Effect of the pH of the medium on the chemical shifts in the PMR spectra and on the distribution of the π-electron density

The dependence of the chemical shift of the ring protons on the pH of the medium for a number of 3-hydroxyquinoline derivatives was studied by PMR spectroscopy. The regions of ionization of the molecules, which correspond to the ranges of acidic, neutral, and alkaline media, were found. In D₂O, 3-hydroxyquinoline is present only in the uncharged hydroxy form. The presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in 4-dimethylaminomethyl-3-hydroxyquinoline has a substantial effect on the character of the dependence of the chemical shift on the pH of the medium; the existence of separate protonation of the nitrogen atoms of the ring and the side chain of 4-dimethylaminomethyl-3-hydroxyquinoline was established. The distribution of the -electron density in the 3-hydroxyquinoline molecule is in good agreement with its chemical behavior during electrophilic substitution.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1540–1545, November, 1971.     

Effect of the pH of the medium on the chemical shifts in the PMR spectra and on the distribution of the π-electron density

The dependence of the chemical shifts of the ring protons on the pH of the medium for a number of 4-hydroxyquinoline derivatives was studied by means of PMR spectroscopy. The dipolar and uncharged hydroxy forms exist in equilibrium in aqueous solutions. The effect of intramolecular hydrogen bonding on the character of the dependence of the chemical shift on the pH of the medium in the case of 3-piperidinomethyl-4-hydroxyisoquinoline was investigated. The possibility of the separate protonation of the ring nitrogen and the side-chain nitrogen in 3-piperidinomethyl-4-hydroxyisoquinoline was established. The distribution of the -electron density in 4-hydroxyisoquinoline is in good agreement with its chemical behavior.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1546–1549, November, 1971     

On the theory underlying the Car-Parrinello method and the role of the fictitious mass parameter

The theory underlying the Car-Parrinello extended-Lagrangian approach to ab initio molecular dynamics (CPMD) is reviewed and reexamined using "heavy" ice as a test system. It is emphasized that the adiabatic decoupling in CPMD is not a decoupling of electronic orbitals from the ions but only a decoupling of a subset of the orbital vibrational modes from the rest of the necessarily coupled system of orbitals and ions. Recent work [J. Chem. Phys. 116, 14 (2002)] has pointed out that, due to the orbital-ion coupling that remains once adiabatic decoupling has been achieved, a large value of the fictitious mass mu can lead to systematic errors in the computed forces in CPMD. These errors are further investigated in the present work with a focus on those parts of these errors that are not corrected simply by rescaling the masses of the ions. It is suggested that any comparison of the efficiencies of Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) and CPMD should be performed at a similar level of accuracy. If accuracy is judged according to the average magnitude of the systematic errors in the computed forces, the efficiency of BOMD compares more favorably to that of CPMD than previous comparisons have suggested.     

From the Micro- to the Macro-: Managing the Conservation of the Warship,Vasa

Sweden's famous warship, Vasa, sank on her maiden voyage in August 1628, and remained on the bottom of Stockholm harbour for 333 years. Raised in 1961, she became the first large-scale wooden object to be treated with polyethylene glycol (PEG). In the summer of 2000 a number of acidic salt precipitations were noticed on the surface of the ship and on wooden artefacts in the storerooms. An international research project has been established to look into the causes of this problem and suggest possible re-treatments. Meanwhile projects are underway to monitor movements in the ship, to build a better support system, and to replace the thousands of iron bolts holding the structure together, while a sophisticated new climate system has recently been installed in the museum.     

On the volume-dependence of the index of refraction from the viewpoint of the complex dielectric function and the Kramers-Kronig relation

How indices of refraction n(omega) of insulating solids are affected by the volume dilution of an optical entity and the mixing of different, noninteracting simple solid components was examined on the basis of the dielectric function epsilon(1)(omega) + iepsilon(2)(omega). For closely related insulating solids with an identical composition and the formula unit volume V, the relation [epsilon(1)(omega) - 1]V = constant was found by combining the relation epsilon(2)(omega)V = constant with the Kramers-Kronig relation. This relation becomes [n(2)(omega) - 1]V = constant for the index of refraction n(omega) determined for the incident light with energy less than the band gap (i.e., h omega < E(g)). For a narrow range of change in the formula unit volume, the latter relation is well approximated by a linear relation between n and 1/V.     

Investigation of the influence of the polarity of the solvent on the composition of the extractive substances and post-extraction residues of the bark ofAbies sibirica

The chemical compositions of the initial bark of the Siberian firAbies sibirica and of the solid residues after extraction with carbon dioxide, water, and alcohol have been studied. On successive extraction, the yield of extractive substances amounted to 25.05% of the absolutely dry bark. The carbon dioxide, aqueous, and alcoholic extracts obtained have been investigated. The carbon dioxide extract was found to contain 34.97% of essential oil, while only traces of it were detected in the aqueous and alcoholic extracts.Krasnoyarsk State Technological Academy. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 42–45, January–February, 1996. Original article submitted August 14, 1995.     

Effect of the nature of the solvent and the temperature on the frequency and intensity of the stretching vibration of the Ge-H bond in the IR spectra of 1-hydrogermatranes

Conclusions The Ge-H stretching vibration in the IR spectra of 1-hydrogermatranes varies under the influence of the solvent and the temperature as a result of the presence of the transannular Ge N bond. The change in the length of this bond with variation in the polarity of the solvent and the temperature of the solutions is smaller in germatranes than for the Si N bond in the isostructural silatranes.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1758–1761, August, 1985.     

