Formation of fluorinated nonionic surfactant microemulsions in hydrofluorocarbon 134a (HFC 134a)

A structurally related series of fluorinated nonionic oxyethylene glycol surfactants of the type C(m)F(2m+1)(CH(2))(n)O[(CH(2)CH(2)O)(p)H], denoted C(m.n)E(p) (where m=4, 6, or 7, m=1 or 2, and p=4 or 6) were synthesized and their surface behavior in aqueous solution was characterized. The ability of these surfactants to form water-in-hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) propellant 134a microemulsions suitable for use in the aerosolized delivery of water-soluble drugs has been investigated. Phase studies showed that, regardless of the composition used, clear one-phase systems could not be prepared if a fluorinated nonionic surfactant was used alone, or in combination with a short or medium fluorocarbon alcohol cosurfactant. Clear one-phase systems could, however, be prepared if a short-chain hydrocarbon alcohol, such as ethanol, n-propanol, or n-pentanol, was used as cosurfactant, with the extent of the one-phase region increasing with decreased chain length of the alcohol cosurfactant. Light-scattering studies on a number of the hydrocarbon-alcoholcontaining systems in the propellant-rich part of the phase diagram showed that only systems prepared with C(4.2)E(6) and propanol contained microemulsion droplets (all other systems investigated were considered to be cosolvent systems).     

Determination of antimony in rain water at the nanogram level with surfactant and brilliant green

A new, simple, selective and sensitive method for the spectrophotometric determination of antimony in rain water is described. It includes preconcentrating Sb with surfactants (i.e. cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and Triton X-100 (TX-100)) into toluene and allowing the extract to react with a dye, i.e. brilliant green (BG). The value of apparent molar absorptivity is 5.55 × 10⁵ L-mol^–1· cm^–1 at λ_max = 620 nm; the detection limit is 3 ng/mL Sb in rain water at 3-fold preconcentration.     

Characterisation and cryomagnetic study of a hydrothermally synthesised hydrogen bonded L–M–L type co-ordination polymer

A ligand–metal–ligand type co-ordination polymer [Ni (C₆H₁₂N₄)(NCS)₂(H₂O)₂] _n has been synthesised under controlled hydrothermal conditions. Here 1,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1]decane [or hexamethylenetetramine (hmt)] has been used as a μ-(N,N′) bidentate spacer molecule. The prepared polymeric complex has been characterised by elemental and spectral analyses. The structure has been confirmed by a single crystal X-ray diffraction study. Magneto-structural correlation has been drawn from cryomagnetic susceptibility measurements (2–300 K) which unequivocally reflects very weak magnetic spin interactions among the long distant octahedral Ni(II) metal centres mediated by hmt and weak hydrogen bonding interactions between the adjacent zigzag one-dimensional polymeric chains carrying into a two-dimensional infinite polymeric framework.     

The synthesis and conformational analysis of tetrahydro-1,2,4-oxadiazines

The synthesis and variable temperature ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of three tetrahydro-1,2,4-oxadiazines are reported. The N(4)-Me inversion barriers are 6.8–7.0 (ax→ts) and 7.4–7.9 kcal mol^?1 (eq→ts) with ΔG° 0.6–0.9 kcal mol^?1. The N(2)-Me inversion barriers are 10.4–11.4 (ax→ts) and 11.6–13.1 kcal mol^?1 (eq→ts) with ΔGδ 1.2–1.7 kcal mol^?1. The barrier to ring inversion is ca. 12.7 kcal mol^?1. “R value” analysis shows the ring to have a 56.5±2δ dihedral angle about the C(5)-(6) bond, indicative of the expected chair conformation.     

Quantitative Determination of Eugenol from Cinnamomum tamala Nees and Eberm. Leaf Powder and Polyherbal Formulation Using Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography

A simple, rapid and precise reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the quantitative determination of eugenol from the extract of dried powder of Cinnamomum tamala leaves and its polyherbal formulation. Chromatographic analysis was carried out on Zorbax C₁₈ column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with a mobile phase of mixture of water, acetonitrile and methanol in the volume ratio of 50:40:10, at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min^-1. Quantitation was performed using a UV-visible detector at 210 nm. Good linearity was obtained over the ranges of 0.20–3.0 μg mL^-1 for eugenol.     

