Aculeoside I, a novel 18,19-seco-ursane saponin isolated from Ilex aculeolata

A novel 18,19-seco-ursane saponin, aculeoside I (1), in addition to four known saponins were isolated from the leaves of Ilex aculeolata Nakai and identified by using spectroscopic and chemical methods. The structure of the new saponin was established as 3,19-dihydroxyl-16,21-epoxy-18,19-seco-13(18)-urs-ene-28-oic-acid-19-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside.     

A configuration interaction study of phosphine using bonded functions

A computational study is made of the effect of basis set upon the energy, properties and inversion barrier of the phosphine molecule. The calculations are performed at both the SCF and CI level. The flexibility of the double zeta basis is discussed in the light of the results.     

Struktur von 7,11-Diphenyl-2,4-diazaspiro[5,5]undecan-1,3,5,9-tetraonen durch LIS-NMR

A semi-quantitative method for determining distances between a possible coordination centre and protons from LIS-NMR values is developed for the title compounds3, although these have four coordination points. This makes it possible to propose structures and conformations for the isomers of3.

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H.-H. Otto undH. Yamamura, Ann. Chem., im Druck.     

Etude dilatométrique de la cristallisation et de la transformation polymorphe du polybutène — 1 isotactique

Résumé On étudie par dilatométrie la cinétique de cristallisation et de la transformation III de trois échantillons de polybutène-1 isotactique. On montre que la cristallisation de l'échantillon fondu est initiée par des germes hétérogènes, dont le nombre varie d'un échantillon à l'autre. La vitesse de cristallisation varie linéairement avec l'inverse du degré de surfusion (T ^–1), sa variation thermique étant indépendante de l'échantillon. On met en évidence l'importance de la cristallisation secondaire, qui suit le processus autocatalytique. D'autre part, la transformation III, après refroidissement, est initiée par des germes apparaissant sporadiquement dans les fibrilles lamellaires de la texture sphérulitique, et elle se propage le long de celles-ci. D'une manière générale la vitesse de transformation isotherme dépend de l'histoire thermique: on examine ici l'influence de la température de cristallisation primitive et celle d'une trempe préalable aux basses températures. Cette dernière engendre un grand nombre de germes, dont la fraction qui résiste à une élévation de température, accélère la transformation. On discute, enfin, les trois volumes de référence déterminant la cristallinité des échantillons dans les deux formes. On propose une nouvelle échelle de cristallinité, dont la cohérence est confirmée par l'invariance des valuers des coefficients de dilatation des deux formes de cristaux, déduites de la dilatation des échantillons obtenus après trempe ou cristallisation isotherme à haute température.

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Summary Kinetics of crystallization and transformation III are investigated dilatometrically with three isotactic Polybutene-1 samples. Primary autocatalytic crystallization from the supercooled melt is initiated by a heterogeneous nucleation process, the number of nucle being determined by the previous temperature of the melt. The rate of crystallization depends linearly on the reciprocal of the degree of supercooling (T ^–1) and its thermal variation is identical for the three samples investigated. The importance of the secondary cristallization, which follows the primary process, is emphasized. On the other hand, the transformation III, which occurs after cooling the semicristalline sample in the room temperature range, is initiated by nuclei appearing sporadically in the lamellar ribbons of the spherulitic texture and they grow linearly along these ribbons. In general the isothermal rate of transformation depends on the previous thermal history of the sample: the influence of the cristallization temperature and that of quenching to low temperatures are systematically investigated. Such a quenching prior to transformation generates a great number of nuclei, a fraction of which persiste even at higher temperatures and increases the rate of transformation. Reference volumes, which determine the cristallinity of PB-1 in its two forms, are discussed. A new cristallinity scale is proposed, the coherence of which is confirmed by the constant values of the expansion coefficients of the two cristalline forms, calculated from the actuel thermal expansion of the semicristalline material, the cristallinity of which varied in a large range.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird an drei isotaktischen Polybuten-1-Proben die Kinetik der Kristallisation und der Transformation von II nach I untersucht. Eine primäre autokatalytische Kristallisation aus der unterkühlten Schmelze wird durch einen heterogenen Keimbildungs-Prozeß initiiert. Die Zahl der Keime ist durch die vorausgehende Temperatur der Schmelze bedingt. Die Geschwindigkeit der Kristallisation hängt linear vom reziproken Wert der Unterkühlung ab (T ^–1) und die thermische Variation ist identisch für alle drei untersuchten Proben. Die Wichtigkeit der Sekundär-Kristallisation, die dem primären Prozeß folgt, wird betont. Andererseits wird die Transformation von II nach I, die nach Abkühlen der halb-kristallinen Probe auf Raumtemperatur eintritt, durch Keime initiiert, die verstreut in den laminaren Rippen der sphärulithischen Textur erscheinen. Sie wachsen linear längs der Rippen. Im allgemeinen hängt die isotherme Geschwindigkeit der Transformation von der thermischen Vorgeschichte der Probe ab. Der Einfluß der Kristallisations-Temperatur und der des Abschreckens zu tiefen Temperaturen werden systematisch untersucht. Ein Abschrecken vor der Transformation erzeugt eine große Zahl von Keimen, von denen ein Bruchteil auch bei höheren Temperaturen fortbesteht und die Transformations-Geschwindigkeit so erhöht. Referenz-Volumina, die die Kristallinität von PB-1 bestimmen, werden diskutiert in ihren zwei Formen. Eine neue Kristallinitäts-Skala wird vorgeschlagen, deren Zutreffen durch die konstanten Werte der Ausdehnungs-Koeffizienten der zwei Kristall-Formen, berechnet aus dem tatsächlichen Ausdehnungsverhaltens des semikristallinen Materials, dessen Kristallanteil in einem großen Bereich variierte, gesichert wird.

