Chemistry of o-Benzoquinones and Masked o Benzoquinones VII.: Regioselective and Stereoselective Cycloadditions of 6, 7-Dipropyl- and 8, 9-Eipropyl-1, 4-Dioxaspiro[4.5] deca-6, 8-Di-En-2, 10-Dione with Monosubstituted Ethylenes

The cycloadditions of the titled two masked o-benzoquinones, 2 and 3 , with monosubstituted ethylenes including ethyl acrylate, styrene, ethyl vinyl ether and 1-hexene were studied. The reactions proceeded with high stereoselectivity and regioselectivity to give endo head-to-head adducts when ethyl acrylate, styrene and ethyl vinyl ether were used as addenda. In the case of 1-hexene, the reaction with 2 took place with high regioselectivity but low stereoselectivity to afford endo as well as exo head-to-head adducts while the reaction with 3 occurred with less regioselectivity to produce presumably all the eight possible isomers. The regiochemistry of the adducts were determined by the ¹H nmr analysis of their hydrolysis products, bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-5-en-2,3-diones 6 , and the subsequent photolysis products, 1,3-cyclohexadienes 7 . The stereochemistry was established by the study of the lanthanide induced shifts of compounds 6a-6f with Fu(fod)₃. The regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of these cycloaddition reactions were explained in terms of frontier molecular orbital theory and steric effect. The present study provides also a facile method to prepare regioselectively bicyclo[2, 2, 2]oct-5-en-2,3-diones (stereo-selectively also) and 1,3-cyclohexadienes from unsymmetric catechols via masked o-benzoquinones.     

Photoactivatable Carbo- and Silicon-Rhodamines and Their Application in MINFLUX Nanoscopy

New photoactivatable fluorescent dyes (rhodamine, carbo- and silicon-rhodamines [SiR]) with emission ranging from green to far red have been prepared, and their photophysical properties studied. The photocleavable 2-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl unit with an alpha-carboxyl group as a branching point and additional functionality was attached to a polycyclic and lipophilic fluorescent dye. The photoactivatable probes having the HaloTagTM amine (O2) ligand bound with a dye core were obtained and applied for live-cell staining in stable cell lines incorporating Vimentin (VIM) or Nuclear Pore Complex Protein NUP96 fused with the HaloTag. The probes were applied in 2D (VIM, NUP96) and 3D (VIM) MINFLUX nanoscopy, as well as in superresolution fluorescence microscopy with single fluorophore activation (VIM, live-cell labeling). Images of VIM and NUPs labeled with different dyes were acquired and their apparent dimensions and shapes assessed on a lower single-digit nanometer scale. Applicability and performance of the photoactivatable dye derivatives were evaluated in terms of photoactivation rate, labeling and detection efficiency, number of detected photons per molecule and other parameters related to MINFLUX nanoscopy.     

Photochemical reactions of [W(CO)4(η-nbd)] with hydrosilanes: Generation of new hydrido complexes of tungsten and their reactivity

Photolysis of the norbornadiene (nbd) complex [W(CO)₄(η⁴-nbd)] (1) creates a coordinatively unsaturated d⁶ species which interacts with the Si-H bond of tertiary and secondary silanes (Cl₃SiH, Et₃SiH, Et₂SiH₂, Ph₂SiH₂) to yield hydride complexes of varying stability. In reaction of complex 1 with Cl₃SiH, oxidative addition of the Si-H bond to the tungsten(0) center gives the seven-coordinate tungsten(II) complex [WH(SiCl₃)(CO)₃(η⁴-nbd)], which has been fully characterized by NMR spectroscopic methods (¹H, ¹³C{¹H}, 2D ¹H-¹H COSY, 2D ¹³C-¹H HMQC and ²⁹Si{¹H}). Reaction of 1 with Et₃SiH leads to the hydrosilylation of the η⁴-nbd ligand to selectively yield endo-2-triethylsilylnorbornene (nbeSiEt₃). The latter silicon-substituted norbornene gives the unstable pentacarbonyl complex [W(CO)₅(η²-nbeSiEt₃)], whose conversion leads to the initiation of ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Reaction of secondary silanes (Et₂SiH₂ and Ph₂SiH₂) with 1 leads to the hydrosilylation and hydrogenation of nbd and the formation of bis(silyl)norbornane and silylnorbornane as the major products. In reaction of 1 and Et₂SiH₂, the intermediate dihydride complex [WH(μ-H-SiEt₂)(CO)_x(η⁴-nbd)] was detected by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. As one of the products formed in photochemical reaction of W(CO)₆ with Ph₂SiH₂, the dinuclear complex [{W(μ-η²-H-SiPh₂)(CO)₄}₂] was identified by NMR spectroscopic methods.     

