Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Vol. 69, No. 12 (December, 1996)

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Articles
General and Physical
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Phase Behavior of Bipolar Fatty Acid Monolayers

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Masud S. Huda,* Katsuhiko Fujio, and Yuhei Uzu

pages 3387-3394


MO-Theoretical Description of Electronic Structures of Tricentric Bisdesmiphiles in the Ground and Excited States

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Yasunori Yoshioka, Daisuke Yamaki, Goro Maruta, Tsunaki Tsunesada, Kazuhiro Takada, Takeshi Noro, and Kizashi Yamaguchi*

pages 3395-3415


Micellar Rate Effects on Alkaline Hydrolysis of Hydroxamic Acids

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Kallol Kumar Ghosh* and Supriya Roy

pages 3417-3422


Several Factors Affecting the Detection Sensitivity of the Reaction Heat-Induced Optical Beam Deflection Method

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Xing-Zheng Wu,*, Hideki Kitatani, Katsumi Uchiyama, and Toshiyuki Hobo

pages 3423-3428


Effects of Metal Cations on the Dynamic Characteristics of a Phospholipid Thin Film at an Air/Water Interface

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Masakazu Makino,* Mamoru Kamiya, Toshio Ishii, and Kenichi Yoshikawa

pages 3429-3434


Photocatalysis of H3 PW12 O40 for 4-Chlorophenol Decomposition in Aqueous Media1)

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Hisahiro Einaga and Makoto Misono*

pages 3435-3441


Through-Bond and Through-Space Interactions of Organic Radicals Coupled by m -Phenylene

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Kazunari Yoshizawa,* Takako Kuga, Tohru Sato, Masashi Hatanaka, Kazuyoshi Tanaka, and Tokio Yamabe*,

pages 3443-3450


Anomalous Magnetic Quenching of ortho -Positronium in Solutions of Nitrobenzene and 1,3-Dimethyl-2-nitrobenzene

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Yoshinori Kobayashi* and Kouichi Hirata

pages 3451-3454


Viscosity-Dependent Decay Dynamics of the S2 State of Cyanine Dyes with 3, 5, and 7 Methine Units by Picosecond Fluorescence Lifetime Measurements

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Kazuo Kasatani*, and Hiroyasu Sato

pages 3455-3460


Electrochemical Behavior of Electrodes Modified with -Conjugated Polymers in 0.5 M H2 SO4 (aq) and 1 M KOH (aq) Electrolytes

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Takakazu Yamamoto,* Takehiro Matsuzaki, Akiyuki Minetomo, Yoichi Kawazu, and Osamu Ohashi

pages 3461-3468



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Analitical and Inorganic
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Speciation of Trace Metals in Pond Water as Studied by Liquid Chromatography/Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectorometry

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Akihide Itoh, Chisen Kimata, Hajime Miwa, Hideyuki Sawatari, and Hiroki Haraguchi*

pages 3469-3473


Kinetic Studies on the Electron Transfer between Azide and Nickel(IV) Oxime Imine Complexes in Aqueous Solution

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Santanu Bhattacharya and Pradyot Banerjee*

pages 3475-3482


Chain Compounds of Rhodium(II) Trifluoroacetate Linked by p -Quinone [Rh2 (O2 CCF3 )4 ( p -Q)]n , p -Q=1,4-Benzoquinone, 1,4-Naphthoquinone, and 2,3-Dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone

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Makoto Handa,* Masahiro Mikuriya,*, Yuka Sato, Takanori Kotera, Ryoji Nukada, Daisuke Yoshioka, and Kuninobu Kasuga

pages 3483-3488


Synthesis and Characterization of Thiolato-Bridged Trinuclear Heterometal Complexes with 2-[(3-Aminopropyl)amino]ethanethiol

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Masahiro Mikuriya,* Hideyuki Tsutsumi, Ryoji Nukada, Makoto Handa, and Yasuyoshi Sayama

pages 3489-3498


Silver Extraction for Pollution Control of Photographic Fixing Solution with Tetramethylthiuram Disulfide

