Etude des solutions solides d'oxyde de lithium dans l'oxyde de nickel. I. proprietes des solutions solides preparees sous pression reduite d'oxygene

Heating mixtures of lithium and nickel oxides at 1073°K under reduced oxygen pressure (<10^?6 Torr) produces the incorporation of lithium ions in the nickel-oxide lattice. The solubility appears to be limited at 1.9 at Li %. From a study of several properties of solid solutions, it is concluded that the incorporation of lithium ions creates and stabilizes anionic vacancies.     

Nombre de transport et conductivité cationique dans l'oxyde de nickel: NiO

Ionic transport number measurements have been made on single crystals of NiO over the temperature range 900–1300°C and for oxygen partial pressures varying from 10^?8 to 1 atm. At 1000°C and in air, t_Ni ～ 2 × 10^?7. The variation in cationic conductivity as a function of oxygen partial pressure suggests that V′_Ni is the dominant defect at high temperature and low oxygen pressure and that V″_Ni is the dominant defect at low temperature and high oxygen pressure.     

Influence des impuretés sur la conductivité cationique dans l'oxyde de magnesium monocristallin

The measurement of the cationic transport numbers in MgO single crystals has been performed, using the dilatocoulometric method. In the oxygen partial pressure range 1 to 10^?10 atm at temperatures of 1100 to 1300°C the ionic conduction in MgO is extrinsic.     

Spectres de vibration et structure d'un cristal d'amidogallate de sodium

Raman spectra (4000-150 cm^?1) of a single crystal of NaGa(NH₂)₄ and infrared spectra (4000-200 cm^?1 ) of a polycrystalline sample have been studied at different temperatures. An assignment of the bands is given. The spectra are discussed assuming S₄ and T_d point group symmetry of the Ga(NH₂)^?₄ ion at low temperature and at room temperature respectively. Metal-ligand and N-H stretching frequencies are compared to those of some other amido metalates.     

Le complexe [{PtCl2(triméthyl-2,4,6-pyridine)}2] catalyseur homogene d'hydrogenation et d'hydrosilylation d'olefines et d'aldehydes et cetones α,β-insatures

The chloro-bridged platinum(II) complex dichlorobis(2,4,6-trimethylpyridine)-platinum was found to be an active catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation and hydrosilylation of olefins and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. Hydrosilylation of terminal olefins can be achieved with dimethylphenylsilane and a catalyst/reactant ratio of 10^?6/1. This complex is the first example of a platinum(II) compound containing pyiridine ligands having good catalytic activity possibilities.     

Enthalpie de dissolution du fluorure et de l′hydrogenofluorure d'ammonium dans les solutions d'acide fluorhydrique

The standard enthalpies of solution of NH₄F and NH₄HF₂ in aqueous solutions of hydrogen fluoride (in the range of concentration 0–30 mol.1^?1) have been measured and from these results the standard enthalpy of formation of NH₄HF_2(c) has been derived as: δH^o_fNH₄HF_2(c) = ?809.9 ± 0.9 kJ.mol^?1     

Photo-oxygenations de composes aromatiques sensibilisees par des accepteurs d'electron

Photo-oxygenation of aromatic compounds sensitized by electron acceptors, like 9-10 dicyanoanthracene (DCA) is shown to proceed by two distinct mechanisms each one beginning by an electron-transfer step: in the first way superoxide ion [O₂^?] is involved and in the second one singlet oxygen [¹O₂^*] is produced according to an unusual process.     

Etude de l'equilibre entre l'oxyde de nickel et l'oxygene. Essai d'interpretation des lois de variation de la conductivite electrique en fonction de la temperature

In a previous paper we have shown that at 740°C and under an oxygen pressure less than 1,3 torr the electrical conductance G of a NiO powder reaches rapidly an apparently stabilized signal G_i which sharply decreases after a sufficiently long time to a G₀ value independent of P_O2.From this observation we have studied the influence of the temperature successively on the electrical conductance G_i and G₀. The Arrhenius law is only verified for the G₀ = f(T) curve. G₀ appears as the representative value of the gas-solid equilibrium.     

Controle de la purete d'echantillons de nickel par spectrometrie-γ directement apres irradiation au moyen de neutrons thermiques

Purity control of high-purity nickel by direct γ-spectrometry after irradiation with thermal neutronsThe possibilities of analysing high-purity nickel samples by direct γ-spectrometry with a Ge(Li) detector after neutron activation are described. The samples (300—600 mg) are irradiated for 65 h in a thermal neutron flux of 5 X 10¹² n cm^-2 s^-1 and the matrix radioactivity is then allowed to decay for 30 h. It is possible to determine simultaneously 18 elements (the commonest impurities in nickel) by using standards containing known quantities of these elements irradiated under the same experimental conditions. Concentration limits are calculated for 15 elements based on the nuclear characteristics of the radio-isotopes which can be detected by neutron activation. It should be possible to determine 22 elements in nickel samples, at concentrations below 0.1 μg g^-1. The method is suitable for laboratories situated far from irradiation facilities.     

