Nonlinear Dielectric Effect Study of Tetrahydrofuran Association in Benzene and Cyclohexane Solutions

The nonlinear dielectric effect (NDE) has been applied to study the molecular association in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions in benzene and in cyclohexane. On the basis of the experimental values of the NDE parameter, electric permittivity, and density, determined as a function of temperature and concentration, and applying the general, statistical theory of NDE, the association constants and dipole moments of the associates were determined. The molecular orbital PM3 method has been applied to calculate the dipole moments and energy of molecular clusters. The results of NDE and PM3 studies are fairly consistent and reveal that a weak dipolar association takes place in the cyclohexane solutions. In the benzene solutions the association, if any, is much weaker probably due to competitive interactions between the solute and the solvent.     

Evaluation of the thermodynamic parameters for the adsorption of some hydrocarbons on alumina and molecular sieves 3A and 5A by inverse gas chromatography

Inverse gas chromatography has been used to evaluate the adsorption parameters (deltaH, deltaS and deltaG) of some probes, each representing a class of organic compounds (n-hexane, cyclohexane and benzene) on some adsorbents (activated alumina, and molecular sieves 3A and 5A). It was found that benzene exhibits more negative deltaH than for n-hexane and cyclohexane on molecular sieves 3A and 5A and alumina. Also, interactions of the benzene with molecular sieves 3A and 5A were found to be stronger than that on alumina. On the contrary, interactions of the hexane with alumina were found to be stronger than those on molecular sieves 3A and 5A.     

Analysis of liquid structure without construction of any structure models by the X-ray scattering method.

A simple approach for determining a liquid structure using X-ray scattering data, in which a liquid structure is uniquely evaluated without construction of any plausible structure models, has been applied to liquid acetonitrile, acetone and cyclohexane. For a pair of molecules, a given point within a molecule is located at the origin with a given molecular orientation. The site of the given point of another molecule is defined by the polar coordinates and the molecular orientation is treated by three Eulerian angles. These parameters are optimized by a non-linear least-squares calculation applied to X-ray scattering data. The reliability of the method was examined by determining the liquid structure of polar acetonitrile and the obtained intermolecular interatomic distances are in good agreement with the previously reported values. The method was then successfully applied to the determination of the liquid structure of acetone and cyclohexane. Especially for nonpolar cyclohexane, the construction of a variety of plausible structural models is very difficult. It was revealed that acetone has an ordered liquid arrangement similar to that found in its crystal, although the intermolecular distances in liquid acetone are different from those in the crystal. On the other hand, the liquid structure of cyclohexane is disordered.     

Femto/Picosecond Transient Absorption Study of Ring-Opening Dynamics in Perimidinespirocyclohexadienone Derivatives

The ring-opening dynamics of perimidinespirocyclohexadienone derivatives has been studied by means of time-resolved spectroscopy in cyclohexane and acetonitrile solutions. It has been established that molecular isomerisation leading to the open isomer occurs against the background of the S₁-S₀ internal conversion of the cyclic form. In addition, the features of the observed spectral changes in the cyclohexane made it possible to distinguish formation of the photoproduct in the T₁ state and its relaxation via intersystem crossing to the singlet ground state. The corresponding assignments for transient absorption bands were performed on the basis of TD-DFT calculations.     

Synthesis,characterization and catalytic properties of trivalent iron substituted hexagonal mesoporous aluminophosphates

Trivalent iron substituted hexagonal mesoporous aluminophosphate molecular sieve has been synthesized and characterized for the first time, which showed excellent catalytic activity and reusability for the cyclohexane oxidation reaction under mild conditions.     

Carbon molecular sieves produced by the fixation of sulphur surface complexes

Summary A Saran carbon has been treated with carbon disulphide and sulphur in order to introduce sulphur surface complexes, a commercial activated carbon was also used. Samples obtained were characterized by their surface areas and porosities. The adsorption of n-hexane, benzene and cyclohexane has been measured out at high temperatures and under dynamic conditions using a gas chromatographic technique. Results were compared with those obtained when oxygen-surface complexes were introduced and it can be concluded that when CS₂ is used with a highly microporous carbon, such as Saran, a molecular sieve for cyclohexane (mean size 0.58 nm) is produced at determined amounts of sulphur fixed.     

Performance and pathways of electrochemical cyclohexane oxidation

Falling costs of electricity from renewable and non-renewable sources have motivated interest in electrochemical production of chemicals and fuels. Among commodity chemicals, the production of KA oil (cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone) from cyclohexane is attractive as selective alkane oxidation remains a major industrial challenge. Although this reaction has been demonstrated in the literature, its fundamental chemistry remains poorly understood. This review identifies possible pathways for the reaction mechanism, their experimental support, and remaining critical gaps in molecular understanding of electrochemical cyclohexane oxidation to KA oil.     