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Concepcion S. Mendoza and Satsuo Kamata*

pages 3499-3504


Multielement Determination of Trace Elements in Sediment Sample by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry with Microsampling Technique

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Eiji Fujimori, Rong Wei, Hideyuki Sawatari, Koichi Chiba, and Hiroki Haraguchi*

pages 3505-3511



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Orgainc and Biological
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A Biomimetic Study of Cytochrome P450 Related Oxidations of Toluenes Using Synthetic Hemin

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Taku Nakano,* Noriko Agatsuma, Shiori Kodama, Hiroko Kakuda, and David Dolphin*,

pages 3513-3521


Study on Efficient Synthetic Routes for 7-Fluoroprostaglandin F2 and 7-Fluoro-17,20-dimethyl-2,4-methyleneprostacyclin

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Yasushi Matsumura,* Toyomichi Shimada, Shu-Zhong Wang, Tomoyuki Asai, Yoshitomi Morizawa, and Arata Yasuda

pages 3523-3531


Photo-Induced Reactions of Oxime O-Ethers Derived from 3-Acyl-1,2-dihydrocinnoline-1,2-dicarboximides

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Satoko Tanaka,* Kazuyoshi Seguchi,* Kuniaki Itoh, and Akira Sera

pages 3533-3542


Ichthyotoxic Cembranoids from the Soft Coral, Sarcophyton sp.

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Tetsuo Iwagawa,* Shun Nakamura, Hiroaki Okamura, and Munehiro Nakatani*

pages 3543-3549


Total Syntheses of PI-201 and Related Compounds

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Takeshi Murata, Toshihito Kumagai, Makoto Ishikawa, Kin-ichi Tadano,* and Seiichiro Ogawa

pages 3551-3561


Supramolecular Stacks of Bis(imidazolyl)porphyrin through Metal Coordination

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Yoshiaki Kobuke* and Hidekazu Miyaji

pages 3563-3569


Relation between the Activity of Catalytic Antibodies and the Properties of Substrates

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Masato Kodaka* and Anneli Hase

pages 3571-3574


Characterization of Collagen by Capillary Electrophoresis

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Osamu Harada,* Suguru Sumita, Masami Sugita, and Tohei Yamamoto

pages 3575-3579


Facile Optical Resolution of a Dibenzopyrazinoazepine Derivative and the Nature of Molecular Recognition of Amines by Chiral 2,3-Di- O -(arylcarbonyl)tartaric Acids

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Hiroshi Tomori , Hisayoshi Yoshihara , and Katsuyuki Ogura*

pages 3581-3590


On the Conformation of the Substrate Binding to the Active Site during the Course of Enzymatic Decarboxylation

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Takayasu Kawasaki, Emiko Horimai, and Hiromichi Ohta*

pages 3591-3594


Preparation and Properties of 1,1' -Disubstituted 2,2' -Bi-5,6-dihydropyrrolo[2,1- a ]isoquinolin-3(2 H )-one Dimers with a Twisted C=C Bond

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Hajime Irikawa,* Kaori Ishikawa, and Tomoko Akasaka

pages 3595-3600


Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyl Compounds Mediated by N -(Arylseleno)-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide

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Tetsuo Onami,* Masanori Ikeda, and Scott S. Woodard

pages 3601-3605


Exclusive Affinity-Labeling of Opioid Receptors by Morphiceptin Analogs Containing S -(3-Nitro-2-pyridylthio)cysteine

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Shihoko Motoyama, Kiyoshi Takada, Teruo Yasunaga, Tsugumi Fujita, and Yasuyuki Shimohigashi*

pages 3607-3612


Two New Quassinoids, Ailantinols C and D, from Ailanthus Altissima

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Kengo Kubota, Narihiko Fukamiya, Masayoshi Okano,* Kiyoshi Tagahara, and Kuo-Hsiung Lee

pages 3613-3617


Control of the Molecular Packing in Guanidinium Monolayers through Binding with Aqueous Polycarboxylates

