Dititanium-containing 19-tungstodiarsenate(III) [Ti2(OH)2As2W19O67(H2O)]8-: synthesis, structure, electrochemistry, and oxidation catalysis

The dititanium-containing 19-tungstodiarsenate(III) [Ti(2)(OH)(2)As(2)W(19)O(67)(H(2)O)](8-) (1) has been synthesized and characterized by IR, TGA, elemental analysis, electrochemistry, and catalytic studies. Single-crystal X-ray analysis was carried out on Cs(8)[Ti(2)(OH)(2)As(2)W(19)O(67)(H(2)O)].2CsCl.12H(2)O (Cs-1), which crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/m, with a=12.7764(19), b=19.425(3), c=18.149(3) A, beta=110.234(3) degrees, and Z=2. Polyanion 1 comprises two (B-alpha-As(III)W(9)O(33)) Keggin moieties linked through an octahedral {WO(5)(H(2)O)} fragment and two unprecedented square-pyramidal {TiO(4)(OH)} groups, leading to a sandwich-type structure with nominal C(2v) symmetry. Synthesis of 1 was accomplished by reaction of TiOSO(4) and K(14)[As(2)W(19)O(67)(H(2)O)] in a 2:1 molar ratio in aqueous, acidic medium (pH 2). Polyanion 1 could also be isolated as a tetra-n-butyl ammonium (TBA) salt, {(n-C(4)H(9))(4)N}(5)H(3)[Ti(2)(OH)(2)As(2)W(19)O(67)(H(2)O)] (TBA-1). TBA-1 was studied by cyclic voltammetry in acetonitrile (MeCN) solutions containing 0.1 M LiClO(4) and compared with the results obtained with Cs-1 in aqueous media. In MeCN, the Ti(IV) and W(VI) waves could not be separated distinctly. An important adsorption phenomenon on the glassy carbon working electrode was encountered both in cyclic voltammetry and in controlled potential electrolysis and was confirmed by Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) studies on a carbon film. TBA-1, dissolved in MeCN, reacts with H(2)O(2) to give peroxo complexes stable enough for characterization by UV-visible spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and EQCM. TBA-1 shows high catalytic activity (TOF=11.3 h(-1)) in cyclohexene oxidation with aqueous H(2)O(2) producing products typical of a heterolytic oxidation mechanism. The stability of TBA-1 under turnover conditions was confirmed by using IR, UV-visible spectroscopy as well as cyclic voltammetry.     

Detection of vanadium by means of spot tests

Zusammenfassung Zwei neue Tüpfelreaktionen für Vanadinum werden beschrieben.-Benzoinoxim gibt einen gelben Niederschlag in schwefelsauren Vanadatlösungen, der auf der Tüpfelplatte den Nachweis von 1 Vanadinum ermöglicht. Der Nachweis der durch Zusatz von Vanadylsalz zu Ferrichlorid gebildeten Ferroionen kann auf der Tüpfelplatte mit,-Dipyridyl oder mit o-Phenanthrolin durchgeführt werden. In beiden Fällen wird eine Erfassungsgrenze von 0,1 Vanadinum erreicht und nur wenige Ionen stören den Nachweis.Der Nachweis der Ferroionen mit Hilfe von Dimethylglyoxim (1 V) und auch der Vanadatnachweis durch die durch Wolframat erzeugte Gelbfärbung (0,3 V) wurden in bezug auf Störungen durch gleichzeitig anwesende Stoffe gründlich untersucht. Die Dimethylglyoximprobe wird durch Zusatz von Phosphat wesentlich verbessert.

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Résumé Deux nouvelles réactions à la touche sont décrites pour le vanadium. L'-benzoinoxime donne un précipité jaune en solution sulfurique de vanadate qui, sur la plaquette à touche, rend possible la recherche de 1 vanadium. La recherche des ions ferreux formés par addition d'un sel de vanadyle au chlorure ferrique peut être conduite sur plaquette avec l', -dipyridyle ou l'o-phénanthroline. Dans les deux cas, on atteint une limite de sensibilité de 0,1 de vanadium et quelques ions seulement gênent la recherche.Celle des ions ferreux au moyen de la diméthylglyoxime (1 de vanadium) et aussi la recherche des vanadates par la coloration jaune donnée avec un tungstate (0,3 de vanadium) furent expérimentées d'une manière approfondie en fonction des interférences par les substances simultanément présentes. L'essai à la diméthylglyoxime est essentiellement amélioré par addition de phosphate.

