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Über den Nachweis von Jodoform,Naphtol und Chloroform in thierischen Flüssigkeiten und Organen

Ohne ZusammenfassungDiese Abhandlung ist schon im Maihefte der Sitzungsberichte erschienen, war auch für das entsprechende fünfte Heft der Monatshefte bestimmt, ist aber durch ein Versehen aus demselben weggeblieben.     

Cation-induced collapse of low-molecular-weight polyacrylic acid in the dispersion of barium titanate

Observations on the steric layers formed by the adsorption of low-molecular-weight polyacrylic acid (PAA) were taken using the colloidal probe method in an atomic force microscope. The effects of divalent barium ions and of monovalent potassium ions at varying concentrations were observed on the repulsive interaction profiles. High ionic concentrations screened double-layer forces to small distances, whereby the acting forces were reduced to steric interactions. De Gennes scaling theory was used to model the effect of electrolyte on an aqueous barium titanate system, which was stabilized with PAA. The brush model was found to represent the force curves better than the mushroom model. The collapse of PAA layers with increasing salt approximated a grafted polymer brush in monovalent electrolyte, but the addition of barium ions caused markedly less steric collapse. It is suggested that the formation of a Ba(2+)-PAA complex in the adsorbed layer increases its compressibility parameter.     

Halochrome Molekeln 8. Mitteilung. Synthese und acidobasisches Verhalten von 3′-substituierten 6,11-Dihydrospiro[[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]indol-6,9′−9′H-xanthenen]

Halochromic Molecules. Synthesis and Acidobasic Properties of 3′-substituted 6,11-dihydrospiro[[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]indol-6,9′?9′9′H-xanthenes] We have synthesized a series of 3′-substituted 6,11-ihydrospiro[6H-chromeno[4,3-b]indol–6,9′?9′H-xanthenes] and one of their respective aza analogues. ¹H-MR data as well as the fragmentation in the mass spectra of starting and final products supported the postulated structures. With acid, the spiro compounds form ring-opened intensely coloured xanthylium salts. UV/VIS spectra of these salts are listed and discussed. The ?_pH* curves in buffered MeOH/H₂O solutions and the pK* values are determined. The title compounds could possibly be used in ‘pressure sensitive papers’.     

Reversible OH-bond activation and amphoterism by metal–ligand cooperativity of calix[4]pyrrolato aluminate

Most p-block metal amides irreversibly react with metal alkoxides when subjected to alcohols, making reversible transformations with OH-substrates a challenging task. Herein, we describe how the combination of a Lewis acidic square-planar-coordinated aluminum(iii) center with metal–ligand cooperativity leverages unconventional reactivity toward protic substrates. Calix[4]pyrrolato aluminate performs OH-bond activation of primary, secondary, and tertiary aliphatic and aromatic alcohols, which can be fully reversed under reduced pressure. The products exhibit a new form of metal–ligand cooperative amphoterism and undergo counterintuitive substitution reactions of a polar covalent Al–O bond by a dative Al–N bond. A comprehensive mechanistic picture of all processes is buttressed by isolation of intermediates, spectroscopy, and computation. This study delineates how structural constraints can invert thermodynamics for seemingly simple addition reactions and invert common trends in bond energies.

The combination of structural constraint and metal–ligand cooperativity in calix[4]pyrrolato aluminate inverts common trends of bond energies and enables reversible OH-bond activation.     

Chemoselective Suzuki–Miyaura reactions of 4-trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy-6-bromocoumarin

Suzuki–Miyaura reactions of 4-trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy-6-bromocoumarin provide a convenient access to arylated coumarins. The reactions proceed with excellent chemoselectivity in favour of position 4.