Reductive carbonylation of nitrobenzene over Pd/Fe/I2/Py and Pd/C/Fe/I2/Py catalytic systems

A simple catalytic system containing metallic palladium, iron and iodine has been shown to be very active in the carbonylation of nitrobenzene to carbamate. The influence of the components of the catalytic system studied on its selectivity and activity has been established. It has been found that the catalytic activity of palladium supported on carbon (using both lignite coal and bituminous coal) was not lower than the activity of metallic palladium. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Solvent extraction separation of In/III/-Tl/III/ and Hg/II/-Cd/II/-Co/II/ with sulphoxides

Solvent extraction studies have been made on some metals: In/III/-Tl/III/ and Hg/II/-Cd/II/-Co/II/, from ammonium thiocyanate solutions by dialkyl sulphoxides. Separation of these metals from one another can be achieved by suitable choice of the extracted conditions. The nature of the extractable metal species has been elucidated.     

Synthesis of N-amino- and N-nitramino-nitroimidazoles

Synthesis of a new nitro-substituted 1-amino and 1-nitraminoimidazoles is described. A novel solid state nitration has been developed.     

Textural and catalytic properties of the FexOy/Fe-KClO4 system

Selected properties of commercial iron powders, standardised in the atmosphere of hydrogen, have been studied. The reactivity of iron oxides in the thermal decomposition of KClO₄ in the solid-state mechanical mixture of Fe and KClO₄ containing 9, 13, 17, 21 and 25 wt.% of KClO₄, respectively, has been tested by the differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). It has been established that the Fe₃O₄ phase on the surface of the iron powder act as an effective catalysts in the thermal decomposition of KClO₄.     

The photodissociation of s-tetrazine and dimethyl-s-tetrazine

The photodissociation of s-tetrazine (ST) and its dimethyl derivative (DMST) has been investigated in hexane solutions at room temperature and in argon matrices and organic molecular crystals at cryogenic temperatures. Contrary to what has generally been assumed, only ST photodissociates upon excitation into its lowest excited singlet state at room temperature and in the rare gas matrix. Both ST and DMST in molecular crystal hosts exhibit a quadratic dependence of photodissociation on exciting light intensity. This we consider to be evidence of a sequential two photon photodissociation process.     

Separation of Th/IV/ and U/VI/ by extraction chromatography

Application of extraction chromatographic technique to the analytical separation of Th/IV/ and U/VI/ has been investigated. The stationary phase was a macroporous resin Amberlite XE-270 impregnated with undiluted trin-n-butylphosphate /TBP/ and the mobile phase was either 5.OM HNO₃ or 6M HCl. Separation of traces of Th/IV/ from large quantities of U/VI/ was achieved on a laboratory column by elution of the absorbed Th/IV/ with 6M HCl.     

Isolation and ion exchanging behaviour of mendelevium/II/

Mendelevium-256 was obtained by irradiating of Bk-249 with Ne-22 ions in the external beam of U-300 cyclotron. An efficient ionexchanging method of medelevium isolation and separation from nuclear reaction products have been developed in which a column with cation exchanger and zinc amalgam and 1M HCl solutions as eluents were used. Under these conditions mendelevium has been shown to be reduced and washed out as an alkaline earth element. The ionic radius of Md²⁺ has been estimated from a correlation of the elution peak positions with ionic radius of several divalent elements. This value was used to calculate the heat of hydration of Md²⁺ ion.     

Radiolysis of aqueous solutions of cobalt/II/ and cobalt/III/ 2,2′-bis-[aminoethyl]ether-tetraacetate complexes

Radiolysis of aqueous solutions of di- and trivalent cobalt with 2,2-bis/aminoethyl/ether-tetraacetic acid /BAETA/ was investigated, both in absence and in presence of oxygen. A radiolytic mechanism has been proposed where it has been shown that the degradation of the chelation is due to OH only.     

