Chemical behaviour of helium muonide just after muon catalyzed fusion

Chemical behaviour of a helium muonide atom /He^o/ can be understood on the analogy of its hydrogen homologues, muonium /Mu/, deuterium /D^o/ and tritium /T^o/. In muon catalyzed fusion /CF/, a small fraction of negative muon in the fusion cycle sticks to helium to give proton-like He⁺ which easily picks up one electron forming He^o. The energy of He⁺ at birth is about 3.5 MeV being in a similar situation to the case of a hot tritium atom produced by /n, p/ or /n, / reaction. The reaction cross section and rate of He^o reactions are estimated.     

Certified reference materials (CRM 408 and 409) for quality control of main components (ammonium, calcium, hydronium, magnesium, nitrate, potassium, sodium and sulphate) in simulated rain water

Analyses of rainwater are routinely performed by a number of organisations to monitor the contribution from rainwater to the component occurrences in the environment and the acidification of the environment. To control the quality of such determinations, the Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) has organised a certification campaign to produce two simulated rainwater reference materials (CRM 408, low mineral content and CRM 409, high mineral content). The materials were carefully prepared (addition of pro analysis and supra pure reagents with the mentioned elements to silica-free deionised water) and its homogeneity and long-term stability were verified. The materials were certified for their contents of ammonium (106 mol/kg) (CRM 409), calcium (7.68 and 15.5 mol/kg), chloride (67.3 and 113 mol/kg), hydronium (16.6 and 48.0 mol/kg), magnesium (6.14 and 12.3 mol/kg), nitrate (20.1 and 78.1 mol/kg), potassium (4.25 mol/kg) (CRM 409), sodium (42.0 and 82.9 mol/kg) and sulphate (10.5 and 53.2 mol/kg). Indicative values (not certified) are given for ammonium and potassium in CRM 408. This paper presents the certification work performed, as well as the analytical work for the certification of the contents of relevant species.     

The oxidative addition of diphenylphosphine and monophenylphosphine to the electron-rich rhenium-rhenium triple bond. The isolation and characterization of compounds that contain the four-center Re(μ-X)(μ-PR2)Re cluster (X=halide)

Diphenylphosphine oxidatively adds to the ReRe bonds of Re₂ X ₄(-dppm)₂ (X=Cl or Br; dppm=Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂) and Re₂Cl₄(-dpam)₂ (dpam=Ph₂AsCH₂AsPh₂) to afford the dirhenium(III) complexes Re₂(-X)(-PPh₂)HX ₃(-LL)₂. The dppm complexes have also been prepared from the reactions of Re₂(-O₂CCH₃)X ₄(-dppm)₂ with Ph₂PH, and a similar strategy has been used to prepare Re₂(-Cl)(-PPh₂)HCl₃(-dmpm)₂ (dmpm=Me₂PCH₂PMe₂) from Re₂(-O₂CCH₃)Cl₄(dmpm)₂. Phenylphosphine likewise reacts with Re₂ X ₄(-dppm)₂ to give Re₂(-X)(-PHPh)HX ₃(-dppm)₂. An X-ray crystal structure determination on Re₂(-Cl)(-PPh₂)HCl₃(-dppm)₂ confirms its edge-shared bioctahedral structure. This complex crystallizes in the space group (No. 148) witha=21.699(3) Å, =84.50(4)°,V=10084(5) ų, andZ=6. The structure was refined toR=0.049 (R _w 0.069) for 5770 data withI>3.0(I). The Re-Re distance is 2.5918(7) Å. Oxidation of the bromide complex Re₂(-Br)(-PPh₂)HBr₃(-dppm)₂ with NOPF₆ produces the unusual dirhenium(III, II) cation [Re₂(-H)(-Br)[P(O)Ph₂]Br₂(NO)(-dppm)₂]⁺ which has been structurally characterized as its perrhenate salt, [Re₂(-H)(-Br)[P(O)Ph₂]Br₂(NO)(-dppm)₂]ReO₄ · 2CH₂Cl₂. This complex crystallizes in the space group (No. 2) witha=14.187(7) Å,b=16.419(5) Å,c=16.729(5) Å, =98.76(2)°, =110.11(3)°, =104.66(3)°,V=3414(6) ų,Z=2. The structure was refined toR=0.040 (R _w =0.051) for 5736 data withI>3.0(I). The presence of a phosphorus-bound [P(O)Ph₂]^– ligand, a linear nitrosyl and a bridging hydrido ligand has been confirmed. The Re-Re distance is 2.6273(8) Å.     

