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The Preparation of Pyridinium Derivatives by the Knoevenagel Condensation
An attempt is made in the work described in this paper to extend the series started by Hall and Platas by means of a Knoevenagel condensation between 3-hydroxy-1,4-naphtho-quinone-2-(4-methylpyridinium) anhydride and various aromatic aldehydes giving rise to a series of unsaturated substituents on the four position of the pyridine ring.
Date:
May 1955
Creator:
Miller, Eugene James
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Synthesis of Benzo(d)pyrido(a)-benzimidazole-5,12-quinone
The present investigation yielded an orange product upon refluxing 2-butyramido-3-chloro-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-aminopyridine in ethanol. When this material was purified, by recrystallization from glacial acetic acid, the melting point was 306 [degrees]. This compound has been shown to be benzo(d)pyrido(a)-benzimidazole-5,12-quinone by the present investigation.
Date:
May 1955
Creator:
Cooper, James Erwin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mercury-Sensitized Photochemical Reactions of Isopropyl Alcohol
This thesis describes the reactions of mercury-sensitized isopropyl alcohol when bombarded with 2537 Angstrom radiation.
Date:
May 1959
Creator:
Armstrong, Andrew Thurman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Reactions and Emission Spectra of Propylene in Electrodeless Discharge
This thesis describes the reactions and emission spectra of propylene under radio frequency energy radiation.
Date:
May 1959
Creator:
Armstrong, Andrew Thurman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Coupling Mechanism in the Organolithium-Organic Monofluoride Reaction
In this work, the principal concern will be with the coupling reaction and it is anticipated that the other reactions referred to above will be considered further when products of the RX-R'Li reactions are discussed.
Date:
May 1964
Creator:
Carl, William P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Metal Complexes of 2,3-Quinoxalinedithiol
A series of new planar complexes with the dianion of 2,3-quinoxalinedithiol ligand has been prepared. The complexes have been characterized from the study of their analyses, magnetic moment, conductance, polarograms, electron spin resonance spectra, and electronic spectra, and compared with the available data on the corresponding maleonitriledithiolene and toluene-3,4-dithiolene complexes.
Date:
May 1969
Creator:
Ganguli, Kalyan Kumar, 1912-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aldohaloketenes and the Stereochemistry of Aldohaloketene Cycloadditions
The objective of this research problem was to synthesize aldohaloketenes and investigate the chemistry of this new class of ketenes.
Date:
May 1970
Creator:
Hoff, Edwin Frank
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Stereochemistry of the Cycloaddition of Unsymmetrical Phenyl Ketenes to Cyclopentadiene
This dissertation is a study involving the synthesis and chemistry of arylhaloketenes and cyclopentadiene cycloadducts, and a study of the cycloadduct isomer distribution was begun.
Date:
May 1970
Creator:
Parry, Fred H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kinetic Studies and Vibrational Spectra of Disubstituted Metal Carbonyls
The oxidative elimination reactions of (5-X-phen)Mo(C0)₄ (X = H, CH₃, Cl, NO₂; phen = o-phenanthroline) and (3,4,7,8-(CH₃)₄-phen)Mo(CO)₄ with mercuric chloride in acetone have been investigated. In these reactions, a carbon monoxide group is replaced by two univalent ligands, accompanied by the corresponding increase in coordination number and formal oxidation state of the central metal atom, to give products of the type, (X-phen)Mo(CO)₃(Cl)HgCl. With the exception of (3,4,7,8-(CH₃)₄-phen), the substituted o-phenanthrolines were selected so as to minimize steric differences from one substrate to another while obtaining the widest range of pKₐ of the ligand.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Jernigan, Robert Thorne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Magnetic Properties of Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes of Substituted N-(Hydroxylalkyl) Salicylideneimines
A series of oxovanadium(IV) complexes of Schiff bases derived from substituted salicylaldehyde and aminoalcohols has been prepared and characterized. The Schiff bases coordinate through 0, N, and 0 as tridentate bivalent ligands. The primary purpose of the investigation is to describe the structure and bonding in these complexes. The subnormal magnetic properties of the complexes provide much information about both the structure and the bonding in the complexes.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Carey, Elbert Franklin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Experimental and Theoretical Study of Electronic Transitions in Phosphorus, Phosphoryl, and Thiophosphoryl Trichlorofluorides
This thesis is an investigation of the vacuum uv spectra of the phosphorus, phosphoryl, and thiophosphoryl trichlorofluorides in the region 1250 to 3000A. Assignments for absorption bands are made utilizing results from photoelectron spectra and ab initio calculations, oscillator strengths for absorption bands, and CNDO/2 molecular orbital calculations. Results from CNDO/2 calculations are compared with theoretical calculations, and experimental data are discussed with regard to the bonding in the compounds.
