Stages of thermal decomposition of sodium oxo-salts of sulphur

Thermal behaviour of sodium oxo-salts of sulphur: Na₂SO₄, Na₂S₂O₇, Na₂S₂O₆, Na₂SO₃, Na₂S₂O₅, Na₂S₂O₄, Na₂S₂O₃, Na₂S₃O₆ and of sulphides Na₂S and Na₂S₂ was studied on heating up to 1000°C. The experiments were performed with anhydrous compounds obtained from commercial products by recrystallisation and dehydration. The stage mechanisms of decomposition of anionic sub-lattices of the salts have been proposed basing on the Górski’s morphological classification of simple species. The thermal stability and the stage decomposition mechanisms were correlated with the structure and the potential chemical properties of the salt anions. The thermal decomposition processes were studied by means of thermal analysis, and the decomposition products were identified by means of X-ray phase analysis.     

Synthesis of Inorganic Structural Isomers By Diffusion‐Constrained Self‐Assembly of Designed Precursors: A Novel Type of Isomerism

The structure of precursors is used to control the formation of six possible structural isomers that contain four structural units of PbSe and four structural units of NbSe₂: [(PbSe)_1.14]₄[NbSe₂]₄, [(PbSe)_1.14]₃[NbSe₂]₃[(PbSe)_1.14]₁[NbSe₂]₁, [(PbSe)_1.14]₃[NbSe₂]₂[(PbSe)_1.14]₁[NbSe₂]₂, [(PbSe)_1.14]₂[NbSe₂]₃[(PbSe)_1.14]₂[NbSe₂]₁, [(PbSe)_1.14]₂[NbSe₂]₂[(PbSe)_1.14]₁[NbSe₂]₁[(PbSe)_1.14]₁[NbSe₂]₁, [(PbSe)_1.14]₂[NbSe₂]₁[(PbSe)_1.14]₁[NbSe₂]₂[(PbSe)_1.14]₁[NbSe₂]₁. The electrical properties of these compounds vary with the nanoarchitecture. For each pair of constituents, over 20 000 new compounds, each with a specific nanoarchitecture, are possible with the number of structural units equal to 10 or less. This provides opportunities to systematically correlate structure with properties and hence optimize performance.     

A study of the selenites of cerium

The solubilities of the systems CeO₂-SeO₂-H₂O and Ce₂O₃-SeO₂-H₂O were studied at 100°C. The field of crystallization of Ce(SeO₃)₂ was established in the system CeO₂-SeO₂-H₂O, and fields of crystallization of Ce₂(SeO₃)₃ and Ce₂(SeO₃)₃H₂SeO₃ were established in the system Ce₂O₃-SeO₂-H₂O. The compound obtained were identified by means of chemical, X-ray and derivatograph analysis. The mechanism of thermal dissociation of Ce(SeO₃)₂, Ce₂(SeO₃)₃ and Ce₂(SeO₃)₃·H₂SeO₃ was studied. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Syntheses of Transition Metal Complexes of Pentafluorophenylhydrazine

By reaction of pentafluorophenylhydrazine with metal chlorides the complexes M(NH₂NHC₆F₅)₄Cl₂ (M = Co, Ni), M(NH₂NHC₆F₅)₂Cl₂ (M = Mn, Fe, Pd, Zn, Cd), Cu(NH₂NHC₆F₅)Cl, and Hg(NH₂NHC₆F₅)₂Cl were obtained. From Cr(CO)₆ and pentafluorophenylhydrazine the complex Cr(CO)₅(NH₂NHC₆F₅) was synthesized.     

Laser flash photolysis of fullerols of C60 and of C70 in aqueous solutions

Fullerols of C₆₀ and of C₇₀ [C₆₀(OH)_n, C₇₀(OH)_m], water-soluble fullerene derivatives, unlike some other fullerene derivatives (such as C₆₀ (C₄H₆O), C₆₀ (C₃H₇N) and C₆₀ [C(COOEt)₂]_x), do not result in excited triplet state but in ionization via monophotonic process in aqueous solutions with 248 nm laser. The quantum yields of formation of hydrated electron (Φ_e ⁻) are determined to be 0.08 and 0.11 for fullerols of C₆₀ and of C₇₀ respectively at room temperature (ca. 15°C) with KI solution used as reference. By laser flash photolysis and oxidation of sulfate radical anion SO₄ ⁻, the fullerol radical cation or neutral radical of C₆₀ is confirmed to be existent and the transient absorption spectra of fullerol radical cation of C₇₀ are observed for the first time. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Derivatographic study of the thermal behaviour of 13 rare earth element oxides

The simultaneous TG-DTG-DTA thermoanalytical curves of 13 rare earth (4f) element oxides, namely, CeO₂, Dy₂O₃, Er₂O₃, Gd₂O₃, HfO₂, Ho₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, Pr₆O₁₁, Sm₂O₃, Tb₄O₇, Tm₂O₃, Yb₂O₃ and Y₂O₃, were recorded with a MOM derivatograph under static air atmosphere over the temperature range from ambient to 1050°C. Only HfO₂, Nd₂O₃, Pr₆O₁₁, Sm₂O₃ and Tb₄O₇ showed appreciable weight losses due to the liberation of small amounts of oxygen. X-ray diffractometry was used to identify the thermal degradation products and their precursors.     

