Sorption of alkyl acetates from aqueous solutions by corn starch cryotextures

Capillary gas chromatography was used to study noncovalent sorption ofn-butyl,n-hexyl, andn-octyl acetates from aqueous solutions by corn starch cryotextures. In the concentration range of 0.5–15.0 mmol L⁻¹, about 38%n-butyl acetate, 70%n-hexyl acetate, and 98%n-octyl acetate are extracted from aqueous solutions. The sorption of the alkyl acetates depends on the alkyl chain length, indicating the hydrophobic character of their interaction with the corn starch cryotexture. No competitive sorption between acetates in the mixture was observed. Binding of alkyl acetates occurs during the cryosponge formation, due probably to the templation at the stage of starch sol, fixation in the cryosponge, and sorption on the surface of its walls. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1943–1945, October, 1998.     

Thermodynamische Untersuchungen ann-Alkan/n-Alkin-Systemen

Heats of mixing (H ^E)ofn-octane with 1,2,3,4-isomers ofn-octyne,n-heptane withn-1-heptyne andn-nonane withn-1-nonyne at temperatures from 298.15 to 318.15 K were measured with aCalvet-type microcalorimeter. The results are presented in tables and correlated with theRedlich-Kister equation.

     

Microstructure and surface composition of corn starch cryogels with sorbed organic flavoring agents

The surface composition and surface microtopography of corn starch cryogels obtained from a 3% starch sol containing organic flavoring agents were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The cryogels withn-octanol,n-octyl methyl ketone, andn-octyl acetate have a well-developed microtopography and their surface layer (5–20 nm) is enriched in sorbed compounds.n-Octyl acetate, unliken-butyl acetate, influences the composition and microstructure of the cryogel surface. The sorbedn-octyl acetate occupies 20–25% of the surface, which has a well-developed topography and a porous structure. Drying and evacuation do not change the concentration of the organic sorbates having a C₈ alkyl group in the surface layer. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 312–314, February 2000.     

Comparative study of the reactions ofn-BuMgBr andn-BuLi with cyclododecanone

The composition of the products obtained in the reactions ofn-BuMgBr andn-BuLi with cyclodecanone (1) has revealed that1 exhibits the properties of a sterically hindered ketone. The highest yield of 1-butylcyclododecanol (2) was achieved with the use ofn-BuMgBr, but in this case cyclododecanol was also formed, whereas the use ofn-BuLi led to the tertiary alcohol more distinctly. Dehydration of alcohol2 resulted in a mixture of three olefins containing up to 90 % ofE- andZ- isomers of 1-butylcyclododecene.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 907–909, May, 1993.     

Sorption of aliphatic alcohols, acetates, and their mixtures by corn starch cryotextures depending on concentrations of sorbates and starch in initial sols

The sorption of a mixture ofn-hexanol,n-octanol, andn-hexyl andn-octyl acetates from aqueous solutions by corn starch cryotextures was studied using capillary gas chromatography at different initial concentrations of the sorbates (1–25 mmol L⁻¹) and corn starch (2–6%). The amounts of compounds sorbed by cryotextures are proportional to the increase in their concentration in the initial sol and the length of the alkyl substituent. Linear equations describing the concentration dependence were proposed. The sorption ofn-hexanol from a mixture of substances containingn-octanol increases as compared to that from the individual alcohol. It was shown that the degree of sorption of aroma by cryotextures was independent of the content of starch in the initial sol. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1496–1501, August, 1999.     

Competitive conversion of methylcyclohexane andn-octane. Variation of hydrogen partial pressure

The presence of added hydrogen does not significantly alter the relative conversion of methylcyclohexane andn-octane. The results for conversion at a total pressure of 0.1 mPa are consistent with a mechanism where chemisorption is irreversible and rate limiting even where the hydrogen partial pressure is 0.094 mPa. Dedicated to Professor Pál Tétényi on the occasion of his 70th birthday     

α- and β-cyclodextrin complexes with n-alkyl carboxylic acids and n-alkyl p-hydroxy benzoates. A molecular mechanics study of 1:1 and 1:2 associations

Molecular mechanics (MM) methods were employed to evaluate stabilization upon formation of inclusion compounds between two different guest molecules and α- and β-cyclodextrins (CDs) for two different stoichiometries 1:1 and 1:2. The two guest molecules studied were n-alkyl carboxylic acids and n-alkyl p-hydroxy benzoates with variety of chain lengths. The computed stability for the inclusion compounds between α-CDs and n-alkyl carboxylic acids reproduced experimental data reported in the literature. The transition between 1:1/1:2 complexes occurred at an alkyl chain length of n_C=9. It was previously demonstrated by diffusion coefficients measures that a stable 1:2 stoichiometry inclusion compound could be formed between n-alkyl p-hydroxy benzoates and α-CD for the chain length n_C>4. The computed results reproduced the experimental ones. The combination between OPLS and GB/SA resulted in better agreements with experiments than those obtained with MM2 and MM3.     

