On reactions of spirostane sapogenins with benzeneseleninic anhydride

Direct dehydrogenation of spirostane sapogenins with benzeneseleninic anhydride/iodoxybenzene afforded the Δ²² derivatives in low yields. The reactions catalyzed by BF₃/Et₂O produced the 23-oxo-sapogenins in addition to their 22-oxo-23-spiro-isomers. The reactions of sapogenins with benzeneseleninic anhydride carried out in the presence of TiCl₄ afforded products chlorinated at C23.     

Calix[4]arene-thiacrown-5 di(carboxylic acid) regioisomers as metal ion extractants

A regioisomer of a previously reported p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-1,3-thiacrown-5 di(carboxylic acid) is prepared in which the thiacrown ring attachment sites are moved from distal phenolic oxygens of a cone p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene scaffold to proximal phenolic oxygens. The influence of this structural variation in the di-ionizable calixcrown ligand on competitive solvent extractions of alkali metal cations and of alkaline earth metal cations and single species solvent extractions of Hg²⁺ and Pb²⁺ from aqueous solutions into chloroform is evaluated.     

Study of phase equilibria established up to the solidus line in the system Fe2V4O13−WO3

The phase equilibria established up to the solidus line in the system Fe₂V₄O₁₃−WO₃, one of the intersections of the three-component system Fe₂O₃−V₂O₅−WO₃, have been studied. The system appears not to be a real two-component system.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine Untersuchung des Phasengleichgewichtes durchgeführt, welches bezüglich der Solidus-Linie im System Fe₂V₄O₁₃−WO₃, einer der Zwischenbereiche im Dreikomponentensystem Fe₂O₃−V₂O₅−WO₃, nachgewiesen wurde. Dieses System scheint kein echtes Zweikomponentensystem zu sein.

     

Thermal analysis of 1-Hydroxiethylidenediphosphonic acid and its salts

1-Hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid and its tetrasubstitutcd Li, Na, K, Rb, NH₄, Ca and Ba salts were synthcsized and their thermal behaviour was studied under non-isothermal conditions by simultaneous TG-DTG-DTA at 20–1000 C. The following thermal transformations were observed: loss of crystallization water, melting in the case of the acid, and intramolecular dehydration in the case of the salts, leading to the corresponding unsaturated derivatives. From the free acid, its acidic salts and the neutral ammonium salt, long-chain polycondensates are formed through intermolecular dehydration.

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Zusammenfassung 1-Hydroxyethyldiphosphonsäure und ihr Li-, Na-, K-, Rb-, NH₄-, Ca- und Ba-Salz wurden dargestellt. Ihr thermisches Verhalten wurde durch simultane TG-DTG-DTA unter nichtisothermen Bedingungen bei 20–1000 C untersucht. Folgende thermische Umwandlungen wurden beobachtet: Verlust von Kristallwasser, Schmelzen (nur bei der freien Säure), intramolekulare Wasserabspaltung (nur bei den Salzen) zu ungesättigten Verbindungen. Die freie Säure, die sauren Salze und das neutrale Ammoniumsalz bilden unter intermolekularer Wasserabspaltung langkettige Polykondensate.

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Proton di-ionizable p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-crown-6 compounds in cone, partial-cone and 1,3-alternate conformations: synthesis and alkaline earth metal cation extraction

Novel proton di-ionizable p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-crown-6 compounds in cone, partial-cone and 1,3-alternate conformations are synthesized to compare the efficiency and selectivity with which they extract alkaline earth metal ions. In these ligands, a crown-6 polyether unit links alternate aromatic rings of the calix[4]arene framework. To the remaining lower-rim positions are attached oxyacetic acid or N-(X)sulfonyl oxyacetamide groups. Changing the conformation varies the spatial relationship between a polyether-complexed divalent metal ion and the ionized side arms of the ligands. This is found to markedly affect the efficiency and selectivity in competitive solvent extraction of alkaline earth metal ions from aqueous solutions into chloroform by the di-ionizable calix[4]arene-crown-6 ligands.     

Oxidation of nitrobenzylic carbanions with dimethyldioxirane. new synthesis of quinomethanes and nitrobenzylic carbinols. First examples of methylation of carbanions with dimethyldioxirane.

The reaction of nitrobenzylic carbanions with dimethyldioxirane (DMD) results in oxidation at the carbanion center or at the nitronate center to give nitrobenzylic carbinols or quinomethanes, respectively. Minor amounts of the methylation products are also formed. Both of these processes were observed for carbanions of (p-nitroaryl)diarylmethanes. The outcome of the oxidation process is very sensitive to the reaction conditions.     

In-beam γ-spectroscopy with relativistic radioactive ion beams

This work demonstrates the feasibility of in-beam %-spectroscopy employing radioactive ion beam species at relativistic energies of E = 210 ~ 280 A · MeV. Neutron-rich nuclei below ⁴⁸Ca with neutron number between the two magic numbers 20 and 28 have been investigated. Using a Pb target, single step inelastic excitation originating mainly from Coulomb interaction takes place populating preferentially low-lying low-spin states and enabling the extraction of B(E2) values. On a C target, nucleon removal reactions are dominating and medium-spin states are populated thus offering spectroscopic information in neighboring nuclei. Cross sections of inelastic excitation are determined and compared to coupled-channels calculations. Two new states of the very neutron-rich nucleus ⁴⁴Ar at 1.78(8) MeV and 2.61(16) MeV are deduced from %-transitions.     

Evaluation of S-Entropy Production in a Single-Membrane System in Concentration Polarization Conditions

Transport in Porous Media - S-entropy source of membrane system was described based on linear non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The volume and diffusive fluxes of non-electrolyte solutions and...     

Alkali metal cation complexation by 1,3-alternate,mono-ionisable calix[4]arene-benzocrown-6 compounds

Alkali metal cation extraction behaviour for two series of 1,3-alternate, mono-ionisable calix[4]arene-benzocrown-6 compounds is examined. In Series 1, the proton-ionisable group (PIG) is a substituent on the benzo group of the polyether ring that directs it away from the crown ether cavity. In Series 2, the PIG is attached to one para position in the calixarene framework, thereby positioning it over the crown ether ring. Competitive solvent extraction of alkali metal cations from aqueous solutions into chloroform shows high Cs⁺ efficiency and selectivity. Single-species extraction pH profiles of Cs⁺ for Series 1 and 2 ligands with the same PIG are very similar. Thus, association of Cs⁺ with the calixcrown ring is more important than the position of the PIG relative to the crown ether cavity. Solid-state structures of two unionised ligands from Series 2 are presented. Also described is a crystal containing two different ionised ligand–Cs⁺ complexes.