Positronium formation in nonpolar solvents. A comparative study of the influence of chlorinated ethanes,ethenes and cyclohexanes on the yield of o-Ps

Inhibition of positronium formation caused by different chlorocyclohexanes, chloroethanes and chloroethenes used as additives in cyclohexane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, benzene and n-hexane has been investigated by means of positron lifetime measurements. Chlorocyclohexanes and chloroethanes cause increased inhibition with increasing chlorine substitution. Comparisons with earlier results of chlorobenzenes show that the behaviour of the actual additives is quite different from that of the chlorobenzenes. The results are discussed in terms of the “hot Ps-model” and the “spur-model”.     

Liquid-phase hydrogen abstraction from chlorinated ethanes by chlorine atoms

The hydrogen abstraction from the chlorinated ethanes by chlorine atoms has been investigated in the liquid phase. Rate constants relative to that for hydrogen abstraction from chloroform have been measured between 267° and 333°K using a competition technique. The results are compared with gas-phase data.     

Radiation-induced paramagnetic defects in heavy metal fluoride glasses

Ionizing radiation-induced defects in heavy metal fluoride glass have been studied by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and electron spin echo (ESE) modulation techniques. Both pristine as well as water-contaminated glass samples were investigated. EPR measurements indicate that the radiation-induced defect observed after annealing at 393 K is not an oxide-related center introduced by water corrosion. ESE modulation data was used to probe the structure of the hole trap responsible for the so-called “central line”. From the observed aluminum modulation it is concluded that the defect site is located near an aluminum cation in the glass structure.     

Chlorination of oximes in hydrogen fluoride: formation of gem-dihalogenoalkanes

The action of chlorine on oximes in hydrogen fluoride as a medium gives gem-dihalogenoalkanes. The reaction proceeds through the intermediate formation of gem-chloronitrosoalkanes. The relative proportions between gem-dichloro, -difluoro and -fluorochloro compounds are dependent on the presence of a cosolvent. The use of other oxidants, such as nitric oxide, dinitrogen tetroxide or nitrosyl chloride, gives similar compounds.     

The micro-determination of carbon and hydrogen in fluorine-containing organic compounds

Summary The sample is burned in a silica combustion tube, using a 4 ml per minute oxygen stream. Oxidation of the combustion products is completed by passing them over a platinum contact heated to 750°C, after the manner ofFriedrich. Silver wool at the same temperature removes sulphur and halogens, including the fluorine from any hydrogen fluoride produced, and granular sodium fluoride at about 270°C is used to absorb silicon tetrafluoride.The water vapour and carbon dioxide are determined in the usual way by absorption in magnesium perchlorate and soda-asbestos respectively. Satisfactory results have been obtained for the analyses of 4 mg samples of compounds containing the elements C, H, O, F, the standard deviation of the results for hydrogen being about ±0,1% H and for carbon being about ±0,2% C.Preliminary work indicates that fluorocarbons may be analysed if water-vapour is introduced into the system, and that the presence of nitrogen in compounds presents no difficulty when an external absorbent for nitrogen oxides is used. Certain refinements are included, which are applicable to the conventional apparatus for micro carbon and hydrogen determination.

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Zusammenfassung Zur Bestimmung von Kohlenstoff und Wasserstoff in fluorhaltigen organischen Verbindungen wird die Substanz in einem Quarzverbrennungsrohr im Sauerstoffstrom von 4 ml/Minute verbrannt. Die vollständige Oxydation der Verbrennungsprodukte erfolgt nachFriedrich durch Überleiten über einen Platinkontakt bei 750°C. Bei derselben Temperatur hält Silberwolle Schwefel und alle Halogene einschließlich Fluor zurück, soweit es als Fluorwasserstoff vorliegt. Zur Absorption von Siliciumtetrafluorid wird gekörntes Natriumfluorid bei etwa 270°C verwendet.Wasserdampf und Kohlendioxyd werden in der üblichen Weise mittels Magnesiumperchlorat bzw. Natronasbest bestimmt. Bei Einwaagen von 4 mg Substanz irgendeiner Verbindung der Elemente C, H, O und F werden befriedigende Ergebnisse erhalten. Die durchschnittlichen Abweichungen von der Theorie betragen für Wasserstoff etwa ±0,1%, bei Kohlenstoff etwa ±0,2%.Vorversuche haben gezeigt, daß fluorhältige Kohlenwasserstoffe bei gleichzeitiger Zufuhr von Wasserdampf in die Apparatur analysiert werden können und daß die Gegenwart von Stickstoff in der Analysensubstanz keine Schwierigkeiten mit sich bringt, wenn ein zusätzliches Absorptionsmittel für Stickstoffoxyde vorgesehen ist. Einige Verbesserungen der herkömmlichen Apparatur für die Mikro-C-H-Bestimmung werden angeführt.

