A photochemical synthesis of 3-aryl-1-methylquinolinones

A number of fluorescent 3-aryl-1-methylquinolinones 3 were synthesized by the regiospecific photocoupling reaction of 3-halo-1-methylquinolinones 1 with aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds 2 . An unusual photocoupling product 4 was obtained in the photolysis of 3-iodo-1-methylquinolinone in the presence of benzene. The structure of 4 was unequivocally established by an X-ray crystallographic analysis.     

Hydrogen rearrangements in alkyl-, styryl- and alkyl propenyl sulfoxides

The McLafferty-type rearrangements, which are the most facile fragmentation for the styryl- and the alkyl propenyl sulfoxides, have been proven to involve at least a β-hydrogen by deuterium labelling studies. γ-Hydrogen also rearranges, yet a cyclopropane instead of an alkene is eliminated. Furthermore, alkyl propenyl sulfoxides undergo hydrogen migration only to the surfinyl oxygen.     

3-(水杨酰肼)-丁基-2-酮肟和两个镍的酮肟配合物的合成和晶体结构

合成了3-(水杨酰肼)-丁基-2-酮肟H₂L(1，C₁₁H₁₃N₃O₃)和2个镍的3-(水杨酰肼)-丁基-2-酮肟化合物[Ni(HL)(CH₃COO^-)(C₅H₅N)₂](2)和[Ni(HL)₂]·2C₃H₇NO（3）。化合物1晶体属单斜晶系，空间群为P2₁/n，晶体学参数为：a=0.451 87(2) nm，b=2.086 8(1) nm，c=1.224 48(9) nm，β=94.974(3)°，V=1.150 3(1) nm³，Z=4，D_c=1.358 g·cm^-3，μ=0.101 mm^-1，F(000)=496，R=0.0435，wR=0.142 5。化合物2晶体属单斜晶系，空间群为P2₁/n，晶体学参数为：a=1.362 39(8) nm，b=1.345 37(6) nm，c=1.438 54(7) nm，β=113.138(3)°，V=2.424 6(2) nm³，Z=4，D_c=1.398 g·cm^-3，μ=0.843mm^-1，F(000)=1 064，R=0.042 4，wR=0.116 6。化合物3晶体属单斜晶系，空间群为P2₁/c，晶体学参数为：a=1.104 22(7) nm，b=2.860 1(1) nm，c=1.114 13(7)nm，β=114.589(5)°，V=3.199 5(3) nm³，Z=4，D_c=1.398 g·cm^-3，μ=0.667 mm^-1，F(000)=1 416，R=0.057 6，wR=0.1535。在化合物1晶体中，酮肟分子之间通过分子间氢键形成二维网状结构。在化合物2中，每个镍(Ⅱ)离子由1个3-(水杨酰肼)-丁基-2-酮肟的2个氮原子和1个氧原子，2个吡啶分子中的2个氮原子和1个乙酸根中的1个氧原子形成畸变的NiN₄O₂八面体配位构型，存在分子内氢键O-H(肟)…O(乙酸根)和O-H(酚)…N(酰肼)。在化合物3晶体中，每个镍(Ⅱ)离子由2个3-(水杨酰肼)-丁基-2-酮肟的4个氮原子和2个氧原子配位，形成畸变的NiN₄O₂八面体配位构型。晶体中存在O-H…O和O-H…N两种分子内氢键和O-H…O分子间氢键。     

Retine Part I. Purification and Partial Characterization of Retine from Pig Liver

A modified method has been developed to purify retine from pig liver. The crude extract of retine can be separated into five fractions by paper chromatography, each of them having been tested for the effect on the proliferation of protozoal Tetrahymena Pyriformis. One of the fractions, G₃, has the strongest effect. The present results show that G₃ fraction showed positive reactions toward 2,4-dinitro-phenyl hydrazine, ethylene diamine, and ninhydrin. Other properties of the fraction has also been studied.     

The Constituents of Cynanchum Taiwanianum

The isolation and identification of eleven crystalline components from the aerial part of Cynanchum taiwanianum Yamazaki (Asclepiadaceae) are described. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectral evidence and chemical transformation. Besides caffeic acid, β-amyrin, and methyl phaeophorbide a, the isolated flavonoid components are classified into two groups, i.e. kaempferol derivatives (kaempferol, astragalin, afzelin, trifolin) and quercetin derivatives (quercetin, isoquercitrin, quercitrin, hyperin).     

Matrix-Assisted in-Beam Mass Spectra of Thermally Fragile Molecules

In-beam and matrix-isolation techniques have been used in the mass spectral studies of several categories of biologically significant compounds. These include amino acids, quaternary ammonium salts, vitamins and nucleosides. Molecular ions and/or (M+H)⁺ions are obtained, together with useful fragmentations, all of which are valuable in structural elucidations. Spectra obtained by this version of the in-beam technique are similar but not identical with those obtained by field desorption and secondary ion mass spectrometry. Ammonium and sodium chlorides, ammonium sulfate, p-toluenesulfonic and hydrochloric acids can all be used as a room temperature matrix. The detection limits for vitamin E and 2′-deoxyguanosine have been determined as 1 ngand 5 μg, respectively.     

