Conformational analysis and intramolecular hydrogen bonding of cis-3-aminoindan-1-ol: a quantum chemical study.

In the present work, we carried out a conformational analysis of cis-3-aminoindan-1-ol and evaluated the role of the intramolecular hydrogen bond in the stabilization of various conformers using quantum mechanical DFT (B3LYP) and MP2 methods. On the basis of relative energies, we have found nine conformational minima, which can interchange through the ring-puckering and the internal rotation of the OH and NH2 groups on the five-membered ring. The intramolecular hydrogen bonds such as OH∙∙∙∙π, NH∙∙∙∙π, NH∙∙∙∙OH and HN∙∙∙∙HO are expected to be of critical importance for the conformational stabilities.

Comparative study of lignins isolated from Alfa grass (Stipa tenacissima L.).

Soda lignin, dioxane lignin and milled lignin were isolated from Alfa grass (Stipatenacissima L.). The physico-chemical characterization of three different lignins: one industrial lignin precipitated from soda spent liquor and two lignin preparations isolated under laboratory conditions from Alfa grass (also know as Esparto grass) was performed.