Synthese,Kristallstruktur und magnetische Eigenschaften von TbAl3Cl12

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Magnetic Properties of TbAl₃Cl₁₂ TbAl₃Cl₁₂ was synthesized and the crystal structure was determined from single crystal X‐ray diffraction data for the first time. The compound crystallizes trigonally in space group P3₁12 with a = 1049.8(1) and c = 1567.3(2) pm. Terbium cations are located in quadratic antiprisms of chloride anions. Magnetic measurements were performed to study the interactions between Tb³⁺ and Cl^–. Magnetic data were interpreted by ligand field calculations applying the angular overlap model.     

Chemischer Transport und Sauerstoffionenleitfähigkeit von Mischkristallen im System In2O3/SnO2

Chemical Transport of Solid Solutions. 8. Transport Phenomena and Ionic Conductivity in the In₂O₃/SnO₂ System Chemical transport reactions are a suitable pathway to the preparation of In₂O₃‐rich and SnO₂‐rich mixed crystals coexisting in the In₂O₃/SnO₂ system (Cl₂ as transport agent, 1050 → 900 °C). Experiments are consistent with thermodynamic calculations. The existence of other phases in the system In₂O₃/SnO₂ could not be confirmed. The ionic conductivity of In₂O₃(SnO₂) was investigated.     

Prediction of Spin Density,Baird-Antiaromaticity,and Singlet–Triplet Energy Gap in Triplet-State Polybenzenoid Systems from Simple Structural Motifs

Triplet-state aromaticity has been recently proposed as a strategy for designing functional organic electronic compounds, many of which are polycyclic aromatic systems. However, in many cases, the aromatic nature of the triplet state cannot be easily predicted. Moreover, it is often unclear how specific structural manipulations affect the electronic properties of the excited-state compounds. Herein, the relationship between the structure of polybenzenoid hydrocarbons (PBHs) and their spin-density distribution and aromatic character in the first triplet excited state is studied. Although a direct link is not immediately visible, classifying the PBHs according to their annulation sequence reveals regularities. Based on these, a set of guidelines is defined to qualitatively predict the location of spin and paratropicity and the singlet–triplet energy gap in larger PBHs, using only their smaller tri- and tetracyclic components, and subsequently tested on larger systems.     

The Squaramide versus Urea Contest for Anion Recognition

The interaction of a neutral squaramide‐based receptor, equipped with two 4‐nitrophenyl substituents ( R_sq ), with halides and oxoanions has been studied in MeCN. UV/Vis and ¹H NMR spectroscopy titration experiments clearly indicated the formation of 1:1 hydrogen bonding [ R_sq ???X]⁺ complexes with all the investigated anions. X‐ray diffraction studies on the chloride and bromide complex salts confirmed the 1:1 stoichiometry and indicated the establishment of bifurcated hydrogen‐bond interactions between the squaramide‐based receptor and the halide anion that involved both 1) amide N? H and 2) aryl proximate C? H fragments, for a total of four bonds. Probably due to the contribution of C? H fragments, complexes of R_sq with halides are 1 to 2 orders of magnitude more stable than the corresponding ones with the analogous urea‐based receptor that contains two 4‐nitrophenyl substituents ( R_ur ). In the case of oxoanions, R_sq forms complexes, the stability of which decreases with the decreasing basicity of the anion (H₂PO₄^?>NO₂^?≈HSO₄^?>NO₃^?), and is comparable to that of complexes of the urea‐based receptor R_ur . Such a behaviour is ascribed to the predominance of different contributions: electrostatic interaction for halides, acid‐to‐base ‘frozen’ proton transfer for oxoanions. Finally, with the strongly basic anions F^? and CH₃COO^?, R_sq first gives genuine hydrogen‐bond complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry; then, upon addition of a second anion equivalent, it undergoes deprotonation of one N? H fragment, with the simultaneous formation of the dianion hydrogen‐bond complexes, [HF₂]^? and [CH₃COOH???CH₃COO]^?, respectively. In the case of the urea‐based derivative R_ur , deprotonation takes place with fluoride but not with acetate. The apparently higher Brønsted acidity of R_sq with respect to R_ur reflects the capability of the squaramide receptor to delocalise the negative charge formed on N? H deprotonation over the cyclobutene‐1,2‐dione ring and the entire molecular framework.     

An in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction investigation of lepidocrocite and ferrihydrite-seeded Al(OH)3 crystallisation from supersaturated sodium aluminate liquor

Lepidocrocite and ferrihydrite-seeded Al(OH)₃ crystallisation from supersaturated sodium aluminate liquor at 70 °C was investigated using in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The presence of iron oxides and oxyhydroxides in the Bayer process has implications for the nucleation and growth of scale on process equipment, and a greater understanding of the effect they have on Al(OH)₃ crystallisation may allow for development of methods for Al(OH)₃ scale prevention. The early stages of both crystallisation reactions were characterised by nucleation of gibbsite on the seed material. This was followed by a rapid increase in gibbsite concentration, which coincided with the appearance of the bayerite and nordstrandite polymorphs of Al(OH)₃. The lepidocrocite-seeded reaction then proceeded via a mechanism similar to that which has been observed previously for goethite, hematite and magnetite-seeded Al(OH)₃ crystallisation. Different behaviour was observed in the ferrihydrite-seeded experiment, with nucleation as well as growth occurring during the period of rapid increase in gibbsite concentration, followed by a period of diffusion controlled growth.     

Novel 2-formylpyridine 4-allyl-S-methylisothiosemicarbazone and Zn(II), Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(III) complexes: Synthesis,characterization, crystal structure,antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity

New zinc (II), copper (II), nickel (II) and cobalt (III) complexes, [Zn (HL)₂]I₂ (1) , [Cu (HL)Cl₂] (2) , [Cu (HL)Br₂] (3) , [Cu (HL)(H₂O)₂](ClO₄)₂ (4) , [Ni (HL)₂]I₂·H₂O (5) , [Co(L)₂]Cl (6) , [Co(L)₂]NO₃ (7) , [Co(L)₂]I·[Co(L)₂](I₃) (8) were obtained with 2-formylpyridine 4-allyl-S-methylisothiosemicarbazone ( HL ). The isothiosemicarbazone ligand was characterized by NMR (¹H and ¹³C), IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. All the complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV–Vis, ESI-MS spectroscopy, molar conductivity, magnetic susceptibility measurements. X-ray diffraction analysis on the monocrystal and powder elucidated the structure of the complexes 1 , 5 , 7 and 8 . The ligand and the complexes were tested for their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Candida albicans. Also, the antiproliferative properties of these compounds on human leukemia HL-60, human cervical epithelial HeLa, human epithelial pancreatic adenocarcinoma BxPC-3, human muscle rhabdomyosarcoma spindle, large multinucleated RD cells and normal MDCK cells have been investigated. The nickel complex 5 and cobalt complexes 6 , 7 showed promising antiproliferative activity and low toxicity.     

Enzyme action of the laccase-mediator system in the pulp delignification process

The present work aims a systematic kinetic investigation of the delignification action of the laccase-mediator system in the presence of oxygen. A dimensionless quantity a representing the degree of delignification was used as a criterion for the enzyme efficiency. It was found that the exponential equation which describes the kinetics of processes taking place on a uniformly inhomogeneous surface, fits the experimental results with the highest degree of statistical confidence. The activation energy Eobtained is independent of the delignification degree a, while the pre-exponential factor A decreases in the course of the process. It is mostly connected to the spatial limitations, the exhaustion of phenolic subunits available as well as to the decrease of the indirect activity of the non-phenolic structure in the lignin. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.