Barrierless electron transfer bond fragmentation reactions

The ultrafast N-O bond fragmentation in a series of N-methoxypyridyl radicals, formed by one-electron reduction of the corresponding N-methoxypyridiniums, has been investigated as potentially barrierless electron-transfer-initiated chemical reactions. A model for the reaction involving the electronic and geometric factors that control the shape of the potential energy surface for the reaction is described. On the basis of this model, molecular structural features appropriate for ultrafast reactivity are proposed. Femtosecond kinetic measurements on these reactions are consistent with a kinetic definition of an essentially barrierless reaction, i.e., that the lifetime of the radical is a few vibrational periods of the fragmenting bond, for the p-methoxy-N-methoxypyridyl radical.     

A pilot study for the preparation of a new Reference Material based on antarctic krill

The preparation of new Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) of antarctic matrices forms the backbone of an ongoing project in the framework of the Italian National Program for Antarctic Research. The first CRM of this kind (MURST-ISS-A1 Antarctic Marine Sediment) is already available. The second phase focuses on the certification of antarctic krill, a small shrimp extremely abundant in the Southern Ocean. The total mass of krill available for this purpose is approximately 44 kg and results from the combination of three different catches (Ross Sea, Marguerite Bay and Livingston Island, respectively). The quantification of the following elements in the raw mass appears to be affordable by current analytical techniques, values being in the range of (in μg/g) 0.11–0.30 for As, 0.03–0.12 for Cd, 0.06–0.23 for Cr, 6.1–21 for Cu, 5.7–7.6 for Fe, 0.005–0.008 for Hg, 0.7–1.2 for Mn, 0.013– 0.077 for Ni, 0.04–0.57 for Pb and 12–16 for Zn. On the other hand, the average values ascertained in freeze-dried krill are as a rule one order of magnitude higher, i.e., (in μg/g), 3.2 for As, 0.6 for Cd, 1.8 for Cr, 75 for Cu, 61 for Fe, 0.025 for Hg, 4.6 for Mn, 0.7 for Ni, 2.1 for Pb and 81 for Zn. Information on the pretreatment of krill and details on the planned certification campaign are also given. Received: 10 June 1997 / Revised: 24 September 1997 / Accepted: 28 September 1997     

Elution behavior of styrene oligomer fractions in supercritical fluid chromatography

Summary In supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), the elution behavior of styrene oligomers in pentane depends greatly on the degree of oligomerization, n. The influence of capacity ratio, k, on the lower oligomers up to about n=11 resembles the behavior of other substrates of low molecular weight, like aromatic hydrocarbons. Thus, with pentane of 100 bar and below, minima are found in plots of k versus temperature. In contrast, the k of oligomers of higher molecular weight (n>11) increase monotonously with increasing temperature. The studies were performed using oligostyrene fractions obtained by semipreparative SFC fractionation.     

INCREASED QUANTUM YIELD OF PHOTOREDUCTION OF DYES (A CATALYTIC EFFECT)

Abstract— While studying the photoreduction of some dyes (D) by reducing agents (R), it was observed that the quantum yield of the photoreduction increases considerably upon addition of a third substance (C), whereas it is very small when the dye is photoreduced by C alone (catalytic effect), (see Table 1).
The system thionine (D), allylthiourea (R), and azulene (C) was investigated in detail using both flash photolysis and continuous illumination. On photolysis, thionine is converted into its photo-reduced form, leucothionine. Azulene reacts with the basic form of the thionine triplet ³ TH ⁺ to produce the semithionine radical. In the system thionine and azulene, most of these radicals revert back to thionine. When ATU (˜ 10^2- M ) is added to thionine and azulene (3 × 10^-4 M ), the semithionine radicals are reduced to leucothionine; the quantum yield of this reduction is considerably higher than in the system thionine and allylthiourea. Flash experiments demonstrate that allylthiourea does not react with the semithionine radicals.
At very high ATU concentrations (≥ 10^-1 M ), however, the primary reaction is between thionine triplet and allylthiourea; under these conditions the quantum yield is not influenced by azulene (3 × 10^-4 M ).     

