Volumetric properties of mixtures of water and methanol H/D-isotopomers between 5 and 45°C

Densities of H/D-isotopomers mixtures of water (H₂O, D₂O) and methanol (CH₃OH, CD₃OH, CH₃OD, and CD₃OD) over the full range of compositions were measured at 5, 15, 25, 35, and 45°C. Results have been used to calculate molar volumes, excess molar volumes, apparent molar volumes, and isotope effects of the mixtures. The volumetric properties are discussed in terms of the structural changes in water-methanol solutions under the influence of isotope substitution.     

Influence of polyvinylalcohol on the solvation volumes of FeCl<Subscript>3</Subscript> and CoCl<Subscript>2</Subscript> in aqueous ethanol solutions

The effect of polyvinylalcohol (PVA) on molar, Van-der Waals and the electrostriction volumes of FeCl₃ and CoCl₂ in pure H₂O and 50% ethanol (EtOH)–water mixtures was studied. Excess volumes were also calculated and their values were discussed in terms of Pierotti theory (Scaled Particle Theory). Different theoretical energy values were calculated to explain the following parameters: volumes, dispersion, induction energies and 6-12 Lennard–Jones parameters. The increase and the decrease in excess volumes of FeCl₃, CoCl₂ in the absence and in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol in both aqueous and 50% EtOH–H₂O mixtures were also discussed in terms of the increase or decrease of different interaction energies.     

QTAIM and stress tensor interpretation of the (H2O)5 potential energy surface

Using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules a near complete combined directed spanning quantum topology phase diagram (QTPD) was constructed from the nine (H₂O)₅ reaction‐pathways and five unique Poincaré–Hopf solutions that were found after an extensive search of the MP2 potential energy surface. Two new energy minima that were predicted from earlier work are found and include the first (H₂O)₅ conformer with a 3‐D_QT quantum topology. The stress tensor Poincaré–Hopf relation indicated a preference for 2‐D_QT (H₂O)₅ topologies as well as the presence of coupling between shared‐shell O? H BCPs to the hydrogen‐bond BCPs that share an H NCP. The complexity of the near complete combined QTPD was explained in terms of the O…O bonding interactions that were found in six of the nine (H₂O)₅ reaction‐pathways and for all points of the combined QTPD. The stabilizing role of the O…O bonding interactions from the values of the total local energy density was explored. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Densimetric Studies of Binary Solutions Involving H2O or D2O as a Solute in Dimethylsulfoxide at Temperatures from (293.15 to 328.15) K and Atmospheric Pressure

Densities of H₂O and D₂O solutions in dimethylsulfoxide, with solute mole fractions ranging up to 0.037, were measured with an uncertainty of 1.5×10^?5?g?cm^?3 at eight temperatures between 293.15 and 328.15?K (with a step of 5?K) under atmospheric pressure using a sealed vibrating-tube densimeter. Apparent molar volumes and isobaric expansibilities (down to infinite dilution) of water isotopologues, as well as excess molar volumes of both solutes and solutions as a whole, were calculated. The temperature-dependent behavior of H₂O??D₂O solute isotope effects on the studied molar volumetric characteristics was interpreted by taking into account the structural and related interaction peculiarities of the dissolving medium in question.     

D2O–H2O solvent isotope effects on the volumetric properties of aqueous 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone between (278.15 and 318.15) K

Densities of dilute solutions of 1,3-dimethyl-2-imiazolidinone in H₂O and D₂O, with the solute mole-fractions ranging up to 0.01, have been measured with an error of 1.5 · 10⁻⁵ g · cm⁻³ at (278.15, 288.15, 298.15, 308.15, 313.15, and 318.15) K and atmospheric pressure using a vibrating-tube densimeter. The partial molar volumes of the dissolved DMI (down to the infinite dilution) and solvent (H₂O or D₂O) as well as the excess molar volumes of the isotopically distinguishable solutions have been calculated. The effects of the solvent isotope substitution, solute concentration and temperature on the volume changes caused by DMI hydration have been considered. The obvious relationship between the D₂O–H₂O solvent isotope effects on the partial molar volume and enthalpy of solution of DMI has been discovered.     

