Reagent techniques for nickel recovery from spent electroless nickel-plating solutions

A technique for nickel recovery from spent electroless nickel-plating solutions was developed. The process yields nickel sulfate, a source for preparing an electroless nickel-plating solution, and a nickelcontaining concentrate.     

Modification of the electronic structure of graphene by intercalation of iron and silicon atoms

The ab initio calculations of the electronic structure of low-dimensional graphene–iron–nickel and graphene–silicon–iron systems were carried out using the density functional theory. For the graphene–Fe–Ni(111) system, band structures for different spin projections and total densities of valence electrons are determined. The energy position of the Dirac cone caused by the p _z states of graphene depends weakly on the number of iron layers intercalated into the interlayer gap between nickel and graphene. For the graphene–Si–Fe(111) system, the most advantageous positions of silicon atoms on iron are determined. The intercalation of silicon under graphene leads to a sharp decrease in the interaction of carbon atoms with the substrate and largely restores the electronic properties of free graphene.

     

Electrochemical study of Au(III)-luteolin flavonoid system in tris-buffer

The Au(III)-luteolin system was studied by means of cyclic voltammetry, spectrometry, and quantum chemical simulation. The mutual effect of luteolin to Au(III) reduction and Au(III) to luteolin oxidation was studied by means of cyclic voltammetry on Pt and carbon glass electrodes in 0.05 M tris-buffer solution (pH 8) containing ethyl alcohol. The absorption spectra of luteolin were recorded with and without Au(III) in 0.05 M tris-buffer solution (pH 8) containing ethyl alcohol. The quantum chemical simulation of Au(III)-tris, Au(III)-luteolin, and Au(III)-tris-luteolin systems was carried out. On the basis of the collected data, formation of Au(III)-tris-luteolin complex in 0.05 M tris-buffer solution (pH 8) in the presence of ethanol was suggested.     

Polymorphic transformations of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane

Conditions of recrystallization of hexanitrohexaazawurtcitane from one polymorphic state into another were examined. Techniques for preparations of various polymorphic modifications of product were developed.     

Electrophilic substitution reactions of ferracarborane 3-(η5-Cp)-4-SMe2-3,1,2-FeC2B9H10

Mercuration and bromination reactions of ferracarborane 3-(η⁵-Cp)-4-SMe₂-3,1,2-FeC₂B₉H₁₀ (1) were investigated. Mercuration of 1 under mild conditions (mercury trifluoroacetate in dichloromethane) results in 8-monosubstituted mercury derivative as the only reaction product. Depending on the reaction conditions, bromination of 1 results in 8-mono- or 7,8-disubstituted bromo derivatives. The structures of the monomercury and dibromo derivatives of 1 were established by X-ray analysis. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1609–1615, September, 2000.     

Physicochemical studies of the structure of N,N′-dinitrourea and its salts

The properties and behavior of dinitrourea and its potassium and dipotassium salts in different solvents have been studied by IR and UV spectroscopy. In different media, dinitrourea can exist in several tautomeric forms. An XRD study of the potassium and dipotassium salts of dinitrourea revealed a tendency toward equalization of the bond lengths of the C-N⁻-NO₂ fragments compared with those of C-NH-NO₂, which agrees with the results of quantum-chemical calculations.     

Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles based on cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide)

An approach to the synthesis of new 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles, in which one or both substituents contain the cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide) fragment, was suggested based on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azides to alkynes catalyzed by copper(I) compounds. The reaction of cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide) azido derivatives with different terminal acetylenes led to 1,2,3-triazoles with the [((CH₂)₂X(CH₂)₂O-C₂B₉H₁₀)Co(C₂B₉H₁₁)] (X = O or CH₂) substituent at position 1 and the organic substituent at position 4. The [3+2] cycloaddition reaction of cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide) alkynyl derivatives with methyl azidoacetate furnished isomeric 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles with the metallacarborane fragment at position 4. 1,2,3-Triazole with metallacarborane substituents at positions 1 and 4 containing 36 boron atoms was also synthesized.     

Synthesis,cytotoxicity and antiviral activity studies of the conjugates of cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide)(-I) with 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine and its cyclic derivatives

A series of novel conjugates of cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide)(-I) with 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine and its cyclic derivatives were synthesized. Conjugates with 5-ethynyl-2-deoxyuridine were prepared by the direct Sonogashira coupling of a series of cobalt bis(1,2-dicarbollide)(-I) terminal alkynes and 5-iodo-2′-deoxyuridine. Their furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-one isomers were obtained either by intermolecular cyclization of the above conjugates or by Sonogashira coupling using Pd/C as a catalyst. Action of ammonia on these furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-one conjugates resulted in pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-one conjugates. Most of the designed compounds have shown low cytotoxicity in several cell lines. Some 5-ethynyl-2-deoxyuridine and furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-one conjugates have also presented antiviral activity.