The [ν]-M relationship for linear polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

Weight-average molecular weights for PDMS fractions were determined by light scattering and the Archibald method in the range of 3000–300,000; the [ν]-M? relationship for toluene, 25°, was found to be

$\text{[?]=1.87 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?2}}\text{M}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>w</mtext>}}{}^{03658}\text{,}\text{cm3/g}$

This relationship was compared with those previously used. No upward curvature of the linear relation, log $\text{[ν] = ?(}\text{M}\text{)}$, at lower molecular weights was observed. Over the whole range of molecular weights, the [ν]-values in toluene were higher than [ν]_θ-values in bromocyclohexane at 28°.     

ESI MS, spectroscopic and PM5 semiempirical studies of Colchicine complexes with lithium, sodium and potassium salts

The colchicine complexes with Li⁺, Na⁺ and K⁺ cations have been synthesized and studied by ESI MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, FT-IR and PM5 semiempirical methods. It has been shown that colchicine forms stable complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry with monovalent metal cations. For Li⁺ cations also formation of the 2:1 stoichiometry complexes has been detected. The most stable structures of the complexes are those in which the acetamide groups are involved in the coordination process. The structures of the colchicine complexes with Li⁺, Na⁺ and K⁺ cations are visualized and discussed in details.     

Application of Organolithium and Related Reagents in Synthesis. Part 221. Synthetic Strategies Based on Ortho-Aromatic Metallation. A Concise Regiospecific Conversion of Benzoic Acids into the 4-Pyridyl-2H-Phthalazin-1-Ones

The synthesis of phthalazin-1-ones 6, 7, 8 via the reaction of 3-hydroxyisoindolin-l-ones 3, 4, 5 with hydrazine hydrate is described. Starting compounds 3, 4, 5 were regiospecifically prepared upon the lithiation (n-BuLi) of the benzanilides 1 and subsequently the reaction of the dilithiated anilides 2 with methyl pyridinecarboxylates.     

Spectroscopic studies and PM5 semiempirical calculations of new hydrazone of gossypol with 3,6,9-trioxadecylhydrazine

A new hydrazone of gossypol with 3,6,9-trioxadecylhydrazine (GHTO) has been synthesised and its structure has been studied by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FT-IR spectroscopy and PM5 semiempirical methods. The results have shown that the newly synthesised hydrazone exists in solution in the N-imine–N-imine tautomeric form, stabilized by several intramolecular hydrogen bonds among which the O₇H N₁₆ intramolecular hydrogen bond is the strongest. The structure of GHTO is visualized by the PM5 semiempirical calculations.     

Possible schemes of photoassociation processes in the KLi molecule with newly calculated potential energy curves

We present four promising schemes for photoassociative formation of KLi molecule in its ground electronic state. Analysis is based on newly calculated adiabatic potentials supported by transition dipole moments and Franck-Condon factors.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum(IV) Complexes Containing 1-Phenyl-1H-pyrazole and α-Diimine Ligands

The paper deals with the synthesis of a series of cationic [Pt(ppz)₂(N^N)]²⁺ complexes containing deprotonated 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole as cyclometallating (C^N) ligands and α-diimines (N^N) in the form of water-soluble salts with OTf⁻ (trifluoromethanesulfonate) counter ions. These complexes were obtained from cis-[Pt(ppz)₂Cl₂] through chloride ligands substitution with α-diimines. The complexes were identified by means of NMR spectroscopy and their molecular structures were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The photophysical properties of these complexes were studied in detail. These complexes showed strong luminescence in MeOH/EtOH 1 : 1 glasses at 77 K but were almost non-emitting in MeCN solutions at room temperature. Their emission properties were compared to analogues Ir^III complexes.     

ChemInform Abstract: AunHgm Clusters: Mercury Aurides,Gold Amalgams,or van der Waals Aggregates?

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

Intricate role of water in proton transport through cytochrome c oxidase

Cytochrome c oxidase (CytcO), the final electron acceptor in the respiratory chain, catalyzes the reduction of O(2) to H(2)O while simultaneously pumping protons across the inner mitochondrial or bacterial membrane to maintain a transmembrane electrochemical gradient that drives, for example, ATP synthesis. In this work mutations that were predicted to alter proton translocation and enzyme activity in preliminary computational studies are characterized with extensive experimental and computational analysis. The mutations were introduced in the D pathway, one of two proton-uptake pathways, in CytcO from Rhodobacter sphaeroides . Serine residues 200 and 201, which are hydrogen-bonded to crystallographically resolved water molecules halfway up the D pathway, were replaced by more bulky hydrophobic residues (Ser200Ile, Ser200Val/Ser201Val, and Ser200Val/Ser201Tyr) to query the effects of changing the local structure on enzyme activity as well as proton uptake, release, and intermediate transitions. In addition, the effects of these mutations on internal proton transfer were investigated by blocking proton uptake at the pathway entrance (Asp132Asn replacement in addition to the above-mentioned mutations). Even though the overall activities of all mutant CytcO's were lowered, both the Ser200Ile and Ser200Val/Ser201Val variants maintained the ability to pump protons. The lowered activities were shown to be due to slowed oxidation kinetics during the P(R) → F and F → O transitions (P(R) is the "peroxy" intermediate formed at the catalytic site upon reaction of the four-electron-reduced CytcO with O(2), F is the oxoferryl intermediate, and O is the fully oxidized CytcO). Furthermore, the P(R) → F transition is shown to be essentially pH independent up to pH 12 (i.e., the apparent pK(a) of Glu286 is increased from 9.4 by at least 3 pK(a) units) in the Ser200Val/Ser201Val mutant. Explicit simulations of proton transport in the mutated enzymes revealed that the solvation dynamics can cause intriguing energetic consequences and hence provide mechanistic insights that would never be detected in static structures or simulations of the system with fixed protonation states (i.e., lacking explicit proton transport). The results are discussed in terms of the proton-pumping mechanism of CytcO.     

A non-charged,easily polarizable,intramolecular, hydrogen bond in 2-(α-pyridyl N-oxide)ethane sulphonic acid

Non-charged intramolecular hydrogen bonds formed in 2-(α-pyridyl N-oxide)ethane sulphonic acid cause strong continuous absorption; thus, these hydrogen bonds are easily polarizable. A double minimum proton potential with a deeper well at the oxygen atom of the NO group is present in these hydrogen bonds.     

Carbon-mineral adsorbents prepared by pyrolysis of waste materials in the presence of tetrachloromethane

Natural bentonite spent in the process of plant oil bleaching was used as an initial material for preparation of carbon-mineral adsorbents. The spent bleaching earth was treated using four procedures: T (thermal treatment); H (hydrothermal treatment); C (thermal treatment with addition of CCl4 vapor); M (modification of porous structure). Raw bentonite, RB (raw bleaching earth), and carbon materials prepared using plant oil were compared. The physicochemical characteristics of the adsorbents were determined using different methods: nitrogen adsorption/desorption, XRD, TEM, and MS-TPD. Carbon-mineral adsorbents contain from 5.23 to 19.92% C (w/w) and carbon adsorbents include from 84.2 to 91.18% C (w/w). Parallel processes of organic substance carbonization, porous structure modification, sublimation or evaporation of metal chlorides, and removal of hydrogen chloride take place during pyrolysis of waste mineral materials in the CCl4 atmosphere.