The NMR chemical shift arising from 4d electron angular momentum and 4d electron spin dipolar-nuclear spin angular momentum interaction for a $4d^1$ system in a strong crystal field of octahedral symmetry, when the threefold axis is chosen as the quantization axis, has been investigated. A general expression using a nonmultipole expansion method is derived for the NMR chemical shift. From this expression all the multipolar terms are determined. We find that the nonmultipolar results for the NMR chemical shift ${\Delta}B$, is exactly in agreement with the multipolar results when $R {\ge} 0.20$ nm. It is also found that the 1/$R^7$ term contributes to the NMR chemical shift almost the same as the 1/$R^5$ in magnitude. The temperature dependence analysis of ${\Delta}B$/B(ppm) at various values of R shows that the 1/$T^2$ term has the dominant contribution to the NMR chemical shift but the contributions of other two terms are certainly significant for a $4d^1$ system in a strong crystal field of octahedral symmetry when the threefold axis is chosen to be the axis of quantization.

Calculated ionization potential, electron affinity, electron density and bond order of some thiophene derivatives have been obtained and correlated with the inhibition of corrosion produced by these substances as evaluated by polarization curves. It is apparent that such quantities as the electron density or ionization potential play an important role. The calculation was carried out by the Extended Huckel method for the series of substituted thiophene derivatives.

The conventional Gaussian type orbitals (GTO's) were generalized to have a regular form which is similar to the conventional Slater type orbitals (STO's). They were also orthogonalized and orthonormalized to have the same number of radial nodes that the hydrogenic orbitals have.

Samples with the nominal composition of $Co_{9-x}M_xS_8$(M = Ni, Rh, Ru, and Fe) were prepared, and their magnetic properties were measured. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that small amount of the elements Ni, Rh, and Fe could be incorporated into $Co_9S_8$ forming a homogeneous ${\pi}$-phase, whereas the Ru-incorporated sample could not be prepared in a single phase. The lattice parameter was observed to increase as other elements were incorporated into $Co_9S_8$. Samples incorporated with the elements of Ni, Rh, and Ru showed Pauli-paramagnetism while the Fe-incorporated sample exhibited weak ferromagnetism. The values of magnetic susceptibility for the Ni, Rh, Ru-incorporated samples were nearly the same as that of pure $Co_9S_8$.

Exciton chirality method was applied for the determination of absolute configuration of panaxynol, a poly-yne compound from Panax ginseng roots for the first time. The circular dichroic spectra of panaxynol benzoates show the negative chirality at ${\lambda}_{ext}$, indicating the S configuration of C-3 chiral center.

The solution epr spectra of ${\alpha}-1,2,3-[H_nPV(IV)V_2W_9O_{40}]^{(7-n)-}$were measured at various pH and three protonated species have been identified. The spectrum of $H_3PV(IV)Ⅴ_2$ consisting of 8 lines indicates that the V-OH-V bridge prevents effectively the electron transfer between the vanadium atoms. The spectrum of $H_2PV(IV)V_2$ consisting of 15 lines can be interpreted by assuming that the electron is hopping fast between the two vanadium atoms in the V-O-V sequence. The multi-line spectrum of $HPV(IV)V_2$ is interpreted as a poorly resolved 43-line spectrum which originates from the electron hopping among the three vanadium atoms with the forward and backward transition probabilities of 4:1 in the OH-V-O-V sequence.

The axial alcohol in trans-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol was oxidized more readily than the equatorial alcohol in cis-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol by NBS in aqueous dioxane. On the contrary, the equatorial alcohol was preferentially oxidized to the axial one by 10% aqueous sodium hypochlorite in the presence of tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate (TBHS). The specificity indicates the presence of two different mechanism. In acidic medium, the cleavage of C-H bond is rate determining step while the reactivity of the alcohol is important in the presence of TBHS. The mechanism in basic medium without TBHS will be discussed.

