Freezing Point of Mixtures of C6H6 with C6D6 or 13C6H6 and of CH3COOH with CH3COOD or CD3COOD

The freezing points of mixtures of benzene, C₆H₆, with one of its isotopes, C₆D₆ and ¹³C₆H₆, and those of acetic acid CH₃COOH with its isotopes, CH₃COOD and CD₃COOD, were measured as functions of the molal concentrations of C₆D₆ and ¹³C₆H₆, CH₃COOD and CD₃COOD, respectively. They changed linearly or non-linearly with increasing molal concentration of C₆D₆ and ¹³C₆H₆, CH₃COOD, and CD₃COOD, respectively. These findings confirm Kiyosawas previous conclusion drawn from experiments on the freezing points of mixtures of H₂¹⁶O with H₂¹⁸O or H₂¹⁷O. This hypothesis states that even a difference in the number of neutrons in the hydrogen or oxygen atoms of water molecules makes water molecules behave as different entities with respect to the colligative properties of solutions. This concept can be extended to mixtures of ordinary benzene with either of its isotopes, C₆D₆ or ¹³C₆H₆, and those of ordinary acetic acid CH₃COOH with either of its isotopes, CH₃COOD or CD₃COOD.     

Formation of Cyclic Oligomers in Concentrated Aqueous Solutions of Formaldehyde

An MNDO calculation gave the formation enthalpies of the components of equilibrium mixtures in concentrated aqueous acid solutions of formaldehyde. The results of this study suggest that intramolecular cyclization of linear oligomers with 5 and 9 CH₂O units, respectively, is the most plausible mechanism of formation of cyclic oligomers of formaldehyde — trioxane and tetraoxane. Ring protonation by the hydroxonium ion with ring opening is the most energetically favorable route of cyclic acetal decomposition.     

Kinetic study of the isotope exchange reactions of malonic acid and its derivatives in various acidic D2O media using 1H NMR spectroscopy. Implication in the Belousov‐Zhabotinsky reaction

The kinetics of the isotope exchange reactions of RCH(COOH)₂ (RH, D, Me, Et, Bu, and Ph) in D₂O solution were studied by using ¹H NMR spectroscopy. It was observed that the rate of isotope exchange reaction was inhibited by the presence of 1 M of DNO₃, DCl, DBr or D₂SO₄ and catalyzed by the presence of 4 M of D₂SO₄. No inhibition effect was observed in the case of D₃PO₄. The effect of inorganic acids follows the order of D₃PO₄>D₂SO₄ ≫ (DNO₃, DCl, DBr). The conjugated base (RCH(COOD)(COO⁻)) of RCH(COOD)₂ plays an important role in the isotope exchange reaction. The presence of deuterium ion suppresses the generation of RCH(COOD)(COO⁻) ion from RCH(COOD)₂ and inhibits the rate of isotope exchange. In general, the order of reactivity of RCH(COOH)₂ toward isotope exchange with deuterium atom is RPh>(H, Br)>Me>(Et, Bu). © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 31: 455–461, 1999     

Acidities of Hydrochloric Acid in Water/Acetic Acid and in Water/Acetic Acid/Formaldehyde Mixtures: Investigations with the indicator method and with the nmr method. 31st communication on investigations in textile chemistry

The NMR. chemical shift (δ_H) of the acidic proton in the systems HCl/H₂O and HCl/H₂O/HOAc was correlated with the acidity function (H_o)_I determined by the indicator method. By using three indicators it could be shown that, except for solutions with very low concentrations of hydrochloric acid, the acidity function (H_o)_I correlates with δ_H in a way which can be rationalized. Addition of 7,5% (W) formaldehyde to these systems changes (H_o)_I and δ_H very significantly, particularly in systems with low water content. Logarithmic rate constants of cellulose formal formation in HCl/H₂O/HOAc systems which do not show a linear relationship with (H_o)_I, measured without presence of formaldehyde, do so if (H_o)_I is measured with formaldehyde present. For these systems, however, δ_H is not a suitable acidity parameter.     