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Ayumi Kamino, Hiroshi Koyano, Katsuhiko Ariga, and Toyoki Kunitake*,

pages 3619-3631


Characterization of 9-( p -Substituted Benzylidenehydrazono)fluorenes

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Masahiro Minabe,* Yutaka Takabayashi, Yuji Setta, Hidenao Nakamura, Takao Kimura, and Motohiro Tsubota

pages 3633-3638


Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized Secondary Alcohols by Catalytic Ring-Cleavage Reactions of Cyclic Acetals Derived from ( R )-1,3-Butanediol

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Motoharu Kinugasa, Toshiro Harada,* Takayuki Egusa, Katsuhiro Fujita, and Akira Oku

pages 3639-3650


Transformation of Penicillins into 3-Substituted 3 -Cephems through Addition/Cyclization of Allenecarboxylates

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Hideo Tanaka, Shin-ichi Sumida, Yutaka Kameyama, Koichi Sorajo, Isao Wada, and Sigeru Torii*

pages 3651-3658



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Applied and Materials
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O/W-Emulsion Stabilized by Hydrophobized Polysaccharide

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Hiroki Fukui, Kazunari Akiyoshi, and Junzo Sunamoto*

pages 3659-3665


Synthesis of 2 : 1 Type 3-(Methacryloxy)propyl Magnesium (Nickel) Phyllosilicate

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Yoshiaki Fukushima and Masaaki Tani*

pages 3667-3671


Absorption of Atmospheric Formaldehyde by Deciduous Broad-Leaved, Evergreen Broad-Leaved, and Coniferous Tree Species

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Takayuki Kondo, Kiyoshi Hasegawa,* Ryutaro Uchida, Masanori Onishi, Akihiro Mizukami, and Kenji Omasa

pages 3673-3679


Calix[4]arene-Mediated Transport of Alkali Ions Across Synthetic Black Lipid Membranes (BLM)

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Nobuo Kimizuka,* Tatsuo Wakiyama, Akihiro Yanagi, Seiji Shinkai, and Toyoki Kunitake

pages 3681-3684



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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Vol. 69, No. 12 (December, 1996)

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GRAPHICAL ABSTRACTS


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General and Physical
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Copyright (C) 1996 The Chemical Society of Japan
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3387-3394 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Phase Behavior of Bipolar Fatty Acid Monolayers

Masud S. Huda,* Katsuhiko Fujio, and Yuhei Uzu


Illustration

The effect of adding an extra polar group (i.e., a hydroxy group) for the 9,10-dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid (9,10-DHOA) monolayer, compared to the 9-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid (9-HOA) monolayer, was confirmed by calculating the energy generation during the phase transition from the liquid-expanded state (LE) to the liquid-condensed state (LC) in the -A isotherms on the 3 M NaCl substrate by using a two-dimensional Clausius-Clapeyron equation.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3395-3415 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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MO-Theoretical Description of Electronic Structures of Tricentric Bisdesmiphiles in the Ground and Excited States

Yasunori Yoshioka, Daisuke Yamaki, Goro Maruta, Tsunaki Tsunesada, Kazuhiro Takada, Takeshi Noro, and Kizashi Yamaguchi*


Illustration

A systematic MO-theoretical description of tricentric bisdesmiphiles is presented in relation to contradictory arguments on the electronic structures of the species by Huisgen, Firestone, and others. The biradical (BR) and zwitterionic (ZW) characters are analyzed by DODS MO, UNO CI and CASSCF methods. The MO and VB descriptions for typical title compounds are also compared.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3417-3422 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Micellar Rate Effects on Alkaline Hydrolysis of Hydroxamic Acids

Kallol Kumar Ghosh* and Supriya Roy


Illustration

Cationic micelles of ethyl(hexadecyl)dimethylammonium bromide and hexadecyltrimetylammonium bromide catalyze and anionic micelles of sodium-1-dodecanesulfonate and lithium dodecyl sulfate inhibit the reaction of alkaline hydrolysis of parasubstituted PBHA. The overall micellar effects on rate was treated by a pseudophase model.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3423-3428 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Several Factors Affecting the Detection Sensitivity of the Reaction Heat-Induced Optical Beam Deflection Method

