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Published data on the theoretical conformational analysis of acyclic tri- and tetracoordinate phosphorus compounds by quantum-chemical methods are generalised and systematised. Theoretical results are compared with experimental data for a wide range of such compounds. The main characteristics and fine conformational details of their structures are considered.

Some important aspects of the use of selective methods in NMR spectroscopy for interpreting the spectra of complex multicomponent systems, measuring the spin–spin coupling constants and determining the structure of compounds are discussed. Procedures for recording selective spectra and the application of selective radiofrequency pulses together with magnetic field gradient pulses are described. Practical methods for suppression of water signals in the study of biological samples are considered.

Data on the synthetic routes to substituted 1,2,3-triazoles, including those containing functional groups, based on cyclisation of various nitrogen compounds published during the last 15 years are described. Examples of using new triazole derivatives in agrochemistry, medicine and engineering are given.

The published data on the structures and biological activities of the plant alkaloids of the biogenic polymethyleneamine series, viz., putrescine (1,4-diaminobutane), spermidine (1,8-diamino-4 -azaoctane), and spermine (1,12-diamino-4,9-diazadodecane), are considered and systematised. The structures and biological activities of some synthetic analogues of these alkaloids are also presented.