Water-soluble meroterpenes containing an aminoglyceride fragment with geraniol residues: synthesis and membranotropic properties

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Gold nanoparticles: catalyst for the oxidation of NADH to NAD(+)

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is an important coenzyme involved in the production of ATP, the fuel of energy, in every cell. It alternates between the oxidized form NAD(+) and the reduced form dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and serves as a hydrogen and electron carrier in the cellular respiratory processes. In the present work, the catalytic effect of gold nanoparticles on the oxidization of NADH to NAD(+) was investigated. The addition of gold nanoparticles was found to quench the NADH fluorescence intensities but had no effect on the fluorescence lifetime. This suggested that the fluorescence quenching was not due to coupling with the excited state, but due to changing the ground state of NADH. The intensity of the 340 nm absorption band of NADH was found to decrease while that of the 260 nm band of NAD(+) was found to increase as the concentration of gold nanoparticles increased. This conversion reaction was further supported by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy. The effect of the addition of NADH was found to slightly red shift and increase the intensity of the surface plasmon absorption band of gold nanoparticles at 520 nm. This gives a strong support that the conversion of NADH to NAD(+) is occurring on the surface of the gold nanoparticles, i.e. NADH is surface catalyzed by the gold nanoparticles. The catalytic property of this important reaction might have important future applications in biological and medical fields.     

Electrochemical generation of manganese(III) and behaviour of the generated oxidant in acetic acid in the presence of perchlorate ions

Summary Research was carried out to determine conditions for the anodic generation of manganese(III) with high current efficiency in solutions of sodium perchlorate in acetic acid, and to examine the behaviour of the oxidant thus generated. The effects of water and acetic anhydride on current efficiency in the generation of the oxidant was also examined. The formal redox potential of the Mn(III)/ Mn(II) system is decreased with increasing concentrations of sodium acetate in the solution. The effect of sodium perchlorate and perchloric acid concentrations is the reverse. Procedures for coulometric titrations of a number of substances with the generated oxidant were developed, end point being detected using biamperometric and potentiometric methods. Perchloric acid accelerates the oxidation of certain substances with manganese(III) in acetic acid and increases the sensitivity of end-point detection using the potentiometric method.

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Elektrochemische Erzeugung von Mangan(III) und das Verhalten dieses Oxydationsmittels in Essigsäure bei Gegenwart von Perchlorat

Zusammenfassung Die Bedingungen der anodischen Erzeugung von Mangan(III) mit hoher Stromausbeute in Essigsäure, nach Zugabe von Natriumperchlorat wurden untersucht; das elektrochemische Verhalten des so dargestellten Oxydationsmittels wurde ebenfalls untersucht. Der Einfluß von Wasser und Essigsäureanhydrid auf die prozentuelle Stromausbeute des erwähnten Oxydationsmittels wurde verfolgt. Das Formalredoxpotential des Systems Mn(III)/ Mn(II) sinkt bei Erhöhung der Konzentration an Natriumacetat in der Lösung. Perchlorsäure wie auch Natriumperchlorat üben eine entgegengesetzte Wirkung aus und führen zur Steigerung des Formalredoxpotentials bei Erhöhung ihrer Konzentration. Verfahren zur coulometrischen Titration verschiedener Substanzen mittels biamperometrischer oder potentiometrischer Erfassung des Titrationsendpunktes wurden ausgearbeitet. In Gegenwart von Perchlorsäure wächst die Geschwindigkeit der Oxydation einiger Substanzen in Essigsäure in Gegenwart von Mn(III) und auch die Empfindlichkeit der Endpunktbestimmung verbessert sich.

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Presented at the 9th International Symposium on Microchemical Techniques, Amsterdam, August 28–September 2, 1983.     

Geometry changes of a Cu(I) phenanthroline complex on photoexcitation in a confining medium by time-resolved X-ray diffraction

Using a stroboscopic technique, in which the molecule is repeatedly excited and the structural change is probed more than 5000 times per second immediately after excitation, we performed a 16 K time-resolved single-crystal study of the microsecond lifetime triplet state of the Cu(I)phenanthroline derivative[Cu(I)(dmp)(dppe)][PF6] (dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane). The geometry changes on excitation differ for the two symmetry-independent molecules, but are in the same direction as calculated for an isolated reference molecule, although the flattening distortion in the crystal is significantly smaller, implying that the reorganization energy is greatly affected by the confining medium.     

