Structure of amorphous Fe(III) hydroxides and their ageing products

X-ray analysis has revealed that at pH=7.5–12.0 similar amorphous Fe(III) hydroxides are formed. Their structural peruliarity is the presence of local regions with ordered arrangement of atoms typical for -FeOOH in the volume of primary particles. Ageing at pH=7.5 and 353 K leads to structure rearrangement to -Fe₂O₃.

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pH 7,5–12,0 Fe(III). , -FeOOH. pH 7,5 353 -Fe₂O₃.

     

Synthesis and properties of pyrimidinylalkylphosphonic acids

Conclusions Some esters of -(oxodihydro-N-pyrimidinyl)butyl- and -(oxodihydro-N-pyrimidinyi)pentylphosphonic acids, and also some diphenyl -(2,4-dioxo-6-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-pyrimidinyl)alkyl phosphates, were synthesized.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1397–1401, June, 1975.     

Some rules forS(-2k) dipole sums?

Stieltjes conditions and the ratio test provide necessary but not sufficient conditions onS(-2k) dipole sums. If the dipole sums are accurate the associated [n, n –1] Padé approximant provides a better representation of (), the frequency-dependent dipole polarizability, than a truncated series expression and, in addition, should bound () below. It is shown how constraints on the dipole sums effect the form of the [2,1] Padé approximant and an additional constraint is derived that ensures the analyticity of the approximant on 0 < ₁. There then follows a discussion of the reliability of available literature dipole sum values for small molecules containing H, C, N and O.     

Catalytic decomposition of N2O on La2CuO4 in the presence of LaNi5 alloy

Decomposition of N₂O has been studied on pure La₂CuO₄, La₂CuO₄ with 5 and 10 wt. % LaNi₅ and oxidized LaNi₅ in the temperature range of 240–490 °C at 50 and 200 Torr initial pressures of N₂O. The addition of LaNi₅ decreases the energy of activation compared to that of La₂CuO₄ which has been explained based on the dispersity of NiO over La₂CuO₄.

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N₂O La₂CuO₄ La₂CuO₄ LaNi₅ 5–10 .%, 240–490°C N₂O 50 200 . LaNi₅ , . NiO La₂CuO₄.

     

Violurato complexes of nickel(II). Formation equilibria. Deprotonation equilibria of the coordinated ligands and related stereochemical changes

Summary The formation equilibria of nickel(II) violurato-complexes in water and dimethylsulphoxide-water (8020) as well as deprotonation of the coordinated ligands and related stereochemical changes are reported. The stability constants of the Ni²⁺-H₂V^– complexes log₁=5.06, Iog₂=9.38, log₃=12.98 as well as the acidity constants of the [Ni(H₂V)₃]^– complex, log_j1= 8.37, log_j2=15.76, log_j3=22.37 are determined at 25 °C and 0.1M NaClO₄. A new violurato-complex of Ni²⁺, Na₄[Ni(HV)₃]5H₂O, is isolated and characterized.     

Superionic conductivity in (BEDT-TTF)AgXiY

We have synthesized the organic conductor (BEDT-TTF)Ag_XI_Y (X 1.8 and Y 2.9). This compound has, in addition to high electronic conductivity (_{300 k} 5–10 ^–1 · cm^–1), significant ionic conductivity connected with the motion of silver ions. The value of this ionic conductivity at room temperature is 10^{–3 –1} · cm^–1. The activation energy for diffusion of Ag ions is equal to 0.2 eV.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 247–249, March–April, 1989.     

Electrochemical Determination of Cinnamtannin B1 with a Pyrolytic Graphite Electrode

Cinnamtannin B1 (trimeric proanthocyanidin), which is identified and isolated from the effective fraction of the root of Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm, is one kind of condensed tannin used as an effective antipyrotic and antitumor agent. Its electrochemical response can be obtained at a pyrolytic graphite electrode. Consequently, an easily performed and sensitive method for the determination of cinnamtannin B1 is developed. The detection limit is estimated to be 1.0×10^–7M with the linear determination range of 2.0×10^–7M to 1.8×10^–6M. Five replicate analyses of 1.0×10^–6M cinnamtannin B1 yields an RSD value of 2.1%. Since the working electrode does not need to be modified with any other species, it is very stable, repeatable and easily treated, and this method therefore potentially useful in real sample analysis.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Conduction of Trisubstituted Cesium and Rubidium Salts of Trimesic Acid

