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The separation of Hquid crystals as the concentration of ceUulose increases above a critical value (30%) is mosdy because of the higher combinatorial entropy of mixing of the conformationaHy extended ceUulosic chains in the ordered phase. The critical concentration depends on solvent and temperature, and has been estimated from the polymer chain conformation using lattice and virial theories of nematic ordering (102—107). The side-chain substituents govern solubiHty, and if sufficiently bulky and flexible can yield a thermotropic mesophase in an accessible temperature range. AcetoxypropylceUulose [96420-45-8], prepared by acetylating HPC, was the first reported thermotropic ceUulosic (108), and numerous other heavily substituted esters and ethers of hydroxyalkyl ceUuloses also form equUibrium chiral nematic phases, even at ambient temperatures. 

The cyanohydrins were hydrolyzed with concentrated HC1 at ambient temperature in very high yield without any racemization to give 2-hydroxy carboxylic acids [71], Likewise, cyanohydrins were solvolyzed in solution of 2 m HC1 and 2 m alcohol to afford corresponding 2-hydroxy carboxylic ester [72],... 

DSC can be used effectively in the isothermal mode as well. In this case, the container with the sample is inserted into the DSC preheated to the desired test temperature. This type of experiment should be performed to examine systems for induction periods that occur with autocatalytic reactions and with inhibitor depletion reactions. (Reactions with induction periods can give misleading results in the DSC operated with increasing temperature scans.) Autocatalytic reactions are those whose rates are proportional to the concentration of one or more of the reaction products. Some hydroperoxides and peroxy esters exhibit autocatalytic decomposition. Inhibitor depletion can be a serious problem with certain vinyl monomers, such as styrene and acrylic acid, that can initiate polymerization at ambient temperatures and then selfheat into runaways. Isothermal DSC tests can be used to determine a time to runaway that is related to the inhibitor concentration. 

The tert-butyl esters of 2-pyrrolylaminomethylenemalonates (1438, R2 = COO/Bu) were selectively hydrolyzed with methanesulfonic acid or concentrated sulfuric acid at 0°C or at ambient temperature to afford the corresponding carboxylic acids (1438, R2 = COOH) in 26-98% yields. The carboxylic acid (1438, R = Me, R1 = H, R2 = COOH) underwent facile decarboxylation upon heating at 190-200°C to give 2-pyrrolylamino-methylenemalonate (1438, R = Me, R1 = R2 = H) in 73% yield (85JHC1429). 

Exposure Levels in Environmental Media. Reliable monitoring data for the levels of di- -octylphthalate in contaminated media at hazardous waste sites are needed so that the information obtained on levels of di-ra-octylphthalate in the environment can be used in combination with the known body burden of di-w-octylphthalate to assess the potential risk of adverse health effects in populations living in the vicinity of hazardous waste sites. Di-u-octylphthalate has been detected in ambient air, rain, surface water, groundwater, and sediment. However, as a result of the confusion about the nomenclature for octylphthalate esters, much of the historical monitoring data available actually pertain to the branched isomer, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (Vista Chemical 1992). Therefore, little current information specific to the /1-octyl isomer is available regarding concentrations of the compound in foods, drinking water, and environmental media, particularly with respect to media at hazardous waste sites. The lack of monitoring data precludes the estimation of human exposure via intake of or contact with contaminated media. 

As we shall see later, most catalytic antibodies achieve rate accelerations in the range 103 to 106. It follows that for a very slow reaction, e.g. the alkaline hydrolysis of a phosphate diester with A 0h 10-u m 1 s 1 direct observation of the reaction is going to be experimentally problematic. Given that concentrations of catalytic antibodies employed are usually in the 1-10 /am range, it has proved far more realistic to target the hydrolysis of an aliphatic ester, with /c0h 0.1 m-1 s-1 under ambient conditions. 

Figure 15. Degradation of alachlor (ALA), trifiuraiin (TRI), parathion (PAR), 2,4-D ester (2,4-D), carbaryl (CAR), 2,4-D acid (ACID) and 1-naphthol (NAP) at low concentration and ambient conditions. , amount in soil and water o, amount in water.

To a suspension of the compound obtained above (500mg, 1.57 mmol) and NaHCOj (1.58 g, 18.84 mmol) in MeOH/H20 (26 ml, 12 1), cooled in an ice bath, was added NBS (1.96g, ll.OOmmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 5°C for 5 min, then at ambient temperature for 10 min. A solution of aqueous 10% Na Os (5 ml) was added, then the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove most of the MeOH. The reaction mixture was partitioned between HzO and Et20/hexane (1 1), then washed with water, dried (MgS04), filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. Silica gel chromatography (35% EtOAc/hexane) afforded the p-hydroxy ester as a colourless oil (310 mg, 88%). 

Mizuno investigated the diastereoselectivity (de) in the reaction of (/)-men-thyl 2-naphthoate with furan [140], The de of the caged products 83 was highest in the reaction in pentane solution at ambient temperature (Scheme 27). The de was decreased with increasing polarity of solvents or by use of benzene or toluene. The de increased with decreasing the concentration of furan, or lowering the reaction temperature. Furthermore, the photoreaction of 1-phenylethyl ester (84) with furan gave up to 30% de. 

