Composition dependence of the structural chemistry and magnetism of Ca2.5Sr0.5(Ga,Co)1+xMn2−xO8

Polycrystalline samples of bilayered brownmillerite-like Ca_2.5Sr_0.5GaCo_0.15Mn_1.85O₈ and Ca_2.5Sr_0.5Ga_1.2Mn_1.8O₈ have been prepared and characterised by magnetometry and neutron diffraction over a wide temperature range. The structural chemistry and magnetic properties are compared to those of Ca_2.5Sr_0.5GaMn₂O₈. Ga enrichment has a significant effect on the former but not on the latter, whereas changes in both occur when paramagnetic Co³⁺ cations enter the parent phase on the 4-coordinate sites. The coupling between the environment around the 4-coordinate cations and the transition to an antiferromagnetic ordered state that was observed in Ca_2.5Sr_0.5GaMn₂O₈ is not apparent in the cation-substituted compositions, although both show long-range antiferromagnetic order at low temperatures.     

Structure du radical cyano-vinyle CH2=Ċ-CN Etude expérimentale et théorique

Résumé Tout d'abord, on montre par RPE que le radical CH₂=-CN possède à basse température une structure instable pliée et à température plus élevée une structure stable linéaire. Un calcul théorique sur ce radical ainsi que sur le radical butatriényle est en bon accord avec les résultats expérimentaux.

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The structure of the Cyano-Vinyl Radical CH₂=-CN experimental and theoretical study

First, it is shown by ESR that the radical CH₂=-CN at low temperature presents an unstable bent structure and at higher temperature a stable linear structure. A theoretical calculation on this radical and on the butatrienyl one is in good agreement with the experimental results.

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Zusammenfassung Aus ESR Messungen wird gefolgert, daß das Radikal CH₂=-CN bei tiefer Temperatur in einer instabilen gebogenen Struktur und bei höherer Temperatur in einer stabilen linearen Struktur vorliegt. Theoretische Berechnungen stehen sowohl für dieses als auch für das Butatrienyl-Radikal in guter Übereinstimmung mit experimentellen Daten.

     

Methode calorimetrique de mesure des enthalpies de formation des alliages liquides a forte tension de vapeur

The heat effects corresponding to the dissolution of solid PbSe in liquid Pb-Se alloys starting from pure Pb were measured with a direct reaction calorimeter. The partial enthalpy of formation of PbSe in the melt and the integral enthalpy of formation of the Pb-PbSe system in the liquid state referred the liquid Pb and PbSe were deduced. Then, from a very simple change of reference state, and in the knowledge of the enthalpy of PbSe, the integral enthalpy of formation of Pb-Se liquid alloys with reference to pure liquid components could be derived. The results agreed very well with those obtained previously on the dissolution of Se in Pb. The method used can be applied whenever the component to be added to the bath has a high vapor pressure.

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Zusammenfassung Die bei der Überführung von festem PbSe in flüssige Pb-Se-Legierungen auftretenden Wärmeeffekte wurden mittels direkter Reaktionskalorimetrie bestimmt. Die auf flüssiges Pb und PbSe bezogene partielle Bildungsenthalpie des Pb-PbSe-Systems im flüssigen Zustand wurde ermittelt. Durch eine geringfügige Veränderung des Referenzzustandes konnte bei Kenntnis der Enthalpie von PbSe die integrale Bildungsenthalpie von flüssigen Pb-Se-Legierungen in Bezug auf die reinen Komponenten abgeleitet werden. Die Ergebnisse stimmen gut mit denen überein, die früher für die Auflösung von Se in Pb erhalten wurden. Die Methode ist anwendbar, wenn dem Bade zuzugebende Komponenten einen hohen Dampfdruck haben.

