Oxidation of organic amide ions by dioxygen

The products of base-catalyzed oxidation of secondary aromatic amines were identified by the GC-MS and EPR techniques as nitroxyls, quinone nitrones, quinone imines, and for diarylamines also as the products of C-N bond cleavage-substituted nitrobenzenes, anilines and phenols. It was shown that nitroxyl radicals are the primary paramagnetic products of the reaction and do not form by the interaction of aminyl radicals with dioxygen. A mechanism of the amide ion oxidation through the nonradical addition of dioxygen to the amide ion at the rate-limiting stage is suggested and discussed.The previous report see Ref. 1.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1746–1751, October, 1994.     

Sol-gel approach to in situ creation of high pH-resistant surface-bonded organic-inorganic hybrid zirconia coating for capillary microextraction (in-tube SPME)

A novel zirconia-based hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gel coating was developed for capillary microextraction (CME) (in-tube SPME). High degree of chemical inertness inherent in zirconia makes it very difficult to covalently bind a suitable organic ligand to its surface. In the present work, this problem was addressed from a sol-gel chemistry point of view. Principles of sol-gel chemistry were employed to chemically bind a hydroxy-terminated silicone polymer (polydimethyldiphenylsiloxane, PDMDPS) to a sol-gel zirconia network in the course of its evolution from a highly reactive alkoxide precursor undergoing controlled hydrolytic polycondensation reactions. A fused silica capillary was filled with a properly designed sol solution to allow for the sol-gel reactions to take place within the capillary for a predetermined period of time (typically 15-30 min). In the course of this process, a layer of the evolving hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gel polymer got chemically anchored to the silanol groups on the capillary inner walls via condensation reaction. At the end of this in-capillary residence time, the unbonded part of the sol solution was expelled from the capillary under helium pressure, leaving behind a chemically bonded sol-gel zirconia-PDMDPS coating on the inner walls. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, ketones, and aldehydes were efficiently extracted and preconcentrated from dilute aqueous samples using sol-gel zirconia-PDMDPS coated capillaries followed by thermal desorption and GC analysis of the extracted solutes. The newly developed sol-gel hybrid zirconia coatings demonstrated excellent pH stability, and retained the extraction characteristics intact even after continuous rinsing with a 0.1 M NaOH solution for 24 h. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the use of a sol-gel zirconia-based hybrid organic-inorganic coating as an extraction medium in solid phase microextraction (SPME).     

Preparation of dibenzofuran-type amorphous polyetherketone by novel etherification reaction

4-Fluorobenzophenone reacted with potassium carbonate in the presence of silica catalyst in diphenyl sulfone solvent to yield 4,4′-dibenzoyldiphenyl ether. This new etherification reaction was extended to three difluoro aromatic ketones. 4,4′-Bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)diphenyl ether ( I ) reacted with potassium carbonate to yield a crystalline poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene) (PEK) and 4,4′-bis{4-[4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)phenoxy]benzoyl}benzene ( II ) gave a crystalline poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene)(PEKEKEKK). 2,8-Bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)dibenzofuran ( III ) or 2,8-bis(4-chlorobenzoyl)dibenzofuran ( IV ) reacted with potassium carbonate to yield a poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-2,8-dibenzofuran-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene) (PEKBK). The PEKBK was a noval amorphous polymer with the glass transition temperature of 222°C and it showed excellent thermal stability [T. Tanabe and I. Fukawa, Jpn. Pat., Kokai 64–74223 (1989)]. Several amorphous dibenzofuran type polyetherketone copolymers were prepared by coplycondensation of III with 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone ( V ) or 1,4-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)benzene ( VI ) [T. Tanabe and I. Fukawa, Jpn. Pat., Kokai 1153722 (1989)]. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Influence of silica gel pretreatment and bonding technique on PAH selectivity of octadecyl bonded phases

Summary The effect of silica gel pretreatment and of different bonding techniques, on the chromatographic properties of octadecyl bonded phases is described. The experiments show that a monomeric octadecyl bonded phase, prepared from silica gel that has not been treated before bonding, has a poor selectivity towards polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and shows high adsorption of basic components. Silica gel treatment before the bonding of the monofunctional silane does not give a substantial improvement. Polymeric phases on the other hand show a much better PAH selectivity and a lower adsorptivity towards basic components. Further improvement can be achieved with the polymeric modification if silica gel treatment is carried out before bonding.     

