The chemistry of hetero-allene and -allylic derivatives with rhodium and iridium III. Elimination of hetero-allene molecules from rhodium(I)-hetero-allylic-phosphine complexes. The first complex with η2-coordinated Ph2PS−

Carbon monoxide causes elimination of the hetero-allene molecules ptolNNptol and PhNCO in Rh(PPh₃)₂[Ph₂PC(Nptol)Nptol] and Rh(PPh₃)₂[Ph₂PC(NPh)O], respectively. The resulting complex in both cases is [Rh(CO)₂(PPh₂)(PPh₂)]_n.In the reaction of RhCl(PPh₃)₃ with Ph₂P(S)C(Nptol)NHptol or Ph₂P(S)C(O)NHPh in the presence of a base, a similar elimination occurs yielding the liberated heterocumulene and Rh(PPh₃)₂(SPPh₂). This complex is the first example of a specieswith a side-on coordinated Ph₂PS-moiety. We have also prepared this compound and other species, containing η₂SPPh₂, via direct interaction of RhCl(PPh₃)₃ and IrCl(PPh₃)₂(C₈H₁₄) with Ph₂P(S)H. Upon reaction with CO, the chelating PPh₂ group is displaced by CO to give complexes with an end-on coordinated Ph₂PS^? ligand.Finally, Rh(PPh₃)₂(SPPh₂) incorporates three moles of PhNCS, one by insertion and two by disproportionation, to yield Rh(PPh₃)(PhNC)(PhNCS₂)[Ph₂P(S)C(S)NPh].     

Chalkogenfluoride in niedrigen Oxydationsstufen. V. Die ungewöhnlichen chemischen Gleichgewichte F3S?SF ⇌ 2SF2 und CF3SF2?SCF3 ⇌ 2 CF3SF

Lower Chalcogen Fluorides V. Unusual Chemical Equilibria F₃S? SF ? 2 SF₂ and CF₃SF₂? SCF₃ ? 2 CF₃SF SF₂ and CF₃SF form unusual chemical equilibria with their dimers F₃SSF and CF₃SF₂ SCF₃ involving two different bonds (SF and SS). The equilibrium between F₃SSF and SF₂ is disturbed by a decomposition reaction of these compounds yielding SF₄ and SSF₂ · K_p (298) = 2.5 · 10^?3atm, ΔH°₂₉₈ = 68.5 kJ/mol for the system F₃SSF ? 2SF₂ and K_p(298) = 1.3 × 10³ atm, δH₂₉₈ = 42.5 kJ/mol for the system CF₃SF₂SCF₃ ? 2CF₃SF have been determined as the equilibrium constants and the dissociation enthalpies. In both systems kinetic hindrance delays the achievement of the equilibrium. The rates for dissociation and decomposition are strongly surface dependent. Under favourable conditions the half-lives at 298 K for the dissociation of F₃SSF and CF₃SF₂SCF₃ are found to be ca. 8 h and ca. 2 h respectively, and for the decomposition of SF₂ and CF₃SF (p ～ 13 mbar) the values are ca. 10 h and 1 year respectively.     

Metal—metal bonding in dinuclear complexes of platinum(I). The crystal and molecular structure of carbonyl(chloro)-bis-μ-[bis(diphenylphosphino)methane]diplatinum hexafluorophosphate

The structure of [Pt₂Cl(CO) (μ-Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂)₂] [PF₆] was determined by $\text{X}$-ray methods and refined to $\text{R}$ = 0.082, using diffractometric intensities of 5646 independent reflections. The crystals are monoclinic, space group $\text{P}$2₁/$\text{n}$, $\text{a}$ = 12.919(3), $\text{b}$ = 15.576(6), $\text{c}$ = 25.151(5)Å, β = 94.82(3)°, $\text{Z}$ = 4. They are built of octahedral hexafluorophosphate anions and dinuclear platinum(I) cations. The latter contain PtCl and PtCO fragments linked to one another by a PtPt σ-bond and by two bridging bis(diphenylphosphino)methane ligands. The platinum atoms are in square planar environments and the dihedral angle between the two coordination planes is 40.1°. Selected bond lengths are: PtPt 2.620(1), PtCl 2.384(5), PtC 1.89(3) and PtP 2.291(5) – 2.308(5)Å.     

Stereochemistry of organophosphorus cyclic compounds—II : Stereospecific synthesis of cis- and trans 2-halogeno-2-oxo-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinans and their chemical transformations

cis- and trans-2-Chloro-2-oxo-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinans have been obtained by stereospecific reactions of diastereomerically pure 2-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinans or 2-hydrogen-2-oxo-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinans with chlorine and sulphuryl chloride, respectively. Similarly, the action of the corresponding brominating agents on isomeric phosphites and phosphonates afforded pure cis- and trans-2-bromo-2-oxo-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinans. It has been shown that halogenolysis proceeds with retention of configuration at the P atom. On the basis of the ¹H- and ³¹P-NMR spectra conformation of the halogenoanhydrides obtained has been discussed briefly.It has been also found that model nucleophilic substitution reactions occur with inversion of configuration at the P atom in the cyclic halogenoanhydrides.     

