CataLight: The Collaborative Research Center for Light-Driven Catalysis in Soft Matter

This invited Team Profile was created by the Collaborative Research Center for Light-Driven Catalysis in Soft Matter, CataLight , located at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Ulm University, Max Planck Institute of Polymer Research (MPI) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University of Vienna, and the Center of Electron Microscopy, Ulm University. The authors, who include members of the Kranz and Leopold Groups , the Schacher Group , and the Streb Group , recently published an article on local measurements of light-driven activity at heterogenized water oxidation catalysts using nanoporous block copolymers: “Multimodal Analysis of Light-Driven Water Oxidation in Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes”, J. Kund, J.-H. Kruse, A. Gruber, I. Trentin, M. Langer, C. Read, G. Neusser, D. Blaimer, U. Rupp, C. Streb, K. Leopold, F. H. Schacher, C. Kranz, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023 , e202217196 .     

Siloxane Compounds of the Transition Metals

Heterosiloxanes of transition metals contain the characteristic grouping Si? O? X; in the compounds known so far, X may be Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, U, Re, Fe, Co, Ni, or Pt. Most of these compounds are obtained from silanols, metal silanolates, acyloxysilanes, disiloxanes, or alkoxysilanes, i.e. from compounds that already contain an Si? O bond. The transition metal may be introduced e.g. as a halide, as an organometailic compound, as an alkoxy compound, or as an oxide. Heterosiloxanes are also formed on reaction of many silicon compounds that do not contain oxygen with transition metal compounds containing oxygen. Some of these compounds, e.g. some titanosiloxanes, are very stable, whereas others decompose explosively. Oligomeric and polymeric heterosiloxanes exist in addition to the monomeric compounds.     

Photoinduced ferrimagnetic systems in Prussian blue analogues C(I)xCo4[Fe(CN)6]y (C(I) = alkali cation). 3. Control of the photo- and thermally induced electron transfer by the [Fe(CN)6] vacancies in cesium derivatives.

We synthesized a series of CoFe Prussian blue analogues along which we tuned the amount of cesium cations inserted in the tetrahedral sites of the structure. Structure and electronic structure have been investigated, combining XANES, infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction experiments, and magnetization measurements. The change of the magnetization induced by light along the series shows that the efficiency of the photoinduced magnetization, evidenced a few years ago in similar compounds by Hashimoto et al. (Sato, O.; Iyoda, T.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. Science 1996, 272, 704-705; Sato, O.; Einaga, Y.; Iyoda, T.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. J. Electrochem. Soc. 1997, 144, L11-L13; Sato, O.; Einaga, Y.; Iyoda, T.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 3903-3905; Einaga, Y.; Ohkoshi, S.-I.; Sato, O.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. Chem. Lett. 1998, 585-586; and Sato, O.; Einaga, Y.; Fujishima, A.; Hashimoto, K. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4405-4412), depends on a compromise between the number of excitable diamagnetic pairs and the amount of [Fe(CN)6] vacancies giving the network flexibility. Besides the efficiency of the photoinduced process, the amount of [Fe(CN)6] vacancies also controls a thermally induced electron transfer.     

A study of sorption and decomposition of ozone on microfibrous filtering materials

Decomposition of ozone on commercial and pilot filtering microfibrous materials based on polymers, glass fibers, and carbonized polymeric fibers was studied. Original Russian Text A.I. Klimuk, L.A. Obvintseva, A.D. Shepelev, V.L. Kuchaev, M.P. Dmitrieva, E.N. Ushakova, A.K. Avetisov, 2008, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 81, No. 4, pp. 593–597.     

纳米碳酸钙及其表面处理对等规聚丙烯结晶行为的影响

应用差示扫描量热方法研究了不同表面改性碳酸钙纳米粒子对聚丙烯 (PP)等温与非等温结晶动力学的影响 ,并研究了上述各聚丙烯结晶样品的熔融行为和晶型 .研究发现纳米碳酸钙具有明显的成核效应 ,并具有较强的诱导 β 型结晶的能力 ,而且与粒子的表面处理密切相关 .     

