5-isobutyl-3-methyl-2-furancarbaldehyde,a new monoterpenoid from the essential oil of tagetes glandulifera schrank

The new monoterpenoid 5-isobutyl-3-methyl-2-furancarbaldehyde was isolated from Tagetes glandulifera Schrank and its structure confirmed by synthesis.     

Genes encoding enzymes responsible for biosynthesis of L-lyxose and attachment of eurekanate during avilamycin biosynthesis

The oligosaccharide antibiotic avilamycin A is composed of a polyketide-derived dichloroisoeverninic acid moiety attached to a heptasaccharide chain consisting of six hexoses and one unusual pentose moiety. We describe the generation of mutant strains of the avilamycin producer defective in different sugar biosynthetic genes. Inactivation of two genes (aviD and aviE2) resulted in the breakdown of the avilamycin biosynthesis. In contrast, avilamycin production was not influenced in an aviP mutant. Inactivation of aviGT4 resulted in a mutant that accumulated a novel avilamycin derivative lacking the terminal eurekanate residue. Finally, AviE2 was expressed in Escherichia coli and the gene product was characterized biochemically. AviE2 was shown to convert UDP-D-glucuronic acid to UDP-D-xylose, indicating that the pentose residue of avilamycin A is derived from D-glucose and not from D-ribose. Here we report a UDP-D-glucuronic acid decarboxylase in actinomycetes.     

A photometric detector based on a blue light-emitting diode

The suitability of blue light-emitting diodes as radiation sources in molecular absorption spectroscopy was evaluated. Electronic as well as spectral considerations are discussed. A transducer based on a blue light-emitting diode and a photodiode is described which yields direct absorbance readings by passing the photocurrent to an integrated circuit logarithmic converter. The performance of this device was tested for commonly used spectrophotometric procedures for Cr, Mn, Zn, Fe and Cl and compared with conventional molecular absorption spectroscopy. Also investigated was the application of the transducer as a detector in flow-injection analysis.     

Measurement of pH by flow injection over a wide dynamic range with PVC/neutral carrier electrodes

Two pH-sensitive neutral carrier/PVC electrodes are used simultaneously for the measurement of pH by flow injection. One of these is based on the neutral carrier tridodecylamine and the other on octadecyl isonicotinate, and together they allow the pH range 1–13 to be covered. These electrodes have been used in a very low dispersion miniature potentiometric flow cell designed specifically for use in flow injection in conjunction with a multi-channel data acquisition system. The effects of the solution ionic strength and buffer capacity on the pH measurement are discussed. A flow-injection manifold is proposed which can be used for high-accuracy pH measurements without ionic strength adjustment of the sample and for simultaneous pH and ion concentration measurements with ionic strength adjustment. This has been tested on some synthetic samples for the simultaneous determination of potassium and calcium and the measurement of pH.     

Separation of enantiomers in capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection

Contactless conductivity detection is successfully demonstrated for the enantiomeric separation of basic drugs and amino acids in capillary electrophoresis (CE). Derivatization of the compounds or the addition of a visualization agent as for indirect optical detection schemes were not needed. Non-charged chiral selectors were employed, hydroxypropylated cyclodextrin (CD) for the more lipophilic basic drugs and 18-crown-6-tetracarboxylic acid (18C6H4) for the amino acids. Acidic buffer solutions based on lactic or citric acid were used. The detection limits were determined as 0.3 microM for pseudoephedrine as an example of a basic drug and were in the range from 2.5 to 20 microM for the amino acids.     

Simultaneous determination of metal ion concentrations in binary mixtures with a multi-LED photometer

 A compact photometer is based on up to seven different light-emitting diodes whose light is guided into a photometric cell by means of a fibre-optic coupler. The wavelength is selected by switching on the appropriate light source. The application of this multi-wavelength photometer to the determination of binary metal ion samples is demonstrated using model mixtures. Solutions of Fe, Co, Cu, Ni, Cr and Mn were used in combination with several photometric reagents. It was found that the instrument yielded concentration measurements which were usually within a few percent of the correct concentration. These results are comparable to reported data obtained with conventional instruments for similar measurements. The application of the instrument for simultaneous determination in flow-injection analysis employing rapid computer controlled switching of the light-emitting diodes is also demonstrated. A limitation in the use of light-emitting diodes for the simultaneous determination was found to arise from the fact that in some instances non-linear calibration curves are obtained when employing light-emitting diodes as light sources. This occurs when the absorptivity of the measured compound changes over the emission band of the diodes. Multiple regression analysis is then not easily possible. Received: 16 September 1996/Revised: 14 October 1996/Accepted: 16 October 1996     

Isomerisierung bei der Komplexbildung von 3-Acetyl-tetramsäure: Struktur und magnetische Eigenschaften des CuII- und NiII-Komplexes von 2,7-Bis(1′, 5′, 5′-trimethylpyrrolidin-2′, 4′-dion-3′ -yl)-3, 6-diazaocta-2, 6-dien

