Different thermal reactivity of a 1,2-thiaphospholo[a]phosphirane in free and metal carbonyl complexed form

The W(CO)5 and Fe(CO)4 complexes of the bicyclic phosphirane 3,5,6,6-tetraphenyl-1-phospha-2-thiabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-ene undergo a thermal 2-phenylphosphirane --> dihydrophosphaisoindole ring expansion, while the free phosphirane suffers both a [2 + 1] cycloreversion and a fragmentation yielding a butadienyl sulfide.     

Vergleich von Potentiometrischer Stripping-Analyse und Anodischer Stripping-Voltammetrie in der Flie?injektionsanalyse. St?rungen bei der Bleibestimmung

Summary The interferences caused by inorganic ions, organic anions and Triton X-100 in the determination of lead by flow injection potentiometric and voltammetric stripping analysis at a mercury film electrode were investigated. The experiments were performed in the concentration range of 1–10 mg/l Pb²⁺. For both methods linear calibration plots were obtained in the presence of an excess of nitrate, chloride, perchlorate and sulphate. Iodide strongly interferes due to mercury complexation.Metal ion interference caused by formation of irreversible amalgams (as in the case of codeposition of Ni, Co, Fe and Cr) is avoided by proper choice of deposition potential. No effect of water soluble reduced species, i.e. Fe(II) and Cr(II), on the stripping signals was observed. The presence of acetate, citrate and tartrate does not limit the determination of lead by potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA) but has a marked effect on anodic stripping voltammetric (ASV) signals. No influence of Triton X-100 on the determination of lead by PSA was found. In ASV 10^–3% Triton X-100 diminished the peak current by 15%.

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Herrn Prof. Dr. Rolf Neeb aus Anlaß seines 60. Geburtstags gewidmet     

Leitfähigkeitsmessungen an Tetraethylammoniumhexacyanoferrat(III) und Tetrabutylammoniumhexacyanoferrat(III) in verschiedenen Lösungsmitteln

Based on conductivity measurements, the dissociation of tetraalkylam-moniumhexacyanoferrates(III) in water, ethanol, formamide,N-methylformamide,N,N-dimethylformamide, propylenecarbonate and acetonitrile is discussed. Interactions of the solvent as donor and as acceptor, the latter interaction being dominant, with (et ₄N)₃Fe(CN)₆ and (bu ₄N)₃Fe(CN) were found to be important factors in the formation of solvated ions.

     

A general formalism of deriving the pair potential of polymer chains for arbitrary interaction potentials between isolated chain segments at and close to the theta-point

A formalism has been worked out which allows to transform any non-punctiform segment-segment potential of isolated polymer segments ε of fairly short-ranged character into the pair-potentialU operating between linear polymer chains with a certain reference to the arguments as they have been originally put forward byFlory andKrigbaum. Although no restrictions are made in the derivation as to the repulsive or attractive contribution of the segment-segment potential ε because of some known general deficiencies of theFlory-Krigbaum treatment for exclusively repulsive interaction, the resulting equations are primarily intended to describe the thermodynamic situation at and close to the θ-point where repulsion and attraction—though working at different ranges of segment separation—cancel. As the equation derived is somewhat complicated two different approximate forms have been developed: The first one is based on aTaylor series expansion retaining terms up to the fourth order which allows to characterizeU by the second and the fourth moment of the pair segment-segment distribution function, β and γ (β being the so-called binary cluster integral of segment-segment interaction, which is considered to be zero for θ-conditions). In this caseU may be represented by an expression of the general form $$U/kT = A(1 - BR^2 )\exp \{ - bR^2 \} .$$ The second method is based on a separate integration over the repulsive and attractive ranges of ε giving the repulsive (U ₊) and the attractive (U _?) part ofU finally after some approximations leading to an equation of the general form $$U/kT = (U_ + + U_ - )/kT = A_1 \exp \{ - b_1 R^2 \} - A_2 \exp \{ - b_2 R^2 \} .$$ In both cases the knowledge of the exact form of ε is dispensable, only β and γ—or for the second case their repulsive (β₊ and γ₊) and attractive (β_? and γ_?) parts have to be known. It is shown that the approximations are in excellent accordance with the exact form so that they may be conveniently used to describe pair potentials of polymer chains and to analyze pair potentials of segment-segment interactions under the limitations and conditions indicated.     

Investigation of sulfur release in ETV-ICP-AES and its application for the determination of sulfates

Electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry was applied to the determination of sulfur species in aqueous solutions. The sensitivity for sulfur as sulfate was found to be depending on the cations in the sample. For understanding this phenomenon the thermal behavior of sulfuric acid, ammonium sulfate and the sulfates of sodium, zinc, magnesium and silver was studied. There were significant differences in the thermal release of sulfur from these sulfates. To explain these phenomena different reaction mechanisms were calculated using thermodynamic data. Pd(NO₃)₂ and Ge in KOH were successfully applied as modifiers for the stabilization of the sulfates during the thermal pre-treatment step and to establish a uniform thermal behavior of different sulfates. The stabilization of sulfur using Ge and Pd as modifiers is based on the reduction of the sulfates in presence of carbon, resulting in the formation of GeS and PdS, respectively. This explanation has been supported by comparing the experimental results with thermodynamic calculations considering different reactions for the thermal decomposition of the sulfates. Applying Ge (in KOH) as modifier the absolute detection limit was 300 pg sulfur (e.g. LOD 30 ng mL^–1). The significant influence of phosphates on the determination of sulfur could be essentially reduced by Pd as modifier. Received: 11 November 1997 / Revised: 14 January 1998 / Accepted: 18 January 1998     

Formation of dinuclear titanium and zirconium complexes by olefin metathesis--catalytic preparation of organometallic catalyst systems

