Selective Oxidation of Betulin by Cr(VI) Reagents

Oxidation of betulin by pyridinium dichromate, pyridinium chlorochromate, and K₂Cr₂O₇ -H₂SO₄ in the presence of tetrabutylammonium bromide was studied. Products of regioselective C-3, C-28-, and exhaustive oxidation, 28-hydroxylup-20(29)-3-one, 3gif" alt="beta" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0">-hydroxy- and 3-oxolup-20(29)-en-28-al were obtained.     

Transferability of some properties of localized molecular orbitals

The transferability of the first and second order electric moments of localized orbitals have been shown. Some moment characteristics have also been investigated. The standard deviation of first order localized moments is less than 2.0%. The standard deviation of second order electric moment components are larger: although they do not exceed 4.0% for bond orbitals, for lone pair ones they vary about 1.5–10.1%.     

Synthese von ungesättigten und gesättigten Aminosäurederivaten durch kathodische Reduktion von Azidozimtsäureester

Cathodic reduction of gif" alt="agr" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">-azidocinnamic ester under aprotic conditions on Hg, Pt, or graphite electrodes can be directed to high yields of N,N-diacylated dehydroaminoacid derivates (f.i. addition of acetic anhydride) or to almost quantitative yields of gif" alt="agr" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">-aminocinnamic ester in very pure form by careful addition of H⁺-donors. The dehydroamino compounds in turn can be further reduced to the corresponding saturated compounds by following H⁺-addition and changed electrolysis potential. Almost no dimerization occurs.

     

The cellulose system in viscin from mistletoe berries

The cellulose system of the viscous fibrous cellulosic polysaccharide (viscan) in the viscin tissue of the European mistletoe, Viscum album L., was analyzed by chemical and physicochemical techniques including sugar analysis, optical and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray and electron diffraction together with solid state CP/MAS ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. The results confirmed that in the elongated thin viscin cells, the cellulose microfibrils (having a diameter of around 3 nm) were tightly coiled with their axes perpendicular to the long axis of the cell. Upon stretching these cells became deformed by more than a hundred fold. In such a deformation, the cellulose microfibrils became unwound to be perfectly aligned along the stretching direction. Based on solid-state CP/MAS ¹³C-NMR spectroscopic analysis of the viscin tissue, it was found that its cellulose consisted of I_{gif" alt="agr" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">} and I_{gif" alt="beta" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0">} polymorphs in the ratio 1:1.     

Stability of Ibuprofen in its Inclusion Complex with β-Cyclodextrin

The ibuprofen-gif" alt="beta" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0">-cyclodextrin inclusion complex was prepared by theco-precipitation method. The identity of the obtained product was verified by X-ray and thermogravimetric techniques. The effect of gif" alt="beta" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0">-cyclodextrin on the stability of ibuprofen was analysed.     

The role of the π-bonding network for trigonal level splittings of tris-bidentate Cr(acac)3 and Cr(ox) 3 3−

The varying gif" alt="pgr" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">-bonding contributions in the title compounds caused by the different electronic and molecular structure of the chelate rings are used for explaining the large band splittings in the absorption spectra by trigonal symmetry. It is shown that usual ligand field theory and the angular overlap model are not able to account for the trigonal level splitting of Cr(acac)₃ for which the coordination sphere of oxygen atoms is nearly octahedrally arranged. The experimental finding can, however, be rationalized by an extended angular overlap model which considers the phase coupling of gif" alt="pgr" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">-orbitals in the ligands leading to non-additive contributions to the metal-ligand bond energy.On leave of absence from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria     

A new method for the synthesis of CF3-containing aminovinyl ketones

A new method for the synthesis of aminovinyl trifluoromethyl ketones was developed. The method is based on the reactions of 4-sulfonyl-1,1,1-trifluorobut-3-ene-2,2-diols with various alkyl-, aryl-, dialkyl-, and alkylarylamines. The stereochemistry of the compounds obtained was studied.     

Fluordiazadiphosphetidine, 11. Mitt.: Eine neue Methode zur Herstellung der doppelt zwitterionischen Verbindung (CH3N)6P4F8

A new synthetic route for the preparation of the betain-like compound (CH₃N)₆P₄F₈ from (CH₃NPF₃)₂,N-methyl-hexamethyldisilazane andN,Ngif" alt="prime" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">-dimethyl-urea has been found. The steps of this multi-stage reaction could be rationalized to a far extent.

10. Mitteilung:Kubjacek M., Utvary K., Mh. Chem.112, 305 (1981).     

Tautomerism and Acidic Properties of N‐Unsubstituted Benzohydroxamic Acids: Semiempirical Quantum Chemical Estimation

Tautomerism of Ngif" alt="dash" align="MIDDLE" BORDER="0">unsubstituted benzohydroxamic acids and their anions in the gas phase was investigated by the semiempirical AM1 method. The possibility of estimating pK _a in aqueous solutions using calculated characteristics of molecules is demonstrated.