The infrared spectra of complexes with planar dithiooxamides X. The Cu(LH2)2X1 complexes

In this article, the preparation, X-ray powder results and vibrational properties of a new type of complex with planar dithiooxamides are discussed. In acetonitrile, Cu(I) can form complexes with the formula Cu(LH₂)₂X₁ (X = Cl, Br) where LH₂ is an N,N'-disubstituted dithiooxamide. Complexes with N,N'-dimethyldithiooxamide and N,N'-diethyldithiooxamide have been prepared. A thorough vibrational analysis with infrared and Raman techniques was performed, assisted by H/D and ⁶³Cu/⁶⁵Cu isotope substitution. The vibrational study indicates the presence of an inversion centre in the structure. This leads to the proposal of a very unusual six-coordinate structure for these compounds, with the two dithiooxamide ligands, having S-cis conformation, coordinated to the same copper and with the halogens bridged between two different copper atoms. Confirmation of this result was attempted by X-ray analysis, but although several methods were tried to obtain crystals, only powder X-ray data could be obtained, which could not give a definitive answer. Since such six-coordinate Cu(I) has never been described before, a less rigourous interpretation of the vibrational data was followed, leading to a square-pyramidal five-coordinate structure, with a rather weak bond between Cu(I) and a terminal halogen. The latter structure, with the data available up to now, seems a bit more likely, since five-coordination for Cu(I) has already been described.     

Membrane filtration studies of aquatic humic substances and their metal species: a concise overview. Part 2. Evaluation of conditional stability constants by using ultrafiltration

The assessment of conditional stability constants of aquatic humic substance (HS) metal complexes is overviewed with special emphasis on the application of ultrafiltration methods. Fundamentals and limitations of stability functions in the case of macromolecular and polydisperse metal-HS species in aquatic environments are critically discussed. The review summarizes the advantages and application of ultrafiltration for metal-HS complexation studies, discusses the comparibility and reliability of stability constants. The potential of ultrafiltration procedures for characterizing the lability of metal-HS species is also stressed.     

Thermal decomposition of N2H6GeF6 · H2O,isolation and characterization of intermediates

The thermal behaviour of N₂H₆GeF₆ · H₂O was investigated by TG, DTG and DTA measurements. The decomposition proceeded in three steps, in which anhydrous N₂H₆GeF₆ and N₂H₅GeF₅; were isolated and characterized by chemical analysis and vibrational spectroscopy. The X-ray powder photographs of the intermediates were indexed, namely, for N₂H₆GeF₆ on the basis of a monoclinic cell with a = 8.86(9), b = 9.29(2), c =7.40(0) Å, β = 85° and for N₂H₅GeF₅ on the basis of an ortrhorhombic cell with a = 8.43(5),b = 9.19(9), c = 7.43(6) Å.     

Role of ionic defects in photolysis of lithium hydride

Kinetic parameters of photoconductivity and dark conductivity of lithium hydride under uv irradiation have been investigated. A kinetic scheme of lithium hydride photolysis is suggested. Kinetic features of hydrogen evolution under uv irradiation of lithium hydride are explained. The contributions of radiation induced defects and equilibrium cation vacancies to processes leading to gas evolution under photolysis are determined.     

Rhodopsin exhibits a preference for solvation by polyunsaturated docosohexaenoic acid

An all-atom molecular dynamics simulation of rhodopsin in a membrane environment has been carried out with lipid composition similar to that of the retinal membrane. The initial conformation of the protein was taken from the X-ray crystallographic structure (1F88), while those of the lipids came from a previous molecular dynamics simulation. During the course of the 12.5 ns simulation, the initially randomly placed lipids adopt an anisotropic solvation structure around the protein. The lipids, having one saturated stearic acid chain and one polyunsaturated docosohexaenoic acid chain with a zwitterionic phosphatidylcholine headgroup, arrange themselves to maximize contact between the polyunsaturated chain and the protein surface. This organization is driven by energetically favorable interactions between the transmembrance helices and the docosohexaenoyl chains that are largely of the van der Waals type. These observations are consistent with various experimental studies on rhodopsin and other G-protein coupled receptors and with the picture of extreme flexibility in polyunsaturated fatty acid chains that has arisen from recent NMR and computational work.     