Reactivite de lithiens derives d'ethers de la cyanhydrine du benzaldehyde vis-a-vis d'α-enones cycliques

Conjugate addition of reagent 1A to 2-cyclohexenone 3 can be realized in THF-HMPT, so that one-pot conjugate addition—CH₃I enolate trapping, leading to trans 2-methyl 3-benzoylcyclohexanone 17 can be easily performed. From isophorone 4 and Δ¹⁽⁹⁾-2-octalone 5, 1, 4-addition under kinetic control is observed in THF. In the presence of HMPA, the reaction is under thermodynamic control. At low temperatures enolate 19a is in equilibrium with 1A and 4; from 4 at 0° or 5 at ?65° or at 0°, the equilibrium lies on the side of starting materials. No reaction between 1A and 6 takes place in any solvent.The reaction of 1B and isophorone 4 in THF leads to 1, 2-addition under kinetic control and to 1, 4-addition under thermodynamic control. In THF-HMPT, retro-Michael addition is observed. However, 1, 2-addition takes place in THF to 6.The different results are interpreted in terms of interplay of ion-pairing, steric decompression and steric hindrance to 1, 4-addition as well as the possibility of participation of the Li cation for 1, 2-addition.     

Effet α. influence de la substitution sur l'exaltation de reactivite d'oximes vis-a-vis de l'acetate de p-nitrophenyle

Kinetic measurements show the relation between the magnitude of the “α effect” exhibited by trifluoromethyloximate anions RR'C=N-O^? and the electron attracting properties of the substituents. Indeed, the reactivity enhancement which is observed for α-trifluoromethyloximes is similar to that found in earlier studies of α-hydroxyiminoketones. This characteristic behaviour is no longer observed for oximes bearing an electron releasing substituent at the α-position of the hydroxyimino group. On the basis of sodium oximate molecular orbital energies the “α effect” induced by electron attracting substituents appears to depend on both the interactions of nitrogen and oxygen lone pairs of electrons and the lowering of the π^* vacant orbital thus favouring a secondary interaction between the π^* anion orbital and the π orbital of p-nitrophenylacetate carbonyl group.     

Étude expérimentale de la polarisation d'une électrode en milieu résistant

Measurements of the polarization of a plane platinum electrode in nitrobenzene solutions are presented and discussed. The supporting electrolyte concentration is made to vary between 10^?1M and a value lower than 10^?6M; the highest resistivity value (2×10⁸ Ω cm) of the studied solutions was imposed by the experimental procedure. Concentric spherical electrodes have also been studied. The polarization-current density curves do not vary with the electrolyte concentration or nitrobenzene resistivity. The electron-transfer mechanism is not modified in high resistive media. The influence of spacing on the polarizations of two plane parallel electrodes set very close to each other is investigated, too. The polarizations are found nearly constant and thus independent of the amount of free ions in the volume of liquid between the electrodes, even when it is theoretically too low to establish the voltage drop at the interface. The results indicate a strong interaction of the electrode reactions at such low spacings and the formation of ions from the weakly ionized impurities of nitrobenzene.     

Atomicm absorption spectrometric determination of the isotopic composition of lithium by an ultimate absorbance-ratio technique

The conventional absorbance-ratio technique for determining the isotopic composition of lithium by atomic absorption spectrometry is improved by the use of “ultimate absorbance ratios” of sample solutions. These ratios are obtained by extrapolating the linear portion of lithium content/absorbance-ratio plots to the intercept at 0 mol m^?3 lithium. These graphs are obtained measuring the absorbances of solutions of known ⁶Li abundance and of various lithium contents with natural and ⁶Li-enriched lithium hollow-cathode lamps. Linear calibration is attained over the range 0.0–99.3% ⁶Li, and the lithium isotopic abundance can be determined with an absolute error of ±0.7% ⁶Li for > 0.01 mol m^?3 lithium solutions. The method requires neither prior measurement of the total lithium content in sample solutions nor adjustment of the content to match that in the standard solutions.     

Reaction de metathese des olefines induite photochimiquement en presence d'un complexe de metal de transition. IV.- etude cinetique de l'interconversion catalysee cis-trans du butene-2.

