Volumes of mixing and theP * effect: Part I. Hexane isomers with normal and branched hexadecane

The Prigogine-Flory theory of solution thermodynamics has been used to interpret molar excess volume data, V ^E , for two series of alkane mixtures: the five isomers of hexane mixed with normal hexadecane (Data from Reeder, et al.) and the five hexane isomers mixed with a highly branched hexadecane isomer, 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane (this work). Values of V ^E are negative and similar for both series, but vary considerably with the hexane within a series. According to the theory, V ^E contains a P^* contribution not found in the excess enthalpy and entropy, which depends strongly on the internal pressures and the derived P^* parameters of the components. Values of V ^E are well predicted for both series, the variation of V ^E corresponding to the different internal pressures or P^* parameters of the hexanes.     

Volumes of mixing and theP * effect: Part II. Mixtures of alkanes with liquids of different internal pressures

The Flory theory of solution thermodynamics is used to predict exess volumes for systems containing a series of n-alkanes mixed with liquids of higher P^* parameter and internal pressure, i.e., cyclopentane, cyclohexane, carbon tetrachloride, benzene and dioxane as well as of lower P^*, i.e., decamethyltetrasiloxane. Trends of V ^E , e.g. changes of sign with alkane carbon number are well predicted and indicate the importance of the P^* contribution in V ^E . Mixtures of hexane isomers with liquids of much higher P^* typically have large excess enthalpies through zero as an S-shaped curve against composition which is negative on the side of the high P^* component. This behaviour is interpreted as arising from increasingly large negative P^* contributions in V ^E .     

The effect of pressure on order destruction and order creation in linear or branched alkane mixtures

The pressure dependence of the excess enthalpy H ^E , dH ^E /dP, has been calculated from experimental excess volumes V ^E and dV ^E /dT using dH ^E /dP=V ^E –TdV ^E /dT. dH ^E /dP at zero pressure are reported at 25°C and equimolar concentration for the mixtures: cyclohexane with the series of normal alkanes (n-C _n , where n=6,8,10,12,14 and 16) and with the series of highly branched alkanes (br-C _n , where n=6,8,12 and 16), benzene, toluene and p-xylene +n-C _n and 1-chloronaphthalene +n-C _n and br-C _n . Experimental and Flory theory dH ^E /dP values are in good agreement for the whole cyclohexane +br-C _n series. For the n-C _n series, dH ^E /dP becomes increasingly positive deviating from the Flory predictions. This discrepancy is due to the presence of short-range orientational order in the higher n-C _n pure liquids which makes dH/dP more negative and which, upon mixing, is destroyed producing a positive contribution to dH ^E /dP not accounted for by the theory. The discrepancy between theoretical and experimental dH ^E /dP is large for benzene, but progressively smaller for toluene, p-xylene and 1-chloronaphthalene. These results are consistent with creation of order between the aromatic plate-like molecule and the long n-C _n in solution. For 1-chloronaphthalene +n-C _n , this order creation process produces a negative contribution to dH ^E /dP which balances the positive order-destruction contribution originated by the rupture, upon mixing, of short-range orientational order in pure n-C _n .     

Excess heat capacities and orientational order in systems containing hexadecane isomers of different molecular structure

Using the Picker flow microcalorimeter, excess heat capacities have been obtained at 25°C throughout the concentration range for 2,2-dimethylbutane,n-hexane, and cyclohexane each mixed with a series of hexadecane isomers of increasing degrees of orientational order, as determined by depolarized Rayleigh scattering. The isomers are 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane, 6-, 4-, and 2-methylpentadecane, andn-hexadecane. Thec _p ^E values are negative, increasing rapidly in magnitude with increase of orientational order, and are not predicted by the Prigogine—Flory theory which neglects order. Values ofc _p ^E are obtained at 10, 25, and 55°C for cyclohexane +6-, 4-, and 2-methylpentadecane which with other literature data lead to the temperature dependence of the thermodynamic excess functions for cyclohexane solutions of the five C₁₆ isomers. The excess enthalpy and entropy vary with the C₁₆ isomer and with temperature, but the corresponding variation of the excess free energy is small, indicating a high degree of enthalpy-entropy compensation. This is consistent with a rapid decrease with temperature of orientational order in the C₁₆ isomers.     

