Determination of thiosulphate in the presence of dithionite and sulphite

To determine thiosulphate in the presence of dithionite and sulphite, iodine dissolved in potassium bromide solution is used to oxidize thiosulphate to tetrathionate, and dithionite and sulphite to sulphate. The tetrathionate generated from the thiosulphate is then oxidized with potassium bromate-potassium bromide solution in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The bromine consumption of the tetrathionate is measured by titration of the excess of bromine with sodium thiosulphate after the addition of potassium iodide. For each equivalent of iodine used to determine thiosulphate by the Wollak method, fourteen equivalents of bromine are used to determine thiosulphate by this method.     

Isocyanide addition to MN2(CO)5(Ph2PCH2PPh2)2 and the formation of a four-electron doubly-bridging isocyanide

The reactions of Fe(CO)₅, Fe(CO)₄P(C₆H₅)₃, M(CO)₆ (M  W, Mo, Cr), and (CH₃C₅H₄Mn(CO)₃ with KH and several boron and aluminium hydrides were investigated. Iron pentacarbonyl was converted quantitatively to K⁺Fe(CO)₄-(CHO) by hydride transfer from KBH(OCH₃)₃ allowing isolation of [P(C₆H₅)₃]₂-Nⁿ⁺Fe(CO)₄(CHO)^? in 50% yield. Lower yields were obtained with LiBH(C₂H₅)₃, and other hydride sources gave little or no formyl product. The stability of Fe(CO)₄(CHO)^? in THP was found to depend on the cation, decreasing in the order [P(C₆H₅)₃]₂N⁺ > K⁺ > Na⁺ > Li⁺. No formyl complexes were isolated and no spectroscopic evidence for formyl formation was observed in the reactions of the other transition metal carbonyls with several hydride sources. Fe(CO)₄-P(C₆H₅)₃ gave K₂Fe(CO)₄ when treated with KHB(OCH₃)₃. When treated with LiBH(C₂H₅)₃, W(CO)₆ gave a mixture of HW₂(CO)₁₀^?and (OC)₅W(COC₂H₅)^?; the latter was methylated to give the carbene complex (OC)₅WC(OCH₃)C₂H₅.     

The optimal temperature of sulfur retention

The effects of calcination temperature on the development of pore size and on the SO₂ sorption capacity have been investigated. It has been shown that the optimal temperature of sulfur retention observed in a fluidized-bed combustor can very possibly be due to pore size variations because of calcinations at different temperatures.     

The relation between structure and reactivity in five-membered heteroaromatic compounds—II: CNDO/2 calculations on azolium cations and on the zwitterions resulting from their deprotonation

Olofson's group and Norris and Henry have reported proton exchange rates for a variety of azolium cations in aqueous solution. They found that ring protons in positions located α- to pyrrole-type N atoms exchange much faster than those located β- to such nitrogens, and that addition of pyridine-type nitrogen to the ring also caused a large increase in rate of exchange. This report describes the results of CNDO/2 calculations on azolium cations representative of those studied experimentally, and on the zwitterions resulting from the deprotonation of these cations. The calculated vapor-phase energies of deprotonation are in agreement with the structure-reactivity trends summarized above, but the calculated effect of added nitrogen is unexpectedly small relative to the effect of interchanging α- and β- pyrrole-type N atoms. The calculated charge distributions and one- and two-atom contributions to the calculated energies of deprotonation are analyzed in terms of classical organic mechanisms for transmission of substituent effects. The results of this analysis suggest that the relative reactivities of isomeric tetrazolium cations are determined primarily by coulombic effects, but that relative reactivities of isomeric positions in the imidazolium and pyrazolium series are apparently determined primarily by inductive and hybridization effects. π-Electron resonance (contributions from carbenoid resonance forms) is apparently not of overriding importance. When nitrogen is added to the ring in an α-position relative to the CH group undergoing exchange, the resulting increase in CH acidity seems to be due to inductive and hybridization effects, partially offset by a coulombic effect due to the negative charge on the added nitrogen. If classical σ-inductive and hybridization effects from an added β-nitrogen are at all influential, they seem much less so than from an added α-nitrogen; thus according to CNDO/2 these effects alone apparently cannot explain the observed large rate increase due to added β-nitrogen. The possible importance of solvent effects, delocalization of the added negative charge into the σ-framework and coulombic effects due to the added nitrogen are discussed.     

Intra-elemental photoelectron line intensities and their significance to quantitative analysis

Intraelemental relative photoelectron line intensities for 20 pure elements obtained under ultrahigh vacuum (5·10^?9 torr) and high resolution with cleaned surfaces are presented. Theoretical and experimental aspects of relative photoelectron line intensities as well as other characteristics of significance to quantitative analysis are discussed. Experimental data are related to theoretical results and compared with other recent work.     

