Enhancing the rate capability of high capacity xLi2MnO3 · (1 − x)LiMO2 (M = Mn,Ni, Co) electrodes by Li–Ni–PO4 treatment

The rate capability of high capacity xLi₂MnO₃ · (1 ? x)LiMO₂ (M = Mn, Ni, Co) electrodes for lithium-ion batteries has been significantly enhanced by stabilizing the electrode surface by reaction with a Li–Ni–PO₄ solution, followed by a heat-treatment step. Reversible capacities of 250 mAh/g at a C/11 rate, 225 mAh/g at C/2 and 200 mAh/g at C/1 have been obtained from 0.5Li₂MnO₃ · 0.5LiNi_0.44Co_0.25Mn_0.31O₂ electrodes between 4.6 and 2.0 V. The data bode well for their implementation in batteries that meet the 40-mile range requirement for plug-in hybrid vehicles.     

[N,N′-(4-Methyl-4-azaheptane-1,7-diyl-κN)bis(4-methoxysalicylideniminato-κ4O,N,N′,O′)]cobalt(II) ethanol hemisolvate

The title compound, [Co(C₂₃H₂₉N₃O₄)]·0.5C₂H₆O or [Co^II{(4-MeO-sal)₂Medpt}]·0.5CH₃CH₂OH [(4-MeO-sal)₂Medpt is N,N′-(4-methyl-4-aza­heptane-1,7-diyl)­bis(4-methoxysalicyl­iden­iminate)], obtained through the reaction of H₂[(4-MeO-sal)₂Medpt] and Co(CH₃COO)₂ in refluxing ethanol under an atmosphere of ultrapure nitro­gen, has the usual pseudo-trigonal-bipyramidal coordination arrangement previously found for this class of (sal)₂Rdpt compounds. The O—Co—O bond angle [120.4 (1)°] is significantly smaller than the corresponding values previously found for most non-O₂-bound [Co^II{(sal)₂Medpt}]-type mol­ecules (observed range 126.9–138.6°), whereas the equatorial Co—N bond [2.185 (3) Å] is relatively long.     

SYNTHESES AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF (Et_4N)_2(Fe_2Se_2(SPh)_4) AND (Et_4N)_2(Fe_4Se_4Cl_4)

<正> Since the discovery of iron-sulfur proteins , a number of analogous compounds of the active sites of iron-sulfur proteins has been synthesized and characterized . Due to the similarity between sulfur and selenium, some selenoproteins with similar active site as iron-sulfur proteins were found . We have synthesized a series of iron-selenium compounds in correlative study with the iron-sulfur compounds. In this paper, we will discuss the syntheses and crystal stuctures of the title compounds. The spectroscopic properties of these compounds have been under investigation.     

伯胺N1923萃取Co(II)Ni(II)的平衡

298±1K下考察了伯胺N1923(B)与其硫氰酸盐共存, 用煤油作稀释剂时, 从1.00mol.dm^-^3(Na, H)SCN水相中萃取Co(II)或Ni(II)的平衡, 萃合物组成为(BH)2M(SCN)4.XB, X最大为4     

伯胺N1923萃取Co(II)Ni(II)的平衡

298±1K下考察了伯胺N1923(B)与其硫氰酸盐共存, 用煤油作稀释剂时, 从1.00mol.dm^-^3(Na, H)SCN水相中萃取Co(II)或Ni(II)的平衡, 萃合物组成为(BH)2M(SCN)4.XB, X最大为4     

Conversion of E4 (E4=P4, As4, AsP3) by Ni(0) and Ni(I) Synthons – A Comparative Study

