The sublimation of argon, krypton, and xenon

In this paper, the sublimation pressure of Ar, Kr, and Xe are obtained as functions of temperature from an exactly integrated form of the Clapeyron equation. No fitting to experimental data of the equilibrium pressure has been necessary. The deviation plots of the sublimation pressure show that the results are satisfactory. The derived enthalpy of sublimation of the three rare gases from T = 0 K up to their respective triple point temperatures are asymmetric, distorted parabolas showing maxima for . The , which is a measure of the cohesion energy of the solid crystals, is easily calculated. A general equation has been obtained for as a function of temperature which also gives the enthalpies of sublimation of neon and radon. The (s + ? + g) triple point coordinates of Rn are reassessed.     

Self-disproportionation of enantiomers of α-trifluoromethyl lactic acid amides via sublimation

Preparation of racemic and enantiomerically enriched α-trifluoromethyl lactic acid amide [NHPh, NH(4-Cl-C₆H₅), NHBn, NHt-Bu] derivatives have been developed. Ph, 4-Cl-C₆H₅, and tert-Bu derivatives were found to have substantial magnitude of the self-disproportionation of enantiomers (SDE) via sublimation. For example, when the optically enriched Ph, 4-Cl-C₆H₅, and tert-Bu amide derivatives were subjected to sublimation under kinetic conditions (Petri dish in open air), the enantiomeric excess of the remainder has noticeably increased. On the other hand, the SDE of Bn amide derivative by sublimation resulted in almost no change in the optical purity of the remainder. These preliminary results on the SDE of the compounds under study, as well as their excellent chemical and physico-chemical characteristics, render these amide derivatives as readily available and very promising substrates for systematic study of SDE via sublimation.     

Attempts to explain the self-disproportionation observed in the partial sublimation of enantiomerically enriched carboxylic acids

The partial sublimation of two carboxylic acids, the mandelic acid and ibuprofen has been studied. Many (RS) + (S) samples with various enantiomeric excesses (ee) have been slowly and partially sublimed at a low temperature and the sublimates have been condensed before analysis. About 1% of the starting material was sublimed in each experiment. The results are reproducible showing that the sublimation is under control. The ee of sublimates are comparable to the ee of the eutectic but also to those obtained by mixing the sublimates of two apparatuses used to sublime separately the racemate and the enantiomer. Thus, the sublimations of both carboxylic acids could be controlled by the saturated vapor pressure of the components ((RS) and (S)) or, as usually proposed, by the formation of a gas phase with a eutectic composition. In the case of mandelic acid, a definitive answer has been given by the partial sublimation of (S) + (R) solid mixtures where sublimates with a eutectic composition have been obtained and without any indication of the sublimation of a “kinetic conglomerate”. This study paves the way for future investigations on the slow and partial sublimation of enantioenriched compounds to determine how this latter occurs.     

High-temperature thermodynamics by laser-vaporization mass spectrometry: An approach based on statistical mechanics

The problem of correlation between the temperature of the target surface and the mass-spectrometer signal in laser-vaporization mass spectrometry has been analyzed theoretically. An approach based on statistical mechanics has been applied in order to describe the transient vaporization into vacuum of molecules effused from the area of the target surface struck by a laser pulse of moderate power density and time duration of some tens of ms (Langmuir vaporization). In particular, an expression for the intensity of the output signal of the mass spectrometer, I(l,t), has been derived as a function of the detection time, t, and of the distance, l, of the ionizing chamber of the spectrometer from the target. A simple numerical method for the calculation of I(l,t) according to the time profile of the target temperature is also provided. By fitting experimental I(t) values with the theoretical expression one can retrieve thermodynamic quantities involved in the sublimation/evaporation process of the molecular species analyzed, such as enthalpy and equilibrium vapor pressure (or, alternatively, vaporization coefficient). As an illustration, this fitting was performed on experimental measurements of pyrolytic graphite sublimation in the temperature range 3200–3700 K. The analysis developed will be useful for the interpretation of experimental datasets in order to retrieve high-temperature thermodynamic data, especially on high-melting materials. Research in this domain is being launched for nuclear materials, particularly for Generation IV advanced fuels.     