Extraction of U/VI/ and U/IV/ with some 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-acylated-pyrazolone-5 compounds

A series of novel chelating reagents 1-phenyl-3-Methyl-4-p-Nitro-Benzoyl-Pyrazolone-5 /PMNBP/, 1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-4-o-Chlor-Benzoyl-Pyrazolone-5 /PMCBP/, 1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-4-Acyl-Pyrazolone-5 /PMAP/ have been synthesized. The extraction of U/VI/ and U/IV/ from hydrochloric acid in chloroform with these reagents as well as 1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-4-Benzoyl-Pyrazolone-5 /PMBP/ has been studied. The influence of the concentration of the reagents in organic phase, on the distrubtion ratio /D/, has been measured. The coordination of the compounds has been determined with the slope method, and the equilibrium constants k_ex, were measured.     

Preparation and thermoelectric properties of AgPbmSbSem+2 materials

Hydrothermally synthesized AgPb_mSbSe_m+2 (m=10, 12, 16, 18) nanoparticles with diameters of 20-50 nm were compacted by pressureless sintering. The Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity of the samples were measured from room temperature up to ∼750 K. The samples show large and positive values of the Seebeck coefficient and moderate electrical conductivity. The thermoelectric properties of Ag_xPb₁₈SbSe₂₀ (x=0.8, 0.85) and AgPb₁₈SbSe_20−yTe_y (y=1, 3) samples have also been studied. It has been found that Ag_0.85Pb₁₈SbSe₂₀ sample has a higher thermoelectric power factor. A significant difference in thermoelectric properties has also been observed for the AgPb₁₈SbSe₂₀ samples prepared with pressureless sintering and spark plasma sintering.     

IR/UV and UV/UV double-resonance study of guaiacol and eugenol dimers

Guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol) and eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol) molecules are biologically active phenol derivatives with an intramolecular -OH...OCH3 hydrogen bond (H bond). Pulsed supersonic expansions of mixtures of either of the two molecules with He yield weakly bound homodimers as well as other higher-order complexes. A number of complementary and powerful laser spectroscopic techniques, including UV-UV and IR-UV double resonances, have been employed to interrogate the species formed in the expansion in order to get information on their structures and spectroscopic properties. The interpretation of the spectra of eugenol dimer is complex and required a previous investigation on a similar but simpler molecule both to gain insight into the possible structures and support the conclusions. Guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol) has been used for that purpose. The combination of the broad laser study combined with ab initio calculations at the Becke 3 Lee-Yang-Parr/6-31+Gd level has provided the isomer structures, the potential-energy wells, and shed light on the inter- and intramolecular interactions involved. Guaiacol homodimer has been shown to have a single isomer whereas eugenol dimer has at least two. The comparison between the computed geometries of the dimers, their respective energies, and the vibrational normal modes permits the identification of the spectra.     

Jahn-Teller畸变后D2h C60--的电子结构和光谱

用INDO系列方法对C60自由基负离子进行了几何构型优化,得到D2h对称性的构型,表明C60--确实发生了Jahn-Teller畸变,导致单键变短,双键变长,形成15种键,9种不等同碳原子,其额外负电荷主要分布在赤道附近。以此构型为基础,计算了C60--的电子光谱,与实验值吻合,在对光谱进行理论指认的同时讨论了光谱红移的原因。     

HDPE/CaCO3断口样品制作与分析

对HDPE／CaCO3填充高分子材料SEM样品制作的镀材种类及镀金参数进行了选择，得出了适宜的镀金相关参数：喷镀时间为45min，喷镀电流为0．2-0．8mA,并将其应用于该材料的断口分析，其图像清晰，结果可靠．     

Studies of mixed silica/alumina and silica/boric oxide materials

Multinuclear low temperature solution NMR and FTIR has been used to monitor the hydrolysis and polymerisation chemistry involved in the preparation of multicomponent silica/alumina and silica/boric oxide monolithic gels. Pre-hydrolysis of the silicon component (tetraethylorthosilicate) in the presence of low levels of water is an important factor in obtaining transparent materials. In order to obtain high homogeneity and minimise the subsequent precipitation of the fastest hydrolysing component, ethylacetonate (etac) has been used to modify the aluminum alkoxides. Solid state nmr and FTIR studies show that the borosilicate system contains Si-O-B bonds during the early stages of polymerisation but they are absent on final gelation. Thermal treatment to around 500°C is required to generate mixed Si-O-B bonds. Length of prehydrolysis has little affect on the nature of the Si-O-B gel materials but has a significant effect on the chemical nature of Si-O-Al materials. Longer silicon alkoxide prehydrolysis times lead to better defined materials.formerly Carole C. Perry.formerly at Chemistry Department, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex. UB8 3PH UK.     

