Analytical methods to determine Po and Pb in marine samples

This paper describes the methods of sampling, preconcentration, chemical separation and final count of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb present in different marine matrices to determine their background levels in a marine ecosystem. Complex, time consuming and selective radioanalytical methods have been used to prepare final clear sources for alpha spectrometry and beta count; in fact, gamma spectrometry, a method direct and non destructive, cannot be taken into account because the ²¹⁰Pb activity is very low which does not allow to carry out sufficiently accurate measurements and ²¹⁰Po is not a gamma emitter but it emits only alpha particle at 5.40 MeV. The results of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb activity concentrations obtained in different marine samples collected in the first two campaigns are still very few to discuss about the ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb behavior in marine environment.     

CO LMR spectrum of14N16O and its analysis with spectra of14N17O and14N18O

LMR spectra for v=1←0 transitions of¹⁴N¹⁶O in X²II_{1/2, 3/2} states were observed at 5.6 μm and 5.4 μm of CO laser. Introducing the advanced isotopic molecular constant scaling function to Hund’s case (a) diatomic structure model, these spectra were analyzed and fitted together with all reliable previous spectral data of¹⁴N¹⁶O as well as¹⁴N¹⁷O and¹⁴N¹⁸O. A full set of precise molecular parameters and their vibrational dependencies have been determined with much higher precision (1–2 orders for most parameters). Many of them have been obtained for the first time. Using isotopic scaling function, the molecular constants of¹⁴N¹⁷O and¹⁴N¹⁸O were deduced.     

Possibilities of multinuclear NMR in the chemistry of heteroorganic compounds

Results of multinuclear NMR studies of some heteroorganic compounds have been presented.According to a report at the conference «Current problems of organometallic chemistry» (May 8–13,1994, Moscow).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 614–616, April, 1994.     

Recombination of KrD and XeD ions with electrons

Recombination rate coefficients of protonated and deuterated ions KrH⁺, KrD⁺, XeH⁺ and XeD⁺ were measured using Flowing Afterglow with Langmuir Probe (FALP). Helium at 1600 Pa and at temperature 250 K was used as a buffer gas in the experiments. Kr, Xe, H₂ and D₂ were introduced to a flow tube to form the desired ions. Because of small differences in proton affinities of Kr, D₂ and H₂ mixtures of ions, KrD⁺/D₃⁺ and KrH⁺/H₃⁺ are formed in the afterglow plasma, influencing the plasma decay. To obtain a recombination rate coefficient for a particular ion, the dependencies on partial pressures of gases used in the ion formation were measured. The obtained rate coefficients, α_KrD+(250 K) = (0.9 ± 0.3) × 10⁻⁸ cm³ s⁻¹ and α_XeD+(250 K) = (8 ± 2) × 10⁻⁸ cm³ s⁻¹ are compared with α_KrH+(250 K) = (2.0 ± 0.6) × 10⁻⁸ cm³ s⁻¹ and α_XeH+(250 K) = (8 ± 2) × 10⁻⁸ cm³ s⁻¹.     

STUDIES ON THE SYNTHESIS OF THIOLS AND THEIR S-SUBSTITUTED DERIVATIVES

Abstract

Aromatic thiols belong to a group of not yet sufficiently explored compounds. The presence of an active hydrogen atom makes it possible to conduct various chemical conversions and to obtain new S-substituted derivatives.     

Rotational molecular motion and solvation of Na+ and Cs+ in water-dimethylacetamide. A nuclear magnetic relaxation study

Nuclear magnetic relaxation by intra- and intermolecular quadrupoleelectric field gradient interaction has been used for the study of the systems DMA-water-NaI and DMA-water-CsI at 25°C.¹⁴N relaxation of DMA and²H relaxation of D₂O measured over the complete mixture range reveal the behavior of the rotational molecular motion of the two solvent components. For both solvent components a marked maximum of the reorientational correlation time has been found, reflecting hydrophobic effects and strong DMA-water interaction. The quadrupolar relaxation rates of²³Na⁺ and¹³³Cs⁺ in pure DMA were evaluated giving an indication that the electric solvent dipoles in the solvation shell are not located on positions of cubic symmetry. A quantitative study of preferential solvation of the cations in the mixed solvent has been performed by using the H₂O-D₂O isotope effect on²³Na⁺ and¹³³Cs⁺ relaxation. For both cations an obviously typical change in the selectivity occurs. In the range l>x _{H2 O}>0.7 we find weak preferential hydration, but in the range 0.7>xH ₂ O>0 strong preferential solvation by DMA is reflected.     

