NMR study of hydrogen molybdenum bronzes: H1.71MoO3 and H0.36MoO3

Proton NMR relaxation times (T₂T₁, and T_1?) and absorption spectra are reported for the compounds H_1.71MoO₃ (red monoclinic) and H_0.36MoO₃ (blue orthorhombic) in the temperature range 77 K < T < 450 K. Rigid lattice dipolar spectra show that both compounds contain proton pairs, as OH₂ groups coordinated to Mo atoms in H_1.71MoO₃ and as pairs of OH groups in H_0.36MoO₃. The room temperature lineshape for H_1.71MoO₃ shows that the average chemical shielding tensor has a total anisotropy of 20.1 ppm. The relaxation measurements confirm that hydrogen diffusion occurs and give E_A = 22 kJ mole^?1 and $\text{τ}{}^0{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>C</mtext>}}\text{? 10}{}^{\mathrm{?13}}\text{sec}$ for H_1.71MoO₃ and E_A = 11 kJ mole^?1 and $\text{τ}{}^0{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>C</mtext>}}\text{? 3 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?8}}\text{sec}$ for H_0.36MoO₃.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the interaction of hexaaquochromium(III) with octacyanomolybdate(IV) ions

The kinetics of the interaction of hexaaquochromium(III) ion with potassium octacyanomolybdate(IV) have been studied using conductance and spectrophotometric data. The mechanism of the reaction is discussed and the effect of H⁺ ion and the ionic strength on the rate of the reaction determined. The reaction is found to be pseudo-first order with respect to potassium octacyanomolybdate(IV) and inverse first order with [H₃O⁺]. The rate of the reaction increases with increase in ionic strength and temperature. Activation parameters have been calculated using the Arrhenius equation and have the values ΔE^* = 1.3 × 10² kJ mol^?1, ΔH^* = 129 kJ mol^?1, ΔS^* = ?315 e.u., ΔF^* = 2.3 × 10² kJ and A = 1.5 × 10^?3. The mechanism proposed is based on ion-pair formation and the rate equation obtained is given by: k_obs=$\text{[}{}_{\mathrm{kK}}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>E</mtext>}}\text{[H}{}_3\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{]+}\text{k′K′k}{}_{\mathrm{E}}\text{k}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{][Mo(CN)}{}_8{}^{\mathrm{4?}}\text{]}\text{[H}{}_3\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{]+}\text{k}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>h</mtext>}}\text{+[}\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>E</mtext>}}\text{[H}{}_3\text{O}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{]+}\text{K′}{}_{\mathrm{E}}\text{k}{}_{\mathrm{h}}\text{][Mo(CN)}{}_8{}^{\mathrm{4?}}\text{]}$     

Polymerization in liquid crystals—IV: The polymerization of cholesteryl-vinyl-succinate

The solid-, cholesteric- and liquid-state polymerizations of cholesteryl-vinyl-succinate (CVS) are studied. Only one of the three polymorphic modifications of CVS oligomerizes in the solid state into oligomers of degree $\text{P}\text{= 2}\text{to}\text{6}$ in a homogeneous topochemical reaction. The rate of polymerization in the cholesteric state is lower than that in the liquid state at the same temperature. Kinetic constants were measured at 85° using benzoyl peroxide as initiator and the Banfield radical, giving E_overall = 15.4, 36.4 kcal/mole^?1; $\text{f = 0.52, 0.19; k}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{/k}{}_{\mathrm{t}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 0.0167, 0.0192}$, (1/mole sec)^{$\text{1}\text{2}$}, ($\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{?}\text{1}\text{2}\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{) = 0.40, 21.4}$ kcal mole^?1. The values refer to the liquid- and the cholesteric-state reactions, respectively. The average degree of polymerization is low in both cases ($\text{P}\text{= 20}\text{and}\text{22}$). It was concluded that the molecular weights are controlled by chain transfer and that the initiation reaction is mostly dependent on the phase where the reaction takes place.     

