Rutheniun-catalyzed cycloisomerization of o-(ethynyl)phenylalkenes to diene derivatives via skeletal rearrangement

Treatment of a series of 2',2'-disubstituted (o-ethynyl)styrenes with TpRu(PPh(3))(CH(3)CN)(2)PF(6) (10 mol %) in benzene (80 degrees C, 12-18 h) efficiently gave 2-alkenyl-1H-indene derivatives. This catalytic reaction represents an atypical enyne cycloisomerization with skeletal rearrangement of starting enyne, where the C=C bond is completely cleaved and inserted by the terminal alkynyl carbon. The reaction mechanism was elucidated by a series of deuterium and (13)C labeling experiments, as well as by changing the substituents at the phenyl moieties. The mechanism is proposed to involve the following key steps: 5-endo-dig cyclization of ruthenium-vinylidene intermediate, a nonclassical ion formation, and the "methylenecyclopropane-trimethylenemethane" rearrangement.     

Pyrene-labeled deoxyuridine and deoxyadenosine: fluorescent discriminating phenomena in their oligonucleotides

Pyrene-labeled deoxyuridine (U^P) and deoxyadenosine (A^P) units, which are substituted at the C-5 and C-8 positions, respectively, are fluorescent unnatural nucleosides. When duplexes are formed, these nucleobases feature strong and stable interstrand stacking interactions between the two pyrene units, which compensate for the loss of hydrogen bonding and induce characteristic pyrene excimer emissions.     

An ab initio molecular fragment investigation of the electronic and conformational structure of formaldoxime

An ab initio molecular fragment study of formaldoxime is reported and compared with previous semiempirical and conventional ab initio studies.     

Optimization of medium by orthogonal matrix method for submerged mycelial culture and exopolysaccharide production in Collybia maculata

Optimization of submerged culture conditions for the production of mycelial growth and exopolysaccharides (EPSs) by Collybia maculata was investigated. The optimum temperature and the initial pH for EPS production in a shake-flask culture of C. maculata were found to be 20°C and 5.5, respectively. Among the various medium’s constituents examined, glucose, Martone A-1, K₂HPO₄, and CaCl₂ were the most suitable carbon, nitrogen, and mineral sources for EPS production, respectively. The optimum concentration of the medium’s ingredients determined using the orthogonal matrix method was as follows: 30 g/L of glucose, 20 g/L of Martone A-1, 1g/L of K₂HPO₄, and 1g/L of CaCl₂. Under the optimized culture conditions, the maximum concentration of EPSs in a 5-L stirred-tank reactor was 2.4 g/L, which was approximately five times higher than that in the basal medium. A comparative fermentation result showed that the EPS productivity in an airlift reactor was higher than that in the stirred-tank reactor despite the lower mycelial growth rate. The specific productivities and the yield coefficients in the airlift reactor were higher than those in the stirred-tank reactor even though the volumetric productivities were higher in the stirred-tank reactor than in the airlift reactor.     

Novel alignment mechanism of liquid crystal on a hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide

The mechanism of liquid crystal (LC) alignment has been investigated during the last few decades for inorganic materials as well as for organic materials; however, it has not been clearly confirmed for some alignment materials. Inorganic alignment materials such as amorphous silicon oxide (a-SiOx) and hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide (a-SiOx:H) are deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO) films on glass by reactive sputtering deposition. After deposition, the inorganic alignment materials are irradiated using an Ar+ ion beam (IB) for LC alignment. On the basis of the experimental results, a-SiOx films deposited by the sputtering do not align the LC, but a-SiOx:H films treated with varying IB energies, IB incident angles, IB doses, and IB irradiation times have excellent alignment properties and electrooptical properties, identical to those of polyimide (PI). These results imply that inorganic alignment layers irradiated by IB can be adopted as an LC alignment layer instead of rubbed PI. Additionally, hydrogen plays an important role in LC alignment because of the difference in alignment properties between a-SiOx films and a-SiOx:H films. We investigate the mechanism of IB-treated inorganic alignment layers and suggest that LCs are aligned by chemical effects, such as van der Waals interaction, more than by physical effects, such as morphology effects, in the inorganic alignment layer irradiated by IB.     

Palladium(II) Complexes of N-(2-Thienylmethylidene)aniline Derivatives

Coordination reactions of N-(2-thienylmethylidene)aniline derivatives, L, with PdCl₂ or [PdCl₄]^2? in ethanol yield stable complexes of the type trans-(L)₂PdCl₂ with the azomethine nitrogen atoms as σ donors. These are not readily convertible to othor-palladated complexes. An X-ray crystallographic study of the complex (L₂)₂PdCl₂ reveals a centrosymmetric geometry. The structure is in the triclinic space group $ {\rm P}\bar 1 $ with a = 8.633(2) Å, b = 12.759(3) Å, c = 8.398(2) Å, α = 96.65(5)°, β = 111.47(5)*, γ= 101.28(6)°, and Z = 1. The final R factor is 0.043 (Rw = 0.044) for 2396 observed reflections. There is no real bonding between a thiophene sulfur atom and a central palladium ion. However, a long distance interaction between S and Pd does exist.     

Identification of the major compounds in extracts ofVerbena officinalis L. (Verbenaceae) by HPLC with post-column derivatization

Summary A qualitative reversed-phase HPLC method has been developed for the analysis of 50% MeOH extracts ofVerbena officinalis L. (Verbenaceae) leaves. The method enables separation of the main constituents: iridoids, flavonoids and phenolic acid derivatives. Simultaneous detection at different wavelengths, measurement of the UV spectrum of each separated compound during elution and co-injection of reference substances facilitated easy and rapid identification of verbenalin, hastatoside and verbascoside. As some of these compounds, mainly flavonoids, have closely related structures, however, characterization by derivatization with reagents inducing a shift of UV absorption maxima was required. This furnished additional structural information. The reagents were adapted for compatibility with the solvent system used for the chromatographic separation.     

Preparation and Thermal Chemical Property of Complexes of Zinc Nitrate with Trytophan

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Radical polymerization in the presence of complexing agents. VI. Effect of low concentrations of ZnCl2 on the overall rate of copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with ethyl acrylate

Overall rates for the free-radical copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with ethyl acrylate in the presence of low concentrations of ZnCl₂ have been determined at 50°C. The rate of copolymerization R_p depends on both the ZnCl₂ concentration and the monomer feed composition. Relative copolymerization rates R_p/R where R is the rate of copolymerization in the absence of complexing agent in the reaction mixture, show a minimum for intermediate feed compositions, independently of the ZnCl₂ concentration. On the basis of the results obtained, a conventional copolymerization mechanism is proposed for this system in which free and complexed species of both acrylic monomers participate.     

Effects of growth temperature on the properties of ZnO/GaAs prepared by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

A series of ZnO films were grown on GaAs(0 0 1) substrates at different growth temperatures in the range 250–720°C by metalorganic chemical vapor depostion. Field emission scanning electron microscopy was utilized to investigate the surface morphology of ZnO films. The crystallinity of ZnO films was investigated by the double-crystal X-ray diffractometry. The optical and electrical properties of ZnO films were also investigated using room-temperature photoluminescence and Hall measurements. Arrhenius plots of the growth rate versus reciprocal temperature revealed the kinetically limited growth behavior depending on the growth temperature. It was found that the surface morphology, structural, optical and electrical properties of the films were improved with increasing growth temperature to 650°C. All the properties of the film grown at 720°C were degraded due to the decomposition of ZnO film.