The system Mg2P2O7−NaPO3

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In the ternary system MgO?Na2O?P2O5, the system Mg2P2O7?NaPO3 has been examined by thermal and X-ray methods and its phase diagram...     

Thermally induced oxygen uptake and release in the Ba−Cr−O−system

Dibarium-chromate(IV), Ba₂CrO₄, has been prepared and its thermal behaviour in different atmospheres has been studied. An unusual reversible mass change in oxygen reflects the uptake and release of oxygen in a cyclic thermal program for a product mixture obtained in a previous thermal decomposition step. Initial and product phases have been characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. In celebration of the 60^th birthday of Dr. Andrew K. Galwey     

Synthesis and properties of phosphorus-tungsten heteropolyacid H6P2W21O71

An electromembrane method has been proposed for the synthesis of H₆P₂W₂₁O₇₁, its resistance to heat in the solid state has been studied, and the Hammett acidity functions of concentrated aqueous solutions measured.Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk 660049. Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 494–497, March, 1992.     

Singlet-triplet energy separations in divalent five-membered cyclic conjugated C5H3X, C4H3SiX, C4H3GeX, C4H3SnX, and C4H3PbX (X = H, F, Cl, and Br)

Singlet-triplet energy gaps in cyclopenta-2,4-dienylidene, as well as its 2- or 3-halogenated derivatives, are compared and contrasted with their sila, germa, stana, and plumba analogues; at HF/6-31G* and B3LYP/ 6-311++G(3df, 2p) levels of theory. Energy gaps (ΔG_t-s), between triplet (t) and singlet (s) states, appear linearly proportional to: (i) the size of the group 14 divalent element (M = C, Si, Ge, Sn and Pb), (ii) the angle ∠C-M-C, and (iii) the ΔG_(LUMO-HOMO) of the singlet state involved. The magnitude of ΔG_t-s, for each 2- and/or 3-substituted species studied, increases with an order of: carbenes < silylenes < germylenes < stanylenes < plumbylenes. This order reverses for the barriers of the ring puckering. The puckering occurs with more ease for every singlet, compared to its corresponding triplet form.Regardless of the group 14 element (M) employed, every 3-halo-substituted species is more stable than the corresponding 2-halo-substituted isomer. For M = Pb, Sn and/or Ge; 3-halo-substituted species have higher ΔG_t-s than their corresponding 2-halo-substituted analogues. For M = Si, similar ΔG_t-s are found for 2- and 3-halogenated isomers. For M = C, 3-halo-substituted species have lower ΔG_t-s than their corresponding 2-halo-substituted analogues.Every cyclic singlet has a larger ∠C-M-C angle, than its corresponding cyclic triplet state, except for 3-halosilacyclopenta-2,4-dienylidenes where triplet has a larger ∠C-M-C angle than its corresponding singlet state.     

Synthesis of one-pot pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-c]phenazin-15-yl) methanone derivatives via a multi-component using Fe3O4@TiO2-SO3H as a recoverable magnetic catalyst under microwave irradiation

ABSTRACT

A new one-pot method for the synthesis four-component of pyrazolo[4′,3′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-c]phenazin-15-yl)methanone derivatives has been developed in the presence of nano Fe₃O₄@TiO₂-SO₃H catalysts (heterogeneous acid) under microwave conditions and in a solvent-free environment at 180?W. One of the benefits of using this catalyst was its re-use in subsequent stages of its reaction without much loss in its activity, which was carried out by an external magnet and recovered. The catalyst was synthesized and characterized by XRD, EDX, TEM, FESEM, TGA-DTA, BET, VSM and AFM. The productivity of the products obtained from this protocol (MAOS) is significantly high and the shorter reaction time in the synthesis process over the reflux method. These results showed advantages for synthesis, such as mild reaction conditions, no use of toxic catalysts in the laboratory, solvent-free environment, low energy consumption and Economically Affordable.     

Synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride through pyrolysis of melamine and its electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction

Graphitic carbon nitride（g-C₃N₄） was synthesized via direct pyrolysis of melamine and its electrocatalysis toward oxygen reduction reaction was studied.The morphology and structures of the products were characterized by scanning electron microscope and X-ray powder diffractometer.It was found that higher pyrolysis temperature resulted in more perfect crystalline structure of the graphitic carbon nitride product.Electrochemical characterizations show that the g-C₃N₄ has electrocatalytic activity toward ORR through a two-step and two-electron process.     