Relationships Between Acidity Functions,Rates of Reactions of Formaldehyde with Cellulose and of Cellulose Hydrolysis. 28th communication on investigations in textile chemistry

The rates of hydrolysis of cellulose and the rates of formation of cellulose formal were measured in heterogeneous systems consisting of cotton cellulose and solutions of formaldehyde in aqueous hydrochloric acid and in solutions of hydrochloric acid in various water/acetic acid mixtures. The rates were related to the acidity functions (H_o) of the solutions. Although fairly good linear relationships between the logarithms of the rates and H_o were obtained in most cases, no conclusions concerning the reaction mechanism could be drawn.     

Synthesis and characterization of reversible thermosensitive methylated chitin and its application in zinc-ion battery thermal runaway

Novel water-soluble methylated chitins (MCHs) were synthesized homogeneously in aqueous alkaline solution. The relatively mild reaction conditions resulted in the MCH with high degree of acetylation (DA >0.76). The chemical structure of the obtained MCHs was analyzed and the degree of methylation substitution (DS) and DA were determined by proton NMR in both D₂O and 20% DCl/D₂O. The MCH aqueous solutions (DS = 0.46 ~ 0.71) showed a reversible thermosensitive sol–gel–sol transition upon heating and cooling. The gel transition temperature of these MCHs (in the range of 15–85 °C) increased with increasing DS and decreasing polymer concentration. Thermal runaway has been an important safety issue impeding the development of high-energy-density zinc-ion batteries. A smart thermosensitive reversible electrolyte was prepared based on this MCH for the aqueous zinc-ion battery to prevent thermal runaway. When the temperature of zinc-ion battery rises or even gets out of control, the thermosensitive electrolyte can quickly gel and inhibit the migration of zinc ions, resulting in increase of the internal resistance and realizing intelligent and efficient thermal self-protection. Thus the novel thermosensitive methylated chitin shows promise for safe aqueous zinc-ion batteries.     

Volumetric properties of mixtures of water and methanol H/D-isotopomers between 5 and 45°C

Densities of H/D-isotopomers mixtures of water (H₂O, D₂O) and methanol (CH₃OH, CD₃OH, CH₃OD, and CD₃OD) over the full range of compositions were measured at 5, 15, 25, 35, and 45°C. Results have been used to calculate molar volumes, excess molar volumes, apparent molar volumes, and isotope effects of the mixtures. The volumetric properties are discussed in terms of the structural changes in water-methanol solutions under the influence of isotope substitution.     

ReCl（CO）5-catalyzed Reactions of Aromatic Compounds with 1,3,5-Trioxane or Aqueous Formaldehyde Affording Diarylmethanes

ReCI（CO）5 catalyzed the dehydration reaction of aromatic compounds with 1,3,5-trioxane or aqueous formaldehyde （37 wt%） under air. The reactions of a variety of aromatic compounds beating electron-donating group（s） with 1,3,5-trioxane afforded the corresponding diarylmethanes in moderate to good yields.     

253. 1 H-NMR investigation of droso- and isodrosopterin--a contribution to structure elucidation. Pteridines. LV

The NMR. spectra of droso- and isodrosopterin ( 1 ) in DMSO-d₆, 1% DCl/D₂O solution, CF₃CO₂D, and conc. sulfuric acid are discussed in detail. Missing of methine and methyl groups and proof for the presence of three isolated methylene functions of which two show a geminal coupling are consistent with the proposed structure of atropisomeric di(7,8-dihydropterinyl)- methane dye stuffs.     

NMR-Untersuchungen an Methylphosphoniumchlorid

N.M.R. Investigation of Methylphosphonium Chloride The n.m.r. spectra of [CH₃PH₃]Cl in aqueous hydrochloric acid as solvent and of [OP(CH₃) (OCH₂CH₂Cl)OCH₂? ]₂ in C₆D₆ und CD₂Cl₂ are described. ³¹P n.m.r. resonances with a line width at half height of 55 Hz are found for the H₂O? HCl solutions of [CH₃PH₃]Cl in the solid state at 183 K.     

