Analysis of the structure of an amorphous sediment obtained upon decomposition of potassium oxofluroniobate in water

An amorphous sediment was prepared by the decomposition of potassium oxofluoroniobate K_{2 ? x} Nb₄O₃(O, F)₃F in water. For this sediment, the atomic radial distribution function was analyzed with the use of a fragment model, which allows one to interpret expanded coordination spheres as being formed by first several strongest diffusion maxima. These spheres carry the most reliable information on the structure. It is shown that the amorphous sediment consists of the randomly packed Nb(O,F)₆-octahedra with interatomic distances close to those observed in the ordered region in the N-Nb₂O₅ structure. During decomposition in water, the initial K_{2 ? x} Nb₄O₃(O, F)₃F phase loses KF-layers, whereas Nb₆ clusters with metal bonds are destroyed.     

Identification and quantitative determination of some inorganic lanthanide compounds by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the UV, visible, and near-IR regions is found to allow the detection and identification of lanthanide oxides, fluorides, sulfides, and sulfofluorides without decomposing and dissolving samples. A nondestructive method for the detection and quantitative determination of more than 1 wt % of Eu(II) in the corresponding fluorides is proposed.     

Chemistry of indole

5-Methoxy-3-carbethoxyindoles are nitrated primarily in the 4 position. Replacement of the methoxy group by an acetoxy group leads to a change in orientation — only the 6 isomer is obtained. In the case of the similarly constructed 5-hydroxyindoles, monosubstitution cannot be accomplished under various conditions, and only the 4,6-dinitro derivative is formed. The synthesis of the corresponding amines by reduction of the nitro compounds is described.See [1] for communication XXXVIII.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1646–1653, December, 1973.     

Synthesis of conjugates of 2′,3′-dideoxynucleoside-5′-monophosphates with α-amino acids

Previously undescribed conjugates of 2′,3′-dideoxyuridine-5′-monophosphate-(L)-methoxytryptophylphosphoramidate (5) and 2′,3′-dideoxycytidine-5′-monophosphate-(L)-methoxytryptophylphosphoramidate (7) were isolated by a chemical enzymatic method in order to study their pharmacological properties and to prepare new medicinal preparations based on them. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 173–175, March–April, 2006.     

A sesquiterpene glucoside from cultivated cells of Scorzonera hispanica

A sesquiterpene glucoside has been isolated from a tissue culture ofScorzonera hispanica, and its structure has been established by mass spectrometry and two-dimensional NMR as 6,9-dihydroxy-4,10,14,15-tetradehydroguaian-6,12-olide 9-O--D-glucopyranoside.Irkursk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 640–645, November–December, 1992.     

Nature of catalytic effect of Ni(O)- and BF3OEt2-based systems in propene dimerization

¹H NMR, EPR and IR spectroscopic studies of the products of the interaction between components of the Ni[PPh₃]₄+EtOH+BF₃.OEt₂ and Ni(PPh₃)₄+BF₃OEt₂ systems suggest the formation of two types of complexes [HNi(PP₃)₃L]⁺[BF₃OEt]^– and [Ni(PPh₃)₃L]⁺BF ₄ ^– , which are catalytically active in propene dimerization.

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¹H, , - Ni(PPh₃)₄+ EtOH+BF₃OEt₂ Ni(PPh₃)₄+BF₃·OEt₂ [HNi (PPh₃)₃L]⁺ [BF₃OEt]^– [Ni (PPh₃)L₂]⁺BF ₄ ^– .

     

Time-dependent integral equations of neutron transport for calculating the kinetics of nuclear reactors by the Monte Carlo method

Integral equations for the shape functions in the adiabatic, quasi-static, and improved quasi-static approximations are presented. The approach to solving these equations by the Monte Carlo method is described.     

A Regioselective Synthesis of Novel Functionalized Organochalcogen Compounds by Chalcogenocyclofunctionalization Reactions Based on Chalcogen Halides and Natural Products

The regioselective synthesis of novel functionalized condensed organochalcogen compounds by chalcogenocyclofunctionalization reactions based on chalcogen halides and the natural products thymol and carvacrol has been developed. The reactions of selenium dibromide with allyl thymol and allyl carvacrol proceeded in methylene chloride at room temperature in the presence of NaHCO₃ affording bis[(7-isopropyl-4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl] and bis[(4-isopropyl-7-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl] selenides in 90–92% yield. Similar sulfides were obtained in 70–72% yields by the reaction of sulfur dichloride in chloroform under reflux. Trihalotellanes containing the same organic moieties were synthesized from allyl thymol, allyl carvacrol and tellurium tetrachloride or tetrabromide in quantitative yields. Corresponding functionalized ditellurides were prepared in 91–92% yields by the reduction of the trichlorotellanes with sodium metabisulfite in two-phase solvent system. The comparison of reactivity of sulfur, selenium and tellurium halides in chalcogenocyclofunctionalization and distinguishing features of each reaction were discussed.