Isotope exchange behaviour of bis/diethyldithiocarbamate/mercury/II/ complex

Isotope exchange behaviour of bis/diethyldithiocarbamate/mercury/II/ complex has been studied at 25°C and 45°C varying the concentrations of both metal ion and the complex. The results show that the complex is kinetically labile. Temperature has a significant effect on the rate of the reaction. Increase in concentration increases the reaction rate.     

Isotope exchange between bis/diethyl dithiocarbamate/ copper/II/ complex and Cu2+ ion

Isotope exchange behaviour of bis/diethyl dithiocarbamate/ copper/II/ complex has been studied at 30 °C and 40 °C varying the concentration of the complex and metal ion. Results indicate that the complex is labile in chloroform dimethyl sulphoxide medium. Increase in concentration has significant effect on the rate of the reaction. Similarly the increase in temperature increased the rate of the reaction.     

Constitution and synthesis of maxima isoflavones-A and -A

By means of the synthesis of 3′, 4′, 7,8-tetramethoxy isoflavone and of the corresponding dimethylenedioxy compound and comparison with the natural products, the constitution of maxima isoflavone-A is revised and its synthesis accomplished. The synthesis of maxima isoflavone-B has been carried out in two ways.     

AOT/H2O/油微乳液体系的浊度、密度和微观结构

建立了通过精密测量密度、折射率和浊度研究微乳液滴微观性质的方法,获得水与表面活性剂的摩尔比r分别为10.5和12的AOT/H2O/甲苯微乳液体系液滴的微观结构及相互作用参数,得到AOT分子的长度L=1.07 nm,用液滴间的相互作用讨论了相变温度与r的关系.用L=1.07 nm,通过密度测量得到AOT/H2O/甲苯和AOT/H2O/环己烷两个微乳液体系不同r值下液滴的微观结构参数,与文献报导的数据吻合得很好.发现在微乳液滴中的水的密度明显大于自由水的密度,并随溶剂变化,而AOT分子的构型不变.     

高强度聚乙烯醇/聚苯胺/聚吡咯/TiO2导电杂化水凝胶的制备与性能

本文以聚乙烯醇(PVA)、苯胺(ANI)、吡咯(Py)及钛酸丁酯(TBOT)为原料,通过溶胶-凝胶法、原位氧化聚合法及冷冻-融溶法一步得到聚乙烯醇/聚苯胺/聚吡咯/TiO 2(PVA/PANI/PPy/TiO 2)杂化水凝胶。结果表明,该杂化水凝胶具有优异的力学性能和导电性能。当n(ANI)∶[KG-*3/5]n(Py)=8∶[KG-*3/5]2(TBOT体积为100μL)时,其压缩强度高达2.45 MPa。同时,在外加电源的作用下,该凝胶能够使灯泡发光。当n(ANI)∶[KG-*3/5]n(Py)=2∶[KG-*3/5]8(TBOT体积为150μL)时,杂化水凝胶的电导率(0.25 S/m)最好。该杂化水凝胶有望广泛地应用在柔性可穿戴电子器件、安全离子电池、传感器和生物器件等领域。     

Spectrophotometric study of the complexation reaction between uranium/VI/ and one semicarbazone /SAS/

Salicylaldehyde-semicarbazone /SAS/ forms a complex with uranyl ion at pH 3.8±0.1 which has been studied spectrophotometrically. The results of Job's and moral ratio methods indicate 14 composition for the complex which at 230 nm obeys Beer's law in the range of 1 to 2500 ppb of uranium/VI/.