Intramolecular catalysis and cyclization in the reaction of α,ω-diaminooligomethylenes with bifunctional sulphonyl chloride. Effect of chain length on polycondensation reaction

As an elementary reaction of polycondensation reactions, rates of the reaction of 1,5-naphthalenedisulphonyl dichloride, a bifunctional fluorescent reagent, with excess α,ω-diaminooligomethylenes were measured by fluorometry in dilute solution. The rate constant, corresponding to that for the reaction of the first step of the polycondensation between the disulphonyl dichloride and the diamines, depended remarkably on the chain length of the diamines. By using 5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulphonyl chloride, a monofunctional fluorescent reagent, and α-aminooligomethylenes, rates of model reactions between the monoamines and the monosulphonyl chloride, the diamines and the monosulphonyl chloride, as well as the monoamines and the disulphonyl dichloride were measured by fluorometry. The remarkable chain length dependence is explained by intramolecular catalysis by the primary amino group.     

Effect of polymer as cosolvent on chemical reactions in solution—I. Effects of polystyrene and polyoxyethylene on the reaction of dansyl chloride with butylamine in organic solvents

The rates of reactions of 5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulphonyl chloride (dansyl chloride) with butylamine in organic solvents have been measured in the presence of polymer such as polyoxyethylene (POE) or polystyrene (PS) as cosolvent and compared with those in the presence of cosolvents of low molecular weight analogues, viz. diethyloxyethane (DEE) and toluene (Tol.). Acceleration by cosolvent POE, compared with DEE, increases with increasing volume fraction of cosolvent and the effect depends on the degree of polymerization of the polymer cosolvent. Similarly, addition of cosolvent PS to ethyl acetate or chloroform results in increase in the reaction rate as compared with cosolvent Tol. The effect by PS also showed dependence on the degree of polymerization. The effect of polymer cosolvent on chemical reactions between two low molecular weight species is explained in terms of the thermodynamics of polymer solutions.     

Induction of a remarkable conformational change in a human telomeric sequence by the binding of naphthyridine dimer: inhibition of the elongation of a telomeric repeat by telomerase

The binding of a dimeric form of the 2-amino-1,8-naphthyridine derivative (naphthyridine dimer) to a human telomeric sequence, TTAGGG, was investigated by UV melting, CD spectra, and CSI-MS measurements. Both the 9-mer d(TTAGGGTTA) and the 15-mer d(TTAGGGTTAGGGTTA) showed apparent melting temperatures (T(m)) of 45.6 and 63.6 degrees C, respectively, in the presence of naphthyridine dimer (30 microM) in sodium cacodylate buffer (50 mM, pH 7.0) containing 100 mM NaCl. The CD spectra at 235 and 255 nm of the 9-mer increased in intensity accompanied with strong induced CDs at 285 and 340 nm upon complex formation with naphthyridine dimer. UV titration of the binding of naphthyridine dimer to the 9-mer at 320 nm showed a hypochromism of the spectra. A Scatchard plot of the data showed the presence of multiple binding sites with different association constants. Cold spray ionization mass spectrometry of the complex between naphthyridine dimer and the 9-mer clearly showed that one to three molecules of the ligand bound to the dimer duplex of the 9-mer. Telomeric repeat elongation assay showed that the binding of naphthyridine dimer to the telomeric sequence inhibits the elongation of the sequence by telomerase.     

Regioselective Borylation of Porphyrins by C?H Bond Activation under Iridium Catalysis to Afford Useful Building Blocks for Porphyrin Assemblies

Highly regioselective and efficient borylation of a variety of porphyrins has been achieved by reaction with bis(pinacolato)diboron through C? H bond activation under iridium catalysis on the basis of the synthetic protocol developed by Miyaura, Hartwig, and Smith. A boryl group can be selectively introduced at sterically uncongested positions in the peripheral aryl groups of porphyrin substrates whose peripheral β‐positions are sterically hindered. Curiously, β substituents adjacent to the aryl group to be borylated have unexpectedly large effects on the regioselectivity, because the iridium catalyst can discriminate between subtle steric differences. Chemoselective borylation was also achieved for several functionalized porphyrins. This borylation protocol can be applied to various monomeric and oligomeric functional porphyrins, hence offering an efficient route to elaborate multiporphyrin‐based molecular constructs.     

Gap states at organic-metal interfaces: A combined spectroscopic and theoretical study

A systematic understanding and controlling of gap states formed at the organic-metal interfaces is a key factor for fabricating functional organic-metal systems, as in case of heterojunctions in semiconductor devices. We report here the characterization of gap states near the Fermi level of metal substrate by metastable atom electron spectroscopy and first-principles density functional calculations. The gap states in organic-metal systems are classified into two types, i.e., chemisorption-induced gap states (CIGSs) and complex-based gap states (CBGSs). CIGSs can be further classified whether the metal wave function tails a short distance into the chemisorbed species with the exponential decay (damping type) or is exposed sufficiently to the chemisorbed species by mixing with the organic orbitals (propagating type). CIGSs observed in alkanethiolate and C₆₀ on Pt(1 1 1) are their typical examples, respectively. As a consequence, alkanethiolate serves as a poor mediator of metal wave function, whereas C₆₀ acts as a good mediator, which is responsible for tunneling mechanism and eventually electric conductivity in the relevant metal-organic-metal junctions. CBGSs are identified in bathocuproine films deposited on K-covered Au, where the K atoms migrate into the film to form an organic-metal complex. The CBGSs are distributed over the multilayer film, in contrast to the case of CIGS. With increasing film thickness, the CBGSs exhibit incommensurate energy shifts with the valence band top of the film, indicating that the Schottky-Mott model breaks down as evaluating charge transport in organic-metal systems.     

Waveform control for magnetic testers using a quasi-Newton method

A nonlinear iterative learning algorithm is proposed to make a voltage waveform in the secondary coil sinusoidal in this paper. The algorithm employs a globally convergent Jacobian-free quasi-Newton type solver that has a BFGS-like structure. This method functions well, and it is demonstrated using typical soft magnetic materials.     

Hydrogen bonding in macrocyclic receptor systems

Abstract

The interactions of macrocyclic polyethers with alkali and alkaline earth cations have been well studied and much about their chemistry is now well understood. Less well examined or comprehended are hydrogen bond interactions. A combination of ion selective electrode binding constant determination techniques and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry are brought to bear on this problem. It is found that all-oxygen crown ethers and their derivatives exhibit quite different complexation behaviour with ammonium salts than do their various azacrown counterparts.