Chemiluminescent studies for the kinetics of decomposition of Di-(tert-butyl)-trioxide

Thermolysis of di-(tert-butyl)-trioxide produces IR and visible chemiluminescence (CL) which may be ascribed to emission by singlet oxygen (IR-CL) and triplet acetone (vis. CL).     

Chemiluminescence in the reaction of the RuII trisbipyridyl complex with dimethyldioxirane

The reaction of dimethyldioxirane (1) with the Ru^II trisbipyridyl complex accompanied by chemiluminescence (CL) was studied. It is established that the intensity of CL and the rate of its decay increase proportionally with the concentration of Ru^II. The bimolecular rate constant (k ₂) of the reaction of1 with Ru^II was determined. The activation parameters (E _a and logA) for this reaction were calculated from the temperature dependence ofk ₂. The excitation yield of Ru^II* (η _Ru ^* ) was estimated. The quenching of Ru^II* by dioxirane was studied, and the bimolecular quenching constant and the coefficient of excitation regeneration were determined. It was suggested that the catalysis of the decomposition of1 and the excitation of Ru^II occurvia a mechanism of chemically initiated electron exchange. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1138–1142, June, 1997.     

Kinetics of the reaction between dimethyldioxirane and 2-methylbutane

The kinetics of the reaction between dimethyldioxirane and 2-methylbutane in acetone solutions were studied spectrophotometrically at 25 °C. The radical-chain induced decomposition of dioxirane proceeding with the participation of the carbon-centered radicals follows the first-order kinetic law. The reaction is inhibited by dioxygen. In the presence of O₂, the dimethyldioxirane consumption is due to the homolysis of the O−O bond (at a rate constant of 6.3·10⁻⁴ s⁻¹) followed by attack of the C−H bond of 2-methylbutane by the biradical formed. The rate constant of the reaction between the alkyl radical and dimethyldioxirane was estimated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1785–1788, October, 1997.     

The chemiluminescence of dispiro(1,2-dioxetane-diadamantane) sorbed on silipore activated by a phenanthroline complex of Eu(iii)

The thermal decomposition of dispiro(1,2-dioxetane-diadamantane) (1) sorbed on silipore containing EuCl₃ ando-phenanthroline was investigated. The observed chemiluminescence is caused by radiative deactivation of EU^*(iii) formed according to an energy transfer mechanism. Chemiluminescence decay in the course of the decomposition of1 is exponential with the rate constantk. The activation parameters of the decomposition of1 sorbed on silipore were determined from the temperature dependence ofk. These parameters are independent of the Eu(iii) content. A kinetic compensating effect was found: the dependence of logA onE _a as a function of the content of1. The mechanism of the compensating effect is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 447–451, March, 1995.     

Thermal transformations in systems based on zeolites Y,X, and A containing zinc and sodium nitrates

Thermal transformations in systems formed by interaction of Zn and Na nitrates with Y, X, and A zeolites were studied by TG—DTA technique. Temperature regions of existence of adsorbed water, water of crystallization, and decomposition of NO₃ ^– anion were determined. These intervals depend on the composition, structure, method of preparation, and pre-treatment conditions of zeolite systems. The extent of NO₃ ^– decomposition depends not only on the zinc and sodium content but also on the presence of ammonia involved in NO₃ ^– reduction. The zeolite matrix strongly stabilizes the occluded NO₃ ^– anions. A portion of zinc oxide formed by zinc nitrate decomposition is probably localized inside the zeolite cavities as the [Zn—O—(ZnO) _n —Zn]²⁺ particles. The latter compensate charges of the isolated [AlO₄]^– tetrahedra.     

Radiothermoluminescence of polycrystalline high-temperature superconducting YBa2Cu3O6.94, EuBa2Cu3O6.9, and SmBa2Cu3O6.9 samples

Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, p. 1934, August, 1991.     

Kinetics and mechanism of nitration of cellulose with the HNO3-CH2Cl2 mixture

Complexing in the HNO₃-CH₂Cl₂ system was confirmed tensimetrically. The kinetics of nitration of wood cellulose by the HNO₃-CH₂Cl₂ mixture were investigated. A large part of the cellulose is nitrated in a first fast reaction in comparison to the HNO₃-H₂SO₄ mixture with the same concentration of HNO₃. The rate of the process is determined by the rate of diffusion of the HNO₃, the rate of the process decreases more rapidly in the case of HNO₃-CH₂Cl₂ than in the HNO₃-H₂SO₄ mixture, which is probably due to the effect of CH₂Cl₂ on the diffusion coefficient of HNO₃.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2445–2450, November, 1989.     

Effect of 4f-shell excitation of Eu(fod)3 on its complex formation with alicyclic ketones

The complex formation of alicyclic ketones, viz., camphor, cyclohexanone, menthone, and cytisine, with the Eu(fod)₃ chelate (fod is 7,7-dimethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluorooctane-4,5-dione) in the ground and excited states was studied by chemiluminescence and kinetic luminescence spectroscopy, respectively. The stability constants and thermodynamic parameters of complex formation were determined. An increase in the stability of the electron-excited complexes [Eu(fod)₃*·Ketone] is explained by the enhancement of the acceptor ability of the Eu³⁺ chelate due to an increase in the fraction of the covalent component caused by the involvement of 4f-orbitals. The results obtained give direct evidence for the effect of the 4f-shell excitation of Eu(fod)₃ on complex formation due to the involvement of f-electrons in the chemical bonds.     

Temperature Dependence of Ligand Exchange in the Coordination Sphere of Tb(ClO4)3 · nH2O in the Presence of Adamantylideneadamantane-1,2-dioxetane and Benzophenone in Acetonitrile Solutions

The processes of complexation and solvation in the Tb(ClO₄)₃ · nH₂O –adamantylideneadamantane-1,2-dioxetane (I)–benzophenone (II) system in acetonitrile solutions were studied at 280–320 K. The complexation of Tb(ClO₄)₃ · nH₂O in ground and electronically excited states with I and II was found out. An anomalous increase in the lifetime of Tb(ClO₄)^* ₃ · nH₂O with temperature was observed; this anomalous increase is indicative of a structural change in the environment of the terbium ion in solution. It was found that of Tb(III)* increased because of rearrangement of the inner sphere of solvation aqua complexes toward the replacement of H₂O molecules by solvent molecules that exhibit a lower quenching ability.