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Beursier del'OTAN pendant l'année 1966.     

Calculations on electric-field-induced shifts in ultraviolet absorption spectra: The significance of doubly excited configurations

Calculations on the cation-induced shifts in the UV spectrum of the terphenyl mononegative ion suggest that the spectra of the ions of alternant hydrocarbons, as compared with those of the molecules, are rather insensitive to electric field perturbations. This feature only shows up if one includes enough (doubly) excited configurations to allow for the polarization of the excited states involved in the optical transitions.

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Zusammenfassung Berechnungen über die von Kationen verursachten Verschiebungen im UV-Spektrum des mononegativen Terphenylions deuten darauf hin, daß die Spektren der Ionen alternierender Kohlenwasserstoffe im Vergleich zu denen der Molekeln gegen vom elektrischen Feld hervorgerufene Störungen ziemlich unempfindlich sind. Dies kommt nur dann zum Ausdruck, wenn man in den Berechnungen genügend (doppelt) angeregte Konfigurationen mit einbezieht, um auch die Polarisation der an den optischen Übergängen beteiligten Anregungszustände zu erfassen.

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Résumé Des calculs sur les déplacements — provoqués par le cation — dans le spectre ultraviolet de l'ion mononégatif de terphényle indiquent que les spectres des ions d'hydrocarbures alternants, à côté de ceux des molécules, sont assez insensibles aux perturbations du champ électrique. On ne trouve ce résultat que dans le cas où l'on introduit un nombre suffisant de configurations excitées (doublement) pour tenir compte de la polarisation des états excités liés aux transitions optiques.

     

Influence of the water molecule on cation-pi interaction: ab initio second order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) calculations

The influence of introducing water molecules into a cation-pi complex on the interaction between the cation and the pi system was investigated using the MP2/6-311++G method to explore how a cation-pi complex changes in terms of both its geometry and its binding strength during the hydration. The calculation on the methylammonium-benzene complex showed that the cation-pi interaction is weakened by introducing H(2)O molecules into the system. For example, the optimized interaction distance between the cation and the benzene becomes longer and longer, the transferred charge between them becomes less and less, and the cation-pi binding strength becomes weaker and weaker as the water molecule is introduced one by one. Furthermore, the introduction of the third water molecule leads to a dramatic change in both the complex geometry and the binding energy, resulting in the destruction of the cation-pi interaction. The decomposition on the binding energy shows that the influence is mostly brought out through the electrostatic and induction interactions. This study also demonstrated that the basis set superposition error, thermal energy, and zero-point vibrational energy are significant and needed to be corrected for accurately predicting the binding strength in a hydrated cation-pi complex at the MP2/6-311++G level. Therefore, the results are helpful to better understand the role of water molecules in some biological processes involving cation-pi interactions.     

1,3,6-Triphenyl-6-phenylazo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridazin

Base induced 1.4-elimination of pyridine·HI from 1-(2-phenyl-2-phenylhydrazono-ethyl)-pyridinium iodide (6) yields 1.3.6-triphenyl-6-phenylazo-1.4.5.6-tetrahydropyridazine (8) the (4+2)-cyclodimer of the intermediate 1-phenyl-1-phenylazoethylene (7).8 can also be obtained by intramolecular oxidative cyclisation (with KMnO₄) of 1.4-diphenylbutane-1.4-dione bisphenylhydrazone (12). Spectroscopic data (ms,¹H-nmr, uv and ir/Raman) confirm the structure of8.     

Studium des gegenseitigen Einflusses der Bindungen in Thiocyanat-Kupfer(II)-Komplexen mit Methyl- und Dimethylpyridinen mittels Infrarotspektroskopie

The infrared spectra of thiocyanato-copper(II) complexes of the type Cu(NCS)₂ L ₂ with all isomeric picolines and lutidines (L) as well as those of the type Cu(NCS)₂ L ₃ withL=3- and 4-picoline, 3,4- and 3,5-lutidine were measured. The behaviour of the (CN) stretching vibrations of the Cu(NCS)₂ L ₂ complexes led to conclusions on the different kind of coordination of the NCS groups in dependence on the ligandL. The mutually conditioned strength of the Cu–NCS and Cu–N(L) bonds in the equatorial plane, especially in the presence of ligandsL with the steric effect, was determined from the frequency shift of the Cu–NCS and Cu–N(L) stretching vibrations with regard to the vibrations for Cu(NCS)₂(pyridine)₂.

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Die Massenspektren der Pyrrolidide einiger aliphatisch-alicyclischer Carbonsäuren

The mass spectra of the pyrrolidides of some long-chain carboxylic acids with alicyclic residues attached to their ω-end are discussed and compared with the spectra of the corresponding esters. Fragmentation triggered by the pyrrolidide group generates a series of peaks, which clearly exhibits the size and the structure of the carbon chain.     

Non relativistic continuum wave functions for two coulomb centres

We give the continuum wave function solutions to the Schrödinger equation for an electron moving field of two point nuclei, as an expansion in terms of one centre Coulomb wave functions in a prolate elliptical coordinate system. These solutions may be chosen to have a convenient asymptotic behaviour, and tend to the conventional solutions of the Helmholtz equation in the limit that the nuclear charge goes to zero. In symmetric systems, where both nuclei have the same charge the angular wave functions are found to be identical with those occurring in the free case, and the expansion coefficients for the corresponding radial solutions are given for selected values of electron energy and nuclear separation.[/p]