Electrochemical formation and clevage of bis-imidazolyls

Bis-(2,4,5-triphenylimidazolyls) result from the dimerization of 2,4,5-triphenylimidazolyls and from the nucleophilic attack of 2,4,5-triphenylimidazole anions upon 2,4,5-triphenylimidazolylium cations. The isomeric bis-imidazolyls consist of imidazole and isoimidazole systems. Imidazoles undergo only anodic oxidation, isoimidazoles only cathodic reduction. Therefore the bis-imidazolyls may be analyzed from their electrochemical behaviour. Bis-(2,4,5-triphenylimidazolyl)-1,2′ and bis-(2,4,5-triphenylimidazolyl)-1,4′ undergo reductive bond cleavage in an ē.c?.ē. mechanism from which 2,4,5-triphenyl-imidazole anions result. The electrochemical properties of one of the bis-imidazolyls agree with that of 1,4,5-triphenyl-2-(2,4,5-triphenylisoimidazolyl-4)-imidazole and not with that of bis-(2,4,5-triphenylimidazolyl)-2,4′ as reported in literature.     

Thermodynamic properties of the spin-Peierls transition in CuGeO3

We present an investigation of the spin-Peierls transition atT _SP=14.5 K in polycrystalline CuGeO₃ through specific-heat and thermal-expansion measurements. Clear second-order phase-transition anomalies are found in both properties atT _SP, although only a small entropy of S0.1 Rn2 is released at the transition. Most of the entropy is released atT _SP<T<150 K, where the temperature dependence of the magnetic contribution to the specific heat as well as the thermal expansion exhibit extrema atT ^*40 K. These are caused by one-dimensional antiferromagnetic fluctuations along the Cu chains, possibly accompanied by structural fluctuations. Using Ehrenfest's relation, a hydrostatic pressure coefficient (T _SP/_p)_p0 (0.45±0.06) K/kbar is derived.     

Partial Quenching of Parametrical Tetragonality of a Chromium(III) Complex by Pressure Tuning

The ligand-field spectrum of [Cr(NH(3))(4)F(2)]AsF(6) has been pressure-tuned up to 100 kbar. The parametrical analysis shows that the absolute values of the two independent tetragonalities of the chromophoric ion both decrease with increasing isotropic pressure so that the molecular ion becomes more isotropic. Moreover, the Cr-N single bonds appear to be more compressible than the Cr-F bonds, for which it is parametrically clear that they have a partial multiple-bond character. While the spectrochemical parameter for F(-), Delta(F), increases with pressure, its two components Delta(sigma)(F) and Delta(pi)(F) decrease. It is confirmed that nephelauxetism increases with pressure.     

Modulation des flammenspektrometrischen Signals mittels intermittierender Probenzufuhr zur Flamme

Zusammenfassung An Stelle eines Choppers wird zur Modulation des flammenspektrometrischen Signals die Probenflüssigkeit periodisch der Flamme zugeführt (intermittierende Zerstäubung). Es wird zunächst über die beobachtete Eigenmodulation der Zerstäubung berichtet und danach über die intermittierende Zerstäubung mit Frequenzen bis zu 50 Hz. Anschließend wird an Hand von Beispielen gezeigt, daß sich die intermittierende Zerstäubung als besonders vorteilhaft in der Absorptions-Flammenspektrometrie erweist. Wird das Gleichlicht des Hintergrundstrahlers mittels der intermittierenden Zerstäubung in der Flamme moduliert und ein Wechselstromverstärker verwendet, so fallen der 0- und 100%-Durchlässigkeitspunkt zusammen. Bei der Registrierung über die Wellenlänge werden dann nur solche Linien angezeigt, welche in der Flamme das eingestrahlte Licht absorbieren.

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Summary For modulating the flame spectrometric signal without using a chopper the sample is introduced into the flame periodically (intermittent atomisation). First, the observed self-modulation of the atomisation is described and subsequently the intermittent atomisation with frequencies up to 50 cps. Some examples demonstrate that intermittent atomisation proves to be especially advantageous in absorption flame spectrometry. When modulating the light of the dc-operated line source by means of intermittent atomisation and using ac-amplification of the modulated signal the 0- and 100%-transmittance points of the transmittance scale are the same. When scanning over the wave length only such lines are detected which absorb the light of the background source.

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Der Fa. Siemens-Reiniger Werke AG., Erlangen, und insbesondere Herrn Ing. Engel danken wir auch an dieser Stelle für die leihweise Überlassung des Flüssigkeitsstrahloscillographen Cardirex 31 B. — Herrn K. RÜdiger danken wir für die wertvollen Hinweise und für die Durchführung der Werkstattarbeiten.     

A convenient protocol for selective cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides. Application to semisynthesis of the cyclic heptapeptide aza HUN-7293

A two-step protocol for the first chemoselective cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides has been developed. Mesylation of the model substrate 2-(hydroxypropionylamino)-4-methylpentanoic acid methyl ester (11) followed by treatment with N-ethylthiourea (13) allows cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides under smooth conditions. Successful application of this methodology to the open-chain transesterification product 15 (methylester) of the cyclic heptadepsipeptide HUN-7293, a potent inhibitor of inducible cell adhesion molecule expression, delivered the corresponding hexapeptide 18 with unprotected N-terminus in 70-75% yield. This result demonstrates that the protocol developed even works in the presence of an ester and several methylated and unmethylated amide bonds. Finally, a sequence of ligation of methyl D-dehydroglutaminate (20) to the C-terminus of the saponification product 21, followed by the degradation protocol and ring closure, allowed chemical "point mutation" at the DGCN site affording the aza analogue of HUN-7293 (24) in 15% overall yield. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on chemoselective cleavage of 2-hydroxy acid amides.