The investigation of the electronic effects of polyfluoro-aryl group by means of nmr spectroscopy

The relationship between NMR ¹⁵N, ¹⁷O, ³¹P, ⁷⁷Se, ¹³C spectral parameters and electronic structure of number of polyfluoroaromatic compounds has been discussed. The increase of the nuclei shielding has been found in all classes of investigated polyfluorinated compounds in respect to the corresponding hydrocarbon analogues. That effect has been discussed in terms of decrease of the conjugation between the unshared electron density of heteroatoms and the π-system of polyfluorinated benzene ring. The conductivity of substituent electronic effects on the π-system of the polyfluoroaryl group by the heteroatom has been estimated from NMR ¹³C data. The sensitivity of nuclei shielding towards interamolecular electronic effects has been noticed to increase from oxygen to selenium and the analysis of the influence of the intramolecular electronic effects on the ¹⁷O and ⁷⁷Se shifts has been given. The influence of the substituents either in pentafluorophenyl ring or adjacent to heteroatom have been shown to correspond those in the hydrocarbon analogues.The conclusion about the influence of polyfluoroaryl group on the character of bonds between different atoms in functional group has been made from the NMR ¹⁷O and ¹⁵N data for aromatic nitro-derivatives. Polyfluorophenyl group in respect to phenyl one deshields the oxygen atom and shields the nitrogen atom. The same effect of pentafluorophenyl group has been observed by other spectral methods.The different screening of ¹⁷O, ¹⁵N, ³¹P and ⁷⁷Se nuclei due to the action of substituents adjacent to the element and variation of the coordination number of heteroatom have been used to the solvation of a number of problems in chemistry of the heteroanalogues of carbenium ions and the detail investigation of the mechanism of electrophylic substitution in the field of polyfluoroaromatic compounds.     

Complexation of inorganic anions by β-cyclodextrin studied by polarography and 1H NMR

Abstract

Complexation of o-chloronitrobenzene with β-cyclodextrin has been studied in 0.1 M aqueous solutions containing PF₆ ^?, ClO₄ ^?, C₂O₄ ^2-, SCN^?, SO₄ ^2- and F^? anions by a polarographic method. Using an equation which takes account of the change in the cyclodextrin concentration due to the simultaneous complexation of the anion, both stability constants have been calculated. Interaction of the ClO₄ ^? anion with β-cyclodextrin has been confirmed by ¹H NMR techniques. It has been found that the ClO₄ ^? anion is trapped in the β-cyclodextrin cavity. The stability constant has been calculated. Results of polarographic and ¹H NMR studies have been compared.     

Anomalous behaviour of uranium isotopes in backwater sediments of Zuari river

The surface leaching of the labile component of uranium has been carried out in estuarine sediments of Zuari river in Goa. The measurements of alpha activities of²³⁸U,²³⁵U and²³⁴U in the leachates indicated a remarkable anomaly between the activities of²³⁸U and²³⁴U. The activity ratios of²³⁴U/²³⁸U in these leachates have been found to be in the range of 1.10 to 1.14. However, the activity ratios of²³⁵U/²³⁸U have been found to be 0.045 which is close to that in natural uranium. It has also been observed that the anomaly between²³⁸U and²³⁴U exists only on the surface organic layers of the backwater sediments of the Zuari river.     

Alignment of atomic autoionizing states created by slow Na++He collisions

Ejected-electron spectra have been measured for collisions of He-atoms with Na⁺-ions, whose impact energy ranged from 1.7 to 7.0 keV. The ion impact-energy dependence of the angular-differential cross-section of the ejected electrons has been investigated for an aligned autoionizing state Na**(2p ⁵ 3s ^{2 2} P), which has been created by charge transfer from the He-atoms. The alignment of the autoionizing state Na**(2p ⁵ 3s ^{2 2} P) is discussed in relation to the scattering angles of the Na⁺-ions. A complete longitudinal alignment has been observed with respect to the quasimolecular axis.     

Microwave spectroscopy of molecular ions

In this paper a brief overview of the research in microwave spectroscopy of molecular ions done at the University of Wisconsin will be given, with major emphasis on work done in the past year. Five molecular ions (CO⁺, HCO⁺, HNN⁺, HCS⁺, and HOC⁺) have been studied in this work, and all of them have also been detected by radioastronomy. Molecular structures (r_s for HCO⁺, HOC⁺, and HNN⁺ and r_e for HCO⁺) have been determined and important dynamical information has been obtained from pressure broadened linewidths (Δν/P), Doppler shifts, and relative intensity data. In particular the Δν/P values have been shown to correspond to the Langevin cross-section, indicating the monopole-induced dipole interaction is the pertinent intermolecular force.     

