Anthocyanins of Hibiscus cannabinus

Conclusions Two anthocyanin glycosides have been isolated from the flowers ofHibiscus cannabinus var. simplex. One of them is a new glycoside, which has been called cannabinin, and the second is the known glycoside myrtillin, this being the first time that it has been isolated from the flowers of Kenaf hemp.Scientific-Research Institute for the Chemistry and Technology of Cotton Cellulose, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 723–727, November–December, 1971.     

Oxidative coupling of 5-membered heterocycles catalyzed by a Pd(II)-heteropolyacid system in dimethylformamide

Oxidative coupling of thiophene and 2-methylfuran to the corresponding dihetaryls in DMFA medium occurs in the presence of the homogeneous catalytic system Pd(II)-molybdovanodophosphoric heteropolyacid (HPA). The data obtained show that HPA may act as a reversible oxidant in polar aprotic media.

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The remote effect of vicinal large groups on the anomeric equilibrium: 2-methoxy-cis- and -trans-5,6-dimethyltetrahydropyrans

The anomeric equilibrium of 2-methoxy-trans-5,6-dimethyltetrahydropyran was found to have an enhanced fraction of axial methoxyl compared to 2-methoxy-4- or 6-methyltetrahydropyran. The 2-methoxy-cis-5,6-dimethyltetrahydropyran did not. The enhanced anomeric effect is attributed to a steric repulsion between the trans vicinal Me groups. A similar effect is postulated for methyl glucoside and glucose pentaacetate.     

Studies of dynamic properties of heterogeneous catalytic reactions in a closed isothermal gradientless system over biographically inhomogeneous catalyst surface

The dynamics of a closed isothermal system of constant volume consisting of an ideal gaseous mixture and particles adsorbed over the biographically inhomogeneous catalyst surface, has been studied. The existence, uniqueness and asymptotic stability of the point of detailed equilibrium in each positive reaction simplex has been proved.

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Dehydration of tetrafluoropropanol (TFP) by pervaporation via novel PBI/BTDA-TDI/MDI co-polyimide (P84) dual-layer hollow fiber membranes

A novel PBI/P84 co-polyimide dual-layer hollow fiber membrane has been specifically fabricated through the dry-jet wet phase inversion process, for the first time, for the dehydration pervaporation of tetrafluoropropanol (TFP). Polybenzimidazole (PBI) was chosen as the outer selective layer because of its superior hydrophilic nature and excellent solvent-resistance together with robust thermal stability, while P84 co-polyimide was employed as the inner supporting layer because of its good solvent-resistance and thermal stability. The PBI/P84 membrane exhibits superior water selectivity and relatively high permeation flux. At 60 °C, the PBI/P84 dual-layer hollow fiber membrane shows a permeation flux of 332 g/(m² h) and a separation factor of 1990 for a feed solution containing of 85 wt% TFP. The preferential water sorption and the significant diffusivity difference between TFP and water are the main causes of high separation factor. However, an increase in feed temperature will greatly increase the permeation flux but seriously decrease the water selectivity. The activation energy data verify that water can preferentially permeate the PBI membrane due to the strong water affinity of PBI and a much smaller molecular size of water.     

Racemization of chiral amino alcohols III: Effect of Mg or Ca addition on the activity and stability of the Co/γ-Al2O3 catalyst

The racemization of R-(-)-2-amino-1-butanol in a reaction using Co/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts and catalysts modified by Mg or Ca was investigated in this paper. Complete racemization was achieved with a yield of over 83% at using the Mg modified Co/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst under optimized reaction conditions of 170°C and 2.5 MPa of H₂. The catalysts were thoroughly characterized by XRD, XPS, TPR, SEM and TEM. The addition of Mg and Ca may be advantageous for dispersing and stabilizing the active species of the Co/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst, protecting from sintering, significantly improving its catalytic activity and stability.     

Theoretical studies on vibrational spectra of some halides of Group IIB elements

The vibrational spectra of Group IIB elements halides MX2 and their dimers M2X4 (M=Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II); X=F, Cl, Br and I) have been systematically investigated by ab initio RHF and B3LYP methods with LanL2MB, LanL2DZ and SDD basis sets. The optimized geometries, calculated vibrational frequencies are evaluated via comparison with the experimental data. The vibrational frequencies, calculated by these methods with different basis sets, are compared to each other too. The best results can be obtained by RHF/SDD method, with this method, the deviations for MX2 and Hg2X4 are <7%. Some vibrational frequencies of M2X4 that have not been experimentally reported are also predicted.     

EPR study of the nature of active sites and the type of their deactivation in CO hydrogenation on (Ni+Ti)/SiO2 catalysts

As shown by EPR, upon supporting Ni(-C₃H₅)₂ on Ti/SiO₂, the Ni complex is coordinated to Ti³⁺ ions. Deactivation of (Ni+Ti)/SiO₂ catalysts so obtained during CO hydrogenation is due to the oxidation of Ti³⁺ ions and metallic nickel particles by reaction products.

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, Ni(-C₃H₅)₂ Ti/SiO₂ Ni Ti³⁺. , (Ni+Ti)/SiO₂ CO Ti³⁺ .

     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins. XXII. Cycloorbicoside A fromAstragalus orbiculatus

The quantitatively main glycoside — cycloorbicoside A — has been isolated from the epigeal parts of the plantAstragalus orbiculatus, and on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics its structure has been established as (23R,24S)-16,23:16,24-diepoxycycloartane-3,7,25-triol 3-0--D-xylopyranoside.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 719–726, November–December, 1986.