Solubility of hydrogen in amorphous Pd1−xSix alloys as hydrogen permeable membranes

Hydrogen solubility of amorphous Pd_1−xSi_x (x = 0.15, 0.175, 0.2) alloys in the form of ribbon, which were prepared with a single-roller melt spinning technique, was measured by a pressure-variable method at elevated temperatures up to 200°C. It was found that the hydrogen solubility in the amorphous alloys, strongly depending on the Si content, decreased with an increase in the Si content, and never obeyed the Sieverts law. The amorphous alloys showed 3–4 times higher hydrogen solubility than the corresponding crystallized ones. Based on the theory proposed by Kirchheim et al., an attempt was made to postulate a simplified equation to describe the relation between the pressure and composition of hydrogen in the amorphous alloys. As a result, similar to the half power law for the crystalline metal, the so-called nth power law with respect to pressure was found to be applicable for the amorphous Pd_1−xSi_x alloys.     

Electrooxidation of hydrogen at Pt/carbon nanotube catalysts for hydrogen–air fuel cell

A possibility for application of the method of thin-layer rotating disk electrode (RDE) for investigation of kinetics of hydrogen electrooxidation on highly dispersed platinum catalysts formed on the carbon nanotubes (CNT) is studied. It is shown that the polarization curves of hydrogen oxidation on the studied catalysts approach the calculated curves for the diffusion overpotential of hydrogen reaction both in the acidic and alkaline electrolytes. This is the evidence, on the one hand, for a high activity of proposed catalysts in the hydrogen oxidation reaction and, on the other hand, for incorrect use of the Koutecky–Levich equation for calculating the kinetic currents in the case under consideration. The characteristics of hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell (FC) with anode based of synthesized 40Pt/CNT catalysts are highly comparative with the characteristics of FC containing commercial 60Pt catalyst (HiSPEC 9100) on the anode.     

Where gold meets a hydrogen bond?

This is a short survey of the area of the hydrogen bonding where the noble and coinage metal gold enters its manifold of the proton acceptors. It is largely focused on the nonconventional hydrogen bonds that are formed in the complexes of the auride anion Au⁻ with HF, (HF)₂, H₂O, (H₂O)₂, NH₃, and (NH₃)₂, as mostly experimentally investigated to date. A thorough comparison of the experimental and computational data on these nonconventional hydrogen bonds is the main motif of the present work.     

A C-H...O=C hydrogen bond? Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in a novel semirubin.

(4Z)-8-(5-Carboxypentyl)-9-butyl-2,3-diethyl-dipyrrin-1-one (1), a new analogue of xanthobilirubic acid, (4Z)-8-(carboxyethyl)-2,7,9-dimethyl-3-ethyl-dipyrrin-1-one, was synthesized in four steps from the known 2,3-diethyl-dipyrrin-1-one. Whereas xanthobilirubic acid (which is a model for one-half of bilirubin, the yellow pigment of jaundice) and its homologues with hexanoic and longer acid chains at C-8 engage only in intermolecular hydrogen bonding, 1 is found to engage in intramolecular hydrogen bonding. In CDCl(3) solution, dipyrrinone 1 adopts an anti-Z conformation, and its hexanoic acid COOH is hydrogen-bonded to the lactam H-N-C=O and to the pyrrole C(7)-H but not to the pyrrole NH. The latter constitutes an example of a hydrogen bond of the type C-H...O=C, weak and detected typically in crystals. Dipyrrinone 1 is found by vapor pressure osmometry to be monomeric in CHCl(3), but its methyl ester (2) tends toward being dimeric, like that of methyl xanthobilirubinate, which is dimeric.     

Seeking for ultrashort “non-bonded” hydrogen–hydrogen contacts in some rigid hydrocarbons and their chlorinated derivatives

In this communication a systematic computational survey on some rigid hydrocarbon skeletons, e.g., half-cage pentacyclododecanes and tetracyclododecanes, and their chlorinated derivatives to seek for the so-called ultrashort “non-bonded” hydrogen–hydrogen contacts is done. It is demonstrated that upon a proper choice and modifications of the main hydrocarbon backbones, and addition of some chlorine atoms instead of the original hydrogen atoms in parts of the employed hydrocarbons, the resulting strain triggers structural changes yielding ultrashort hydrogen–hydrogen contacts with inter-nuclear distances as small as 1.38 Å. Such ultrashort contacts are clearly less than the world record of an ultrashort non-bonded hydrogen–hydrogen contact, 1.56 Å, very recently realized experimentally by Pascal and coworkers in in,in-bis(hydrosilane) (J Am Chem Soc 135:13235, 2013). The resulting computed structures, as well as the developed methodology for structure design open the door for constructing a proper set of molecules for future studies on the nature of the so-called non-bonded hydrogen–hydrogen interactions that is now an active and controversial area of research.     

