Synthesis and Structure of Bis-phosphorylated 1,4:3,6-Dianhydro-D-mannitol Derivatives

A number of bis-phosphorylated 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-mannitol derivatives were synthesized. The increased steric loading of the phosphorus-containing residues in the compounds prepared gives rise to complicated ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectra and magnetic nonequivalence of structurally similar molecular fragments.     

Regioselective Acetylation of β-Cyclodextrin

One-stage methods of synthesis of water-soluble -cyclodextrins selectively acetylated by primary or secondary hydroxy groups have been found, that make use of acetyl chloride and hydrogen chloride acceptors of different nature.     

Reaction of ammonia with β,β′-dithioalkyl-α,α′-divinyl ketones

Conclusions Syntheses are reported for ,-dithioalkyldivinyl ketones, which react with ammonia to give -amino--thioalkyldivinyl ketones.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2414–2415, October, 1988.The authors thank A. M. Kachurin for assistance in taking the spectra.     

Discharge on boiling in a channel: Effect of channel geometry on the performance characteristics of determining metals in a liquid flow by atomic emission spectrometry

Discharge on boiling in a channel was studied as a new atomization and excitation source for spectrochemical analysis in a flow of electrolyte solutions. The discharge arises between the liquid walls of a vapor lock formed in the channel of a dielectric membrane because of the rapid Joule heating of the liquid in the channel. The effect of channel geometry on the reproducibility of the integrated light intensity was studied. The background radiation spectrum was measured over the range 220–900 nm, and the possibility of determining alkali and alkaline earth metals in a flow was studied. The parameters of linear calibration equations and the detection limits for these metals are given.     

Mean square velocities of bénard convection and heat transfer

The approximate formula K a^–2R(N–1), where a is a constant near 9 and R and N are the Rayleigh and Nusselt numbers, was proposed in [1] for the dimensionless kinetic energy K of convection in a horizontal layer of liquid. It is shown in the present paper that this expression is exact in linear and weakly nonlinear convection theory when the velocity and temperature fields are represented analytically [2–4]. The valuea is found to be 8.76 when the upper and lower boundaries of the layer are solid walls. The results are given of numerical calculations of the kinetic energy of the convection and the heat transfer in a wide range of Rayleigh numbers (up to 44 000) and Prandtl numbers (0.025 P 15). Analysis of the results shows that a is in fact a weak function of both R and P. If this is also the case at large R, it indicates a certain breaking of scaling of the mean convection characteristics at sufficiently large values of the Rayleigh number. It also indicates why laboratory experiments give values of n in the dependence N Rⁿ which are generally slightly less than the theoretical value n = 1/3.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 11–18, September–October, 1981.We should like to thank N. F. Vel'tishchev for providing first data of the numerical experiments of [13–15].     

Continuous synthesis of organomagnesium compounds

Continuous synthesis of organomagnesium compounds by the reaction of magnesium with haloalkanes RX (R = Et, n-Bu, n-Oct, c-Hex, Ph; X = Cl, Br) in a stirred column-type apparatus was studied. The effects of the solvent, solvating solvent to RX molar ratio, and temperature in the reaction zone on the RX conversion and yield of organomagnesium compounds was examined.     

Simulation of the fluctuations of energy and charge deposited during <Emphasis Type="Italic">e</Emphasis>-beam exposure

The stochastic nature of an energy and charge deposition process is examined using a model based on discrete loss approximation (DLA). Deposited energy deviations computed using the continuous slowing down approximation (CSDA) and DLA are compared. It is shown that CSDA underestimates fluctuations in deposited energy. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Nanostructures in a nematic liquid crystal

The effect of nanoobjects, molecular objects, and α particles introduced into a liquid-crystal matrix that is placed in a dc electric field is studied theoretically and experimentally. The introduced particles form a charged defect, the radius of which is much larger than the particle sizes, in the orientational structure of the liquid crystal. This defect is easily observed under an optical microscope, and its image agrees with calculated data. It is suggested that this effect be used for detection and diagnostics of small objects and for design of ionizing radiation detectors. The phenomena revealed in this work can help in producing new charged-defect-saturated liquid-crystal structures formed by introducing nanoparticles in a medium or by irradiating a medium by ionizing radiation. A nonmechanical principle of transport of nanoparticles and their regular incorporation into the lattice is implemented. The essence of this principle is control of molecular orientations in a liquid crystal by quasi-stationary electric fields.     

Simulation of phase and component segregation in biological membranes

Phase and component segregation in lipid membranes was studied by means of mathematical modeling. The time dependence of phase segregation on the lateral diffusion coefficient was calculated. The phase and component segregations were also simulated by multiparticle Monte-Carlo methods, and the phase diagrams of the system were obtained.     

The features of the synthesis and chemical behavior of some β-cyclodextrin silyl derivatives

Conditions are found for the regioselective silylation of the β-cyclodextrin primary hydroxy groups by diphenylmethylsilyl chloride and trimethylsilyl chloride. It is shown that the position of silyl substituents at the primary or secondary hydroxyl can be determined using ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. In the case of acetic and phosphorous acid chlorides, the subsequent functionalization of the secondary hydroxyls occurs with a significant removal of the protective silyl groups.