Microwave-assisted and conventional sol-gel preparation of photocatalytically active ZnO/TiO2/glass multilayers

For the first time a combination of microwaves and/or the conventional treatment method was used to dry and heat multilayered sol-gel ZnO/TiO₂/glass structures. Compact or porous TiO₂ films were deposited as a bottom layer, covered with a ZnO film. The structures were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Only peaks of wurtzite ZnO crystalline phase were registered on the X-Ray diffractograms. The microwave irradiation leads to a formation of poorly crystallized multilayers with very small crystallites and enhanced surface roughness. This results in a better photocatalytic activity of these structures than the structures of the samples treated conventionally. It was established that the morphology of the bottom titania layer affects the reaction of photocatalytic degradation of Malachite Green dye (MG). The structures with the compact bottom TiO₂ films showed higher activities than those on porous TiO₂ films. This study offers an energy saving method of producing ZnO/TiO₂/glass multilayered structures of various morphologies and pronounced photocatalytic properties. The method does not involve any calcination step, normally applied to achieve a good degree of crystallization. This makes the method suitable for protecting substrates of low thermal stability.      

Investigation of the dynamic stereochemistry of dimesityl-2,4,6-trimethoxyphenylmethane by complete lineshape analysis and 2D EXSY NMR spectroscopy

The static and dynamic stereochemistry of dimesityl-2,4,6-trimethoxyphenylmethane in solution was investigated by lineshape analysis of 1D NMR spectra and cross-peak amplitude processing in 2D EXSY spectra, recorded at variable temperatures. Previous studies on this propeller-shaped chiral compound show that the stereomer threshold interconversion is associated with helicity reversal and occurs through [1,2]- and [1,3]-two ring flips of one mesityl and the 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl rings. In the present study, the experimental rate constants of the [1,2]- and [1,3]-two ring flips, which are identical, were determined at various temperatures by combining quantitative 2D EXSY spectra processing and complete lineshape analysis (CLSA) of 1D NMR spectra. The latter were subjected to reference deconvolution and linear prediction in order to eliminate the lineshape distortions due to magnetic field inhomogeneity. The activation parameters of these ring flips were determined by an Eyring equation analysis of the temperature dependence of the rate constant. The experimentally determined activation enthalpy and entropy for the two-ring flips, and those obtained from theoretical ab initio calculations at different levels of theory and basis sets, were found to be in good agreement.     

Glass forming region in the GeSe2–GeTe–PbTe system and some physicochemical properties of glassy alloys

New chalcogenide glasses from the GeSe₂–GeTe–PbTe system were synthesized. The glass forming region was determined using visual, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses. It is extended towards the GeSe₂ and lies partially on the GeSe₂–GeTe (0–58 mol% GeTe) and GeSe₂–PbTe (20.0–57.5 mol% PbTe) sides. No glasses were obtained in the GeTe–PbTe system. The investigated physicochemical properties vary between 4.04–6.21 g/cm³ (density, d); 97–121 kgf/mm² (microhardness, HV); ?0.187 ÷ 0.007 (compactness, C) and 14.3–17.8 GPa (elasticity modulus, E), respectively.     

Chiral amine-induced stereoselectivity in trans-β-lactam formation via Staudinger cycloaddition

A series of chiral trans-β-lactams was obtained via Staudinger cycloaddition with low to moderate diastereoselectivity (up to 54% de) induced by a chiral amine component of the imine. It was shown that the direct connection of nitrogen to a chiral centre is crucial to induce chirality; moderate asymmetric induction was achieved by using isomeric 1-phenylethylamines, which are among the cheapest chiral sources on the market, while low diastereoselectivity was obtained from 3-aminomethylpinane, where the chiral centres are distant from nitrogen by a methylene group. It was shown, that an increase of the reaction temperature from 110 °C to 140 °C led to commensurable results but speeded-up the transformation significantly. The absolute configurations of phenylethylamine derivatives were determined by X-ray analysis of selected samples.     

Poly(propylene imine) dendrimer complexes as catalysts for oxidation of alkenes

Complexes of poly(propylene imine) dendrimers D8[DAB-dendr-(NH₂)₈] and D32 [DAB-dendr-(NH₂)₃₂] were prepared by interaction of the dendrimers with transition metal salts such as FeCl₃.6H₂O; CoCl₂.6H₂O; CuCl₂.2H₂O; VOSO₄.5H₂O; Na₂MoO₄.2H₂O and Na₂WO₄.2H₂O at room temperature in aqueous solutions. The content of metal ions in the complexes was found to be from 8.2 to 69.6 mg metal ion/g polymer carrier. The complexes were characterized by using IR, UV-VIS, Moessbauer spectroscopy and EPR. The anticipated co-ordination structure of the compounds was suggested. It was found that the order of the catalytic activity of the complexes of poly(propylene imine) dendrimers D8 and D32 in the reaction of epoxidation of cyclohexene with organic hydroperoxides such as tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP), ethylbenzene hydroperoxide (EBHP) and cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) was as follows: D32-MoО₂²⁺>D32-VО²⁺>D32-WО₂²⁺ > D32-Co²⁺ > D32-Cu²⁺>D32-Fe³⁺. The order of reactivity of organic hydroperoxides in the reaction studied was: t-BHP > EBHP > CHP.     