火焰原子吸收法测定夏枯草果穗的微量元素

使用灰化法处理样品,火焰原子吸收光谱法测定夏枯草果穗中的铬、银、锌、镍、镉、铁、铜的含量。结果表明,除Ag元素未检出外,夏枯草果穗的微量元素含量Cr、Zn、Ni、Cd、Fe、Cu分别为1．024、1．096、36．152、0．580、0．656、6．872μg/g,各元素含量由高到低顺序为：Ni,Cu,Zn,Cr,Fe,Cd,加标回收率为98．6％～115．2％,该法测定快速、简单,原子吸收光谱法测定夏枯草果穗中微量元素具有可行性。     

The synthesis, structure, and properties of carbon-containing nanocomposites based on nickel, palladium, and iron

Nickel, iron, palladium, and bimetallic nickel-palladium nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon were synthesized by contactless levitation fusion of metals in a magnetic field in a flow of an inert gas containing a hydrocarbon. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and adsorption. A layered carbon shell preventing agglomeration and oxidation formed on the surface of nickel- and iron-containing particles. The size of particles depended on preparation conditions and could be of 5–15 nm. Original Russian Text ? A.E. Ermakov, M.A. Uimin, E.S. Lokteva, A.A. Mysik, S.A. Kachevskii, A.O. Turakulova, V.S Gaviko, V.V. Lunin, 2009, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 83, No. 7, pp. 1338–1345.     

Perkin-Elmer introduce new gas chromatograph

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APPLICATIONS OF MASS SPECTROMETRY TO TRACE ANALYSIS. Ed. S. Facchetti, Elsevier, US $78.75, Dfl. 185.00.

QUANTITATIVE AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS. by David J. H. Phillips, Fisheries Research Station Aberdeen, Hong Kong, POLLUTION MONITORING SERIES (1980), 488 pages (including 99 figures, 103 tables, 44 pages of literature references up to 1978, an author index of 10 pages, a species index of 4 pages, and a subject index of 18 pages), linen, format 228 × 148 mm, ISBN 0-85334-884-7, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, £26.

DIRECTORY OF POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES IN WESTERN EUROPE, Third Edition (1980), 588 pages (including an index of 127 pages, which is however-structured somewhat arbitrarily according to types of equipment and according to countries), stiff paper cover, format 210 × 147 mm, ISBN 0 906685 00 1, European Directories, a Division of Inter Company Comparisons Ltd., 23, City Road, London EC1Y 1AA, £30.

HALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, TERPHENYLS, NAPHTHALENES, DIBENZODIOXINS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, by R. D. Kimbrough (ed.) (Elsevier Biomedical Press, R.V., Amsterdam, NL. U.S. $95.00, Dfl 195.

CHROMATOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Environmental problem solving using gas and liquid chromatography, R. L. Grob and M. A. Kaiser, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1982, XII + 240 pages, ISBN 0-444-42065-7     

A Review of: “Membrane Applications and Research in Food Processing”

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C. M. Mohr, S. A. Leeper, D. E. Engelgau, B. L. Charboneau, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, November, 1989, cloth, 305 pages, $45.00.     

Spurenelementbestimmung in Luftstaubproben mittels Neutronenaktivierung

Zusammenfassung Die Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse kann zur Bestimmung von Spurenelementen in Luftstaubproben auch bei Sammelzeiten von nur wenigen Stunden vorteilhaft eingesetzt werden. Für die Sammeltechnik haben sich Cellulose-Papierfilter als besonders spurenarm erwiesen. Für die meisten Elemente sind die Abscheidegrade befriedigend. In einer Reaktor-Kurzzeitbestrahlung von ca. 1 min können die Elemente Se, V, Al, Mg, Br, Cl, In, Mn, in einer nachgeschalteten Langzeitbestrahlung von ca. 1 Tag die Elemente Na, K, Cu, As, W, La, Cd, Au, Sb, Sm, Ca, Fe, Co, Zn, Cr, Sc quantitativ analysiert werden. Im Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe und an der Autobahn Karlsruhe—Bruchsal wurden Luftstaubkonzentrationen für die Elemente Se, V, Br, Mn, Cu, As, Zn, Fe, Co ermittelt. Erhöhte Werte an der Autobahn wurden lediglich für Brom gefunden. Blei, mit Atomabsorption bestimmt, verhält sich analog wie Brom.Zu danken ist Herrn Prof. C. Keller, der die Durchführung der Bleianalysen mittels Atomabsorption im Institut für Radiochemie der GfK Karlsruhe ermöglicht hat.     

