Mechanism and Kinetics for the Reaction of NCS and OH Radicals

The mechanism and dynamical properties for the reaction of NCS and OH radicals have been investigated theoretically. The minimum energy paths (MEP) of the reaction were calculated using the density functional theory(DFT) at the B3LYP/6-311 G^** level, and the energies along the MEP were further refined at the QCISD(T)/6-311 G^** level. As a result, the reaction mechanism of the title reaction involves three channels, producing HCS NO and HNC SO products, respectively. Path Ⅰ and path Ⅱ are competitive, with some advantages for path Ⅰ in kinetics. As for path Ⅲ, it looks difficult to react for its high energy barrier. Moreover, the rate constant have been calculated over the temperature range of 8190-2500K using canonical variational transition-state theory (CVT). It was found that the rate constants for both path Ⅰ and path Ⅱ are negatively dependent on temperature, which is similarwith the experimental results for reactions of NCS with NO and NO2, and the variational effect for the rate constant calculation olavs an important role in whole temperature range.     

Studies on the Performance and Structure of Supported Catalysts for the Partial

The catalytic properties of several supported metal catalysts on different carriers were studied in the partial oxidation of methane (POM) to syngas. In our experiment, supported noble metal catalysts exhibited better performance than the other supported transition metal catalysts. The catalyst performances were significantly influenced by the d-electron configuration of the active metal components and the dispersion of active metal components on the support. A catalyst with a moderate number of unpaired electrons in the d-orbital of the active metal support without obvious acidity or redox activity (e.g. MgO) was suitable for POM performance. The Rh/SiO2 catalyst was the best in the POM reaction, among those investigated. Reaction conditions apparently also affected the POM performance of the catalyst. The conversion of methane and the selectivity for CO increased with the reaction temperature, and a high CH4/O2 ratio was not beneficial for POM performance.     

A Rapid and Convenient Procedure for the Permethylation of Polysaccharides

MethylationofpolysaccharideshasprovedinvaluablefortheelucidationofthetyPesoflinkagewhichoccurbetWeendifferentsugarresidues.UPtothepresent,thereisnoperfectmethylationmeth0df0rpermethylationofpolysaccharidesandtheirderivatives.Hakomori'sprocedure'isn0walmostuniversallyusedamongvariousmethylationmeth0ds.InHakomori'spr0cedure,CHsSOCHziY,generatedfr0mthereactionofdimethylsulPhoxideandsodinmhydride,isconsideredthemosteffectivebasicagent.Theagentplaysacriticalroleinsugaralkoxideformation.Howeve…     

An Improved and Convenient Procedure for the Synthesis of Ozagrel

Ozagrel 1 is a 1-alkylimidazole derivative that acts as a selective inhibitor ofthromboxane A2 (TXA2) with an IC50 of 11mol/L. The beneficial effects of TXA2inhibition by ozagrel include improved motor coordination after experimental stroke, andantihypert…     

Electrochemical and associated techniques for the study of the inclusion complexes of thymol and β-cyclodextrin and its interaction with DNA

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Thymol, a potent agent for microbial, fungal, and bacterial disease, has low aqueous solubility and it is genotoxic, i.e., is capable of damaging...     

Investigation of the mechanisms of the action of chemical modifiers for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry: what for and how?

Modern trends in the research of the action of chemical modifiers for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) are discussed critically. The most prolific approach is that of investigation of processes occurring during the drying and pyrolysis stages with wide application of data from different fields of chemistry and physics.     

A New and Practical Procedure for the Preparation of the Glucohexatose Phytoalexin Elicitor

The phytoalexin elicitor β-(1→3)-branched β-( 1→6)-linked glucohexatose has been regio- and stereospecifically synthesized by coupling of the 3, 6-branched gluco-trisaccharide Schmidt reagent 10 with a mixture of multiol 3,6-branched gluco-trisaccharides 13 which consists of free 5,6‘-OH trisaccharide, free 5,2‘ ,6‘-OH trisaccharide, free 5,3‘ ,6‘-OH trisaccharide and so on. The compounds 10 and 13 were prepared from 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose , 2, 3, 4, 6-tetra-O-ben-zoyi-a-D-glucopyranosyl trichioroacetimldate, and 2,3,4, 6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl trichloreacetimidate through regio- and stereoselective manners.     