Xing-Zheng Wu,*, Hideki Kitatani, Katsumi Uchiyama, and Toshiyuki Hobo


Illustration

In order to improve the detection sensitivity of the reaction heat-induced optical beam deflection method, the experimental factors that affect the detection sensitivity were investigated in detail. Under the selected experimental conditions, the detection of the neutralization reaction at a sub-nanomal level becomes possible.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3429-3434 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Effects of Metal Cations on the Dynamic Characteristics of a Phospholipid Thin Film at an Air/Water Interface

Masakazu Makino,* Mamoru Kamiya, Toshio Ishii, and Kenichi Yoshikawa


Illustration

Measurements of dynamic -A curves and an analysis using a Fourier-transformation for 1,2-dioleoyl-3-sn -phosphatidylcholine were performed. Although a quasistatic -A isotherm of the thin films exhibits negligible effects by inorganic cations, it was found that the cations, especially Na+ , induce a marked change in the nonlinear viscoelasticity of the film.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3435-3441 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Photocatalysis of H3 PW12 O40 for 4-Chlorophenol Decomposition in Aqueous Media1)

Hisahiro Einaga and Makoto Misono*


Illustration

Photocatalytic properties of H3 PW12 O40 for the 4-chlorophenol decomposition was investigated in aqueous media. The reaction proceeds via the photoreduction and reoxidation cycle of the catalyst. The reaction rates obey Langmuir type kinetics.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3443-3450 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Through-Bond and Through-Space Interactions of Organic Radicals Coupled by m -Phenylene

Kazunari Yoshizawa,* Takako Kuga, Tohru Sato, Masashi Hatanaka, Kazuyoshi Tanaka, and Tokio Yamabe*,


Illustration

Through-bond and through-space magnetic interactions in tricarbene and its related triradicals coupled by m -phenylene are discussed with a semiempirical molecular orbital method. The high-spin states of these lie below the low-spin states, except for a heteroatomic system. Conformations of these radicals have little effect on their magnetic properties.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3451-3454 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Anomalous Magnetic Quenching of ortho -Positronium in Solutions of Nitrobenzene and 1,3-Dimethyl-2-nitrobenzene

Yoshinori Kobayashi* and Kouichi Hirata


Illustration

Anomalous magnetic quenching of ortho -positronium (o -Ps), as shown in the figure for 0.2 mol dm-3 nitrobenzene in isopentane, was found for various solutions of nitrobenzene and 1.3-dimethyl-2-nitrobenzene, where o -Ps forms a weakly bound complex with the solute.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3455-3460 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Viscosity-Dependent Decay Dynamics of the S2 State of Cyanine Dyes with 3, 5, and 7 Methine Units by Picosecond Fluorescence Lifetime Measurements

Kazuo Kasatani*, and Hiroyasu Sato


Illustration

The fluorescence lifetimes of a high-lying excited state of some cyanine dyes have been measured by a picosecond laser. The obtained lifetimes show a strong dependence on the solvent viscosity. Semiempirical MO calculations indicate that the origin of the short-wavelength fluorescence is the S2 state.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3461-3468 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Electrochemical Behavior of Electrodes Modified with -Conjugated Polymers in 0.5 M H2 SO4 (aq) and 1 M KOH (aq) Electrolytes

Takakazu Yamamoto,* Takehiro Matsuzaki, Akiyuki Minetomo, Yoichi Kawazu, and Osamu Ohashi


Illustration

Pt electrodes modified with 10 kinds of -conjugated polymers like poly(pyridine-2,5-diyl)PPy have been prepared. Hydrophilic polymer films serve as good H+ -transporting materials and give a dV /d(log i ) value of about 3.2×10-2 V in H2 evolution. O2 -evolution is enhanced by using a PPy film.