Reaction between U(IV) and H2O2 in hydrochloric acid medium

Kinetic investigations on the reaction between U(IV) and H₂O₂ have been carried out at different acidities in chloride medium at an ionic strength of 2M. The observed bimolecular rate constant has been found to be dependant on [H⁺]^?1.3. The activation energy of the overall reaction has been found to vary from 13.4 ± 0.7 to 18.0 ± 0.8 kcal/mol in the range of acidity from 0.3 to 1.5M. The results have been explained on the basis of three parallel rate-controlling reactions involving unhydrolyzed species of U(IV) and hydrolyzed species UCl(OH)²⁺ and UO²⁺. The values of the rate constants for these three reaction paths have been found to be of the order of 3.95, 5.59 × 10³, and 1.49 × 10⁵M^?1 min^?1, respectively.     

Fission studies in the reaction of <Superscript>19</Superscript>F with <Superscript>209</Superscript>Bi at 99.2 MeV

Fission product yield studies in the reaction of 99.2 MeV ¹⁹F with ²⁰⁹Bi have been carried out for the first time using gamma-ray spectrometry. The cross sections for the production of fission products have been determined. The yield distribution of fission products was found to be symmetric and broad with FWHM around 22 mass units and peak near mass 111. The average number of neutrons emitted per fission has been found to be around 6.7. The comparison of the fission products yield distribution of ²⁰⁹Bi using projectiles like ⁴He, ¹²C, ¹⁶O, and ¹⁹F have shown that the mass of symmetric peak increases as the mass of the compound nucleus increases. The high fission yield around mass 112 has been attributed to the presence of deformed neutron shells. The total fission cross section and width of the mass distribution have been found to be low in case of ¹⁶O induced fission as compared to the ⁴He, ¹²C, and ¹⁹F induced fission of ²⁰⁹Bi.     

Diffusion-limited energy transfer from Dy3+ to Ho3+ in dimethyl sulfoxide

Diffusion-limited energy transfer has been studied from Dy³⁺ to Ho³⁺ in dimethyl sulfoxide. The value of the diffusion constant has been calculated to be 4.65 × 10⁻¹⁴ cm² sec⁻¹ at 300 K. A temperature-dependent study of energy transfer has also been carried out. The probabilities of energy transferP_da and transfer efficiencyη_T have been calculated.     

Gas-phase 13C chemical shifts in the zero-pressure limit: refinements to the absolute shielding scale for 13C

¹³C chemical shifts have been measured relative to ¹³CO in the zero-pressure limit for over twenty molecules for which theoretical calculations of ¹³C nuclear shielding have recently been reported. Rovibrational averaging effects on the spin-rotation constant in ¹³C¹⁶O have been used to find σ_e(¹³C in ¹³C¹⁶O) = 3.0 ± 1.2 ppm and σ₀(¹³C in ¹³C¹⁶O) = 1.0 ± 1.2 ppm. With the latter, the σ₀ values for the ¹³C nuclei in this work have been determined absolutely and compared with calculated values. Agreement is generally good in most cases except where low-lying n → π transitions contribute significantly to the paramagnetic shielding.     

Preparation and ion-exchange properties of zirconium tungstoarsenate

A new inorganic ion-exchanger, zirconium tugnstoarsenate, has been synthesized which has been characterized by chemical analysis, thermogravimetry, X-ray and infrared spectroscopy. The ion exchanger has been found to be stable in acids and neutral salt solutions. The K_d values for 30 metal ions have been determined at pH 3–4 which show that the exchanger has high affinity for UO ₂ ²⁺ , ZrO²⁺, Cs⁺ and Tl⁺ ions. The variation of K_d for a number of metal ions as a function of concentration of nitric acid and ammonium nitrate has been investigated to elucidate the probable exchange mechanism and to work out conditions for elution. Some binary separations, viz. Sr²⁺−Cs⁺, Sr²⁺−Rb⁺, Sr²⁺−Y³⁺, Fe³⁺−Al³⁺, Fe³⁺−Zn²⁺ and Zn²⁺−Hg²⁺ in trace amounts have been carried out on the column of the exchanger which demonstrate the utility of the exchanger in radionalytical and analytical chemistry.     

