Zum Mechanismus der Hydrogenolyse aromatisch gebundenen Halogens

The selective chlorination of a m/p-xylene mixture, followed by distillation of the unreacted p-xylene, leaves a residue containing up to 90% of monochlorinated m-xylenes. m-Xylene is recovered from the latter by heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenolysis in the gas-phase. It was found that the hydrogenolysis on certain noble metal catalysts proceeds according to an ionic reaction mechanism at temperatures below a definite temperature range. At temperatures above this range hydrogenolysis follows a radical reaction mechanism.     

Infrared intensities of the external modes of crystalline nitrous oxide

The absorption intensities of two infrared active lattice modes of crystalline N₂O have been measured. Both the frequencies and intensities of the external modes of N₂O have been found to be very similar to those of CO₂, and most of the differences between the spectra of CO₂ and N₂O can be explained by the differences in the quadrupole moments.     

On the theory of solvent effects

A simple electrostatic analysis is given of the virtual charge (solvaton) model to represent the environment effect on the electronic wave function of a solute immersed in a polarizable surrounding. New features of this model are found. The classical aspects are discussed and secondly the quantal implications are considered. A correct Hartree-Fock-like operator is derived which represents an electron in a molecular orbital subjected to the average effect of the other electrons and to the reaction field produced by the virtual charges on the atomic centers.A general formalism based on the preceding model is presented in appendix. The final equations have a form similar to Newton's equation to represent a solvated electron. Unlike some other theories in this field, there is no cut-off involved in the evaluation of the molecular integrals.     

Bestimmung der molaren Masse und der Ladungszahl von Polymerelektrolyten mit der Ultrazentrifuge

Zusammenfassung In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird das Sedimentationsgleichgewicht der Systeme Na₆[H₂W₁₂O₄₀]—NaCI—H₂O und Na₆[H₂W₁₂O₄₀]—NaClO₄— H2O untersucht. Die scheinbare molare Masse Mapp des Natriummetawolframats wird in beiden Systemen als Funktion der Natriummetawolfrarnat-Anfangspartialdichte ₀ ^PX _z gemessen. Durch lineare Extrapolation der Funktion Mapp = Mapp (PP,, ) auf die Polymerelektrolyt-Anfangspartialdichte Null können die Grenzwerte der scheinbaren molaren Masse (Mapp)o ermittelt werden. Aus den (Mapp)o-Werten wird die Abhängigkeit der Größe (ln _PXz /m _BX ) _mPXz von der NaCI- bzw. NaClO₄-Molalität berechnet.Die Bestimmung der molaren Masse und der (stöchiometrischen) Ladungszahl eines Polymerelektrolyten aus den experimentell ermittelten (Mapp)o-Werten unter Anwendung der Lamm-Williams-Gleichung wird diskutiert. Zur Ermittlung der beiden Größen müssen mehrere Versuchsreihen mit zwei verschiedenen Fremdelektrolyten durchgeführt werden. Externe Messungen sind nicht erforderlich.Man erhält auf diese Weise verläßliche Werte so-wohl der molaren Masse als auch der (stächiometrischen) Ladungszahl.

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Summary The sedimentation equilibria of the systems sodium metatungstate-sodium chloride-water and sodium metatungstate-sodium perchlorate-water are investiated. In both systems the apparent molecular mass Mapp of sodium metatungstate (PX _z) is measured in dependence on partial density ₀ ^PX _z before centrifugation. By linear extrapolation of the function Mapp = Mapp ( ₀ ^PX _z the limiting value (Mapp)o for ₀ ^PX _z = 0 is obtained. The variation with sodium chloride and sodium perchlorate molality of the quantity (ln _{PX z} ^m _BX )mPX_z is calculated from (Mapp)o data.The determination of the molecular mass and the algebraic valency of a polymeric ion by means of the (Mapp)o values calculated by Lamm-Williams equation is discussed. In order to obtain these two quantities at least two series of experiments are required, each of which using a different supporting electrolyte. External measurements are not necessary. In this way reliable values for the molecular mass as well as for the stoichiometric valency are obtained.

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Telomerization of ethylene with 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane in the presence of iron pentacarbonyl and isopropyl alcohol

Conclusions Polychlorinated hydrocarbons containing the CCl₃ group can be used as telogens in the telomerization of olefins in the presence of iron pentacarbonyl and i-C₃H₇OH. The formation of the telomer homologs in high yield obeys the general rules that were established for the given initiating system.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2837–2839, December, 1971.     