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Analitical and Inorganic
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Copyright (C) 1996 The Chemical Society of Japan
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3469-3473 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Speciation of Trace Metals in Pond Water as Studied by Liquid Chromatography/Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectorometry

Akihide Itoh, Chisen Kimata, Hajime Miwa, Hideyuki Sawatari, and Hiroki Haraguchi*


Illustration

An on-line separation-detection system, size exclusion chromatography coupled with UV detection and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), has been developed and applied to the study on speciation of trace metals in pond water. Large organic molecules with two different molecular weights were characteristically observed. A large number of trace metals (41 elements) were found in those organic molecules.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3475-3482 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Kinetic Studies on the Electron Transfer between Azide and Nickel(IV) Oxime Imine Complexes in Aqueous Solution

Santanu Bhattacharya and Pradyot Banerjee*


Illustration

The kinetics of electron transfer from azide to [NiIV (L1 )2 ]2+ and [NiIV (L2 )]2+ (where HL1=6 -amino-3-methyl-4-azahex-3-en-2-one oxime and H2L2=3 ,14-dimethyl-4,7,10,13-tetraazahexadeca-3,13-diene-2,15-dione dioxime) complexes have been followed spectrophotometrically in the range pH 2.0-8.0 at 30 °C. Marcus cross-reaction relations have been utilized in the analysis of the probable paths of electron transfer.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3483-3488 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Chain Compounds of Rhodium(II) Trifluoroacetate Linked by p -Quinone [Rh2 (O2 CCF3 )4 ( p -Q)]n , p -Q=1,4-Benzoquinone, 1,4-Naphthoquinone, and 2,3-Dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone

Makoto Handa,* Masahiro Mikuriya,*, Yuka Sato, Takanori Kotera, Ryoji Nukada, Daisuke Yoshioka, and Kuninobu Kasuga


Illustration

A series of chain complexes of rhodium(II) trifluoroacetate, [Rh2 (O2 CCF3 )4 (p -Q)]n (p -Q=1 ,4-benzoquinone, 1,4-naphthoquinone, and 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone) have been prepared. The chain structures with alternated arrangements of Rh2 (O2 CCF3 )4 dimers and the p -quinones have been confirmed by the X-ray structure analyses.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3489-3498 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Synthesis and Characterization of Thiolato-Bridged Trinuclear Heterometal Complexes with 2-[(3-Aminopropyl)amino]ethanethiol

Masahiro Mikuriya,* Hideyuki Tsutsumi, Ryoji Nukada, Makoto Handa, and Yasuyoshi Sayama


Illustration

A series of ten trinuclear heterometal complexes with 2-[(3-aminopropyl)amino]ethanethiol (HL), [(MA L2 )2 MB ](ClO4 )2 .2dmac.2X ([MA , MB]=[Mn , Zn], [Mn, Cd], [Fe, Zn], [Fe, Cd], [Fe, Hg], [Co, Zn], [Co, Cd], [Ni, Zn], [Ni, Cd], [Ni, Hg]; dmac=N ,N -dimethylacetamide, X=H2O or CH3 OH), have been synthesized and characterized by infrared and electronic spectroscopies, temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibilities (80-300 K), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3499-3504 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Silver Extraction for Pollution Control of Photographic Fixing Solution with Tetramethylthiuram Disulfide

Concepcion S. Mendoza and Satsuo Kamata*

Recovery of silver(I) from thiosulfate media can be performed by solvent extraction with thiuram diulfides. Among the extractants considered in the study, tetramethylthiuram disulfide was found to be the most promising extractant and thus, its selectivity for silver(I) extraction from a thiosulfate medium and from an analytical photographic fixing solution were evaluated.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3505-3511 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Multielement Determination of Trace Elements in Sediment Sample by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry with Microsampling Technique

Eiji Fujimori, Rong Wei, Hideyuki Sawatari, Koichi Chiba, and Hiroki Haraguchi*


Illustration

A discrete microsampling technique for multielement determination of trace elements by ICP-MS has been investigated for analysis of samples containing a large amount of matrix elements. The present system was applied to the analysis of standard sediment sample and 30 elements at the g g-1 level were determined without matrix separation.

