Mössbauer and electric conductivity studies of bidentate base adducts of acetylacetonatoiron(II)

Summary Bidentate bridging base polymer complexes of acetylacetonatoiron(II) [Fe(acac)₂L]_n, where L=pyrazine(pyz), 4,4-bipyridine(bpy),trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene(bpe), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane(bpa) and 4,4-trimethylene bipyridine(tmbpy), have been prepared, characterized and oxidized by iodine to give a range of iron(III) and iron(II) complexes [Fe(acac)₂L · I_x]_n] in which the Fe^III/Fe^II ratios were established by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The electric conductivities of compressed pellets of the polysalts were obtained. The conductivities and Mössbauer parameters (I.S. and Q.S.) both change with respect to the kind of bidentate bridging bases.The conjugation of bridged ligand markedly affects the conductivity of the complexes.     

Synthesis and Characterization of (βDiketonate)(7-norbornadienyl acetate)Copper(l) Complexes,Single-Crystal Structure of (hfac)Cu(7-AcO-NBD)

Copper(I) complexes of general formula (β-diketonate)Cu(7-AcO-NBD), where 7-AcO-NBD = 7-norbornadienyl acetate and β-diketonate = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedionate (1), 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionate (2), 2,4-pentanedionate (3), 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-1,3-butanedionate (4), 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-phenyl-1,3-butanedionate (5), were prepared from reactions of CuCl with Na(β-diketonate) in the presence of 7-AcO-NBD. AH compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹F NMR and IR spectra. Single-crystal strucutre of compound 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis that showed a mononuclear copper species with coordination of a chelating β-diketonate ligand through two oxygen atoms and the 7-AcO-NBD through its C? C double bond and an oxygen atom in the solid state. For compound 1, the crystal data are: triclinic, space group $ {\rm P}\bar 1 $, a= 5.4519(14) Å, b= 11.852(3) Å, c= 13.304(3) Å, α = 74.721(20)° β = 80.220(20)°, γ= 76.848(19)°, Z = 2, R_F = 0.060 and R_w = 0.064. Hot-wall chemical vapor deposition experiments revealed that compound 1 is suitable as a precursor for deposition of copper films in the temperature range 170–260 °C.     

Synthesis of laterally substituted bistolane liquid crystals

Methods for synthesizing bistolane liquid crystal materials with lateral methyl and ethyl substituents are presented. Some of the bistolanes are nematic at room temperature. These highly conjugated mesogens exhibit wide nematic ranges, small enthalpies of fusion, high birefringence and modest viscosity. Their potential applications for flat panel displays employing light scattering or Bragg reflection and for infrared optically phased arrays are foreseeable.     

Seco-Abietanoids from Cryptomeria japonica and Their Inhibitory Activity Toward Xanthine Oxidase

Chemistry of Natural Compounds - A new seco-abietanoid, 12-methoxy-7-oxo-6,7-secoabieta-8,11,13-trien-6-oic acid (1), and a known seco-abietanoid,12-hydroxy-6,7-secoabieta-8,11,13-triene-6,7-dial...     

Secondary Metabolites with Anti-Inflammatory from the Roots of Cimicifuga taiwanensis

The genus Cimicifuga is one of the smallest genera in the family Ranunculaceae. Cimicifugae Rhizoma originated from rhizomes of Cimicifuga simplex, and C. dahurica, C. racemosa, C. foetida, and C. heracleifolia have been used as anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic remedies in Chinese traditional medicine. Inflammation is related to many diseases. Cimicifuga taiwanensis was often used in folk therapy in Taiwan for inflammation. Phytochemical investigation and chromatographic separation of extracts from the roots of Cimicifuga taiwanensis has led to the isolation of six new compounds: cimicitaiwanins A–F (1–6, respectively). The structures of the new compounds were unambiguously elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic data analysis (1D- and 2D-NMR, MS, and UV) and comparison with the literature data. The effect of some isolates on the inhibition of NO production in lipopolysaccharide-activated RAW 264.7 murine macrophages was evaluated. Of the isolates, 3–6 exhibited potent anti-NO production activity, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 6.54 to 24.58 μM, respectively, compared with that of quercetin, an iNOS inhibitor with an IC₅₀ value of 34.58 μM. This is the first report on metabolite from the endemic Taiwanese plant-C. taiwanensis.     

Analysis of fetal cortical complexity from MR images using 3D entropy based information fractal dimension

The fetal cortical complexity is a significant quantification for assessing the development of fetal brain. This study attempts to quantify the development of fetal cortical complexity using the concept of fractal dimension (FD) analysis. Thirty-two fetal MR images were selected from Taipei Veterans General Hospital at 27–37 weeks of gestational age (GA). To investigate the FD of fetal cortical complexity, the entropy based information fractal dimension method (FD _EBI), which is modified from Box-Counting method, was adopted and extended from 2D to 3D. The FD results from overall whole fetal brains show that the increase of cortical complexity is highly correlated with the gestational age of the fetus. Moreover, the FD values of right hemispheric brain are larger than those of left hemispheric brain, show that the development of right hemispheric fetal cortical complexity earlier than the left. These results are in good agreement with normal fetal brain development and suggest that the FD is an effective means for the quantification of fetal cortical complexity.