Thermodynamic characteristics of thermal dissociation of platinum trichloride

Single crystals of platinum trichloride were grown for the first time. The IR spectrum of single-crystal PtCl₃ was recorded. The pressure of thermal dissociation of PtCl₃ was measured by the static method with a quartz membrane-gauge zero-pressure manometer. An approximating equation for the dissociation pressure vs. temperature (540 K ≤ T ≤ 775 K) for the reaction 2 PtCl₃(s) → 2 PtCl₂(s) + Cl₂(g) was found. The enthalpy (123.1±1.7 kJ mol⁻¹) and entropy (183.6±2.8 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹) for the dissociation of PtCl₃(s) were calculated at 298.15 K.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2032–2034, October, 2004.     

Characterization and thermal analysis of thiourea and bismuth trichloride complex

A complex of thiourea and bismuth trichloride has been synthesized. Its composition is Bi₃Cl₉[SC(NH₂)₂]₇. Crystallographic data are a = 7.141(2) Å, b = 8.820(3) Å, c = 16.365(5) Å, α = 99.389(4)°, β = 95.422(4)°, γ = 106.177(4)°, triclinic system. There are the mononuclear anion [BiCl₅SC(NH₂)₂]^2? and the dinuclear cation {Bi₂Cl₄[SC(NH₂)₂]₆}²⁺ with the Bi–Cl–Bi bridge bonds in the complex. The electric conductance of the absolute methanol solution contained the complex indicates that the complex is an ionic compound. Raman spectra indicate that the bismuth ion is coordinated by the sulfur atoms of the thiourea. The thermal analysis verifies the structure of complex. The TG–MASS curves show the structure rearrangement in the complex at about 118 °C. The DSC curves and calculation means that the structure rearrangement is irreversible.     

Syntheses,crystal structures and thermal analyses of two new ionic complexes based on 3,4-diamino-1,2,4-triazole

Two new ionic complexes, (DATr)₂[Li₂(TNR)₂·2H₂O]·2H₂O (1) and (DATr)[Zn(DATr)Cl₃] (2), were synthesized by using 3,4-diamino-1,2,4-triazole (DATr) as outer cation. X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis revealed that the two complexes crystallize in triclinic and orthorhombic crystal systems, respectively. Differential scanning calorimetry was applied to assess the thermal decomposition behavior and kinetic parameters of decomposition were studied by using Kissinger’s and Ozawa–Doyle’s methods. Furthermore, the critical temperature of thermal explosion and parameters of thermodynamics were obtained.     

Syntheses and thermal decompositions of hydrazinium salts

Hydrazinium salts, such as the sulfate monohydrate, picrate hemihydrate, monobasic phosphate and dibasic phosphate, have been prepared by the reactions of the corresponding ammonium salts with hydrazine hydrate. The thermal properties of these hydrazinium salts have been investigated using differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetry.

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Zusammenfassung Hydraziniumsalze wie Hydraziniumsulfat-Monohydrat, Hydraziniumpikrat-Semihydrat sowie mono- und dibasisches Phosphat wurden durch Umsetzung der entsprechenden Ammoniumsalze mit Hydrazinhydrat hergestellt. Die thermischen Eigenschaften dieser Hydraziniumsalze wurden differential thermoanalytisch und thermogravimetrisch untersucht.

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Combined use of thermal and surface analyses

In order to attempt the location of the iron ore sources exploited at Tharros (Sardinia) during the Phoenician-Punic period and to elucidate some chemical aspects of the iron ore smelting process, the iron ore outcrops of Monte Ferru located near to this archaeological site, have been first sampled and then, differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetry (TG) have been used for simulating and studying the iron ore smelting process under a carbon monoxide atmosphere. Furthermore, in order to obtain a qualitative identification of minerals present in the iron bearing rocks and for obtaining some thermochemical data, the smelting process has been carried out also under air and Ar-5% H₂ atmospheres. The microchemical aspects involved during the smelting process of the iron ore to crude iron, the formation and the chemistry of new no metallic phases that results from the smelting, i.e. the slags, and the final product of the pyrometallurgical process have been identifiedvia small area X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (SA-XPS), X-ray induced Auger electron spectroscopy (XAES) and scanning electron microscopy + energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM + EDS). These results are compared with those obtained from the characterisation of the smelting slags found during the excavation of the archaeological site of Tharros and a relationship is found.This work has been financially supported by the Progetto Strategico of the Consiglio Nazionale deue Ricerche Scienza e Teenologia per la Conoscenza e la Conservazione dei Beni Culturali. The authors are indebted to E. Aequaro (CNR-ICFP) for helpful discussions and for providing the smelting slags from Tharros. The authors also thank the Servizio ESCA of the Area della Rieerea di Roma where the SA-XPS and XAES measurements were carried out by the authors.     

