Electron transfer at lanthanum endohedral fullerenes

The aim of this contribution is to study lanthanum containing fullerenes produced and treated under different conditions. The work was done using solid soot extract giving poorly resolved ESR spectra or separated lanthanofullerenes in solution showing well resolved ESR spectra. ESR experiments in connection with the mass spectrometry give information on the electronic states due to the electron transfer from the endohedral metal to the fullerene cage and the influence of oxygen on endohedral lanthanofullerene. The analysis of ESR spectra indicates the presence of up to nine octets of lanthanum containing fullerenes. These species have different stabilities. Furthermore, a very narrow single ESR line in the lanthanofullerene spectrum was detected having a linewidth ΔB=0.008 mT and ag-factor 2.0025. The electron transfer to the endohedral La@C₈₂ molecule studied by voltammetry and electrochemicalin situ ESR experiments is described. The interaction of the lanthanofullerene with oxygen in solution is also studied. In different solvents the influence of oxygen on line broadening in the ESR spectra of La@C₈₂ was observed.     

Analyse synthetischer Flugturbinen?le durch Gas-Chromatographie-Massenspektrometrie

Zusammenfassung Ein handelsübliches synthetisches Flugturbinenöl auf Basis von Fettsäuretriestern des Trimethylolpropans und Fettsäurehexaestern des Dipentaerythrits wurde mittels GC-MS untersucht. Die Bildung der für die Analytik beider Polyolester wichtigen Ionen bei der elektronenstoßinduzierten Fragmentierung wird diskutiert. Die komplexen Estergemische konnten gas-chromatographisch nach der Molmasse der Esterkomponenten getrennt werden. Die Auftrennung isomerer Trimethylolpropanester gelang nicht. Ihre Identifizierung war aber massenspektrometrisch möglich.Die Struktur der als Nebenkomponenten vorliegenden Fettsäurehexaester des Dipentaerythrits konnte ebenfalls massenspektrometrisch geklärt werden. Die Bestimmung der quantitativen Fettsäurezusammensetzung des Trimethylolpropanester und Dipentaerythritesteranteils nach säulenchromatographischer Trennung und Berechnung der möglichen Esterkomponenten erlaubten eine detaillierte Charakterisierung dieses komplexen Systems.

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Analysis of synthetic aviation turbine oils by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.Part II. trimethylolpropane ester/dipentaerythritol ester oils

Summary A commercial synthetic aviation turbine oil based on fatty acid triesters of trimethylolpropane and hexaesters of dipentaerythritol was investigated by gems. The formation of specific ions by electron impact induced fragmentation which are important for the analysis of these oils is discussed. The complex ester mixtures can be separated by gas chromatography according to molecular size of the ester components. The separation of isomeric trimethylolpropane esters is not successful.The identification of these components is possible by mass spectrometry. The structure of the minor components present, fatty acid hexaesters of dipentaerythritol, was also determined by mass spectrometry. The determination of quantitative fatty acid composition of the trimethylolpropane ester and dipentaerythritol ester components after separation by column chromatography and calculation of the possible ester components allowed a detailed characterisation of the complex ester system present.

     

Beitrag zur Analytik von Schmierstoffadditiven

Zusammenfassung Die Möglichkeiten der Massenspektrometrie (Elektronenstoß) in der qualitativen Analyse von O,O Dialkyldithiophosphaten des Zn und Pb werden erläutert. Die Spektren erlauben Aussagen über die Natur des Metallatoms und die C-Zahl der Alkylgruppen. Die Untersuchung komplexer Gemische ist ohne Vortrennung durchführbar. Eine Unterscheidung von isomeren Alkylgruppen ist jedoch nicht möglich.

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Contribution to the analysis of lubricant additivesI. O,O-dialkyldithiophosphates of Zn and Pb — mass-spectrometric investigations

Summary Mass spectrometry (electron impact) is demonstrated to be a powerful tool in the qualitative analysis of O,O-dialkyldithiophosphates of Zn and Pb. The spectra, even from complex mixtures, allow the identification of different components with regard to the metal atom and the chain length of the alkyl groups. It is not possible however to distinguish between isomeric alkyl groups.

     

Experimental study of the time-dependent rate of K → πππ

The time-dependence of the decay rate of initially pure K⁰ into the final state (π⁺π⁻π⁰) has been studied in search for the decay k_S⁰→π⁺π⁻π⁰. No evidence is found in a sample of 384 observed events. The ratio of the CP -violating K_S⁰ amplitude and the K_L⁰ amplitude is η₊₋₀ = (0.13_−0.20^+0.17) + i(0.17_−0.26^+0.27); the ratio of the CP-conserving K_S⁰ amplitude and the K_L⁰ amplitude is < 0.4. The energy dependence of the K⁰→π⁺π⁻π⁰ matrix element is found to be a₊₋₀ = −0.31 ± 0.03.     

Spontaneous formation of nanoparticle vesicles from homopolymer polyelectrolytes

Nanoparticle vesicles were spontaneously assembled from homopolymer polyamine polyelectrolytes and water-soluble, citrate-stabilized quantum dots. The further addition of silica nanoparticles to a solution of quantum dot vesicles generated stable micrometer-sized hollow spheres whose walls were formed of a thick, inner layer of close-packed quantum dots followed by an outer layer of silica. The method employed here to assemble both the nanoparticle vesicles and the hollow spheres is in direct contrast to previous syntheses that use either tailored block copolymers or oil-in-water emulsion templating. We propose that the formation of charge-stabilized hydrogen bonds between the positively charged amines of the homopolymer polyelectrolytes and the negatively charged citrate molecules stabilizing the quantum dots is responsible for the macroscopic phase separation in this completely aqueous system. The ease and processibility of the present approach gives promise for the production of a diverse array of materials ranging in applications from drug delivery to catalysis to micrometer-scale optical devices.     

Spectroscopic, mass spectrometry, and semiempirical investigations of a new 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl ester of Monensin A and its complexes with monovalent cations

A new 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl ester of Monensin A (MON7) has been synthesized and its capability of complex formation with Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ cations has been studied by ESI MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, FT-IR, and PM5 semiempirical methods. ESI mass spectrometry indicates that MON7 forms complexes with Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ of exclusively 1:1 stoichiometry which are stable up to cv = 70 V. The formation of complexes between MON7 and Na⁺ cations is strongly favored. Starting from about cv = 90 V fragmentation of the respective complexes is observed, primarily characterized by several dehydration steps. The structures of the MON7 complexes with Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ cations are stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds in which the OH groups are always involved. The structures are visualized and discussed in detail. It has been proved that the formation of a pseudo crown ring structure formed by MON7 is preferred in complexes with Na⁺ cations.     

Graphical Representations of Speed: Obstacles Preservice K‐8 Teachers Experience

This study examines the difficulties college students experience when creating and interpreting graphs in which speed is one of the variables. Nineteen students, all preservice elementary or middle school teachers, completed an upper‐level course exploring algebraic concepts. Although all of these preservice teachers had previously completed several mathematics courses, including calculus, they demonstrated widespread misconceptions about the variable speed. This study identifies four cognitive obstacles held by the students, provides excerpts of their graphical constructions and verbal interpretations, and discusses potential causes for the confusion. In particular, misconceptions arose when students interpreted the behavior and nature of speed within a graphical context, as well as in situations where they were required to construct a graph involving speed as a variable. The study concludes by offering implications for the teaching and learning of speed and its interpretation within a graphical setting.