Synthesis of Phosphorus Containing Polymers by Phase Transfer Catalysis (PTC). I. Comparative Study between Liquid-Liquid and Liquid-Vapor Systems

Abstract

Polyphosphonates were synthesized by interfacial alkaline polycondensation of bispheml A (BA) with phenyldichlorophosphonate (PPD) and cyclohexyl-dichlorophosphonate (CPD) in liquid-liquid[1] (1–1) and Iiquid-vapoR[2] (I-v) systems.     

The Phosporylation of Aniline Derivatives in Biphase Systems

Aniline derivatives were phosphorylated in biphase systems using three methods. A comparative study was performed. The best results were obtained when a solid–liquid system was used. This method is the easiest and lead to higher yields (54–81%).     

Spectroscopic investigations and crystal structure from synchrotron powder data of the inclusion complex of beta-cyclodextrin with atenolol

Inclusion complexes of atenolol with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) in aqueous solution have been investigated with (1)H NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy. The stoichiometry of this inclusion complex was established to be equimolar (1:1) and its stability constant was determined by UV-vis spectroscopy. The crystal structure of the beta-CD-atenolol (1:1) inclusion compound has been solved from synchrotron powder diffraction data using direct-space search techniques. The crystal structure model and (1)H NMR data are in good agreement and, with support of Hyperchem MM+ molecular dynamics results, suggest which protons are likely to be involved in the inclusion process that leads to the supramolecular architecture of this guest-host complex.     

Simultaneous determination of bisphenol A, triclosan, and tetrabromobisphenol A in human serum using solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography-electron capture negative-ionization mass spectrometry

This study aimed at optimizing and validating a sensitive method for simultaneous determination of bisphenol A (BPA), triclosan (TCS), and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in human serum using solid-phase extraction (SPE) and gas chromatography coupled to electron-capture negative-ionization mass spectrometry (GC-ECNI/MS). Sample preparation involved denaturation of serum proteins with formic acid followed by SPE on an Oasis HLB cartridge. Fractionation was performed on Florisil from which the phenolic compounds were eluted with methanol-dichloromethane (DCM) (5:1, v/v). The phenolic fraction was further derivatized with pentafluoropropionic acid anhydride (30 min at 70 degrees C). Further liquid-liquid partitioning using hexane-DCM (4:1, v/v) and K(2)CO(3) 3% aqueous solution was used to eliminate excess reagent and acidic by-products formed during derivatization. The cleaned extract was injected into a GC-ECNI/MS system operated in selected ion monitoring mode. For thorough method validation, each step of the procedure was rigorously optimized. The method limits of quantitation for BPA, TCS, and TBBPA were 0.28 ng mL(-1), 0.09 ng mL(-1) and 0.05 ng mL(-1), respectively. Furthermore, the method was applied to 21 Belgian human serum samples. The median concentrations obtained for BPA (0.71 ng mL(-1)) and TCS (0.52 ng mL(-1)) in Belgian human serum samples were similar to previously reported data for human fluids. Slightly higher levels of TBBPA (0.08 ng mL(-1)) were found in Belgium samples compared to Norwegian serum.     

Succinic,fumaric, adipic and oxalic acid cocrystals of promethazine hydrochloride

Novel cocrystals of promethazine hydrochloride [PTZ‐Cl; systematic name: N,N‐dimethyl‐1‐(10H‐phenothiazin‐10‐yl)propan‐2‐aminium chloride] with succinic acid (PTZ‐Cl‐succinic, C₁₇H₂₁N₂S⁺·Cl^?·0.5C₄H₆O₄), fumaric acid (PTZ‐Cl‐fumaric, C₁₇H₂₁N₂S⁺·Cl^?·0.5C₄H₄O₄) and adipic acid (PTZ‐Cl‐adipic, C₁₇H₂₁N₂S⁺·Cl^?·0.5C₆H₁₀O₄) were prepared by solvent drop grinding and slow evaporation from acetonitrile solution, along with two oxalic acid cocrystals which were prepared in tetrahydrofuran (the oxalic acid hemisolvate, PTZ‐Cl‐oxalic, C₁₇H₂₁N₂S⁺·Cl^?·0.5C₂H₂O₄) and nitromethane (the hydrogen oxalate salt, PTZ‐oxalic, C₁₇H₂₁N₂S⁺·C₂HO₄^?). The crystal structures obtained by crystallization from tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile include the Cl^? ion in the lattice structures, while the Cl^? ion is missing from the crystal structure obtained by crystallization from nitromethane (PTZ‐oxalic). In order to explain the formation of the two types of supramolecular configurations with oxalic acid, the intermolecular interaction energies were calculated in the presence of the two solvents and the equilibrium configurations were determined using density functional theory (DFT). The cocrystals were studied by X‐ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Additionally, a stability test under special conditions and water solubility were also investigated. PTZ‐Cl‐succinic, PTZ‐Cl‐fumaric and PTZ‐Cl‐adipic crystallized having similar lattice parameter values, and showed a 2:1 PTZ‐Cl to dicarboxylic acid stoichiometry. PTZ‐Cl‐oxalic crystallized in a 2:1 stoichiometric ratio, while the structure lacking the Cl atom belongs has a 1:1 stoichiometry. All the obtained crystals exhibit hydrogen bonds of the type PTZ…Cl…(dicarboxylic acid)…Cl…PTZ, except for PTZ‐oxalic, which forms bifurcated bonds between the hydrogen oxalate and promethazinium ions, along with an infinite hydrogen‐bonded chain between the hydrogen oxalate anions.     

The Faraday effect revisited: Thermodynamic limit

This paper is the second in a series revisiting the (effect of) Faraday rotation. We formulate and prove the thermodynamic limit for the transverse electric conductivity of Bloch electrons, as well as for the Verdet constant. The main mathematical tool is a regularized magnetic and geometric perturbation theory combined with elliptic regularity and Agmon-Combes-Thomas uniform exponential decay estimates.     

Approximations to mild solutions of stochastic semilinear equations with non-Lipschitz coefficients

In the present paper, using a Picard Type method of approximation, we investigate the global existence of mild solutions for a class of Ito Type stochastic differential equations whose coefficients satisfy conditions more general than the Lipschitz and linear growth ones.