Oscillatory variation in yields of I2 and the reactivity of γ-irradiated TiO2 in KI solution

The reactivity of preheated and -irradiated TiO₂ was observed in KI solution by studying the kinetics of liberation of I₂. The rate of the reaction was found to be low. species proposed on the surface of oxide probably dissociate into . surface sites which oxidize I^– ions to produce free I₂. During irradiation and are produced which are reducing in nature and therefore very low yields of I₂ are observed for low -doses. In further irradiation the reformation of –O–O–, peroxy linkages is proposed hence the observed higher yields. All the processes ultimately lead to an oscillatory variation in yields of I₂ with -doses.     

The sorption of uranyl ions on silica-titania mixed-hydroxide gels

SiO₂–TiO₂ mixed hydroxide gels were prepared and the apparent adsorption capacity for Na⁺ (1.30–1.60 mmol/g dry sample) determined by pH titration. The effect of solution pH on the sorption ability of the binary gels was studied. It is found that: (1) the sorption mechanism depends upon the pH, and the two most important factors are the nature of both counter ions in bulk solution and the surface of silica-titania gels, (2) the best pH range for the sorption of uranyl ions is 4–7. The thermodynamic functions were evaluated, suggesting that the reaction is chiefly attributed to physical adsorption rather than chemical one, and the opposite is the case of the reaction.     

Effect of charge on the standard partial molar volumes and heat capacities of organic electrolytes in methanol and water

Previously developed additivity schemes for nonelectrolytes have been used to estimate and for tetraalkyl and tetraphenyl methanes in methanol and water. Corrections have been applied to the thermodynamic values of these model compounds to account for a variation in size of the central atom, and these were used to ascertain the effect of charge on and of alkyl and phenyl quaternary ions having N, P and B as central atoms. Investigations of R₄NBr, (R=methyl to heptyl) salts show that the charge effect on and of R₄N⁺ ions is large and relatively independent of ion size suggesting that the solvent molecules penetrate the ions. The ability to estimate and of the quaternary ions in the bromide salt solutions has made it possible to make ionic assignments with some confidence; (Br^–) has been evaluated as 19.7±2 and 30.2±7 cm³-mol^–1 and (Br^–) as –83±7 and –68±30 J-K^–1-mol^–1 in methanol and water, respectively. The use of organic ions for making ionic assignments of and is critically examined and comparisons with other assignments are made. The scaled particle theory is employed to divide the heat capacities of electrolytes into cavity and interaction contributions.     

A method for experimental determination of effective resonance energies related to (n, γ) reactions

When making use of some single comparator or absolute standardization methods in reactor neutron and in epicadmium neutron activation analysis, the knowledge of the effective resonance energy ( ) is essential to correct for the effect of the nonideal epithermal flux distribution on the analysis result. can be calculated from neutron resonance data, but when these are incomplete, not accurate or even not known at all, experimental determination should be considered. Such a method, providing both and the resonance integral to 2200 ms^–1 cross-section ratio (Q_O), is described in this paper. Results are given for 11 isotopes.     

Studies on ion exchange equilibria and kinetics

¹⁶⁰Tb was used as radiotracer and the equilibria and kinetics of cation exchange with zeolite-Y were studied. The ion exchange isothems and the Kielland plots at 298 and 303 K were obtained. It was found that the ion exchange rate is controlled by particle diffusion. The integral interdiffusion coefficients for the direct and reverse exchanges at 298 K and 303 K were calculated. In addition, the isotopic ion exchange was studied too.     

Simulation of donor-acceptor electron-transport systems in the example case of the oxidation of copper in media of organic solvents

The interaction of the onium salts [Me₂ Et=O]BF₄ ^–, [Me₂ =CH-OEt]BF₄ ^–, and [Me₃ =O]I^– with metallic copper in DMSO, DMF, and acetonitrile (AN) has been investigated. It has been shown that the reaction takes place with an intermediate step involving the formation of Cu(I) compounds. The complexes [Cu^I(AN)₄]BF₄, [Cu^II(DMSO)₅](BF₄)₂, [Cu^II(DMSO)₄(AN)₂](BF₄)₂, [Cu^II(DMSO)₂(DMF)(AN)](BF₄)₂, and [ME₃ ]₃Cu^II₄ · [Me₃ =O]I^– have been isolated and characterized. It has been established that dipolar onium compounds which simulate the intermediate products of the interaction of the components of donor-acceptor electron-transport systems are responsible for the oxidation of metals in organic complex-forming media.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1325–1330, June, 1991.     

