Photoinduced electron transfer at liquid|liquid interfaces. Part VII. Correlation between self-organisation and structure of water-soluble photoactive species

The self-organisation of a variety of dyes at the water|1,2-dichloroethane interface was studied by admittance measurements, photocurrent–potential curves and light polarisation anisotropy of the photocurrent. The heterogeneous photo-oxidation of ferrocene was studied at interfaces sensitised by Sn(IV) meso-tetra-(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin dichloride (SnTPPC), chlorin e-6, protoporphyrin IX (protoIX) and Fe(III) protoporphyrin IX chloride (Fe-protoIX). Cyclic voltammograms and capacitance voltage curves exhibit different features associated with the self-assembly of the dye species at the liquid|liquid boundary. In the case of SnTPPC, the capacitance curves displayed the characteristic responses commonly associated with the specific adsorption of ionic species. On the other hand, chlorin e-6, protoIX and Fe-protoIX show rather complex behaviour suggesting not only changes in the excess charge but also in the dielectric permittivity of the interface. Differences in the photocurrent efficiency were also observed under the same experimental conditions. The relative magnitude of the photocurrent responses were rationalised in terms of the phenomenological electron transfer rate constant, the photon capture cross-sections and the lifetime of the triplet state as obtained from nanosecond flash photolysis. Finally, the average molecular orientation of the adsorbed photoactive species was estimated from the photocurrent dependence on the angle of light polarisation in total internal reflection. The results show a clear correlation between the orientation of the transition dipole and the distribution of the peripheral carboxyl groups responsible for the hydrophilic nature of the dyes.     

Complexity of coordinative bonding in thallium(I) anthranilates and salicylates

An inventory of the structural chemistry of thallium(I) shows many unexpected, almost random coordination numbers and coordination geometries that appear erratic and inconsistent. This nonstandard behavior is often ascribed to the specific lone-pair characteristics originating from relativistic effects. To provide data on a set of closely related compounds from which simple general rules of coordinative bonding at Tl(+) can be established, three thallium(I) anthranilates and three thallium(I) salicylates have been prepared from Tl(2)CO(3) and the corresponding 2-amino- and 2-hydroxy-benzoic acids and crystallized from aqueous solutions. All six compounds, the simple anthranilate (1) and salicylate (4) and the 3- and 4-methyl-substituted homologues (2, 3 and 5, 6) show different structures with large variations in the coordination motif. The coordination by oxygen in a geometry which covers less than a coordination hemisphere is the only common feature, complemented (only in 1) by a nitrogen coordination and by eta(6)-coordination of one (in 1, 2, 3, 6) or two phenyl rings (in 4). Tl-Tl contacts for which "thallophilic" bonding between closed shell metal atoms could be invoked, are generally very long (close to 4.0 A) or even well beyond the limit of standard van der Waals contacts. Hydrogen bonding is only obvious for the internal contacts of the amino- or hydroxy-benzoate ligands and does not contribute significantly to the assembly of the supramolecular structure which is dominated by oxygen bridges between thallium atoms. With the exception of 5, the formula units Tl[O(2)C(2-R)(3-R')(4-R')C(6)H(2)] are generally aggregated into dimers of various configurations depending on the relative orientation of the edge-sharing four-membered rings, and these dimers are further linked into strings or columns establishing N-Tl or Tl-O contacts and arene coordination. The drastic changes induced in the structures upon only small variations such as methyl substitution in 3- or 4-position of the ligand suggest that thallium(I) coordination is generally restricted to one hemisphere of nearest neighbors, but is extremely flexible in this realm. The open hemisphere may be partially capped by arene coordination (which is weak at a distance of ca. 3.1 A to the centroid of the ring) or feature very weak thallophilic contacts.     