The reactivity of white phosphorus and yellow arsenic towards two different nickel nacnac complexes is investigated. The nickel complexes [(L¹Ni)₂tol] ( 1 , L¹=[{N(C₆H₃ⁱPr₂-2,6)C(Me)}₂CH]⁻) and [K₂][(L¹Ni)₂(μ,η^{1 : 1}-N₂)] ( 6 ) were reacted with P₄, As₄ and the interpnictogen compound AsP₃, respectively, yielding the homobimetallic complexes [(L¹Ni)₂(μ-η²,κ¹:η²,κ¹-E₄)] (E=P ( 2 a ), As ( 2 b ), AsP₃ ( 2 c )), [(L¹Ni)₂(μ,η^{3 : 3}-E₃)] (E=P ( 3 a ), As ( 3 b )) and [K@18-c-6(thf)₂][L¹Ni(η^{1 : 1}-E₄)] (E=P ( 7 a ), As ( 7 b )), respectively. Heating of 2 a , 2 b or 2 c also leads to the formation of 3 a or 3 b . Furthermore, the reactivity of these compounds towards reduction agents was investigated, leading to [K₂][(L¹Ni)₂(μ,η^{2 : 2}-P₄)] ( 4 ) and [K@18-c-6(thf)₃][(L¹Ni)₂(μ,η^{3 : 3}-E₃)] (E=P ( 5 a ), As ( 5 b )), respectively. Compound 4 shows an unusual planarization of the initial Ni₂P₄-prism. All products were comprehensively characterized by crystallographic and spectroscopic methods.     

Ni(OH)2/Ni/g-C3N4复合材料:一种高效的析氢电催化剂

高效析氢催化剂的制备仍是目前亟待解决的重要课题.本研究采用液相浸渍原位还原法制备了Ni(OH)2/Ni/g-C3N4复合催化剂,并与碳纸(CP)组合作为微生物电解电池(MEC)的阴极.采用SEM、TEM、XRD、XPS和电化学分析等技术对所制备的催化剂样品的结构性质和析氢电催化性能进行了分析研究.结果表明,Ni(OH)...     

Alignment dependent chemisorption of vibrationally excited CH4(ν3) on Ni(100), Ni(110), and Ni(111)

We present a stereodynamics study of the dissociative chemisorption of vibrationally excited methane on the (100), (110), and (111) planes of a nickel single crystal surface. Using linearly polarized infrared excitation of the antisymmetric C-H stretch normal mode vibration (ν(3)), we aligned the angular momentum and C-H stretch amplitude of CH(4)(ν(3)) in the laboratory frame and measured the alignment dependence of state-resolved reactivity of CH(4) for the ν(3) = 1, J = 0-3 quantum states over a range of incident translational energies. For all three surfaces studied, in-plane alignment of the C-H stretch results in the highest dissociation probability and alignment along the surface normal in the lowest reactivity. The largest alignment contrast between the maximum and minimum reactivity is observed for Ni(110), which has its surface atoms arranged in close-packed rows separated by one layer deep troughs. For Ni(110), we also probed for alignment effects relative to the direction of the Ni rows. In-plane C-H stretch alignment perpendicular to the surface rows results in higher reactivity than parallel to the surface rows. The alignment effects on Ni(110) and Ni(100) are independent of incident translational energy between 10 and 50 kJ/mol. Quantum state-resolved reaction probabilities are reported for CH(4)(ν(3)) on Ni(110) for translational energies between 10 and 50 kJ/mol.     

Viscosity of {xCO2 + (1 − x)CH4} with x = 0.5174 for temperatures between (229 and 348) K and pressures between (1 and 32) MPa

A vibrating wire instrument, in which the wire was clamped at both ends, was used to measure the viscosity of {xCO₂ + (1 − x)CH₄} with x = 0.5174 with a combined uncertainty of 0.24 μPa · s (a relative uncertainty of about 0.8 %) at temperatures T between (229 and 348) K and pressures p from (1 to 32) MPa. The corresponding mass density ρ, estimated with the GERG-2008 equation of state, varied from (20 to 600) kg · m⁻³. The measured viscosities were consistent within combined uncertainties with data obtained previously for this system using entirely different experimental techniques. The new data were compared with three corresponding states-type models frequently used for predicting mixture viscosities: the Extended Corresponding States (ECS) model implemented in REFPROP 9.1; the SUPERTRAPP model implemented in MultiFlash 4.4; and a corresponding states model derived from molecular dynamics simulations of Lennard Jones fluids. The measured viscosities deviated systematically from the predictions of both the ECS and SUPERTRAPP models with a maximum relative deviations of 11 % at (229 K, 600 kg · m⁻³) and −16 % at (258 K, 470 kg · m⁻³), respectively. In contrast, the molecular dynamics based corresponding states model, which is predictive for mixtures in that it does not contain any binary interaction parameters, reproduced the density and temperature dependence of the measured viscosities well, with relative deviations of less than 4.2 %.     

