Cluster Formation of 1-Butanol–Water Mixture Leading to Phase Separation

Microscopic structures of 1-butanol (1-BuOH)–water mixtures in the presence and absence of salts are studied through the mass spectrometric analysis of clusters generated from the fragmentation of liquid droplets. The analysis of cluster structures provides information on the phase separation of 1-BuOH–water mixtures from the microscopic viewpoint. In a saturated solution of 1-BuOH in water, 1-BuOH exists as hydrated 1-BuOH clusters and self-associated 1-BuOH clusters. With further addition of 1-BuOH, a 1-BuOH rich phase is generated. When the salt (LiCl, NaCl, MgCl₂, etc.) coexists in the 1-BuOH–water mixtures, the cation is preferentially solvated by the 1-BuOH to form M ⁺(1-BuOH) _m or M ²⁺(1-BuOH) _m clusters: M ⁺ = Li⁺, Na⁺, Mg²⁺ = Mg²⁺, etc., m = 1, 2, 3, ... Since the formation of M ⁺(1-BuOH) _m corresponds to an increase of the self-associated 1-BuOH clusters in water, the presence of the salt induces the phase separation at lower 1-BuOH concentrations.     

Specific interactions in reversed micelles: Oxidation of Fe(bpy)32+ by S2O82− in AOT-oil-water microemulsions

The oxidation of Fe(bpy)₂²⁺ by peroxodisulphate (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) has been studied in a variety of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate(aerosol-OT or AOT)-oil-water microemulsions by changing the nature of the oil phase, the surfactant concentration, and the molar ratio w = [H₂O]/[AOT]. Kinetic results show that the influence of surfactant concentration is due to a dilution effect. On the other hand, the comparison between the reaction rate in conventional aqueous solution with that in AOT w/o microemulsions seems to indicate that the iron(II) species is distributed between the aqueous phase and the interphase. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Influence of a doubly charged cation nature on the formation and properties of mixed oxides MAlO x (M = Mg2+, Zn2+, Ni2+) obtained from the layered hydroxide precursors

Influence of the nature of a doubly charged cation in the layered double hydroxides (LDH) on the conditions of formation and properties of mixed oxide phase MAlO _x (M = Mg²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Ni²⁺), its ability to reconstruct the structure of the original precursor under contact with water has been studied. Hydrotalcite-like compounds and corresponding oxides with different M²⁺: M³⁺ ratio were investigated by XRD, TEM, TG-DTG-DTA, ²⁷Al NMR, N₂ adsorption, and differentiating dissolution. It has been found that the nature of the cation M²⁺ influences the conditions of LDH thermal decomposition, structural and textural characteristics of the formed mixed oxides. The obtained data can be used to synthesize the oxide supports with desired acid-base and adsorption properties.     

Ionophoric binding of alkaline earth metal ions (M2+) by tris-(arylazo oximato)osmium(II) anions, [OsA3]−

Summary High-yield synthetic routes to trinuclear complexes of the type [M(OsA₃)₂] (M = Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba; A = anion of arylazo oxime) by reaction of Na[OsA₃] and M(ClO₄)₂, or of [HOsA₃] with MCO₃, are described. The new complexes have been characterized on the basis of spectroscopic and physico-chemical results. The alkaline earth metal ions are held in an O₆ matrix of two facial [OsA₃]^– units, each behaving as a tridentate (O, O, O) ligand. Quantitative transport of one equivalent of M²⁺ from the aqueous to the organic (CH₂Cl₂) phase can be achieved with two equivalents of [OsA₃]^–. When the aqueous phase is acidified with two mol of H⁺, [M(OsA₃)₂] decomposes into M²⁺ and [HOsA₃], and M²⁺ returns to this phase in its free state.     

Extraction of cobalt by the AOT microemulsion system

The extraction of cobalt by Winsor II microemulsion system was studied. In the bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate sodium salt (AOT)/n-pentanol/n-heptane/NaCl system, AOT was used as a anionic surfactant to form microemulsion in n-heptane, n-pentanol was injected in the microemulsion as a cosurfactant. Co(II) was found to be extracted into the microemulsion phase due to ion pair formation such as Co²⁺(R–SO₃ ⁻)Cl. The influence of different parameters such as the volume ratio of aqueous phase to microemulsion, surfactant concentration, pH of the feed solutions, cosurfactant concentration as well as temperature on the extraction yield (E%) were investigated. The results showed that it was possible to extract 95% of cobalt by the AOT Winsor II microemulsion.     

