Light and X-ray-induced chemistry of methane on TiO2

TPD studies of the established formation of ethane, ethylene and propylene in the irradiated CH₄/TiO₂ system indicate that the process is most effective under X-ray or long-wavelength light irradiation behind the edge of the fundamental absorption band of the oxide.

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Charge transfer complexing in the course of triplet state quenching of carbocyanine dyes by nitroxyl radical

Quenching of triplet states of carbocyanine dyes by nitroxyl radical has been investigated by the flash photolysis method. Quenching of triplet state carbocyanine dyes with one polymethyne chain occurs via enhanced intersystem crossing on exchange interaction with the radical. Quenching of triplet state carbocyanine dyes with two polymethyne chains occurs via partial charge transfer in the collision complex with the radical. In the second case, an increase in the dielectric constant of the solvent leads to an increase of the rate of quenching. In high polarity solvents (propanol, methanol) complete electron transfer from dye triplet state to radical occurs. Kinetic and spectral characteristics of a new dye radical (Dye.⁺) are reported.     

The nature of internal conversion and intersystem crossing in exciplexes

Experimental data obtained by the authors themselves and other published data on the dependence of the rate constants of internal conversion and intersystem crossing in exciplexes (back electron transfer) on the value of energy gap were critically revisited. The conclusion that these processes occur according to the mechanism of radiationless diabatic quantum transitions, rather than the preceding thermally activated solvent and reactant reorganizations was substantiated.Translated from Khimiya Vysokikh Energii, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2005, pp. 114–125.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kuzmin, Soboleva, Dolotova, Dogadkin.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Primary Photophysical and Photochemical Processes in the Photolysis of 1,2-Dihydroquinolines in Different Solvents

The fluorescence lifetimes (τ_fl) of alkyl and alkoxy substituted dihydroquinolines (DHQ) were measured in hexane, isopropanol, methanol, and water. It was shown that τ_fl was determined by the solvent nature and weakly depended on substituents on the DHQ aromatic ring and heterocycle, with τ_fl being substantially lower in methanol than in the other solvents. The decrease in τ_fl in MeOH is caused by an increase in the rate constants of the photochemical reaction and nonradiative transitions in this solvent. The quantum yield of fluorescence in H₂O and MeOH, in which the photoinduced addition of the solvent molecules occurs, decreases with a decrease in the excitation wavelength within the limits of long-wavelength absorption band, thus providing strong evidence that the photochemical reaction proceeds from the unrelaxed excited state.     

Geometrical design of ligands for spherical ions

New types of ligands for spherical ions have been designed as part of the molecular design strategy for supramolecular compounds. In particular, symmetric conformers of macrocycles, built of −(CH₂)_n−O−(n=3,4,5) fragments, which envelope the spherical ion in a complementary way, have been constructed. Alos, new types of “bracelentands” with different, “hardening” fragments are suggested. Using the molecular mechanics methods, the selectivity of complex formation of the ligands with respect to alkaline metal ions has been investigated. A. V. Bogatskii Physicochemical Institute, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 879–883, September–October, 1995. Translated by L. Smolina     

Mechanism of Exciplex Decay: The Quantum Yields and the Rate Constants of Triplet Formation from 9-Cyanophenanthrene Exciplexes

The quantum yields of the formation of triplet states from the exciplexes of 9-cyanophenanthrene with 1,2,3- and 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzenes in solvents of different polarity and the rate constants of intersystem crossing in these exciplexes were measured. In the solvents of weak and intermediate polarity, the exciplexes decay predominantly via internal conversion and intersystem crossing, whereas the decay in polar solvents occurs additionally via dissociation into radical ions.     

X-Ray Absorption and Diffraction Studies of Pr3+, Tb3+ and Er3+-Activated Silica Gels

Rare-earth (Pr³⁺, Tb³⁺, Er³⁺) doped silica xerogels were studied by x-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. A change of the local environment around rare-earth ions upon xerogel densification at 900–950°C and co-doping with aluminum ions was determined from the rare-earths L₃-edge EXAFS signals. The densification process induces a decrease of the coordination number and a compression and deformation of the first coordination shell, composed of oxygen atoms. The second coordination shell, composed of silicon and/or aluminum ions, also experiences some modification, which is attributed mainly to a shortening of the shell radius. No evidence of clustering of rare-earth ions upon densification was observed. X-ray diffraction data on Tb-doped gels confirm the EXAFS results.     

New phosphonate-substituted tricarbocyanines and their interaction with bovine serum albumin

New tricarbocyanine dyes with phosphonate groups (2, 3) were synthesized and their binding constants to bovine serum albumin (BSA) were determined. The binding constants of the synthesized tricarbocyanines and cardiogreen (1) (K_b ~ 10⁵ M^–1) are similar, indicating an insignificant contribution of the Coulomb interaction to the complex formation, which is determined by the polymethine chain interaction with BSA. The fluorescence lifetimes attest to the formation of two types of complexes: the lifetime of the dye complex with BSA with a major contribution (~80%) is 740–800 ps, and a lifetime of ~210 ps corresponds to the complex of dye aggregates with BSA.     

Temperature‐dependent EXAFS study of the local structure and lattice dynamics in cubic Y2O3

The local structure and lattice dynamics in cubic Y₂O₃ were studied at the Y K‐edge by X‐ray absorption spectroscopy in the temperature range from 300 to 1273 K. The temperature dependence of the extended X‐ray absorption fine structure was successfully interpreted using classical molecular dynamics and a novel reverse Monte Carlo method, coupled with the evolutionary algorithm. The obtained results allowed the temperature dependence of the yttria atomic structure to be followed up to ～6 Å and to validate two force‐field models.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Properties of the Fullerene C60 Salt of Crystal Violet, (CV+)(C60.−)⋅0.5 C6H4Cl2, which Contained Closely Packed Zigzagged C60.− Chains

The reduction of fullerene C₆₀ by zinc dust in the presence of crystal violet cations (CV⁺) yielded a deep‐blue solution, from which crystals of (CV⁺)(C₆₀^.?) ? 0.5 C₆H₄Cl₂ ( 1 ) were obtained by slow mixing with n‐hexane. The salt contained isolated, closely packed zigzagged chains that were composed of C₆₀^.? radical anions with a uniform interfullerene center‐to‐center distance of 9.98 Å. In spite of the close proximity of the fullerenes, they did not dimerize, owing to spatial separation by the phenyl substituents of CV⁺. The room‐temperature conductivity of compound 1 was 3×10^?2 S cm^?1 along the fullerene chains. The salt exhibited semiconducting behavior, with an activation energy of E_a=167 meV. Spins localized on C₆₀^.? were antiferromagnetically coupled within the fullerene chains, with a Weiss temperature of ?19 K without long‐range magnetic ordering down to 1.9 K.