Synthesis and structure of the calixarene-like phosph(III)azane macrocycle [{P(mu-N(t)Bu)}2{1,5-(NH)2C10H6}]3

The reaction of [ClP(mu-NtBu)]2 with 1,5-diamino-naphthalene [1,5-(NH2)2C10H6] in Et3N-thf gives the trimeric macrocycle [{P(mu-NtBu)}2{1,5-(NH)2C10H6}]3(1); the X-ray structure of the toluene solvate 1.3toluene reveals a cone-shaped (calixarene-like) arrangement in which toluene guest molecules are trapped within the cavity.     

Molecular-level control of the photoluminescence from PPV nanostructured films

The fabrication of varied molecular architectures in layer-by-layer (LbL) films is exploited to control the photoluminescence (PL) of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) in an unprecedented way. This was achieved by controlling the F?rster energy transfer between PPV layers (donors) and layers of a commercial azodye, Brilliant Yellow (BY) (acceptors). Energy transfer was controlled by inserting spacer layers of inert polymers between PPV and BY layers and by photoaligning the BY molecules via trans-cis-trans isomerization. The PPV/BY LbL films displayed polarized PL whose intensity could be varied almost continuously by changing the time of photoalignment, which was carried out by impinging a linearly polarized laser light simultaneously to the PL experiments. For PPV/BY films with no spacer layers, PL was completely quenched, but its intensity increased with the number of spacing layers. Further increase in PL was obtained by photoaligning the BY molecules perpendicularly to the PPV molecules. This minimizes energy transfer, since F?rster processes are directional, dipole-dependent resonant transfers. Energy transfer is also controlled by imparting a preferential orientation of the PPV chains on PPV/BY LbL films deposited onto flexible Teflon substrates that may be stretched.     

Determination of activity coefficients in aqueous solutions of trichloroacetic acid from emf measurements at 25°C

Values of the emf for the cell: Na-glass|Na₂Succ(m), Hg₂Succ|Hg, have been measured. These values of E have been used with Hückel's extended Debye and Hückel equation to obtain the mean ionic activity coefficient values for Na₂Succ in aqueous solutions of several concentrations, m. The values of γ_± thus obtained have been adjusted to Pitzer's equation, with b = 1.2 and α = 2.0 to find Pitzer's parameters and then the values for both the osmotic coefficients and the activity of water. Finally, the standard potential of the Hg₂Succ|Hg electrode has been determined and from this value the solubility-product equilibrium constant for mercurous succinate has also been calculated.     

Study of the oxidation-reduction reactions of manganese and cobalt in alkaline triethanolamine medium

Summary It has been found that in alkaline triethanolamine medium the complex of bivalent manganese is oxidised by hexacyanoferrate(III), hydrogen peroxide or lead dioxide to the red-coloured complex of Mn^IV, which can be titrated potentiometrically with ferrous salt solution (Mn^IV Mn^III and Mn^III Mn^II). The stability of this complex has been studied in dependence on the oxidant employed, and it has been found that lead dioxide is best suited for this oxidation process. Similarly the oxidation of the complex Co^II Co^III has been studied in the same medium, and conditions have been found for the reductometric determination of the Co^III complex formed.The possibilities for determining manganese in the presence of cobalt and of other accompanying elements are discussed. The results obtained have been applied to the determination of manganese in ores and alloys.

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Zusammenfassung Bei Untersuchungen zum Oxydations-Reduktions-Verhalten von Mangan und Kobalt in alkalischer Triäthanolaminlösung wurde gefunden, daß der Mn^II-Komplex durch Hexacyanoferrat(III), Wasserstoffperoxid oder Bleidioxid zum rotgefärbten Mn^IV-Komplex oxydiert wird, der potentiometrisch mit, Fe^II-Lösung titriert werden kann (Mn^IV Mn^III; Mn^III Mn^II). Die Stabilität des Komplexes wurde in Abhängigkeit von der Art des Oxydationsmittels geprüft und Bleidioxid als am günstigsten gefunden. Analog wurden auch die Oxydation des Co^II- zum Co^III-Komplex untersucht und Bedingungen zur reduktometrischen Bestimmung des letzteren ausgearbeitet. Die Möglichkeiten zur Manganbestimmung in Gegenwart von Kobalt sowie anderen Begleitelementen werden diskutiert, und als praktische Anwendung wird die Manganbestimmung in Erzen und Legierungen beschrieben.

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. M. von Stackelberg on his 70th birthday.     

