Transport phenomenon as a function of counter and co-ions in solution: chronopotentiometric behavior of anion exchange membrane in different aqueous electrolyte solutions

Anion exchange membrane has been investigated in different electrolyte solutions by chronopotentiometry to explore the influence of co-ion and counterion of the exchange group of the membrane, on the transport phenomena. Chloride, nitrate, sulfate and acetate in sodium salts were used as counterions and sodium, potassium, calcium and ammonium in chloride salts were used as co-ions. The membrane showed a potential drop (E₀) in all these electrolytes when a constant current was applied across it, which remained constant for a period less than τ, called the transition time and rose gradually to a maximum (E_max) value. The parameters such as τ, E₀ and E_max and the potential jump (ΔE) and τ and the inflection zone (Δt) along the time axis have been measured and compared at an applied current density (I) of 10 mA cm⁻² in 10 mM solutions. The values of τ^1/2/z_A[A₀] or τ^1/2/z_C[C₀], with or , E₀ and ΔE with or (where r_A and r_C are the ionic radii of counter and co-ions, respectively) have been correlated. Permselectivity (P) and transference number of the membrane with respect to each one of the above electrolytes have been evaluated and discussed.     

Oxygen abstraction from tetrahydrofuran by molybdenum-iodide complexes. X-ray molecular structure of [Mo2(μ-O)(μ-I)(μ-O2CCH3)I2(THF)4][MoOI4(THF)] (THF = tetrahydrofuran)

The interaction between Mo₂(O₂CCH₃)₄, Me₃SiI and I₂ in THF resulted in oxygen abstraction from the solvent and formation of [Mo₂(μ-O)(μ-I)(μ-O₂CCH₃) I₂(THF)₄]⁺[MoOI₄(THF)]⁻ and I---(CH₂)₄---I. The molybdenum complex has been characterized by X-ray diffractometry. Crystal data: triclinic, space group P , a = 13.827(3) Å; b = 15.803(7) Å; c = 9.950(3) Å; = 93.34(4)°; β = 102.40(2)°; γ = 90.09(2)°; V = 2120(2) Å₃; Z = 2; d_calc = 2.559 g cm⁻³; R = 0.0476 (R_w = 0.0613) for 370 parameters and 3938 data with F₀²> 3σ(F₀²). The metal-metal distance in the cation is 2.527(2) Å and indicates a strong interaction. The magnetic behavior is consistent with the assignment of one unpaired electron to the Mo₂⁷⁺ core of the cation and one to the d¹ Mo(V) center of the anion. The interaction between Mo(CO)₆ and I₂ in THF also results in the formation of 1,4-diiodobutane.     

The Ericksen number and Deborah number cascades in sheared polymeric nematics

Samples of liquid crystalline poly(γ-benzyl-glutamate) solutions are sheared between glass surfaces with gaps, d = 10-500 μ, and shearing velocities, V = 0·05-10 000 μs^-1 so that the Ericksen number E ≡ Vdγ₁/K is varied over a large range, E ≈ 1-10⁷. Here γ₁ is the rotational viscosity and K₁ is the Frank splay constant, with γ₁/K₁ estimated to be approximately 1 s μ^-2 for our samples. We observe by polarizing microscopy a sequence of transitions with increasing Ericksen number analogous to that observed in small molecule tumbling nematics: namely rotation of the director out of the shearing plane and into the vorticity direction at Vd ≈ 25 μ² s^-1, and formation of roll cells at Vd ≈ 50 μ² s^-1. The roll cells become finer with increased Vd in accord with predictions of linear stability theory using the Leslie-Ericksen equations, and at Vd ≳ 500 μ² s^-1, the cells become very irregular, producing director turbulence. The turbulence becomes finer in scale as Vd increases, reaching sub-micron, and possibly molecular scales when Vd ≧ 10⁵ μ² s^-1. At the highest velocities, transitions in orientation and texture are controlled by the Deborah number De≡λV/d, where λ is the molecular relaxation time, and uniform texture-free samples are obtained when De ≳ 5.     

