Alkalimetric Determination of the Acid Number of Oils and Fats in Surfactant-Stabilized Emulsions

It was shown that the acid number of oils and fats emulsified in aqueous solutions of surfactants can be determined by alkalimetry. Effective pK values of pure long-chain carboxylic acids and acids from some edible oils were determined in different surfactant emulsions. Effective pT values were found for some acid–base indicators in an emulsion stabilized with a mixture of dodecylpyridinium chloride and Triton X-100. Conditions were selected for the determination of the acid number of oils and fats in emulsions based on a mixture of cationic and nonionic surfactants by alkalimetry with the detection of the titration end-point by pH-metry and with the Cresol Red indicator.     

Synthesis of Carboxylated Monodisperse Latexes and Their Self-Organization in Thin Films

The capability of carboxylated latexes of poly(methyl methacrylate) and copolymers of styrene with glycidyl methacrylate or methacrylic acid for self-organization in thin films was studied in relation to the compositions of the dispersion medium and polymer and to the latex particle size.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 1, 2005, pp. 161–167.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Men’shikova, Shabsel’s, Evseeva, Shevchenko, Bilibin.     

1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Difluoro-Substituted Azomethine Ylides. Synthesis and Transformations of 2-Fluoro-4,5-dihydropyrroles

2-Fluoro-4,5-dihydropyrrole-3,4-dicarboxylic acid derivatives were obtained by reaction of difluorocarbene with N-substituted ketone imines in the presence of fumaronitrile, maleonitrile, or dimethyl maleate. The reaction involves intermediate formation of azomethine ylides and their subsequent cycloaddition at the double bond. 11H-Dibenz[b,e]azepine and 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines react with difluorocarbene in the presence of fumaronitrile to give fluoro-substituted dibenzo[c,f]pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepine and pyrrolo[2,1-a]-isoquinoline derivatives. Treatment of 2-fluoro-4,5-dihydropyrrole-3,4-dicarbonitrile with amines and alkoxides affords the corresponding 2-amino- and 2-alkoxy derivatives, while its reactions with hydrazine hydrate and benzimidamide lead to formation of substituted pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyrazole and pyrrolo[2,3-d]-pyrimidine derivatives.     

Surface behavior of amphiphilic heteroarm star-block copolymers with asymmetric architecture

We study the surface behavior of the asymmetric amphiphilic heteroarm poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)/polystyrene (PS) star polymer on solid substrate. These star polymers differ in both architecture (four- and three-arm molecules, PEO-b-PS(3) and PEO-b-PS(2)) and in the length of PS chains (molecular weight from about 10 000 up to 24 000). We observed that, for a given chemical composition with a predominant content of hydrophobic blocks, the compression behavior of the PS domain structure controls the surface behavior and the final morphology of the monolayers. New features of the surface behavior of star-block copolymers are high stretching of the PS arms from the interface and enhanced stability of the circular PS domain structure, even at high compression. We suggest that for asymmetric star-block copolymers both architecture and chemical composition heavily favor the formation of highly curved interfaces and, thus, more stable circular domain structure with stretched PS arms.     

[3,4]-annulated pyrroles 1. Polynuclear heterocyclic systems based on pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione

The intramolecular electrophilic substitution in 6-functionalized 1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4(3H,6H)-diones was used for the synthesis of pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-8,10(7H,9H)-dione, pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]benzo-triazine-8,10(7H,9H)-dione, and 2H-pyrimido[4′,5′:3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-a]indole-2,4,11(1H, 3H)-trione derivatives. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2180–2185, December, 2006.     

Synthesis and spectral-luminescence properties of 1-(4′-formylphenyl)-3,5-diaryl-2-pyrazolines

It was demonstrated by means of the IR and PMR spectra that 1-phenyl-3,5-diaryl-2-pyrazolines that contain a grouping with a strong electron-acceptor effect, viz. a 4-nitrophenyl or 4-naphthalanhydride group or a 1,8-naphthoylene-1,2-benzimidazole fragment, in the 3 position undergo Vilsmeier formylation, like unsubstituted 1,3,5-triphenyl-2-pyrazoline, in the para position of the 1-phenyl ring. An investigation of the spectral-luminescence properties of the synthesized 1-(4-formylphenyl)-3,5-diaryl-2-pyrazolines showed that the introduction in the 1-phenyl ring of an electron-acceptor aldehyde group, which is inferior with respect to its acceptor effect to the groupings in the 3 position of the heteroring, does not change the nature of the long-wave absorption band. Substantial hypsochromic and hypsofluoric effects as compared with the corresponding 1-phenyl-unsubstituted compounds are noted in the electronic spectra of these compounds.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 807–811, June, 1982.The authors thank I. D. Kalikhman for recording the PMR spectra.     

Infrared spectra of cyclic ethers and their derivatives

The IR spectra of six monosubstituted and of four 2,6-disubstituted 1,4-dioxanes have been studied in the 650–1800cm^–1 region. The assignment of the bands due to the vibrations of the 1,4-dioxane ring and to the deformation vibrations of the methylene groups of the ring is given. The appearance of a whole series of new absorption bands on passing from unsubstituted 1,4-dioxane to its derivatives is explained by the change in the symmetry of the molecule and the removal of the prohibition from the vibrations previously inactive in the IR spectra connected with this reduction in symmetry. It is proposed to use, in order to confirm the presence of a 1,4-dioxane ring in a molecule from the results of IR spectroscopy, not only the 1126-cm^–1 band but the whole group of bands lying in the frequency ranges 800–950, 1000–1150, and 1200–1300 cm^–1.For part I, see [3].     

Pyrrolopyrimidines. 5. Reaction of 6-Amino-1,3-dimethylpyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones with 1,3-Diketones

The reaction of 6-amino-1,3-dimethylpyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione with 1,3-diketones leads to formation of predominantly pyrimido[4',5':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones and, to a lesser extent, pyrimido[5',4':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazine-1,3(2H,4H)-diones. The ease and direction of the cyclization reaction suggests a very -electron rich pyrrole ring in the initial state, especially in the position 7.     

Features of the stokes vector of polarized radiation when passing through a magneto-optical crystal under conditions of magnetomechanical resonance

Components of the Stokes vector are shown to undergo amplitude- and phase-frequency variations for a magneto-optical thin rod-shaped crystal located under conditions of magnetomechanical resonance when the variable magnetic field is directed at an acute angle to the light propagation axis coinciding with the crystal oscillation axis. It is noted that the phase relations for these components must be taken into account for polarized light when finding the connection between the variable and constant components of the Stokes vector.     

Synthesis and properties of ω-(hydroxyaryl)alkylsulfides based on 2-isobornyl-6-methyl-4-propylphenol

Proceeding from 2-isobornyl-6-methyl-4-propylphenol new derivatives have been synthesized having sulfur atoms included in different functional groups. Antiradical and antioxidant activity, as well as membrane-protecting properties of the derivatives of 2-isobornyl-6-methyl-4-propylphenol in chemical and biological model systems have been investigated.