Spectral behaviors of cationic dyes, methylene blue(MB) and acridine orange(AO), with varying concentrations of sodium dodecylsulfate(SDS) were studied. At low concentration of SDS(<1mM), these dyes formed insoluble dye-surfactant aggregates. When [SDS] is 4-5 mM, the aggregates were dissolved into mixed micelles of constant composition. At higher concentration of [SDS], the composition of mixed micelles were changed with [SDS], resulting only monomeric form of dyes in micelles. AO-SDS system showed greater aggregating and less dissolving properties, and weaker effect of salt than MB-SDS system did. These were attributed to the greater hydrophobic nature of the former dye. The monomer/dimer ratios of dyes in mixed micelles at given [SDS] were greatest at $20^{\circ}C$, reflecting the dependency of CMC of the surfactant on temperature.

Irradiation of 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiyne and 5,5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1,3-hexadiyne with methanol yields 1:1 polar addition products, [E]- and [Z]-1,4-diphenyl-1-methoxy-1-buten-3-yne and [E]- and [Z]-5,5-dimethyl-1-methoxy-1-phenyl-1-hexen-3-yne, respectively. These geometrical isomers were converted into each other reaching the photostationary state on irradiation with 300 nm UV light. The photoaddition reaction of 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiyne and 5,5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1,3-hexadiyne with methanol seems to proceed from the zwitterionic lowest excited state.

In order to investigate effective solar energy conversion system, the light-induced electron transfer reactions have been examined across single-lamellar liposomes incorporated organic photosensitizers such as anthracene and naphthalene derivatives. We have observed photosensitized reduction of methyl viologen (1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-$bipyridinium^{2+}$) dissolved in the exterior aqueous phase of the pigmented phospholipid liposomes when EDTA, as electron donor, is dissolved in the enclosed aqueous phase of the liposomes. The anthroyl stearic acid incorporated in the hydrophobic bilayer of liposomes leads to much less quantum yield for the photosensitized reduction of $MV^{2+}$ than the anthracene carboxylate incorporated in the outer hydrophilic layer. However, ${\beta}$-carotene with anthroyl stearic acid incorporated into the bilayer enhances the quantum yield significantly (${\Phi}{\simeq}0.2-0.3$), preventing the reverse reaction of electron transfer ($MV^+_\ {\rightarrow}MV^{2+}$) so that it might be useful for solar energy conversion into chemical energy. A naphthalene derivative, octadecyl naphthylamine sulfonic acid incorporated into the outer layer of liposomes results in less efficiency of $MV^{2+}$ reduction than anthroyl stearic acid. These results have been also tested with respect to lipid components of liposomes.

The effects of molecular attraction and orientations for the energy mismatch variance, vibrational energy level and double-quantum transition, in the vibration-vibration energy exchange, have been considered. The contribution of molecular attraction increases the exchange rate of the purely repulsive interaction, in general, significantly, but which becomes smaller as the temperature is increased. As the energy mismatch is increased, its contribution is also increased, but which is small. However, its contribution for the double-quantum transition is very paramount. At each orientation, the exchange rate constants have been calculated and compared with the results for rotational average, and it is found that the exchange rate is a strong function of the orientation angles of colliding molecules. We have also discussed about the system having the strong interaction such as the hydrogen bond, and it is found that for this system the preferred orientation should be considered in order to calculate the exchange rates.

The dipole moments for some coordination compounds with organic ligands have been calculated adopting the molecuar orbitals obtained from EHT calculation with modified technique. Adopting the molecular orbitals with the modified technique, the calculated dipole moments for all the coordination compounds with organic ligands give closer agreements with experimental values than those using the molecular orbitals obtained from EHT calculation. The calculated dipole moments suggest that $(C_2H_5)_2SO,\;(C_6H_5)_2SO,\;and\;(C_6H_5)_2SeO$ may have a trigonal planar structure and $(C_6H_5)_3AsO,\;and\;(C_6H_5)_3PBCl_3$ a square planar structure and $(C_2H_5)_2OZrCl_4$ may be distorted markedly. This work may also indicate that the modified technique is superior to the EHT calculation as far as the dipole moment calculation is concerned.

