The effect of aryl nitration on gas sorption and permeation in polysulfone

CO_2, CH_4, O_2, and N₂ permeability and solubility of unmodified and aryl-nitrated polysulfone were determined at 35°C and pressures up to 20 atm. The degree of nitration was varied from 0 to 2 nitro groups per repeat unit. The permeability and diffusion coefficients for all gases decreased with increasing degree of nitro substitution. The decrease in gas diffusivity is attributed to a combination of decreased fractional free volume and decreased torsional mobility with increasing degree of substitution. The solubilities of N_2, O_2, and CH₄ do not show a systematic dependence on degree of substitution. However, CO₂ solubility apparently goes through a minimum as the degree of substitution is increased. CO₂ solubility may be influenced by a competition between increases in polymer polarity (favoring higher solubility) and lower free volume (favoring lower solubility) that accompanies increases in the polar nitro substituent concentration. CO₂/CH₄ solubility selectivity increases monotonically as the degree of substitution increases. CO₂/CH₄ permselectivity and diffusivity selectivity increased with increasing degree of substitution. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

十二烷基苯的硝化选择性

借助气相色谱发现正十二烷基苯在硝硫混酸和硝磷混酸中硝化时，一硝化产物中对位异构体可达６０％，较在硝酸乙酸酐中硝化时的对位选择性高１０％，利用１ＨＮＭＲ测定了工业十二烷基苯和正十二烷基苯在高浓度硫酸（９８％）的硝硫混酸中的硝化选择性，发现前者的硝化中对位异构体的高达８０％。     

Rotamer-specific fluorescence quenching in tyrosinamide: Dynamic and static interactions

We have examined the environments of the three phenol rotamers about the C–C bond in tyrosinamide by fluorescence quenching. Steady-state acrylamide quenching yields a nonlinear stern-Volmer plot. With three distinct emitting species and no other information about the system, it is impossible to analyze the data due to the number of variables which have to be determined. We therefore reduced the number of variables by independently determining the fractional intensity and dynamic quenching constant for each rotamer through time-resolved fluorescence quenching studies. These parameters were then used to analyze the steady-state data for any contribution of static quenching. We conclude that the nonlinear Stern-Volmer plot for the quenching of tyrosinamide by acrylamide is a consequence of each rotamer having a distinct dynamic quenching constant and the presence of static quenching. The static quenching can be represented by either the sphere-of-action model involving two of the three rotamers or the ground-state complex model involving all three rotamers.     

Synthesis and characterization of trans-di(nitrobenzo)- and di(aminobenzo)-18-crown-6 derivatives with high selectivity

The dibenzo-18-crown-6 derivatives such as di(nitrobenzo)-18-crown-6 and di(aminobenzo)-18-crown-6 were synthesized by nitration reaction and catalytic hydrogenation with high selectivity. The chemical structures were determined by FTIR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and UV. Regarding the mixture of Ac₂O and HNO₃ as nitrating agent, the reaction exhibited commendable trans-isomer selectivity. Effects of nitrating agent ratio, reaction temperature and reaction time on yield of trans-di(nitrobenzo)-18-crown-6 were investigated. The yield of trans-di(nitrobenzo)-18-crown-6 was 62.9% for nitrating agent ratio of 1/1, reaction temperature of 50?°C and reaction time of 5?h. Moreover, effect of reaction time on trans-di(aminobenzo)-18-crown-6 was also studied.     

5-Methyl-2-furylglyoxal, 5-Methyl-4-nitro-2-furylglyoxal, and Their Derivatives. Nitration of 2-(5-Methyl-2-furyl)quinoxaline

The oxidation of 2-acetyl-5-methyl-4-R-furans (R = H, NO₂) by selenious acid was studied. Derivatives substituted at the C=O groups of the corresponding glyoxals were obtained. The nitration of 2-(5-methyl-2-furyl)quinoxaline was carried out at C_(4'). Oxidative splitting of the -nitrofuryl group occurs at the C₍₄₎-C₍₅₎ and C₍₅₎-O bonds.     