Numerical investigation of the conductivity and electron localization of a one dimensional disordered system

Thedc-conductivity of the one-dimensional Anderson model of a disordered system is investigated with two independent numerical methods for systems as large as 10⁴ sites starting from Kubo's formula. In contradiction to the conventional theory of one-dimensional disordered systems a non zero conductivity for finite values of the disorder parameterW/V is found. the eigenstates of the system are investigated. Results for the inverse participation number and the mean square extension of the states are given and compared with the results for the conductivity.Work supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 125 Köln and Project No. Kr627/2)     

Thermoanalytische Untersuchungen psychotroper Substanzen vom Typ der Abwandlungsprodukte des Phenothiaztns und der Butyrophenone auf Isomorphie und Polymorphie. II

Zusammenfassung Aus der Gruppe der Dibenzoazepinderivate wurden die Hydrochloride von Clomipramin, Imipramin und Desipramin miteinander kombiniert und aus der Gruppe der Dibenzocykloheptadiene bzw.-triene die Hydrochloride von Amitriptylin, Nortriptylin, Noxiptilin und Protriptylin.Bei fünf der untersuchten binären Systeme liegt Mischkristallbildung aufgrund von Isomorphiebeziehungen mit instabilen Modifikationen vor: Imipraminhydrochlorid — Clomipraminhydrochlorid, Imipraminhydrochlorid — Desipraminhydrochlorid, Clomipraminhydrochlorid — Desipraminhydrochlorid, Nortriptylinhydrochlorid — Protriptylinhydrochlorid und Noxiptilinhydrochlorid-Amitriptylinhydrochlorid. Das Substanzpaar Protriptylinhydrochlorid — Noxiptilinhydrochlorid bildet eine Molekülverbindung im Verhältnis 11. In drei Fällen werden einfache Eutektika gebildet.

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Thermoanalytical investigations of psychotropic substances derived from phenothiazine and butyrophenones for isomorphism and polymorphism. II

Summary From the group of dibenzoazepine derivatives, the hydrochlorides of clomipramine, imipramine and desipramine were combined with each other and from the group of dibenzocycloheptadienes or -trienes the hydrochlorides of amitriptyline, nortriptyline, noxiptiline and protryptiline. In five of the binary systems investigated, there is formation of mixed crystals due to isomorphism with unstable modifications: imipramine hydrochloride — clomipramine hydrochloride, imipramine hydrochloride — desipramine hydrochloride, clomipramine hydrochloride 3- desipramine hydrochloride, nortriptyline hydrochloride — protriptyline hydrochloride and noxiptiline hydrochloride — amitriptyline hydrochloride. The substance pair protriptyline hydrochloride — noxiptiline hydrochloride forms a molecular compound in the ratio 11. In three cases, simple eutectics are formed.

     

Collisional depolarization of excited114Cd 5s5p 3 P 1 atoms by collisions with molecular gases

Depolarization of excited¹¹⁴Cd 5s5p ³ P ₁ atoms induced by collisions with various molecular gases (N₂, H₂, D₂, CO, CO₂, CH₄, C₂H₆, C₂H₄) has been investigated using polarized fluorescence spectroscopy. After pulsed optical excitation of the Cd 5³ P ₁ level with appropriately polarized light the temporal behaviour of Zeeman quantum beats has been observed showing the influence of collisional destruction of orientation and alignment. By analyzing the signal curves at different molecular gas pressures the corresponding depolarization cross sections for¹¹⁴Cd atoms in the 5³ P ₁ state have been obtained. With regard to a test of a nuclear spin decoupling model for the collisions the cross sections were compared with previously measured hyperfine structure transfer cross sections of¹¹³Cd 5s5p ³ P ₁ atoms.     

