The Adsorption of CHF3 on NaY5.6 Zeolite and Microdynamic Behaviors in Small Pores

Adsorption of CHF₃ on a NaY5.6 zeolite has been studied by the measurement of H and F NMR of the CHF₃ molecule, focusing in particular on the measurements of a chemical shift and a longitudinal relaxation time, together with the adsorption isotherm measurements. A coordination structure of the adsorbed CHF₃ is determined from the relationship between a chemical shift and an adsorption amount. Relaxation times of H and F were measured at respective two resonance frequencies for various adsorption amounts and temperatures. These relaxation data have been analyzed by use of the thermally activated diffusion model proposed by Torrey. From these analyses, various microdynamic variables such as a mean life time of the trapped state and a mean jump distance in the diffusion were determined as functions of an adsorption amount and temperature.     

Second harmonic generation at the interface of copper tetra-tert-butyl phthalocyanine Langmuir-Blodgett film/metal

As one of the most primitive nonlinear optical phenomena, optical second harmonic genera-tion (SHG) has been investigated for half a century and it has become a very useful spectroscopic tool in the study of surface and interface[1—3]. It was theoretically shown that the SH signal cannot be generated in a centrosymmetric system. However, the generation of SH signal from the centro-symmetric molecules such as fullerene (C60) and CuPc has been detected[4—7]. In our recent ex-periments, an …     

WEAK COMPLEX FORMATION BETWEEN PYRENE AND POLAR SOLVENTS

Abstract— Evidence of complex formation between pyrene and polar solvent molecules has been obtained by monitoring the S₁,← S₀ and S₂← S₀ absorption spectra of pyrene. The solvents employed are propionitrile, valeronitrile, dichloromethane, and dioxane. The stabilization energy is found to be small relative to general hydrogen bond energies, but somewhat high relative to the Boltzmann energy. These are in good accord with the findings of Lianos and Georghiou [ Photochem. Photobiol. 30 ,355 (1979)] that pyrene forms 1:1 molecular complexes with several dipolar solvents in the ground state.     

Ion chromatographic separation of alkali metal and ammonium cations on a C18 reversed-phase column

The separation of alkali metal (Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺ and Cs⁺) and ammonium cations on a C₁₈ reversed-phase column using three anionic surfactants [sodium 1-eicosyl sulphate, sodium dodecyl benzenesulphonate and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)] is described. Two methods were examined: (a) “permanent” coating, with the use of a C₁₈ reversed-phase column previously coated with the surfactants; and (b) dynamic coating, with addition of the surfactants to the mobile phase. With method (a) the separation of the six cations was achieved with SDS. However, the retention times gradually decreased owing to dissolution of the SDS coating. Good separation was obtained with method (b), where 10 mM HNO₃ containing 0.1 mM SDS was used as the mobile phase with conductivity detection, and it was applied satisfactorily to real samples. The effect of system peaks on determination is also discussed.     

Simulated T ← S spectra of benzaldehydes as a function of the energy gap between the ππ and nπ levels

The T_1,2 ← S₀ spectra of benzaldehydes have been studied as a function of the energy separation between the vibrationless levels. It is shown that the spectra are very complicated in the region of ΔE[T₂⁰(nπ^*)-T₁⁰(ππ^*)] = 250–400 cm⁻¹, reflecting effective vibronic interferences between T₂⁰(0-0) and each of the ν₃₆-ν₃₃ out-of-plane vibrational levels of T₁⁰(ππ^*). The simulated spectra correspond to the observed spectra. In the case of T₁⁰ = ³nπ^* and T₂⁰ = ³ππ^* the spectral change is not so drastic as in the reverse case loc. cit. because the optical intensity generally concentrates in the longest wavelength band, i.e., the origin band of the T₁(nπ^*) ← S₀ transition. The simulation spectra are useful for interpretation of the absorption spectra in similar electronic structure systems of substituted benzaldehydes.     

Absorption and emission spectra of the lowest triplet state in hexachloroacetone

T₁ ← S₀ absorption and T₁ → S₀ phosphorescence spectra of neat cystalline hexachloroacetone have been analyzed at 4.2°K. From the lifetime and energy the upper state is assigned as ³nπ^*. The spectra are sharp compared to other aliphatic ketones, with the 0-0 band at 26 248 ± 2 cm ^?1. The phosphorescence shows two strong progressions; one involving the CO stretching mode at 1784 cm^?1 (x), the other a long progression of at least 8 bands involving a mode at 143 cm^t-1 (a). The 143 cm^?1 progression forming mode can best be asigned to the CO out-of-plane wagging vibration. The absorption shows the same two strong progressions, reduced in frequency to 1270 cm^t-1 and 123 cm^?1, respectively, but with the progression in mode a broadened with increasing n. The broadening is interpreted as arising from inversion doublets; the close harmonicity up to n = 5 allowing the potential barrier to inversion to be estimated as > 700 cm^?1. A feature of the spectra is the absence of low frequency torsional modes suggesting lack of pseudo Jahn-Teller distortion of the triplet state potential surface. For comparison, the phosphorescence of crystalline hexafluoroacetone was also studied at 4.2°K. The spectrum exhibits broad bandedness with a 00 band tentatively assigned at 26 870 ± 20 cm^?1.     

