Neutron activation analysis of LWR ion exchange mixed-bed resins for129I

Iodine-129 was determined by neutron activation analysis (NAA) in mixed-bed ion exchange resins from four light water reactors (LWR), including two pressurized water reactors (PWR) and two boiling water reactors (BWR). Published procedures for NAA of¹²⁹I in LWR resins were modified and adapted to the particular requirements of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) irradiation system. Observed¹²⁹I concentrations, ranging from 1E-09 to 4E-07 Ci/g, were about 1000 times lower than the beta-gamma detection limits currently reported.     

188W-188Re gel generators based on metal tungstates

Gel generators based on Zn, Co, Ni, Mn and Pb tungstates were prepared as potential supports for the development of¹⁸⁸Re radiopharmaceuticals. Factors which affected either the elution efficiency of¹⁸⁸Re or the breakthrough of¹⁸⁸W were examined.¹⁸⁸Re was produced as perrenate when the generators were eluted with saline (0.15M NaCl) and different organic solvents. The elution yield of¹⁸⁸Re decreased for the various gel supports as: Zn (75%), Co (60%), Ni (37%), Mn (24%), Pb (15%). When a tandem system comprised of a chromatographic alumina column was utilized in combination with the gel generator the¹⁸⁸W breakthrough was controlled to of the order of 10^–6%.     

Half-sandwich metal diselenolate complexes Cp#M(NO)(SePh)2 (M = Mo or W; Cp# = Cp or MeCp) as ligands. Synthesis of selenolate-bridged heterobimetallic compounds

The reactions of half-sandwich diselenolate Mo and W complexes Cp^#M(NO)(SePh)₂ (M = Mo; Cp^# = Cp (1a), MeCp (1b); M = W; Cp^# = Cp (1c)) with (Norb)Mo(CO)₄, Ni(COD)₂ and Fe(CO)₅ have been investigated. Treatment of (1a), (1b) and (1c) with (Norb)Mo(CO)₄ in PhMe gave the bimetallic complexes: CpMo(NO)(-SePh)₂Mo(CO)₄ (2a), MeCpMo(NO)(-SePh)₂Mo(CO)₄ (2b) and CpW(NO)(-SePh)₂Mo(CO)₄ (2c) in moderate yields. Irradiation of (1a) and (1c) in the presence of Fe(CO)₅ gave heterobimetallic complexes CpMo(CO)(-SePh)₂Fe(CO)₃ (3a) and CpW(NO)(-SePh)₂Fe(CO)₃ (3c). Ni(COD)₂ reacts with two equivalents of (1a), (1b) and (1c) to give [CpMo(NO)(-SePh)₂]₂Ni (4a), [MeCpMo(NO)(-SePh)₂]₂Ni (4b) and [CpW(NO)(-SePh)₂]₂Ni (4c) in good yields. The new heterobimetallic complexes were characterized by i.r., ¹H-n.m.r., ¹³C-n.m.r. and EI-MS spectroscopy.     

The supramolecular structures and reactivities of some complexes of chiral crown ethers with borane ammonia

Whereas 1 1 crystalline complexes have been isolated between borane ammonia and methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosido [2,3-b]-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclo-octadecane (1), methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-dideoxy--d-mannopyranosido [2,3-b] (methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-dideoxy--d-mannopyranosido [2,3-k]-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclo-octadecane (3), and (1R,2R,7R,24R)-3,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,28-decaoxatricyclo-[21.4.0.0^2,7]octacosane (4), the hosts, methyl, 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-dideoxy--d-mannopyranosido[2,3-b] 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclo-octadecane (2) and 1,4 1,4 3,6 3,6-tetra-anhydro-2,2 5,5-bis-O-oxydiethylenedi-d-mannitol (5) have yielded 2 1 (guest:host) crystalline complexes with borane ammonia as guest. X-ray analyses of the supramolecular structures of BH₃NH₃ ·1, (BH₃NH₃)₂ ·2, BH₃NH₃ ·3, BH₃NH₃ ·4, and (BH₃NH₃)₂ ·5 have been carried out and BH₃NH₃ ·1, BH₃NH₃ ·2, and (BH₃NH₃)₂ ·5 have been shown to reduce acetophenone with enantiomeric excesses of 5, 13, and 10% respectively. Supplementary Data relating to this article (atomic coordinates of the hydrogen atoms and thermal parameters) are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82017 (74 pages).Dedicated to Professor H. M. Powell.     

