BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Chemical and Biochemical Applications of Lasers. Volume II. Edited by C. B radley M oore
Laser Spectroscopy III, Springer Series in Optical Spectroscopy. Volume 7. Edited by J. L. H all and J. L. C arlsten
Photosynthesis. Second Edition, D. O. H all and K. K. R ao
The Amphibian Visual System. Edited by K atherine V. F ite
The Physiology and Biochemistry of Seed Dormancy and Germination. Edited by A. A. K han
Phytochrome and Plant Growth. Studies in Biology NO. 68. Edited by R. E. K endrick and B. F rankland
The Science of Photobiology. Edited by K endric C. S mith
Photosensitized Reactions, By M. K oizumi , S. K ato , N. M ataga , T. M atsuura and Y. U sui
Bioenergetics of Membranes, Edited by L. P acker , G. C. P apageorgiou and A. T rebst     

Kinetics of solid state thermal decomposition reactions

The author wishes to thank Prof. C. G. R. Nair, Dr. V. R. Gowarikar, Mr. M. R. Kurup and Dr. K. V. C. Rao for their encouragements. Thanks are due to Prof. P. M. Madhusudanan and Dr. K. Krishnan for helpful discussions and to Director, VSSC for the kind permission to publish this work.     

Bemerkungen zu den „Viskositätstheorien“ von K. C. Sen,N. R. Dhar und Mitarbeitern

Ohne Zusammenfassung K. C. Sen, Koll.-Zeitschr.38, 253 (1926); D. N. Chakravarti u. N. R. Dhar, Journ.Phys. Chem.29, 1556 (l925);30, 1646 (1926); Zeitschr. f. anorg. Chem.152, 393 (1926); D. N. Chakravarti u. N. R. Dhar, Koll.-Zeitschr.42, 124 (1927); N. R. Dhar, D. N. Chakravarti u. M.N.Chakravarti, Koll.-Zeitschr.44 225 (1928).     

Book Reviews

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The Effects of Constant Light on Visual Processes. Edited by T. P. W illiams and B. N. B aker . Plenum Press, New York, 1980. 455 pp. $45.00.
Radiation Biology and Chemistry: Research Developments. Edited by H. E. E dwards , S. N avaratnam , B. J. P arsons and G. O. P hillips . Elsevier Scientific, Amsterdam, 1979. 505 pp. $78.00     

BOOK REVIEWS

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Chemistry of Atmospheres, An introduction to the chemistry of the atmospheres of Earth, the planets and their satellites .Edited by Richard P. Wayne
Advances in Photochemistry , vol.13 Edited by D. H. Volman, K. Gollnick and G. S. Hammond.
Multiple Photon Infrared Laser Photophysics and Photochemistry . V. N. Bagratashvili, V. S. Leto-khov, A. A. Makarov and E. A. Ryabov.     

BOOK REVIEW

Structure and Bonding , Volume 41, Edited by J. D. D unitz , J. B. G oodenough , P. H emmerich , J. A. I bers , C. K. J ørgensen , J. B. N eilands , D. R einen and R. J. P. W illiams .     

Electrophoresis of spheres with uniform zeta potential in a gel modeled as an effective medium

The effective medium model [H.C. Brinkman, Appl. Sci. Res. A 1 (1947) 27] is used to calculate the electrophoretic mobility of spheres in a gel with uniform zeta potential on their surface. In the absence of a gel support medium or ion relaxation (the distortion of the ion atmosphere from equilibrium due to the presence of an external flow or electric field), our results reduce to those of Henry [D.C. Henry, Proc. R. Soc. London Ser. A 133 (1931) 106]. The relaxation effect can be ignored for weakly charged particles, or for particles with low absolute zeta potential. Using a procedure similar to that employed by O'Brien and White [R.W. O'Brien, L.R. White, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2 74 (1978) 1607], the relaxation effect is accounted for in the present work and results are presented over a wide range of particle sizes, gel concentrations, and zeta potentials in KCl salt solutions. In the limit of no gel, our results reduce to those of earlier investigations. The procedure is then applied to the mobility of Au nanoparticles in agarose gels and model results are compared to recent experiments [D. Zanchet, C.M. Micheel, W.J. Parak, D. Gerion, S.C. Williams, A.P. Alivisatos, J. Phys. Chem. B 106 (2002) 11758; T. Pons, H.T. Uyeda, I.L. Medintz, H. Mattoussi, J. Phys. Chem. B 110 (2006) 20308]. Good agreement with experiment is found for reasonable choices of the model input parameters.     

