Methane synthesis from CO/H2O mixture on supported nickel catalysts, II. Surface species in CO?H2 and CO?D2O interaction by IR spectroscopy

The species resulting in CO, CO+H₂ or CO+D₂O adsorption on supported Ni catalysts were followed by IR spectroscopy and their role in methane synthesis mechanism is discussed.

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- , CO, CO+H₂ CO+D₂O . .

     

Inclusion of quaternary ammonium compounds by calixarenes

In weakly polar solvents, strong association occurs between calixarene anions and tetraalkylammonium cations, with the magnitude of the observed equilibrium constants depending upon the charge on the anion, the solvent, the ring size of the calixarene and the nature of the alkyl group of the cation. Large upfield shifts of the methyl resonances of the [(CH₃)₄N]⁺ cation in solutions of [(CH₃)₄N]₂[p-t-butylcalix[6]arene-2H] indicate cation inclusion in a structure which is possibly identical with that found for the solid salt by X-ray crystallography. This shows one of the cations to be included within a partial cone structure of a hinged 3-up, 3-down conformation of the calixarene. The functionalised tetramethylammonium ions, choline and acetyl choline, are also strongly included by various calixarene anions but attempts to detect significant modification of the reactivity of acetyl choline resulting from inclusion have not been successful.This paper is dedicated to the commemorative issue on the 50th anniversary of calixarenes.     

Supramolecular Assembly Formation in Monolayers of tert-Butyl Substituted Copper Phthalocyanine and Tetrabenzotriazaporphin

The effect is studied of the layer formation conditions on the molecular arrangement of copper tetra- tert-butyl phthalocyanine (CuPctBu₄) and copper tetra- tert-butyl tetrabenzotriazaporphin (CuThptBu₄) at the air–water interface. The decrease in initial surface concentration of these compounds is shown to affect the molecular orientation, as indicated by the increase in the area per molecule. The data are interpreted in terms of formation of CuPctBu₄ and CuThptBu₄ monolayers with a face-on molecular arrangement when the initial surface concentration is sufficiently small (N less than 1.6 × 10^–7 mole/m² for CuPctBu₄ and N less than 4 × 10^–7 mole/m² for CuThptBu₄) and changes in the molecular orientation to edge-on when the N values are higher. It is emphasized that the edge-on orientation on the water surface is not only a molecular but a collective property of the azaporphyrine supramolecular assembly.     

Aromaticity Index Can Predict and Explain the Stability of Polycyclic Conjugated Hydrocarbons

Summary. For deciphering the secret of the conventional Hückel s (4n + 2)-rule and also for extending it to polycyclic systems the aromaticity index, Z, is introduced based on the graph-theoretical molecular orbital method, which has been developed by the present author. All the information either stabilizing or destabilizing the -electronic system of a given graph G is contained in the characteristic polynomial, P_G(x), obtained by expanding the secular determinant of H MO theory. Instead of this conventional procedure the present author succeeded in obtaining the general expression of P_G(x) in terms of the non-adjacent number, p(G, k), for G, defined for the topological index, Z_G. By extending this idea Z is defined by taking into account all the contributions not only from the constituting rings but also from the possible combinations of disjoint rings in G. By using Z mathematical origin of the Hückels rule was clarified and expanded to the extended Hückels rule for polycyclic conjugated systems. Applications to bicyclic and polycyclic networks are demonstrated. Discussion on the aromaticity of fullerenes and nanotubes is presented.     

Studies on the non-isothermal kinetics of the thermal decomposition of [Cu(NBOCTB)][Cu(NO3)4]· H2O

The thermal decomposition process of the complex [Cu(NBOCTB)][Cu(NO₃)₄] H₂O has been studied by TG and DTG technique, and possible intermediates of the thermal decomposition have also been conjectured from the TG and DTG curves. The results suggest that the decomposition of the complex involves five steps: The non-isothermal kinetics of steps 1, 2 and 3 have been studied by means of the Achar and Coats-Redfern method based on TG and DTG curves. Step 1 is a Coring and Growth mechanism (n= 1), its kinetic equation may be expressed as: d/dt=Ae^–E/RT(1–). Steps 2 and 3 are both two order chemical reaction mechanisms, their kinetic equations can be expressed as: d/dt=Ae^–E/RT(1–)².This project was supported by the National Natural Science Youth Fundation of China.     

Effect of bulky ligands on one-dimensional platinum compounds

Summary Diaminedithiocyanatoplatinum(II) complexes react with iodine in ethanolic suspension to yield diamagnetic compounds of empirical formula Pt(diamine)(SCN)₂I, which exhibit properties characteristic of one-dimensional materials. Incorporation of bulky substituents in the diamine ligand does not prevent the extended z-axis interaction responsible for these properties, in contrast to the effect of large ligands upon cooperative phenomena in Magnus' Green Salt analogues.Reprintsof this article are not available.The phase cooperative phenomena refers to magnetic and electronic properties that arise form the interaction between neihbouring metal in the solid state.     