Viscometric and sorption equilibrium studies on n-alkane-butanone-poly-(dimethylsiloxane) systems

Intrinsic viscosities, [η], second virial coefficients, A₂, and preferential solvation coefficients, λ, for the ternary systems n-alkane (l)-butanone (2)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) (3), with n-alkane = n-hexane, n-heptane, n-nonane and n-undecane, have been determined at 20°. The K and a constants of the Mark-Houwink equation have been evaluated over the whole composition range of the binary solvent mixtures. Polymer (mixed solvent) interaction parameters and unperturbed dimensions have been evaluated both from A₂ and [η] data, the feasibility of A₂ evaluation from [η] experimental data or vice versa being discussed. Experimental and calculated (through Dondos and Patterson theory) excess free energies, G^E, follow similar trends with composition; large numerical discrepancies, however, arise between both sets of G^E. Maxima in [η], in a and in A₂ are accompanied by inversion points in λ. The solvent mixture composition range in which PDMS is preferentially solvated by n-alkane, as well as the extent of solvation, decrease with increasing number of carbon atoms in the n-alkane.     

Kinetic study of thermal decomposition of CoOOH

The kinetics of the thermal decomposition of CoOOH powder has been studied isothermally in a temperature range of 260—310°C in air. The reaction was found to proceed by the advance of a two-dimensional reaction interface. The kinetics results indicate that there are two phases in the decomposition in this temperature range: up to 280°C with an activation energy E₁ = 34.75 kcal mol⁻¹ and above 280°C with E₂ = 18.91 kcal mol⁻¹. A reaction mechanism is proposed to account for these observations.     

Structural studies on polynuclear osmium carbonyl hydrides XXXIV. Elucidation of the molecular structure from a crystal structure of disordered (μ-H)5Os3Re(CO)12

The complex (μ-H)₅Os₃Re(CO)₁₂ crystallizes in the centrosymmetric hexagonal space group P6₃/m (C²_6h; No. 176) with a 19.087(5), c 10.963(1) Å, V 3459(3) ų, and Z = 6. Diffraction data were collected on a Syntex P2₁ automated four-circle diffractometer (Mo-K radiation, 2θ = 4.5–45.0°) and the structure was refined to R_F = 7.9% for all 1480 unique reflections (R_F = 5.4% for those 1007 data with ¦F_o¦ > 6σ(¦F_o¦)). The molecule contains a tetrahedral core of metal atoms each associated with three terminal carbonyl ligands. It is bisected by a crystallographic mirror plane. Although the hydride ligands were not located, a consideration of metal-metal distances allows the distinction between osmium and rhenium atoms and suggests that the structure is subject to a subtle form of two-fold disorder.     

Guest and host deuterium effects of the large ZFS parameters D of dimethylbenzaldehydes in durene single crystals

The ZFS parameters D of 2,4-, 2,5- and 3,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde-1h₁ and -1d₁ guests in perhydrogenated and perdeuterated durene single crystals are determined by comparing the experimental and calculated resonance curves. It is found that the deuterium substitution of the guest aldehydic group in a given host leads to the decrease of the D values and to the increase of the energy gaps ΔE_T between the zero-point levels of the ³nπ* and ³ππ* states of the guests. On the other hand, the perdeuteration of the host results in the decrease of ΔE_T with a corresponding increase of the D value of a given guest. The D value of 1 cm⁻¹ determined for 2,5-dimethylbenzaldehyde-1h₁ in perdeuterated durene is the lategest ever found for an aromatic carbonyl compound. Correlations between D and ΔE_T indicate that the ZFS parameters D of the guests are determined by contributions from both spin-spin and spin-orbit interactions between the ³nπ* and ³ππ* states. The large guest and host deuterium effects observed on the D values are attributed to the changes of the gaps ΔE_T of the guests.     

An SCF potential energy and dipole surface for rubidium cyanide (RbCN)

Ab initio SCF computations of the potential energy and dipole moment surface of RbCN are reported. The surfaces are represented in an analytic form suitable for the computation of the rovibrational spectrum. The molecule is predicted to be triangular with distances, r(C---N) = 2.186 a₀, r(C---Rb) = 5.811 a₀ and r(N---Rb) = 5.082 a₀.     

Syntheses and structural determination of nine-coordinate K3[Nd(nta)2(H2O)]·6H2O and K3[Er(nta)2(H2O)]·5H2O

