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Silica-gel-confined ionic liquids: a new attempt for the development of supported nanoliquid catalysis.

A new concept of designing and synthesizing highly dispersed ionic-liquid catalysts was developed through physical confinement or encapsulation of ionic liquids (with or without metal complex) in a silica-gel matrix through a sol-gel process. We studied ionic liquids such as EMImBF4, BuMImBF4, DMImBF4, CMImBF4, BuMImPF6, either with or without [Pd(PPh3)2Cl2] and [Rh(PPh3)3Cl], in a silica-gel matrix (E = ethyl, Bu = butyl M = methyl, D = decyl, C = cetyl and Im = imidazolium). The contents of ionic liquids and loadings of Pd or Rh were 8-53 wt % and 0.1 approximately 0.15 wt %, respectively. Analyses of FT-Raman spectra showed that abnormal Raman spectra of the confined ionic liquids were observed in comparison with the bulk and pure ionic liquids. EMImBF4 and BuMImBF4 ionic liquids could be completely washed out from the silica-gel matrix under vigorous reflux conditions, but ionic liquids with larger molecular size, for example, DMImBF4 or CMImBF4, could be confined into the silica-gel nanopores relatively firmly. These results suggested that the ionic liquids were physically confined or encapsulated into the silica gel. The N2 adsorption measurements indicated that the silica-gel skeleton was mesoporous with 50-110 A pore size after the BuMImBF4 ionic liquid was removed completely. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that the silica-gel matrix was amorphous and non-uniformly mesoporous. Carbonylation of aniline and nitrobenzene for synthesis of diphenyl urea, carbonylation of aniline for synthesis of carbamates, and oxime transformation between cyclohexanone oxime and acetone were used as test reactions for these catalysts. Catalytic activities were remarkably enhanced with much lower amounts of ionic liquids needed with respect to bulk ionic-liquid catalysts or silica-supported ionic-liquid catalysts prepared with simple impregnation, in which the ionic liquid may be deposited as a thin layer on the support. Such unusual enhancement in catalytic activities may be attributed to the formation of nanoscale and high-concentration ionic liquids due to the confinement of the ionic liquid in silica gel; this results in unusual changes in the symmetry and coordination geometry of the ionic liquids.

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Lewis base catalyzed Mannich-type reactions between trimethylsilyl enol ethers and aldimines.

Lewis base catalyzed Mannich-type reaction between trimethylsilyl enol ethers and N-tosylaldimines is described. Nitrogen anions generated from amides or imides such as lithium benzamide or potassium phthalimide are found to be effective Lewis base catalysts in DMF at room temperature to afford the corresponding beta-amino carbonyl compounds in good to high yields; the oxygen anion generated from carboxylic acids such as lithium acetate was also found to be effective in dry DMF. The above-mentioned lithium acetate-catalyzed Mannich-type reaction between aldimines and various trimethylsilyl (TMS) enol ethers such as silyl ketene acetal proceeded smoothly even in water-containing DMF. Then, Lewis base catalyzed three-component Mannich-type reactions of TMS enol ether, tosylamide, and aromatic aldehyde having electron-withdrawing group such as p-nitrobenzaldehyde were investigated. The reaction proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding beta-amino ester in good yield. Further, ammonium carboxylates such as tetrabutyl ammonium acetate or tetrabutyl ammonium benzoate were found to be more effective Lewis base catalysts in the above-mentioned Mannich-type reaction. The synthesis proceeded in various solvents at lower temperatures. The reaction between aldimines and TMS enol ethers generated from thioester and various ketones such as propiophenone or cyclohexanone also proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding beta-amino carbonyl compounds in high yields with good to high anti-selectivities.

Acetates↗

Synthesis of new chiral bis(isoxazoline) ligands containing spiro[5.5]undecane skeleton.

