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A neutral 2D oxalate-based soluble magnet assembled by hydrogen bonding interactions

2008

Abstract Herein we describe the synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of a novel oxalate-based layered magnetic system: {[Mn(OH2)2(S)2][Mn(S)(OH2)]2[Cr(ox)3]2(18-crown-6)}∞ (S = CH3OH; ox = C 2 O 4 2 - ; 18-crown-6 = C12H24O6) (1). In this case, no cationic templating agent is required to promote the assembling of low-dimensional oxalate-bridged metallic complexes in solution. Instead, strong enough hydrogen bonding interactions are responsible for their packing in the solid state. This magnet is soluble and presents two different types of oxalate bridges: the common bis(bidentate) and the unusual bidentate–monodentate. This structural feature has drastic consequences on the magnetis…

Solvation chemistry of water-soluble thiol-protected gold nanocluster Au102 from DOSY NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

2014

The hydrodynamic diameter of Aum(pMBA)n [(m, n) = (102, 44) and (144, 60)] clusters in aqueous media was determined via DOSY NMR spectroscopy. The apparent size of the same (n, m) cluster depends on the counter ion of the deprotonated pMBA− ligand as explained by the competing ion-pair strength and hydrogen bonding interactions studied in DFT calculations. The choice of the counter ion affects the surface chemistry and molecular structure at the organic/water interface, which is relevant for biological applications.

The catalytic-thermometric determination of molybdenum in steels based on the hydrogen peroxide-iodide indicator reaction

1990

Abstract The Mo VI -catalysed hydrogen peroxide-iodide reaction has been optimised for thermometry in an HCl medium using the initial slope method. The substitution of sodium perborate by H 2 O 2 and the conversion of the reaction to a process showing a Landolt effect are considered and discussed. The linear range extended from 0.2 μg Mo VI ml −1 to 1.2 μg Mo VI ml −1 with a detection limit of 0.06 μg Mo VI ml −1 . Interferences were also studied. The optimised procedure was applied to the evaluation of molybdenum in steels after extraction with α-benzoinoxime in chloroform.

Synthesis, crystal structure and molecular conformation of the tBuCO-D,L-Ala-Δz-Phe-NhiPr α,β-unsaturated dipeptide

2009

The crystal structure of the tBuCO-D,L-Ala-delta Z-Phe-NHiPr dipeptide has been solved by X-ray diffraction. The peptide crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with a = 13.445 (3) A, b = 35.088 (4) A, c = 14.755 (3) A, beta = 116.73 (1) degree, Z = 12 and dc = 1.151 g.cm-3. The three independent molecules per asymmetric unit accommodate a beta II-folded conformation, but only one of them contains the typical i + 3----i interaction characterizing a beta-turn. In the other two molecules, the N...O distance exceeds 3.2 A, a value generally considered the upper limit for hydrogen bonds in peptides. In solution, the beta II-turn conformation is largely predominant.

1983

The first dissociation constant of oligonuclear phenolic compounds consisting of one nitrophenol unit besides further alkyl phenol units (10 dinuclear, 15 trinuclear, 6 tetranuclear compounds, and 4 nitrophenols as model) was determined spectroscopically in water/methanol (50/50 by vol.) at 25°C. For the ortho-linked title compounds with the nitrophenol unit at the end of the molecule a decrease of pK1 is observed which becomes stronger with increasing chain length. The introduction of bulky groups in ortho-position of the dissociating phenolic unit, as well as at the opposite end of the molecule causes a further decrease of pK1. The lowest value is found for a p-nitrophenol unit in the mid…

Bonding in the heavy analogue of hydrogen cyanide: the curious case of bridged HPSi.

2010

The bonding of firstand second-row elements differ dramatically. The simplest unsaturated silicon hydrides Si2H2 and Si2H4 exhibit quite unusual geometries [1] compared to the analogous hydrocarbon molecules. For example, the most stable form of Si2H2 is nonplanar with C2v symmetry and two bridging H atoms, in sharp contrast to linear acetylene, HC! CH. Phosphorus and nitrogen share many of the same bonding characteristics, but P prefers single over multiple bonds. For these reasons, it may be difficult to predict the most stable isomeric arrangement, even for a small molecule with a single Por Si atom and especially when it contains both. Silicon–phosphorus bonds are important in materials…

Pressure dependence in the methyl vinyl ketone + OH and methacrolein + OH oxidation reactions: an electronic structure study.

2005

High-level electronic structure calculations were carried out for the study of the reaction pathways in the OH-initiated oxidations of methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and methacrolein (MACR). For the two conformers of MVK (called synperiplanar and antiperiplanar), the addition channels of OH to the terminal and central carbon atom of the double bond dominate the overall rate constant, whereas the abstraction of the methyl hydrogen atoms has no significant kinetic role. In the case of MACR, only the antiperiplanar conformer is important in its reactivity. In addition, the lower Gibbs free energy barrier for MACR corresponds to the aldehydic hydrogen abstraction reaction, which will be somewhat mor…

The conformation cis of N-acetyl-N-methyl-α,β-dehydroalanine N′-methylamide and saturated analogues

2007

A series of three homologous amino acids derivatives: N-acetyl-N-methyl-α,β–dehydroalanine N′-methylamide (1), N-acetyl-N-methyl-L-alanine N′-methylamide (2), and N-acetyl-N-methyl-DL-alanine N′-methylamide have been synthesised. The racemic species undergoes spontaneous separation into L and D-enantiomers. From these two chiral forms, the structure of L-enantiomer (3) was analysed. The molecules of 1 – 3 adopt the cis arrangement of the N-terminal amide bond. The molecular conformations are similar for 1 (φ, ψ = 94.6(1)°, −1.7(1)°) and 3 (φ, ψ = 111.5(1)°, −23.8(1)°), and also 2 (φ, ψ = −114.8(2)°, 29.5(2)°), if inversion through the chiral C2 carbon is considered. They are stabilised by i…

(Z)-Ethyl 2-oxo-3-(1,2-dihydroquinolin-2-ylidene)propanoate

2010

Both independent molecules in the asymmetric unit of the tautomeric title compound, C14H13NO3, a synthetic product obtained from 2-lithiomethylquinoline and diethyl oxalate, crystallize in the enaminone form with a Z configuration around the double bond. Intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds occur, generating an S(6) graph-set motif. In the crystal, weak intermolecular C—H...O and π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.7020 (14)–3.7429 (13)Å] define a three-dimensional supramolecular network.

Interaction Mechanisms between guaiacols and lignin: the conjugated double bond makes the difference.

2011

Lignin is considered to be responsible for a selective sorption of phenolic compounds on wood. In order to investigate the mechanisms involved, two similar guaiacol compounds--only differing by the nature of the para side chain--were adsorbed on oak wood extracted lignin. Vapor sorption-desorption isotherms indicated that about 3.5 wt % of 4-vinylguaiacol is adsorbed near saturation whereas it is only 0.8% for 4-ethylguaiacol. For both compounds, the isotherms displayed a hysteresis though significantly greater for 4-vinylguaiacol. Analyses of the hydroxyl stretching region of FTIR spectra of the lignin/4-ethylguaiacol and lignin/4-vinylguaiacol complexes indicated that physisorption via hy…