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Fluorescence study of the sol-gel process in hybrid precursors: evidence of concentration fluctuations at the local scale

Hybrid sol-gel materials have been prepared by hydrolytic polycondensation of an alkoxysilane. The sol-gel process of methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MAPTMS) has been followed by fluorescence spectroscopy with 2-naphthol as a probe. The experimental results showed that this photoprobe was dramatically sensitive to the microenvironment polarity. Spectroscopic studies revealed fluctuations of the maximum emission intensity and wavelength as a function of time. These fluctuations were attributed to the amphiphilic behavior of the hydrolyzed precursor. The maximum emission wavelength of the probe corresponding to its protonated form was higher than in pure water. All the results suggest that the presence of water molecules, tightly bonded to the polar head of the silanols, increased locally the sol polarity and induced a red-shifted emission. Fluorescence spectroscopy emphasized the reversibility of monomeric silanol aggregates and the changes in hydroxy group number of the silica network during the sol maturation. The behavior of this system upon shaking confirmed this statement.     

Design of organic semiconductors: tuning the electronic properties of pi-conjugated oligothiophenes with the 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) building block

Hybrid oligothiophenes based on a various combinations of thiophene and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) groups have been synthesized. UV/Vis absorption spectra show that the number and relative positions of the EDOT groups considerably affect the width of the HOMO-LUMO gap and the rigidity of the conjugated system. Analysis of the crystallographic structure of two hybrid quaterthiophenes confirms that insertion of two adjacent EDOT units in the middle of the molecule leads to a self-rigidification of the conjugated systems by intramolecular SO interactions. Cyclic voltammetry data shows that the first oxidation potential of the oligomers decreases with increasing chain length and increasing number of EDOT groups for a given chain length. Electrochemical studies and theoretical calculations show that the positions of the EDOT units in the conjugated chain control the potential difference (DeltaE(p)) between the first and second oxidation steps. Moving the EDOT groups from the outer to the inner positions of the conjugated system increases DeltaE(p). Theoretical calculations confirm that this phenomenon reflects an increase of the intramolecular coulombic repulsion between positive charges in the dication. A thin-film field-effect transistor was fabricated by vacuum sublimation of a pentamer with alternating thiophene-EDOT structure, and the hole mobility was determined.     

Attempts at stepwise reduction of the carbon-nitrogen triple bond of a nitrile at two metal centres: study of the reactivity of [(CO)(PPh3)2Re( (μ-NCHPh)Ru(PPh3) 2(PhCN)] towards tetrafluoroboric acid and dihydrogen

The reaction of [(CO)PPh₃)₂Re(μ-H)₂(μ-NCHPh)Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)] (2) with HBF₄-Me₂O generates [(CO)PPh₃)₂Re(μ- H)₂(μ,η¹,η²HNCHPh)Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)][BF₄] (3). Monitoring the reaction by NMR spectroscopy shows the intermediate formation of [(CO)(PPh₃)₂ HRe(μ-H)₂(μ-NCHPh)Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)][BF₄] (4). Attempted reduction of the imine ligand by a nucleophile (H⁻ or CN⁻) failed, regenerating 2. Under dihydrogen at 50 atm, 3 is slowly transformed into [(CO)(PPh₃)₂HRe(μ-H)₃Ru(PPh₃)₂(PhCN)][BF₄] (5) with liberation of benzyl amine.     

Investigations on the use of pneumatic cross-flow nebulizers with dual solution loading including the correction of matrix effects in elemental determinations by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry

The use of a so-called trihedral and a T-shaped cross-flow pneumatic nebulizer with dual solution loading for inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry has been studied. By these devices analyte clouds from two solutions can be mixed during the aerosol generation step. For both nebulizers the correction of matrix effects using internal standardization and standard addition calibration in an on-line way was investigated and compared to elemental determinations using a conventional cross-flow nebulizer and calibration with synthetic standard solutions without matrix matching. A significant improvement of accuracy, both for calibration with internal standardization and standard addition, was obtained in the case of four synthetic solutions containing each 40 mmol L^− 1 Na, K, Rb and Ba as matrix elements and 300 μg L^− 1 Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Pb as analytes. Calibration by standard addition in the case of dual solution loading has been shown to be very useful in the determination of elements at minor and trace levels in steel and alumina reference materials. The results of analysis for minor concentrations of Cr, Cu and Ni in steel as well as for Ca, Fe, Ga, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Si and Zn in alumina powder certified reference materials subsequent to sample dissolution were found to be in good agreement with the certificates. Limits of detection were found to be only slightly above those for a conventional cross-flow nebulizer and a precision better than 3% was realized with both novel nebulizers.     

