Axisymmetric excitation of a dielectric torus: Numerical solution

The article considers the mathematical model of a lens antenna in the shape of a homogeneous dielectric torus excited by an axial magnetic dipole. The boundary-value problem for an elliptical differential equation is posed and reduced by the fundamental solution method to an integral equation of 2nd kind over the torus section. A numerical algorithm is proposed, and the numerical results are compared with experimental findings. Translated from Obratnye Zadachi Estestvoznaniya, Published by Moscow University, Moscow, 1997, pp. 109–115.     

Photochemical properties and structures ofN-amino andN-azomethine derivatives of 2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium perchlorates

The molecular structures of the initial compounds and the products of photocyclization involving amino and azomethine groups in perchlorates ofN-amino (1) andN-azomethine (2) derivatives of 2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium cations were studied. Cations1 and2 have an essentially non-coplanar arrangement of the -Ph rings, and the product of photocyclization of2, cation3, is characterized by a flattened structure. It was found that the orientation of the lone electron pair of the N atom with respect to one of the planes of the -Ph rings in molecule1 is more favorable for monocyclization involving the amino group. The structure of molecule2 allows two routes of the photoreaction,viz., O N proton transfer and monocyclization with an -Ph ring. However, the structural features of molecule2 are more favorable for photocyclization.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 296–301, February, 1995.     

Photo- and thermochromic mannich bases. 1. Mannich bases from 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 2-naphthols

Mannich bases exhibiting photo- and thermochromic properties in solutions were synthesized from 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 2-naphthols. An investigation of an acetyl derivative of methylenequinone, modeling a product of photo- and thermochromic transformations, proved that the color change of solutions of the Mannich bases is due to reversible dissociation into colored methylenequinones and morpholine. On the basis of data of x-ray diffraction analysis of one of the Mannich bases, characteristics of their molecular structure were determined, and reasons were stated for their effect on the dissociation mechanism.     

Thermodynamics of the Transformation of Spiranes of the Perimidine Series into Quinonimines

Thermodynamic equilibrium between the spirane and quinonimine structures of photochromic perimidine derivatives was studied by electron absorption spectroscopy and semiempirical quantum-chemical methods (AM1 and PM3). The experimental data showed that the reaction entropy S ₀ in octane weakly depends on the substituent structure (0.015-0.024 kJ mol^{- 1} K^{- 1}) and that the enthalpy of the reaction for the compound with bulky isobutyl substituent (H ₀ = 7.1 kJ/mol) is lower than for those containing hydrogen and methyl group (12.9 and 13.1 kJ/mol, respectively). According to the calculations, in the spirane structure the orientation of lone electron pairs on the perimidine nitrogen atoms may be both cisoid or transoid for different orientations of the cyclohexadiene fragment which adopts a boat conformation. The quinonimine isomer can also exist in different stable conformations.     

Unusual synthesis,structure, and thermochromic properties of novel sterically hindered cyclohexadienes

Oxidation of 4-[-morpholino--(2-hydroxyphenyl)]methyl-2,6-di-(tert-butyl)-phenol (I) follows an unusual course, with formal loss of the benzyl carbon atom, to give 2,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-morpholino-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexa-2,5-dienone (II), which is thermochromic in solution. This property is due to the dissociation of (II) into morpholine and 3,5-di(tert-butyl)-2,4-diphenoxyquinone. The structure of (II) was established directly by x-ray diffraction, which enabled its conformational features to be related to its thermochromic properties. An x-ray examination of 3,3,5,5-tetra(tertbutyl)-2,4-diphenoquinone (X), together with the direct synthesis of the thermochromic analog of (II) (2,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-morpholino-4-[2-hydroxy-3,5-di(tert-butyl)phenyl]cyclohexa-2,5-dienone) (XI) from (X) and morpholine, confirmed the proposed mechanism of thermochromic dissociation.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1121–1129, May, 1991.The authors thank V. I. Minkin and A. S. Morkovnik for participating in discussions of this work.     

Dynamics of Lignin Destruction in Pine Wood under the Action of Ozone

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A - The destruction of lignin in pinewood during ozonization is studied via diffuse reflection IR spectroscopy (DRIFT) and Raman spectroscopy. The DRIFT...     

Casimir effect within (3 + 1)<Emphasis Type="Italic">D</Emphasis> Maxwell-Chern-Simons electrodynamics

Within the framework of the Lorentz-violating (3 + 1)-dimensional extended electrodynamics including the Lorentz-violating CPT-odd Chern-Simons term, we consider the electromagnetic field between two parallel perfectly conducting plates. We find the one-particle eigenstates of such a field, as well as the implicit expression for the photon energy spectrum. In order to find the leading Chern-Simons correction to the vacuum energy, we renormalize and evaluate the sum over all one-particle eigenstate energies using the residue theorem. The resulting correction to the Casimir force, which is attractive and quadratic in the Chern-Simons term, disagrees with the one calculated in [1] and based on wrong equations of motion. Compared with the experimental data, our result places a constraint on the absolute value of the Chern-Simons term.     

Delignification of deciduous wood under the action of hydrogen peroxide and ozone

Kinetic curves of the dependence of ozone specific absorption (Q _{r, sp} ) upon the ozonation of aspen wood pretreated with solutions of hydrogen peroxide of various concentrations (from 5 × 10^?4 to 2 × 10^?1 mol/L) are obtained. The water content in the samples being 56 ± 3%. The initial rate of ozone absorption and total ozone consumption (Q _inlet) are determined. Wood samples are investigated by IR and UV diffuse reflection spectroscopy. Based on the kinetics and spectral data, it is concluded that pretreating wood with a H₂O₂ solution allows the degree of delignification (DD) to be increased at a constant Q _inlet value. The DD is maximal at $ C_{H_2 O_2 } = 5 \times 10^{ - 3} $ mol/L and is 88% in contrast to a sample ozonated without H₂O₂ (DD = 85%). The role of pretreatment with hydrogen peroxide and the subsequent action of the O₃/H₂O₂ system in the process of delignification of wood is analyzed.     

Transformation of wood during ozonization in the presence of hydrogen peroxide

Samples of ozonized aspen wood pretreated with hydrogen peroxide solutions of various concentrations are investigated by UV diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray structural analysis. The general course of wood transformation under the action of the O₃/H₂O₂ system is associated with the destruction of lignin and oxidation of carbohydrates, raising the fraction of the crystalline phase in a lignocarbohydrate material. The possibility of varying the depth of the chemical and structural transformation of the substrate upon changing the hydrogen peroxide concentration in the O₃/H₂O₂ system is demonstrated.     

Gas-Phase Hydrodechlorination of Chlorobenzene over Alumina-Supported Nickel Catalysts: Effect of Support Structure and Modification with Heteropoly Acid HSiW

Kinetics and Catalysis - The physicochemical and catalytic properties of 6%Ni/Al2O3 catalysts in the gas-phase hydrodechlorination of chlorobenzene (CB) are studied. The catalysts are synthesized...