Indoor radon concentration levels in Mexican caves, using nuclear track methodology, and the relationship with living habits of the bats

This work presents the results of a study of the radon levels in four caves in Mexico: Los Riscos Cave and El Judío Cave in the State of Querétaro, and Coyozochico Cave and Karmidas Cave in the State of Puebla. The measurements were made using the passive closed-end cup system, with CR-39 (Lantrack^®) as detection material, and following protocols established for the measurement of indoor radon, developed at the Dosimetry Applications Project of the Physics Institute of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. The radon concentration at one location with Karmidas Cave reached more than 60,000 Bq/m³, while concentrations in the other three caves varied from 83.1–1216.0 Bq/m³, was found. During the study was observed an interesting coincidence between the radon concentration distribution inside the caves, and the bat colonies location. In general, the bat colonies are located at the medium or low radon concentration levels zones.     

Zur thermischen Zersetzung und Sublimation des NiI2

Thermical Decomposition and Sublimation of NiI₂ In a membran manometer the thermical decomposition and the sublimation of NiI₂ was measured and in ampuls the sublimation of NiI₂ studied. From the total pressure and the sublimation pressure the enthalpy of formation ΔH°(f,NiI₂,f,298) = ?20 ± 2 kcal/mole and ΔH°(f,NiI₂,g,298) = +31.2 ± 5 kcal/mole was derived. The entropy dates are: S°(NiI₂,f,298) = 35 ± 2 cl, S°(NiI₂,g,298) = 80 ± 1 cl and S°(Ni₂I₄,g,298) = 128 ± 3 cl respectively. The Ni formed with NiI₂ an eutectical system.     

Some solid state properties of enantiomers and their racemates

Heats of sublimation and fusion for l and dl-menthol, d and dl-carvoxime and d and dl-dimethyl tartrate were measured. Values of 22.9, 18.8, 21.7, 24.3, 18.5 and 26.9 $\text{kcal}\text{mole}$ and 18.2, 15.7, 24.3, 30.9, 23.3 and 36.2 $\text{cal}\text{g}$ were obtained for heats of sublimation and fusion respectively. Heats of sublimation are believed known to ±5% while heats of fusion are believed qualitatively correct. Generally good agreement was observed with literature values when available. Higher heats of fusion and sublimation are observed for the enantiomer or racemate with the higher fusion temperature. Correlation of these physical properties with the phase diagram for fusion and solubility suggest that differences in the temperature dependence of vapor pressure and solubility might be useful diagnostic tests for discontinuities in molecular packing and phase behavior in the solid state. Prediction of the temperature where racemic mixture to conglomerate transitions occur would be extremely useful for resolving racemates.     

Search of Optimum Conditions for Sublimation Growth of Thiophene/Phenylene Co-Oligomer Crystals

Optimum crystal growth conditions of thiophene/phenylene co-oligomers (TPCOs) have been studied by means of sublimation recrystallization method with changing both gas flow rate and gas pressure. The largest flaky crystal, more than 10 mm², was produced at the gas flow rate ∼50 ml/min and reduced pressure ∼0.05 Mpa, while no crystals were obtained at pressure less than 0.01 MPa. Excess supply of N₂ gas or reduced pressure for accelerating sublimation might obstruct the crystal growth of TPCOs.     