Mass selective gas phase study of ClO, OClO, ClOO and ClAr by anion-ZEKE-photoelectron spectroscopy

Anion-ZEKE-photoelectron spectra of ClO-, OClO-, ClOO- and the van der Waals cluster ArCl- have been measured. Refined or new values for the electron affinity of ClO, OClO and ClOO have been found. The peak positions in these spectra are in very good agreement with former ClO- and OClO- anion-photoelectron spectra (K. M. Gilles, M. L. Polak and W. C. Lineberger, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 96, 8012) and a recent ArCl- anion-ZEKE spectrum (T. Lenzer, I. Yourshaw, M. Furlanetto, G. Reiser and D. Neumark, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 110, 9578). The higher resolution of our anion-ZEKE-photoelectron spectrum of OClO- led to a refined assignment of the corresponding anion-photoelectron spectrum. In addition, a strong difference in the relative intensities of the vibrational peaks has been found in the anion-ZEKE-spectrum of OClO- in comparison with the anion-photoelectron spectrum. For the first time, mass selective spectroscopic information has been obtained for ClOO. The strong similarity to the ArCl- spectrum indicates a weakly bound van der Waals cluster Cl.O2. Binding energies of the anion, neutral ground and neutral excited state could be deduced. These are in good agreement with the electron affinities of Cl and ClOO, but differ from theoretical values (K. A. Peterson and H. J. Werner, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 96, 8948) by a factor of 4.5 and from thermochemically determined values (J. M. Nicovich, K. D. Kreutter, C. J. Shackelford and P. H. Wine, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1991, 179, 367 and S. Baer, H. Hippler, R. Rahn, M. Siefke, N. Seitzinger and J. Troe, J. Chem. Phys., 1991, 95, 6463) by a factor of 9.     

Analysis of cyclic pyrolysis products formed from amino acid monomer

Amino acid was mixed with silica and tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) to favor pyrolysis of amino acid monomer. The pyrolysis products formed from amino acid monomer were using GC/MS and GC. 20 amino acids of alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine were analyzed. The pyrolysis products were divided into cyclic and non-cyclic products. Among the 20 amino acids, arginine, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, histidine, lysine, and phenylalanine generated cyclic pyrolysis products of the monomer. New cyclic pyrolysis products were formed by isolation of amino acid monomers. They commonly had polar side functional groups to 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring structure. Arginine, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, histidine, and phenylalanine generated only 5- or 6-membered ring products. However, lysine generated both 6- and 7-membered ring compounds. Variations of the relative intensities of the cyclic pyrolysis products with the pyrolysis temperature and amino acid concentration were also investigated.     

Activation parameters for three reactions interconverting isomeric 4- and 6-deuteriobicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes.

Classic investigations of thermal equilibrations between 4,4-d2- and 6,6-d2-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes (Doering, W. von E.; Roth, W. R. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1963, 2, 115-122) and among deuterium-labeled and non-racemic 2-methyl-5-isopropylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes (Delta3-thujenes) (Doering, W. von E.; Lambert, J. B. Tetrahedron 1963, 19, 1989-1994 and Doering, W. von E.; Schmidt, E. K. G. Tetrahedron 1971, 27, 2005-2030) and bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes (Cooke, R. S.; Andrews, U. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1974, 96, 2974-2980) identified three different paths leading to distinct degenerate products. The equilibrations take place through [1,3]-carbon shifts with retention,suprafacial and inversion,antarafacial stereochemistry and a two-centered epimerization resulting in enantiomerization of the bicyclic skeleton through a "ring-flip" process. Activation parameters for the rate constants kr, kf, and ki associated with these paths have now been secured: Ea 43.8, 44.3, 44.8 kcal/mol and log A 14.1, 14.2, 14.1, respectively, nearly identical values, differing by less than probable error limits, consistent with a rate-determining formation followed by a rapid partitioning of a common diradical intermediate under dynamic control.     

Determination of impurities in nuclear fuel element components by neutron activation analysis

Neutron activation analysis methods for the determination of impurities in zirconium cladding material and uranium oxide are described. Detection limits for the elements Al, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Hf, Fe, Mn, Ni, W and U in zirconium are below that required by the ASTM B 352-79 standard. The method has been tested on the NIST SRM 360a Zircaloy-2 from which the elements Na, Mg, Al, Ca, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Eu and U have been detected. The values for Cr, Fe, Ni and Cu are compared with the certified values. A method for the pre-irradiation separation of the elements Mg, Na, Al, K, Sc, Ca, V, Mn, Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Rb, Zr, Cd, Cs, REE and Hf from uranium has been developed. A neutron activation analysis method for the determination of those elements in uranium is described. The method is tested by the analysis of the IAEA reference sample SR-54/64. The elements Al, Mn, V, Cu, Cr, Co, Ni and Fe have been detected and the results compared with the certified values.     