The cis-trans interconversion of olefins in the system W(CO)₆ + CCl₄ + 2-butene is studied, both with initial irradiation of a solution of W(CO)₆ in CCl₄ (photoinduction), and with continuous irradiation of the system, for cis- and trans-butene concentrations between 0.09 and 6.0 M. Analysis of the results of the photoinduction experiments (rate of conversion and kinetic law as a function of the initial concentration of the olefin) allowed us to propose a simple kinetic scheme comprising a cis-trans interconversion of 2-butene and olefin-catalyzed destruction of the catalytic entity (k₂ = (0.62 ± 0.06)x10^?4 M s^?1). In the continuous irradiation experiments the final distribution of the olefin was independent of the initial butene concentration (cis-2-butene/trans-2-butene 3.0) and the reaction kinetics are of first-order (k_obs = (3±1) x10^?4 s^?1. Comparison of the two experiments suggests continuous photochemical regeneration of the catalytically active entity. The first-order reaction kinetics are in agreement with a carbene-metal carbonyl structure of the intermediate     

Intercalated Iridium Diselenide Electrocatalysts for Efficient pH‐Universal Water Splitting

Developing bifunctional catalysts for both hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions is a promising approach to the practical implementation of electrocatalytic water splitting. However, most of the reported bifunctional catalysts are only applicable to alkaline electrolyzer, although a few are effective in acidic or neutral media that appeals more to industrial applications. Here, a lithium‐intercalated iridium diselenide (Li‐IrSe₂) is developed that outperformed other reported catalysts toward overall water splitting in both acidic and neutral environments. Li intercalation activated the inert pristine IrSe₂ via bringing high porosities and abundant Se vacancies for efficient hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. When Li‐IrSe₂ was assembled into two‐electrode electrolyzers for overall water splitting, the cell voltages at 10 mA cm^?2 were 1.44 and 1.50 V under pH 0 and 7, respectively, being record‐low values in both conditions.     

Determination of isotopic composition of lithium by neutron activation analysis; comparison with mass spectrometry

An activation analysis method is described for routine determination of⁶Li-abundances in various lithium compounds on the basis of the reaction sequence⁶Li(n,α)T and¹⁶O(t, n)¹⁸F and the measurement of¹⁸F. Irradiations of diluted equeous solutions of samples containing CrO₃ as internal flux monitor were carried out at a thermal neutron flux density of ϕ≤10¹¹ n·cm⁻²·sec⁻¹. Interferences from variations in neutron self-shielding oxygen concentration and triton range do not exceed 0.5% when using the dilution technique. The results for⁶Li abundances from 3.52 to 7.60% with standard deviations of 1 to 2.5% were confirmed by mass spectrometric measurements.     

Recycling Application of Li–MnO2 Batteries as Rechargeable Lithium–Air Batteries

The ever‐increasing consumption of a huge quantity of lithium batteries, for example, Li–MnO₂ cells, raises critical concern about their recycling. We demonstrate herein that decayed Li–MnO₂ cells can be further utilized as rechargeable lithium–air cells with admitted oxygen. We further investigated the effects of lithiated manganese dioxide on the electrocatalytic properties of oxygen‐reduction and oxygen‐evolution reactions (ORR/OER). The catalytic activity was found to be correlated with the composition of Li_xMnO₂ electrodes (0<x<1) generated in situ in aprotic Li–MnO₂ cells owing to tuning of the Mn valence and electronic structure. In particular, modestly lithiated Li_0.50MnO₂ exhibited superior performance with enhanced round‐trip efficiency (ca. 76 %), high cycling ability (190 cycles), and high discharge capacity (10 823 mA h g_carbon^?1). The results indicate that the use of depleted Li–MnO₂ batteries can be prolonged by their application as rechargeable lithium–air batteries.     

Enhanced Performance of a Lithium–Sulfur Battery Using a Carbonate‐Based Electrolyte

The lithium–sulfur battery is regarded as one of the most promising candidates for lithium–metal batteries with high energy density. However, dendrite Li formation and low cycle efficiency of the Li anode as well as unstable sulfur based cathode still hinder its practical application. Herein a novel electrolyte (1 m LiODFB/EC‐DMC‐FEC) is designed not only to address the above problems of Li anode but also to match sulfur cathode perfectly, leading to extraordinary electrochemical performances. Using this electrolyte, lithium|lithium cells can cycle stably for above 2000 hours and the average Coulumbic efficiency reaches 98.8 %. Moreover, the Li–S battery delivers a reversible capacity of about 1400 mAh g^?1_sulfur with retention of 89 % for 1100 cycles at 1 C, and a capacity above 1100 mAh g^?1_sulfur at 10 C. The more advantages of this cell system are its outstanding cycle stability at 60 °C and no self‐discharge phenomena.