Date:
May 1973
Creator:
McAdams, Mary Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Halogenated 2-Oxetanones
The purpose of this investigation is threefold: (1) to examine in detail the cycloaddition of halogenated ketenes and carbonyl compounds, (2) to study the decarboxylation of the resulting halogenated 2-oxetanones,and (3) to investigate the effect of halogens in the halogenated 2-oxetanones on the nucleophilic addition reaction.
Date:
May 1973
Creator:
Patel, Arvind D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Studies Concerning the Production of Lactobacillic Acid in Lactobacillus Plantarum
This study is concerned with certain factors affecting the content of lactobacillic acid in Lactobacillus plantarum. Three main areas of investigation are reported herein. The effects of both the oxygen tension and the pH of the culture medium on the accumulation of lactobacillic acid were determined. In addition, monolayer studies were conducted to determine the influence of cyclopropane fatty acid content on the molecular packing of membrane lipids.
Date:
May 1973
Creator:
Halper, Laura Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Isozymes and In Vivo Activity of Triosephosphate Isomerase
The distribution of isozymes of triosephosphate isomerase was normal in all human tissues examined. This finding argues against the existence of tissue-specific isozymes. Normal distributions of isozymes were also found in patients with cri-du-chat syndrome. Thus it is unlikely that a gene for triosephosphate isomerase is located on the short arm of chromosome five in man. When triosephosphate isomerases from a wide range of species were examined by starch gel electrophoresis, definite evolutionary patterns were found. Kinetic studies were conducted on human triosephosphate isomerase under conditions simulating the intracellular environment of the erythrocyte. Calculations using the kinetic parameters obtained indicate that even in triosephosphate isomerase deficiency disease, enough enzyme activity remains that the rate of glycolysis should not become inhibited.
Date:
May 1974
Creator:
Snapka, Robert Morris
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Studies Concerning Asparagine Metabolism in Lactobacillus plantarum
This study is concerned with the metabolism of L-asparagine in Lactobacillus plantarum (ATCC 8014). Theprimary area of investigation is the preliminary characterization of a previously unreported L-asparaginase enzyme in L. plantarum. This L-asparaginase was determined to be an inducible enzyme with variations in its activity level according to the L-asparagine level in the growth medium. L-Glutaminase could not be induced in this organism by L-glutamine, nor would L-glutamine induce the asparaginase activity. These and other studies with amino acid analogs demonstrated the high specificity of both induction and enzymic activity of the asparaginase. Various physical properties of the enzyme were studied. The enzyme was found to be inhibited by adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This inhibition appears to be cooperative in nature and of the type exhibited by allosteric enzymes. These studies should be confirmed on a highly purified enzyme as these preliminary experiments were performed using a crude cell-free extract.
Date:
May 1974
Creator:
McCue, Bette Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Crystal and Molecular Structure of 2, 2' bipyridylglycinatochloro Copper (II) Dihydrate
The three-dimensional x-ray structure of 2,2'-bipyridylglycinatochloro copper(II) dihydrate has been fully refined to a final R factor of 0.081. The bipyridyl and glycine ligands are arranged about the central copper atom in a square planar configuration while the chlorine atom is 2.635 angstroms above this plane directly over the copper atom. This unusually long distance is explained by the positioning of a glycine group on the opposite side of the square plane, resulting in a distorted octahedral arrangement. Also, the chlorine atom is linked to three oxygen atoms via hydrogen bonding, thus stabilizing the distorted octahedral complex.
Date:
May 1975
Creator:
Neitzel, Conrad J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hyperconjugative Interactions in Silylanilines
The purpose of the present work is to study the bonding interactions between the substituents and the ring π system for a series of ortho and para MeₙH₃₋ₙM (M = C or Si, n = 0-3) substituted N,N-dimethylaniline . Both ground and excited-state interactions were studied and their magnitudes determined. The experimental data were then used in conjunction with molecular orbital calculations to differentiate among inductive, hyperconjugative, and d-pπ interactions on the ground and excited states. Overall, the study indicates that d orbital involvement in the interactions of organosilicon substituents with unsaturated systems is much less significant than is generally held. The importance of pₛᵢ⁻π and pₛᵢ⁻π* hyperconjugative interactions between silicon σ* orbitals and π system in producing the effects of silicon substitution on unsaturated systems has become more apparent.
Date:
May 1975
Creator:
Jung, Il Nam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Isolation and Characterization of Proteus vulgaris Methylglyoxal Synthetase
Methylglyoxal synthetase, which catalyzes the formation of methylglyoxal and inorganic phosphate from dihydroxyacetone phosphate, was found in extracts of Proteus vulgaris. An efficient purification procedure utilizing ion exchange column chromatography and isoelectric focusing has been developed. Homogeneity of the enzyme preparation was confirmed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and rechromatography.Two components of methylglyoxal synthetase were obtained upon isoelectric focusing. A comparison of the chemical and physical properties of the two components was carried out. The enzyme is a dimer. In the presence of inorganic phosphate, the hyperbolic saturation kinetics with dihydroxyacetone phosphate are shifted to sigmoidal.
