Superconductivity in copper, silver, and gold compounds

High-temperature superconductivity exists in layered, square-planar cuprates, but is almost absent in most other Cu(II) compounds and in most Ag(II) and Au(II) compounds. Valence state II is quite unusual in silver and gold and often disproportionates to valence states I and III ("negative-U compounds"). The two-electron difference in oxidation state is suggestive of electron pairing, a prerequisite for superconductivity. In the present paper the connection between disproportionation and geometrical structure on one hand and superconductivity on the other is discussed by using the accepted theory for mixed valence complexes. It is concluded that absence of superconductivity in gold and silver compounds can be connected to the instability of oxidation state II and the large difference in equilibrium geometry between oxidation states I and III.     

The standard enthalpy of formation of silver pivalate

The standard enthalpy of combustion of crystalline silver pivalate, (CH₃)₃CC(O)OAg (AgPiv), was determined in an isoperibolic calorimeter with a self-sealing steel bomb, Δ_c H ⁰ (AgPiv, cr)= −2786.9±5.6 kJ mol⁻¹. The value of standard enthalpy of formation was derived for crystalline state: Δ_f H ⁰(AgPiv,cr)= −466.9±5.6 kJ mol⁻¹. Using the enthalpy of sublimation, measured earlier, the enthalpy of formation of gaseous dimer was obtained: Δ_f H ⁰(Ag₂Piv₂,g)= −787±14 kJ mol⁻¹. The enthalpy of reaction (CH₃)₃CC(O)OAg(cr)=Ag(cr)+(CH₃)₃CC(O)O^.(g) was estimated, Δ_r H ⁰=202 kJ mol⁻¹.     

The simultaneous determination of gold and silver in blister copper and speiss products

A method for determination of silver and gold (concentration ranges of 0.1–0.4% and 8·10^–4–3·10^–3% respectively) in blister copper and speiss is described. Silver is determined directly in the solution after dissolution of the sample and appropriate dilution. The amount of gold is determined in an aliquot of the same solution after extraction with methyl isobutyl ketone. The relative standard deviation of the method described is 3.3% for speiss and 4.4% for blister copper for gold and 1.6% and 2.5% for silver respectively.     

Thermodynamics of carbyne

Published data on the thermodynamic properties of carbyne are analyzed and generalized. The thermodynamic properties of carbyne are compared with the properties of other allotropic modifications of carbon (fullerenes, diamonds, and graphite). Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 971–980, June, 2000.     

On the interaction between gold and copper in mercury

On the base of cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and potentiometry experiments with the use of the hanging mercury drop electrodes, there was found that a solid AuCu compound is formed in the complex Au-Cu amalgam. The stability of AuCu is controlled by its solubility product, which is equal (7.1±1.5)·10^–6 M ² at 298 K. The temperature dependence of the solubility product allowed to determine H _AuCu of formation in mercury. This value is compared with H _AuCu of the reaction in the binary system. On the basis of theBorn-Haber cycle one may conclude that the AuCu formed in mercury phase should have the same structure as in the binary alloy. Some thermodynamic aspects of reactions in the Au-Cu-Ga amalgam are discussed. The solubility of copper in mercury was experimentally confirmed and is equal (1.1±0.1) · 10^–2at.%.

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Über die Wechselwirkung zwischen Gold und Kupfer in Quecksilber

Zusammenfassung Mit Hilfe von voltammetrischen, chronoamperometrischen und potentiometrischen Experimenten mit der hängenden Quecksilbertropfelektrode wurde eine feste AuCu-Verbindung in Au-Cu-Amalgam gefunden. Die Beständigkeit der Verbindung AuCu wird durch das Löslichkeitsprodukt bestimmt, das gleich (7,1 ± 1,5) · 10^–6 M ² bei 298 K ist. Die Temperaturabhängigkeit des Löslichkeitsproduktes erlaubt die Bestimmung der Bildungswärme H _AuCu der Verbindung in Quecksilber. Dieser Wert wird mit der Bildungswärme H _AuCu im binären System verglichen. Auf der Basis desBorn-Haber-Kreisprozesses kann man schließen, daß das in Quecksilber gebildete AuCu dieselbe Struktur wie im binären System hat. Verschiedene thermodynamische Aspekte der Reaktionen in Au-Cu-Ga-Amalgam werden diskutiert. Die Löslichkeit von Kupfer in Quecksilber wurde experimentell bestätigt und beträgt (1,1 ± 0,1) · 10^–2 at.%.

