Thermodynamic properties of nitro derivatives of diphenyl ether and biphenyl

The heat capacity of 4,4′-dinitrodiphenyl ether and 4-nitro-4′-biphenylcarboxylic acid were measured by adiabatic calorimetry (AC) in temperature ranges of 8–372 K and 10–372 K, respectively. The heat capacity of 4,4′-dinitrodiphenyl ether in the temperature range 323–500 K, the thermodynamic properties of fusion, and the purity of the ether were measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The main thermodynamic functions in the temperature range 5–370 K were calculated for both compounds using the heat capacities of adiabatic calorimetry. Related thermodynamic functions of 4,4′-dinitrodiphenyl ether in the temperature range 370–500 K were calculated on the basis of DSC data.     

Cross section and transverse momentum of hadron interactions with air nuclei at primary cosmic ray energies of 0.3–5 PeV

The Tien Shan experimental data on hadrons with energies exceeding 0.5 TeV in extensive air showers (EAS) from primary cosmic rays with energies from 0.3 to 5 PeV are compared with the results of CORSIKA + QGSJET model simulations. Some conclusions are drawn on the increase of the cross section and transverse momentum in the hadron interactions with air atom nuclei from 0.1 TeV (accelerator with a fixed target) to 5 PeV (EAS) energies.     

Synthesis of Arylidene Derivatives of 1-Aryl-3H-pyrrol-2-ones

The aminolysis of 5-aryl-3-arylidene-3H-furan-2-ones by the action of aromatic amines leads to the formation of substituted amides of 4-oxo acids, the subsequent azacyclization of which in the presence of acetic anhydride leads to the formation of 1,5-diaryl-substituted 3-arylidene-3H-pyrrol-2-ones. The mechanism of the occurring and alternative transformations is discussed.     

EPR of copper(II) chloride complexes with diphosphine dioxides

Stepwise formation of copper(ll) chloride complexes with diphosphine dioxides has been studied using paramagnetic resonance. It was found that in complexes with a copper:ligand composition of 11 substituents have little effect on parameters of the anisotropic EPR spectra. The spectra of complexes with a metal:ligand composition of 12 are considerably more sensitive to the introduction of substituents; this is explained by sterically dependent differences in the structure of the complexes. The possibility of trisligand complexes being formed is evidently largely determined by the size of the groups on the phosphorus atoms.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 362–368, February, 1991.     

Twofold reactivity of 1,2-disubstituted dihydro-n-heteroaromatic systems. 10. Synthesis and aromatization of ferrocene-containing hantzsch esters

1-Ferrocenylphenyl-4-aryl(furyl)-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines and 4-ferrocenyl-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines (Hantzsch esters) have been prepared, and their reactions with triphenylcarbenium and 1-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidinium perchlorate salts have been studied. Treatment with triphenylmethyl perchlorate results in oxidation of the ferrocenyl substituent to the ferrocenium cation, whereas treatment with the oxoammonium cation results in aromatization and the formation of salts containing a pyridinium cation and a neutral ferrocene ring. A 4-ferrocenyl-containing Hantzsch ester which was unsubstituted at the nitrogen atom constituted a single exception to this trend; it could be aromatized only upon treatment with sulfur.For Communication 9, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1094–1101, August, 1986.     

Use of chromatography-mass spectrometry to study the composition of pharmacopoeial types of medicinal plant raw material

The composition of the volatile fraction of extracts for pharmacopoeial types of medicinal plant raw materials was studied using chromatography-mass spectrometry to identify specific compounds characteristic of a specific plant. Forty pharmacopoeial types of medicinal plant raw material were analyzed. It is shown that 14 of them contain specific volatile compounds (markers) allowing unambiguous identification.     

Structuring in Interphase Layer of Extraction System

The results of a study of the rheological properties of the interphase layer formed when an aqueous phase containing HCl and PrCl₃ is brought in contact with a solution of an extracting agent (nonoxymethylphosphonic acid) in toluene at varied content of the components in the system are presented.     

Structural, magnetic, high-frequency and high-field EPR investigation of double-stranded heterometallic [{Ni(en)2}2(micro-NCS)4Cd(NCS)2](n).nCH3CN polymer self-assembled from cadmium oxide, nickel thiocyanate and ethylenediamine

A novel heterometallic 1D coordination polymer [{Ni(en)2}2(micro-NCS)4Cd(NCS)2](n) x nCH3CN (en = ethylenediamine) has been prepared using the self-assembly process in a one-pot reaction of cadmium oxide, nickel and ammonium thiocyanates with an acetonitrile solution of ethylenediamine. The complex consists of an uncommon cis-Cd(SCN)4(NCS)2(4-) fragment and a rare combination of cis-Ni(en)2(2+) and trans-Ni(en)2(2+) building blocks linked by micro(1,3)-NCS bridges into a double-stranded zigzag chain structure. Each chain is comprised of [Ni2Cd2(micro-NCS-N,S)4)] macrocycles with chair-like and rectangular-like shapes arrayed alternately. The shortest intrachain CdCd separations are 9.535(1) and 10.868(2) A, while the nearest NiNi distances are 5.418(1) and 6.612(2) A. A network of weak N-HS hydrogen bonds, involving the terminal NCS ligands and NH2-groups of en, links the infinite chains and results in the formation of an extended supramolecular three-dimensional framework. Variable-temperature (1.8-300 K) magnetic susceptibilities show a slight change of the micro(B) value at low temperature, indicative of weak antiferromagnetic interactions (J = 1.55 cm-1) between magnetic canters. High-field, high-frequency (100-400 GHz) EPR spectra were simulated using S = 1 ground state for separate Ni2+ ions with the spin Hamiltonian parameters g = 2.165, D = 0.45 cm-1 and E = 0.03 cm(-1). According to DFT calculations, the D and E parameters are -0.35 cm(-1) and 0.049 cm-1 for the cis arrangement of Ni2+ and 0.58 cm(-1) and 0.012 cm(-1) for trans.