Kinetic Analysis of the Decomposition of Chelates of Di-alkyldithiocarbamate of Cd(II)

The thermal decomposition kinetics of the solid complexes Cd(S₂ CNR₂ )₂ , where R =C₂ H₅ , n -C₃ H₇ , n -C₄ H₉ or iso -C₄ H₉ , was studied by using isothermal and non-isothermal thermogravimetry. The superimposed TG/DTG/DSC curves revealed that thermal decomposition reactions occur in the liquid phase. The kinetic model that best fitted the experimental isothermal TG data was the one-dimensional phase-boundary reaction-controlled process R₁ . The thermal analysis data suggested the thermal stability sequence Cd(S₂ CNBuⁿ ₂ )₂ >Cd(S₂ CNPrⁿ ₂ )₂ >Cd(S₂ CNBuⁱ ₂ )₂ >Cd(S₂ CNEt₂ )₂ , which accords with the sequence of stability of the apparent activation energies. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Determination of kinetic parameters of inorganic metalporphyrins

The thermal properties of four heteropoly complexes α-K₃H₃[SiW₁₁Ni(H₂O)O₃₉]·11.5H₂O (I), α-K₃H₂[SiW₁₁Fe(H₂O)O₃₉]·9H₂O (II), α-[(C₄H₉)₄N]_3.5H_1.5[SiW₁₁Fe(H₂O)O₃₉]·4.5H₂O (III) and α-[(C₄H₉)₄N]_3.5H_2.5[SiW₁₁Cu(H₂O)O₃₉]·6H₂O (IV) were studied by means of TG, DTA and DSC. The activation energy and reaction order of the thermal decomposition reaction of these complexes have been calculated.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels TG, DTA und DSC wurden die thermischen Eigenschaften der vier heteropolaren Komplexe α-K₃H₃[SiW₁₁Ni(H₂O)O₃₉]·11.5H₂O (I), α-K₃H₂[SiW₁₁Fe(H₂O)O₃₉]·9H₂O (II), α-[(C₄H₉)₄N]_3.5H_1,5[SiW₁₁Fe(H₂O)O₃₉]·4.5H₂O (III) und α-[(C₄H₉)₄N]_3.5H_2,5 [SiW₁₁Cu(H₂O)O₃₉]·6H₂O (IV) untersucht. Die Aktivierungsenergie und Reaktionsordnung der thermischen Zersetzungsreaktion dieser Komplexe wurde berechnet.

     

Synthesis of neutral and zwitterionic phosphinomethylpyrrolato complexes of nickel

Potassium salts of the new 2-phosphinomethyl-1H-pyrroles, K[R₂PCH₂C₄H₃N] (R = Ph, Cy) react with (η³-allyl)nickel bromide to give the chelate complexes (R₂PCH₂C₄H₃N)Ni(allyl), whereas the sterically hindered 2-diphenylphosphinomethyl-5-t-butyl-1H-pyrrole and (η³-allyl)nickel bromide afford a phosphine adduct (HNC₄H₂-5-Bu^t-2-CH₂PPh₂)Ni(allyl)Br which is stabilized by an intramolecular NHBr hydrogen bond. The addition of B(C₆F₅)₃ to (R₂PCH₂C₄H₃N)Ni(allyl) leads to an electrophilic attack in 5-position of the pyrrole ring, to give the thermally unstable zwitterions (η³-C₃H₅)Ni[NC₄H₃(2-CH₂PR₂)-5-B(C₆F₅)₃] which catalyse the isomerisation of 1-hexene. The addition of B(C₆F₅)₃ is reversible, and slow ligand rearrangement to Ni(N-P)₂ products appears to be the major catalyst deactivation pathway.     