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Résumé L'échantillon est brûlé dans un tube à combustion en silice, utilisant un débit d'oxygène de 4 ml par minute. L'oxydation des produits de combustion se complète en les faisant passer sur un contact de platine chauffé à 750° C d'après le procédé deFriedrich. La laine d'argent à la même température élimine le soufre et les halogènes y compris le fluor de tout fluorure produit et le fluorure de sodium granulaire à 270° environ sert à absorber le tétrafluorure de silicium.La vapeur d'eau et le gaz carbonique sont dosés comme d'habitude par absorption sur le perchlorate de magnésium et l'amiante sodé respectivement. Des résultats satisfaisants ont été obtenus pour les analyses de 4 mg d'échantillons de composés contenant les éléments C, H, O, F; l'erreur moyenne des résultats pour l'hydrogène étant ±0,1% H et pour le carbone, environ ± 0,2% C.Un travail préliminaire indique que les hydrocarbures fluorés peuvent être analysés si l'on introduit de la vapeur d'eau dans le système et que la présence d'azote dans les composés ne présente pas de difficulté quand on utilise un absorbant extérieur pour les oxydes de l'azote. Certaines améliorations applicables à l'appareil classique pour les microdosages de carbone et d'hydrogène sont incluses.

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Single-ionic gel polymer electrolyte based on polyvinylidene fluoride and fluorine-containing ionomer

The novel single-ionic conductive gel polymer electrolyte was prepared from polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), propylene glycol carbonate (PC) and a new fluorine-containing ionomer. Cation-carbonyl interaction behavior, morphology and ionic conductive properties of this gel polymer electrolyte were studied by infrared spectra analysis (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and complex impedance analysis. The results showed that the fluorine-containing ionomer was miscible with both PVDF and PC, and that the carbonyl groups in the ionomer and PC could bond competitively with the cation. Both the content of fluorine-containing ionomer and the content of PC had a great effect on morphology and ionic conductive properties of the samples. For this new gel polymer electrolyte, an ionic conductivity of above 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ at room temperature could be reached, and this electrolyte system was a single-ionic kind gel polymer electrolyte with the transport number of the sodium ion exceed 0.99 (t₊>0.99).     

Gas-phase hydrogen abstraction from asymmetrically halogenated ethanes by chlorine atoms

The hydrogen abstraction from asymmetrically fluorinated and chlorofluorinated ethanes by chlorine atoms has been investigated in the gas phase between 264 and 333°K using the competition method. Arrhenius parameters for the reaction on both sites of the molecules are discussed.     

Reactions in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride

Symmetrical N-benzyl-substituted hexahydrotriazines(I), benzylamines, benzaldehydes, and diphenylmethanes are synthesized by reacting aromatic compounds with urotropine in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride. A mechanism for the reaction is suggested, and the hypothesis advanced that the primary products of Duff's reaction are type I compounds.For Part I see [1].     

Electron and hydrogen transfer in small hydrogen fluoride anion clusters

A new stable structure has been found for the anion clusters of hydrogen fluoride. The ab initio method was used to optimize the structures of the (HF)(3)(-), (HF)(4)(-), (HF)(5)(-), and (HF)(6)(-) anion clusters with an excess "solvated" electron. Instead of the well-known "zig-zag" (HF)(n)(-) structure, a new form, (HF)(n-1)F(-)···H, was found with lower energy. In this new form, the terminal hydrogen atom in the (HF)(n)(-) chain is separated from the other part of the cluster and the inner hydrogens transfer along the hydrogen bonds toward the outside fluoride. The negative charge also transfers from the terminal HF molecule of the chain to the center fluoride atoms. The (HF)(n)(-) clusters for n = 4, 5, and 6 have not yet been observed experimentally. These results should assist in the search for these systems and also provide a possible way to study the proton and electron transfer in some large hydrogen bonding systems.     

Unusual hydrogen bonding in L‐cysteine hydrogen fluoride

L‐Cysteine hydrogen fluoride, or bis(L‐cysteinium) difluoride–L‐cysteine–hydrogen fluoride (1/1/1), 2C₃H₈NO₂S⁺·2F⁻·C₃H₇NO₂S·HF or L‐Cys⁺(L‐Cys...L‐Cys⁺)F⁻(F⁻...H—F), provides the first example of a structure with cations of the `triglycine sulfate' type, i.e.A⁺(A...A⁺) (where A and A⁺ are the zwitterionic and cationic states of an amino acid, respectively), without a doubly charged counter‐ion. The salt crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the space group P2₁. The dimeric (L‐Cys...L‐Cys⁺) cation and the dimeric (F⁻...H—F) anion are formed via strong O—H...O or F—H...F hydrogen bonds, respectively, with very short O...O [2.4438 (19) Å] and F...F distances [2.2676 (17) Å]. The F...F distance is significantly shorter than in solid hydrogen fluoride. Additionally, there is another very short hydrogen bond, of O—H...F type, formed by a L‐cysteinium cation and a fluoride ion. The corresponding O...F distance of 2.3412 (19) Å seems to be the shortest among O—H...F and F—H...O hydrogen bonds known to date. The single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction study was complemented by IR spectroscopy. Of special interest was the spectral region of vibrations related to the above‐mentioned hydrogen bonds.     

