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.     

Iterated monoidal categories

We develop a notion of an n-fold monoidal category and show that it corresponds in a precise way to the notion of an n-fold loop space. Specifically, the group completion of the nerve of such a category is an n-fold loop space, and free n-fold monoidal categories give rise to a finite simplicial operad of the same homotopy type as the classical little cubes operad used to parametrize the higher H-space structure of an n-fold loop space. We also show directly that this operad has the same homotopy type as the n-th Smith filtration of the Barratt-Eccles operad and the n-th filtration of Berger's complete graph operad. Moreover, this operad contains an equivalent preoperad which gives rise to Milgram's small model for when n=2 and is very closely related to Milgram's model of for n>2.     

A Modal Logic Based on Linearly Ordered f-Spaces

A modal logic associated with the -spaces introduced by Ershov is examined. We construct a modal calculus that is complete w.r.t. the class of all strictly linearly ordered -frames, and the class of all strictly linearly ordered -frames.     

Initial Segments in Rogers Semilattices of \Sigma _n^0 -Computable Numberings

S. Goncharov and S. Badaev showed that for , there exist infinite families whose Rogers semilattices contain ideals without minimal elements. In this connection, the question was posed as to whether there are examples of families that lack this property. We answer this question in the negative. It is proved that independently of a family chosen, the class of semilattices that are principal ideals of the Rogers semilattice of that family is rather wide: it includes both a factor lattice of the lattice of recursively enumerable sets modulo finite sets and a family of initial segments in the semilattice of -degrees generated by immune sets.     

Free and Sulfated Sterols of Two Far-East Leptasterias Starfish

NMR spectroscopy, capillary GLC, and GLC-MS are used to study the composition of free and sulfated sterols from the far-east starfishLeptasterias alaskensis asiatica(Fischer) andL. Fisheri(Djakonov). The total free sterols of both species are shown to have similar qualitative and quantitative compositions and contain mainly⁷ -sterols. Sterol sulfate fractions contain cholesterol sulfate as the main component but differ in the ratios of⁵ :⁰ :⁷ -sterol derivatives. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed. A new steroid, 3-hydroxycholest-5-en-7-one sulfate, was isolated.     

Novel Synthesis of 2β,3β,20β-Triacetoxy-5 -pregnan-6-one

Pregnenolone (2) is used in a novel synthesis of 2,3,20-triacetoxy-6-ketosteroid (6), a key intermediate in the preparation of 20-hydroxyecdysone (1)     

Attempts to Exchange Iron into H-Y and H-ZSM-5 Zeolites by in situ Formed Chloride-Containing Mobile Species

Three variants of solid-state ion exchange were studied. Iron exchange was found to proceed in the first case, in theFeCl₂+NH₄ZSM-5 FeZSM-5 + NH₄Cl process, even at low exchange capacity (Si/Al = 25).The second, Fe₂O₃ (hematite) + HZ direct reaction does not result in any noticeable interaction for eitherZ = Y or ZSM-5. This process can significantly be promoted by introducing CCl₄ vapor via forming chlorine-containingmobile species. However, the structure of the Y zeolite largely collapses during this treatment, whereas the crystalline state of ZSM-5is preserved.     

Synthesis of D-Glucose-based Azacrown Ethers with Phosphinoxidoalkyl Side Chains and Their Application to an Enantioselective Reaction

Five chiral -D-glucose-based monoaza-15-crown-5 ethers with phosphinoxidoalkyl side chains of one to five carbon atoms (5a–e)have been synthesised. The cation binding ability of the new lariat ethers was evaluated bythe picrate extraction method. The substituents at the nitrogen atom were not a major influenceon the cation extraction ability of the azacrown ether; the compounds showed, however, a significant asymmetric induction as phase transfer catalysts in the Michael addition of2-nitropropane to chalcone (95% ee).     

Are the Elements Elementary? Nineteenth-Century Chemical and Spectroscopical Answers

We analyze the role and influence of a tradition of research linked to the concept of primary matter in nineteenth-century studies on the nature of the elements.The suggestion of William Prout (1785-1850) in 1816 that the atomic weights of pure chemical elements are whole numbers and multiples of the atomic weight of hydrogen, taken as unity, was met with serious confutations,which in turn prompted several attempts to save Prouts hypothesis.We discuss these attempts in detail and the objections raised against them, for instance by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907). We pay particular attention to the use of spectroscopy as a method for proving the existence of elementary forms of matter inside atoms. Leaders in this field of research were two English scientists, the astrophysicist Norman Lockyer (1836-1920) and the chemist William Crookes (1832- 1919). Both of their approaches involved the idea of primary matter. However, while Crookess approach proved to be incorrect, Lockyers ideas survived for several years and supported the discovery of the electron by J.J.Thomson (1856-1940).     

Single-particle quadrupole electromagnetic transitions in p-shell and sd-shell nuclei

Electron scattering Coulomb form factors for the single-particle quadrupole transitions in p-shell and sd-shell nuclei have been studied. Core polarization effects are included through a microscopic theory that includes excitations from the core orbits up to higher orbits with 2ω excitations. The modified surface delta interaction is adopted as a residual interaction. The results are discussed for the ( 1p _1/2 ^-1↦1p _3/2 ^-1) proton transition in ¹⁵N, ( 1d _5/2↦2s _1/2) neutron transition in ¹⁷O and ( 1d _3/2 ^-1↦2s _1/2 ^-1) proton transition in ³⁹K. The inclusion of core polarization effects modifies the form factors markedly and describes the experimental data very well in both the absolute strength and the momentum transfer dependence. Received: 18 April 2002 / Accepted: 1 July 2002 / Published online: 6 March 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: baguniv@uruklink.net Communicated by A. Molinari