Preparation of the N-(2-Bromo-2-Nitroethenyl) Benzenamine: The First One-Pot Synthesis of a β-Halo-β-Nitroenamine

Bromonitromethane, triethyl orthoformate and aniline react together, in a one-flask procedure, to afford the title compound.     

Laterally dibenzyloxy-branched nematogens with large nematic range and rich solid polymorphism

Mesogenic compounds containing four rings in the core usually have very high melting points. However, when two identical lateral benzyloxy groups are introduced on the same side of one of the central rings, the melting point is lowered dramatically and a large nematic range is retained. This range is affected by the bulkiness of the para-substituents in the lateral rings. Methyl groups can be introduced in the ortho- or meta-positions with a consequent decrease in the melting temperature without much affecting the nematic range. These compounds exhibit a rich solid polymorphism which is certainly related to the effect of the conformations of the lateral substituent on the molecular arrangment in the solid phase. Some preliminary NMR experiments on the nematic phase indicate that the molecular long axis coincides with the core axis, whereas the para-axis of the lateral fragment makes an angle close to the magic angle with respect to the molecular long axis.     

Influence of sol-gel precursors on the electrochemical performance of NaMn<Subscript>0.33</Subscript>Ni<Subscript>0.33</Subscript>Co<Subscript>0.33</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript> positive electrode for sodium-ion battery

Among the various cathode materials explored for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), NaMn_0.33Ni_0.33Co_0.33O₂, with a layered oxide structure, is a promising material due to its high theoretical capacity (240 mAhg^?1). We have synthesized NaMn_0.33Ni_0.33Co_0.33O₂ using two different types of precursors, namely metal acetates and metal nitrates by the sol-gel method. XRD patterns confirm the formation of a stable phase of the material at 900 °C. Coupled TGA-FTIR analysis was used to optimize the calcination conditions and to understand the hydrolysis and condensation mechanism of the sol-gel precursors. FTIR spectra extracted at different temperatures reveal the polymer network-forming tendency of the acetate ligands whereas the polymerization is inhibited in the nitrate precursors. SEM analysis shows spherical and platelet morphologies of samples synthesized from nitrate and acetate precursors, respectively. Using in situ impedance and galvanostatic charge/discharge studies, we observed that the precursors used to synthesize the cathode material influence the electrochemical properties of the material, as in this case, where we observe a 20 % improvement in terms of capacity by using acetate precursors instead of nitrate precursors.     

Structure, 31P and 13C chemical shift anisotrophy of (CH3)3P, (CH3)3PO, (CH3)3PS and (CH3)3PSe as determined by liquid crystal NMR spectroscopy

The ¹³P and ¹³C spectra of the triply ¹³C labelled molecules (CH₃)₃P, (CH₃)₃PO, (CH₃)₃PS and (CH₃)₃PSe oriented in a nematic phase are reported. The CPC bond angles have been measured. The ¹³P chemical shift tensor shows a large anisotropy except in the case of (CH₃)₃P. The abnormal large value observed for the PSe bond length suggests a large anisotropy of the ¹J(PSe) spin coupling.     

PHOTOSENSITIZED FORMATION OF SINGLET OXYGEN BY CHLOROPHYLL a IN NEUTRAL AQUEOUS MICELLAR SOLUTIONS WITH TRITON X-100

Abstract— Singlet oxygen (^lO₂) formed in the photolysis of neutral aqueous micellar (with Triton X-100) solution of chlorophyll a (dissolved inside the micelle) is detected in the aqueous phase by a test using imidazole in the presence of p -nitrosodimethylaniline. The quantum yield of ^lO₂ diffusing out of the micelle into the aqueous phase is also determined [θ(^lO₂) ⋍ 0.70–0.85].     

Tetranuclear [Cu-Ln]2 single molecule magnets: synthesis, structural and magnetic studies

A trianionic ligand H3L (2-hydroxy-N-(2-[[(2-hydroxyphenyl)methylene]amino]-2-methylpropyl)benzamide) with an inner N2O2 coordination site and an oxygen atom coming from an amide function not involved in this site yields monoanionic LCu- complexes that react with Ln(hfa)3 x 2H2O (hfa = hexafluoroacetylacetonato ligand) to give dinuclear Cu-Ln complexes that self-assemble into tetranuclear species, as demonstrated by the structural determination of the [LCuDy(hfa)2(dmf)2]2 complex. High-spin species are then isolated for two ferromagnetic interactions are active in the [Cu-Gd]2 entities, through the double phenoxo bridge (J = 3.2 cm(-1)) and through the single amide bridge (j = 0.54 cm(-1)). These interactions are still present in the [Cu-Tb]2 and [Cu-Dy]2 complexes which behave as single molecule magnets (SMMs), due to the introduction of anisotropic Ln ions in place of Gd ions.