Diels–Alder Reaction as an Indicator of Internal and External Factors Influencing the Rate and Equilibrium: Kinetics,Thermochemistry, Catalysis,and High Pressure. A Review

Doklady Chemistry - The Diels–Alder reaction (DAR), in addition to its enormous synthetic potential, is the most reliable testing ground for quantitative research of the influence of various...     

Modeling the crystallization of a Ti–Al nanoparticle by the molecular dynamics method

Crystallization of the Ti–Al intermetallide in the process of cooling from a melt at a constant volume has been simulated numerically using the molecular dynamics method.     

Dependence of the volume and viscosity of naphthalene-ethanol-octane solutions on composition at 298 K

The solubility of naphthalene in ethanol-octane mixtures was measured by the isothermal saturation method. The solution densities were determined and the partial and apparent molar volumes of naphthalene were calculated. The viscosity was measured with an Ubbelohde viscosimeter with a suspended level. All measurements were performed at 298.15 K. The results were discussed based on interactions in solution.     

Evaluation of the intensifying effect of quaternary ammonium salts in the course of dyeing of cellulose materials with active dyes

The effect of quaternary ammonium salts on batch dyeing of cellulose materials with active dyes was examined. The use of benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride and benzyldimethyldodecylammonium bromide as intensifi ers in dyeing of cellulose textile materials with active dyes of vinyl sulfone and monochlorotriazine types allows high intensity and durability of the color to be attained owing to increased degree of covalent fi xation of the dyes and their decreased desorption in the course of washing of the dyed material.     

Turbulent structure in supersonic jets with a high Reynolds number

The turbulent properties of a supersonic jet were studied related to a high level of pressure pulsation found in model jets of a reentry flight vehicle approaching the landing ground. This study comprised measurements of total pressure at a small-size target using a dynamic pressure probe placed in a free jet. The most comprehensive data about jet turbulence can be obtained by direct transformation of the pressure reading at the stagnation point near the target into the normalized velocity. The oscillogram of normalized velocity produces the velocity average value, root-mean-square value as well as turbulence intensity and turbulence spectrum. It was demonstrated that a high level of turbulence for a high-head jet retains along the supersonic core length and at the beginning of subsonic interval.     

On the Riesz constants for systems of integer translates

In this paper, one-parameter families of integer translates of the Gaussian and Lorentz functions are studied. For a Lorentz function, we obtain formulas for the coefficients of the series defining node functions and show that the limit value of node functions is given by a sample function. For systems of translates generated by the Gaussian and Lorentz functions as well as by the node functions related to them, we obtain explicit expressions for the Riesz constants and study the parameter-dependent behavior of these constants. While proving some of the results of this paper, we establish the monotonicity of a special ratio of two Jacobi theta functions, a fact which is of interest in itself.     

Density and viscosity of methanol-heptane (octane) mixtures at low alkane concentrations over the temperature range 288.15–328.15 K

An Anton Paar 4500 densimeter was used to measure the density of methanol-heptane and methanol-octane solutions in the region of low alkane concentrations over the temperature range 288.15–328.15 K. The experimental data were used to calculate the apparent, partial, and excess molar volumes of alkanes. Viscosity was measured with an Ubbelohde viscometer at 298.15 K. The NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance III BioSpin spectrometer. The physicochemical characteristics of methanol-heptane and methanol-octane mixtures were considered in combination with molecular dynamics simulation results. The conclusion was drawn that methanol was structured in mixtures with heptane at concentrations of 0.04–0.06 alkane mole fractions. This peculiarity was not observed in mixtures with other alkanes.     

Electrical and magnetic properties of nanodiamond and pyrocarbon composites

The electrical and magnetic properties of the nanodiamond composites comprising nanodiamond, pyrolytic carbon, and nanosized pores were studied. The composites are p-type semiconductors and their resistance decreases by 12 orders of magnitude as the pyrocarbon-to-diamond ratio γ increases from 0 to 80 wt %. Evidence for paramagnetic properties of the nanodiamond composites was obtained. The observed properties are explained by increased concentration of surface Tamm states. The paramagnetic properties are explained in terms of the electron spins localized on the nanodiamond surface in the composite.     

Dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes in alcohol-cholic acid mixtures

A procedure for dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) for the preparation of suspensions with high concentrations of individual nanotubes in various solvents was described. The most stable suspensions were obtained from a mixture of ethanol with cholic acid at an acid concentration of 0.018 mol/kg.