Polysaccharides from the wastes of vegetable and melon-type crops

The water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances from the wastes of vegetable and melon-type crops have been studied and their monosaccharide compositions have been determined. High- and low-methoxyl pectins have been isolated, and the physicochemical characteristics are given. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 89 14 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 597–600, September–October, 1994.     

Cycloalkene budding: mass spectrometric studies of competitive and dual cycloalkene extrusion reactions from doubly unsaturated aldehyde N,N-dimethylhydrazones

Mass spectral fragmentation pathways of four doubly unsaturated aldehyde N,N-dimethylhydrazones were investigated using EI-MS and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) under electron ionization and collisionally activated decomposition (CAD) conditions. Cyclopentene extrusion was found to be slightly favored over cyclohexene loss in a hydrazone capable of losing either cycloalkene. Evidence for the regeneration of a chain-shortened iminium radical cation as a result of cycloalkene extrusion was provided by studying substrates capable of undergoing successive cycloalkene budding sequences. EI-MS of these compounds shows sequential loss of both cyclopentene and cyclohexene, in accord with expectations for a cascade mechanism. Although these MS/MS experimental results are also compatible with alternative mechanisms which would entail the simultaneous loss of both neutral cycloalkenes or of a macrocyclic diene, a rapid cascade of cycloalkene budding accounts best for the experimental observations.     

Chiral and Achiral Crystal Structures

An extensive study and analysis of the concepts, classification, presentation, and nomenclature of chirality and lack of chirality in crystal structures and their constituents is presented. Oriented crystal structures are classified. The chirality rules for existence of molecular crystal structures are examined and the relation to segmentation and latent symmetry highlighted. The nomenclature of chirality and related terms, and the relationship of chirality to optical activity is covered. The uses and limitations of the Euclidean normalizer are treated. An improved glossary of terms is included.     

Investigation of adsorption purification of the effluences containing heavy metal ions

Kinetics of adsorption purification of effluences containing heavy metal ions and adsorption of the metal ions under dynamic conditions using various adsorbents, including the products from industrial wastes are studied.     

Concentration dependence of the surface tension of ternary systems

A surface tension isotherm equation for ternary systems was derived based on general thermodynamic expressions with consideration for the concentration dependence of the molar surface area. Within the experimental errors, the equation describes the properties of ternary systems with smooth surface tension isotherms.     

Electrodeposition of fluorine-doped lead dioxide

The electrocatalytic properties of PbO₂ may be increased by incorporation of some ions such as F⁻. In this review, the preparation of fluorine-doped PbO₂ in the presence of some additives of fluorine-containing compounds (F⁻, potassium salt of nonafluoro-1-butanesulfonic acid C₄F₉O₃SK and Nafion^®) is reported. The mechanism of electrodeposition is discussed. The amount of additives in the deposit depends on the experimental conditions: potential, current density and charge of additive species in the plating solution. The physicochemical properties of doped oxide are very different from those of undoped oxide, accounting for the different electrocatalytic activity of the materials.     

Study of a glassy carbon electrode in amperometric detection using d.c., normal and differential pulse techniques

The results of a comparative study on d.c., normal pulse and differential pulse techniques applied to anodic amperometric detection at a glassy carbon electrode in a voltammetric flow-through cell are presented. The important aspects examined are response time, linearity, limit of detection and selectivity. It is shown that the d.c. mode is the most favourable as long as no adsorption of oxidation products takes place. If strong adsorption occurs, normal pulse detection is recommended, although the limit of detection is somewhat larger.     

Influence of pore diffusion on the kinetics of catalytic oxidation of ethylene

Internal diffusion influences the kinetics of ethylene oxidation on an industrial silver catalyst at temperatures higher than 240°C. This influence is completely eliminated when the diameter of the catalyst grains is decreased by a factor of 1/2.

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Convolution voltammetry of metal complexes

The application of convolution potential voltammetry to questions of metal complexation is described. Theoretical relations are derived to show that the stability constants may be directly related to the shift in the peak potential of the semiderivative wave, provided the complexes are labile. Equations are also given for inert and quasilabile complexes. Stability constants for the PbCl_x and CdCl_x systems are reported, illustrating the use of convolution techniques with linear scan voltammetry and with linear scan anodic stripping voltammetry. Advantages of convolution techniques are discussed.