Halogenated arenes in the Duff reaction at high pressures

The reaction of fluorobenzene with urotropine in trifluoroacetic acid (TFAA) at high pressures and temperatures affords predominantly fluorobenzaldehydes andN-(fluorophenylmethyl)trifluoroacetamides. The yields of these products depend considerably on the reaction conditions. The rates of their formation have the maximum values at the momemt of the phase transition (PT) of TFAA. A new efficient cyclic (dynamic) regime is proposed for the synthesis at high pressures. The regime involves periodically occurring PT of the solvent. The change in the relative rate of product formation with the degree of fluorobenzene conversion is wave-like.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 319–323, February, 1995.     

Thermal properties of high-T c superconductors

The termal stabilities of several families of high-T _c superconductors (HTSC), as well as the dependence of phase transitions on temperature and stoichiometry, have been studied by X-ray diffraction, DTA, TG and DSC. Experimental results are discussed in the context of decomposition models.     

On the plastic deformation of bulk syndiotactic polypropylene

 The plastic deformation of syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) bulk samples has been investigated. A structural comparison of the initial states before and after plastic deformation by necking is carried out by X-ray diffraction observations. Independent of the initial states (amorphous, semi-crystalline with different crystal phases), only the planar all-trans crystal form of sPP is present in the deformed samples after necking. Form these results, molecular mechanisms of the plastic deformation in the neck zone of semi-crystalline polymers will be discussed. Received: 11 February 1997 Accepted: 15 August 1997     

ImmobilizedE. coli Alkaline Phosphatase

We have immobilized E.coli alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1) by linking it covalently to sepharose 4B. This preparation has several advantages over the soluble enzyme. The immobilized enzyme is easily separable from other constituents in incubation mixtures. The immobilized enzyme can be reused repeatedly and is more stable than the soluble enzyme to heat treatment in the presence of 10 mM Mg²⁺. The insoluble and soluble phosphatases removed 75 and77%, respectively, of the inorganic phosphorus from casein. The immobilized enzyme inactivated two enzymes believed to be active in the phosphorylated state, acyl-CoA : cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) by 39% and NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase by 89%. The utility of immobilized alkaline phosphatase for studying the phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of soluble or membrane-bound enzymes and proteins is discussed.     

Hexagonal high pressure phase of copper(I)tetraiodomercurate (Cu2HgI4)

Summary Using a high pressure X-ray camera Cu₂HgI₄ was subjected at room temperature to pressures up to about 8 GPa. A hexagonal high pressure phase (a=8.28 (2) Å,c=3.40 (0) Å, space group P lm,Z=1) could be detected. This phase shows a reversible transformation with pressure hysteresis. The transition occurs at 7 GPa when the pressure is increased but at 6 GPa when the pressure is decreased.

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Hexagonale Hochdruckphase von Kupfer(I)tetraiodomercurat (Cu₂HgI₄)

Zusammenfassung Cu₂HgI₄ wurde in einer Hochdruckkamera bei Raumtemperatur mit einem Druck bis zu 8 GPa belastet. Dabei bildete sich eine hexagonale Hochdruckmodifikation (a=8.28 (2) Å,c=3.40 (0) Å, Raumgruppe P lm,Z=1). Für diese Phase wurde eine reversible Umwandlung mit Druckhysterese festgestellt. Mit steigendem Druck findet die Umwandlung bei 7 GPa mit sinkendem Druck jedoch bei 6 GPa statt.

     

Clathrate formation in binary aqueous systems with CH2Cl2, CHCl3 and CCl4 at high pressures

P,T,X phase diagrams of the CH₂Cl₂-H₂O, the CHCl₃-H₂O and the CCl₄-H₂) systems have been studied by DTA in the pressure range 10^–3 to 5.0 kbar. Under pressure the cubic structure II (CS-II) hydrates forming in all the systems are replaced by hydrates with the composition M·7.3 H₂O whose stoichiometry and positive dT/dP values of melting lead us to believe that they are CS-I hydrates.In the CH₂Cl₂ and CHCl₃ systems the nonvariant point coordinates of the hydrate transformationQ ₂ ^h (l₁h17h7l₂, where l₁ and l₂ are liquid phases abundant in water and hydrate former, respectively, h₁₇ and h₇ are hydrates with hydrate numbers 17 and 7, respectively) areP = 0.6 kbar, T = –1.5°C andP =2.65 kbar,T = –10.5°C, respectively. In the CCl₄ system the 4-phaseQ ₃ ^h point (l₁h₁₇h₇s, where s is crystalline CCl₄) has coordinatesP = 0.75 kbar and T = 0.4°C.The main obstacle of the present study, the very slow achievement of equilibrium, has been eliminated by adding small amounts (0.25% by mass) of surfactants followed by ultrasonic mixing. We have shown that this accelerates the achievement of equilibrium without changing its position.     

