Direct measurement of CF3I multiphoton dissociation yield by iodine-laser detection of iodine atoms

The primary yield of CF₃I multiphoton dissociation under CO₂-laser irradiation has been determined by direct monitoring of iodine atoms using a pulsed iodine laser. The primary yield was found to exceed markedly an observed MPD yield obtained from measurement of the CF₃I consumption not only in CF₃I-N₂ but also in CF₃I-O₂ mixtures.     

榆耳水溶性多糖的结构特征

用3%三氯醋酸从榆耳子实体中提取出水溶性粗多糖,经乙醇分级、SepharoseCL6B纯化得到单一组分GIA.SepharoseCL6B柱层析测得GIA的相对分子质量为1 26×105.GC分析表明GIA由Man和Glc两种单糖构成,其物质的量比为1 42∶1.多糖GIA经部分酸水解、高碘酸氧化、Smith降解和甲基化分析其结构主要为β(1→3)Man和β(1→3)Glc,且在6～0处构成分枝结构,平均每11个己糖残基有2个分枝,多糖GIA的支链部分由(1→4)Glc构成,末端残基为Man,Glc.     

Charge transfer and electron backdonation in metallofullerenes encapsulating NSc3

Orbital interaction analysis is employed to understand the complex charge transfer mechanism operative in endohedral metallofullerenes of composition NSc₃@C_n (n = 68, 78). This phenomenon combines substantial electron transfer from the core to the cage with electron backdonation, involving the interaction between the occupied orbitals of the negatively charged cage and the unoccupied d orbitals of the positively charged core. This electron backdonation differs fundamentally from conventional orbital hybridization, which takes place primarily between the HOMO of the metal core and the LUMO of the fullerene cage. These findings imply the pronounced stability of NSc₃@C_n (n = 68, 78), especially for NSc₃ encapsulated in the non-IPR C₆₈ enclosure, as experimentally established.     

Effect of Substituents and of Wavelength of Irradiation on the Photo-Fries-Rearrangement of Enol-Esters Preliminary Communication

Enol-esters 1a-1e undergo clean Photo-Fries-rearrangements without side reactions. With anthroyl derivatives the reaction is observed only at 254 nm, not at 366 nm.     

Rhodopsin reconstituted into a planar-supported lipid bilayer retains photoactivity after cross-linking polymerization of lipid monomers

Transmembrane proteins (TMPs), particularly ion channels and receptors, play key roles in transport and signal transduction. Many of these proteins are pharmacologically important and therefore targets for drug discovery. TMPs can be reconstituted in planar-supported lipid bilayers (PSLBs), which has led to development of TMP-based biosensors and biochips. However, PSLBs composed of natural lipids lack the high stability desired for many technological applications. One strategy is to use synthetic lipid monomers that can be polymerized to form robust bilayers. A key question is how lipid polymerization affects TMP structure and activity. In this study, we have examined the effects of UV polymerization of bis-Sorbylphosphatidylcholine (bis-SorbPC) on the photoactivation of reconstituted bovine rhodopsin (Rho), a model G-protein-coupled receptor. Plasmon-waveguide resonance spectroscopy (PWR) was used to compare the degree of Rho incorporation and activation in fluid and poly(lipid) PSLBs. The results show that reconstitution of Rho into a supported lipid bilayer composed only of bis-SorbPC, followed by photoinduced lipid cross-linking, does not measurably diminish protein function.     

Synthesis of tricyclic phospholene oxides by cycloaddition of phosphorus halides with heterocyclic analogs of 1-vinyl-3,4-dihydronaphthalenes

Replacement of C-4 with a hetero substituent (NR,O,S) in the 1-vinyl-3,4-dihydronaphthalene system has provided a new type of diene for participation in the McCormack cycloaddition reaction with P(III) halides. The tricyclic phospholene oxides so obtained are the first to bear an additional heteroatom in the ring system. 1,2-Dihydro-7-methoxy-1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-4-vinylquinoline is a stable solid that reacts with methylphosphonous dichloride to give, after hydrolysis of the cycloadduct, the 1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-phospholo-[2,3-c]quinoline ring system. The dihydroquinoline moiety was aromatized by detosylation with potassium t-butoxide. The tendency of 4-vinyl-2H-benzopyran to dimerize was a serious complication in its use, and the cycloaddition with methylphosphonous dichloride proceeded only in low yield. The product, a 2,3,3a,4-tetra-hydrobenzo[3,2-d]pyran derivative, was a stable, easily purified and characterized substance. 4-Vinyl-2H-benzo[b]thiopyran was more stable than the pyran, but the phospholo derivative from reaction with methylphosphonous dichloride was more difficult to purify. All products were characterized by ¹³C-nmr spectroscopy.     

