Synthesis and Structure of Triphenylbismuth Bis(Fluorobenzoates)

The reaction between triphenylbismuth, hydrogen peroxide, and 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic or pentafluorobenzoic acid (molar ratio 1 : 1 : 2, respectively) in ether gave triphenylbismuth bis(3,4,5-trifluorobenzoate) (I) and triphenylbismuth bis(pentafluorobenzoate) (II) in 74 and 89% yields, respectively. The structures of compounds I and II were established by X-ray diffraction. The Bi atoms have a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination with acylate groups in the axial positions. The OBiO angles are 170.2(2)° and 171.5(2)° in I and II, respectively. The Bi–C(Ph)_eq bond lengths vary in the range of 2.187(6)–2.204(5) Å, the Bi–O(acyl) lengths are 2.256(5) Å in I, and 2.281(5) and 2.318(5) Å in II. In the crystals I and II, the Bi and carbonyl O atoms are involved in intramolecular interactions (Bi···O(=C) 2.926(5)–3.176(5) Å), which increase the equatorial CBiC angles on the side of these contacts to 136.2(3)° and 138.6(2)° in I and II, respectively.     

Levitation of atoms over a metal surface

The potential of the interaction of an alkali metal with a planar metal surface was calculated by solving a two-dimensional Schrödinger equation. The potential energy of the valence electron of the atom was derived from a model pseudopotential based on the image potential. It was demonstrated that the potential energy curve for the interaction of an alkali metal atom with the surface of a heavier alkali metal has a minimum at a certain distance from the surface, a feature that gives rise to equilibrium states of levitating atoms.     

High-resolution spectroscopy of induced chiral dimers: a study of the dimers of ethanol by Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy

We present the first recording of the high-resolution spectrum of an induced chiral dimer. Three conformers of the induced chiral dimers of ethanol have been observed using a pulsed molecular-beam Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The rotational constants of the normal isotopomers of the three species have been determined to be (a) A=5113.826(5), B=1329.7214(4), and C=1257.5151(3) MHz, (b) A=5086.459(5), B=1316.6508(4), and C=1243.6329(4) MHz, and (c) A=4851.608(5), B=1369.7558(6), and C=1243.4184(4) MHz. The observed species have been assigned to calculated structures via Kraitchman double substitution analyses and ab initio calculations. The Kraitchman analyses and the fitted centrifugal distortion parameters suggest that the deuterium bond is significantly stronger than the hydrogen bond in the dimers of ethanol.     

Effects of structural transformations in magnetic emulsions

Structural transformations and relevant changes in the magnetic and optical properties of magnetosensitive emulsions based on magnetic fluids are experimentally studied. Peculiarities of the changes in the magnetic susceptibility of emulsions associated with the deformation of their microdroplets and the effect of phase inversion (the transformation of dispersions of magnetic droplets in nonmagnetic media into dispersions of nonmagnetic droplets in magnetic fluids) are established. Optical effects occurring in magnetic emulsions under the combined action of a shear flow and a magnetic field are studied. It is concluded that optically active composition media may be developed on the basis of magnetic fluids.     

Effect of Unpaired Electron in Thermochemical Description of the Dissociation Energy of Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules

The dissociation energy of heteronuclear diatomic molecules with polar covalent bonds was calculated by the modified Pauling procedure taking into account the presence of an unpaired electron on one of the atoms.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 2, 2005, pp. 341–343.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Yakovlev, Ovchinnikov, Fokeeva.     

Prediction of the phosphorus pentoxide content in the product as a function of raw material composition in phosphate beneficiation by calcination

A linear model is discussed to describe the phosphorus pentoxide content in the product of phosphate beneficiated by calcination, as a function of the impurities in the product. Relationships were found between the concentrations of the impurity variables in the raw material and in the product. These relationships were used to amend the model permitting prediction of the phosphorus pentoxide content in the product as a function of the composition of the raw material.     

Dissociative excitation of some aliphatic hydrocarbons by electron impact

Cross sections and threshold energies are compared for radiation from fragments produced by electron impact on methane, ethylene, ethane and acetylene. Some previous measurements have been repeated. The emission cross sections for corresponding Balmer radiation are within 10% equal for these hydrocarbons. Also the thresholds for Balmer radiation lie close together. These results can be explained in a model where H fragments arise from Rydberg states excited by promotion of an inner valence electron to a non-bonding orbital. In this model a comparison between dissociative ionization yielding H⁺ and dissociative excitation yielding H⁺ is made. For radiation from molecular fragments it is shown that the CH(A² Δ-X²Π) emission cross sections are particularly high in the case of acetylene. The electron impact data appear to be consistent with photoabsorption data.     

Electronic and crystalline structure of Si/SiO2 interface modified by ArF excimer laser

The native oxide layers on Si(100) surface were irradiated under UHV conditions by an ArF excimer laser pulses with energy density varied between melting and evaporating thresholds. The resulting changes were studied by LEED, AES and UPS. The increase of the energy density up to evaporation threshold results in the recrystallisation of native oxide layer. The pulses with energy densities just above the evaporation threshold ablate the top layer leaving an ordered and atomicaly clean surface. The observed (1x1) surface reconstruction is probably stabilised by strains introduced during rapid melting and quenching of the topmost layers. The surface electronic structure is dominated by random satisfaction of dangling bonds swearing a well defined surface states observed on (2x1)Si(100) surface.     

Investigations of benzimidazole derivatives

3-(1-Methyl-2-benzimidazolyl)acrylic acid was obtained by the reaction of 1,2-dimethylbenzimidazole with chloral and subsequent hydrolysis of the condensation product. The hydrochloride of the chloride of this acid and its esters and amides were synthesized. The methyl and ethyl esters of the acid were synthesized by the Wittig reaction. The IR and UV spectra of the compounds obtained are presented.See [9] for Communication XXIV.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1566–1568, November, 1970.     

Determination of zinc in high purity bismuth by thermal neutron activation

A neutron activation analysis for the determination of zinc in bismuth was developed. After irradiating the samples for 44 days at 4·10¹¹n/cm²/sec, zinc was separated quantitatively by hexone extraction and precipitation as quinaldate. The sensitivity of the method was estimated as 0.05 p.p.m. No zinc could be detected in the high purity bismuth samples. An addition method of analysis showed that the precision was 1.2%.