Bubble points of hydrogen chloride–water–isopropanol and hydrogen chloride–water–isopropanol–benzene systems and liquid–liquid equilibria of hydrogen chloride–water–benzene and hydrogen chloride–water–isopropanol–benzene systems

Bubble points of the HCl–water–isopropanol and the HCl–water–isopropanol–benzene systems and liquid–liquid equilibria (LLE) of the HCl–water–benzene and the HCl–water– isopropanol–benzene systems were measured at 25–85°C and 30–70°C, respectively. The electrolyte nonrandom two-liquid model proposed by Chen et al. [C.-C. Chen, H.I. Britt, J.F. Boston, L.B. Evans, AIChE J. 28 (1982) 588–596] can satisfactorily correlate bubble points and liquid–liquid equilibria of the present mixed-solvent electrolyte systems over the entire range of temperature and concentrations using only binary adjustable parameters.     

Statistical theory for hydrogen bonding fluid system of AaDd type (Ⅱ): Properties of hydrogen bonding networks

Making use of the invariant property of the equilibrium size distribution of the hydrogen bonding clusters formed in hydrogen bonding system of A_aD_d type, the analytical expressions of the free energy in pregel and postgel regimes are obtained. Then the gel free energy and the scaling behavior of the number of hydrogen bonds in gel phase near the critical point are investigated to give the corresponding scaling exponents and scaling law. Meanwhile, some properties of intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds in the system, sol and gel phases are discussed. As a result, the explicit relationship between the number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds and hydrogen bonding degree is obtained. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20303006 and 20574016), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (Grant Nos. B2006000959 and B2004000093) and the Natural Science Foundation of Education Committee of Hebei Province (Grant No. 2003101)     

Nanoporous carbon — metal composites for hydrogen storage

Metal-carbon composites have shown considerable hydrogen storage potential at room temperature. In the present work the behaviour of two different Pd amalgam doped carbon substrates, namely a carbogenic foam and a mildly oxidised ordered mesoporous carbon, are compared on the basis of their hydrogen sorption properties at 77 and 298 K and low pressures, aiming to investigate the effect of surface on the storage capacity. In both cases, the introduction of alloy nanoparticles leads to an improvement of the hydrogen uptake with respect to pure carbons. This effect is significant for the carbogenic foam however small for the ordered carbon.      

Sodium hydrogen bis­(phenoxy­acetate)

In the title compound, Na⁺·H⁺·2C₈H₇O₃⁻, the anion contains a short Speakman-type hydrogen bond [O⃛O = 2.413 (2) Å]. The anions and the Na atoms lie across twofold axes.     

Isotopic effects in NH…N hydrogen bonds

The value of the isotopic ratio (ISR) v_s(NH)/v_s(ND) has been determined for a number of crystalline compounds containing homoconjugated [NHN]⁺ cations, including various salts of 1,8-bis(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN). The results obtained, together with the literature data, enabled us to plot a correlation between the ISR and v_s(NH) which appears to be similar to that found by Novak for OHO systems. For DMAN · HPF₆ the highest ISR value known so far (2.05) is reported. An empirical analytical form of the correlation is proposed.     

Statistical theory for hydrogen bonding fluid system of A_aD_d type(II):Properties of hydrogen bonding networks

Making use of the invariant property of the equilibrium size distribution of the hydrogen bonding clus- ters formed in hydrogen bonding system of AaDd type,the analytical expressions of the free energy in pregel and postgel regimes are obtained.Then the gel free energy and the scaling behavior of the number of hydrogen bonds in gel phase near the critical point are investigated to give the corre- sponding scaling exponents and scaling law.Meanwhile,some properties of intermolecular and in- tramolecular hydrogen bonds in the system,sol and gel phases are discussed.As a result,the explicit relationship between the number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds and hydrogen bonding degree is obtained.     

Fluorobenzene-nucleobase interactions: hydrogen bonding or pi-stacking?

