Untersuchungen an Hydriden im Bereich der Phase Ti2CO1—x Fe x (x=0–0,5)

The hydrogen absorption of the phase Ti₆₄Co_32–x Fe _x (x=0...16) and its influence on the magnetic properties have been investigated. Measurements of the vapour-pressure, wide-line NMR and magnetic susceptibility have been performed. Substitution of Co by Fe does not change the amount of absorbed hydrogen. However the reaction rate of hydriding process, the activation energy of diffusion and the magnetic quantities change upon this substitution.

     

A facile retro-ene reaction of 5-(methoxyamino)-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones

5-(N-Methoxy-N-methyl)amino-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones 3 undergo a heteroretro-ene reaction in refluxing methanol in which the leaving enophile is formaldehyde. The resulting 5-(methylimino)-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazolidin-2-one 4 may be viewed as a kinetic product which tautomerizes to the more stable 5-(methylamino)-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one 5 as the thermodynamic product. Comparison of calculated reaction energies reveals that the presence of the heterocyclic ring facilitates the retro-ene reaction, but the expulsion of formaldehyde is predicted to be highly exothermic even in its absence.     

Interannular communication in the radical anions of bis-cyclooctatetraene systems

[reaction: see text] The room-temperature potassium reduction of 1,2-bis-cyclooctatetraeneoxypropane yields two different regio-spin isomer anion radicals in equilibrium (COT-O-C(Me)HCH(2)CH(2)-O-COT(*)(-) = (*)(-)COT-O-C(Me)HCH(2)CH(2)-O-COT) that is shifted far to the right. The presence of the unreduced ring perturbs the spin density on the reduced ring. Addition of more electrons generates the diradical dianion ((*)(-)COT-O-C(Me)HCH(2)CH(2)-O-COT(*)(-)), and the anion radical on the secondary side splits the degeneracy of the psuedo-ortho protons of the anion radical on the primary side.     

Über die Konfiguration des Prolins im Ergotamin

It is well known that in the ergot alkaloids of the peptide type the proline appears in thel-configuration. Different methods of acid hydrolysis may lead to various cleavage products; hydrolysis by HCl yieldsd-proline, on the other hand hydrolytic cleavage by means of strongly acid cation exchange resin preserved the orginall-configuration.

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Teilveröffentlichung der Dissertation vonH. Kolassa, Univ. Wien, 1973.     

Thermische Polymerisation von Acenaphthylen

Zusammenfassung Acenaphthylen wurde durch Anpolymerisation und zweifache Hochvakuumsublimation gereinigt. Die Reinigungsmethode wird ausführlich beschrieben.Bei verschiedenen Temperaturen wurde mit einer dilatometrischen Methode die thermische Bruttogeschwindigkeit gemessen. Zwischen 95 und 105 °C giltk _br=7,0₈·10¹⁰ exp (– 30,9 kcal/RT).Die beträchtliche Aktivierungsenergie der Bruttoreaktion ist sowohl auf eine große Aktivierungsenergie der thermischen Startreaktion als auch auf eine relativ hohe Wachstumsaktivierungsenergie zurückzuführen.Das Polymerisationsverhalten von Acenaphthylen kann vermutlich aufgrund seiner sterischen Eigenschaften erklärt werden.

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Summary Acenaphthylene was purified by partial polymerisation, followed by double stage high vacuum sublimation. The method of purification is described in detail.The thermal overall rate was measured at different temperatures by a dilatometric method. Between 95 and 105 °C the following relation holds:k _th=7,0₈ · 10¹⁰ exp (– 30,9 kcal/RT).The considerable energy of activation of the overall reaction depends on a relatively high energy of activation of both the thermal initiation and the propagation reaction.It is supposed, that the polymerisation behaviour of acenaphthylene depends mainly on its steric properties.

     

Bond lengthening and through-bond interactions in p,p'-dibenzene and related molecules

The structure of p,p'-dibenzene (PDB) has been investigated by full geometry optimizations using the empirical force field (EFF) and MINDO/3 methods. While other structural parameters are in good agreement, the central bond length calculated by MINDO/3 (1.595 Å), as confirmed by an ab initio (STO-3G basis set) optimization (1.596 Å), is in striking contrast to the corresponding length calculated by EFF (1.543 Å). A detailed analysis of the electronic structure of PDB based on a quantitative perturbational molecular orbital treatment reveals that through-bond coupling of the four π systems is responsible for an elongation of the σ bond which mediates this interaction. Further studies using the EFF and MINDO/3 approaches demonstrate that extended C-C single bonds can arise even in structures with fewer than four π systems. The effect of substituents on the central bond length in PDB has been briefly investigated. (MINDO/3). A variety of other structures have been identified in which bond lengthening may result from through-bond coupling.     

