A di-μ-oxomolybdenum(V) complex of 6-acetonylisoxanthopterin,undergoing oxygen atom transfer with dimethyl sulphoxide

The new compound, Na[(Mo₂ ^VO₄)(pte)(OMe)(MeOH)₂] (pte = anion of 6-acetonylisoxanthopterin), has been prepared using the redox non-innocent title ligand in MeOH–H₂O, and characterized by elemental analysis and physico-chemical methods including e.s.m.s., i.r., u.v.–vis. and ¹H-n.m.r. spectra. Rate constants data (1.4 × 10^–3 s^–1 at 300 K) for its oxygen atom transfer with dimethyl sulphoxide tally with those of synthetic analogue systems reported earlier by different authors. The negative activation entropy (–206.3 J mol^–1 deg^–1) is consistent with an associative mechanism for this reaction.     

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Sulfanilamide-containing coordination compounds of Cu(II) with isatin and N-methylisatin thiosemicarbazones

Isatin (L¹) and N-methylisatin (L²) β-thiosemicarbazones react in ethanol with Cu(II) chloride and bromide in the presence of sulfanilamide (Streptocid, Sf¹), N-acetylsulfanilamide (Sulfacyl, Sf²), Norsulfazole (Sf³), Aethazolum (Sf⁴), and Sulfadimesine (Sf⁵) to form coordination compounds Cu(Sf^1–5)L^1–2X₂ · nH₂O (X = Cl, Br; n = 2–5). All the complexes have a monomeric structure. Thiosemicarbazones L¹ and L² in these complexes are tridentate O,N,S ligands, and sulfanilamides Sf^1–5 are monodentate ligands. Thermolysis of the substances involves the steps of dehydration (70–95°C) and complete decomposition (410–530°C).     

Donor—acceptor interactions of substituted benzenes with molecular chlorine and carbon disulfide

CNDO molecular orbital calculations have been performed to analyze donor—acceptor interactions between molecular chlorine and benzene, toluene, mesitylene and hexamethylbenzene and the, as yet, unreported chlorine—hexafluorobenzene and carbon disulfide—benzene pairs. The stabilization energy and the dipole moment and its derivative (?p/?R_CICI) calculated for the benzene—chlorine complex are in good agreement with the estimated experimental values. The trends in the experimental stabilization energies and the Cl-Cl vibrational frequencies with increasing methyl substitution appear to be well reproduced by the calculations. The charge transferred from the benzene donor is polarized toward the outer chlorine atom or sulfur atom. For hexafluorobenzene-chlorine the direction of electronic charge polarization is reversed from that of the benzene and methylbenzene complexes. The calculated results are discussed within the framework of Muliiken's simplified resonance theory for complexes.     

Synthesis and antifolate activity of 8,10-dideazaminopterin

A synthesis of 8,10-dideazaminopterin, using 2,4-diamino-6-bromomethyl-8-deazapteridine ( 2 ) as a key intermediate, is described. Condensation of the triphenylphosphinylide derived from 2 with p-formylbenzoyl-L-glutamate afforded a 9,10-dehydro-8,10-dideazaminopterin ester intermediate 5 . Hydrogenation of the olefinic linkage and subsequent hydrolysis of the glutamate ester gave the title compound. 8,10-Dideazaminopterin was a potent growth inhibitor of folate dependent bacteria. It was 16 times more potent then methotrexate as an inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase derived from L1210 leukemia cells, and showed strong activity against L1210 in mice.     

Optically detected zero-field triplet state magnetic resonance in photosynthetic bacteria

Triplet state transitions of the photosynthetic bacteria Rhodospirillum Rubrum, Rhodopseudomonas Spheroides and Chromatium Vinosum in chemically reduced preparations have been observed by zero-field optical detection of magnetic resonance at 2 K. For each bacterial preparation two sharp, structureless, zero-field EPR transitions were observed as microwave-induced decreases in the fluorescence intensity of the frozen cellular preparations. The depopulating rate constants for the spin sublevels of the triplet states observed in R Rubrum and R Spheroides were also measured. The similarities of the triplet state frequencies, spectral features and intersystem crossing rates suggest a common structure for the reaction centers in the photosynthetic bacteria.     

The spectrophotometry and solvent-extraction behaviour of iron(III), vanadium(IV and V) and titanium(IV) chelates of 1-(o-carboxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methyltriazene

l-(o-Carboxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methyltriazene is proposed as an excellent reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of iron(III) and titanium(IV), and also for the separation of titanium from a large quantity of iron as well as other cations and anions. Iron(III) forms an anionic violet 1:2 complex at pH 4.0–9.4, and a cationic green 1:1 complex at pH 1.5–2.0, with absorption maxima at 570 nm and 660 nm, respectively. The violet complex is quantitatively extracted in chloroform containing n-octylamine at pH 3.0–9.0. The green and the violet iron(III) complexes obey Beer's law, the respective optimal ranges being 8.9–35.8 and 3.9–11.2 p.p.m. The yellow titanium chelate extracted into chloroform (absorption maximum at 410 nm) between pH 1.0 and 3.5, can be re-extracted into concentrated sulphuric acid a violet colour being produced with absorption maximum at 530 nm. Beer's law is obeyed in the ranges 0.8–5.7 p.p.m. for the titanium complex in chloroform and 3.4–19.2 p.p.m. when extracted in concentrated sulphuric acid. Interferences from diverse ions are not severe. Procedures for the separation and determination of titanium in the presence of a large quantity of iron are given. The isolation of the iron(III) and vanadium(IV and V) complexes, and their properties, are described.