Polarographic determination of α-amylase activity

The enzyme α-amylase splits blue starch in fragments bearing electroactive groups which exhibit two waves in the pulse polarograms. This behaviour is the basis of the polagraphic determination of bacterial and human serum α-amylase activity. The differential pulse mode is more sensitive by a factor of 25 as compared with normal pulse polarography. With serum α-amylase, protein adsorption disturbs the determination of low activities.     

Molecular structures,vibrational assignments and barriers to pseudorotation of gaseous niobium pentachloride and tantalum pentachloride from electron diffraction data

The pentachlorides of niobium and tantalum have trigonal bipyramidal structures (D_3hsymmetry) with thermal average axial bonds, r_α, longer than the equatorial ones by 0.097(9) and 0.142(5) Å, respectively. The equatorial bonds are r(Nb—Cl) = 2.241(4) and r(Ta—Cl) = 2.227(3) Å. Standard deviations are given. Calculated amplitudes of vibration for the e' type of bending frequencies assigned as v₆ (equatorial in-plane bend) < v₇ (axial—equatorial bend) agree significantly better with the experimental vibrational amplitudes than do amplitudes computed for the opposite assignment. Assuming an analytical quartic-harmonic potential for the pseudorotational motion of the molecules, barriers to pseudorotation of 1.5(0.7) and 1.2(0.6) kcal mol^?1 are estimated from the electron diffraction data for NbCl₅ and TaCl₅, respectively. Effects from interatomic multiple scattering are included in the theoretical intensities, and are found to be of some importance to the results.     

Chemie der Cumalinsäurederivate. I. Synthese und Diels-Alder-Reaktionen von 1-Arylamino-2-methoxycarbonylbutadienen

The nucleophilic attack of substituted anilines at position 6 of methyl coumalate (1) opens the α-pyrone ring to form 4-arylamino-3-(methoxycarbonyl)butadien-1-carboxylic acid 2 (Scheme 1). The latter are easily decarboxylated at room temperature in polar aprotic solvents to 1-arylamino-2-(methoxycarbonyl)butadiene 4 which smoothly undergo regio- and stereospecific Diels-Alder reactions with different dienophiles.     

Microwave spectrum,structure, and chemical bonding of trimethylbromosilane

The microwave spectrum of trimethylbromosilane (trimethylsilylbromide) has been investigated in the 26.5–40.0-GHz region. Spectra of several isotopic species have been observed, including the previously unreported spectrum of the ¹H¹²C³⁰Si⁸¹Br species, which yielded a B rotational constant of 1440.92 ± 0.02 MHz. From the experimental data it has been possible to derive the following structural parameters: SiBr = 2.235 ± 0.002 Å, SiC = 1.856 ± 0.010 Å, and ∠CSiBr = 107.5 ± 0.1°. The results have been compared to other relevant data and discussed in terms of prevailing chemical bonding principles.     

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