Reactions of the Ru3(CO)10(μ-Ph2PCH2PPh2) cluster with enynes RCH=CHC≡CR (R is phenyl or ferrocenyl). Formation of indenone derivatives of triruthenium clusters

The thermal reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₀(-Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂) (1) with enyne PhCH=CHCCPh afforded the trinuclear ruthenium clusters Ru₃(CO)₆{₃-P(Ph)CH₂PPh₂}{₃-C(Ph)=CHCC(Ph)(1,2-C₆H₄)C(=0)} (2), Ru₃(-H)(CO)₅{₃-P(Ph)CH₂PPh₂}{₃-C(Ph)=CHCC(Ph)(1,2-C₆H₄)C(—0)} (3), and Ru₃(CO)₆(-CO){₃-P(Ph)CH₂PPh₂}{₃-C(C=CPh₂)CH=C(H)Ph} (4) and also two isomers of Ru₃(CO)₅(-CO)(-Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂){₃-C₄Ph₂(CH=CHPh)₂} (5a and 5b). Clusters 2, 3, and 4 were characterized by IR spectroscopy, ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. The reaction of complex 1 with enyne FcCH=CHCCFc gave rise to the Ru₃(CO)₆{₃-P(Ph)CH₂PPh₂}{₃-C(Fc)=CHCC(Fc)(1,2-C₆H₄)C(=0)} (6) and Ru₃(-H)(CO)₅{₃-P(Ph)CH₂PPh₂}{₃-C(Fc)=CHCC(Fc)(1,2-C₆H₄)C(—0)} (7) clusters. According to the spectral data, the latter compounds are isostructural to complexes 2 and 3, respectively.     

Determination of traces of sodium alkylbenzenesulphonate by high-performance liquid chromatography. Application to water

Summary For the trace determination of sodium alkylbenzenesulphonate (ABS) by HPLC the following conditions were employed: Shimadzu ZORBAX SIL Column (5 m, 4.6 mm i.d. x 150 mm) as stationary phase, 0.2% ammoniaethanol (v/v) as mobile phase, UV detector at 225 nm, injection volume 12 l. The chromatograms of ABS were simple and sharp (detection limit of ABS 0.02 g in 12 l of ethanol). The calibration curves of ABS were linear in a concentration range of 0.03 0.3 g in 12 l of ethanol. In the case of linear sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate positive errors of 1 4% were caused by non-ionic surfactants or laurylsulphate (6 times excess), 10 50% positive errors were caused by 2 6 times excess of household detergents.Standard water samples containing ABS were treated with a weak base anion-exchange resin, the adsorbed ABS were eluted, and then determined either by HPLC or by the methylene blue spectrophotometric method. Recoveries of ABS in water were about 92 107% by HPLC.

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Bestimmung von Spuren Natriumalkylbenzolsulfonat mit Hilfe der HPLC. Anwendung auf Wasser

Zusammenfassung Für die Spurenbestimmung von Natriumalkylbenzolsulfonat (ABS) durch HPLC werden die folgenden Bedingungen empfohlen:Shimadzu ZORBAX SIL (5 m, 4,6 mm x 150 mm) als stationäre Phase, 0,2% Ammoniak/Ethanol als mobile Phase, UV-Detektor bei 225 nm, Injektionsvolumen 12 l. Die erhaltenen Chromatogramme sind einfach und scharf (Nachweisgrenze 0,02 g in 12 ml Ethanol). Die Eichkurven sind im Konzentrationsbereich von 0,03–0,3 g in 12 l Ethanol linear. Im Falle des linearen Natriumdodecylbenzolsulfonats werden bei Anwesenheit von nicht-ionischen oberflächenaktiven Substanzen oder von Laurylsulfat in 6fachem Überschuß positiver Fehler von 1–4% erhalten; bei 2–6fachem Überschuß von Haushaltswaschmitteln ergeben sich positive Fehler von 10–50%.Standard-Wasserproben werden zunächst einer Behandlung mit einem Anionenaustauscher unterzogen, die adsorbierten ABS eluiert und durch HPLC oder nach der Methylenblaumethode analysiert. Wiederfindungsraten liegen bei 92–107%.

     

Hydrogenation of CO2 on carbon-supported nickel and cobalt

The hydrogenation of CO₂ has been studied at atmospheric pressure on Co/C and Ni/C catalysts and the results are compared with those obtained on unsupported Co and Ni. Specific activites in the form of turnover frequencies for CO₂ hydrogenation decrease with increasing metal dispersity. Carbon supported Co and Ni present a smaller selectivity for methane than bulk metals. Higher specific activities and smaller activation energies are obtained on Co catalysts, compared with those determined for Ni catalysts.

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CO₂ Co/ Ni/ Co Ni . CO₂ . Co Ni , . .

