Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Vol. 74, No. 01 (January, 2001)

 

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Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy: Principle and Recent Theoretical Development

 

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Yukihiro Ozaki,* Slobodan ai, Takeyuki Tanaka, and Isao Noda

pages 1-17


Redox and Optical Properties of Conjugated Ferrocene Oligomers

 

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Hiroshi Nishihara

pages 19-29



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Multielement Determination of Trace Elements in Seawater by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry after Tandem Preconcentration with Cooperation of Chelating Resin Adsorption and Lanthanum Coprecipitation

 

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Tomoki Yabutani, Koichi Chiba, and Hiroki Haraguchi*

pages 31-38



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The C60-Photosensitized Reduction of Methyl Viologen Through the Intermediary of O2

 

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Toshifumi Konishi, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Osamu Ito,* Yasumasa Toba, and Yoshiharu Usui

pages 39-45


New Predictive Equations for the Specific and Apparent Molar Heat Capacities of Multicomponent Aqueous Solutions Conforming to the Linear Isopiestic Relation

 

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Yu-Feng Hu

pages 47-52


Charge-Transfer Complexes of PXX (PXX = 6, 12-Dioxaanthanthrene). The Formal Charge and Molecular Geometry

 

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Takehiro Asari, Norihito Kobayashi, Toshio Naito, and Tamotsu Inabe*

pages 53-58


Tetrathiapentalene Derivatives with Long Alkyl Chains

 

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Shinya Kimura, Hiroyuki Kurai, Takehiko Mori,* Hatsumi Mori, and Shoji Tanaka

pages 59-65



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Unique Axial Interaction of a Quadruply-Bonded Cr(II)-Cr(II) with Two Pt(II) Atoms in the Linearly Aligned Pt-Cr-Cr-Pt Supported by Four 6-Diphenylphosphino-2-pyridonate Ligands

 

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Mitsuhiro Tanaka, Kazushi Mashima,* Masamichi Nishino, Sadamu Takeda,*,, # Wasuke Mori,, ## Kazuhide Tani, Kizashi Yamaguchi, and Akira Nakamura

pages 67-75


Characteristic Phase Transition of [C5H5NH]SbBr4 Having a Hypervalent Bond Studied by Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction and 2H NMR

 

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Koji Yamada,* Takuya Tsuda, Christian Holst, Tsutomu Okuda, Helmut Ehrenberg, Ingrid Svoboda, Hans-Georg Krane, and Hartmut Fuess

pages 77-83


Dinuclear Zinc Complexes of Phenol-Based ``End-off'' Compartmental Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Phosphatase-Like Activity

 

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Ko-ji Abe, Jun Izumi, Masaaki Ohba, Takusi Yokoyama, and Hisashi kawa*

pages 85-95


Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Some Spectrochemical Properties of S-Bridged Hexanuclear Zinc(II) Complex with 2-Aminoethanethiolate: Formation of Zn3S3- and Zn4S4-Cyclic Cores

 

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Yasunori Yamada,* Yoshitaro Miyashita, Kiyoshi Fujisawa, and Ken-ichi Okamoto*

pages 97-98


Monodentate, Didentate, and Tridentate Ligation of a Schiff-Base Ligand in a Tetranuclear Zinc(II) Complex

 

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Masahiro Mikuriya,* Shinichiro Ikemi, and Jong-Wan Lim

pages 99-100


Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Tetranuclear Zinc(II) Complexes with a Linear Array

 

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Masahiro Mikuriya,* Shuichi Ikenoue, Ryoji Nukada, and Jong-wan Lim

pages 101-102



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Pressure and Viscosity Effects on Thermal Geometrical Isomerization of Oxacarbocyanine Cations

 

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Jong Chul Kim, Yasushi Ohga, Tsutomu Asano,* Noham N. Weinberg,*, and Adrian V. George

pages 103-111


An Effective Method for the Preparation of Chiral Polyoxy 8-Membered Ring Enone Corresponding to the B Ring of Taxol

 

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Isamu Shiina,* Jun Shibata, Ryoutarou Ibuka, Yumiko Imai, and Teruaki Mukaiyama*

pages 113-122


Platinum-Catalyzed Bis-Germylation of Alkynes with Organodigermanes and Cyclic Oligogermanes

 

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Kunio Mochida,* Tohru Wada, Kaoru Suzuki, Wakako Hatanaka, Yuriko Nishiyama, Masato Nanjo, Akiko Sekine, Yuji Ohashi, Masato Sakamoto, Akio Yamamoto*,

pages 123-137


Chemical Modification of Amide-Based Catenanes and Rotaxanes I. Synthesis of secondary Amine [2]Catenanes and [2]Rotaxanes by the Borane Reduction of secondary Amide [2]Catenanes and [2]Rotaxanes and Mobility of Their Components