Date:
May 1975
Creator:
Tsai, Pei-Kuo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis and Study of Glutaryl-S-(ω-aminoalkyl)-L-cysteinylglycines as Inhibitors of Glyoxalase I
This thesis describes the synthesis and preliminary enzymatic study of glutaryl-S-(8-aminooctyl)-L-cysteinylglycine and glutaryl-S-(10-aminodecyl)-L-cysteinylglycine as inhibitors of glyoxalase I. These analogs of glutathione were prepared as potential ligands for affinity chromatography purification of glyoxalase I. The compounds were synthesized by a seven-step procedure in overall yields of 24% for the octyl analog and 33% for the decyl analog. Both compounds exhibited mixed type inhibition of the enzyme, with the decyl derivative being more inhibitory than the octyl derivative. The inhibition was nonlinear (parabolic) for both compounds. Although less inhibitory than the corresponding S-substituted glutathione derivatives, these analogs are promising candidates for affinity chromatography ligands. Such compounds may also be useful in studying the mechanism of glyoxalase I.
Date:
May 1975
Creator:
Phillips, Gerald Wayne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Determination of Organic-Bound Chlorine Levels in Municipal Wastewaters After Treatment with Heavy Chlorine Doses
The development of an analytical method for the determination of total organic-bound chlorine (TOCl) produced during the chlorination of municipal wastewater effluents is presented. Sewage effluent from the Denton, Texas municipal treatment plant was chlorinated at high chlorine doses (1000 - 4000 ppm), as well as typical treatment levels. Chlororganics present in the wastewater, before and after chlorination, were concentrated by adsorption on Amberlite XAD-2 macroreticular resin, followed by elution with diethyl ether. After concentration, the extracts were analyzed for TOC1 by microcoulometry. Analysis of wastewater extracts revealed the production of substantial amounts of new chlorinated organics when effluents were treated with chlorine. The method shows good precision and estimated accuracy is favorable.
Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Smith, Garmon B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Magnetic Properties of Metal(II) Schiff Base Complexes
Ligands prepared from various combinations of aldehydes and ketones with the appropriate aminealcohol were complexed with cupric acetate monohydrate. The complexes with O,NO or N,N,O donor atoms were synthesized to study the influences of the ligand on molecular structure, spin-spin interaction, and on the value of the exchange integral. The magnetic data indicated that of the eight Cu(II) complexes discussed, two behaved differently from known analogous compounds. Cu (benzoylacetone :ethanolamine) was compared to Cu(acac:ethanolamine), and Cu(pyrr:oaminophenol) was compared to Cu(acac:o-aminophenol). Each pair of complexes was postulated to have the same molecular structure. The synthesis and characterization of Mn(pyrr:oaminophenol) 2H2 is also discussed. The following physical data were collected and discussed: elemental analysis, melting point, molecular weight, infrared spectra, electronic spectra, and magnetic susceptibility.
Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Hines, Mary Katherine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Regulation of Pyridine Nucleotide Metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
The levels of total nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP), and their redox states were determined as the function of growth in S. cerevisiae. Cells growing in a medium containing 0.8% glucose exhibit two phases of exponential growth, utilizing glucose and ethanol, respectively. The NAD pool is 50% reduced during both stages of growth while the NADP pool is 67% reduced in glucose growth and 48% reduced in ethanol growth. The NAD/NADP ratio is constant during growth on glucose and a two-fold increase in the NAD/NADP ratio occurs upon exhaustion of glucose. The increased ratio is maintained during growth on ethanol. This alteration in the regulation of the relative levels of NAD and NADP may be due to a change in the regulation of NAD kinase and/or NADP phosphatase activities. These changes may be related to the redox state of the NADP pool.
Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Ting, Haung-yu
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spectroscopic Investigation of Some Allyl Alkali Metal Compounds
To gain better understanding of the nature of the carbonmetal bonding in 3-neopentylallyl alkali metal (5,5-dimethyl- 2-hexenyl alkali metal) systems, an investigation is extended to 3-neopentylallylpotassium. In addition, pertinent data on the 3-neopentylallyl systems are re-examined in an attempt to understand the trends in the bonding habits, as affected by the solvent, the cation and the temperature.
Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Moore, Michael L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Organometallic Precursors to Cyclic Organosilanes
This investigation deals with the preparations of cyclic organosilanes via two different types of organometallic precursors: borane adducts to chlorovinylsilanes and tertbutyllithium adducts to chlorovinylsilanes. The regiospecificity of the hydroboration of various types of boranes to chlorovinylsilanes was studied by three different methods. It was found that, by using bulky hydroborating agents, about 80% isomerically pure terminal borane adducts to chlorovinylsilanes could be obtained. While the adducts are potential precursors to silacyclopropanes, when these borane adducts were treated with bases such as sodium methoxide and methyl Grignard, no evidence for silacyclopropane formation was found.
Date:
May 1977
Creator:
Lim, Thomas Fay-Oy
System:
The UNT Digital Library