     

Salicylhydroxamic acid as an analytical reagent

Summary Salicylhydroxamic acid has been used as a colorimetric reagent for the estimation of uranium, vanadium, molybdenum and iron. It permits the direct estimation of vanadium in presence of molybdenum and uranium, though iron interferes, while the estimation of uranium or molybdenum is not possible in presence of each other or of vanadium. The vanadium complex can be removed from solution by extraction with ethyl acetate and estimated colorimetrically between p_H 0.8 to 3.5. This permits its determination in steels after removal of iron. Sensitivity: U 0.1 g, V 0.017 g, Mo 0.015 g, Fe 0.0125 g.     

Untersuchungen zur mikroanalytischen Bestimmung der langkettigen Fetts?uren im Blut

Zusammenfassung Für die im Plasma an Albumin gebundenen sog. freien Fettsäuren (FFS) wird ein neues gas-chromatographisches Analysenverfahren vorgestellt. Das Probenvolumen beträgt 50 l Serum oder Plasma. Die Extraktion erfolgt in 1,1 ml CHCl₃/CH₃OH (21, v/v) mit n-Heptadecansäure als innerem Standard (0,05 Val C₁₇₀/ml). Nach Eindampfen am Rotationsverdampfer werden die FFS im verschlossenen Reaktionskölbchen mit 20 l CH₃J/Essigsäureäthylester (11, v/v) über festem K₂CO₃ bei 90°C 1 h verestert. Die Varianz des Verfahrens errechnet sich bei 15 Parallelbestimmungen zu 4,85%.Vortrag anläßlich der Tagung Spurenanalyse, 2. bis 5. April 1973 in Erlangen.     

Redox Properties of Trinuclear Osmium Carbonylhydride Clusters with Unsaturated Ligands

Schemes of redox transformations were proposed for osmium carbonylhydride clusters: trinuclear (-H)Os₃(-CR = CHR')(CO)_{1 0} (R = R' = H, Ph; R = H, R' = Ph), (-H)₂Os₃(₃-L)(CO)₉ (L = C = CHPh, CHCPh), tetranuclear CpMnOs₃ (-CH = CHPh)(-H)(-CO)(CO)_{1 1}, and trinuclear Os₃(₃-C = CHPh)(CO)₉. Two-electron reduction of the trinuclear clusters results in elimination of the unsaturated ligand with preservation of the metal framework.     

Transformed steroids

Summary In the example of the acetate of 16,23-oxido-21,24-dinorchol-5-en-3-ol-20-one, we have developed reaction sequences for the transformation of ⁵-3-hydroxy systems in rings A and B into 5H-3-hydroxy-6-keto and 3,5-dihydroxy-6-keto compounds.For communication 119, see [1].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 887–890, April, 1981.     

A novel method for the preparation of extensively dealuminated faujasites

Open structure faujasites may be dealuminated with retention of crystallinity using phosgene (or similar reactants) provided the sample has been made ultrastable in a previous procedure.

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Fällungsanalyse im Mikrogrammbereich: Eine neue Methode

Zusammenfassung Eine neue Methode zur Durchführung gravimetrischer Bestimmungen im Mikrogrammbereich wurde beschrieben; diese beruht im wesentlichen darauf, daß der Niederschlag nicht mehr zusammen mit dem Filter, sondern nach Überführen mit einem geeigneten Lösungsmittel in einem separaten Wägegefäß gewogen wird.Die dazu nötigen Geräte und deren Herstellung wurden beschrieben. Nach dieser Methode wurden folgende Bestimmungen mit zufriedenstellender Richtigkeit durchgeführt: 2,5–25g Al, 5–50g Cu und 5–50g Zn mit Oxin, 2,5–25g Fe(III) und 2,5–25g Ti(IV) mit N-Benzoyl-phenylhydroxylamin, 5–50g Ni und 5–50g Cu mit Salicylaldoxim, 2,5–50g Co(II) und 2,5–50g Fe(III) mit -Nitroso--naphthol sowie 5–50g Chlorid als Silberchlorid.

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Precipitation analysis in the microgram-scale: A new method

Summary A new method for gravimetric determinations in the microgram-scale is described. This method is based on the fact that the precipitate is not weighed together with the filter but is transferred to a separate weighingvessel using a suitable solvent. The necessary simple devices and their use are described. The following determinations were carried out with satisfying accuracy: 2,5–25g Al, 5–50g Cu and 5–50g Zn with Oxine, 2,5–25g Fe and 2,5–25g Ti withN-benzoylphenylhydroxylamine, 5–50g Ni and 5–50g Cu with salicylaldoxime, 2,52–50g Co and 2,5–50g Fe with -nitroso--naphthol and 5–50g chloride as silver chloride.