 

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Yoshio Furusho, Junko Shoji, Nobuhiro Watanabe, Nobuhiro Kihara, Tomohiro Adachi, and Toshikazu Takata*

pages 139-147


Chemical Modification of Amide-Based Catenanes and Rotaxanes II. Synthesis of tertiary Amine [2]Catenanes and [2] Rotaxanes via N-Methylation Followed by Borane Reduction of secondary Amide [2]Catenanes and [2]Rotaxanes and Mobility of Their Components

 

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Nobuhiro Watanabe, Yoshio Furusho, Nobuhiro Kihara, Toshikazu Takata,* Kazushi Kinbara, and Kazuhiko Saigo

pages 149-155


Fluorescence Properties, Induced-Fit Guest Binding and Molecular Recognition Abilities of Modified -Cyclodextrins Bearing Two Pyrene Moieties

 

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Taiyo Aoyagi, Hiroshi Ikeda, and Akihiko Ueno*

pages 157-164


Pd(II)-Hydrotalcite-Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Alcohols Using Molecular Oxygen

 

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Nobuyuki Kakiuchi, Takahiro Nishimura, Masashi Inoue, and Sakae Uemura*

pages 165-172


4-(2-Aminoethylamino)-7H-benz[de]benzimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-7-one as a Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Labeling Reagent for Carnitine

 

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Ken-ichi Nakaya, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yoshiaki Shirataki, Hisayoshi Shiozaki, Kazumasa Funabiki, Katsuyoshi Shibata, and Masaki Matsui*

pages 173-177


Investigations into the Bromination of Substituted Phenols using Diethyl Bromomalonate and Diethyl Dibromomalonate

 

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Gregory Socrates Coumbarides, Marco Dingjan, Jason Eames,* and Neluka Weerasooriya

pages 179-180


A Novel Regioselective Desulfation Method Specific to Silyl Ester of Primary Sulfate Using Silylating Agents. Selective Preparation of Secondary Alkyl Sulfates Having a Primary Hydroxy Group

 

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Mineko Horibe* and Hiroyuki Oshita

pages 181-182


Characterization of Azide-Binding Type 2 Cu(II) Site of Nitrite Reductase

 

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Deligeer Kunishige Kataoka, and Shinnichiro Suzuki*

pages 183-184


Solvent-Free Addition of Ethynylbenzene to Ketones

 

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Hisakazu Miyamoto,* Shunpei Yasaka, and Koichi Tanaka

pages 185-186



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Applied and Materials
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Characterization of Calcium, Strontium, Barium and Lead Hydroxyapatites: X-ray Diffraction, Photoelectron, Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure and MAS NMR Spectroscopies

 

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Shigeru Sugiyama,* Toshihiro Moriga, Hiromu Hayashi, and John B. Moffat

pages 187-192


Crystal Structure of Long Alkyl 3-(Thymin-1-yl)propionates: Style of Hydrogen Bonding and Dependence on the Alkyl Chain Length

 

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Eiko Mochizuki, Nobuyoshi Yasui, Yasushi Kai, Yoshiaki Inaki,*, Wang Yuhua, Takao Saito, Norimitsu Tohnai, and Mikiji Miyata

pages 193-200



Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Vol. 74, No. 01 (January, 2001)

 

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Copyright (C) 2001 The Chemical Society of Japan
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 1-17 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy: Principle and Recent Theoretical Development

Yukihiro Ozaki,* Slobodan ai, Takeyuki Tanaka, and Isao Noda


This review aims at examining recent development in two-dimensional (2D) correlation spectroscopy. After a historical review of 2D correlation spectroscopy, a recently proposed efficient route to calculate 2D correlation spectra is reviewed. Examples of applications of 2D spectroscopy are also reported.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 19-29 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Redox and Optical Properties of Conjugated Ferrocene Oligomers

Hiroshi Nishihara


Internuclear electronic interactions in conjugated ferrocene oligomers display unique redox and optical properties. Recent research on the dependence of such properties on the number of ferrocene nuclei and on the structure of conjugated spacers is reviewed.