Facile and efficient synthesis of 6-(hydroxymethyl)purines

[reaction: see text] A facile and efficient methodology of the synthesis of 6-(hydroxymethyl)purine derivatives (bases and nucleosides) was developed based on Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of 6-halopurines with acyloxymethylzinc iodides followed by deprotection. Several title compounds are inhibitors of adenosine deaminase and exert cytostatic activity.     

Hydroxyapatite-poly(d,l-lactide) Nanografts. Synthesis and Characterization as Bone Cement Additives

This paper reports the creation of hydroxyapatite/polyester nanografts by “graft-from” polymerization of d,l-lactide with [Ca₅(OH)(PO₄)₃]₂ as the initiator and tin(II)-2-ethylhexanoate as the catalyst. Model polymerizations were performed with cyclooctanol as initiator to confirm the grafting on the surface of the hydroxyapatite nanocrystals. Polymers with the highest molecular mass (M_n) between 4250 Da (cyclooctanol) and 6100 Da (hydroxyapatite) were produced. In both cases the molecular mass distributions of the polymers formed were monomodal. The materials obtained were characterized by size-exclusion chromatography, NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy, and thermal methods. Their suitability as additives for commercial bone cement (Simplex P Speedset, Stryker Orthopaedics) has been confirmed by thermal analysis techniques and mechanical testing. The results obtained show that addition of the hydroxyapatite/ polyester nanografts improved both thermal and mechanical properties of the bone cement.     

Influence of Al2O3 Nanoparticles on the Thermal Stability of Ultra-Fine Grained Copper Prepared by High Pressure Torsion

Summary.  Ultra-fine grained (UFG) Cu (grain size 80 nm) containing 0.5 wt.% Al₂O₃ nanoparticles (size 20 nm) was prepared by high pressure torsion (HPT). Positron lifetime spectroscopy was employed to characterize the microstructure of this material, especially with respect to types and concentration of lattice defects. The evolution of microstructure with increasing temperature was studied by positron lifetime spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements. The thermal stability of the Cu + 0.5 wt.% Al₂O₃ nanocomposite was compared with that of pure UFG Cu prepared by the same technique. The processes taking place during thermal recovery of the initial nanoscale structure in both studied materials are described. Received October 5, 2001. Accepted (revised) December 20, 2001     

The phenomenon of conglomerate crystallization. Part 40: The crystallization behavior oftrans- Co(III) amines (+)546-trans-[Co(3,2,3-tet)(NO2)2]Cl·3H2O (I), (−)589 -trans-[Co(3,2,3-tet)Cl2]NO3 (II), and of (+)546-trans-[Co(3,2,3-tet)(NO2)2]NO3 (III)

