YU-ISSN 0352-5139 J.Serb.Chem.Soc. Vol. 67. No. 7 (2002) CONTENTS Organic Chemistry D. Opsenica, G. Pocsfalvi, W. K. Milhous and B. [olaja: Antimalarial peroxides: the first intramolecular 1,2,4,5-tetraoxane 465 H. Çelik: Synthesis of monoketo and monohydroxy eicosanoic acids and esters with substituents at odd-numbered (3-13) carbons 473 Physical Chemistry T. J. Janji}, G. Vu~kovi} and M. B. ]elap: Influence of the stationary and mobile phase composition on solvent strength parameter eº and SP system parameter in NP column chromatography 481 M. Radojevi}, V. Jovi} and D. Vitorovi}: Study of sepiolite from Gole{ (Kosovo, Yugoslavia). I. Sorption capacity 489 M. Radojevi}, V. Jovi}, D. Karauli} and D. Vitorovi}: Study of sepiolite from Gole{ (Kosovo, Yugoslavia). II. Acid activation 499 R. K. Singh and P. M. Dhadke: Extraction and separation of titanium(IV) with D2EHPA and PC-88A from aqueous perchloric acid solutions 507 Inorganic Chemistry R. N. Prasad and S. Gupta: Synthesis and characterization of 2,3,13,14tetramethyl (ethyl or p-tolyl)-1,4,12,15-tetraazacyclodocosa-1,3,12,14tetraene complexes of Mg(II), Ca(II), Sr(II) and Ba(II) 523 Electrochemistry V. D. Jovi} and B. M. Jovi}: Surface reconstruction during the adsorption/desorption of OH- species onto Cu(111) and Cu(100) in 0.1 M NaOH solution 531 J.Serb.Chem.Soc. 67(7)465–471(2002) UDC 616.936:54–39:547.92 JSCS - 2967 Original scientific paper Antimalarial peroxides: the first intramolecular 1,2,4,5-tetraoxane DEJAN OPSENICA1, GABRIELLA POCSFALVI2, WILBUR K. MILHOUS3 and BOGDAN A. [OLAJA4# 1Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 2Centro di Spettrometria di Massa Proteomica e Biomoleculare, Istituto di Scienze dell’Alimentazione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Avellino, Italy, 3Division of Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA and 4Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, P. O. Box 158, YU-11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Received 28 February 2002) An intramolecular steroidal 1,2,4,5-tetraoxane has been synthesised in six steps starting from methyl 3-oxo-7a,12a-diacetoxy-5b-cholan-24oate. The synthesised 1,2,4,5-tetraoxane has moderate in vitro antimalarial activity against P. falciparum strains (IC50 (D6) = 0.35 mg/mL; IC50 (W2) = 0.29 mg/mL). Keywords: tetraoxane, malaria, peroxide, steroid, intramolecular. REFERENCES 1. Malaria Foundation International, http://www. malaria. org/, and the sites given therein 2. Selected references: a) A. J. Lin, D. L. Klayman, W. K. Milhous, J. Med. Chem. 30 (1987) 2147; b) T. T. Nga, C. Menage, J-P. Beque, D. Bonnet-Delpon, J-C. Gantier, B. Pradines, J-C. Doury, T. D. Thac, J. Med. Chem. 41 (1998) 4101; c) A. J. Lin, R. E. Miller, J. Med. Chem. 38 (1995) 764; d) G. H. Posner, M. H. Parker, J. Northorp, J. S. Elias, P. Ploypradith, S. Xie, T. A. Shapiro, J. Med. Chem. 42 (1999) 300; e) G. H. Posner, P. Ploypradith, M. H. 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J.Serb.Chem.Soc. 67(7)473–480(2002) UDC 547.295.96+547–326:542.913 JSCS – 2968 Original scientific paper Synthesis of monoketo and monohydroxy eicosanoic acids and esters with substituents at odd–numbered (3-13) carbons HÜLYA ÇEL¤K Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University, 34850 Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey; e-mail: hcelik@istanbul.edu.tr (Received 28 December 2001, revised 8 April 2002) In this study, monoketo and monohydroxy eicosanoic acids and their methyl esters with the position of the substituent on odd numbered carbon atoms from 3 to 13 were synthesized with high purity. Furthermore, the semicarbazone and anilide derivatives of the obtained keto acids were prepared. They were characterized by TLC, IR and 1H-NMR spectroscopy and their physical and chemical properties were established. Keywords: monoketo, monohydroxy, eicosanoic acid methyl ester. REFERENCES 1. Markley, Fatty Acids 1 (1947) 69 2. E. Y. Brechany, W. W. Christie, J. 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J.Serb.Chem.Soc. 67(7)481–487(2002) UDC 543.544.7+541.8:541.121/.123 JSCS – 2969 Original scientific paper Influence of the stationary and mobile phase composition on solvent strength parameter eº and SP system parameter in NP column chromatography T. J.JANJI], G. VU^KOVI]# and M. B. ]ELAP# Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, P. O. Box 158, YU-11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Received 31 January 2002) It is shown that SP system parameters, previously used for the linearization of log k values in RP chromatography, can also be used in NP chromatography. A very good linear correlation between SP parameter and the earlier described Snyder solvent strength parameter has been established. It was also found that the phase equilibrium constant K is independent of the polarity and concentration of the more polar component of binary solvent mixtures. Keywords: NP chromatography, SP parameter, solvent strength parameter eº. REFERENCES 1. T. J. Janji}, G. Vu~kovi}, M. B. ]elap, J. Serb. 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J.Serb.Chem.Soc. 67(7)489–497(2002) UDC 553.673(497.115):66.081 JSCS – 2970 Original scientific paper Study of sepiolite from Gole{ (Kosovo, Yugoslavia). I. Sorption capacity MARINA RADOJEVI]a, VIDOJKO JOVI]b, and DRAGOMIR VITOROVI]c aInstitute of General and Physical Chemistry, P. O. Box 551, Studentski trg 12, YU-11000 Belgrade, bFaculty of Mining and Geology, Dju{ina 7, YU-11000 Belgrade and cCenter of Chemistry –ICTM, Njego{eva 12, YU11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Received 8 February 2002) The sorption of molecules of different size and polarity (water, nhexane, isooctane, benzene, toluene, cyclohexane, carbon tetrachloride, isopropanol, isobutanol, methanol, ethanol) by sepiolite from Gole{, i.e. from the biggest to-date known Yugoslav deposit, was studied in this work. The BET surface area observed with different sorbates varied from 227 to 314 m2/g, due to only partial migration of sorbate molecules into the pores or to imperfect packing of the sorbate molecules. 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J.Serb.Che.Soc. 67(7)507–521(2002) UDC 546.824+546.137-32:66.061+620.168.3 JSCS – 2972 Original scientific paper Extraction and separation of titanium(IV) with D2EHPA and PC-88A from aqueous perchloric acid solutions RAJEEV K. SINGH and PURSHOTTAM M. DHADKE Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Applied Chemistry Division, Department of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019, India (Received 20 August 2001, revised 1 March 2002) The liquid-liquid extraction of Ti(IV) from perchlorate media using, di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) and 2-ethylhexyl prosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester (PC-88A) in toluene as the extractant was studied. Quantitative extraction of Ti(IV) was observed in the lower acidity range of 0.01 to 0.1 mol dm-3 with 0.003 mol dm-3 D2EHPA and 0.01 mol dm-3 PC-88A in toluene, respectively, and in the higher acidity range of 9.0 to 10.0 mol dm-3 with 0.1 mol dm-3 D2EHPA and PC88A in toluene. 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