<Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of some drimanic sesquiterpenoids

One- and two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear correlation proton, carbon, proton—proton, and proton—carbon NMR spectra of fifteen drimanic sesquiterpenoids: 11,12-dibromodrima-5,8-dien-7-one, drim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-ol, 11,12-diacetoxydrim-8-en-7-ol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, 7,8-isopropylidenedioxydriman-11-al, 9, 11-dihydroxydrim-7-en-6-one, drimane-7,8,9-triol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, and drim-8-ene-7,11,12-triol were studied. The proton and carbon chemical shifts were assigned.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2589–2594, December, 2004.     

Kinetics and mechanism of OsO4 catalyzed oxidation of chalcones by Ce4 in aqueous acetic sulfuric acid media

Kinetics of OsO₄ catalyzed oxidation of chalcones by Ce⁴⁺ has been studied in aqueous acetic-sulfuric acid medium in the temperature range 313 to 338 K. The order in [oxidant] is zero while the order with respect to [substrate] and [catalyst] are each fractional. The rate of the reaction decreased with increase in percentage of acetic acid while [H⁺] had practically no effect on the rate The rates of various substituted chalcones (with substituents in the phenyl. ring attached to the moiety) are in the orderp-CH₃>m-CH₃>H>p-Cl>m-Cl>m-NO₂>p-NO₂. A mechanism in which formation of a cyclic ester between chalcone and OsO₄ in a fast step followed by its decomposition in a rate-determining step is envisaged.

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Ce⁴⁺, OsO₄, - 313–338 . —, —. , [H⁺] . ( , : -CH₃>-CH₃>H>-Cl>-NO₂>-NO₂. , OsO₄ , , .

     

Adsorption properties of microporous silica

The study of CCl₄ adsorption shows that the increase of dispersion potential can increase the specific adsorption in pores up to 3 nm in size.

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CCl₄ , 3 .

     

Some investigations on the photostabilization of polypropylene

The effect of substituted hydroxybenzophenone, benzotriazole and organic metal complexes on the photooxidation of PP films has been studied. It has been established that NiDBTC added in 1.0 wt. % is the most effective photostabilizer.While in the case of other stabilizers there is a slight increase in the Co content even during the induction period, with the application of NiDBTC practically no oxidation can be observed before the stabilizer completely disappears. This means that NiDBTC inhibits the photooxidation of the polymer even in low concentration.

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, - . , Ni, 1,0 . %. . , Ni , . , Ni .

     

Catalytic activity of palladium-containing zeolites in the complete oxidation of benzene

The dependence of palladium distribution in zeolites on the temperature of thermal treatment has been established from the data on oxygen chemisorption and the statistical processing of electron micrographs. The influence of palladium distribution in zeolites on their catalytic activity towards the complete oxidation of benzene has been shown.

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Study of cyclohexane conversion on A Pt/Al2O3 catalyst under reforming conditions by a gradientless method

A common type of rate equations for hydrocarbon conversions under reforming conditions has been shown, resulting from the features of the hydrocarbons and hydrogen adsorption on the Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst. This has been confirmed by variations in the rate of cyclohexane conversion observed upon the introduction of methane into the reaction mixture. Methane does not react but is strongly adsorbed on the catalyst surface.

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Effect of water on hydrogen desorption from the surface of Rh/C catalysts

An increase in the number of titration cycles results in a considerable decrease in H_T and O_T values, which in turn, brings about a decrease in the amount of desorbed hydrogen. This shows that water, being a product of titration reaction, is adsorbed on the oxidized surface of rhodium and represents a kinetic-diffusive barrier for hydrogen titration.

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, H_T O_T, , , . , , , , , - .

     

Liquid-phase hydrogenation of cyclohexene by dihydrogen in the presence of dimolybdenum tetraacetate

Catalytic liquid-phase hydrogenation of cyclohexene in DMF by dihydrogen in the presence of dinuclear bridged complex Mo₂(OAc)₄ has been studied. A kinetic equation for the steady-state rate of cyclohexene hydrogenation and the activation parameters are suggested.

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Mo₂(OAc)₄. .

     

Kinetics of ion exchange sorption of phosphate

The kinetics of phosphate sorption on Amberlite IRA-400 has been studied as a function of temperature, nature of counterions, at two different concentrations. The film and particle diffusion coefficients and the activation parameters of the process are calculated.

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IRA-400 , . .

     

Effect of the support on the coking of nickel catalysts in hydrocarbon steam reforming

Experiments on the coking rates of variously prepared nickel catalysts on TiO₂, Al₂O₃ and MgO in n-butane steam reforming show that changes in the relative coking rate at a rising steam excess in the gas phase depend mainly on the kind of support. The results obtained are accounted for by changes in the electron density at the site of nickel crystallite contact with the surface of various supports.

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, TiO₂, Al₂O₃ MgO, - , , , , , . .

     

Calorimetry for thermokinetic determinations

The possibilities of using direct calorimetric measurements for the determination of kinetic parameters of processes are discussed in terms of the choice of an appropriate method of reproduction of the course of changes in the heat power generated in time, i.e. thermokinetics. Such methods are presented and it is concluded that many of these methods permit reproduction of the thermokinetics in the same way as if the experimental thermal curve were obtained in a calorimetric system characterized by a time constant 100–200 times as large as that for the thermal inertia of this calorimetric system.