Fluorinated ionic surfactant microemulsions in hydrofluorocarbon 134a (HFC 134a)

The factors influencing the formation of water-in-134a-propellant microemulsions using the fluorinated ionic surfactants ammonium perfluorooctanoate, ammonium perfluoroheptanoate, and sodium perfluorooctanoate has been determined. None of the fluorinated ionic surfactants could be used to prepare clear, one-phase systems when used as sole surfactant, but they could be when combined with a short-chain fluoro- or hydrocarbon alcohol in surfactant:cosurfactant weight-mixing ratios (K(m)) in the range 1:2 to 2:1. When hydrocarbon alcohols were used this clear region extended over a wide range of compositions and was confirmed by means of photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) to contain microemulsion droplets in the propellant-rich part of the phase diagram. PCS studies performed in the presence of the water-soluble drug terbutaline sulfate showed that it was possible to solubilize the drug within water-in-propellant microemulsion droplets. These studies confirm for the first time that it is possible to prepare water-in-propellant 134a microemulsions using fluorinated ionic surfactants and to solubilize water-soluble drugs within these systems.     

High throughput drug screening by direct RNA profiling on DNA sensors

The feasibility of DNA microarray sensor technology as a routine technique of molecular pharmacology to perform high throughput drug screening and the advantages of directly labeled RNA for a high throughput experiment are presented in this paper. A novel, single-step direct chemical labeling method for DNA microarray target samples has been developed to reduce the sample amount, cost, time and error of the experiment by eliminating the need for enzyme mediated labeling. Reproducibility of the data for high throughput drug screening is demonstrated by monitoring differential gene expression of a set of 45 gene targets involved in the genotoxic stress response pathways.     

Reaction of 3,6-diphenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine with cis,cis-1,5-cyclooctadiene : An attempt at preparing some dihydropyridazine derivatives

The reaction of 3,6-diphenyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine 1 with cis,cis-cycloocta-1,5-diene 7 has been studied with a view to preparing some interesting dihydropyridazine derivatives. Refluxing a mixture of 1 with excess of 7 in benzene solution for 8hr resulted in the formation of a mixture of products consisting of 1,4-diphenyl-10a-hydroperoxy-4a, 5,6,9,10,10a-hexahydrocycloocta[d]pyridazine (8, 27%) and 2,4a,5,6,8,10a,11,12-octahydro-1,4,7,10-tetraphenyldipyridazo[4,5-a:4',5'-e]cyclooctene ( However, when the reaction of 1 with 7 was carried out in refluxing benzene for nearly 40 hr, the products formed were a 14% yield of 8, a 17% yield of 9 and a 37% yield of 1,4-diphenyl-5,6,9,10-tetrahydrocycloocta[d]pyridazine (10). Neat heating of 1 with 7 around 150° for 10 hr, on the other hand, gave a 20% yield of 9, as the only isolable product. Thermolysis of 8 around 155° gave a mixture of products consisting of 2-oxocyclooct-5-enyl phenyl ketone N-benzoylhydrazone (15,30%) and 1H-3-phenyl-4,5,8,9-tetrahydrocycloocta[d]pyrazole (16, 22%). Nickel peroxide-oxidation of the adduct 9 gave a 67% yield of 1,4,7,10-tetraphenyldipyridazo[4,5-a:4',5'-e]cyclooctene (27). Acetylation of 9, on the other hand, gave a 70% yield of 2,3,8,9-tetraacetyl-2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12-octahydro-1,4,7,10-tetraphenyldipyridazo[4,5-a:4',5'-e]cyclooctene(28).     

C—H⋯N and C—H⋯π interactions in 2‐ethoxy‐4,6‐diphenylpyridine‐3‐carbonitrile

The title compound, C₂₀H₁₆N₂O, has two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit and the crystal structure shows that the central pyridine ring of each mol­ecule has a flat boat conformation. The terminal C atom in one of the mol­ecules is disordered over two positions, with relative occupancies of 0.594 (14) and 0.398 (14). Intermolecular C—H?N and C—H?π interactions and π–π stacking, along with intramolecular C—H?N and C—H?π interactions, help to stabilize the structure.     

X-band e.p.r. spectra of mixed-ligand copper(II) complexes

E.p.r. spectra of [Cu(et2dtc)2], Na[Cu(asp/glut)(et2dtc)] and Na2[Cu(asp/glut)(et2dtc)2] in the polycrystalline state have been recorded and discussed. The complexes display an antiferromagnetic exchange interaction, increasing in the order: Na2[Cu(asp/glut)(et2dtc)2] < Na[Cu(asp/glut)(et2dtc)] < [Cu(et2dtc)2] This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.