Polymerization of coordinated monomers. XVI. Stereoregulation in the alternating copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with styrene in the presence of metal halides

Triad cotacticities of alternating copolymers of methyl methacrylate with styrene prepared in the presence of zinc chloride, ethylaluminium sesquichloride, and ethylboron dichloride are investigated from the mechanistic point of view by means of ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. The cotacticities from ¹H-NMR spectra are obtained accurately by using α-d-styrene in the place of styrene and by measuring the spectra on the copolymer in o-dichlorobenzene at 170°C. The relative intensities of three peaks of the splitting signal for the methoxy protons in the nonalternating copolymers obtained by the use of benzoyl peroxide in the absence of metal halides agree well with the cotacticity distribution calculated theoretically by the Lewis-Mayo mechanism with the stereoregulation following Bernoullian statistics. The splitting signals in the ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectra of the alternating copolymers prepared in the presence of metal halides cannot be explained by the same mechanism. The relative intensities of three peaks of the splitting signals for the methoxy protons and for the carbonyl carbon in the methyl methacrylate unit (the contents of cotactic triads centered by the methyl methacrylate unit) are not equal to those for the aromatic C₁ carbon in the styrene unit (the contents of cotactic triads centered by styrene unit). The value of f²Y - 4fxfz is not equal to zero, where fx, fy, and fz are the cosyndiotactic, coheterotactic, and coisotactic triad contents, respectively, in the alternating copolymer. Copolymers obtained in the presence of zinc chloride are not exactly equimolar alternating but always contain a methyl methacrylate unit in excess, and the relative intensities of the three peaks for the aromatic C₁ carbon change with the copolymer composition. These results are explained by a proposed mechanism: the alternating copolymerization proceeds through the homopolymerization of a ternary molecular complex composed of a metal halide, methyl methacrylate, and styrene, accompanied with the stereoregulation following first-order Markovian statistics; the increase of methyl methacrylate content in the copolymer prepared in the presence of zinc chloride is caused by the participation of the binary molecular complex composed of a metal halide and methyl methacrylate in addition to the ternary molecular complex.     

Heat capacity and dual spin-transitions in the crossover system [Fe(2-pic)3]Cl2·EtOH

The heat capacity of [Fe(2-pic)₃]Cl₂·C₂H₅OH Crystal (2-pic: 2-picolylamine) has been measured with an adiabatic calorimeter between 13 and 315 K. Two phase transitions centered at 114.04 and 122.21 K were observed. This finding accords with recent prediction of possible existence of two-step spin-conversion (H. Köppen et al., Chem. Phys. Lett., 91 (1982) 348). The total transition enthalpy and entropy amounted to ΔH = 6.14 kJ mol^?1 and ΔS = 50.59 J K^?1 mol^?1. The transition entropy consists of the magnetic contribution (13.38 J K^?1 mol^?1), the orientational order-disorder phenomenon of the solvate ethanol molecule (8.97) and the change in the phonon system, in particular the change in stretching and deformation vibrations of the metal-ligand (28.24).     

Influence of the Coordination of Donor Solvent Molecules to 1,4,7,10-Tetramethyl-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclododecanenickel(II) and Analogous Nickel(II) Complexes on Their Steric Factors

Coordination equilibrium constants (K _NiS) of some donor solvent molecules to 1,4,7,10-tetramethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecanenickel(II) ([Ni(Me₄[12]aneN₄)]²⁺) were determined in nitrobenzene (a noncoordinating bulk solvent). The first (K _NiS1) and second stepwise coordination equilibrium constants (K _NiS2) for 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecanenickel(II) ([Ni([12]aneN₄)]²⁺), 1,4,8,11-tetraazac yclotetradecane- nickel(II) ([Ni([14] aneN₄)]²⁺), 1,4,8,11-tetrathiacyclotetra-decanenickel(II) ([Ni([14]aneS₄)]²⁺) were also reinvestigated. The K _NiS values for [Ni(Me₄[12]aneN₄)]²⁺ were compared to those of [Ni([12]aneN₄)]²⁺, (1R,4S, 8R,11S)-1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecanenickel(II) (R,S,R,S-[Ni(Me₄[14]aneN₄)]²⁺), R,R,S,S-[Ni(Me₄[14]aneN₄)]²⁺, [Ni([14]aneN₄)]²⁺, and [Ni([14]aneS₄)]²⁺. Coordination of pyridine (Py), N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylurea (TMU), and N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) to [Ni(Me₄[12]aneN₄)]²⁺ was observed, although these donor solvent molecules did not coordinate to R,S,R,S-[Ni(Me₄[14]aneN₄)]²⁺. The K _NiS values for Py, TMU, and DMA are 7.9, 2.8, and 9.0 dm³⋅mol⁻¹, respectively. Some hydrogen-bonding waters were coordinated to R,S,R,S-[Ni(Me₄[14]aneN₄)]²⁺, but such waters did not coordinate to [Ni(Me₄[12] aneN₄)]²⁺. Also, the K _NiS2 values were larger than the corresponding K _NiS1 values for [Ni([14]aneS₄)]²⁺. Furthermore, the K _NiS1 values for [Ni([12]aneN₄)]²⁺ were the largest among these nickel(II) complex cations. The K _NiS, K _NiS1, and K _NiS2 values are discussed in terms of properties of the donor solvents and steric strains of these nickel(II) complex cations.     