     

Coulometric determination of chromium

This paper describes an accurate and precise method for the determination of chromium by coulometry at controlled potential. A solution of the sample in 6M hydrochloric acid is electrolyzed at a large stirred mercury cathode whose potential is maintained constant at —1.10 V vs. S.C.E. ;this reduces the chromium quantitatively to the +2 state. Copper, lead, and a number of other elements are next eliminated by simply discarding the mercury and replacing it with fresh mercury ;then uranium is re-oxidized to non-interfering uranium(IV) by a second controlled-potential electrolysis at —0.80 V vs. S.C.E.; and finally the solution is electrolyzed at a working electrode potential of —0.40 V vs. S.C.E. This serves to re-oxidize the chromium quantitatively to the +3 state, and the analysis consists of measuring the quantity of electricity consumed in this oxidation.Of the elements commonly associated with chromium, only vanadium (and, when it is present in large amounts, molybdenum) interfere in this procedure.     

Multipole interactions and macroscopic differences in ortho and para hydrogen

Differences in the low temperature viscosity and virial coefficients of ortho and para hydrogen are attributed to centrifugal stretching, exchange symmetry, and, to a lesser extent, molecular anisotorpy. Of the latter, quadrupole interactions are the most important.     

Optimizing Antimicrobial Peptide Dendrimers in Chemical Space

We used nearest‐neighbor searches in chemical space to improve the activity of the antimicrobial peptide dendrimer (AMPD) G3KL and identified dendrimer T7 , which has an expanded activity range against Gram‐negative pathogenic bacteria including Klebsiellae pneumoniae, increased serum stability, and promising activity in an in vivo infection model against a multidrug‐resistant strain of Acinetobacter baumannii. Imaging, spectroscopic studies, and a structural model from molecular dynamics simulations suggest that T7 acts through membrane disruption. These experiments provide the first example of using virtual screening in the field of dendrimers and show that dendrimer size does not limit the activity of AMPDs.     

Nicotinamide complex of silver(III) with expanded coordination number

Abstract

In strongly alkaline media ([OH^?]?≥?0.12 M), nicotinamide (nica) forms a complex with square-planar Ag(OH)₄^? [nica]?≥?0.05 M. The complex decomposes in seconds to nicotinamide N-oxide. The correlation of maximum absorbance of the complex with concentrations of nicotinamide and hydroxide requires that the complex is either the five-coordinate Ag(OH)₄(H_-1nica)^2? or the six-coordinate Ag(OH)₅(nica)^2?. Comparison with the reactions of Ag(OH)₄^? with nicotinate ion (nic^?) and acetamide under similar conditions indicates that nicotinamide coordinates with Ag(OH)₄^? by the amido group rather than the nitrogen on the pyridine ring or the amido oxygen. Kinetics of the Ag(III)-nica redox reaction are consistent with direct reaction between nicotinamide and uncoordinated Ag(OH₄)^?. Oxidation takes place at the pyridine ring, yielding nicotinamide N-oxide. Silver(III) is reduced to monovalent silver.     

Synthesis of lupeol derivatives and their antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activities

The natural product lupeol 1 was isolated from aerial parts of Vernonia scorpioides with satisfactory yield, which made it viable to be used as starting material in semisynthetic approach. Ten lupeol derivatives 2–11 were prepared by classical procedures. Including, five new esters derivatives 7–11, which were obtained by structural modifications in the isopropylidene fragment. All semisynthetic compounds and lupeol 1–11 were confirmed by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and HRMS. Their antiprotozoal activity was evaluated in vitro against L. amazonensis and T. cruzi. Derivative 6 showed the best antitrypanosomal activity (IC₅₀ = 12.48 μg/mL) and the lowest cytotoxic derivative (CC₅₀ = 161.50 μg/mL). The mechanism of action of the most active derivatives (4, 6 and 11) is not dependent from the enzyme trypanothione reductase.     

The dependence of the variances of the parameters in non-linear regression analysis on the number of data points

In designing an experimentin which non-linear regression analysis is used to evaluate the physicochemical parameters that chracterize the behavior of the system being studied, it would be useful to be able to predict how the number of data points affects th reliabilities of the values obtained. The relation between these depends on hos the points are distributed as well as on the nature of the equation to which thd data are fitted. Weighted non-linear regression analysis has been applied to six common equations involving a total of fourteen parameters, using a number of n of points that was varied from 4 to     

A fluorescence displacement assay for antidepressant drug discovery based on ligand-conjugated quantum dots

The serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) transporter (SERT) protein plays a central role in terminating 5-HT neurotransmission and is the most important therapeutic target for the treatment of major depression and anxiety disorders. We report an innovative, versatile, and target-selective quantum dot (QD) labeling approach for SERT in single Xenopus oocytes that can be adopted as a drug-screening platform. Our labeling approach employs a custom-made, QD-tagged indoleamine derivative ligand, IDT318, that is structurally similar to 5-HT and accesses the primary binding site with enhanced human SERT selectivity. Incubating QD-labeled oocytes with paroxetine (Paxil), a high-affinity SERT-specific inhibitor, showed a concentration- and time-dependent decrease in QD fluorescence, demonstrating the utility of our approach for the identification of SERT modulators. Furthermore, with the development of ligands aimed at other pharmacologically relevant targets, our approach may potentially form the basis for a multitarget drug discovery platform.