Study of the nature and properties of surface centers of a Ni-Cr oxide catalyst according to ir spectra of adsorbed CO and NH3 probe molecules

The modification of a Ni-Cr oxide catalyst during reduction was studied by IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO and NH₃ probe molecules. It was determined that in the starting oxidized sample the nickel cations were in the form of oxide clusters distributed over the surface of chromium oxide. As a result of reduction, they were depleted in oxygen, and metal clusters were formed and enlarged. Effective oxidation, by water vapor, of part of the surface of the metallic-nickel clusters that formed during reduction was observed.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2718–2725, December, 1991.     

The Structure of New Host Molecules that form Channel Inclusion Compounds

1,3-Benzenediamine,N,N′-bis(4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl) and 1,3,5-Triazine,2,2′-[2-methyl-1,3-phenylenebis(oxy)] bis(4,6-dichloro) were synthesized as host molecules. The inclusion compound of 1,3-Benzenediamine,N,N′-bis(4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl) crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system in space group C2/c. The host molecule occupies the space group 2-fold special position and packed in the crystal lattice in such a manner as to leave channels running along the c axis of a rectangular cross-section. It crystallizes with two molecules of acetone that are hydrogen bonded to the amino nitrogen atoms. Molecules of 1,3,5-Triazine,2,2′-[2-methyl-1,3-phenylene bis(oxy)]bis(4,6-dichloro) are packed in the crystal in such a manner as to leave channels of a trapezoid cross-section that are running along the a axis. Guest molecules such as metanol, ethanol, and ethyl acetate can be used to fill the channels. The crystal structures of two inclusion compounds are described.     

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a mechanism-based inhibitor for gelatinase A

[structure: see text] Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), of which 26 are known, have been implicated in a number of pathological conditions, including tumor metastasis. We have previously described the first mechanism-based inhibitor for MMPs (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 6799-6800), which in chemistry mediated by the active site zinc ion selectively and covalently inhibits MMP-2, -3, and -9. Computational analyses indicated that this selectivity in inhibition of MMPs could be improved by design of new variants of the inhibitor class. We report herein the syntheses of methyl 2-(4-{4-[(2-thiiranylpropyl)sulfonyl]phenoxy}phenyl)acetate (3) and 2-(4-{4-[(2-thiiranylpropyl)sulfonyl]phenoxy}phenyl)acetic acid (4), and show that compound 3 serves as a mechanism-based inhibitor exclusively for MMP-2. This molecule should prove useful in delineating the functions of MMP-2 in biological systems.     

1,2-Dimethylimidazobenzo-1′, 2′, 3′-thiadiazoles and derived cyanine dyes

New tricylic heterocyclic systems and their methyl derivatives are synthesized. They are 2-methylimidazo[5, 4-e]benzo-1, 2, 3-thiadiazole, 2-methylimidazo[5, 4-g]benzo-1, 2', 3-thiadiazole, 1, 2-dimethylimidazo[5, 4-g]benzo-1, 2, 3-thiadiazole, and 1, 2-dimethylimidazo[5, 4-g]benzo-1, 2, 3-thiadiazole. Quaternary salts of the 1, 2-dimethyl derivatives are used to prepare symmetrical and unsymmetrical trimethinecyanines and dimethinemerocyanines containing rhodanine groups. The absorption maxima of the dyes are displaced towards the long wavelength region compared with imidacarbocyanines. It is shown that when 1, 2-dimetnyl-5-aminobenzoimidazole is thiocyanated, the thiocyano group enters the benzoimidazole ring at position 4, and that 1, 2-dimethylimidazo[5, 4-e] benzo-1, 2, 3-thiadiazole is less basic than its isomer 1, 2-dimethylimidazo[5, 4-g]benzo-1, 2, 3-thiadiazole.     

Spiral magnetic structure in non-Heisenberg magnets with an easy-axis anisotropy

The investigations performed in this work have demonstrated that an easy-axis frustrated non-Heisenberg magnet can contain homogeneous phases with the vector (ferromagnetic) and tensor (nematic) orderings, as well as a spatially inhomogeneous phase of the magnetic spiral type. Depending on the relationships between the material parameters, either a ferromagnetic spiral or a spiral of the quadrupole–ferromagnetic type with different periods of the spiral structures can be formed in the system. The phase diagram of the system has been constructed.     

