Non-linear dielectric effect in the acetone-benzene and acetophenone-benzene systems

The non-linear dielectric effect has been studied for acetone and acetophenone, and their solutions in benzene. With the NDE results obtained in this work and the dielectric polarization calculated from literature values of the permittivity, density and refractive index, the mean values of the square and the fourth power of the dipole moment were calculated. Assuming dipolar association of the acetone and acetophenone molecules to be restricted to dimerization, the Gibbs free energy ΔG^o of the dimerization process is determined.     

V. Thioanalogues of sparteine lactams. (+)-2-Thiono-17-oxosparteine and (+)-2,17-dithionosparteine

The X-ray and spectroscopic results clearly indicate that the (+)-2-thiono-17-oxosparteine (1) and (+)-2,17-ditihionosparteine (2) are conformationally rigid. In order to analyze deviations of lactam/thiolactam groups from planarity induced by ring constraints, the Dunitz-Winkler approach has been used. The lactam and thiolactam groups are close to planarity, only the lactam group in one of the two independent molecules of 1 is markedly non-planar. The bond angles in the thiolactam and lactam groups are highly diverse. Rings A and C adopt a distorted sofa conformation in both compounds. The distortions in the molecules of 2 as compared with those in the related monothiolactams correspond to the unusual chemical shifts of H5(eq), H5(ax) and H11, as well as to the extremely low J_5ax-6 and extremely large J_5eq-6 coupling constants. Also chemical shifts show a similar regularity being extremely high and low for C2 and C17, respectively.     

Crystal Structures of 1,5,9,18,22,26-Hexaaza[11.11]-p-cyclophane Adducts; Two-dimensional Supramolecular Networks

Two newly identified supramolecular structures arise from self-assembly of the macrocyclic 1,5,9,18,22,26- hexaaza[11.11]-p-cyclophane salts with o-nitrophenol (C₂₈H₅₀N₆)⁴⁺·4(C₆H₄NO₂O)⁻ (1) and with HCl (C₂₈H₅₂N₆)⁶⁺·6Cl^-·4H₂O (2). In both cases two-dimensional supramolecular sheets are formed.     

Sr and stable strontium in bones of wild, herbivorous animals from Poland

Activity concentration of ⁹⁰ Sr and stable strontium concentration was analysed in 42 samples of animal (deer, roe-deer, elk and boar) bones, which mostly originated from north-eastern Poland. Strontium separation was performed by extraction chromatography. Determination of chemical yield was controlled by means of stable Sr determination using atomic spectrometry at the beginning and at the end of the separation procedure. Equilibrated ⁹⁰ Sr and ⁹⁰ Y activity was measured using a liquid scintillator spectrometer. Stable strontium range was from 55.4±1.7 ppm to 91.8±4.5 ppm, the mean was 71.84 ppm with a standard deviation (SD) of 9.31 ppm. The mean recovery of strontium was 26.7% with SD = 16.1%. The maximum activity of ⁹⁰ Sr, equal to 629±13 Bq/kg (ash) was found for a deer sample from Augustów Primeval Forest. In average, deer show the highest radiostrontium level, followed by roe-deer, elk and the lowest level were observed for boar. Differences between boar and deer or roe-deer are significant in terms of Kruskal-Wallis statistical test. Animal bones from north-eastern Poland showed about twice the mean concentration of ⁹⁰ Sr, compared to those of south-central Poland, but the difference was found not significant. Activities observed in roe-deer bones suggest the deposition of a concentration of 1.9 to 3.5 kBq/m² in the average of Chernobyl-origin ⁹⁰ Sr in 1986 in north-eastern Poland.     