Arbeiten über Phosphorsäure- und Thiophosphorsäureester mit einem heterocyclischen Substituenten. 7. Mitteilung. Thio- und Dithiophosphorsäureester von der Art des GS 13005 mit einem analogen oder homologen heterocyclischen Ring

To complete results presented in this and in previous papers of this series as well as published in patents of other authors a review is given on known and new variations of the heterocyclic moiety in GS 13005 type thio- and dithiophosphoric acid esters ( 1, 2 ) by modification of the 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-one ring 5 and by its replacement by analogue five- and homologue six-membered rings. Among new esters of this type some containing the pyrazolinone ring 3 or a 2-alkoxy-4H, 6H-1,3,4-thiadiazin-5-one ring 10 (homologue of the original 5-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-one ring in GS 13005) show no remarkable pesticidal activity, some others containing a pyrazolering 7 or a 3(2H)-pyridazinonc ring 8 are moderately to highly active but toxic to inauinials in the same proportion. Attempts to prepare seven-membered 2-alkoxy- and 2-alkylthio-6,7-dihydro-l, 3,4-thiadiazepin-S(4H)-ones 11 , Z-rnethoxy-l,3,4-thiadiazepin-S(4H)-one 12 (ring vinylogue of the original 5-methoxy-l,3,4-thiadIazol-2(3H)-one ring in GS 13005) and its 7-methyl-derivative have been unsuccessful due to unexpected side reactions, such as: five-ring closure of 3-(3-chloropropionyl)-thio- and -dithiocarbazic acid esters 22 to pyrazolidinone derivatives 23 , pyrazolinone ring closure of a 3-(acetoacety1)-thiocarbazic acid O-methyl ester derivative 26 , bromine attack on sulfur in 3-(2-alkenoyl)-thiocarbazic O-methyl esters 29 instead of bromine addition at the double bond, and halogen splitting off without ring closure in 3-(2,3-dihalogeno-alkanoyl) -thiocarbazic O-methyl esters 30 prepared by acylation of thiocarbazic acid O-methyl ester with dihalogeno-alkanoyl-chlorides.     

Thermodynamische Untersuchungen im System Gold—Cadmium

Zusammenfassung Flüssige und feste Legierungen im System Au–Cd wurden von 60 bis 90 At% Cd zwischen 653° und 873°K mit derEMK-Methode untersucht und thermodynamische Eigenschaften berechnet. Die Aktivitäten von Cd zeigen stark negative Abweichungen vom idealen Verhalten. Die partiellen molaren Enthalpien sind negativ und verschieben sich mit zunehmender Temperatur zu weniger negativen Werten, die partiellen molaren Entropien sind positiv und nehmen mit zunehmender Temperatur zu. Aus eigenen Werten und Literaturdaten wurden integrale thermodynamische Größen für die Schmelzen im gesamten System Au–Cd bei 1000°K berechnet. Für einige feste Cd-reiche Phasen wurden ebenfalls Aktivitäten erhalten und aus den Knickpunkten derEMK-Temperatur-Kurve Temperaturen von Phasenübergängen bestimmt.

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Thermodynamic investigations in theAu–Cd-system

Liquid and solid alloys in the Au–Cd system were investigated between 60 and 90 at % Cd and 653°–873°K by theemf method, and thermodynamic properties were calculated. The activities of Cd exhibit strong negative deviations from ideal behavior. Partial molar enthalpies are negative and become less so with increasing temperature; partial molar entropies are positive and increase with increasing temperature. A consistent set of integral thermodynamic data for liquid solutions of the entire Au–Cd system at 1000°K were calculated using values taken from the literature. Activities for some solid Cd-rich phases were also obtained. From discontinuities in theemf vs. temperature curve temperatures of phase transitions were determined.

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Herrn Prof. Dr.H. Nowotny gewidmet.     

A highly emissive Cu2N2 diamond core complex supported by a [PNP]- ligand

A Cu2N2 diamond core structure, {(PNP)CuI}2 (2), supported by a [PNP]- ligand (1) ([PNP]- = bis(2-(diisobutylphosphino)phenyl)amide) has been prepared. 2 is highly emissive at ambient temperature in both the solid and solution states and is characterized by a relatively long-lived excited state (tau > 10 mus) and an unusually high quantum yield (phi > 0.65). These observations are consistent with a low degree of structural reorganization between the ground state of 2 and its excited state *2, and also with a high degree of steric protection of the two copper centers of 2 afforded by the bulky [PNP]- ligand. An estimate for the excited-state reduction potential of *2 (ca. -3.2 V vs Fc+/Fc), and the availability of two well-separated and reversible ground-state redox processes, suggests that bimetallic copper systems of these types may be interesting candidates to consider for photochemically driving multielectron redox transformations.     

Relaxivity and water exchange studies of a cationic macrocyclic gadolinium(III) complex

We conducted relaxometric and water exchange studies of the cationic [Gd((S,S,S,S)-THP)(H2O)]3+ complex (THP 1,4,7,10-tetrakis(2-hydroxy-propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane). While the NMRD profiles obtained are typical for DOTA-like complexes (DOTA = 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetate), variable-temperature 7O NMR investigations revealed a relatively high water exchange rate (k(298)(ex) = 1.89 x 10(7) s(-1)). These results differ from those reported for other cationic tetraamide macrocyclic Gd(III) complexes, which exhibit characteristically low exchange rates. Since the low exchange rates are attributed partially to the geometry of the M isomer (square antiprismatic) in the tetraamide derivatives, the atypical water exchange rate observed in [Gd((S,S,S,S)-THP-(H2O)]3+ may result from a twisted square antiprismatic structure in this complex and from the relatively high steric strain at the water coordination site as a result of the presence of methyl groups at the alpha-position with respect to the Gd(III)-bound O atoms of THP.