On the quality of the hardness kernel and the Fukui function to evaluate the global hardness

An approximated hardness kernel, which includes the second derivative with respect to the density of the kinetic energy, the electron-electron coulomb repulsion, and the exchange density functionals, has been tested for the calculation of the global hardness. The results obtained for a series of 40 cations and neutral systems and 16 anions represent in most cases an improvement of the results obtained using the HOMO-LUMO gap approach and indicate the viability of this approach to evaluate global hardness. In addition, the relevance of the Fukui function approximation and the role of the three components of the hardness kernel in the evaluation of the global hardness have been analyzed.     

Forecasting the characteristics of the explosives

The key techniques for forecasting of the properties of the explosives were presented. We acquired an array of the properties approximately for 200 explosives on the basis of literature information and own experimental data. Techniques of an evaluation of the main characteristics of the explosive transformation were developed. We forecasted properties of a series of compounds not synthesized earlier by computation methods. The experimental and computed data were combined into vast array of information approximately for 1000 explosives. The systematization of experimental data allows conclusions about the attained levels of efficiency and of safety, and also forecasting the properties of the promising explosives.     

Effects of the composition of the reaction mixture and the nature of the template on the structure of mesoporous aluminosilicates formed in the presence of lecithin

It has been established that supramolecular structures of lecithin can act as templates in the synthesis of mesoporous aluminosilicates. Mesoporous substances, with pore dimensions up to 100 Å and biporous materials can be obtained when various combinations of lecithin with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide or octadecylamine are used as template agents in the aluminosilicate system.     

On the scaling of the interface energy of the liquid clusters in the disordered nanoporous medium

Similarity of the extrusion curves of non-wetting liquid in a nanoporous medium with different initial fill volume fractions is observed experimentally. The similarity can be explained by the scaling of the interface energy and the self-similarity of the infinite percolation cluster of fluid-filled pores. Understanding the physical processes leading to the observed phenomena is a foundation for the development of high-performance devices for damping and energy storage on the basis of such heterogeneous systems.     

An improvement of the resolution of the identity approximation for the formation of the Coulomb matrix

A straightforward modification of the resolution of the identity (RI) approximation to the Coulomb interaction is described. In the limit of basis sets that are dominated by high angular momentum functions the observed speedups in realistic test systems reach a factor of 2 compared to the standard RI algorithm, and a factor of up to 300 compared to the standard algorithm to form the Coulomb matrix. More moderate savings on the order of 0-20% are obtained for the more commonly used smaller basis sets. A series of test calculations is reported to illustrate the efficiency of the algorithm.     

The influence of the structure of the double layer on the morphology of the polarographic curves

Conclusions It is emphasized that proper account of the effect allows not only a better understanding of the morphological pecularities of the polarographic curves and a more accurate evaluation of the kinetic constants, but may reciprocally bring useful information about the fine structure of the double layer itself. On a more practical point of view, as only irreversible waves are shifted by variation of ₀, careful adjustement of the supporting electrolyte may improve some simultaneous polarographic determinations. A typical example is the dosage of traces of Zn in Ni, which can be carried successfully in presence of tetraethylammonium ions, which are specifically adsorbed and displace negatively the wave of Nickel only.Enlarged Abstract.     

On the origin of the red-shift of the resonant raman profile from the electronic absorption spectrum

The red-shift of the position of the resonant Raman scattering excitation profile with respect to the maximum of the electronic absorption band is explained by considering the variation of the inverse vibronic lifetime _γn in the electronic excited state with quantum number n.     

光亮剂对银电沉积行为的影响

用电势阶跃法和旋转圆盘电极法 (RDE)以及SEM和XRD测试手段 ,初步研究了光亮剂对氰化体系中银电沉积行为的影响 .研究表明 ,光亮剂的加入并未导致银电沉积成核机理的改变 ,但显著增强了镀液的微观平整效应 ,并且所得镀层的表观光滑程度明显改善 .XRD测试亦同时表明光亮剂的加入并未改变镀层的择优取向     

On the Misleading Interpretation of the Properties of the f-Electron Elements

The aim of the paper is to elucidate the problem of the regular changes in the properties of f-elements represented by the double-double effect. It is pointed out that because of the half-filled shell and double-double effects the f-element properties cannot be plotted as a linear function of the L -quantum number, as suggested by Sinha [1][2].     

Behavior of the Surface Tension and the Viscosity in the Eutecticregion of the Liquid Feb alloy

Abstract

Thermodynamic and transport properties of pure liquid metals show interesting correlations near the melting temperature. This is well known for the case of the surface tension σ and the shear viscosity η In this paper we investigate the possible extension of these correlations to binary alloys, taking the FeB alloy as a case study. Based on literature data we analyze the variation of σ and η as a function of temperature and concentration in a deep eutectic region of the phase diagram of this alloy, as well as the possible correlations between those two quantities. Substantial differences with respect to the behavior in pure metals are found.     

Structure of the xylan from the stems of the cotton plant

Summary 1. The structure of the aldobiuronic acid isolated from the xylan of cotton-plant stems has been established by its reduction and the hydrolysis of the reduced product.2. From a study of the products of the hydrolysis of the methylated xylan from cotton-plant stems the positions of attachment of the side chains in the molecule of the xylan and their structure have been determined, and a most probable structure for the xylan molecule has been put forward.V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 432–435, July–August, 1974.