     

Low-temperature heat capacities and standard molar enthalpy of formation of aspirin

Molar heat capacities (C _p,m) of aspirin were precisely measured with a small sample precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 78 to 383 K. No phase transition was observed in this temperature region. The polynomial function of C _p,m vs. T was established in the light of the low-temperature heat capacity measurements and least square fitting method. The corresponding function is as follows: for 78 K≤T≤383 K, C _p,m/J mol^-1 K^-1=19.086X ⁴+15.951X ³-5.2548X ²+90.192X+176.65, [X=(T-230.50/152.5)]. The thermodynamic functions on the base of the reference temperature of 298.15 K, {ΔH _T -ΔH _298.15} and {S _T-S _298.15}, were derived. Combustion energy of aspirin (Δ_c U _m) was determined by static bomb combustion calorimeter. Enthalpy of combustion (Δ_c H ^o _m) and enthalpy of formation (Δ_f H ^o _m) were derived through Δ_c U _m as - (3945.26±2.63) kJ mol^-1 and - (736.41±1.30) kJ mol^-1, respectively. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

固体进样直接测定法测定铜精矿中汞

建立了固体进样直接测定法测定铜精矿中汞含量的方法。铜精矿样品在测汞仪的分解炉中经300℃干燥和750℃高温热分解后,汞被催化分解为汞原子,于850℃齐化成金汞齐。汞蒸气被氧气流带入单波长光学吸收池,在波长253.7 nm处测量汞的吸光度,采用标准曲线法计算汞量。方法的线性范围分别为0~1.00,0~100μg/mL,线性相关系数为0.9999,检出限分别为0.10,0.04 ng/g。5个汞含量不同的铜精矿样品测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.14%~4.35%(n=11),样品加标回收率为92.00%~104.02%。采用该方法分别对2个铜精矿样品和铜精矿国际标准物质进行测定,测定结果与标准分析方法测定值和标准物质标示值基本一致。该方法简便、快速、准确,可以作为标准方法推广使用。     

2-吡嗪羧酸银的合成、晶体结构及热化学性质

以二次蒸馏水为溶剂,合成了2-吡嗪羧酸银(Ag(pyza)(s)),并利用X-射线单晶衍射法表征了其晶体结构.根据晶体结构数据计算得到2-吡嗪羧酸银的晶格能为554.10 kJ/mol.利用TG/DSC热分析技术研究了该化合物的热分解过程;用精密自动绝热热量计测量了其在78~378 K温区的低温热容;通过最小二乘法拟合得到了摩尔热容随折合温度变化的多项式方程,利用此方程计算出该化合物的舒平热容和各种热力学函数.通过设计合理的热化学循环,利用等温环境溶解-反应热量计分别测定了所设计热化学反应的反应物和产物在选定溶剂中的溶解焓,通过计算得到反应的反应焓为:?(31.919±0.526)kJ/mol.利用Hess定律计算出2-吡嗪羧酸银的标准摩尔生成焓为:?(243.659±1.298)kJ/mol.利用紫外-可见光谱仪对反应物和产物溶解所得溶液分别进行测量,从而证实了所设计热化学循环的可靠性.     

Thermodynamics and molecular dynamics of some ferrocene derivatives

The heat capacities of acetylferrocene, 1,1′-diacetylferrocene, and 1,1′-diethylferrocene were investigated by low-temperature adiabatic calorimetry in the temperature range from 5 to 300 K and their thermodynamic functions were calculated. The enthalpies of combustion of the substances were determined by calorimetry of combustion, and the thermodynamic functions of their formation were calculated by quantum chemistry methods. Inter- and intramolecular interactions of the ferrocene derivatives were also studied by the methods of molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1668–1676, September, 1999.     

Low‐Temperature Heat Capacities and Standard Molar Enthalpy of Formation of Gramine (C11H14N2)

Low‐temperature heat capacities of gramine (C₁₁H₁₄N₂) were measured by a precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 78 to 401 K. A polynomial equation of heat capacities as a function of temperature was fitted by least squares method. Based on the fitted polynomial, the smoothed heat capacities and thermodynamic functions of the compound relative to the standard reference temperature 298.15 K were calculated and tabulated at 5 K intervals. The constant‐volume energy of combustion of the compound at T=298.15 K was measured by a precision oxygen‐bomb combustion calorimeter as Δ_cU=−(35336.7±13.9) J·g⁻¹. The standard molar enthalpy of combustion of the compound was determined to be Δ_cH_m⁰=−(6163.2±2.4) kJ·mol⁻¹, according to the definition of combustion enthalpy. Finally, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the compound was calculated to be Δ;_cH_m⁰=−(166.2±2.8) kJ·mol⁻¹ in accordance with Hess law.     