Three-phase equilibrium in solutions of polystyrene homologues in cyclohexane

The equilibrium of three liquid phases in solutions of two polystyrene homologues in cyclohexane has been studied experimentally for different values of the average molecular weights of the two polymer species. The compositions of the phases have been determined in some cases. The variation in the size of the three-phase region with change in the molecular weights is discussed, particularly in connection with the occurrence of a tricritical point. Some qualitative observations of the phase behavior in mixed solvent systems are mentioned.     

Theoretical investigation on cyclohexane dehydrogenation catalyzed by V<Subscript>2</Subscript><Superscript>+</Superscript> in gas-phase

The dehydrogenation reaction mechanism of cyclohexane catalyzed by dimer transition metal cluster V₂⁺ has been investigated at the B3LYP/6-31G (d, p) level of density functional theory. Density of states (DOS) graph is used to understand more deeply the roles of the front molecular orbital of the initial complexes. After the first molecular dehydrogenation, the reaction mainly consists of two competition mechanisms. First, the C-H bonds of cyclohexane can be effectively activated by the V₂⁺ cation, yielding the same-face dehydrogenation products. Second, the C-C bonds are activated, forming the different-face dehydrogenation products. Our calculations indicate that the reaction takes place more easily along the low-spin potential energy surface on the same-face and is a low-barrier or even barrier-free transformation. Carbon-carbon single bonds are nonpolar and generally far less reactive. A comparison of the reaction mechanism of V₂⁺ and congener Ti₂⁺ with cyclohexane has been presented. The bond dissociation energies (BDEs) of V₂⁺ are greater than that of Ti₂⁺, leading to difficulties in forming sandwich complexes in the different-face dehydrogenation of cyclohexane, and the same-face dehydrogenation is an important reaction channel.     

Adsorption of polymers at the solution-solid interface. VIII. Competitive effects in the adsorption of polystyrenes on silica

The adsorption behavior on silica of some polystrenes of moderate molecular weight distribution, both singly and in mixtures, has been examined. The adsorption isotherms indicate that, in both a good solvent (trichloroethylene) and under theta conditions, the species of higher molecular weight is preferentially adsorbed at or near full surface coverage, but that the smaller adsorbate has an improved opportunity for adsorption at low surface coverage. The use of tritiated adsorbates substantiate the isotherm data in cyclohexane solution.     

Increasing the ketone selectivity of the cobalt-catalyzed radical chain oxidation of cyclohexane

A variety of heterogeneous catalysts for the radical chain oxidation of cyclohexane has been prepared by immobilization of the well-defined cobalt acetate oligomers [py(3)Co(3)(mu(3)-O)(OH)(O(2)CCH(3))(5)](PF(6)) (1) and [py(4)Co(2)(OH)(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(3)](PF(6)) (2) on carboxy-modified mesoporous silica supports A-D by carboxylate exchange. The catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) in the presence of these homogeneous and immobilized cobalt acetate complexes afforded the corresponding alcohol and ketone in high yield. The immobilization of 1 and 2 results in a significant increase of catalytic activity. TBHP acts as a radical initiator and as source of molecular oxygen, which is also involved in the overall oxidation process. The rate of cyclohexane conversion is limited by the diffusion of molecular oxygen, and steady-state concentrations of cyclohexanone (K, ketone) and cyclohexanol (A, alcohol) are established; these determine the maximum K:A ratio.     

Calculation of the free energy of solvation for neutral analogs of amino acid side chains

The ability of the GROMOS96 force field to reproduce partition constants between water and two less polar solvents (cyclohexane and chloroform) for analogs of 18 of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids has been investigated. The estimations of the solvation free energies in water, in cyclohexane solution, and chloroform solution are based on thermodynamic integration free energy calculations using molecular dynamics simulations. The calculations show that while the force field reproduces the experimental solvation free energies of nonpolar analogs with reasonable accuracy the solvation free energies of polar analogs in water are systematically overestimated (too positive). The dependence of the calculated free energies on the atomic partial charges was also studied.     

The use of microcalorimetry to assess the size exclusion properties of carbon molecular sieves

Carbon molecular sieves (CMSs) for separating gaseous mixtures have been prepared through chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of benzene on activated carbon fibres (ACFs) obtained from Nomex aramid fibres. The effect of the CVD treatment on the porous texture of the ACFs has been followed by immersion calorimetry into liquids of different molecular sizes (dichloromethane, benzene and cyclohexane). Both the kinetics of the immersion process and the equilibrium immersion enthalpies have been studied. Besides, the derived specific surface areas accessible to the different liquids employed have been calculated. The results show that the carbon deposition has taken place mainly at the pore entrances and the CVD treatment has succeeded to introduce selectivity without a significant loss of capacity.     