The syntheses and structural determination of Nd^III and Er^III complexes with nitrilotriacetic acid (nta) were reported in this paper. Their crystal and molecular structures and compositions were determined by single-crystal X-ray structure analyses and elemental analyses, respectively. The crystal of K₃[Nd^III(nta)₂(H₂O)]·6H₂O complex belongs to monoclinic crystal system and C2/c space group. The crystal data are as follows: a=1.5490(11) nm, b=1.3028(9) nm, c=2.6237(18) nm, β=96.803(10)°, V=5.257(6) nm³, Z=8, M=763.89, D_c=1.930 g cm⁻³, μ=2.535 mm⁻¹ and F(000)=3048. The final R₁ and wR₁ are 0.0390 and 0.0703 for 4501 (I>2σ(I)) unique reflections, R₂ and wR₂ are 0.0758 and 0.0783 for all 10474 reflections, respectively. The Nd^IIIN₂O₇ part in the [Nd^III(nta)₂(H₂O)]³⁻ complex anion has a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic nine-coordinate structure in which the eight coordinate atoms (two N and six O) are from the two nta ligands and a water molecule coordinate to the central Nd^III ion directly. The crystal of the K₃[Er^III(nta)₂(H₂O)]·5H₂O complex also belongs to monoclinic crystal system and C2/c space group. The crystal data are as follows: a=1.5343(5) nm, b=1.2880(4) nm, c=2.6154(8) nm, b=96.033(5)°, V=5.140(3) nm³, Z=8, M=768.89, D_c=1.987 g cm⁻³, μ=3.833 mm⁻¹ and F(000)=3032. The final R₁ and wR₁ are 0.0321 and 0.0671 for 4445 (I>2σ(I)) unique reflections, R₂ and wR₂ are 0.0432 and 0.0699 for all 10207 reflections, respectively. The Er^IIIN₂O₇ part in the [Er^III(nta)₂(H₂O)]³⁻ complex anion has the same structure as Nd^IIIN₂O₇ part in which the eight coordinate atoms (two N and six O) are from the two nta ligands and a water molecule coordinate to the central Nd^III ion directly.     

Temperature dependence of the rate constant for reactions of hydrated electrons with H, OH and H2O2

The temperature dependence of the rate constants, for the reactions of hydrated electrons with H atoms, OH radicals and H₂O₂ has been determined. The reaction with H atoms, studied in the temperature range 20–250°C gives k(20°C) = 2.4 × 10¹⁰M^-1s¹ and the activation energy E_A = 14.0 kJ mol^-1 (3.3 kcal mol^-1). For reaction with OH radicals the corresponding values are, k(20°C) = 3.1 × 10¹⁰M^-1s^-1 and E_A = 14.7 kJ mol^-1 (3.5 kcal mol^-1) determined in the temperature range 5–175°C. For reaction with H₂O₂ the values are, k(20°C) = 1.2 × 10¹⁰M^-1s^-1 and E_A = 15.6 kJ mol^-1 (3.7 kcal mol^-1) measured from 5–150°C. Thus, the activation energy for all three fast reactions is close to that expected for diffusion controlled reactions. As phosphates were used as buffer system, the rate constant and activation energy for the reaction of hydrated electron with H₂PO₄^- was determined to k(20°C) = 1.5 × 10⁷M^-1s^-1 and E_A = 7.4 kJ mol^-1 (1.8 kcal mol^-1) in the temperature range 20–200°C.     

Competition between oxygen-induced (3×1) and (2×1) missing row reconstructions on regularly stepped Ni(110)

An interesting low coverage oxygen-induced reconstruction phase is observed on Ni(771), a regularly stepped surface with (110) terraces and (111) steps. At oxygen coverages of about 60% of that of the (2×1) reconstruction of the terraces, a periodicity of (6×1) is identified with LEED and STM. Structural units — consisting of three linear metal chains with distances of 2a₁ and a₁ , respectively — are separated by 3a₁ and extend over twice the terrace width of the clean surface. The transition to the very stable (2×1) phase upon further oxygen uptake proceeds simply by a shift of a₁ of one chain within each unit, so that all chains become separated by 2a₁.     

Induction effects on IR-predissociation spectra of (SF6)2, (SiF4)2 and (SiH4)2

The observed difference in transition strength for (SF₆)₂, (SiF₄)₂ and (SiH₄)₂ IR-predissociation spectra is explained by induction effects (μ₀₁²/R₁₂⁶) which have to be included in the interaction Hamiltonian in addition to the dominant dipole-dipole term (μ₀₁²/R₁₂³).     