 

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Copyright (C) 2001 The Chemical Society of Japan
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 31-38 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Multielement Determination of Trace Elements in Seawater by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry after Tandem Preconcentration with Cooperation of Chelating Resin Adsorption and Lanthanum Coprecipitation

Tomoki Yabutani, Koichi Chiba, and Hiroki Haraguchi*


The tandem preconcentration/ICP-MS method with cooperative use of chelating resin adsorption and La coprecipitation has been investigated for the determination of trace elements in seawater. The concentrations of 32 elements in open seawater reference material (NASS-4) and coastal seawater, especially transition elements, all-rare earth, oxoanion-forming and hydride-forming elements, could be determined.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 39-45 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

The C60-Photosensitized Reduction of Methyl Viologen Through the Intermediary of O2

Toshifumi Konishi, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Osamu Ito,* Yasumasa Toba, and Yoshiharu Usui


C60-photosensitized reduction system of methyl viologen (1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium; MV2+) electron-mediated by O2 in aerated/deaerated organic solution was demonstrated. By the steady-state photolysis of C60, methyl viologen cation radical (MV.+) is formed in the presence of electron donor (D).


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 47-52 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

New Predictive Equations for the Specific and Apparent Molar Heat Capacities of Multicomponent Aqueous Solutions Conforming to the Linear Isopiestic Relation

Yu-Feng Hu


New equations for predicting the specific (Eq. 1) and apparent molar heat (Eq. 2) capacities of multicomponent solutions obeying linear isopiestic relations from the data of their binary sub-systems have been established and proven to be able to provide very accurate predictions for the seven systems.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 53-58 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Charge-Transfer Complexes of PXX (PXX = 6, 12-Dioxaanthanthrene). The Formal Charge and Molecular Geometry

Takehiro Asari, Norihito Kobayashi, Toshio Naito, and Tamotsu Inabe*


Three kinds of charge-transfer complexes of PXX have been prepared and structurally characterized. The molecular geometry change by the formal charge on PXX has been found to be consistent with the distribution of the HOMO coefficients.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 59-65 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Tetrathiapentalene Derivatives with Long Alkyl Chains

Shinya Kimura, Hiroyuki Kurai, Takehiko Mori,* Hatsumi Mori, and Shoji Tanaka


Tetrathiapentalene derivatives with long alkyl chains, CnTET-TTP (n = 2-4), have been synthesized. These donors form charge transfer complexes, which show different crystal structures or conductive properties according to the length of the alkyl chains.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 67-75 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Unique Axial Interaction of a Quadruply-Bonded Cr(II)-Cr(II) with Two Pt(II) Atoms in the Linearly Aligned Pt-Cr-Cr-Pt Supported by Four 6-Diphenylphosphino-2-pyridonate Ligands

Mitsuhiro Tanaka, Kazushi Mashima,* Masamichi Nishino, Sadamu Takeda,*,, # Wasuke Mori,, ## Kazuhide Tani, Kizashi Yamaguchi, and Akira Nakamura


Linearly aligned tetranuclear Pt(II)-Cr(II)-Cr(II)-Pt(II) complexes, i.e., Cr2Pt2Me4(pyphos)4 (2), Cr2Pt2Cl4(pyphos)4 (3), and Cr2Pt2Cl2Me2(pyphos)4 (4), were prepared using a tridentate pyphos ligand (pyphos = 6-diphenylphosphino-2-pyridonate), and their bonding between Cr(II) and Pt(II) was demonstrated on the basis of magnetic measurements to be controlled by the kind of substituents on the platinum(II) atoms.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 77-83 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Characteristic Phase Transition of [C5H5NH]SbBr4 Having a Hypervalent Bond Studied by Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction and 2H NMR

Koji Yamada,* Takuya Tsuda, Christian Holst, Tsutomu Okuda, Helmut Ehrenberg, Ingrid Svoboda, Hans-Georg Krane, and Hartmut Fuess


A phase transition of pyridinium tetrabromoantimonate having a hypervalent bond was studied. A characteristic deformation of the SbBr4- anion below Ttr (251 K) is clearly seen on their bond lengths and the structure is stabilized by forming hydrogen bonds.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 85-95 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Dinuclear Zinc Complexes of Phenol-Based ``End-off'' Compartmental Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Phosphatase-Like Activity

Ko-ji Abe, Jun Izumi, Masaaki Ohba, Takusi Yokoyama, and Hisashi kawa*


Di--acetato--phenoxodizinc(II) core complexes of phenol-based ``end-off'' compartmental ligands show different hydrolytic activities toward tris(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate, depending upon the dinuclear core structure.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 97-98 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Some Spectrochemical Properties of S-Bridged Hexanuclear Zinc(II) Complex with 2-Aminoethanethiolate: Formation of Zn3S3- and Zn4S4-Cyclic Cores

