Selection of Suitable Combination of Nonfunctional Micellar Catalyst and Heteroaromatic Nitrogen Base as Promoter for Chromic Acid Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde in Aqueous Medium at Room Temperature

The effect of the promoter and micellar catalyst on chromic acid on the oxidation of ethanol in aqueous acid media has been studied. Picolinic acid (PA), 1,10‐phenanthroline (phen), and 2,2′‐bipyridine (bipy) are used as promoters. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC), and Triton‐X‐100 (TX‐100) are tested as micellar catalysts. Hexavelent chromium is an active species in the absence of the promoter. In the presence of the heteroaromatic nitrogen bases used as the promoter, Cr(VI)–PA, Cr(VI)–bipy, and Cr(VI)–phen complexes have been proposed as the active oxidants. The time taken for completion of the reaction using different combinations of promoter and micellar catalysts are different. Although the rate is highest (12.5 times) in TX‐100 in the absence of the promoter, it is observed that the rate is almost 737 times faster for the combination of SDS and bipy compared to the unpromoted and uncatalyzed path. CPC inhibits the oxidation process. The observed acceleration and retardation of the rate of oxidation process has been explained on the basis of partitioning of the reactants in the micellar and aqueous phase. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 45: 175–186, 2013     

Arylsulfimide Polymers. V. Polysaccharins of the A-B Type

6-Aminosaccharin and related monomers were subjected to polymerization as melts and in solvents. The products from these studies passed through soluble, hemipolymer stages corresponding to polyamide structures before being cyclized at higher temperatures to the final, insoluble, thermally stable polymers. Melt polymerization of 6-aminosaccharin as the triethylamine salt was the preferred procedure and yielded products of highest intrinsic viscosity (0.431 dl/g in N,N-dimethylacetamide).     

Self-sorting of multicomponent Pt(II) metallacages

Structural Chemistry - Using a social self-sorting phenomenon, two Pt(II)←pyridyl, carboxylate heteroleptic metallacages cage 1 and cage 2 have been constructed in nearly quantitative yields...     

Generation of amplitude death and rhythmogenesis in coupled hidden attractor system with experimental demonstration

Nonlinear Dynamics - Third-order nonlinear dynamical systems with attractors (one with no fixed point and the other with a stable fixed point) are conjugately coupled. It is observed that the...     

DFT study of response mechanism and selectivity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) towards CO2 and SO2 as gas sensor

Structural Chemistry - To evaluate the sensing ability of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) towards CO2 and SO2 gaseous molecules, an extensive quantum mechanical study has been carried out...     

Microstructure and relaxation behavior of flexible dielectric PVDF and HNBR blends: An assessment through small‐angle x‐ray scattering and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy

The work demonstrated the microstructure and the relaxation behavior of flexible electroactive blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) by small‐angle X‐ray scattering and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy. Very few studies have been done so far on this topic for crystalline/rubbery blends. Lamellar morphology was observed for both the PVDF and its blends. HNBR suppressed the mobility of PVDF above its melting temperature, as evident from lowering of crystallization temperature, due to physical interaction. The interaction was increased with HNBR content. However, after complete crystallization, HNBR segments were expelled out from the lamella, and crystal long period remained intact in all the blends. Interestingly, some HNBR segments remained in the amorphous part of PVDF which reduced the electron density contrast of its crystalline and amorphous region. When HNBR was crosslinked, the interaction was reduced, and consequently, the crystallization became faster and electron density contrast increased. From the microscopic study, polydispersed particles were observed within the crystalline lamella. Interfacial polarization (IP) relaxation of PVDF was absent in the blends due to physical interaction, whereas IP relaxation of HNBR shifted to a higher frequency. The shift was higher at higher HNBR content and decreased when HNBR was crosslinked. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019 , 57, 851–866     

Seed free high yield gold nanorods synthesis from single precursor gold(I) dithiophosphate complex

In this work, we demonstrate a simple, one pot and seed free synthetic route for the formation of gold nanorods (Au NRs) via thermal decomposition of gold(I) dithiophosphate {[Au₂{S₂P(OⁱPr)₂}₂]_n,} 1 complex as a molecular precursor in presence of 4′‐amino‐biphenyl‐4‐carboxylic molecule. Here [Au₂{S₂P(OⁱPr)₂}₂]_n, complex functioned as gold (Au) source and 4′‐amino‐biphenyl‐4‐carboxylic molecule stabilized gold (Au) nanorods (NRs) through the unidirectional coating of Au surface during its growth in the reaction medium.     

New Optical Soliton Solutions of Nolinear Evolution Equation Describing Nonlinear Dispersion

In this work, we examine two algorithm schemes, namely, Kudryashov expansion andAuxiliary equation method for obtaining new optical soliton solutions of the discreteelectrical lattice models in nonlinear scheme (Salerno equation). Our solutions obtainedhere are include the hyperbolic, rational, and trigonometric functions. Our two used methods are proved to be effective and powerful methods in obtaining the exact solutions of nonlinearevolution equations (NLEEs).     

Synthesis of 2-(ethynyloxy)naphthaene-1-carbaldehyde using 2-hydroxy benzyl alcohol and propargyl bromide in aqueous micellar media

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A highly convenient method has been developed for the synthesis of 2-(ethynyloxy) napthaene-1-carbaldehyde and its derivatives. Substituted naphthalene...