The synthesis of diene and of vinyl copolymers containing predetermined quantities of polynuclear hydrocarbon or heterocyclic adducts—VI. Copolymers of butadiene,acenaphthylene or phenanthrene,and a linking agent

Reactions of tetrahydrofuran solutions of butadiene and acenaphthylene with alkali metal produce dianionic species which give quantitative yields of copolymers when subsequently titrated with alkyl dibromides. These polymers, however, crosslink on standing; this has been correlated with the presence of a proportion of 1,5-dihydroacenaphthylene adduct in the product.Similar reactions involving phenanthrene are not quantitative and yield materials containing only a small proportion of the phenanthrene added. The low efficiency has been attributed to the low electron affinity of phenanthrene and to the ability of its dianion to react with alkyl halides by electron transfer rather than metathetically.     

The synthesis of diene and of vinyl copolymers containing predetermined quantities of polynuclear hydrocarbon or heterocyclic adducts—II. The reaction of alkali metal salts of anthracene with alkyl halides

The reactions of alkali metal salts of anthracene with alkyl halides result in the formation of 9,10-dialkyl 9,10-dihydroanthracenes as the principal product, although appreciable quantities of other adducts, notably the 1,2- and 1,4-dialkyl compounds, are also formed.When the disodium salt is used, these adducts account for the total anthracene consumed, but with the dilithium salt appreciable quantities of 9,(4-hydroxybutyl) anthracene compounds are produced; they resulted from additive reaction of the salt with the tetrahydrofuran solvent. In the present experiments, these adducts account for about 20 per cent of the anthracene, but this proportion may be increased by prolonging the standing of the dilithium anthracene solution before reacting with alkyl halide.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Ge(II), Sn(II), and Pb(II) Monoamides with -NH2 Ligands

The synthesis and characterization of the first divalent germanium, tin, and lead monoamide derivatives of the parent amide group -NH(2) are presented. They have the general formula (ArMNH(2))(2) (M = Ge, Ar = Ar'(C(6)H(3)-2,6-Pr(i)(2)) or Ar* (C(6)H(3)-2,6(C(6)H(2)-2,4,6-Pr(i)(3))); M = Sn, Ar = Ar*; M = Pb, Ar = Ar*). For germanium and tin, they were obtained by reacting the corresponding terphenyl halides of the group 14 elements with liquid ammonia in diethyl ether. The lead amide derivative (Ar*PbNH(2))(2) was synthesized by reaction of LiNH(2) with Ar*PbBr in diethyl ether. The compounds were characterized by IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopies and by X-ray crystallography in the case of the (Ar'GeNH(2))(2) or (Ar*SnNH(2))(2) derivatives. They possess dimeric structures with two -NH(2) groups bridging the germanium and tin centers. For lead, the reaction with ammonia led to isolation of a stable ammine complex of formula Ar*PbBr(NH(3)) which was characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopies and by X-ray crystallography. It is the first structural characterization of a divalent lead ammine complex.     

The preperation and coordination properties of 1,4-diaza-3-methylbutadiene-2-ylpalladium(II) complexes with different substituents on the imino nitrogen atoms

The complexes trans-[PdCl{$\text{C(=NR)C}$(ME)=NR'} (PPh₃)₂] (R=C₆H₁₁,p-C₆H₄OMe; R$\text{.}\text{?}$=p-C₆H₄OMe, Me) containing a σ-bonded 1,4-diaza-3-menthyl-butadiene-2-yl group with different substituents on the nitrogen atoms have been prepared by two routes. The first involves initial methylation of the mixed isonitrile complex [PdCl₂(CNR)(CNR')]by HgMe₂, followed by reaction with PPh₃ ($\text{Pd}\text{PPh}{}_3$molar ratio $\text{1}\text{2}$). The second method involves condensation of primary aliphatic amines with the carbonyl group of the 1-azabut-1-en-3-one-2-yl moiety of the complex trans-[PdCl{$\text{C(=NR)C}$(Me) = 0} (PPh₃)₂]. The 1,4-diaza-3-methylbutadiene-2-yl derivatives act through their imino nitrogen atoms as chelating ligands towards anhydrous metal chlorides MCl₂ (M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn). Magnetic moment measurements and the far-infrared and electronic spectra of these adducts indicate an essentially pseudo-tetrahedral configuration at M in the solid and in solution. With the ZnCl₂ adducts, the ¹H NMR pattern for the phenyl protons of the p-methoxyphenyl N-substituents dependss upon the position of the substituent i the 1,4-diazabutadiene chain.     