Flat points of two-dimensional Brownian motion

Summary SupposeZ(·) is a two-dimensional Brownian motion. It is shown that a.s. there existt ₀ and >0 such thatZ(t ₀) is an extremal point of the convex hull of {Z(t)|t ₀–tt₀} and also an extremal point of the convex hull of {Z(t)|t ₀tt₀+} and, moreover, the tangent lines to the convex hulls atZ(t ₀) form a non-zero angle.The result is related to the following unsolved problem of S.J. Taylor. Do there exist a.s.t ₀ and >0 such that the intersection of the convex hulls of {Z(t)|t ₀–tt₀} and {Z(t)|t ₀tt₀+} contains onlyZ(t ₀)?This research was partially supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 400101540202), Ministry of Education, Science and Culture     

Acridine derivatives. V. Synthesis and P388 antitumor activity of the novel 9-anilino-2,3-ethylenedioxyacridines

A new class of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-intercalating antitumor agents, novel 9-anilino-2,3-ethylenedioxyacridines (five compounds) have been synthesized and evaluated for activity against P388 leukemia in vivo. A few of them possessed the same potency of antitumor activity as amsacrine (m-AMSA) which is an important antitumor agent in clinical use.     

Nature of nonbonded Se...O interactions characterized by 17O NMR spectroscopy and NBO and AIM analyses

To investigate the nature of nonbonded Se...O interactions, three series of 2-substituted benzeneselenenyl derivatives [2-(CHO)C6H4SeX (1), 2-(CH2OH)C6H4SeX, (2), 2-(CH2OiPr)C6H4SeX (3); X = Cl, Br, CN, SPh, SeAr, Me] were synthesized. The 17O NMR absorption observed for 17O-enriched aldehydes 1 appeared upfield relative to benzaldehyde (PhCHO), while the opposite downfield shifts relative to benzyl alcohol (PhCH2OH) were observed for 17O-enriched alcohols 2 and ethers 3. The magnitude of both the upfield and the downfield shifts became larger as the electron-withdrawing ability of a substituent X increased. Quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP level revealed that for all model compounds the most stable conformer has an intramolecular nonbonded Se.O interaction. Thus, the relative 17O NMR chemical shifts (DeltadeltaO) for 1-3 would reflect the strengths of the Se...O interactions. The natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis demonstrated that the stabilization energy due to an nO --> sigma Se-X orbital interaction (ESe...O) correlates with the Se...O atomic distance on a single curve irrespective of the type of the O atom. On the other hand, the atoms in molecules (AIM) analysis showed that the nonbonded Se...O interactions can be characterized by the presence of a bond critical point, the total energy density (HSe...O) of which decreases with strengthening of the interaction. The results suggested that Se...O interactions have a dominant covalent character rather than an electrostatic one.     

Modeling Thioredoxin Reductase-Like Activity with Cyclic Selenenyl Sulfides: Participation of an NH⋅⋅⋅Se Hydrogen Bond through Stabilization of the Mixed Se−S Intermediate

At the redox-active center of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), a selenenyl sulfide (Se−S) bond is formed between Cys497 and Sec498, which is activated into the thiolselenolate state ([SH,Se⁻]) by reacting with a nearby dithiol motif ([SH^Cys59,SH^Cys64]) present in the other subunit. This process is achieved through two reversible steps: an attack of a cysteinyl thiol of Cys59 at the Se atom of the Se−S bond and a subsequent attack of a remaining thiol at the S atom of the generated mixed Se−S intermediate. However, it is not clear how the kinetically unfavorable second step progresses smoothly in the catalytic cycle. A model study that used synthetic selenenyl sulfides, which mimic the active site structure of human TrxR comprising Cys497, Sec498, and His472, suggested that His472 can play a key role by forming a hydrogen bond with the Se atom of the mixed Se−S intermediate to facilitate the second step. In addition, the selenenyl sulfides exhibited a defensive ability against H₂O₂-induced oxidative stress in cultured cells, which suggests the possibility for medicinal applications to control the redox balance in cells.