Non-reactive metal/semiconductor interfaces: a combined AES,AFM andPAC study

Thin In films on Ge(100), Si(100) andSi(111) are investigated using Auger-electron spectroscopy (AES), atomic force microscopy (AFM) andperturbed -angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy, respectively. The growth mode of the metal films is characterized by in situ AES measurements, indicating distinct differences between the different substrate surfaces. Additional AFM investigations are used to monitor the film topography at higher metal coverage. Finally, the local crystalline structure of the films is studied by the PAC technique.     

Nonresonant third-order susceptibility measurements in the nematic liquid crystal K18

We have observed a large nonresonant third-order nonlinear susceptibility, X ⁽³⁾ (-; , 0, 0) in the isotropic phase of a nematic liquid crystal 4-n-hexyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (K18). The highest value of X ⁽³⁾ obtained at 632.8 nm is 1.16274×10^-18 m²V^-2 corresponding to a temperature 29.3°C. The observed second-order pretransitional temperature T ^* from our measurements is 1.2°C below the first-order nematic to isotropic transition temperature. The dependence of the Kerr constant on (T-T ^*)^-1 is found to be in good agreement with the predictions of the Landau-de Gennes model.     

Reaction between piperidine-4-spiro-2′-oxiranes and nucleophilic reagents

An investigation was made into the opening of the epoxide ring of piperidine-4-spiro-2-oxiranes by N-, H-, C-, and P-nucleophiles, which yielded the corresponding 3,4-dihydroxy- and 3-hydroxypiperidine derivatives. When these epoxides were reacted with organomagnesium compounds, regrouping occurred, the piperidine ring reducing in size to a pyrrolidine ring and the latter being functionalized by a hydroxymethyl group.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1499–1503, November, 1993.     

Sulfur-containing derivatives of thiolan-1,1-dioxide 3. Reactions of salts of 2-(n,n-dialkyl)iminio-5,5-dioxoperhydrothieno[3,4-d]-1,3-dithiolans with bases

Salts of condensed 2-(N,N-dialkyl)iminio-1,3-dithiolan and 1,1-dioxothiolan rings are converted in alkaline media to 1,1-dioxothiolen esters of N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamic acids and into unsaturated bicyclic compounds. The latter are formed when the initial salts contain a bromine atom to the sulfonyl group.For Communication 2, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 40–47, January, 1993.     

Dispersity and kinetic characteristics of dissociation of mono- and hemiaquo adducts of copper N,N′-ethylenebis(acetylacetoniminate) under nonisothermal conditions

Using optical microscopy and thermogravimetry, we have established that determination of the kinetic characteristics of dissociation for the monoaquo adduct of copper N,N-ethylene-bis(acetylacetoniminate) with particle size 0.5–2 mm is hindered by self-dispersal processes. Using a piezoquartz microbalance, we have obtained the kinetic parameters for thermolysis for a phase whose crystal sizes are substantially smaller than the minimal size after self-dispersal of a block of a large crystal (0.5–2 m). For thermolysis of the hemiaquo adduct not accompanied by self-dispersal, the kinetic characteristics of the process for phases of dispersity 0.5–2 mm and 0.5–2 m are comparable.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 226–231, May–June, 1992.     

Diol-diisocyanate polymerization by gamma irradiation

Gamma irradiation has been used as an alternative way of curing diol-diisocyanate by means of specific catalysts and/or elevated temperatures. A mixture of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and hydroxy terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) oligomer were irradiated over a dose range of 0–720 kGy using a 5 kCi⁶⁰Co -source. Various compositions were formulated and also suitable additives were incorporated. Disappearance of the isocyanate peak in the IR spectra was considered as a measure of its consumption. The conversion characteristics showed a profound influence of irradiation. A suitable mechanism is envisaged.