New chiral bis(isoxazoline) ligands bearing a spiro[5.5]undecane skeleton were designed and synthesized in five steps from diethyl malonate (3). These ligands showed a coordinating ability to Cu(II) as chiral ligands. A complex of (+)-(M*,S*,R*)-[5.5]-SPRIX 2b and Cu(OTf)(2) catalyzed the conjugate addition of diethyl-zinc to 2-cyclohexenone (8) to give (S)-3-ethyl-cyclohexanone (9) in 93% yield with 54% ee.

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Free-radical pathways in the decomposition of ketones over polycrystalline TiO(2): the role of organoperoxy radicals.

The oxidative decomposition of various ketones (including acetone, 2-butanone, 4-heptanone, cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone) over dehydrated TiO(2) (P25) powder is investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. For the first time, a series of thermally unstable radical intermediates are observed both on the activated and reduced TiO(2) surface, depending on the adopted experimental conditions. These radical intermediates are identified as organoperoxy-based species of general formula ROO(.-) and RCO(3) (.-). They are formed by reaction of photogenerated charge carriers (either trapped electrons or trapped holes) with the adsorbed ketones in the presence of molecular oxygen. The organoperoxy intermediates are thermally unstable and decompose at temperatures in the region of 180-250 K. This work demonstrates that free-radical pathways involving both organoperoxy and superoxide radicals can be responsible for the thermal- and photodecomposition of ketones over polycrystalline TiO(2) (P25).

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Responses of the L5178Y tk+/tk- mouse lymphoma cell forward mutation assay: III. 72 coded chemicals.

Seventy-two chemicals were tested for their mutagenic potential in the L5178Y tk+/- mouse lymphoma cell forward mutation assay, using procedures based upon those described by Clive and Spector (Mutat Res 44:269-278, 1975) and Clive et al. (Mutat Res 59:61-108, 1979). Cultures were exposed to the chemicals for 4 hr, then cultured for 2 days before plating in soft agar with or without trifluorothymidine (TFT), 3 micrograms/ml. The chemicals were tested at least twice. Significant responses were obtained with allyl isothiocyanate, p-benzoquinone dioxime, benzyl acetate, 2-biphenylamine HCl, bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)ether, cadmium chloride, chlordane, chlorobenzene, chlorobenzilate, 2-chloroethanol, chlorothalonil, cytarabine.HCl, p,p'-DDE, diazinon, 2,6-dichloro-p-phenylenediamine, N,N-diethylthiourea, diglycidylresorcinol ether, 2,4-dimethoxy aniline.HCl, disperse yellow 3, endosulfan, 1,2-epoxyhexadecane, ethyl acrylate, ethyl benzene, ethylene thiourea, F D and C yellow Number 6, furan, heptachlor, isophorone, mercuric chloride, 4,4'-methylenedianiline.2 HCl, methyl viologen, nickel sulfate.6H2O, 4,4'-oxydianiline, pentachloroethane, piperonyl butoxide, propyl gallate, quinoline, rotenone, 2,4,5,6-tetrachloro-4-nitro-anisole, 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane, trichlorfon, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde, 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-thiourea, 1-vinyl-3-cyclopetene dioxide, vinyl toluene, and ziram. Apart from 2-biphenylamine.HCl, 2-chloroethanol, disperse yellow 3, ethylene thiourea, FD and C yellow number 6, phenol, and 1,1,2-tetrachloroethane, rat liver S9 mix was not a requirement for these compounds. Chemicals not identified as mutagens were acid red, 11-aminoudecanoic acid, boric acid, 5-chloro-o-toluidine, coumaphos, cyclohexanone, decabromodiphenyl oxide, di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, ferric chloride, fluometuron, melamine, monuron, phenesterin, phthalimide, reserpine, sodium dodecyl sulfate, 4,4-sulfonyldianiline, tetrachloroethylene, and zearalenone. The assay was incapable of providing a clear indication of whether some chemicals were mutagens; these were benzyl alcohol, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, phenol, succinic acid-2,2-dimethyl hydrazide, and toluene.

Animals↗

Seasonal shifts in odor acuity by starlings.