Die Bestimmung kleiner Konzentrationen gelösten Sauerstoffes im Wasser

Zusammenfassung Die Anwendbarkeit des von uns vorgeschlagenen Verfahrens¹ für die Bestimmung von Sauerstoff im Mikromaßstab setzt geringfügige Veränderungen der Methode voraus (es wurde von dem Absaugen der überschüssigen Flüssigkeit über dem Niederschlag abgesehen und bei einigen Lösungen andere Konzentrationen verwendet), die aber das Prinzip der Methode nicht verändern.Bei visueller Indikation ist die Bestimmung von 0,5 mg O₂/l als untere Grenze mit einer Genauigkeit von 5% rel. möglich. Die Titration niedrigerer Sauerstoffkonzentrationen ist zwar möglich, aber mit grundsätzlich größeren Fehlern.Bei biamperometrischer oder potentiometrischer Indikation ist die Bestimmung von 10g O₂/l möglich. Für die Bestimmung geringerer Mengen sind diese elektronischen Methoden nicht mehr geeignet. Bei der Potentiometrie ist im Äquivalenzbereich eine kaum meßbare Potentialänderung wahrzunehmen, auch bei biamperometrischen Titrationen war es nicht möglich, eine brauchbare Kurve für die Bestimmung des Äquivalenzpunktes zu erzielen.Bei der Bestimmung des in Mikromengen gelösten Sauerstoffes sind die Vorteile der beschriebenen Semimikromethode gegenüber der jodometrischen Methode nachWinkler gewährleistet. Die Technik der Probenahme von Wasser mit sehr kleinen Sauerstoffkonzentrationen, die einen maßgebenden Einfluß auf die Genauigkeit der Bestimmung hat, bleibt die gleiche, wie bei anderen Methoden.

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Summary The applicability of the process¹ proposed by us for the determination of oxygen on the micro scale presupposes minor modifications of the method (the drawing off of the excess fluid over the precipitate was omitted and solutions of other concentrations employed for some solutions) but these did not alter the basic principle of the procedure.When visual indication is employed, it is possible to determine 0.5 mg O²/l as the lower limit with an accuracy of 5% (relative). The titration of lower oxygen concentrations is actually feasible but with fundamentally greater errors.When biamperometric or potentiometric indication is used, it is possible to determine as little as 10g O²/l. These electronic methods are no longer suitable for the determination of smaller amounts. In the case of potentiometry, a scarcely measurable potential difference was to be seen in the equivalence region, and likewise in the biamperometric titrations it was not possible to obtain a usable curve for the determination of the equivalence point.The advantages of the semimicro method described as compared with the iodometric method ofWinkler are shown definitely in the determination of the oxygen dissolved in micro quantities. The technique of taking samples of water that has a very small concentration of oxygen, which may have a decisive influence on the preciseness of the determination, is the same as in the other procedures.

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Résumé L'applicabilité du procédé¹ qui est proposé ici pour le dosage de l'oxygène à l'échelle micro suppose de légères modifications de la méthode (on n'a pas cherché à aspirer l'excès de liquide sur le précipité et on a utilisé d'autres concentrations pour quelques solutions); le principe en reste toutefois inchangé.Avec indication visuelle, le dosage de 0,5 mg O²/l comme limite inférieure avec une précision de 5% (rel.) est possible. Le titrage de concentrations plus faibles d'oxygène peut encore s'effectuer, mais avec de plus grandes erreurs de base.Avec indication biampérométrique ou potentiométrique, il est possible de doser 10g O²/l. Pour le dosage de quantités plus faibles, ces méthodes électroniques ne conviennent plus. Par potentiométrie, on peut déceler dans le domaine équivalent une modification à peine mesurable du potentiel, mais par titrages biampérométriques, il devient impossible d'atteindre une courbe utilisable pour la détermination du point équivalent.Dans le cas du dosage de l'oxygène dissous en microquantités, les avantages des semimicrométhodes qui sont décrites, par rapport à la méthode iodométrique deWinkler, sont certains. La technique du prélèvement de l'eau pour de très petites concentrations en oxygène, qui a une influence déterminante sur l'exactitude du dosage, reste la même que dans les autres méthodes.

     

Ein neues Oxogermanat: Li8GeO6 = Li8O2[GeO4]. (Mit einer Bemerkung über Li8SiO6 und Li4GeO4)

A New Oxogermanate: Li₈GeO₆ ? Li₈O[GeO₄] Transparent colourless single crystals of Li₈GeO₆(P6₃cm, a = 550.09(8), c = 1072.2(3) pm, Z = 2; 4-circle-diffractometer Siemens AED 2, MoKα; 326 I_o(hkl), R = 2.4%, R_w = 2.0%), have been prepared. As by-product we always got colourless isometric single crystals of Li₄GeO₄. For the first time we could grow single crystals of Li₈SiO₆ of suitable size and quality. Our structure refinement confirms the assumed structure model [2]: Li₈GeO₆ and Li₈SiO₆ are isotypic with Li₈CoO₆[3] (Li₈SiO₆: a = 542.43(8), c = 1062.6(2) pm, Z = 2; 4-circle-diffractometer Siemens AED 2, MoK_α; 306 I_o(hkl), R = 3.6%, R_w= 3.0%). The known crystal structure of Li₄GeO₄ [4] is confirmed and refined (Cmcm, a = 776.6(2), b = 735.7(3), c = 604.9(2) pm, Z = 4; 4-circle-diffractometer Siemens AED 2, MoKα, 298 I_o(hkl), R = 1.9%, R_w = 1.4%). The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, and Effective coordination-Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated.     

