Control of structure and particle size of iron oxide on carrier oxide by the sol-gel method using organic polydentate ligands

It was tried to control the structure and particle size of iron oxide supported on a carrier by regulating the hydrolytic polymerization of aquo iron complexes with organic polydentate ligands. The iron oxide/carrier composites were prepared by calcining carrier oxides impregnated with organic ligands and Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O. When ligands were diacetone alcohol and ethanol, the structure of the iron oxide was exclusively corundum. But, with ligands such as ethylene glycol, citric acid and galacturonic acid, the structure of the iron oxide changed from corundum to spinel as the amount of ligands used increased. With both series of ring and straight chain saccharides, size of the iron oxide particles changed depending on saccharides used. It was thus concluded that the structure and particle size of iron oxide supported on a carrier can be regulated by using organic polydentate ligands.     

Tricoordinate diphenylboron cation prepared in solution

Treatment of diphenylchloroborane with 1 equiv of pyridine or pyridine-N-oxide in CD₂Cl₂ formed the corresponding 1:1 adduct, which gave tricoordinate diphenylboron cation by electrophilic abstraction of chloride ion with the strong Lewis acid, SbCl₅. The experimental ¹¹B chemical shifts were in good agreement with the ab initio calculation results and the optimized structures were well explicable by ¹¹B, ¹³C, and ¹²¹Sb NMR spectroscopy.     

Copolymerization of isopropenyl and isopropylidene oxazolones with styrene

2-Isopropenyl-4-isopropyl-2-oxazolin-5-one (M₂), was copolymerized with styrene (M₁), and the monomer reactivity ratios were determined to be r₁ = 0.31 ± 0.03, r₂ = 1.12 ± 0.10. New isomerized oxazolones (M₂), 2-isopropylidene-4-methyl-3-oxazolin-5-one, 2-isopropylidene-4-isopropyl-3-oxazolin-5-one, and 2-isopropylidene-4-isobutyl-3-oxazolin-5-one were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The monomer reactivity ratios were: r₁ = 0.36 = 0.07, r₂ = 0.0; r₁ = 0.39 ± 0.06, r₂ = 0.00 ± 0.10; r₁ = 0.39 ± 0.10, r₂ = 0.0, respectively. The isomerized oxazolones showed no tendency towards homopolymerization by radical initiator. From the results of infrared and NMR spectra and hydrolysis of the copolymer, it was indicated that the isomerized oxazolones participated in copolymerization in the form of 1–4 polymerization of the conjugated dienes (exo double bond at C₂ and the C?N in the ring). Copolymers reacted with nucleophilic reagents such as amines and alcohols.     

The conformational and binding properties of ethylbipyridinio-modifiedβ-Cyclodextrin using induced circular dichroism

The conformational and binding properties of mono-6-deoxy-6[4-(1-ethyl-4-pyridinio)-1-pyridinio]--cyclodextrin (1) in complex formation with some guest compounds were examined by induced circular dichroism (ICD) spectra in aqueous solution. Compound 1 showed much stronger binding ability for some guest compounds (1: 1 complexes), compared with-cyclodextrin (-CDx) and a positively charged -CDx [C-6-mono-pyridino--CDx (2)]. Marked conformational changes of1 (the spatial position of the ethyl viologen (C₂V²⁺) group relative to the cavity in 1) were observed upon complex formation with some guests like 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid (ACA) and sodium cholate (SC).     

Unexpectedly small ortho-oxygen substituent effects on stabilities of benzylic carbocations

Equilibrium constants are reported for the ionization of benzylic alcohols to carbocations stabilized by cyclic or acyclic o-alkyl or o-oxygen substituents. The measurements were stimulated by the observation of small or inverse effects of replacement of an o-CH2 group by O or S in the cyclopentyl ring of indanol (kO/kCH2 = 1.2) or in the cyclohexyl ring of tetralol (kO/kCH2 = 0.6, kS/kCH2 = 0.3) on rates of carbocation formation. Values of pKR (KR = [ROH][H+]/[R+]) have been obtained by combining rate constants, kH, for the acid-catalyzed ionization of the alcohols with kH2O for attack of water on the carbocation measured by the azide clock method. For carbocations derived from the following alcohols, values of pKR are as indicated: 1-indanol, -11.7; 2,3-dihydro-3-hydroxybenzofuran (benzofuran hydrate), -9.3; 1-tetralol, -12.2; 4-chromanol, -12.0; 4-thiochromanol, -12.3; o-methyl-1-phenylethanol, -13.8; o-methoxy-1-phenylethanol, -11.7. The measurements show that, in contrast to its small kinetic effect, the equilibrium effect of replacing the o-CH2 group by O in the cyclopentyl ring of indanol is 250-fold, whereas the effect of the same replacement in the cyclohexyl ring of tetralol is only 1.6. It is concluded (a) that the efficiency of conjugation of annular o-oxygen substituents to a benzylic carbocation center is sensitive to conformational restrictions arising from ring strain and (b) that, in the case of indanol, the kinetic effect of the same oxygen atom is subject to an imbalance of favorable resonance and unfavorable inductive effects at the transition state.     