Radiological characterization of drinking waters in Central Italy

Due to the importance of water in human life, its quality must be strictly controlled; for this purpose, simple and reliable analytical methods must be available. In this study, a monitoring of radioactivity content was performed in tap waters collected in a region of Central Italy to check the compliance with recent European and Italian regulations. Gross alpha and beta activities, ²³⁸U, ²³⁴U, ²²⁶Ra, ²²²Rn, and ³H concentrations were measured. Gross alpha and beta activities were determined by standard ISO 9696 and ISO 9697; for ²²⁶Ra, ²²²Rn and ³H determination, liquid scintillation was used. ²³⁸U and ²³⁴U concentrations were determined by alpha spectrometry after separation from the matrix by extraction chromatography and electroplating. The results revealed that the tritium concentration was always lower than 6.75 Bq l^− 1. The concentrations (mBq l^− 1) of ²²⁶Ra, ²²²Rn, ²³⁸U, and ²³⁴U ranged from < 1.70 to 15.31, from 0.69 to 20.3, from 0.65 to 48.77, and from 0.78 to 51.50, respectively.²³⁴U/²³⁸U ratios were higher than 1 in most cases. The results obtained revealed that, in most samples, gross alpha and gross beta were lower than the parameter value indicated in the international regulations. An attempt was also made to find a correlation between these results and the chemical parameters of waters.     

Nitropyrazoles

The structures of substitutedN-aminonitropyrazoles and 1- and 2-amino-4-nitro-1,2,3-triazoles as well as the site of protonation of 1-aminopyrazole were determined based on the¹H,¹³C, and¹⁵N (¹⁴N) NMR spectra. The¹³C NMR spectra were recorded under conditions of¹³C-{¹H,¹⁴N} triple resonance. Effects of substituents in the pyrazole ring on the¹³C and¹⁴N chemical shifts were studied. The¹³C,¹H and¹⁵N,¹H spin-spin coupling constants, obtained using techniques of [¹H]¹³C and [¹H]¹⁵N polarization transfer (SPT, INEPT), were measured, fully assigned, and discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2181–2186, November, 1995.For Part 8, see Ref. 1.     

The preparation and analysis of fluoro-polyphosphates by F, P, 2D F-P HETCOR and 2D P-P COSY NMR

A complex mixture of fluoro-polyphosphates (FPPs) and polyphosphates was prepared by heating a mixture of NaF and sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) at 600 °C in nitrogen atmosphere. Two-dimensional ³¹P-¹⁹F heteronuclear correlation spectroscopy (HETCOR) NMR was developed in identifying the atomic connection between F and P in the mixed FPPs. ¹⁹F, ³¹P and ³¹P-³¹P correlation spectroscopy (COSY) NMR methods were employed to identify the components of the mixture and measure the chain length of each FPP ingredient. NMR results clearly demonstrated that the mixture contains four kinds of fluoro-phosphates with different chain length of polyphosphate, which are monofluoro-phosphate (MFP), monofluoro-dipolyphosphate (MFDPP), monofluoro-tripolyphosphate (MFTPP) and difluoro-tripolyphosphate (DFTPP). Other phosphates and polyphosphates also were found in the mixture.     

Synthese und Kernresonanzspektren von Methylphenyl-substituierten Trisilylphosphanen PSi3 Me n Ph 9−n

Trisilylphosphanes of the type PSi₃ Me _x Ph _9–x are formed when sodium/potassiumphosphide reacts with methylphenylchlorosilanesMe _n Ph _3–n SiCl or with mixtures of methylphenylchlorosilanes. The phosphanes (SiMe ₃) _n P (SiMe _m Ph _3–m )_3–n (n, m=0, 1, 2, 3) were separated and purified by destillation or crystallization and their²⁹Si as well as³¹P-NMR-spectra were recorded.