NO reduction by C3H6 over apatite-type A10(PO4)6(OH)2 (A?=?Ca and Sr)-supported Pt catalysts

A₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂ (A = Ca and Sr)-supported Pt catalysts were prepared and their catalytic activity in NO reduction were investigated. The Sr₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂-supported catalyst had high catalytic activity in the C₃H₆?CNO?CO₂ reaction; the activity was higher than that of the ??-Al₂O₃-supported catalyst at 300 °C. The basicity of the apatite supports would affect the chemical state of Pt on catalyst, resulting in promotion of NO reduction.     

Plaunol A and B,new anti-ulcer diterpenelactones from Crotonsublyratus

Two new diterpenelactones named plaunol A ($\text{2}$) and B ($\text{3}$) exhibiting anti-Shay ulcer activity were isolated from Thai medicinal plant, $\text{Croton}$$\text{sublyratus}$. Structure of $\text{2}$ was determined by X-ray analysis of its $\text{p}$-bromobenzoate and structure of $\text{3}$ was deduced from the results of chemical correlation and the spectral data.     

Kinetics of radiation-induced grafting reactions. I. Polyethylene–styrene systems

By means of bromine labeling and ESR, the grafting reactions of styrene onto preirradiated polyethylene have been investigated. Not all the radicals produced by irradiations participate in grafting reactions all together, but they are rendered active bit by bit by the swelling of crystalline parts of polyethylene. The growing rates for polystyryl graft chains at 20°C decrease from 4 monomer units/active site/sec to one-fourth the initial value after 100 min. On the contrary, the average lifetimes increase from <10³ sec to >2.6 × 10³ sec. The number-average molecular weight of graft chains also increases with reaction times and rises to 3.5 × 10⁵ after 90 min at 20°C.     

Synthesis of benzylidene-pendant polyphthalimidines from flexible bisphthalides and various diamines

New polyphthalimidine-forming monomers, 5,5′-(oxydi-p-phenylenedicarbonyl)bis(3-benzylidenephthalide) and the 6,6′-derivative, were synthesized by the Friedel–Crafts reaction of diphenyl ether with 5- and 6-chloroformyl-3-benzylidenephthalide, respectively. The direct polycondensation of these bisphthalides with both aliphatic and aromatic diamines in o-phenylphenol at 200–250°C afforded polyphthalimidines having inherent viscosities of 0.2–1.2 dL/g in almost quantitative yields. Syntheses of aliphatic polyphthalimidines with higher inherent viscosities were also achieved by a two-step procedure involving ring-opening polyaddition and subsequent thermal cyclodehydration. All the polymers were amorphous and readily soluble in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), m-cresol, nitrobenzene, pyridine, and chloroform. Tough and flexible films could be cast from NMP solutions of the polymers. Glass transition temperatures of the polyphthalimidines were in the range of 158–246°C. The thermogravimetry of the aromatic polymers showed 10% weight loss in air and nitrogen at 445–515 and 500–520°C, respectively. The crosslinking reaction of some benzylidenependant polyphthalimidines took place at 300°C through double-bond addition to afford cured polymers with improved thermal stability.     

Polymerization of vinylcyclopropanes. V. Radical copolymerization of 1, 1-dichloro-2-vinylcyclopropane with monosubstituted ethylenes

A peculiar copolymer composition equation applicable to the radical copolymerization of 1,1-dichloro-2-vinylcyclopropane with monosubstituted ethylenes was developed. The theory was applied to such ethylenes as methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and styrene. The reactivity ratio parameters which give the best fit to the experimental data were determined.     

Metal-containing initiator systems. IV. Polymerization of methyl methacrylate by systems of some activated metals and organic halides

A study of the polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by the binary systems of some activated metals and organic halides has been made. It was found that the initiator activities of these systems were greatly dependent on the kind and the preparation or activation method of the metals (i.e., oxidation potential, surface area, and purity), and also on the kind of organic halides (i.e., bond-dissociation energy of their carbon–halogen bonds). From the kinetic studies of the polymerization at 60°C with the system reduced nickel–carbon tetrachloride, the rate of polymerization was found to be proportional to the monomer concentration and to the square root of concentration of both nickel and carbon tetrachloride at the lower concentration range of carbon tetrachloride, indicating that the system induced the radical polymerization. A similar conclusion was also obtained from the copolymerization with styrene with this system at 60°C, i.e., the resulting copolymer composition curve was in agreement with that obtained with azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN). The apparent overall activation energy for the methyl methacrylate polymerization with this system was estimated to be 7.5 kcal/mole, which was considerably lower than that with AIBN. On the basis of the results obtained, an initiation mechanism for the polymerization with these initiator systems is presented and discussed.     

Inter-atomic distance and temperature dependence of correlation effects among thermal displacements

Diffuse neutron scattering from a powder AgCl was measured from 10 to 260 K. The correlation effects among thermal displacements of atoms were obtained from the diffraction data. The values of the correlation effects decrease rapidly with the increase of the inter-atomic distance. The values also decrease with the decrease of temperature. The similar tendency was also obtained in AgBr and CuI. The temperature dependence of the values of correlation effects agrees with the result by a simple Debye model of lattice vibrations.     

Optical properties of organic-inorganic hybrid films prepared by the two-step growth process

Thin films of microcrystalline (C₈H₁₇NH₃)₂PbBr₄ have been prepared by the two-step growth process as follows: (1) precipitation of nanometer-sized PbBr₂ particles on substrates by vapor deposition and then (2) growth of (C₈H₁₇NH₃)₂PbBr₄ films by exposing PbBr₂ particles to C₈H₁₇NH₃Br vapor. Atomic force microscope observations reveal that the substrate is fully covered with nanometer-sized rodlike precipitates. X-ray diffraction studies suggest that (C₈H₁₇NH₃)₂PbBr₄ films are found to be microcrystalline form, single phase and highly oriented with the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate surface. (C₈H₁₇NH₃)₂PbBr₄ films show a clear exciton absorption and free-exciton emission even at room temperature. At low temperatures below 40 K, the emission band separates into three bands at 3.07 (A-band), 3.14 (B-band) and 3.20 (C-band) eV, respectively. Both A- and C-bands correspond to the free-exciton emission with large binding energies. On the contrary, time-resolved PL spectra indicate that the B-band is attributed to phosphorescence formed by the intersystem crossing.