Competitive clathration ofp-xylene andp-dibromobenzene by the [Ni(NCS)2(4-Methylpyridine)4] host

The selectivity of inclusion ofp-xylene andp-dibromobenzene from their liquid mixtures by the host [Ni(NCS)₂(4-methylpyridine)₄] and the enthalpy of clathration were determined.p-Dibromobenzene is clathrated significantly more thanp-xylene. The heats of clathration show a linear dependence upon the composition of the enclathrated mixture and are considered to be indicative of the conclusion that the guest-guest interactions are negligible from the thermochëmical point of view. By comparing data presented herein with some literature data on competitive clathration an attempt to derive the entropy of guest exchange in the clathrate was performed.Presented at the International Seminar on Inclusion Compounds, Jaszowiec, Poland, 24–26 September, 1987.     

Enthalpy of hydrogen bonded alcohol-butyl amine complexes by a simpler calorimetric method

The heats of mixing ofn-butyl amine with methanol andn-propanol have been determined at 30° C and the enthalpies of alcohol-amine complex formation have been calculated by thermochemical cycle. The enthalpies of complex formation of butyl amine with methanol andn-propanol were found to be-44.3 kJ/mole and-39.4 kj/mole respectively. The heats of mixing of synthetically prepared 1:1 molar mixtures of n-butyl amine with methanol, ethanol andn-propanol withn-hexane have also been determined at 30° C. The enthalpy of amine-alcohol complexes was obtained from the partial molar heats of dissociation of the complexes inn-hexane. The values agree with those obtained by the thermochemical cycle method. NCL Communication No. 2561.     

Study of radical cations ofcis- andtrans-decalin in nonpolar solutions by the MARY and optically detected ESR spectroscopy

Radical cations ofcis- andtrans-decalin in nonpolar solvents were studied by optically detected ESR and magnetically affected reaction yield (MARY) spectroscopy. The observed differences in the spectra ofcis- andtrans-decalin are in agreement with the assumption of the existence of temperature-activated intramolecular dynamic transitions in the radical cation oftrans-decalin. Using MARY spectroscopy, the signals of the corresponding radical cations were detected at room temperature in diluted solutions containingcis- andtrans-decalin molecules as acceptors. Under these conditions, the total recovery of dynamic transitions in the radical cation oftrans-decalin is observed. Radical cations of bothcis- andtrans-decalin participate in the reaction of the ion-molecular charge transfer to a neutral molecule; the rate constant of this reaction is close to the diffusion-controlled one. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 968–973, May 1997.     

Hydrogen bond interactions at the TiO2 surface: Their contribution to the pH dependent photo-catalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol

We have obtained pK_a values of p-nitrophenol–TiO₂ by measuring the adsorption equilibrium constants of p-nitrophenol (PNP) on the TiO₂ surface at different pH values. These values have been obtained from Langmuir isotherms and from a plot of 1/rate vs. 1/[PNP]_o obtained during TiO₂ catalyzed solar light photo-degradation of PNP. Two limit equilibrium constants are readily obtained depending on the solution pH: at pH 5 at which the TiO₂ surface is mainly positively charged and at pH 8 when it is negatively charged. With these and other adsorption equilibrium constants and the PNP pK_a value in solution, thermodynamic cycles are established in order to obtain the PNP pK_a when it is adsorbed on positively charged, neutral and negatively charged TiO₂ surfaces. From these pK_a values useful information on the PNP–TiO₂ interaction is readily obtained. For instance, the PNP nitro group interacts with the TiO₂ surface via a hydrogen bond, arising from the complex of water molecules with the Ti⁴⁺ ions on its surface. The weaker the hydrogen bond donor, the stronger the oxygen nitro group basicity. Therefore, pK_a changes on the phenolic hydroxyl group result from these interactions. Linear free energy correlations, maximum PNP adsorption capacity values (Q_L) and FTIR ATR, spectrum support this proposal. A k_obs vs. pH degradation profile of p-nitrophenol is also provided.     