Quasiclassical Trajectory Study of the Reaction of CD4 with O(1D)

Extensive quasiclassical trajectory calculations for the O(¹D)+CD₄ multichannel reaction were carried out on a new global potential energy surface fit by permutationally invariant polynomials. The product branching ratios, translational energy distributions, and angular distributions of OD+CD₃, D+CD₂OD/CD₃O, and D₂+DCOD/D₂CO product channels were calculated and compared with the available experimental results. Good agreement between theory and experiment has been achieved, indicating small isotope effects for the title reaction. The O(¹D)+CD₄ reaction mainly proceeds through the CD₃OD intermediate via the trapped abstraction mechanism, with initial abstraction of the D atom rather than the direct insertion, followed by decomposition of CD₃OD into various products.     

Pulse radiolysis of pentacyanonitrosylferrate/II/ ions in aqueous solutions

Pulse radiolysis of aqueous solutions of sodium pentacyanonitrosylferrate/II/ Na₂[Fe/CN/₅NO] /sodium nitroprusside/ was studied in the presence of ethylene glycol as an OH radical scavenger. The rate constants of the one-electron reduction of nitroprusside ion were measured with e _q ^– and with radicals derived from some alcohols /ethylene glycol, ethanol, 2-propanol/ as reducing species. The results show that the transition state for the reduction by alcohol radicals is polar. The only observed product of reduction is the Fe/CN/₅NO^3– ion, which then undergoes a slow dissociation to form Fe/CN/₄NO^2–. Only a small isotope effect k_H/k_D=1.08 was observed in D₂O solutions for the dissociation reaction. This suggests an intramolecular electron transfer as rate-determining step for the dissociation reaction.Dedicated to Professor Schulte-Frohlinde on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

484—Photosensitive lipid membranes: Part II. The collodion-oleic acid,methylene blue sensitized membrane in aerated KCl solutions. Evidence for the intervention of singlet oxygen in the photoreaction mechanism

The photoresponse of lipid membranes of oleic acid, sensitized with methylene blue and immobilized by collodion, was examined in acrated, aqueous KCl solutions. Deposited on suitable metal electrodes, these membranes can reach considerable photovoltages, of the order of ?360 mV, depending mainly on the electrolyte concentration, the highest values being obtained with concentrated (2M) KCl solutions.In the presence of a typical singlet oxygen quencher, such as N₃Na, the photoresponse is diminished in a quantitative manner, whereas the presence of D₂O, as singlet oxygen lifetime promoter, increases the photoresponse in KCl 1 × 10^?1M solutions. Thus, the intervention of singlet oxygen in the photoreaction mechanism is indirectly proved.     

Quantitative NMR spectroscopy of complex technical mixtures using a virtual reference: chemical equilibria and reaction kinetics of formaldehyde–water–1,3,5-trioxane

Quantitative ¹H NMR spectroscopy was used to study chemical equilibria and reaction kinetics of both the formation and decomposition of 1,3,5-trioxane in aqueous formaldehyde solutions. The reaction was homogeneously catalyzed with up to 0.10 g g⁻¹ sulfuric acid at temperatures between 360 and 383 K so that most of the experiments had to be carried out pressurized. The studied mixtures were complex due to the formation of methylene glycol and poly(oxymethylene) glycols in aqueous formaldehyde and the presence of considerable amounts of ionized species. Most common internal standards are decomposed by the hot sulfuric acid and external standards were not applicable using the flow NMR probe or pressurizable NMR sample tubes. Therefore, for the quantification of the small trioxane signals, a novel procedure was applied, in which electronically generated NMR signals were used as highly stable Virtual References (VR). The NMR decoupler channel with wave-form generator was used as the source of the reference signal, which was irradiated into the probe using the lock coil. Details on the experimental procedure are presented. It is shown that the presented method yields reliable quantitative reaction data for the complex studied mixtures.      

Enthalpies de formation de l'acide flourhydrique dans les solutions ternaires HF/HX/H2O (HX  HCl ou H2SO4) III—enthalpies de formation de l'acide fluorhydrique dans les solutions ternaires HF/HCl/H2O

The enthalpies of mixing of aqueous hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acids and the enthalpies of dilution of the ternary solutions HF/HCl/H₂O at fixed concentration of HCl have been measured. The standard enthalpies of formation of HF in these solutions have been derived.     

