Comparative study of the polymorphic species of strontium and calcium formates. I. Differential thermal analysis (DTA)

The existence of new polymorphic varieties of strontium formate (β, δ) and calcium formate (γ, δ) has been established by differential thermal analysis. In our experimental conditions the following species are detected: β-Sr(HCOO)₂ below 235°C; δ-Sr(HCOO)₂ above 235°C; γ-Ca(HCOO)₂ between 150 and 300°C; and δ-Ca(HCOO)₂ beyond 300°C. It is shown that some of the corresponding polymorphic transitions for these formates are possible only in the presence of water traces.     

X-ray spectroscopic and diffraction study of the structure of the active species in the Ni(II)-catalyzed polymerization of isocyanides.

The structure of the active complex in the Ni-catalyzed polymerization of isocyanides to give polyisocyanides is investigated. It is shown by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), including EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure) and XANES (X-ray absorption near edge structure), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, to contain a carbene-like ligand. This is the first structural characterization of a crucial intermediate in the so-called merry-go-round mechanism for Ni-catalyzed isocyanide polymerization.     

Comparative study of strontium adsorption on dioctahedral and trioctahedral smectites

Slovak bentonites characterized by good rheological, mineralogical and chemical stability are considered as suitable sealing barriers for construction of Slovak deep geological repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. There is several Slovak bentonite deposits, bentonites of which have appropriate adsorption properties meeting the geotechnical requirements for this type of barriers. Study of adsorption properties of bentonites (mainly smectites) is an essential step for developing the migration model long-lived corrosion and activation products, and fission products of uranium. Nuclear wastes contain the most important nuclear fission products, β-emitter ⁹⁰Sr with long half-life, biological half-life and high mobility. The present paper investigates and compares the strontium adsorption properties of bentonites of different mineral composition consisted mainly of dioctahedral and trioctahedral smectites.     

Complexes of calcium(II), strontium(II) and barium(II) with heterocyclic ligands

The synthesis and characterization of new complexes of general formula ML_nX₂·mH₂O, where M = Ca(II), Sr(II), Ba(II); L = N-methylimidazole (N-Meim), 3-amino-5-methylisoxazole (3-AMI), 5-amino-3,4-dimethylisoxazole (5-ADI), 2,5-diphenyloxazole (PPO); n = 1–4, 6; X = Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻, SCN⁻ and m = 0–6, have been reported.All the derivatives are studied by chemical analysis, molar conductivity, i.r. spectra and X-ray powder diagrams in order to give information about the donor atoms' competitivity of the ligands and to elucidate the structure of the complexes.The ligands act as monodentate N-ring bonded, the compounds are generally distorted tetrahedral, only the [Ba(5-ADI)₆](SCN)₂, [Ca(N-Meim)₄Cl₂]·4H₂O and [Ca(3-AMI)₄Br₂]·3H₂O are octahedral.     

Salen-type compounds of calcium and strontium

Salen complexes of the heavy alkaline-earth metals, calcium and strontium, were prepared by the reaction of various salen(t-Bu)H(2) ligands with the metals in ethanol. Six new calcium and strontium compounds, [Ca(salen(t-Bu))(HOEt)(2)(thf)] (1), [Ca(salen(t-Bu))(HOEt)(2)] (2), [Ca(salpen(t-Bu))(HOEt)(3)] (3), [Ca(salophen(t-Bu))(HOEt)(thf)] (4), [Sr(salen(t-Bu))(HOEt)(3)] (5), and [Sr(salophen(t-Bu))(HOEt)(thf)(2)] (6), were formed in this way with the quatridentate Schiff-base ligands N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)ethylenediamine (salen(t-Bu)H(2)), N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,3-propanediamine (salpen(t-Bu)H(2)), and N,N'-o-phenylenebis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylideneimine (salophen(t-Bu)H(2)). Initially, ammonia solutions of the metals were combined with the salen(t-Bu)H(2) ligands, and in the reaction of strontium with salen(t-Bu)H(2), the unusual tetrametallic cluster [(OC(6)H(2)(t-Bu)(2)CHN(CH(2))(2)NH(2))Sr(mu(3)-salean(t-Bu)H(2))Sr(mu(3)-OH)](2) (7) was produced (salean(t-Bu)H(4) = N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)ethylenediamine). In this compound, the imine bonds of the salen(t-Bu)H(2) ligand were reduced to form the known ligands salean(t-Bu)H(4) and (HO)C(6)H(2)(t-Bu)(2)CHN(CH(2))(2)NH(2). Compounds 1, 5, 6, and 7 were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for 1 (C(44)H(74)CaN(2)O(6)): triclinic space group P(-)1, a = 8.3730(10) A, b = 14.8010(10) A, c = 18.756(2) A, alpha = 72.551(10) degrees, beta = 81.795(10) degrees, gamma = 78.031(10) degrees, Z = 2. Crystal data for 5 (C(38)H(64)SrN(2)O(5)): monoclinic space group P2(1)/c, a = 23.634(3) A, b = 8.4660(10) A, c = 24.451(3) A, beta = 101.138(10) degrees, Z = 4. Crystal data for 6 (C(46)H(67)N(2)O(5)Sr): orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 10.5590(2) A, b = 16.2070(3) A, c = 26.7620(6) A, Z = 4. Crystal data for 7 (C(98)H(156)N(8)O(8)Sr(4)): triclinic space group P(-)1, a = 14.667(1) A, b = 15.670(1) A, c = 18.594(2) A, alpha = 92.26(1) degrees, beta = 111.84(1) degrees, gamma = 117.12(1) degrees, Z = 4.     