Spectrochemical analysis of curium and americium samples

Spectrochemical procedures have been developed to determine impurities in americium and curium samples. The simultaneous separation of many impurity elements from the base material (americium and curium) is carried out with extraction and extraction-chromatographic methods using di(2-ethyl hexyl phosphoric acid (D2EHPA).

It is shown that part of the elements (alkalis, alkaline earths, silicon, tungsten, tantalum and other elements) are separated with extraction or sorption of americium and curium; the other part (rare earths, titanium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum) with the Talspeak process.

Two fractions in the extraction chromatography and three fractions in the extraction separation of americium and curium, containing impurities, are analyzed separately by a.c. or d.c. arc spectrography. To increase the sensitivity of the spectrographic analysis and accelerate the burn-up of impurities from the crater of the carbon electrode bismuth fluoride and sodium chloride were used as chemically active substances. The extraction of impurities from weighed quantities of americium and curium samples of 5–10 mg permits the lower limit of determined impurity concentrations to be extended to 1 × 10⁻⁴–5 × 10⁻³% m/m.     

Synthesis and characterization of antimony trichloride and bismuth trichloride complexes with valine

Two compounds of antimony trichloride and bismuth trichloride with valine are synthesized by solid phase synthesis at room temperature. Their compositions, determined by element analysis, are Sb(C₅H₁₀O₂N)₃·2H₂O and Bi(C₅H₁₀O₂N)₂Cl·0.5H₂O. The crystal structure of antimony complex with valine belongs to triclinic system and its lattice parameters are: a=0.9599 nm, b=1.5068 nm, c=1.9851 nm, α=92.270, β=95.050, γ=104.270. The crystal structure of bismuth complex with valine belongs to monoclinic system and its lattice parameters are: a=1.6012 nm, b=1.8941 nm, c=1.839 nm, β=99.73°. The far-infrared spectra and infrared spectra show that the amino group and carboxyl of valine may be coordinated to antimony and bismuth, respectively, in two compounds. The TG-DSC results also reveal that the complexes were formed.     

Differential thermal and infrared analyses of oxidized polyethylene

Summary The changes of crystalline and amorphous phases in a linear polyethylene by thermal oxidation were studied by differential thermal and infrared analyses. In the differential thermal analysis curve for polyethylene in a stream of oxygen an exothermic peak was obtained in the 180 °C region. It was confirmed by infrared method that the exothermic peak is due to oxidation of vinyl type double bond in the polymer molecule. This oxidation caused to decrease the crystallinity of polyethylene.The differential thermal and infrared analyses of polyethylenes oxidized in the solid state are compared with the above results. Further, it was observed that the differential thermal analyses for crystallization of unoxidized and oxidized polyethylenes show two peaks depending on the condition of melt annealing of the samples.

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Zusammenfassung Die Änderungen der kristallinen und amorphen Phasen in einem linearen Polyäthylen bei thermischer Oxydation wurden mit Thermodifferentialanalyse, mit Infrarot untersucht. In der DTA-Kurve für Polyäthylen in einem Strom von Sauerstoff wurde ein exothermer Pik bei etwa 180 °C erhalten. Es wurde durch Infrarot festgestellt, daß dies einer Oxydation von Vinyldoppelbindungen im Polymermolekül entspricht. Diese Oxydation verursacht die Verminderung der Kristallinität des Polyäthylens.Die differential-thermo-analytischen und Ultrarot-Werte von oxydiertem Polyäthylen in festem Zustand wurden mit den obigen Versuchen verglichen und so weiter beobachtet, daß die DTA-Kurven von unoxydierten und oxydierten Polyäthylenen 2 Piks zeigten, die von den Bedingungen der Schmelz-Temperung der Proben abhängen.

