Effect of alkaline additives on the C?O bond dissociation of adsorbed CO in methanation over Ru/Al2O3 catalyst

ESR studies of the thermal stability of anion radicals O^– on the MgO surface have revealed that most stable (at T>420 K) are O^– with g ²=2.032 and g ³=2.044, whereas anion radicals with g ¹=2.042 are destroyed at T<400 K and possess the highest heat of [O^–·O₂] complex formation.

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- O^– MgO. , O^– g ²=2.032 g ³=2.044, 420 , O^– g ¹=2.042 400 . , [O^–·O₂] - O^– g ¹=2.042.

     

Metal Sorption,Solid Phase Extraction and Preconcentration Properties of Two Silica Gel Phases Chemically Modified with 2-Hydroxy-1-Naphthaldehyde

Active silica gel phase (I) was chemically modified to the corresponding amino- (SiNH₂) and chloro- (SiCl) derivatives via silylation reactions. These were used to synthesize two newly modified silica gel phases (II, III) by direct chemical reaction with 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde (2-HNA). The surface coverage values are 370, 432µmolg^–1 and 320, 355µmolg^–1 for (II) and (III), on the basis of thermal desorption and metal probe testing method, respectively. The metal sorption properties of silica gel phases (II, III) were studied and compared with active silica gel phase (I). The maximum determined metal capacity values were found to be 10–110, 20–290 and 20–370µmolg^–1 for phases I, II and III, respectively. The distribution coefficient values (K_d) were also determined for a series of metal ions, and the results showed that the two new chemically modified phases (II and III) were highly selective for Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺ and Pb²⁺. The potential applications of silica gel phases (II, III) as solid phase extractors for the same five metal ions spiked in drinking tap water (1.000µgmL^–1) were found to give percentage recovery values in the range of 90.2–96.3±4.1–6.3%, while pre-concentration of the same five metal ions spiked in drinking tap water (50.0ngmL^–1) was successfully accomplished with a percentage recovery range of 92.6–95.8±4.8–5.7%.Received December 16, 2002; accepted May 14, 2003 published online September 1, 2003     

The composition of volatile and particulate hydrocarbons in urban air

Summary The hydrocarbon composition of the particle and gas phases in the urban atmosphere has been studied by filtration and parallel adsorption on active charcoal and polyurethane foam (PUF). Gas chromatography (GC) and GC coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) have been used for the analysis of the organic matter extracts obtained with each system. In the case of the particle and PUF samples these extracts were fractionated into aliphatic and aromatic compounds. This approach has allowed to identify up to 247 hydrocarbon molecules showing that C0–C5 alkylbenzenes are the major compounds in the charcoal extracts whereas C14–C23 n-alkanes, C0–C4 alkylnaphthalenes, C0–C4 alkylbiphenyls and C3–C5 alkylbenzenes are those predominantly found in the PUF materials. The particles essentially contain C17–C38 n-alkanes and parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). These qualitative differences are paralleled by a progressive concentration decrease from the more to the less volatile hydrocarbons. Thus, the total charcoal extracts average 80 g/m³, the PUF compounds represent 4 /m³ and the particle hydrocarbons 0.7 g/m³. These latter airborne materials are essentially composed of petrogenic residues 0.6 g/m³ (aliphatic fraction) whereas the pyrolytic PAH only involve 0.08 g/m³.     

Tunnel recombination of surface and bulk radiation defects in finely dispersed CaO at 4.2 and 77 K

Recombination of radiation defects in CaO is shown to occur through electron tunneling from surface F_s ⁺ to V^–-center stabilized in the bulk.

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, CaO F_s ⁺- V^–-, .

     

Kinetics and mechanism of the interaction of azide with [(H2O)(tap)2RuORu(tap)2-(H2O)]2+ ion at physiological pH

