Bemerkungen zur chemischen Bestimmung von zweiwertigem Eisen und dreiwertigem Mangan in manganhaltigen Ferriten

Zusammenfassung Die Methode von Bonsels u. Linnemann [1] zur Bestimmung von Fe^II und Mn^III lieferte bei der Überprüfung falsche Ergebnisse. Die Ursache liegt darin, daß sich der Blindwert des Azides in Gegenwart von Mn^2ü-Ionen erheblich erhöht und in der Siedehitze eine Reaktion zwischen Mn^III und Cr^III abläuft. Da eine Auflösung selbst fein pulverisierter Ferrite in dem mitgeteilten Lösungsgemisch nur in der Siedehitze erfolgt, ist eine Bestimmung von Fe^II und Mn^III in Ferriten nach dieser Methode nicht möglich.

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Summary The method for the determination of Fe^II and Mn^III in manganese ferrites by Bonsels and Linnemann [1] was examined. It was found that the consumption of NaN₃, used for the reduction of Mn^III and effecting in a second (not wanted) reaction the reduction of Cr₂O₇ ^2–, is essentially increased by the presence of Mn^II and causes an error in the determination of Fe^II. The second error is the reaction between Mn^III and Cr^III at boiling temperature. On account of the necessity to dissolve the ferrites with the acid mixture at boiling temperature the determination of Mn^III and Fe^II is not possible.

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Herrn Dr. P. Kleinert vom Institut für Magnetische Werkstoffe danken wir an dieser Stelle für wertvolle Diskussionsbeiträge und das bei der Durchführung der Arbeit gezeigte Interesse.     

Metallacycloalkanes: I. Preparation and characterisation of α,α′-bipyridyl-5-nickela-3,3,7,7-tetramethyl-trans-tricyclo[4.1.0.02,4]heptane

Oxidative addition of 2 molecules of 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene (I) to α,α′-bipyridyl(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel(0) (III) gave the title compound (IV) in over 90% yield. Complex IV was characterized by mass, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction (a 13.7081(2), b 14.638(2), c 9.5139(1) Å, β 110.82(1)°, C2/c, R = 0.05 for 1614 reflections).     

Ascorbinometrische Bestimmung von Kupfer(II)-ionen

Zusammenfassung Es wurden mehrere Titrationsverfahren zur direkten reduktometrischen Bestimmung der Kupfer(II)-ionen mit Hilfe von Ascorbinsäuremaßlösung ausgearbeitet. Von den in verschiedenen Medien wie Mohrschem Salz + Kaliumrhodanid, Kaliumbromid + Natriumacetat, Natriumchlorid + Natriumacetat und schließlich Ammoniumchlorid + Natriumacetat durchführbaren Titrationen eignet sich die zuletzterwähnte am besten für praktische Analysenzwecke. Das Verfahren steht in bezug auf Genauigkeit und Reproduzierbarkeit der jodometrischen Bestimmung nicht nach, wird nur durch wenige Ionen gestört, und die zur Anwendung kommenden Reagentien sind alle sehr billig. Die ascorbinometrische Titration läßt sich visuell und unter Anwendung potentiometrischer Endpunktsanzeige im Makro- oder Mikromaße gut durchführen.Für die Ausführung einiger Versuche sagen wir Frau I. Buzás und Herrn Gy. Liptay verbindlichen Dank.     

Bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal photoswitch triggered by a dithienylethene dopant

The spontaneous polarization (PS) of a ferroelectric liquid crystal is modulated reversibly by photocyclization of the dopant 1,2-bis[5'-(4' '-heptyloxyphenyl)-2'-methylthien-3'-yl]perfluorocyclopentene. The magnitude of PS photomodulation increases with dopant concentration up to 3 mol %, and the resulting photoswitch is fatigue resistant and bistable. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of a bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal photoswitch to be reported in the literature.     

Molecular potential-energy surfaces for chemical reaction dynamics

This paper reviews the construction of molecular potential-energy surfaces by an interpolation method which has been developed over the last several years. The method uses ab initio quantum chemistry calculations of the molecular electronic energy in an automated procedure to construct global potential- energy surfaces which can be used to simulate chemical reactions with either classical or quantum dynamics. The methodology is explained and several applications are presented to illustrate the approach. Received: 22 February 2002 / Accepted: 2 May 2002 / Published online: 6 November 2002 Correspondence to: M. A. Collins e-mail: collins@rsc.anu.edu.au Acknowledgements. The methods described in this overview are the result of collaborations with former members of my group, in particular with Josef Ischtwan, Meredith Jordon, Keiran Thompson and Ryan Bettens. I am also indebted for inspiration gained from many discussions with my colleagues Leo Radom and Donghui Zhang (National University of Singapore). This work has been supported by the Supercomputer Facility of the Australian National University and the Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing.     

Polystyrene resins with immobilized polyamines: Preparation,characterization, and ability to bind Cu(II) ions

Three polyamine ligands, ethylenediamine (EDA), diethylenetriamine (DTA), and triethylenetetramine (TETA), were bound to three chloromethylated “popcorn” polystyrene resins (16, 50, and 100% phenyl ring substitution) with the use of pyridine as the reaction medium. The rate of chloride displacement decreased with increasing molecular weight of the amine and higher degree of resin chloromethylation, while the extent of multiple attachments to the polymer matrix increased. The additional crosslinking, a result of multiple attachments, caused the polyamine resins to swell to a lesser extent in pyridine and water. The ability of the insoluble polyamine–polystyrene resins to chelate Cu²⁺ ions from dilute solutions (200 ppm) was determined at pH 5. With EDA resins the capacity for Cu²⁺ increased with increasing amount of the bound polyamine, with DTA it remained unchanged, while with TETA it was found to decrease.