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Orgainc and Biological
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Copyright (C) 1996 The Chemical Society of Japan
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3513-3521 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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A Biomimetic Study of Cytochrome P450 Related Oxidations of Toluenes Using Synthetic Hemin

Taku Nakano,* Noriko Agatsuma, Shiori Kodama, Hiroko Kakuda, and David Dolphin*,


Illustration

Oxidation of toluenes using synthetic iron-porphyrin, FeTPPCl8 Cl, and pentafluoroiodosylbenzene was investigated. The products were the corresponding benzyl alcohols and benzaldehydes. Hammett plots and a deuterium isotope effect suggested that the rate-determining step in the model system was hydrogen abstraction, which was followed by rebound of an OH group. Electron transfer process and concerted mechanism were discussed.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3523-3531 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Study on Efficient Synthetic Routes for 7-Fluoroprostaglandin F2 and 7-Fluoro-17,20-dimethyl-2,4-methyleneprostacyclin

Yasushi Matsumura,* Toyomichi Shimada, Shu-Zhong Wang, Tomoyuki Asai, Yoshitomi Morizawa, and Arata Yasuda


Illustration

New and facile syntheses of 7-fluoroprostaglandin F2 1 and chemically stable 7-fluoro-17,20-dimethyl-2,4-methyleneprostacyclin 2 from commercially available methylenecyclopentanone 5 are described.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3533-3542 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Photo-Induced Reactions of Oxime O-Ethers Derived from 3-Acyl-1,2-dihydrocinnoline-1,2-dicarboximides

Satoko Tanaka,* Kazuyoshi Seguchi,* Kuniaki Itoh, and Akira Sera


Illustration

The irradiation of oxime O-ethers 2 derived from N -substituted 3-acyl-1,2-dihydrocinnoline-1,2-dicarboximides in benzene afforded rearranged product 3 possesing [1,3,5]triazino[1,2-a ]indole skeletons in good yields. The photoreaction should occur through the nitrogen-nitrogen bond cleavage at polar excited states followed by skeletal rearrangements.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3543-3549 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Ichthyotoxic Cembranoids from the Soft Coral, Sarcophyton sp.

Tetsuo Iwagawa,* Shun Nakamura, Hiroaki Okamura, and Munehiro Nakatani*

Then new ichtyotoxic cembranoids were isolated from the soft coral, Sarcophyton sp.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3551-3561 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Total Syntheses of PI-201 and Related Compounds

Takeshi Murata, Toshihito Kumagai, Makoto Ishikawa, Kin-ichi Tadano,* and Seiichiro Ogawa


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The total syntheses of (-)-PI-201 ( 1 ) and its stereoisomers were achieved by featuring the intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition of triene 2 .

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3563-3569 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Supramolecular Stacks of Bis(imidazolyl)porphyrin through Metal Coordination

Yoshiaki Kobuke* and Hidekazu Miyaji


Illustration

Cis - and trans -bis(N -methylimidazolyl)tetraethyltetramethylporphyrin Mg complexes were prepared. Mg porphyrins have a high tendency towards dimer formation through coordination from imidazolyl to metal in a similar way to Zn, and trans -Mg porphyrin accepts further the sixth coordination to grow from a dimer to a trimer.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3571-3574 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Relation between the Activity of Catalytic Antibodies and the Properties of Substrates

Masato Kodaka* and Anneli Hase


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The free energy of binding between catalytic antibodies and substrates in transition states is correlated to the properties (solvent accessible surface area (SAS), enthalpy of hydration, and polarizability) of the substrates. The ground-state substrates show less correlation.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3575-3579 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Characterization of Collagen by Capillary Electrophoresis

Osamu Harada,* Suguru Sumita, Masami Sugita, and Tohei Yamamoto


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Pepsin-solubilized collagen was characterized by a capillary electrophoresis. A good separation of polypeptides was attained and the signals were assigned to 1, 2, , and . 1 and 2 signals were found to split into several peaks, reflecting their charges, as shown in the figure.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3581-3590 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Facile Optical Resolution of a Dibenzopyrazinoazepine Derivative and the Nature of Molecular Recognition of Amines by Chiral 2,3-Di- O -(arylcarbonyl)tartaric Acids