Capillary sodium dodecyl sulfate-DALT electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection for size-based analysis of proteins in human colon cancer cells

Capillary sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-DALT electrophoresis (SDS-DALT-CE) refers to CE separation of proteins based on their size; DALT is the abbreviation for Dalton, the unit used to describe molecular weight. In this work, seven proteins from 18 to 116 kDa were denatured by SDS, labeled by 3-(2-furoyl) quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde, separated by SDS-DALT-CE in polyethylene oxide sieving matrix, and detected by laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) in a sheath flow cuvette. This method was combined with detergent differential fractionation, which is a protein fractionation method using a series of detergent-containing buffers to sequentially extract protein fractions from cells, to analyze the proteins in HT29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells. In addition, on-column labeling was demonstrated for protein analysis by SDS-DALT-CE with LIF, and applied to analysis of proteins in a single HT29 cancer cell. Most proteins had molecular masses from 10 to 120 kDa. Similar protein profiles were obtained for single cells and protein extract of a large cell population.     

Water-soluble calix[4]resorcarenes as enantioselective NMR shift reagents for aromatic compounds

A tetra L-prolinylmethyl derivative of a tetra-sulfonated calix[4]resorcarene (1) is an effective chiral NMR solvating agent for water-soluble compounds with phenyl, pyridyl, bicyclic aromatic, or indole rings. These aromatic compounds form host-guest complexes with the calix[4]resorcarene in water. Complexation of substrates with the calix[4]resorcarene is likely promoted by hydrophobic effects, and bicyclic substrates have association constants with the calix[4]resorcarene larger than those of similar phenyl-containing compounds. Aromatic resonances of the substrates show substantial upfield shifts because of shielding from the aromatic rings of the calix[4]resorcarene, and several resonances in the 1H NMR spectra typically exhibit enantiomeric discrimination. The extent of enantiomeric discrimination depends in part on interactions of the substituent groups of the substrates with the prolinylmethyl groups of the calix[4]resorcarene. The effectiveness of a calix[4]resorcarene prepared from N-methyl-L-alanine (2) as a chiral NMR discriminating agent is compared to the L-prolinylmethyl derivative.     

On the representation of electrostatic fields around ab initio charge distributions

Summary We compare two methods (Mulliken charges and a distributed multipole analysis, DMA) of representing an ab initio charge distribution for calculating the electrostatic field and potential outside the molecule, using pyrimidine and the RNA base uracil as examples. This is done using a 3-D graphical display of the electrostatic fields, which, when used with real-time rotation, zooming and clipping, has many advantages for qualitatively assessing the electrostatic interactions of a molecule. The errors involved in using Mulliken point charges may be of similar magnitude to the total electrostatic field in regions which are important in recognition processes. The DMA representation automatically includes the anisotropic electrostatic effects of non-spherical features in the charge distribution of each atom, and yet the displayed electrostatic fields around the atoms which have lone-pair density do not show marked anisotropy.     

Reactions oftrans-[Mo(CNMe)2(PMe2Ph)4] andmer-[W(CNMe)3(PMe2Ph)3] complexes with methanol and with mineral acids to give amines,ammonia and hydrocarbons

Summary Treatment oftrans-[Mo(CNMe)₂(PMe₂Ph)₄] andme-[W(CNMe)₃(PMe₂Ph)₃] with sulphuric or hydrochloric acids in methanol or ethanol, or in methanol alone, under irradiation, gives methylamine, ammonia and hydrocarbons (mainly methane). The complex [W₂(CNMe)₄(-CNHMe)₂(PMe₂Ph)₄]²⁺ cation has been obtained by the treatment ofmer-[W(CNMe)₃(PMe₂Ph₃] with H₂SO₄ or [Et₂OH][BF₄] and gives methylamine, ammonia and methane on further acid treatment.     

Anomalous solvent shift effect and observation of phosphorescence in bilirubin

Bilirubin IX-α has a large extinction coefficient but shows a weak blue-shift in solvents of increasing dielectric constant. A blue-shift is typical of an n → π^* transition, and is here interpreted in terms of the amide group present in the terminal pyrrole rings. Compounds undergoing n → π^* transitions usually form triplet states. With bilirubin, an emission is observed at 77 K; evidence is presented that this may be phosphorescence from an excited triplet state. The energy of this triplet level is 230 kJ mole^?1, thus bilirubin should be capable of sensitizing the formation of ¹Δ_g O₂.     

The role of post-translational modification in the photoregulation of Fe-type nitrile hydratase

The inactive, nitrosyl bound form of Fe-type nitrile hydratase (NHase) contains two active site cysteine residues that are post-translationally modified to sulfenate (SO-) and sulfinate (SO2-) ligands. DFT and INDO/S calculations support the hypothesis that these unusual modifications play a key role in modulating the electronic absorption spectra and photoreactivity of the Fe(III) centre in the enzyme.