Studies and X‐ray Determinations with 2‐(Acetonylthio)benzothiazole: Synthesis of 2‐(Benzothiazol‐2‐ylthio)‐1‐phenylethanone and 2‐(Acetonylthio)Benzothiazole by C―S Bond Cleavage of 2‐(Acetonylthio)benzothiazole in KOH

New route for the synthesis of 2‐(benzothiazol‐2‐ylthio)‐1‐phenylethanone ( 6 ) and 2‐(acetonylthio)benzothiazole ( 1 ) by using phenacyl bromide and α‐chloroacetone, respectively, through carbon–sulfur bond cleavage reactions in a basic medium has been generated. Treatment of 1 with malononitrile and elemental sulfur afforded the corresponding derivative of 2‐amino‐3‐cyanothiophene ( 12 ), whereas treatment of 1 with cyanoacetohydrazide afforded the corresponding derivative of cyanoacetylhydrazone derivative ( 13 ). The structure of the synthesis compounds has been established on the basis of elemental analyses, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, correlation spectroscopy, heteronuclear single quantum coherence, MS spectra, and X‐ray crystallographic investigations.     

Rates of intra- and intermolecular electron transfers in hydrogenase deduced from steady-state activity measurements

Electrons are transferred over long distances along chains of FeS clusters in hydrogenases, mitochondrial complexes, and many other respiratory enzymes. It is usually presumed that electron transfer is fast in these systems, despite the fact that there has been no direct measurement of rates of FeS-to-FeS electron transfer in any respiratory enzyme. In this context, we propose and apply to NiFe hydrogenase an original strategy that consists of quantitatively interpreting the variations of steady-state activity that result from changing the nature of the FeS clusters which connect the active site to the redox partner, and/or the nature of the redox partner. Rates of intra- and intermolecular electron transfer are deduced from such large data sets. The mutation-induced variations of electron transfer rates cannot be explained by changes in intercenter distances and reduction potentials. This establishes that FeS-to-FeS rate constants are extremely sensitive to the nature and coordination of the centers.     

The use of anilinodihydrofurans in the synthesis of novel heterocyclic compounds

Alkyl 4-oxo-2-phenylamino-4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylates were used for the preparation of alkyl 5-amino-7-aryl-2-{[aryl(hydroxy)methyl](phenyl)amino}-4,6-dicyano-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylates, 4-oxo-2-phenylamino-N-(p-tolyl)-4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxamide, and ethyl 4-chloro-5-formyl-2-(phenylamino)furan-3-carboxylate. The latter was used for the synthesis of ethyl 4-chloro-5-(hydrazinylidenemethyl)-2-(phenylamino)furan-3-carboxylate and diethyl 5,5'-(hydrazine-1,2-di-ylidenemethylylidene)bis[4-chloro-2-(phenylamino)furan-3-carboxylate].     

Dielectric behavior of hexaferrites BaCo2−xZnxFe16O27

The dielectric constant (′) and dielectric loss (tan δ) for hexaferrites BaCo_2−xZn_xFe₁₆O₂₇ have been studied as a function of frequency (f), temperature (T) and composition (x). The experimental results indicate that ′ and tan δ above the relaxation frequency only decrease as the frequency increases and as the temperature decreases. Tan δ shows the dielectric relaxation at certain critical frequencies which rise as temperature increases. The activation energy for the dielectric relaxation (E_D), ′, and tan δ are found to be minimum for x = 0.8.     

Structural,electrical, magnetic and NMR study of the NaxCrxTi1−xS2 system

Two phases are characterized in the Na_xCr_xTi_1?xS₂. The first one spans the composition range 0.34 < x < 0.71, the alkali-metal ions occupying trigonal prismatic sites. The second one which is isotypic with NaCrS₂ is found in the range 0.87 < x ? 1, the alkali-metal ions being this time in octahedral sites. Electrical measurements performed by the complex impedance method show that the conductivity is thermally activated. Magnetic and NMR experiments indicate the existence of localized magnetic moments on the chromium ions. These moments induce a shift of the NMR line and produce the most important contribution to the relaxation. The variation of the Curie temperature seems to indicate a continuous weakening of the ferromagnetic coupling between chromium ions of the same layer as the number of chromium ions decreases. An antiferromagnetic coupling then becomes preponderant.     

Electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power of liquid selenium doped with thallium and indium

The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power of liquid selenium with thallium and indium additives have been studied. Large variations appear in the electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power, where Tl and In additives favourp-type conduction.     

Effect of optical-phonon scattering on the energy distribution of hot electrons in semiconductors at low temperature

Summary The variational method is used in finding the solution of the transport equation for a system of hot electrons inn-Ge atT=20 K in the presence of high electric field. The role of the emission of optical phonons by hot electrons together with the effect of electron capture by repulsive centres on the formulation of the distribution function are studied. It is shown that the emission of optical phonons plays a dominant role in the formulation of the distribution. The influence of electron capture is very small, it may become appreciable at higher trap concentrations. The obtained distribution function is then used in calculating the capture rate of electrons by negatively charged centres. It is shown that the capture rate increases with electric field.

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Riassunto Il metodo variazionale è usato per trovare la soluzione dell'equazione di transporto per un sistema di elettroni caldi inn-Ge aT=20 K in presenza di grande campo elettrico. Si studiano il ruolo dell'emissione di fononi ottici da elettroni caldi insieme con l'effetto della cattura degli elettroni da centri di repulsione sulla formulazione della funzione di distribuzione. Si mostra che l'emissione di fononi ottici svolge un ruolo dominante nella formulazione della distribuzione. L'influenza della cattura degli elettroni è molto piccola, può diventare apprezzabile a piú grande concentrazione di trappole. La funzione di distribuzione ottenuta è quindi usata nel calcolare il rapporto di cattura degli elettroni da centri a carica negativa. Si mostra che il rapporto di cattura cresce col campo elettrico.

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Резюме Используется вариационный метод для нахождения решения транспортного уравнения для системы горячих электронов вn-Ge приT=20 К при наличии сильного электрического поля. Исследуется роля испускания оптических фононов горячими электронами и эффект эахвата электпонов отталкивающими центрами при определении функции распредения. Показывается, что испускание оптических фононов играет доминируюэую роль при образовании функции распределения. Влияние захвата электронов очень мало и становится существенным при более высоких концентрациях ловушек. Полученная функция распределения используется при вычис-лении интенсивности захвата злектпонов отрицательно заряженными центрами. Показывается, что интенсивность захвата увеличивается с возрастанием электрического поля.