Triterpene compounds of the herbage of Glycyrrhiza glabra

Chemistry of Natural Compounds -     

Synthesis of some 7-substituted thiazolino [3,2-a] benzimidazoles

The 7-amino (IV) and 7-acetamido (I) derivatives of thiazolino[3,2-a]benzimidazole were synthesized. The IR spectra of I, its deutero derivative, and a number of intermediates were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 177–179, February, 1972.     

Reaction of bis(trimethylsilyl) sulfate with phosphorus acid chlorides

Conclusions Bis (trimethylsilyl) sulfate when reacted with trivalent phosphorus acid chlorides oxidizes them to the P(V) derivatives, whose structure is determined by the nature of the starting acid chloride.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya No. 11, pp. 2644–2645, November, 1979.     

A palladium- and copper-free cross-coupling of ethyl 3-halo-2-propynoates with 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles on alumina

Ethyl 3-halo-2-propynoates undergo facile (no heating, no base, no solvent) palladium- and copper-free cross-coupling with 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles on alumina to afford the corresponding 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole-2-propynoates in 46% and 71% yields. The yield of the by-products [ethyl 3,3-di(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indol-2-yl)acrylates] under appropriate conditions can reach 79%.     

The effect of external orienting electric field on dielectric relaxation of segmented polyesters in dilute solution

A comparative study of dipole polarization relaxation in the absence and in the presence of an external orienting electric field was performed for linear segmented polyesters with alternating rigid (oxyfumaroylbis-4-oxybenzoates) and flexible (methylene-CH₂-, ethylene oxide-CH₂CH₂-O-, and dimethylsiloxane-Si(CH₃)₂-O-Si(CH₃)₂-) fragments in dilute solutions. Polyesters that do not display mesomorphic properties in the bulk show several regions of dielectric absorption with relaxation character. These regions are associated with the motions via the local mobility mechanisms of different polar fragments of the macromolecule. In solutions of polyesters that possess LC properties in the bulk, large-scale dipole polarization relaxation with long relaxation times and high activation energies was revealed along with local dielectric relaxation transitions. This process is associated with the cooperative motion of mesogenic fragments in their associates. In an external orienting electric field, the intensity of dielectric absorption usually increases for all types of dielectric transition; relaxation times and activation energies experience changes only for large-scale processes.     

Stereochemistry of heterocycles

2-Methyl-and 2,5-dialkyl-5-phenoxy-1,3-dioxanes were synthesized and separated into their geometrical isomers by precision rectification. The configuration and conformations of these isomers were determined by PMR spectroscopy. It is shown that the low-boiling trans isomers exist primarily in the chair conformation with an equatorial phenoxy group, whereas the high-boiling cis isomers exist primarily in the chair conformation with an axial phenoxy group.     

1H and 13C NMR Study of Steric and Electronic Structure of 2-(2-Acylethenyl)-1-vinylpyrroles

According to the ¹H and ¹³C NMR data, the molecule of 2-(2-benzoylethenyl)-1-vinylpyrrole has a nearly planar structure with trans arrangement of the vinyl and oxovinyl groups. The unsaturated fragments give rise to effective conjugation. The vinyl group in 5-substituted 2-(2-acylethenyl)-1-vinylpyrroles strongly deviates from the heteroring plane because of steric effect of the substituent; however, this effect does not change the arrangement of the other unsaturated fragments.     

Solvatochromism of Heteroaromatic Compounds: XVIII. Reversible Effect of the Medium on the UV spectra of 2-(2-Benzoyl-1-phenylethenyl)-5-phenylpyrrole

Theoretical (B3LYP/6-31G^*) and experimental (NMR, UV, and IR spectroscopy) data on the electronic and steric structure of 2-(2-benzoyl-1-phenylethenyl)-5-phenylpyrrole have been analyzed in the context of the hypothesis of the zwitter ionic nature of its ground state. The molecule involves a strong NH···O bond, and its ground state can be described as a hybrid of the neutral and zwitter ionic canonical forms; this conclusion was confirmed by the observation of a reversible medium effect on the electronic absorption spectrum of the substrate.     

Electrochemical synthesis of Ni–MoO3 composite films: redox-mediated mechanism of electrochemical growth of metal–matrix composite

The Ni–MoO₃ composite films exhibiting low coefficient of friction (～0.05) were obtained by electrolytic co-deposition of nickel with MoO₃ microcrystals of layered structure synthesized via solvothermal method. It has been shown that the redox activity inherent in molybdenum trioxide ensures efficient overgrowing of the trapped MoO₃ particles and their strong bonding with the metal matrix.