Solution behavior of aerosol ot/water/oil system

The phase diagrams of water-cyclohexane containing 5, 10, and 20 wt% sodium 1,2-bis(2-ethylhexyloxycarbonyl)-1-ethanesulfonate (Aerosol OT, AOT) as a function of temperature were studied. There is the water phase in which AOT is dissolved and a large amount of oil is solubilized at higher temperature, and the oil phase in which AOT is dissolved and a large amount of water is solubilized at lower temperature. It is evident from the phase behavior that the hydrophile-lipophile property of AOT is well balanced. Accordingly, the phase diagram and properties of AOT solution are affected rather sensitively by the addition of a small amount of hydrophilic or lipophilic additive or by temperature. Careful elimination of inorganic salts also influences markedly the solution properties of AOT. Thus, the addition or removal of known amounts of inorganic salts, such as Na₂SO₄ is also very important to control the solution properties related to practical applications. In this context phase diagrams of both carefully purified and commercial AOT with or without additives have been determined.     

Extraction distributions of microamounts of strontium and barium in the two-phase water-HCl-nitrobenzene-dibenzo-21-crown-7-hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate system

Extraction of microamounts of strontium and barium by a nitrobenzene solution of hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate (H⁺B⁻) in the presence of dibenzo-21-crown-7 (DB21C7, L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data have been explained assuming that the complexes HL⁺, ML²⁺, ML₂²⁺ and MHL₂³⁺ (M²⁺ = Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺) are extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined.     

Solvent extraction of microamounts of strontium and barium from water into nitrobenzene using hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate in the presence of benzo-18-crown-6

Extraction of microamounts of strontium and barium by a nitrobenzene solution of hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate (H⁺B⁻¹) in the presence of benzo-18-crown-6 (B18C6, L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data been explained assuming that the complexes HL⁺, ML²⁺, ML₂²⁺ and MHL₂³⁺ (M²⁺ = Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺) are extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined.     

Insights on the Structural Chemistry of Hydrocalumite and Hydrotalcite-like Materials: Investigation of the Series Ca2M(OH)6Cl·2H2O (M: Al, Ga, Fe, and Sc) by X-Ray Powder Diffraction

Hydrotalcite and hydrocalumite are two close minerals belonging to the layered double hydroxide family. Both structures are based on positive brucite-like layers alternating with layers containing anions and water molecules. Most of synthetic (LDHs) are hydrotalcite-like materials. On the other hand, the hydrocalumite structure type is rare for those less broad in composition, typically Ca²⁺ and Al³⁺ in the hydroxide layers. In order to get further insight into the conditions of stabilization of this structure type, we have undertaken the synthesis and the structural characterization by powder X-ray diffraction of the series Ca₂M³⁺(OH)₆Cl·2H₂O(M³⁺:Al³⁺, Ga³⁺, Fe³⁺ and Sc³⁺). The incorporation of Sc³⁺ ions is quite original. All phases crystallize in the rhombohedral space group R-3 resulting in a three-layers polytype. The main consequence of the replacement of Al³⁺ cations by large M³⁺ cations is a compression of the octahedral layers like it proceeds in hydrotalcite-like materials. The existence of Sc-containing phase allows us to say that it is the size of Ca²⁺ ions and the pronounced anisotropy of coordination spheres around Ca²⁺ and M³⁺ which are responsible for the ordered distribution of cations in hydrocalumite-like materials.     

Extraction of microamounts of calcium,strontium and barium into nitrobenzene by using hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate in the presence of dibenzo-18-crown-6

Extraction of microamounts of calcium, strontium and barium by a nitrobenzene solution of hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate (H⁺B⁻) in the presence of dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6, L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data have been explained assuming that the complexes HL⁺, ML²⁺, ML₂²⁺ and MHL₂³⁺ (M²⁺ = Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺) are extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined.     

Determination of diquat and paraquat in water by liquid chromatography-(electrospray ionization) mass spectrometry

A method for the determination of the herbicides diquat and paraquat in water was developed using liquid chromatography-(electrospray ionization) mass spectrometry [LC-(ESI)MS]. The analytes were isolated on an ENVI-8 DSK solid phase extraction (SPE) disk and eluted with 5-M trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The eluate was evaporated to dryness and the analytes were redissolved in the mobile phase (7% methanol/93% water/25-mM TFA). The extract was analyzed by liquid chromatography (C1 column) with postcolumn addition of propionic acid/methanol followed by (ESI)MS. Diquat was detected using the [M²⁺ ? H⁺] ion (M²⁺ = dication) at m/z 183, whereas paraquat was detected using the mono-trifluoroacetate ion pair [M²⁺/^?OOCCF₃] at m/z 299. Quantitation was done by isotope dilution mass spectrometry using d ₄-diquat and d ₈-paraquat and the corresponding ions [M²⁺ ? D⁺] and [M²⁺/^?OOCCF₃] at m/z 186 and m/z 307, respectively. Detection limits of 0. 1 and 0. 2 µg/L, respectively (based on the dications), were adequate to meet the Ontario Drinking Water Objectives of 70 and 10 µg/L, respectively, and the Ontario Provincial Water Quality Objective for diquat of 0. 5 µg/L. Precision and accuracy were 14% and 6% for diquat and 12% and 3% for paraquat.     