The title reaction has been studied spectrophotometrically in aqueous medium as a function of [substrate complex], [ligand], pH and temperature at constant ionic strength. At the physiological pH (7.4) the interaction with azide shows two distinct consecutive steps, i.e., it shows a non-linear dependence on the concentration of N₃ ^–; both processes are [ligand]-dependent. The rate constant for the processes are: k ₁10^–3 s^–1 and k ₂10^–5 s^–1. The activation parameters calculated from Eyring plots are: H ₁ = 14.8 ± 1 kJ mol^–1, S ₁ = –240 ± 3 J K^–1 mol^–1, H ₂ = 44.0 ± 1.5 kJ mol^–1 and S ₂ = –190 ± 4 J K^–1 mol^–1. Based on the kinetic and activation parameters an associative interchange mechanism is proposed for the interaction process. From the temperature dependence of the outersphere association equilibrium constant, the thermodynamic parameters calculated are: H ₁ ⁰ = 4.4 ± 0.9 kJ mol^–1, S ₁ ⁰ = 64 ± 3 J K^–1 mol^–1 and H ₂ ⁰ = 14.2 ± 2.9 kJ mol^–1, S ₂ ⁰ = 90 ± 9 J K^–1 mol^–1, which gives a negative G ⁰ value at all temperatures studied, supporting the spontaneous formation of an outersphere association complex.     

Direct Spectrophotometric Determination of Trace Cadmium(II) in Food Samples with 2-Acetylmercaptophenyldiazoaminoazobenzene (AMPDAA)

A novel chromogenic reagent, 2-acetylmercaptophenyldiazoaminoazobenzene (AMPDAA), has been prepared by coupling 2-aminoacetylthiophenol to 4-aminoazobenzene through the –NH–N=N– group. In the presence of TritonX-100, AMPDAA reacts with Cd(II) in 1:1 triethanolamine medium to form a red complex with maximum absorption at 529nm. Under the optimal conditions, Beers law is obeyed over the range of 0.0 to 1.0µgmL^–1 Cd(II), and the apparent molar absorptivity is 2.4× 10⁵Lmol^–1cm^–1. Based on this, a highly sensitive and selective spectrophotometric method has been developed for direct determination of trace cadmium. The detection limit and the quantification limit were found to be 6.5 and 9.7µgL^–1, respectively. The absorbance of AMPDAA-Cd(II) complex was 0.1881± 7.5×10^–3 with a 4.9% relative standard deviation for five repeated measurements of the sample containing 2µg of cadmium in 25mL solution under the same experimental conditions. Interference of foreign ions was also investigated. Except for Ag(I) and Hg(II), most foreign ions can be tolerated in considerable amounts. Interference caused by Ag(I) and Hg(II) can be reduced by adding sodium thiosulfate. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of trace cadmium in rice, grain and flour samples with satisfactory results.     

Kinetics of Free Radical Generation in the Catalytic Oxidation of Methanol

The formation of free radicals over the surface of platinum-containing catalysts in the methanol oxidation reaction depending on the temperature, the composition of the reaction mixture, and the procedure used for introducing platinum was studied by the matrix isolation method technique. The nature and transformations of surface intermediates depending on the temperature and the presence of oxygen in the gas phase were studied by Fourier transform IR spectroscopy. The main surface intermediate was the methoxy group. The following three types of these groups were stabilized in alumina-based catalysts: (I) CH₃O–Al_oct (_s(–) = 2806 cm^–1), (II) CH₃O–Al_tetr (_s(–) = 2825 cm^–1), and (III) CH₃O < (Al)₂ (_S(–) = 2845 cm^–1, _s(–) = 1460 cm^–1, _s(–) = 1440 cm^–1, r _|| (₃) = 1185 cm^–1, and (–) = 1095 cm^–1). At the same time, isolated methoxy groups (_as(–) = 2997 cm^–1, _as(–) = 2959 cm^–1, _s(–) = 2857 cm^–1, and (₃) = 1450 cm^–1) and hydrogen-bonded groups ((–) = 3400–3550 cm^–1), which resulted from chemisorption at siloxane bridges, were stabilized in silica gel–based catalysts. It was found that CH₃O and CH₃OO radicals were formed only over the surfaces of pure supports (SiO₂ and Al₂O₃) and their mechanical mixtures with platinum. The total concentration of radicals was described by an extremal function of the composition of reactants, whereas the relative concentration depends on the nature of the support. This is conceivably due to the effect of coordinatively unsaturated cations of the support, which are formed by dehydroxylation in the course of catalyst pretreatment. An increase in the rate of formation of gas-phase radicals on mixed catalysts was explained by special properties of the platinum/support interface region, at which surface intermediates were formed in superequilibrium concentrations under reaction conditions.     

