Reactions of copper acetylides. Structure of (π-C5H5)Ru(PPh3)2 (CCPh)CuCl,and new syntheses of transition metal cluster compounds

In contrast to a related iron—copper compound, the complex (π-C₅H₅)Ru(PPh₃)₂(C₂Ph)CuCl is shown to be monomeric, and contains linear dicoordinate copper(I); the reactions of this and similar complexes with metal carbonyls are sources of new mixed-metal clusters, such as (π-C₅H₅)Fe₂ Ru(C₂Ph)(CO)₆ (PPh₃).     

Cardiac glycosides of Cheiranthus allioni. VI

Summary Another two cardiac glycosides have been isolated from the seeds ofCheiranthus allioni Hort. It has also been established that in cheiroside A the D-glucose is attached at C₄ of the D-fucose. The second glycoside, which we have called glucoalliside, is new, and has the structure of bipindogenin 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 » 4)--L-glucomethylopyranoside].For Communication V, see [2].Khar'kov Chemical and Pharmaceutical Scientific-Research Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 40–45, January, 1971.     

Solid reactions in Rubidium Carbonate-Vanadium Pentoxide system

The reactions between rubidium carbonate and vanadium pentoxide were performed at different high temperatures. Four reaction products of the compositions: I. Rb₂O · V₂O₅; II. 2 Rb₂O · V₂O₅; III. 3 Rb₂O · V₂O₅; and IV. Rb₂O · 4 V₂O₅ were obtained. According to the determination of Rb and the X-ray powder photographs of the products the existence of rubidium metavanadate (RbVO₃) and rubidium pyrovanadate (Rb₄V₂O₇) was confirmed. On the other hand, the preparation of a pure rubidium orthovanadate (Rb₃VO₄) and rubidium tetravanadate (Rb₂O · 4 V₂O₅) was not successful. The diffraction pattern of Rb₂O · V₂O₅ obeys hexagonal indexing with lattice dimensions a = 7.347 and c = 13.608 Å.     

2-Benzopyrylium salts

The properties of 1,3-dimethyl-6,7-dialkoxy-2-benzopyrylium salts were studied. The heterocyclic oxygen atom is readily replaced by nitrogen by reaction of the 2-benzopyrylium salts with primary amines, hydrazine, phenylhydrazine, glycine ethyl ester, and hydroxylamine; reaction with secondary amines leads to naphthalene derivatives. The activities of the methyl groups in the 1 and 3 positions of the heterocyclic ring are compared.For Communication IX, see [6].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1308–1312, October, 1970.     

Effect of a Competing n Donor on the Rate of AlCl3-Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reaction of 9,10-Dimethylanthracene with Maleic Anhydride

The catalytic effect of AlCl₃ on the Diels-Alder reaction of 9,10-dimethylanthracene with maleic anhydride is dramatically weakened on addition of a competing n donor, dibutyl ether. The n,v complex of aluminum chloride with dibutyl ether is considerably more stable than the complex with maleic anhydride; therefore, the catalytic effect is suppressed even at comparable concentrations of these n donors.     

Relationship between hydration energy of zeolites and cation distribution in their crystals

A method is proposed for calculating the heat of immersion of zeolites in water from data on the composition and density of the zeolite framework. The phenomenon of localization of some of the zeolite cations in the unhydrated crystallographic positions is explained. For ferrisilicates with the ZSM-5 structure, the fraction of iron atoms in the framework has been estimated from data on the energy of hydration.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 174–179, March–April, 1993.     

Photosensitization of electronic transitions by dye molecules in systems consisting of a semiconductor and adsorbed molecules of p-benzoquinone

Electrophysical methods and ESR measurements have been used to investigate the changes, photosensitized by molecules of rhodamine B (RB), in the charge states of electron traps created by molecules of p-benzoquinone (pBQ) in the Ge/GeO₂ system. The results obtained in studying the quenching of fluorescence of RB molecules indicate that the photodestruction of electron traps is due to transfer of electronic excitation energy traps is due to transfer of electronic oxidation energy from the RB molecules to charged complexes formed upon adsorption of the pBQ. In order to select optimal conditions for recharging of such complexes, a study has been made of the relationship between the relative change in ESR signal and the concentration of adsorbed RB molecules.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 545–550, September–October, 1989.     

Rapid flow-injection sandwich-type immunoassays of proteins using an immobilized antibody reactor and adenosine deaminase-antibody conjugates

A rapid flow-injection sandwich enzyme immunoassay suitable for the direct determination of proteins in biological samples is described. The proposed system utilizes highly active adenosine deaminase—antibody conjugates in conjunction with a flow-through immunoreactor and an ammonium ion-selective potentiometric detector. After appropriate sample/reagent injection steps, the enzyme activity bound to the reactor is measured by diverting a coninuously flowing stream of substrate (adenosine) through the packed immunocolumn and detecting liberated ammonium ions downstream with a tubular ammonium ion-selective electrode. The bound enzyme activity is directly proportional to the concentration of analyte in the original sample. By using non-equilibrium flow-rates of sample and reagent slugs, a single protein assay takes less than 12 min, including regeneration of the reactor. The proposed method is shown to be selective, reproducible and capable of determining accurately the model protein (human IgC) at sub-μg ml^?1 concentrations.     

Bradykinin-potentiating peptide from venom of the spider Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

A bradykinin-potentiating peptide has been isolated from the venom of the spiderLatrodectus tredecimguttatus. Its physicochemical properties and amino acid composition have been investigated in detail. It has been shown by biological testing on isolated neck of the rat uterus that the peptide increases the contractile effect of bradykinin in in vitro experiments. The “potentiating unit” is 2 · 10^?3 mg/ml. A 50% increase in the hypotensive effect of bradykinin at a concentration of the bradykinin-potentiating peptide of 15 µg/kg of body weight has been found, the increase in the intensity of the effect being accompanied by a prolongation of its action.