Aggregate, Polymer and Cluster Formation from Metal-Imino Carboxylate Complexes

Reaction of tris-(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) andthe sodium salt of an -ketocarboxylic acid, typically sodium pyruvate, affordsin the presence of a lanthanide ion aseries of complexes and aggregates includingmononuclear, cyclic tetranuclear and polymerspecies of [L¹]^3- ([L¹]^3-=N[CH₂CH₂N=C(CH₃)COO^-]³).The aggregation of these and related d-block elementcomplexes with Na⁺ ions leadsto the formation of polymeric materials, and thefactors influencing the formation and controlof these various aggregation states are discussed.Metal cations also template the aggregationof the fragment [Ni(L²)] ([L²]^2- =CH₂[CH₂N = C(CH₃)COO^-]₂)to give, in high yield, the polynuclearaggregates {[Ni(L²)]₆M}^x+(M = Nd, Pr, Ce, La, x = 3; M = Sr, Ba, x = 2). The structures of{[Ni(L²)]₆M}^x+ show aninterstitial twelve co-ordinate, icosahedralcation M^x+ encapsulated by six [Ni(L²)]fragments. In the presence ofNa⁺, aggregation of [Ni(L²)] fragments affords {[Ni(L²)]₉Na₄(H₂O)(MeOH)(ClO₄)}³⁺ thestructure of whichshows four Na⁺ ions templating the formation ofa distorted tricapped trigonal prismatic[Ni(L²)]₉ cage. Thus, control overconstruction of various polynuclear cages viaself-assembly at octahedral junctions can beachieved using main group, transition metaland lanthanide ion templates.     

Crystal and molecular structure, and P N.M.R. characteristics of di-μ-chlorodi(propionyl)bis(dimethylphenylphosphine)diplatinum(III). Trans-influence of ligands in binuclear complexes

The known complex, $\text{trans}$-(η-C₅H₅)₂Rh₂(CO)₂(CF₃C₂CF₃) is formed in high yield from (η-C₅H₅)Rh(CO)₂ and CF₃FCCF₃ at 100°. The less stable $\text{cis}$-isomer of the complex is obtained in low yield from the same reaction. The infrared, ¹H, ¹⁹F and ¹³C NMR spectra of the two isomers are compared. The $\text{trans}$-isomer undergoes CO scrambling in solution at room temperature, and the variable temperature ¹³C NMR spectra are consistent with a pairwise bridge opening and closing mechanism. The mechanism is extended to account for the isomerization of $\text{cis}$ to $\text{trans}$ isomer, whihc has a half-life of 12 h at room temperature. The ¹³C spectrum indicates that the $\text{cis}$-isomer is static in solution at room temperature. The $\text{trans}$-isomer is reversibly protonated by protonic acids, and BF₄^? and PF₆^? salts of the protonated species can be isolated. The spectroscopic properties of these salts are consistent with protonation at one of the alkynyl-carbons, but it is not possible to distinguish between two alternative structures for the complex cation.Treatment of (η-C₅H₅)₂Rh₂(CO)₂(CF₃C₂CF₃) with (η-C₅H₅)Rh(CO)₂ gives the trinuclear complex (η-C₅H₅)₃Rh₃(CO)(CF₃C₂CF₃) in 80% yield. The analogoug but-2-yne complex is formed from (η-C₅H₅)₃Rh₃(CO)₃ and MeCCMe. The infrared, ¹H, ¹⁹F and ¹³C NMR spectra indicate that the hexafluorobut-2-yne complex exists in two different structural arrangements in solution. One has an edge bridging, and the other a face bridging carbonyl. The proportion of the isomers is affected by the solvent polarity. The spectra of the but-2-yne complex indicate it is fluxional at room temperature, and has a face bridging structure in solution regardless of the polarity of the solvent. Reversible protonation of the hexafluorobut-2-yne complex occurs in protonic acids, and the salt [(η-C₅H₅)₃Rh₃(CO)(CF₃C₂CF₃)H]⁺[BF₄]^?,H₂O can be isolated. The spectroscopic properties of this complex are consistent with a structure incorporating an edge-bridging carbonyl, and probably, an edge-bridging hydride ligand.     

Single and double hydrogen migration in the fragmentation of 3-methyl-2-butyl trifluoroacetate

Three of the main oxygen-containing fragments resulting from 3-methyl-2-butyl trifluoroacetate (11) had been identified previously as the 1-triflnoroacetoxyethyl cation (m/z 141, 12, product of simple cleavage), and the products of single (m/z 142) and double hydrogen transfer (m/z 143, protonated ethyl trifluoroacetate). Collisionally activated dissociation of m/z 142 and the isotopomers resulting from 11-2-d, 11-1-d₃, 11-5,6-d₆, and 11-¹⁸O₂ has established that m/z 142 is the oxygen protonated 1-trifluoroacetoxyethyl free radical (17) formed by hydrogen shift irom a γ-methyl group to oxygen in the molecular ion, rather than in a complex (18) between 12 and the 2-propyl free radical, as expected based on a mechanistic model existing in the literature. The second hydrogen transferred originates in the other γ-methyl group; its migration may occur, but does not have to, in the complex between 17 and a molecule of propene, prior to dissociation of the two fragments. Collision-activated dissociation has now shown that the m/z 140 ion observed in the spectrum is the molecular ion of vinyl trifluoroacetate, possibly formed by a hydrogen transfer from 12 to the 2-propyl radical in the complex 18. The hydrogen migration to oxygen exhibits no isotope effect, whereas the transfers to carbon atoms exhibit small primary and α secondary kinetic isotope effects. Exclusive migration of the tertiary hydrogen from C(3) occurs in the formation of 2-methylbutene cation radical (m/z 70) from the molecular ion. The hydrocarbon ion fragments and the heteroatom-containing fragments are formed from 11 by disjoint pathways.     

The magnetic susceptibilities of cobaltocene and chromocene

The magnetic susceptibilities of cobaltocene and chromocene have been measured between 83 and 293 K; for cobaltocene the results suggest an appreciable orthorhombic splitting of the ²∏(σ²πδ⁴ ground state, whilst for chromocene the data provide further support for the ³Δ(σδ³) ground state previously deduced.