Production of carrier-free 188Re in the past ten years in Taiwan

Twenty clinical scale alumina-based ¹⁸⁸W/¹⁸⁸Re generators and carrier-free ¹⁸⁸Re has been produced at the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER-Taiwan) for over ten years. 2845.6 GBq (76.9 Ci) of ¹⁸⁸Re-perrhenate solution has been eluted from generators during the past ten years. We have used the harvesting ¹⁸⁸Re solution for labeling radiopharmaceuticals, such as ¹⁸⁸Re-HEDP, ¹⁸⁸Re-MDP, ¹⁸⁸Re-microsphere, ¹⁸⁸Re-lipiodol, and ¹⁸⁸Re-sulfur colloid, etc. The average eluting yield of ¹⁸⁸Re is 78.6±5.8% that was investigated at 1115 harvesting times from 20 generators. Each generator can be used more than six months but the Millipore needs to be changed every two months for smooth harvesting and high yield of ¹⁸⁸Re solution.     

An improved tungsten-188/rhenium-188 gel generator based on zirconium tungstate

An improved¹⁸⁸W-¹⁸⁸Re gel generator based on Zr tungstate is described. The influence of synthesis parameters and pre-treatment conditions on¹⁸⁸Re elution yields and the¹⁸⁸W breakthrough was studied with 0.15M aqueous solution of NaCl at pH 5.3 to 7.3 as well as with some organic solvents. An elution efficiency of 80% was achieved during 3 month of explotation with 0.15M NaCl at pH=6.3. The¹⁸⁸W breakthrough was 10^–4 to 10^–3%. The¹⁸⁸W breakthrough may be decreased to 10^–6% when converted into tandem generator with an alumina column. However,¹⁸⁸Re yields are reduced by 8–12% with a tandem generator.     

Photometrische Bestimmung kleiner Mengen Rhenium in der organischen Phase nach Abtrennung von Wolfram und Molybd?n durch Verteilen

Zusammenfassung Rhenium(VII) wird mit Tetraphenylarsoniumchlorid durch Verteilen zwischen Wasser und Chloroform vom 100 000fachen Überschuß an Wolfram, 100 00fachen an Molybdän sowie von Kupfer und Nickel abgetrennt. Zur photometrischen Bestimmung wird Re(VII) in der Chloroformphase reduziert und mit -Furildioxim umgesetzt, _530nm= 29 750 l · Mol^–1 · cm^–1.

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Photometric determination of small amounts of rhenium in the organic layer after separation of tungsten and molybdenum by liquid-liquid extraction

Rhenium(VII) is separated by extraction of tetraphenylarsoniumperrhenate from a 100 000-fold excess of W, 100 00-fold excess of Mo, and from Cu and Ni. For photometric determination Re is reduced in the organic layer and the colour formed by addition of -furildioxime is used for the measurement at 530 nm; =297501 · Mol^–1 · cm^–1.

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Wir danken der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft und dem Verband der chemischen Industrie (Fonds der Chemie) für Beihilfen, sowie Frl. M. Schriever für ihre zuverlässige Mitarbeit.     

Reactor production and processing of therapeutic radioisotopes for applications in nuclear medicine

In this paper the reactor production of a variety of therapeutic radionuclides of current clinical interest are discussed. Examples include radioisotopes produced by single neutron capture and those which are available from –/decay of reactor-produced parent radioisotopes. Two examples of generator parents produced by double neutron capture of targets are also discussed. One key example in this category is¹⁸⁸W, produced from irradiation of enriched¹⁸⁶W. The production of¹⁸⁸W in the ORNL High Flux Isotope Reactor and the fabrication and performance of the first production level large-scale clinical prototype¹⁸⁸W/¹⁸⁸Re generators are also described.     

