Unusual complexation of 1-phenylthiocarbamoyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazoline with copper(ii) chloride

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Multifold curdlan gel formation by dialysis into aqueous solutions of metal salts

We have found that the dialysis of curdlan dissolved in alkaline solution into aqueous solutions of metal salts yielded multifold gel structures. Aqueous sodium chloride and potassium chloride as well as pure water induced isotropic gels. Aqueous calcium salts induced liquid crystalline gel with refractive index gradient/amorphous gel alternative structure. Aqueous salts of trivalent aluminum and ferric cations induced a rigid liquid crystalline gel, which shrank above a threshold concentration of each salt. On the other hand, Liesegang ring-like pattern was observed with aqueous solutions of mixed salts of calcium chloride and magnesium chloride. The patterns have been classified to discuss the mechanism of forming the variety of structures.     

Role of surface crossings in the photochemistry of nitromethane

The photodissociation dynamics of nitromethane (CH(3)NO(2)) starting at the S(3) excited state has been studied at the complete active space self-consistent field level of theory in conjunction with atomic natural orbital type basis sets. In addition, the energies of all the critical points and the energy profiles connecting them have been recomputed with the multiconfigurational second-order perturbation method. It is found that the key step in the reaction mechanism is a radiationless decay through an S(3)S(2) conical intersection. The branching space spanned by the gradient difference and nonadiabatic coupling vectors of this crossing point comprises dissociation into excited nitromethane plus singlet atomic oxygen [CH(3)NO(1A")+O((1)D)] and S(3)-->S(2) deactivation, respectively. Furthermore, deactivated nitromethane S(n (n<3)) can decompose in subsequent steps into CH(3)+NO(2), where NO(2) is generated at least in two different electronic states (1 (2)B(2) and 1 (2)A(1)). It is shown that formation of excited nitric oxide NO(A (2)Sigma) arises from CH(3)NO(1A") generated in the previous step. In addition, four crossings between singlet and triplet states are localized; however, no evidence is found for a relevant role of such crossings in the photochemistry of CH(3)NO(2) initiated at S(3) state in the gas phase.     

Selective Solid Phase Extraction and Pre-Concentration of Heavy Metals from Seawater by Physically and Chemically Immobilized 4-Amino-3-Hydroxy-2-(2-Chlorobenzene)-Azo-1-Naphthalene Sulfonic Acid Silica Gel

4-Amino-3-hydroxy-2-(2-chlorobenzene)-azo-1-naphthalene sulfonic acid (AHCANSA) was used as a chelating modifier to improve the reactivity of the silica gel surface in terms of selective binding and extraction of heavy metal ions. The surface coverage values were found to be 0.488 and 0.473mmolg^–1 for the newly modified physically adsorbed silica gel phase (I) and chemically immobilized-AHCANSA phase (II), respectively. The modified silica gel phases (I, II) were tested for stability in different acidic buffer solutions (pH 1–6) and found to be highly resistant to hydrolysis and leaching by buffer solutions above pH 2. The application of these two phases as solid extractors for a series of mono-, di-, and tri-valent metal ions from aqueous solutions was also performed with different controlling factors such as the pH value of metal ion solutions and equilibrium shaking time. The mmolg^–1 metal capacity values determined by silica gel phases (I, II) were found to confirm high affinity and selectivity characters for binding with heavy metal ions such as Cr³⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ in a range of 0.250–0.483. The tested alkali and alkaline earth metals, Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺, were found to exhibit little interaction and binding ability with the modified silica gel phases. The selectivity characters incorporated into the modified silica gel phases were further utilized and applied in solid phase extraction and pre-concentration of trace concentration levels (1.0µgmL^–1 and 2.00–2.50ngmL^–1) from real seawater samples. The percentage recovery values determined for Cr³⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ were found to be in the range of 95.2–98.1±2.0–5.0%, and the pre-concentration recovery values for the same tested heavy metal ions were found to be in the range of 92.5–97.1±3.0–6.0% for the two newly modified silica gel phases with a pre-concentration factor of 500.Received December 20, 2002; accepted May 14, 2003 published online September 1, 2003     

Reactions of oxalyl chloride with 1,2-cycloalkanediols in the presence of triethylamine

