Mössbauer effect study of Gd- and Eu-doped CaSO4

Mössbauer spectra have been taken of rare earth doped CaSO₄ using the¹⁵¹Eu and¹⁵⁵Gd transitions. Site assignments have been made to the five principal Gd³⁺ configurations principally on the basis of point charge calculations. We were unable to distingiush different Eu³⁺ sites and no conversion of Eu³⁺ to Eu²⁺ could be observed after prolonged x-irradiation.     

Conformational diastereoisomerism in a chiral pretzelane

The introduction of a stereogenic center by a stereospecific synthesis into an optically active, donor-acceptor pretzelane, that exhibits helicity as well as fixed chirality, leads to a marked preference for one conformational diastereoisomer over the other in both acetone and dimethylsulfoxide that can be understood from computational models.     

Nanoscale Borromean links for real

Borohydride reduction of a Borromean Ring (BR) complex containing six zinc(II) ions and 12 imine bonds has resulted in its demetallation, producing a neutral BR compound and also its free macrocycle, following cleavage of at least one of the imine bonds in the ethanolic reaction mixture.     

Enthalpies of formation of chloride fluorides and of methoxide fluorides of tungsten(VI)

Enthalpies of formation of the tungsten (VI) compounds WF₅Cl, WF₄Cl₂, WF₅(OMe), cis-WF₄(OMe)₂ and cis-WF₂(OMe)₄ are reported. Re-distribution and decomposition reactions in the chloride-fluoride and in the methoxide-fluoride series are discussed in the light of the thermochemical results.     

Separable equations for a cylindrical anisotropic elastic waveguide

A separable form of the equations of motion for a cylindrical anisotropic elastic waveguide of arbitrary cross-section is derived. From these the orthogonality relation for the modes of harmonic wave propagation in the waveguide is readily derived.     

The electronic properties of glasses in the Cux(As0.4Se0.6)100−x system with x between 5 and 30

Data are presented on the dc conductivity, thermopower and optical absorption of glasses in the CuAs₂Se₃ system. The electronic properties of the alloys differ markedly from those of As₂Se₃, but variations in composition do not introduce significant changes in properties, until the atomic percent of copper is greater than 25. The results are interpreted in terms of small polaron transport.