固体酸催化剂上的甲苯硝化反应

研究了ＨＭ，ＨＺＳＭ－５和其它几种固体酸催化剂上的甲苯硝化反应，发现高硅铝比ＨＺＳＭ－５沸石的活性及对位选择性最高，甲苯转化率达６５％，ｐ／ｏ比达０．７８．通过考察沸石晶粒大小、酸性强弱、脱铝程度和阳离子交换等因素对反应活性和选择性的影响，发现该反应主要在沸百孔内进行，对位选择性与沸石的孔径存在一定对应关系．沸石催化剂除能促进ＨＮＯ３解离成ＮＯ外，对甲苯也有活化和富集作用，因而反应活性与催化剂的酸性有关，适当增加沸石的亲油性也有利于提高硝化反应活性．     

Papain-induced Oligomerization of α-Amino Acid Esters

Oligomers of leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine were prepared enzymatically (using papain) from the respective methyl esters, with yields ranging from 51–96%. The effect of pH, buffer and salt concentration, and addition of alcohol on the oligomerization of leucine methyl ester was examined. The limits and potentialities of the enzymatic reaction as a method for obtaining monodisperse oligomers are discussed.     

谷胱甘肽和Ebselen对胰岛素硝化的抑制及其相互作用机理的研究

生物体内NO和超氧阴离子快速反应生成的过氧亚硝酸根离子(ONOO^-，peroxynitrite)是一种强细胞毒性物质，它诱导蛋白质酪氨酸残基硝化是其损伤生物系统的重要途径之一。为了探讨谷胱甘肽和ebselen对胰岛素硝化的抑制及其相互作用机理，采用UV-Vis、HPLC和ESI-MS等方法，研究了ONOO^-对胰岛素的硝化作用、小分子抗氧化剂谷胱甘肽(GSH)和ebselen对ONOO^-硝化胰岛素的影响以及它们之间的相互作用。结果表明单独的GSH和ebselen对ONOO^--引发的胰岛素硝化均有明显的抑制，而作为谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)的底物GSH 与GPx的模型化合物ebselen之间存在相互拮抗作用，经过对其产物分析，确定其机理是GSH和ebselen能够直接反应生成一种加合物，从而抑制了GSH和ebselen各自的抗硝化能力。     

Preparation ofN-nitrohydroxylamines by direct nitration

The possibilities for stabilization of compounds with the A-B-NO₂ fragment, where A is an atom containing a lone electron pair, were examined. It was shown thatN-methyl-O-2,4-dinitro- and 2,4,6-trinitrophenylhydroxylamines undergo nitration with nitronium tetrafluoroborate or with a mixture of nitric acid and acetic anhydride to give the correspondingN-nitrohydroxylamines in high yields.N-Nitro-2,4-dinitrohydroxylamine that contains no methyl group at the nitrogen atom is unstable and forms a product ofO-alkylation upon reaction with diazomethane.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2276–2278, November, 1995.The work was supported by the International Science Foundation (Grant NGN 000).     

Kinetics of heat release during the reaction ofn-decane with nitrogen dioxide in the liquid phase

The rates of heat release in the nitrogen dioxide—n-decane system at a molar ratio of nitrogen oxides ton-decane (β) from 2.4·10⁻³ to 3.1 and gaseous volumes per mole ofn-decane (V(g)) equal to 0.05–4.5 were studied in the 55.2–92.8 °C temperature range. The initial rate of the process is determined by the interaction of NO₂ withn-decane. The equilibrium constants of dissociation of N₂O₄ inn-decane and Henry's constants of NO₂ and N₂O₄ in ann-decane solution were determined by complex analysis of the thermodynamic equilibrium in the NO₂—n-decane system and dependences of the initial rates onV(g) and β. The experimentally observed self-acceleration of the process in the region of high β and lowT values was suggested to be due to the reaction of N₂O₄ with intermediate oxidation products. The rate constants of the reaction of NO₂ withn-decane were compared with analogous values determined in its mixtures with HNO₃ solutions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1789–1794, October, 1997.