Theoretical Study of Chemical Binding of Noble Gas Atom and Transition Metal Complexes: Ng–NiCO, Ng–NiN2, Ng–CoCO (Ng = He–Xe)

Summary. Ab initio multireference and coupled cluster methods (MR-SDCI(+Q), CASPT2, CCSD(T)) and density functional theory methods (B3LYP, MPWPW91) have been applied to examine geometrical structures and vibrational frequencies of noble gas (Ng) – transition metal compounds, Ng–NiCO, Ng–NiN₂, and Ng–CoCO (Ng = He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe). It is shown that the respective compounds can have a larger binding energy than a typical van der Waals interaction energy. The binding mechanism is explained by a partial electron transfer from a noble gas atom to the low-lying 4s and 3d vacant orbitals of the transition metal atom. Theoretical calculations show that the binding of noble gas atom results in a large shift of the bending frequency: 361.1cm^–1 (NiCO) to 403.5cm^–1 (Ar–NiCO); 308.5cm^–1 (NiN₂) to 354.8cm^–1 (Ar–NiN₂); 373.0cm^–1 (CoCO) to 422.6cm^–1 (Ar–CoCO). The corresponding experimental frequencies determined in solid argon are 409.1cm^–1 (NiCO), 357.0cm^–1 (NiN₂), and 424.9cm^–1 (CoCO), which are much closer to the corresponding frequency of Ar–NiCO, Ar–NiN₂, and Ar–CoCO, respectively.     

Cardiac glycosides ofAcokanthera venenata

Six cardenolides have been isolated from the leaves ofAcokanthera venenata G. Don: AV-1, mp 252–255°C, [] _D ²⁰ +39.4° (MeOH); AV-2, mp 199–208°C, [] _D ²⁰ -59.3° (MeOH); AV-3, mp 269–275°C/300–304°C, [] _D ²¹ –69.8° (MeOH); AV-4, mp 279–289°C; AV-5, mp 222–225°, [] _D ²⁰ -64.3° (MeOH); and AV-6, mp 193–196°C [] _D ²⁰ –23.8° (MeOH — CHCl₃). AV-5 has been identified as acovenoside A. AV-3 is a new cardiac glycoside: it is 1-acetoxy-3-(4-O--D-glucosyl-3-O-methyl--L-talomethylosyloxy)-14-hydroxy-5, 14-card-20(22)-enolide (glucoacovenoside B).Khar'kov State Pharmaceutical Institute. All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Drug, Chemistry and Technology, Khar'kov. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 372–376, May–June, 1987.     

Solvent extraction and spectrophotometric including graphite furnace atomic absorption determination of molybdenum in the environment

A selective and sensitive method for the extraction and microgram determination of molybdenum (VI) with hydroxamic acid as yellow molybdenum-hydroxamate complex from acidic medium is described. The molybdenum-PCPPSAHA complex has _max 388 nm, molar absorptivity 5.0 × 10³l mol^–1 cm^–1. The system obeys Beer's law in the range of 1–28 g/ml of molybdenum(VI). Sandell's sensitivity is 0.0192 g cm² and stoichiometry of the complex is 12, molybdenum: PCPPSAHA while mixed complex molybdenum-PCPPSAHA-morin has _max 400 nm and molar absorptivity 5.9 × 10³lmo1^–1 cm^–1 and stoichiometry of the complex is 121.The molybdenum is determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry after directly pipetted the extract into the furnace which increases the sensitivity 20 fold.     

Reaction of 2,2-bis(4′-hydroxy-3′-N,N-diethylaminomethylphenyl) propane with triethyl phosphite

Conclusions The reaction of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-N,N-diethylaminomethylphenyl)propane with triethyl phosphite gave 2,2-bis(4-ethoxy-3-diethylphosphonomethylphenyl)propane via the intermediate formation of a compound with a pentacovalent phosphorus atom. In the presence of acetic acid the reaction leads to 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-diethylphosphonomethylphenyl)propane.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1621–1624, July, 1978.     

Negativer linearer thermischer Ausdehnungskoeffizient von verstrecktem Polyäthylen