A passerine bird, the European Starling Sturnus vulgaris, demonstrated a seasonal ability to respond to odor cues. Cardiac conditioned responses were most evident when birds were in breeding condition. Once birds were in nonbreeding condition, responding to odors all but ceased. For birds in breeding condition, threshold sensitivity to the odor cyclohexanone was comparable to levels reported for nonpasserine birds (0.3% vapor saturation or 3.778 x 10(14) molecules/ml). In contrast, the threshold level during the postreproductive phase of the annual cycle was 10% vapor saturation (1.256 x 10(16) molecules/ml), a level high enough to implicate the trigeminal system as the modality mediating chemosensory perception. The strong cyclic responding pattern suggests links between photoperiodically controlled endocrine production, breeding behavior, and olfactory sensitivity.

Analysis of Variance↗

Prodrugs as drug delivery systems XXV: Hydrolysis of oxazolidines--a potential new prodrug type.

The hydrolysis kinetics of several oxazolidines derived from (-)-ephedrine and various aldehydes and ketones were studied to assess their suitability as prodrug forms for beta-amino alcohols and/or carbonyl-containing compounds. The oxazolidines were found to undergo a facile and complete hydrolysis in the pH range of 1-11 at 37 degrees. The hydrolysis rates were subject to general acid-base catalysis by buffer substances and depended strongly on pH. Most oxazolidines showed sigmoidal pH-rate profiles with maximum rates at pH greater than 7-7.5. At pH 7.40 and 37 degrees the following half-lives of hydrolysis for the various ephedrine oxazolidines were found: 5 sec (formaldehyde), 18 sec (propionaldehyde), 5 min (benzaldehyde), 5 sec (salicylaldehyde), 30 min (pivalaldehyde), 4 min (acetone), and 6 min (cyclohexanone). The reaction rates in neutral and basic solutions were shown to decrease with increasing steric effects of the substituents derived from the carbonyl component and to decrease with increasing basicity of the oxazolidines. The oxazolidines are weaker bases (pKa 5.2-6.9) than the parent beta-amino alcohol and more lipophilic at physiological pH. It is suggested that oxazolidines can be considered as potentially useful prodrug candidates for drugs containing a beta-amino alcohol moiety or carbonyl groups.

Buffers↗

Thermodynamic evaluation of activated charcoal as a poison antidote by high-performance liquid chromatography. II: In vitro method for the evaluation of activated charcoal as a poison antidote.

A previous report detailed the derivation and validation of an equation for calculating the Gibbs free energy of liquid-solid adsorption via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). This study utilizes an improved form of that equation in conjunction with an in vitro model of solute adsorption to give an ordered listing of the antidotal activity of activated charcoal towards different drugs and other chemicals. The in vitro model consists of an activated charcoal column with a nominal particle diameter of 15 micron and a surface area of 447 x 10(4) cm2/g, together with a series of acetonitrile:water mobile phases at pH 3. A simple and efficient procedure was developed for ranking the solutes. First, each compound was run in an acetonitrile(ACN):water mobile phase chosen to give a convenient retention time and ideal chromatographic response. The capacity factor for this mobile phase was extrapolated to give a predicted capacity factor for a 35:65 (v/v) ACN:water mobile phase using an empirical equation developed from the exhaustive chromatography of four standard compounds (phenobarbital, strychnine, cyclohexanone, methyl ethyl ketone) in a variety of ACN:water mobile phases. In addition to the standards, 12 other compounds (glutethimide, chlordiazepoxide, quinine, brucine, d-propoxyphene, pentobarbital, methyprylon, methadone, meperidine, codeine, antipyrine, morphine) were evaluated. Based on these data, the Gibbs free energies of liquid-solid adsorption for these compounds were calculated and used to evaluate activated charcoal as a poison antidote for them. The results indicate that a rapid and accurate estimation of the utility of activated charcoal as an antidote for drugs and toxic substances can be obtained from a single chromatographic run of the test compound.

Adsorption↗

Determination of hydroxylamine traces in propionohydroxamic acid bulk drug and pharmaceutical preparations by capillary gas chromatography.