Photochemical Reaction of Decacarbonyldirhenium with Thiophene and Crystal Structure of Tetradecacarbonylhydridotrirhenium

The photochemical reaction of Re₂(CO)₁₀ with thiophene in hexane solution was investigated under vacuum. Three rhenium clusters: H₂Re₃(CO)₁₂, HRe₃(CO)₁₄ and Re₃(CO)₁₄(OH)₄, were isolated. The structure of Fellmann-Kaesz cluster Complex HRe₃(CO)₁₄ was determined by use of the X-ray diffraction method. The three rhenium atoms form a plane of symmetry and L: Re₁Re₂Re₃ is 107°. The ten carbonyl groups bonded to the two terminal rhenium atoms Re₁ and Re₃, are staggered with respect to the central rhenium atoms. The bond lengths are 3.10 Å for Re₂-Re₃ and 3.34 Å for Re₁-Re₂. The bridging hydride is between Re₁ and Re₂.     

A study of complexation of chloral hydrate with heteropoly anions having various structures

¹H NMR was applied to study the interaction of chloral hydrate in deuterionitrobenzene solution with tetrabutylammonium salts of the heteropoly acids (HPA) belonging to five structural types: Keggin (H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀, H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀), Dawson (-H₆P₂W₁₈O₆₂, -H₆P₂Mo₁₈O₆₂, -H₄S₂Mo₁₈O₆₂), H₆P₂W₂₁O₇₁(H₂O)₃, H₆As₂W₂₁O₆₉(H₂O), and H₂₁B₃W₃₉O₁₃₂. The surface of the HPA anions is nonuniform in acid-base properties. A general rule for all HPA was found, namely, that the HPA acidity increases with a decrease in the specific anion charge (per W or Mo atom).     

Preparation of nanocrystalline BiFeO3 and kinetics of thermal process of precursor

The Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O was synthesized by solid-state reaction at low heat using Bi(NO₃)₃·5H₂O, FeSO₄·7H₂O, and Na₂C₂O₄ as raw materials. The nanocrystalline BiFeO₃ was obtained by calcining Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O at 600 °C in air. The precursor and its calcined products were characterized by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry, FT-IR, X-ray powder diffraction, and vibrating sample magnetometer. The data showed that highly crystallized BiFeO₃ with hexagonal structure [space group R3c(161)] was obtained when the precursor was calcined at 600 °C in air for 1.5 h. The thermal process of the precursor in air experienced five steps which involved, at first, the dehydration of an adsorption water molecule, then dehydration of four crystal water molecules, decomposition of FeC₂O₄ into Fe₂O₃, decomposition of Bi₂(C₂O₄)₃ into Bi₂O₃, and at last, reaction of Bi₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ into hexagonal BiFeO₃. Based on Starink equation, the values of the activation energies associated with the thermal process of Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O were determined. Besides, the most probable mechanism functions and thermodynamic functions (ΔS ^≠, ΔH ^≠, and ΔG ^≠) of thermal processes of Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O were also determined.     

Synthesis, crystal structures and in vitro antitumor activities of some arylantimony derivatives of analogues of demethylcantharimide

A series of novel arylantimony derivatives of analogues of demethylcantharimide with the formulae Ar_nSbL_(5−n) and Ar_nSbL^′_(5−n)(LH=N-hydroxy-demethyldehydrogencantharimide, L^′H=N-hydroxy-demethylcantharimide, n=3, 4; ArC₆H₅, 4-CH₃C₆H₄, 3-CH₃C₆H₄, 2-CH₃C₆H₄, 4-ClC₆H₄, 4-FC₆H₄) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectroscopy. The crystal structures of (C₆H₅)₄SbL, (4-CH₃C₆H₄)₃SbL₂ and (3-CH₃C₆H₄)₃SbL^′₂ were determined by X-ray diffraction. The in vitro antitumor activities of all compounds against six cancer cells are reported.     

On the properties of binuclear cyclopentadienyl-fulvalene-nitrene complexes of Nb

The properties of (η⁵:η⁵-C₅H₄C₅H₄)(C₅H₅)₂Nb₂(μ-NC₆H₅)₂ (I) have been investigated. Reaction of I with acids (HCl, H₂SO₄ and CX₃COOH) includes diprotonation to form the dication, [(η⁵:η⁵-C₅H₄C₅H₄)(C₅H₅)₂Nb_2^? (μ-NC₆H₅)₂H₂]²⁺ (II). The process is reversible and the initial neutral compound I may be recovered under the action of a base. The protonated compound II may lose NC₆H₅ ligands as C₆H₅NH₃⁺; the paramagnetic product of the dissociation (C₅H₄C₅H₄)(C₅H₅)₂Nb₂Cl₄ (III) has been isolated.     

The confirmation of the formation of clathrate-like hydrates of poly(tetrabutylammonium ethenesulfonate) and of poly(tetraisopentylammonium ethenesulfonate)

A thermal method using differential scanning calorimeter has been applied to aqueous solutions of a series of poly(tetraalkylammonium ethenesulfonates) (R₄NPES). It was found that only the salts withR=n-C₄H₉ andR=i-C₅H₁₁ could form stable hydrates having large hydration numbers. The melting point and hydration numbers of these two hydrates were 12.0°C and 30±1 for the (n-C₄H₉)₄NPES hydrate and 16.0°C and 53±2 for the (i-C₅H₁₁)₄NPES hydrate, respectively. It was concluded that these hydrates were clathrate-like essentially similar to such hydrates as (n-C₄H₉)₄NF·30H₂O and (i-C₅H₁₁)₄NF·40H₂O.     

