganese must be treated in exactly the same way as a test sample. In the materials analysed by the new method 10(-5) to 10(-3)% of manganese has been determined.     

Diels-Alder reaction of fulvenes with N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-maleimide

Summary N-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-maleimide reacts smoothly with a variety of substituted fulvenes (1) to give onlyendo adducts (3) independent of the nature of fulvene substituent,Lewis acid catalyst, and reaction solvent and temperature. The structure of theDiels-Alder adduct3f was determined by X-ray crystallography. Semi-empirical quantum methods (AM1) were used to rationalize theendo stereoselectivity.Dedicated to Professor Fritz Sauter on the occasion of his 65^th birthday     

Thermal decomposition of the pyridinium salt of 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,4-dimercapto-2,4-dithioxo-1,3-diaza-2λ5, 4λ5-diphosphetidine

It was found that the first step of thermal decomposition of the pyridinium salt of 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2, 4-dimercapto-2,4-dithioxo-1,3-diaza-2⁵,4⁵-diphosphetidine (I) most probably involves breakdown to the acid form HS(S)P(NHSiMe₃)₂P(S)SH (II). The latter is very unstable and decomposes further, the end-product being a polymer (PNS)_x. In this work, the mechanism of this process is investigated.

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Zusammenfassung Man fand, daß der erste Schritt der thermischen Zersetzung des Pyridiniumsalzes von 1,3-Bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,4-dimercapto-2,4-dithioxo-1,3-diaza-25,45-diphosphetidin (I) sehr wahrscheinlich einen Abbau zur Säureform HS(S)P(NHSiMe₃)₂P(S)SH (II) beinhaltet. Letztere ist sehr unbeständig und zersetzt sich, wobei als Endprodukt ein (PNS)_x-Polymer entsteht. In vorliegendem Manuskript wird der Mechanismus dieses Prozesses näher untersucht.

     

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Artificial Genetic Sets Composed of Size‐Expanded Base Pairs

We describe in this Minireview the synthesis, properties, and applications of artificial genetic sets built from base pairs that are larger than the natural Watson–Crick architecture. Such designed systems are being explored by several research groups to investigate basic chemical questions regarding the functions of the genetic information storage systems and thus of the origin and evolution of life. For example, is the terrestrial DNA structure the only viable one, or can other architectures function as well? Working outside the constraints of purine–pyrimidine geometry provides more chemical flexibility in design, and the added size confers useful properties such as high binding affinity and helix stability as well as fluorescence. These features are useful for the investigation of fundamental biochemical questions as well as in the development of new biotechnological, biomedical, and nanostructural tools and methods.