The effect of different polymer length on water droplets of reverse AOT microemulsion

We study the effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the dynamic and structure of water droplets at the reverse sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) microemulsion. The mixture of water and oil with anionic surfactant AOT can form microemulsion. The dynamic of microemulsion in the presence of PEG is investigated by photon correlation spectroscopy technique. We mainly focus on the variation of the translational diffusion behaviour as a function of the polymer concentration and polymer length scale. By increasing the content of the lowest PEG length scale (M_n = 285), the dynamic of microemulsion slows down. In addition, one relaxation process is distinguished for all polymer concentration. However, for the two higher polymer length scale (M_n = 2200 and 6000), two relaxations are observed and the dynamic of microemulsion speeds up. We used the small angle X-ray scattering technique to monitor the size and the polydispersity of the mixture system (AOT microemulsion/PEG).     

Optimization of layered double hydroxide stability and adsorption capacity for anionic surfactants

Low cost adsorption technology offers high potential to clean up laundry rinsing water. From an earlier selection of adsorbents (Schouten et al. 2007), layered double hydroxide (LDH) proved to be an interesting material for the removal of anionic surfactant, linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS) which is the main contaminant in rinsing water. The main research question was to identify the effect of process parameters of the LDH synthesis on the stability of the LDH structure and the adsorption capacity of LAS. LDH was synthesized with the co-precipitation method of Reichle (1986); a solution of M²⁺(NO₃)₂ and M³⁺(NO₃)₃ and a second solution of NaOH and Na₂CO₃ were pumped in a beaker and mixed. The precipitate that was formed was allowed to age and was subsequently washed, dried and calcined. The process parameters that were investigated are the concentration of the initial solutions, M²⁺/M³⁺ ratio and type of cations. The crystallinity can be improved by decreasing the concentration of the initial solutions; this also decreases the leaching of M³⁺ from the brucite-like structure into the water. The highest adsorption capacity is obtained for Mg²⁺/Al³⁺ with a ratio 1 and 2 because of the higher charge density compared to ratio 3. Storing the LDH samples in water resulted in a reduction of adsorption capacity and a decrease in surface area and pore volume. Therefore, LDH is not applicable in a small device for long term use in aqueous surroundings. The adsorption capacity can be maintained during storage in a dry N₂ atmosphere.     

Experimental evidences for some unusual divalent cation complexes of valinomycin

From extraction experiments and γ-activity measurements, the exchange extraction constants corresponding to the general equilibrium M ²⁺ (aq) + 1 · Sr²⁺ (nb) ⇄ 1 · M ²⁺ (nb) + Sr²⁺ (aq) taking place in the two-phase water-nitrobenzene system (M ²⁺ = Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺, UO₂ ²⁺, Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, and Ni²⁺; 1 = valinomycin; aq = aqueous phase, nb = nitrobenzene phase) were evaluated. Moreover, the stability constants of the 1 · M ²⁺ complexes in water saturated nitrobenzene were calculated; they were found to increase in the order Fe²⁺ < Cd²⁺, Co²⁺ < Ni²⁺ < UO₂ ²⁺, Zn²⁺ < Cu²⁺ < Pb²⁺.     

Mechanism of Metal Ion Catalysis in the dissociation of cis-diaquobisoxalatochromate(III) ion

The metal ion (M²⁺) catalysed dissociation of cis-diaquobisoxalatochromate into the tetraaquomonooxalato complex in aqueous perchloric acid medium which follows the rate law — d(complex)/dt = {k_H[H⁺] + k_M[M²⁺]}[complex] has been studied. Based on k_M values the order of catalysing effect of the different metal ions studied is Cu²⁺ > Ni²⁺ > Co²⁺ > Mn²⁺, which is also the order of stabilities (K_MOx) of the monooxalato complexes of these metal ions; in fact the plot of log k_M vs. log K_MOx is linear. This together with the relative values of ΔH^≠ and ΔS^≠ for the H⁺ catalysed and M²⁺ catalysed paths is in agreement with a mechanism involving chelation of the catalysing cation through the free carbonyl oxygens of the oxalate ligand bound to Cr(III), followed by the dissociation of the Cr(III)? O bonds with simultaneous entry of two water molecules into the coordination sphere of Cr(III).     

