Gel chromatographic investigation of the substitution reaction between diphosphonate and hypophosphate

Gel chromatography was used to characterize the substitution reaction between diphosphonate and hypophosphate. In addition to a well-known trimeric oxo acid, ³P-O-⁴P-⁴P, a hitherto unknown tetrameric oxo acid, ³P-O-⁴P-⁴P-O-³P, was detected. The stability of the tetramer in aqueous solution was examined.     

Effect of sulphonic acid on the aqueous solubility of disperse dyes

Summary The solubilities of the following compounds in water andp-toluenesulphonic acid aqueous solution were determined at 5, 25 and 40 C: azobenzenep-aminoazobenzene,p-hydroxyazobenzene,p-N, N-dimethylaminoazobenzene and 1-phenylazo-4-aminonaphthalene. Prom the results the thermodynamic parameters for the transfer of one mole of the compound from water top-toluenesulphonic acid aqueous solution were calculated. It was found that the process was nearly athermal: furthermore, it was invariably accompanied by a positive unitary entropy change. The solubilizing mechanism of aromatic sulphonic acids was explained in terms of an adduct-formation with the compound to be dissolved by means of hydrophobic and nonpolarvan der Waals interactions.

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Zusammenfassung Die Löslichkeiten folgender Verbindungen in Wasser und wÄ\rigerp-ToluolsulphonsÄure-Lösung wurden bei 5, 25 und 40 C bestimmt: Azobenzol,p-Aminoazobenzol,p-Hydroxyazobenzol,p-N,N-dimethylammoazobenzol undL-Phenylazo-4-aminonaphthalin. Aus den Ergebnissen wurden die thermodynamischen Parameter für den übergang eines Mols der Verbindung von Wasser zup-ToluolsulphonsÄurewÄ\rigen Lösungen berechnet. Es wurde gefunden, da\ die Prozesse nahezu athermisch sind. Au\erdem sind sie sÄmtlich durch eine positive und gleichmÄ\ig gro\e EntropieÄnderung begleitet. Der Lösungsmechanismus aromatischer SulphonsÄuren wird in den Begriffen einer Adduktbildung mit der Komponente erklÄrt, die durch die hydrophoben unpolarenvan-der-Waals-Wechselwirkungen entsteht.

     

Remarkably enhanced inhibitory effects of three-component hybrid liposomes including sugar surfactants on the growth of lung carcinoma cells

Sugar parts play important roles in recognizing molecules on the cell membranes. We successfully produced sugar-type micellar surfactants, lactonoalkylamide (LacCn), for the first time. Spherical vesicles, three-component hybrid liposomes, were obtained after the sonication of the mixture of L-alpha-dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC), Tween 20 and LacCn (DMPC:Tween 20:LacCn=65:7:28). It is noteworthy that high inhibitory effects of the three-component hybrid liposomes composed of DMPC, Tween 20, and LacCn (DMPC:Tween 20:LacCn=65:7:28) on the growth of glioma (U251) and lung adenocarcinoma (RERF-LC-OK) cells were attained in vitro without any drug, although no significant inhibitory effects of any individual component (DMPC, Tween 20, LacCn) or the two-component hybrid liposomes of DMPC and Tween 20 on the growth of tumor cells examined were obtained.     

The Unanticipated Dimerization of Ce@C2v(9)‐C82 upon Co‐crystallization with Ni(octaethylporphyrin) and Comparison with Monomeric M@C2v(9)‐C82 (M = La,Sc, and Y)

We report that Ce@C_2v(9)‐C₈₂ forms a centrosymmetric dimer when co‐crystallized with Ni(OEP) (OEP = octaethylporphyrin dianion). The crystal structure of {Ce@C_2v(9)‐C₈₂}₂?2[Ni(OEP)]?4 C₆H₆ shows that a new C?C bond with a bond length of 1.605(5) Å connects the two cages. The high spin density of the singly occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) on the cage and the pyramidalization of the cage are factors that favor dimerization. In contrast, the treatment of Ni(OEP) with M@C_2v(9)‐C₈₂ (M = La, Sc, and Y) results in crystallization of monomeric endohedral fullerenes. A systematic comparison of the X‐ray structures of M@C_2v(9)‐C₈₂ (M = Sc, Y, La, Ce, Gd, Yb, and Sm) reveals that the major metal site in each case is located at an off‐center position adjacent to a hexagonal ring along the C₂ axis of the C_2v(9)‐C₈₂ cage. DFT calculations at the M06‐2X level revealed that the positions of the metal centers in these metallofullerenes M@C_2v(9)‐C₈₂ (M = Sc, Y, and Ce), as determined by single‐crystal X‐ray structure studies, correspond to an energy minimum for each compound.     

A photo-reagent system of benzimidazoline and Ru(bpy)3Cl2 to promote hexenyl radical cyclization and Dowd–Beckwith ring-expansion of α-halomethyl-substituted benzocyclic 1-alkanones

A combination of 2-aryl substituted 1,3-dimethyl-benzimidazolines (DMBIHs) and tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) chloride, Ru(bpy)₃Cl₂ was used to promote photoinduced electron-transfer (PET) reactions of α-halomethyl-substituted benzocyclic 1-alkanones. This photo-reagent system stimulates free radical forming, cleavage of both carbon–bromine and carbon–chlorine bonds that are not activated by carbonyl groups. The resulting free radicals undergo 5-exo hexenyl cyclization as well as sequential cyclization and ring-expansion (Dowd–Beckwith) reactions to form radicals that abstract hydrogen atoms from the radical cation of DMBIH to yield the observed products. The results of a study of the effects of substituents located on the 2-aryl ring of DMBIH suggest that steric and hydrogen-bonding interactions influence the nature of the reaction pathways followed by the radical intermediates. PET reactions using an iridium complex and DMBIH were also investigated.     

Effect of the dynamic pressure on the similarity solution of cylindrical shock waves in a rarefied polyatomic gas

The similarity solution for a strong cylindrical shock wave in a rarefied polyatomic gas is analyzed on the basis of Rational Extended Thermodynamics with six independent fields; the mass density, the velocity, the pressure and the dynamic pressure. A new ODE system for the similarity solution is derived in a systematic way by using the method based on the Lie group theory proposed in the context of the spherical shock wave in a rarefied monoatomic gas in Donato and Ruggeri (J Math Anal Appl 251:395, 2000). The boundary conditions are also specified from the Rankine–Hugoniot conditions for the sub-shock. The derived similarity solution is characterized by only one dimensionless parameter \(\alpha \) related to the relaxation time for the dynamic pressure. The numerical analysis of the similarity solution is also performed. The solution agrees with the well-known Sedov–von Neumann–Taylor (SNT) solution when \(\alpha \) is small. When \(\alpha \) is larger, due to the presence of the dynamic pressure, the deviation from the SNT solution is evident; the strength of a peak near the shock front becomes smaller and the profile becomes broader.

     

Two-photon actuation of crosslinked liquid-crystalline polymers utilizing energy transfer system

ABSTRACT

We prepared crosslinked azotolane liquid-crystalline polymer (LCP) films doped with a stilbene derivative (two-photon chromophore) utilizing an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) structure. The IPN films bend toward the light source upon irradiation with femtosecond laser pulses at 600 nm, which can excite the stilbene derivative by two-photon absorption. The bending speed of the IPN films increases with the square of the laser pulse intensity, which is compelling evidence for the two-photon processes.