A structural study of calcium,strontium and barium crown ether complexes

Complexes involving the perchlorate, chloride, bromide or iodide salts of the heavy group 2 elements, calcium, strontium or barium, and either 15-crown-5 or 18-crown-6 have been synthesized and their X-ray crystal structures determined. A variety of coordination modes are presented between the crown ether and metal ions.     

X-Ray diffraction study of the new ecdysteroid derivatives containing isoxazoline ring in the side chain

Crystal and molecular structure of (2β,3β,14α,20R,5′R)-14,20-dihydroxy-20-(3′-isopropylisoxazolin-5′-yl)-2,3-isopropylidenedioxy-5β-pregn-7-en-6-one and (2β,3β,14α,20R,5′R)-20-hydroxy-20-(3′-methylisoxazolin-5′-yl)-14-trimethylsilyloxy-2,3-isopropylidenedioxy-5β-pregn-7-en-6-one was investigated by XRD analysis. Compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic [space group P2₁2₁2₁; a 1.751(2), b 12.146(2), c 19.660(4) Å] and hexagonal [space group P6₁; a 14.138(3), b 14.138(3), c 27.597(7) Å] crystal systems, respectively. These compounds, which resulted from the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of isobutyronitrile oxide or acetonitrile oxide to the corresponding steroid olefin, have 5′R-stereochemistry of the formed chiral center. The conformation of the side chain of molecules is stable due to the intramolecular hydrogen bonds.     

X-Ray induced radiation damage in taurine: a combined X-ray diffraction and Raman study

The impact of X-radiation on crystalline taurine has been investigated by time resolved synchrotron X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Multiple data sets have been collected at 120 and 296 K. All the observed effects of radiation, i.e. broadening and shifts of Raman and diffraction lines, a dose dependent irreversible increase in the atomic displacement parameters (ADPs) as well as in one of the unit-cell axes, and an apparent enhancement of electron density in the SO(3) group can be tentatively attributed to primary radical formation predominantly involving the SO(3) group. In secondary reactions molecular species that are distinct from taurine are created in minute quantities, thereby introducing local departure from crystalline order, i.e. enhanced static disorder and a build-up of local strain. Our study provides evidence for ascribing the linear increase in ADPs as well as the expansion of the c axis to the accumulation of foreign species in the crystal, and not to a thermal effect. Once initiated, this process appears to continue also without radiation, however, then at a much reduced rate.     

A spin-trap ESR study of the decomposition of alkyl formates

Conclusions By using nitroso compound ESR spin traps it has been shown that the alkyl formates break down into radicals under irradiation at 2537 Å and 25°C, and this regardless of whether or not the system contains added tert-butyl peroxide. The mechanism of breakdown varies with the alkyl-formate structure, Under our conditions of irradiation, the product radicals were as follows: OOCH₃ from methyl formate; OOCH₂CH₃ and HCOOHCH₃ from ethyl formate; OOC(CH₃)₃ and (CH₃)₃ from tert-butyl formate.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 542–545, March, 1977.     