Complexation of neptunium(V) by salicylate,phthalate and citrate ligands in a pH 7.5 phosphate buffered system

Conditional stability constants, enthalpies and entropies of complexation at pH 7.5 and ionic strength 0.1 have been determined for neptunium(V) complexes of phosphate, salicylate, phthalate and citrate. Phosphate forms a complex with log β = 2.36 ± 0.42 at 25°C, ΔH°_c = ? 69.9 kJ/mole and ΔS°_c = ? 188 J/mole-K. At pH 7.5 salicylate does not form a complex with neptunium(V) due to the low charge density of the NpO₂⁺ ion and incomplete ionization of the salicylate ion. Phthalate forms a complex with log β = 3.43 ± 0.33 at 25°C, ΔH°_c = 33.5 kJ/mole and ΔS°_c = 182 J/mole-K. Citrate forms a complex with log β = 4.84 ± 0.72 at 25°C, ΔH°_c = 14.0 kJ/mole and ΔS°_c = 140 J/mole-K. In all cases, only 1:1 complexes were identified.     

Excess enthalpies and excess volumes of 1-nitropropane +, and 2-nitro-propane +, each of several non-polar liquids

Excess molar enthalpies H_m^E and excess molar volumes V_m^E have been measured for xC₃H₇NO₂ + (1 ? x)c-C₆H₁₂ at 298.15 and 318.15 K; +(1 ? x)CCl₄ at 298.15 and 318.15 K; +(1 ? x)C₆H₆ at 298.15 and 318.15 K; +(1 ? x)C₆H₁₄ (V_m^E only) at 298.15 K; +(1 ? x)p-C₆H₄(CH₃)₂ at 298.15 K; and for xCH₃CH(NO₂)CH₃ + (1 ? x)c-C₆H₁₂ at 298.15 and 318.15 K; +(1 ? x)CCl₄ at 298.15 and 318.15 K; +(1 ? x)C₆H₆ at 298.15 K; +(1 ? x)C₆H₁₄ at 298.15 K; +(1 ? x)(CH₃)₂CHCH(CH₃)₂ for H_m^E at 318.15 K and for V_m^E at 298.15 K; and +(1 ? x)C₁₆H₃₄ at 298.15 K. The H_m^E′s were determined with an isothermal dilution calorimeter and the V_m^E′s with a continuous-dilution dilatometer. Particular attention was paid to the region dilute in nitroalkane. In general H_m^E is large and positive for (a nitropropane + an alkane), less positive for (a nitropropane + tetrachloromethane), and small for (a nitropropane + benzene) and for (a nitropropane + 1,4-dimethylbenzene). The mixture with hexadecane shows phase separation. V_m^E is large and positive for (1-nitropropane + cyclohexane), less positive for (1-nitropropane + hexane), and S-shaped for (1-nitropropane + tetrachloromethane) with negative values in the 1-nitropropane-rich region. For (1-nitropropane + benzene) and for (1-nitropropane + 1,4-dimethylbenzene) V_m^E is negative. For mixtures with 2-nitropropane the results are similar except that for benzene V_m^E is S-shaped with positive values in the 2-nitropropane-rich region.     

Cycloaddition of singlet oxygen and 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MTAD) to methoxycyclooctatetraene (MCOT)

The endoperoxides $\text{6}$ and $\text{7}$, respectively 9-methoxy- and 1-methoxy-7,8-dioxabicyclo[4.2.2]deca-2,4,7-trienes, and the urazoles $\text{8}$ and $\text{9}$, respectively 9-methoxy- and 2-methoxy-7,8-diazantricyclo[4.2.2]deca-2,4,9-trien-$\text{N}$-methyl-7,8-dicarboximide, were obtained in the cycloaddition of singlet oxygen and $\text{4}$-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (MTAD) to methoxycyclooctatetraene (MCOT).     

Structural studies of biologically active complexes of zinc(II), cadmium(II), mercury(II) and copper(II) with p-anisaldehyde thiosemicarbozone

p-Anisaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (PAT) has been used to isolate the complex compounds of the general formula [M(PAT)X₂]H₂O where M(II) = Zn, Hg, Cd and Cu, and X = Cl or $\text{1}\text{2}$SO₄. Probable structures for the complex compounds have been proposed on the basis of elemental analysis, conductometric, spectral and magnetic susceptibility data. The toxicity of the isolated complexes and ligand has been evaluated on pathogenic fungus.     

Chemotaxonomy of the rutaceae—XII: The occurrence of severine in Atalantia monophylla and Hesperethusa crenulata. A revised structure for severine

Severine palmitate has been isolated from the fruit of Atalantiamonophylla and Hesptrethusacrenulata both of the family Rutaceae. NMR shift reagent and mass spectral studies suggest the need for revision of the structure of severine to 2. The revised structure is confirmed by the ¹³C NMR spectra of severine and its derivatives.     

Metal complexes of schiff's base derived from salicoylhydrazine and biacetylmonoxime

Biacetylmonoxime-salicoylhydrazone (BMSH) complexes of the types [Hg(BMSH)Cl₂] and [M(BMSH-H)₂], where M = Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(III), Mn(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and UO₂(VI), have been prepared and characterized by conventional chemical and physical measurements. The IR spectra show that the ligand usually coordinates via carbonyl oxygen (CO), azomethine nitrogen (CNl) and phenolic OH with replacement of hydrogen by metal ions but acts as a bidentate molecule coordinating through (CO) and (CNl) in the Hg(II) complex. The magnetic and spectral data of the Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes support octahedral stereochemistry, whilst tetragonally distorted octahedral geometry is suggested for the Cu(II) complex.     

