Polyaminoalkohole als bifunktionelle Extraktionsmittel für Kupfer(II)

Polyamino Alcohols as Bifunctional Extractants for Copper(II) Polyamino alcohols obtained by the addition of mono- or bifunctional epoxides to disecondary diamines are studied with regard to their applicability to copper(II) extraction. The simple diamino diols IV, V , and VI proved to be inefficient. But, depending on the anion, distribution ratios D up to 1000 were measured with the polyamino alcohol III (chloroform as a diluent) in weakly acidic solution. This is a result of the special structure of the copper(II) complex of III which is both a metal chelate and a substituted ammonium salt. The ammonium part, because of its high affinity to the chloroform phase, has the function of a phase-transfer reagent of the chelate part.     

Amin-Borane als Precursoren für Borcarbidnitrid

Amine-Boranes as Precursors for Boron Carbonitride Amine-Boranes have been investigated with respect to their thermal decomposition in the temperature range from rom temperature to 1050°C. The phase transformation of the pyrolytic residue derived from BH₃ · C₅H₅N subsequently heat-treated at temperatures up to 2200°C was studied. The progress of the pyrolysis has been detected by thermal analysis (TGA) and mass spectroscopy. Chemical analysis and ESCA measurements show that the pyrolytic products are single-phase boron carbonitride (B_xC_yN_z) which can be described as a boron and nitrogen containing pyrolytic carbon. This is also supported by means of analytical electron microscopy. Hot pressing of the pyridine-borane-derived B_xC_yN_z at 1800°C and a pressure of 190 MPa yields whiskerlike crystals whose d-values are in accordance with that of BN and/or graphite.     

Sulfonamide mit heterocyclischen Substituenten als Extraktionsmittel für Kupfer(II)

Sulfonamides with Heterocyclic Substituents as Extractants for Copper(II) With 2-picolylbenzenesulfonamide (N2NHO₂SC₆H₅) as a model of the technical extractant LIX 34, the influence of functional variations on the extraction of copper(II) is studied and estimated by a comparison of the pH_1/2 values. The relation pH_1/2～–σ_p is observed for extractants with substituents in p-position of the benzene ring. Turning to 2-pyridylethylbenzenesulfonamide, which forms six-membered rings, an increase of pH_1/2 is observed. But no direct comparison is possible with 2-pyridylbenzenesulfonamide as the copper(II) complexes are dimeric having a structure analogous to copper(II) acetate. The substitution of the methylene group by an SO₂–(PSA? H) or an NH-residue (PTSH? H) is connected with an with an increase of pH_1/2 in the first case, but a decrease of pH_1/2 in the second one (7,2₅ and 2,7₀). The application of PTSH? H as an extractant for copper(II) is confined by a slow redox reaction with this ion. π-electron delocalization within the chelate rings, which are derived from sulfonylhydrazones of heterocyclic ketones, is a factor which, in general, improves the extraction properties. There is a strong differentiation of PH_1/2 (APSH? H 1,4; BBSH? H 6,9). An increase of the tetrahedral distortion of the chromophore CuN₄, as it is indicated by ESR, measurements, is connected with a decrease of pH_1/2. The benzenesulfonyl group influences the copper(II) extraction by bidentate nitrogen containing ligands in a twofold may: The protonation of the pyridyl and also that of other heterocyclic residues is rendered more difficult, but NH-acidity is increased. Some of the new extractants (APSH? H, BPSH? H) are as active as LIX reagents.