Reactions of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate—X: Reaction with salicylaldehyde,ortho hydroxyacetophenone, 2-hydroxychalcones and 2,2′-dihydroxychalcones

Salicylaldehyde reacts with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in benzene solution to give a mixture of dimethyl o-formylphenoxymaleate, dimethyl o-formylphenoxyfumarate, 2,3-dicarbomethoxychrom - 2 - en - 4 - ol, 2,3 - dicarbomethoxychrom - 3 - en - 2 - ol, dimethyl (2,3 - dicarbomethoxychrom - 2 - en - 4 - yl) - oxalacetate and dimethyl fumarate. 2,3 - Dicarbomethoxychrom - 3 - en - 2 - ol in this reaction is formed from 2,3 - dicarbomethoxychrom - 2 - en - 4 - ol through a benzopyrylium intermediate. The reaction of salicylaldehyde with excess of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, however, gives a mixture of 2,3 - dicarbomethoxychrom - 3 - en - 2 - ol and dimethyl (2,3 - dicarbomethoxychrom - 3 - en) - 2 - oxyfumarate. 2,3 - Dicarbomethoxychrom - 3 - en - 2 - ol itself reacts further with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give 2,3,12 - tricarbomethoxychrom - 3,4 - eno[2,3 - b] pyrone. Similarly, the reaction of o-hydroxyacetophenone with dimethyl acetylendicarboxylate gives a mixture of dimethyl o-acetylphenoxymaleate, dimethyl o-acetylphenoxyfumarate, 2,3 - dicarbomethoxy - 4 - methylchrom - 2 - en - 4 - ol and 2,3 - dicarbomethoxy - 4 - methylchrom - 3 - en - 2 - ol. Both 2-hydroxychalcone and 2 - hydroxy - 4′ - methoxychalcone give mixtures of chalcone - 2 - oxymaleate and chalcone - 2 - oxyfumarate. The reaction of 2,2t?-dihydroxychalcone, however, gives 2′-hydroxyflavone, in addition to the expected maleate and fumarate. Similar reactions of 5 - chloro - 2,2′ - dihydroxychalcone and of 3,5 - dibromo - 2,2′ - dihydroxychalcone, on the other hand, give 2,3 - dicarbomethoxy - 4 - (o - hydroxyphenacyl) - 6 - chlorochrom - 2 - ene and 2,3 - dicarbomethoxy - 4 - (o - hydroxyphenacyl) 6,8 - dibromochrom - 2 - ene, respectively, together with the corresponding maleates and fumarates.     

Analysis of cyanobacterial toxins (anatoxin-a, cylindrospermopsin, microcystin-LR) by capillary electrophoresis

Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) were applied to the simultaneous separation of cyanobacterial toxins (anatoxin-a, microcystin-LR, cylindrospermopsin). The analytical performance data of both methods, optimized for the three toxins, were similar with a precision of migration times smaller than 0.8 RSD% and a detection limit in the range of 1-4 microg/mL, using spectrophotometric detection at 230 nm. Both methods were applied to an analysis of cyanotoxins in water bloom samples and crude cyanobacterial extracts. The results obtained indicate that, for complex matrices, the sequential application of CZE and MEKC is necessary. It is recommended to use both CE techniques for the analysis of the same sample in order to confirm the results by an orthogonal approach.     

Charge equilibria and pK values of 5-carboxypyranomalvidin-3-glucoside (vitisin A) by electrophoresis and absorption spectroscopy

Apparent pK values of the wine pigment, 5-carboxypyranomalvidin-3-glucoside (vitisin A), were determined using UV-vis spectroscopy, viz. pK_a1=0.98 (±0.10), pK_H1=4.51 (±0.03) and pK_H2=7.57 (±0.02). An additional ionisation constant at high pH (pK_a4=8.84±0.06) was established by high-voltage paper electrophoresis. These data in conjunction with previously published pK_a values determined by high-voltage electrophoresis suggest that in wine (pH 3.2-3.8), 5-carboxypyranomalvidin-3-glucoside exists as a complex mixture of hydrated and non-hydrated, partially ionised species with the predominant species being the quinonoidal base (λ_max 498 nm).     