Spin-glass state in Ni5(OH)6(CnH2n−4O4)2 metal-organic frameworks (n = 6, 8, 10, 12)

We present an extension of a previously published work (J. Solid State Chem. 181 (2008) 3229) concerning Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) of general formula Ni₅(OH)₆(C_nH_2n−4O₄)₂. A modified synthesis procedure comprising a room-temperature step prior to the hydrothermal treatment was employed. This preliminary step made use of peristaltic pumps allowing slow mixing of the reactants at a constant pH value. Samples of better purity and crystallinity were consequently obtained. In particular, the better crystallinity allowed us to work on two other members of the series, n = 10 and n = 12, which were characterized using synchrotron powder X-ray powder diffraction. These two compounds are isoreticular with the n = 6 and n = 8 compounds previously reported. The crystal structure incorporates the long alkane dioic acid molecules as pillars between complex inorganic layers. Samples of better purity for n = 6 and 8, as well as those of the new compounds with n = 10 and 12, gave us the opportunity to revise the magnetic properties of these MOFs. We found similar magnetic behaviors, independently of the interlayer spacing. We show that, below 19 K, these materials most probably enter a spin-glass or cluster spin-glass state rather than a three-dimensionally long-range ordered state. We link this behavior to the complex topology of the magnetic exchange interactions within the inorganic layers which is very likely to be source of magnetic frustration.     

Electrodeposition of nano-sized nuclei of magnetic Co–Ni alloys onto n-Si (1 0 0)

Nanometer-sized nuclei of Co–Ni alloys were electrodeposited onto n-Si (1 0 0) electrodes from buffered solutions of the metallic ions. The energy levels of the interface Si/(Co(II),Ni(II))_aq were determined from Mott–Schottky plots. Electrodeposition of the alloys occurs by an anomalous mechanism and preferential deposition of Co took place at all the Co(II)/Ni(II) ratios investigated. The morphology and magnetic properties of the nuclei were studied by AFM and MFM, respectively. It is showed that nuclei of height <30 nm and low aspect ratio present a single-domain magnetic behaviour. Larger nuclei depict complex magnetic characteristics, with a progressive built-up of multi-domains.     

N,N′-Di(3-amino-4-nitrophenyl)piperazine and related poly(benzimidazoles)

New poly(benzimidazoles) containing piperazine rings have been prepared via the reductive polyheterocyclization of poly(o-nitroamides) synthesized through the interaction of the new monomer N, N′-di(3-amino-4-nitrophenyl)piperazine with dichlorides of aromatic dicarboxylic acids. The relationship between the characteristics of poly(o-nitroamides) and poly(benzimidazoles) and their chemical structure has been studied.     

Modelling (vapour + liquid) and (vapour + liquid + liquid) equilibria of {water (H2O) + methanol (MeOH) + dimethyl ether (DME) + carbon dioxide (CO2)} quaternary system using the Peng–Robinson EoS with Wong–Sandler mixing rule

The (vapour + liquid) equilibria (VLE) and (vapour + liquid + liquid) equilibria (VLLE) binary data from literature were correlated using the Peng–Robinson (PR) equation of state (EoS) with the Wong–Sandler mixing rule (WS). Two group contribution activity models were used in the PRWS: UNIFAC–PSRK and UNIFAC–Lby. The systems were successfully extrapolated from the binary systems to ternary and quaternary systems. Results indicate that the PRWS–UNIFAC–PSRK generally displays a better performance than the PRWS–UNIFAC–Lby.     

3-(N)-4-(Pyrazolo-4′,5′)-chinolin

Zusammenfassung Da bei Wiederholung der vonK. Eiter undMaria Nagy angegebenen Darstellung der Verbindung I diese in 59% iger Ausbeute erhalten werden konnte, wurde die Behauptung vonD. W. Ockenden undK. Schofield, wonach die Verbindung I nach unseren Angaben nicht herzustellen war, widerlegt.Weiters konnte bewiesen werden, daß eine vonSchofield undTheobald als 3-(Pyridyl-x)-lepidin bezeichnete Verbindung in Wirklichkeit die Verbindung I ist.     