Influence of o-benzoquinone nature on initiation of radical polymerization by the o-benzoquinone—tert-amine system

o-Benzoquinones initiate radical polymerization of methacrylates under visible light irradiation in the presence of tertiary amines. Spectral sensitivity of the initiating system coincides with absorption bands of o-benzoquinone attributed to the S(*) (_max 400 nm) and S(n*) (_max 600 nm) transitions. The amine radicals (Am^·) initiating polymerization are generated by the photoreduction of Q in the presence of AmH from the triplet radical pair ³(QH^·, Am^·). The yield of Am^· depends on the difference between the volumes of substituents in the 3 and 6 positions of the quinoid ring and is maximal for symmetrically substituted o-benzoquinones. For a series of derivatives of symmetrical 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone, the rate of photopolymerization of ,-bis(methacryloyloxyethyleneoxycarbonyloxy)ethyleneoxyethylene (OCM-2) in the presence of N,N-dimethylaniline is determined by the free energy (G _e) of electron transfer from the amine to photoexcited o-benzoquinone. The G _e value includes the energies of oxidation of the amines and reduction of the o-quinones and the energy of the 00 transition of the triplet excited state of o-benzoquinones, which are equal to their redox potentials. The photopolymerization rate is maximal for G _e 0.     

Selective determination of copper with pyridoin phenylhydrazone as chromogenic extraction reagent

Summary The synthesis, characteristics and analytical applications of pyridoin phenylhydrazone are described. It reacts with copper(I) to produce an orange 11 complex ( _max=450 nm,=2.1×10⁴l· mole^–1·cm^–1) in aqueous ethanolic solution; it behaves as a cuproin type reagent. The orange complex can be extracted into amyl alcohol ( _max=440 nm,=2.0×10⁴l·mole^–1·cm^–1), and used for the spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of copper. Interferences have been investigated.

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Zusammenfassung Synthese, Eigenschaften und analytische Anwendung von Pyridoin-phenylhydrazon wurden beschrieben. Es reagiert mit Cu(I) unter Bildung eines orange gefärbten 11-Komplexes in wäßrig-alkoholischer Lösung ( _max=450 nm,=2,1×10⁴l·mol^–1·cm^–1); das Reagens verhält sich ähnlich wie Cuproin. Der erwähnte Komplex läßt sich mit Amylalkohol extra-hieren ( _max=440 nm,=2,0×10⁴l·mol^–1·cm^–1) und zur spektrophoto-metrischen Bestimmung von Kupferspuren benützen. Auftretende Störungen wurden angegeben.

     

The oxidative addition of diphenylphosphine and monophenylphosphine to the electron-rich rhenium-rhenium triple bond. The isolation and characterization of compounds that contain the four-center Re(μ-X)(μ-PR2)Re cluster (X=halide)

Diphenylphosphine oxidatively adds to the ReRe bonds of Re₂ X ₄(-dppm)₂ (X=Cl or Br; dppm=Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂) and Re₂Cl₄(-dpam)₂ (dpam=Ph₂AsCH₂AsPh₂) to afford the dirhenium(III) complexes Re₂(-X)(-PPh₂)HX ₃(-LL)₂. The dppm complexes have also been prepared from the reactions of Re₂(-O₂CCH₃)X ₄(-dppm)₂ with Ph₂PH, and a similar strategy has been used to prepare Re₂(-Cl)(-PPh₂)HCl₃(-dmpm)₂ (dmpm=Me₂PCH₂PMe₂) from Re₂(-O₂CCH₃)Cl₄(dmpm)₂. Phenylphosphine likewise reacts with Re₂ X ₄(-dppm)₂ to give Re₂(-X)(-PHPh)HX ₃(-dppm)₂. An X-ray crystal structure determination on Re₂(-Cl)(-PPh₂)HCl₃(-dppm)₂ confirms its edge-shared bioctahedral structure. This complex crystallizes in the space group (No. 148) witha=21.699(3) Å, =84.50(4)°,V=10084(5) ų, andZ=6. The structure was refined toR=0.049 (R _w 0.069) for 5770 data withI>3.0(I). The Re-Re distance is 2.5918(7) Å. Oxidation of the bromide complex Re₂(-Br)(-PPh₂)HBr₃(-dppm)₂ with NOPF₆ produces the unusual dirhenium(III, II) cation [Re₂(-H)(-Br)[P(O)Ph₂]Br₂(NO)(-dppm)₂]⁺ which has been structurally characterized as its perrhenate salt, [Re₂(-H)(-Br)[P(O)Ph₂]Br₂(NO)(-dppm)₂]ReO₄ · 2CH₂Cl₂. This complex crystallizes in the space group (No. 2) witha=14.187(7) Å,b=16.419(5) Å,c=16.729(5) Å, =98.76(2)°, =110.11(3)°, =104.66(3)°,V=3414(6) ų,Z=2. The structure was refined toR=0.040 (R _w =0.051) for 5736 data withI>3.0(I). The presence of a phosphorus-bound [P(O)Ph₂]^– ligand, a linear nitrosyl and a bridging hydrido ligand has been confirmed. The Re-Re distance is 2.6273(8) Å.     