Preparation and Characterization of Modified-ZrO2 Catalysts for the Reaction of Co Hydrogenation

ZrO2 in different structures and CexZr4-xO8 solid solutions have been prepared by a sol-gel related method with propionic acid as the solvent.The results of their characterization and CO hydrogenation performance eveluation show that ｔ-ZrO2 has better catalytic performance for CO hydrogenation to hydrocarbon than ｍ-ZrO2.Cerium(Ⅲ）acetate and zirconium (Ⅵ）acetylacetonate have been chosen as the most suitable starting materials for CexZr4-xO8 solid solution preparation.Ce-Zr reducibility properties are increased by the incorporation of zirconium oxide in the ceria structure.Ce2Zr2O8 exhibits a higher activity,lower methane selectivity and higher iso-C4 selectivity than tetragonal ZrO2.This implies that the formation mechanism of C4 hydrocarbons,especially that for the iso-C4 fraction is different over Ce2Zr2O8 and t-ZrO2.     

A comparison of mixing rules for the combination of COSMO-RS and the Peng–Robinson equation of state

In this work, the COSMO-RS model is combined with a volume-translated Peng–Robinson equation of state (EOS) via a G^E$G^{\text{E}}$-based mixing rule. The performance of several mixing rules previously published for this purpose is compared and semi-empirical modifications to one of them are introduced to improve its performance in our application. The new mixing rule contains three internal parameters that are adjusted to achieve consistency between the mixing rule and COSMO-RS. No experimental binary data is needed for our EOS. The new COSMO-RS-based, predictive EOS introduces a density dependence into COSMO-RS and extends its applicability to higher pressures and to mixtures containing supercritical components.     

Mechanism and controlling strategy of the production and accumulation of propionic acid for anaerobic wastewater treatment

The production and accumulation of propionic acid affect significantly anaerobic wastewater treatment system, but the reasons are not approached until now. Based on the results of continuous-flow tests and the analysis of biochemistry and ecology, two mechanisms of producing propionic acid have been put forward. It is demonstrated that the reasons of propionic acid production and accumulation are not caused by higher hydrogen partial pressure. The combination of specific pH value and ORP is the ecological factor affecting propionic acid production, and the equilibrium regulation of NADH/NAD+ ratio in cells is the physiological factor. Meanwhile, it is put forward that using the two-phase anaerobic treatment process and the ethanol type fermentation in anaerobic reactor to avoid propionic acid accumulation are efficient methods.     

Vapor–liquid equilibria for systems of diethyl carbonate and ketones and determination of group interaction parameters for the UNIFAC and ASOG methods

Densities and speeds of sound for the binary mixtures acetone, 2-butanone and 2-pentanone + diethyl carbonate, over the whole composition range, at T = 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure have been measured. Excess molar volumes and deviations in isentropic compressibility for the binary systems were fitted to the Redlich–Kister polynomial. Isobaric vapor–liquid equilibria for the binary systems acetone + diethyl carbonate, 2-butanone + diethyl carbonate and 2-pentanone + diethyl carbonate at P = 101.3 kPa have been determined. The activity coefficients were calculated to be thermodynamically consistent and they were correlated with the Wilson, NRTL, UNIQUAC and Redlich–Kister equations. Interaction parameters related to the carbonate (OCOO) and ketone (CO) groups, in ASOG and UNIFAC methods, have been determined using our experimental VLE data.     

Application of density functional theory and optical spectroscopy for the prediction of the photophysical properties of Р-pyridylphospholanes

Russian Chemical Bulletin - The spatial and electronic structure of a series of pyridyl-containing phospholanes, which are potential ligands for the synthesis of luminescent transition metal...     

A Simple and Efficient Procedure for the Preparation of O-aryl-O-ethyl-S-allyl Thiolophosphates

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An Efficient and Convenient Cyclization Method for the Synthesis of Flavans

Flavansrefertoalargegroupofnaturallyoccurringcompoundspossessinga2-phenyl-chromannucleus.Naturallyoccurringflavansexhibitanumberofimportantbiologicalactivitieswhichifexploitedproperly,mayleadtovaluablenewdrugsoragrochemicals'.Inflavansynthesis,thekeystepistoconstructthe3,4-dihydrobenzopyranring-Variousmethodshavebeendevelopedfortheringformation,butmostoftheminvolvemultiplestepsandgivelowoverallyields2.Inthispaper,BF3wasusedforthefirsttimeasanefficientcatalysttoformthepyranringfroml,3-diaryIp…     

An Efficient Protocol for the Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Furano- and Pyranoquinolines

In recent years, the liquid-phase synthesis of small heterocyclic molecules has been a subject of intense research activity, since it represents one of the most promising ways to generate small molecular libraries in the field of combinatorial chemistry. Substituted quinolines offer a high degree of structure diversity and have proven to be very important in medicinal chemistry.     

