1,3-Cycloaddition von alkinen an hetero-1,3-diene 1-aminopyrrole aus 1,2-diazabuta-1,3-dienen und 1-diethylaminopropin

1-Aminopyrroles (4) are obtained by reaction of 1,2-diazabuta-1,3-dienes (1) and ynamines (2). This reaction represents one of the very rare examples of 1,3-cycloaddition processes of alkynes and hetero-1,3-dienes.     

Mass displacements in quadrupolar field analysers

The influence of different instrumental parameters on the mass displacements observed in an ion trap and a quadrupole mass filter was investigated. In ion trap measurements it was observed that isolated ions (obtained by both ‘apex’ and ‘two-step’ isolation methods) show the same mass displacements determined in the usual mass spectra; isobaric ions of different structure irradiated with supplementary a.c. fields are ejected at different a.c. voltages, and different cooling times do not affect the mass value. In the quadrupole mass filter, differences in mass were found among isobaric ions of different structure, although to a smaller extent than those observed in the ion trap. All the data obtained are in agreement with the hypothesis of ion–r.f. field interactions originating from the polarizability of the ion.     

13-Hydroxyacenaphato[1,2-b]quinolizinium bromide as a new flouorescence indicator

13-Hydroxyacenaphtho[1,2-b]quinolizinium bromide (13-HQBr)was selected as a fluorescence indicator to determine basic compounds in non-aqueous media. This compound possesses an acidic phenolic hydroxyl group. It presents varying absorption (ROH, 408, 430 nm; RO(-) 456, 478 nm) and excitation spectra (ROH, 425 nm; RO, 471 nm) depending on the pH of the media, but the same emission fluorescence spectrum (ROH = RO(-), 526 nm) at different pH in buffered aqueous solutions. However, in acidic non-aqueous media (acetic, formic and trifluoroacetic acids), it can be observed that the fluorescence emission spectra differ for the ionized (lambda(em) = 530 nm) and non-ionized (lambda(em) = 440, 470 nm) forms. The fluorescence intensity at the characteristic peaks depends on the acid-base equilibria in the ground and excited states. Therefore, this property could be used to evaluate the concentration of basic compounds, showing a good linearity range between fluorescence intensity and basic sample concentration.     

Synthesis and solid-state organization of coil-ring-coil block copolymers

Shape-persistent macrocycles based on the phenyl-ethynyl-butadienyl backbone containing two extraannular hydroxyl groups were prepared by the oxidative coupling of the appropriate phenylethynyl oligomers. Carbodiimide-directed coupling with independently synthesized polystyrene carboxylic acid oligomers led to ABA coil-ring-coil block copolymers in which the central macrocycle serves as rigid and the polystyrene oligomers as flexible elements. Depending on the size of the coil blocks, these structures aggregate in cyclohexane into supramolecular hollow cylindrical brushes in which the rigid core is surrounded by the flexible matrix. However, in the solid state it is not possible to identify a morphology in which isolated channels based on aggregated macrocycles are embedded in a matrix of polystyrene. Detailed X-ray and electron diffraction studies on samples prepared from a solution in cyclohexane under equilibrium conditions show that the material adopts a lamellar morphology in the solid state in which columns of macrocycles are aggregated into layers which are separated by polystyrene.     

Counterion Exchange Selectivity in Detergent–Polymer Aggregates

In aqueous solution, the interaction between sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) results in the formation of small aggregates or clusters of SDS attached to the PEG polymer chain. Selectivity coefficients for exchange of two monovalent (N-methyl-4-cyanopyridinium cation and Tl⁺) and two divalent (methylviologen cation and Cu²⁺) counterions at the surface of SDS–PEG clusters, determined employing photophysical techniques, are similar, but not identical, to those for exchange at the surface of SDS micelles in the absence of PEG. The principal factor affecting ion exchange selectivity in SDS–PEG clusters does not appear to be aggregate size or surface charge density but rather the presence of poly(oxyethylene) subunits at the aggregate surface.     

Quantitative analysis of caffeic acid phenethyl ester in crude propolis by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), an active component of propolis from honeybee hives, is known to have antimitogenic, anticarcinogenic, antinflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. The paper describes a rapid and simple liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry method for qualitative and quantitative determination of CAPE. The chromatographic separation was performed with a Luna RP-C18 column using a water-acetonitrile linear gradient. The method was linear over a 0.125-80 ng/mL range (LOD = 62.5 pg/mL). The method was applied for the quantitation of caffeic acid phenethyl ester in crude propolis samples, which were analysed directly after extraction with ethyl acetate solution.     

SOLVENT-INDUCED PHOTOREVERSIBLE REACTIONS OF C-PHYCOCYANIN FROM SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.

Abstract— C-phycocyanin from Synechococcus sp. ( Anacystis nidulans ) shows photoreversible absorption changes when dissolved in buffer containing 75% ethylene glycol (vol/vol). Irradiation with red light (638 nm) causes a 7.5% decrease in absorbance around the absorption maximum (620 m), while the absorbance around 500 nm increases. Subsequent irradiation with green light (500 nm) partially reverses this change. Final photoreversibility at around 620 nm amounts to ca. 2.5% of the maximum absorbance. These reactions are ascribed to two interconvertible species PC_r and PC_g, the former with a higher absorbance in the red. the latter in the green. The rate of dark reversion from PC_g to PC_r is strongly enhanced by ferricyanide. It is proposed that with this reagent, dark reversion occurs via an oxidized form of PC_g. Furthermore, ferricyanide in the presence of ethylene glycol is capable of reversibly oxidizing part of the chromophores of C-phycocyanin, presumably to a radical. In the absence of ethylene glycol, however, ferricyanide causes total irreversible bleaching of the pigment in the dark. The induced photoreversibility of C-phycocyanin is ascribed to the perturbing action on the protein structure by ethylene glycol in high concentrations. This solvent proved the most suitable perturbant of several compounds tested.