Measurements in Situ and Spectral Analysis of Wind Flow Effects on Overhead Transmission Lines

In the paper an important issue of vibrations of the transmission line in real conditions was analyzed. Such research was carried out by the authors of this paper taking into account the cross-section of the cable being in use on the transmission line. Analysis was performed for the modern ACSR high voltage transmission line with span of 213.0 m. The purpose of the investigation was to analyze the vibrations of the power transmission line in the natural environment and compare with the results obtained in the numerical simulations. Analysis was performed for natural and wind excited vibrations. The numerical model was made using the Spectral Element Method. In the spectral model, for various parameters of stiffness, damping and tension force, the system response was checked and compared with the results of the accelerations obtained in the situ measurements. A frequency response functions (FRF) were calculated. The credibility of the model was assessed through a validation process carried out by comparing graphical plots of FRF functions and numerical values expressing differences in acceleration amplitude (MSG), phase angle differences (PSG) and differences in acceleration and phase angle total (CSG) values. Particular attention was paid to the hysteretic damping analysis. Sensitivity of the wave number was performed for changing of the tension force and section area of the cable. The next aspect constituting the purpose of this paper was to present the wide possibilities of modelling and simulation of slender conductors using the Spectral Element Method. The obtained results show very good accuracy in the range of both experimental measurements as well as simulation analysis. The paper emphasizes the ease with which the sensitivity of the conductor and its response to changes in density of spectral mesh division, cable cross-section,tensile strength or material damping can be studied.     

A new class of stereoregular vinylene‐arylene copolymers with double‐decker silsesquioxane in the main chain

A synthesis of a new macromolecular class of vinylene‐arylene copolymers with double‐decker silsesquioxane in the main chain is presented. Two transition‐metal‐catalyzed processes, which is silylative‐coupling copolycondensation (SCC) and ADMET copolymerization of divinyl‐substituted double‐decker silsesquioxanes (DDSQ‐2SiVi) with selected diolefins, are reported to be highly efficient tools for the formation of stereoregular copolymers containing DDSQ‐silylene‐vinylene‐arylene units. The copolymeric products are studied in terms of their structural, thermal, and mechanical properties. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 1044–1055     

Bases,solvates and salts: new benzimidazole‐ and pyridine‐scaffolded ligands

The intermolecular interactions in the structures of a series of Schiff base ligands have been thoroughly studied. These ligands can be obtained in different forms, namely, as the free base 2‐[(2E)‐2‐(1H‐imidazol‐4‐ylmethylidene)‐1‐methylhydrazinyl]pyridine, C₁₀H₁₁N₅, 1 , the hydrates 2‐[(2E)‐2‐(1H‐imidazol‐2‐ylmethylidene)‐1‐methylhydrazinyl]‐1H‐benzimidazole monohydrate, C₁₂H₁₂N₆·H₂O, 2 , and 2‐{(2E)‐1‐methyl‐2‐[(1‐methyl‐1H‐imidazol‐2‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinyl}‐1H‐benzimidazole 1.25‐hydrate, C₁₃H₁₄N₆·1.25H₂O, 3 , the monocationic hydrate 5‐{(1E)‐[2‐(1H‐1,3‐benzodiazol‐2‐yl)‐2‐methylhydrazinylidene]methyl}‐1H‐imidazol‐3‐ium trifluoromethanesulfonate monohydrate, C₁₂H₁₃N₆⁺·CF₃O₃S^?·H₂O, 5 , and the dicationic 2‐{(2E)‐1‐methyl‐2‐[(1H‐imidazol‐3‐ium‐2‐yl)methylidene]hydrazinyl}pyridinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate), C₁₀H₁₃N₅²⁺·2CF₃O₃S^?, 6 . The connection between the forms and the preferred intermolecular interactions is described and further studied by means of the calculation of the interaction energies between the neutral and charged components of the crystal structures. These studies show that, in general, the most important contribution to the stabilization energy of the crystal is provided by π–π interactions, especially between charged ligands, while the details of the crystal architecture are influenced by directional interactions, especially relatively strong hydrogen bonds. In one of the structures, a very interesting example of the nontypical F…O interaction was found and its length, 2.859 (2) Å, is one of the shortest ever reported.