Model for alkanol + alkane mixtures: Extension and experimental verification

A recently developed model for 1-alkanol+alkane mixtures is extended to methanol mixtures and to the non-polar mixing partners tetrachloromethane and benzene. The model contains chemical and physical terms, which are combined in a thermodynamically consistent way. For our calculations on methanol mixtures, we have measured g ^E of methanol+ hexane via static vapor pressure measurements. In order to check the model predictions for systems with higher alkanols and alkanes, we have also determined g ^E of 1-octanol+tetradecane by measuring the melting curve. The reproduction of the excess properties of methanol+hexane, the agreement between predicted and measured values of g ^E for 1-octanol+ tetradecane, and the capability to deal also with other non-polar mixing partners demonstrate the power and reliability of the model.Communicated at the Festsymposium celebrating Dr. Henry V. Kehiaian's 60^th birthday, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 17–18 May 1990.     

Relative Stabilities of the Geometrical and Conformational Isomers of 2-Alkylideneoxacycloalkanes. A DFT Study

The relative stabilities of the geometrical and rotational isomers of 2-alkylideneoxacycloalkanes (-oxiranes, -oxetanes, -tetrahydrofurans, and -tetrahydropyrans; alkyl = Et, Pr, i-Bu, 2,2-dimethylpropyl) have been studied by DFT calculations. Independent of the size of the alkyl group, the E and Z isomers of alkylideneoxiranes have almost comparable stabilities (the Z form, however, being slightly favored), but, with increasing size of the heterocyclic ring, the relative stability of the E isomer decreases. This is particularly prominent for the tetrahydropyran derivatives with alkyl = 2,2-dimethylpropyl, in which marked repulsive interactions between the t-Bu group and the 3-CH₂ group of the tetrahydropyran ring make the E form, ca. 13 kJ mol^–1 less stable than the Z isomer. On the other hand, for alkyl = Et, Pr, and i-Bu, the relative stabilities of the geometrical isomers are almost independent of the alkyl group. Besides the relative stabilities of the geometrical isomers, energetics of the rotational isomerism of the alkyl group about the C(sp ³)—C(sp ²) bond is also surveyed.     

Temperature dependence of excess enthalpies for systems containing normal hexadecane

Excess enthalpies, and heat capacities derived therefrom, have been obtained between 25 and 65 or 75°C at a constant concentration for cyclohexane and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane mixed with normal hexadecane and with a highly branched C₁₆ isomer, 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane, and also forcis-andtrans-decalin mixed withn-C₁₆. Theh ^E values withn-C₁₆ are positive and much larger than with the branched-C₁₆. They decrease rapidly withT so thatc _p ^E is large and negative. These results imply the presence of orientational order in then-C₁₆, which is destroyed on mixing with the other component and which decreases withT. Theh ^E fortrans-decalin+n-C₁₆ is much smaller than forcis-decalin+n-C₁₆, and becomes negative with increase ofT. This change of sign, which is unexplained by current theory, is interpreted as due to an interference of the flat, plateliketrans-decalin molecule with the molecular motion of then-C₁₆ chain.     