On the photochemical conversion of an alpha, beta-unsaturated gamma, delta-epoxy ketone: 3-oxo-6-alpha, 7-alpha-oxide-17-beta-acetoxy-Delta-androstane

The α,β-unsaturated γ,δ-epoxyketone 7 is isomerized almost exclusively to the δ-diketone 9 both upon irradiation in the n → π* absorption band with light of wavelengths above 310 nm (in anhydrous dioxane or benzene solutions) and upon triplet sensitization using acetophenone in benzene. The reaction may be formulated by the cleavage of the C_γ? O oxide bond and the shift of the δ-hydrogen to the γ-position, and thus bears a formal “double bond homology” to the photochemical α,β-epoxyketone rearrangement. Excitation in the π → π* absorption band of 7 with light of wavelength 253,7 nm (in anhydrous dioxane solution) leads to the formation of product 10 as well as to the triplet rearrangement to 9 . With this result a novel partial synthesis of O-acetyl-B-nortestosterone has been accomplished, which has the advantages of fewer steps and higher product yield ( 7 → 10 : ～30% yield) than previously published syntheses. On the basis of the presently available experiments, the mechanism of the transformation 7 → 10 , which constitutes one of the still few examples of enone photoreactions induced selectively from the π,π* excited singlet, remains unknown.     

Zur Kenntnis des Phosphatstoffwechsels der Hefe

Scheinbare Divergenzen zwischen den seinerzeit aufgestellten Phosphatbilanzen in Säureextrakten aus phosphatangereicherter und-verarmter Hefe und den in der letzten Mitteilung dieser Reihe erhobenen Befunden über den Gehalt an freien Nucleotiden in demselben Material, veranlaßten eine genauere Überprüfung der Frage, inwieweit die Extraktionsmethoden die Ergebnisse der Nucleotidbestimmung und der Phosphatbilanzen beeinflussen. Es zeigte sich, daß bei Bestimmung der freien Nucleotide, trotz Verwendung verschiedener Extraktionsmittel, sowohl qualitativ als auch quantitativ weitgehend entsprechende Ergebnisse erhalten wurden.Die Resultate können wieder in dem Sinne erklärt werden, daß während der Phosphatanreicherung eine Synthese von Nucleinsäure auf Kosten der freien Nucleotide erfolgt.Gleichzeitig durchgeführte Phosphatbilanzen in den Säureextrakten aus phosphat-verarmter und-angereicherter Hefe ergaben je nach den Extraktionsbedingungen starke, zur Zeit noch schwer deutbare Konzentrationsunterschiede in den einzelnen Phosphatfraktionen.

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Complex study of nickel skeleton catalysts: V. Study of novel non-pyrophoric nickel skeleton catalysts by derivatograph

The structure and properties of non-pyrophoric skeleton catalysts prepared from NiSi, NiAlSi, NiMg and NiZn alloys have been studied—apart from other thermal methods—by means of the derivatograph.Our experimental results have contributed to the explanation of the non-pyrophoric behaviour of these catalysts. We demonstrated that the desorption of the hydrogen content in our catalysts is not accompanied by the oxidation of active nickel. This oxidation takes place only at higher temperatures, above 200°C, at a rate proportional to the amount of active nickel.Other constituents of the catalysts (adsorbed water, hydroxide content) were also determined from the experimental data. The outstandingly high Mg(OH)₂ content of the NiMg catalyst indicates that its structure is dissimilar: Mg(OH)₂ also acts as support for the catalyst.     

Oxametallacycloalcanes : V. Synthese de sila-2, germa-2 et stanna-2 oxa-1 cyclopentanes par deshydrocondensation intramoleculaire d'hydrures silicies,germanies ou stanniques γ-hydroxyles

The γ-hydroxymetal hydrides

OH (M = Si, Ge, Sn) were synthesized by reduction of γ-acetoxychloro- or γ-hydroxychloro-silanes, -germanes and -stannanes. These derivatives with MH bonds lead, by cyclisation at room- or higher temperatures, with or without catalyst, depending on the nature of the metal, to various oxametallacyclopentanes. The cyclisation proceeds by intramolecular dehydrocondensation between MH and OH bonds. These dehydrocondensation reactions are analysed and discussed according to the polarity of the MH bonds. Intramolecular addition of the MH bond into the unsaturated carboncarbon bonds of the corresponding non-cyclic compounds is also an excellent way of preparing the same heterocycles.The IR and NMR analyses of all new compounds are given.