Time-resolved EPR investigation on the photoreactions of vitamin K with antioxidant vitamins in micelle systems

The photochemical reactions of vitamin K (VK) with antioxidant vitamins (vitamin E (VE) and vitamin C (VC)) in aqueous hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and Triton X-100 micelle systems, and in an aerosol OT (AOT) reversed micelle system were investigated by a time-resolved EPR (TR-EPR). The photolysis of VK with VE in the aqueous micelle solutions gave the TR-EPR spectra having strong intensity and net emissive polarization, suggesting that the excited triplet state of VK (³VK^*) was rapidly quenched by VE coexisting inside the micelle. On the other hand, the photolysis of VK with VC in the aqueous SDS and CTAC micelle systems gave the spectra having weak intensity, showing that the reaction between ³VK^* and VC was inefficient in these micelle systems, probably because ³VK^* scarcely diffused out from the micelle. The photolysis of VK with VC in the AOT reversed micelle solution gave the spin-correlated radical pair CIDEP spectrum. The result suggests that the long-lived radical pair was generated from the reaction between ³VK^* and VC in the water/oil interface region of the AOT micelle, although one of the reactants dissolved in the oil phase and another did in the separated water phase.     

热氢原子碰撞导致的CO2(v3)的高振动激发

用时间分辨-傅里叶变换红外发射光谱研究了热的氢原子与CO2分子间高效率的平动-振动(T-V)能传递.热的氢原子由ArF激光光解H2S得到,这种氢原子的平动能为223 kJ/mol.实验中观察到了从2130 cm-1到2400 cm-1的红外发射谱带,它归属于高振动激发的CO2分子的非对称伸缩振动(v3).对这一发射谱带的光谱拟合显示CO2的非对称伸缩振动被激发到了较高的振动态,振动量子数达到了v=7.并且有5580 cm-1的能量经传能过程由氢原子到达了CO2的v3模.实验条件下氢原子与CO2的T-V传能效率为0.30.实验结果与Schatz等人的用3D半经典计算预测的碰撞截面符合的很好.     

Conformational properties and photochemistry of tetrazolylpyridines in low temperature matrices. Spectroscopic evidence for the photochemical carbon-to-nitrogen rearrangement

The most stable conformers of 2-(tetrazol-1-yl)-, 3-(tetrazol-1-yl)- and 2-(tetrazol-5-yl)pyridines undergo photolysis in Ar matrices at cryogenic temperatures to yield pyridin-2-ylcarbodiimide or pyridin-3-ylcarbodiimide. Spectroscopic evidence of carbon-to-nitrogen rearrangement in the case of the 2-(tetrazol-5-yl)pyridine molecule is provided. For the latter molecule a second pathway leads to the 1-cyclopenta-2,4-dienylketenimine formation. The experimental findings are supported by extensive B3LYP/6-311++G(2d,2p) calculations.     

The phototransformation of 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid under KrCl and XeBr excilamps irradiation in water

The effect of UV radiation of a KrCl and a XeBr on the photodegradation of 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) was studied. The main photoproducts were identified by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The variation of chlorine-ion and active chlorine in MCPA aqueous solution exposed to excilamp radiation was also defined by analytical methods. Irradiation of MCPA solution with a KrCl excilamp emitting mainly at 222 nm yield 2-methylhydroquinone and lactone of 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-chlorophenoxyacetic acid as the main photoproducts. Irradiation of MCPA solution with a XeBr excilamp emitting mainly at 283 nm yield 2-methylhydroquinone as the main photoproduct. Biological processes are not suitable for MCPA removal due to low or total absence of biodegradability of this class of pollutants. Estimation of biodegradability of phototreated MCPA solution was carried out according to ratios of biological oxygen demand (BOD₅) to chemical oxygen demand (COD). The biodegradability of MCPA solutions increased after irradiation.     

Photolysis of H_2S with interior microwave discharge electrodeless lamps

<正>The luminescent properties of microwave discharge electrodeless mercury lamp(MDEL-Hg) which was ignited within the resonant cavity and photolysis of hydrogen sulfide with low concentration were studied in this paper.Experiment results indicated that the Interior MDEL-Hg could be made the best of energy utihzation and the efficiency of photolysis of H_2S was very significant under the experimental conditions with the initial H_2S concentration of 7.9 mg m~(-1).With residence time of 1.5 s,the removal efficiency of hydrogen sulfide was 91%,the absolute removal amount(ARA) was 3.24μg s~(-1) and the energy consumption was 58.23 mg(kWh)~(-1).     

Studying the photochemical fate of methyl parathion in natural waters under tropical conditions

This article discusses the degradation of methyl parathion (MP) in natural and sterilized waters. Experiments were prepared using natural waters gathered in two aquatic systems (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil), ultra-pure water and humic water solution under different conditions (i.e. in the presence/absence of light, sterilized/no sterilize solutions). The exposition to sunlight was carried out using experimental bottles without headspace immersed in a swimming pool for temperature control. Natural waters results showed that the degradation kinetic of MP is of first order and the half-lives for lake water experiments, under direct sunlight and shade, were 4.41 and 6.89 days, respectively. The kinetic curve for MP degradation in river waters showed that there are no differences when samples were sterilized and placed (or not) under shade conditions, and the half-lives ranged from 5.37 to 2.75 days for sterilized river water/absence of sunlight and natural/presence of sunlight, respectively. Therefore, our results showed that photolysis plays, in addition to bio- and chemical degradation, an important role in the decomposition of MP in aquatic environments.