A specific, sensitive, accurate, and precise capillary gas chromatographic assay for determining trace levels of hydroxylamine, a well-known mutagen, in propionohydroxamic acid bulk drug and oral preparations is described. The analytical procedure involves derivatization in a nonaqueous medium with cyclohexanone and use of an internal standard. The derivative is then determined by capillary GC with a cool on-column injector and a nitrogen-selective detector. Effects of different matrices on the measurement were also determined. The lower limit of quantitation was 7 ppm, and the response was linear from 10 to 260 ppm. The procedure is simple and rapid enough for routine purposes.

Capsules↗

Kinetics and mechanism of decomposition of N-chloroamino acids. II: conformationally restricted models.

The kinetics of decomposition of the following conformationally restricted N-chloro-alpha-amino acids were studied: 1-amino-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid (2), 1-amino-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (4), 2-amino-2-norbornanecarboxylic acid (6), and 2-amino-2-benzonorbornanecarboxylic acid (8). The first-order rate constants obtained were 0.520, 5.197, 0.198, and 0.078, respectively, which correlated with the ring strain in the structurally related cyclic ketones cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, norborane-2-one, and benzonorbornane-2-one. The data are supportive of a concerted mechanism for the decomposition reaction involving an imine-like transition state.

Amino Acids↗

Sialic acid: a specific role in hematopoietic spleen colony formation.

Vibrio cholerae neuraminidase (VCN) treatment of donor bone marrow cells results in a reduction in the number of hematopoietic colonies (CFUs) formed in the spleens of lethally irradiated mice. Treatment of marrow cells with sodium periodate under mild conditions, known to preferentially oxidize sialic acid, also reduced CFUs while subsequent potassium borohydride reduction restored CFUs to 80% of control levels. Innoculum viability as measured by in vitro incorporation of tritiated precursors into proteins, nucleic acids, and oligosaccharides was unaffected by VCN treatment. The ability of bone marrow cells in culture to respond to the hormone erythropoietin, as measured by the incorporation of 59Fe into cyclohexanone-extractable heme, was also not affected by neuraminidase, making a cytotoxic effect of the VCN preparation unlikely. Incubation of VCN-treated marrow with either beta-galactosidase or trypsin had no effect on the VCN-induced reduction in CFUs. These results are consistent with the idea that membrane sialic acid plays a direct and specific role in the implantation and development of CFUs.

Animals↗

Comparison of sampling efficiency and storage stability on different sorbents for determination of solvents in occupational air.

This study describes the sampling efficiency and storage stability of compounds typically present in occupational atmospheres on the sorbents Anasorb CSC, Anasorb 747, and Chromosorb 106. The selection of compounds included in the study contained aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, esters, glycol ethers, ketones, and halogenated compounds, thus representing a wide range of chemical and physical properties. The different sorbent tubes were simultaneously exposed to the selected compounds as three different mixtures of solvent vapours in air, and storage both at room temperature and at -22 degrees C was investigated. The sorbent tubes were stored and analyzed at two different laboratories. The sampling efficiencies of all the investigated compounds were excellent on Anasorb CSC and Anasorb 747, while Chromosorb 106 did not give such good results for the most volatile compounds under study. The room temperature storage stability on Chromosorb 106, however, was good for all compounds, although formation of artefacts was observed during storage, a disadvantage that was substantially reduced by storage at -22 degrees C. The room temperature storage stability on Anasorb CSC was good for all compounds except some of the ketones. The room temperature storage stability of these ketones, especially cyclohexanone and 2-butanone, was much better on Anasorb 747, which still showed the same excellent storage stability for the remaining compounds. When stored in a freezer, the storage stability of all compounds, including the ketones, was very good on all sorbents. Among the sorbents under study, Anasorb 747 appears to be the most suitable all-round sorbent for monitoring volatile compounds in occupational air, with satisfactory capabilities regarding both sampling efficiency and storage stability.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗

Nanopore and nanoparticle catalysts.