Diffusion of oxide ions in LaFeO3 single crystal

The tracer diffusion coefficient, $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$, of oxide ions in LaFeO₃ single crystal was determined over the temperature range of 900–1100°C by the gas-solid isotopic exchange technique using ¹⁸O as a tracer. For the determination of $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$, the depth profile of ¹⁸O was measured by means of a secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS). The surface exchange reaction was found to be slow and the surface exchange rate constant, k, was determined together with $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$. It was found that $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$ at 950°C is proportional to P^?0.58_O2, where P_O2 is an oxygen pressure. The vacancy mechanism was determined for the diffusion of oxide ions from the P_O2 dependence. The vacancy diffusion coefficient, D_V, for LaFeO₃ was nearly the same as that for LaCoO₃ at the same temperature. The activation energy for migration of oxide ion vacancies was 74 kJ · mole^?1 for both oxides.     

Verbesserte endpunktsbestimmung in der potentiometrischen analyse

If in a potentiometric titration each addition of reagent equals Δv and if the observed potential steps are, in decreasing order, Δ^E_m, Δ^E₁ and Δ^E₂, the ratio ρ_α = $\text{Δ}{}^{\mathrm{E}}{}_2\text{2Δ}{}^{\mathrm{E}}{}_1$is formed; ρ_αΔv is the difference between the equivalence point and the known volume of reagent next to it. Both an extraordinary increase in the precision and a valuable simplification of the analysis are obtained. For Q = $\text{Δ}{}^{\mathrm{E}}{}_{\mathrm{m}}\text{Δ}{}^{\mathrm{E}}{}_1$ < 2.5 or ρ_α < 0.25 this value is approximated; but in this case a new series with doubled intervals may be formed from the potential steps observed in which ρ_α is very near to 0.5, found hence absolutely accurate.     

Tracer diffusion coefficient of oxide ions in LaCoO3 single crystal

The tracer diffusion coefficient, $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$, of oxide ions in LaCoO₃ single crystal was determined over the temperature range of 700–1000°C by a gas-solid isotopic exchange technique using ¹⁸O tracer. For the determination, two methods, the gas phase analysis and the depth profile measurement, were employed. Under an oxygen pressure of 34 Torr, the temperature dependence of $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$ in LaCoO₃ was expressed by

$\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}\text{(}\text{cm}{}^2\text{·}\text{sec}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{) = 3.63 × 10}{}^4\text{exp}\text{?}\text{(74 ± 5)}\text{kcal}\text{·}\text{mole}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{RT}$

$\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$ at 950°C was found to be proportional to P^?0.35_O2. The diffusion of oxide ions occurs through a vacancy mechanism. The activation energy for the migration of oxide ion vacancies was estimated as 18 kcal · mole^?1.     

Isothermal decomposition of ternary oxide AxByOz on an isobar—Stability of perovskite ABO3 (A = La,Sm, Dy; B = Mn,Fe) in a reducing atmosphere

The isothermal decomposition of any ternary oxide A_xB_yO_z on liberation of n moles of oxygen at a constant pressure is found to be driven by the mixing entropy ΔS_m = ?nRln P_O2 of the total entropy change ΔS = ΔS° + ΔS_m. The stability of A_xB_yO_z towards isothermal decomposition into a biphasic solid mixture is derived from the equilibrium condition $\text{ΔG1 = 0}$ as functions of standard changes ΔH° and ΔS°. Assuming ΔS° = 44n and calculating ΔH° in terms of lattice energies U(ABO₃) and U(A₂O₃), the stability of perovskites is given as a function of the ionic radius of the A³⁺ ion. The calculated stability agrees well with that observed. The effect of electronic entropy change ΔS_e on ΔS° is demonstrated for AFeO₃ (A = La, Sm, Dy).     

Etude comparative des structures type K4NiF4 et pérovskite par la méthode des invariants

The study of K₂NiF₄ and perovskite structure type by the “method of invariants” leads to the relationship: $\text{(A-X)}{}_9\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{? (A-X)}{}_{12}\text{=}\text{constant}$, where (A-X)₉ and (A-X)₁₂ are the invariant values associated with cation A in coordination number 9 and 12. In the case where A = K⁺ and X = F^?, we propose the relationship:

$\text{(K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{?F)}{}_{\mathrm{R}}\text{= 2.832 R}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>11.4</mtext>}}$

where R is the coordination number.     