To a 5 L 3-neck round bottom flask with stir bar was added the crude N-(3-amino)-propyl)valine methyl ester (150 g, 0.8 mol) and dichloromethane (3.2 L). Carbonyldiimidazole (232 g, 1.44 mol) was added slowly in portions over 25 min. The solution was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 40 hours. Water (200 mL) was added over 1 h with stirring until no more gas evolution occurred. A solution of 35% HCI was slowly added to the stirring solution until the solution became acidic. The solution was then partitioned and was washed with water. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and was concentrated to yield 126 g (74%) of 2S-(l-tetrahydro-pyrimid-2-onyl)-3-methyl butanoic acid methyl ester as a colorless solid. 

Emission ofDEHP from PVC wall coverings (containing 30%phthalic esters) was measured in a test chamber at room temperature, maximum concentration of 0.94 g/m3 for DEHP in air over 14-day test period (Udhe et al. 2001). Other citations within this reference noted that DEHP in test chambers was not detectable at room temperature, but maximum concentrations of 5.2 and 2 g/m3 were measured at 60 and 40 °C, respectively. Increases in DEHP emissions with increasing ambient temperature are especially... 

A reaction vessel was charged with 500 ml diethyl ether, then cooled to 0°C, and NaH (400 mmol) and 23.2 ml ethyl alcohol added followed by 3-pyridine carbox-aldehyde (200 mmol) and 84.8 ml A A-dimethyl glycine ethyl ester. The mixture stirred overnight at ambient temperature and was then heated 1 hour at 30°C. The mixture was transferred to a separation funnel and diluted with 500 ml apiece EtOAc and water. The organic phase was transferred to a beaker, then treated with 500 ml 1M HC1, stirred 10 minutes at ambient temperature, and the phases separated. The aqueous layer was neutralized with solid NaHC03 and extracted three times with 300 ml EtOAc. The combined extracts were dried with Na2S04, concentrated, and an yellow solid isolated. The residue was recrystallized using EtOAc/hexanes, 4 1, and the product isolated in 52% yield as a pale yellow solid. 

A mixture consisting of the Step 3 product, (.S ) -4 - n i t r op h c n y I a I a n i n c methyl ester HC1 (1 equiv.), A-ethyLA -di methyl aminopropylcarbodiimidc HC1 (5.0 g), diisopropyl-ethylamine (3 equiv.), and 150 ml CH2C12 was stirred 5 hours at ambient temperature, then washed with 50 ml apiece saturated NaHC03 solution and 1M HC1. The solution was dried, concentrated, and a white solid foam isolated. The foam was recrystallized in hexane/ethyl acetate and 1.05 g product isolated as colorless crystals. 

The Step 4 product (14.4 mmol) was dissolved in 160 ml THF and treated with 5 A molecular sieves (16 g) and L-valine methyl ester hydrochloride (28.8 mmol), then stirred 30 minutes at ambient temperature. The solution was further treated with the dropwise addition of sodium cyanoborohydride (14.4 mmol) in 18 ml methyl alcohol at 0—5°C and the mixture stirred overnight at ambient temperature. The solution was concentrated, the residue purified by chromatography using EtOAc/n-heptane, 1 2, and 4.41 g of product isolated as an amorphous solid... 

A solution of Boc-cyclohexylgylcine monohydrate (24.00 mmol) in 50 ml CH2C12 was treated with 4-methylmorpholine (26.0 mmol), then cooled to -10°C and treated with 3.5 ml isobutyl chloroformate. A white suspension was stirred until the temperature rose to 5°C. In a separate beaker 3-hydroxyl-tyrosine methyl ester hydrochloride salt (26.5 mmol) dissolved in 30 ml DMF was treated with 4-methylmorpholine (26.0 mmol) and stirred 15 minutes at ambient temperature. This mixture was added to the aforementioned mixture, then stirred 1 hour at ambient temperature, and then diluted with 100 ml 1M HC1. The aqueous layer was extracted three times with 200 ml EtOAc, then washed with 100 ml apiece 1M HC1, 1M NaOH, and brine, dried with Na2S04, and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography with silica gel using EtOAc/hexanes, 3 7, and the product isolated in 53% yield as a colorless foam. 

The Step 2 product dissolved in 30 ml CH2C12 was treated with (3-mercaptopropyl-sulfanyl)acetic acid methyl ester (10.7 mmol), then cooled to 0°C, and basic alumina (11.9 g) added. The mixture was then stirred 18 hours at ambient temperature, filtered through celite, and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography with silica gel using hexane/EtOAc, 6 1, and the product isolated in 80% yield. 

Sodium hydride (0.36 mmol) was added to 5-hydroxy-7-azaindole (0.36 mmol) dissolved in 1.5 ml DMF at 0°C, then treated with 4-chloro-5-methylpyrrolo[2,l-f] [l,2,4]triazine-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (0.32mmol), and stirred 16 hours at ambient temperature. The reaction was quenched with 20 ml saturated NH4C1 solution, then extracted three times with 25 ml EtOAc, and the extract washed with 50 ml brine. The solution was dried, then concentrated, and the residue purified by preparative HPLC, RT = 7.12 minute. 

Allyl-7-amino-4-oxo-4H-chromene-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (32 mmol) dissolved in 400 ml of CH2C12 was treated first with A.IV-diisopropylethylamine (50 mmol), then trifluoroacetic anhydride (50 mmol) while cooling the mixture in an ice bath. The mixture was stirred 1 hour at ambient temperature, then washed with 200 ml apiece 2M HC1, saturated NaHC03 solution, and brine, dried with Na2S04, and filtered. The material was concentrated and 12.2 g product isolated as a pale yellow solid, mp = 136-137°C. 

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