Studies on modified DNA oligomers and polymerase reactions have previously demonstrated that canonical nucleobases can exhibit stable and even selective pairing with shape-complementary fluorobenzene nucleotides. Because of the fluorination of the pairing edges, hydrogen bonds are believed to be absent, and the local DNA stability has been attributed to pi-stacking and shape complementarity. Using two-color resonant two-photon ionization and fluorescence emission spectroscopies, we show here that supersonically cooled complexes of the nucleobase analogue 2-pyridone with seven substituted fluorobenzenes (1-fluorobenzene, 1,2- and 1,4-difluorobenzene, 1,3,5- and 1,2,3-trifluorobenzene, 1,2,4,5- and 1,2,3,4-tetrafluorobenzene) are hydrogen-bonded and not pi-stacked. The S1 <--> S0 vibronic spectra show intermolecular vibrational frequencies that are characteristic for doubly hydrogen bonded complexes. The bands shift to the blue with increasing hydrogen-bond strength; the measured spectral blue shifts deltanu are in excellent agreement with the ab initio calculated shifts. The spectral shifts are also linearly correlated with the calculated hydrogen-bond dissociation energies D0, published in a companion paper (Frey, J. A.; Leist, R.; Leutwyler, S. J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 4188). This correlation allows us to reliably estimate the ground-state dissociation energies as D0 approximately 6 kcal/mol of the 2-pyridone.fluorobenzene complexes from the observed spectral shifts.     

Ammonia-borane: the hydrogen source par excellence?

Ammonia-borane, H3NBH3, is an intriguing molecule for chemical hydrogen storage applications. With both protic N-H and hydridic B-H bonds, three H atoms per main group element, and a low molecular weight, H3NBH3 has the potential to meet the stringent gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen storage capacity targets needed for transportation applications. Furthermore, devising an energy-efficient chemical process to regenerate H3NBH3 from dehydrogenated BNHx material is an important step towards realization of a sustainable transportation fuel. In this perspective we discuss current progress in catalysis research to control the rate and extent of hydrogen release and preliminary efforts at regeneration of H3NBH3.     

Polarographic catalytic wave of hydrogen——Parallel catalytic hydrogen wave of bovine serum albumin in the presence of oxidants

A polarographic catalytic hydrogen wave of bovine serum albumin (BSA) at about -1.80 V (vs. SCE) in NH4CI-NH3 · H2O buffer is further catalyzed by such oxidants as iodate, per-sulfate and hydrogen peroxide, producing a kinetic wave. Studies show that the kinetic wave is a parallel catalytic wave of hydrogen, which resulted from that hydrogen ion is electrochemically reduced and chemically regenerated through oxidation of its reduction product, atomic hydrogen, by oxidants mentioned above. It is a new type of poralographic catalytic wave of protein, which is suggested to be named as a parallel catalytic hydrogen wave.     

Short strong hydrogen bonds in 2-acetyl-1,8-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethylnaphthalene: an outlier to current hydrogen bonding theory?

The environmental influence on the electronic character of two O-H...O hydrogen bonds in a beta-diketone, 2-acetyl-1,8-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethylnaphthalene, is studied by low-temperature synchrotron X-ray diffraction and high-level density functional theory (DFT) calculations. It is revealed that one of the hydrogen bonds is very strong, yet partial localization is found. This result is analyzed by atoms in molecules (AIM) theory and applying the source function. Model compounds, with less steric strain, reveal that the strong hydrogen bond is not merely a result of steric compression.     

Does the topological approach characterize the hydrogen bond?

 The topological analysis of the electron localization function has been applied to complexes representative of the weak, medium and strong hydrogen bond. For both the weak and the medium hydrogen bonds, the number of basins in the complexes is the sum of those of the moieties. In this case, the formation of a weak or a medium hydrogen-bonded complex does not involve a chemical reaction. In the weak hydrogen bond case, the reduction of the localization domain yields two domains in the first step, which can be partitioned afterwards into valence and core domains. In contrast, for medium complexes the core–valence separation is the first event which occurs during the reduction process and therefore the complex should be considered as a single molecular species. Moreover, the analysis of the basin population variance indicates in this case a noticeable delocalization between the V(A, H) and V(B) basins. Finally, the symmetrical strong hydrogen bond has a protonated basin V(H) at the bond midpoint. Such a topology corresponds to an incomplete proton transfer and to a rather covalent bond. Received: 19 April 1999 / Accepted: 22 July 1999 / Published online: 17 January 2000     

Synthesis of ɛ-caprolactone with stable hydrogen peroxide adducts

Oxidation of cyclohexanone to ?-caprolactone with stable industrially manufactured hydrogen peroxide derivatives: adduct with urea (urea hydrogen peroxide), sodium perborate, sodium percarbonate (Persol), magnesium monoperphthalate (Dismozon) was studied. Oxidation with urea hydrogen peroxide is the most efficient in hexafluoroisopropanol in the case of preliminary removal of urea in the form of an oxalate. Oxidation with sodium perborate and percarbonate provides high yields in trifluoroacetic acid. The lowest cost process consists in interaction with sodium monoperphthalate (Persol and phthalic anhydride) in an aqueous medium.