Neutron diffraction study of phase transitions in perovskite-type strontium molybdate SrMoO3

The structure of a polycrystalline sample of SrMoO₃ has been investigated using powder neutron diffraction from 5 to 300 K, to reveal two structural phase transitions, the first from the cubic structure with a=3.97629(3) Å to a tetragonal structure in I4/mcm near 266 K and the second to an orthorhombic Imma phase below 125 K. The average Mo-O distance is essentially independent of temperature. The temperature dependence of the octahedral tilting appears typical of a tricritical phase transition.     

An x-ray diffraction study of nonlinear polyethylene. II. Small-angle scattering observations near the melting point

A method is presented for obtaining from the zeroth-order peak in small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) patterns the weight average of the thickness C of crystalline lamellae in polymers close to the melting point. The method fails if a first-order peak can be discerned to be superimposed on the zeroth-order peak. The method was applied, together with the one described in Part I of this series for obtaining the number average of C, to three polyethylene samples of different side-group content which were heated to temperatures close to the melting point. While heating always causes an increasing number of lamellae to melt, a linear sample also shows pronounced thickening of the remaining lamellae. This effect, however, decreases with increasing side-group content, and is virtually absent in a vinyl acetate copolymer containing 53 side groups per 1000 C atoms. A qualitative explanation for the role of the side groups in limiting the crystal thickening processes is put forward. By comparing results obtained after isothermal annealing and during isothermal crystallization from the melt it is concluded that at temperatures close to the melting point the polymers approach a final state which no longer depends on the thermal history of the sample.     

X-Ray diffraction structural study of the endo,trans dimer of 2-chloro-3-phenyl-1-indenone

An x-ray diffraction structural analysis showed that the product of the dimerization of 2-chloro-3-phenyl-1-indenone is the endo,trans-[2+2] cycloadduct.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 204–207, January, 1991.     

X-Ray absorption spectroscopy and diffraction study of miscible and immiscible binary metallic systems prepared by ball milling

A series of copper-based alloys (CuTi, CuV, CuMn, CuCo of equiatomic composition) were obtained by ball milling under a protective atmosphere with the aim of exploring the effect of milling on systems showing very different miscibilities in the solid state. The alloys were studied by means of X-ray spectroscopy (EXAFS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The mechanical treatment produces an amorphous phase in CuTi. The other systems, displaying a positive heat of mixing, cannot be amorphized, although enhanced reactivity leads to the formation of supersaturated solid solutions. The effect of milling time has been studied on Cu₅₀V₅₀ following the increase in lattice parameters of both fcc and bcc solutions. The fragmentation of the crystallites to a size as low as 300 Å represents a necessary condition for the solid state reaction in Cu₅₀V₅₀.     

An accurate quantitative analysis of polymorphic content by chemometric X-ray powder diffraction.

Data from X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) were subjected to a partial least-squares regression analysis (PLS) to build a calibration model for predicting the polymorphic content of carbamazepine (CBZ). The effectiveness of the PLS method in the construction of calibration models was analyzed by a scientific approach based on a regulation vector. CBZ forms I and III were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and XRD. Powder mixtures of forms I and III at various ratios (0-100% w/w; form III) were subjected to XRD. Five diffraction peaks were used for the peak-area method to compare with PLS. The results obtained by PLS had a better predictive accuracy compared to those of the peak-area method. The XRD-PLS method was established as a non-destructive, non-contact way to avoid the particle orientation effect based on statistical theory.     

Thermal decompositions of formates. Part VI. Thermal dehydration reaction of copper(II) formate dihydrate

The thermal dehydration reactions of two kinds of copper(II) formate dihydrate, which differ in origin and preparation history, have been investigated by means of TG, DTA and DSC. The kinetics of isothermal dehydration were studied by weight loss, and the difference in kinetic behavior between these two samples was related to the difference in origin and preparation history. On the whole, the dehydration mechanisms of these two samples were found to be phase boundary controlled contracting interface reactions.     

Solvent extraction of calcium(II) and strontium(II) with 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-acyl-5-pyrazolone

The extraction of calcium and strontium from aqueous solution with 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-acyl-5-pyrazolone (C_n) in MIBK and benzyl alcohol has been studied. In the extraction of Sr with 4-acyl derivatives-MIBK systems, the pH_1/2 values change with increasing the length of acyl chain in the derivatives. The reagent C₃ is more suitable than the other reagents for the separation of Ca and Sr, using MIBK as solvent.