Polystyrene resins with immobilized polyamines: Preparation,characterization, and ability to bind Cu(II) ions

Three polyamine ligands, ethylenediamine (EDA), diethylenetriamine (DTA), and triethylenetetramine (TETA), were bound to three chloromethylated “popcorn” polystyrene resins (16, 50, and 100% phenyl ring substitution) with the use of pyridine as the reaction medium. The rate of chloride displacement decreased with increasing molecular weight of the amine and higher degree of resin chloromethylation, while the extent of multiple attachments to the polymer matrix increased. The additional crosslinking, a result of multiple attachments, caused the polyamine resins to swell to a lesser extent in pyridine and water. The ability of the insoluble polyamine–polystyrene resins to chelate Cu²⁺ ions from dilute solutions (200 ppm) was determined at pH 5. With EDA resins the capacity for Cu²⁺ increased with increasing amount of the bound polyamine, with DTA it remained unchanged, while with TETA it was found to decrease.     

High-resolution spectroscopy of induced chiral dimers: a study of the dimers of ethanol by Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy

We present the first recording of the high-resolution spectrum of an induced chiral dimer. Three conformers of the induced chiral dimers of ethanol have been observed using a pulsed molecular-beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The rotational constants of the normal isotopomers of the three species have been determined to be (a) A=5113.826(5), B=1329.7214(4), and C=1257.5151(3) MHz, (b) A=5086.459(5), B=1316.6508(4), and C=1243.6329(4) MHz, and (c) A=4851.608(5), B=1369.7558(6), and C=1243.4184(4) MHz. The observed species have been assigned to calculated structures via Kraitchman double substitution analyses and ab initio calculations. The Kraitchman analyses and the fitted centrifugal distortion parameters suggest that the deuterium bond is significantly stronger than the hydrogen bond in the dimers of ethanol.     

A convenient synthesis of cis and trans 4-tert-butoxycarbonyl-substituted cyclohexylglycine

A novel synthesis of cis and trans substituted 4-tert-butoxycarbonyl cyclohexylglycines via asymmetric aminohydroxylation of vinyl styrene followed by reduction of the aromatic ring and subsequent oxidation is reported.     

STRUCTURE OF DYE AGGREGATES AND THE MECHANISM(S) OF PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF AgBr*,†

Abstract— This paper reports the present conclusions of an extended investigation on photo-sensitization of silver bromide. A general molecular packing structure for dye aggregates on the AgBr (111) surface is proposed. This structure, along with the observed spectral absorption displacements of small aggregates, is used to elucidate the phenomena of antisensitization and supersensitization. Supersensitization is seen as a partitioning of large dye aggregates into small aggregates by a deliberately added second component or by gaps between the aggregates. This partitioning isolates antisensitizing dye in a small fraction of the aggregates and minimizes its effect. The smallest aggregates are least likely to contain an antisensitizer, and show the highest quantum efficiency for photoconductivity and photographic action. Photoconductivity measurements establish that supersensitization occurs before the electron appears in the AgBr phase.
The question of direct electron injection vs. energy transfer as mechanisms for AgBr photosensitization is examined in terms of radiationless transfer to surface Ag₂S on AgBr. The absorption of surface Ag₂S is shown to be adequate for acceptance of Förster transfer from the dye, and surface Ag₂S is known to be photographically active. However, this mechanism is inefficient, and inadequate to account for observed high efficiency infrared sensitization. Direct electron injection is seen as the more probable mechanism for efficient dye sensitization of AgBr.     

Polynuclear manganese grids and clusters—A magnetic perspective

High nuclearity paramagnetic, spin-coupled transition metal clusters and grids are fascinating chemists and physicists partly because of their structural beauty, and the challenge of creating them, but also because of their novel physical properties. Magnetic interactions between the spin centers are a primary focus. This review will examine a selection of Mn(II) polynuclear grids and clusters, with nuclearities in the range Mn₄ to Mn₉. Theoretical treatments of the magnetic properties are discussed, and approaches to solving the exchange problem for ‘large’ spin systems related to computational difficulties. A freely available software package (MAGMUN4.1) is presented as a means of dealing simply with spin-coupled clusters in general, and symmetry reduction methods are discussed briefly as a means of dealing with ‘large’ spin systems.     

Thermal degradation and oxidation of polystyrene studied by factor-jump thermogravimetry

Factor-jump thermogravimetry has been used to study the activation energy of polystyrene degrading in a vacuum, in N₂ flowing at 4 mm/s and in $\text{N}{}_2\text{O}{}_2$ mixtures. The results show the activation energy to be 44·9 ± 0·2 kcal/mole (188 ± 0·8 kJ/mole) for degradation above 350°C in vacuum or in flowing N₂. This agrees well with work reported in 1949 by Jellinek⁷ but with few results reported subsequently.The apparent activation energy for polystyrene losing weight above 280°C in an atmosphere of abundant O₂ is 21·5 ± 0·2 kcal/mole (90·2 ± 0·8 kJ/mole). In all cases where O₂ was deliberately introduced (partial pressures >4 mm Hg), the sample degraded to a black tar and the activation energy was ≤30 kcal/mole, depending on the amount of oxygen present and on the thermal history of the sample.     

Consistent propagator approximations

A propagator approximation scheme is presented in the context of an abstract*-algebra approach. The representation theory of such algebras is shown to play a crucial role in the definition of consistent approximations, i.e., approximate propagators based on model time evolutions and states. This procedure places superoperator methods of approximation on a sound Hilbert space footing. A generalization of the Fock vacuum property is introduced which leads to a simplification in the form of the model propagators. Finally a concrete example is considered that fulfills the conditions developed in this article showing that a consistent approximation to the electron propagator results in the Hartree–Fock–Boguliubov equations.     

Mass spectrometric investigation of bimolecular compounds

Two points involving molecular structure have been investigated using mass spectrometry. First, mass spectra have been obtained that indicate a rapid means for differentiating bimolecular compounds from other structural isomers. Second, the mass spectrometric method has been used to evaluate bonding within bimolecular compounds. Quinone compounds have been reacted with dhydroxybenzene compounds to produce quinhydrone products, and upon mass spectrometric analysis, the quinhydrones decompose to regenerate derivatives of the starting materials. Evaluation of the decomposition products suggests that the hydroxyl hydrogens are involved in a resonance structure, and while in symmetrical quinhydrones, the hydroxyl hydrogens are probably associated equally with each reactant, unsymmetrical quinhydrones generate an unbalanced electronic distribution that eliminates the complete equivalency of the hydrogens.     

Determination of phosphite,hypophosphite, tellurium and mercury

A new catalytic oxidation procedure, involving the use of a cerium(IV) sulfate reagent in perchloric acid with a mixed silver(I)—manganese(II) perchlorate catalyst, has been developed for the determination of phosphite, hypophosphite, and tellurium. By this method 15—100 mg of phosphite, 5—35 mg of hypophosphite, and 10—105 mg of tellurium may be determined with standard deviations of ±0.17, ±0.32, and ±0.21% respectively. A direct titration procedure for mercury(I) is described using a ceric perchlorate solution as titrant with the mixed catalyst system. Samples from 65–510 mg may be analyzed with a standard deviation of ±0.36%.