The Many Measures of Molecular Dimensions

In contrast to the high precision with which masses of atoms and molecules can be specified, their external dimensions remain intrinsically fuzzy. Attention is directed to the difference between measurements of interatomic separations within molecules, that in many instances are cited with error bars of +/– 0.002 Å, and the available approximate magnitudes of over-all sizes, needed for estimating packing densities (in solids or liquids). The following account, is a critical examination of the underlying concepts and of the diversity of data in the literature, regarding internal dimensions (bond lengths), overall extensions, cross-sectional areas, and volumes of molecules that may be derived from a variety of experiments. Historical markers of the evolution of the underlying theories and experiments are included.     

The role of acidic residues and of sodium ion adduction on the gas-phase H/D exchange of peptides and peptide dimers

Gas-phase H/D exchange is widely used for characterizing the structure of ions. However, many structural parameters that affect the rate of H/D exchange are poorly understood, which complicates the interpretation of experimental data. Here, the effects of sodium ion adduction on the rate of H/D exchange with D₂O for a series of peptides and peptide dimers with varying numbers of acidic residues are described. The maximum number of sodium ion adducts that can be accommodated by the peptides and peptide dimers in this study is N + 1, where N is the number of free carboxylic acid groups. The formation of methyl-esters at all carboxylic acid groups, or the replacement of all the acidic hydrogens with sodium ions, effectively shuts down H/D exchange with D₂O. In contrast, both the rate and the extent of H/D exchange with D₂O are increased for most of the peptides and peptide dimers by the adduction of an intermediate number of sodium ions. These results are consistent with the H/D exchange occurring via a salt-bridge mechanism and show that the presence of two carboxylic acid groups is much better than one. The results with peptide dimers also indicate that surface accessibility may not be a dominant factor in the extent of H/D exchange for these ions.     

Compounds with symmetrical tricobalt chains wrapped by dipyridylamide ligands and cyanide or isothiocyanate ions as terminal ligands

Three new linear compounds of the type Co(3)(dpa)(4)X(2), where dpa is the anion of di(2-pyridyl)amine and X is NCS(-) (5), CN(-) (6), and N(CN)(2)(-) (7), have been prepared, and their structures and magnetic behavior have been studied. In all of them, including three different solvates of 5, the Co(3) chains are symmetrical with Co-Co distances of ca. 2.31-2.32 A. The appearance of four lines in the (1)H NMR spectra of the three compounds is also consistent with a symmetrical structure in solution. For all compounds, the magnetic behavior is quite similar with mu(eff) of ca. 1.9-2.0 micro(B) at temperatures between 1.8 and 200 K. As the temperature increases, the effective moments increase gradually, but since saturation is not reached, even at 400 K, the high-spin state cannot be assigned.     

Zwei neue Alkylimido-methylgallane mit Käfigstruktur

Two New Alkylimido-Methylgallanes with Cage Structure The tetrameric alkylimido-methylgallanes (MeGa? NR)₄ (R = CH(CH₃)₂ ( ⁱPr), C(CH₃)₃ ( ^tBu) and Me = CH₃) have been prepared by pyrolyses of the dimeric amido compounds (Me₂Ga? N(H)R)₂ at 250–260°C. The mass, NMR and vibrational spectra are discussed, they prove almost identical structures of the skeletons. The X-Ray structure determination of (MeGa? N^tBu)₄ shows four heterocubane molecules in the trigonal unit cell (space group P3 c1, a = b = 1061.7(1), c = 3191.8(5) pm) and two disordered benzene solvate molecules. The Ga? N bonds range between 198.4 to 199.9 pm, the Ga? N? Ga and N? Ga? N bond angles lie between 90.6 to 91.4 and 88.6 to 89.2°, respectively. The structure was refined to an R₁(R₂)-value of 0.049 (0.057).     

Synthesis of the Deuterium Labeled Isoflavone-<Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-glucoside 8,3′,5′-D<Subscript>3</Subscript>-Daidzin

The regio- and stereospecific glycosylation of 8,3′,5′-trideuterodaidzein 1 with α-acetobromoglucose to provide 8,3′,5′-trideuterodaidzein-7-O-β-glucopyranoside 2 is presented.     

飞行时间型质量分析器(TOFMS)的研制及应用

自行研制了电子碰撞离子化的飞行时间型质量分析器（ＴＯＦＭＳ），用于物质的化学分析。用研制的ＴＯＦＭＳ测量了Ａｒ离子化的飞行时间谱和离子的部分电离截面积比与碰撞电子能量的依赖关系，将它与Ｓｔｅｐｓｈａｎ等人的实验结果进行了比较。     

光度分析中协同系数补偿方法的研究──三次标准加入法同时测定钼、钨和钛

本文在两次标准加入法[1]的基础上，提出了三组份同时测定的三次标准加入法，并应用于钼、钨和钛的流动注射同时测定。测定条件：［水杨基荧光酮（SAF）］＝1．25　×10-4mol／L，［溴化＋六烷基三甲基铵（CTMAB）」＝2．5×10－3mol／L，pH1．35，25℃，采样、进样时间分别为10s和18s，进样频率128次／h。为消除组份间协同作用引起的吸光度加合性的偏离，定义了三组份协同系数。将其引入三组份同时测定方法，补偿了吸光度对线性的偏离。补偿后钼、钨和钛的测定范围分别为0．05～0．35，0．25～1．00，0．025～0．30mg／L。测定了钢样及模拟样品中钼、钨和钛含量，结果较好。     

硫酸喹啉荧光猝灭法测定脱氧核糖核酸

基于DNA在pH2～4的范围内对硫酸喹啉的荧光具有较强的猝灭作用，建立了一种测定DNA的新方法。当DNA的浓度为10～700μg／L时，荧光猝灭程度与DNA浓度呈线性关系，其线性回归方程为：△IF=1．52118 0．11038G(μg／L)；相关系数r=0．9985；检出限为5．9μg／L。本方法用于大肠杆菌提取的质粒DNA的测定，获得满意结果。     

New syntheses and chemistry of hexafluorotropone

Two new routes to hexafluorotropone have been developed, one from hexachlorotropone and a superior synthesis from hexafluorobenzene. Hexafluorotropone was found to be a very weak base, with a conjugate acid pK(a) of -6.2 +/- 0.5. The tropone adds in [6 + 4] fashion to cyclopentadiene and photocyclizes to hexafluorobicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one. Lithium hydroxide in benzene transforms the tropone into pentafluorotropolone, which functions as a bidentate ligand.