Standard enthalpy of formation of lanthanum oxybritholites

Lanthanum-bearing silicate-oxyapatites or britholites, Ca_10–xLax(PO₄)_6–x(SiO₄)_xO with 1≤x≤6, have been synthesized by solid state reaction at high temperature. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. Using two microcalorimeters, the heat of solution of these compounds have been measured at 298 K in a solution of nitric and hydrofluoric acid. A strained least squares method was applied to the experimental results to obtain the solution enthalpies at infinite dilution, and the mixing enthalpy in two steps. In the first step the mixing enthalpy obtained is referenced to the britholite monosubstituted and to the oxysilicate. The mixing enthalpy referenced to the oxyapatite and to the oxysilicate is then extrapolated. In order to determine the enthalpies of formation of all the terms of the solution, thermochemical cycles were proposed and complementary experiments were performed. The results obtained show a decrease of the enthalpy of formation with the amount of Si and La introduced in the lattice. This was explained by the difference in the bond energies of (Ca–O, P–O) and (La–O, Si–O).     

Heat capacity,enthalpy and entropy of calcium niobates

Heat capacity and enthalpy increments of calcium niobates CaNb₂O₆ and Ca₂Nb₂O₇ were measured by the relaxation time method (2–300 K), DSC (260–360 K) and drop calorimetry (669–1421 K). Temperature dependencies of the molar heat capacity in the form C _pm=200.4+0.03432T−3.450·10⁶/T ² J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ for CaNb₂O₆ and C _pm=257.2+0.03621T−4.435·10⁶/T ² J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ for Ca₂Nb₂O₇ were derived by the least-squares method from the experimental data. The molar entropies at 298.15 K, S _m⁰(CaNb₂O₆, 298.15 K)=167.3±0.9 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ and S _m⁰(Ca₂Nb₂O₇, 298.15 K)=212.4±1.2 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, were evaluated from the low temperature heat capacity measurements. Standard enthalpies of formation at 298.15 K were derived using published values of Gibbs energy of formation and presented heat capacity and entropy data: Δ_f H ⁰(CaNb₂O₆, 298.15 K)= −2664.52 kJ mol^t-1 and Δ_f H ⁰(Ca₂Nb₂O₇, 298.15 K)= −3346.91 kJ mol⁻¹.     

石墨消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定铜精矿中汞的含量

称取0.2g样品于50mL样品管中,以5mL硝酸-盐酸(1∶1)混合溶液为溶剂,采用石墨消解仪对样品进行前处理。以159 Tb作内标元素补偿基体效应,用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法对铜精矿中的202 Hg进行测定。结果显示,在0～50μg/L的浓度范围内,校准曲线线性相关系数在0.999 9以上,方法检出限0.019μg/L。对铜精矿标准样品的检测结果与标准值相符。铜精矿中汞的浓度在0.94～15.06μg/g时,与直接测汞仪检测结果对比基本一致。     

无水烟酸锂的合成、结构表征及热化学性质

选择分析纯烟酸和一水氢氧化锂为反应物, 利用水热合成方法合成了无水烟酸锂. 利用FTIR和X射线粉末衍射等方法表征了它的结构. 用精密自动绝热热量计测定了它在78～400 K温区的低温热容, 将该温区的摩尔热容实验值用最小二乘法拟合, 得到热容随温度变化的多项式方程. 用此方程进行数值积分, 得到温区内每隔5 K的舒平热容值和相对于298.15 K时的各种热力学函数值. 在此基础上, 通过设计合理的热化学循环, 利用等温环境溶解-反应热量计分别测定该反应的反应物和生成物在所选溶剂中的溶解焓, 从而得到此反应的反应焓为: ＝－(20.21±0.41) kJ• mol－1. 最后, 依据Hess定律计算出无水烟酸锂的标准摩尔生成焓为: [Li(C6H4NO2), s]＝－(278.29±1.01) kJ•mol－1.     

水合邻苯二甲酸钠的合成、结构表征及热化学性质

选择邻苯二甲酸和氢氧化钠作为反应物,利用液相合成方法合成了水合邻苯二甲酸钠.利用X射线粉末衍射、化学与元素分析等方法表征了它的组成和结构.利用精密自动绝热热量计测定了该化合物在78～366K温区的摩尔热容.将该温区的摩尔热容实验值用最小二乘法拟合得到摩尔热容(Cp,m)对温度(T)的多项式方程,用此方程进行数值积分得到此温度区间内每隔5K的舒平热容值和相对于298.15K时的热力学函数值.另外,依据Hess定律,通过设计合理的热化学循环,利用等温环境溶解-反应热量计分别测量了固相量热反应的反应物和产物在所选溶剂中的溶解焓,从而确定反应的反应焓为:ΔrHm=29.073±1.05kJ·mol-1.最后,利用反应的反应焓和其它反应物和产物已知的热力学数据计算出水合邻苯二甲酸钠的标准摩尔生成焓为:-1493.637±1.11kJ·mol-1.     

