Über die Synthese eines im Gift von Bombina variegata vorkommenden hexapeptid-diamids

Zusammenfassung Mittels der p-Nitrophenylestermethode wurde das Hexapeptiddiamid der Sequenz Ala–Glu–His–Phe–Ala–Asp(NH₂)₂, durchwegsl-Aminosäure, stufenweise aufgebaut. Das synthetische Produkt war mit einem aus Unkengift (Bombina variegata) isolierten Peptid strukturell identisch.

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Using the p-nitrophenylester method the hexapeptide diamide Ala–Glu–His–Phe–Ala–Asp(NH₂)₂ was synthesized froml-amino acids. This product was identical with a natural peptide, which had previously been isolated from the venom ofBombina variegata.

     

Synthesis and structure of trigonal and tetragonal connectors for a "Tinkertoy" construction set

We describe a convergent synthesis of eight 1,3,5- and 1,2,4,5-substituted benzene derivatives with long rigid arms containing 4-pyridyl, 2,2'-bipyridyl, and 2,2'-bipyrimidyl termini, meant to be used as trigonal or tetragonal connectors for the construction of large molecular structures. The synthesis involved copper-free Pd-mediated coupling of terminal acetylenes to aryl halides. First, one of the termini of 1,3-diethynylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane was coupled with a brominated aza heterocycle, and second, 3 equiv of the resulting extended arm were coupled with 1,3,5-triiodobenzene or 4 with 1,2,4,5-tetraiodobenzene. An improved large-scale synthesis for 1,3-diethynylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane is described. The structures of two of the arms were determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Several long molecular rods with 4-pyridyl termini were obtained as byproducts, and a single-crystal X-ray structure is reported for the shortest of these.     

Analysis of the IGLO bond contributions to the 13C shielding tensors in the local bond frame

A new method is presented to analyze the IGLO (individual gauge for localized orbitals) bond contributions in ¹³C chemical shielding. The IGLO bond contributions calculated in the molecular frame are rotated to a local bond frame, in which one component is selected along the bond. This procedure removes the explicit angular dependence of the IGLO bond contributions and allows a comparison of the bond contributions in different molecules. The results provide a new method to study the electronic basis of shielding interactions. The problems associated with the multiple gauge origins used in the IGLO method are discussed in their relationship to the bond contribution analysis.     

An SCF study of 10-vertex and 12-vertex boranes and heteroboranes

For symmetry-constrained boranes B₁₀H, B₁₂H, and their valence isoelectronic analogues containing a single hetero atom, completely optimized geometries were obtained using Hartree–Fock SCF calculations with the 3-21G and 6-31G* basis sets. For the anionic and dianionic species, the geometry optimization was also carried out using the 6-31 + G* basis set. Harmonic vibrational frequencies were obtained at HF/3-21G level. The results compare well with experiment where available.     

Effects of inductive substituents on electronic spectra aza analogs of fluoranthene

The conditions under which the Hückel molecular orbital (HMO) treatment of inductive substituent effects can be expected to be reliable are discussed from the viewpoint of the Pariser-Parr-Pople (PPP) model. The HMO theory fails to predict correctly the direction of the shift of the first intense band in the ultraviolet spectrum of fluoranthene (1–1 transition) on 3-aza substitution. Calculations on the five azafluoranthenes using the simple version of the PPP method suggest that this is due to strong mixing of hydrocarbon states by the effect of the substituent and predict significant changes in energies, intensities, and polarizations of fluoranthene electronic transitions on aza substitution. Transition moment directions derived from dichroic absorption of 3-azafluoranthene in stretched polyethylene sheets are in agreement with PPP predictions. Arguments are given against a previous assignment of the first transition in 1-azafluoranthene as n- ^*.

