Formation of long-lived radicals in addition reactions to perfluoro-4-methyl-2-pentene

Conclusions The photolysis of liquid solutions of CF₃I and (CF₃)₂CFI in perfluoro-4-methyl-2-pentene at 240 run gives longlived radicals, which were identified as radical-adducts formed by the addition of CF₃ and (CF₃)₂CF radicals to the double bond of the perfluorolefin.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 184–185, January, 1989.     

Analysis of ESR spectra of fluorocarbon radicals in irradiated tetrafluorethylene

ESR spectra in irradiated tetrafluoroethylene were studied. It was found that during radiolysis at 77 K several types of radicals are formed. The spectra of two types of radicals were established and were preliminarily interpreted as the spectra of fluorine atoms and CF₃-CF₂ radicals.     

Trigonale kristallfelder in oxidischen spinellverbindungen

Zusammenfassung Die Spektren der Spinellmischkristalle Ni_2-x Mg_xGeO₄ (0,0 x 1,2₅) und Co_2-x Mg_xGeO₄ (0,0 x 1,0) im Kristallfeldgebiet zeigen starke Unregelmäßigkeiten, die durch die kristallographisch begründete Annahme gedeutet werden können, daß Ni²⁺ und Co²⁺ sich in entlang der trigonalen Achse gestauchten Koordinationsoktaedem befinden. Es wird ein Kristallfeldformalismus entwickelt, der eine quantitative Behandlung dieser Spektren gestattet. Weiter zeigt sich, daß nicht immer, wenn eine trigonale Kristallfeldkomponente zugegen ist, Aufspaltungen der Oktaederbanden zu beobachten sind.

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The spectra of the spinel type phases Ni_2-x Mg_xGeO₄ (0,0 x 1,2₅) and Co_2-x Mg_xGeO₄ (0,0 x 1,0) in the crystal field region show remarkable band splitting effects. They can be explained by the crystallographically plausible assumption, that the coordination octahedra of Ni²⁺ and Co²⁺ are compressed along their trigonal axes. A crystal field formalism is developed which allows a quantitative treatment of the spectra. Finally examples are given showing that band splittings are not always observed in the presence of a trigonal component.

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Résumé Le spectre des phases de type spinelle Ni_2-x Mg_xGeO₄ (0,0 x 1,2₅) et Co_2-x Mg_xGeO₄ (0,0 x 1,0) dans la région du champ cristallin montre des effets remarquables de séparation de bandes. Ils peuvent être expliqués par l'hypothèse cristallographiquement plausible selon laquelle l'octaèdre de coordination de N²⁺ et de Co²⁺ est comprimé selon l'axe trigonal. Un formalisme de champ cristallin développé ici permet un traitement quantitatif des spectres. Enfin on donne des exemples qui montrent que les séparations de bandes ne sont pas toujours observées en présence d'une composante trigonale.

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Herrn Dr. H. H. Schmidtke habe ich für die kritische Durchsicht des Manuskripts und der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft für die Bereitstellung von Sachbeihilfen zu danken.     

ESR Spectra of Trifluoromethyl Radical Obtained by Radiolysis and Photolysis in Solid Matrices

The ESR spectrum of CF₃ radicals trapped at 77 K in glassy matrices of a hexafluoropropylene trimer was examined. All the anisotropic components of the spectrum were assigned. The signals from parallel and perpendicular components resulting from hyperfine coupling to fluorine nuclei in the axially symmetrical CF₃ radical were identified. The values of magnetic parameters were found to be A _|| = 25.15 mT, A = 9.1 mT, g _|| = 1.9996, and g = 2.0056. The computer simulated ESR spectrum of CF₃ radical obtained in a glassy hexafluoropropylene trimer matrix can be used to interpret the spectrum of this radical in other solid matrices. Available literature data on the ESR spectra of CF₃ radicals trapped in solid matrices are summarized.     