Dilute and concentrated solutions of polystyrene in trans-decalin close to and far from the θ-temperature—II. Osmotic pressure measurements

Osmotic pressure measurements on polystyrene ($\text{M}{}_{\mathrm{n}}\text{= 396. 000}$) in trans-decalin for concentrations up to 140 kg m^?3 and from 20 to 40 are reported. The θ-temperature is 20.8 . The ratio

where c⁺ is the concentration at which a homogeneous segment distribution is assumed to prevail, increases with temperature up to the plateau value of 0.7. From the temperature dependence of the osmotic pressure, the partial molar enthalpy. Δh₁, and entropy, Δs₁. of mixing are found to be positive. The solvent-solute interaction parameter increases linearly with concentration at all temperatures.     

High-pressure/high-temperature phase relations and vibrational spectra of CsSbF6

CsSbF₆(II) under ambient conditions is trigonal, space group $\text{D}{}_{\mathrm{3d}}{}^5\text{-R}\text{3}\text{m}$. At 187.8°C it undergoes a phase transition with an enthalpy change of 5.267 ± 0.316 kJ mole^?1, to phase CsSbF₆(I). CsSbF₆ decomposes with loss of fluorine at atmospheric pressure at high temperatures, but under pressure the decomposition is prevented and a melting point of 310°C at atmospheric pressure can be inferred. The $\text{II}\text{I}$ phase boundary and melting curve were studied as functions of pressure. The infrared and Raman spectra of CsSbF₆(II) were studied in the temperature range of ?256 to 20°C, at ambient pressure. The crystal chemistry of the CsSbF₆ and its relationship with other related compounds is discussed.     

Gibbs energy of formation of cobalt divanadium tetroxide

The Gibbs energy of formation of V₂O₃-saturated spinel CoV₂O₄ has been measured in the temperature range 900–1700 K using a solid state galvanic cell, which can be represented as $\text{Pt, Co + CoV}{}_2\text{O}{}_4\text{+}\text{V}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{(CaO)}\text{ZrO}{}_2\text{Co}\text{+}\text{CoO, Pt}$. The standard free energy of formation of cobalt vanadite from component oxides can be represented as CoO (rs) + V₂O₃ (cor) → CoV₂O₄ (sp), ΔG° = ?30,125 ? 5.06T (± 150) J mole^?1. Cation mixing on crystallographically nonequivalent sites of the spinel is responsible for the decrease in free energy with increasing temperature. A correlation between “second law” entropies of formation of cubic 2–3 spinels from component oxides with rock salt and corundum structures and cation distribution is presented. Based on the information obtained in this study and trends in the stability of aluminate and chromite spinels, it can be deduced that copper vanadite is unstable.     

Unusual effects of anisotropic bonding in Cu(II) and Ni(II) oxides with K2NiF4 structure

Geometric constraints present in A₂BO₄ compounds with the tetragonal-T structure of K₂NiF₄ impose a strong pressure on the BO_IIB bonds and a stretching of the AO_IA bonds in the basal planes if the tolerance factor is $\text{t ?}\text{R}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>AO</mtext>}}\text{√2 R}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>BO</mtext>}}\text{< 1}$, where R_AO and R_BO are the sums of the AO and BO ionic radii. The tetragonal-T phase of La₂NiO₄ becomes monoclinic for Pr₂NiO₄, orthorhombic for La₂CuO₄, and tetragonal-T′ for Pr₂CuO₄. The atomic displacements in these distorted phases are discussed and rationalized in terms of the chemistry of the various compounds. The strong pressure on the BO_IIB bonds produces itinerant bands and a relative stabilization of localized d_z² orbitals. Magnetic susceptibility and transport data reveal an intersection of the Fermi energy with the d²_z² levels for half the copper ions in La₂CuO₄; this intersection is responsible for an intrinsic localized moment associated with a configuration fluctuation; below 200 K the localized moment smoothly vanishes with decreasing temperature as the d²_z² level becomes filled. In La₂NiO₄, the localized moments for half-filled d_z² orbitals induce strong correlations among the electrons above $\text{T}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>d</mtext>}}\text{? 200}\text{K}$; at lower temperatures the electrons appear to contribute nothing to the magnetic susceptibility, which obeys a Curie-Weiss law giving a μ_eff corresponding to $\text{S =}\text{1}\text{2}$, but shows no magnetic order to lowest temperatures. These surprising results are verified by comparison with the mixed systems La₂Ni_1?xCu_xO₄ and La_2?2xSr_2xNi_1?xTi_xO₄. The onset of a charge-density wave below 200 K is proposed for both La₂CuO₄ and La₂NiO₄, but the atomic displacements would be short-range cooperative in mixed systems. The semiconductor-metallic transitions observed in several systems are found in many cases to obey the relation $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}\text{? kT}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>min</mtext>}}$, where $\text{? = ?}{}_0\text{exp}\text{(}\text{?E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}\text{kT}\text{)}$ and T_min is the temperature of minimum resistivity ?. This relation is interpreted in terms of a diffusive charge-carrier mobility with $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}\text{? ΔH}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>m</mtext>}}\text{? kT}$ at T = T_min.     