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Zusammenfassung Die Möglichkeiten zur Benutzung direkter kalorimetrischer Messungen zur Bestimmung kinetischer Parameter von Prozessen werden hinsichtlich der Wahl geeigneter Methoden zur Reproduzierung des Verlaufs der Änderungen der Wärmekraft mit der Zeit, d.h. zur Reproduzierung der Thermokinetik diskutiert. Solche Methoden werden angeführt und es wird die Schlussfolgerung gezogen, dass viele dieser Methoden die Reproduzierung der Thermokinetik auf gleiche Weise wie in den Fällen erlauben, in denen die thermische Kurve mit einem kalorimetrischen System erhalten wird, dessen Zeitkonstante um 100–200mal grösser als die des diskutierten Systems ist.

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. . . , , , 100–200 .

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Presented at the 2nd Czechoslovak Conference on Calorimetry, Liblice, Czechoslovakia, 1982.     

Temperature-programmed reduction of CuO?NiO/Al2O3 catalysts

Reducibility of NiO/Al₂O₃ and CuO–NiO/Al₂O₃ catalysts has been studied by the TPR method within the temperature range 293–873 K. The results suggest that the copper content essentially does not influence the reducibility of NiO/Al₂O₃.

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NiO/Al₂O₃ CuO–NiO/Al₂O₃ TPR 293–873 . , NiO/Al₂O₃.

     

Propos sur l'interpretation de l'energie d'activation experimentale

Résumé Les résultats de divers travaux montrent que la valeurE _e de l'énergie activation expérimentale tirée des diagrammes d'Arrhénius varie avec la pression, dans le cas de réactions de décompositions endothermiques.L'analyse de divers modèles permet d'expliquer cette constatation en montrant que la grandeurE _e n'a pas le sens d'une énergie d'activation mais est une fonction de nombreux paramètres. Deux d'entre eux ont été retenus dans le cadre de cette étude: le terme d'écart à l'équilibre et le terme de gradient thermique, provoqué par l'endothermicité du phénomène.Cette analyse permet d'établir une prévision de la fonctionE _e (P) conforme aux résultats expérimentaux.

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The results from various investigations show that the experimental activation energy valueE _e derived from the Arrhenius diagrams varies with pressure for endothermic decomposition reactions.The analysis of various models allows this fact to be accounted for by showing thatE _e should be regarded not in its fundamental formulation, but as being a function of numerous parameters. Two of these were taken into account in the present study, i.e. deviation from equilibrium and a thermal gradient due to the fact that the phenomenon is endothermic.FunctionE _e (P) fitting the experimental results may be predicted by such an analysis.

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Zusammenfassung Die Ergebnisse verschiedener Untersuchungen zeigen, dass die aus den Arrhenius-Diagrammen abgeleiteten experimentellen Werte der AktivierungsenergieE _e bei endothermen Zersetzungsreaktionen mit dem Druck variieren.Die Analyse verschiedener Modelle ermöglicht eine Erklärung dieser Tatsache, indem gezeigt wird, dassE _e nicht in ihrer grundliegenden Formulierung betrachtet werden darf, sondern als Funktion einer Anzahl von Parametern. Zwei dieser Parameter wurden in der vorliegenden Untersuchung berücksichtigt d.h. die Abweichung von dem Gleichgewicht und der thermische Gradient, welcher infolge der endothermen Beschaffenheit der Erscheinung auftritt.Eine den Versuchsergebnissen entsprechende FunktionE _e (P) kann mittels einer solchen Analyse vorausgesagt werden.

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, _e, , . , _ee , . , : , , . _e (), , .

     

Photochemical reactions of anthraquinone with hydrocarbons in the presence and absence of oxygen: Trapping of radical intermediates

Radical intermediates formed at 25°C in the presence and absence of oxygen during the photolysis of anthraquinone in aromatic, cyclic and aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents were trapped by 2,6-dichloronitrosobenzene, 2,6-dibromonitrosobenzene and 2,4,6-tribromonitrosobenzene. The resulting nitroxide radicals have been characterized in situ by ESR spectra.

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: 2,6-, 2,6- 2,4,6-— , , 25°C. .

     

The decomposition of iron(III) sulfate in air

The decomposition of initially hydrated powders of iron(III) sulfate was carried out in air over the temperature range 823–923 K. The decomposition process, which gave Fe₂O₃ as a solid product, was seen to have zero-order kinetics and an activation energy of 219 kJ·mol^–1. The nature of the product and the kinetics of decomposition were the same for samples decomposed in air and in argon. Sulfate samples with additives of FeS and Fe₂O₃ were also decomposed under similar conditions and the results confirmed the zero-order kinetics (for the case of the Fe₂O₃ additives) and the lack of effect of FeS on the decomposition of iron(III) sulfate.