     

The flavonoids of the cruciferae

Summary 1. A new glycoside neorobinin has been isolated from the seeds ofCheiranthus allionii. On the basis of the results of chemical and spectroscopic investigations, the structure of kaempferol 7--L-rhamnofuranoside-3-(-D-galactofuranosyl-6--L-rhamnofuranoside) has been proposed for it.2. On partial hydrolysis, neorobinin is split into a series of intermediate substances, the following of which have been isolated and characterized: kaempferol 7--L-rhamnofuranoside (rhamnorobin), kaempferol 3--D-galactofuranoside (galactorobin), and kaempferol 3-(-D-galactofuranosyl-6--L-rhamnofuranoside) (biorobin).Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 388–394, 1966     

Colloid chemical studies of polystyrene latices polymerized without any surface-active agents

Summary The influence of secondary minimum for the stability of spherical colloid has been studied using a series of soap-free polystyrene latices from 350 m to 1400 m in diameter.The critical flocculation concentration (c. f. c.) and the zeta-potential at the c. f. c. for each latex were determined with several salts of different ionic valencies. The values of c. f. c. varied with the particle size, reaching a maximum value at 750 m and then decreasing gradually with the diameter.Another phenomenon detected in the experiment was the complete reversibility of coagulation which was observed only in the cases of large size latices, i. e., the coagulates of large size particles were fully redispersed in the solution by stirring. The time-dependence of their sedimentation curves was reproducible.These experimental results could not be explained by the simple theoretical consideration for stability of suspension. The satisfactory explanation is given only using the term of secondary minimum of interaction potential, i. e., the origin of coagulation was shifted from the ordinary primary minimum to the shallow secondary minimum at about 750 m of the particle diameter.

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Zusammenfassung Der Einfluß des Sekundär-Minimum auf die Stabilität von Kolloiden wurde an seifenfreien Polystyrol-Latex-Suspensionen mit einem Durchmesser von 350 m bis 1400 m untersucht. Die kritische Flockungskonzentration (c. f. c.) und das Zeta-Potential bei c. f. c. wurde mit verschiedenen Salzen bestimmt.Der Wert von c. f. c. ändert sich mit der Teilchengröße.Ein weiterer wichtiger experimenteller Befund ist die vollständige Reversibilität der Flockung bei größeren Latices.Derartige Versuchsergebnisse können durch das Sekundär-Minimum befriedigend erklärt werden.

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Effect of catalyst surface modification on pentachlorobutene-1 oxidation to dichloromaleic anhydride

Modification of V–P–O catalyst surface by reaction products changes the reaction course and increases its catalytic activity in pentachlorobutene-1 oxidation to dichloromaleic anhydride.

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V–P–O . -1 .

     

Promotion of nickel catalysts for the steam reforming of methane

The influence of additives (Cu, Fe and Al₂O₃) on the textural and catalytic properties of nickel in steam reforming of methane is described. The effects of structural promoting by Al₂O₃ and of electronic promoting by copper are reported. The rate of steam reforming of methane was measured in a gradientless reactor at atmospheric pressure.

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(Cu, Fe Al₂O₃) . Al₂O₃ . .

     

New Molybdenum(V) Complexes Prepared by the Oxidation of Dinuclear Quadruply-Bonded Molybdenum(II) Monothiocarboxylates

Oxidation of molybdenum(II) thiopivalate and thiobenzoate in the presence of -picoline or pyridine results in the formation of dinuclear molybdenum(V) complexes of the general formulae [Mo₂O₂(-O)₂(-SO₄)L₄] with L = -picoline or pyridine and [Mo₂O₂(-O)(-S)(-SO₄)L₄] with L = -picoline. As determined by X-ray structure analysis, two complexes with -picoline differ in their bridging cores: In one complex, two Mo atoms are doubly bridged through two oxygen atoms; in the other, one Mo atom is doubly bridged through oxygen and sulfur atoms. However, they both crystallize together. The product is solvated with -picoline and water molecules. Molybdenum atoms exhibit distorted octahedral coordinations. The same complexes were prepared also through direct reactions of [Mo₂O₃(O₂CCH₃)₄] with thiopivalic and thiobenzoic acid in the presence of -picoline or pyridine. The appearance of the oxo-oxygens and sulfido-sulfur as well as sulfato ligand is explained by the molybdenum-catalyzed oxidation of thiocarboxylates.     

Quantum chemical studies of ethylene addition to organoaluminium compounds

In terms of the MINDO/3 method, the surface potential energy of ethylene addition to AlH₃ and Al(CH₃)₃ has been calculated.

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MINDO/3 AlH₃ Al(CH₃)₃.