A Structural Study of the Solid Solution Eu2(Mo1‐xWx)3O12

A structural study by means of X‐ray and electron diffraction of intermediate oxides between Eu₂Mo₃O₁₂ and Eu₂W₃O₁₂ shows the existence of a new Eu₂(Mo_1?xW_x)₃O₁₂ solid solution with the scheelite structural type. The essential feature of the x = 1/3 and x = 2/3 compounds is the presence of isolated oxygen tetrahedra, in which, according to X‐ray and electron diffraction data, W and Mo are randomly distributed. Eu atoms occupy distorted square antiprisms sites.     

The Additive Influence of Propane-1,2-Diol on SDS Micellar Structure and Properties

Micellar systems are colloids with significant properties for pharmaceutical and food applications. They can be used to formulate thermodynamically stable mixtures to solubilize hydrophobic food-related substances. Furthermore, micellar formation is a complex process in which a variety of intermolecular interactions determine the course of formation and most important are the hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions between surfactant–solvent and solvent–solvent. Glycols are organic compounds that belong to the group of alcohols. Among them, propane-1,2-diol (PG) is a substance commonly used as a food additive or ingredient in many cosmetic and hygiene products. The nature of the additive influences the micellar structure and properties of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). When increasing the mass fraction of propane-1,2-diol in binary mixtures, the c.m.c. values decrease because propane-1,2-diol is a polar solvent, which gives it the ability to form hydrogen bonds, decreasing the cohesivity of water and reducing the dielectric constant of the aqueous phase. The values of ΔGm0 are negative in all mixed solvents according to the reduction in solvophobic interactions and increase in electrostatic interaction. With the rising concentration of cosolvent, the equilibrium between cosolvent in bulk solution and in the formed micelles is on the side of micelles, leading to the formation of micelles at a lower concentration with a small change in micellar size. According to the ¹H NMR, with the addition of propylene glycol, there is a slight shift of SDS peaks towards lower ppm regions in comparison to the D₂O peak. The shift is more evident with the increase in the amount of added propane-1,2-diol in comparison to the NMR spectra of pure SDS. Addition of propane-1,2-diol causes the upfield shift of the protons associated with hydrophilic groups, causing the shielding effect. This signifies that the alcohol is linked with the polar head groups of SDS due to its proximity to the SDS molecules.     

Quantum pharmacological studies on antimalarial drugs

Summary Linear models for the relation between electronic structure and antimalarial activity of chloroquine drugs have been investigated, based on CNDO/2 molecular orbital calculations. The results indicate that changes in electron density on the atoms N1, N2, C4, C9, and C10 have the strongest influence on the pharmacological activity, so that these atoms can be assumed to form the main active center of these drugs. Correlations improve, if substitution on the nucleus of chloroquine and side chain variations are treated separately. The models found seem to be a useful tool for designing new drugs within the chloroquine series.

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Quantenchemisch-pharmakologische Untersuchungen von Antimalaria-Wirkstoffen

Zusammenfassung Auf der Basis von CNDO/2-Rechnungen wurden lineare Modelle für die Relation zwischen Elektronenverteilung und der Antimalaria-Aktivität von Chlorochinen untersucht. Es zeigte sich, daß Veränderungen in den Elektronendichten der Atome N1, N2, C4, C9 und C10 den stärksten Einfluß auf die pharmakologische Wirkung haben. Es kann somit angenommen werden, daß diese Atome die hauptsächlich aktiven Zentren der Verbindung sind. Die Korrelation wird verbessert, wenn die Substitution am Chlorochin-Kern und Variationen der Seitenketten separat behandelt werden. Die aufgefundenen Modellvorstellungen sollten ein nützliches Werkzeug zur gezielten Synthese neuer Wirkstoffe innerhalb der Chlorochin-Reihe darstellen.

     

Theory of helicenic hydrocarbons. Part 6: Concealed non-kekuléans

As a contribution to the enumeration of concealed non-Kekuléan helicenes, a construction method is applied to the caseh=14, whereh is the number of hexagons; computerized enumerations are given forh=14 and 15.     