Selective esterolysis of nitrophenyl acetates in crystalline α-cyclodextrin complexes

The esterolysis ofm-nitrophenyl acetate (mNPA) andp-nitrophenyl acetate (pNPA), complexed with -cyclodextrin, was investigated in the solid state. At 117 and 140°C, the initial half-times ofmNPA esterolysis were 30 and 24 h, respectively, whereasp NPA esterolysis was undetectably slow. At 117°C, themNPA reaction proceeded to completion, and cyclodextrin acetate andm-nitrophenol products were identified. At 140°C,the initial rate was followed by a slow phase with a half-time of 130 h, evidently due to a structural change in the complex. Themeta/para selectivity of the solid-state reaction is considerably enhanced over the selectivity reported in aqueous solution.     

Thermodynamische Untersuchungen ann-Alkan/n-Alkin-Systemen

The vapour-liquid equilibrium data obtained from isobarict-x-measurements have been used for calculation of the group UNIFAC parameters and excess free enthalpyG ^E of binary mixturesn-alkanes with isomericn-alkynes. The UNIFAC model gives satisfactory predictions for the systems studied. The temperature dependence ofG ^E was estimated on the basis of the heats of mixing measured earlier. The influence of the position of triple bond in the molecules ofn-alkynes on the excess thermodynamic functions is considered.

     

Ionization of aqueous toluic acids: Conductance and thermodynamics

Conductivities of aqueous solutions ofortho-, meta-, andpara-toluic acids have been measured for the concentration range 0.1–2 millimolar and at 5° intervals from 5 to 100°C. At each temperature pK _a(m) andA ₀ have been calculated using the paired ion model recently described by Fuoss. Thermodynamic parameters have been calculated for the ionization of each acid, and Walden products for the anions. Results are discussed in terms of contributions to acidity by enthalpy and entropy changes as well as by hydration of the various solute species.     

Conductance in isodielectric mixtures. III.i-butyronitrile with chlorobenzene,o-dichlorobenzene,p-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane,andn-pentanol

The conductance of tetrabutylammonium tetraphenylboride, picrate, perchlorate, and nitrate has been measured at 25°C in mixtures ofi-butyronitrile with chlorobenzene,o-dichlorobenzene,p-dicholorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, andn-pentanol covering the range of dielectric constants 10D20. In these mixtures of polar solvents, both association constants and ionic mobilities depend on ion-solvent interaction energies and on free volume in a manner that is specific for each system. This failure of the primitive model (rigid charged spheres in a continuum) is shown to be the consequence of short-range spatial and energetic interactions between ions and adjacent solvent molecules.     

Complexes of nickel(II) withS-carboxyalkyl-L-cysteines in aqueous medium. Determination of enthalpies by thermometric titrimetry

Summary Molar heats for the reaction of nickel(II) with sulphur-containing amino acids,S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine andS-carboxyethyl-L-cysteine, have been determined by thermometric titrimetry. The data refer to aqueous solutions at 25°C andI=2.0m. From these enthalpies and equilibrium constants, the corresponding entropies have been calculated. The present thermodynamic data are complementary to previous spectrophotometric data in explaining the structures of the complexes. In particular, the importance of solute-solvent external factors in determining different stabilities for successive steps of complex-formation is stressed.     

Isomerization processes in inclusion compounds: Xylenes in deoxycholic acid

The isomerization processes induced by UV photons in inclusion compounds of the host-guest type are examined, with special attention to the photophysics of the energy transfer process between the host and the guest, as well as to the influence of the host molecular cavity symmetry and the guest molecular symmetry. In particular, the experimental study has been carried out on the isomerization processes ofp-,m-, ando-xylene inside the molecular cavities of deoxycholic acid. The results have been compared with those obtained by irradiating the xylenes in an inert solution of hexane. The main difference is the elimination of by-products when the photochemical process is carried out in the solid state inclusion compound; however, the high purity of the isomerization product corresponds to a decrease in its yield with respect to the reaction in solution, due to the energy transfer process from the host to the guest moiety.     

N-Phosphorylated lactams

The phosphorylation ofN-trimethylsilyllactams by phosphorus(III) acid chlorides results in correspondingN-phosphinolactams in high yields. The derivatives thus obtained have been used in the synthesis ofN-phosphoryl- andN-thiophosphoryllactams. The reversibility of the reaction of phosphinolactams has been established.For communication 1 see Ref. 1.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2250–2255, November, 1995.     

