Counterions, influence

Aberle AM, Bennett MJ, Malone RW et al (1996) The counterion influence on cationic lipid-mediated transfection of plasmid DNA. Biochim Biophys Acta-Lipids Lipid Metabolism 1299 281-283... 

The effect of even subtle changes in the structure of sulfonated counterions influences the switching process. These changes are evident in the cyclic resistograms35... 

An excellent example of counterion influence is the quite different thermal behavior of double-chain l-methyl-3,5-bis(n-hexadecyloxycarbonyl)pyridinium ion in crystals with iodide or chloride as counterion [4]. The iodide salt revealed three phase transitions solid crystalline-solid crystalline at —326 K, solid crystalline-liquid crystalline at —358 K, and liquid crystalline-isotropic liquid at —378 K. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the liquid crystalline phase could be best rationalized in terms of a smectic-H phase. The chloride anion could be unfavorable for liquid crystalline behavior because of its smaller ionic radius relative to the iodide anion. Less shielding of the positive charges of the pyridinium rings by the chloride counterion leads to increased electrostatic repulsion between headgroups. 

It turned out that the dodecylsulfate surfactants Co(DS)i Ni(DS)2, Cu(DS)2 and Zn(DS)2 containing catalytically active counterions are extremely potent catalysts for the Diels-Alder reaction between 5.1 and 5.2 (see Scheme 5.1). The physical properties of these micelles have been described in the literature and a small number of catalytic studies have been reported. The influence of Cu(DS)2 micelles on the kinetics of quenching of a photoexcited species has been investigated. Interestingly, Kobayashi recently employed surfactants in scandium triflate catalysed aldol reactions". Robinson et al. have demonshuted that the interaction between metal ions and ligand at the surface of dodecylsulfate micelles can be extremely efficient. ... 

The rate of ion propagation, is independent of the counterion and has been found to be about 46 X 10 in all cases for CF SO", AsF, SbF, SbCFg, PF g, and BF/ counterions. Conditions were the same for all counterions, ie, 8.0 M of monomer in CCI4 solvent and 25°C polymerization temperature. With less stable counterions such as SbCF and BF at most temperatures, the influence of transfer and termination reactions must be taken into account (71). 

Back-diffusion is the transport of co-ions, and an equivalent number of counterions, under the influence of the concentration gradients developed between enriched and depleted compartments during ED. Such back-diffusion counteracts the electrical transport of ions and hence causes a decrease in process efficiency. Back-diffusion depends on the concentration difference across the membrane and the selectivity of the membrane the greater the concentration difference and the lower the selectivity, the greater the back-diffusion. Designers of ED apparatus, therefore, try to minimize concentration differences across membranes and utilize highly selective membranes. Back-diffusion between sodium chloride solutions of zero and one normal is generally [Pg.173]

Electrical conductivity is of interest in corrosion processes in cell formation (see Section 2.2.4.2), in stray currents, and in electrochemical protection methods. Conductivity is increased by dissolved salts even though they do not take part in the corrosion process. Similarly, the corrosion rate of carbon steels in brine, which is influenced by oxygen content according to Eq. (2-9), is not affected by the salt concentration [4]. Nevertheless, dissolved salts have a strong indirect influence on many local corrosion processes. For instance, chloride ions that accumulate at local anodes can stimulate dissolution of iron and prevent the formation of a film. Alkali ions are usually regarded as completely harmless, but as counterions to OH ions in cathodic regions, they result in very high pH values and aid formation of films (see Section 2.2.4.2 and Chapter 4). 

Essential for MD simulations of nucleic acids is a proper representation of the solvent environment. This typically requires the use of an explicit solvent representation that includes counterions. Examples exist of DNA simulations performed in the absence of counterions [24], but these are rare. In most cases neutralizing salt concentrations, in which only the number of counterions required to create an electrically neutral system are included, are used. In other cases excess salt is used, and both counterions and co-ions are included [30]. Though this approach should allow for systematic smdies of the influence of salt concentration on the properties of oligonucleotides, calculations have indicated that the time required for ion distributions around DNA to properly converge are on the order of 5 ns or more [31]. This requires that preparation of nucleic acid MD simulation systems include careful consideration of both solvent placement and the addition of ions. 

The orange-red [SsN] anion Xm2.x 465 nm) is obtained by the addition of triphenylphosphine to a solution of a [S4N] salt in acetonitrile.It can be isolated as a salt in combination with large counterions, e.g., [Ph4As] or [N(PPh3)2] , but it is unstable with respect to the formation of the blue [S4N] anion in solution or in the solid state under the influence of heat or pressure. 

