Nonaqueous capillary electrophoretic separation of basic enantiomers using octakis(2,3-O-dimethyl-6-O-sulfo)-gamma-cyclodextrin, a new, single-isomer chiral resolving agent

The enantiomers of 34 pharmaceutical weak-base analytes were separated by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis in acidic methanol background electrolytes using the sodium salt of the new, single-isomer chiral resolving agent, octakis(2,3-O-dimethyl-6-O-sulfo)-gamma-cyclodextrin (ODMS). The effective mobilities, separation selectivities and peak resolution values of the weak-base analytes were determined as a function of the ODMS concentration in the 0-40 mM range and were found to follow the theoretical predictions of the charged resolving agent migration model (CHARM model) modified for ionic strength effects. Fast, efficient separations were achieved for both comparatively small and large enantiomers.     

Efficient gold and silver electrodes for surface enchanced raman spectral studies of electrochemical systems: The behaviour of pyridine and naphthalene adsorbed on roughened gold electrodes

A method is described whereby surface enhanced Raman (SER) active electrode surfaces of gold and silver may be made without recourse to the oxidation—reduction techniques which have been used hitherto. This method involves electroplating at low current density from dilute (< 10^?2M) solutions of a suitable salt or complex in the absence of supporting electrolyte.Scanning electron microscopy shows the surfaces to consist of small spherical particles of fairly constant diameter packed together on the electrode. The sphere diameters are typically 70 nm (gold) and 180 nm (silver) for electrodes prepared in this manner. These electrodes exhibit intense SER scattering and have advantages over oxidation—reduction roughened electrodes. As examples of their utility some results are presented relating to the gold/pyridine and gold/naphthalene systems and these are discussed in relation to results obtained by other workers in similar systems using different methods, i.e., ellipsometry and differential capacitance variation.     

Excited-state characters and dynamics of [W(CO)(5)(4-cyanopyridine)] and [W(CO)(5)(piperidine)] studied by picosecond time-resolved IR and resonance Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculations: roles of W --> L and W --> CO MLCT and LF excited states revised

The characters, dynamics, and relaxation pathways of low-lying excited states of the complexes [W(CO)(5)L] [L = 4-cyanopyridine (pyCN) and piperidine (pip)] were investigated using theoretical and spectroscopic methods. DFT calculations revealed the delocalized character of chemically and spectroscopicaly relevant molecular orbitals and the presence of a low-lying manifold of CO pi-based unoccupied molecular orbitals. Traditional ligand-field arguments are not applicable. The lowest excited states of [W(CO)(5)(pyCN)] are W --> pyCN MLCT in character. They are closely followed in energy by W --> CO MLCT states. Excitation at 400 or 500 nm populates the (3)MLCT(pyCN) excited state, which was characterized by picosecond time-resolved IR and resonance Raman spectroscopy. Excited-state vibrations were assigned using DFT calculations. The (3)MLCT(pyCN) excited state is initially formed highly excited in low-frequency vibrations which cool with time constants between 1 and 20 ps, depending on the excitation wavelength, solvent, and particular high-frequency nu(CO) or nu(CN) mode. The lowest excited states of [W(CO)(5)(pip)] are W --> CO MLCT, as revealed by TD-DFT interpretation of a nanosecond time-resolved IR spectrum that was measured earlier in a low-temperature glass (Johnson, F. P. A.; George, M. W.; Morrison, S. L.; Turner, J. J. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1995, 391-393). MLCT(CO) excitation involves transfer of electron density from the W atom and, to a lesser extent, the trans CO to the pi orbitals of the four cis CO ligands. Optical excitation into MLCT(CO) transition of either complex in fluid solution triggers femtosecond dissociation of a W-N bond, producing [W(CO)(5)(solvent)]. It is initially vibrationally excited both in nu(CO) and anharmonicaly coupled low-frequency modes. Vibrational cooling occurs with time constants of 16-22 ps while the intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution from the v = 1 nu(CO) modes is much slower, 160-220 ps. No LF excited states have been found for the complexes studied in a spectroscopically relevant range up to 6-7 eV. It follows that spectroscopy, photophysics, and photochemistry of [W(CO)(5)L] and related complexes are well described by an interplay of close-lying MLCT(L) and MLCT(CO) excited states. The high-lying LF states play only an indirect photochemical role by modifying potential energy curves of MLCT(CO) states, making them dissociative.     

Excited-state dynamics of fac-[ReI(L)(CO)3(phen)]+ and fac-[ReI(L)(CO)3(5-NO2-phen)]+ (L = imidazole, 4-ethylpyridine; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) complexes