The electronic and molecular structure of carbon clusters: C8 and C10

Summary The equilibrium geometries of C₈ and C₁₀ have been determined from electronic structure calculations, using a variety of correlated methods and large basis sets of atomic natural orbitals. For C₈, a cyclic form withC _4h symmetry (¹ A _g) and a linear, cumulene-like form (³ _g ^– ) are isoenergetic candidates for the electronic ground state. For C₁₀, the ground-state equilibrium structure is definitely monocyclic. Three different cyclic structures have been considered here, i.e. cumulenicD _10h , distorted-cumulenicD _5h and acetylenicD _5h . These are all essentially isoenergetic, and are about 50 kcal/mol below the linear³ _g ^– state. The choice of basis sets and methods used has a strong impact on the predicted ground-state structures.Dedicated to Prof. Klaus Ruedenberg     

EPR Studies on Branched High‐Spin Arylnitrenes

The UV (λ>305 nm) photolysis of triazide 3 in 2‐methyl‐tetrahydrofuran glass at 7 K selectively produces triplet mononitrene 4 (g=2.003, D_T=0.92 cm^?1, E_T=0 cm^?1), quintet dinitrene 6 (g=2.003, D_Q=0.204 cm^?1, E_Q=0.035 cm^?1), and septet trinitrene 8 (g=2.003, D_S=?0.0904 cm^?1, E_S=?0.0102 cm^?1). After 45 min of irradiation, the major products are dinitrene 6 and trinitrene 8 in a ratio of ～1:2, respectively. These nitrenes are formed as mixtures of rotational isomers each of which has slightly different magnetic parameters D and E. The best agreement between the line‐shape spectral simulations and the experimental electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum is obtained with the line‐broadening parameters Γ(E_Q)=180 MHz for dinitrene 6 and Γ(E_S)=330 MHz for trinitrene 8 . According to these line‐broadening parameters, the variations of the angles Θ in rotational isomers of 6 and 8 are expected to be about ±1 and ±3°, respectively. Theoretical estimations of the magnetic parameters obtained from PBE/DZ(COSMO)//UB3LYP/6‐311+G(d,p) calculations overestimate the E and D values by 1 and 8 %, respectively. Despite the large distances between the nitrene units and the extended π systems, the zero field splitting (zfs) parameters D are found to be close to those in quintet dinitrenes and septet trinitrenes, where the nitrene centers are attached to the same aryl ring. The large D values of branched septet nitrenes are due to strong negative one‐center spin–spin interactions in combination with weak positive two‐center spin–spin interactions, as predicted by theoretical considerations.     

Excess properties of the mixture bis(2-dichloroethyl)ether (chlorex) + 2,2,4-trimethylpentane (isooctane)

The excess properties of the mixture bis(2-dichloroethyl)ether (chlorex) + 2,2,4-trimethylpentane (isooctane), i.e. excess volumev ^E, excess enthalpyh ^E, excessGibbs energyg ^E and excess heat capacityc _p ^E are reported. The excess volume is small, negative on the chlorex side and positive on the isooctane side. The excess enthalpy at 293.15 K is 1 913 J mol^–1 for equimolar composition, the excessGibbs energy amounts to 1 367 J mol^–1 under the same conditions. The system undergoes phase separation below 290.47 K. Due to the nearness of the critical point,c _p ^E exhibits a strong maximum at the critical composition (x _isooctane=0.508), though the basic part ofc _p ^E is negative. Discussion focusses on the effects of polarity of chlorex as mixing partner, on near-critical properties, and on mixing rules of avan der Waals-type equation of state.Dedicated to Prof. Dr.K. Komarek on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

Synthesis of Isomeric Tb3+-Phthalocyanine Double-Decker Complexes Depending on the Difference in the Direction of Coordination Plane and Their Magnetic Properties

A C_4h symmetrically substituted phthalocyanine, 1,8,15,22-tertrakis(2,4-dimethylpent-3-oxy)phthalocyanine (H₂TdMPPc), was used to synthesize Tb³⁺-phthalocyanine double-decker complexes ([Tb(TdMPPc)₂]s). Because H₂TdMPPc has C_4h symmetry, S,S, R,R, and meso isomers of [Tb(TdMPPc)₂] were obtained depending on the difference in the direction of the coordination plane of two C_4h-type phthalocyanines with respect to a central Tb³⁺ ion. We investigated the physical properties of these [Tb(TdMPPc)₂] isomers, including their single-ion magnetic properties, and found that the spin-reversal energy barrier (U_eff) of the meso isomer was apparently higher than that of the enantiomers. Detailed crystal structural analyses indicated that the meso isomer has a more symmetrical structure than do the enantiomers, thereby suggesting that the higher U_eff of the meso isomer originated from the more highly symmetrical structure.     