Raman and cathodoluminescence spectroscopic investigations on Permian fossil wood from Chemnitz--a contribution to the study of the permineralisation process

Samples of different three-dimensionally preserved fossil plants (Medullosa sp., Dadoxylon sp., Calamodendron striatum, Psaronius sp.) from the Lower Permian petrified forest of Chemnitz were examined with regard to their chemical composition and structural order. Raman spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence microscopy are shown to be powerful tools for such investigations. Silicified wood from Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf generally shows yellow cathodoluminescence (CL) of the cell walls and only weak yellow-brownish CL of the cell lumina. By time-resolved cathodoluminescence spectroscopy, a secondary mineralisation of hydrothermal origin was recognized. The latter is shown by short-lived blue CL at the cell walls extinguishing the yellow signal. Therefore, after the primary silicification step a secondary mineralisation step initiated by hydrothermal processes, seems to have taken place at probably slightly higher temperatures. The resulting silica matrix consists of phanerocrystalline and microcrystalline alpha-quartz as well as microcrystalline moganite, both partially associated with iron oxides. Dadoxylon sp. is a prominent example for parallel permineralisation by alpha-quartz and fluorspar, which is outstanding for the Chemnitz Petrified Forest. CL on this samples shows parallel silicification and fluoritisation, followed by infiltration of iron oxides. Permineralised samples show very low percentage of original organic remains. The seed fern Medullosa, for example, shows dispersed carbon, which is mainly restricted to the centres of the typical star-shaped vascular bundles. Raman spectroscopy revealed that these carbonaceous particles are of an anthracite structure. For experimental confirmation coal samples of different rank, especially anthracite from different geological times and localities, were studied by means of Raman spectroscopy. The remaining pith of the vascular bundles is white-coloured and consists of alpha-quartz and moganite, whereas surrounding tracheides exhibit white and reddish coloured parts. The reddish parts, mainly found in the rays, additionally contain alpha-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 among the SiO2 polymorphs of alpha-quartz and moganite. Sometimes iron oxides could have dominated permineralisation processes as the peak intensities of distinct parts of the samples suggest.     

Excess Molar Volumes and Liquid–Liquid Equilibria of the Ionic Liquid 1-Methyl-3Octyl-Imidazolium Tetrafluoroborate Mixed with Butan-1-ol and Pentan-1-ol

Experimental densities were measured for the system 1-methyl-3-octyl-imidazolium tetrafluoroborate [OMIM][BF₄] + butan-1-ol, + pentan-1-ol at 298.15 K and ambient pressure using a vibrating tube densimeter, taking into account the influence of the viscosity correction. Excess molar volumes V^E have been determined. V^E is quite small and negative in the alcohol-rich range of the mixture composition and positive in the alcohol-poor range. LLE data of [OMIM][BF₄] + pentan-1-ol have been measured using a laser light scattering cell for detecting cloud points at different compositions in the temperature range of 282–292 K. A miscibility gap with an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) of 292 K has been found.     

Metallorganische Verbindungen des Kupfers XIII. Kupfer(I)-chlorid-Komplexe winkelgespannter Cycloheptine Synthesen und Röntgenstrukturanalysen

The strained cycloheptynes 2a, 2b and 2c react with copper(I) chloride to form the dinuclear complexes [CuCl(cycloheptyne)]₂ 3a, 3b and 3c respectively. X-ray diffraction studies on all three compounds 3 show an increase in strength of the copper-alkyne bond with increasing deformation of the alkyne moiety from the ideal 180°. Thus going from the least strained alkyne (2c) to the most strained one (2a), the Cu-C bond lengths in the corresponding complexes decrease from 197.5 pm (3c) to 194.9 pm (3a). The C≡C-C angles increase from 145.6° (3a) over 147.4° (3b) to 151.6° (3c).

Zusammenfassung

Die gespannten Cycloheptine 2a, 2b und 2c reagieren mit Kupfer(I)—chlorid unter Bildung der zweikernigen Komplexe [CuCl(cycloheptin)]₂ 3a, 3b und 3c. Röntgenstrukturanalysen von allen drei Verbindungen 3 zeigen, daβ die Stärke der Kupfer—Alkin-Bindung zunimmt je mehr das ganze Alkinsystem vom idealen 180°-Winkel abweicht. Geht man vom am wenigsten gespannten Alkin (2c) zum gespanntesten (2a), so nehmen die Cu-C-Bindungslängen in den entsprechenden Komplexen von 197.5 pm (3c) auf 194.9 pm (3a) ab. Die C≡C-C-Winkel werden von 145.6° (3a) über 147.4° (3b) nach 151.6° (3c) hin gröβer.