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Zusammenfassung Anfänglich hydratiertes Eisen(III)-sulfatpulver wurde in Luft im Temperaturbereich 823–923 K zersetzt. Für die Reaktionsordnung des Zersetzungsprozesses, der als Endprodukt festes Fe₂O₃ lieferte, wurde Null und für die Aktivierungsenergie 219 kJ·mol^–1 ermittelt. Die Art des Produktes und der Kinetik der Zersetzung war in Luft und Argon gleich. Unter den gleichen Bedingungen wurden auch Sulfatproben mit Zusätzen von FeS und Fe₂O₃ zersetzt. Die Ergebnisse bekräftigen sowohl die nullte Reaktionsordnung (im Falle von Fe₂O₃ Zusätzen) als auch einen fehlenden Einfluß von FeS auf die Zersetzung von Eisen(III)-sulfat.

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823–923 . , , , 219 · ^–1. . FeS Fe₂O₃ . ( Fe₂O₃) - .

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This work was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The authors gratefully acknowledge this support.     

Thermogravimetric characterization of Quayarah heavy crude oils

Five heavy crude oil samples from the Quayarah field were thermally evaluated using two modes of thermogravimetry (TG): dynamic and programmed TG with heating and hold-up periods at 350 and 550°. The light and medium volatility fraction (L+M) appeared directly proportional to the metal content. In contrast, the heavy fraction (H) (350–550°) was inversely proportional to the metal content. This contradiction was attributed to the autocatalytic degradation of some of the heavy fraction into lighter species, which upgrades the crude with respect to the (L+M) fraction at the expense of the heavy fraction. The crudes were identical with regard to the ratio (L+M) to (H+R), whereR=residue, as a consequence of their identical API gravity and sulphur contents.The rate of degradative volatilization of the heavy fraction was measured by DTG, which indicated a direct correlation with the vanadium content as regards the onset temperatures and the DTG peak maximum.

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Zusammenfassung Fünf vom Quayarah-Feld stammende schwere Rohöle wurden mittels dynamischer und programmierter TG mit konstanten Perioden bei 350 und 550 °C charakterisiert. Der Anteil der leicht- und mittelflüchtigen Fraktion (L+M) schien proportional, der der schwerflüchtigen Fraktion (H) (350 550°) dagegen umgekehrt proportional dem Metallgehalt zu sein. Dieser Widerspruch wurde dem autokatalytischen Abbau einiger der schwerflüchtigen Komponenten zu leichteren Spezies zugeschrieben, der zu einer Erhöhung des Anteils der (L+M)-Fraktion auf Kosten der schwerflüchtigen Fraktion führt. Die Rohöle waren wegen der gleichen API-Schwere und gleicher Schwcfclgehalle hinsichtlich des Verhältnisses von (L+M) zu (H+R) identisch (R=Rückstand). Die Geschwindigkeit der degradaliven Verflüchtigung der schweren Fraktion wurde mittels DTG gemessen, wobei sich eine direkte Korrelation zwischen dem Vanadingehalt einerseits und der Einsatztemperatur bzw. dem DTG-Peakmaximum andererseits ergab.

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350 550°. (+ ) , () (350–550°) — . , . + +, — , . . , , .

     

Comparison of DSC and optical transmission measurements of polymorphic transitions

Using optical measurements on single crystals, the speed of first order transitions (K₂Cr207, KNO₃, AgNO₃) was determined and compared with the strongly smeared DSC signals. Such optical measurements are proposed to select materials which are suitable for the determination of the DSC apparatus function.

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Zusammenfassung Mit Hilfe von optischen Messungen wird die Geschwindigkeit von polymorphen Phasenumwandlungen 1. Ordnung (K₂Cr₂O₇, KNO₃, AgNO₃) bestimmt und mit entsprechenden stark verschmierten DSC-Signalen verglichen. Derartige optische Messungen erscheinen geeignet, um Substanzen zu suchen, welche für die Bestimmung der DSC-Apparatefunktion geeignet sind.

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K₂Cr₂O₇, KNO₃ AgNO₃ $ , $ . , $ .

     

Interaction between particles in solution and the mechanism of dihydrogen activation in base catalyzed isotope exchange reactions

A previously suggested mechanism for the H-D isotope exchange of dihydrogen with aqueous alkaline and amide-ammonia solutions is discussed to be generalized and extended to hydrogen isotope exhange with other protolytic solvents.

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Methane synthesis from CO/H2O mixture on supported nickel catalysts, II. Surface species in CO?H2 and CO?D2O interaction by IR spectroscopy

The species resulting in CO, CO+H₂ or CO+D₂O adsorption on supported Ni catalysts were followed by IR spectroscopy and their role in methane synthesis mechanism is discussed.

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- , CO, CO+H₂ CO+D₂O . .

     

Kinetics of Co?Mo/Al2O3 catalyst reduction

According to kinetic studies on the reduction of commercial Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ and model catalysts in H₂ at 523–773 K, the kinetic curves for the reduction process have been determined. The reduction rate is shown to be higher for the commercial catalyst. Activation energies E_act for the reduction of several forms of Mo and Co in Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ catalysts are presented.

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H₂ 523–773 . , : Mo Co .