Anwendung der Streustrahl-Methode zur Bestimmung der Elemente in Mineral?lprodukten mit Hilfe der R?ntgenfluorescenz-Spektral-Analyse am Beispiel der Bleibestimmung in Ottokraftstoffen

Zusammenfassung In einem relativ einfach durchzuführenden Verbundverfahren wird Selen im Sauerstoff-strom innerhalb 15 min bei 1100–1150°C quantitativ aus den Metall- bzw. Metalloxidschmelzen verdampft und in einer mit flüssigem Stickstoff gekühlten Vorlage aufgefangen. Das aus der Vorlage mit einer definierten Menge verdünnter HNO₃ in Gegenwart von Ni-Nitrat gelöste Selen läßt sich direkt durch AAS mit dem Graphitofen (FAAS) äußerst nachweisstark und zuverlässig bestimmen. Die Nachweisgrenze (elektrodenlose Entladungslampe) liegt bei 3×10^–11 g Se. Der Verfahrensverbund erlaubt mit Probenmengen 10 g in Ag und Au Se-Gehalte 0,05 ppb,inCu 0,1 ppb,in Bi 0,2 ppb und in Pb 10 ppb zu erfassen. Für draht-, stab- und spanförmige Proben erhält man für Se-Gehalte von 2–0,002 ppm Variationskoeffizienten zwischen 3 und 6%. Die Vollständigkeit der Se-Verdampfung aus den Matrices Cu, Ag, Au und Bi wurde ebenso wie die Richtigkeit des Gesamtverfahrens durch systematische Untersuchungen belegt.

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Determination of se by furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) in the ppb-range in Cu, Cu alloys, Ag, Au, Pb and Bi after volatilization in an oxygen stream

Summary Selenium is evaporated in a multi-stage procedure within 15 min from metals or metal oxides fused at temperatures of 1100–1150°C under a stream of oxygen and is trapped in a receiver cooled with liquid nitrogen. The condensed SeO₂ is dissolved with a definite volume of diluted HNO₃ in the presence of Ni-nitrate and determined with high sensitivity and reliability by FAAS (electrodeless discharge lamp). The detection limit of the FAAS was found to be 3 · 10^–11 g of Se. The multi-stage procedure allows to detect Se levels 0.05 ppb in Ag and Au, 0.1 ppb in Cu, 0.2 ppb in Bi, and 10 ppb in Pb, respectively, with sample weights 10 g. For wire, rod, and chip samples the coefficients of variation are found to be between 3 and 6% for Se contents of 2 to 0.002 ppm. The quantitative evaporation of Se from Cu, Ag, Au, and Bi as well as the accuracy of the whole procedure have been checked systematically.

Die Arbeit wurde durch Mittel der DFG in dankenswerter Weise unterstützt.     

Radiofrequency plasma decomposition of C n F2n+2-H2 and CF4-C2F4 mixtures during Si etching or fluoropolymer deposition

Microscopic decomposition processes and gas-solid interactions in C_nF_2n+2-H₂ and CF₄-C₂F₄ discharges are studied by comparing mass-spectrometric results with actinometric emission diagnostics. The role played by CF_x radicals is evident in the various processes of gas-phase formation of saturates and unsaturates as well as in the activation growth mechanism of polymer deposition.     

Nucleophilic Substitution at a Four-Coordinate Sulfur Atom: VI. Reactivity of Oximate Ions

The kinetics of the reaction of oximate ions with 2,4-dinitrophenyl p-toluenesulfonate, 4-nitrophenyl p-toluenesulfonate, diethyl 4-nitrophenyl phosphate, and ethyl 4-nitrophenyl ethylphosphonate in H₂O-DMSO mixtures (0 to 95 vol % of DMSO) cannot be described in terms of a single Bro/nsted equation. Regardless of the nature of the reaction center and leaving group, both in water and in 80% DMSO fast leveling of the reactivity of oximate ions is observed, the -effect decreases at pK _a 9.0 and disappears at pK _a 12.0 owing to difference in the solvation of weakly (pK _a 9.0) and strongly basic (pK _a 9.0) oximate ions rather than to change of the transition state. Just unfavorable solvation effects are responsible for the fact that the limiting nucleophilic reactivity of oximate ions (as typical -nucleophiles) is not higher than the reactivity of strongly basic alkoxide ions.     