The mechanism by which analytes are transported in a non-discriminate manner (i.e. via bulk flow) in an electrophoresis capillary is termed electroosmosis. Eigure 9.1 depicts the inside of a fused silica capillary and illustrates the source that supports electroosmotic flow. Adjacent to the negatively charged capillary wall are specifically adsorbed counterions, which make up the fairly immobile Stern layer. The excess ions just outside the Stern layer form the diffuse layer, which is mobile under the influence of an electric field. The substantial frictional forces between molecules in solution allow for the movement of the diffuse layer to pull the bulk... 

The mechanical properties of ionomers can be appreciably altered by the manner in which the ionomer is prepared and treated prior to testing. Some of the factors that are influential are the degree of conversion (neutralization) from the acid form to the salt form, the nature of the thermal treatment or aging, the type of counterion that is introduced, the solvent that is used for preparation of thin films, and the presence and nature of any plasticizers or additives that may be present. In the scope of this chapter, it is not possible to provide a complete description of the influence of each of these variables on the wide variety of ionomers that are now commercially available or produced in the laboratory. Instead, one or more examples of the changes in properties that may be induced by each of the processing variables is presented and discussed. 

With a-alkyl-substituted chiral carbonyl compounds bearing an alkoxy group in the -position, the diastereoselectivity of nucleophilic addition reactions is influenced not only by steric factors, which can be described by the models of Cram and Felkin (see Section 1.3.1.1.), but also by a possible coordination of the nucleophile counterion with the /J-oxygen atom. Thus, coordination of the metal cation with the carbonyl oxygen and the /J-alkoxy substituent leads to a chelated transition state 1 which implies attack of the nucleophile from the least hindered side, opposite to the pseudoequatorial substituent R1. Therefore, the anb-diastereomer 2 should be formed in excess. With respect to the stereogenic center in the a-position, the predominant formation of the anft-diastereomer means that anti-Cram selectivity has occurred. 

The effect of the counterion on the diastereomer ratio was investigated in detail for the Peterson condensation3 of phenyl(trimethylsilyl)methanide with benzaldehyde2 or substituted cyclohexanones4 and was found to be remarkably low. The variation of the solvent and the temperature has an influence of similar magnitude. 

For amide enolates (X = NR2), with Z geometry, model transition state D is intrinsically favored, but, again, large X substituents favor the formation of nt/-adducts via C. Factors that influence the diastereoselectivity include the solvent, the enolate counterion and the substituent pattern of enolate and enonc. In some cases either syn- or unh-products are obtained preferentially by varying the nature of the solvent, donor atom (enolate versus thioeno-late), or counterion. Most Michael additions listed in this section have not been examined systematically in terms of diastereoselectivity and coherent transition stale models are currently not available. Similar models to those shown in A-D can be used, however all the previously mentioned factors (among others) may be critical to the stereochemical outcome of the reaction. 

Initiator efficiency in terms of conversions and molecular weights were similar for model compounds and polymerizations. The influence of chlorine and bromine-containing counterions on polymerization was similar to that found in model study. 

A fundament of the quantum chemical standpoint is that structure and reactivity are correlated. When using quantum chemical reactivity parameters for quantifying relationships between structure and reactivity one has the advantage of being able to describe the nature of the structural influences in a direct manner, without empirical assumptions. This is especially valid for the so-called Salem-Klopman equation. It allows the differentiation between the charge and the orbital controlled portions of the interaction between reactants. This was shown by the investigation of the interaction between the Lewis acid with complex counterions 18> (see part 4.4). 

These reactions proceed via the conjugated anions and influence the stability of the counterion. 

Lithium trifluoromethanesulfonimide in acetone or diethyl ether as a safe alternative to lithium perchlorate in diethyl ether for effecting Diels-Alder reactions. Unexpected influence of the counterion on exo/endo selectivity [47]... 

Jorgensen et al. [84] studied how solvent effects could influence the course of Diels-Alder reactions catalyzed by copper(II)-bisoxazoline. They assumed that the use of polar solvents (generally nitroalkanes) improved the activity and selectivity of the cationic copper-Lewis acid used in the hetero Diels-Alder reaction of alkylglyoxylates with dienes (Scheme 31, reaction 1). The explanation, close to that given by Evans regarding the crucial role of the counterion, is a stabilization of the dissociated ion, leading to a more defined complex conformation. They also used this reaction for the synthesis of a precursor for highly valuable sesquiterpene lactones with an enantiomeric excess superior to 99%. 

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