The crystal structure of $K_5Na_2[SbW_6O_{24}]{\cdot}12H_2O$ has been determined. Final R = 0.081 for 890 observed independent reflections collected by diffractometry. Crystal data as follows; trigonal, space group R3m, a = 9.794(1) ${\AA},\;{\alpha}$ = 84.72$(1)^{\circ}$, Z = 1. The heteropolyanion has a structure with point symmetry $D_{3d}$ (3m), of the ideal Anderson-type heteropolyanion. The Sb-W and W-W distances are 3.259(2) and 3.259(3) ${\AA}$. Three types of W-O ($W-O_t,\;W-O_b\;and\;W-O_c$) distances are 1.73(2), 1.95(4) and 2.20(3) ${\AA}$. The Sb-O distance is 1.97(3) ${\AA}$.

${\beta}$-Naphthoxyboranes and lithium tri-${\beta}$ -naphthoxyborohydride were prepared and their properties were investigated by 11B-NMR. The reducing power of lithium tri-${\beta}$ -naphthoxyborohydride is weaker than lithium borohydride.

The study of the $Na_3YSi_3O_9$ structure, by x-ray diffraction and infrared spectrum, showed that $Na_3YSi_3O_9$ is similar to $Na_4CaSi_3O_9$ except for its being pseudo-cubic instead of cubic. The peaks in the x-ray diffraction pattern of $Na_3YSi_3O_9$ could therefore be indexed on the basis of the $Na_4CaSi_3O_9$ cell. Also, modified $Na_3MSi_3O_9$ (M = Lu, Yb, Tm, Er, Y, Ho, Dy, Gd, Eu, and Sm) type compounds were synthesized by introducing excess sodium, decreasing M(III) concentration, and substituting small amount of phosphorus for silicon. The unit cell parameters of the composition $Na_{3.2}M_{0.7}Si_{2.9}P_{0.1}O_{8.7}$ were estimated from x-ray powder diffraction patterns using the Cohen method.

The results of an ab initio (6-31G) molecular orbital calculation of the dipole moment derivatives and gas phase IR intensities of difluoromethane are reported. The results are compared with corresponding values obtained from a CNDO calculation. The directions of the dipole derivatives calculated by the two methods agree very well, whereas the intensities differ significantly. The results are also analyzed for the charge-charge flux-overlap electronic contributions to the dipole derivatives.

Preparation of optically pure (3R, 4R)-4-acetoxy-3-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]azetidin-2-o ne derivatives, which can be employed as starting materials for synthesis of carbapenem and penem antibiotics, was established in high efficiency from 6-amino-penicillanic acid (6-APA). 6-APA was diazotized and brominated to give 6, 6-dibromopenicillanic acid and its methyl ester was metalated with methylmagnesium bromide and condensed with acetaldehyde. The product, methyl 6-bromo-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)penicillanate was reduced with Zn-$NH_4Cl-NH_4OH$-acetone efficiently to give methyl 6-(l-hydroxyethyl)-penicillanate, which was protected either with ${\beta},{\beta},{\beta}$ -trichloroethoxycarbonyl group or with t-butyldimethylsilyl group. The thiazolidine rings of these compounds were cleaved by treatment of mercury(II) acetate in acetic acid and permangante in acetone in sequence to afford the desired optically pure final products.

A statistical thermodynamical treatment for polymer adsorption from solution is presented. The canonical partition function for the polymer solution in the presence of a surface or an impermeable interface is formulated on the basis of usual quasi-crystalline lattice model, Bragg-Williams approximation of random mixing, and Pak's simple treatment of liquid. The present theory gives the surface excess ${\Gamma}_{exc}$ and the surface coverage ${\phi}^s_2$ of the polymer as a function of the chain length x, the Flory-Huggins parameter x, the adsorption energy parameter $x_s$, and polymer concentration $v_2$. Present theory is also applicable to the calculation of interfacial tension of polymer solution against water. For the idealized flexible polymer, interfacial tensions according to our theory fit good to the experimental data to the agreeable degrees.

Photocycloaddition of 1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene to olefins proceeds through a biradical triplet-state intermediate as proven by the photoproduct stereochemistry, quantum yield measurements, sensitization, quenching, and fluorescence and phosphorescence quenching studies.

By using a complete rate constant($k_e$) which treats a solvent (water) as a reactant, and a conventional rate constant($k_c$), which ignores the solvent in describing the rate, the parameters ${\Delta}V^{\neq}_s,\;{\Delta}H^{\neq}_s\;and\;{\Delta}S^{\neq}_s$ were introduced. These quantities represent the volume change, the enthalpy change, and the entropy change accompanying the electrostriction which occurs when solvent molecules condense on the activated complex. The authors measured the rates of the solvolysis of benzoyl chloride in water-acetone mixtures at $15^{\circ}$ to $30^{\circ}C$ and 1 bar to 2500 bars. Applying the authors' theory to the experimental results, the parameters, ${\Delta}V^{\neq}_s,\;{\Delta}H^{\neq}_s\;and\;{\Delta}S^{\neq}_s$ were evaluated, and it was found that they are all negative, indicating that water dipoles condense on the activated complex. They also proposed the following equations: ${\Delta}H^{\neq}_c\;=\;{\Delta}H^{\neq}_e\;+\;{\Delta}H^{\neq}_s\;and\; {\Delta}S^{\neq}_c\;=\;{\Delta}S^{\neq}_e\;+{\Delta}S^{\neq}_s\;,\;where\;{\Delta}H^{\neq}_c\;and\;{\Delta}H^{\neq}_c\;and\;{\Delta}S^{\neq}_s $are the activation enthalpy change and the activation entropy change for the conventional reaction rate, respectively, and ${\Delta}H^{\neq}_e$ and ${\Delta}S^{\neq}_e$ are the corresponding quantities for the complete reaction rate. The authors proposed that for the $SN_1$ type, all the quantities, ${\Delta}V^{\neq}_s,\;{\Delta}S^{\neq}_s\;,{\Delta}H^{\neq}_s\;and\;{\Delta}S^{\neq}_s$ are comparatively large, and for the $SN_2$ type, these quantities are smaller than for the $SN_1$ type, and occasionally the case ${\Delta}S^{\neq}_e$ < 0 occurs. Using these criteria, the authors concluded that at high temperature, high pressure and for a high water content solvent, the SN_1$ type mechanism predominates whereas in the reversed case the $SN_2$M type predominates.

Daunomycin, an anthracycline antibiotic, has been found to inhibit virus multiplication and shows considerable activity against tumors. Its activity may be varied by conformational changes of daunomycin. The conformational changes are come from the pucker of D-ring and variation of environments. We have carried out conformational analyses by using empirical potential function. We found that when daunomycin is hydrated or bound to $Mg^{2+}$ ion, the minimum conformer of each state is altered from ${\alpha}$ conformer to ${\beta}$ conformer through the pathway having four local minima. Our calculated results are in good agreements with those of X-ray crystallography and biological experiments, in which metal ion inhibits the binding of daunomycin to DNA.

After conversion to their 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl or 3,5-dinitroanilide derivatives, the enantiomers of a number of drugs may be chromatographically separated on various ${\alpha}$-arylalkylamine-derived chiral stationary phases (CSPs). While each CSP used in this study is useful, CSP 1 is best able to resolve the 3,5-dinitroanilide derivative of Ibuprofen while CSP 9 generally gives rather large ${\alpha}$ values for the resolution of 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl derivatives of the enantiomers of ${\beta}$-adrenergic blocking drugs.