Influence of electronic and steric effects and hydrogen bonding on1H and13C spectral parameters in azo compounds

V. I. Vernadskii Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences; Turin University, Turin, Italy. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 91–101, November–December, 1992.     

Nonvalent interactions in the crystal structures of (Et4N)2[Mo3S7Br6] and (Et4N)(H9O4)[Mo3S7Cl6] clusters

Crystal structures of (Et₄N)₂[Mo₃S₇Br₆] (I) and (Et₄N)(H₉O₄)[Mo₃S₇Cl₆] (II) clusters belonging to the class of Mo₃S ₇ ⁴⁺ were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Crystals I are orthorhombic a=19.106(3), b=12.930(2), c=29.887(5) Å, V=7383(2) ų, space group Pbca, Z=8, d_calc=2.253 g/cm³, R(F)=0.0402, wR(F²)=0.0587 for 2493 F_hkl>4σ. Crystals II are monoclinic, a=17.106(3), b=18.882(4), c=11.006(2), Å, β=126.13(3)°, V=2871.2(9) ų, space group Cc, Z=4, d_calc=2.147 g/cm³, R(F)=0.0181, wR(F²)=0.0445 for 2307 F_hkl>4σ. Structure I has an anion dimer with 3S_ax…Cl=3.258(4)–3.404(4) Å; the dimer is similar to that observed in the structures of A₂[M₃X₇Hal₆], A=Ph₄P⁺, Ph₃EtP⁺, and PPN⁺. In structure II, infinite chains of anions bonded by 3S_ax…Cl contacts of 3.183(3)–3.394(3) Å were found. A similar phenomenon was established earlier for the structure of (Et₄N)(H₉O₄)[Mo₃S₇Br₆] (III), which is not isostructural to II. Compounds II and III also differ in the structure of the H₉O₄ ⁺ cation: infinite helix in II and pyramid in III.     

Avarol and isoavarol from a Pacific Ocean sponge Dysidea sp.

Two hydroquinone-group-containing terpenoids have been isolated from a Pacific Ocean spongeDysidia, sp. One of them has been identified by physicochemical methods as the previously known avarol. The second, isoavarol, obtained for the first time, differs from avarol by the 4(11)-position of the double bond.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, USSR Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 358–361, May–June, 1990.     

Adsorption of benzene on the V2O5/γ-Al2O3 catalyst

Adsorption of benzene on the V₂O₅/-Al₂O₃ catalysts was studied in the temperature interval from 443 to 493 K and at partial pressures of the adsorbate ranging from 1 to 400 Pa. The adsorption isotherms were plotted. The isosteric heats and various entropy characteristics of adsorption were determined. Mobility of benzene in the adsorption layer is restricted compared to the model of ideal dimeric gas. The adsorbed amounts of benzene and chlorobenzene are compared.     

Crystal Structures of Two Re(V) Complexes of 3,5-Dimethylpyrazole with Linear and Bent [OReOReO]4+ Fragments

The crystal structures of two new dimer compounds of Re(V) containing an [OReOReO]⁴⁺ fragment have been studied. Re₂O₃Cl₄(3,5-Me₂pzH)₄ (I): space group P2¹/n, Z = 4, a = 10.180(3), b = 18.132(3), c = 16.601(2) , = 94.60(2)°, V = 3054.4(1) ³, d _calc = 2.059 g/cm³, R ₁ = 0.0513, wR₂ = 0.1493 for 4701 I_hkl > 2 _I of 4926 measured reflections; Re₂O₃Cl₂(-3,5-Me₂pz)₂(3,5-Me₂pzH)₂2[(3,5-Me₂pzH₂)Cl] (II): space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, a = 16.904(2), b = 14.573(1), c = 17.401(2) , = 107.23(1)°, V = 4094.2(7) ³, d _calc = 1.848 g/cm³, R ₁ = 0.025, wR₂ = 0.0514 for 6102 I_hkl > 2 _I of 6315 measured reflections (Enraf-Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer, MoK, graphite monochromator). Compound I has a molecular structure, where molecules are dimers Re₂O₃Cl₄(3,5-Me₂pzH)₄ with a bridging O atom. In II, the dominant motif is the ReOCl(3,5-Me₂pzH) fragments bridged by the pyrazole molecules and the O atom.     

1,1,4,4-Tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol and its derivatives. 5. Reaction of 1,1,4,4-tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol with formaldehyde; synthesis and crystal structure of 4,4-dinitro-2,3-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran

1,1,4,4-Tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol reacts with formaldehyde, forming 2,2-dinitropropane-1,3-diol or a cyclic ether — 4,4-dinitro-2,3-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran — as a function of the reaction conditions.Institute of Chemical Physics, Chernogolovka, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2755–2759, December, 1992.     

Resonant interaction between intense electromagnetic waves during ionization of an atom

Resonant interaction through the continuum between two intense electromagnetic waves of different frequencies during ionization of an atom is considered. A general solution of the problem is found by using a procedure based on the application of the Laplace transform to the equations for the time-dependent amplitudes of the probability. When one of the EM waves is considerably weaker than the other, the dynamics of the absorption of light by an atom are investigated, and a final value for the ionization probability in the illumination region is found.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 63–70, January, 1978.     

Fluorescence of the single tryptophan of cutinase: temperature and pH effect on protein conformation and dynamics

The cutinase from Fusarium solani pisi is an enzyme with a single L-tryptophan (Trp) involved in a hydrogen bond with an alanine (Ala) residue and located close to a cystine formed by a disulfide bridge between two cysteine (Cys) residues. The Cys strongly quenches the fluorescence of Trp by both static and dynamic quenching mechanisms. The Trp fluorescence intensity increases by about fourfold on protein melting because of the disruption of the Ala-Trp hydrogen bond that releases the Trp from the vicinity of the cystine residue. The Trp forms charge-transfer complexes with the disulfide bridge, which is disrupted by UV light irradiation of the protein. This results in a 10-fold increase of the Trp fluorescence quantum yield because of the suppression of the static quenching by the cystine residue. The Trp fluorescence anisotropy decays are similar to those in other proteins and were interpreted in terms of the wobbling-in-cone model. The long relaxation time is attributed to the Brownian rotational correlation time of the protein as a whole below the protein-melting temperature and to protein-backbone dynamics above it. The short relaxation time is related to the local motion of the Trp, whose mobility increases on protein denaturation.