Synthesis of 8-methylpyrido[2,3-d:6,5-d'x]dipyrimidine-2,4,6(3H,10H,7H)-triones and their use in the oxidation of alcohols

A new-type pyridodipyrimide, 8-methylpyrido[2,3-d:6,5-d']dipyrimidine-2,4,6(3H,10H,7H)-triones were prepared by the condensation of 6-alkyl- or 6-aryl-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-ones with 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde or 3-alkyl-6-chloro-5-formyluracils. The pyridodipyrimidines thus obtained oxidized alcohols under neutral conditions to yield the corresponding carbonyl compounds and a significant autorecycling in the oxidation was observed.     

Catalytic asymmetric S-oxidation of N-benzoyl-1,5-benzothiazepines

An efficient catalytic asymmetric oxidation reaction of N-benzoyl-1,5-benzothiazepines using a chiral titanium complex formed in situ from Ti(O-iPr)₄, (R, R)-diethyl tartrate was developed. This reaction is helpful for the synthesis of the active form of (E, aS, 1S)-sulfoxide of N-benzoyl-1,5-benzothiazepines which should be recognized by vasopressin receptors. Furthermore, a prospective dynamic kinetic resolution utilizing this system was achieved.     

Chromophores from hexeneuronic acids (HexA): synthesis of model compounds and primary degradation intermediates

Hexeneuronic acid (HexA) is formed under pulping conditions from 4-O-methyl-glucuronic acid residues in xylans by methanol elimination. It is usually removed by an acidic washing treatment (A-stage) within the pulp bleaching sequence. Hexeneuronic acid has long been recognized as a source of color generation in pulps, but the chemical structure of the actual chromophoric compounds remained elusive. We report the synthesis of isotopically (¹³C) labeled HexA model units carrying a label at any of the six carbon atoms. Confirming pertinent literature accounts, it is shown that HexA forms three primary degradation intermediates, 2-furancarboxylic acid, 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid, and formic acid, under mildly acidic conditions, and their formation mechanism is discussed. 2-Furancarboxylic acid is demonstrated to be deformylation product of 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid. The three primary intermediates are colorless and do not represent chromophores themselves. Their mixture, upon thermal or acidic treatment, gives rise to the same chromophores that are also directly formed from HexA.     

Cluster ions in the secondary ion mass spectrometry of choline and acetylcholine halides

Liquid secondary ion mass spectra of choline and acetylcholine halides exhibit several series of cluster ions whose origins were investigated using B/E and B²/E linked-scan techniques. In the case of choline halides three series of cluster ions were identified as (Me₃$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + $CH₂CH₂OH + nM), (Me₃$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + $CH₂CH₂OMe + nM) and (Me₃N$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + $CH₂CH₂OH · Me₃$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + $CH₂CH₂O^? + nM), while (CH₃COOCH₂CH₂$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + $Me₃ + nM), (Me₃$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + $CH₂CH₂OH + nM) and (CH₂ = CH$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ + $Me₃ + nM) were observed in the spectra of acetylcholine halides. For these cluster ions, bimolecular reactions induced on ion bombardment under secondary ion mass spectrometric conditions are discussed.     

Study of decoherence with a generalized master equation

The behavior of macroscopic system is investigated with a generalized master equation. Making use of a coarse-grained position operator based on the SO(3,1), we can derive that the macroscopic nature of this operator induces decoherence leading to classical behavior.     

Magnetic circular dichroism spectra of some 3-arylfervenulins and 3-aryltoxoflavins

The magnetic circular dichroism (MCU) spectra of some 3-arylfervenulins and 3-aryltoxo-flavins were measured. From the dependence of the Faraday B values of 3-arylfervenulins and 3-aryltoxoflavins on the Hammet σpara values, it is concluded that the substituent effects on the Faraday B values of 3-aryltoxoflavins are reverse to the substituent effects on the Faraday B values of 3-arylfervenulins and the reverse property of 3-aryltoxoflavins concerning the substituent effects rises from the contribution of the 1,5-dipolar structure of 3-aryltoxoflavins.     

Vacuum lithography—A completely dry lithography using plasma processing

The purpose of this paper is to describe a thoroughly dry lithography using plasma polymerization and plasma etching. The new lithography is named vacuum lithography because all processes are performed at reduced pressures. Resist films were formed in bell-jar-type and argon-flow-type reactors. The controllability of plasma polymerization is discussed with respect to the type of reactor and gas mixture. A pattern was delineated in the resist using an electron beam, and it was developed by plasma etching with a mixture of argon and oxygen. It was found that the quality of the plasma-polymerized resist depends strongly on the polymer structure and on the plasma etching conditions. In this experiment, the recorded values of sensitivity and value of plasma-polymerized methyl methacrylate were 700 µC/cm² and 1, respectively.     

Synthesis of some 5H-imidazo[4,5-e]-as-triazin-6-(7H)ones (6-azapurin-8-ones)

Treatment of 1,3-dialkyl-7-azalumazine derivatives with alcoholic sodium hydroxide caused a benzylic acid type rearrangement followed by decarboxylation and oxidation by air to give the corresponding 5,7-dialkyl-5H-imidazo[4,5-e]-as-triazin-6-(7H)ones (7,9-dialkyl-6-azapurin-8-ones).