Zusammenfassung Der lineare thermische Ausdehnungskoeffizient von linearem Polyäthylen hoher Dichte wurde im Temperaturbereich –20 °C bis + 40°C bestimmt. Bei isotropen Proben besteht eine lineare Beziehung zwischen Dichte bzw. Kristallisationsgrad _v und. Die gemessenen Koeffizienten liegen fürT ₀ = 20 °C im Bereich = 110 ... 130 · 10^–6 K^–1.Kalt verstreckte Proben mit Verstreckungsgraden = 8 ... 15 haben beiT ₀ = 20 °C in Verstreckrichtung den Koeffizienten _l = –24 · 10^–6 K^–1. Der negative Zahlenwert von _tl ist unabhängig von und weiteren Herstellungsparametern. Seine Ursache ist einerseits die Orientierung derc-Achsen der Kristallite in Verstreckrichtung mit _c = –12 · 10^–6 K^–1 und andererseits der negative Koeffizient _am * –50 · 10^–6 K^–1 der verspannten amorphen Phase, der auf dem gummielastischen Verhalten der tie-molecules beruht.Beim Tempern oberhalb von +40 °C schrumpfen die Proben irreversibel, wobei _| ansteigt und nach dem Aufschmelzen der Proben wieder den Wert des isotropen Materials annimmt. Nach dem Tempern wenig unterhalb der Schmelztemperatur der Kristallite wurden überhöhte Koeffizienten _| gemessen, die eine Rotation der Kristallite um dieb-Achsen erkennen lassen.

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Summary The linear thermal coefficient of expansion,, of high density linear polyethylene has been determined in the temperature range of –20 ° ... + 40 °C. For isotropic samples a linear relationship between density or crystallinity _v and is valid. Measured values of forT ₀ = 20 °C amount to = 110 ... 130 · 10^–6 K^–1.Cold drawn samples of draw ratios = 8 ... 15 yield _| = –24 · 10^–6 K^–1 atT ₀ = 20 °C parallel to the draw axis. The negative value of _| does not depend on draw ratio or other parameters of sample processing. It is caused byc-axis orientation of the crystallites in draw direction with _c = –12 · 10^–6 K^–1 and by a negative coefficient _am * = –50 · 10^–6 K^–1 of the stressed amorphous phase, which is due to rubber elastic behaviour of the tie molecules.When annealed above 40 °C the samples shrink irreversibly and _| is augmented. After melting the samples the value of isotropic material is restored. Annealing the samples little below the melting temperature of the crystallites leads to superelevated values all which reflect| rotation of the crystallites around theb-axis.

     

Spectroscopic manifestation of the accidental degeneracy of π=Δ electronic adiabatic terms of linear triatomic systems

The semiclassical form of the absorption band of a linear triatomic system which corresponds to an electronic transition from the -ground state term to the excited intersection and terms was calculated. The analysis was carried for negligibly small defect of frequencies and in the absence of a shift of the equilibrium position on excitation. The experimentally observed CuCl₂ absorption spectrum was interpreted qualitatively as a , gS transition on the existence of a point of = accidental degeneracy. The 7000–24000 cm^–1 energy interval in the spectrum was analyzed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 222–225, March–April, 1988.     

Design and application of a liquid-flow adsorption micro calorimeter based on the Calvet-type DAK 1-1 microcalorimeter (USSR)

The construction and the properties of a liquid-flow adsorption microcalorimeter are described. The calorimeter is based on the commercially available Calvet-type DAK 1-1 microcalorimeter (USSR), which has been equipped with a flow system consisting of a pump, several sets of heat exchangers and an adsorption cell. The minimum detectable heat effect is 1W up to a flow rate of 30 cm³/h.Results on the application of the calorimeter to adsorption and desorption processes of nonionic (Triton X-100) and anionic (styrene phosphonic acid) surfactant solutions in water at an-Al₂O₃ surface are presented and discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Konstruktion und Eigenschaften eines Flüssigkeits-Strömungs-Adsorptions-Mikrokalorimeters werden beschrieben. Das Kalorimeter wurde weiterentwickelt aus dem Calvet-Mikrokalorimeter DAK 1-1 (USSR), das mit einem Strömungssystem aus einer Pumpe, verschiedenen Wärmeaustauschern und einer Adsorptionszelle ausgestattet wurde. Der kleinste nachweisbare Wärmeeffekt liegt bei 1W bis zu einer Durchflussgeschwindigkeit von 30 cm³ h^–1. Mit dem Kalorimeter erhaltene Messergebnisse zur Adsorption und Desorption wässeriger Lösungen von nichtionischen (Triton X-100) und anionischen (Styrenphosphonsäuren) Tensiden an-Al₂O₃ werden dargestellt und diskutiert.

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, 1-1 (), , , . 1 30 ³/. ( X–100) (- ) -l₂₃.

