Synthesis of 4- and 6-substituted nitroindoles

Enolizable ketones react with m-nitroaniline in the presence of strong base such as t-BuOK to give 4- and 6-substituted nitroindoles. The reaction proceeds via oxidative nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen in m-nitroaniline with enolate anions in positions ortho to the amino group giving anionic σ^H adducts that are additionally stabilized by intramolecular interaction between the amino and the carbonyl group. Spontaneous oxidation of the σ^H adducts followed by the Bayer type condensation of the produced ortho-aminonitrobenzyl ketones gives 4- and 6-substituted nitroindoles. The scope of this reaction and its basic mechanistic features are discussed.     

Detection of trace amounts of Ni by laser-induced fluorescence in graphite furnace with intensified charge coupled device

A laser-induced fluorescence in graphite furnace (LIF-GF) set-up has been equipped with an intensified CCD detector (ICCD) that enables simultaneous multichannel detection of large wavelength regions. The main advantages of such a system in comparison with conventional photomultiplier detection are: simultaneous detection of several fluorescence wavelengths for easy characterization of excitation and fluorescence spectra and for an increase of the absolute sensitivity and spectral selectivity; simultaneous monitoring of background signals, such as those due to matrix interferences, blackbody radiation and scattered laser light; decrease of the susceptibility to radio-frequency pick-ups emitted from the pump laser due to the delayed read-out procedure; time-resolved studies of fluorescence spectra for improved elemental selectivity or for studies of atomization processes, and a possibility to perform two-dimensional imaging of height distributions of atomization and, in combination with an imaging spectrometer, diffusion processes in the furnace. The first work on LIF-GF with ICCD detection has been performed on Ni. The most sensitive and versatile excitation and detection wavelengths have been identified. Detection limits in water solutions by the LIF-GF technique have been improved by two orders of magnitude and are found to be 0.015 pg with ICCD and 0.01 pg using a photomultiplier at the most sensitive excitation and detection wavelengths. Nickel in concentrations has been detected in aqueous standard reference samples with sodium concentrations ranging from to % (riverine water and estuarine water) with good accuracy and precision. The Ni contents of standard riverine and estuarine water were determined to 1.00 ± 0.11 and 0.75 ± 0.07 ng/ml, respectively. The certified concentrations are 1.03 ± 0.10 and 0.743 ± 0.078 .     

Role of surfactant type and concentration for the mean drop size during emulsification in turbulent flow

A systematic experimental study of the effect of several factors on the mean drop diameter, d32, during emulsification, is performed with soybean oil-in-water emulsions. These factors are (1) type of used emulsifier; (2) emulsifier concentration, CS; and (3) ionic strength of the aqueous solution. Three different types of emulsifier, anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS), nonionic (polyoxyethylene-20 cetyl ether, Brij 58), and protein (whey protein concentrate), are studied. For all of the studied systems, two well-defined regions are observed in the dependence of d32 on CS: at low surfactant concentration, d32 increases significantly with the decrease of CS (region 1), whereas d32 does not depend on CS at high surfactant concentration (region 2). The model, proposed by Tcholakova et al. (Langmuir 2003, 19, 5640), is found to describe well the dependence of d32 on CS in region 1 for the nonionic surfactant and for the protein emulsifier at high electrolyte concentration, 150 mM NaCl. According to this model, a well defined minimal surfactant adsorption (close to that of the dense adsorption monolayer) is needed for obtaining an emulsion. On the other hand, this model is found inapplicable to emulsions stabilized by the ionic surfactant, SDS, and by the nonionic surfactant, Brij 58, at low electrolyte concentration. The performed theoretical analysis of drop-drop interactions, in the emulsification equipment, shows that a strong electrostatic repulsion between the colliding drops impedes the drop-drop coalescence in the latter systems, so that smaller emulsion drops are obtained in comparison with the theoretically predicted ones. The results for SDS-stabilized emulsions in region 1 are explained by a quantitative consideration of this electrostatic repulsion. The drop size in region 2 (surfactant-rich regime) is described very well by the Kolmogorov-Hinze theory of turbulent emulsification.     

A hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene cyclophane: an addition to the toolbox for molecular electronics

Cyclophanes with the largest-to-date polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene, HBC) to be entrained in such a structural motif are reported. The two disks are covalently captured by intermolecular ring-closing olefin metathesis of dienes in good yield. DSC, optical microscopy, and WAXD show the new cyclophanes to self-assemble to thermotropic columnar liquid crystal mesophases similar to monomeric analogues. Solution spectroscopic studies reveal that the two disks within a single unit lie face-to-face, with a small average lateral offset. Self-assembly into two-dimensional crystals at a solid-liquid interface was visualized by STM, and the electrical properties of single molecules were assessed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy revealing a diode-like behavior which is similar to that previously reported for single HBC disks, laying the groundwork for future electrical interrogations of dynamic molecular complexes.     