Conformation of non-aromatic ring compounds: Part 77. The molecular structure of gaseous 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane; an electron diffraction study

The gas-phase molecular structure of 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane has been investigated by the electron diffraction technique. The results confirm the prediction of valence force calculations, viz., axial substitution causes a flattening (Φ_av = 51.7°) of the chair form of the cyclohexane ring.     

13C NMR spectra of liquid crystalline substances in the isotropic,nematic and solid phases

A CP MAS ¹³C NMR spectrum indicates that some liquid crystalline substances containing both cyclohexane and benzene rings have a local molecular motion around the benzene plane in the solid state, and the cyclohexane ring has a rigid conformation. The reorientational diffusion of the whole molecule is also observed in the solid state.     

钌掺杂MCM-48介孔分子筛的表征及催化氧化环己烷性能的研究

以在室温条件下快速制备的一系列Ru掺杂的MCM-48介孔分子筛为催化剂,进行了无溶剂条件下空气催化氧化环己烷制环己醇和环己酮的反应研究,并通过XRD、N2吸附脱附、FT-IR等多种表征手段对该催化剂进行系统研究.表征结果表明该催化剂具有典型的MCM-48介孔材料结构,合成过程中加入的Ru以不同形态同时存在于催化剂中.催化反应的结果显示该催化剂在较温和反应条件下具有良好催化活性,并且不同的Ru物种在反应中呈现不同的活性.     

Pervaporation for separating benzene/cyclohexane mixture by P(AA-MA) copolymer membranes

P(AA-MA)copolymers composed of acrylic acid and methyl acrylate with different molecular weights and sequence structures were synthesized by combination of ATRP and selective hydrolysis.These copolymers were used as membrane materials to separate benzene/cyclohexane mixture by pervaporation.The effects of molecular weight and sequence structure of the copolymers on the pervaporation performance were investigated in detail.For the random copolymers,the permeate flux decreased rapidly with the increasing of molecular weight.The separation factor was also influenced by the molecular weight,which was changed from no selectivity to cyclohexane selectivity with increasing the molecular weight.Contrarily,the block copolymer membrane showed good benzene selectivity with separation factor of 4.3 and permeate flux of 157 g/(m~2h)to 50 wt%benzene/cyclohexane mixture.     

Radiation-induced homogeneous polymerization of ethylene in cyclohexane

The radiation-induced polymerization of ethylene in cyclohexane was carried out in a reactor of 100 ml capacity under a range of temperature of 25–150°C, dose rate of 4.1 × 10⁴–2.9 × 10⁵ rad/hr, pressure of 200 kg/cm², and amount of cyclohexane of 20–90 ml. The polymerization was found to proceed at a steady state from the beginning. The polymerization rate is maximum at ca. 50 ml of cyclohexane. The dose rate exponent of the polymerization rate was 0.6 at every temperature from 25 to 150°C. The polymer molecular weight is in the range of 10³–10⁴, independent of dose rate, and decreases with increasing amount of cyclohexane. The molecular weight distribution is unimodal and narrow. Kinetic analysis of these results indicates that the polymerization proceeds via a simple scheme of homogeneous polymerization and the polymer molecular weight was determined by the chain transfer reaction which takes place mostly with cyclohexane. The unimodal and narrow molecular weight distribution is also consistent with the homogeneous polymerization scheme.     

Heats of mixing of some binary methylene chloride solutions

Heats of mixing of pyridine, α-picoline, aniline, o-toluidine and cyclohexane with methylene chloride have been measured at 298.15 K. The results have been considered in terms of molecular interactions between the components of these mixtures and possible structures of the complexes have been described.     

Ce-MCM-48介孔分子筛的合成、表征和催化性能

Cerium incorporated MCM-48 molecular sieves have been hydrothermally synthesized by both a mixed template and a variable pH approach. The samples were characterized by various physicochemical methods, including X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopy, XRF spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption. These results reveal that cerium is incorporated in MCM-48 in the form of well-dispersed tetra-coodinated cerium ion. Maintaining the proper concentration of cerium and adjusting the pH allows for a more ordered structure with a much higher specific surface area than that of MCM-48. Ce-MCM-48 was employed in the liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane with aqueous H2O2. The results showed that Ce-MCM-48 is more active as a catalyst for the liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane. The oxidation conversion catalyzed by Ce-MCM-48 is 8.3 %-14.2% higher than that catalyzed by MCM-48 and the selectivity for the main products increase by 63.4%-68.8%. Accordingly, Ce-MCM-48 has been shown to have important potential applications.