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.     

Note: The crystal structure of Tris(nitrato-O,O')bis(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')terbium(III)

Our recent research interest has focussed on rare earth phenanthroline complexes, which are obviously of significant value for modern coordination chemistry. As a continuing part of a systematic investigation of ternary rare earth phenanthroline nitrato complexes [Y.Q. Zheng, L.-X. Zhou, J.L. Lin and S.-W. Zhang (2000). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 626, 1715 [1]; Y.Q. Zheng, L.-X. Zhou, J.L. Lin and S.-W. Zhang (2001). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 627, 1643 [2]; Y.Q. Zheng, L.-X. Zhou, J.L. Lin and S.-W. Zhang (2001). Z. Kristallogr. NCS, 216, 357 [3]; Y.Q. Zheng, L.-X. Zhou, J.L. Lin and S.-W. Zhang (2001). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 627, 2425 [4]], we report the synthesis and crystal structure of tris(nitrato-O,O')bis(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')terbium(III), Tb(phen)₂(NO₃)₃.     

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.     

Particle discrimination effects in the determination of trace metals in natural fresh waters

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (i.n.a.), atomic absorption spectrometry (a.a.s.), and inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (i.c.p.a.e.s.) have been applied to the determination of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Al, Mn, Fe and Zn in fresh waters containing naturally occurring particles. Scattered results were obtained for the total concentrations of trace metals which were associated to some extent with particles retainable by 0.45-μm filter membranes. Particle discrimination effects are indicated and the fraction of elements included in the final result depends on the method used. For the simultaneous determination of the total concentrations of Al, Mn, Fe and Zn, i.n.a.a. is preferred, as all element fractions present are included in the result. When a.a.s. or i.c.p.a.e.s. is applied, lower results are obtained when particulate matter is present, the results referring only to the acid-soluble low-molecular-weight fraction (< 0.45 μm diameter). When particles are removed prior to the quantifying step, the results obtained on the filtrates by all methods are in good agreement. However, considering the low concentrations of several elements in the separated fractions, i.n.a.a. is most favourable for the determination of aluminium while graphite-furnace a.a.s. is most suitable for zinc. Both methods are applicable for manganese. For Ca, Fe, K, Mg and Na, i.c.p.a.e.s. is recommended.     

Eine neue organische Borverbindung als analytisches Reagens

Ohne ZusammenfassungII. Mitteilung über Tetraphenyl-diboroxyd, gleichzeitig auch V. Mitteilung über Mavone und. Flavonole: I. Mitt. diese Z. 139, 96 (1953). -II. Mitt. Naturwissenschaften 40, 411 (1953). — III. Mitt. Arch. Pharmaz. Ber. dtsch. pharmaz. Ges. 286/58, 486 (1953). — IV. Mitt. Arch. Pharmaz Ber. dtsch. pharmaz. Ges. 287/59, 70 (1954).     

Ab initio potential energy surfaces, bound states, and electronic spectrum of the Ar-SH complex

New ab initio potential energy surfaces for the (2)Pi ground electronic state of the Ar-SH complex are presented, calculated at the RCCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV5Z level. Weakly bound rotation-vibration levels are calculated using coupled-channel methods that properly account for the coupling between the two electronic states. The resulting wave functions are analyzed and a new adiabatic approximation including spin-orbit coupling is proposed. The ground-state wave functions are combined with those obtained for the excited (2)Sigma(+) state [D. M. Hirst, R. J. Doyle, and S. R. Mackenzie, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 6, 5463 (2004)] to produce transition dipole moments. Modeling the transition intensities as a combination of these dipole moments and calculated lifetime values [A. B. McCoy, J. Chem. Phys. 109, 170 (1998)] leads to a good representation of the experimental fluorescence excitation spectrum [M.-C. Yang, A. P. Salzberg, B.-C. Chang, C. C. Carter, and T. A. Miller, J. Chem. Phys. 98, 4301 (1993)].     

Dielektrische Messungen an Pigment-Leinöl-Suspensionen

Ohne Zusammenfassung D. 83. Die Arbeit wurde von A, Franceson zur Erlangung des Grades eines Dr.-Ing. eingereicht und von der Fakult?t für Allgemeine Wissenschaften an der Technischen Hochschule in Berlin genehmigt. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. R?hrs. Mitberichter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Volmer.     