Nonconventional hydrogen bonding between clusters of gold and hydrogen fluoride

The bonding patterns between small neutral gold Au(3 < or = n < or = 7) and hydrogen fluoride (HF)(1 < or = m < or = 4) clusters are discussed using a high-level density functional approach. Two types of interactions, anchoring Au-F and F-H...Au, govern the complexation of these clusters. The F-H...Au interaction exhibits all the characteristics of nonconventional hydrogen bonding and plays a leading role in stabilizing the lowest-energy complexes. The anchor bonding mainly activates the conventional F-H...F hydrogen bonds within HF clusters and reinforces the nonconventional F-H...Au one. The strength of the F-H...Au bonding, formed between the terminal conventional proton donor group FH and an unanchored gold atom, depends on the coordination of the involved gold atom: the less it is coordinated, the stronger its nonconventional proton acceptor ability. The strongest F-H...Au bond is formed between a HF dimer and the singly coordinated gold atom of a T-shape Au4 cluster and is accompanied by a very large red shift (1023 cm(-1)) of the nu(F-H) stretch. Estimations of the energies of formation of the F-H...Au bonds for the entire series of the studied complexes are provided.     

On the difference between hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride crystals

The geometrical and energetical parameters of hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride crystals are calculated using the periodic Hartree–Fock method with 6-31G and 6-31G(d,p) basis sets. The comparison of the stabilisation energies reveals that HCl crystals are about 75% less stable than HF crystals. The activation energy for collective proton movements are computed and discussed in view of data of isolated infinite chains. The barriers of 13.1 and 40.0 kcal mol⁻¹ at 6-31G(d,p) level are found for HF and HCl crystals.     

Arsenic pentafluoride equilibria in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride

Earlier work has indicated that arsenic pentafluoride when dissolved in anhydrous HF is present largely as the anion As₂F₁₁^-, particularly temperatures much below ambient. Raman spectra and conductance measurements are used here to show that, at and near room temperature, there are significant concentrations of molecular AsF₅, AsF₆^- and As₂F₁₁^-in equilibrium and that on reduction of temperature, As₂F₁₁^- is formed at the expense of AsF₅ and AsF₆^-. The implications of the Lewis acid and oxidant strengths of AsF₅ are discussed as affecting synthetic procedures in anhydrous HF.     

Quasiparticle band structure of infinite hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride chains

We study the quasiparticle band structure of isolated, infinite (HF)(infinity) and (HCl)(infinity) bent (zigzag) chains and examine the effect of the crystal field on the energy levels of the constituent monomers. The chains are one of the simplest but realistic models of the corresponding three-dimensional crystalline solids. To describe the isolated monomers and the chains, we set out from the Hartree-Fock approximation, harnessing the advanced Green's function methods local molecular orbital algebraic diagrammatic construction (ADC) scheme and local crystal orbital ADC (CO-ADC) in a strict second order approximation, ADC(2,2) and CO-ADC(2,2), respectively, to account for electron correlations. The configuration space of the periodic correlation calculations is found to converge rapidly only requiring nearest-neighbor contributions to be regarded. Although electron correlations cause a pronounced shift of the quasiparticle band structure of the chains with respect to the Hartree-Fock result, the bandwidth essentially remains unaltered in contrast to, e.g., covalently bound compounds.     

Vibrational excitation of deuterium fluoride and hydrogen fluoride by atomic and diatomic species

The vibrational excitation of HF and DF and the energy transfer efficiencies for various collision partners were investigated over the temperature and pressure ranges of 1400°K to 4100°K and 0.1 to 0.3 atm, respectively. The extent of excitation was determined as a function of time by continuously monitoring the infrared emission intensity at the center of the 1–0 vibration-rotation band of the molecule. Collisional efficiencies of HF, N₂, O₂, F, Cl, and DF in relaxing HF and of DF, HF, and N₂ in relaxing DF are reported. A comparison with relaxation data for pure HF taken at lower temperature suggests that long-range attractive forces are mechanistically of major importance in the relaxation process. The relatively high efficiency of atomic chlorine in relaxing HF, i.e., (τP)_HF–HF/(τP)_HF–C1 ≥ 5 at 3000°K is discussed in terms of our previous result for atomic fluorine, i.e., (τP)_HF–HF/(τP)_HF–F = 18.     

Disproportionation of bromine and iodine in hydrogen fluoride media

Disproportionation occurs when chlorine, bromine, or iodine are reacted with a hydrogen fluoride solution containing silver fluoride. In each case the reaction product is a halide which is tied up as the insoluble silver salt while the oxidation products are chlorine monofluoride, bromine trifluoride and iodine pentafluoride respectively.