Kinetics of successive seeding of monodisperse polystyrene latexes. II. Azo initiators with and without inhibitors

Oil soluble azo initiators in combination with water soluble inhibitors were used to extend the particle size limit in studies of the kinetics of successive seeding of monodisperse polystyrene latexes. Monodisperse latexes were prepared up to 2.5 μm in diam using 4.0 mM AMBN and 14.5 mM hydroquinone with a constant 15% emulsifier (Aerosol–MA) surface coverage throughout the seven step sequence. The polymerization kinetics were measured in a piston/cylinder dilatometer designed for microgravity experiments. The Interval III kinetics were dominated by the gel effect although these were affected by the nature of the inhibitor. In general, the overall polymerization rate decreased with increasing particle size (decreasing N_p) up to a size of about 1 μm. Thereafter, the kinetics were independent of these variables, exhibiting Smith-Ewart Case 3 (bulk) kinetics. The initiator efficiencies were found to be of the order of 10%, considerably lower than reported for bulk polymerizations.     

Resonances Introduced by Discretization

This paper examines the effect of spatially discretizing thenon-linear equation chosen to model the integro-differential equations governinginterfacial vortex sheets. Here H is the Hilbert transform and is a spatial average. It is shown numerically and analyticallythat small-amplitude travelling-wave solutions of the discretizedmodel equation are subject to instabilities whose growth rateis proportional to the amplitude and depends in a complicatedway on the number of mesh points per wavelength. The mechanismof the instability is shown to be a resonance not present inthe continuous system and present in the discrete system becausethe frequency of waves with wavelength equal to twice the meshspacing is zero.     

A Conformal Mapping Problem Arising in Elasticity, II

Suppose that B is an infinite right cylinder over a horizontalbase , which is a Jordan domain bounded by a smooth curve .We suppose that a normal pressure p₁(x, y) and a tangentialpressure p₂(x, y) are applied at every point of the boundaryof B, where p₁, p₂ lie in the plane of the cross-section andare independent of the vertical co-ordinate. It was shown by Cassisa (1982) that in this situation, givenan arbitrary normal pressure p₁, the tangential pressure p₂can be so chosen, that a purely plane stress tensor existswith the above hypotheses, provided that a certain 3 ? 3 matrixM, depending only on the curve , is non-singular. In a previous paper (Hayman, 1982) the author showed that thesingular case can occur and further that an arbitrary pointsymmetric curve can be approximated by singular point symmetriccurves. In the present paper it is shown that M can have rank1, 2 or 3. In the case of rank 2 p₁ must satisfy one additionalintegral condition and in the case of rank 1 two such conditions.If these conditions are satisfied p₂ can be chosen to dependon one or two arbitrary parameters respectively. Some geometrical conditions for the various cases are obtained.Thus for curves with line symmetry the rank can be two but notone, whereas curves with point symmetry can yield matrices ofrank 1, 2 or 3.     

Activation analytical determination of129I in bovine thyroid glands

The continued erection of nuclear installations which is expected in the future involves a greater production of long-lived fission products, which result in a concentration increase in the biosphere, the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. In the frame of a broad survey program, a routine method has been developed with the help of the European Communities to investigate the¹²⁹I content of thyroid glands of cows. It is the purpose of this project to determine the present concentration situation of this nuclide, which in the Federal Republic of Germany mainly concerns the North German low plains. Between autumn '76 and summer '77 18 cows have been investigated with respect to¹²⁹I, and thyroid glands have been taken at different times in November '76 and August '77. Without exception, the animals were 13-month old bulls, part of which has pastured, while the other part has been fed. The detection limit of the method is 20fCi of¹²⁹I.     

ESR investigation of Ti3+ compounds supported on inorganic gels

CpTiCl₂-M-surface complexes (M=Al, Si, Mg, Cp=cyclopentadienyl) supported on Al₂O₃, SiO₂, MgO gels are reduced by Et₃Al, C₃H₅MgBr and BuLi to Ti³⁺ surface compounds which exhibit ESR signals. The g and g values and asymmetry of these signals depend on the kind of gel and reducing agent.

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CpTiCl₂-M ( M=Al, Si, Mg Cp=), Al₂O₃, SiO₂ MgO, Et₃Al, C₃H₅MgBr, BuLi (Et=–C₂H₅ Bu=–C₄H₉) Ti⁺³, . g g .