Cross-validation and evaluation of the performance of methods for the elemental analysis of forensic glass by μ-XRF, ICP-MS, and LA-ICP-MS

Elemental analysis of glass was conducted by 16 forensic science laboratories, providing a direct comparison between three analytical methods [micro-x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (μ-XRF), solution analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry]. Interlaboratory studies using glass standard reference materials and other glass samples were designed to (a) evaluate the analytical performance between different laboratories using the same method, (b) evaluate the analytical performance of the different methods, (c) evaluate the capabilities of the methods to correctly associate glass that originated from the same source and to correctly discriminate glass samples that do not share the same source, and (d) standardize the methods of analysis and interpretation of results. Reference materials NIST 612, NIST 1831, FGS 1, and FGS 2 were employed to cross-validate these sensitive techniques and to optimize and standardize the analytical protocols. The resulting figures of merit for the ICP-MS methods include repeatability better than 5 % RSD, reproducibility between laboratories better than 10 % RSD, bias better than 10 %, and limits of detection between 0.03 and 9 μg g^?1 for the majority of the elements monitored. The figures of merit for the μ-XRF methods include repeatability better than 11 % RSD, reproducibility between laboratories after normalization of the data better than 16 % RSD, and limits of detection between 5.8 and 7,400 μg g^?1. The results from this study also compare the analytical performance of different forensic science laboratories conducting elemental analysis of glass evidence fragments using the three analytical methods.

Effects of the Different Supports on the Activity and Selectivity of Iron-Cobalt Bimetallic Catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Silica, alumina, and activated carbon supported iron-cobalt catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. These catalysts have been characterized by BET, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). Activity and selectivity of iron-cobalt supported on different carriers for CO hydrogenation were studied under the conditions of 1.5 MPa, 493 K, 630 h-1, and H2/CO ratio of 1.6. The results indicate that the activity, C4 olefin/(C4 olefin C4 paraffin) ratio, and C5 olefin/(C5 olefin C5 paraffin) decrease in the order of Fe-Co/SiO2, Fe-Co/AC1, Fe-Co/Al2O3 and Fe-Co/AC2. The activity of Fe-Co/SiO2 reached a maximum. The results of TPR show that the Fe-Co/SiO2 catalyst is to some extent different. XRD patterns show that the Fe-Co/SiO2 catalyst differs significantly from the others; it has two diffraction peaks. The active spinel phase is correlated with the supports.     

Modification of the Furter equation and correlation of the vapor–liquid equilibrium for mixed-solvent electrolyte systems

Isobaric vapor–liquid equilibrium values at 1 atm pressure were measured for the systems 1-propanol–water–potassium acetate and 2-propanol–water–potassium acetate under fixed salt mole fractions using a modified Othmer recirculation still. A modified Furter equation, ln(α_s/α)=k₁z+k₂z², was proposed for correlating the effect of dissolved salts on vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE). The modified equation contains two parameters that are applicable to the entire salt/solvent composition range. Correlation of VLE for 15 mixed-solvent electrolyte systems was made by means of the proposed modified equation with better results than those obtained from the original equation.     

Development of an RPLC-based Method for Measurement of Indoprofen Stability and Validation of the Method

A method for quantitative measurement of the photochemical decomposition of the anti-inflammatory agent, indoprofen （INP） is descriped. An RPLC-based assay that could determine the extent of degradation of INP in a rapid, sensitive, and accurate manner was developed. The method was validated under photoirradiation. Quantitation was monitored with an Inertsil ODS-3V column using a mobile phase of acetonitril and 1% HOAc solution in deionized H2O. Statistics relevant to the system criteria, peak integrity and resolution among the parent drug and its degradation products were performed. From the intra- and inter-day tests, the coefficients of variation were found to range from 0.59% to 4.25% for the former and from 0.71% to 4.86% for the latter. The good selectivity and specificity of this RPLC-based procedure render it suitable for measurements of INP stability.     

Determination of the emanation coefficient and the Henry’s law constant for the groundwater radon

The radon emanation coefficient (ε) from aquifer rock and the Henry’s law constant (H) of radon were determined by measuring activity concentrations using liquid scintillation counter (LSC). For the evaluation of the method, the coefficients were measured at 0, 10 and 20 °C and the temperature dependency of the coefficients was compared with others. The radon emanation coefficients from the rock particles used in this work are 0.0845, 0.1007 and 0.1308 at 0, 10 and 20 °C, respectively. The dimensionless Henry’s law constants for the groundwater used in this work are 0.994, 1.153 and 2.641 at 0, 10 and 20 °C, respectively. The results show a good agreement with those in literatures.