Synthesis of 17β-hydroxy-1′-H-5α-androst-2-eno[3,2-b]pyrrole and 17β-hydroxy-1′-H-5α-androst-3-eno[3,4-b]pyrrole from O-(2-hydroxyethyl)ketoxime precursors

Pyrrolosteroids such as 17β-hydroxy-1′-H-5α-androst-2-eno[3,2-b]pyrrole ( 1 ) and the novel 17β-hydroxy-1′-H-5α-androst-3-eno[3,4-b]pyrrole ( 12 ) can be synthesized from the corresponding O-(2-hydroxyethyl)ketoxime precursors. In the case of 1 , yields compare favourably with previously reported literature methods.     

INDUCED DEACTIVATION OF NAPHTHALENE TRIPLETS BY CIS-PIPERYLENE

Abstract— Interaction of naphthalene triplets with trans -piperylene leads to triplet energy transfer with unit efficiency. When cis -piperylene is used as a quencher of naphthalene triplets, the efficiency of triplet energy transfer is found to be 0–76 ± 004. The rest of the quenching encounters in this case lead to deactivation of naphthalene triplets, without energy transfer.     

On the possible temperatures of a dynamical system

A simpleC*-algebra and a continuous one-parameter automorphism group are constructed such that the set of inverse temperatures at which there exist equilibrium states (i.e., KMS states, or, for =±, ground or ceiling states) is an arbitrary closed subset of IR{±}.With partial support of the National Science Foundation     

Thermogravimetric and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis of pineapple fibre reinforced polyethylene composites

The thermal behaviour of pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced polyethylene composites was studied by thermogravimetric and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. Fibre treatment was carried out using isocyanate, silane and peroxide to improve the interfacial adhesion between fibre and matrix. The effects of fibre loading and surface modification on the thermal properties were evaluated. It was found that at high temperature PALF degrades before the polyethylene matrix. The storage modulus increased with increase of fibre loading and decreased with increase of temperature. The treated fibre composites impart better properties compared to untreated system. Tan δ showed a distinct peak at low temperature ascribed to the glass transition temperature of polyethylene but no peak was observed for PALF fibre. The relative damping increased with fibre loading. Cole-Cole analysis was made to understand the phase behaviour of the composite samples.     

Penetration into three-dimensional complex porous structures

The short-term uptake of a fluid by porous media is important in a number of processes, such as in coating and printing operations. We present a new model to predict short-term absorption into real pore geometries taking into account fluid properties, surface forces, and the complex pore geometry. Two assumptions are made to reduce the complexity of the situation: (1) the flow resistance between pores can be estimated from pore geometry or air permeability measurements, and (2) the volume of fluid in the constrictions between pores is small. Pores can be connected in any manner and can be in any arrangement. The absorption rates predicted by the model are compared to experimental values obtained with coating layers of plastic, kaolin, and calcium carbonate pigments. These coatings are characterized in terms of void fraction, pore size, contact angle, and permeability. The comparison is good for water and inks when the air permeability of the porous layer is used to determine the average resistance to flow in the sample. These resistance values are close to the values obtained from pore geometries estimated from particle packing simulations.     

An ab initio study of some structural features and the rotational barriers in performic acid,formic acid and hydrogen peroxide

Calculations on performic acid at the 4-31G level, with and without bond functions with complete geometry optimization, and at the (9, 5) level, with and without polarization functions and rigid rotation, all give no sign of a well in the potential energy curve for rotation about the O/O bond axis in the region of 50° – 90° ; and all but the unaugmented 4-31G basis set find the cis-cis planar conformer to be the most stable form. Calculations at the (9,5) level with rigid rotation find the energies of the other planar conformers, relative to the cis-cis conformer, to be 0.94, 1.50 and 14.80 kcal mol^?1 for the trans-trans, cis-trans and trans-cis structures respectively. These energies and also that for the barrier separating the cis-cis and cis-trans conformers, 1–2 kcal mol^?1, are discussed in relation to corresponding data for formic acid, hydrogen peroxide and several planar four heavy-atom molecules. Dipole moment calculations using the same basis sets would seem to favor a skew conformation as the most stable for performic acid, but comparisons between calculated and experimental values for formic acid and for hydrogen peroxide cast doubt on the validity of such results.