ParaHydrogen Polarized Ethyl-[1-13C]pyruvate in Water,a Key Substrate for Fostering the PHIP-SAH Approach to Metabolic Imaging

An efficient synthesis of vinyl-[1-¹³C]pyruvate has been reported, from which ¹³C hyperpolarized (HP) ethyl-[1-¹³C]pyruvate has been obtained by means of ParaHydrogen Induced Polarization (PHIP). Due to the intrinsic lability of pyruvate, which leads quickly to degradation of the reaction mixture even under mild reaction conditions, the vinyl-ester has been synthesized through the intermediacy of a more stable ketal derivative. ¹³C and ¹H hyperpolarizations of ethyl-[1-¹³C]pyruvate, hydrogenated using ParaHydrogen, have been compared to those observed on the more widely used allyl-derivative. It has been demonstrated that the spin order transfer from ParaHydrogen protons to ¹³C, is more efficient on the ethyl than on the allyl-esterdue to the larger J-couplings involved. The main requirements needed for the biological application of this HP product have been met, i. e. an aqueous solution of the product at high concentration (40 mM) with a good ¹³C polarization level (4.8 %) has been obtained. The in vitro metabolic transformation of the HP ethyl-[1-¹³C]pyruvate, catalyzed by an esterase, has been observed. This substrate appears to be a good candidate for in vivo metabolic investigations using PHIP hyperpolarized probes.     

New sulfonate-containing network polymers based on immobilized <Emphasis Type="Italic">cis</Emphasis>-metacyclophane-3,5,10,12,17,19,24,26-octols

Polymeric metacyclophaneoctol-based sulfonic acids have been synthesized, and their ion-exchange properties have been studied. New polymeric sulfonic acids have been obtained through the sulfonation of network polymers based on immobilized cis-metacyclophane-3,5,10,12,17,19,24,26-octols. The structure of the polymers has been investigated by means of IR spectroscopy, potentiometric titration, and elemental analysis. The polymers thus obtained possess a high ion-exchange capacity with respect to Na⁺, Cu²⁺, [Pd(NH₃)₄]²⁺, and In³⁺ cations in a wide pH range. Selectivity coefficients of Na⁺-H⁺, Cu²⁺-H⁺, and In³⁺-H⁺ ion exchange have been estimated.     

The pK * for the dissociation of TRISH+ in NaClO4 media

The stoichiometric dissociation constant, pK^*, of TRISH⁺ has been determined from emf measurements in NaClO₄ solutions to 6.0m at 25°C. The results have been used to derive Pitzer coefficients for the interaction of TRISH⁺ with ClO ₄ ^– . The coefficients have been compared to the values in NaCl solutions. The values of pK^* for TRISH⁺ can be used to calibrate pH electrodes in NaClO₄ solutions using TRIS buffers.     

Extraction of cesium by a nitrobenzene solution of sodium bis-1,2-dicarbollylcobaltate in the presence of 15-crown-5

The extraction of microamounts of cesium by a nitrobenzene solution of sodium bis-1,2-dicarbollylcobaltate (Na⁺B⁻) in the presence of 15-crown-5 (15C5, L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data have been explained assuming the complexes NaL⁺, NaL₂ ⁺, CsL⁺ and CsL₂ ⁺ to be extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined.     

Standardization of multi-nuclide mixtures by a new spectrum unfolding method

A new spectrum unfolding method has been applied to double-labeled mixtures with excellent results, while the CIEMAT/NIST method has been used for gels. The convenience of applying both methods has been demonstrated with mixtures containing more than three components.⁹⁰Sr+⁹⁰Y,⁸⁹Sr,²⁰⁴TI,⁴⁵Ca and³⁵S nuclides were combined as three, four and five components, and the different quench values and activity ratios were assayed. The discrepancies between computed and experimental activities were also obtained. Mixtures with some of their components below background have been prepared in order to test low-level activities.     