     

Voltamperometry of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives

Thirty-nine -substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives were subjected to electrochemical oxidation on a rotating platinum microelectrode in acetonitrile, and the E_p (E_1/2) values were measured. A satisfactory linear correlation between the E_p and Taft. ^* constants of the substituents in the position was observed. A linear correlation of the E_p values with the ⁰, - and ^– constants also exists.See [1] for communication I.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1525–1529, November. 1975.     

Thermal properties of thiocyanatocopperc(II) complexes with picolines and lutidines

The thermal properties of coordination compounds of the composition Cu(NCS)₂L₂ (whereL=pyridine, 2-, 3- and 4-picoline, and 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4- and 3,5-lutidine) are dealt with. The thermal decomposition of these compounds begins with the release of the ligandL. The compounds with pyridine derivatives containing a methyl substituent at position 2 show a markedly decreased initial decomposition temperature. It was found that X-ray irradiation caused a reduction of the central atom Cu(II) in the coordination compounds under investigation. X-ray electron spectra data showed the stability of the compounds Cu(NCS)₂L₂ withL=picoline or lutidine having a methyl substituent at position 2 to be distinctly lower in the surface layers. From the given series, the compounds Cu(NCS)₂(pyridine)₂ and Cu(NCS)₂(3,5-lutidine)₂ exhibit an analogous course of thermal decomposition in nitrogen atmosphere up to 600°. The stoichiometries of thermal decomposition are discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Der Artikel befaßt sich mit den thermischen Eigenschaften von Koordi-nationsverbindungen der Zusammensetzung Cu(NCS)₂ L ₂ (L= Pyridin, 2-, 3-, 4-Pikolin, 2,3-, 2.4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4- und 3,5-Lutidin). Die thermische Zersetzung dieser Verbindungen beginnt mit der Abspaltung des LigandenL. Die Verbindungen mit Pyridinderivaten, welche einen Methylsubstituenten in Position 2 im Pyridinring enthalten, zeigen eine deutlich herabgesetzte anfängliche Zersetzungstemperatur. Es wurde gefunden, daß die Röntgenbestrahlung eine Reduktion des zentralen Cu(II)-Atoms bei den untersuchten Koordinationsverbindungen herbeiführte. Die Daten der Röntgen-Elektronenspektren zeigten, daß die Stabilität der Verbindungen Cu(NCS)₂L₂ mitL=Pikolin oder Lutidin, welche einen Methylsubstituenten in Position 2 enthalten, in den Oberflächenschichten wesentlich geringer ist. Von der gegebenen Reihe der Verbindungen zeigen Cu(NCS)₂(Pyridin)₂ und Cu(NCS)₂(3,5-Lutidin)₂ in Stickstoff-Atmosphäre bis zu 600° einen ähnlichen Verlauf der thermischen Zersetzung. Die Stöchiometrie ihrer thermischen Zersetzung wird beschrieben.

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Résumé L'article a trait aux propriétés thermiques des composés de coordination de composition Cu(SCN)₂L₂ (L=pyridine, 2-, 3-, 4-picoline, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4-, 3,5-lutidine). La décomposition thermique de ces composés commence avec la libération du ligandL. Les composés avec des dérivés de la pyridine contenant un substituant méthyle en position 2 sur le cycle de la pyridine présentent une température initiale de décomposition qui se trouve abaissée de manière appréciable. On observe que le traitement aux rayons X provoque une réduction de l'atome central Cu(II) dans les composés de coordination étudiés. Les données fournies par les spectres électroniques des rayons X ont montré que la stabilité des composés Cu(SCN)₂L₂ avecL= picoline ou lutidine, ayant un substituant méthyle en position 2, est nettement plus faible dans les couches superficielles. Dans cette série de composés, Cu(SCN)₂ (pyridine)₂ et Cu(SCN)₂(3,5-lutidine)₂ montrent, en atmosphère d'azote, jusqu'à 600°, un processus analogue de décomposition thermique. La stoechiométrie de leur réaction de décomposition thermique est examinée.

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Cu(NCS)₂L₂ L=, 2-, 3-, 4- , 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4-, 3,5-. L. 2- . , , Cu(II). , Cu(NCS)₂L₂ c L= , 2, . Cu(NCS)₂ ( )₂ Cu(NCS)₂ (3,5-)₂ 600°. .