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Zusammenfassung Aus der Sicht des Pariser-Parr-Pople-Modells (PPP) werden die Bedingungen diskutiert, unter denen die HMO-Behandlung induktiver Substituenteneffekte als zuverlässig erscheint. Die HMO-Theorie ist nicht in der Lage, die Verschiebung der ersten intensiven Bande im UV-Spektrum des Fluoranthens (1–1-Übergang) bei 3-Aza-Substitution richtig vorauszusagen. Berechnungen an den 5 Azafluoranthenen nach der einfachen PPP-Methode lassen vermuten, daß diese Tatsache durch eine starke Vermischung von Kohlenwasserstoffzuständen — hervorgerufen durch die Wirkung des Substituenten — bedingt ist. Die PPP-Methode sagt ferner beträchtliche Änderungen in den Energien, Intensitäten und Polarisationen der Elektronenübergänge des Fluoranthens voraus, wenn man im Fluoranthen eine Aza-Substitution vornimmt. Die Richtungen des Übergangsmoments, die aus der dichroitischen Absorption des 3-Azafluoranthens in langgestreckten Polyäthylenschichten abgeleitet werden können, stimmen mit den Voraussagen von PPP-Berechnungen überein. Es werden Argumente vorgebracht, die gegen eine Kennzeichnung des ersten Übergangs in 1-Azafluoranthen als n- ^*-Übergang sprechen.

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Résumé On discute à l'aide du modèle de Pariser-Parr-Pople (PPP) les conditions de validité du traitement par la méthode de Hückel (HMO) des effets de substituants inductifs. La méthode de Hückel ne peut prédire correctement la direction du déplacement de la première bande intense du spectre UV du fluoranthène (dite transition «1–1») dans les substitutions aza en 3. Les calculs sur 5 azafluoranthènes à l'aide de la méthode PPP ordinaire suggèrent que cet échec est du à un fort mélange des états de l'hydrocarbure sous l'effet du substituant, et prédit des changements importants dans les énergies, les intensités et les polarisations des transitions du fluoranthène par les substitutions aza. Les directions des moments de transition déduits de l'absorption dichroïque du 3 aza fluoranthène dans des feuilles de polyéthylène étiré sont en accord avec le calcul PPP. On apporte des objections à la caracterisation antérieure de la 1 ère bande du 2 azafluoranthène comme une bande n- ^*.

     

Dipolar and nonpolar altitudinal molecular rotors mounted on an Au(111) surface

We describe the preparation of a compound whose molecules consist of two metal sandwich stands carrying tentacles with affinity to metal surfaces and holding an axle that carries a dipolar or a nonpolar rotator. The dipolar rotor exists as three pairs of enantiomers, rapidly interconverting at room temperature. When mounted on a gold surface, each molecule represents a chiral altitudinal rotor, with the rotator axle parallel to the surface. The surface-mounted rotor molecules are characterized by several spectroscopic and imaging techniques. At any one time, in about one-third of the dipolar rotors the rotator is free to turn and the direction of its dipole can be flipped by the electric field applied by an STM tip, as revealed by differential barrier height imaging. Molecular dynamics calculations suggest that electric field normal to the surface causes members of one pair of enantiomers to rotate unidirectionally.     

Wafer thickness optimization for silicon solar cells of heterogeneous material quality

In this Letter, we introduce a method of calculating the optimal wafer thickness for silicon solar cells with multicrystalline bulk material. The optimal thickness depends on the relation of bulk recombination to surface recombination and the light trapping. For multicrystalline silicon bulk recombination strongly varies laterally and with injection level, which complicates the calculations. A thickness optimization using the “Efficiency Limiting Bulk Recombination Analysis” (ELBA) takes all these effects correctly into account. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Advances in wide bandgap SiC for optoelectronics

Silicon carbide (SiC) has played a key role in power electronics thanks to its unique physical properties like wide bandgap, high breakdown field, etc. During the past decade, SiC is also becoming more and more active in optoelectronics thanks to the progress in materials growth and nanofabrication. This paper will review the advances in fluorescent SiC for white light-emitting diodes, covering the poly-crystalline doped SiC source material growth, single crystalline epitaxy growth of fluorescent SiC, and nanofabrication of SiC to enhance the extraction efficiency for fluorescent SiC based white LEDs.     

Prediction of an inverse heavy-atom effect in H-C-CH(2)Br: bromine substituent as a pi acceptor

A comparison of spin-orbit coupling calculated [CASSCF(6,6)/(cc-pVDZ on C,H and VDZ+P on Br] for bromomethylcarbene and methylcarbene predicts a highly unusual inverse heavy-atom effect by the Br substituent, particularly at geometries near the syn conformation. This behavior is due to a vacant 4d orbital on the Br atom acting as a weak pi-electron acceptor and overwhelming the even weaker effect of the pi-symmetry lone pair donor 4p orbital, which in itself would cause a small normal heavy-atom effect.