Molecular dynamics in aqueous solutions of β-cyclodextrin

Water molecule mobility in ion-containing and nonionic aqueous solutions of β-cyclodextrin was studied by quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). The total self-diffusion coefficients and their components corresponding to the contributions from collective (Lagrange type) and single-particle (jump diffusion) parts of molecular motions were determined. From the data obtained, one can conclude that the molecular mobility of free water in nonionic aqueous solutions of β-cyclodextrin with guest molecules (2-aminopyridine) proceeds by a single-particle mechanism. The addition of Pb²⁺ ions into the solution leads to increase in self-diffusion coefficients and growth of a bound water fraction.     

Effect of the pH of the medium on the electronic absorption spectra and structure of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-phenylazo-5-pyrazolone

On the basis of the electronic absorption spectra it was found that 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-phenylazo-5-pyrazolone exists in acidic solutions in mono- and diprotonated forms. It was established by means of calculations by the Pariser—Parr—Pople (PPP) method that in the neutral and protonated forms the quinone hydrazone tautomer of the phenylazopyrazolone is more stable than the azo tautomer, and it was determined that the protonation center is the N₍₂₎ atom of the pyrazolone ring. The diprotonated form is most likely the quinone hydrazone tautomer protonated at the heteroring N₍₂₎ atom and the -nitrogen atom of the azo group. In an alkaline medium the phenylazopyrazolone exists in the form of an anion with predominance of the azo form. The effect of substituents ion the diazo component of the phenylazopyrazolone on the long-wave bands of the electronic absorption spectra in various media was explained on the basis of calculation of the distribution of the -electron density during electron transitions.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1331–1336, October, 1991.     

Chiral methylbenzylammonium salts of aryldithiophosphonic acids containing glucofuranose,allofuranose, and galactopyranose diacetonide scaffolds

Abstract

New chiral methylbenzylammonium salts of aryldithiophosphonic acids containing glucofuranose, allofuranose, and galactopyranose diacetonide substituents were obtained using (S)-(–)-α-methylbenzylamine, (R)-(+)-α-methylbenzylamine, and (R,S)-(±)-α-methylbenzylamine. Salts obtained possess antimicrobial activity.     

Tautomerism in Athraquinones: II. α-Hydroxy-substituted Anthraquinones

The fine structure of experimental π_l,π*-absorption bands of the α hydroxyanthraquinones originates from the prototropic anthraquinoid tautomerism. The tautomeric transformations occur both in the ground and excited states of the molecules; therewith the excited states are more sensitive to the tautomerization than the ground ones. The wavelength and intensity of the π_l,π*-bands, the values of all quantum-chemical characteristics studied for the tautomers of α hydroxyanthraquinones are linearly related to the number of hydroxy groups. The effect of the isomerism of di- and trihydroxyanthraquinones on this relationship was considered.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 5, 2005, pp. 722–729.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Fain, Zaitsev, Ryabov.     

A Quantum-Chemical and Correlation Study of the Ionization of Purpurin

Anthraquinoid tautomers participate in the ionization of purpurin. The tautomerism takes place in both ground and excited states of the molecules; the excited state is more sensitive to the tautomerism. The solvation and ionization shift the tautomeric equilibria. In the experimental absorption spectra of purpurin, the major bands correspond to the 9,10-, 1,4-, and 1,10-anthraquinoid tautomers; anions with the 9,10-anthraquinoid structure are not detected. The position and intensity of the π,π* bands, and also the quantum-chemical parameters linearly correlate with the degree of ionization of purpurin.     

Quantum-chemical and correlation study of ionization of Alizarin

According to the results of quantum-chemical and correlation studies, ionized states of Alizarin and Alizarin Red are contributed mainly by tautomeric anthraquinoid structures. The probability of their formation increases due to solvation. The experimental electronic absorption spectra of the corresponding anions contain bands typical of the 2,9-, 1,10-, and 1,2-anthraquinoid tautomers. The 9,10-anthraquinoid structure of the anions is less probable.Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 74, No. 10, 2004, pp. 1681–1686.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Fain, Zaitsev, Ryabov.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.