Fluorination of alumino-silicate minerals: The example of lepidolite

The effect of fluorination on silicate and alumino-silicate minerals has been investigated, in particular on the lepidolite [K(Li,Al)₃ [Si₃AlO₁₀] (F,OH)₂] of the mica-type. The fluorination techniques included direct F₂-gas and cold radio-frequency-plasma involving c-C₄F₈ or O₂/CF₄ mixtures. The modifications of the surface properties have been followed mostly by XPS. Depending of the fluorination route used, either a reactive etching process involving M-F bonding occurs (direct F₂-gas; O₂-CF₄ rf-plasma), or a carbon fluoride deposition takes place (c-C₄F₈ rf-plasma).     

通过阳离子的部分氯化和氟化提高离子液体的憎水性

报道了一类咪唑环阳离子上同时含有氯和氟元素的新型离子液体,即 和 。这类离子液体是将其前驱体甲基丁基咪唑氯盐或甲基丁基咪唑六氟磷酸盐经过氯化取代和氟化取代反应来制备的。采用氢核磁共振谱（1H-NMR）确定了氯化反应过程中氯取代氢的位置,结果表明,氯主要取代咪唑环上的氢以及部分丁基侧链上甲基基团中的氢。考察了这类离子液体的水溶性,热稳定性以及黏度。结果表明,离子液体经氯化和氟化处理可以显著提高其憎水性。     

Phase diagrams of binary systems of alkylammonium tetrachlorometallates(II)

The phase diagrams of four binary systems (C₁₀H₂₁NH₃)₂CoCl₄?(C₁₆H₃₃NH₃)₂CoCl₄, (C₁₂H₂₅NH₃)₂CoCl₄?(C₁₆H₃₃NH₃)₂CoCl₄, (C₁₀H₂₁NH₃)₂ZnCl₄?(C₁₆H₃₃NH₃)₂ZnCl₄ and (C₁₂H₂₅NH₃)₂ZnCl₄?(C₁₆H₃₃NH₃)₂ZnCl₄ were investigated by means of DSC. These six compounds and their binary mixtures can retain energies between 74 and 115 J/g during solid-state transformations at temperatures between 70 and 105°C, and they are therefore being considered for potential use in solar energy systems.     

Analytical applications of the reaction of thorium with benzenephosphonic acid

Benzenephosphonic acid quantitatively precipitates thorium as Th(C₆H₅PO₃)₂·3H₂O at pH values as low as 0.5. The compound may be dried at 140° to 180° C and weighed, as a gravimetric means of determining thorium. On ignition, Th (C₂H₅PO₃)₂ 3 H₂O undergoes decomposition at 240° to 300° C to form Th(C₆H₅PO₃)₂·2H₂O, at 450° to 650° C to form Th(HPO₄)₂·2H₂O and finally at 800° to 1000° C to form Th(HPO₄)₂. The latter compound is stable to 1200° C.Potentiometrically (pK₁' = 0.91, pK₂' = 6.41) and spectrophotometrically (pK₁' = 0.96, pK₂' = 6.51) determined pK' values are reported. Absorption spectra of C₆H₅PO₃H₂, C₆H₅PO₃H^- and C₆H₅PO₃^-2 are reported. The solubility of Th (C₆H₅PO₃)₂·3H₂O was studied as a function of pH and the average value of the solubility product (K_sp = 4s³) was found to be 3.24·10^-31.     

Origin of the yellow color of complex nickel oxides

Single-crystal optical absorption spectra of NiO, NiTiO₃, NiWO₄, NiV₂O₆, NiNb₂O₆, Ni₂SiO₄, Ni₃V₂O₈, LiNiPO₄, Li₂Ni₂Mo₃O₁₂, SrNiTeO₆, LiScSiO₄:Ni, MgSiO₃:Ni, and (Mg,Ni)₂SiO₄ are presented for the purpose of comparing the spectra of yellow and green Ni²⁺ compounds. Powder spectra of NiTiO₃, NiWO₄, NiV₂O₆, NiNb₂O₆, and Ni₃V₂O₈ in the ultraviolet region help elucidate the more intense charge transfer bands. Bright yellow color results when Ni²⁺ is in a six-coordinated site significantly distorted from octahedral symmetry. Increased absorption intensity occurs when the metal ion d-d bands are in proximity to an ultraviolet charge transfer band.