新型TiCl4(Ni(acac)2复合催化剂乙烯聚合反应

乙酰丙酮镍;四氯化钛;四氯化硅;新型TiCl4(Ni(acac)2复合催化剂乙烯聚合反应     

Reversible Solvatomagnetic Effect in Novel Tetranuclear Cubane-Type Ni(4) Complexes and Magnetostructural Correlations for the [Ni(4)(μ(3)-O)(4)] Core

A new family of tetranuclear nickel cube complexes [Ni(4)L(4)(solv)(4)] (1, solv = MeOH; 2, solv = H(2)O; H(2)L = pyrazole-based tridentate {ONO} ligand) has been studied in detail, in particular by X-ray diffraction and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry. Different solvates 1·H(2)O, 2·4C(3)H(6)O, 2·CH(2)Cl(2), and 2·H(2)O were obtained in crystalline form. Only small structural variations were found for the Ni-O-Ni angles of the [Ni(4)O(4)] cores of those compounds, but these slight variations have dramatic consequences for the magnetic properties. [Ni(4)L(4)(MeOH)(4)]·H(2)O (1·H(2)O) and [Ni(4)L(4)(H(2)O)(4)]·H(2)O (2·H(2)O) can be reversibly interconverted in the solid state by exposure to the respective solvent, MeOH or H(2)O, and this goes along with a switching of the spin ground state from magnetic (S(T) = 4) to diamagnetic (S(T) = 0). Likewise the (irreversible) loss of lattice solvent in [Ni(4)L(4)(H(2)O)(4)]·4C(3)H(6)O (2·4C(3)H(6)O) to give 2·2C(3)H(6)O changes the ground state from S(T) = 4 to S(T) = 0. In view of these dramatic solvatomagnetic effects for the present [Ni(4)L(4)(solv)(4)] complexes, which occur upon extrusion of lattice solvent or facile exchange of coordinated solvent molecules while keeping the robust [Ni(4)O(4)] core intact, a note of care is issued: whenever magnetic data are obtained for powdered material or for crystals that easily loose lattice solvent molecules, the magnetic properties may not necessarily reflect the situation observed in the corresponding single crystal diffraction study. Finally, a thorough analysis of the present series of complexes as well as other {Ni(4)(μ(3)-OR)(4)} cubes reported in the literature confirms that a correlation between the (Ni-O-Ni)(av) bond angle and J in [Ni(4)O(4)] cubane complexes does indeed exist.     

Electronic structure of lanthanum transition-metal oxyarsenides LaMAsO (M = Fe,Co, Ni) and LaFe1−xM′xAsO (M′ = Co,Ni) by X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopy

The electronic structures of the quaternary oxyarsenides LaMAsO (M = Fe, Co, Ni) were examined with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES). Interpretation of the metal 2p_3/2 and arsenic 3d_5/2 binding energies, as well as a satellite feature in the Co 2p XPS spectrum, suggests charges that are much less extreme than expected (i.e., not M²⁺ and As^3?) because of the strong covalent character within the M–As bonds. As M is varied, the differing degrees of charge transfer from M to As atoms within these bonds are manifested by shifts in the As 3d_5/2 binding energies and changes in the As K-edge intensities. This charge transfer is isolated within the [MAs] layer and does not influence the O 1s and La 3d XPS spectra. Fitting the experimental valence band spectra of these oxyarsenides LaMAsO yielded electron populations of states that support the formal charge assignment [La³⁺O^2?][M²⁺As^3?]. The mixed-metal series LaFe_1?xM′_xAsO (M′ = Co, Ni) was examined by XANES; analysis of the metal K- and L-edges, as well as of the Co 2p XPS satellite feature, revealed that no metal–metal charge transfer takes place.     

Ring Closure of N,N′:N,N′-bis(decamethylene)-1, 4-diamino-2,5-bis(10-cyanodecyloxy)benzene (IV)

Recently, β-chloro-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds have become increasingly useful as intermediates in organic synthesis. For example, reactions involving a number of different cyclic β-chloro-α,β-unsaturated ketones with a variety of reagents (a malonate anion², the anion of the dithiolane derivative of ethyl glyoxalate³, zinc-silver couple in methanol⁴, dimethylsulfoxonium methylide^5,6) have produced a series of structurally diverse and potentially fruitful synthetic intermediates. The second-mentioned reagent has also been successfully reacted with a β-chloro-α,β-unsaturated ester³.