Manganese-doped zinc sulfide binary nanostructures as binder-free electrode materials for supercapattery

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Binary metal sulfide–based electrode materials with distinct nanoarchitecture, improved conductivities, and fascinating mechanical stabilities are...     

Intramolecular Carbonyl–Carbonyl Interaction as the Directing Motif of the Opposed Conformational Preferences Among [4?+?2] Cycloadducts of 3-Ethoxycarbonyl- and 3-Acetyl-Coumarins with 2,3-Dimethyl-1,3-Butadiene

Abstract  

In this work, the molecular structures of the Diels–Alder adducts: ethyl (6aR/S,10aR/S)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydro-8,9-dimethyl-6-oxodibenzo[b,d]pyran-6a-carboxylate C₁₈H₂₀O₄ 1 and (6aR/S,10aR/S)-6a-acetyl-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydro-8,9-dimethyl-6-oxodibenzo[b,d]pyran C₁₇H₁₈O₃ 2; and the epoxide of this last (6aR/S,7aR/S,8aS/R,9aR/S)-6a-acetyl-6a,7,7a,8a,9,9a-hexahydro-7a,8a-dimethyl-6-oxo-6H-5,8-dioxacyclopropa[b]phenanthrene C₁₇H₁₈O₄ 3, are comparatively analyzed. Compound 1 is triclinic, space group P-1 with a = 7.7529(6) ?, b = 9.8625(8) ?, c = 11.3103(9) ?, α = 109.387(9)°, β = 95.484(1)°, γ = 99.753(1)°, Z = 2. Compound 2 is monoclinic, space group Cc, a = 7.7285(7) ?, b = 16.6813(15) ?, c = 11.3213(10) ?, β = 92.470(2)°, Z = 4. Compound 3 is monoclinic, space group P2 ₁ /c a = 11.2036(10), b = 15.8326(14), c = 8.3182(7), β = 90.600(2)°, Z = 4. The molecular structures of compounds 1–3 show conformational differences between lactone and 6a-acyl carbonyls. CO···CO dipolar interactions stabilize the less favoured syn conformation in 2–3, conclusions are supported on theoretical calculations. The molecular structure of compound 3 demonstrates that epoxidation of 2 leads to the stereo-selective addition of the oxygen atom.     

Proficiency testing in analytical chemistry,microbiology and laboratory medicine – working group discussions on current status,problems and future directions

Working group (WG) discussions on proficiency testing and external quality assessment held at the Eurachem workshop, Portorož, Slovenia 26–27 Sept 2005 are summarised. The discussions focused on performance criteria (WG 1), different aspects of accreditation (WGs 2–3), the revised international harmonised protocol (WG 4), pre- and post-analytical schemes (WG 5), Internet applications (WG 6), experience from the CoEPT project (WG 7), and future aspects (WG 8). Current status, problems and future directions were identified. The WG contained a mix of participants with different expertise. This was done to promote cross-fertilisation of ideas between sectors. The WG issues reflected the content of the keynote lectures and some issues were covered from different perspectives by more than one WG.Presented at the Eurachem PT Workshop September 2005, Portorož, Slovenia.     

Proficiency testing in analytical chemistry, microbiology, and laboratory medicine – working group discussions on current status, problems, and future directions

Working group (WG) discussions on proficiency testing (PT) held at the joint Eurachem/ EQALM workshop, Borås, Sweden, 24–26 September 2000 are summarized. The discussions focused on aspects of PT and accreditation (WG 1), general aspects of PT in analytical chemistry (WG 2), microbiology (WG 3), and laboratory medicine (WG 4), incorporation of measurement uncertainty into PT schemes (WG 5), international harmonization of PT schemes (WG 6), and the role of PT in the international structure of chemical measurement (WG 7). Current status, problems and future directions are identified. Each WG contained a majority of participants experienced in the subject being covered by that WG, and a few participants with different expertise. This was done to promote cross-fertilization of ideas between sectors, a key objective of the workshop. The WG issues reflected the content of the keynote lectures and some issues were covered from different perspectives by more than one group.     

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO thin films by thermal evaporation

ZnO thin films have been successfully synthesized by thermal evaporation of pure zinc at 900 °C under the flow of different percentages of argon and oxygen gases. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), variable pressure scanning electron microscopy (VPSEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and UV–vis spectroscopy. The aim of this paper is to study the influence of the oxygen percentage on the structural and morphological properties of the ZnO films. VPSEM results show that very thick needle structures were produced at high oxygen percentages. EDS results revealed that only Zn and O are present in the sample, indicating a composition of pure ZnO. XRD results showed that the ZnO synthesized under different quantities of oxygen were crystalline with the hexagonal wurtzite structure. UV–vis spectroscopy results indicated that the optical band gap energies from the transmission spectrum are between 3.62 and 3.69 eV for ZnO thin films.     

On the Radical Nature of Iron‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling Reactions

The radical nature of iron‐catalyzed cross‐coupling between Grignard reagents and alkyl halides has been studied by using a combination of competitive kinetic experiments and DFT calculations. In contrast to the corresponding coupling with aryl halides, which commences through a classical two‐electron oxidative addition/reductive elimination sequence, the presented data suggest that alkyl halides react through an atom‐transfer‐initiated radical pathway. Furthermore, a general iodine‐based quenching methodology was developed to enable the determination of highly accurate concentrations of Grignard reagents, a capability that facilitates and increases the information output of kinetic investigations based on these substrates.     

Cycloaddition of nitrones and α,β-unsaturated sugar lactones

It was found that 1,3-cycloaddition of nitrones 1–3 to α,β-unsaturated sugar carbonyl compounds 4–8 proceeds regiospecifically to give mixtures of stereoisomers. Nitrones 1–3 entered compounds 4–8 in trans-relation to the existing ring substituent.     

Die IR-Spektren einiger Arsenat-Halogen-Apatite

The infrared spectra of orthoarsenates with apatite structure, of the formulaM ₅(AsO₄)₃ X (M=Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb andX=F, Cl,Br) are measured and interpreted on the basis of a site-symmetry analysis. The influence of the different cations on the internal vibrations of the AsO₃ ⁴-ions is discussed.