The relationship between the product patterns and the configurations of 1,2-cycloheptane- and 1,2-cyclooctanediols 9 in the cyclocondensations with oxalyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine at 0 degrees C has been shown analogous to that obtained for 1,2-disubstituted acyclic ethylene glycols 1: cis-1,2-cyclooctanediol (9f) produced the cyclic oxalate 14f as the major product, while trans-1,2-cycloheptanediol (9e) and trans-1,2-cyclooctanediol (9g) formed the cyclic carbonates 12e, g as the major products. On the other hand, the cyclic oxalates 14a-d were formed as the major products from 1,2-cyclopentane- and 1,2-cyclohexanediols regardless of the configuration. These results can be accounted for by assuming the boat-like transition states for cyclizations of the half esters of comparatively rigid five- and six-membered diols 9a--d. The cyclic oxalates 14a, c may be directly formed through the resulting tetrahedral intermediates from cis-diols (9a,c), and the cyclic carbonates 12a,c as the minor products after ring inversion of the tetrahedral intermediates. The tetrahedral intermediates from the trans-isomers 9b, d cannot undergo ring inversion, producing no traces of the cyclic carbonates 12b, d.     

On-line preconcentration and determination of mercury in biological samples by flow injection vapour generation inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

An FI-ICP-AES method for the determination of trace levels of mercury in biological samples has been described, which is based on the extraction of the mercury complex with 1,5-bis (di-2-pyridyl)methylene thiocarbonohydrazide (DPTH) on-line into isobuthyl-methyl ketone (IBMK). The organic phase (containing the complex) has been mixed on-line with SnCl₂ in N,N-dimethylformamide. Thus, mercury vapour can be generated directly from the organic phase and separated in a gas-liquid separation device. The detection limit for mercury is 4 ng/ml and the calibration curve is linear at least from 10 to 2500 ng/ml. The relative standard deviation for 10 replicate measurements is ±1% for 100 ng/ml of Hg(II). Results from the analysis of some certified biological reference materials are given.     

Fixed charge density effective to membrane phenomena

Summary Mobilities and activity coefficients of small ions in membranes were determined experimentally for collodion based polystyrene sulfonic acid membrane in aqueous KCl solution in a wide range of concentrations. The activity coefficients were measured by analyzing the amounts of co- and counter-ions taken into the membranes, while the mobilities were determined by a proper combination of the membrane potential and ion permeability data in conjunction with the analytical data of small ions in the membranes. It was found that the mobility of the coions was not very different from that in bulk solution in the range of KCl concentrations studied, while the mobility of counterions decreased very much in comparison with that in bulk solution. The concentration dependence of the product of mobilities of positive and negative ions in the membrane was the same as that of activity coefficients of small ions in the membrane. The depressions of mobility and activity coefficient of the counterions in the membrane were represented by the similar formulas as that in the polyelectrolyte solutions, i.e. the empirical additivity rule held formally, although the effective charge density of the membrane or fraction of counterions not bounded in the vicinity of fixed charges of the membrane skeleton was found to be dependent upon the salt concentration of the external solution when the concentration was lower than the stoichiometric density of charges fixed in the membrane.

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Zusammenfassung Beweglichkeiten und Aktivitätskoeffizienten kleiner Ionen in Membranen wurden experimentell für auf der Basis Polystyrene-Polystyrolsulfosäure hergestellte kolloide Membranen in wäßriger KCl-Lösungineinem weiten Bereich der Konzentrationen bestimmt. Die Aktivitätskoeffizienten wurden durch analytische Bestimmung der Beträge von Ko- und Gegenionen, die in den Membranen enthalten waren, gemessen, während die Beweglichkeiten durch geeignete Kombinationen von Daten des Membranpotentials und der Ionenpermeabilität in Verbindung mit analytischen Daten kleiner Ionen in den Membranen vermittelt wurden. Es wurde gefunden, daß die Beweglichkeit des Ko-Ions nicht sehr verschieden von derjenigen der reinen Lösung im Bereich der untersuchten KCl-Konzentrationen ist, während die Mobilität des Gegenions sehr stark im Vergleich zu der in der reinen Lösung abnahm. Die Konzentrationsabhängigkeit des Produktes von Beweglichkeiten positiver und negativer Ionen in Membranen war dieselbe wie die der Aktivitätskoeffizienten kleiner Ionen in den Membranen. Die Herabsetzung der Beweglichkeit und des Aktivitätskoeffizienten des Gegenions in der Membran werden durch ähnliche Formeln dargestellt wie die in Polyelektrolyt-Lösungen. Zum Beispiel gilt formal die empirisch Additivitätsregel, obgleich die effektive Ladungsdichte in der Membran der Nachbarschaft der fixierten Ladungen am Membranskelett als abhängig von der Salzkonzentration in der äußeren Lösung gefunden wurde, wenn die Konzentration geringer war als die stöchiometrische Dichte der fixierten Ladung an der Membran.

