Phase equilibria and oxidation mechanisms in the LA-S-O system

The phase diagram of the La-S-O system at 1073 K was established with the vacuum seal technique. Six phases exist at this temperature: La₂O₃ (B-type), LaS₂, La₂S₃, La₂O₂SO₄, La₂O₂S and La₂O₂S₂. The thermodynamic functions for the reaction La₂O₂SO₄=La₂O₃+SO₂+1/2 O₂ were determined by using the emf method at temperatures from 1123 to 1373 K. The mechanisms of the oxidation reactions in the La-S-O system under different partial pressures of oxygen (–4.4 < log <–0.7) were also investigated by means of DTA, TG and powder X-ray diffractometry.

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Zusammenfassung Das Phasendiagramm des La-S-O-Systems bei 1073 K wurde bestimmt. Bei dieser Temperatur liegen 6 Phasen vor, und zwar La₂O₃ (B-Typ), LaS₂, La₂S₃, La₂O₂SO₄, La₂O₂S und La₂O₂S₂. Für die Reaktion La₂O₂SO₄=La₂O₃+SO₂+1/2 O₂ wurden die thermodynamischen Funktionen im Temperaturbereich von 1123–1373 K nach der EMF-Methode bestimmt. DTA, TG und Pulver-Röntgendiffraktometrie wurden zur Untersuchung der Mechanismen der im La-S-O-System verlaufenden Oxydationsreaktionen herangezogen, wobei der Sauerstoffpartialdruck in den Grenzen von – 4.4 < log < <-0.7 variiert wurde.

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La-S-O 1073 . : La₂O₃ (-), LaS₂, La₂S₃, La₂O₂SO₄, La₂O₂S La₂O₂S₂. . . ., La₂O₂SO₄=La₂O₃+ SO₂+1/2 ₂ 1123–1373. , La-S-O –4.4 < log < –0.7.

     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Anilides by Enantiotopic Lithiation of Tricarbonyl(N-methyl-N-acyl-2,6-dimethylanilide)chromium Complex

Axially chiral N-methylanilides were synthesized by enantioselective lithiation of prochiral tricarbonyl(N-methyl-N-pivaloyl-2,6-dimethylaniline)chromium (1) with the lithium amide of the 4-methylpiperazinylethylamine derivative 13 followed by electrophilic quenching up to 97% ee in good yields. The resulting axially chiral chromium-complexd anilides 2 were oxidized under air to give the axially chiral anilides 14 in enantiomerically active form without axial bond rotation at room temperature.     

Measurement of atomic capture probabilities of negative pions in metal hydrides

Atomic capture probabilities of negative pions in some metal hydrides were measured. The capture by a hydrogen atom was detected by means of a pair of the annihilation rays of ⁰ which had been produced by the charge-exchange reaction of ^– with the capturing hydrogen nucleus (proton). This method ensures a high sensitivity and reliability of the measurements. The probabilities obtained were in agreement with previous measurements except for palladium hydride, which showed a much smaller probability than that given in the literature. The atomic capture of ^– is well described in the framework of the large mesic molecular model, in which the proportionality constant reflects the chemical states of the capturing atoms and also the neighboring ones.     

Measurements of transfer process in pion capture by a series of alcohols

The transfer of negative pions captured by hydrogen to heavier atoms has been investigated in a series of alcohols by measuring both 2 rays from ⁰ decay and pionic X rays. Capture rates for the pionic hydrogen of different chemical states in the molecule were determined from a comparison between the data for the ordinary compound and the deuterated one. The external transfer in the condensed phase was revealed by the dependence of the capture rate of hydrogen on the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group. The influence of the chemical structure on the transfer process is discussed with respect to the large difference between the relative transfer rates, _C=1.5±0.2 and _O = 4.5±0.4, corresponding to carbon and oxygen, respectively.     

Sparsely substituted chlorins as core constructs in chlorophyll analogue chemistry. III. Spectral and structural properties

The availability of stable chlorins bearing few or no substituents has enabled a variety of fundamental studies. The studies described herein report absorption spectra of diverse chlorins, comparative NMR features of chlorins bearing 0-3 meso-aryl substituents, and X-ray structures of the fully unsubstituted chlorin and the oxochlorin.     

Traffic states and jamming transitions induced by a bus in two-lane traffic flow

We study the traffic states and jamming transitions induced by a bus (slow car) in a two-lane traffic of cars. We use the dynamic model which is an extended one of the optimal velocity model to take into account the lane changing. The fundamental (flow-density) diagram is presented. The fundamental diagram changes highly by introducing a bus on a two-lane roadway. It is found that there are the six distinct states for the two-lane traffic flow including a bus. The spatio-temporal patterns are presented for the distinct traffic states. The dynamical state of traffic changes with density of cars. It is shown that the dynamical transitions among the distinct traffic states occur at some values of density. The phase diagram (region map) is shown for the two-lane traffic flow including a bus.     

On some d-dimensional dual hyperovals in

In [H. Taniguchi, On d-dimensional dual hyperovals in PG(2d,2), Innov. Incidence Geom., in press], we construct d-dimensional dual hyperovals in PG(2d,2) from quasifields of characteristic 2. In this note, we show that, if d-dimensional dual hyperovals in PG(2d,2) constructed from nearfields are isomorphic, then those nearfields are isomorphic. Some results on dual hyperovals constructed from quasifields are also proved.