Recycling of isotopically modified molybdenum from irradiated CerMet nuclear fuel: part 2—caesium separation from concentrated molybdate solution

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - A novel metal sulfide: potassium niobium sulfide (KNbS) was prepared by hydrothermal method. The morphology and composition of KNbS were...     

Smectogenic properties of N,N'-bis[(2-hydroxy-4-alkoxyphenyl)methylene]benzene-1,4-diamine liquid crystals with double lateral H-bonds

A series of eight liquid crystalline compounds, N,N'-bis[(2-hydroxy-4-alkoxyphenyl)methylene]benzene-1,4-diamines, has been synthesized and characterized. These homologous compounds differ in the length of terminal alkyl group C _n H_2n+1 wherein n is an even number ranging from 4 to 18. The spectroscopic techniques, FTIR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR, were employed to characterize the molecular structure. The transition temperatures of all the title compounds and their mesophases were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. All the compounds were smectogenic, exhibiting both tilted and non-tilted molecular orientation in their smectic phases. Further investigation to ascertain the anisotropic nature of subphases within the smectogenic region was carried out using X-ray diffraction.     

Unusual stoichiometry of urea-derivatized calix[4]arenes induced by anion complexation

Calix[4]arenes bearing two p-nitrophenyl-ureido functions at the upper rim are effective anion binders. The stoichiometry of complexation depends on the substitution pattern (distal vs proximal) and anion concentration. While the distally substituted receptor forms 1:1 complexes with anions, the corresponding proximal derivative prefers the 2:1 stoichiometry (calixarene:anion) under identical conditions.     

A new synthetic route to chiral 3-aryl-5-ethyl-1,4,2-oxazaphosphorines

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Chiral S‐stannyl dithiophosphates and dithiophosphonates on the basis of monoterpenols

Chiral S‐tributylstannyl dithiophosphates and dithiophosphonates were obtained by the reactions of optically active dithiophosphoric and dithiophosphonic acids containing (S)‐(–)‐menthyl and (R)‐(+)‐menthyl substituents with gaseous ammonia and tributyl chlorostannane. The reactions of chiral ammonium dithiophosphate containing (1R)‐endo‐(+)‐fenchyl substituent with tributyl chlorostannane or tetrachlorostannane result in corresponding S‐tributylstannyl dithiophosphate or tetrakis(dithiophosphato)stannane. Molecular structure of ammonium O,O‐di‐(–)‐menthyldithiophosphate was studied by X‐ray single crystal diffraction. Bactericidal activity of S‐tributylstannyl dithiophosphates was tested.     

Amperometric enzymatic determination of bisphenol A using an ITO electrode modified with reduced graphene oxide and Mn3O4 nanoparticles in a chitosan matrix

Microchimica Acta - The authors describe a nanostructured hybrid platform for amperometic determination of the plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA). It consists of two dimensional sheets of reduced...     

Calamitic liquid crystals of 1,2,3-triazole connected to azobenzene: synthesis,characterisation and anisotropic properties

Azobenzene-based calamitic liquid crystals, 4-((4-(4-methoxymethyl-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)phenyl)diazenyl)phenylalkanoates have been isolated and their structures were characterised. The structure–property correlation with respect to the different alkanoyloxy terminal chain (–COOC_nH_2n+1 where n adopts odd numbers ranging from 3 to 15) has also been given attention in the present study. In this series, all compounds exhibit smectogenic properties. The lower homologues shows enantiotropic SmA phase as well as monotropic SmC phase. The higher homologues exhibit homeotropic alignment of smectic phases. These compounds possess very high anisotropic inclination in which the mesomorphic region covers nearly 80°C.