     

Development of a non-invasive method for the determination of the macroscopic neutron cross sections of a sample matrix in large-sample prompt-gamma neutron activation analysis

In order to correct for neutron self-shielding in large-sample prompt gamma NAA, a method has been developed to determine the macroscopic scattering and absorption cross sections, i.e., Σ _a and Σ _s, using four Cu flux monitors placed around the sample. With Monte Carlo computations, the neutron densities throughout the sample and the resulting and the corresponding self-shielding factor as calculated from the Σ _a and Σ _s as obtained through the Cu monitors were compared to the true values. The derived Σ _a and Σ _s were found to be sufficiently accurate as long as Σ _t = Σ _a + Σ _s was less than 0.6 cm⁻¹ and Σ _s/Σ _t was greater than 0.1.     

Cobalt(II) Chloride Complex Formation in Acetamide–Calcium Nitrate Tetrahydrate Melts

The absorption spectra of Co(II) chloride complexes, containing variable concentrations of chloride ligand, in a molten mixture of 80 mol% acetamide–20 mol% calcium nitrate tetrahydrate, were studied at 313, 333, 353, and 363 K, in the wavelength range 400-800 nm. The melt contains three possible ligands (CH₃CONH₂, H₂O, and NO₃ ^-) for competition with added chloride ligand. Addition of chloride caused a shift of the absorption maximum of octahedral cobalt(II) nitrate towards lower energies and pronounced changes in the shape of the initial spectrum of cobalt(II) nitrate. The effect of temperature changes on the molar absorption coefficient of the Co(II) species was dependent on the chloride concentration and was attributed to the structural changes occurring in the cobalt(II) species. The STAR and STAR FA programs were applied to identify the complex ionic species and to calculate the stability constants of Co(II) complexes formed in this solvent. The results indicate the highest probability of formation of the following complex species: Co(NO₃)₄ ^2-, Co(NO₃)₂Cl₂ ^2-, and CoCl₄ ^2-. Stability constants of each complex were presented for the equilibria occurring at 313, 333, 353, and 363 K. Distribution of the Co(II) species was also calculated over the ranges of chloride concentration and temperature investigated.     

The structural phase transitions of aminoguanidinium(1+) dihydrogen phosphate—study of crystal structures, vibrational spectra and thermal behavior

Aminoguanidinium(1+) dihydrogen phosphate was prepared by crystallization from aqueous solution. On the basis of the results of DSC measurements, X-ray structural analysis was carried out at temperatures of 160, 215 and 293 K for three aminoguanidinium(1+) dihydrogen phosphate phases ( |Z=2|non-ferroic |melting point 408 K; II |201-222 K|(2) |Z=2|non-ferroic|-; III |<201 K|(2)|Z=4|non-ferroic|-). The triclinic unit cell dimensions (a=6.8220(2), b=7.1000(2), c=7.4500(2) Å, α=86.925(2)°, β=80.731(2)°, γ=79.630(2)°, V=350.21(2) Å³—phase I) are similar for all three structural phases with the exception of phase III, where doubling of the c-axis length leads to an increase in the volume to 692.34(3) Å³. The crystal structure of all three modifications consists of parallel layers of dihydrogen phosphate anions that are interconnected by aminoguanidinium(1+) cations through hydrogen bonds of the N-H…O type. The planar aminoguanidinium(1+) cations are oriented almost parallel to each other and are perpendicular to the anion layers. The primary differences amongst phases I, II and III lie in the location of the H atom in the short O-H…O bonds connecting the dihydrogen phosphate anions in layers. The FTIR and FT Raman spectra of natural and deuterated compounds were recorded and interpreted. The FTIR spectra were studied down to a temperature of 90 K.