The alkaloids from the fruits of the plant Daphniphyllaceae

Six alkaloids have been isolated from the fruits of the plant Daphniphyllaceae. Two of them are new alkaloids, namely methyl homodaphniphyllate (1) and daphnilactone-B (2). The structure of the former was deduced by chemical transformation from daphniphylline (3). The structure of daphnilactone-B was estimated by the exhaustive spectral analysis as well as by chemical evidences, and finally determined by an X-ray crystallographic analysis of the free base.     

Reduction of ketones with secondary alcohols,catalyzed by triphenylphosphine complexes of ruthenium and rhodium

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Dielectric behavior of polyethyleneoxide (polyox)

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Quantum chemistry investigation on the active site of Mn-SOD

In this paper, we carried out a theoretical study on the active site structures of the Mn-SOD with ab initio Hartree–Fock SCF method, and analyzed the molecular orbital energies, charges and atomic orbital contribution to the frontier molecular orbital.     

Electrochemical Reduction and Oxidation of 3,4-Disubstituted 1,2,5-Thiadiazoles

The electron-acceptor nitrogen and sulfur atoms in 3,4-disubstituted 1,2,5-thiadiazoles are responsible for much decreased reduction potentials and much increased oxidation potentials of these compounds compared with the corresponding carbocyclic derivatives. The thiadiazole ring is resistant to oxidation, and the reversible electron transfer gives rise to fairly stable radical cations. Reductive stability of the heterocycle depends on the nature of its substituents and on the medium: When nucleofuge substituents are present, two-electron transfer in aprotic media results in heteroring opening with iminonitrile formation, whereas in the presence of two readily leaving groups, the electron transfer induces cleavage of the complete heteroring into inorganic anions.     

Crystal Structure of Dioxomolybdenum(VI) Pyrazinecarbohydroximate Tetrahydrate

The crystal structure of a complex of pyrazinecarbohydroxamic acid (PHA) with Mo(VI) has been studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. The PHA molecule enters the complex composition as the enole tautomeric form. The branched intermolecular bonds form a strong three-dimensional framework with cavities filled with water molecules.