Coadsorption of trimethyl phosphine and thiocyanate on colloidal silver: a SERS study combined with theoretical calculations

The adsorption of trimethyl phosphine (TMP) on colloidal silver has been investigated by means of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS). On the basis of surface selection rules, it is deduced from the SERS results that TMP adsorbs on silver surface via its P atom. The electron donor effect of TMP can be sensitively probed by the coadsorbed SCN⁻. The Raman wavenumber of νCN of the adsorbed SCN⁻ shifts to lower wavenumbers when TMP is coadsorbed with SCN⁻ and the red shift of C≡N stretching wavenumber is found to increase with increasing surface coverage of TMP. This could be explained in terms of the electron donor effect of TMP. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further confirm the experimental results that the charge transfer is from TMP to silver surface rather than reversely. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis indicates that the red shift of C≡N stretching mode is due the increase of electronic populations of π* orbital of C≡N bond induced by coadsorbed TMP, consequently the C≡N bond is weakened, and the νCN shifts to lower wavenumbers. An NBO analysis also indicates that the conjugated effect between S atom and C≡N bond could easily make the charge transfer from silver surface to C≡N bond. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of cationic polyacrylamide via inverse emulsion polymerization method for the application in water treatment

In order to improve the flocculent efficiency of wastewater treatment, a cationic flocculant poly (acrylamide-[2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] trimethyl ammonium chloride) (P (AM-DMC)) (CPAM) has been synthesized successfully via an inverse emulsion polymerization. Acrylamide (AM) and [2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] trimethyl ammonium chloride (DMC) were served as monomers. The molecular structure of CPAM was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) and ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum (¹H-NMR). The morphology of CPAM particles has been investigated by transmission electron microscope (TEM). Results showed that CPAM was the copolymer of AM and DMC and the particles of CPAM were uniform spheres (the size was about 200?nm). The synthetic conditions of CPAM have been studied and optimized by single-factor experiments. An optimized product was obtained at an intrinsic viscosity of 560?mL/g with a total monomer concentration of 25% and initiator concentration V50 of 0.2% (based on the total monomer mass). The amount of emulsion was 6% and the HLB (Hydrophile-Lipophile-Balance) of emulsion was 7.3. In addition, the flocculation property of CPAM was evaluated with kaolin suspension using jar test, and the result demonstrated that the flocculation property of CPAM performed better than kaolin flocculation.     

表面活性剂增敏催化光度法测定痕量铬(Ⅵ)

报道了以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为增敏剂,铬（Ⅵ）催化过氧化氢氧化间苯二酚蓝的反应,拟定了测定痕量铬（Ⅵ）的新催化光度法。本法由于添加了十六烷基三甲基溴化铵,灵敏度提高了１９．８倍,测定铬（Ⅵ）含量的线性范围为０．０２￣０．２８ｍｇ／Ｌ,检出限为５．３×１０＾－３ｍｇ／Ｌ,相对标准偏差为１．１％（ｎ＝９）,可用于水样中铬（Ⅵ）的测定。     

气相色谱法定量分析原乙酸三乙酯

应用气相色谱法测定制备原乙酸三乙酯反应产物中产品质量。使用热导检测器,柱温７０℃时,在装填ＳＥ－３０涂渍的１０１担体的不锈钢柱上,产品原乙酸三乙酯与其它组分得到分离。采用外标法进行定量分析,相对误差小于３．０％。     

Certification of trimethyl‐lead in an urban dust reference material (CRM 605)

In order to control the quality of trimethyl‐lead determination in urban dust, the Standards, Measurements and Testing Programme (formerly BCR) of the European Commission organized interlaboratory studies of which the final aim was to certify a Reference Material. This paper describes the preparation of an urban dust reference material (CRM 605), the homogeneity and stability studies, and the analytical work performed for the certification of the trimethyl‐lead content (7.9 ± 1.2 μg kg⁻¹ by mass). Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

用刚果红分光光度法测定阳离子表面活性剂

在弱酸性的HCl-NaAc缓冲介质中,某些阳离子表面活性剂(CS)与刚果红(CR)反应,形成离子缔合物时,刚果红发生褪色作用,最大褪色波长分别在510nm(CR-溴化十六烷基吡啶(CPB)体系)、514nm(CR-十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)体系)。在最大褪色波长处,CS的浓度在0~4.16×10-5mol.L-1(CPB体系)、0~3.18×10-5mol.L-1(CTAB体系)范围内遵守比尔定律,表观摩尔吸光系数为1.62×104L/(mol.cm)(CPB体系)、1.72×104L/(mol.cm)(CTAB体系),检出限为9.78×10-7mol.L-1(CPB体系)、1.04×10-6mol.L-1(CTAB体系)。方法具有较高的灵敏度和良好的选择性,用于水样中CS的测定,结果满意。     