Novel vanadium(V) compounds with a layer structure: synthesis,crystal structures,and solid state NMR spectroscopy of [(VO(2))(2)(4,4'-bpy)(0.5)(4,4'-Hbpy)(XO(4))] x H(2)O (X = P and As)

A novel vanadium(V) phosphate and the arsenate analogue, [(VO(2))(2)(4,4'-bpy)(0.5)(4,4'-Hbpy)(XO(4))].H(2)O (X = P, As; bpy = bipyridine), have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. They are the first structurally characterized compounds in the vanadium(V)/4,4'-bpy/phosphate (or arsenate) systems. The two compounds are isostructural and crystallize in the triclinic space group P macro (No. 2) with a = 7.9063(3) A, b = 10.2201(4) A, c = 12.1336(5) A, alpha = 113.4652(7) degrees, beta = 95.7231(7) degrees, gamma = 94.4447(7) degrees, and Z = 2 for the phosphate, and a = 7.8843(6) A, b = 10.3686(7) A, c = 12.2606(9) A, alpha = 113.464(1) degrees, beta = 95.560(1) degrees, gamma = 94.585(1) degrees, and Z = 2 for the arsenate. The structure consists of phosphate-bridged vanadium(V) double chains linked through 4,4'-bpy ligands to form a sheet with the monoprotonated 4,4'-Hbpy(+) ligand being coordinated to the metal atom as a pendent group. The (1)H MAS NMR spectrum exhibits four resonances at 14.2, 9.5, 7.2, and 3.7 ppm with an intensity ratio close to 1:6:6:2, corresponding to three different types of protons in 4,4'-bpy and 4,4'-Hbpy(+) and one type of protons in H(2)O. The peak at 14.2 ppm can be assigned to the proton bonded to the pyridine nitrogen atom, which confirms the presence of 4,4'-Hbpy(+).     

Trapped interfacial redox introduces reversibility in the oxygen reduction reaction in a non-aqueous Ca2+ electrolyte

Electrochemical investigations of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) have been conducted in a Ca²⁺-containing dimethyl sulfoxide electrolyte. While the ORR appears irreversible, the introduction of a tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAClO₄) co-salt in excess concentrations results in the gradual appearance of a quasi-reversible OER process. Combining the results of systematic cyclic voltammetry investigations, the degree of reversibility depends on the ion pair competition between Ca²⁺ and TBA⁺ cations to interact with generated superoxide (O₂⁻). When TBA⁺ is in larger concentrations, and large reductive overpotentials are applied, a quasi-reversible OER peak emerges with repeated cycling (characteristic of formulations without Ca²⁺ cations). In situ Raman microscopy and rotating ring-disc electrode (RRDE) experiments revealed more about the nature of species formed at the electrode surface and indicated the progressive evolution of a charge storage mechanism based upon trapped interfacial redox. The first electrochemical step involves generation of O₂⁻, followed primarily by partial passivation of the surface by Ca_xO_y product formation (the dominant initial reaction). Once this product matrix develops, the subsequent formation of TBA⁺--O₂⁻ is contained within the Ca_xO_y product interlayer at the electrode surface and, consequently, undergoes a facile oxidation reaction to regenerate O₂.

An interlayer product of oxygen reduction with Ca²⁺/TBA⁺ yields a quasi-reversible oxygen evolution reaction by inducing a trapped interfacial redox process.     

Polarographic Behaviour and Determination of Kinetic Parameters of Lead-Pamoate Complex in Dimethyl Sulfoxide

The polarography of lead ion in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was investigated in the DMSO concentration range 0–80 vol.%. The complex species identified were Pb₂(DMSO)⁴⁺₃, Pb(DMSO)²⁺₃ and Pb(DMSO)²⁺₆ in [DMSO]<10 vol.%, 10< [DMSO]<43 vol.% and [DMSO]>43 vol.%, respectively. In the presence of pamoic acid, the reduction of lead ion in DMSO was two-electron reversible diffusion-controlled at pH≤6.0, but it became irreversible at pH>6.0. The complex species identified was Pb(D_m)₂(P_m)₃(OH)^6? at pH>6.0. The rate constants of electro-reduction and electro-oxidation, activation energies were determined. The hydrolysis constants of lead ion in dimethyl sulfoxide concentration 40–70 vol.% at pH 4.5–6.0 were found to be of the order of 10^?6. The stability constants of the Pb(DMSO)²⁺₃ and Pb(DMSO)²⁺₀ were also determined to be of the orders of 10¹ and 10⁵, respectively.     

Preparation and Superconductivity of a Series of Bi2CaSr2-XBaxCu2O8+δ

By means of the addition of Ba into the Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O 2122 system, a series of Bi₂CaSr_2-xBa_xCu₂O_8+δ (0 ≤ × ≤ 2) quinary metal oxides were prepared by the citrate route and by the conventional powder reaction method. The samples prepared by the former method have better properties than the latter. It was found that 5 was not equal to zero for all of them and that it increased with decreasing Tc. Two phases were indentified in the oxides containing all five metal elements. One is the Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O 2122 phase, the other is a new insulating phase which probably contains Bi-Ca-Ba-Cu-O with undetermined stoichiometry. Superconductivity was found in those samples for which × ≤ 1.50 with their Tc onsets between 93–78 K by resistivity measurements. Superconductivity decreased monotonically with increasing x. However, residual resistance was found in those samples for which 1.00 ≤ × ≤ 1.50, The Meissner effect appears in the samples where × ≤ 1.00 with Tc onsets between 88–80 K. For x = 1.75 and 2.00, the samples were semiconductors with resistivities of 6.66 × 10² and 6.96 × 10³ Ω cm at 290 K, and activation energies of 0.109, and 0.298 eV, respectively.