Molecular shape recognition capability of liquid-crystal bonded phases in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

Summary The chromatographic retention behaviour of two liquidcrystal bonded phases have been evaluated using polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as the probe samples in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). The results clearly indicate that these phases have better planarity and shape recognition capabilities than commercially-avaialble polymeric octadecylsilica (ODS) phases whose strong planarity and shape selectivities were found earlier. It can also be concluded from the chromatographic observations that the shape recognition capability of these phases is dependent on both mobile phase composition and column temperature, but that the effect of mobile phase and temperature on the shape selectivity work independently. The retention behaviour can be explained by changes in the phase structure with changes of eluent composition and temperature.     

Detection of NAD+-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase activities in YR-1 strain of Mucor circinelloides, a potential bioremediator of petroleum contaminated soils

Different soluble NAD⁺-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) isozymes were detected in cell-free homogenates from aerobically grown mycelia of YR-1 strain of Mucor circinelloides isolated from petroleumcontaminated soil samples. Depending on the carbon source present in the growth media, multiple NAD⁺-dependent ADHs were detected when hexadecane or decane was used as the sole carbon source in the culture media. ADH activities from aerobically or anaerobically grown mycelium or yeast cells, respectively, were detected when growth medium with glucose added was the sole carbon source; the enzyme activity exhibited optimum pH for the oxidation of different alcohols (methanol, ethanol, and hexadecanol) similar to that of the corresponding aldehyde (≈7.0). Zymogram analysis conducted with partially purified fractions of extracts from aerobic mycelium or anaerobic yeast cells of the YR-1 strain grown in glucose as the sole carbon source indicated the presence of a single NAD⁺-dependent ADH enzyme in each case, and the activity level was higher in the yeast cells. ADH enzyme from mycelium grown in different carbon sources showed high activity using ethanol as substrate, although higher activity was displayed when the cells were grown in hexadecane as the sole carbon source. Zymogram analysis with these extracts showed that this particular strain of M. circinelloides has four different isozymes with ADH activity and, interestingly, one of them, ADH4, was identified also as phenanthrene-diol-dehydrogenase, an enzyme that possibly participates in the aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation pathway.     

An expedient esterification of aromatic carboxylic acids using sodium bromate and sodium hydrogen sulfite

Treatment of aromatic carboxylic acids and substituted toluenes with a mixture of sodium bromate and sodium hydrogen sulfite in a two-phase system gave the corresponding esters in good yield. The intermediate α-brominated toluene was formed by the in situ generated hypobromous acid. The α-bromotoluene underwent an intermolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction with aromatic carboxylic acids present in the reaction mixture to afford the corresponding esters.     

Palladium-catalyzed addition of hydroxylamine derivatives to Baylis-Hillman acetate adducts

The first use of hydroxylamine derivatives as the aminoxy equivalent of nucleophiles in palladium catalyzed addition to Baylis-Hillman acetate adducts is described. The reaction proceeds smoothly to give the substituted allyloxy amines in good yield and selectivity.     

基于芳香四羧酸构筑的两种配位聚合物的荧光及磁性质（英文）

在溶剂热条件下,基于芳香四羧酸合成了2种新颖的配位聚合物:{[Zn2(tptc)(1,4-bimb)2]·H2O}n(1)和{[Ni(tptc)0.5(1,2-bimb)(H2O)]·H2O}n(2),其中,tptc为对-三联苯-3,3″,5,5″-四羧酸,1,4-bimb为1,4-二(咪唑-1-亚甲基)苯,1,2-bimb为1,2-二(咪唑-1-亚甲基)苯。结构分析表明,1为三维结构,拓扑符号为(86);2为二维层状网络,通过氢键相互作用进一步扩展为三维超分子结构。此外,我们还研究了1对阳离子、阴离子的荧光感应以及2的磁性质。     

无外加催化剂条件下芳香醛与活性亚甲基化合物的缩合反应和迈克尔加成反应

在DMF溶剂中,不外加催化剂使芳香醛(1)与2,2-二甲基-1,3-二氧六环-4,6-二酮(2)发生缩合反应生成2,2-二甲基-5-芳亚甲基-1,3-二氧六环-4,6-二酮(3a～f)。在同样条件下,芳香醛与5,5-二甲基-1,3-环己二酮(4)则发生缩合和迈克尔加成反应生成2,2’-芳亚甲基双(3-羟基-5,5-二甲基-2-环己烯-1-酮)(5a～h)。用单晶X-射线分析法确定了产物5b的晶体结构。