Experimental enthalpies of mixtures of alkylfluoroethers + n-alkanes at 298.15 K

In this work, excess molar enthalpies, H_m^E, at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure of methylnonafluorobutylether + alkane (hexane, octane, decane, dodecane) and ethylnonafluorobutylether + alkane (hexane, octane, decane, dodecane) are reported. Values of excess molar enthalpies were measured using a Calvet microcalorimeter. The binary experimental data were fitted using a Redlich–Kister variable-degree polynomial. The excess molar enthalpy is positive for all the mixtures. Phase separation is found in the range of 0.3<x<0.8 and 0.3<x<0.94 for the mixtures methylnonafluorobutyl ether + (decane, or dodecane), respectively.     

Isomer effects in the excess enthalpies of mixtures of alkanes and cycloalkanes

Using the Picker flow calorimeter, excess molar enthalpies H ^E have been obtained at 25°C for mixtures of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-cis- and trans-dimethylcyclohexane and cis- and trans-decalin with n-hexadecane and the highly branched C₁₆ isomer, 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane. Values of H ^E are also obtained for cis- and trans-decalin mixed with C₆, C₇, and C₉ isomers. Anomalously low values of H ^E occur for normal alkanes mixed with cycloalkanes in the di-equatorial configuration, suggesting the presence of a negative contribution in H ^E possibly due to a restriction of n-alkane molecular motion by the flat, plate-like cycloalkane.     

Thermodynamics of liquid mixtures containing n-alkanes and strongly polar components: VE and C P E of mixtures with either pyridine or piperidine

Excess molar volumes V _E and excess molar heat capacities C _P ^/E at constant pressure have been obtained, as a function of mole fraction x₁, for several binary liquid mixtures belonging either to series I: pyridine+n-alkane (C_lH_2l+2), with l=7, 10, 14, 16, or series II: piperidine+n-alkane, with l=7, 8, 10, 12, 14. The instruments used were a vibrating-tube densimeter and a Picker flow microcalorimeter, respectively. V ^E of pyridine+n-heptane shows a S-shaped composition dependence with a small negative part in the region rich in pyridine (x₁>0.90). All the other systems show positive V ^E only. The excess volumes increase with increasing chain length l of the n-alkane. The excess molar heat capacities of the mixtures belonging to series II are all negative, except for a small positive part for piperidine+n-heptane in the region rich in piperidine (x₁>0.87). The C _P ^/E at the respective minima, C _P ^/E (x_1,min ), become more negative with increasing l, and the x_1,min values range from about 0.26 (l=7) to 0.39 (l=14). Most interestingly, mixtures of series I exhibit curves of C _P ^/E against x₁ with two minima and one maximum, the so-called W-shape curves.Dedicated to Professor A. Néckel on the occasion of his 65^th birthday. Communicated in part at the XVII^èmes Journées de Calorimétrie, d'Analyse Thermique et de Thermodynamique Chimique, Ferrara, Italy, 27–30 October, 1986.     

A Facile,One-Pot Synthesis of Azoic Compounds and Anthraquinone Derivatives Containing Dialkyl Phosphoryl Moieties in Multicomponent Reactions

Protonation of the reactive 1:1 intermediates produced in the reactions between triphenylphosphine and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates by 1-amino-anthraquinone or 1,5-diphenylcarbazone as a core dye leads to vinyl phosphonium salts, which undergo Michael addition with conjugate base of NH compounds to produce stable phosphorus ylides as novel dyes in fairly good yields. These ylides can exist in two geometrical isomers (Z) and (E) for 3, because the negative charge of the ylide moiety of these compounds are strongly conjugated with the adjacent carbonyl group. Rotation around the carbon–carbon double bond is slow in the (Z) and (E) geometrical isomers on the NMR time scale at ambient temperature. These compounds are assigned by their IR, ¹H, ¹³C NMR spectral data as well as their mass spectroscopic data.     