Lattice polarization effects in electrochromic switching in WO3−x films studied by pulse-nanogravimetric technique

The interactions of various types of cations with the tungsten trioxide lattice have been investigated to evaluate possible intercalation of these cations and the occurrence of lattice polarization leading to the near-surface structural lattice damage. The interactions of cations, such as the large monovalent cations (K⁺, Et₄N⁺, CtMe₃N⁺ cations), transition metal dications (Ni²⁺), heavy metal ions (Cd²⁺), and representative lanthanides (La³⁺) and actinides (Th⁴⁺), in competition with intercalation of H⁺ ions have been investigated using pulse-nanogravimetric technique. The effects of these cations in electrochromic processes of WO₃ proceeding during cathodic reduction have been assessed. For all of the metal ions studied, a large increase in the apparent mass uptake (up to eightfold) in comparison to pure H⁺ ion ingress was observed upon the film coloration induced by a cathodic potential pulse. The experiments indicate that the apparent mass gains, although large, are insufficient to confirm predominant contribution of metal ions in the ion transport along the channels in WO₃ lattice. The lower decoloration rate in the case of Ni²⁺ ions, in comparison to H⁺ and other transition metal cations (Cd²⁺), has been attributed to a slow dissociation of Ni²⁺ ions from lattice-bound oxygen atoms. For et₄N⁺ cation, which is too large to enter channels in WO₃, a dissociative reduction of the WO₃ and severe lattice damage was observed. Among the metal ions investigated, only K⁺ ions have been found to cause a dissociative reduction of WO₃ and near-surface lattice damage. Strong lattice polarization effects and irreversible binding have been found for La³⁺ and Th⁴⁺ cations.     

Hydrogen and deuterium analysis by heavy ion activation

The use of heavy ion activation as a method for the analysis of hydrogen and deuterium has been evaluated. Thick target yields from reactions of⁷Li,¹⁰B,¹¹B and¹⁹F on¹H and²H have been determined; activation curves for many of these reactions are presented and interferences are evaluated. Hydrogen has been determined in titanium via¹H(¹⁰B, α)⁷Be at the 100 and 33 ppm levels with relative precisions of 8 to 10%.     

Extraction of cesium by the nitrobenzene solution of hydrogen bis-1,2-dicarbollylcobaltate in the presence of 15-crown-5

Extraction of microamounts of cesium by the nitrobenzene solution of H⁺ bis-1,2-dicarbollylcobaltate (H⁺B⁻) in the presence of 15-crown-5 (15C5, L) has been investigated. The equilibrium data have been explained assuming the complexes HL⁺, HL₂ ⁺, CsL⁺ and CsL₂ ⁺ to be extracted into the organic phase. The values of extraction and stability constants of the species in nitrobenzene saturated with water have been determined.     

The Addition of Arenesulfinyl Chlorides to Olefins

It has long been known that arenesulfenyl halides will add to olefins to yield β-halosulfides¹. Arene-sulfonyl halides have been shown to react with alkenes² polyenes³, alkynes⁴ and allenes⁵. Although sulfinyl halides have been synthesized for some time⁶ there appears to be but one brief mention of their reaction with olefins⁷. In view of the recent increased interest in sulfoxides we decided to reinvestigate this reaction.     

One‐electron pseudopotential study of the alkali hydride cation NaH+: Structure,spectroscopy, transition dipole moments,and radiative lifetimes

The structure and spectroscopic properties of the ground and the lowest excited electronic states of the alkali hydride cation NaH⁺ have been investigated using an ab initio approach. In this approach, a nonempirical pseudopotential for the Na⁺ core has been used and a core–core and a core‐valence correlation corrections have been added. The adiabatic potential energy curves and the molecular spectroscopic constants for numerous electronic states of ²Σ⁺, ²Π, and ²Δ symmetries, dissociating up to Na (4d) + H⁺ and Na⁺ + H (3d), have been calculated. As no experimental data are available, we discuss our results by comparing with the available theoretical calculations. A satisfying agreement has been found for the ground state with previous works. However, a clear disagreement between this study and the model potential work of Magnier (Magnier, J. Phys. Chem. A 2005, 109, 5411) has been observed for several excited states. Numerous avoided crossings between electronic states of ²Σ⁺ and ²Π symmetries have been found and analysed. They are related to the interaction between the potential energy curves and to the charge transfer process between the two ionic systems Na⁺H and NaH⁺. Furthermore, we provide an extensive set of data concerning the transition dipole moments from X²Σ⁺ and the 2²Σ⁺ states to higher excited states of ²Σ⁺ and ²Π symmetries. Finally, the adiabatic potential energy curves of the ground (X²Σ⁺) and the first (2²Σ⁺) excited states and the transition dipole moments between these states are used to evaluate the radiative lifetimes for the vibrational levels of the 2²∑⁺ state for the first time. In addition to the bound–bound contribution, the bound‐free term has been evaluated and added to the total radiative lifetime. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.