Estimation of solid vapor pressures of pure compounds at different temperatures using a multilayer network with particle swarm algorithm

Solid vapor pressures (P^S) of pure compounds have been estimated at several temperatures using a hybrid model that includes an artificial neural network with particle swarm optimization and a group contribution method. A total of 700 data points of solid vapor pressure versus temperature, corresponding to 70 substances, have been used to train the neural network developed using Matlab. The following properties were considered as input parameters: 36 structural groups, molecular mass, dipole moment, temperature and pressure in the triple point (upper limit of the sublimation curve), and the limiting value P^S → 0 as T → 0 (lower limit of the sublimation curve). Then, the solid vapor pressures of 28 other solids (280 data points) have been predicted and results compared to experimental data from the literature. The study shows that the proposed method represents an excellent alternative for the prediction of solid vapor pressures from the knowledge of some other available properties and from the structure of the molecule.     

Thermodynamic properties of caffeine: Reconciliation of available experimental data

Molar enthalpies of sublimation of two crystal forms of caffeine were obtained from the temperature dependence of the vapour pressure measured by the transpiration method. A large number of primary experimental results on the temperature dependences of vapour pressure and phase transitions have been collected from the literature and have been treated in a uniform manner in order to derive sublimation enthalpies of caffeine at T = 298.15 K. This collection together with the new experimental results reported here has helped to resolve contradictions in the available sublimation enthalpies data and to recommend a consistent and reliable set of sublimation and formation enthalpies for both crystal forms under study. Ab initio calculations of the gaseous molar enthalpy of formation of caffeine have been performed using the G3MP2 method and the results are in excellent agreement with the selected experimental data.     

Fractional sublimation of the β-diketone chelates of the lanthanide and related elements

Various β-diketone chelates of Sc(III), Y(III), Th(IV), U(IV). U(VI), Zr(IV) and the lanthanides have been prepared, characterized and investigated to determine if they were volatile and stable. The ligands employed were acetylacetone(AA), trifluoroacetylacetone(TFAA), hexafluoroacetylacetone(HFAA), and dipivaloyl-methane(DPM). The chelates were sublimed in a fractional vacuum sublimator and the recrystallization temperature zones recorded for individual chelates. None of the lanthanide acetylacetonates arc volatile but the Sc(III), Th(IV), U(IV) and dioxouranium(VI) acetylacetonates are thermally stable and quite volatile below 150° at 1 mm mercury pressure. The lanthanide, Sc(III), Y(III), and dioxouranium(VI) trifluoroacetylacetonates are volatile and can be vacuum-sublimed below 150°, but are thermally unstable; only the Th(IV) chelate is sufficiently stable to be quantitatively recovered by sublimation. The Sc(III), Y(III), Th(IV), and lanthanide hexafluoroacetylacetonates are thermally stable and easily sublimed below 125° in vacua or at atmospheric pressure. All the dipivaloylmethanates studied were thermally stable and volatile and could be quantitatively recovered by vacuum sublimation below 140°.The volatility of the HFAA and DPM lanthanide chelates increased with an increase in atomic weight (a decrease in ionic radii) of the lanthanides. The lack of volatility observed for the lanthanide AA and TFAA chelates is attributed to the fact that only hydrates of the chelates were formed, which decomposed at elevated temperatures in vacuo to form basic polymeric compounds.Separations are proposed for numerous binary mixtures of the β-diketone chelates of the lanthanide and related elements. Recrystallization temperature zones are given for the following binary mixtures which were quantitatively resolved by the fractional sublimation technique; 118-88° for Nd(DPM)₃ and 84-48° for Tm(DPM)₃; 72-49° for Sc(DPM) and 120-88° for Pr(DPM); 128-79° for La(DPM)₃ and 79-47° for Yb(DPM)₃; 70-47° for Th(TFAA)₄ and 116-96° for Gd(TFAA)₃; 52-42° for Th(HFAA)₄ and 120-80° for La(HFAA)₃.     

Physico-chemical characterisation of a new polymorph of caffeine

Caffeine is a widely used drug substance. Two polymorphic forms and one hydrate of caffeine are known. Thanks to scanning transitiometry, the curves pressure versus temperature, P = f(T), of the caffeine were plotted. A (temperature, pressure) unary phase diagram was deduced. It confirms the existence of a new polymorph of caffeine at low pressure synthesized by sublimation. Its identification and its physico-chemical properties were determined using a variety of experimental methods: X-ray powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimeter, thermogravimetric analysis, thermally stimulated current and electrochemical impedance.     

