Hydroxylamine derivatives

The condensation of urethane and ethyl acetohydroximate with 2-chloromethyl-1-methylbenzimidazole has given, respectively, N-ethoxycarbonyl-O-(1-methylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)hydroxylamine and ethyl N-(1-methylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)acetimidate. Acid hydrolysis of the latter has given O-(1-methylbenzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)hydroxylamine. The reactions of its derivatives with HCl have been studied, and it has been shown that 1-methylbenzimidazole-2-aldehyde O-(1-methylbenzimidazole-2-methyl)oxime is formed. The structure of the latter has been shown by an analysis of its PMR spectra.For part II, see ¦1¦.     

General results on preferential attachment and clustering coefficient

This is a review paper that covers some recent results on the behavior of the clustering coefficient in preferential attachment networks and scale-free networks in general. The paper focuses on general approaches to network science. In other words, instead of discussing different fully specified random graph models, we describe some generic results which hold for classes of models. Namely, we first discuss a generalized class of preferential attachment models which includes many classical models. It turns out that some properties can be analyzed for the whole class without specifying the model. Such properties are the degree distribution and the global and average local clustering coefficients. Finally, we discuss some surprising results on the behavior of the global clustering coefficient in scale-free networks. Here we do not assume any underlying model.     

Synthesis and some reactions of oxazolidines containing functional groups

A number of hitherto unknown 2-substituted 3-furfuryloxazolidines and 2-substituted 3-tetrahydrofurfuryloxazolidines are synthesized. The reaction of hydroxyethyloxazolidine with esters, and of 5-(phenylaminomethyl)-3-phenyloxazolidine with ethylene chlorohydrin are investigated.     

Effect of agents modifying the membrane dipole potential on properties of syringomycin E channels

We evaluated the effect of agents modifying the membrane dipole potential: phloretin, 6-ketocholestanol and RH 421 on the properties of single channels formed by lipodepsipeptide syringomycin E (SRE) in planar lipid bilayers. SRE forms two conductive states in lipid bilayers: "small" and "large." Large SRE channels are clusters of several small ones, demonstrating synchronous openings and closures. The increase in the membrane dipole potential led to (i) an increase in SRE channel conductance, (ii) an increase in the channel's lifetime, and (iii) a decrease in a number of synchronously operating small channels in the clusters. Overall, the results support the model of the small SRE channel synchronization in the cluster as voltage-dependent orientation of the lipid dipoles associated with the channel pores.     

Synthesis and some reactions of oxazolidines containing functional groups

A number of hitherto unknown 2-substituted 3-furfuryloxazolidines and 2-substituted 3-tetrahydrofurfuryloxazolidines are synthesized. The reaction of hydroxyethyloxazolidine with esters, and of 5-(phenylaminomethyl)-3-phenyloxazolidine with ethylene chlorohydrin are investigated.     

Properties of mesoporous aluminosilicates prepared with nonionic surfactants

Mesoporous aluminosilicates with specific surface area up to 1030 m²/g and pore diameters from 33 to 43 Å were obtained using hexadecylamine and block copolymers of polyethylene and polypropylene oxides as structural directing agents. The synthesized materials were tested in catalytic cracking of hydrotreated vacuum gas oil at 500°C.     

Sorption of Cadmium from Aqueous Solutions at Different Temperatures by Mexican HEU-type Zeolite Rich Tuff

Many factors may affect the heavy metals sorption on natural zeolites among them the temperature, for this reason in this paper the cadmium retention behavior on Mexican zeolitic rich tuff as a function of temperature is considered. The kinetic and the isotherms were determined at 303, 318, and 333 K, the remaining cadmium in the solution samples was analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry. The pseudo-second order rate constant, k, as well as the apparent diffusion coefficients were calculated from the cadmium uptake by the zeolitic rock as a function of the contact time and temperature, the highest amounts were found for the experiments done at 333 K. The maximum cadmium adsorption capacity by the zeolitic material was 12.2 mg Cd²⁺/g at 318 K corresponding to 20% of the effective ion exchange capacity of the Chihuahua zeolitic rock. In order to explain the cadmium sorption behavior different kinetics and isotherm models were considered.     

Comparative Evaluation of Zeolite Catalysts of Benzene Alkylation

Using the benzene alkylation reaction with propylene, the catalytic properties of heterogeneous catalysts are compared under conditions of simultaneous action of permanent deactivating factors (atmospheric pressure, increased volume feed rate) on the samples under study. For a comparative evaluation of the tested catalysts, a mathematical analysis of the experimental data on the concentration of the desired alkylation product vs. the time of the catalyst operation was carried out, and a corresponding empirical formula was derived. To compare the activity of catalysts, the power coefficient of the function was proposed as a catalyst activity factor f. A relationship between the value of this factor and the rate of deactivation of the catalyst under the conditions of the experiments was derived.     

Effect of dipole modifiers on the magnitude of the dipole potential of sterol-containing bilayers

The effects of various subclasses of flavonoids, Rose Bengal, and different styrylpyridinium dyes on the magnitude of the dipole potential of membranes composed of pure phospholipids and sterol-containing bilayers were investigated. Changes in the steady-state membrane conductance induced by cation-ionophore complexes were measured to examine the changes in the dipole potential of lipid bilayers. The characteristic parameters of the Langmuir adsorption isotherm for different flavonoids and Rose Bengal and the slope of the linear dependence of the dipole potential change on the aqueous concentrations of RH dyes were estimated. Chalcones (phloretin and phloridzin) and flavonols (quercetin and myricetin) strictly decrease the dipole potential of phospholipid- and sterol-containing membranes; the unsaturation of the C-ring and the hydrophobicity of the molecule contribute to the ability of the flavonoid to reduce the bilayer dipole potential. Rose Bengal decreases the magnitude of the bilayer dipole potential to a similar extent, but its affinity for membrane lipids is higher; the effects of RH dyes, chalcones, and phloroglucinol are determined by sterol concentration and type.