Complexes of diethyl‐2‐amino‐2‐oxoethylphosphonate with lanthanide nitrates

Lanthanide complexes LnL₂(NO₃)₃ 3a–f are obtained where Ln is La, Ce, Sm, Eu, Er, and Yb and L is the diethyl 2‐amino‐2‐oxoethylphosphonate. They were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and NMR spectroscopy. Monodentate coordination by the phosphoryl group is suggested for the ligand on the basis of the spectral data. The stabilization is achieved by including a molecule of the solvent in the complexes 3a–d . © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 14:128–131, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10112     

X-Ray topographic study of the influence of thermal annealing on the bending of 49BF2+-implanted Si wafers

The influence of thermal annealing on the image contrast of the boundaries of ⁴⁹BF₂⁺-implanted regions in Si is investigated by means of X-ray topography. The contrast is used for studying the wafer bending and the stress types. It is shown that the final state of deformation is determined by: (1) the expansion of the surface layer caused by the implantation, (2) the contraction of this layer caused by the annealing. Effect (1) or (2) dominates depending on the implantation dose and annealing conditions. The possibility of compensating both effects leading to complete elimination of the bending of the implanted wafers is established. The results are discussed on the basis of the correlation between the deformation state of the wafers and the percentage B atoms occupying substitutionally Si-lattice sites.     

Dynamic NMR: A new procedure for the estimation of mixing times in the 2D EXSY experiments. A four-site exchange system studied by 1D and 2D EXSY spectroscopy

A procedure for the estimation of the mixing time between the last two 90° pulses in the classic three-pulse sequence NOESY/EXSY is proposed and tested and some considerations for the treatment of the two-dimensional (2D) ¹H NMR exchange spectra are given. The rate constants are thus obtained with reasonable precision. This procedure was followed to obtain the 2D spectra of the model compound α-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-4-nitrophenylacetonitrile, which represents a four-site exchange system. The barriers to restricted rotations found in this compound were also determined from one-dimensional (1D) ¹H NMR spectra, which were processed with the iterative complete lineshape analysis (CLSA) method. The double-fit approach was incorporated in the CLSA method. It is shown that the results from the 2D dynamic NMR spectral studies corroborate those obtained by the CLSA double-fit method.     

Eigenschaften und Zustandsdiagramme einiger silberchalkogenidsysteme

Zusammenfassung Auf Grund einer von uns durchgeführten Untersuchung über die Zustandsdiagramme der Silberchalkogenidsysteme Ag₂Te-Ag₂Se, Ag₂Te-Ag₂S, Ag₂Se-Ag₂S und über die Diagonalquerschnitte Ag₂Se_0.5Te_0.5-Ag₂S, Ag₂S_0.5Te_0.5-Ag₂Se, Ag₂Se_0.5S_0.5-Ag₂Te wurden ein Projektion des Raumdiagramms der Liquidusflachen und einige der wichtigsten isothermen Schnitte des dreidimensionalen Systems Ag₂Te-Ag₂Se-Ag₂S aufgestellt. Nach der Interpretation der Art und Lage der einzelnen Phasen wurden für jedes der Systeme die elektrischen und wärmephysikalischen Eigenschaften bei Temperaturen von der des flüssigen Stickstoffes bis zu den Temperatures des Phasenübergangs untersucht und der thermoelektrische Wirkungsgrad (Z, K^–1) berechnet.

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On the basis of a previous investigation on the phase diagrams of the silverchalcogenide systems Ag₂Te-Ag₂Se, Ag₂Te-Ag₂S and Ag₂Se-Ag₂S and the diagonal sections Ag₂Se_0.5Te_0.5-Ag₂S, Ag₂S_0.5Te_0.5-Ag₂Se and Ag₂Se_0.5S_0.5-Ag₂Te, the projections of liquidus surfaces and more characteristic isothermal sections of the Ag₂Te-Ag₂Se-Ag₂S phase diagram were constructed. After interpretation of the types and situations of the separate phases in each of the systems studied, their electric and thermophysical properties were investigated in the temperature range from 77 K up to the temperatures of the phase transitions and the values of thermoelectric efficiency were calculated,Z, Ksu–1.

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Ag₂Te-Ag₂Se, Ag₂Te-Ag₂S, Ag₂Se-Ag₂S Ag₂Se_0.50.5-Ag₂S, Ag₂S_0.5Te_0.5-Ag₂Se, Ag₂Se_0.5S_0.5-Ag₂Te Ag₂Te-Ag₂Se-Ag₂S. . 77 . .