     

Extractive spectrophotometric determination of dioxouranium(VI) with the sodium salt of hexamethyleneiminecarbodithioate

The optimum conditions for the extractive spectrophotometric determination of dioxouranium(VI) with hexamethyleneiminecarbodithioate(HMICdt) have been established. Dioxouranium(VI) reacts with this ligand at pH 4.5 to form a yellowish-orange uncharged 12 metal-ligand complex which can be extracted by chloroform. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 1–20 g ml^–1 of dioxouranium(VI) at 335 nm. The molar absorptivity of the extracted species is 5.952×10³ l mol^–1 cm^–1 with Sandell's sensitivity of 0.04 g cm^–2. The average of 10 determinations of dioxouranium was 49.75 g for the samples containing 50 g of U(VI) and the variation from the mean at 95% confidence limit was 49.75±0.5955.     

Complex formation between nickel(II) and 2-(2-aminoethyl) benzimidazole: A kinetic and equilibrium study

Summary The reversible complex formation between 2-(2-aminoethyl) benzimidazole (AEB) and nickel(II) was studied by stopped flow spectrophotometry at I = 0.30 mol dm^–3. Both the neutral and monoprotonated form of AEB reacted to give the NiAEB²⁺ chelate. At 25 °C, the rates and activation parameters for the reactions Ni_II + AEB NiAEB²⁺ and Ni^II + AEBH⁺ NiAEB²⁺ + H⁺ are k _f ^L(dm^–3 mol^–1 s^–1) = (2.17 ± 0.24) × 10³, H (kJ mol^–1) = 40.0 ± 0.8, S (JK^–1 mol^–1) = – 47 ± 3 and k _inff ^pHL (dm³ mol^–1 s^–1) = 33 ± 10, H (kJ mol^–1) = 42.0 ±2.7, S (JK^–1 mol^–1) = – 72 ± 9. The dissociation of NiAEB²⁺ was acid catalysed and k _obs for this process increased linearly with [H⁺] in the 0.01–0.15 mol dm^–3 (10–30 °C) range with k _H(dm³ mol^–1s^–1) (25 °C) = 329 ± 6, H (kJ mol^–1) = 40 ± 2 and S (JK^–1 mol^–1) = – 61 ± 8. The results also indicated that the formation of NiAEB²⁺ involves a chelation-controlled, rate-limiting process. Analysis of the S ° data for the acid ionisation of AEBH _inf2 ^p2+ and the formation of NiAEB²⁺ showed that the bulky AEBH⁺ ion has a solvent structure breaking effect as compared to AEB [s _aqS ° (AEBH⁺) – s _aq ° (AEB) = 69 JK^–1 mol^–1], while AEBH _inf2 ^p2+ is a solvent ordering ion relative to NiAEB²⁺ [s _aq° (NiAEB²⁺) – ovS _aq ° (AEBH _inf2 ^p2+ ) = 11 JK^–1 mol^–1].Author to whom all correspondence should be directed.     

Energy Transfer Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence for the Determination of Sulfite

A simple and novel electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) method for the determination of sulfite has been developed based on the energy transfer ECL process. It was found that a weak ECL signal of sulfite was electrochemically generated on a platinum electrode in neutral aqueous solution. The signal was strongly enhanced by rhodamine B as an energy receptor and further enhanced by the neutral surfactant Tween 80. In 0.10M phosphate buffer solution (pH=7.5) containing 2.0×10^–6gmL^–1 rhodamine B and 0.4% (v/v) Tween 80, the ECL response to the concentration of sulfite at a potential of 0.82V was linear over a range of 1.0×10^–7gmL^–1 to 8.0×10^–6gmL^–1, and the detection limit was 5×10^–8gmL^–1. The relative standard deviation (n=11, 1.0×10^–6gmL^–1) was 3.8%. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the determination of sulfite in pharmaceutical injections and white sugar samples.     

Comparative study on γ-radiolysis and energy transfer reaction induced by γ-irradiated NaCl in Methyl Orange and Methyl Red

A comparative study on -radiolysis and energy transfer reaction induced by -irradiated sodium chloride in azo-dye indicators, viz. Methyl Orange and Methyl Red are undertaken. These indicators undergo degradation following first order kinetics, the determined rate constants being 1.05·10^–8 rad^–1 for Methyl Orange and 5.00·10^–7 rad^–1 for Methyl Red, respectively. TheG-values are also determined and are found to be lower for Methyl Orange (8.60·10^–6) and higher for Methyl Red (4.05·10^–3), suggesting that the former is more resistent to radiation degradation as compared to the latter.