Capillary electrophoresis procedure for the simultaneous analysis and stoichiometry determination of a drug and its counter-ion by using dual-opposite end injection and contactless conductivity detection: Application to labetalol hydrochloride

In this work, a capillary electrophoresis (CE) procedure was developed for the simultaneous determination of a pharmaceutical drug and its counter-ion, namely labetalol hydrochloride. For this purpose, an uncoated fused-silica capillary, a low conductivity background electrolyte (BGE) and a capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (C⁴D) were employed. This detection system is highly sensitive and enables detection of inorganic as well as organic ions unlike with direct UV detection. Moreover, to be able to simultaneously analyze the cationic drug (labetalol⁺) and its anionic counter-ion (Cl⁻) in the same electrophoretic run without the need of a coated capillary, a dual-opposite end injection was performed. In this technique, the sample is hydrodynamically injected into both ends of the capillary. This method is simple and easy to perform since the different injection steps are automated by the CE software.This novel CE-C⁴D procedure with dual-opposite end injection has been successfully validated and applied for the analysis of chloride content in an adrenergic antagonist (labetalol hydrochloride). Thus, the hereby developed method has been shown to enable fast (analysis time < 10 min), precise (repeatability of migration times < 0.7% and of corrected-peak areas < 3.3%; n = 6) and rugged analyses for the simultaneous determination of a pharmaceutical drug and its counter-ion.     

Investigation of nu(N-H) and nu(C-N) stretching modes of propylamine (C3H7NH2) in a binary system C3H7NH2 + CH3OH via concentration dependent Raman study and ab initio calculations

Raman spectra of propylamine (C3H7NH2) and its binary mixtures, C3H7NH2 + CH3OH with varying mole fractions of the reference system, C3H7NH2, C were recorded in two widely apart wavenumber regions, 3100-3600 cm(-1) and 1225-1325 cm(-1). In the former region, the two Raman bands at approximately 3305 and approximately 3326 cm(-1), obtained after the line shape analysis, which were assigned to symmetric nu(N-H) and anti-symmetric nu(N-H) stretching modes, respectively, show a downshift upon dilution. However, whereas the nu(N-H) anti-symmetric mode shows a shift of 18.6 cm(-1), the nu(N-H) symmetric mode shows a much smaller shift (5.7 cm(-1)) between neat liquid and high dilution, C = 0.1. This aspect has been explained using the optimized geometries calculated employing ab initio theory (MP2 level) for the neat C3H7NH2 and its different hydrogen-bonded complexes. The linewidth versus concentration plot for the nu(N-H) anti-symmetric stretching mode, however exhibits a distinct maxima at C = 0.4, which has been explained as a slight departure from the concentration fluctuation model. In the latter region, a symmetric peak is observed, which corresponds to nu(C-N) stretching mode, which shows an upshift upon dilution and an almost linear concentration dependence. This has also been explained in terms of the parameters obtained from the optimized geometries of the different hydrogen-bonded complexes.     

Deep oxidative desulfurization of fuels catalyzed by pristine simple tungstic acid

The catalytic system of pristine simple tungstic acid and quaternary ammonium salts has been found suitable for deep removal of sulfur in diesel with H₂O₂ as oxidant. The longer the length of the carbon chain of the quaternary ammonium salt is, the better its catalytic activity is in desulfurization. By combining oxidation and extraction with dimethylformamide, low sulfur level in diesel could be obtained.     

锂离子电池片状四氧化三钴负极的合成及改性

采用液相沉淀法结合低温固相热解法合成了锂离子电池片状Co3O4负极.通过X射线粉体衍射(XRD)、Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET)比表面积分析、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及恒电流充放电等表征手段,发现该Co3O4为立方相,结晶完整且无杂质,由直径为1.5-3.0μm、厚度约为100-300 nm的不规则片状颗粒组成,比表面积约为30.5 m2·g-1;其比容量高且容量保持率好,在0.1C倍率下,首次放电容量高达1444.5 mAh·g-1,50次循环后充电容量仍大于1100.0 mAh·g-1;但在高倍率(1C)下,50次循环后充电容量保持率仅为75.3%,倍率性能一般.故采用碳纳米管(CNTs)掺杂改性,结果表明:在1C倍率下,70次循环后复合材料充电容量保持率为96.3%;在2C倍率下,50次循环后充电容量保持率仍高达97.0%,倍率性能显著提升.     