Holo- and hemidirected lead(II) in the polymeric [Pb(4)(mu-3,4-TDTA)2(H2O)2]*4H2O complex. N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate ligands derived from o-phenylenediamines as sequestering agents for lead(II)

The coordinating ability of the ligands 3,4-toluenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate (3,4-TDTA), o-phenylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate (o-PhDTA), and 4-chloro-1,2-phenylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate (4-Cl-o-PhDTA) (H4L acids) toward lead(II) is studied by potentiometry (25 degrees C, I = 0.5 mol x dm(-3) in NaClO4), UV-vis spectrophotometry, and 207Pb NMR spectrometry. The stability constants of the complex species formed were determined. X-ray diffraction structural analysis of the complex [Pb4(mu-3,4-TDTA)4(H2O)2]*4H2O (1) revealed that 1 has a 2-D structure. The layers are built up by the polymerization of centrosymmetric [Pb4L2(H2O)2] tetranuclear units. The neutral layers have the aromatic rings of the ligands pointing to the periphery, whereas the metallic ions are located in the central part of the layers. In compound 1, two types of six-coordinate lead(II) environments are produced. The Pb(1) is coordinated to two nitrogen atoms and four carboxylate oxygens from the ligand, whereas Pb(2) has an O6 trigonally distorted octahedral surrounding. The lead(II) ion is surrounded by five carboxylate oxygens and a water molecule. The carboxylate oxygens belong to four different ligands that are also joined to four other Pb(1) ions. The selective uptake of lead(II) was analyzed by means of chemical speciation diagrams as well as the so-called conditional or effective formation constants K(Pb)eff. The results indicate that, in competition with other ligands that are strong complexing agents for lead(II), our ligands are better sequestering agents in acidic media.     

Generation of new landomycins by combinatorial biosynthetic manipulation of the LndGT4 gene of the landomycin E cluster in S. globisporus

A 3 kb DNA fragment from the Streptomyces globisporus 1912 landomycin E (LaE) biosynthetic gene cluster (lnd) was completely sequenced. Three open reading frames were identified, lndGT4, lndZ4, and lndZ5, whose probable translation products resemble a glycosyltransferase, a reductase, and a hydroxylase, respectively. Studies of generated mutants from disruption and complementation experiments involving the lndGT4 gene allowed us to determine that LndGT4 controls the terminal L-rhodinose sugar attachment during LaE biosynthesis and that LndZ4/LndZ5 are responsible for the unique C11-hydroxylation of the landomycins. Generation of the novel landomycins F, G, and H in the course of these studies provided evidence for the flexibility of lnd glycosyltransferases toward their acceptor substrates and a basis for initial structure-activity relationships within the landomycin family of antibiotics.     

Dual Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of O,O‐Diethyl 2,4‐dinitrophenyl Phosphate and Thionophosphate Triesters

The reactions of the title compounds with phenoxides, secondary alicyclic (SA) amines, and pyridines, in 44 wt% ethanol–water, at 25°C and an ionic strength of 0.2 M, were subjected to kinetic and product studies. From analytical techniques (HPLC and NMR), two pathways were detected (nucleophilic attack at the phosphoryl center and at the C‐1 aromatic carbon) for the reactions of all the nucleophiles with the phosphate ( 2 ) and for the pyridinolysis of the thionophosphate ( 1 ). Only aromatic nucleophilic substitution was found for the reactions of 1 with phenoxides and SA amines. For the dual reactions, the nucleophilic rate constants (k_N) were separated in two terms: $k_{\rm N}^{\rm P}$ and $k_{\rm N}^{{\rm Ar}}$, which are the rate constants for the corresponding electrophilic centers. The absence of a break in the Brønsted‐type plots for the attack at P is consistent with concerted mechanisms. The Brønsted slopes, β_Ar 0.32–0.71, for the attack at the aromatic C‐1, are in agreement with stepwise mechanisms where formation of a Meisenheimer complex is the rate‐determining step. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 45: 202–211, 2013     

A Carbocationic Triarylmethane-Based Porous Covalent Organic Network

A thermally stable carbocationic covalent organic network (CON), named RIO-70 was prepared from pararosaniline hydrochloride, an inexpensive dye, and triformylphloroglucinol in solvothermal conditions. This nanoporous organic material has shown a specific surface area of 990 m² g⁻¹ and pore size of 10.3 Å. The material has CO₂ uptake of 2.14 mmol g⁻¹ (0.5 bar), 2.7 mmol g⁻¹ (1 bar), and 6.8 mmol g⁻¹ (20 bar), the latter corresponding to 3 CO₂ molecules adsorbed per pore per sheet. It is shown to be a semiconductor, with electrical conductivity (σ) of 3.17×10⁻⁷ S cm⁻¹, which increases to 5.26×10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ upon exposure to I₂ vapor. DFT calculations using periodic conditions support the findings.     

Rapid traveling waves in the nonlocal Fisher equation connect two unstable states

In this note, we give a positive answer to a question addressed in Nadin et al. (2011) [7]. To be precise, we prove that, for any kernel and any slope at the origin, there exist traveling wave solutions (actually those which are “rapid”) of the nonlocal Fisher equation that connect the two homogeneous steady states 0 (dynamically unstable) and 1. In particular, this allows situations where 1 is unstable in the sense of Turing. Our proof does not involve any maximum principle argument and applies to kernels with fat tails.