Theoretical study of the structure and water affinity of [M(18C6)(HFA)<Subscript>2</Subscript>] complexes for M = Zn,Cu, Hg,Co, Ni,and Pt

The structures of the [M(18C6)]²⁺ cations, where M = Zn, Cu, Hg, Ni, Co, and Pt, and cis- and trans-[M(18C6)(HFA)₂]/[M(18C6)(NO₃)₂] molecules in the gas phase have been calculated by the density functional theory method in the B3LYP/6-31G*//6-311++G** + LanL2Dz approximation. Geometry optimization has been performed, and the strength of binding of the central cation to the crown ether (18C6) and the degree of structural similarity of the [M(18C6)(HFA)₂] compounds for different central atoms M have been evaluated. For all [M(18C6)(NO₃)₂]/[M(18C6)(HFA)₂] molecules (M = Zn, Cu, Hg, Ni, Co, Pt), the vertical ionization potential and the vertical electron affinity have been calculated. These parameters are of interest for analysis of the stability of volatile compounds [M(18C6)(HFA)₂] to donor–acceptor interactions with other components of the gas phase, for example, with water vapor, which is usually a Lewis base with respect to the systems in question and can donate electron density in the course of complexation with the central atom. The propensity of the [M(18C6)(NO₃)₂]/[M(18C6)(HFA)₂] molecules to react with water is considered for a wider range of metals M²⁺ = Ba²⁺, Sr²⁺, Pb²⁺, Mn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺, Hg²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Pt²⁺, with taking into account the degree of matching between the ionic radii of M²⁺ cations and the 18C6 cavity size.     

Two solid phases of pyrimidin‐1‐ium hydrogen chloranilate monohydrate determined at 225 and 120 K

The crystal structures of two solid phases of the title compound, C₄H₅N₂⁺·C₆HCl₂O₄⁻·H₂O, have been determined at 225 and 120 K. In the high‐temperature phase, stable above 198 K, the transition temperature of which has been determined by ³⁵Cl nuclear quadrupole resonance and differential thermal analysis measurements, the three components are held together by O—H...O, N...H...O, C—H...O and C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a centrosymmetric 2+2+2 aggregate. In the N...H...O hydrogen bond formed between the pyrimidin‐1‐ium cation and the water molecule, the H atom is disordered over two positions, resulting in two states, viz. pyrimidin‐1‐ium–water and pyrimidine–oxonium. In the low‐temperature phase, the title compound crystallizes in the same monoclinic space group and has a similar molecular packing, but the 2+2+2 aggregate loses the centrosymmetry, resulting in a doubling of the unit cell and two crystallographically independent molecules for each component in the asymmetric unit. The H atom in one N...H...O hydrogen bond between the pyrimidin‐1‐ium cation and the water molecule is disordered, while the H atom in the other hydrogen bond is found to be ordered at the N‐atom site with a long N—H distance [1.10 (3) Å].     

Kinetics of the Oxidation of Phenylhydrazine by [Fe(CN)6]3− in Water‐in‐Oil Microemulsions

The oxidation reaction of phenyl hydrazine (Phh) by hexacyanoferrate ([Fe(CN)₆]^3?) has been studied in water‐in‐oil (w/o) microemulsion media. The kinetic profile of the reaction was investigated as a function of [Phh], droplet size, and droplet concentration. Comparison of the kinetic profiles of the reaction in microemulsion, water‐urea, and water‐AOT‐urea media indicates that the kinetic profile of the reaction in microemulsion shows a behavior similar to that of the reaction in water‐AOT‐urea medium at 4 M urea. An initial increase and then a decrease in k_obs is observed with increasing molar ratio, W_o(=[H₂O]/[AOT]) at constant [AOT] (=0.4 M), whereas k_obs decreases upon increasing the AOT concentration at constant molar ratio.     

Extraction of microamounts of europium and americium by using hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate in the presence of dibutyl diethylcarbamoylmethylene phosphonate

Extraction of microamounts of europium and americium by a nitrobenzene solution of hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate (H⁺B⁻) in the presence of dibutyl diethylcarbamoylmethylene phosphonate (DBDECMP, L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data have been explained assuming that the complexes HL⁺, HL₂²⁺ ML₃³⁺ and ML₄³⁺ (M³⁺ = Eu³⁺, Am³⁺) are extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined.     

Solvent extraction of microamounts of strontium and barium into nitrobenzene using hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate in the presence of polyethylene glycol PEG 600

Extraction of microamounts of strontium and barium by a nitrobenzene solution of hydrogen dicarbollylcobaltate (H⁺B⁻) in the presence of polyethylene glycol PEG 600 (L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data have been explained assuming that the complexes HL⁺, H₂L²⁺, ML²⁺ and MHL³⁺ (M²⁺ = Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺) are extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined. It was found that in water-saturated nitrobenzene the stability constant of the BaL²⁺ cationic complex species is essentially higher than that of the complex SrL²⁺.