Isomerization at the Complexation of 3-Acetyltetramic Acid: Structure and Magnetic Properties of the Cu^II- and Ni^II-Complex of 2,7-Bis (1′, 5′, 5′ -trimethylpyrrolidin-2′,4′ -dion-3′ -yl)-3,6-diazaocta-2,6-dien 2,7-Bis(1′, 5′, 5′ -trimethylpyrrolidin-2′, 4′ -dion-3′ -yl)-3,6-diazaoctadien formes Cu^II and Ni^II complexes with different constitutions (because of the Z/E isomerization). Results of X-ray analysis of N,N′ -ethylenbis(1′, 5′, 5′ -trimethylpyrrolidin-2′, 4′ -dion-3′ -acetiminato)nickel(II) 1 respectively -copper(II) 2 shows, that the complexing agent in 1 occurs in the E-form, whereas the ligand of the Cu^II complex forms the Z-form. Magnetic susceptibility and shift effects of the ¹³C-NMR signals point to a weak paramagnetism of the Ni^II complex. ESR-spectra are obtained from 2 only. Furthermore, the Cu^II complex reduces the relaxation times T₁ and T₂ of ¹H and ¹⁷O nuclei spins from water. From the temperature dependence of the shortening of the relaxation times an activation energy is calculated which describes the reorientation of the copper complex in the “water matrix”.     

Quinone copolymerization. I. Reactions of p-chloranil,p-benzoquinone,and 2,5-dimethyl-p-benzoquinone with vinyl monomers under free-radical initiation

The free-radical copolymerization reactions of p-chloranil, p-benzoquinone, and 2,5-di-methyl-p-benzoquinone with vinyl monomers were studied. Reactions of p-chloranil with styrene yielded copolymers of approximately 1:1 composition under a variety of reaction conditions. A copolymer containing a block of 1:1 of styrene:p-chloranil and a block of polystyrene was prepared. Several styrene-like monomers copolymerized with p-chloranil to yield copolymrs possessing considerable amounts of incorporated quinone. p-Benzoquinone copolymerized with 1,3-butadiene and 2-vinyl-pyridine to yield copolymers of significant molecular weights. Reactions of 2,5-dimethyl-p-benzoquinone with vinyl monomers did not yield any isolable polymeric products.     

Electron and nuclear dynamics of molecular clusters in ultraintense laser fields. I. Extreme multielectron ionization

In this paper we present a theoretical and computational study of extreme multielectron ionization (involving the stripping of all the electrons from light, first-row atoms, and the production of heavily charged ions, e.g., Xe(+q) (q< or =36) from heavy atoms) in elemental and molecular clusters of Xe(n),(D(2))(n), and (CD(4))(n) (n=55-1061) in ultraintense (intensity I=10(15)-10(19) W cm(-2)) laser fields. Single atom or molecule multielectron ionization can be adequately described by the semiclassical barrier suppression ionization (BSI) mechanism. Extreme cluster multielectron ionization is distinct from that of a single atomic or molecular species in terms of the mechanisms, the ionization level and the time scales for electron dynamics and for nuclear motion. The novel compound mechanism of cluster multielectron ionization, which applies when the cluster size (radius R(0)) considerably exceeds the barrier distance for the BSI of a single constituent, involves a sequential-parallel, inner-outer ionization. The cluster inner ionization driven by the BSI for the constituents is induced by a composite field consisting of the laser field and inner fields. The energetics and dynamics of the system consisting of high energy (< or =3 keV) electrons and of less, similar 100 keV ions in the laser field was treated by molecular dynamics simulations, which incorporate electron-electron, electron-ion, ion-ion, and charge-laser interactions. High-energy electron dynamics also incorporates relativistic effects and includes magnetic field effects. We treat inner ionization considering inner field ignition, screening and fluctuation contributions as well as small [(< or =13%)] impact ionization contributions. Subsequent to inner ionization a charged nanoplasma is contained within the cluster, whose response to the composite (laser+inner) field results in outer ionization, which can be approximately described by an entire cluster barrier suppression ionization mechanism.     

The complete multi-ζ electric dipole moment matrix of π-(C6H6) Cr(CO)3 and tests of semi-empirical MO models

First, we evaluated the complete electric dipole moment matrixeZ using a multi- AO basis on Cr, C, and O centers fortheimportant, parent organometallic molecule -C₆H₆Cr(CO)₃. Second, we generated ground state LCAO-MO eigenvectors employing five commonly used semi-empirical procedures for molecules of this size which contain transition metals. Transformation of operator matrixeZ into the MO space of each of the five methods then leads us to conclude that the empirical input of Basch, Viste and Gray is most suitable. Finally, we compare the merits of several single- basis orbitals with the multi- metal orbitals.[/p]