Unprecedented Transformation of Thioglycosides to Their Corresponding 1‐O‐Acetates in the Presence of HClO4‐SiO2 §

An unprecedented conversion of thioalkyl/aryl glycoside to the corresponding 1‐O‐acetates has been described using acetic anhydride and HClO₄‐SiO₂ at rt. Although this transformation does not play an important role in the oligosaccharide synthesis in comparison to its reverse transformation, this gives useful information in selecting the reaction condition for the synthesis of oligosaccharides. The yields were excellent in all cases.     

Über das Hydroxylammonium-Fluorotitanat(IV)

Summary The microcristalline phase (NH₃OH)₂TiF₆ has been isolated from aqueous solution. It crystallizes in the tetragonal system with cell parameters:a=9.654±0.005 Å,c=11.546±0.010 Å. The hydroxylammonium fluorotitanate was characterized by vibrational spectroscopy and its thermal decomposition studied by DSC and TG analysis.

     

中性配合物Cr(acac)3、mer-和fac-[Cr(bza)3]的光学拆分

本文用新方法合成了Cr(bza)₃,改进了其mer-、fac-异构体的分离方法;增大了Cr(acac)₃的化学拆分量(1.5g)。试制了DBT(二苯甲酰-d-酒石酸)吸附型手性固定相(CSP),并成功地用于色谱拆分标题配合物的对映体,mer-[Cr(bza)₃]的部分拆分是首次发现的,其他配合物的拆分结果均优于文献方法。根据mer-[Cr(bza)₃)拆分流出液前、后组分的CD光谱,指定了其对映体绝对构型     

Synthesis of high surface area nanometer magnesia by solid-state chemical reaction

Nanometer MgO samples with high surface area, small crystal size and mesoporous texture were synthesized by thermal decomposition of MgC₂O₄ · 2H₂O prepared from solid-state chemical reaction between H₂C₂O₄ · 2H₂O and Mg (CH₃COO)₂ · 4H₂O. Steam produced during the decomposition process accelerated the sintering of MgO, and MgO with surface area as high as 412 m² · g⁻¹ was obtained through calcining its precursor in flowing dry nitrogen at 520°C for 4 h. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, N₂ adsorption, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, and differential thermal analysis. The as-prepared MgO was composed of nanocrystals with a size of about 4–5 nm and formed a wormhole-like porous structure. The MgO also had good thermal stability, and its surface areas remained at 357 and 153 m²·g⁻¹ after calcination at 600 and 800°C for 2 h, respectively. Compared with the MgO sample prepared by the precipitation method, MgO prepared by solid-state chemical reaction has uniform pore size distribution, surface area, and crystal size. The solid-state chemical method has the advantages of low cost, low pollution, and high yield, therefore it appears to be a promising method in the industrial manufacture of nanometer MgO. Translated from Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2006, 27(9): 793–798 (in Chinese)     

Physical properties and electrochemical performance of LiMn2O4 cathode materials prepared by a precipitation method

LiMn₂O₄ powder for lithium-ion batteries was prepared by a precipitation method, and the effects of calcination temperature on the physical properties and electrochemical performance of the samples were investigated by various methods. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that the lattice parameter (a) and the unit cell volume (v) decrease with the increasing calcination temperature, and the LiMn₂O₄ sample calcined at 750°C has smaller particle size and higher crystallinity than other samples. The results of the electrochemical experiments showed that the sample calcined at 750°C has larger peak currents, higher initial capacity, and better cycling capability, because of its lower charge-transfer resistance and larger diffusion coefficient of Li⁺ ions than those of other samples.     

