Reaction of thianthrene cation radical perchlorate (1) with tert-butyl peroxide (TBP) in acetonitrile gave thianthrene (2), thianthrene 5-oxide (3), cis-thianthrene-5,10-dioxide (4), 5-acetonylthianthrenium perchlorate (9), along with small amount of thianthrene-5,5-dioxide (7) in some cases. Isolation of N-tert-butylacetamide indicated the formation of tert-butyl cation from TBP. The formation mechanisms of these products were proposed.

A series of S-(2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-phenylethyl)-L-cysteine derivatives (10a-e) were synthesized from the reaction of $\beta$$\beta$-diethoxycarbonylstyrene with L-cysteine in 1:1 aqueous methanol. Thus, S-(2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-phenylethyl)-L-cysteine( 10a), S-[2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(3',4'-methylendioxy)ph enylethyl]-L-cysteine (10b), S-[2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(3',4',5'-trimethoxy)phe nylethyl]-L-cyseine (10c), S-[2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(p-hydroxy)phenylethyl] -L-cysteine (10d), S-[2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(p-methoxy)phenylethyl] -L-cysteine (10e) were obtained in moderate to excellent yields. The structure of the adducts was characterized by analytical and spectral data. The effects of pH upon the product yields were also briefly examined.

The 8-methoxypsoralen$<^{4',5'}_{5',6}>$ thymidine monoadducts are isolated from the irradiation mixture of 8-methoxypsoralen and thymidine in a dry film state by a flash column followed by lobar column chromatography. Some physical properties of the adducts were determined. The fluorescence maximum and quantum yield of the monoadduct are dependent on the solvent polarity and the phosphorescence to fluorescence quantum yield ratio was 2.10 which was significantly increased by external heavy atoms. The phosphorescence lifetime was 1.2s which is relatively large compared to other coumarin derivatives. Accurate spectral data of the monoadducts are presented.

(Z)-13-Eicosen-10-one (1), one of the active components of the female pheromone of the peach fruit moth, Carposina niponensis Walsingham, was synthesized from 2-nonanone, succinic anhydride, and n-nonyllithium. The key step involves the preparation of 13-eicosyn-10-one from an epoxyketone via Eschenmoser cleavage.

LIS's of cis and trans-methyl-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylate, cis and trans-t-butyl-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylate, cis and trans-N,N-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxamide, trans-2-phenylcyclopropyl methyl ketone and trans-2-phenylcyclopropyl t-butyl ketone have been studied. The LIS's hold the McConnell-Robertson relation and are mainly influenced by the steric effect. LIS's of trans isomers are larger than those of cis isomers. In trans isomers, the LIS's decrease in the following order: methyl ketone > methyl ester > N,N-dimethyl amide > t-butyl ketone${\sim}$t-butyl ester.

2,2'-Diaminobiphenyl platinum (II) complexes of optically active trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane and 1,2-diaminopropane, [Pt(S,S-chxn)(dabp)]Cl2, [Pt(R,R-chxn)(dabp)]$C_{12}$, [Pt(S-pn)(dabp)]$C_{l2}$, and [Pt(R-pn)(dabp)]Cl2, where S,S-chxn and R,R-chxn are, respectively, S and R isomers of trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane, and S-pn and R-pn are, respectively, S and R isomers of 1,2-diaminopropane, and dabp the 2,2'-diaminobipheny, have been prepared. The dabp ligand has been found to take the $=delta$ conformation in the S,S-chxn and S-pn platinum (II) complexes, while it takes the $\lambda$ conformation in the R,R-chxn and R-pn platinum (II) complexes.

8-Oxyquinoline dihydroboronite is prepared by mixing equimolar amounts of 8-hydroxyquinoline and borane-dimethyl sulfide complex in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature and its structure is determined by spectroscopic methods. The reagent is shown to be an extremely mild reducing agent and reduces aldehydes, cyclohexanones, and acid chlorides to some extent. The reagent in the presence of 0.1 equiv of boron trifluoride etherate in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature reduces selectively aldehydes in the presence of ketones, while the reagent in the presence of 1 equiv of boron trifluoride etherate rapidly reduces simple aldehydes and ketones but does not reduce carboxylic acids, esters, and amides.

Raman spectroscopy was used to study the reorientational motion of hexafluorobenzene in benzene and also in neutral solvents. From the viscosity dependence of the reorientation time, intermolecular interaction in the systems was investigated. No evidence was found to support the presence of long-lived 1:1 complex of hexafluorobenzene and benzene. The unusual viscosity dependence of the reorientational motion observed in the systems was explained as due to the formation of transient complexes.

Mutual diffusion coefficients of choline chloride were determined by using the diaphragm cell method in aqueous solutions of chondroitin sulfate A at $25^{\circ}C$. The diffusion coefficients of choline chloride in 0.1g/100ml, 0.5g/100ml and 1g/100ml respectively of chondroitin sulfate solutions were compared with those of binary systems of water-choline chloride. At low concentrations, the diffusion coefficients of the choline chloride in the presence of chondroitin sulfate were significantly smaller than the values obtained in the absence of chondroitin sulfate, indicating a strong interaction between these solutes. The effect of this interaction on the diffusion of choline ion is largest at higher chondroitin sulfate concentrations and at lower choline chloride concentrations. The influence of chondroitin sulfate is overcome at higher choline chloride concentrations. Self-diffusion coefficients of choline ion in the presence of chondroitin sulfate are also obtained. Excellent agreements were obtained between the experimental data and the calculated values obtained by using the Manning's equations. These observations suggest that the interaction between choline chloride and chondroitin sulfate involves primarily a long range electrostatic effect and there is no appreciable "condensation" or binding of choline ion to the chondroitin sulfate.

An analytical applicability of the fluorescence detection with an optical multichannel analyzer to organic dyes was studied in this work. Continuous acquisition of spectra was possible with the use of a microcomputer. The maximum acquisition rate of a spetrum with 70-point average was about 3 seconds. Floppy discs were used to store data for later use in processing. Laser induced fluorescence detector in High Performance Liquid Chromatography was chosen for an application. Fluorescein below $10^{-15}g$ was detected satisfactorily using this system. With the help of microcomputer, three dimensional chromatograms of time-wavelength-intensity were obtained.