The synthesis of 3,6-diamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-dl-threo-hexopyranose derivatives,substrates for the synthesis of negamycin

Three synthetic routes to derivatives of 3,6 - diamino - 2,3,4,6 - tetradeoxy - DL - threo - hexopyranose were investigated. Addition of sodium azide in acetic acid to 6 - phthalimido - 5,6 - dihydro - 2 - pyrone gave 4-azido compound (7) of the erythro configuration. From methyl 2,4 - dideoxy - β -dl- erythro - hexopyranoside threo 4 - phthalimido - 6 - phthalimidomethyl - tetrahydro - 2 - pyrone (17) was obtained in three steps in low overall yield. Addition of sodium azide in acetic acid to butyl 6 - oxo - 2 - hydroxy - hex - 4 - enoate followed by methylation, amonolysis of the ester group, and reduction gave methyl 3,6 - diacetamido - 2,3,4,6 - tetradeoxy - α - DL - threo - hexopyranoside (26).     

On the separation of nonadditive symmetric mixtures in nanoscopic slitlike pores: A simple model for racemic fluids

A grand canonical ensemble Monte Carlo simulation method is used to study the adsorption of nonadditive symmetric mixtures of Lennard-Jones spherical particles in nanoscopic slitlike pores. The walls of the pore are assumed to be formed by the parallel (100) planes of the model face centered cubic crystal of adjustable corrugation potential. It is demonstrated that depending on the nonadditivity effects in the mixture and the pore width the condensed phases formed inside the pore may have different structures. In particular, it is shown that the mixture may separate into layers containing only one component each and the stacking may depend on the pore width and properties of the mixture.     

pH gradient high-performance liquid chromatography: theory and applications

pH gradient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a method of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography suitable for ionogenic substances. It consists in programmed increase during the chromatographic process of the eluting strength of eluent with respect to the analytes separated. On the analogy of the conventional organic modifier gradient reversed-phase HPLC, in the pH gradient approach the eluting strength of the mobile phase increases due to its changing pH: increasing in case of acids or decreasing in case of bases. At the same time the content of organic modifier remains constant. A theory of the pH gradient HPLC has been elaborated. The resulting mathematical model is easily manageable. Its ability to predict changes in retention and separation of analytes following the changes in chromatographic conditions is demonstrated. The pH gradient method is uniquely suitable to determine pKa values of analytes. An equation is presented allowing to calculate pKa values basing on appropriate retention data. The effects on pKa are discussed of the concentration of methanol in the mobile phase. The RP HPLC-derived pKa data correlate to the reference pKa values (w(w)pKa) but are not identical. That may be explained by the effects on the chromatographically determined pKa of the specific interactions of analytes with stationary phases. The proposed pH gradient RP HPLC procedure offers a fast and convenient means to get comparable acidity parameters for larger series of compounds, like drug candidates, also when the analytes are available only in minute amounts and/or as complex mixtures.     

Electrochemical studies of Tl(I) crown-ether complexes in nonaqueous media

Summary Complexation equilibria of the Tl(I) ion with 18-crown-6 and dibenzo-18-crown-6 were studied polarographically in 10 nonaqueous solvents. The stability of the complexes is strongly influenced by the nature of solvents and varies with their Lewis basicities. It has been found that the logK _s value (K _s is the stability constant of the complex) can be well described by empirical relation logK _s=a DN+b, whereDN stands for the Gutmann donor number anda andb mark the regression coefficient. Addition of the second explanatory parameter, the acceptor number, is not statistically significant. This result is in agreement with the predominant role of Tl(I) ion solvation.

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Elektrochemische Untersuchungen von Tl(I)-Kronenetherkomplexen in nichtwäßrigen Medien

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Komplexierungsgleichgewichte des Tl(I)-Ions mit 18-Krone-6 und Dibenzo-18-krone-6 polarographisch in 10 nichtwäßrigen Lösungsmitteln untersucht. Die Stabilität der Komplexe wird sehr stark vom Solvens beeinflußt, wobei eine starke Abhängigkeit von der Lewis-Basizität beobachtet wird. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die logK _s-Werte (K _s ist die Komplexstabilitätskonstante) gut mit der empirischen Beziehung logK _s=a DN+b beschrieben werden können, wobeiDN die Gutmann'sche Donorzahl unda undb die Regressionskonstanten bedeuten. Hinzunahme der Akzeptorzahl als zweiten Parameter bleibt statistisch insignifikant. Dieses Ergebnis stimmt mit dem dominierenden Einfluß der Tl(I)-Ionensolvatation überein.

