Thermal analysis of ferrous sulphate heptahydrate in air

The thermal decomposition of ferrous sulphate heptahydrate was carried out in air under dynamic and isothermal conditions. The intermediate phases were identified by chemical analysis and an X-ray technique. Ferrous sulphate heptahydrate is converted to tetrahydrate and monohydrate, but this conversion is accompanied by oxidation. Fe(OH)SO₄ and Fe₂O(SO₄)₂ are formed as oxidation products, and the latter decomposes to ferric oxide directly and/or through Fe₂(SO₄)₃.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung von Eisen(II)sulfat Heptahydrat wurde in Luft unter dynamischen und isothermen Bedingungen durchgeführt. Die Intermediärphasen wurden durch chemische Analyse und Röntgentechnik identifiziert. Eisen(II)sulfat Heptahydrat wird in Tetrahydrat und Monohydrat überführt, doch wird diese Umwandlung durch eine Oxidation begleitet. Fe(OH)SO₄ und Fe₂O(SO₄)₂ werden als Oxidationsprodukte gebildet und letzteres wird unmittelbar und/oder über Fe₂(SO₄)₃ zu Eisen(III)oxid zersetzt.

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Résumé La décomposition thermique dans l'air du sulfate de fer(II) heptahydraté a été étudiée en conditions dynamiques et isothermes. Les phases intermédiaires ont été identifiées par analyse chimique et par rayons X. Le sulfate de fer(II) heptahydraté se transforme en tétrahydrate et en monohydrate mais cette conversion s'accompagne d'une oxydation. Il se forme Fe(OH)SO₄ et Fe₂O(SO₄)₂ comme produits d'oxydation et ce dernier se décompose en oxyde de fer(III) directement ou quelquefois avec formation intermédiaire de Fe₂(SO₄)₃.

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(II) . . (II) . Fe(OH)SO₄ Fe₂O(SO₄)₂. (III) Fe₂(SO₄)₃.

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The authors express their grateful thanks to Prof. P. K. Jena, Director, for his keen interest and permission to publish the paper, and to Dr. A. Lakshminarayana for the X-ray measurements. One of us (MSRS) also thanks the Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR) for a fellowship.     

Pentacoordinate phosphoranes with reversed apicophilicity as stable intermediates in a mitsunobu-type reaction

Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (DIAD) undergoes a cycloaddition reaction with the cyclic phosphites CH(2)(6-t-Bu-4-Me-C(6)H(2)O)(2)PX (1) [X = NCS (a), N(3) (b), Cl (c), NHMe (d) and Ph (e)] to afford the novel pentacoordinate phosphoranes 2a-e as crystalline solids. This result is different from the reaction of PPh(3) with DIAD used in the well-known Mitsunobu reaction. X-ray crystallography of 2a, 2b, and 2d reveals that the nitrogen, rather than the oxygen, occupies an apical position of the trigonal bipyramidal phosphorus. This is in violation of the commonly accepted preferences for substituents in trigonal bipyramidal phosphorus. In 2e, although the oxygen of the five-membered ring occupies the expected apical position, the phenyl group also occupies (the other) apical position, forcing the more electronegative oxygen atoms of the eight-membered ring to span equatorial-equatorial positions. In contrast to the above, the isocyanato compound CH(2)(6-t-Bu-4-Me-C(6)H(2)O)(2)PNCO (1f), upon treatment with DIAD, affords compound 3 to which a tetracoordinate structure is assigned.     

Synthesis and Structures of New Oxidation/ Cycloaddition Products of λ3‐Cyclodiphosphazanes

Reaction of the cyclodiphosphazane [(OC₄H₈N)P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P(HN‐t‐Bu)] ( 1 ) with an equimolar quantity of diisopropyl azodicarboxylate afforded the phosphinimine product [(OC₄H₈N)P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P=N‐t‐Bu)(N(CO₂ ‐i‐Pr)NHCO₂‐i‐Pr] ( 6 ) having a P^III‐N‐P^V skeleton. Similar products [(t‐BuNH)P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P=N‐t‐Bu)(N(CO₂Et)NHCO₂Et] ( 7 ) and [(CO₂‐i‐Pr)HNN(CO₂‐i‐Pr)](t‐BuN=P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂POCH₂CMe₂CH₂O[P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P=N‐t‐Bu)(N(CO₂‐i‐Pr)NH(CO₂‐i‐Pr)] ( 8 ) were spectroscopically characterized in the reaction of [(t‐BuNH)P‐N‐t‐Bu]₂ ( 2 ) and [(t‐BuNH)P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂POCH₂CMe₂CH₂OP(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P(NH‐t‐Bu)] ( 3 ) with diethyl‐ and diisopropyl azodicarboxylate, respectively. By contrast, the reaction of [(μ‐t‐BuN)P]₂[O‐6‐t‐Bu‐4‐Me‐C₆H₂]₂CH₂ ( 4 ) and [(C₅H₁₀N)P‐μ‐N‐t‐Bu]₂ ( 5 ) with diisopropyl azodicarboxylate afforded the mono‐ and bis‐oxidized compounds [(O)P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P][O‐6‐t‐Bu‐4‐Me‐C₆H₂]₂CH₂ ( 9 ) and [(C₅H₁₀N)(O)P‐μ‐N‐t‐Bu]₂ ( 10 ), respectively. Oxidative addition of o‐chloranil to 7 and its DIAD analogue [(t‐BuNH)P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P=N‐t‐Bu)(N(CO₂‐i‐Pr)NHCO₂‐i‐Pr] ( 11 ) afforded [(C₆Cl₄‐1, 2‐O₂)(t‐BuNH)P(μ‐N‐t‐Bu)₂P=N‐t‐Bu)(N(CO₂R)NHCO₂R] [R = Et ( 12 ) and i‐Pr ( 13 )] containing tetra‐ and pentacoordinate P^V atoms in the cyclodiphosphazane ring. The structures of 6 , 9 , 12 and 13 have been confirmed by X‐ray structure determination. For comparison, the X‐ray structure of the double cycloaddition product [(C₆Cl₄‐1, 2‐O₂)(t‐BuNH)PN‐t‐Bu]₂ ( 14 ), obtained from the reaction of 2 with two mole equivalents of o‐chloranil is also reported.     