全反式维甲酸治疗动脉粥样硬化兔肝脏微量元素含量的变化

目的探讨实验性动脉粥样硬化兔肝脏组织中zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和cr、Pb、cd含量的变化。方法用高脂饮食复制兔动脉粥样硬化模型,然后给予全反式维甲酸建立治疗组模型,获取肝脏,用硝酸、过氧化氢混合液微波消解样品,采用原子吸收光谱法测定肝脏组织中zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和Cr、Pb、cd的含量。结果高脂组肝脏组织zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和cr、Pb、cd含量分别为86．09、277．1、11．07、5．366mg／kg和115．2、286．0、210．5μg／／kg,治疗组肝脏组织zn、Fe、Cu、Mn和cr、Pb、cd含量分别为135．3、347．7、10．72、7．218mg／kg和137．3、209．4、250．2μg／kg。结论经过维甲酸治疗后,zn、Fe、Mn、Cr含量明显提高,基本达到正常组水平。     

二萘并噻咯的合成及性能

Siloles constitute an important emerging class of photoluminescent materials. A series of compounds consisting of silole cores and fused naphthalene were synthesized and characterized:6, 6-dimethyl-1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11-octapropyl-6H-dinaphtho[2, 3-b:2', 3'-d]silole, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11-octabutyl-6, 6-dimethyl-6H-dinaphtho[2, 3-b:2', 3'-d]silole, 6, 6-diphenyl-1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11-octapropyl-6H-dinaphtho[2, 3-b:2', 3'-d]silole, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11-octabutyl-6, 6-diphenyl-6H-dinaphtho[2, 3-b:2', 3'-d]silole. These dinaphthalene-fused siloles were synthesized from diiodonaphthalene, which was prepared by a direct coupling method. Subsequent reaction in the presence of n-butyllithium yielded 3, 3'-diiodo-2, 2'-binaphthalene. Direct substitution of two chloride ions from Ph₂SiCl₂ or Me₂SiCl₂ with 3, 3'-dilithio-2, 2'-binaphthalene then yielded the multi-substituted silole. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry were used to characterize the structures of the siloles. Their optical and electronic properties were investigated using ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and density functional theory calculations. The dinaphthalene-fused siloles exhibited similar absorption and emission peaks. Their deep highest occupied molecular orbital level at approximately -5.5 eV indicated that they were chemically stable. Differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the siloles were stable up to 309℃. A multilayer electroluminescent device was fabricated using 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11-octabutyl-6, 6-dimethyl-6H-dinaphtho[2, 3-b:2', 3'-d]silole as a light-emitting layer. The resulting device produced bright blue emission, indicating that these siloles may be suitable materials in organic light-emitting devices.     

Searching for the second oxidant in the catalytic cycle of cytochrome P450: a theoretical investigation of the iron(III)-hydroperoxo species and its epoxidation pathways

