Role of rhenium in bimetallic reforming catalysts

The influence of rhenium on the behavior of a Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst was studied in n-hexane reaction by means of dilution of the catalyst bed with Re/Al₂O₃. Parallel to activity, selectivity and ageing data obtained in slug pulse and continuous flow reactors, the amount of the surface carbon formed during the reaction was determined and its reactivity in hydrogen atmosphere was also studied. It is suggested that in the presence of rhenium due to the increase in the amount of hydrogen available for hydrogen consuming reactions including hydrodepolymerization of the carbonaceous surface overlayer, the routes of ageing processes are changed, resulting in lower carbon content on the catalyst and less pronounced catalyst deactivation.

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Construction and analytical applications of an improved liquid-membrane electrode for salicylate

The construction and analytical applications of an improved liquid-membrane electrode for salicylate are described. Tests of various combinations of symmetrical tetraalkylammonium salicylates and solvents showed that the best liquid ion-exchanger was tetraoctylammonium salicylate in p-nitrocumene. Electrode response is Nernstian down to 2 × 10^?5 M. Major interferences are perchlorate and periodate; the working pH range is 6–9. The electrode is useful for direct potentiometric determinations of salicylate in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Synthesis of naphthyridines and phenanthrolines using catalysts based on transition and rare-earth metals

Liquid-phase condensation of 3-, 4-, and 8-aminoquinolines with aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by transition and rare-earth metal complexes is an efficient method for synthesis of substituted 1,7- and 1,6-naphthyridines and 1,10-phenanthrolines.Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa; Eastern Scientific-Research Institute of Coal Chemistry, 620219 Sverdlovsk. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1139–1148, May, 1992.     

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Ohne Zusammenfassung Die Arbeit wurde aus Mitteln des Marshall-Planes (ERP-Mittel) und mit Spenden aus dem „Fonds Chemie“ ausgeführt. Wir sprechen den zust?ndigen Stellen für die Gew?hrung der Beihilfe unseren verbindlichsten Dank aus. Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft danken wir für die überlassung einer Ultrazentrifuge, den Behring-Werken für die uns zur Verfügung gestellten Serumalbumin- und -globulin-Pr?parate.     

Building mass spectrometers and a philosophy of research

Development of the techniques of ion kinetic energy spectrometry and mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy spectrometry is described. The extension of these concepts to the method of tandem mass spectrometry for direct mixture analysis is traced, and a rationale for the construction of hybrid mass spectrometers is presented. Collisions of polyatomic ions with surfaces are discussed as an outgrowth of gaseous collisions. An attempt is made to describe a philosophy of research that guided the construction of a dozen mass spectrometers and the exploration of organic ion chemistry in as many contexts.     

Study of the microstructure of tetrahydrofuran-3,3 dimethyloxetane copolymers by 13C-NMR spectroscopy.

The microstructure of tetrahydrofuran (A)-3,3 dimethyloxetane (B) copolymers was studied by ¹³C-{¹H}-NMR spectroscopy. Only the methyl carbons corresponding to the 3,3 dimethyloxetane unit appear as a singlet, whereas the other carbons present a more complicated spectral pattern than it would be expected if ? effects were negligible. The assignment of the resonance signals allowed the determination of the values of the probabilities of the different triads, which were in good agreement with those obtained from the reactivity ratios.     

Construction and analytical applications of an extractive electrode sensitive to mercury(I)

The construction and characteristics of a new type of extractive electrode sensitive to Hg(2+)(2) are described. The performance of the electrode is compared with that of an ion-selective electrode with mercurous dithizonate as the active substance. The Hg(2+)(2) -extractive electrode contains Pd(HDz)(2) in its membrane. Its stability and sensitivity are remarkable. It has been used as indicator electrode for the titration of halides alone and in mixtures, and for determination of mercury(I), mercury(II), silver, and of substances containing or reacting with mercury. The basis of the electrode response is discussed.     

The molecular structure of tetrathiofulvalene-13C (TTF) from proton magnetic resonance studies using nematic solvents

The molecular structure of TTF dissolved in nematic liquid crystalline solvents has been determined from the proton magnetic resonance including couplings due to ¹³C in natural abundance. The molecule is puckered in a boat conformation with the SCHCHS planes making a dihedral angle of 13 ± 2° with the S₂C  CS₂ plane. The other structural parameters obtained are r_CH = 1.085 ± 0.014 Å and the angel CCH = 123.7 ± 1.5°.     

Die Löslichkeit von Quecksilber in verschiedenen Metallen

Investigations by X-ray analysis proved that V, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, Cr, Mo, W, Fe, Ni, Co, Re, Ru, Rh, Os, Ir, Al, Th, and U dissolve only negligible amounts of mercury. The solubility of mercury in platinum up to 250°C is small; at 250°C the solubility increases abruptly to ca. 15.5% and alters little with further temperature increases. The jump at 250°C corresponds to a peritectic reaction in the system Pt–Hg. The data obtained are in good agreement with data in the literature. Manganese dissolves at 500°C ca. 0.3–0.5% Hg; the temperature dependence of the solubility was not examined. Rhenium forms no compounds with Hg, at least at 100–500°C. The metals of the Va and VIa-group of the periodic table do not dissolve any measurable amounts of Zn.

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A Photoelectron-spectroscopic investigation of the Homoconjugative Interaction between π- and Walsh-Orbitals in endo- and exo-Cyclopropano-norbornene

Photoelectron spectra of endo- and exo-cyclopropano-norbornene ( = endo- and exo-tricyclo[3.2.1.0^2.4]octa-6-ene) show that a significant homoconjugation exists between the π-orbital of the double bond and the symmetric Walsh-es-orbital of the cyclopropane ring in the exo-isomer, whereas the interaction is negligeable in the endo-derivative.