Electron paramagnetic resonance of gamma-irradiated single crystals of 3-nitroacetanilide

The electron paramagnetic resonance of single crystals of 3-nitroacetanilide has been observed and analyzed for different orientations of the crystal in the magnetic field, after being damaged at 300 K by γ-irradiation. The crystals have been investigated between 123 and 300 K. The spectra were found to be temperature independent. The irradiation of 3-nitroacetanilide by γ-rays produces radicals at the nitrogen atoms in the molecule. The principal values of the hyperfine coupling tensor of the unpaired electron and the principal values of the g-tensor were determined.     

Electron spin resonance of γ-iradiated single crystals of calcium formate

The electron spin resonance spectra of CO₂⁻ in an irradiated single crystal of calcium formate have been recorded. The ¹³C hyperfine splitting tensor has been measured and the orientation of the CO₂⁻ molecule with respect to the crystallographic axes is compared with that of the undamaged HCO₂⁻ molecules. The results show that there is a reorientation of the CO₂ group when the CH bond is broken.     

EPR of gamma irradiated (CH3)3NHClO4, (CH3)3NHBF4 and [(CH3)4N]2ZnCl4 single crystals

Gamma irradiation damage centres in (CH₃)₃NHClO₄, (CH₃)₃NHBF₄ and [(CH₃)₄N]₂ZnCl₄ were investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy at room temperature. The centres were found to be (CH₃)₃N^+. and the hyperfine structure parameters for methyl protons and the nitrogen nucleus were determined. The results indicated that the (CH₃)₃N^+. radical wholly performs reorientational motions around its C_3v axis in addition to the reorientatonal motions of the methyl groups around their C_3v axes. These results were compared with the earlier studies on (CH₃)₃N^+. radical and discussed. Low temperature measurements on the first two of the title compounds were assessed.     

Electron spin resonance of Mn2+ ions in matrices of polycrystalline samples of Zn4O[(CH3)2CHCOO]6 and Zn4O[(CH3)3CCOO]3

The ESR spectra of polycrystalline samples of Zn₄O[(CH₃)₂CHCOO]₆ and Zn₄O[(CH₃)₃CCOO]₆, activated by Mn²⁺ ions at various concentrations, were investigated. An analytical theory was developed for the contour of the hyperfine components of the permitted and various types of forbidden transitions. On the basis of the obtained magnetic-resonance parameters conclusions were reached about the local symmetry and coordination of the Mn²⁺ ion in the investigated compounds.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 572–579, September–October, 1985.     

Electron spin multiplicities of transition-metal aromatic radicals and ions: M[C6(CH3)6] and M(+)[(C6(CH3)6] (M = Ti, V, and Co)

Determination of electron spin multiplicities of transition-metal radicals and ions challenges both experimentalists and theoreticians. In this work, we report preferred electron spin states of M[C(6)(CH(3))(6)] and M(+)(C(6)(CH(3))(6)], where M = Ti, V, and Co. The neutral radicals were formed in a supersonic metal cluster beam source, and their masses were measured with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Precise ionization energies of the radicals and metal-ligand stretching frequencies of the ions were measured by pulsed field ionization zero electron kinetic energy spectroscopy. C-H stretching frequencies of the methyl group in the radicals were obtained by infrared-ultraviolet two-photon ionization. Electron spin multiplicities of the radicals and ions were investigated by combining the spectroscopic measurements, density functional theory, and Franck-Condon factor calculations. The preferred spin states are quintet, sextet, and quartet for the neutral Ti, V, and Co radicals, respectively; for the corresponding singly charged cations, they are quartet, quintet, and triplet. In these high-spin states, the aromatic ring remains nearly planar. This finding contrasts to the previous study of Sc(hmbz), for which low-spin states are favored, and the aromatic ring is severely bent.     

Vibrational study of (CH3)4NSbCl6 and [(CH3)4N]2SiF6

(CH3)4NSbCl6 and [(CH3)4N]2SiF6 are face-centred cubic compounds at ambient temperature with a = 11.548 and 11.172 A, respectively. The vibrational spectra of these two compounds are discussed in relation to their crystal structure and other compounds containing (CH3)4N+ ions. The assignment of the observed bands is discussed. The Raman and infrared spectra of [(CH3)4N]2SiF6 show that the cations and anions are not distorted inside the crystals and are weakly hydrogen-bonded to each other. The infrared spectrum of (CH3)4NSbCl6 confirms a cubic structure for this compound at ambient temperature, in which cations are in octahedral environments and can be interpreted as being disordered groups. No evidence could be found for the existence of hydrogen bonding between cations and anions in this compound. The phase transition of (CH3)4NSbCI6 is studied by means of Raman spectroscopy. It is believed to be governed by the reorientational motions of tetramethylammonium cations and may be classified as an 'order-disorder' type.     

