Facilitated transport from ternary cation mixtures through water—chloroform—water membrane systems containing macrocyclic ligands

Cation fluxes were determined for various three-component, equimolar mixtures of alkali metal, alkaline earth, and Pb²⁺ cations in a H₂O---CHCl₃---H₂O liquid membrane system incorporating macrocyclic polyethers as carriers. Carrier ligands studied were 18-crown-6, dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6, 21-crown-7, dibenzo-24-crown-8, and cryptand [2.2.2]. Correlations were found between transport and relative cation:polyether cavity radii, the type of substituents present on the polyether ring, and the type and number of donor atoms present. All the ligands studied transported Pb²⁺ at higher rates than the other Mⁿ⁺ in the mixtures. Transport behavior in these multi-cation systems can be predicted from Mⁿ⁺—polyether complex stability constant data in most cases.     

Traceability and its role in interlaboratory comparisons (proficiency testing programmes), modeled on trace element determination in biological materials

 Traceability is not always evident in proficiency testing programs, although this is a requirement in ISO/IEC Guide 43-1. The assigned, or "true", value in most programs is not traceable to an independent entity. The test materials should generally be similar in nature to those routinely tested by participating laboratories. This is far from always the case and it is important to realize that if the difference is large, there may be no traceability to the testing program. It is also important that results from participation in proficiency tests are cited when papers are published, in order to enhance reliability/credibility of the published data.

     

Der erste Polyiodokomplex – Triethylsulfoniumtriiodomercurat(II)-tris(diiod), (Et3S)[Hg2I6]1/2 · 3 I2

The First Polyiodo Complex – Triethylsulfoniumtriiodomercurate(II)-tris(diiodine), (Et₃S)[Hg₂I₆]_1/2 · 3 I₂ After Raman spectroscopic investigation of the system HgI₂/Et₃SI_x, x = 3, 5, 7, triethylsulfoniumtriiodomercuratetris(diiodine), (Et₃S)[Hg₂I₆]_1/2 · 3 I₂ was synthesized by reacting of HgI₂ and liquid Et₃SI₇. The compound crystallizes at room temperature triclinically in the space group P1 with a = 879.4(7), b = 1 209.1(5), c = 1 291.5(5) pm, α = 96.16(3)°, β = 103.82(6)°, γ = 99.05(5)° and Z = 2. The crystal structure is composed of disordered Et₃S⁺ cations, the centrosymmetric complex anion [HgI_2/2I₂]₂^2? and three connecting iodine molecules I₂.     

Direct determination of rate constants for coupling between aromatic radical anions and alkyl and benzyl radicals by laser-flash photolysis

Coupling rates between the radicals methyl, n-, sec-, tert-butyl and benzyl (R.) and the aromatic radical anions of 1,4-dicyanonaphthalene, 9,10-dicyanoanthracene and fluorenone (A-.) have been obtained using a new laser-flash photolysis method. The radicals R. and the radical anions A-. were generated by a photoinduced electron transfer reaction between the aromatic compound A and the alkyl or benzyl triphenylborate anion RB(Ph)3-. For the first time the rate constants of the coupling reaction between methyl and benzyl radicals with aromatic radical anions have been obtained. For all the measured coupling rate constants an average value of k1 = 1.9 x 10(9) M-1 s-1 was found with a relatively small variation in the coupling rates (0.8-2.9 x 10(9) M-1 s-1). The results demonstrate that the coupling rate k1 is insensitive to changes in the steric and electronic properties of the radicals and the structure and standard potentials of the aromatic radical anions.     

Weighted proximity search

Journal of Heuristics - Proximity search is an iterative method to solve complex mathematical programming problems. At each iteration, the objective function of the problem at hand is replaced by...     

The use of polymeric amines to enhance the mechanical properties of lignocellulosic fibrous networks

Cationic polyelectrolytes (polyallylamine and polyvinylamine with different molecular masses) were adsorbed onto lignocellulosic fibres from unbleached and unbeaten spruce chemical fibres with different kappa numbers to investigate the effects on the mechanical properties of the final paper materials. Adsorption isotherms were first established to determine the maximum quantity of polymer that could be adsorbed onto each type of fibre. Paper sheets were then made with different amounts of added polyelectrolyte, and the structural and mechanical properties of the sheets were investigated, as well as the effect of an extra heating. The use of fibres with different kappa numbers led to different responses in terms of adsorption, and thus to differences in the mechanical properties of the resulting sheets. The tensile strength index was significantly increased (almost 50 % improvement in the best case) as a consequence of this polyelectrolyte adsorption onto the fibres, even at as low an adsorption level as 2 mg/g. The heating of paper sheets for 10 min at 160 °C was also shown to improve the tensile strength index by about 10 % for pulps with high kappa number.     

Hexaphenylditetrels – When Longer Bonds Provide Higher Stability

We present a computational analysis of hexaphenylethane derivatives with heavier tetrels comprising the central bond. In stark contrast to parent hexaphenylethane, the heavier tetrel derivatives can readily be prepared. In order to determine the origin of their apparent thermodynamic stability against dissociation as compared to the carbon case, we employed local energy decomposition analysis (LED) and symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) at the DLPNO-CCSD(T)/def2-TZVP and sSAPT0/def2-TZVP levels of theory. We identified London dispersion (LD) interactions as the decisive factor for the molecular stability of heavier tetrel derivatives. This stability is made possible owing to the longer (than C−C) central bonds that move the phenyl groups out of the heavily repulsive regime so they can optimally benefit from LD interactions.     

Calculation of the vibration–rotational transition intensities of water molecules trapped in an argon matrix: stretching O–H vibrations spectral region

The frequencies and intensities of vibration–rotational transitions of water molecules in an argon matrix were calculated for temperatures of 6 and 30 K. The rigid asymmetric top approximation was used with available literature values of the effective rotational constants in the ground and excited vibrational states. The calculations were carried out by taking into account the existence of a non-equilibrium population distribution between the rotational levels of ortho- and para-water isomers. It was assumed that the temperature relaxation of the population of rotational levels is independent of the ortho- and para-isomers. Comparison of the results of the theoretical calculations with experimental literature data shows good agreement for the majority of the rotational structure lines for symmetric and antisymmetric stretching vibrations both in the frequency values and in the values of the relative intensities.