Oxiranyl β-Aminovinyl Ketones. 7. Synthesis of 5-Hydroxy-3-(1-oxo-2,3-epoxyalkyl)benzofurans

5-Hydroxy-3-(1-oxo-2,3-epoxyalkyl)benzofurans were obtained with yields of up to 81% by the reaction of p-benzoquinone with oxiranyl -dimethylaminovinyl ketones in acetic acid.     

Partial Molar Volumes of Amino Acids and Peptides in Aqueous Salt Solutions at 25°C and a Correlation with Stability of Proteins in the Presence of Salts

Partial molar volumes for a homologous series of amino acids and peptides have been measured in aqueous 1M sodium acetate, sodium thiocyanate, and sodium sulfate at 25^°C. These data have been utilized in conjunction with the data in water to deduce partial molar volumes of transfer V _2,m ⁰(tr) from water to these aqueous salt solutions. The volumes of transfer for the amino acids and peptides are found to be positive. The interpretation is that this result arises from the dominant interaction of the sodium salts with the charged centers of amino acids and peptides. Thermal denaturation of the structurally homologous proteins lysozyme and -lactalbumin has been studied in the presence of these salts. Significant thermal stabilization of hen egg-white lysozyme has been observed in the presence of sodium acetate and sodium sulfate. However, the thermal stabilization observed for -lactalbumin is very small in the presence of these salts and sodium thiocyanate leads to a lowering of its thermal denaturation temperature. The rise in the surface tension of aqueous salt solutions with salt concentration has been correlated with the calorimetric and volumetric measurements. The results show that V _2,m ⁰(tr) depends less on the type of electrolyte than on the ionic strength of the solution. The V _2,m ⁰(tr) values correlate very well with the increase in the surface tension of aqueous salt solutions, indicating significant role of surface tension in interactions of amino acids, peptides, or protein with the salts.     

Metal Ion Guest Responsive Benzoxazine Dimers and Inclusion Phenomena of Cyclic Derivatives

This study was carried out with the aim to optimize the dissolution propertiesof diclofenac (DIC) – a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug sparingly solublein water – through association -with -cyclodextrin (CD). Theeffect of CD on the aqueous solubility of DIC was evaluated by thephase solubility method. The amount of DIC dissolved increased linearly withthe addition of CD according to an AL type plot and without precipitationof the complex. The apparent stability constant of the complex, calculated supposinga 1:1 stoichiometry, was 295 M^-1; this value was confirmed by circulardichroism analysis. DIC/CD interactions were also studied in water by¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Equimolar DIC/CD solid systems were prepared by physical-mixing, kneading, co-evaporation andfreeze-drying, and their properties in the solid state studied by DifferentialScanning Calorimetry, X-ray powder diffractometry and Fourier-TransformInfrared analysis. For sake of comparison, the mixture of DIC and CDseparately lyophilized was investigated too. The results demonstrated that thefreeze-dried product had the highest degree of amorphization and they were inagreement with the existence of an inclusion complex in the solid state. Thedissolution profiles of the drug from each solid system were affected by its physico-chemical properties, the freeze-dried being the most rapidly dissolvingforms.     

The Route of Alkylation of 5-Substituted 1,3,4-Thiadiazoline-2-thiones

The reaction of 5-anilino(toluidino-, morpholino)-1,3,4-thiadiazoline-2-thiones at 80°C with allyl bromide and benzyl chloride in alcohol, acetonitrile or DMF in the presence of KOH and also with phenoxymethyloxirane in alcohol in the absence of base gives the corresponding novel allyl-, benzyl-, and 2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl products substituted at the exocyclic S atom. Alkylation of the indicated thiones with benzyl chloride at 150-153°C in DMF in the presence of KOH occurs similarly. Under these conditions, allyl bromide forms alkylation products at the endocyclic N(3) atom as a result of an SN thio-Claisen rearrangement of the initially formed product which is allyl substituted at the exocyclic S atom.     

A Complete Solution to a Conjecture on the β-Polynomials of Graphs

In 1990, Gutman and Mizoguchi conjectured that all roots of the -polynomial (G,C,x) of a graph G are real. Since then, there has been some literature intending to solve this conjecture. However, in all existing literature, only classes of graphs were found to show that the conjecture is true; for example, monocyclic graphs, bicyclic graphs, graphs such that no two circuits share a common edge, graphs without 3-matchings, etc, supporting the conjecture in some sense. Yet, no complete solution has been given. In this paper, we show that the conjecture is true for all graphs, and therefore completely solve this conjecture.     

