Adducts of organogallium chlorides with hydrazines and the formation of dimeric dialkylgallium hydrazides possessing different ring sizes

The dialkylgallium chlorides R₂GaCl (R = Me, Et, CMe₃) reacted with hydrazines H₂N-N(H)R′ (R′ = CMe₃, C₆H₅) to form the adducts R₂ClGa ← NH₂-N(H)R′ (1-4), in which the gallium atoms are coordinated by the NH₂ nitrogen atoms of the hydrazine ligands. Treatment of these adducts with tert-butyllithium as a base afforded dialkylgallium hydrazides (R₂Ga-N₂H₂R′)₂ [5 (R = R′ = CMe₃) and 6 (R = CMe₃, R′ = C₆H₅)] by deprotonation of the hydrazine ligands and precipitation of LiCl in two cases only. The remaining adducts gave a substitution reaction at gallium or an unclear reaction course. The hydrazides 5 and 6 adopt different structures in the solid state. The tri(tert-butyl) compound 5 possesses a four-membered Ga₂N₂ heterocycle in its molecular core with two exocyclic N-N bonds, which represents the structural motif usually observed for dialkylgallium hydrazides. 6 has a five-membered Ga₂N₃ heterocycle with one endocyclic and one exocyclic N-N bond. That structure is preserved in solution as clearly shown by NMR spectroscopy. The behaviour of 5 in solution is more complicated, which may be caused by cis/trans isomerization.     

Minimization of empirical energy functions in proteins including hydrophobic surface area effects

We present analytical expressions to calculate the gradient of the water-accessible surface area of proteins with respect to Cartesian coordinates and dihedral angles. A detailed mathematical analysis leads to corrected equations for the gradient calculation used previously in the ANAREA program. To study the hydrophobic effect of solvent-protein interactions, our expressions have been implemented to further improve the program package FANTOM. We used this version of FANTOM to minimize the ECEPP/2 and the hydrophobic energy of tendamistat. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

On the morphology of polystyrene fractions,obtained by a multistep procedure from a radically polymerized sample

Summary A polystyrene sample obtained by free radical polymerization has been fractionated by preparative scale GPC and the structure and morphology of the fractions have been studied by¹³C-NMR spectroscopy, DSC and X-ray measurements. No changes in morphology in the course of fractionation have been obeyed. A distribution of syndiotacticity within the molecular weight distribution does not exist.

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Zusammenfassung Eine Polystyrolprobe, die durch radikalische Polymerisation hergestellt wurde, wurde mit Hilfe der präparativen Gelpermeationschromatographie fraktioniert; die Struktur und Morphologie der Fraktionen wurde mit¹³C-NMR-Spektroskopie, DSC und Röntgenbeugung untersucht. Im Verlauf der Fraktionierung traten keine Änderungen der Morphologie der Fraktionen auf. Innerhalb der Molekulargewichtsverteilung existiert keine Verteilung der Syndiotaktizität.

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List of abbrevations and symbols AIBN a, a-Azo-bis-(iso-butyronitrile) - D Dispersity, M _w /M _n - DSC Differential scanning calorimetry - EF Efficiency of fractionation - GPC Gel permeation chromatography - m mass of the fraction - M mass of the fractionated polymer sample - MWD Molecular weight distribution - P _r content of racemic dyads - PS Polystyrene - THF Tetrahydrofuran - U D-1 - U _ss U of the starting sample - U _f U of the fraction Auszug aus der Dissertation von U.-D. Standt: Zur Morphologie von Polystyrol, TU Braunschweig 1981.     

Analytical approach to very large benzenoid polymers

We consider rigorous evaluation of conjugated-circuit resonance energies for families of structurally related benzenoid hydrocarbons of increasing size. Local and global aromatic properties of such molecules are investigated with particular interest in modeling high polymers. Using the algebra of large numbers, exact formulas for contributions from individual benzene rings of polymers with up to 25,000 repeating units (close to half a million carbon atoms) were derived. All arithmetic procedures were carried out in terms of whole numbers retaining all digits, of which there were sometimes more than 10⁵. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

INFLUENCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE EXCITATION WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE OF THE FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD OF INDOLE

Abstract— The influence of excitation wavelength, pH, oxygen and solvents, upon fluorescence quantum yields, were measured for insole Indole in neutral aqueous solution exhibits the same wavelength dependence as tryptophan, which indicates that COO- absorption is not responsible for the effect. Parameters such as pH and oxygen influence only the absolute fluorescence quantum yields but not their relative variation with wavelength, indicating competition with fluorescence emission for S1 deactivation. without any influence upon deactivation of higher excited states. In contrast, solvents exhibit a specific influence upon the wavelength dependence; for indole, the decrease of fluorescence yield excited around 215 nm, compared with the yield in the first absorption band is about 40% in water, 10% in acetonitrile, 70% in n-hexane and cyclohexane, whereas no appreciable decrease occurs in methanol, ethanol or n-butanol. These observations, together with the Stokes shifts of the emission spectra, may be well correlated with Kosower's Z-values, expressing microscopic solvent-solute interactions.     

