Direct or indirect influence of triphenyl‐lead on activity of Na+/K+‐ATPase

We have studied the effect of triphenyl‐lead chloride on the lipid phase of erythrocyte membranes, on lipid monomolecular layers and Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase of the microsomal fraction of rat brain. It was found that the haemolytic effect induced by this compound occurs when its concentration exceeds 30 µM . The minimal lead concentration inducing measurable effects in monomolecular lecithin layers is about 1 µM . Inhibition of Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase activity begins at a concentration exceeding 0.5 µM . Maximum inhibition is observed at around 40 µM —a concentration at which haemolysis also occurs. It can thus be thought that at very low lead concentrations the main (or exclusive) role in modifying membrane function is played by direct interaction between lead and the sulphydryl groups of ATPase, whereas at higher concentrations two effects seem to overlap: direct interaction between lead and enzymic proteins via their sulphydryl groups and as indirect influence on the proteins via changes in the organization of the lipid phase of the membrane. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

TG study on real role of active carbon support in propane dehydrogenation with CO2

Active carbon was used as a support for chromium(III) oxide phase. The synthesized materials appeared to be very active catalysts of the propane dehydrogenation in the presence of CO₂. An influence of the Cr content on the catalytic activity and selectivity was observed. The best results were achieved over the sample containing about 5 wt.% of Cr. A negative effect of activity decay with time-on-stream was found. The reasons of the observed deactivation were explained using the thermal analysis method. A behavior of the fresh and used samples was tested in a temperature range of 25–1000 °C in different atmospheres (inert gas, air or CO₂). It was found that the catalytic runs resulted in a partial decomposition of surface O-containing groups, which together with CrO_x species play a role of active centers. Moreover, a formation of inactive carbonaceous deposit on the catalyst surface was observed.     

NMR probing of structural peculiarities in ionic solutions close to critical point

(1)H, (23)Na, (35)Cl, (79)Br, and (81)Br NMR chemical shifts (delta) and signal half widths (Delta(12)) have been measured in aqueous electrolyte mixtures [tetrahydrofuran/H(2)ONaCl and 3-methylpyridine (3MP)H(2)ONaBr] at different mass fractions of salt (X) in the one-phase region, close to their lower critical solution points (T(CL)). Discontinuous changes in slope of delta=f(X) and Delta(12)=f(X) have been found in (23)Na and (81)Br NMR spectra of 3MP/water/NaBr solution at X approximately 0.1 and T=301 K. The dependency of (1)H NMR signals of 3MP is continuous over the whole investigated range of X=0.002-0.2, whereas changes in the slope of H(2)O chemical shifts are hardly noticeable. In the two-phase region, i.e., at T>T(CL), a doubling of all NMR signals has been observed. The sensitivity of NMR parameters depends more on composition of solution for anions (Cl(-) and Br(-)) than for cations (Na(+)). A very strong relaxation effect for (81)Br nuclei with relaxation rates reaching 14 000 s(-1) was observed. The results are interpreted in terms of ion-molecular clustering and changes in coherency of dipole configurations of water molecules during supramolecular restructuring of solutions.     

350 MHz 1H NMR spectra,dipole moments and preferred conformation of 8,9-epoxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-ones

350 MHz ¹H NMR spectra and dipole moments showed that in the preferred conformation of 8,9-epoxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-one and its 1,4-dimethoxy derivative the oxirane ring takes a pseudo-axial position.     

1H NMR studies of solvent effects on hydrogen bonding in some pyridine trifluoroacetates

The chemical shifts of hydrogen bonded protons in complexes of 11 substituted pyridines with trifluoroacetic acid were examined, in five dry solvents of different activity, with respect to proton transfer and aggregation effects. The results were correlated with ΔpK_a, the Kirkwood function and E _T parameters. The solvent effect on the intersection point obtained from the plot of the chemical shift of the hydrogen bonded protons against ΔpK_a can be used, similar to an isotopic effect, to differentiate strong hydrogen bonds. The aggregation of acid–base complexes can lead to downfield or upfield shifts; the variation of chemical shift with aggregation depends on the position of the proton in the hydrogen bridge.     

The protonation of ortho-methoxy- and hydroxy-benzaldehydes in FSO3H?SbF5?SO2 solution

The protonation of o-methoxy- and o-hydroxy-benzaldehydes in FSO₃H? SbF₅? SO₂ solution was investigated by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The formation of the Z-carbonyl protonated molecule is explained by intramolecular hydrogen bonding.     

Facile and Versatile Room-Temperature Synthesis of N,N-Disubstituted Cyanoacetamides from Malonic Ester Chloride

A general method for the synthesis of various N,N-disubstituted cyanoacetamides from readily available methyl malonyl chloride and secondary amines, including sterically demanding aliphatic and aromatic amines, is described.     

Studies on Pyrazine Derivatives,XLIII: Synthesis and Antituberculosis Activity of 6-(1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolino) and 6-(1,3,3-Trimethyl-6-azabicyclo-[3, 2, 1]-octano)-pyrazinocarboxylic Acid Derivatives

The reactivity of the chloride atom of 2-cyano-6-chloropyrazine was used in the reactions with amines, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and 1,3,3-trimethyl-6-azabicyclo-[3,2,1]-octane, which yielded the substrates for the syntheses of a series of new derivatives. The bulk of them were tested for their tuberculostatic activity. MIC values of the most active ones ( 2a , b , 5b , 7a , 9b , and 11b ) were within 3.1–50 μ g/mL.     

Synthesis and Tuberculostatic Activity of Some 1,1-Bis-methylthio-2-nitro-ethene Derivatives

1,1-bis-methylthio-2-nitro-ethene was used as a substrate to the syntheses of new heterocyclic compounds. In the reactions, with 1-phenylpiperazine—the corresponding diaminonitroethane 1 , 1,3-diaminonitropropane, and 1,3-diaminonitropropanol—the nitromethylenotetrahydropyrimidine derivatives 2 and 3 were prepared, whereas, with o-phenylenediamine—2-nitromethyleno-benzimidazole 4 were obtained. In the condensation reactions of compounds 2 , 3 , and 4 with benzoyl isothiocyanate, the products 5 , 6 , and 7 were obtained, and afterwards two of them, 5 and 6 , were transformed into the isothiazolines 8 and 9 .

1,1-bis-(4-phenylpiperazino)-2-nitroethane ( 1 ) was exposed to the action of phenyl isothiocyanate and the derivative obtained ( 10 ) was transformed, in the reaction with phenacylbromide, in to benzoylonitrothiophene 11 . The diazo compounds 12 , 13 , and 14 were obtained in the reactions of nitromethylenotetrahydropyrimidines 2 and 3 and of 2-nitromethylenobenzimidazole 4 with benzenediazonium chloride. The derivatives obtained were tested in vitro for their tuberculostatic activity. The compounds 7 (MIC 8–32 μg/mL) and 14 (MIC 16–63 μg/mL) appeared to be the most active compounds.