Structural and theoretical studies of Xe(OChF5)2 and [XeOChF5][AsF6] (Ch = Se, Te)

The XeOSeF₅⁺ cation has been synthesized for the first time and characterized in solution by ¹⁹F, ⁷⁷Se and ¹²⁹Xe NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by X-ray crystallography and Raman spectroscopy with AsF₆⁻ as its counter anion. The X-ray crystal structures of the tellurium analogue and of the Xe(OChF₅)₂ derivatives have also been determined: [XeOChF₅][AsF₆] crystallize in tetragonal systems, P4/n, a=6.1356(1) Å, c=13.8232(2) Å, V=520.383(14) Å³, Z=2 and R₁=0.0453 at −60°C (Te) and a=6.1195(7) Å, c=13.0315(2) Å, V=488.01(8) Å³, Z=2 and R₁=0.0730 at −113°C (Se); Xe(OTeF₅)₂ crystallizes in a monoclinic system, P2₁/c, a=10.289(2) Å, b=9.605(2) Å, c=10.478(2) Å, β=106.599(4)°, V=992.3(3) Å³, Z=4 and R₁=0.0680 at −127°C; Xe(OSeF₅)₂ crystallizes in a triclinic system, , a=8.3859(6) Å, c=12.0355(13) Å, V=732.98(11) Å³, Z=3 and R₁=0.0504 at −45°C. The energy minimized geometries and vibrational frequencies of the XeOChF₅⁺ cations and Xe(OChF₅)₂ were calculated using density functional theory, allowing for definitive assignments of their experimental vibrational spectra.     

An efficient closed-shell singles and doubles coupled-cluster method

A reformulated set of equations for the closed-shell singles and doubles coupled-cluster (CCSD) method is presented. A computational cost of n_v⁴n₀²+7n_v³n₀³+1n_v²n₀⁴ for the n⁶ steps is obtained, where n_v is the number of virtual molecular orbitals included in the CCSD procedure, n₀ is the number of doubly occupied molecular orbitals and n=n₀+n_v. Test calculations for the cis and trans isomers of FNNF and planar and pyramidal CH₃⁻ are presented. Equilibrium structures determined with large Gaussian basis sets at the second-order Møller-Plesset (MP2) perturbation level of theory are reported and used for the other electron correlation methods. With the largest one-particle basis set (144 contracted Gaussian functions), the equilibrium geometries of cis- and trans-FNNF agree with experiment. Based on analyses of planar and pyramidal CH₃⁻ wavefunctions and the calculated inversion barrier, it is suggested that the molecular anion may not exist in a planar configuration but that autodetachment of an electron occurs before the transition state is reached. Comparisons of our new CCSD procedure demonstrate that coupled-cluster methods are not significantly more expensive than similar electron correlation techniques.     

Nonlinear dielectric effect in carbon tetrachloride solutions of iodobenzene

The results of measurements of Δ/E² as a function of concentration for CCl₄ solutions of iodobenzene are given and compared with earlier results for CCl₄ solutions of fluoro-, chloro- and bromo-benzene. Terms contributing to the molar saturation constant for pure halogeno-derivatives of benzene have been calculated, using Kielich's theory. The change of sign of Δ/E² for bromo- and iodo-benzene is explained.     

Structure and conformation of 2,3,4-triphenyl-1-oxa-4-azabutadiene

2,3,4-triphenyl-1-oxa-4-azabutadine (C20H15NO) has been studied by X-ray analysis and AM1 molecular orbital methods. It crystallises in the triclinic space group P-1 with a=9.414(3), b=10.479(3), c=8.385(2) Å, =103.31(3)°, β=97.10(3)°, γ=74.09(1)°, V=772.5(4) ų, Z=2, D_c=1.227 gcm⁻³, and μ(MoK)=0.075 mm⁻¹ and F₀₀₀=300. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R=0.043 for 2672 reflections [I>2σ(I)]. The conformational analysis of the title compound were investigated by semi-empirical quantum mechanical AM1 calculations. The minimum conformation energies were calculated as a function of the three torsion angles θ₁(O(1)C(7)C(8)N(1)), θ₂(C(8)N(1)C(15)C(16)) and θ₃(C(14)C(9)C(8)N(1)). The results are compared with the X-ray results. C=O and C=N groups are twisted about each other by 95.5(2)°.     

Preparation and crystal structure of a 1:1 inclusion compound of 1,4,11,14-tetramethoxy-dibenzo[b,n]tetraphenylene with pyridine

The new host 1,4,11,14-tetramethoxy-dibenzo[b,n]tetraphenylene forms a 1:1 inclusion compound with pyridine, in which a pair of centrosymmetrically-related guest species are enclosed in the cage surrounded by six host molecules. C₃₆H₂₈O₄·C₅H₅N, F_W=603.68, triclinic, space group P-1, a=11.796(2), b=16.075(3), c=9.004(2) Å; =98.39(3)°, β=90.01(3)°, γ=108.19(3)°, V=1602.8(5) Å³, Z=2, F(000)=636, D_c=1.251 g/cm³, μ=0.080 mm⁻¹. The final R indices [I>2σ(I)] R₁=0.0759, wR₂=0.1970 for 5623 MoK observed data.     