Effect of solvent on the partial molal volumes and heat capacities of nonelectrolytes

Group contributions to in seven solvents and to in three solvents have been tabulated. The variation of group parameters is discussed in terms of the solvent compressibility coefficient, _T. The scaled particle theory (SPT) is used to calculate cavity contributions to and C _p2 ^o . Interaction contributions are obtained from the cavity terms and and values estimated through the additivity schemes. values are more sensitive to solute-solvent interactions than in water and less sensitive in methanol. The SPT results for heat capacities support the concept of structural promotion by hydrophobic solutes in water.     

Critical evaluation of the effective resonance energy concept and the epithermal neutron spectrum shape-factorα for reactor NAA purposes

The epithermal reactor neutron spectrum shape-factor, and the associated effective resonance energy for a given nuclide, are examined theoretically in great detail. First the necessity, meaning and importance of the choice of a reference neutron energy in a non-ideal spectrum (0) are explained. Next, the definition and practical calculation of are discussed, showing that the relation between the reasonance integrals in ideal and non-ideal spectra cannot be described adequately by two independent parameters and . The exact meaning of the logarithmic expression defining an independent of is clarified, its limits of validity are established as a function of and, as a result, it follows that relatively large systematic errors on can be introduced by its use. It is shown that is dominated by the first lowest resonance energies for a given nuclide, making its vulnerability to literature updates of resonance parameters almost equal to those of individual resonances. The effect, on the epithermal and total activation of specific nuclides, of large systematic and statistical errors on and, is calculated for a series of nuclides (different I₀/₀ and ) and irradiation facilities (different and _the), and represented graphically.Finally, the effect of important errors on and is calculated for final NAA results in terms of concentrations, botained by a comparator technique based on the¹⁹⁷Au reference nuclide. Conclusions are drawn concerning the impact of the foregoing on the usefulness of comparator type reactor NAA as an alternative to classical NAA using multi-element standards.     

The partial molal volume and compressibility change for the formation of the calcium sulfate ion pair at 25°C

The apparent molal volumes (_v) and compressibilities (_K) of CaSO₄ solutions have been determined at 25°C from precise density and sound-speed measurements. The large deviations of the values of _v and _K from the limiting law and various additivity estimates for the free ions (Ca²⁺, SO ₄ ^2– ) have been used to estimate the partial molal volume ( ) and compressibility ( ) for the formation of the CaSO ₄ ⁰ ion pair. Values of = 25 ± 3 cm³-mole^–1 and = (54±21)×10^–4 cm³-mole^–1-bar^–1 were found. Since these values are larger than the value for the formation of MgSO ₄ ⁰ , the results indicate that more inner-sphere ion pairs are formed when SO ₄ ^2– complexes with Ca²⁺ than with Mg²⁺. Using a simple model for ion-water interactions, the percent of inner-sphere or contact ion pairs in CaSO₄ solutions is estimated to be 36 to 37%.     

A generalized separation reaction scheme for assessment of the radioanalytical method of concentration dependent distribution

For the assessment of the analytical error of concentration dependent distribution (CDD), complex-forming separation reaction was proposed in a generalized form of equilibrium , where n is the effective stoichiometric coefficient, i.e. the difference of mean ligand numbers and <n> of a mixture of complexes of analyte M with reagent L in the respective groups (distinguished by bars above the symbols) of the separation system. Calibration curve is derived from measurement of gross activity of complexes, A=A(ML_<n>) and . Theoretical relative error is expressed as a product of three terms, x/x=f₁f₂f₃. The first term f₁ depends on the degree of isotopic dilution, and the recommended ratio of amounts of nonradioactive (x) and radioactive (y) substance M is x/y(1;4). The second term f₂ depends first of all on the slope of distribution ratio (yield of separation ) vs. the analyte; reagent ratio, n(Z+1)/T. The form of slope is analyzed on the basis of the generalized separation reaction. Optimal conditions were discussed from this point of view and the ideal case is at f₂=1. The third term f₃ depends on the activities A and , i.e. on the distribution ratio, sample volumes, and the manner of counting. The ideal ratio of sample activities is A= and the optimal interval (0.2;0.8) is suggested     