Materials based on cellulose fabric and PVC with porous structures formed by jointed aza- and oxa-aza-crown macromolecules

A material with porous structures formed by jointed aza- and oxa-aza-crowns with peripheral OHgroups is synthesized on the basis of cellulose fabric and PVC transformed into hydroxyethylcyclam. Mesopores are mainly observed on the fiber surface. The specific surface of the material is 6 m²/g; the volume of free space is 0.112 cm³/g. Assuming the internal pores have a disk-like shape, their width is estimated at 2 nm. The material sorbs vapors of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, amines, amides, nitriles, and sulfoxides. It also swells to a limited degree in organic solvents. When sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide is sorbed in the pores, compounds of them with H⁺- and OH^–-conducting systems of hydrogen bonds are formed.     

From Distinct Metallopeptoids to Self-Assembled Supramolecular Architectures

The construction of synthetic protein mimics is a central goal in chemistry. A known approach for achieving this goal is the self-assembly of synthetic biomimetic sequences into supramolecular structures. Obtaining different 3D structures via a simple sequence modification, however, is still challenging. Herein we present the design and synthesis of biomimetic architectures, via the self-assembly of distinct copper-peptoid duplexes. We demonstrate that changing only one non-coordinating side-chain within the peptoids—sequence-specific N-substituted glycine oligomers—leads to different supramolecular structures. Four peptoid trimers incorporating 2,2’-bipyridine and pyridine ligands, and a non-coordinating but rather a structure-directed bulky group were synthesized, and their solutions were treated with Cu²⁺ in a 1:1 ratio. Single-crystal X-ray analysis of the products revealed the self-assembly of each peptoid into a metallopeptoid duplex, followed by the self-assembly of multiple duplexes and their packing into a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture via hydrogen bonding and π–π interactions. Tuning the non-coordinating side-chain enables to regulate both the final structure being either a tightly packed helical rod or a nano-channel, and the pore width of the nano-channels. Importantly, all the metallopeptoids structures are stable in aqueous solution as verified by cryo-TEM measurements and supported by UV/Vis and EPR spectroscopies and by ESI-MS analysis. Thus, we could also demonstrate the selective recognition abilities of the nano-channels towards glycerol.     

Tuning Chemical and Physical Properties of Phosphorus Corroles for Advanced Applications

Although the affinity of metallocorroles to axial ligands is quite low, this is not the case when the chelated element is phosphorus. This work is hence focused on the mechanism of ligand exchange of six-coordinate phosphorus corroles as a tool for affecting their chemical and physical properties. These fundamental investigations allowed for the development of facile methodologies for the synthesis of a large series of complexes and the establishment of several new structure/activity profiles that may be used to understand and predict spectroscopic features and for tailor-made modification of photophysical and electrochemical properties. This is exemplified by the facile access to complexes with terminal groups that are of large potential for practical applications based on click chemistry, optical imaging, and surface science.     

Stability of New Zinc Complexes with β,βʹ-(Ethylenediamine)-N,N-dipropionic Acid

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Stability constants of new zinc complexes with β,β?-(ethylenediamine)-N,N-dipropionic acid:...     

Palladium Complexes of Corroles and Sapphyrins

Palladium complexes of corrole and sapphyrin were prepared in high yield and fully characterized. The corrole provides a tetradentate/trianionic square planar coordination sphere for Pd^II, charge balanced by pyridinium. Both one and two Pd^II ions may be accommodated by the pentapyrrolic skeleton of the sapphyrin, and in each case the macrocycle acts as bidentate/monoanionic ligand and the inner-sphere square planar geometry is completed by allyl anions coordinated in an η³ fashion. NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography data analyses uncovered the presence of interesting stereoisomers due to the flexibility of the ally ligands and also the pyrrole ring(s) that is/are not involved in metal binding.