L-苏糖酸铜的制备及其标准生成焓

L 苏糖酸作为金属离子的载体,可使金属离子易与氨基酸或蛋白质结合而被动物吸收和利用[1]。本文以L 苏糖酸与Cu2(OH)2CO3·xH2O反应后的溶液浓缩加无水甲醇制得水合物Cu(C4H6O5)·0 5H2O(经HPLC分析,纯度>99 9%),用化学分析、元素分析、IR光谱、TD DTG和量热法进行了表征。1　实验部分1 1　试剂与仪器L 抗坏血酸(Vc)、B.R.(东北制药总厂);H2O2、CaCO3、H2C2O4和Cu2(OH)2CO3·xH2O均为A.R.(西安化学试剂厂);2400型元素分析仪(PE公司);Cu2+含量用Na2S2O3滴定法测定;TG 7型热重分析仪(PE公司);BRUKEREQUINOX 5…     

Diffusion of gold and silver in bisphenol trimethylcyclohexanen polycarbonate

Diffusion coefficients between 5 × 10^-14 and 1 × 10^-16 cm² s^-1 have been measured for diffusion of gold and silver in the glassy state of bisphenol trimethylcyclohexanen polycarbonate in the temperature range between T_g = 507 K and 420 K using the radiotracer technique in combination with ion-beam sputtering for serial sectioning. The Arrhenius plot exhibits a downward curvature, which is interpreted within an extension of the free-volume theory to the glassy state by Vrentas and Duda. The very small metal diffusivities in comparison to values for gas molecules of comparable size suggest substantial interaction energies. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35 :1043–1048, 1997     

焙烧除硒-火试金法测定银硒渣中金、银含量

建立了银硒渣中金、银含量的测定方法。通过高温焙烧除去银硒渣中的硒,然后用火试金法测定金、银含量。硒在750℃下焙烧30min能够完全除去,不会对火试金中金、银造成损失,在焙烧时铺垫二氧化硅避免样品黏附在试金坩埚壁上,并且配料时易于搅拌均匀。通过加标回收实验,测得金回收率为98.9%~101%,银的回收率为96.3%~98.6%。金相对标准偏差(RSD)小于2.5%,银相对标准偏差(RSD)小于1.1%。方法不仅简单、快速,而且准确度高、精密度好。     

Coordination chemistry of the cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))(-) ion: monomeric and oligomeric copper(I), silver(I) and gold(I) complexes

[Na{cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))}] (1) reacts with [CuCl(PCyp(3))(2)] (Cyp=cyclo-C(5)H(9)) and [CuCl(PPh(3))(3)] (1:1) to give the corresponding copper(I) complexes with a tetra-tert-butylcyclopentaphosphanide ligand, [Cu{cyclo- (P(5)tBu(4))}(PCyp(3))(2)] (2) and [Cu{cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))}(PPh(3))(2)] (3). The CuCl adduct of 2, [Cu(2)(mu-Cl){cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))}(PCyp(3))(2)] (4), was obtained from the reaction of 1 with [CuCl(PCyp(3))(2)] (1:2). Compounds 2 and 3 rearrange, even at -27 degrees C, to give [Cu(4){cyclo- (P(4)tBu(3))PtBu}(4)] (5), in which ring contraction of the [cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))](-) anion has occurred. The reaction of 1 with [AgCl(PCyp(3))](4) or [AgCl(PPh(3))(2)] (1:1) leads to the formation of [Ag(4){cyclo-(P(4)tBu(3))PtBu}(4)] (6). Intermediates, which are most probably mononuclear, "[Ag{cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))}(PR(3))(2)]" (R=Cyp, Ph) could be detected in the reaction mixtures, but not isolated. Finally, the reaction of 1 with [AuCl(PCyp(3))] (1:1) yielded [Au{cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))}(PCyp(3))] (7), whereas an inseparable mixture of [Au(3){cyclo-(P(5)tBu(4))}(3)] (8) and [Au(4){cyclo-(P(4)tBu(3))PtBu}(4)] (9) was obtained from the analogous reaction with [AuCl(PPh(3))]. Complexes 3-7 were characterised by (31)P NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystal structures were determined for 3-9.     

Hyperstoichiometric interaction between silver and mercury at the nanoscale

Breaking through the stoichiometry barrier: as the diameter of silver particles is decreased below a critical size of 32 nm, the molar ratio of aqueous Hg(II) to Ag(0) drastically increases beyond the conventional Hg/Ag ratio of 0.5:1, leading to hyperstoichiometry with a maximum ratio of 1.125:1. Therein, around 99% of the initial silver is retained to rapidly form a solid amalgam with reduced mercury.