Synthesis and CH-acidity of N,N-disubstituted aminotriphenylphosphonium salts

Several substituted methylaminotriphenylphosphonium salts (APS) of general formula have been synthesized. The CH-acidities of some of the prepared APS have been measured by the indicator method in DMSO, with K⁺ counterion and 9-phenylfluorene (pK 18.5) as standard, showing a pK range of 14.7–24.8. The acidification effect of and groups has been evaluated. The results obtained suggest that there is an effective charge on the nitrogen atom in the APS studied and an increased multiplicity of the N-P bond.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1598–1604, July, 1991.     

Vibrational spectra and structure of sulfonium nitroimides

Vibrational spectroscopy and x-ray structure analysis have been used to investigate three new types of sulfonium nitroimides: N-nitrosulfylimides, N-nitrosulfoximides, and N,N-dinitrosulfodiimides. Structural parameters have been determined for the molecules , , and .Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2489–2496, November, 1991.     

Hyperpolarizability of polyene chains in Hückel model with an accounting for real geometry

It has been found that in the transconfiguration, the Hückel hyperpolarizability of -shells ( ) vanishes at a bond angle of 125. The cis configuration is characterized by alternation of the sign of , depending on whether N/2 is odd or even (N is the number of carbon atoms). Approximate relationships have been established: for the trans form, and for the cis form.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 25–28, January–February, 1992.The authors wish to express their sincere appreciation to A. V. Luzanov for steady interest in the work and for detailed discussion of the entire set of problems that are involved.     

Kinetics of the reaction of superoxide anion-radical with olefins

Kinetic investigation of the reaction of electrochemically generated with perfluorooctene, styrene, and cyclohexene in acetonitrile, in the presence of tetraethylammonium perchlorate used as a background electrolyte, revealed that reacts with styrene and perfluorooctene at the double bond, and the reactivity of the olefins with respect to decreases with decrease in the electrophilicity of the substituents at the double bond: perfluorooctene > styrene > cyclohexene. The main transformation products of styrene are phthalic and benzoic acid esters.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 733–737, April, 1990.The authors thank V. B. Bol'evoi for his contribution to the discussion of the results obtained.     

Systematics of nuclear charge distribution in fission the ZP model

An extension of the conventional Z_P model has been used with data for ten fission reactions and the method of least-squares for derivation of parameters that describe the nuclear charge-distributions. Data for light and heavy fission products for each reaction were treated together by consideration of the complementarity of average mass numbers of precursors (A′_L+A′_H=A_F). This treatment gave calculated yields that are essentially equal for complementary elements (Z_L+Z_H=Z_F). The parameters determined, , the Gaussian dispersion width parameter, a linear function of Δ_Z=|Z_P-A′(Z_F/A_F)|, Z_P being the Z at maximum of the curve, and and , the even-odd proton and neutron yield enhancement factors, represented most data (A_H⋟130–150 and the complementary light A's) moderately well, better than did oscillating functions of and Δ_Z. The values were found to be approximately constant (0.48 to 0.62) and, generally, to increase with the average number of neutrons emitted, . The Δ_Z values at A′=140 were in the range of 0.42 to 0.50, and the slopes, ∂Δ_Z/∂A′_H, ranged from 0.0 to 0.03. The factor was found to be several times larger than the factor and to decrease with increasing excitation energy and with A and/or Z of the fissioning nucleus, as has been reported previously. The adequacy of the Z_P model for representation of data and for prediction of yields in the high-yield mass-number regions mentioned above are discussed, and the large uncertainties that are involved in extrapolating the model to near symmetric or to very asymmetric mass and charge divisions are pointed out.     