Crystal structure of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole and bis[2-mercaptobenzimidazole]dichlorocobalt(II)

Delocalization of the imidazole electron density is observed in both structures. In the dichlorocobalt complex structure, the two crystallographically independent mercaptobenzimidazole molecules are attached together through the direct bonding of the Co(II) ion with two S atoms. The cohesion of the molecules in the crystals is due to intermolecular N–H...S, and; intra and intermolecular N–H...Cl hydrogen bonds, respectively.     

Oxidation of 3‐(3,4‐dihydroxy phenyl)‐l‐alanine (levodopa) and 3‐(3,4‐dihydroxy phenyl)‐2‐methyl‐l‐alanine (methyl dopa) by manganese(III) in pyrophosphate media: Kinetic and mechanistic study

Manganese(III) (Mn(III)) has been stabilized in weakly acidic solution by means of pyrophosphate and the nature of the complex was elucidated spectrophotometrically. Stoichiometry of Mn(III)‐oxidation of levodopa and methyl dopa in pyrophosphate medium was established in the pH range 2.5–4.0 by iodometric and spectrophotometric methods. The reaction shows a distinct variation in kinetic order with respect to [Mn(III)], a first‐order dependence in the pH range 1.9–2.6, decreasing to fractional order above pH 3. Other common features include first‐order dependence on [dopa], positive fractional order dependence on [H⁺], and inverse first‐order dependence on [Mn(III)] in the pH range studied. The effects of varying ionic strength and solvent composition were studied. Added ions such as SO₄^2? and ClO₄^? alter the reaction rate, probably due to the change in the formal redox potential of Mn(III)–Mn(II) couple because of the changes in coordination environment of the oxidizing species. Evidence for the transient existence of the free radical intermediate is given. Cyclic voltametric sensing of levodopa and methyl dopa has ruled out the formation of dopaquinones as oxidation products in the pH range studied. Activation parameters have been evaluated using the Arrhenius and Erying plots. Mechanisms consistent with the kinetic data have been proposed and discussed. These studies are expected to throw some light on dopa metabolism. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 33: 449–457, 2001     

A tandem Ferrier and Click reaction: a facile synthesis of triazolyl-2,3-dideoxypyranosides

Glycosyl azides, prepared in situ from glucal and trimethylsilyl azide via Ferrier rearrangement, undergo smooth coupling with alkynes under neutral conditions by means of ‘Click reactions’ to furnish 1,2,3-triazole-linked glycoconjugates in high yields and with moderate stereoselectivity. The method provides a convenient route to prepare glycoconjugates from glucals, trimethylsilyl azide, and alkynes via a three component reaction.     

Electrical,optical, and structural characterization of polymer blend (PVC/PMMA) electrolyte films

Ion-conducting solid polymer blend electrolytes based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) complexed with sodium perchlorate (NaClO₄) were prepared in various concentrations by solution cast technique. The features of complexation of the electrolytes were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. DC conductivity of the films was measured in the temperature range 303–398 K. Transference number measurements were carried out to investigate the nature of charge transport in the polymer blend electrolyte system. The electrical conductivity increased with increasing dopant concentration, which is attributed to the formation of charge transfer complexes. The polymer complexes exhibited Arrhenius type dependence of conductivity with temperature. In the temperature range studied, two regions with different activation energies were observed. Transference number data showed that the charge transport in this system is predominantly due to ions. Optical properties like absorption edge, direct band gap, and indirect band gap were estimated for pure and doped films from their optical absorption spectra in the wavelength region 200–600 nm. It was found that the energy gap and band edge values shifted to lower energies on doping with NaClO₄ salt. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Ionic Devices (ICID 2006), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Dec. 7–9, 2006.     

Bioleaching with ultrasound

Application of bioleaching of metals in a large-scale operation is reviewed briefly. Continued technical innovation is vital for the wider utilisation of this extraction process within the mineral industries. Therefore, the use of power ultrasound in combination with bioleaching (referred to as sonobioleaching) has been studied and is shown to be beneficial in the recovery of nickel from lean grade ores. The role of ultrasound in improving the benefits and lowering the drawbacks of bioleaching to an acceptable level are described. A possible mechanism for improving and intensifying this process is hypothesised.     

Pseudo-Complementation on Almost Distributive Lattices

The concept of a pseudo-complementation * on an almost distributive lattice (ADL) with 0 is introduced and it is proved that it is equationally definable. A one-to-one correspondence between the pseudo-complementations on an ADL L with 0 and maximal elements of L is obtained. It is also proved that L* = {a*|a L} is a Boolean algebra which is independent (upto isomorphism) of the pseudo-complementation * on L.AMS Subject Classification (1991): 06D99 06D15