Characterization and use of a gamma radiation TLC scanner for radiochemical purity measurements of radiopharmaceutical kit preparations of99mTc(dmpe)2Cl 2 +

A simple, low cost TLC scanner system for the characterization of -emitting radiopharmaceuticals is described. The TLC scanner has a linear response range of 0.074 Mbq up to 2.94 Mbq. The accuracy and reproducibility of measurement is better than ±5% (relative). The utility of this TLC scanner system is demonstrated by application to the radioanalytical evaluation of^99mTc(dmpe)₂Cl ₂ ⁺ preparations. A comparison with HPLC radioanalytical separations is made.     

Evaluation of CF4 plasma chemistry by power modulation

The dominant chemical reaction kinetics occurring in the plasma environment are studied by small periodic power modulation and analyzed using transfer functions. A CF₄/Ar rf plasma at 500 mTorr was chosen to validate this experimental methodology because the kinetics of the CF, system have been well studied previously.(1) The experimental results demonstrated that the modulation technique can determine dominant reactions in the plasma. The experimental results also confirmed the importance of surface recombination reactions and provided quantitative total sticking coefficients for F, CF₂ and CF: _F=0.02, _CF2=0.05, and CF0.20. The results also indicated that an activated intermediate may be a precursor to the formation of both CF₂ and CF from CF₄. Energetic considerations and excited-.state lifetime calculations suggest that this activated intermediate may be an internally excited CF₃* radical.     

ESR spectra of trifluoromethyl radical formed during the solid-phase photodecomposition of long-lived perfluoro-2,4-dimethyl-3-ethylpentyl-3 radicals

The products of photolysis of the long-lived radical [(CF₃)₂CF]₂C^·C₂F₅ at 77 K were studied by ESR. The mechanism of photodecomposition to form ^·CF₃ radicals was proposed. The ESR spectra of the trifluoromethyl radicals stabilized at 77 K in a glassy hexafluoropropylene trimer matrix were simulated, and the parameters À = 25.15 mT, À = 9.1 mT, and g = l.9996, g = 2.0056 were determined.     

Radiometric determination of stability constants of mercury species complexes with L-cysteine

Liquid-liquid distribution method has been applied for the determination of the composition and stability constants of mercury species with L-cysteine /H₂L/. In the pH range 2–8, mercury /II/ forms a complex Hg/HL/₂ with very high stability constant /lg ₂ = 40.0/, whereas methylmercury and phenylmercury form complexes CH₃HgHL /lg ₁ = 15.56/ and C₆H₅HgHL /lg ₁ = 16.5/. At pH13, anionic complexes HgL ₂ ^2– /lg ₂ = 42.7/, CH₃HgL^– /lg ₁ = 16.58/ and lg ₁ = 17.7 are formed.     

The Degradation of the Active Medium of an Argon Fluoride Discharge Lamp with a Noncorrosive Gas Mixture

The results of a spectroscopic study on the degradation of the active medium of an ArF electric-discharge lamp with the He–Ar–SF₆ working mixture (p 100 kPa) and pumped by a transverse space discharge are presented. Plasma radiation spectra were studied over the range 190–780 nm at different stages of degradation of the working mixture, and the dynamics of emission from the inert gases, as well as the products of sulfur hexafluoride degradation in the plasma, were determined. The ArF(B–X) emission band at = 193 nm was observed when the number of discharge pulses was 10³, whereas the quite effective formation of excited sulfur molecules, which decomposed producing emission bands in the spectral region of 260–550 nm, took place at n 10⁴.     

Pseudohalogenverbindungen, 13. Mitt.

Zusammenfassung Der Halogenaustausch zwischen festem AgCl und einer Reihe von flüssigen Organosulfenylchloriden des Typs RRRCSCl (R, R, R=F, Cl, CF₃, CF₃S) wurde mit Hilfe von radioaktivem³⁶Cl untersucht. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, daß stark elektronegative Substituenten R, R und R eine Polarisierung der S–Cl-Bindung in den Sulfenylchloriden induzieren und dadurch die heterolytische Reaktivität dieser Bindung erhöhen.

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Heterogeneous³⁶ Cl exchange between halogenated organosulphenyl chlorides and silver chloride

The halogen exchange between solid AgCl and a number of liquid organosulphenyl chlorides of the type RRRCSCl (R, R, R=F, Cl, CF₃, CF₃S) has been studied using³⁶Cl as a tracer. On the basis of the results it is suggested that highly electronegative substituents R, R and R, by polarizing the S–Cl bonds in the sulphenyl chlorides, favour the heterolytic reactivity of these bonds.