Salts of trimesic (1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic) acid generally formulated as ₃[C₆H₃(COO)₃] · 5H₂O, where Me = Rb and Cs, are synthesized and their structure and conductivity are examined. Both salts are ionic conductors with conductivities of 4.6 × 10^–7 and 2.2 × 10^{–9 –1} cm^–1 at 298 K and activation energies of conduction equal to (1.09 ± 0.02) and (1.07 ± 0.01) eV, respectively.     

Complex polarizability as used to analyze dielectric relaxation measurements

The effect of representing dielectric properties in terms of the complex polarizability ^c = – i is examined. Loss curves ( and tan ) are shifted towards higher frequencies, revealing the existence of new relaxations and allowing the clarifications of ones already known. We have calculated the shift ratios (at maximum or tan )/ (at maximum or tan ) from the more conventional empirical equations representing the dielectric behavior. Some examples are given.     

Kinetics and mechanism of iodination of p-aminobenzoic acid and o-aminobenzoic acid. Novel catalytic behavior of added phosphate buffers

Kinetics of iodination ofp-aminobenzoic acid ando-aminobenzoic acid at different pH and solvent media has been studied. The order of the reaction with respect to the iodinating agent and substrates was established. Reactions were carried out with buffer mixtures of primary and secondary phosphates and catalytic constants were evaluated. Effect of temperature and dielectric constant of solvents used were studied. Suitable mechanism and composite rate law have been suggested.

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Laser Sintering of SnO2 : Sb Sol-Gel Coatings

Sb doped sol-gel SnO2 single layers (thickness 100 nm) were prepared from alcoholic solution and deposited via a dip coating process on fused silica substrates. The coatings have been sintered at a typical rate of 10–15 cm2/s by CO2 laser irradiation. The laser spot was scanned in one direction at a speed of 15,000 cm/s and the sample was moved in a perpendicular one at a speed up to 250 mm/s. The temperature of the topmost 10 m layer was monitored by a fast pyrometer (s resolution). The following properties of the coatings have been determined: the electrical resistivity , the carrier density n, and mobility , the structure, the thickness, the mesoscopic and micromorphology and the density. The sintering by CO2 laser radiation is mainly a thermal driven process. At T 500°C it allows to obtain coatings with a smaller resistivity (6.8×10–3 cm) than those produced by conventional furnace firing (el2.9×10–2 cm). The results are discussed in terms of particle size and packing density.     

How electrons guard the space: shape optimization with probability distribution criteria

Efficient formulas for computing the probabilities of finding exactly electrons in an arbitrarily chosen volume ³ for Hartree–Fock wavefunctions are presented. These formulas allow the use of shape optimization techniques, such as level set methods, for optimizing with respect to various criteria involving such probabilities. The criterion defined as the difference between the Hartree–Fock and the independent-particle model probabilities of finding electrons in stresses the quantum effects due to the Pauli principle. We have implemented a 2D level set method for optimizing this criterion in order to study spatial separation of electron pairs in linear molecules. The method is described and the illustrative example of the BH molecule is reported.Contribution to the Jacopo Tomasi Honorary Issue     

Fermentation monitoring using multisensor systems: feasibility study of the electronic tongue

The electronic tongue based on an array of 30 non-specific potentiometric chemical sensors has been applied to qualitative and quantitative monitoring of a batch fermentation process of starting culture for light cheese production. Process control charts were built by using PLS regression and data from fermentations run under normal operating conditions. Control charts allow discrimination of samples from fermentation batches run under abnormal operating conditions from normal ones at as early as 30–50% of fully evolved fermentations. The capability of the electronic tongue to quantify concentrations of important organic acids (citric, lactic and orotic) in the present type of fermentation media was demonstrated. Average prediction errors were assessed in the range 5–13% based on test set validation. Correlation between peptide profiles determined using HPLC and the electronic tongue output was also established. The electronic tongue was demonstrated to be a promising tool for fermentation process monitoring and quantitative analysis of growth media.http://www.electronictongue.com     