     

Syntheses,Hirshfeld surface analyses,and luminescence of four new complexes

Four Cd-based complexes with chemical formulae [Cd(L¹)₂(2,2'-Bipy)(H₂O)] (I), [Cd(L²)₂(2,2'-Bipy) · 2H₂O] (II), [Cd(L¹)₂(Phen)(H₂O)] (III), {[Cd(L¹)₂(H₂O)(4,4'-Bipy)] · 3H₂O} (IV) (HL¹ = 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, HL² = p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, Phen = phenantroline), have been synthesized and structurally characterized (CIF file CCDC nos. 1044844 (I), 1044844 (II), 1044844 (III), 1044847 (IV)). Single-crystal X-ray analyses reveal that compounds I and III have mononuclear Cd(II) units linking by three carboxylate groups, complex II shows dinuclear motif, whereas IV exhibits 1D chain constructed by bridging 4,4'-Bipy ligand. The assistant effect of chelating N-donor ligands with 2,2'-Bipy and Phen bind and bridging 4,4'-Bipy, as well as the flexibility of carboxylate, play an important to modulate on the resulting motifs. The detailed analyses of Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plots provide insight into the nature of non-covalent interactions in the title compounds. Furthermore, the luminescent properties of the all compounds were discussed in detail.     

Preparation and X-ray diffraction studies of curium hydrides

Curium hydrides were prepared by reaction of curium-248 metal with hydrogen and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. Several of the syntheses resulted in a hexagonal compound with average lattice parameters of a₀ = 0.3769(8) nm and c₀ = 0.6732(12) nm. These products are considered to be CmH_3?δ by analogy with the behavior of lanthanide-hydrogen and lighter actinide-hydrogen systems. Face-centered cubic products with an average lattice parameter of a₀ = 0.5322(4) nm were obtained from other curium hydride preparations. This parameter is slightly smaller than that reported previously for cubic curium dihydride, CmH_2+x (B. M. Bansal and D. Damien, Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett., 6, 603, 1970). The present results established a continuation of typical heavy trivalent lanthanide-like behavior of the transuranium actinide-hydrogen systems through curium.     

Syntheses and thermal properties of some complexes with 2-mercaptonicotinic acid

The biological activity of a kind of hetero-bimetallic Schiff-base complex was studied using Escherichia coli (E. coli) cell as the target. By microcalorimetry, the difference of anti-bacterial activity between the binuclear Schiff-base and the ligand was determined and analyzed. To analyze the inhibition of the bacterial growth internally, the E. coli cells grown in the presence of hetero-bimetallic Schiff-base complex were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The images in high resolution revealed the damage of outer cell membrane caused the inhibitory effect on E. coli. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry results proved the absorption of the complex by cells, which confirmed the interaction between the Schiff-base and biological macromolecule.     

Simultaneous thermal analyses for thermal dissociation studies on ZrO2

The behaviour of zirconium oxide ZrO₂ during its heating in the temperature range 300–2670 K under high-vacuum conditions and at different heating rates has been studied.The experiments were performed with a Swiss made Universal Mettler thermoanalyser equipped with a super-high-temperature furnace SHT. Volatile products were analyzed simultaneously by means of a Balzers QMG-101 mass spectrometer.An analysis of the TG, DTG, DTA and EGA curves recorded simultaneously has shown the complex character of the studied process. The elementary steps of the overall process were defined and taken into consideration. The mechanism of the thermal dissociation reaction of ZrO₂ as function of the hearing rate was discussed too.