Linear expansion of the eigenvalues of a Hermitian matrix and its application to the analysis of the electronic spectra of 3d ions in crystals

It is shown that the eigenvalues E_i of a Hermitian matrix H with matrix elements H_ij = Σ_kA^k_ija_k, where A^k_ij are known numbers and a_k a set of parameters, can be exactly expanded as $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{= Σ}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{(}\text{?E}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{?a}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{)a}{}_{\mathrm{k}}$. This property is applied to the analysis of the optical spectra of transition metal ions in crystals proposed by L. Pueyo, M. Bermejo, and J. W. Richardson (J. Solid State Chem.31, 217, 1980), and it is shown that this method represents the best fit of the Hamiltonian eigenvalues to the observed (or calculated) spectrum. Further advantages of using this property, in connection with the spectral analysis, are the minimization of the errors associated with the numerical approximations and a reduction in computer time. In the molecular orbital calculation of the optical or uv spectra of these systems, this linear expansion of the eigenvalues give a detailed interpretation of the improvements produced by refined calculations, such as those including configuration interaction. In particular, the changes in one-electron energy and in open-shell repulsion interactions associated with the refinement can be clearly and easily formulated. As examples, the computed spectra of CrF^4?₆ and CrF^3?₆ are discussed.     

Laser-molecular beam measurement of hyperfine structure in the I2 spectrum

Very high resolution measurements of hyperfine structure on the P(13) and R(15), 43?0, $\text{3}{}_{\mathrm{gp}}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{+}}{}_{\mathrm{u}}\text{←}{}^1\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{g}}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ transitions in iodine 127 were made using laser molecular beam spectroscopy. The observed linewidth was 300 kHz (fwhm) giving a resolution of 5 × 10^?10 The observed spectrum was fitted to obtain a quadrupole coupling strength difference of ΔeQq = 1906 ± 2 MHz and a spin rotation interaction strength difference of ΔC_I = 181 ± 7 kHz between the upper and lower levels of the P(13) transition. For the R (15) transition ΔeQq = 1905 ± 2 MHz and ΔC_I = 167 ± 5 kHz.     

Preparation and properties of PdPSe single crystals

Single crystals of PdPSe were shown to be n-type semiconductors. Weak Pauli paramagnetic behavior was observed, which is consistent with the presence of delocalized electrons. Electrical measurements showed a room-temperature resistivity ? = 70 ohm-cm, activation energy of resistivity E_a = 0.32 eV, and Hall mobility μ = 34 cm² V^?1 sec^?1. Photoelectronic measurements in aqueous solutions of $\text{I}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{I}{}^{\mathrm{?}}{}_3$ indicate that PdPSe has high quantum efficiencies below 800 nm. The indirect optical band gap is 1.28(2) eV.     