Effect of Sodium Thiosulfate on the Kinetics of Electron–Ion Processes in Powdered Silver Chloride

The results of a microwave photoconductivity study on the effect of pretreatment of a silver chloride powder with sodium thiosulfate (STS) aqueous solutions on the kinetics of electron–ion processes in silver chloride are reported. At an UV light fluence of <10¹⁴ photon/cm^–2 per pulse, photoresponse decay after the end of the pulse consisted of two exponential components over the entire concentration range 10^–8–10^–2 mol STS/mol AgCl examined. The amplitude of the components and the ratio between the slow ^s and fast ^f components depended on the sodium thiosulfate concentration, which was due to the formation of an additional number of new electron traps in AgCl. An analysis of the kinetics in terms of models taking into account various types of decay of an excess electron made it possible to obtain data on the depth of both old traps (0.45 eV) and new STS-created traps (0.45–0.63 eV) in AgCl.     

Voltammetric Behavior of Dopamine at ct-DNA Modified Carbon Fiber Microelectrode

A sub-micrometer thin-layer DNA modified carbon fiber microcylinder electrode was prepared by electrodeposition of ct-DNA at 1.5V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The voltammetric behavior of dopamine (3-hydroxytyramine) was investigated at the modified electrode. It was found that the modified electrode exhibits a highly electrocatalytic activity toward dopamine oxidation. Differential pulse voltammetry was used for determination of dopamine in pH 7.4 phosphate buffer solution. A linear response of the peak current versus the concentration was found in the range of 4×10^–6 to 10^–4molL^–1 at 10^–4molL^–1 AA (ascorbic acid) coexistence (R=0.9959) and the range of 6×10^–5 to 10^–3molL^–1 at 10^–3molL^–1 AA (R=0.9960). The presence of a high concentration of ascorbic acid did not interfere with the determination. The proposed method exhibited good recovery and reproducibility. This method can be applied to the detection of DA in real samples.     

Effect of aminoacids on the surface free energy of nitrofurantoin

Changes in nitrofurantoin surface free energy components, Lifshitz-van der Waals, _s ^LW , electron donor, _s ^– , and electron acceptor, _s ⁺ , due to adsorption of the aminoacids: lysine, alanine and glutamic acid, were determined by means of the thin-layer wicking technique. It was found that the aminoacids slightly increase the _s ^– component already at 10^–4 M concentration. They reduce the _s ⁺ component practically to zero, and a very sharp increase of _s ^– was observed when the nitrofurantoin surface was precovered from the solutions at concentrations larger tan 10^–4 M. It is concluded that the adsorption of the aminoacids takes place via hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions between nitrofurantoin surface and aminoacid molecules. The increase in the _s ^– parameter is probably caused by the presence of carboxyl groups in the aminoacid molecules.     

Telomerization of ethylene and carbon tetrachloride or chloroform in the presence of the hexacarbonyls of chromium,molybdenum, and tungsten

summary The reaction of telomerization of ethylene with carbon tetrachloride or chloroform is initiated by hexacarbonyls of chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten at 115–120, forming ,,,-tetrachloroalkanes and ,,-trichloroalkanes. respectively.     

Investigation of electronic structure of allenyl ethers by means of photoelectron and UV spectroscopy

A study of the photoelectron spectra of alkyl allenyl ethers has demonstrated their similarity to spectra of alkyl vinyl ethers, with the exception of a band in the 10.0–10.3 eV interval due to ionization of the -orbital of the allenyl fragment C=C. According to data obtained by photoelectron spectroscopy and MNDO quantum-chemical calculations, alkyl allenyl ethers with straightchain substituents exist primarily in the s-cis conformation. The stable conformation of allenyl tert-butyl ether is the s-trans form. The long-wave absorption bands in the UV spectra of alkyl allenyl ethers at 255–275 and 208–213 nm are assigned to electronic transitions of the ^* and ^{* *} types; these are quite insensitive to s-cis/s-trans isomerism.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 81–88, January, 1990.The authors are extremely grateful to V. K. Turchaninov for assistance in interpreting the spectra.