Mechanism of transannular iodination of 3,7-dimethylenebicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives

The kinetics of iodination of 3,7-dimethylenebicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives containing alkyl substituents in one of the methylene groups were studied. The processes proceed selectively with the formation of 1-iodomethyl-3-iodoadamantanes, substituted at the 2-position, and characterized by a negative temperature dependence of the reaction rate (H=–(10–24) kJ/mole). The entropy contributions of the substituents at the double bonds to the reaction kinetics were determined; these contributions completely satisfy the Benson rules for synchronous transformations. A scheme of reaction mechanism was proposed, including the successive formation of diolefin complexes with iodine with a 11 and 12 compositions, a synchronous stage of ring closure with the formation of an ionic pair, and its recombination (the molecular-ionic mechanism).Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 743–747, November–December, 1986.     

Development of phase composition for mixed Ni?Cu chromite catalysts. Conversions under calcination

IR spectroscopic and X-ray studies of variations in the composition of Ni, Cu and (Ni+Cu) ammonium chromates under thermal treatment show that the Ni–Cr system consists of spinel and NiO, and Cu–Cr systems consist of the spinel CuCr₂O₄ only. In mixed Ni–Cu–Cr systems part of Ni- and Cu-containing components remain independent and part of them form common Ni+Cu phases.

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Ni-, Cu- (Ni+Cu)- . , Ni–Cr NiO, Cu–Cr — CuCr₂O₄. Ni–Cu–Cr Ni- Cu- , Ni+Cu .

     

On the behaviour of Eu oxo-species in molten NaBr–NaI (0.77:0.23) mixture at 973 K

The interaction of Eu₂O₃ with molten NaBr–NaI (0.77:0.23) mixture at 973 K was studied by sequential addition method with the use of YSZ membrane oxygen electrode for controlling of course of the process. The Red-Ox process is accompanied with formation of EuO in the melt. The total solubility of EuO (sum of concentration of Eu²⁺, O^2–, non-dissociated EuO) in the molten NaBr–NaI at 973 K (mole fraction 2.7 × 10^–4) is considerably lower than in pure NaI melt (4.2 × 10^–4), which can be explained using the ‘hole’ model by reduction of a number of holes of comparable with EuO particle size because of addition of smaller bromide ion to the iodide melt.

The solubility of EuO is appreciably affected by its dispersity and the value of surface energy causing these solubility changes is estimated as 37 J m^–2.     

On one problem of stochastic control

We prove a comparison theorem for solutions of nonlinear stochastic differential equations with Poisson perturbations and delay. We consider one problem of stochastic control.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol.47, No. 11, pp. 1566–1573, November, 1995.     

Distribution of cations in magnetite prepared by mechanochemical synthesis

The distribution of iron cations in the crystal lattice of the Fe_3?vO₄ (v=0.153) cation-deficient spinel produced by mechanical dispersion of α-Fe₂O₃ hematite in water is investigated using x-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Analysis of the Mössbauer data shows that the Fe_2.847O₄ magnetite prepared by mechanochemical synthesis is a chemically heterogeneous compound. The crystal structure of Fe_2.847O₄ is characterized by local environments of the (Fe^2.5+)₀ cations at v₀≤0.1, v₁?0.12, v₂?0.18, and v₃?0.26, which are responsible for a broad distribution of magnetic hyperfine fields with the P(H) probability maxima near 37.0, 36.0, 34.0, and 30.0 MA m^?1.     

Laser-induced interference, focusing, and diffraction of rescattering molecular photoelectrons

We solve the time-dependent Schr?dinger equation in three dimensions for H+2 in a one-cycle laser pulse of moderate intensity. We consider fixed nuclear positions and Coulomb electron-nuclear interaction potentials. We analyze the field-induced electron interference and diffraction patterns. To extract the ionization dynamics we subtract the excitations to low-lying bound states explicitly. We follow the time evolution of a well-defined wave packet that is formed near the first peak of the laser field. We observe the fragmentation of the wave packet due to molecular focusing. We show how to retrieve a diffraction molecular image by taking the ratio of the momentum distributions in the two lateral directions. The positions of the diffraction peaks are well described by the classical double slit diffraction rule.