     

Nitrate ion association with Nd3+

The overall stability constantsK ₁ andK ₂ of NdNO ₃ ²⁺ and Nd(NO₃) ₂ ⁺ complexes were determined (K ₁=1.77;K ₂=1.28) using an extraction method with tri-n-butyl phosphate as the extractant. The ratio ₁/₂ of the stepwise stability constants is discussed. It was established that the Nd(NO₃) ₂ ⁺ complex was an outer-sphere ion pair.

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Die Assoziation von Nitrat-Ion mit Nd³⁺

Zusammenfassung Mittels einer Extraktionsmethode wurden die StabilitätskonstantenK ₁ undK ₂ von NdNO ₃ ²⁺ - und Nd(NO₃)⁺-Komplexen bestimmt (K ₁=1.77;K ₂=1.28; Tri-n-butylphosphat als Extraktionsmittel). Das Verhältnis ₁/₂ der stufenweisen Stabilitätskonstanten wird diskutiert. Es stellte sich heraus, daß der Nd(NO₃)⁺-Komplex als ein Outer-Shere-Ionenpaar vorliegt.

     

The kinetics of tritium-hydrogen exchange in xanthosine,theobromine and monomethylated derivatives of xanthine

Tritium exchange at C-8 of xanthosine, theobromine, 1-, 3- and 7-methylxanthine in water has been studied. The rates of detritiation of these compounds have been determined over a pH range at constant temperature. Several mechanisms of exchange involving various ionic forms of substrate operating at different pH have been suggested.     

A study of the composition and properties of the ion-association complex of Rhodamine B with silicomolybdic acid, with a view to its analytical application

The composition of the ion-association complex of Rhodamine B with silicomolybdate has been examined by Job's method and spectrophotometric titration. The ratio of Rhodamine B to silicon in the complex is 4 : 1. The same ratio is obtained by analysis of the crystalline complex. The composition of the complex is identical in aqueous medium, an organic solvent (ethanol) and in the crystalline state (C(28)H(30)N(2)O(3))(4)SiMo(12)O(40)). The complex is stable in the organic solvent and has its absorption maximum at 555 nm and a molar absorptivity of 5 x 10(5) 1.mole(-1)cm(-1). The complex can be advantageously used for the determination of silicon.     

Optimization of stepwise gradient elution in reversed-phase chromatography

Summary Equations describing multi-step gradient elution with a mobile phase of constant composition in each step were derived. These equations useful for calculating the retention volumes in both gradient HPLC and TLC were derived on the basis of the relationship between the isocratic capacity factor and the volume fraction of the organic modifier. The validity of the equations was experimentally verified in a LiChrosorbRP-18-water/methanol system for 11 methyl- and chlorobenzenes and phenols. A satisfactory agreement between the theoretical and experimental k′ values was found.     

Retention of anions on silica-based metalloporphyrin stationary phases.

The silica-based Fe(III)-protoporphyrin and Zn-tetraphenylporphyrin stationary phases were examined for the HPLC separation of anions. The retention of nine common inorganic anions as well as benzoate anion (BA) and its hydroxy analogues (HBA) was examined using tartrate, acetate, and succinate eluents. The retention factors of inorganic anions on the FeProP stationary phase were in the order Cl- < NO3- < ClO4- < I- < SCN- and for organic anions benzoate < p-hydroxybenzoate < m-hydoxybenzoate < o-hydroxybenzoate. The retention factors of organic anions examined for a ZnTPP column were in the order p-HBA < m-HBA < BA < o-HBA.     

Positron annihilation and1H NMR study of [Zn(1-propyltetrzole)6](BF4)2 and [Fe(Methyltetrazole)6](BF4)2 complexes

The complexes [Zn(1-propyltetraole)₆](BF₄)₂ (Zn-ptz) and [Fe(methyltetrazole)₆](BF₄)₂ (Fe-mtz) were investigated by positron annihilation and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. For Zn-ptz signs of structural rearrangements were found between 70 and 145 K. For the spin-crossover complex Fe-mtz a transition affecting the high-spin stat Fe²⁺ ions at lattice site B occurs below 15 K.