Synthesis of ZSM-5 aggregates by a seed-induced method and catalytic performance in methanol-to-gasoline conversion

A seed-induced method was applied to synthesize a series of ZSM-5 aggregates using silicalite-1 (S-1) as seeds. The samples were characterized by several techniques and studied in the methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) conversion reaction in a continuous fixed-bed reactor. The results showed that the molar ratios of Na₂O/SiO₂ and H₂O/SiO₂ in the precursors had great effects on the physicochemical and catalytic properties. The ZSM-5 aggregates with the highest crystallinity, external surface areas, micropore volumes, mesopore volumes and small primary crystal and aggregate sizes, obtained with the molar composition of 0.12Na₂O–1SiO₂–0.02Al₂O₃–25H₂O-0.01Seed in the precursor, exhibited the highest stability.     

Apparent Molar Volumes and Adiabatic Compressibilities of Crown Ethers and Glymes in H2O and D2O at 25°C

The apparent molar volumes and adiabatic compressibilities of 18-Crown-6, 15-Crown-5, 12-Crown-4, tetraglyme, and triglyme were measured at 25°C in H₂O and D₂O. The contribution of the -CH₂CH₂O- group to the limiting partial molar volumes and compressibilities of cyclic and open-chain ethers in both solvents are compared and solvent isotope effects calculated. It is concluded, based on the compressibility results, that there is a subtle difference between the hydration of the ethene oxde group in cyclic and open-chain ethers and that this difference persists in D₂O. These results indicate that the calculation of limiting apparent molar compressibilities using additivity schemes will have to account for whether the group is in a cyclic or open-chain compound.     

Thermodynamic study of systems with lower critical solution temperatures: H2O + (C2H5)3N,D2O + (C2H5)3N

Chand, A., McQuillan, A.R. and Fenby, D.V., 1979. Thermodynamic study of systems with lower critical solution temperatures: H₂O + (C₂H₅)₃N, D₂O + (C₂H₅)₃N. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2: 263–274.Molar excess enthalpies and molar excess volumes are reported for the systems H₂O + (C₂H₅)₃N and D₂O + (C₂H₅)₃N at temperatures below and above their lower critical solution temperatures. The molar excess enthalpies are slightly less exothermic for the D₂O system. The molar excess volumes of the H₂O and D₂O systems are within experimental error of one another. Compositions of conjugate solutions estimated from the calorimetric and volumetric measurements agree with those obtained from published liquid—liquid phase diagrams.     

Study of excess volume of mixing in mixed salt solution: The ternary systems involving tetramethylammonium bromide, alkali bromides and D2O at 298-15 K

The densities of solutions of (CH₃)₄NBr + LiBr + D₂O, (CH₃)₄NBr + KBr + D₂O and (CH₃)₄NBr + CsBr + D₂O were determined at 298.15K at a fixed ionic strength of 4.0M and varying salt mole-fractions. Some results were also obtained at ionic strengths 2.0 and 3.0 for equimolar mixtures of the salts. The mean apparent molar volumes were calculated and used to obtain excess volumes of mixing. The results were compared with similar data in the literature and interpreted in terms of ion-ion interactions and Friedman’s volume interaction parameters.     

Photostimulated oxidation of water catalyzed by a tetranuclear ruthenium complex with lithium countercations

Photostimulated oxidation of water by potassium persulfate in the presence of photosensitizer bpy₃RuCl₂ ? 6H₂O and ruthenium catalyst Li₁₀[{Ru₄(μ-O)₄(μ-OH)₂(H₂O)₄} ? (γ-SiW₁₀O₃₆)₂] ? 10H₂O has been studied. It has been shown that the quantum yield of O₂ (0.29) is much higher than the quantum yield in a similar photocatalytic system with rubidium countercations (0.09).     