Hiroshi Tomori , Hisayoshi Yoshihara , and Katsuyuki Ogura*


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In an aqueous methanol, racemic 1,2,3,4,10,14b-hexahydrodibenzo[c ,f ]pyrazino[1,2-a ]azepine ( 1 ) was resolved enantioselectively via a crystalline salt consisting of 2,3-di-O -benzoyl- D -(-)-tartaric acid ((+)-DBT), (R )- 1 , MeOH, and H2 O in a 1 : 2 : 2 : 2 ratio, where the puckered layers were constructed by (+)-DBT. This framework is one of the few types of the host motifs derived from 2,3-di-O -(arylcarbonyl)tartaric acids.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3591-3594 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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On the Conformation of the Substrate Binding to the Active Site during the Course of Enzymatic Decarboxylation

Takayasu Kawasaki, Emiko Horimai, and Hiromichi Ohta*


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The kinetic and activation parameters for the enzymatic decarboxylation of arylmalonic acid derivatives were obtained in order to understand the conformation of the substrate binding to the active site of the enzyme. The enzymatic reaction proceeds via a synperiplanar conformation with regard to ortho - and -substituent of the substrate.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3595-3600 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Preparation and Properties of 1,1' -Disubstituted 2,2' -Bi-5,6-dihydropyrrolo[2,1- a ]isoquinolin-3(2 H )-one Dimers with a Twisted C=C Bond

Hajime Irikawa,* Kaori Ishikawa, and Tomoko Akasaka


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A 1,1' -dimethyl dimeric compound was autoxidized to give 1,10b-dioxygenated products, while a 1,1' -dichloro dimer underwent a chlorine-hydrogen exchange to yield a 1,1' -dihydro compound by heating in n -BuOH and Cl2 CHCHCl2 . These reactions might result from a strain around the twisted C2 =C2' double bond.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3601-3605 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols to Carbonyl Compounds Mediated by N -(Arylseleno)-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide

Tetsuo Onami,* Masanori Ikeda, and Scott S. Woodard


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Alcohols were catalytically oxidized with N -chloro-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide sodium salt to the corresponding carbonyl compounds by the addition of a 0.01-0.03 molar amount of dimethyl 2,2' -diselenodibenzoate, and a catalytic species containing a divalent selenium was isolated from the reaction mixture. The reaction mechanism is discussed.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3607-3612 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Exclusive Affinity-Labeling of Opioid Receptors by Morphiceptin Analogs Containing S -(3-Nitro-2-pyridylthio)cysteine

Shihoko Motoyama, Kiyoshi Takada, Teruo Yasunaga, Tsugumi Fujita, and Yasuyuki Shimohigashi*


Illustration

The S -(3-nitro-2-pyridylthio) (Npys) group only reacts with a free mercapto group to form a disulfide bond. Analogs with Cys(Npys) at position 4 or 5 of morphiceptin were found to bind covalently to receptors, but not to receptors, resulting in an exclusive affinity labeling.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3613-3617 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Two New Quassinoids, Ailantinols C and D, from Ailanthus Altissima

Kengo Kubota, Narihiko Fukamiya, Masayoshi Okano,* Kiyoshi Tagahara, and Kuo-Hsiung Lee


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Two new quassionoids, ailantiol C( 1 ) and ailantinol D( 2 ), were isolated from the stem bark of Ailanthus altissima . Their structures were elucidated from spectral evidence.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3619-3631 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Control of the Molecular Packing in Guanidinium Monolayers through Binding with Aqueous Polycarboxylates

Ayumi Kamino, Hiroshi Koyano, Katsuhiko Ariga, and Toyoki Kunitake*,


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The interaction between guanidinium monolayers and aqueous polycarboxylates was investigated by the -A isotherm, FT-IR spectroscopy, and an XPS measurement. The molecular packing in the complexed monolayers was controlled by the distance and the relative orientation of carboxylate groups in aqueous guests.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3633-3638 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Characterization of 9-( p -Substituted Benzylidenehydrazono)fluorenes