A racemic solution of (I) crystallizes as a conglomerate from which a crystal we selected was found to be (+)₅₄₆-trans-[Co(3,2,3-tet)(NO₂)₂]Cl·3H₂O (I), CoClO₇N₆C₈H₂₈. It crystallizes in the enantiomorphic space groupP2_l2_l2_l, with lattice constantsa=18.501(15) å,b=14.433(2) å, andc=6.441(3) å;V=1720.07 å³ andd(calc. M.W.=414.73,Z=4)=1.601 g cm^?3. A total of 2305 data were collected over the range of 4?≤2θ ≤55?; of these, 1724 (independent and withI > 3σ(I)) were used in the structural analysis. Data were corrected for absorption (Μ=11.920 cm^?1), and the relative transmission coefficients ranged from 0.8258 to 0.9565. Refinement was carried out for both lattice enantiomorphs, and at this stage theR(F) andR _w (F) residuals were, respectively, 0.0381 and 0.0479 for (+ + +) and 0.0448 and 0.0532 for (? ? ?). Thus, the former was selected as correct for our specimen, and the final cycle of refinement with the (+ + +) model converged toR(F) andR _w (F) of 0.0315 and 0.0365. A racemic solution of (II) crystallizes as a conglomerate from which a crystal we selected was found to be (?)₅₈₉-trans-[Co(3,2,3-tet)Cl₂]NO₃ (II), CoCl₂O₃N₅C₈H₂₂. It crystallizes in the enantiomorphic space groujp,P2_l with lattice constantsa=6.395(2) å,b=8.886(2) å,c=13.185(2) å, andΒ=99.24(2)?;V=739.59 å³ andd(calc. M.W.=366.14,Z=2)=1.646 g cm ^?3. A total of 2912 data were collected over the range of 4?<2θ<64?; of these, 2147 (independent and withI≥3σ(I)) were used in the structural analysis. Data were corrected for absorption (Μ =15.424 cm^?1), and the relative transmission coefficients ranged from 0.9632 to 0.9985. Refinement was carried out for both lattice enantiomorphs, and the finalR(F) andR _w (F) residuals were, respectively, 0.0326 and 0.0328 for (+ + +) and 0.0347 and 0.0348 for (? ? ?). Thus, the (+ + +) was selected as correct for our specimen. A racemic solution of (III) crystallizes as a conglomerate from which a crystal we selected was found to be (+)₅₈₉-trans-[Co(3,2,3-tet)(NO₂)₂]NO₃ (III), CoO₇N₇C₈H₂₂. It crystallizes in the enantiomorphic space group,P2_l with lattice constantsa=6.295(1) å, b=15.108(3) å,c=8.029(1) å, andΒ=100.28(2)?;V=751.35 å³ andd(calc. M.W.=387.24,Z=2)=1.712 g cm^?3. A total of 2393 data were collected over the range of 4?≤2θ≤60?; of these, 1869 (independent and withI≥3σ(I)) were used in the structural analysis. Data were corrected for absorption (Μ=11.859 cm^?1), and the relative transmission coefficients ranged from 0.8814 to 0.9976. Refinement was carried out for both lattice enantiomorphs and the finalR(F) andR _w (F) residuals were, respectively, 0.0463 and 0.0482 for (+ + +) and 0.0441 and 0.0442 for (? ? ?). Thus, the latter was selected as correct for our specimen, and the final cycle of refinement with the (? ? ?) model converged toR(F) andR _w (F) of 0.0436 and 0.0421. For all three compounds, the six-membered rings are chairs; the secondary nitrogens are chiral centers, and the five-membered rings are ordered and conformationally dissymmetric, as expected. Coincidentally, in (I), (II), and (III) the central rings are right-handed helices withδ(+50.0?),δ(+53.3?), andδ(+48.3?), respectively. Thus, the secondary nitrogens of all three cations are (R), rendering the cations chiral. The incidence of conglomerate crystallization intrans coordination compounds is rare, and those known are asymmetrically substituted (see Ref. 4 for the four known cases). Thus, the incidence of such crystallization mode in a new series of [trans- Co(amine ligands)X₂]⁺ cations bearing symmetrical pairs oftrans ligands was an unexpected and welcomed event. In all three cases, the counteranions are bonded to the hydrogens of the terminal -NH₂ moieties, thus forming an overall entity which resembles a macrocycle. In fact, parallels between the crystallization behavior of our compounds and that of macrocycles bearing related fragments is discussed. Finally, in the three compounds, homochiral cations are linked into infinite strings by hydrogen bonds between the axial ligands and amino hydrogens on adjacent cations of the string. In turn, strings are stitched together by the counteranions which form bonds with amino hydrogens on cations of adjacent strings.     

Kekulé structure counts for some classes of all-benzenoid and all-coronoid hydrocarbons

Summary A general formula for the Kekulé structure count (K) is deduced for the class of catacondensed all-benzenoids with unbranched backbones. The formula is extended to thin pericondensed all-benzenoids, where allowance is made for pyrene units. In this treatment the fragmentation matrices are employed. A generalization of these matrices is furnished. Next some generalK formulas for classes of catacondensed and thin pericondensed all-coronoids are deduced. Again the fragmentation matrices are employed, but the problem is also studied in terms of certain polynomials.Dedicated to the memory of Professor Oskar E. Polansky, who died in January 1989. He was the one who coined the term all-benzenoid.