Multidisciplinary Team of Chemists and Geneticists Working to Reclaim Value Embedded in Plastics

This invited Team Profile was created by Clay C. C. Wang. He and his collaborators recently published an article on the conversion of polyethylenes to fungal secondary metabolites. First, the team employs an oxidative catalytic process, highly tolerant of impurities, to degrade post-consumer polyethylenes to carboxylic diacids. Then, they utilize engineered strains of the fungus Aspergillus nidulans to convert these diacids to structurally diverse and pharmacologically active secondary metabolites. “Conversion of Polyethylenes into Fungal Secondary Metabolites”, C. Rabot, Y. Chen, S. Bijlani, Y.-M. Chiang, C. E. Oakley, B. R. Oakley, T. J. Williams, C. C. C. Wang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202214609 ; Angew. Chem. 2023, e202214609 .     

Split charge equilibration method with correct dissociation limits

Analytic reactive potentials rely on electronegativity equalization to describe how the electron distribution is affected as chemical reactions occur. However, such models predict fractional charges for neutral species with different electronegativities. To overcome this well-known dissociation problem, an approach taking advantage of the concept of split charges [R. A. Nistor, J. G. Polihronov, M. H. Muser, and N. J. Mosey, J. Chem. Phys. 125, 094108 (2006)] is put forward. A first implementation is presented. Starting from a previous model [P. Bultinck, W. Langenaeker, P. Lahorte, F. D. Proft, P. Geerlings, M. Waroquier, and J. P. Tollenaere, J. Phys. Chem. A 106, 7887 (2002)], a new contribution to the total energy is introduced in order to make up for the lack of suitable constraints on the charge density. Its effect is to restrain charge transfer between remote atoms. As a consequence, systems in gas phase naturally decompose into neutral fragments. This result is achieved using two empirical parameters in addition to atomic electronegativities and hardnesses.     

Trends in optical spectrochemical trace analysis with plasma sources

The state-of-art and trends in the development of optical spectrochemical trace analysis with inductively-coupled plasmas (i.c.p.), direct current plasmas (d.c.p.) and microwave-induced plasmas (m.i.p.) are discussed. Innovation in plasma optical emission spectrometry (o.e.s.) is shown ot lie in new sources such as the low-gas-consumption i.c.p., the air and helium i.c.p. as well as the toroidal m.i.p., which is operated at medium power and possibly with moleculary gases. Sample introduction has been improved by using new pneumatic nebulizers, flow injection, electrotheraml vaporization, hydride generation, direct sample insertion and direct solid sampling. Progress in the acquisition of spectral information is attained by high-resolution spectrometry, Fourier-transform spectrometry and by the use of multichannel detectors. D.c.p./o.e.s. is a mature technique for routin work and m.i.p./o.e.s. is a powerful tool for element-specific detection is chromatography. Plasma sources are also suitable atom reservoirs for atomic fluorescence spectrometry and for laser-enhanced ionization spectrometry. Trends in the figures of merit of optical plasma spectrochemical analysis are discussed.     

Developments in analytical fourier-transform mass spectrometry

Development of a differentially-pumped, dual-cell geometry, coupled with the evolution of pulsed-laser desorption and Cs⁺-secondary-ion mass spectrometric (s.i.m.s.) desorption methods, has improved the analytical utility of Fourier-transform mass spectrometry (F.t.m.s.). A survey of applications and performances obtained in our laboratories is presented. Among the topics covered are ultra-high-resolution electron-impact and chemical-ionization mass spectra, gas chromatography/F.t.m.s. performance, pulsed Cs⁺-s.i.m.s./F.t.m.s. with cooled liquid matrices and solid samples, laser desorption/F.t.m.s. and accurate mass measurements taken under each of these modes of operation.     

Langevin dynamics in constant pressure extended systems

The advantages of performing Langevin dynamics in extended systems are discussed. A simple Langevin dynamics scheme for producing the canonical ensemble is reviewed, and is then extended to the Hoover ensemble. We show that the resulting equations of motion generate the isobaric-isothermal ensemble. The Parrinello-Rahman ensemble is then discussed and we show that despite the presence of intrinsic probability gradients in this system, a Langevin dynamics approach samples the extended phase space in the correct fashion. The implementation of these methods in the ab initio plane wave density functional theory code CASTEP [M. D. Segall, P. L. D. Lindan, M. J. Probert, C. J. Pickard, P. J. Hasnip, S. J. Clarke, and M. C. Payne, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14, 2717 (2003)] is demonstrated.