Substituent effects on some physicochemical properties of chalcones and their vinylogues

Carbonyl stretching frequencies (ν_CO), dipole moments (μ), longwave maxima (λ_max), half-wave potentials (°_1/2), and relative intensities (Z/Z₀) of benzoyl-ion in mass-spectra oftrans chalcones and their vinylogues of the general type PhCO(CH=CH)_nC₆H₄R-p (I) were measured. Contrary to the previously investigated polyenes of the type R(CH=CH)_nR′ (R′ = CHO or COOEt) variation of the substituent R in compounds I has little influence on properties of I in the ground state and a satisfactory linear relationship between (ν_CO) or μ and σ constants exists only in the case of I (n = 0, 1); the best correlation with σ⁺ indicates that the mesomeric mechanism plays a great part in the transmission of electronic effects. λ_max.,E_1/2, orZ/Z₀ of all series I (n = 0–3) correlate with σ_p or σ⁰ constants, and the separation of mesomeric and inductive effects by multiparametric correlation reveals that in this case inductive effect is of great importance in the transmission of electronic effects. These features were accounted for by the non-planar structure of molecules of I, which was confirmed by X-ray analysis of I (R = Br). The Pariser-Parr-Pople method has also been applied to the calculation of π-electronic density in molecules I and it was found that the introduction of various substituents in para position of I exercises a very little influence on the electronic distribution in compounds I.     

X-ray study of the hetero ring flexibility in trans-5,6- trimethylene- and tetramethylene-5,6-dihydro 2-phenyl-[4H]-1,3-thiazines

The structures to two 1,3-thiazine derivatives differing only in the number of CH₂ groups in their trans fused hydrocarbon ring (_n = 3 for I and n = 4 for II) have been established by X-ray crystallography from diffractometer data. Crystals of I (trans-5,6- trimethylene-5,6-dihydro-2-phenyl-[4H] - 1,3-thiazine) are triclinic, space group P with a = 7.661(1), b = 8.282(1), c = 9.566(2) Å, = 91.75(1), β = 100.72(1), γ = 105.45(1)° Z = 2, D_c = 1.260 g cm^-3. Crystals of II (trans-5,6-tetramethylene-5,6-dihydro-2-phenyl [4H]-1,3-thiazine) are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c with a = 7.914(2), b = 19.362(13), c = 8.440(1) Å, β = 109.16(2)°C Z = 4, D_c = 1.258 g cm^-3. The structures determined by Patterson (I) and direct (II) methods were refined to R = 0.050 for 1330 reflections of I and R = 0.082 for 1012 reflections of II. The proper treatment of the positional disorder of the carbon atoms (C(5) and C(6)) forming the trans ring junction in I discovered two discrete conformations with a ratio of 1:2. The opposite chirality of atoms C(51) and C(52), and C(61) and C(62), indicates a simultaneous configurational disorder with a pattern of total disorder: A A . The puckering parameters of the hetero rings in the same enantiomers of molecules IA, IB and II indicate a connection between the conformers: ⁵E(II)→⁵H₆(IB)→E₆IA) via pseudorotation. Their relationship is discussed and compared with the conformational freedom of the analogous 1,3-oxazine derivatives.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a complex bearing interesting structural motifs: [Cu (C4H7N3) H2O (4,4′-Hbpy)]·SO4·NO3

A new complex [Cu (C₄H₇N₃) H₂O (4,4′-Hbpy)]·SO₄·NO₃ was synthesized and X-ray characterized. Elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy of the complex were performed. The crystal system is orthorhombic. Crystal data: Fw=498.98, spacegroup: P212121. Z=4, a=14.952(3), b=20.491(4), c=6.713 Å. V=2056.7(9) Å. λ(Mo-K)=0.71070 Å. μ=12.18 cm⁻¹, D_calc=1.66 g/cm³, F₀₀₀=1032.00, R=0.062, Rw=0.087. X-ray analysis illustrated that 4,4′-bpy is mono-protonated and that there are two kinds of anions in one molecule, which give rise to the hydrogen interaction between the molecules in the crystal. Then an extended three-dimensional network is formed along the hydrogen bonds and π–π bonds between the pyridine rings.