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Zusammenfassung Im Temperaturintervall von 300 K bis 2670 K wurde im Hochvakuum und bei verschiedenen Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten das thermische Verhalten von Zirkoniumoxid ZrO₂ untersucht.Die Experimente wurden mit Hilfe eines schweizer Universal Mettler Thermoanalysators, ausgerüstet mit einem SHT Super-Hochtemperatur-Ofen, ausgeführt. Flüchtige Produkte wurden simultan dazu mit einem Massenspektrometer QMG-101 der Balzers-Company analysiert.Die Auswertung der durch aufgezeichneten TG-, DTG-, DTA- und EGA-Kurven zeigt den komplexen Charakter des untersuchten Prozesses. Die Elementarschritte der Gesamtreaktion wurden definiert und berücksichtigt. Weiterhin wurde der Mechanismus der Thermodissoziation von ZrO₂ auch in Abhängigkeit von der Aufheizgeschwindigkeit diskutiert.

     

Syntheses,supramolecular networks and Hirshfeld surface and thermal analyses of two new cadmium chloride coordination polymers with an N,O‐chelating ligand

Two new coordination polymers, namely poly[[(3‐aminopyrazin‐4‐ium‐2‐carboxylate‐κ²N¹,O)di‐μ‐chlorido‐cadmium(II)] monohydrate], {[CdCl₂(C₅H₅N₃O₂)]·H₂O}_n, (1), and poly[2‐amino‐3‐carboxypyrazin‐1‐ium [(3‐aminopyrazine‐2‐carboxylato‐κ²N¹,O)di‐μ‐chlorido‐cadmium(II)] monohydrate], {(C₅H₆N₃O₂)[Cd(C₅H₄N₃O₂)Cl₂]·H₂O}_n, (2), have been synthesized from the reaction of cadmium(II) chloride and 3‐aminopyrazine‐2‐carboxylic acid (Hapca) under mild conditions in acidic media. The two coordination polymers have been characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction and show chloride‐bridged zigzag chains with octahedrally coordinated metal ions, where Hapca acts as a bidentate ligand via the π‐conjugated N atom and a carboxylate O atom. The chains are further interconnected via noncovalent interactions into three‐dimensional supramolecular networks. The dominant H…O and H…Cl interactions for both compounds were quantified using Hirshfeld surface analysis. The thermal stability and topological analysis of the two‐dimensional networks of (1) and (2) are also discussed.     

Hydrophilic polymer supported nanoparticles prepared from samarium trichloride and lanthanum trichloride in liquid-phase

Nanoparticles were obtained by the reaction of SmCl₃·6H₂O with sodium borohydride (NaBH₄) in the presence of sodium polyacrylate (PAA) with average molecular weight of 5,100 as a capping polymer. The resulting colloidal solution was placed on a Cu grid and characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM) measurement, which clearly indicated the generation of nanoparticles. The reaction of LaCl₃ with NaBH₄ in the presence of PAA led to preparation of lanthanum nanoparticles, similarly as samarium nanoparticles.     

Polyimides with alicyclic diamines. I. Syntheses and thermal properties

The polyaddition reactions of alicyclic diamines such as 1,4-diaminocyclohexane (1,4-CHDA) or 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane (DCHM) and configurational isomers of 1,4-CHDA or DCHM with tetracarboxylic aromatic anhydrides in aprotic solvents were carried out to prepare high molecular weight poly(amic acid)s. Through the thermal imidization of poly(amic acid)s, several flexible polyimide films were prepared. Because of the stiffness of the alicyclic moieties in diamines, the resulting polyimides exhibit high glass transition temperatures (220–340°C) almost similar to those for corresponding aromatic polyimides which have phenylene groups in place of cyclohexyl groups, and show good thermal stability. The partial crystallization was observed for polyimides with trans-cyclohexyl moiety during the heating in differential scanning calorimetry and ascertained by wide-angle x-ray diffraction. Thus, the inhibition of the occurrence of charge transfer in polyimides is accomplished by introducing alicyclic diamines in place of aromatic diamines without reducing their thermal stability. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Preparation of dichlorophosphorylimidophosphorus trichloride

Conclusions An improved method was proposed for the synthesis of dichlorophosphorylimidophosphorus trichloride.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2625–2626, November, 1979.