Spectrophotometric determination of the acid dissociation constants for cacodylic acid and p-Nitrophenol at elevated temperatures

Using 2.5-dinitrophenol as an optical indicator, the pK_a of cacodylic acid were spectrophotometrically determined at elevated temperatures under saturation vapor pressures. The result is pK_a = -26.41 + 1296/T + 4.973 InT whereT is in Kelvin. In a similar way, the pK_a ofp-nitrophenol were obtained up to 200‡C giving pK_a = -24.82 + 2135/T + 4.353 InT From these results, several thermodynamic functions of cacodylic acid andp- nitrophenol were calculated.     

Synthese und Reaktivität von 2- und 3-hydroxylierten Dihydro-1,4-Benzoxazinen

2 can be pyrrolized to yield3 a, which in turn may be hydrolyzed with HCl to3 b. Acetylation of3 a followed by a reaction with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) gives3 e. Elimination of ethanol from3 a or of water from3 e is not possible. Treatment of1 a with pyridine/acetic anhydride andTFA or with acetic acid/acetic anhydride affords4 a and4 b, resp. Reaction of4 b in benzene/p-toluenesulfonic acid for 2 hours yields both ethers5I and5II, whereas after 6 hours 4-acetyl-4H-1,4-benzoxazine (6) is obtained. The structures of all products are established by chemical and spectroscopic methods.

Teile aus der DissertationW. Kropp, Universität Wien, 1977.     

Surface tensions and surface heats of mixing of mixtures containing bromobenzene at 293.15 and 303.15 K

Surface tensions of mixtures of bromobenzene with cyclohexane, benzene,o-, m-, andp-xylene have been determined by the capillary rise method at 293.15 and 303.15 K. The data have been used to check the various theories of surface tension of liquid mixtures. The surface heats of mixing have been computed at 293.15 K as a function of composition.

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Oberflächenspannungen und Oberflächen-Mischungswärmen von Mischungen mit Brombenzol als eine Komponente, bei 293,15 und 303,15 K

Zusammenfassung Die Oberflächenspannungen von Mischungen von Brombenzol mit Cyclohexan, Benzol undo-, m- undp-Xylol wurden mit der Kapillarmethode bei 293,15 und 303,15 K bestimmt. Die Daten wurden zur Überprüfung verschiedener Theorien der Oberflächenspannung herangezogen. Die Oberflächen-Mischungswärmen wurden für 293,15 K berechnet.

     

Zur Synthese und Struktur derp-Indazolchinone und ihrer Methylierungsprodukte Untersuchungen über Chinone, 8. Mitt.

Summary Thep-benzoquinones5e-j react with diazomethane (after dehydrogenation) to 6-anilino-2e, dimethylamino-2h, phenylthio-2i, and methylthioindazolquinone2j. Methylation with dimethylsulfate of these as well as of the already known indazolquinones 6-toluidino-2f, 6-methylanilino-2g, 5-tert.butyl-2m, 5,6-methyl- (isomer mixture)2l,n, and benz-indazolquinone2o yield the 1-and 2-N-methyl derivatives3 and4. The structure of the 2-methyl derivatives is established by reaction of the corresponding benzoquinones with 3-methylsydnon in the case of4e,4g. UV/VIS-, IR- and¹H-NMR-spectroscopy (in CDCl₃ andDMSO) were used for structure determination. Comparison of the UV/VIS-spectra of2–4 shows that the indazolquinones are existing as 2 H-4,7-diones. For the structure elucidation of the 1- rs. 2-methylderivatives (whichh can be attributed to the methylation products) NMR-spectroscopy is well suited even without knowing the second isomer (solvent-effect). The course of the reaction of quinones with diazomethane and of the methylation reactions of the indazolquinones is discussed.

