Regiocontrolled dieckmann condensation of 3,4-Bis(methoxycarbonylmethyl) levoglucosenone derivative

The Dieckmann condensation of 3,4-bis(methoxycarbonylmethyl) levoglucosenone derivative afforded two regioisomeric 9,11-dioxatricyclo[6.2.1.0^2,6]undecane derivatives at a ratio of 5: 3. The products can be used in the synthesis of iridoids.     

Synthesis of α-bromoisolevoglucosenone and its cyclopenta annulation

4,4-Dimethyl-3-nitro-10,11-dioxatricyclo[6.2.1.0^2,6]undec-5-en-7-one possessing a bicyclic iridoid skeleton was synthesized in two steps from isolevoglucosenone which was obtained in turn from levoglucosenone through 4-benzyloxy-2-tosyloxy derivative.     

Study of the effects of hydroxyapatite nanocrystal codoping by pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance methods

The effect of codoping of hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanocrystals with average sizes of 35 ± 15 nm during “wet” synthesis by CO₃^2? carbonate anions and Mn²⁺ cations on relaxation characteristics (for the times of electron spin–spin relaxation) of the NO₃^2? nitrate radical anion has been studied. By the example of HAP, it has been demonstrated that the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) is an efficient method for studying anion–cation (co)doping of nanoscale particles. It has been shown experimentally and by quantummechanical calculations that simultaneous introduction of several ions can be energetically more favorable than their separate inclusion. Possible codoping models have been proposed, and their energy parameters have been calculated.     

A DFT,X- and W-band EPR and ENDOR Study of Nitrogen-Centered Species in (Nano)Hydroxyapatite

Incorporation of the nitrogen-containing impurities in hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders with the sizes of the crystallites of (20–50) nm was studied using first-principles modeling combined with the multi-frequency (9 and 94 GHz) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) methods. It is shown that the observed EPR spectra are undoubtedly due to the presence of the bulk radiation-induced NO₃ ^2? radicals. This conclusion is based on spin-polarized density functional theory calculations of spectroscopic parameters within gauge-including projector augmented wave framework followed by the exact comparison of the simulated EPR and electron–nuclear double resonance spectra with the experimental findings. In addition, a comprehensive analysis of the simulated properties allows us to suggest that the paramagnetic centers preferably occupy PO₄ ^3? sites in the HAp structure.     

Pb3+ radiation defects in Ca9Pb(PO4)6(OH)2 hydroxyapatite nanoparticles studied by high-field (W-band) EPR and ENDOR

W-band pulsed EPR and ENDOR investigations of X-ray irradiated nanoparticles of synthetic hydroxyapatite Ca(9)Pb(PO(4))(6)(OH)(2) are performed. It is shown that in the investigated species lead ions probably replace the Ca(1) position in the hydroxyapatite structure.     

Nitrogen-containing species in the structure of the synthesized nano-hydroxyapatite

Synthesized by the wet chemical precipitation technique, hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders with the sizes of the crystallites of 20–50 nm and 1 μm were analyzed by different analytical methods. By means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) it is shown that during the synthesis process nitrate anions from the reagents (byproducts) could incorporate into the HAp structure. The relaxation times and EPR parameters of the stable axially symmetric NO ₃ ^2? paramagnetic centers detected after X-ray irradiation are measured with high accuracy. Analyses of high-frequency (95 GHz) electron-nuclear double resonance spectra from ¹H and ³¹P nuclei and ab initio density functional theory calculations allow suggesting that the paramagnetic centers and nitrate anions as the precursors of NO ₃ ^2? radicals preferably occupy PO ₄ ^3? site in the HAp structure.     

Hyperfine structure in EPR spectra of the catalytic system TiCl<Subscript>4</Subscript> + Al(i-C<Subscript>4</Subscript>H<Subscript>9</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>

In an EPR study of the catalytic system TiCl₄ + Al(i-C₄H₉)₃ in toluene and isopentane in TiCl₄/oligopiperylene + Al(i-C₄H₉)₃ in toluene, we have observed a dependence of the linewidth of the hyperfine structure on the mobility of the complex in solution. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 174–177, March–April, 2007.     

Oxidation with CrO<Subscript>3</Subscript>·2Py of levoglucosenone and 1,3-dienes Diels-Alder adducts

Diels-Alder adducts of levoglucosenone with 1,3-butadiene, piperylene, and isoprene, and also some of their derivatives undergo allylic oxidation with CrО₃·2Py only in the case when the effect of a keto group or of another electron-acceptor group in the γ-position with respect to the double bond is removed.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance study of the TiCl4/Al(i-C4H9)3 system

Toluene solutions of titanium tetrachloride-triisobutyl aluminium varying in molar ratio from 1: 3 to 1: 30 are studied by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy at 77 K. It is shown that the stepwise reduction of Ti(IV) to Ti(III) occurs under these conditions, resulting in the formation of TI ₂ ⁷⁺ and TI ₂ ⁶⁺ heterovalent compounds. A feasible mechanism for the interaction between TiCl₄ and Al(i-Bu)₃ is proposed.