Energy randomization in the reactions of F atoms at the carboxyl sites of CH3COOH and CF3COOH

The HF and DF vibrational distributions for the hydrogen abstraction reactions between F atoms and CH₃COOD, CD₃COOH, CF₃COOD and CF₃COO have been measured by arrested relaxation infrared chemiluminescence. Phase space calculations have been carried out which accurately reproduce the dis observed for the reactions at the carboxyl site in each case. The calculations suggest that the energy is not completely randomised during the acetic a whereas the trifluoroacetic acid reactions show ergodic behaviour.     

Some Aspects of the Reaction between Chitosan and Formaldehyde

Reactions of chitosan (degree of deacetylation 67%, weight-average molecular weight 850,000) with formaldehyde were performed in a dilute aqueous acetic acid solution at a molar ratio of amino groups of the polymer to HCHO of 0.06:O.1 mol/L and at different temperatures (45, 60, and 75°C). In each case the pH of the reaction mixtures was 3.4 during the experiments. The process was investigated by measuring the kinetic changes of the free formaldehyde concentration and the sum of free formaldehyde and methylol groups produced. No gelation of the reaction product was observed. The experimental results led to the conclusion that the methylol groups formed by the addition of HCHO to chitosan functions take part in some intramolecular reactions with amino and/or hydroxyl groups of chitosan. Initially, the concentration of the resultant methylene bridges grows rapidly and then drops again until an equilibrium is established. This rather unusual decomposition of the methylene links once formed without changing the reaction conditions is accompanied by a substantial growth of the amount of methylol derivative whose concentration at the beginning of the process increased rather slowly.     

Determination of force fields for formaldehyde,acetaldehyde and acetone by the CNDO/force method

CNDO/Force calculations have been done for formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acetone, and the theoretical force fields evaluated. Experimental force fields are obtained from vibrational frequencies using the least-squares refinement method. The initial force fields considered are based on the bending and interaction force constants obtained from the CNDO/Force calculations and the stretching force constants transferred from chemically related molecules. Vibrational frequencies of H₂CO, D₂CO, HDCO, H₂¹³CO and D₂¹³CO for formaldehyde, CH₃CHO, CH₃CDO, CD₃CHO, CD₃CDO and CH₂DCHO for acetaldehyde, and CH₃COCH₃ CD₃COCH₃ and CD₃COCD₃ for acetone are employed in the force field refinements. The final force fields obtained are found to be reasonable with respect to the diagonal and interaction force constants.     

Formaldehyde interaction with adsorbed oxygen on open-circuit platinum electrodes in aqueous sulfuric acid solutions

The open circuit potential transients and cathodic potentiodynamic pulses were measured upon formaldehyde (methylene glycol) interaction with pre-adsorbed oxygen (O_ads) on Pt/Pt and pc Pt electrodes in aqueous sulfuric acid solutions. The slowest interaction of CH₂(OH)₂ with O_ads was observed in the high coverage range of the electrode surface (θ_O ～ 0.2 0.8 to 1). The process rate in this range is determined by the direct reaction of O_ads with CH₂(OH)₂ molecules from the bulk solution. In the middle surface oxygen coverage range (θ_O 0.2 to 0.8), CH₂(OH)₂ interaction with O_ads takes place by the mechanism of “conjugated reactions”. The kinetic parameters of reactions for CH₂(OH)₂, HCOOH, and CH₃ OH were compared. The rate of CH₂(OH)₂-O_ads interaction on Pt electrodes in the high oxygen coverage range was found higher by an order of magnitude than that of HCOOH and by two orders of magnitude than in the case of CH₃OH.     

Effect of Sodium Hydroarsenate on the Kinetics of Reduction of Hydrogen Ions at Iron and on the Hydrogen Diffusion through a Steel Membrane from Aqueous and Ethylene Glycol Solutions of Hydrochloric Acid

Effect of arsenic compounds H₃AsO₄, H₂AsO₄ ^–, and HAsO₄ ^2– on the hydrogen overvoltage, the slow stage of discharge of hydronium ions on the Armco iron, and the hydrogen diffusion through a steel membrane from aqueous and ethylene glycol solutions of hydrochloric acid with a constant ionic strength of unity is considered.