New SbS2 strings in the BaSb2S4 structure

The new compound BaSb₂S₄ crystallizes in the monoclinic system (space group: $\text{P2}{}_1\text{c}$, No. 14) with a = 8.985(2) Å, b = 8.203(3) Å, c = 20.602(5) Å, β = 101.36(3)°. SbS₃ ψ tetrahedra and ψ-trigonal SbS₄ bipyramids are connected by common corners and edgers to infinite strings. These are arraged cross-wise in sheets perpendicular to the c axis.     

Diastereoface Selectivity During Pthalimidonitrene Additions to (E)-and (Z)-configurated α, β-unsaturated esters,induced by a chiral center in the γ-position

In-situ-generated phthalimidonitrene was added to five α, β-unsaturated esters containing a chiral secondary O-function at C(γ). The additions were fully suprafacial, inasmuch as the (E)-isomers 1 afforded only the trans-aziridines 2 and 3 (J(β, γ) = 4.8?5.1 Hz) and the (Z)-isomers 4 only the cis-aziridines 5 and 6 (8.2?8.5 Hz). The products 2 , 3 , 5 , and 6 where shown to possess the arabino-, xylo-, ribo-, and lyxo- configuration, respectively, by X-ray structure analysis of 2b , 2d , and 6a . The diastereoface selectivity of the nitrene additions, induced by the chiral substructure around C(γ), resulted in more 2 than 3 from 1 , but more 6 than 5 from 4 , which means that the preference of attack at the double bond switches from one side to the other depending on the C=C configuration. The preferences were higher at lower temperature. The aziridines 2a , 2d , and 3d exhibit ¹H-NMR-visible isomerism at the ring N-atom; the major (78?95 %)invertomer A is always the one with the phthalimido group in trans-position to the (larger) substructure around C(γ). The other aziridines only show ¹H-NMR signals of one invertomer, which – by steric reasoning - ought to be A ; this is confirmed by a ¹H-NMR argument for 3a , 5a , 6a , 5c , and 6c .     

Reaction of 1,4-pentadiyne with diethylaminotrimethylstannane

The reaction between 1,4-pentadiyne and diethylaminotrimethylstannane leads predominantly to (E)-2-diethylamino-4-trimethylstannyl-2,4-pentaenyne (with either a 1/1 or 1/2 mol ratio of 1,4-pentadiyne and diethylaminotrimethylstannane). With 1/2 stoicheiometry 1,1,5-tris(trimethylstannyl)penta-1,2-dien-4-yne is formed as a minor product. ¹³C and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR data are reported.     

Der Einfluß von Verhakungen auf das Dehnungsverhalten von vernetzten Polymeren

Colloid and Polymer Science - 20 verschieden stark vernetzte Vulkanisate eines statistischen Butadien-Acrylnitril (18)-Kopolymeren wurden in mehreren Lösungsmitteln gequollen. Dann dehnten wir...     

How Chemistry and Physics Meet in the Solid State

To make sense of the marvelous electronic properties of the solid state, chemists must learn the language of solid-state physics, of band structures. An attempt is made here to demystify that language, drawing explicit parallels to well-known concepts in theoretical chemistry To the joint search of physicists and chemists for understanding of the bonding in extended systems, the chemist brings a great deal of intuition and some simple but powerful notions. Most important among these is the idea of a bond, and the use of frontier-orbital arguments. How to find localized bonds among all those maximally delocalized bands? Interpretative constructs, such as the density of states, the decomposition of these densities, and crystal orbital overlap populations, allow a recovery of bonds, a finding of the frontier orbitals that control structure and reactivity in extended systems as well as discrete molecules.     

Two-dimensional double-quantum 2H NMR spectroscopy in the solid state under OMAS conditions: correlating 2H chemical shifts with quasistatic line shapes.

Solid-state 2H NMR spectroscopy is a well-established and versatile method to study molecular orientation and dynamics in selectively deuterated samples. Herein, we introduce a 2D 2H double-quantum (DQ) NMR experiment performed under fast magic-angle spinning with a slight offset of the magic angle (OMAS). The experiment combines 2H chemical-shift resolution with DQ-filtered quasistatic 2H line shapes. In this way, it is possible to separate 2H resonances and to independently determine 2H quadrupole couplings at multiple sites. While 2H chemical shifts are resolved in the 2H DQ dimension, the quadrupole parameters can be obtained from characteristic line shapes which are reintroduced in the second dimension by the magic-angle offset. The 2D 2H DQ OMAS experiment is demonstrated on L-histidine which was deuterated at multiple sites by recrystallisation from D2O.     

Gilmaniellin and Dechlorogilmaniellin,Two Novel Dimeric Oxaphenalenones

The structure and configuration of gilmaniellin, a metabolite of Gilmaniella humicola BARRON , has been shown to be 2 by X-ray analysis. By comparison of spectral data structure 1 has been assigned to dechlorogilmaniellin.     

Identification of amber and imitations by near infrared reflection spectroscopy

Imitations of amber have been prepared since a long time, but the number of imitations is increasing since modern polymers are available. At present, many imitations are based on a few synthetic polymers and even experts have some problems in distinguishing between real and falsed amber without destruction of the material. IR-Spectroscopy or pyrolysis combined with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry are very efficient methods in identifying amber and imitations but these methods need a sample preparation. By means of near infrared reflection spectroscopy it is possible to identify amber and imitations without any sample preparation in a short time. Optimization of the method and the application are discussed.     

Preparatory investigations of fast separation for heavy ion reaction products

A method for separation and chemical identification of products formed in nuclear reactions or nuclear decay is to slow down the recoil products in a gas and to transport them to a trap, where a detecting system is arranged. The sources for the recoil products are²⁵²Cf and²²⁴Ra. As transport phase we used nitrogen or argon and added chemical reagents such as methyl and ethyl radicals, chlorine, oxygen, carbon monoxide or methane. The chemical additives lead to selective and fast separation of certain elements. As examples the results of two experiments are presented:²²⁴Ra with ethyl radicals, and²⁵²Cf with chlorine-oxygen-nitrogen mixtures. The registration of the recoil products at the trap was measured as a function of temperature, pressure and composition of the reactive gas.     

Non-destructive determination of plutonium in nuclear fuel rods and pellets

Summary A non-destructive method and an experimental set-up are described by which the Pu content in UO₂/PuO₂ mixed oxide (MOX) pellets and in fuel rods, respectively, can be determined. The K-lines of Pu are excited by external -radiation (¹⁹²Ir) and measured by a high-purity Ge detector. A calibration curve is presented and the detection limits are plotted as function of the time of measuring.

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Zerstörungsfreie bestimmung von plutonium in kernbrennstoff-stäben und -pellets

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. G. Tölg on the occasion of his 60th birthday