Gibbs' free energy of formation of magnesium stannate

The thermodynamic properties of the spinel Mg₂SnO₄ have been determined by emf measurements on the solid oxide galvanic cell,

$\text{Pt,W,MgO}\text{+}\text{Mg}{}_2\text{SnO}{}_4\text{+}\text{Sn}\text{Y}{}_2\text{O}{}_3\text{?}\text{ThO}{}_2\text{Sn}\text{+}\text{SnO}{}_2\text{,}\text{W,Pt}$

in the temperature range 600 to 1000°C. The Gibbs' free energy of formation of Mg₂SnO₄ from the component oxides can be expressed as

$\text{2}\text{MgO}\text{(r.s)+}\text{SnO}{}_2\text{(}\text{rut}\text{)→}\text{Mg}{}_2\text{SnO}{}_4\text{(}\text{sp}\text{)}$

,

$\text{ΔG°=1420?2.96T (±100)}\text{cal mole}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$

These values are in good agreement with the information obtained by Jackson et al. [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.24, 203 (1974)] on the high pressure decomposition of magnesium stannate into component oxides at different temperatures. The thermodynamic data suggest that the spinel phase is entropy stabilized, and would be unstable below 207 (±25)°C at atmospheric pressure. Based on the information obtained in this study and trends in the stability of aluminate and chromite spinels, it can be deduced that the stannates of nickel and copper(II) are unstable.     

Thermochemistry of uranium compounds V. Standard enthalpies of formation of the monouranates of lithium,potassium, and rubidium

Enthalpies of reaction, ΔH_r, of the monouranates of lithium, potassium, and rubidium with 1 mol dm^?3 HCl have been measured calorimetrically. From these measurements, and auxiliary determinations of the enthalpies of solution in acid of the chlorides of lithium, potassium, and rubidium and of uranyl chloride, the standard enthalpies of formation of the uranates, ΔH_f^o, have been derived. The results obtained are as follows:

     

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Standard enthalpy of solution and formation of cesium chromate. Derived thermodynamic properties of the aqueous chromate,bichromate, and dichromate ions,alkali metal and alkaline earth chromates,and lead chromate     

P.A.G. O&#x;Hare  Juliana Boerio 《The Journal of chemical thermodynamics》1975,7(12):1195-1204

Calorimetric measurements of the enthalpy of solution of cesium chromate gave ΔH_soln = (7622 ± 24) cal_th mol^?1 for a dilution of Cs₂CrO₄·21128H₂O. This result, along with the enthalpy of dilution gave the standard enthalpy of solution, ΔH_soln^o = (7512 ± 31) cal_th mol^?1, whence the standard enthalpy of formation, ΔH_f⁰(Cs₂CrO₄, c, 298.15 K), was calculated to be ?(341.78 ± 0.46) kcal_th mol^?1. Recomputed thermodynamic data for the formation of the other alkali metal chromates have been tabulated. From their solubilities and enthalpies of solution, the standard entropies, S⁰(298 K), of BaCrO₄ and PbCrO₄ were estimated to be (38.9 ± 0.9) and (43.7 ± 1.2) cal_th K^?1 mol^?1, respectively. There is evidence that ΔH_f⁰(SrCrO₄, c, 298.15 K) may be in error. Thermochemical, solubility, and equilibrium data, have been combined to update the thermodynamic properties of the aqueous chromate (CrO₄^2?), bichromate (HCrO₄^?), and dichromate (Cr₂O₇^2?) ions. The new values at 298.15 K are as follows:

	$\text{ΔH}{}_{\mathrm{r}}\text{/kcal}{}_{\mathrm{th}}\text{mol}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$	$\text{ΔH}{}_{\mathrm{f}}{}^{\mathrm{o}}\text{(c, 298.15 K)/kcal}{}_{\mathrm{th}}\text{mol}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$
α-Li2UO4	?(41.77±0.02)	?(463.31±0.84)
K2UO4	?(42.07±0.05)	?(451.39±0.83)
Rb2UO4	?(41.30±0.05)	?(452.00±0.85)

     

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Bifunctional initiators—I. Synthesis and characterization of 4,4′-azobis(4-cyanovaleryl)bisbenzoyl and bisacetyl diperoxides     