The isoconversional method for determination of energy of activation at constant heating rates

The isoconversional method for the determination of energies of activation from the reciprocal temperature at which a fraction of conversion was reached in experiments at differing constant heating rates is reviewed and amplified. The error introduced into the calculation of activation energy by the use of a linear approximation of the logarithm of the temperature integral is discussed. Methods for the correction of this error are developed and a table of correction factors are given.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird eine Literaturübersicht über die und eine ausführliche Darstellung der Isokonversionsmethode zur Bestimmung von Aktivierungsenergien aus den Reziprokwerten derjenigen Temperaturen gegeben, bei denen ein bestimmter Konversionsgrad in Experimenten mit verschiedener Aufheizgeschwindigkeit erreicht wird. Der in die Berechnung der Aktivierungsenergie durch lineare NÄherung des Logarithmus des Temperaturintegrals eingehende Fehler wird diskutiert. Es werden Methoden zur Korrektur dieses Fehlers entwickelt und Korrekturfaktoren in Tabellenform angegeben.

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Spectrophotometric determination of uranium(VI) with 1-(2′-thiazolylazo)-2-naphthol in the presence of Trition X-100

Uranium(VI) reacts with 1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphthol to form a red-coloured chelate in the pH range 5.3–7.2, maintained by 0.04 M acetate buffer. Absorbance of the sparingly soluble complex, solubilized and stabilized by Triton X-100, is measured after 30 min and it is stable for at least 16 hours. The complex exhibits maximum absorbance at 575 and 625–630 nm, but absorbance at longer wavelengths is not stable. The 12 complex obeys Beer's law over the concentration range 0.4–6.4 g of uranium(VI) per cm³, has molar absorptivity 3.36·10⁴ dm³·mol^–1·cm^–1, Sandell sensitivity 7.0 ng·cm^–2, formation constant (log K) 9.32 and coefficient of variation ±0.77%. Effect of 60 ions has been studied and selectivity improved considerably in presence of CDTA. The method has been applied for determination of uranium content in a rock sample.     

Extraction-spectrophotometric determination of iron with 2-(2′-benzothiazolylazo)-4,6-dimethylphenol

An extraction-spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of iron based on its extraction into chloroform with 2-(2-benzothiazolylazo)-4,6-dimethylphenol (BTADMP) from a pH 6.5 medium has been developed. The extracted 12 FeBTADMP complex species allow the determination of 4–30gmg of iron (=3.92×10⁴1·mol^–1·cm^–1 at 790 nm). The method is highly selective and has been applied to the determination of iron in polymineral-polyvitamin pharmaceutical products.     

Multinuclear macromolecule metal complexes 2. Preparation and characterization of Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to pofy(vinylamine hydrochloride)

Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to poly(vinylamine hydrochloride) (PVAm · HCl) containing Fe^II or Fe^III and M²⁺ (M=Fe, Co, Cu) in a 11 molar ratio were obtained by the reaction of [Fe(CN)₆] ^n– (n=3,4) with M²⁺ ion-PVAm · HCl mixture in aqueous solution. Under a limited polymer concentration (T_VAm/T_Fe over 10), these polymer complexes thus obtained were stable and soluble in water. By casting these solutions, colored films can be produced. The formation of Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to PVAm · HCl was also investigated by the Benesi-Hildebrand method. The molar extinction coefficients of intervalence charge transfer (Fe^IIFe^III, Co^IIFe^III, Fe^IICu^II) band for MFe(CN)₆]^(n–2)– bound to PVAm · HCl (M=Fe, Co, Cu) were found to be 10,100–9601 · mol^–1 · cm^–1 at 25 C. The formation constants were found to be in the range of 10⁷ to 10¹⁰ M^–1. The changes of enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) were found to be in the range of –10.4 to –22.5 kJ · mol^–1 and 5.7 to 52.9 J · K^–1 mol^–1 respectively, at 25C.     