The luminescence spectra of $Ru(bpy)_3^{2+}$ in poly(methacrylic acid) (PMA) solutions varied sensitively with pH. At pH < 5.5, the emission intensity increased with pH up to 4 times, while it decreased with pH beyond the pH. The enhanced emission intensity was accompanied by blue-shift of the emission maxima as much as 15 nm. The enhancement of emission intensity was attributed to the restricted rotational mobility of ligand of the cation bound to densely coiled PMA molecules at pH < 5.5. The sharp decrease in emission intensity with increasing pH near pH 5.6 was accounted for conformational transition of the polymer to more extended structure, which was also revealed in viscosity measurement. The enhancement of emission intensity became higher as NaCl concentration of the solution increased. The binding constant of $Ru(bpy)_3^{2+}$ with two carboxylate groups of PMA was calculated as $2{\times}10^5\;M^{-1}$ in 0.1 M NaCl at pH 5.2. The pH dependence of luminescence quenching rate of $Ru(bpy)_3^{2+}$ by $Cu^{++}$ also showed maximum near pH 5, and the rate was more than $10^3$ times higher than that in water, whereas the maximum enhancement of quenching rate (about 20 times) in poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) solution occurred at pH 4.5. On the other hand, the pH dependence for neutral water soluble nitrobenzene (NB) exhibited opposite trend to that of $Cu^{++}$. The quenching constant vs pH curve for $MV^{++}$ was composite of those for $Cu^{++}$ and NB. The anomalous high quenching rate for $Cu^{++}$ in PMA solution at pH < 5.5 was attributed to the binding of $Ru(bpy)_3^{2+}$ and $Cu^{++}$ to the same region of PMA, when it conforms densely coiled structure in the pH range. The observation of mininium quenching rate for NB near pH 5.5 indicated that the $Ru(bpy)_3^{2+}$ bound to the densely coiled PMA is not accessible by NB, which is in bulk water phase. The composite nature of the pH dependence of quenching rate for $MV^{++}$ in PMA solution was attributed to the smaller binding affinity of the cation to PMA, compared to that of $Cu^{++}$. The sharp, cooperative conformational transition with pH observed in PMA was not revealed in PAA. But, the pH dependence of quenching rates in this polymer reflected increased charge density and, thus, binding of cations to the polymer, and expansion of the polymer chain with pH.

Vinylation of highly hindered ${\beta}$-acetoxyvinyl mercurials with olefins in acetonitrile at room temperature in the presence of cupric chloride, as a reoxidant for the palladium, and a catalytic amount of $LiPdCl_3$ gave the corresponding conjugated dienes in moderate to good yields. The (E) or (Z) geometry in vinyl mercurials was retained in the vinylated products. The reaction was tolerant of a wide variety of functional groups ($CO_2$R, CN, OR, OAc) on either the vinyl mercurial or olefin compounds.

Dichlororhodium(Ⅲ) complexes of a flexible quadridentate ligand, N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid (dmedda), have been prepared. Both cis-${\alpha}$ and cis-${\beta}$ isomers have been yielded in the $K[Rh(dmedda)Cl_2]$ complexes, which were characterized with elemental analyses, electronic absorption and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic data.

A potential carbapenem template, 4-(2-methoxyethyl)-2-azetidinone (3), was prepared in seven steps from 5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one (5).

Co-sensitized photooxygenation of 1,1-diphenyl-2-vinylcyclopropane (VCP-DPh) with 9,10-dicyanoanthracene and biphenyl in oxygen-saturated acetonitrile solution produced 3,3-diphenyl-5-vinyl-1,2-dioxolane as the major product. The same photoproduct was obtained by acetone sensitized photooxygenation in oxygen-saturated acetone solution. However, VCP-DPh remained intact when directly irradiated with DCA or irradiated with Rose Bengal to generate singlet oxygen. A mechanism involving a cosensitizer radical cation and sensitizer radical anion is proposed.