Dipole solvation in dielectrics

This paper presents an exact solution for the free energy of linear solvation of a dipolar solute in an arbitrary dielectric material with a microscopic spectrum of polarization fluctuations. The solution is given in terms of wave vector-dependent longitudinal and transverse structure factors of the polarization fluctuations in the pure dielectric. Good agreement with computer simulations of dipole solvation in dipolar and dipolar--quadrupolar liquids is achieved.     

X-ray study of the molecular structure of α-mercury and α-platinummercury derivatives of l-menthyl phenylacetate

The molecular structures of the L-menthyl ester of S-α-bromomercuriphenyl-acetic acid, diastereomer II, [α]²⁰_D ?18°, and of the related L-menthyl ester of α-bromobis(triphenylphosphine)platinummeruriphenylacetic acid, VI, have been investigated by the X-ray method. Insertion of L₂Pt carbenoid appears to occur into the HgBr bond in II and two phosphine ligands in the product VI occupy cis positions in a planar square around the platinum atom. The HgPt distance is 2.50 Å; there is intermolecular HgBr coordination in II, the distance being 3.23 Å.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of carbon-centered tris(pentafluorophenyl)silyl derivatives

A general method for the synthesis of carbon-centered tris(pentafluorophenyl)silyl derivatives (RSi(C₆F₅)₃) by reaction of trichlorosilanes (RSiCl₃) with pentafluorophenylmagnesium bromide was described. The crystal structures of obtained compounds were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis (7 structures). The peculiarities of crystal packing were analyzed by means of DFT calculations.     

Isotope exchange study of the e lectrophilic replacement reaction in a saturated carbon atom

Summary A study of the isotope exchange of the ethyl esters of -brommercuryarylacetic acids with²⁰³Hg Br₂ and 70% aqueous dioxane at 60°, made it possible to arrange the substituents in the following series in order of decreasing reaction rate: p-I, Br, Cl > p-F >H > o-CH₃ > p-CH₃> p-typet. C₄H₉.     

Efficient trapping of HNO by deoxymyoglobin

Nitrosyl hydride, HNO, also commonly termed nitroxyl, is a transient species that has been implicated in the biological activity of nitric oxide, NO. Herein, we report the first generation of a stable HNO-metal complex by direct trapping of free HNO. Deoxymyoglobin (Mb-Fe(II)) rapidly reacts with HNO produced from the decomposition of methylsulfonylhydroxylamine (MSHA) or Angeli's salt (AS) in aqueous solutions from pH 7 to pH 10, forming an adduct, Mb-HNO. The unique 1H NMR signal of the Fe-bound HNO at 14.8 ppm allows definitive proof of its formation. The generation of Mb-HNO and quantification of various myoglobin byproducts were accomplished by correlation of 1H NMR, UV-vis, and EPR spectroscopies. Typically, the maximum Mb-HNO yield obtained is 60-80%; competitive side reactions with byproducts as well as the further reactivity of the Mb-HNO decrease the overall yield. At pH 10, the observed rate of Mb-HNO generation by trapping HNO from MSHA is close to that for MSHA decomposition; kinetic simulations give a lower limit to the bimolecular rate of trapping as 1.4 x 10(4) M(-1) s(-1). The binding of HNO to deoxymyoglobin is rapid and essentially irreversible, which suggests that the biological activity of nitroxyl may be mediated by its reactivity with ferrous heme proteins such as myoglobin and hemoglobin.     

Inclusion of Two PhP(O)(OH) 2 Guest Molecules into the Cavity of Macrocyclic Cavidand Cucurbit[8]uril

A new inclusion compound which is a supramolecular adduct of cucurbit[8]uril with two guest molecules of phenylphosphonic acid, PhP(O)(OH)₂, included into the cavity as ``two guests in host'' is reported. The guests match both size and hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity requirements. Two phenyl groups of molecules of PhP(O)(OH)₂ are directed toward the center of the large hydrophobic cavity whereas the PO(OH)₂ groups are outward-looking and bound with each hydrophilic portal of cucurbit[8]uril by a short hydrogen bond.     

Voltammetric studies of the Kolbe synthesis with perfluorocarboxylic acids prepared from hexafluoropropene oxide oligomers

Carboxylic acids prepared from hexafluoropropene oxide CF₃CF₂CF₂O[CF(CF₃)CF₂O]_nCF (CF₃)COOH [n = 0, 2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-3,6-dioxaperfluorononanoic acid; n = 1, 2,5,8- tris(trifluoromethyl)-3,6,9-trioxaperfluorododecanoic acid], according to voltammetric data, enter the Kolbe reaction both at the Pt anode and at anodes from carbon materials in H₂O-CH₃CN and CH₃OH-CH₃CN solutions. The critical potential appreciably depends both on the anode material and on the solvent composition. Favorable effect of pyridine additions in H₂O-CH₃CN solutions is due to replacement of water molecules from the electrical double layer. The sodium ions exert a negative effect on the Kolbe synthesis.Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 74, No. 11, 2004, pp. 1842–1846.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Chechina, Sokolov, Tomilov.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Current drawbacks of proton-conducting ceramic materials: How to overcome them for real electrochemical purposes

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The multidipole effect in reactions of polyfunctional peroxy radicals

Conclusions The rate constant of the reaction of peroxide radicals of acrylic and methacrylic esters of polyols with nonpolar cumene is not dependent on the number of ester groups, and with polar 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol decreases with an increase in the number of ester groups in the peroxide radical. Both findings are in agreement with the model of a dipole-dipole interaction in reactions of polyfunctional compounds.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 778–781, April, 1985.