Exploiting C3-symmetry in the dynamic coordination of a chiral trisoxazoline to copper(II): improved enantioselectivity, and catalyst stability in asymmetric lewis acid catalysis

Chiral C3-symmetric trisoxazolines are highly efficient stereodirecting ligands in enantioselective Cu(II) Lewis acid catalysis which is based on the concept of a stereoelectronic hemilability of the divalent copper; in direct comparison with the analogous bisoxazoline systems they are more efficient in the enantioselective alpha-amination as well as the enantioselective Mannich reaction of prochiral beta-ketoesters.     

Bacterial biosorption and retention of thorium and uranyl cations by Mycobacterium smegmatis

Biosorption of Th⁴⁺ and UO ₂ ²⁺ ions, both separately and in mixed equimolar ratio, was carried out using nitrate-buffered solutions of the cations at pH 1 in the presence of 5%w/w non-proliferative cell suspensions of Mycobacterium smegmatis. At equilibrium following a 3 h treatment, specific adsorption for 2 mM Th and U was, respectively, 102 and 115 mol g^–1 dry biomass for individual solutions and 102 and 42 mol g^–1 for the mixed 2/2 mM solution. Desorption studies of the cation-loaded biomass preparations in aqueous media and in soilbacterial suspensions within the pH range <1 to 11 showed that leaching of throium was generally less than 1% at pH 1–11 after 7 d, whereas uranium was leached to the extent of 2% at pH 1 and up to 10% under the same conditions in Th–U mixtures.     

From microscopic to macroscopic nuclear collective dynamics

We apply smoothing procedures to response functions for isoscalar vibrations. For collective motion, we find a transition from a structured strength distribution to one corresponding to one incoherent, strongly overdamped mode. It is argued that the latter may be interpreted as macroscopic motion exhibiting, to some extent, features of the hydrodynamical model. We discuss the physical origin of this behaviour, in particular its relation to the disappearance of shell structure.Supported in part by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft     

Untersuchungen an oxidischen Katalysatoren. XLII. Redoxverhalten des Nickels in NiNa?Y-Zeolithen 4. Einfluß der Zusammensetzung auf die Reduzierbarkeit von Nickel in NiNa?Y-Zeolithen

Studies on Oxide Catalysts. XLii. Redox Behaviour of Nickel in Zeolites NiNa? Y. 4. Influence of Composition on the Reducibility of Nickel in Zeolites NiNa? Y By chemical analysis (reaction with K₂Cr₂O₇) and ESCA investigations we determined the degree of reduction in reduced samples NiNa-Y as function of the mole ratio SiO₂/Al₂O₃ (module), of the Ni²⁺ degree of exchange and the kind of the second cations. (NH₄₊, Ca²+, Co²+, and Nd³+) in the temperature region of 620–770 K. The degree of nickel reduction increases with increasing module, decreasing degree of exchange and decreasing number of Brönsted acidic centres. This behaviour is caused by the influence of the interaction between cations Ni²⁺ and zeolite lattice on the reduction equilibrium.     

Reactivity of monolayer-protected gold nanoclusters at dye-sensitized liquid/liquid interfaces

Hexanethiolate monolayer-protected gold nanoclusters (MPCs) were used as redox quenchers at the polarizable water/1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) interface. Photocurrent responses originating from the heterogeneous quenching of photoexcited water soluble porphyrin complexes by MPCs dissolved in the DCE phase were observed. As MPCs can function as both electron acceptors and donors, the photocurrent results from the superposition of two simultaneous processes, which correspond to the oxidation and reduction of MPCs. The magnitude of the net photocurrent is essentially determined by the balance of the kinetics of these two processes, which can be controlled by tuning the Galvani potential difference between the two phases. We show that, within the available potential window, the apparent electron-transfer rate constants follow classical Butler-Volmer dependence on the applied potential difference.