Thermodynamic properties of aqueous-organic systems with low water contents. 2. Limiting partial molar volumes of D2O and H2O intert-butyl alcohol and 1,4-dioxane at 288.15–318.15 K

The densities of dilute solutions of H₂O and D₂O in 1,4-dioxane and tert-BuOD have been measured in the interval 288.15–318.15 K with an error of 2·10^–6 g/cm³. The limiting partial molar volumes of D₂O and H₂O in 1,4-dioxane andtert-butanol have been determined by using an original procedure; the changes in the partial molar volume of water due to H-D substitution in the water molecules have been calculated. The analysis of the temperature dependence of the partial volumes of the components of the binary mixtures H₂O (D₂O) + 1,4-dioxane and H₂O (D₂O) +tert-BuOH (tert-BuOD) showed on the basis of Maxwell's crossing equations that the addition of small amounts of water significantly alters the structure of the unary organic solvent. In the presence of trace amounts of water the expansibility of 1,4-dioxane increases and that oftert-butanol decreases.For previous communication, see [1].Institute of the Chemistry of Nonaqueous Solutions, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivanovo 153018. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 568–571, March, 1992.     

Laser flash photolysis: Quantum yield of O(1D) formation from ozone

The wavelength dependence of the quantum yield of O(¹D) formation from ozone was determined in the region between 295 and 320 nm by use of a narrow bandwidth laser (Δλ = 0.1 nm). The NO₂^* chemiluminescence in a mixture of O₃ and N₂O was used to monitor the O(¹ D) formed in the photolysis. The results are related to unit quantum yield at 305 nm. The yield at 313 nm is found to be 0.193 ± 0.008.     

Structural Peculiarities of Dioxane Media in H/D Isotope Effects of Water Solvation at 288.15K-318.15K

Using the data of precision densimetry measurements for diluted solutions of H₂O and D₂O in 1,4-dioxane (1,4-DX) at 288.15 K-318.15 K we calculated the limiting partial molar volumes of the H/D isotopomers of water in dioxane and the excess molar volumes of the stated systems. The water molecules dispersed in 1,4-DX form complexes H-bonded into associates whose packing coefficient slightly exceeds that of the structural aggregates in liquid H₂O and D₂O. It is concluded that the structure of 1,4-DX is loosened and concomitantly undergoes volume expansion caused by the water microimpurities. The differentiating temperature effect on the volume solvation effects of H₂O and D₂O in 1,4-DX has been found.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by. E. V. Ivanov, E. Yu. Lebedeva, and V. K. Abrosimov__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 852–861, September–October, 2004.     

Apparent Molar Volumes of Sodium Methylbenzoates in N, N-Dimethyl Formamide–Water Mixtures at 298.15 K

Densities of sodium methylbenzoate (o-, m-, p-) have been measured in dimethyl formamide (DMF)–water mixtures at 298.15 K with an oscillating-tube densimeter. From these densities, apparent molar volumes of sodium methylbenzoates in DMF–H₂O mixtures have been calculated and partial molar volumes at infinite dilution have been evaluated. Substituent and solvent effects on the transfer volumes of each isomer from water to DMF–H₂O mixed solvents have also been obtained. The results are explained in terms of solvent–solvent and solute–solvent interactions.     

A novel synthesis and optical properties of cuprous oxide nano octahedrons via microwave hydrothermal route

A novel and efficient synthesis of cuprous oxide (Cu₂O) nano-octahedron was successfully prepared via a green chemie douce approach utilized a microwave hydrothermal route at low growth temperature without the presence of any surfactant. The crystalline structure of the Cu₂O was characterized by several techniques like X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformation spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD results indicate that the size of Cu₂O nano—octahedron is 71 nm which is calculated with the help of Scherer equation, as supported by FESEM and TEM. The formation mechanism of the Cu₂O octahedral was discussed. Optical absorption spectra reveal that the optical band gap of the Cu₂O is controlled by quantum confinement effect. The obtained optical energy gap value E _g of Cu₂O octahedron was about 2.43 eV. The photoluminescence emission spectra of the Cu₂O nano-octahedrons exhibit two emission peaks located at 342 and 365 nm due to the quantum effect. It is evaluated that the green chemie douce approach is a cheap and fast to synthesize Cu₂O nano-octahedrons and could be potentially extended to other inorganic systems for industrial production.     