Current Development and Challenges of Mixed Matrix Membranes for CO2/CH4 Separation

In the early stage of membrane technology development in gas separation, utilization of polymeric membranes has gained attention due to their robustness and ease of fabrication. However, the performance of polymeric membranes is limited by the trade-off between permeability and selectivity. Meanwhile, inorganic membrane is capable to exhibit great enhancement in separation performance but unfortunately its fabrication process is hard and costly. Thus, development of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) by incorporating inorganic fillers into the polymer matrix has become a potential alternative to overcome the limitations of polymeric and inorganic membranes in gas separation. Nevertheless, fabrication of defect-free MMMs with improved separation performance and without compromising the mechanical and thermal stability is extremely difficult and challenging. In the current review paper, various types of inorganic fillers for MMMs fabrication and recent reported efforts to tailor the underlying problems on MMMs fabrication were discussed. The future outlook to advance the performance of MMMs in gas separation especially for CO₂/CH₄ separation was highlighted.     

Calorimetric Investigations of Some Phases in the System Sodium Fluoride - Aluminium Fluoride

Beside the two well-known minerals cryolite, Na₃AlF₆, and chiolite, Na₅Al₃F₁₄, the binary system NaF-AlF₃ also contains a third compound, NaAlF₄, sodium tetrafluoroaluminate. Solid NaAlF₄ has been prepared from its vapour under controlled conditions. The stability of NaAlF₄ has been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. It is shown that the disproportionation of the compound: 5NaAlF_4(s)=Na₅Al₃F_14(s)+2AlF_3(s) takes place at considerable rate between 700 and 900 K. The enthalpy of this reaction is calculated and found to be -66.9 kJ. Enthalpies of the two solid state transitions α-Na₃AlF₆ → β-Na₃AlF₆ and α-AlF₃ → β-AlF₃ have also been measured and new values are reported. The enthalpy of formation of chiolite, Na₅Al₃F₁₄, at 900 K has been recalculated from enthalpy increment data obtained by drop calorimetry. A value of ΔH₉₀₀ ^o = -7513.6±12.0 kJ mol^-1 has been obtained. This value is in disagreement with the recommended value given in JANAF Thermochemical Tables given at 900 K ΔH_f ^o = -7559.2 kJ mol^-1. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Synthesis and reactions of 2-SF5-butadiene

A stable and storable precursor of 2-SF₅-butadiene, 3-SF₅-3-sulfolene, has been synthesized and its reactivity studied with several olefinic compounds. When SF₅Br is added to sulfolene, 3-bromo-4-SF₅-sulfolane is formed and when reacted further with silver tosylate forms 4-SF₅-2-sulfolene. The 4-SF₅-2-sulfolene undergoes rearrangement with silicic acid to give 3-SF₅-3-sulfolene and when heated forms 2-SF₅-butadiene; in the absence of a dienophile, dimerization does occur. The new 2-SF₅-butadiene is a reactive diene undergoing a Diels-Alder reaction with olefinic sytems such as maleic anhydride, p-naphthoquinone, and methyl acrylate.     

Thermal decomposition studies of the polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, POSSh, and when it is impregnated with the metallocene bis(eta5-cyclopentadienyl)zirconium (IV) dichloride or immobilized on silica

Thermal decomposition studies of the free polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, POSS(h), and when this compound has been impregnated with Cp(2)ZrCl(2) (Cp=eta(5)-C(5)H(5)) or immobilized on SiO(2) were conducted using infrared emission spectroscopy (IES) over a 100-1000 degrees C temperature range and by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The organic groups in POSS(h) apparently decompose thermally into Si-CH(3), Si-H and other fragments. Upon impregnation with Cp(2)ZrCl(2), however, a different thermal decomposition pathway was followed and new infrared emission bands appeared in the 1000-900cm(-1) region suggesting the formation of Si-O-Zr moieties. When immobilized on SiO(2) and subjected to thermal decomposition, the POSS(h) compound lost its organic groups and the inorganic structure remaining was incorporated into the SiO(2) framework.     

High pressure synthesis and structure of a new magnetoplumbite-type cobalt oxide SrCo12O19

A new magnetoplumbite-type hexagonal cobalt oxide, SrCo₁₂O₁₉, has been synthesized at a high pressure of 3 GPa and its structural and magnetic properties have been studied using single crystalline samples. Bond-valence calculations for five crystallographically independent Co sites show a rather wide charge distribution from +2.15 to +3.50. Magnetic measurements have revealed anisotropic magnetic behavior below a magnetic ordering temperature of 80 K. Comparative discussions on the structure-property relationship for SrCo₁₂O₁₉ and related compounds suggest the presence of localized spins with a uniaxial anisotropy at the trigonal bipyramidal site.