O-H ... O(S) hydrogen bonds in 2-hydroxy(thio)benzamides. Survey of spectroscopic and structural data

Summary From a survey of spectroscopic and structural data of six corresponding 2-hydroxybenzamides and 2-hydroxythiobenzamides (amide, N-methylamide, N,N-dimethylamide, piperidide, morpholide, 2,6-dimethylpiperidide) remarkable similarities between O(N)-H ... O and O(N)-H ... S hydrogen-bonds are obtained, concerning both, hydrogen-bond patterns and hydrogen-bond strengths. In dilute solution the OH groups of all compounds are intramolecularly associated to the (thio)carbonyl O (S) atoms with distinctly larger hydrogen-bond strengths for primary and secondary amides [ (O-H)=2950–3020 cm^–1, (OH)=12.16–11.99 ppm] and thioamides [ (O-H)=2960–3000 cm^–1, (OH)=11.65–11.13 ppm], than for tertiary amides [ (O-H)=3200–3250 cm^–1, (OH)=9.95–8.95 ppm] and thioamides [ (O-H)=3245–3330 cm^–1, (OH)=8.09–7.06 ppm]. In the solid state, the OH groups of the primary and secondary (thio)amides are also engaged in rather strong intramolecular O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.51 Å, (O-H)=2700–2750 cm^–1] and O-H ... S=C [O ... S=2.90–2.94 Å, (O-H)=2700–2840 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonds; thetrans-NH groups of the primary (thio)amides and the NH groups of the secondary (thio)amides connect the molecules to N-H ... O-H [N ... O=2.93–3.10 Å, (N-H)=3319–3407 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonded chains; the remainingcis-NH groups of the primary (thio)amides give rise to eight-membered cyclic dimers via N-H ... O=C [N ... O=2.93 Å, (N-H)=3226 cm^–1] and N-H ... S=C [N ... S=3.46–3.47 Å, (N-H)=3233–3277 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonds. Contrary, the OH groups of the tertiary (thio)amides are intermolecular associated in the solid state and link the molecules to O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.63–2.75 Å, (O-H)=3075–3135 cm^–1] and O-H ... S=C [O ... S=3.18–3.26 Å, (O-H)=3130–3190 cm^–1] hydrogen-bonded chains.

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O-H ... O(S)-Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen in 2-Hydroxy(thio)benzamiden. Ein Überblick über spektroskopische und strukturelle Daten

Zusammenfassung Aus einer Zusammenstellung von spektroskopischen und strukturellen Daten von sechs entsprechenden 2-Hydroxybenzamiden und 2-Hydroxythiobenzamiden (Amid, N-Methylamid, N,N-Dimethylamid, Piperidid, Morpholid, 2,6-Dimethylpiperidid) ergeben sich bemerkenswerte Analogien zwischen O(N)-H ... O und O(N)-H ... S H-Brücken, die sowohl die H-Brücken-Muster als auch die H-Brücken-Stärken betreffen. In verdünnter Lösung sind die OH-Gruppen aller Verbindungen intramolekular mit den O(S)-Atomen der (Thio)Carbonylgruppen assoziiert, wobei die H-Brücken bei den primären und sekundären Amiden [ (O-H)=2950–3020 cm^–1, (OH)=12.16–11.99 ppm] und Thioamiden [ (O-H)=2960–3060 cm^–1, (OH)=11.65–11.13 ppm] deutlich stärker sind, als bei den tertiären Amiden [ (O-H)=3200–3250 cm^–1, (OH)=9.95–8.95 ppm] und Thioamiden [ (O-H)=3245–3330 cm^–1, (OH)=8.09–7.06 ppm]. Im Festkörper weisen die primären und sekundären (Thio)Amide ebenfalls sehr starke intramolekulare O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.51 Å, (O-H)=2700–2750 cm^–1] und O-H ... S=C [O ... S=2.90–2.94 Å, (O-H)=2700–2840 cm^–1] H-Brücken auf; dietrans-NH-Gruppen der primären (Thio)Amide und die NH-Gruppen der sekundären (Thio)Amide verknüpfen die Moleküle über N-H ... O-H H-Brücken [N ... O=2.93–3.10 Å, (N-H)=3318–3407 cm^–1] zu Ketten; die verbleibendencis-NH-Gruppen der primären (Thio)Amide bilden zyklische, über N-H ... O=C [N ... O=2.93 Å, (N-H)=3226 cm^–1] und N-H ... S=C [N ... S=3.46–3.47 Å, (N-H)=3233–3277 cm^–1] H-Brücken gebundene, 8-Ring-Dimere. Im Gegensatz dazu sind die OH-Gruppen der tertiären (Thio)Amide im Festkörper intermolekular assoziiert und verknüpfen die Moleküle über O-H ... O=C [O ... O=2.63–2.75 Å, (O-H)=3075–3135 cm^–1] und O-H ... S=C [O ... S=3.18–3.26 Å, (O-H)=3130–3190 cm^–1] H-Brücken zu Ketten.