The design, atomic characterization, performance, and relevance to clean technology of two distinct categories of new nanocatalysts are described and interpreted. Exceptional molecular selectivity and high activity are exhibited by these catalysts. The first category consists of extended, crystallographically ordered inorganic solids possessing nanopores (apertures, cages, and channels), the diameters of which fall in the range of about 0.4 to about 1.5 nm, and the second of discrete bimetallic nanoparticles of diameter 1 to 2 nm, distributed more or less uniformly along the inner walls of mesoporous (ca. 3 to 10 nm diameter) silica supports. Using the principles and practices of solid-state and organometallic chemistry and advanced physico-chemical techniques for in situ and ex situ characterization, a variety of powerful new catalysts has been evolved. Apart from those that, inter alia, simulate the behavior of enzymes in their specificity, shape selectivity, regio-selectivity, and ability to function under ambient conditions, many of these new nanocatalysts are also viable as agents for effecting commercially significant processes in a clean, benign, solvent-free, single-step fashion. In particular, a bifunctional, molecular sieve nanopore catalyst is described that converts cyclohexanone in air and ammonia to its oxime and caprolactam, and a bimetallic nanoparticle catalyst that selectively converts cyclic polyenes into desirable intermediates. Nanocatalysts in the first category are especially effective in facilitating highly selective oxidations in air, and those in the second are well suited to effecting rapid and selective hydrogenations of a range of organic compounds.

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Ketone EC50 values in the Microtox test.

The Microtox EC50 values for the following ketones are reported in the following homologous series: straight chain methyl ketones (acetone, 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, 2-hepatonone, 2-octanone, 2-decanone, and 2-tridecanone); methyl ketones substituted at one alpha carbon (3-methyl-2-butanone; 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone); methyl substituted at two alpha carbons (2,4-dimethyl-3-pentanone; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-pentanone); phenyl groups replacing methyl in acetone (acetophenone; benzophenone); methyl groups substituted at the alpha carbons of cyclohexanone; and 2,3- 2,4-, and 2,5-hexanediones, most for the first time. While there were linear relationships between log EC50 and MW for the straight chain methyl ketones, and for methyl substitution at the alpha carbon for methyl ketones, there were no other linear relationships. As molecular weight increased, the EC50 values of soluble ketones decreased; as distance between two carbonyl groups decreased so too did EC50 values. Thus, for the ketones the geometry around the carbonyl group is an important determinant of toxicity as well as MW, water solubility, and octanol/water coefficient.

Ketones↗

Study of the catalytic behavior of montmorillonite/iron(III) and Mn(III) cationic porphyrins.

Two samples of montmorillonite (one of Brazilian origin, BNC1 clay, and the other STX-1, supplied by the Clay Mineral Society Repository (University of Missouri, USA) were allowed to react with biomimetic metalloporphyrins of Fe(III) and Mn(III) in cationic form. The compounds were characterized by several techniques, showing that the metalloporphyrins molecules were adsorbed at the surface of the clay platelet crystals. The catalytic activities of the intercalated complexes for the oxidation of alkane were dependent upon the concentration of the porphyrin immobilized in the clay and factors such as the metal ion species in the porphyrins, choice of solvent, and concentration of the iodosylbenzene oxidant. Good selectivity to cyclohexanol instead of cyclohexanone was observed for the catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane by iodosylbenzene.

Aluminum Silicates↗

Identification of genes differentially expressed in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by differential display PCR.