The oxidation of CFClCFCl and CF2CCl2

The oxidation of CFClCFCl and CF₂CCl₂ were studied at room temperature by chlorine- and oxygen-atom initiation. The chlorine-atom initiated oxidation of CFClCFCl yields CCl₂FCF(O) as the exclusive product. Its quantum yield is ～420, which gives k_3a/k_3b=210 where reactions (3a) and (3b) are The O(³P)? CFClCFCl reaction gives CClFO with a quantum yield of 0.80, polymer, and small amounts of an unidentified product which is probably cyclo-(CFCl)₃. Thereaction paths are with k_9a/k₉=0.80. The overall reaction of O(³P) with CFClCFCl proceed one fifth as fast as the O(³P)-C₂F₄ reaction. When O₂ is also present, the same free-radical chain oxidation occurs by O(³P)initiation as by chlorine-atom initiation. The chlorine-atom initiated oxidation of CF₂CCl₂ gives CF₂ClCCl(O) as the major product, with quantum yields ranging from 42 to 85. Smaller amounts of CF₂O and CCl₂O are produced in equal amounts with quantum yields of ～3.5. The reactions responsible for the products are The O(³P)-CF₂CCl₂interaction yields CF₂O and with quantum yields of 1.0 and ～0.85, respectively. In thepresence of O₂ the radical chain products are observed, but the mechanism is different than that for other chloroolefins.     

Isotopic substitution effects on the volumetric and viscosimetric properties of water-dimethylsulfoxide mixtures at 25°C

Densities and viscosities of binary mixtures (H₂O or D₂O) (1) + (DMSO or DMSO-D6)(2) have been measured over the entire mole fraction range; and the excess volumes, excess viscosities, and excess partial molar volumes Vf of the components have been obtained. All systems show negative excess volume V^e at all compositions, values for mixtures containing D₂O being more negative than those with H₂O byca. 0.03 cm³-mol^-1 at x₁, = 0.6, where a minimum is observed. The difference between DMSO and DMSO-D6 containing mixtures is negligible. The excess viscosity η^e is always positive and shows a maximum at x₁ = 0.65; at this composition, the substitution of H₂O with D₂O causes an excess viscosity increment ofca. 0.35 mPa-s, while deuteration of DMSO brings about a smaller increase,ca. 0.1 mPa-s. The trend of V ₂ ^E with concentration shows the characteristic features of moderately hydrophobic solutes in water (negative values and a minimum in the water-rich region), features that are slightly but significantly more marked in D₂O than in H₂O. The V ₂ ^E values in the water-diluted region and at x₁, =0 are more negative for D₂O than for H₂O.     

Gas phase structure and conformational properties of trifluoroacetic anhydride, CF3C(O)OC(O)CF3

The geometric structure of trifluoroacetic anhydride, CF₃C(O)OC(O)CF₃, has been studied by gas electron diffraction (GED) and quantum chemical calculations (MP2 and B3LYP with 6-31G^* basis sets). The GED analysis results in a single conformer with synperiplanar orientation of the two CO bonds. This analysis, however, cannot discriminate between a planar equilibrium structure (C_2v symmetry) with large amplitude torsional motions around the OC bonds and a nonplanar equilibrium structure (C₂ symmetry) with a low barrier at the planar arrangement. An effective dihedral angle φ(COCO=18(4)° is obtained. Both quantum chemical methods predict a nonplanar equilibrium structure of C₂ symmetry and φ(COCO)=16.5° and 13.9°, respectively.     

Absolute quantum yield of O(1D2) in the photolysis of ozone in the hartley band

The absolute quantum yield of O(¹D₂) in the photolysis of ozone in the Hartley band, between about 230 and 280 nm, has been determined using the isotopic exchange reaction between C¹⁶O₂ and ¹⁸O(¹D₂). A value of 1.00 ± 0.05 has been obtained within a 95% confidence limit. A value of unity may therefore be accepted as the average quantum yield of O(¹D₂) atoms in the 230–280-nm region within an uncertainty of only several percent.