A conventional route for the synthesis of new oxazolidin-2-one derivatives with beta-aminoalanines

A conventional new route to the novel oxazolidin-2-one derivatives (3a-f) having two substituents on N-3 and C-4 in the oxazolidin-2-one ring was established with racemic beta-aminoalanine derivatives (1) as the key starting materials.     

Aromatic hydrocarbon-catalyzed direct reaction of sulfur and sodium in a heterogeneous system: selective and facile synthesis of sodium monosulfide and disulfide

Sodium disulfide and monosulfide were selectively formed via the direct reaction of sulfur and an equimolar amount of sodium in 1,2-dimethoxyethane at 70 degrees C in the presence of a catalytic amount of aromatic hydrocarbons and ketone.     

Dictyodendrins A-E,the first telomerase-inhibitory marine natural products from the sponge Dictyodendrilla verongiformis

Five new alkaloids, dictyodendrins A-E (1-5), were isolated from the Japanese marine sponge Dictyodendrilla verongiformis as telomerase inhibitors. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Dictyodendrins are tyramine-based pyrrolocarbazole derivatives containing three or four p-hydroxybenzene groups. They inhibited telomerase completely at a concentration of 50 microg/mL.     

Coulomb dissociation of 8B and the low-energy cross section of the 7Be(p,gamma)8B solar fusion reaction

An exclusive measurement of the Coulomb breakup of 8B into 7Be+p at 254A MeV allowed the study of the angular correlations of the breakup particles. These correlations demonstrate clearly that E1 multipolarity dominates and that E2 multipolarity can be neglected. By using a simple single-particle model for 8B and treating the breakup in first-order perturbation theory, we extract a zero-energy S factor of S17(0)=18.6+/-1.2+/-1.0 eV b, where the first error is experimental and the second one reflects the theoretical uncertainty in the extrapolation.     

Studies on pyrazines. 15. A convenient synthesis of 2,5-dihydroxypyrazines

The reaction of 2,5-dimethoxypyrazines with iodotrimethylsilane followed by hydrolysis was investigated to prepare the title compounds.     

INDO Studies on the structure of benzosemiquinone radicals

The spin densities of the radical anions from 4-methylcatechol, 4-carboxylic catechol, and 3-methylcatechol were calculated by means of the INDO method with the geometrical parameter adjusting method. The observed protion hyperfine coupling constants were exactly reproduced.     

Antiferromagnetism and phase diagram in ammoniated alkali fulleride salts

Intercalation of neutral ammonia molecules into trivalent face-centered-cubic (fcc) fulleride superconductors induces a dramatic change in electronic states. Monoammoniated alkali fulleride salts (NH3)K3-xRbxC60, forming an isostructural orthorhombic series, undergo an antiferromagnetic transition, which was found by the electron spin resonance experiment. The Neel temperature first increases with the interfullerene spacing and then decreases for (NH3)Rb3C60, forming a maximum at 76 K. This feature is explained by the generalized phase diagram of Mott-Hubbard transition with an antiferromagnetic ground state.     

Ion‐Pairing Assemblies of Porphyrin–AuIII Complexes in Combination with π‐Electronic Receptor–Anion Complexes

Anion complexes of anion‐responsive π‐electronic molecules can behave as pseudo π‐electronic anions providing various ion pairs in combination with countercations. In this study, single crystals of ion‐pairing assemblies comprising porphyrin–Au^III complexes and Cl^? complexes of dipyrrolyldiketone BF₂ complexes were prepared from 1:1 mixtures of anion receptors and the Cl^? salts of cationic porphyrins in solution. In the solid state, the ion pairs formed characteristic assemblies, depending on the substituents of the anion receptors and porphyrin–Au^III complexes. Theoretical calculations on the ion pairs revealed that the stacking structures are stabilized by compensating positive and negative charges as well as π–π interactions.