EDTA有效促进石墨相氮化碳(g-C3N4)光催化降解甲基橙

研究了在光照下,乙二胺四乙酸（EDTA）的添加促进石墨相氮化碳（g-C₃N₄）光催化降解甲基橙（MO）.研究了H⁺和羧酸根负离子对光降解MO的影响.紫外-可见漫反射光谱（DRS）研究表明,EDTA的加入并没有改变g-C₃N₄的电子结构和光电特性.EDTA的加入捕获了空穴（h⁺）,促进了光生e^-/h⁺对的分离,从而使光降解活性提高.证明了·O₂^-是光催化降解过程中的主要活性物种.基于上述研究结果,我们提出了一种可能的EDTA促进g-C₃N₄光催化降解MO的机理.这些结果为提高g-C₃N₄光催化降解水体中有机污染物的性能提供了一种新方法.     

Excess Molar Volumes of Binary Mixtures of 1-Heptanol or 1-Nonanol with n-Polyethers at 25°C

Excess molar volumes V ^E _m at 25°C and atmospheric pressure over the entirecomposition range for binary mixtures of 1-heptanol with 2,5-dioxahexane, 2,5,8-trioxanonane,5,8,11-trioxapentadecane, 2,5,8,11-tetraoxadodecane,or 2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxapentadecane, and mixtures of 1-nonanol with 2,5-dioxahexane,3,6-dioxaoctane, 2,5,8-trioxanonane, 3,6,9-trioxaundecane, 5,8,11-trioxapentadecane,2,5,8,11-tetraoxadodecane, or 2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxapentadecane are reportedfrom densities measured with a vibrating-tube densimeter.V ^E _m curves are nearlysymmetrical at about 0.5 mole fraction. Excess molar volumes are usually positive,indicating predominance of positive contributions to V ^E _m from the disruption ofH bonds of alcohols and from physical interactions. When chain lengths ofboth components of the mixture are increased, the contribution from interstitialaccommodation appears to be sufficiently negative, such that V ^E _m becomes negative(e.g., l-nonanol + 5,8,11-tetraoxapentadecane).     

Stereospecific adduct ion formation in the chemical ionization mass spectra of E- and Z-1,2,3-triaryl-2-propen-1-ones

Stereospecific adduct ion formation has been observed in the chemical ionization mass spectra (positive and negative) of certain E- and Z-1,2,3-triaryl-2-propen-1-ones. The Z isomers are found to give higher relative abundances of adduct ions than the E isomers. This has been interpreted in terms of the differences in the proton affinities of the isomers originating from their different degrees of enone resonance. Halide ion (CI^? and Br^?) attachment spectra of these compounds also show stereochemical differences in the relative abundances of [M]^?˙ and [M+halide]^? ions, though the effect is not as pronounced as in the case of the positive ion spectra.     

Limits on the simultaneous correlation of gE and hE data by the NRTL,LEMF and Wilson's equations

Three currently popular excess free energy models (Wilson's equation, the NRTL equation, and the LEMF equation) were subjected to a theoretical parametric analysis to determine limits to their ability to correlate experimental g^E and h^E data simultaneously. The LEMF equation was found to be distinctly superior in its ability to predict VLE data from h^E data. Both Wilson's equation and the NRTL equation were shown to break down to ideal solution models in the limit of large intermolecular interactions (|h^E|_max. > 200 cal gmol^?1) whereas the LEMF equation does not. For mixtures whose h^E data exhibit maxima less than 100 cal gmol^?1 and which have positive s^E the LEMF equation coupled with the method of Hanks, Gupta, and Christensen can predict reliable VLE data from h^E data. For |h^E|_max. > 200 cal gmol^?1, the LEMF equation/Hanks—Gupta—Christensen method is accurate to within 10–15% where the other two equations generate errors in excess of 40%.