Synthese von enantiomerenreinen ‘Grasshopper’-Ketonen und verwandten Verbindungen

Synthesis of Optically Pure Grasshopper Ketone and of Its Diastereoisomers and Related Compounds Starting from our previously described synthon 1 , the synthesis of four enantiomerically pure grasshopper ketons (diastereoisomeric 4-(2′,4′-dihydroxy-2′,6′,6′-trimethylcyclohexylidene)but-3-en-2-ons) and of their oxo derivatives was performed. Spectral and chiroptical data are presented.     

Ultrasonic attenuation due to the neutral acceptor Mn in GaAs

We report on measurements of the ultrasonic attenuation in GaAs:Mn at frequencies between 400 and 2000 MHz and at temperatures between 1 and 35K. The results indicate that there is a level 3 meV above the acceptor ground state.     

Cycloviolaxanthin (= (3S,5R,6R,3′S,5′R,6′R)-3,6:3′,6′-Diepoxy-5,6,5′,6′-tetrahydro-β,β-carotin-5,5′-diol), ein neues Carotinoid aus Paprika (Capsicum annuum)

Cycloviolaxanthin (= (3S,5R,6R,3′S,5′R,6′R)-3.6:3′,6′-Diepoxy-5,6,5′,6′-tetrahydro-β,β-carotene-5,5′-diol), a Novel Carotenoid from Red Paprika (Capsicum annuum) From red paprika (Capsicum annuum var. longum nigrum) cycloviolaxanthin was isolated as a minor carotenoid and, based on spectral data, assigned the symmetrical structure 8 .     

Synthese von enantiomerenreinem Mimulaxanthin und seiner (9Z,9′Z)- und (15Z)-Isomeren

Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Mimulaxanthin and of Its (9Z,9′Z)- and (15Z)Isomers We present the details of a synthesis of optically active, enantiomerically pure stereoisomers of mimulaxanthin (=(3s,5R,6R,3′S,5′R,6′R)-6,7,6′,7′-tetradehydro-5,6,5′,6′-tetrahydro-β,β-carotin-3,5,3′,5′-tetrol) either as free alcohols 1a and 24a or as their crystalline (t-Bu)Me₂Si ethers 1b and 24b . Grasshopper ketone 2a , a presumed synthon, unexpectedly showed a very sluggish reaction with Wittig-Horner reagents. Upon heating with the ylide of ester phosphonates, an addition across the allenic bond occurred. On the contrary, a slow but normal 1,2-addition took place with the ylide from (cyanomethyl)phosphonate but, unexpectedly, with concomitant inversion at the chiral axis. So a mixture of(6R,6S,9E,9Z)-isomers 6 – 9 was produced {(Scheme 1). However, a fast and very clean 1,2-addition occurred with the ethynyl ketone 12 to yield the esters 13 and 14 (Scheme 2). DIBAH reduction of the separated stereoisomers gave the allenic alcohols 15 and 16 in high yield. Mild oxidation to the aldehydes 17 and 18 followed by their condensation with the acetylenic C₁₀-bis-ylide 19 led to the stereoisomeric 15,15′-didehydromimulaxanthins 20 and 22 , respectively (Schemes 3 and 4). Mimulaxanthins 1 and 24 were prepared by partial hydrogenation of 20 and 22 followed by a thermal (Z/E)-isomerization. As expected, the mimulaxanthins exhibit very weak CD curves, obviously caused by the allenic bond that insulates the chiral centers in the end group from the chromophor. On the contrary, some of the C₁₅-allenic synthons showed not only fairly strong CD effects but also a split CD curve which, in our interpretation, results from an exciton coupling between the allene and the C(9)?C(10) bond. We postulate a rotation around the C(8)? C(9) bond, presumably caused by an intramolecular H-bond in 16 or by a dipol interaction between the polarized double bonds in 6 , 7 , 8 , and 17 .     

Investigation of electric field induced elastic deformations of nematic liquid crystals by capacity measurements

An improved set-up is described which is universally applicable in electrooptic research work on liquid crystals. The main part of the test circuit consists of a highly stabilized and dc-free square wave generator with swept amplitude. An additional sine wave modulation with very good linearity up to high voltages allows capacity versus voltage measurements in a large frequency range. Measurements in the nematic phase of ap-disubstituted phenylcyclohexane (PCH) are reported as an example of the high performance of this set-up.     

Über die spektrale Sensibilisierung von Zinkoxid: II. Anomales Sorptionsverhalten von o,o′-Dihydroxyazofarbstoffen und Entladungskinetik des damit sensibilisierten Zinkoxids

The first acidity constants (pK₁) and the zinc complex formation constants (pK_zn) of 9 dyes of the type 1-(2-hydroxy-4′-X-5′-Y-phenylazo)-2-naphthol 1 were measured potentiometrically. The sorption behaviour of these dyes on zinc oxide in toluene demonstrates that first a Langmuir-type pseudo-equilibrium of the dye with a monomolecular edge-on adsorption ( 11 ) can be observed. The more acidic the dyes, the more is this equilibrium disguised by a faster dissolution of zinc ions from the surface to form (practically irreversibly) the polymeric 1:1 zinc-dye complex 10 . This complex is detectable in electron micrographs. The discharge kinetics of dye-sensitized zinc oxide-binder layers in the dark and under irradiation by visible light (10 interference filters) was determined. Substituents X and Y have no detectable influence on the intrinsic discharge kinetics; however, they influence the formation of the polymer complex 10 which is contrast to 11 is not a good sensitizer.     

Muonium centers in the alkali halides

Muonium centers (Mu) in single crystals and powdered alkali halides have been studied using the high-timing-resolution transverse field μSR technique. Mu has been observed and its hyperfine parameter (HF) determined inevery alkali halide. For the rocksalt alkali halides, the HF parameter A_μ shows a systematic dependence on the host lattice constant. A comparison of the Mu HF parameter with hydrogen ESR data suggests that the Mu center is the muonic analogue of the interstitial hydrogenH _i ⁰ -center. The rate of Mu diffusion can be deduced from the motional narrowing of the nuclear hyperfine interaction. KBr shows two different Mu states, a low-temperatureMu ^I -state and a high-temperatureMu ^II -state.     

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Absolute sign of the Mu* hyperfine parameters in diamond

Standard μSR experiments in diamond have shown that the relative sign of the hyperfine parameters of the anisotropic Mu^* state is negative (A _‖/A _⊥<0). We report an experimental determination of theabsolute sign of the Mu^* hyperfine parameters by studying the transferred muon polarization during the thermally-activated transition from the isotropic Mu state to Mu^*. The results demonstrate that the isotropic part of the Mu^* hyperfine interaction is negative. In a nitrogen-poor diamond, both the Mu disappearance rate and the enhancement of the Mu^* signals are well-described by a single Arrhenius law.     

Muonium states in silicon carbide

Implanted muons in samples of silicon carbide have been observed to form paramagnetic muonium centers (μ ⁺ e⁻). Muonium precession signals in low applied magnetic fields have been observed at 22 K in a granular sample of cubic β-SiC, however it was not possible to determine the hyperfine frequency. In a single crystal sample of hexagonal 6H-SiC, three apparently isotropic muonium states were observed at 20 K and two at 300 K, all with hyperfine frequencies intermediate between those of the isotropic muonium centers in diamond and silicon. No evidence was seen of an anisotropic muonium state analogous to the Mu^* state in diamond and silicon.