Distortion of the coordination polyhedron in mononuclear copper(II) complexes. Optical absorption and electron spin resonance studies on some five-coordinate copper(II) complexes

The preparation and spectral properties are reported for a series of ten mixed-ligand copper(II) complexes of the form [Cu(A)(B)_n](X), where A is acetylacetonate anion, B represents a mono- or bidentate ligand such as morpholine, piperidine, isonicotinic acid hydrazide, 2,2′-bipyridine, 1,10-phenanthroline and X is variously NO^?₃ or ClO^?₄ anion and n = 1 or 2. The coordination of the anions and ligands has been demonstrated by infrared and electronic spectral methods. Electron spin resonance spectral data show the square-pyramidal five-coordinated arrangement around copper(II) in these complexes. Parameters such as g₆, g_⊥, A₆, A_⊥, 〈g〉 and 〈A〉 calculated from electron spin resonance data in solid and solution state at room temperature as well as frozen solution indicate the presence of the unpaired electron in the d_x2_?y2 or d_z2 orbital. These results are in good agreement with electronic and photoacoustic spectral studies.     

The geometry of Goldstein and Kline's C11H11 cation

Semi-empirical computations on the C₁₁H₁₁ cation reported by Goldstein and Kline indicate that a classical structure suggested by models is not an appropriate representation of the system. A system with C_s symmetry differing in detail from the “quasi D_2d” form proposed by the discoverers is found to be the stable form. The reasons for easy rearrangement in this system are discussed.     

Magnetic interactions in the oxide systems LaNi1−xMxO3 (M = Cr,Fe, or Co)

Magnetic susceptibilities of several members of the series of oxides of the general formula LaNi_1?xM_xO₃ (M = Cr, Fe, or Co) are reported. The oxides show evidence for interesting ferrimagnetic (Cr and Co) and antiferromagnetic (Fe) interactions.     

Elektronenstoss-induzierter zerfall von benzol-tricarbonyl-chrom- und -wolfram-derivaten; ein vergleich

The Electron impact mass spectra of (CO)₃ MC₆H₅—X complexes (M = Cr, W; X = OCH₃, OC₄H₉, CO₂CH₃, CO₂C₄H₉) were recorded. From metastable transitions and by high-resolution measurements complete fragmentation diagrams were obtained; in some cases comparative structure determinations of fragment ions were carried out by collisional activation. The fragmentation of the tungsten complexes considerably differs from that of the chromium compounds. The differences may be attributed to the stronger-electrophilic character as well as to the more pronounced tendency of tungsten to attain higher oxidation states.     

The crystal structure of a tricarbonyliron-substituted cyclobutadiene complex: Tricarbonyl[1,2,2a,12a-η-5,10-dimethyldibenzo[a,c]cyclobuta[f]cyclooctene-3,12-dione] iron

The crystal structure of tricarbonyl[1,2,2a,12a-η-5,10-dimethyldibenzo[a,c] cyclobuta[f] cyclooctene-3,12-dione] iron, C₂₀O₂H₁₄Fe(CO)₃, has been determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction technique using data collected with a fully automated diffractometer. The unit cell is monoclinic, space group P2₁/c with a = 12.025(2), b = 23.204(3), c = 14.614(2) Å, β = 102.16(2)°, and contains eight molecules (two per asymmetric unit). The structure was elucidated to study the coordination of the iron atom and to correlate the conformation of the eight-membered ring with an NMR study. The final structure was obtained by Patterson-superposition and Fourier techniques and refined by full-matrix least-squares to a crystallographic residual of 0.070. In both independent molecules the iron atom is 1.77 Å from the cyclobutadiene ring to which it is coordinated. The eight-membered ring is flattened from a boat conformation and the six-membered rings are twisted from coplanarity by an angle of 74°. The twist is such that if one ring points above the eight-membered ring, the other ring will point below it with concomitant pointing in the opposite sense by neighboring carbonyl groups. Such a structure has conformational chirality. It is postulated that the stability of each enantiometer is due to the particularly high energy of the transition state through which each would pass to achieve inter-conversion.     

Microwave spectrum and conformation of isopropyl fluoroformate

The microwave spectrum of isopropyl fluoroformate is characterized by intense a-type R-branch transitions from one conformational species. The rotational constants of the ground state, A₀ = 4967.0(8) MHz, B₀ = 1704.69(2) MHz, C₀ = 1468.86(1) MHz and κ = −0.8651(2) are consistent with a τ₁ (O=COC) = 0°, τ₂(COCH) ˜35° structure. This structure can be viewed as a combination of the two conformational species found in ethyl fluoroformate. Two vibrational satellites having rotational constants A₀ = 4963(5) MHz, B₀ = 1694.11(7) MHz. C₀ = 1471.43(4) MHz and A₀=4998(6) MHz, B₀ = 1705.21(7) MHz, C₀ = 1471.10(4) MHz have been assigned.