RNA arbitrarily-primed differential display PCR (RAP-PCR) was used to identify and isolate genes differentially expressed between attenuated (H37Ra) and virulent (H37Rv, Erdman) laboratory strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Using this method, cDNA fragments showing homology to three known mycobacterial genes and six putative novel genes in mycobacterial cosmid vectors were identified. Among the putative novel Mtb genes identified, we found: (1) gene MTV041.29, containing multiple tandem repetitive sequences and encoding a putative Gly-, Ala, Asn-rich protein (PPE family); (2) gene MTV004.03, containing the AT10S repetitive gene sequence; (3) gene MTV028.09, encoding a hypothetical protein of unknown function; (4) genes MTCY78.20,21, possibly encoding two hypothetical proteins of unknown function; (5) gene MTCY01A6.09, encoding a putative novel ferrodoxin dependent glutamate synthase; and (6) gene MTCY31.20, encoding a putative cyclohexanone monooxygenase. Using gene specific primers in a second differential display PCR and by RT-PCR amplification, novel genes 1, 2, 3 and 4 were shown to be differentially up-regulated in the attenuated Mtb strain H37Ra compared to H37Rv and Erdman strain. Overall, we demonstrated that RAP-PCR, as a first step, is a quick and sensitive method for the identification and isolation of novel genes expressed in Mtb. Because of limitations inherent to the lack of specificity of arbitrary primers in the RAP-PCR method, a second differential display PCR and RT-PCR amplification with gene-specific primers was necessary in order to confirm differential expression of the identified genes.

Cloning, Molecular↗

Exposure monitoring and health effect studies of workers occupationally exposed to cyclohexane vapor.

A survey was conducted in the second half of a working week on 33 women who either applied glue (with cyclohexane as an almost exclusive solvent component) or worked in the vicinity of glue application. Carbon cloth-equipped diffusive samplers were used for personal measurement of time-weighted average intensity of exposure to the solvent. The geometric mean and the highest cyclohexane concentration observed in air were 27 ppm and 274 ppm, respectively. Concentrations of cyclohexanol in urine samples and cyclohexane in whole blood and serum collected at the end of a shift showed significant correlations with the solvent exposure levels. Urinary cyclohexanone also correlated, but with a smaller correlation coefficient. The observation suggests that cyclohexanol in urine and cyclohexane in blood or serum collected at the end of a shift are useful indicators of occupational exposure to cyclohexane vapor. Quantitative estimation of balance at the end of the shift suggested that only a minute portion (< 1%) of cyclohexane absorbed is excreted in the urine as cyclohexanol, almost exclusively as a glucuronide. A survey of subjective symptoms revealed an increase in the prevalence of "dimmed vision " and "unusual smell", but hematology and serum biochemistry testing did not indicate any specific signs.

Adult↗

Drosophila melanogaster alcohol dehydrogenase: an electrophoretic study of the AdhS, AdhF, and AdhUF alleloenzymes.

The nature and the interconversion of the three multiple forms Adh-5, Adh-4, and Adh-3 of the purified alleloenzymes AdhS, AdhF, and AdhUF from the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster have been examined. The experiments show that these multiple forms differ from those in crude extracts of flies homozygous at the Adh locus. On electrophoresis in a starch gel containing NAD or NADH, of purified AdhS which consists of the three Adh forms S-5, S-4, and S-3, five enzymatically active zones appear. This contrasts with the single active zone that arises with crude extracts. Of the five zones that appear with purified enzyme, S-5 gives rise to one, while the other four zones come from the two minor forms S-4 and S-3. The occurrence of the three multiple forms Adh-5, Adh-4, and Adh-3 for each of the purified alleloenzymes is considered due to Adh-5 and, in the case of Adh-4 and Adh-3, deamidation of Adh-5, with the Adh-3 fraction also containing some reversible modified Adh-5. Of the labile amides, at least one must be located in the coenzyme binding region with deamidation preventing coenzyme binding. Pure NAD does not convert Adh-5 to Adh-3 and Adh-1. To produce conversion, the presence of either acetone or butanone along with NAD is necessary. Increased amounts of either acetone or butanone result in increased conversion. In contrast to this, none of the carbonyl compounds cyclohexanone, (+)-and (-)-verbenone, acetaldehyde, acrolein, or crotonaldehyde produces conversion. The ketone group binds to the alcohol binding site in the enzyme-NAD complex. Conversion is considered due to the ketone group binding to a nucleophilic amino acid residue and forming a bridge to the C-4 of the nicotinamide moiety of NAD.

Alcohol Dehydrogenase↗