TRIUMF resonant ionization laser ion source

The range of isotopes available at the TRIUMF Isotope Separator Accelerator (ISAC) facility has been greatly enhanced by adding a Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source (RILIS). A large wavelength range is accessible with the fundamental, second and third harmonic generation of titanium-sapphire laser light. In addition a dedicated laser is available for non-resonant laser ionization. The first on-line beam ⁶²Ga was delivered in Dec. 2004. In general RILIS improves the intensity, purity and emittance of ion beams. ⁶²Ga and ²⁶Al and Be beams have been delivered so far on-line. This work was financed by TRIUMF which is federally funded via a contribution agreement through the National Research Council of Canada.     

The carbenoid approach to peptide synthesis

A different approach to the synthesis of dipeptides is described based on the formation of the NHCHR1CONH-CHR2CO bond by carbenoid N-H insertion, rather than the formation of the peptide bond itself. Thus decomposition of triethyl diazophosphonoacetate catalysed by rhodium(II) acetate in the presence of N-protected amino acid amides 8 gives the phosphonates 9. Subsequent Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of 9 with aldehydes in the presence of DBU gives dehydro dipeptides 10. The reaction has been extended to a simple two-step procedure, without the isolation of the intermediate phosphonate, for conversion of a range of amino acid amides 11 into dehydro dipeptides 12 and to an N-methylamide 11 h, and for conversion of a dipeptide to tripeptide (13-->14). Direct conversion, by using methyl diazophenylacetate, of amino acid amides to phenylglycine-containing dipeptides 19 proceeds in good chemical yield, but with poor diastereoselectivity.     

Determination of substituent chemical shifts in the proton resonance spectra of the porphyrins

Reproducible proton chemical shifts in the porphyrin series are obtained when the spectrum is measured in chloroform using the zinc (II) complex of the porphyrin in the presence of an excess of pyrrolidine. This method is specifically demonstrated for the case of 2,4-dicyanodeuteroporphyrin-IX dimethyl ester which, as the free base, shows dramatic effects due to aggregation phenomena. The shifts obtained using the zinc (II) complex plus pyrrolidine method, which allow compilation of substituent chemical shifts in the porphyrin series, are shown to be the same as the less easily accessible infinite dilution shifts of the porphyrin free bases.     

Symmetry rules for predicting the course of chemical reactions

Rules are given for a reaction of any molecularity which show whether it is allowed or forbidden by orbital symmetry properties. The rules are based on a rigorous treatment, but correspond to simple concepts in practice. A rough MO sequence for the reactants is all that is needed.

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Zusammenfassung Für Reaktionen beliebiger Molekularität werden Regeln dafür angegeben, ob die Reaktion aus Symmetriegründen erlaubt oder verboten ist. Diese Regeln werden streng hergeleitet, sind jedoch in der Praxis einfach anwendbar. Benötigt wird lediglich die Reihenfolge der MO der Reaktionen.

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Résumé On donne des règles de sélection pour une réaction de molécularité arbitraire selon les propriétés de symétrie orbitale. Les règles sont basées sur un traitement rigoureux mais correspondent en practique à des concepts simples. On a seulement besoin de connaître l'ordre des orbitales moléculaires des réactants.

     

Irradiation of terephthalophenone in isopropyl alcohol

Irradiation of terephthalophenone in isopropyl alcohol gave a bright yellow-colored intermediate which decayed rather rapidly. The products were complex and depended upon the mode of irradiation. They ranged from a mixed polymer I to a dimer II. I consisted of about 5 terephthalophenone units capped with hydrogen or isopropyl alcohol radicals or terminated by cyclization. II, the dimer, was capped by hydrogen atoms.     

Melt rheology of ion-containing polymers. I. Effect of ionic content in a model polyesterionomer

The effects of copolymerizing small amounts of an ionic moiety (0–7 mol %) into the backbone of a polycondensation polymer have been investigated by a combination of linear viscoelastic, steady-shear, and extensional testing. At a constant viscosity in dilute solution, both the zero-shear-rate viscosity and the maximum relaxation time in the melt increase monotonically with an increase in the ionic character. These effects are present after the data are normalized to remove the increase in the glass transition temperature T_g with increased ionic content. Large-strain, steady-shear flow experiments showed that the viscoelastic memory of the melt is affected by ionic content. An increase in ion content causes a decrease in the effect of strain on the memory function. This effect is not apparent in extensional flow experiments, which indicate that the ionic content does not affect the response if the tests are conducted at a constant temperature above T_g.     

Contents of Volume 7 (2004)

Volume Contents

Contents of Volume 7 (2004)     

A convenient one-pot procedure to afford bicyclic molecules by stereospecific iron carbonyl mediated [6 + 2] ene-type cyclization: a possible approach to gelsemine

A convenient one-pot procedure to prepare angularly substituted bicyclic and tricyclic molecules with excellent diastereoselectivity in good yield was developed, by Fe(CO)5 promoted cyclization. Three transformations (complexation, isomerization, and cyclization) were realized in a single operation. The product of this reaction may be a precursor for synthesis of the alkaloid gelsemine.