New amides fromSpilanthes oleracea

In addition to the well known affinin [=spilanthol, (2E,6Z,8E)-deca-2,6,8-trienoic acid isobutylamide (1)], the corresponding 2-methyl-butylamide (2), and two new acetylenic alkamides were isolated fromSpilanthes oleracea L. by reversed phase medium pressure chromatography: (Z)-non-2-en-6,8-diynoic acid isobutylamide (3) and (Z)-dec-2-en-6,8-diynoic acid isobutylamide (4). The structures and their stereochemistries were elucidated by¹H-NMR,¹³C-NMR (2 and3), MS, UV, IR, and CD (2). The chemotaxonomic significance of the distribution of alkamides within theCompositae tribeHeliantheae is briefly discussed.

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Neue Amide ausSpilanthes oleracea (Kurze Mitteilung)

Zusammenfassung AusSpilanthes oleracea wurden neben dem seit langem bekannten Affinin [=Spilanthol, (2E,6Z,8E)-Deca-2,6,8-triensäureisobutylamid (1)] durch Umkehrphasen-Mitteldruckchromatographie das entsprechende 2-Methylbutylamid (2) und zwei neue acetylenische Alkamide isoliert: (Z)-Non-2-en-6,8-diinsäure-isobutylamid (3) und (Z)-Dec-2-en-6,8-diinsäure-isobutylamid (4). Die Strukturen und deren Stereochemie wurden mittels¹H-NMR,¹³C-NMR (2 und3), MS, UV, IR und CD (2) aufgeklärt. Die chemotaxonomische Bedeutung der Verbreitung von Alkamiden innerhalb der Compositen-TribusHeliantheae wird kurz diskutiert.

     

Double Pore Silica Gel Monolith Applied to Liquid Chromatography

Silica gels retaining double pore structure in the size ranges of micrometer and nanometer have been applied to the rod-shaped monolithic column for liquid chromatography. The macropore structure was designed by controlling the phase separation process induced by the hydrolysis and polycondensation of alkoxysilane, whereas the mesopore structure was tailored by the solvent exchange treatments on wet gels. The size exclusion chromatograms on polystyrene standards exhibited almost similar features for octadecyl-modified rod and conventional packed beads columns. The dependence of plate height on the velocity of mobile phase determined for amylbenzene was by far weaker in the rod column than in the packed beads column, suggesting that additional geometrical factors should be considered in describing the separation mechanism in the rod column.     

手性丙烯酸酯液晶原位光聚合反应

手性丙烯酸酯液晶原位光聚合反应何流，张树范，金顺子，漆宗能，王佛松（中国科学院化学研究所北京１０００８０）关键词手性丙烯酸酯，原位光聚合，双折射，近晶相手性侧链液晶高分子显示近晶Ｓ！相，具有铁电性，在光电功能材料和非线性光学材料方面有潜在的应用前景’...     

Liquid-Crystalline copolymers and polymer blends containing electron donor and acceptor groups: Effects of mesogenic structures on the smectic phase and the miscibility

Side-chain liquid-crystalline copolymers and polymer blends containing an electron-donating (carbazolylmethylene)aniline group and electron-accepting nitrophenyl groups with various central linking groups between aromatic groups in the mesogenic units, i.e., N?CH, CH?CH, N?N, and COO, were prepared to examine effects of the mesogenic structure on thermal behaviours. The most remarkable effects of the central linking group on the thermal properties and the miscibility were observed for the polymer blends. The 1:1 miscible polymer blends were prepared from the electron-donating polymer containing (carbazolylmethylene)aniline group (PM6C_z) and the electron-accepting polymers with similar central linking groups, i.e., N?CH, CH?CH, and N?N. For example, the 1: 1 polymer blend of PM6C_z and the electron-accepting polymer containing the nitrostilbene group induced a smectic phase from 73 to 207°C. This isotropic temperature was 46°C higher than the calculated value (161°C) based on the composition without the electron donor-acceptor interaction. On the other hand, the 1: 1 polymer blend of PM6C_z and the electron-accepting polymer containing the nitrophenylbenzoate group showed phase separation. Thus, the remarkable thermal stability and the miscibility of the polymer blends containing the electron donor and acceptor groups might be caused by planar structures between the mesogenic side groups which have similar central linking groups through the electron donor-acceptor interaction. A similar tendency was seen for copolymers and binary mixtures of both low-molecular-weight compounds containing the same mesogenic groups. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.