‘Lone pair’ Electronic Structure,Conformation and Oxidation Behaviour of Diaziridines

Photoelectron spectroscopic investigations indicate that (i) monocyclic diaziridines prefer a trans-conformation of the nitrogen-lone pairs, and (ii) the interaction between these is comparable to that exhibited by open-chain analogues, i.e. alkyl-substituted hydrazines. The chemical experience concerning the particular case of ? NH? NH? →? N?N? oxidation of diaziridines can therefore not be accounted for by a prevailing unfavorable ‘lone pair’ interaction. Thermochemical as well as entropy arguments may serve as an explanation. A rather unsatisfactory agreement between predictions from various theoretical procedures and experimental results for the ionization potentials of ‘lone pair’ MO electrons is noted.     

Configurationally and conformationally homogeneous cyclicN-aryl sulfimides. II.13C-and1H NMR spectra

The configuration and (in case of mobile ring systems) the preferred conformation in a series of thiane- and ofcis-andtrans-1-thiadecalin-1-N-4-chlorophenyl imides were assigned by means of¹³C- and¹H nmr spectroscopy.¹H nmr criteria known to be valid for determination of the stereochemistry of cyclic sulfoxides may be applied (with limitations) to cyclicN-aryl sulfimides, if both isomers (S–N bond equatorial and axial, respectively) are known. The assignments are easier, and unambiguous for single isomers, by comparison of¹³C nmr chemical shifts of ring carbon atoms of sulfimides and sulfides. The influence of equatorially and axially oriented sulfimide groups on the chemical shifts of neighbouring protons, and on the carbon atoms of the heterocyclic rings are discussed in detail.

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Konfigurativ und konformationell einheitliche cyclische N-Aryl-sulfimide. II.¹³C- und¹H-NMR-Spektroskopie

Zusammenfassung Die Konfiguration und (bei beweglichen Ringsystemen) die bevorzugte Konformation einer Reihe von Thian- und voncis- undtrans-1-Thiadekalin-1-N-4-chlorophenylimiden wurde durch¹³C- und¹H-NMR-Spektroskopie bestimmt. Bekannte¹H-NMR-Kriterien zur Festlegung der Stereochemie cyclischer Sulfoxide sind (mit Einschränkungen) auch bei cyclischenN-Arylsulfimiden anwendbar, wenn beide Isomere (S–N-Bindung äquatorial bzw. axial) bekannt sind. Leichter, und auch bei Vorliegen von nur einem Isomeren eindeutig, gelingt die Zuordnung durch Vergleich der¹³C-NMR-Verschiebungen der Ringkohlenstoffatome von Sulfimiden und Sulfiden. Die Einflüsse äquatorial oder axial orientierter Sulfimidgruppen auf die chemischen Verschiebungen benachbarter Wasserstoffe und der Kohlenstoffe des Heterorings werden diskutiert.

     

A convenient synthesis of 4-aminoaryl substituted cyclic imides

An efficient one-step synthesis of 4-nitro-N-aryl substituted glutarimides, succinimides and maleimides in polyphosphoric acid is described together with the subsequent reduction to the corresponding anilines. The scope and limitation of this cyclocondensation are presented.     

Übergangsmetallphosphidokomplexe. VIII. Strukturuntersuchungen an Übergangsmetallphosphor-Vier- und Sechsringkomplexen. Die Strukturen von [(CO)4MnPH2]2, [(CO)4MnPH2]3 und [cpNiPH2]3

Transition Metal Phosphido Complexes. VIII. X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Transition Metal Phosphorus Four- and Six-Membered Ring Complexes. Structures of [(CO)₄MnPH₂]₂, [(CO)₄MnPH₂]₃, and [cpNiPH₂]₃ [(CO)₄MnPH₂]₂ 1 crystallizes triclinic in the space group P1 with a = 680.4 pm, b = 706.4 pm, c = 919.1 pm, α 110.5°, β = 91.92°, γ 115.65°, and Z = 1 formula unit. The molecule exhibits a centrosymmetrical structure. The bond angles within the planar four-membered (Mn? P)₂-ring are 76.1° at the Mn atoms and 103.9° at the P atoms, respectively. The average Mn? P bond distance is found to be 235.1 pm. [(CO)₄MnPH₂]₃ 2 crystallizes monoclinic in the space group P2/n with a = 905.2 pm, b = 974.8 pm, c = 1264.2 pm, β = 109.1°, and Z = 2 formula units. The framework of the six-membered (Mn? P)₃-ring can be described as having a twist boat conformation. The average endocyclic bond angles are with 89.1° at the Mn atoms and 130.1° at the P atoms, respectively, largely widened compared to 1 . The average Mn? P bond distance, which is found to be 238.5 pm, is also slightly increased compared to 1 . [cpNiPH₂]₃ 3 crystallizes rhombohedral in the space group R3. The cell constants (hexagonal setting) are a = b = 1686.1 pm, c = 561.1 pm and Z = 3 formula units. The six-membered (Ni? P)₃-ring exhibits a chair conformation. The endocyclic bond angles are with 92.3° at the Ni atoms and 124.3° at the P atoms, respectively, comparable with those of the six-membered ring compound 2 . The Ni? P bond distance is found to be 215.2 pm. The eyclopentadienyl ligands are disordered and have been refined as rigid groups.