Yasunori Yamada,* Yoshitaro Miyashita, Kiyoshi Fujisawa, and Ken-ichi Okamoto*


The reaction of [Zn(aet)2] (aet = 2-aminoethanethiolate) with Zn(ClO4)2.6H2O in aqueous acetonitrile gave an S-bridged hexanuclear complex, [{Zn(aet)} 4{Zn(aet)2}2] 4+. In the hexanuclear complex, all of the Zn and S atoms are contained in the Zn3S3- and/or Zn4S4-cyclic structures.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 99-100 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Monodentate, Didentate, and Tridentate Ligation of a Schiff-Base Ligand in a Tetranuclear Zinc(II) Complex

Masahiro Mikuriya,* Shinichiro Ikemi, and Jong-Wan Lim


A tetranuclear zinc(II) complex with 2,6-bis(salicylideneaminomethyl)-4-methylphenol (H3L) and pyrazole (Hpz), [Zn4(L)2(pz)2].2CH3CN, was synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction method.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 101-102 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Tetranuclear Zinc(II) Complexes with a Linear Array

Masahiro Mikuriya,* Shuichi Ikenoue, Ryoji Nukada, and Jong-wan Lim


1,3-Bis(salicylideneamino)-2-propanol (H3salpro) and 1,3-bis(salicylidene-amino)propane (H2salpn) react with Zn(ClO4)2.6H2O and pyrazole (Hpz) to give tetranuclear complexes with a linear Zn4 array, [Zn4(Hsalpro)2(pz)2(Hpz)2]-(ClO4)2 and [Zn4(salpn)2(pz)2(Hpz)2](ClO4)2, which were characterized by infrared spectra and X-ray crystallography.

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Copyright (C) 2001 The Chemical Society of Japan
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 103-111 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Pressure and Viscosity Effects on Thermal Geometrical Isomerization of Oxacarbocyanine Cations

Jong Chul Kim, Yasushi Ohga, Tsutomu Asano,* Noham N. Weinberg,*, and Adrian V. George


Kinetic effects of pressure on thermal Z/E isomerization of DOCI and DODCI were studied in ethanol and 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol (MPD). Dynamic solvent effects observed in MPD clearly demonstrated that the medium and the chemical coordinates have to be treated separately.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 113-122 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

An Effective Method for the Preparation of Chiral Polyoxy 8-Membered Ring Enone Corresponding to the B Ring of Taxol

Isamu Shiina,* Jun Shibata, Ryoutarou Ibuka, Yumiko Imai, and Teruaki Mukaiyama*


An effective method for the preparation of 8-membered ring enone, a key inter-mediate of Taxol synthesis, that started from D-pantolactone was accomplished.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 123-137 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Platinum-Catalyzed Bis-Germylation of Alkynes with Organodigermanes and Cyclic Oligogermanes

Kunio Mochida,* Tohru Wada, Kaoru Suzuki, Wakako Hatanaka, Yuriko Nishiyama Masato Nanjo, Akiko Sekine, Yuji Ohashi, Masato Sakamoto, Akio Yamamoto*,


The platinum-catalyzed bis-germylation of alkynes with organodigermanes and cyclic oligogermanes was examined. Bis(germyl)platinum complexes having various tertiary phophine ligands were prepared as models of a key intermediate, and their structures were established by spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallography.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 139-147 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Chemical Modification of Amide-Based Catenanes and Rotaxanes I. Synthesis of secondary Amine [2]Catenanes and [2]Rotaxanes by the Borane Reduction of secondary Amide [2]Catenanes and [2]Rotaxanes and Mobility of Their Components

Yoshio Furusho, Junko Shoji, Nobuhiro Watanabe, Nobuhiro Kihara, Tomohiro Adachi, and Toshikazu Takata*


A borane reduction of various secondary amide [2]catenanes and a [2]rotaxane gave the corresponding secondary amine [2]catenanes and [2]rotaxane. The mobility of their components was examined and classified in terms of 1H NMR spectroscopy.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 149-155 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Chemical Modification of Amide-Based Catenanes and Rotaxanes II. Synthesis of tertiary Amine [2]Catenanes and [2] Rotaxanes via N-Methylation Followed by Borane Reduction of secondary Amide [2]Catenanes and [2]Rotaxanes and Mobility of Their Components

Nobuhiro Watanabe, Yoshio Furusho, Nobuhiro Kihara, Toshikazu Takata,* Kazushi Kinbara, and Kazuhiko Saigo


