The Allylic Rearrangement. V.1 Reaction of 4-Haloisophorone with Sodium Methoxide in Methanol

Treatment of 4-bromoisophorone with sodium methoxide gave 2-methoxyisophorone (4). Reaction of 4-chloroisophorone with sodium methoxide at 65–70° C afforded Favorskii-type rearangement product along with 4.     

An efficient carbapenem synthesis via an intramolecular Wittig reaction of new trialkoxyphosphorane-thiolesters

New trialkoxyphosphorane-thiolesters 10, obtained by reaction of oxalimides 9 with trialkyl phosphite, were efficiently cyclized by an intramolecular Wittig reaction to give carbapenems 11.     

Geometrical isomerism of ethyl N-(2-pyridinyl)aminomethylenecyanoacetates

The pure cis- and trans-isomers of ethyl N-(2-pyridinyl)aminomethylenecyanoacetates were obtained and their structure and their interconvertibility is diseussed. 4H-Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one-3-carboxylic acids were synthesized by treatment of both cis- and trans-isomers with hydrochloric acid.     

Determination of end groups as a function of molecular size for aliphatic polyesters by derivatization of end groups and size-exclusion chromatography with infrared detection

End groups of poly(ethyleneglycol sebacate) having number average molecular weights less than 2500 were characterized as a function of molecular size by derivatizing end groups separately to form 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl and p-nitrobenzyl esters. A hydroxyl end group was reacted with 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl chloride (DNBC) and a carboxyl end group was reacted with O-(p-nitrobenzyl)-N,N′-diisopropyl isourea (PNBD). After separation of these derivatized polyesters by size-exclusion chromatography, the effluent was monitored by using a highly sensitive infrared detector. Concentrations of polyesters were monitored at 1740 cm^?1 for a carbonyl group in the main chain, polyesters derivatized with DNBC at 1560 cm^?1 for a hydroxyl end group (characteristic absorption band for the nitro group of DNBC), and polyesters derivatized with PNDB at 1537 cm^? for a carboxyl end group (a characteristic absorption band for the nitro group of PNBD). By this technique, three types of polyesters having different end groups were characterized: a diol-type polyester, a mixture of polyesters of a diol type and a mono-ol/monocarboxyl type, and a mixture of polyesters of a dicarboxyl type a mono-ol/monocarboxyl type.     

Synthesis and properties of optically active 1,3-diols and their derivatives as chiral dopants for ferroelectric liquid crystals

New chiral dopants β-hydroxy ketones 1, 1,3-diols 2, 1,3-dioxanes 3 and 1,3-dioxan-2-ones 4 were designed and synthesized. Reaction of (R)-1,2-epoxyoctane with carbanions derived from 2-(4-substituted phenyl)-1,3-dithianes followed by hydrolysis of the resulting hydroxy dithianes afforded 1. Reduction of 1 gave the diols 2, which yielded 3 upon acetalization and 4 upon carbonation. The syn isomers of 2, 3, and 4 exhibited larger spontaneous polarizations, when applied as chiral dopants, than the anti isomers or hydroxy ketones 1.     

Catalytic activity of Cu(II)–poly(vinyl alcohol) complex for decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide was examined was examined by using Cu(II)–poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as catalyst. The rates of decomposition were measured. Electronic spectra and infrared spectra of Cu(II)–PVA complex systems were determined at various stages of decomposition. Effect of addition of various amines to the Cu(II)–PVA system on catalytic action was considered. The relation between the initial rate and the initial concentration of hydrogen peroxide varied in accordance with the rate expression of Michaelis-Menten type. Cu(II)–PVA complex was found to have a large catalytic activity, while the polymeric PVA ligand and copper(II) ion exhibited less activity than Cu(II)–PVA complex. For hydrogen peroxide decomposition, Cu(II)–PVA complex showed catalytic activity when a stable complex of planar structure formed, while many other polymer complexes reported by other authors showed the catalytic activity when they were in unstable complex forms. An amine substituent has a critical influence on the rate of hydrogen peroxide decomposition. The mechanism in the first step of reaction for hydrogen peroxide decomposition is discussed.     

Synthetic studies on β-lactam antibiotics. 19. Synthesis of 3′-nor-type 1-oxacephems

Synthesis of optically active 3′-nor-type 1-oxacephems from 6-APA was described. $\text{p}$-Nitrobenzyl 7β-amino-3-chloro-7α-methoxy-1-oxa-3-cephem-4-carboxylate $\text{39}$ was also prepared.     

Confocal full‐field X‐ray microscope for novel three‐dimensional X‐ray imaging

A confocal full‐field X‐ray microscope has been developed for use as a novel three‐dimensional X‐ray imaging method. The system consists of an X‐ray illuminating `sheet‐beam' whose beam shape is micrified only in one dimension, and an X‐ray full‐field microscope whose optical axis is normal to the illuminating sheet beam. An arbitral cross‐sectional region of the object is irradiated by the sheet‐beam, and secondary X‐ray emission such as fluorescent X‐rays from this region is imaged simultaneously using the full‐field microscope. This system enables a virtual sliced image of a specimen to be obtained as a two‐dimensional magnified image, and three‐dimensional observation is available only by a linear translation of the object along the optical axis of the full‐field microscope. A feasibility test has been carried out at beamline 37XU of SPring‐8. Observation of the three‐dimensional distribution of metallic inclusions in an artificial diamond was performed.     

Crystallinity and thermal properties of polyamides containing cis- and trans-1,3-cyclohexane rings

The cyclohexane ring-containing polyamide 1,3-CBMA-6 was synthesized from 1,3-cyclohexane-bismethylamine (1,3-CBMA) and adipic acid (6), and effects of cis/trans isomers of the ring on crystallinity and thermal properties were studied. Polymers with high cis and high trans contents, respectively, were made by polymerizing the 1,3-CBMA-6 salts of 98% cis and 93% trans derived from the salt of 75/25 (cis/trans) by fractional crystallization. A polymer with 97% cis content was highly crystalline, with a melting temperature of 253°C, while one with 93% trans contents was amorphous. In contrast to this, little difference was found in the glass transition temperature of 97 and 84°C. These results indicate that the isomers affect the conformation of the molecular chains, which determines the crystallinity and melting temperature, but they do not much affect the mobility of the chains as manifested by the glass transition.     

Novel doubly cross-conjugated cations: 1,2- and 1,3-bis(dithio-cyclopropenylio)cyclopentadienides

The titled cationic systems with a doubly cross-conjugated 3-5-3 membered ring have been successfully synthesized. The change of electronic structure due to difference of substituent and substitution mode is discussed on the basis of their spectral data.