The correlation equations describing retention index data on OV-101, OV-275 and PEG 20M.n-alkanes andn-alkynes

Summary The correlation equations between Kovats retention indices ofn-alkenes andn-alkynes, column temperature and number of carbon atoms in molecules of these compounds on OV-101, OV-225 and PEG 20M capillary columns have been calculated. The two variable equationI=A + B · n + C / T give a good fit and are the simplest for practical use.     

Thermodynamics of Adsorption ofn-Alkanes on Maleated Wood Fibers by Inverse Gas Chromatography

The adsorption ofn-heptane,n-octane,n-nonane, andn-decane on untreated wood fiber and wood fiber treated with maleated polypropylene was studied by inverse gas chromatography (IGC) at infinite dilution or zero surface coverage. The specific retention volume increased with increasing probe chain length, decreased with increasing column temperature, and increased with increasing maleated polypropylene concentration. The enthalpy of adsorption increased with increasing chain length of the probe vapors. The enthalpy of adsorption remained constant after the treatment of wood fiber. The London dispersive component of the surface free energy decreased with the column temperature and showed no dependency with either the type of wood fiber or the maleated polypropylene concentration.     

Excess Enthalpies of 2,2-Dimethylbutane + Cyclohexane + (Octane or Dodecane) at 25°C

Measurements of excess molar enthalpies at 25°C in a flow microcalorimeter,are reported for the two ternary mixtures 2,2-dimethylbutane + cyclohexane +n-octane and 2,2-dimethylbutane + cyclohexane + n-dodecane. Smoothrepresentations of the results are described and used to construct constant enthalpy contourson Roozeboom diagrams. It is shown that useful estimates of the ternary enthalpiescan be obtained from the Flory theory using only the physical properties of thecomponents and their binary mixtures.     

A comparison of different retention index systems with unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons in capillary gas chromatography on PEG 20M

Summary The correction of the reproducibility of retention indices on polar capillary columns with different film thickness, using more polar reference standards instead ofn-alkanes, was investigated. It was found that the replacement ofn-alkanes by 1-alkenes, 3-alkynes and n-alkylbenzenes as standards significantly improves the reproducibility of retention indices and diminishes their temperature increments forn-alkanes,n-alkynes and arenes on PEG 20M columns.     

Excess volumes of the binary mixtures 1,2-dichloroethane ? n -alkanols [C2?C6]

Volume changes on mixing of binary systems formed by 1,2-dichloroethane andn-alcohols, namely, ethanol,n-propanol,n-butanol,n-pentanol andn-hexanol were measured as a function of composition at 30, 35, 40 and 45 °C. At all compositions theV ^E values are all positive for all systems. The molar excess volumes of mixing for equimolar mixtures increase as the length of carbon chain increases.V ^E becomes more positive on increasing temperature. The positive value of the excess volume has been attributed to breaking of hydrogen bonds of associated species of alcohol by dilution with 1,2-dichloroethane.     

Viscosity studies of solutions of water inn-aliphatic alcohols at various temperatures

Viscosity measurements have been made at 25°C on solutions of water inn-propanol, and at 15, 25, 35, and 45°C on solutions of water inn-butanol,n-pentanol, andn-hexanol over the respective solubility ranges. For most of the systems, water decreases the viscosity of the dry alcohols, while for the lower members of the series literature data report an increase in viscosity on addition of water. These results are rationalized in terms of two kinds of interaction between water molecules and alcohols: participation of water molecules in chain formation for the lower alcohols and formation of water-centered complexes for butanol and higher alcohols.     

The principle of corresponding states for liquid normal and branched alkanes

Prigogine's principle of corresponding states for chain-molecule liquids was tested by the determination of the characteristic volumes, temperatures, and pressures of then-alkanes from hexane through dodecane and of branched hexanes, heptanes, and octanes, using the method of Patterson and Bardin. The characteristic parameterV ^* is shown to be influenced by steric hindrance in the molecule. The quantitiesV ^* andT ^* appeared to be slightly dependent on temperature;P ^* is independent of chain length in homologous series of normal and branched alkanes.     