Masahiro Minabe,* Yutaka Takabayashi, Yuji Setta, Hidenao Nakamura, Takao Kimura, and Motohiro Tsubota


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The configuration of 9-[p -(alkoxy)benzylidenehydrazono]-2,7-dinitrofluorene ( 1 ) was assigned to be the E form around the benzylideneamino moiety. The azine 2 , derived from 2-nitrofluorenone, was a configurational mixture, or the EE and ZE forms. The ZE form was thermodynamically more stable than the EE . Some of 1 (R=C4 -C6 ) and the 3,6-dinitro isomer (R=C7 -C9 ) show liquid-crystalline properties.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3639-3650 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized Secondary Alcohols by Catalytic Ring-Cleavage Reactions of Cyclic Acetals Derived from ( R )-1,3-Butanediol

Motoharu Kinugasa, Toshiro Harada,* Takayuki Egusa, Katsuhiro Fujita, and Akira Oku


Illustration

Oxazaborolidinone 1 serves as an efficient catalyst for the ring-cleavage reaction of chiral acetals derived from (R )-1,3-butanediol. Removal of the chiral auxiliary from the ring-cleavage products by a two-step sequence furnishes the corresponding enantiomerically enriched functionalized secondary alcohols.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3651-3658 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Transformation of Penicillins into 3-Substituted 3 -Cephems through Addition/Cyclization of Allenecarboxylates

Hideo Tanaka, Shin-ichi Sumida, Yutaka Kameyama, Koichi Sorajo, Isao Wada, and Sigeru Torii*


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The synthesis of 3-substituted 3 -cephems was successfully achieved by addition/cyclization of allenecarboxylates with heteroatom nucleophiles.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3659-3665 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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O/W-Emulsion Stabilized by Hydrophobized Polysaccharide

Hiroki Fukui, Kazunari Akiyoshi, and Junzo Sunamoto*


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Colloidal stability of o/w-emulsion of -linolenic acid (ALA) with or without tri-octanoylglycerol (TriC8 ) was investigated in the presence of hydrophobized polysaccharide, cholesteryl-bearing pullulan (CHP). The smaller and more colloidally stable o/w-emulsion was formed with an ALA/TriC8 /CHP mixture.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3667-3671 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Synthesis of 2 : 1 Type 3-(Methacryloxy)propyl Magnesium (Nickel) Phyllosilicate

Yoshiaki Fukushima and Masaaki Tani*


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2 : 1 type 3-(methacryloxy)propyl magnesium phyllosilicate was synthesized at room temperature by the copolymerization reaction of a [3-(methacryloxy)propyl]trimethoxysilane to metal chloride hexahydrate. The polymers have an inorganic part of phyllosilicate-like structure such as mica or smectite, and organic side chains linked to the inorganic framework through an -Si-C- covalent bond.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3673-3679 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Absorption of Atmospheric Formaldehyde by Deciduous Broad-Leaved, Evergreen Broad-Leaved, and Coniferous Tree Species

Takayuki Kondo, Kiyoshi Hasegawa,* Ryutaro Uchida, Masanori Onishi, Akihiro Mizukami, and Kenji Omasa


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Atmospheric formaldehyde was absorbed by various tree species through the stomata at rates from 8.6 (Japanese black pine) to 137 ng dm-2 h-1 ppb-1 (Lombardy poplar). A linear relationship between the absorption rates of formaldehyde and the transpiration rates was observed for these tree species (r=0.983 , n=77 ).

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 69, 3681-3684 (1996) [Vol. 69, No. 12, December, 1996]

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Calix[4]arene-Mediated Transport of Alkali Ions Across Synthetic Black Lipid Membranes (BLM)

Nobuo Kimizuka,* Tatsuo Wakiyama, Akihiro Yanagi, Seiji Shinkai, and Toyoki Kunitake


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The calix[4]arene-mediated transport of alkali ions across black lipid membranes (BLM) of synthetic amphiphiles was examined using charge pulse relaxation technique. The selective transport of Na+ ions was observed. Synthetic BLM's affect the ion-complexation/release processes at the membrane interface.

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