Infrared laser magnetic resonance spectroscopy of OD at 118.8, 96.5 and 215.4μ m

Zeeman spectral data are presented for the ²Π_3/2: J = _7/2 → J= _9/2,²Π_3/2: J= _7/2→²Π_1/2:J= _5/2 and²Π_3/2 J= _3/2→ J = _5/2 transitions in OD. Data for the ²Π_3/2. J=3/2→ J= 5/2 and ²Π_3/2 J= _5/2 → ²Π_l/2 : J= _3/2 transitions in OH, taken under similar conditions, are included.     

Application of gas chromatography-cryocondensation-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to the identification of gas phase reaction products from the alpha-pinene/ozone reaction

The gas phase reaction of alpha-pinene with the atmospheric oxidant ozone was investigated by using the capabilities of both gas chromatography-cryocondensation-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (GC-FT-IR) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), for the identification of the reaction products formed. The reaction was carried out in a flow reaction chamber from where the compounds were sampled on Tenax-containing adsorption cartridges. The reaction mixture was injected onto the column after thermodesorption and analyzed using both GC-IR and GC-MS. Twenty compounds could be detected, including the reactant alpha-pinene and it's impurities tricyclene and camphene. Eleven compounds were identified by spectra comparison with either reference data or spectra obtained from commercial standards. Four compounds were tentatively identified from their IR and MS spectra, while from the remaining two compounds the nature of basic functional groups could be established.     

Leaching of the Anthraquinone Dye Solvent Blue 59 Incorporated into Organically Modified Silica Xerogels

The effects of preparation method and precursor composition on the leaching behavior of the anthraquinone dye Solvent Blue 59 incorporated into silica based xerogels have been studied. Xerogels were prepared under acidic conditions from mixtures of 20 mol% of organically modified silicon alkoxides, R–Si(OR)3, in Si(OR)4 (R = methyl or ethyl, R = methyl, vinyl, phenyl). The dye was added at the beginning of the sol-gel reaction. The reaction was carried out by either hydrolysis under acidic conditions or acidolysis by formic acid. The dye incorporated was leached with refluxing ethanol using a Soxhlet extraction procedure to simulate the long-term stability of the samples prepared. With increasing size of organic substituent (methyl < vinyl < phenyl), the amount of dye leached decreases. Results from nitrogen adsorption experiments show that all samples characterized have about the same average pore diameter, but they differ in total pore volume and BET surface area. With increasing size of the organic residue, the pore volume decreases by an order of magnitude. Therefore, it is concluded that the microstructure of the xerogels prepared determines the retention behavior of dyes incorporated during the sol-gel reaction.     

The fluorescence properties of luteolines

The fluorescence properties of luteoline and its possible methyl ethers (a representative class of naturally occurring flavonoids) were investigated, together with the effect of diagnostic shift reagents such as sulfuric acid, aluminium trichloride, and borax. The results demonstrate that fluorimetry is a suitable tool for the identification and structure elucidation of minute samples of flavones, in particular if combined with absorption spectrometry. ThepK _a values of all trimethylethers were determined for the ground and first excited singlet states and related to the effects of basic reagents.

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Die Fluoreszenzeigenschaften der Luteoline

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Fluoreszenzeigenschaften der Luteoline (einer repräsentativen Klasse von natürlich vorkommenden Flavonoiden) sowie der Effekt diagnostischer Verschiebungsreagentien wie z. B. Schwefelsäure, Aluminiumtrichlorid und Borax untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß die Fluorimetrie eine geeignete Methode zur Identifikation und Strukturaufklärung auch geringster Probenmengen sein kann, besonders in Kombination mit Absorptionsmessungen. DiepK _s -Werte aller möglichen Trimethylether wurden für Grund- und ersten angeregten Zustand bestimmt und zu den Effekten der basischen Reagentien in Bezug gebracht.

     

Synthesis of unnatural amino acids: (S,S,S)-2-azabicyclo[3.3.0]octane-3-carboxylic acid

(S,S,S)-2-Azabicyclo[3.3.0]octane-3-carboxylic acid 1, a structural element of the very potent ACE inhibitor HOE 498, is readily available via a diastereo selective synthesis starting from serine or cystine.     

Dipeptide binding in water by a de novo designed guanidiniocarbonylpyrrole receptor

A new dipeptide receptor 9, which was designed de novo based on theoretical calculations, efficiently binds dipeptides in water with Kass > 104 M-1 by a combination of ion pairing and hydrogen bonds as can be shown by UV-titration and NMR experiments.     

Electrochemical On‐line ICP‐MS in Electrocatalysis Research

Electrocatalyst degradation due to dissolution is one of the major challenges in electrochemical energy conversion technologies such as fuel cells and electrolysers. While tendencies towards dissolution can be grasped considering available thermodynamic data, the kinetics of material's stability in real conditions is still difficult to predict and have to be measured experimentally, ideally in‐situ and/or on‐line. On‐line inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) is a technique developed recently to address exactly this issue. It allows time‐ and potential‐resolved analysis of dissolution products in the electrolyte during the reaction under dynamic conditions. In this work, applications of on‐line ICP‐MS techniques in studies embracing dissolution of catalysts for oxygen reduction (ORR) and evolution (OER) as well as hydrogen oxidation (HOR) and evolution (HER) reactions are reviewed.