Crystal structure and vapor pressure of a copper(II) complex with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-fluoroheptane-3,5-dione

Synthesis and single crystal X-ray diffraction study were carried out for copper(II) 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-fluoroheptane-3,5-dionate (Bruker AXS P4 automated diffractometer, MoK _α radiation). Crystal data for C₂₂H₃₆CuF₂O₄: a = 5.9165(4) Å, b = 10.2787(7) Å, c = 10.5223(8) Å, α = 81.383(3)°, β = 76.106(3)°, γ = 83.778(3)°, space group P $\bar 1$ , V = 612.42(7) ų, Z = 1, d _x = 1.264 g/cm³. The structure is molecular; the copper atom has a square plane coordination formed by the oxygen atoms of two β-diketonate ligands; the average Cu-O distance is 1.895 Å, ∠O-Cu-O 92.5°. Only van der Waals interactions are realized between the molecules in the structure. The temperature dependences of the saturated vapor pressure were studied by the mass transfer technique, and the standard thermodynamic parameters of sublimation were derived for the complex, ΔH _subl ⁰ = 115.6 ± 1.1 kJ/mol, ΔS _subl ⁰ = 204.9 ± 2.5 J/mol·K.     

Molecular and ionic sublimation of neodymium tribromide polycrystals and single crystals

The molecular and ionic sublimation of polycrystals and single crystals under Knudsen effusion and Langmuir evaporation conditions is reported. In both sublimation regimes, the sublimation product at 780–1050 K contains neodymium tribromide monomer and dimer molecules, as well as the negative ions NdBr ₄ ^? , Nd₂Br ₇ ^? , and Br^?. The dimer-to-monomer flux ratio j(Nd₂Br₆)/j(NdBr₃)is larger in the molecular beam coming out of the effusion hole, while the ratio of the sublimation fluxes of the negative ions, j(Nd₂Br ₇ ^? )/j(NdBr ₄ ^? ), is independent of the sublimation conditions. The partial pressures of the neutral components of the vapor have been determined, and the enthalpies and activation energies of sublimation of neodymium tribromide as monomer and dimer molecules and NdBr ₄ ^? and Nd₂Br ₇ ^? ions have been calculated. The equilibrium constants of ion-molecule reactions have been measured, and the enthalpies of these reactions have been determined. Based on these data, values of the thermodynamic properties Δ _s H ⁰(298.15) and Δ _f H ⁰(298.15) are recommended for the monomer and dimer molecules and the NdBr ₄ ^? and Nd₂Br ₇ ^? ions.     

Structure and thermal properties of heterometallic complexes for chemical vapor deposition of Cu–Pd films

Novel volatile heterocomplex compounds based on copper(II) and palladium(II) fluorinated β-diketonates are studied. The crystals of the synthesized compounds are shown to be composed of 1D coordination polymers in the form of chains of alternating molecules of monometallic complexes. The crystallographic data for [Cu(hfa)₂?Pd(zif)₂] are as follows: C₂₆H₂₂F₁₈O₁₀CuPd, P2₁/c, a = 7.9947(18) Å, b = 19.277(4) Å, c = 13.609(3) Å, β = 118.298(15)°, V = 1846.7(7) ų, Z = 2, d = 1.810 g/cm³. The thermal properties of the compounds are examined by TG-DTA and vacuum sublimation. The complexes are studied as the precursors for producing copper-palladium alloy films by chemical vapor deposition. It is demonstrated that bimetallic alloy coatings with a ratio Cu/Pd = 1:1 can be prepared from [Cu(hfa)₂?Pd(zif)₂].     