Neue Ringsysteme durch thermische Behandlung von (CH3NPF3)2 unter Druck

Zusammenfassung Läßt man dimeres Methyliminophosphorsäuretrifluorid einige Tage im Bombenrohr mit sich selbst reagieren, erhält man ein kristallines Produkt, das die gleiche Zusammensetzung wie das flüssige Ausgangsprodukt hat. Daraus läßt sich durch Extraktion mit CCl₄ ein Tetrameres, (CH₃NPF₃)₄, gewinnen; der Rückstand ist die ionisch aufgebaute Verbindung (CH₃N)₄P₃F₆ ⁺PF₆ ^–. Aus letzterer erhält man durch Vakuum-sublimation in guter Ausbeute unter Verlust von PF₅ die Verbindung (CH₃N)₄P₃F₇.

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Alkylimino phosphoric acid trihalides, II: New ring systems by heating(CH ₃ NPF ₃)₂ in a sealed tube

Prolonged heating (several days) of (CH₃NPF₃)₂ in a sealed tube yields a crystalline product having the same composition as the liquid starting material. By CCl₄-extraction of this material the tetrameric compound (CH₃NPF₃)₄ can be isolated. The residue is the ionic compound (CH₃N)₄P₃F₆ ⁺PF₆ ^–. Vacuum sublimation of this product yields (CH₃N)₄P₃F₇.

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An electron spin resonance study of gamma-irradiated grapes

The ESR spectra of the seeds, skins and stalks of unirradiated and γ-irradiated Cape black grapes have been obtained. In the spectra of all parts of the grape a single line (g ca. 2.004) is observed both before and after irradiation. New spectral features are observed after irradiation with doses of between 2 and 10 kGy. Some of these features decline in intensity over a period of several days. However, in the case of stalks, new spectral features are readily observed over the shelf-life of the fruit and in samples irradiated to a dose of only 2kGy.     

Alkyliminophosphorsäuretrihalogenide, 1. Mitt.: Halogenaustausch zwischen (CH3NPCl3)2 und (CH3NPF3)2

Zusammenfassung Durch Reaktion von dimerem Methyliminophosphorsäuretrichlorid mit dimerem Methyliminophosphorsäuretrifluorid werden die gemischt halogenierten dimeren Methyliminophosphorsäuretrihalogenide der allgemeinen Zusammensetzung (CH₃NP)₂Cl _n F_6–n mitn=1–5 dargestellt. Die analytischen Daten und die IR-Spektren werden mitgeteilt.

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Alkylimino phosphoric acid trihalogenides, I.: Halogen exchange between (CH₃NPCl₃)₂ and (CH₃NPF₃)₂

The reaction of (CH₃NPCl₃)₂ and (CH₃NPF₃)₂ yields the unknown 1.3-diaza-2.4-fluorochloro-phosphetidines of the general formula (CH₃NP)₂Cl _n F_6–n withn=1–5. The synthesis, the analytical data and the IR-spectra are reported.

     

Electron spin resonance study of γ-irradiated poly(acrylic acid)

Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) γ-irradiated in air at room temperature and recorded at room temperature and at liquid-nitrogen temperature have been studied to identify the radiation products. The ESR spectra are composed of eight lines with hyperfine splittings of 23 ± 1 G and 11 ± 1 G. The method of least-squares total curve fitting, employing the Lorentzian line shape function, to the observed spectra enabled the assignment of the spectra. Computed spectra obtained by the superposition of a singlet and the spectra due to chain radicals are considered to give the best fits to the observed ESR spectra. The singlet is assigned to the radicals COOH, and the component 10-line spectra are assigned to the chain radicals CH₃? CH? CH₂ ～ and/or ～ CH₂? CH? CH₂ ～. The observed change in line shape with temperature of the ESR spectra is attributed to the hindered oscillations of the methyl groups about the C_α? C_β bond axis of the chain radicals. The existence of the methyl groups is confirmed by the measurement of infrared absorption.     

Electron spin resonance study of γ-irradiated poly(methacrylic acid)

Low temperature relaxations in poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) have been studied by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The observed 8 line ESR spectra of irradiated PMAA in the temperature range 77-300K (LNT-RT) is attributed to the free radicals of the type ～ CH₂? CH? CH₃. Assignment of ESR spectra to free radicals has been made on the basis of magnetic parameters employed to simulate ESR spectra at different temperatures. Further, ESR spectra below LNT have been simulated, using the set of parameters employed to simulate the experimental spectrum at LNT. Magnetic parameters of the ESR spectra at LNT and below LNT indicate γ- and δ-relaxations of PMMA chains. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.