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12. Mitt. vgl.A. Haas undH. Reinke, Chem. Ber.102, 2718 (1969).     

3, 3, 3-Trifluoropropyl(methyl)cyclosiloxanes

The influence of the number of 3, 3, 3-trifluoropropyl(methyl)siloxane links (/) in the cyclotetrasiloxanes _mD_4-m, where D represents the dimethylsiloxane link and m=0–4, on the rearrangement of these compounds in acetone solution under the action of sodium siloxanolate has been studied. The rearrangement takes place with the formation of a linear polysiloxane the degradation of which yields, in addition to the initial ring, cyclosiloxanes with a different structure. The rate of rearrangement of _mD_4-m and of the formation of a linear polysiloxane rises with an increase in m from 0 to 3. The equilibrium concentration of the linear polysiloxane formed from _mD_4-m is inversely proportional to m. Results have been obtained on the kinetics of the formation of the cyclosiloxanes _mD_n, where m=0–5, n=0–5, and m+n=3–6, in the rearrangement of the rings D₃, ₂D₂, ₃D, and ₄. The reactivity of the siloxane links rises in the sequence (CH₃)₂Si-O-Si(CH₃)₂ < (CF₃CH₂CH₂)-(CH₃) Si-O-Si(CH₃)₂ <(CF₃CH₂CH₂) (CH₃)Si-O-Si(CH₃) (CH₂CH₂CF₃) . Because of the negative inductive effect transferred through the siloxane links, the 3, 3, 3-trifluoropropyl groups strongly activate the siloxane ring with respect to nucleophiiic reagents.For part I, see [3].     

Ferromagnetische Phase in Produkten des Kochprozesses von Cd(OH)2/Fe(OH)3

In the system CdO·xFe₂O₃ formed from co-precipitated and boiled hydroxides of Cadmium(II) and Iron(III) the following can be identified by X-ray study: atx0.8-besides the Cd(OH)₂ phase--Fe₂O₃, at 1.5x0.8 fine crystalline -Fe₂O₃ and traces of -Fe₂O₃, at 4>x>1.5 both modifications, i.e. -Fe₂O₃ and -Fe₂O₃, and atx>4 only -Fe₂O₃.The course of specific magnetisation as a function of composition confirms the X-ray findings.

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Kinetics and mechanisms of halide ion catalysis of CO substitution reactions in Os3(CO)12 and Ru3(CO)12 metal carbonyl clusters

The results of kinetic studies on ligand substitution in [M₃(CO)₁₁X]^– complexes (M = Ru, Os; X = Cl, Br, I) are summarized. The [Os₃(CO)₁₁X]^– complexes react with PPh₃ under mild conditions to initially yield monosubstituted products [Os₃(CO)₁₀(PPh₃)X]^–. The rate of CO substitution obeys a first-order equation with respect to the concentration of the complex and does not depend on the ligand concentration. The rates of the reactions decrease in the order Cl > Br > I withH values increasing from 15 to 18 kcal mol^–1 and S values varying from –19 to –13 cal mol^–1 K^–1. The enhanced reactivities of these complexes as well as the low activation energies and negative activation entropies are discussed in terms of the effects of -X bridge formation on the transition state of the reaction. Reactions of PPN[Ru₃(CO)_11–x (Cl)] (PPN is the bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium cation;x=0, 1) and PPN[Ru₃(CO)₉(₃-I)] with alkynes are also reported. The reactivities of alkynes follow the order BuCCH PhCCH EtCCEt PhCCPh. The higher rates of the reactions of monosubstituted acetylenes compared with those of their disubstituted analogs are explained by agostic interaction between the metal atom and the C-H bond in the reaction transition state and by steric effects. The results obtained attest that the reaction with alkynes occursvia intermediates containing halide bridges and that ₃-halide complexes are more reactive than ₂-halide complexes.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1540–1545, September, 1994.This work was supported by a Presidential Grant from Northwestern University. One of the authors (F. Basolo) wishes to thank Academician M. E. Vol'pin for the invitation to participate in the Workshop The Modern Problems of Organometallic Chemistry (INEOS-94) and Academician O. M. Nefedov for the invitation to publish a review in theRussian Chemical Bulletin.     

