Researches on benzodiazines

2-R-Quinazolones have been synthesized (R=Me, Ph,-pyridyl,-furyl), and subsequently the 4-chlorides and the corresponding 2-R-4-hydrazinoquinazolines were obtained. By the reaction of orthoformic ester and nitric acid on the hydrazines, 5-R- [3, 4-c]-s-triazoloquinazolines and 5-R- [1, 5-c] tetrazoloquinazolines were prepared, respectively. The compounds in which R=Me differ considerably from compounds with other groups, both in color and stability of intermediate reaction products. 5-R- [1, 5-c] tetrazoloquinazolines are hydrolyzed by HCl into quinazol-4-ones.For Part IV see [1].     

Investigations in the 1,2,4-triazole series

To select a method for the synthesis of the previously difficulty accessible 5-bromo-1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole (I) and 1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-5-thione (II), a MO LCAO calculation has been carried out in Huckel's approximation of the energies of the radical, electrophilic, and nucleophilic localization on the various carbon atoms of 1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole (III). In accordance with this calculation, the required compounds have been obtained in good yields by reactions taking place by a radical mechanism: I by bromination with bromosuccinimide and II by the direct thionation of III. The high reactivity of the bromine atom in position 5 has been noted.For part VIII, see [1].     

Magnetic properties of copper(II) complexes with some hydrazones of substituted salicylaldehydes

A series of novel mono-and binuclear copper(II) complexes with substituted salicylaldehyde acylhydrazones H₂L of the formula CuL · xH2O (x = 0 and 1) and [Cu(HL)](ClO₄)(CH₃OH) were synthesized. The isolated dimeric complexes of copper acetate were found to exist as isomers with different bridging atoms. In dimers showing a superexchange between the paramagnetic centers through bridging phenoxide O atoms, the antiferromagnetic exchange couplings were much stronger than those in complexes with bridging O atoms of the a-oxyazine fragment.     

Codigestion of manure and organic wastes in centralized biogas plants: status and future trends

Centralized biogas plants in Denmark codigest mainly manure, together with other organic waste such as industrial organic waste, source sorted household waste, and sewage sludge. Today 22 large-scale centralized biogas plants are in operation in Denmark, and in 2001 they treated approx 1.2 million tons of manure as well as approx 300,000 of organic industrial waste. Besides the centralized biogas plants there are a large number of smaller farm-scale plants. The long-term energy plan objective is a 10-fold increase of the 1998 level of biogas production by the year 2020. This will help to achieve a target of 12-14% of the national energy consumption being provided by renewable energy by the year 2005 and 33% by the year 2030. A major part of this increase is expected to come from new centralized biogas plants. The annual potential for biogas production from biomass resources available in Denmark is estimated to be approx 30 Peta Joule (PJ). Manure comprises about 80% of this potential. Special emphasis has been paid to establishing good sanitation and pathogen reduction of the digested material, to avoid risk of spreading pathogens when applying the digested manure as fertilizer to agricultural soils.     

Electrode Processes in a Eutectic KCl–KF Melt Containing Gadolinium Oxide

The electroreduction of gadolinium from a eutectic KCl–KF melt containing 0.210–1.233 wt % Gd₂O₃ on molybdenum and glassy carbon electrodes is studied at 1008 K. The solubility of gadolinium oxide is determined. It is shown that the reduction of a gadolinium oxyfluoride complex proceeds reversibly, with a subsequent reversible chemical reaction. The gadolinium reduction on an iron electrode in a eutectic KCl–KF melt purified of unwanted oxide ion impurities yields an iron-gadolinium alloy.     

Electroviscous Effect in Dilute Suspensions of Alumina

A study on the electroviscous effect of alumina suspensions has been made. At the low volume fraction of the particles studied here only a first-order effect was detected. Ubbelohde-type capillary viscometers have been used. A simple method to determine the hydrodynamic constant k(1) has been proposed. The experimental primary electroviscous coefficients corresponding to different electrolyte concentrations have been compared with two different theoretical approachs (I. G. Watterson, and L. R. White, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2 77, 1115 (1981); F. J. Rubio-Hernández, E. Ruiz-Reina, and A. I. Gómez-Merino, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 206, 334 (1998)) and the results suggest that the presence of a dynamic Stern layer plays a certain role in this effect. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Reactions of Hydroxyazolidines with π-Donor Heterocycles. 3. Reaction of 1-Acetyl-5-hydroxypyrazolidines with Oxindoles

The reaction of oxindoles with 5-hydroxypyrazolidines on the surface of potassium fluoride-modified alumina leads to 3-(5-pyrazolidinyl)oxindoles. The structure of these products was studied.     

Simulation of exposure of light-sensitive layers: Processes involving reversible reactions

Analytic expressions relating the concentration of a light-sensitive component and the intensity of exposure UV light to the sample thickness and exposure time of light-sensitive materials with the restricted mobility of reactants were found. The processes of image formation were considered, which involve the following reversible photochemical reactions: (1) both steps are photochemical, ; (2) a thermal reaction acts as a reversible step, ; and (3) both thermal and photochemical reactions are reversible steps, .__________Translated from Khimiya Vysokikh Energii, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2005, pp. 218–222.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Zelentsov, Simdyanov.     

Temperature Dependences of HCl Activity Coefficients in Aqueous Solutions

Temperature coefficients of activity of the ionic fraction of HCl in water, calculated from tensimetric and calorimetric data, are compared. A correlation dependence is suggested for recalculating the activity coefficients of hydrochloric acid from 298 K to other temperatures.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 2, 2005, pp. 211–213.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Poltoratskii, Osovskaya, Chumanov.     

Deep oxidation of hydrocarbons and gasoline (naphtha) ejections on applied oxide catalysts

The properties of VO_x and Co-Cr-O catalysts on carriers of different nature have been studied, synthesized by impregnation and grafting. It has been demonstrated that grafting of the elements to the functional groups of the carrier produces efficient catalysts for the deep oxidation of hydrocarbons (paraffins) and gasoline ejections with a low starting temperature of the catalytic reaction.L. V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 578–583, September–October, 1991. Original article submitted July 1, 1991.