Structure électronique du fluoroacétylène et du chloroacétylène

Résumé La structure et le spectre électronique du fluoroacétylène et du chloroacétylène ont été étudiés à l'aide d'une méthode matricielle du type LCAO SCF MO où les fonctions monoélectroniques sont des orbitales orthogonalisées de Löwdin. Le transfert de charge de l'halogène au système est d'environ 0,04 électron 2p pour le fluor et 0,08 électron 3p pour le chlore. L'étude des transitions électroniques indique pour la transition du type - située vers 1850 Å un effet bathochrome et une augmentation de la force oscillatrice lorsque l'électronégativité de l'halogène décroît. Ceci permet d'identifier la transition située vers de plus grandes longueurs d'onde avec une transition - dont la force oscillatrice varie en sens inverse de celle de la transition -.

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The electronic structure and spectra of fluoroacetylene and chloroacétylène have been studied by a matricial method of LCAO SCF MO type where the monoelectronic functions are Löwdin'S orthogonalized orbitals. The charge transfer from the halogen to the system is equal to about 0,04 2p electron for fluorine and to 0,08 3p electron for chlorine. A bathochromic effect and an increase of the oscillator strength with the halogen electronegativity decreasing have been found for the - transition at 1850 Å; from the theoretical results it is possible to identify the transition of lower energy as a - transition whose oscillator strength varies the other way than that of the - transition.

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Zusammenfassung Struktur und Elektronenspektren von Fluor- und Chloracetylen wurden mit Hilfe einer Matrizenmethode vom LCAO-SCF-MO-Typ untersucht, wobei die Einelektronenfunktionen nach Löwdin orthogonalisiert wurden. Der Ladungsübergang vom Halogen zum -System entspricht etwa 0,04 2p-Elektronen bei Fluor und 0,08 3p-Elektronen bei Chlor. Für den --Übergang um 1850 Å wird für abnehmende Elektronegativität des Halogens eine bathochrome Verschiebung und eine Zunahme der Oscillatorenstärke gefunden. Das erlaubt, die längerwellige Bande einem - -Übergang zuzuordnen, dessen Oscillatorenstärke sich in entgegengesetzter Richtung ändert.

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Nous tenons à remercier Monsieur Berthier pour de nombreuses discussions sur ce travail, Messieurs Romanet et Wojtkowiak pour avoir attiré notre attention sur les problèmes posés par les spectres ultraviolets des halogéno-acétyléniques et Monsieur H. v. Hirschhausen pour nous avoir signalé une erreur numérique dans la fin de cet article.     

Supramolecular cluster catalysis: facts and problems

By checking the chemistry underlying the concept of “supramolecular cluster catalysis” we identified two major errors in our publications related to this topic, which are essentially due to contamination problems. (1) The conversion of the “closed” cluster cation [H₃Ru₃(C₆H₆)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)]⁺ (1) into the “open” cluster cation [H₂Ru₃(C₆H₆)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)(OH)]⁺ (2), which we had ascribed to a reaction with water in the presence of ethylbenzene is simply an oxidation reaction which occurs in the presence of air. (2) The higher catalytic activity observed with ethylbenzene, which we had erroneously attributed to the “open” cluster cation [H₂Ru₃(C₆H₆)(C₆Me₆)₂(O)(OH)]⁺ (2), was due to the formation of RuO₂ · nH₂O, caused by a hydroperoxide contamination present in ethylbenzene.     

Synthesis and characterization of mannosyl mimetic derivatives based on a beta-cyclodextrin core

The synthesis of branched beta-cyclodextrins substituted with mannosyl mimetic derivatives at one primary hydroxy group is described. It was shown that the self-inclusion phenomenon observed for the target compounds in water did not preclude the inclusion properties of the cyclodextrin moiety.