The nature and dynamics of the lowest excited states of fac-[Re(I)(L)(CO)(3)(phen)](+) and fac-[Re(I)(L)(CO)(3)(5-NO(2)-phen)](+) [L = Cl(-), 4-ethyl-pyridine (4-Etpy), imidazole (imH); phen = 1,10-phenanthroline] have been investigated by picosecond visible and IR transient absorption spectroscopy in aqueous (L = imH), acetonitrile (L = 4-Etpy, imH), and MeOH (L = imH) solutions. The phen complexes have long-lived Re(I) --> phen (3)MLCT excited states, characterized by CO stretching frequencies that are upshifted relative to their ground-state values and by widely split IR bands due to the out-of-phase A'(2) and A"nu(CO) vibrations. The lowest excited states of the 5-NO(2)-phen complexes also have (3)MLCT character; the larger upward nu(CO) shifts accord with much more extensive charge transfer from the Re(I)(CO)(3) unit to 5-NO(2)-phen in these states. Transient visible absorption spectra indicate that the excited electron is delocalized over the 5-NO(2)-phen ligand, which acquires radical anionic character. Similarly, involvement of the -NO(2) group in the Franck-Condon MLCT transition is manifested by the presence of an enhanced nu(NO(2)) band in the preresonance Raman spectrum of [Re(I)(4-Etpy)(CO)(3)(5-NO(2)-phen)](+). The Re(I) --> 5-NO(2)-phen (3)MLCT excited states are very short-lived: 7.6, 170, and 43 ps for L = Cl(-), 4-Etpy, and imH, respectively, in CH(3)CN solutions. The (3)MLCT excited state of [Re(I)(imH)(CO)(3)(5-NO(2)-phen)](+) is even shorter-lived in MeOH (15 ps) and H(2)O (1.3 ps). In addition to (3)MLCT, excitation of [Re(I)(imH)(CO)(3)(5-NO(2)-phen)](+) populates a (3)LLCT (imH --> 5-NO(2)-phen) excited state. Most of the (3)LLCT population decays to the ground state (time constants of 19 (H(2)O), 50 (MeOH), and 72 ps (CH(3)CN)); in a small fraction, however, deprotonation of the imH.+ ligand occurs, producing a long-lived species, [Re(I)(im.)(CO)(3)(5-NO(2)-phen).-]+.     

Photooxidation of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Aqueous Organic Media in The Presence of Ti(IV)Oxide

Abstract

We have studied the photooxidation of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the presence of Ti(IV)oxide in a mixed solvent system consisting of N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) and water. Reaction rates for the photooxidation of acenaphthylene and pyrene were investigated by monitoring the disappearance of the PAH substrate from the reaction mixture as a function of time. For both compounds plots of In C_o/C_t, as a function of time yielded straight lines, indicating first order kinetics with respect to the substrate. With an initial acenaphthylene concentration of 1.0 gL^?1 the first order reaction rate constant was 0.19 hr^?1 and the half life was 3.7 hr. With an initial pyrene concentration of 0.2 gL^?1 the first order reaction rate constant was 0.0285 hr^?1 and the half life was 24 hr. The photoproducts were characterized by high performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection (HPLC/DAD) and by liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (APCI/LC-MS). Although a number of simple oxidation products were identified the bulk of the photoproducts consisted of the parent PAH substituted with one or more solvent (NMP) molecules. The product mixtures from the photooxidation of the non-mutagens acenaphthylene and pyrene were found to be also non-mutagenic in our Salmonella typhimurium forward mutation assay.     

Solvent effects on oxygen atom transfer reaction between manganese(V)-oxo corrole and alkene

Pseudo-first order reaction rate constants of 5,10,15-tris（pentafluorophenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo (F₁₅CMn（V）-oxo),5,15-bis（pentafluorophenyl）-10-（phenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo(F₁₀CMn（V）-oxo),5,15- bis（phenyl）-10-（pentafluorophenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo（F₅CMn（V）-oxo） and 5,10,15-tris（phenyl）corrole Mn（V）-oxo（F₀CMn（V）-oxo） with a series of alkene substrates in different solvents were determined by UV-vis spectroscopy.The results indicated that the oxygen atom transfer pathway between Mn（V）-oxo corrole and alkene is solvent-dependent.     

Alkali-stable high-pI isoelectric membranes for isoelectric trapping separations

Alkali-stable, high-pI isoelectric membranes have been synthesized from quaternary ammonium derivatives of cyclodextrins and poly(vinyl alcohol), and bifunctional cross-linkers, such as glycerol-1,3-diglycidyl ether. The new, high-pI isoelectric membranes were successfully applied as cathodic membranes in isoelectric trapping separations in place of the hydrolytically more labile, polyacrylamide-based cathodic isoelectric membranes, and permitted the use of catholytes as alkaline as 1 M NaOH. The new high-pI isoelectric membranes have shown excellent mechanical stability, low electric resistance and long life times, even when subjected to electrophoresis with current densities as high as 80 mA/cm2.     

Pitch estimation by early-deafened subjects using a multiple-electrode cochlear implant

Numerical estimates of pitch for stimulation of electrodes along the 22-electrode array of the Cochlear Limited cochlear implant were obtained from 18 subjects who became deaf very early in life. Examined were the relationships between subject differences in pitch estimation, subject variables related to auditory deprivation and experience, and speech-perception scores for closed-set monosyllabic words and open-set Bamford-Kowal-Bench (BKB) sentences. Reliability in the estimation procedure was examined by comparing subject performance in pitch estimation with that for loudness estimation for current levels between hearing threshold and comfortable listening level. For 56% of subjects, a tonotopic order of pitch percepts for electrodes on the array was found. A deviant but reliable order of pitch percepts was found for 22% of subjects, and essentially no pitch order was found for the remaining 22% of subjects. Subject differences in pitch estimation were significantly related to the duration of auditory deprivation prior to implantation, with the poorest performance for subjects who had a longer duration of deafness and a later age at implantation. Subjects with no tonotopic order of pitch percepts had the lowest scores for the BKB sentence test, but there were no differences across subjects for monosyllabic words. Performance in pitch estimation for electrodes did not appear to be related to performance in the estimation procedure, as all subjects were successful in loudness estimation for current level.     

β-Octafluorinated tetrakis(ethoxycarbonyl)porphyrin

Tetrakis(alloxycarbonyl)porphyrin and its β-octafluoro-substituted derivatives were synthesized via Lindsey method and transformed to their zinc complexes.Single crystal X-ray structures of corresponding Zn(Ⅱ) porphyrins revealed that β-octafluorination will give more compactness of porphyrin moieties in the crystal structure owing to the hydrogen bonding interactions involving β-fluorine atoms.An unusual six-coordinated Zn(Ⅱ) was found via intramolecular coordination of oxygen atom of meso-substituents with central Zn(Ⅱ).