     

Some analytical results forABC,ABCD, andXBCD coupled spin 1/2 systems. I

By choosing a suitable linear combination of the constants of the motion , it is shown that the calculation of the density matrix(t) can be simplified by subdividing the Hamiltonian into . In particular, this technique can be used to obtain closed form solutions for the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of spin 1/2ABC andXBCD spin systems, evolving in the presence of Zeeman offsets, scalar coupling and dipolar interactions. In general, the eigenvalues and eigenvalues of are very transparent, while those of require more effort. Nevertheless, simplifications can be made. Firstly, the effective size of the Hamiltonian matrix which needs to be considered, is reduced fromN ×N to at least (N – 2) × (N – 2), while forXBC ... systems it is reduced to (N – 4) × (N – 4). Secondly, the highest rank and highest/lowest order tensor operators available to the spin ensemble are constants of the motion under . Finally, by exploiting the fact that is a good quantum number, it is possible to block-diagonalize the matrix into no more than 3 × 3 matrices.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide by the octacyanotungstate(V) ion in alkaline aqueous media

Summary The oxidation of H₂O₂ by [W(CN)₈]^3– has been studied in aqueous media between pH 7.87 and 12.10 using both conventional and stopped-flow spectrophotometry. The reaction proceeds without generation of free radicals. The experimental overall rate law, , strongly suggests two types of mechanisms. The first pathway, characterized by the pH-dependent rate constant k _s, given by , involves the formation of [W(CN)₈· H₂O₂]^3–, [W(CN)₈· H₂O₂·W(CN)₈]^6– and [W(CN)₈· HO]^3– intermediates in rapid pre-equilibria steps, and is followed by a one-electron transfer step involving [W(CN)₈·HO]^3– (k _a) and its conjugate base [W(CN)₈·O]^4– (k _b). At 25 °C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl), the rate constant with H _a =40±6kJmol^–1 and S _a =–151±22JK^–1mol^–1; the rate constant with H _b =36±1kJmol^–1 and S _b =–136±2JK^–1mol^–1 at 25 °C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl); the acid dissociation constant of [W(CN)₈·HO]^3–, K ₅ =(5.9±1.7)×10^–10 m, with and is the first acid dissociation constant of H₂O₂. The second pathway, with rate constant, k _f, involves the formation of [W(CN)₈· HO₂]^4– and is followed by a formal two-electron redox process with [W(CN)₈]^3–. The pH-dependent rate constant, k _f, is given by . The rate constant k ₇ =23±6m ^–1 s ^–1 with and at 25°C, I = 0.20 m (NaCl).     

Applicability of the 1/E1+α epithermal spectrum representation and the effective resonance energy\bar E_r in NAA

The practical applicability of the 1/E¹⁺ epithermal spectrum representation and of the effective resonance energy in NAA is investigated. Attention is paid to fundamental considerations such as definitions and approximations, error propagation functions, uncertainty statements, reliability of nuclear data and formal dimensioning problems. As to the latter, it is concluded that the applicability of the -concept is not dependent on the choice of a reference energy. The usefulness of the parameters and in NAA is demonstrated by new experimental evidence obtained from and Q₀ determinations in three different reactors: the WWR-M reactor (Budapest, Hungary), the THETIS reactor (Gent, Belgium) and the DR-3 reactor (Risø, Denmark).