Orientational order in liquid normal alkanes: An investigation using gas-chromatographic data

Using retention voluems, obtained from gas-liquid chromatography with then-alkanesn-C₂₈,n-C₃₂, andn-C₃₆ and the branched alkane squalane (2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosane) as the solvents and small branched andn-alkane molecules as solutes, excess chemical potentials were determined at 80, 100, and 120°C. From these data Flory'sX ₁₂ parameter was calculated, which is related to differences in force field and in orientatinal order of the two compounds. After correction for end effects, theX ₁₂ parameter in then-alkane solvents appeared to decrease with rising temperature and to increase with increasing chain length of then-alkane solvent. In addition,X ₁₂ was dependent on the shape of the order-disturbing substance. These results all point to the presence of short-range orientational order in liquidn-alkanes, which was deduced to occur before from enthalpies of mixing by Patterson and from depolarized Rayleigh scattering by Bothorel. In addition, it is shown that theX ₁₂ values are influenced by coupling of torsional oscillations of the molecules of the mixture components.     

Thermodynamic characteristics of supramolecular complexes of aroma compounds with ordered structures of polysaccharides of corn starch and its cryotextures

Supramolecular complexes of organic odorants (n-octanol and n-octyl acetate) with polysaccharides of corn starch, its cryotextures, and waxy corn starch cryotextures were studied by differential scanning microcalorimetry. It was shown that complexes are formed with amylose-containing starch and no complexes are formed with amylopectin starch. The melting enthalpies of the complexes were determined. It was shown that complexes of the odorants with native corn starch and its cryotextures have different thermodynamic characteristics.     

Some thermodynamic quantities of n-alkanes as a function of chain length

Summary Results from high pressure dilatometry onn-alkanes and linear polyethylene and literature data yield a linear relation between specific volume, entropy and enthalpy of fusion, the reciprocal melting temperature and 1/n, wheren denotes the number of C-atoms per molecule. Extrapolating towards infiniten one always obtains polyethylene data.The differences in the properties ofn-alkanes and polyethylene can be ascribed to the influence of the chain ends. Assuming entropy and enthalpy contributions from these chain ends as made probable by a molecular model one can quantitatively explain then-dependence of the above mentioned quantities including their pressure dependence.With 10 figures and 2 tables     

n-Octane Reforming: Conversion And Selectivity Dependence On Space Velocity

A Smith and Crystal LCH microreactor was used in n-octane reforming. The useful catalyst volume of the reactor can be changed in the 4-15 cm³ range. At the industrially used space velocity the conversion is close to 100%, therefore, the secondary reactions affect the product composition. In order to suppress these secondary reactions, the space velocity was varied between 1 h^-1 to 4 h^-1. The optimum space velocity in this microreactor was found to be at 4 h^-1. Among these conditions the conversion is appropriate for further investigations. The isomerization selectivity is increased while aromatization selectivity is decreased along with the space velocity increase.     

Temperature dependence of the free energy of sorption ofn-alkanes and energy contribution of their methylene groups on columns with fullerene C60

The partial molar free energy, enthalpy, and entropy of sorption of C₁₁−C₂₃ n-alkanes were calculated on the basis of the GC data obtained on the glass capillary column coated with fullerene C₆₀ (Ful-60) as stationary phase. The thermodynamic parameters ofn-alkane sorption on a column with Ful-60 and a fused silica capillary column with polydimethylsiloxane OV-1 were determined and compared. The enthalpy-entropy compensation effect for the sorption ofn-alkanes on Ful-60 and OV-1 was found. A linear dependence of the partial molar free energy ofn-alkane sorption on the temperature of analysis and carbon chain length was found. The free energy contributions of the methylene groups were calculated, and their temperature dependences were studied. The differences in the temperature dependences of the energy contributions of methylene groups ofn-alkanes on Ful-60 and OV-1 were revealed. The entropy contribution is 68–82% of the enthalpy contribution which indicates a substantial role of the number of contacts with Ful-60 in retention ofn-alkanes. The ability of Ful-60 for dispersive interactions is similar to those of nonpolar liquid phases and substantially differs from that for carbon adsorbents. Fullerene columns were shown to be convenient for analysis of highly boiling organic substances in aqueous and organic solutions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1490–1495, August, 1999.     

Reaktion von primären Alkylhydroperoxiden mit Amidoschwefelsäurechlorid: Alkyl(amidosulfonyl)peroxide

The novel peroxides H₂NSO₂OOCH₂ R (1 a:R=CH₂CH₃;1 b:R=CH₂CH₂CH₃) are obtained by reaction of sulphamoyl chloride with the appropriate hydroperoxides in the presence of pyridine (temperature below –30 °C, solvent diethyl ether). The solvent-free liquids1 deflagrate at ca. 0 °C. Hydrolysis or ammonolysis of1 generates the hydroperoxide and sulphamic acid or sulphamide, respectively. Controlled thermolysis of1 affords sulphamic acid and carbonyl compounds, i.e. propanal andn-propyl propanoate from1 a, butanal, 2-methylpropanal andn-butyln-butyrate from1 b. These products suggest a nonradical cyclic decomposition path-way.