The titanium complex [(C(5)H(4)bond;allyl)TiCl(3)] (2) undergoes olefin metathesis coupling when treated with 3 mol % of [Cl(2)(L(1))(L(2))Ru=CHPh] (L(1)=L(2)=PCy(3), 4 a; L(1)=PCy(3), L(2)=(H(2)IMes), 4 b) to yield the dimetallic complex [Cl(3)Ti(C(5)H(4))-CH(2)CH=CHCH(2)-(C(5)H(4))TiCl(3)] (5). The allyl-substituted titanocene complex [Cp(C(5)H(4)bond;allyl)TiCl(2)] (3) analogously yields the dimetallic system 6 when treated with 4. The ansa-zirconocene complex [Me(2)Si(C(5)H(4))(C(5)H(3)bond;allyl)ZrCl(2)] (7) cleanly yields the analogous dimetallic coupling product 8 (>95 % isomerically pure), when treated with catalytic amounts of 4 b in toluene. Complex 8 gives an active homogeneous ethene or propene polymerization catalyst, especially at elevated temperatures, when treated with excess methylalumoxane.     

Cyclic Heptapeptides Axinastatin 2, 3, and 4: Conformational analysis and evaluation of the biological potential

The conformational analysis of naturally occurring cytostatic cyclic heptapeptides axinastatin 2, 3, and 4 was carried out by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy in combination with distance-geometry (DG) and molecular-dynamics (MD) calculations in explicit solvents. The synthesized secondary metabolites were examined in (D₆)DMSO. Axinastatin 2 was also investigated in CD₃OH. In all structures, Pro² is in the i + 1 position of a βI turn and Pro⁶ occupies the i + 2 position of a βVIa turn about the cis amide bond between residue 5 and Pro^6. In all peptides, a bifurcated H-bond occurs between residue 4 CO and the amide protons of residue 1 and 7. For axinastatin 2 and 3, an Asn I_g turn was found about Asn¹ and Pro^2. We compared these structures with conformations of cyclic heptapeptides obtained by X-ray and NMR studies. A β-bulge motif with two β turns and one bifurcated H-bond is found as the dominating backbone conformation of cyclic all-L-heptapeptides. Axinastatin 2, 3, and 4 can be characterized by six trans and one cis amide bond resulting in a β/βVI(a)-turn motif, a conformation found for many cyclic heptapeptides. Detailed biological tests of the synthetic compounds in different human cancer cell lines indicates these axinastatins to be inactive or of low activity.     

Lösungsmitteleinfluß auf das Redoxverhalten des Hexakismethylisonitrilmangan (I) ions

The redox behaviour of hexakismethylisonitrilmanganese(I) [MnL ₆ ⁺] has been studied in acetic acid, dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, propylenecarbonate, butyrolactone, methanol, ethanol, nitromethane, acetonitrile, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and water. The reversible diffusion-controlled oxidation MnL ₆ ⁺/MnL ₆ ²⁺ could be observed in all solvents studied, on both the dropping mercury electrode and the stationary platinum electrode. Employing tetrabutylammonium perchlorate as supporting electrolyte, the oxidation MnL ₆ ²⁺/MnL ₆ ³⁺ was observable only in acetic acid, nitromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, dichloromethane, propylenecarbonate, butyrolactone and acetonitrile. In all other solvents oxidation of the solvent preceded the oxidation MnL ₆ ²⁺/MnL ₆ ³⁺. Poorly defined polarographic waves attributable to the one electron reduction of the MnL ₆ ⁺ were observed in butyrolactone, propylenecarbonate, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone and dimethyl sulfoxide. All potential values were recorded versus bisbiphenylchromium(I)-iodide [BBCr(I)J], the problems of measuring against external aqueous reference electrodes are discussed. The redox potential of the process MnL ₆ ⁺/MnL ₆ ²⁺ was found to be a function of the donor properties of the solvents used; the effects of outer sphere coordination on the redox behaviour of this couple are discussed. No effect of the supporting electrolytes tetrabutylammonium perchlorate, tetraethylammonium nitrate and tetraethylammonium perchlorate on the redox behaviour of MnL ₆ ⁺ was found. The UV-spectrum of MnL ₆(PF₆)₂ has been recorded.

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Surface-functionalized latex particles as controlling agents for the mineralization of zinc oxide in aqueous medium

Polystyrene latex particles modified at the surface with different hydrophilic functional groups were prepared by miniemulsion polymerization and used as controlling agents in the crystallization of zinc oxide from aqueous medium. The effects of the chemical nature of the surface functionalization and the latex concentration on the crystal growth, morphology, and crystalline structure of the resulting zinc oxide were analyzed. Micro- and submicrosized crystals with a broad variety of morphologies depending on the functionalization were obtained. Among the different latexes studied, the acrylic-acid-derived particles were shown to be a convenient system for further quantitative investigations. In this case, as the additive concentration increases, the length-to-width ratio (aspect ratio) of the crystals decreases systematically. Preferential adsorption of the latex particles onto the fast-growing faces {001} of ZnO is assumed to follow a Langmuir-type isotherm, and interaction of the adsorbed particles with the growth centers will reduce the growth rate in [001]. This leads to a quantitative relationship linking the aspect ratio to the latex concentration at constant diameter and surface chemistry of the latex. The dependence of the aspect ratio on charge density of the latex can also be modeled by an algorithm in which attractive forces between the latex particle and the ZnO surface are balanced against repulsive forces of an osmotic nature. The latter are associated with the confined volume between the crystal and latex particle surfaces.     

Ansamycine, 5. Mitt., Chemie der Metacycloprodigiosine

In order to obtain a better partition of a prodigiosin derivative in biological media, two hydroxy groups were introduced into theansa-part of the molecule. The synthesis of the title compound is described in detail.