A novel synthesis of N-acetyl-α-d-fucosamine 1-phosphate and uridine 5"-diphospho-N-acetyl-α-d-fucosamine

In connection with studies on the biosynthesis of capsular polysaccharides from Staphylococcus aureus, a new synthesis of uridine 5"-(2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl diphosphate) (uridine 5"-diphospho-N-acetyl--d-fucosamine) using 2-azido-3,4-di-O-acetyl-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl nitrate as the key intermediate was carried out. The reaction of this product with cesium dibenzyl phosphate smoothly affords the corresponding -glycosyl dibenzyl phosphate, which undergoes anomerization on treatment with BF₃·Et₂O and 2-bromopyridine to give -glycosyl dibenzyl phosphate in high yield. This product was then transformed into 2-amino-3,4-di-O-acetyl-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl phosphate, subsequently converted into 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy--d-galactopyranosyl phosphate and the target nucleoside diphosphate sugar.     

Arsido iron carbonyl clusters

Summary The XAsFe₄(CO)₁₄ (X = Cl, Br) clusters have been prepared and characterised and a new synthesis under mild conditions has been found for As₂Fe₃(CO)₉. The latter complex has at least two isomeric structures in solution.A preliminary account of this work was given in a lecture.The terms pnicogen and pnictide have been introduced as group names for the group Va family of elements analogous to the use of chalcogen and chalcogenid as group names for the group VIa elements.     

Distance geometry analysis of ligand binding to drug receptor sites

Summary The method known as distance geometry approach for receptor mapping procedures is discussed. In this method a ligand binding to a certain receptor is considered as a collection of ligand points. Binding sites of the receptor are either empty or filled site points; a ligand point might bind to an empty site point; filled site points indicate that at that point no binding is possible. A binding mode of a ligand is a list of which ligand points coincide with which empty binding sites. The applicability of the method for QSAR studies is discussed; as examples are mentioned the dihydrofolate reductase, ₁- and ₂-receptors. Finally, some ideas on future developments in receptor mapping are discussed.DEDICATION This article is dedicated to the late Dr. Teake Bultsma who introduced the distance geometry approach into our department.     

Kinetic compensation effect in the thermal degradation of polymers

The kinetic study of thermal degradation takes into account the validity of the Arrhenius equation. From TG data, the activation energy,E _a and pre-exponential factor,A, are evaluated. These results are interpreted by using the kinetic compensation effect as basis. A linear correlation between In(A) andE _a is obtained in all cases studied. However, in a plot of the logarithm of the rate constant as a function of reciprocal temperature for the same series of reactions, the thermal oxidative degradations of Nylon-6 and PVC display a point of concurrence and one isokinetic temperature, whereas those of HIPS and PC do not. Therefore, in the thermal oxidative degradations of Nylon-6 and PVC a true compensation effect occurs, which could be related to the bulk properties of metal oxides, such as different valence states, whereas for other polymers it displays only an apparent compensation effect. This means that degradation is largely independent of the bulk properties of oxides, but may be related to the distribution of different kinds of active links in the polymer surface having different activation energies.     

The nephelauxetic effect and ortho- to para-positronium conversion reactions promoted by Cr(III) complexes

The ortho- (o-Ps) to para-positronium (p-Ps) conversion reactions promoted by ten Cr(III) complexes were investigated at several temperatures. The results obtained are discussed together with those of three other Cr(III) complexes measured previously.It was found that all the reactions studied are diffusion controlled and that their rate constants,k _SE, increased as the corresponding ratiosB/B _o between the Racah interelectronic repulsion parameters of Cr(III) complexes and Cr(III) gaseous ion decrease; that is,K _SE increases as 3d electron cloud expansion promoted by ligands, increases. Therefore the o-Ps to p-Ps conversion reactions can be considered a complementary probe for the spectroscopic method in investigating the ligand capabilities to cause 3d cloud expansion. The effect is called nephelauxetic which means expanding (electron) cloud.Finally an empirical average environmental rule, similar to that hypothesized for B/B_o ratios, is proposed for estimating the rate constants,K _SE, of complexes formed with mixed ligand sets.This work was supported by Ministero Universitá e Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (M.U.R.S.T.) and by Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche (C.N.R.).     

First and second thermodynamic mixing properties of ethylbenzene +n-alkanes: Experimental and theory

Isobaric expansibilities _P and isothermal compressibilities _T have been determined at 25 and 45°C for binary mixtures of ethylbenzene + n-tetradecane and + n-hexadecane and the corresponding excess functions (V ^E /T)_P and (V ^E /P)_T have also been obtained. With these data and supplementary literature values, the following second order mixing properties are also reported at 25°C: _S ^E , (V ^E /P)_T, C_V and (VT). All mixing quantities have been compared with the results obtained at 25°C by using the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures. The predicted values suggest that the ability of ethylbenzene as a breaker of the pure n-C_n orientations is similar to what we found for toluene and higher than for p-xylene.     