S. Dumitriu  A.S. Shaikh  E. Comănită  C.R. Simionescu 《European Polymer Journal》1983,19(3):263-266

The paper refers to the synthesis and properties of some bifunctional initiators, viz. 4.4′-azo-bis(4-cyanovaleryl)bisbenzoyl diperoxide (I) and 4,4′-azobis(4-cyanovaleryl)bisacetyl diperoxide (II), obtained from the acid chloride of cyanovaleric acid and condensed with perbenzoic acid or peracetic acid. The structures of the products were established by i.r. and NMR spectroscopy, as well as by elemental analysis. Kinetic studies on the thermolyses of the two initiators led to the following results: for I. $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{azo, 360°K = 129 min}$, $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{peroxy, 360°K = 245 min}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>azo</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{174.2 kJ/mol}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>peroxy</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{206.5 kJ/mol}$; for II, $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{azo, 357°K = 152 min}\text{, t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{peroxy, 357°K = 208 min}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>azo</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{155.4 kJ/mol}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>peroxy</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{188.5 kJ/mol}$.     

	$\text{S}{}^0\text{/}\text{cal}{}_{\mathrm{th}}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{mol}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$	$\text{ΔH}{}_{\mathrm{f}}{}^0\text{/kcal}{}_{\mathrm{th}}\text{mol}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$	$\text{ΔG}{}_{\mathrm{f}}{}^0\text{/kcal}{}_{\mathrm{th}}\text{mol}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$
CrO42?(aq)	(13.8 ± 0.5)	?(210.93 ± 0.45)	?(174.8 ± 0.5)
HCrO4?(aq)	(46.6 ± 1.8)	?(210.0 ± 0.7)	?(183.7 ± 0.5)
Cr2O72?(aq)	(67.4 ± 3.9)	?(356.5 ± 1.5)	?(312.8 ± 1.0)

Standard enthalpy of solution and formation of cesium chromate. Derived thermodynamic properties of the aqueous chromate,bichromate, and dichromate ions,alkali metal and alkaline earth chromates,and lead chromate

Calorimetric measurements of the enthalpy of solution of cesium chromate gave ΔH_soln = (7622 ± 24) cal_th mol^?1 for a dilution of Cs₂CrO₄·21128H₂O. This result, along with the enthalpy of dilution gave the standard enthalpy of solution, ΔH_soln^o = (7512 ± 31) cal_th mol^?1, whence the standard enthalpy of formation, ΔH_f⁰(Cs₂CrO₄, c, 298.15 K), was calculated to be ?(341.78 ± 0.46) kcal_th mol^?1. Recomputed thermodynamic data for the formation of the other alkali metal chromates have been tabulated. From their solubilities and enthalpies of solution, the standard entropies, S⁰(298 K), of BaCrO₄ and PbCrO₄ were estimated to be (38.9 ± 0.9) and (43.7 ± 1.2) cal_th K^?1 mol^?1, respectively. There is evidence that ΔH_f⁰(SrCrO₄, c, 298.15 K) may be in error. Thermochemical, solubility, and equilibrium data, have been combined to update the thermodynamic properties of the aqueous chromate (CrO₄^2?), bichromate (HCrO₄^?), and dichromate (Cr₂O₇^2?) ions. The new values at 298.15 K are as follows:

Bifunctional initiators—I. Synthesis and characterization of 4,4′-azobis(4-cyanovaleryl)bisbenzoyl and bisacetyl diperoxides

The paper refers to the synthesis and properties of some bifunctional initiators, viz. 4.4′-azo-bis(4-cyanovaleryl)bisbenzoyl diperoxide (I) and 4,4′-azobis(4-cyanovaleryl)bisacetyl diperoxide (II), obtained from the acid chloride of cyanovaleric acid and condensed with perbenzoic acid or peracetic acid. The structures of the products were established by i.r. and NMR spectroscopy, as well as by elemental analysis. Kinetic studies on the thermolyses of the two initiators led to the following results: for I. $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{azo, 360°K = 129 min}$, $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{peroxy, 360°K = 245 min}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>azo</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{174.2 kJ/mol}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>peroxy</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{206.5 kJ/mol}$; for II, $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{azo, 357°K = 152 min}\text{, t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{peroxy, 357°K = 208 min}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>azo</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{155.4 kJ/mol}\text{, E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>peroxy</mtext>}}\text{=}\text{188.5 kJ/mol}$.