Extraction of Polonium from Aqueous α-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid Solutions Using Dioctyl Sulphide, Cyanex 272, Cyanex 301 or Cyanex 302 in Toluene

A study of the extraction of polonium from aqueous solutions containing -hydroxyisobutyric acid (-HIBA) was performed with four different extractants, di-n-octyl sulphide (DOS), Cyanex 272, Cyanex 301 and Cyanex 302, dissolved in toluene. The extracted complex for DOS at low -HIBA concentrations is most likely PoO(-HIB)₂·2DOS, while at higher -HIBA concentrations there seems to be a solvating effect implicating an extracted complex of the type PoO(-HIB)₂(-HIBA)₂·2DOS. For the extraction of polonium with Cyanex 272 the results are inconclusive. The extracted complex is either PoOA₂ or PoO(-HIB)₂·2HA. For extraction with Cyanex 301 or Cyanex 302 the major extracted species does not contain any -HIBA molecules. The neutral species in both cases is PoOA₂, extracted at low extractant concentrations, while at higher extractant concentrations a complex of the type PoOA₂·xHA is extracted. The extraction of polonium increases in the order Cyanex 272 < DOS < Cyanex 302 < Cyanex 301.     

Synthesis,spectroscopy and electrochemistry of mixed-ligand complexes of platinum(II) and palladium(II)

Mixed-ligand complexes [MX₂(MBPY)] (M = Pd^II or Pt^II; X = Cl^–, I^–, N^– ₃ or NO₂ ^–; MBPY = 4,4-dimethyl-2,2-bipyridine) have been prepared and characterised by elemental analyses, conductivity measurements, i.r., electronic absorption and ¹H-n.m.r. spectroscopic techniques. The cyclic voltammograms of these complexes suggest the involvement of the metal d orbital in the one-electron oxidation process and the * orbital of the MBPY in the one-electron reduction process. [Pt(MBPY)(N₃)₂] shows solution-state luminescence at room temperature.     

Chlorine loss from polyvinylchloride under neutron irradiation

PVC samples were irradiated for 1 hour with a thermal neutron flux of _th =4.71·10¹¹n·cm^–2·s^–1 and the chlorine lost during irradiation was measured by -ray spectrometry. About 15% of loss of chlorine has been observed for untreated samples while samples heated to temperatures of 60 and 80°C for one minute before irradiation have been found to loose about 8% and 3%, respectively. The results indicate an influence of the polymer structure on the release of chlorine.     

Synthesis and magnetism of μ-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylatocopper(II) trinuclear complexes

Summary Three new Cu^II trinuclear complexes, namely [Cu₃(BZT)(phen)₃(ClO₄)₃]·6H₂O (1), [Cu₃(BZT)(Nphen)₃ (ClO₄)₃]·6H₂O (2) and [Cu₃(BZT)(bipy)₃ (ClO₄)₃]·3H₂O (3) (BZT) = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylato, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, Nphen = 5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline, bipy = 2,2-bipyridyl, have been synthesized, with 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylato as the bridged ligand, and characterized by elemental analysis, and i.r. and electronic reflection spectra. We propose that the complexes have an extended 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylatobridged structure containing three Cu^II atoms. The variable-temperature magnetic susceptibilities of the complexes were measured in the 77–300 K range. The magnetic coupling parameters are consistent with an antiferromagnetic exchange model based on the Hamiltonian operator [=–2J( _{1 2}+ _{1 3}+ _{2 3}, where S ₁=S ₂=S ₃=1/2, giving the antiferromagnetic coupling parameters of 2J = – 18.6 cm^-1 for (1)–(3).     

Spatial and Electronic Structure of 2-(2-Furyl)- and 2-(2-Thienyl)pyrroles According to 1H and 13C NMR Data

In 2-(2-furyl)- and 2-(2-thienyl)pyrroles the heterocycles are in efficient ,-conjugation. The presumably possible for this compounds intramolecular hydrogen bond N-H···O or N-H···S is lacking. The COCF₃ group in position 2 of the pyrrole ring is syn-oriented with respect to pyrrole fragment, and the orientation is fixed by an intramolecular hydrogen bond N-H···O. However no bifurcating hydrogen bonds arise in the molecules containing COCF₃ group.