Effects of pH and Dye Concentration on the Optical and Structural Properties of Coumarin-4 Dye-Doped SiO2-PDMS Xerogels

Optical and structural properties of coumarin-4 dye-doped SiO₂-PDMS xerogels synthesized by acid catalyzed (one-step) and acid-base catalyzed (two-step) sol-gel routes with varying pH (0.6 to 7) and dye content ( 5 × 10^–4 to 5 × 10^–2 mole) are reported. Spectroscopic methods such as photo-luminescence, FT-IR and FT-Raman were used for characterizations. The acid catalyzed xerogels prepared with pH < 2.5 exhibited two fluorescence peaks, I at 390 nm and II at 480 nm. The acid-base catalyzed xerogels synthesized with pH < 2.5 also exhibited two peaks, I at 400 nm and II at 475 nm. Peak II was not observed for the samples with pH 2.5. This phenomenon was attributed to the existence of pH dependent different forms of coumarin-4 molecule. The concentration-quenching phenomenon was observed for the acid catalyzed xerogels prepared with different dye concentration. TheFT-IR spectra indicated the existence of hydrogen bonds between the carbonyl groups of dye molecules and the silanol groups of gel matrix. The hydrogen bonding was the highest for the samples with the extremity pH, 0.6 and 7, resulting in the highest dye/gel matrix interactions, hence, the highest fluorescence peaks. The Raman studies indicated that the samples prepared with pH < 2.5 possessed relatively more number of 3-membered siloxane rings than 4-membered siloxane rings. The ring statistics was reversed for the samples with pH > 2.5. The number of silanol groups was higher for the samples with pH > 2.5.     

On the effect of low-energy ion bombardment on polystyrene and polymethylmethacrylate etch rates in rf plasmas

The effect of low-energy ion bombardment on CD₄/O₂ and CF₃X (X=F, Cl, Br) plasma etching has been assessed by applying controlled rf bias voltages on polystyrene (PS) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) samples. In both cases ion bombardment has been found to have a chemical effect. In the case of CF₄/O₂ discharges, ion bombardment has been found to change the relative etching efficiency of different mixtures. In the case of CF₃X plasmas, ion bombardment has been found to alter PMMA and PS etch rates in a different way. In particular, the ratios between CF₄ and CF₃X (X=Cl, Br) etch rates of PS have been found to decrease with increasing bias voltage. This effect has been tentatively attributed to an ion bombardment-induced enhancement of the reaction between the aromatic ring and halogen molecules formed in CF₃Cl and CF₃Br discharges.     

Use of a Packed Minicolumn Connected to a Syringe for Determination of Trace Elements in Biological and Water Samples by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

In this study, a syringe-connected minicolumn resin was used for the separation and enrichment of cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The proposed technique was compared with classical batch and column techniques in terms of rapidness, simplicity, enrichment and risk of contamination. The minicolumn was filled with Chromosorb-103 resin and connected to a syringe. If the samples were treated with ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate or 8-hydroxyquinoline, the analytes were quantitatively retained at pH2 and pH5 on the resin, respectively. On the other hand, if no chelating agent was added, the analytes were quantitatively retained at pH10. The analytes retained by the resin were quantitatively eluted by drawing and discharging nitric acid in acetone. The analytes in spiked river-water samples and in certified standard reference Bovine-Liver (NIST SRM 1577 b) were quantitatively (94%) recovered. The relative standard deviations for the determinations were found to be 1.0–10%.     

Formation of Cyclic Oligomers in Concentrated Aqueous Solutions of Formaldehyde

An MNDO calculation gave the formation enthalpies of the components of equilibrium mixtures in concentrated aqueous acid solutions of formaldehyde. The results of this study suggest that intramolecular cyclization of linear oligomers with 5 and 9 CH₂O units, respectively, is the most plausible mechanism of formation of cyclic oligomers of formaldehyde — trioxane and tetraoxane. Ring protonation by the hydroxonium ion with ring opening is the most energetically favorable route of cyclic acetal decomposition.