ULTRAVIOLET HYPERSENSITIVITY OF COCKAYNE SYNDROME LYMPHOBLASTOID LINES—THE EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS β-NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE

Four Cockayne Syndrome (CS) lymphoblastoid lines were tested for the lethal effects of UV radiation (254 nm) with or without addition of exogenous β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (β-NAD ⁺) to their culture medium. Two of them exhibited a small but significantly increased resistance to UV radiation when β-NAD⁺ was added to the culture. However, their UV sensitivity after β-NAD ⁺ addition was still much greater than that of normal control lines. Normal control lymphoblastoid lines and those from complementation group A and group C of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) did not reveal any differences in post-UV sensitivity after the addition of exogenous β-NAD⁺. Thus the abnormal response to the lethal effects of UV radiation of CS lymphoblastoid lines could not be rectified by β-NAD⁺ addition. However, β-NAD⁺ does appear to play some partial role in reducing the high UV sensitivity of some CS lymphoblastoid lines.     

Enantioselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids over cinchonidine-modified Pd catalysts: effect of substrate structure on the adsorption mode

Systematic variation of the substrate structure in the enantioselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids over cinchonidine-modified Pd catalysts indicated that aryl substituents in β position changed the adsorption mode of the substrates on the metal surface and eventually the configuration of the products formed in excess as compared to aliphatic substrates. The configuration of the products formed in excess by hydrogenation of eight α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids, of which two have not been described yet, indicated that the substrates bearing aromatic ring in β position were adsorbed on the opposite face of the CC group compared to acids having aliphatic group in β position.     

Research On a Ceramics Membrane Reactor for Natural Gas Conversion

We explore the new concept for a ceramics membrane reactor including the investigation of the nickel-based catalysts for methane conversion into synthesis gas and the exploitation of an oxide ionic and electronic mixed conductor. When Ca_0.8Sr_0.2Ti_1−xFe_xO_3−α exhibiting the ionic and electronic mixed conduction was used as a support material of Ni based catalyst, coke formation over the catalyst under the methane conversion with air or carbon dioxide was strongly depended on the iron (III) ion contents, x. From the relationship between the amount of carbon deposited on the catalyst and the mixed conduction in support oxide materials, it was suggested that the self-migration of lattice oxygen inside the support regulated by the balance between the oxide ionic and electronic conductivities played an important role to prevent from accumulating the deposited carbon over the catalysts. In addition, we demonstrated the methane conversion into synthesis gas at 1173 K with one component ceramics membrane reactor constructed with the same type of perovskite-type oxide for both the catalyst supported and mixed conductor.     

Improvement in Tensile Strength and Water Repellency of Paper after Treatment with Methyltrimethoxysilane Oligomer Using Titanium Butoxide as a Catalyst

The improvement in the tensile strength and water repellency of paper after treatment with a 2-propanol solution of a methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) oligomer was studied using filter paper. Titanium butoxide introduced in the solution as a catalyst effectively reacted with the MTMS oligomer, and a Si–O–Ti bond was generated inside the paper. The tensile strength of the paper was remarkably improved by this treatment of impregnation and polymerization of the MTMS oligomer. It was speculated that the reaction proceeded by consuming water that existed among the cellulose fibers by hydrogen bonding, because there was little difference in the tensile strength between the paper treated in air and the paper treated in a dry box. The methoxy groups in the MTMS oligomer demonstrated their good ability of making a three-dimensional network, and at the same time, the methyl groups in the oligomer showed their excellent water repellency. As a result, the treated paper had a good tensile strength even under wet conditions.     

INTRAMOLECULAR EXCIMER FORMATION and MOLECULAR RECOGNITION OF MODIFIED CYCLODEXTRINS APPENDED BY TWO NAPHTHALENE RINGS*

The intramolecular excimer formation of 6A,6B-, 6A,6C-, 6A,6D-, and 6A,6E-bis(2-naphthyl-sulfonyl)-γ-cyclodextrins (1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively) and 6A.6B-, 6A,6C-, and 6A,6D-bis(2-naphthyl-sulfonyl)-β-cyclodextrins (5, 6, and 7, respectively) has been studied in 10% ethylene glycol aqueous solution. The two naphthyl rings are co-included in the γ-cyclodextrin cavities of1–4, and marked excimer emission was observed for 2, 3, and 4. On the other hand, almost pure monomer emission was observed for 5, 6, and 7 due to inclusion of one of two naphthyl rings in the β-cyclodextrin cavities. Compounds 2, 3, 6, and 7 showed remarkable guest-induced enhancement in the excimer emission, and this property was used for detecting several organic compounds with remarkable molecular recognition.