Thermodynamic Properties of Tetraphenyltetrahydroxycyclotetrasiloxane,Octaphenyltetrahydroxytricyclooctasiloxane, Octaphenylpentacyclosilsesquioxane,and Polyphenylsilsesquioxane in the Range 0-300 K

The temperature dependences of the heat capacities of crystalline tetraphenyltetrahydroxycyclotetrasiloxane, octaphenyltetrahydroxytricyclooctasiloxane, and octaphenylpentacyclosilsesquioxane and of glassy polyphenylsilsesquioxane were measured in the range 6-300 K with an adiabatic vacuum calorimeter, with an accuracy of 0.3%. From these data, the thermodynamic functions C ⁰ _p (T), H ⁰(T) - H ⁰(0), S ⁰(T) - S ⁰(0), and G ⁰(T) - H ⁰(0) of these substances were calculated for the range 0-300 K. The standard entropies of their formation from elements at 298.15 K, _f S ⁰, and the entropies of mutual transformations of these substances in the range 0-298.15 K were calculated.     

Thermal degradation of copolymers of methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate. I. Products and general characteristics of the reaction

The technique of thermal volatilization analysis (TVA), applied to methyl methacrylate–methyl acrylate copolymers having molar composition ratios 112/1, 26/1, 7.7/1, and 2/1, has demonstrated that the stabilization of poly(methyl methacrylate) by copolymerized methyl acrylate is due to inhibition of the depolymerization initiated at terminally unsaturated structures, probably by direct blockage by methyl acrylate units. The molecular weight of the copolymers decreases rapidly during degradation, suggesting that a random scission process is involved. The products of degradation consist of the monomers, carbon dioxide, chain fragments larger than monomer, and a permanent gas fraction which is principally hydrogen. Infrared and ultraviolet spectral measurements suggest that the residual polymer, which is colored, incorporates carbon–carbon unsaturation. The complete absence of methanol among the products is surprising in view of its abundance among the products of degradation of poly(methyl acrylate). These observations have been accounted for qualitatively in terms of acceptable polymer behavior.     

Conformational structure of divinyl sulfide

The potential of internal rotation about the bond for vinyl methyl sulfide is applied with some modifications to rotation about the analogous bonds in the divinyl sulfide molecule. The potential energy map of divinyl sulfide is discussed with regard to the excited torsional vibrational states. Three stable conformers with approximately identical energies were established. For a complete picture of the rotational isomerism it is also necessary to take account of the torsional vibrational stationary states with large amplitude.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1531–1535, July, 1991.     

Flow injection-spectrophotometric determination of cresol compounds in water by reaction withp-aminophenol

A spectrophotometric method has been developed for the simultaneous determination ofo-cresol andm-cresol in water by reaction withp-aminophenol (PAP). Three different methodologies have been assayed; (i) batch analysis, after reaction in an alkaline medium in the presence of dissolved molecular oxygen as oxidizing agent, (ii) a stopped-flow procedure, carried out in the presence of KIO₄ and (iii) a flow injection method based on the same approach. The batch procedure requires 22 min for the full development of colour witho-cresol and 12 min form-cresol. In the stopped-flow mode, using KIO₄ and a reaction time of 12 min, better sensitivity can be obtained for both compounds and limits of detection of 10 g 1^–1 foro-cresol and 30 g 1^–1 form-cresol were found. The flow injection method has a lower sensitivity but permits more than 80 injections per hour. Based on the different maximum absorbance wavelengths obtained for the reaction products of PAP witho-cresol (614 nm) andm-cresol (632 nm), both compounds can be simultaneously determined in water samples and recoveries of 90 to 115% were found in spiked water samples of different types.     

Improvement of the HPLC analysis of anthocyanins in red wines by use of recently developed columns

Comparison of the separation performance of five newly developed pH-stable HPLC columns is described for the analysis of anthocyanins in red wines. Separation of twenty anthocyanins in a single run is described using the most appropriate method.