Gas-phase reactions of atomic lanthanide cations with D2O: room-temperature kinetics and periodicity in reactivity.

Reactions of atomic lanthanide cations (excluding Pm+) with D2O have been surveyed in the gas phase using an inductively coupled plasma/selected-ion flow tube (ICP/SIFT) tandem mass spectrometer to measure rate coefficients and product distributions in He at 0.35+/-0.01 Torr and 295+/-2 K. Primary reaction channels were observed corresponding to O-atom transfer, OD transfer and D2O addition. O-atom transfer is the predominant reaction channel and occurs exclusively with Ce+, Nd+, Sm+, Gd+, Tb+ and Lu+. OD transfer is observed exclusively with Yb+, and competes with O-atom transfer in the reactions with La+ and Pr+. Slow D2O addition is observed with early lanthanide cation Eu+ and the late lanthanide cations Dy+, Ho+, Er+ and Tm+. Higher-order sequential D2O addition of up to five D2O molecules is observed with LnO+ and LnOD+. A delay of more than 50 kcal mol(-1) is observed in the onset of efficient exothermic O-atom transfer, which suggests the presence of kinetic barriers of perhaps this magnitude in the exothermic O-atom transfer reactions of Dy+, Ho+, Er) and Tm+ with D2O. The reaction efficiency for O-atom transfer is seen to decrease as the energy required to promote an electron to make two non-f electrons available for bonding increases. The periodic trend in reaction efficiency along the lanthanide series matches the periodic trend in the electron-promotion energy required to achieve a d1s1 or d2 excited electronic configuration in the lanthanide cation, and also the periodic trends across the lanthanide row reported previously for several alcohols and phenol. An Arrhenius-like correlation is also observed for the dependence of D2O reactivity on promotion energy for early lanthanide cations, and exhibits a characteristic temperature of 2600 K.     

Gq-coupled rhodopsin subfamily composed of invertebrate visual pigment and melanopsin

Rhodopsins (rhodopsins and their related photopigments) are phylogenetically classified into at least seven subfamilies, which are also roughly discriminated by molecular function. The Gq-coupled rhodopsin subfamily, members of which activate the Gq type G protein upon light absorption, contains pigments which underlie both visual and nonvisual physiologic functions. Gq-coupled visual pigments have been found in the rhabdomeric photoreceptor cells of varied protostomes, and those of molluskans and arthropods have been extensively investigated. Recently, a novel photopigment, melanopsin, and its homologs have been identified in varied vertebrates. In mammals, melanopsin is localized in retinal ganglion cells and is involved in nonvisual systems, including circadian entrainment and pupillary light responses. More recently, we discovered a melanopsin homolog in amphioxus, the closest living invertebrate to vertebrates. Amphioxus melanopsin is localized in putative nonvisual photoreceptor cells with rhabdomeric morphology and exhibits molecular properties almost identical to those of invertebrate Gq-coupled visual pigments. The localization and properties of amphioxus melanopsin bridged the functional and evolutionary gap between invertebrate Gq-coupled visual pigments and vertebrate circadian photopigment melanopsins. Research into the Gq-coupled rhodopsin subfamily, especially invertebrate melanopsins, will provide an opportunity to investigate the evolution of various physiologic functions, based on orthologous genes, during animal evolution.     

Analysis of errors of radiation relay--errors of relay controller using the radiation scaler (author's transl)

Radiation relay using the radiation scaler acts at the time when the output of the scaler comes to a set value. By this action, the stop valve in infusing line (or exhausting line) is closed and the increment (or decrement) of liquid level of tank is stopped. Same as radiation relay using CR rate meter, switching time of the relay of this system varies statistically due to the statistical property of radioactivity. In this paper, the probability density function of the switching time is calculated on the assumption that the pulse train is the Poisson process. Then, the relation between the switching time and the uncertainty in the stop level is examined under a constant incremental (or decremental) velocity of liquid level. Using these results, the minimum intensity of radiation which is necessary to obtain a given accuracy is calculated and the optimum scaling time is given to minimize the uncertainty corresponding to various velocity of liquid level.