连接基团链长度对季铵盐二聚表面活性剂C12-s-C12·2Br在水溶液中胶团化行为的影响

用电导法、稳态荧光法和粘度法研究了二聚表面活性剂C12-s-C12*2Br分子中的连接基团链长度(s=2, 3, 4, 6)对其在水溶液中聚集行为的影响. 实验发现, C12-s-C12*2Br的胶团生成能力远比其单体C12TABr强得多, 前者cmc值较后者降低一个数量级. 胶团聚集数N随表面活性剂浓度c的增大而增大, 其中当s=2时的N值在c=7.7 mmol/L后开始急剧增大. 计算结果表明, 此时胶团形状发生了明显变化, 形成了椭球形的胶团. 粘度测定结果也证实了这一点.     

The structure of 1-formyl-3-phenyl-Δ-pyrazoline in the gas phase (DFT calculations), in solution (NMR) and in the solid state (X-ray crystallography)

The molecular structure of 1-formyl-3-phenyl-Δ²-pyrazoline was determined by X-ray crystallography (triclinic, P-1). The geometry thus obtained was compared with that obtained by DFT calculations. The GIAO method was used to calculate absolute shieldings, which agree conveniently with those measured by ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR. The title compound appears to be an essentially planar molecule.     

SYNTHETIC STUDIES ON BLOOD COMPATIBLE BIOMATERIALS 13:A NOVEL SEGMENTED POLYURETHANE CONTAINING PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE STRUCTURE:SYNTHESIS,CHARACTERIZATION AND BLOOD COMPATIBILITY EVALUATION

A new phosphorylcholine, (6-hydroxy) hexyl-2-(trimethylammonio) ethyl phosphate (HTEP), was synthesized andcharasterized. Segmented polyurethane (SPU) containing phosphorylcholine structure was synthesized based ondiphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), soft segment polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG) and HTEP, with 1,4-butanediol (BD)as a chain extender. The existence of phosphorylcholine structure on the surface of SPU was revealed by attenuated totalreflectance Fourier transform infrard spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and water contactangle measurements. The blood compatibilities of the polymers were evaluated by hemolytic testing and a platelet-richplasma (PRP) adhesion experiment, which was viewed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with polyurethane as areference. The novel segmented polyurethane containing phosphorylcholine structure showed improved blood compatibility.     

Three-dimensional aromaticity in deltahedral boranes and carboranes

Methods derived from topology and graph theory indicate that the deltahedral boranes B _n H _n ^2– and the corresponding carboranes C₂B_n–2H _n (6 n 12) may be regarded as three-dimensional delocalized aromatic systems in which surface bonding and core bonding correspond to -bonding and -bonding, respectively, in planar polygonal two-dimensional hydrocarbons CinnH _n ^(n–6)+ (n=5/7). The two extreme types of topologies which may be used to model core bonding in deltahedral boranes and carboranes are the deltahedral (D _n ) topology based on the skeleton of the underlying deltahedron and the complete (K _n ) topology based on the corresponding complete graph. Analyses of the Hoffmann-Lipscomb LCAO extended Hückel computations, the Armstrong—Perkins—Stewart self-consistent molecular orbital computations, and SCF MOab initio GAUSSIAN-82 computations on B₆H₆ ^2– indicate that the approximation of the atomic orbitals by the sum of the molecular orbitals, as is typical in modernab initio computations, leads to significantly weaker apparent core bonding approximated more closely by deltahedral (D _n ) topology than by complete (K _n ) topology.This work was presented at the Workshop The Modern Problems of Heteroorganic Chemistry sponsored by the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences (May 8–13, 1993).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1353–1360, August, 1993.     

Crystallochemistry of some new niobium bromides with (Nb6Br18) units: Structures of CsErNb6Br18 and Cs2EuNb6Br18

Two new series of Nb₆ bromides, CsRENb₆Br₁₈ (RE = all the lanthanides excepted Eu and Yb, + Y) (type H ) and M₂RENb₆Br₁₈ (M = Cs, Rb, Tl; RE = Eu, Yb) (type R ) have been isolated. The crystal structures of CsErNb₆Br₁₈ and Cs₂EuNb₆Br₁₈, isotypic with the corresponding chlorides, have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The (Nb₆Br₁₈) intra-unit strength is related to the nature and the charge of the counter cation. A comparison between the corresponding chlorides and bromides series, based on the chemical properties and the size of the halogen is discussed.