铈改性NaZSM-5分子筛担载Pd催化剂上CO氧化性能研究

以浸渍法制备了一系列添加CeO2的Pd-Ce/NaZSM-5负载型催化剂．以C0氧化为 模型反应，考察了反应温度、Ce含量、预还原、空速及水蒸气等对C0氧化性能的影 响，并利用XIlD和朋等手段对催化剂体相及表面结构进行了表征．结果表明：加入 CeO2作助剂可明显提高催化剂的活性，且催化转化率随着反应温度及Ce含量的增加 而增加；随着空速的增加而降低；催化剂对水蒸气不敏感，在水蒸气存在的条件下 反应可连续进行720h以上保持C0完全转化；H2预还原作用使催化剂活性有所提高． XRD测试结果表明，催化剂中Pd组分处于高分散状态，Ceob的引入促进了N物种在 NaZSM—5载体上的分散．表面XPS分析证实催化剂表面Pd物种处于较高的氧化状态 ，且CeO2与Pd物种间存在协同作用．Pd的高分散及其与CeO2的相互作用是催化剂具 有高活性的关键．     

Temperature effect on the rate of formation of free radicals in CTAB-catalyzed decomposition of hydroperoxides

The temperature effect on the rate of the decomposition of hydroperoxides and the rate of the formation of free radicals in the oxidation of ethylbenzene with molecular oxygen in the presence of -phenylethyl hydroperoxide—cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a catalytic system for free radical generation was studied by kinetic methods (from the oxygen consumption and hydroperoxide decomposition rates) and the inhibition method involving different acceptors of free radicals.     

Effect of Ce~(3+) on spectral characteristic of D1/D2/Cytb559 complex from spinach

In our early researches, lanthanum and cerium could enter plant and bind to porphyrin of chlorophyll to form Ln3+-chllorophyll. La and Ce greatly increase photosystem II (PSII) activity and PSII electron transport rate, and the fluorescence emission peaks of PSII are blue-shifted [1—4]. Do REEs coordinate with PSII reaction center complex in vivo? Moreover, do REEs coordinate with D1(30 kD)/D2(32 kD)/Cytb559 (~9 kD) reaction center complex of site of producing pri-mary reaction-p…     

La2CaB10O19∶Ce3+在VUV-Vis范围的发光性质研究

通过研究La2CaB10O19∶Ce3+在VUV-Vis范围的光谱, 发现Ce3+在La2CaB10O19中共有两种格位, 分别取代了十配位的La3+和八配位的Ca2+, 从而发射光谱中没有出现特征的双峰, 而出现了峰值约位于307, 330和356 nm的3个发射峰.由于在低对称性晶体场中d轨道的分裂, 激发光谱中位于194, 224, 243, 260, 274和318 nm的峰是由两个格位的Ce3+的f-d跃迁引起的.Ce3+占据两个格位, 可以通过以Eu3+为荧光探针的发射光谱中出现的两个5D0-7F0跃迁得到验证.峰值位于162 nm的激发谱带是基质吸收带, 与基质禁带宽度相对应.通过计算, 不排除其中包含O2-→Ce3+的电荷迁移带的可能性.     

On Bonding,Structure, and Stability of Ternary Hydrides A2MH2 (A = Li,Na; M = Pd,Pt)

Bonding, structure, and stability of solid A₂MH₂ with A = Li, Na; M = Pd, Pt were investigated with a relativistically corrected density-functional approach, which reliably describes the trends among these four compounds. In order to examine the influence of the ligands (A) and of the crystalline environment, calculations were also made for free A₂MH₂ molecules and MH₂^2– ions. The free MH₂^2– complex is held together by strong bonds between formally closed shell atomic units because of strong M-d,s hybridization. The M–H bonds are further stabilized by the alkali metal ion ligands and by the crystal surrounding. The crystal field expands the H–A distance and enhances the H–A polarity. Relativistic effects contribute to M–H bonding in the solid state. The experimentally determined bond lengths and their trends are in accordance with theory. Due to relativistic and lanthanide effects, the Pt–H bond length becomes nearly as short as the Pd–H one. The small Li ion causes a distortion of the Li₂PtH₂ crystal resulting in an even shorter Pt–H bond length. In the gas-phase, A₂PtH₂ is more stable against dissociation than A₂PdH₂. The stability of the solid compounds is strongly influenced by the cohesive energy of the metal M, and also by the nature of the alkali metal. The evaluated enthalpies of formation favor increasing stability of solid A₂MH₂ against disproportionation into M and AH from Pt to Pd and from Li to Na. This is in agreement with experimental findings. The assignment of the experimental vibrational excitations should be reconsidered.