N-Alkylation of a secondary amide [2]catenanes and a [2]rotaxane gave the corresponding tertitary amides and borane reduction of the amides gave the corresponding tertitary amines. The mobility of their components was examined and classified in terms of 1H NMR spectroscopy.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 157-164 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Fluorescence Properties, Induced-Fit Guest Binding and Molecular Recognition Abilities of Modified -Cyclodextrins Bearing Two Pyrene Moieties

Taiyo Aoyagi, Hiroshi Ikeda, and Akihiko Ueno*


-Cyclodextrin derivatives bearing two pyrene moieties at AB, AC, AD, and AE glucose units (1-4), were prepared as chemosensors by their guest-responsive excimer emission intensity. 1-4 have emarkable molecular recognition abilities for bile acids and other guests.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 165-172 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Pd(II)-Hydrotalcite-Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Alcohols Using Molecular Oxygen

Nobuyuki Kakiuchi, Takahiro Nishimura, Masashi Inoue, and Sakae Uemura*


Novel heterogenized Pd catalyst, Pd(II)-hydrotalcite, has been synthesized. The catalyst is effective for the oxidation of allylic alcohols using molecular oxygen without any isomerization of an alkenic part. The catalyst can be used several times.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 173-177 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

4-(2-Aminoethylamino)-7H-benz[de]benzimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-7-one as a Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Labeling Reagent for Carnitine

Ken-ichi Nakaya, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yoshiaki Shirataki, Hisayoshi Shiozaki, Kazumasa Funabiki, Katsuyoshi Shibata, and Masaki Matsui*


The title compound was conveniently synthesized and identified by a HMBC study. The detection limit (S/N > 3) of carnitine was ca. 12 fmol. ex: 454 nm, em: 508 nm in CH3CN.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 179-180 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Investigations into the Bromination of Substituted Phenols using Diethyl Bromomalonate and Diethyl Dibromomalonate

Gregory Socrates Coumbarides, Marco Dingjan, Jason Eames,* and Neluka Weerasooriya


Substituted 4-bromophenols can be synthesised efficiently by refluxing the corresponding phenol in either neat diethyl bromomalonate (1) or diethyl dibromomalonate (2). We discuss the regioselectivity of bromination and comment on the scope and limitation of this procedure.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 181-182 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

A Novel Regioselective Desulfation Method Specific to Silyl Ester of Primary Sulfate Using Silylating Agents. Selective Preparation of Secondary Alkyl Sulfates Having a Primary Hydroxy Group

Mineko Horibe* and Hiroyuki Oshita


Secondary sulfate having a primary hydroxyl group was prepared by a desulfation method using silylating agents. Stabilization of the intermediate seems to govern the reaction.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 183-184 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Characterization of Azide-Binding Type 2 Cu(II) Site of Nitrite Reductase

Deligeer Kunishige Kataoka, and Shinnichiro Suzuki*


The titration of Cu-containing nitrite reductase with azide ion indicates that two azide ions are coordinated to type 2 Cu(II). The azide-binding pentacoordinate Cu(II) site shows a charge-transfer band near 450 nm.

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 185-186 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Solvent-Free Addition of Ethynylbenzene to Ketones

Hisakazu Miyamoto,* Shunpei Yasaka, and Koichi Tanaka


The addition of ethynylbenzene to ketones proceeded efficiently in the absence of a solvent to give tertiary alkynols in good yields.


 

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Copyright (C) 2001 The Chemical Society of Japan
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 187-192 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Characterization of Calcium, Strontium, Barium and Lead Hydroxyapatites: X-ray Diffraction, Photoelectron, Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure and MAS NMR Spectroscopies

Shigeru Sugiyama,* Toshihiro Moriga, Hiromu Hayashi, and John B. Moffat


Calcium, strontium, barium and lead hydroxyapatites have been investigated by XRD, XPS, XAFS and solid state NMR to compare effects of cations on those spectra.


 

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Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 74, 193-200 (2001) [Vol. 74, No. 1, January, 2001]

Crystal Structure of Long Alkyl 3-(Thymin-1-yl)propionates: Style of Hydrogen Bonding and Dependence on the Alkyl Chain Length

Eiko Mochizuki, Nobuyoshi Yasui, Yasushi Kai, Yoshiaki Inaki,*, Wang Yuhua, Takao Saito, Norimitsu Tohnai, and Mikiji Miyata


Crystal structures of the ester derivative of thymine were found to be affected particularly by the carbon number of the alkyl chains. Unusual hydrogen bonding between N3-H and O2 of thymine was observed for the derivatives having odd-numbered alkyl chains.

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