Iron(III)-hydroperoxo, [Por(CysS)Fe(III)-OOH](-), a key species in the catalytic cycle of cytochrome P450, was recently identified by EPR/ENDOR spectroscopies (Davydov, R.; Makris, T. M.; Kofman, V.; Werst, D. E.; Sligar, S. G.; Hoffman, B. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 1403-1415). It constitutes the last station of the preparative steps of the enzyme before oxidation of an organic compound and is implicated as the second oxidant capable of olefin epoxidation (Vaz, A. D. N.; McGinnity, D. F.; Coon, M. J. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1998, 95, 3555-3560), in addition to the penultimate active species, Compound I (Groves, J. T.; Han, Y.-Z. In Cytochrome P450: Structure, Mechanism and Biochemistry, 2nd ed.; Ortiz de Montellano, P. R., Ed.; Plenum Press: New York, 1995; pp 3-48). In response, we present a density functional study of a model species and its ethylene epoxidation pathways. The study characterizes a variety of properties of iron(III)-hydroperoxo, such as the O-O bonding, the Fe-S bonding, Fe-O and Fe-S stretching frequencies, its electron attachment, and ionization energies. Wherever possible these properties are compared with those of Compound I. The proton affinities for protonation on the proximal and distal oxygen atoms of iron(III)-hydroperoxo, and the effect of the thiolate ligand thereof, are determined. In accordance with previous results (Harris, D. L.; Loew, G. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 8941-8948), iron(III)-hydroperoxo is a strong base (as compared with water), and its distal protonation leads to a barrier-free formation of Compound I. The origins of this barrier-free process are discussed using a valence bond approach. It is shown that the presence of the thiolate is essential for this process, in line with the "push effect" deduced by experimentalists (Sono, M.; Roach, M. P.; Coulter, E. D.; Dawson, J. H. Chem. Rev. 1996, 96, 2841-2887). Finally, four epoxidation pathways of iron(III)-hydroxperoxo are located, in which the species transfers oxygen to ethylene either from the proximal or from the distal sites, in both concerted and stepwise manners. The barriers for the four mechanisms are 37-53 kcal/mol, in comparison with 14 kcal/mol for epoxidation by Compound I. It is therefore concluded that iron(III)-hydroperoxo, as such, cannot be a second oxidant, in line with its significant basicity and poor electron-accepting capability. Possible versions of a second oxidant are discussed.     

Spin crossover in a series of iron(II) complexes of 2-(2-Alkyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline: effects of alkyl side chain, solvent, and anion

2-(2H-Tetrazol-5-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline (HL0), its alkyl-substituted derivatives (Ln, where n = 1-8, 10, 12, 14, and 16, denoting the carbon atom number of the alkyl chain) at the 2H position of the tetrazole ring, and their iron(II) complexes (a for [Fe(L0)2], na for [Fe(Ln)2](ClO4)2, and nb for [Fe(Ln)2](BF4)2) were synthesized and characterized. The crystal structures of a, a.CH3OH, 1a.CH3OH, 1b.CH3OH.CH3CN, 2a.H2O, 2b.H2O, 4b.CH3OH, 5a.H2O, 5b.H2O, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, and 16a are described, along with thermal analyses. a undergoes an abrupt spin crossover (SCO) at 255 K with a hysteresis loop of 6 K. a.CH3OH, 2a.H2O, and 2b.H2O exhibit irreversible SCO behaviors due to the loss of solvent molecules upon heating. 3a, 3b, 4a, and 5a.H2O show simple spin transitions above 350 K. The desolvated samples of 4b.CH3OH and 5b.H2O undergo two-step spin transitions. 16a exhibits a two-step SCO behavior between 100 and 300 K, corresponding to sequential phase transitions from the low-spin (LS) phase to the intermediate phase and then to the high-spin phase, respectively, proved by crystal structure analysis and 57Fe M?ssbauer spectroscopy. 1a.CH3OH, 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, 14b, and 16b show gradual and incomplete SCO behaviors after cooling down from 400 K. 1b.CH3OH.CH3CN, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, and 8b remain in the LS state even at 400 K. This proves that the alkyl side chains, together with the solvent molecules and anions, play a crucial role in the complicated SCO behaviors in this system.     

Octa-1,3,5,7-tetraene: Ab initio geometries and vibrational spectra of some stable structures

Complete geometry optimizations of trans, Trans, trans, Trans, trans-, gauche, Trans, trans, Trans, trans-, trans, Trans, trans, Cis, trans-, and gauche, Trans, trans, Cis, trans-octa-1,3,5,7-te-traenes were carried out at the RHF/6-31G level. Characteristic changes in the geometry are found in going from the planar conformers of octatetraene to the corresponding higher-energy stable forms. The harmonic force constants were computed for the above conformers at the RHF/6-31G//RHF/6-31G level using analytical second derivatives. The computed force fields of these four molecules were then corrected using empirical scale factors transferred fromtrans-buta-1,3-diene. To account for the vibronic coupling effect, which may be a characteristic of oligoenes, a special scale factor was introduced for the two internal coordinates which correspond to stretching the central C=C double bonds. A complete assignment of the experimental spectra oft, T, t, T, t-octatetraene is also given.On leave from Laboratory of Molecular Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, U.S.S.R.Preliminary results were reported at the Thirteenth Austin Symposium on Molecular Structure, Austin, TX, USA March 12–14, 1990, S 5, p. 91. and at the Second World Congress of the Theoretical Organic Chemists, Toronto, Canada July 8–14, 1990, BP-35 (Canada).