Laser Raman studies on compounds 7.O4O.7 and 7.O5O.7

Laser Raman studies on two compounds of the α,ω-bis(4-alkylanilinebenzylidene -4′-oxy)alkane series were carried out in the spectral regions 1140–1220 and 1550–1650 cm^-1 as a function of temperature. Compounds 7.O4O.7 and 7.O5O.7, exhibit SmA and SmF phases. The structural differences between these liquid crystal dimers, having either an odd or an even number of carbon atoms in the spacer, are remarkably existent in the room temperature Raman spectra. The results are rationalized on the basis of the tendency of these compounds to exhibit bent shapes, and how this manifests in the odd-even effect at the molecular level assuming a semi-rigid core region of the dimeric molecule. It is found that the behaviour of the odd spacer dimer (7.O5O.7) agrees with the molecular model, whereas the even spacer dimer (7.O4O.7) behaves in a similar fashion to monomeric compounds such as the nO.m. compounds. In both cases, dynamic changes around the C=N bond have a profound effect both on the molecular shape in the different phases and on phase behaviour.     

Regioselective cyclopropane cleavage in heptacyclo[8.4.O.O2,12.O3,8.O4,6.O5,9.O11,13]tetradecane (binor-s) by the action of palladium,rhodium, and platinum catalysts

Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 256–257, January, 1991.     

Phase-transition studies of 5O.5 and 9O.4

As part of our detailed comparative studies of groups of liquid-crystalline compounds that belong to a homologous series, we present phase-transition studies of the compounds N-(4-n-pentyloxybenzylidene)4′-n-pentylaniline (5O.5) and N-(4-n-nonyloxybenzylidene)4′-n-butylaniline (9O.4) using different experimental techniques. The compound 5O.5 is reported to exhibit a phase sequence N, S_A, S_C, S_B and S_G, while 90.4 shows the sequence S_A, S_F and S_G. The salient features of our work on 5O.5 are (i) a new smectic F phase is found in place of the reported smectic B phase, which is confirmed by both miscibility and X-ray studies; (ii) the formation of smectic-C-like short-range order in the nematic phase well above the S_A-N transition; and (iii) a large tilt-angle variation in the smectic C phase (0–23·5°C) in a small temperature range (4·1°C). The phase changes across the S_A-I transition, and for the first time across S_F-S_A transition, are carried out by volumetric studies. The detailed inferences of these are also presented.     

Phase-transition studies of 5O.5 and 9O.4

As part of our detailed comparative studies of groups of liquid-crystalline compounds that belong to a homologous series, we present phase-transition studies of the compounds N-(4-n-pentyloxybenzylidene)4'-n-pentylaniline (5O.5) and N-(4-n-nonyloxybenzylidene)4'-n-butylaniline (9O.4) using different experimental techniques. The compound 5O.5 is reported to exhibit a phase sequence N, S_A, S_C, S_B and S_G, while 90.4 shows the sequence S_A, S_F and S_G. The salient features of our work on 5O.5 are (i) a new smectic F phase is found in place of the reported smectic B phase, which is confirmed by both miscibility and X-ray studies; (ii) the formation of smectic-C-like short-range order in the nematic phase well above the S_A-N transition; and (iii) a large tilt-angle variation in the smectic C phase (0-23·5°C) in a small temperature range (4·1°C). The phase changes across the S_A-I transition, and for the first time across S_F-S_A transition, are carried out by volumetric studies. The detailed inferences of these are also presented.     

Phase transition studies in 9O.6 and 9O.8

The variation of density with temperature across different phases for two homologues of the N(4-n-alkyloxybenzylidene)-4'-n-alkylanilines (9O.6 and 9O.8) exhibiting the S_AS_CS_FS_G phase variant is determined. The influence of pretransitional effects in the fluctuation dominated non-linear region in the vicinity of the isotropic-smectic A transition and the nucleation growth analogy of this transition are discussed.     

稀土高氯酸盐-甘氨酸配合物[Sm2(Gly)6(H2O)4](ClO4)6·5H2O单晶 体的低温热 容及标准生成焓

合成了稀土高氯酸盐-甘氨酸配合物晶体。经热重、差热、化学化析及有关文献对比,确定其组成是[Sm2(Gly)6(H2O)4](ClO4)6·5H2O,单晶结构,纯度是99.0%.熔点分析仪分析知其没有固定熔点,在79～370K温区,用高精密全自动绝热量仪对单晶配合物进行了热容测定,发现该配合物在低温段没有反常热容。348.07K附近是该配合物的分解温区,配合物的分解温度、分解熵和分解焓分别是346.89K,44.669kJ/mol和128.77J/K·mol。计算机拟合了热容对温度的多项式方程,在79～318K温区,Cp=1294.56+624.17K-11.893X^2+75.075X^3+23.762X^4.在常压,298.15K下用具有恒温环境的反应热量计测定了配合物的标准生成焓值为-8022.405kJ/mol。     

Compositions of Fatty Acids and Several Lipophilic Constituents of Oxytropis caespitosa,O. lanata,O. myriophylla,and O. squammulosa

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Infrared identification of matrix isolated H2O.O2

Theoretical studies of the H2O.O2 complex have been carried out over the past decade, but the complex has not previously been experimentally identified. We have assigned IR vibrations from an H2O.O2 complex in an inert rare gas matrix. This identification is based upon theoretical calculations and concentration dependent behavior of absorption bands observed upon co-deposition of H2O and O2 in argon matrixes at 11.5 +/- 0.5 K. To aid assignment, we have used a harmonically coupled anharmonic oscillator local mode model with an ab initio calculated dipole moment function to calculate the OH-stretching and HOH-bending frequencies and intensities in the complex. The high abundance of H2O and O2 makes the H2O.O2 complex likely to be significant in atmospheric and astrophysical chemistry.     

Reactions of alkoxy radicals with O2. I. C2H5O radicals

C₂H₅ONO was photolyzed with 366 nm radiation at ?48, ?22, ?2.5, 23, 55, 88, and 120°C in a static system in the presence of NO, O₂, and N₂. The quantum yield of CH₃CHO, Φ{CH₃CHO}, was measured as a function of reaction conditions. The primary photochemical act is and it proceeds with a quantum yield ?_1a = 0.29 ± 0.03 independent of temperature. The C₂H₅O radicals can react with NO by two routes The C₂H₅O radical can also react with O₂ via Values of k₆/k₂ were determined at each temperature. They fit the Arrhenius expression: Log(k₆/k₂) = ?2.17 ± 0.14 ? (924 ± 94)/2.303 T. For k₂ ? 4.4 × 10^?11 cm³/s, k₆ becomes (3.0 ± 1.0) × 10^?13 exp{?(924 ± 94)/T} cm³/s. The reaction scheme also provides k_8a/k₈ = 0.43 ± 0.13, where