Synthesis of asymmetric secondary phosphines by the cross coupling of arylhalides with silylphosphines

The cross coupling of aryl halides with alkyl(trimethylsilyl)phosphines catalyzed by zero-valent palladium complexes yields secondary alkylarylphosphoranes containing both electron-donor and electron-withdrawing substituents in the aromatic ring. The reversible disproportionation of alkylsilylphosphines to give AlkPH₂ and AlkP(SiMe₃)₂ was observed for the first time during this reaction. This disproportionation does not affect the yield of AlkArPH, which are formed in virtually quantitative yield, due to the high rate of cross coupling with AlkP(SiMe₃)H₂ and the reversibility of the disproportionation process.M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119899 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1645–1648, July, 1992.     

Linear versus nonlinear determinations of equilibrium melting temperatures of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and miscible blend with poly(ether imide) exhibiting multiple melting peaks

Multiple melting peaks in some semicrystalline polymers such as poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) have caused some difficulty in estimating accurately the equilibrium melting points. PTT forms a miscible blend with amorphous poly(ether imide) (PEI); for comparison purposes, a miscible system of a fixed composition (PTT/PEI of weight ratio = 9/1) was determined. PTT and its miscible blend both exhibited dual melting peaks (labeled as low and high peaks: T_m,L, T_m,H), and the first peaks (T_m,L), not the second peak (T_m,H), should be used for extrapolation. The equilibrium melting temperatures (T) of neat PTT and its blend PTT/PEI (9/1) were 245.2 and 242.4 °C, respectively, by the linear Hoffman–Weeks treatment using the corrected values of T_m,L (i.e., values obtained using a heating rate close to zero). Linear and nonlinear treatments led to a significant difference in estimated T, and the relative validity of these two methods is discussed. The nonlinear estimate yielded a higher value by about 27.3 °C for neat PTT and 23.1 °C for the PTT/PEI (9/1) blend, respectively (also the correction in T_m,L at the same condition mentioned previously). Results showed melting depression in miscible PTT/PEI (9/1). In addition, the T value of neat PTT was higher than that of PTT/PEI (9/1) owing to much thicker and more‐perfect crystals in neat PTT. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 1571–1581, 2002     

A Novel Approach to Synthesis of α，β－Unsaturated Ketones

A new approach to the synthesis of α，β-unsaturated ketones from 1,2,3-trimethyl benzimidazolium salt via the condensation reaction with aldehydes followed by the addition reaction of Grignard reagents with quaternary C=N bond was provided.     

Study on dynamic interfacial tension of 3-dodecyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium bromide at liquid/liquid interface

Dynamic interfacial tension between aqueous solutions of 3-dodecyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (R₁₂HTAB) and n-hexane were measured using the spinning drop method. The effects of the R₁₂HTAB concentration (the concentration below the CMC) and temperature on the dynamic interfacial tension have been investigated; the reason of the change of dynamic interfacial tension with time has been discussed. The effective diffusion coefficient, D_a, and the adsorption barrier, _a, have been obtained from the experimental data using the extended Word–Tordai equation. The results show that the dynamic interfacial tension becomes smaller while _a becomes higher with increasing R₁₂HTAB concentration in the bulk aqueous phase. D_a decreases from 5.56 × 10⁻¹² m⁻² s⁻¹ to 0.87 × 10⁻¹² m⁻² s⁻¹ while _a increases from 5.41 kJ mol⁻¹ to 7.74 kJ mol⁻¹ with the increase of concentration in the bulk solution of R₁₂HTAB from 0.5 × 10⁻³ mol dm⁻³ to 4 × 10⁻³ mol dm⁻³. Change of temperature affects the adsorption rate through altering D_a and _a. The value of D_a increases from 5.56 × 10⁻¹² m⁻² s⁻¹ to 13.98 × 10⁻¹² m⁻² s⁻¹ while that of _a decreases from 5.41 kJ mol⁻¹ to 5.07 kJ mol⁻¹ with temperature ascending from 303 K to 323 K. The adsorption of surfactant from the bulk phase into the interface follows a mixed diffusion–activation mechanism, which has been discussed in the light of interaction between surfactant molecules, diffusion and thermo-motion of molecules.