A novel detection of radon based on its decay product inducing conformational changes of an aptamer probe

This study proposes a novel method for the detection of inert gas radon using a label-free, specific, fluorescence-sensing aptamer in the context of PW17-OG system. This method utilizes the cyanine dye OliGreen (OG) as a signal reactor and the aptamer PW17 as a fluorescent identification probe. When OG integrates into the free curling PW17, a strong fluorescence signal is generated. After radon decays, the long lived naturally occurring radon progeny Pb being disposed and introduced to the system. Lead ions induce PW17 to form a stable G-quadruplex, thereby inhibiting the interaction between OG and PW17 and resulting in a reduction of the fluorescence intensity. The fluorescence intensity show a good linear relationship with lead ion and the radon concentration (D), thereinto, We fitted linear regression of radon concentration in the range of 0.92–4.22 (×10⁴ Bqhm⁻³) to receive a good relationship between ΔF and the concentration of radon with the detection limit of 1963 Bqhm⁻³. This method has been successfully applied for detecting standard cumulative concentration of radon and the detection limit reached the national standard of China. This sensitive method can exclude radiation damage in field testing, furthermore, it explores a new field in biological analysis using an aptamer to detected inorganic, gaseous, and radioactive materials.     

Zur Verdampfung von Indiumtribromid und der Dissoziation In2Br6,g = 2InBr3,g

Evaporation of Indium Tribromide and Dissoziation In₂Br₆,g = 2InBr₃,g The sublimation, evaporation and dissoziation of In₂Br₆ was determined by total pressure measurements in a membran-zero-manometer. The enthalpies and entropies of sublimation, evaporation and dissoziation were derived from the temperature dependence of total pressure and the equilibrium constant. The resulting enthalpy of melting was correlated with the data following from DTA measurements. The domination gaseous species over InBr_x mixtures were determined by mass spectrometry.     

Relationship between the molecular structure of amino acids and dipeptides and thermal sublimation effects

This paper reports on our mass spectrometric study of sublimation of glycine and DL-alanyl-glycine (Ala-gly). The sublimation enthalpy of Ala-gly has been determined by generalization of the data obtained and the results of AM1 quantum-chemical calculations. A relationship has been found between the sublimation enthalpy (ΔH _subl), heat capacity (C _P), and the sum of bond lengths (Σn _i l _i ) in 17 α-amino acid and 9 dipeptide molecules. Correlations are suggested for evaluating ΔH _subl of amino acids and peptides.     

Thermodynamic study of the sublimation of crystalline tris(1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III) and tris(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III)

The Knudsen mass-loss effusion technique was used to measure the vapour pressures at different temperatures of two crystalline ruthenium complexes: tris(1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III) {Ru(tfacac)₃}, between T =  350.20 K and T =  369.17 K and tris(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedionate)ruthenium(III) {Ru(hfacac)₃} between T =  299.15 K and T =  313.14 K. From the temperature dependence of the vapour pressure of the crystalline compounds, the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation were derived by the Clausius–Clapeyron equation and the molar entropies of sublimation at equilibrium pressures were calculated. By using an estimated value for the heat capacity differences between the gas and the crystal phases the standard, p^o =  10⁵Pa, molar enthalpies, entropies, and Gibbs energies of sublimation at T =  298.15 K, were derived:     

Beiträge zur Chemie der Oxidhalogenide von Molybdän und Wolfram. IX. Bildungsenthalpie und Sättigungsdruck des MoOBr3

From the enthalpy of solution of MoOBr₃ in NaOH/H₂O₂ the enthalpy of formation ΔH°(MoOBr₃,f,298) = ?109,5(±0,4) kcal/mol was derived. The sublimation of MoOBr₃ is connected with simultaneous decomposition (see “Inhaltsübersicht”). From the temperature function of the saturated vapor pressure the values ΔH°(subl., MoOBr₃, 298) = 36(±1,5) kcal/mol and ΔS°(subl., MoOBr₃, 298) = 56(±3) cl are calculated.