Charge transfer in the Cl-CO cluster induced by core ionization

Ab initio calculations of core-ionization spectra of the anion-molecule Cl-CO cluster are performed. Particular attention is paid to the investigation of charge-transfer screening processes accompanying core ionization of the CO molecule in the cluster. The charge-transfer processes are very efficient and favored by the presence of a low-lying unoccupied pi* orbital in CO capable of accepting an electron from Cl-. The O1s(-1) and C1s(-1) core-ionization spectra are calculated and compared. Both reveal a breakdown of the quasiparticle picture of core ionization caused by the charge-transfer processes. Remarkable differences between these two spectra are found which manifest themselves in distinct intensity distributions in the prominent low-energy spectral bands. The underlying reason for these differences is elucidated and linked with the preference of the pi* orbital to localize mainly on carbon. Core-ionization spectra of anion-molecule clusters are very sensitive to the type of the molecule involved as the comparative analysis of the O1s(-1) core-ionization spectra of the Cl-CO and Cl-H(2)O clusters show.     

Transition metal complexes with thiosemicarbazide-based ligands,IV: Synthesis and molecular structure of 5-nitrosalicylaldehyde S-methylisothiosemicarbazonato-piperidine-copper(II)

Summary The reaction of warmDMF solutions of Cu(II) perchlorate, 5-nitrosalicylaldehyde S-methylisothiosemicarbazone (H₂ L) and piperidine (Pip) yielded the paramagnetic (_eff=2.19 B.M.) Cu(L)Pip complex, whereL is the dianionic form of H₂ L, formed as a result of deprotonation of the phenolic hydroxyl and NH₂ group. Crystal data of the complex are: monoclinic P2₁,a=11.902(4),b=6.765(3),c=11.343(4)Å; =112.92°,V=841.20(8)ų,M=400.9,Z=2,d ₀=1.60 gcm^–3,d _c =1.58 gcm^–3,F(000)=424. The structure was refined to a residualR=0.047. The copper(II) ion is coordinated in a square-planar arrangement by the piperidine nitrogen and the NNO set of donor atoms ofL.

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Komplexe der Übergangsmetalle mit Thiosemicarbazid-Liganden, IV. Synthese und molekulare Struktur von 5-Nitrosalicylaldehyd-S-methylisothiosemicarbazonato-piperidin-kupfer(II)

Zusammenfassung Durch die Reaktion in warmenDMF-Lösungen von Cu(II) Perchlorat, 5-Nitrosalicylaldehyd-S-methylisothiosemicarbazon (H₂ L) und Piperidin (Pip) wurde ein paramagnetischer Komplex (_eff=2.19 B.M.) Cu(L)Pip erhalten, wobeiL nach doppelter Deprotonierung (NH₂- und Phenolhydroxyl-Gruppe) als dianionische Form von H₂ L vorliegt. Die kristallographischen Daten des Komplexes sind: monokline Raumgruppe P2₁,a=11.902(4),b=6.765(3),c=11.343(4)Å, =112.92°;V=841.20ų,M=400.9,Z=2,d ₀=1.60 gcm^–3,d _c =1.58 gcm^–3,F(000)=424. Die struktur wurde bis zu einemR-Wert von 0.047 verfeinert. Die Koordination des Kupfers wird quadratisch-planar über den Piperidin-Stickstoff und die NNO-Donorhülle der Chelatliganden gebildet.

     

Acid-catalyzed formation of hexahomooxacalix[3]arenes

The role of acid catalysis in oxacalix[3]arene synthesis has been investigated. A range of acids were used to optimize the yield of tert-butyloxacalix[3]arene, the most efficient being p-toluenesulfonic acid, which, with local symmetry complementary with that of the lower rim of the calixarene, provides a templating effect.     

Raman spectroscopy of tris-(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane as a model system for the studies of α-chymotrypsin activation by crown ether in organic solvents

Raman spectroscopy is employed to study tris-(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane and its complexes with 18-crown-6. The results obtained are used to interpret the known effect of α-chymotrypsin activation by crown ether in organic solvents. Raman spectra of the samples lyophilized from aqueous solutions at various pH values are measured in solid state, acetonitrile and cyclohexane.