Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in single-crystal Co<Subscript>50</Subscript>Pt<Subscript>50</Subscript>/MgO(100) films

The crystal structure and hysteretic magnetic properties of equiatomic single-crystal CoPt films applied on MgO substrates by magnetron sputtering, as well as modification of these properties by thermal annealing, are studied. Heat-treated films of thickness in the range 2<d≤16 nm exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. A correlation between the crystalline anisotropy constant of the CoPt films and the order parameter of the LI₀ superstructure in these alloys is found. The effect of a single-crystalline MgO substrate on the structure and magnetic properties of equiatomic CoPt films is revealed.     

Sorption and Catalytic Activity of Adsorbent-Catalyst Based on Montmorillonite Modified with Cr(III) and Cu(II) Mixed Oxides

The sorption properties of mixed adsorbent-catalyst based on high-silica zeolite and montmorillonite modified with mixed oxides of Cr(III) and Cu(II) with respect to organic compounds of various classes were studied, and the optimal dynamic conditions of its operation were determined.     

Crystal structure of LiHo3[GeO4]2F2

Institute Crysallography, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 173–175, July–August, 1991.     

Ammoxidation of methylpyrazine over phosphorus-modified vanadium-titanium catalysts

Vanadium-titanium catalysts modified with phosphorus additives (1-15 wt.% of P₂O₅) have been studied in methylpyrazine ammoxidation. Introduction of high amounts of the additive (≥ 10 wt.% of P₂O₅) results in a decrease in activity and selectivity of the catalysts due to formation of low active phase - a ternary compound with the component ratio V : P : Ti ≈ 1 : 1 : 1 with only one type of slightly distorted tetrahedral vanadium (5+) bound via oxygen to phosphorus (5+). The nature of the active sites of the samples modified with 1-5 wt.% of P₂O₅, similarly to that in the V-Ti-O catalyst, was found to include the V⁵⁺ cations strongly bound with TiO₂ and located in the significantly distorted octahedral oxygen environment. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Methylpyrazine Ammoxidation over Binary Oxide Systems: V. Effect of Phosphorus Additives on the Physicochemical and Catalytic Properties of a Vanadium–Titanium Catalyst in Methylpyrazine Ammoxidation

Oxide vanadium–titanium catalysts modified by phosphorus additives (20V₂O₅–(80 –n)TiO₂–nP₂O₅, n = 1, 3, 5, 10, and 15 wt %) are studied in methylpyrazine ammoxidation. Two regions of compositions are found corresponding to radically different catalytic properties, namely, catalysts with a low (5 wt % P₂O₅) and high (10 wt % P₂O₅) concentration of the additive. In the first case, the introduction of phosphorus is accompanied by a gradual increase in the activity. In the second case, an increase in the additive concentration results in a decrease in the activity and selectivity to the target product, pyrazineamide, and a simultaneous increase in the selectivities to by-products, pyrazine and carbon oxides. The catalysts are characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, differential dissolution, IR, and NMR spectroscopic data. As in the binary system, the active sites of the samples with a low concentration of phosphorus contain V⁵⁺ cations in a strongly distorted octahedral oxygen environment, which are strongly bound to a support due to the formation of V–O–Ti bonds. The catalytic properties of the samples containing 10 wt % P₂O₅ are due to the presence of the phase of a triple V–P–Ti compound with an atomic ratio V : P : Ti approximately equal to 1 : 1 : 1. The V⁵⁺ cations in this compound occur in a weakly distorted tetrahedral oxygen environment and are bound to the tetrahedral P⁵⁺ cations.     

Hydrolysis of 1,2-disubstituted imidazolines in aqueous media

The kinetics of hydrolysis of 1,2-disubstituted imidazolines in aqueous media was studied (pH 2.0—12.5, T = 25—90 °C) by UV spectroscopy. The hydrolysis products were identified. The introduction of a branched substituent into position 2 of the imidazoline ring increases the hydrolytic stability of the compounds. The effect of the pH on the hydrolysis rate of imidazolines is discussed.     

Adsorption heats of acrolein and acrylic acid on promoted V?Mo?O catalysts

Adsorption heats of acrolein and acrylic acid on promoted V–Mo–O catalysts for selective oxidation of acrolein have been measured by the calorimetric technique. It has been established that modification changes the energy characteristics of the interaction of acrolein and acrylic acid with catalyst surface.

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Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Caffeine Derivatives Containing Amino-Acid Fragments

Chemistry of Natural Compounds - Cross-coupling of 8-bromocaffeine, 8-bromo-1-butyltheobromine, or 8-bromo-7-butyltheophylline with α-, β-, or ω-amino-acid methyl or t-butyl ester...     

Computer simulation of blistering in multilayer mirrors for EUV lithography

Progress in extreme UV lithography depends on the quality of multilayer radiation collecting mirrors (made of Mo/Si), in which radiation damage can cause porosity. Accumulation of bulk defects (blisters) is represented by the model of the first order phase transition at a fluctuation stage. Computer simulation of defect distribution functions depending on the sizes and arrangement in layers allows the determination of possible ways for the properties of the layer material properties to deteriorate.     

A calorimetric unit for measurements of the thermal effects of reactions in solution

A calorimetric unit for measurements of the thermal effects of reactions in solution was created. The unit was designed following the classic scheme of a hermetic liquid calorimeter working under isoperibolic conditions, it had a thermometric sensitivity of 10⁻⁴ K and a calorimetric sensitivity of 10⁻² J. The accuracy of calorimeter operation was checked against the heats of solution of potassium chloride. The molar integral enthalpies of solution of glycine in water at 298 K were determined.