The Covalent Bond in H2

Ruedenbergs approach to bonding in H₂⁺ is applied to the two-electron covalent bond in H₂. A simplified analysis yields the same conclusion as Ruedenbergs more rigorous treatment; kinetic energy plays a crucial role in chemical bond formation.     

Changes in the surface characteristics of residues from the thermal decomposition of nickel oxysalts

The changes in surface area and density which occur during the decomposition of eight nickel oxysalts have been reported. Surface area peaks were observed in the temperature range 473 K to 673 K. An equation relating to the number of product particles (n) produced from a single particle of original material has been derived. Logn was shown to vary linearly with temperature, wheren is the number of product particles formed from one original reactant particle.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird über die Veränderungen der Oberfläche und Dichte berichtet, welche bei der Zersetzung von acht Nickeloxysalzen auftreten. Oberflächenpeaks wurden im Temperaturbereich von 473 K bis 673 K beobachtet. Eine Gleichung wurde abgeleitet, welche sich auf die Zahl (n) der sich aus einem einzigen Partikel der Ausgangssubstanz bildenden Produktpartikel bezieht. Es wurde bewiesen, daß sich logn linear zur Temperatur ändert, wobein die Zahl der sich aus einem reagierenden Ausgangspartikel bildenden Produktpartikel ist.

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Résumé Etude des changements de surface spécifique et de densité pendant la décomposition de huits oxysels du nickel entre 473 K à 673 K. En désignant parn le nombre de particules issues d'une particule unique du matériau initial, on montre que logn varie linéairement avec la température.

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8 - , . , , 473–673 . , (), . logn .

     

Introduction of Marinelli effective solid angles for correcting the calibration of NaI(Tl) field gamma-ray spectrometry in TL/OSL dating

A study is made of the corrections that are needed in the evaluation of the annual radiation dose, for use in TL/OSL-dating, via NaI(Tl) field gamma-ray spectrometry (monitoring of K, Th and U), calibrated via voluminous blocks that are simulating the Auger hole measuring conditions. Two cases are considered: the Heidelberg granite calibration block, which was found to be quasi-infinite, and the Oxford concrete calibration blocks, for which effective concentrations of elements are reported so as to account for their non-infiniteness. The calculations, via the software package ANGLE, are based on the concept of effective solid angles for Marinelli geometries.     

Correlation between the structural disorder studied by EXAFS and the magnetic properties of intercalated MnPS3

Intercalation of various cations into layered MnPS₃ induces some disorder in the local structure of Mn(II) cations, observable by EXAFS at the manganese K edge. The amplitude of this disorder effect is correlated with the amplitude of the weak ferromagnetism also observed at low temperature in the intercalates.     

Isothermal and isobaric PVT-measurements of anionic polystyrenes

PVT-measurements of anionic polystyrenes on heating have shown that, depending on the mode of operation, specific relaxation zones within the glass transition range are observed. Isothermal PVT curves exhibit always relaxation zones independent whether the pressure is increased or decreased during the scan. The shift of the relaxation zones to higher temperatures is, however, higher for isothermal scans with increasing pressure. These relaxation zones are explained by pressure-dependent changes of the state of the polymeric sample isothermally scanned within the glass transition range. At lower pressures the polymer is actually in the molten state, whereas at higher pressures it may be in the metastable glassy state and the actual state depends on the rate of pressure change. In isobaric PVT curves relaxation zones in heating scans are exhibited only if the pressure applied during glass formation differs from the pressure applied during the heating scan. The observed pressure-dependent shift of the glass temperatures to higher temperatures was higher for the studied polystyrenes of different molecular weight that had a higher glass temperature at normal pressure. But the specific molecular weight influence on the width of the relaxation zone could not be ascertained. An attempt to calculate characteristic volume relaxation times failed because of insufficient precision of the measurements.Dedicated to Professor Bernhard Wunderlich on the occasion of his 65th birthdayAcknowledgement is made to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 60) for financial support of this research.     

XPS studies of Cu-Cr catalyst deactivation in catalytic heat generators

Changes in the valence state of transition metal cations on the CuCr₂O₄/–Al₂O₃ catalyst under its deactivation in catalytic heat generators have been studied by the XPS method. Partial reduction of the catalyst active component has been revealed. It has been established that a freshly prepared catalyst contains Cr(VI) that is most likely responsible for its high initial activity.

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CuCr₂O₄/–Al₂O₃ (). , . , Cr(VI), .