The fluorescence of biliverdin dimethyl ester

Freshly prepared solutions of biliverdin dimethyl ester ( 2 ) in ethanol showed fluorescence maxima at 710 and 770 nm [Φ_F = 1.1. 10^?4 (room temperature) and 5.0 10^?4 (77 K)]. The maxima of monoprotonated 2 at 77 K were shifted to 725 and 806 nm and the quantum yield was increased to 2.6. 10^?2. This acid effect was reversible by neutralization with base. When a neutral solution was kept standing in the dark at room temperature, or when an acidic solution was neutralized by base, an additional fluorescence maximum at 500 nm with a mirror image excitation spectrum with λ_max = 470 nm developed, which disappeared on addition of acid and which is attributed to a chemical change of 2 .     

The Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Methoxy-1, 3, 5 (10)-estratrien-11, 17-dione by a Thermal Intramolecular Cycloaddition Reaction. Preliminary communication

The enantiomerically pure (+)-3-methoxy-1, 3, 5 (10)-estratrien-11, 17-dione 11 (with trans-anti-trans configuration) was synthesized in a highly stereocontrolled fashion from (±)-t-butyl 4-methoxy-1-benzocyclobutene carboxylate (8) and the (+)-carboxylic acid 6 , obtained from 4 in two steps, followed by one crystallization of the (+)-ephedrine salt. The key step 10→11 (Scheme 2) involves a thermal intramolecular cycloaddition reaction.     

EFFECTS OF BOUND MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES ON THE DECAY OF THE PHOTOTRANSFORMATION INTERMEDIATES I1,21700 FROM NATIVE Avena PHYTOCHROME*

Abstract–Thc kinetics of the microsecond phototransformation intermediates of 124 kDa Avena phytochrome (1700^1,2) were studied in the prcsence of bound monoclonal antibodies at various temperatures. A global analysis was applied to the decays at all wavelengths at each temperature in order to derive the rate constants and the decay-associated spectra of the three decay components. Monoclonal antibodies bound to specific epitopes altered the Arrhenius parameters of both 1700^1,2 decay components. The strongest influence on these parameters was observed with OAT 8 (epitope between residues 624 and 686), which decreased by more than 50% the activation parameters of both components. This decrease is interpreted to result from an increased flexibility induced by this antibody in the ground state or in the transition state of bonds changing during the decay of both 1700 transients. Thus, the OAT 8 cpitope appears to be functionally important during the decay of the 1700^1,2 intermediates. For the case of 1100¹ bound OAT 23 and OAT 25 (epitopes between residues 1 and 66) reduced even further the relatively small flexibility of these bonds in the red light-absorbing form of phytochrome (P1) without antibodies, as reflected by the high preex-ponential factors for its decay. This resulted also in higher activation energies for this decay in the presence of the antibodies. Thus, the amino-terminus should act as a rigid spacer of the chromophore cavity without affecting it during the microsecond transformation, because the Arrhenius parameters for these decays are similar to those for small phytochrome. The possible implications of the influence of the various antibodies on the bleaching remaining after the decay of 1700^1,2 are discussed.     

Synthese und Eigenschaften von Dimolybdän-μ-nitrido-heptachlorid Mo2NCl7

Synthesis and Properties of Di-molybdenum-μ-nitrido-heptachloride, Mo₂NCl₇ Mo₂NCl₇ was prepared by the reaction of molybdenum pentachloride with the bromide of Millon's base, [Hg₂N]Br, in boiling CCl₄. It forms a moisture sensitive, dark green crystal powder, the magnetic moment at 20°C (μ_eff = 0.95 B.M.) being strongly reduced. With acetonitrile the μ-nitrido complex Mo₂NCl₇ · 3CH₃CN is formed, with phosphoryl chloride the donor acceptor complex Mo₂NCl₇ · 2POCl₃, respectively. Partial oxidation of the latter complex with chlorine leads to very unstable Mo₂NCl₈ · 2POCl₃, from which (PPh₄)₃[Mo₃NCl₁₀] can be obtained by the reaction with PPh₄Cl. For the complex (PPh₄)₃[Mo₂NCl₁₀] is also found a reduced paramagnetism of μ_eff = 1.47 B.M. at 20°C. All complexes are characterized by i.r. spectroscopy.     

Dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde 4-phenyl-S-methylthiosemicarbazone

Mixed ligand complexes of dioxomolybdenum(VI) with 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde 4-phenyl-S-methylthiosemicarbazone (H₂L) were prepared with the formula [MoO₂(L)D] (D = H₂O, methyl, n-butyl, and n-undecyl alcohol, DMF, DMSO, pyridine, 4-picoline, and 3,5-lutidine). The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The thermal decomposition of the compounds were investigated by using TGA, DTG, and DTA methods in air, and the thermal behavior depending on the second ligand molecule was discussed. A single crystal of the DMF coordinated complex was studied by X-ray diffractometry. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization of K8(VO)2O(SO4)6

Red and yellow dichroistic crystals of a vanadium(V) compound, potassium (mu-oxo, di-mu-sulfato)bis(oxodisulfatovanadate), K(8)(VO)(2)O(SO(4))(6), have been obtained from the ternary catalytic model melt system K(2)S(2)O(7)[bond]K(2)SO(4)[bond]V(2)O(5). By slow cooling of the melt from 420 to 355 degrees C, crystal growth occurred, using solid V(2)O(5) crystals present in the melt as nucleation promoter. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(l) with a = 13.60(9) A, b = 13.93(9) A, c = 14.05(9) A, beta = 90.286(10) degrees, and Z = 2. It contains two VO(6) octahedra linked together by a mu-oxo and two mu-sulfato bridges. Furthermore, each octahedron has two monodentate sulfate ligands, making the dimeric entity coordinatively saturated. IR spectroscopy shows bands arising from V[bond]O[bond]V and V[double bond]O stretches as well as splitting of sulfate bands due to the different degrees of freedom present for different conformations of sulfate ligands. The coordination of vanadium in K(8)(VO)(2)O(SO(4))(6) is discussed in relation to the reaction mechanism of SO(2) oxidation catalysis.     

Arbeiten über Phosphorsäure und Thiophosphorsäureester mit einem heterocyclischen Substituenten 9. Mitteilung 1. Aza-Analogie I: Aza-Analoge von Phthalimid-, Benztriazol- und 1,2,3-Benztriazin-4(3H)-on-Derivaten

Aza-analogues of the known pesticidal dithiophosphates 2, 4 and 5 have been prepared by replacing the phthalimide, benzotriazole and 1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-one moieties resp. in 2 by those of quinolinic acid imide (6), cinchomeronic acid imide (7) and pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid imide (12), in 4 by 1H-v-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridine (15) and in 5 by pyrido[2,3-e]1,2,3-triazin-4(3H)-one (21). Compared to the known compounds the new esters are less or at best equally pesticidal with an equal or even higher mammalian toxicity.     

Synthesis and characterization of crosslinked polydiacetylene and its two-component interpenetrating polymer networks

The synthesis of crosslinked polydiacetylenes and its two-component interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) was carried out utilizing its polar and flexible substituent groups. Polydiacetylenes were crosslinked by the formation of allophanate linkages utilizing urethane groups in the substituent groups of the polydiacetylenes. Elemental analysis, DSC, TMA, solvent resistance, and IR spectra are presented as evidence for the formation of crosslinked polydiacetylenes. IPNs of polydiacetylenes and an epoxy resin (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A) were synthesized by using simultaneous and sequential methods of synthesis. A study of phase morphology of the simultaneous and sequential IPNs was carried out using electron microscopy, TMA, and DSC.     

Exploiting the regioselectivity of pyroglutamate alkylations for the synthesis of 6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes and 4-azabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes

Depending on the N-protecting group of pyroglutamates, the reactivity can be directed to the formation of 6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octanes or 4-azabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes, which are conformationally restricted glutamate analogues.