Herrn Univ.-Prof. Dr. G. Zigeuner zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Absorption and emission spectra of isomeric tolunitriles

Absorption and emission characteristics ofo-, m- andp-tolunitriles in polar and non-polar solvents under different conditions have been investigated in detail. Solvatochromic shifts of band origin of these molecules in non-polar solvents show that their dipolemoments in the first excited singlet state are almost the same while its value in the second excited singlet is larger in the metathan in the para-isomer. Vibronic analyses of the low temperatures absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra of all the three molecules have provided evidence that these molecules are slightly distorted in the first excited singlet state while such distortion in the phosphorescence emitting triplet state is larger. The data on fluorescence and phosphorescence quantum yield and phosphorescence lifetime of the tolunitriles are reasonably interpreted as showing that in these molecules, particularly m-andp- tolunitriles, the internal conversion rate from the first excited singlet to the ground state is probably small and that the charge transfer character of the triplet state in thep-isomer is larger than that in the meta.     

Flow injection-spectrophotometric determination of cresol compounds in water by reaction withp-aminophenol

A spectrophotometric method has been developed for the simultaneous determination ofo-cresol andm-cresol in water by reaction withp-aminophenol (PAP). Three different methodologies have been assayed; (i) batch analysis, after reaction in an alkaline medium in the presence of dissolved molecular oxygen as oxidizing agent, (ii) a stopped-flow procedure, carried out in the presence of KIO₄ and (iii) a flow injection method based on the same approach. The batch procedure requires 22 min for the full development of colour witho-cresol and 12 min form-cresol. In the stopped-flow mode, using KIO₄ and a reaction time of 12 min, better sensitivity can be obtained for both compounds and limits of detection of 10 g 1^–1 foro-cresol and 30 g 1^–1 form-cresol were found. The flow injection method has a lower sensitivity but permits more than 80 injections per hour. Based on the different maximum absorbance wavelengths obtained for the reaction products of PAP witho-cresol (614 nm) andm-cresol (632 nm), both compounds can be simultaneously determined in water samples and recoveries of 90 to 115% were found in spiked water samples of different types.     

Conformational investigation of phenoxycyclohexan-2-one andp-Cl- andp-NO2-phenoxycyclohexan-2-one by molecular mechanics; x-ray crystallographic analysis ofp-NO2-phenoxycyclohexan-2-one

The preferred conformers of phenoxycyclohexan-2-one and p-Cl- andp-NO₂-phenoxycyclohexan-2-ones were calculated by the MM2(87) method. The results are compared with the data from experimental conformational investigations in solution. According to the calculation, the compounds are described by a multicomponent equilibrium, including thesp-G conformer with a planar orientation of the anisole fragment and a mixture of theac-G andT conformers both with planar and with orthogonal arrangement of the aryl group. The structure ofsp-G(0°)p-NO₂-phenoxycyclohexan-2-one was determined by x-ray crystallographic analysis.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan' Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420083 Kazan'. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1359–1364, June, 1992.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of the Ionization Constants of Aqueous Nitrophenols at Temperatures up to 225 °C

The UV-visible spectra of aqueous o-, m-, and p-nitrophenol were measured as a function of pH at temperatures from 50 to 225 °C at a pressure of 7 MPa. These were used to determine equilibrium constants for the acid ionization reaction of each isomer. The new results were combined with literature data on the ionization of nitrophenols and used for parameter optimization in the thermodynamic model of Marshall and Franck (J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 10:295–304, [1981]), to describe the dependence of ionization properties on temperature and pressure. The model yields predictions of the ionization constants for o-, m-, and p-nitrophenol, log ₁₀ K _a, to at least 250 °C and 20 MPa with an estimated uncertainty in log ₁₀ K _a of less than ±0.06.     

Hydrogen bonding interaction ofp-anisidine andN-methyl-p-anisidine withp-alkoxybenzoic acids in the bulk and in solution

The hydrogen bonding interaction ofp-anisidine andN-methyl-p-anisidine withp-alkoxybenzoic acids has been investigated in the bulk and in solution. As established by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy, this interaction is effective in aprotic solvents, leading to the formation of hydrogen bonded complexes. In the melt, complex formation does not proceed to a significant extent, apparently due to the immiscibility of the two components, as shown by FT-IR spectroscopy and also proved by the phase diagrams obtained for these components. Thus the liquid crystalline phases that were observed originated from the dimeric acids which form a separate phase within the phases of melted anisidines.