Methanation of CO over nickel: Mechanism and kinetics at high H2/CO ratios

The CO methanation reaction over nickel was studied at low CO concentrations and at hydrogen pressures slightly above ambient pressure. The kinetics of this reaction is well described by a first-order expression with CO dissociation at the nickel surface as the rate-determining step. At very low CO concentrations, adsorption of CO molecules and H atoms compete for the sites at the surface, whereas the coverage of CO is close to unity at higher CO pressures. The ratio of the equilibrium constants for CO and H atom adsorption, K(CO)/K(H), was obtained from the rate of CO methanation at various CO concentrations. K(H) was determined independently from temperature programmed adsorption/desorption of hydrogen to be K(H) = 7.7 x 10(-4) (bar(-0.5)) exp[43 (kJ/mol)/RT] and hence the equilibrium constants for adsorption of CO molecules may be calculated to be K(CO) = 3 x 10(-7) (bar(-1)) exp[122 (kJ/mol)/RT]. Furthermore, the rate of dissociation of CO at the catalyst surface was determined to be 5 x 10(9) (s(-1)) exp[-96.7 (kJ/mol)/RT] assuming that 5% of the surface nickel atoms are active for CO dissociation. The results are compared to equilibrium and rate constants reported in the literature.     

Determination of low molecular weight organic acids in soil solution by HPLC

An HPLC method employing an ion exclusion column was developed for the determination of low molecular weight organic acids in soil solution. The method includes extensive sample pretreatment using ultrafiltration and cation exchange. The method showed linear calibration graphs (r>0.99) and the limits of detection in the range 0.1-26 muM. The recovery of eleven added acids ranged from 89 to 102%. Soil solutions of five horizons of a podzolised soil were analysed. The results showed that these compounds made up 1-3% of the dissolved organic carbon and 0-14% of the acidity. Identification of the major acids was also carried out by capillary zone electrophoresis.     

Analysis of low molecular weight organic acids in water with capillary zone electrophoresis employing indirect photometric detection

A capillary zone electrophoretic method for the analysis of low molecular weight carboxylic acids in water was developed. The application uses the chromophore trimellitic acid that allows for indirect photometric detection at 254 nm. Selectivity control by the addition of Ca2+ to the carrier electrolyte made possible a baseline resolved separation of 14 carboxylic acids. Good linearity and repeatability were obtained for both electrokinetic and hydrostatic injection modes. The usefulness of the method is demonstrated by the analysis of a snow sample.     

Novel synthesis modes and properties of [1,4]benzodioxinopyridazines

A simple synthesis involving fusion of catechol and derivatives with 3,4,5-trichloropyridazine has furnished 4-chloro[1,4]benzodioxino[2,3-c]pyridazines 5 for the first time. This new method complements the previously reported base promoted procedure for preparing 4-chloro[1,4]benzodioxino-[2,3-d]pyridazines 3 . Employing both methods, 4-(trifluoromethyl)catechol was converted to the four regio isomers 3b,c and 5c,d . Structure assignment of these four was aided by the remarkably consistent influence of the pyridazine 4-chlorine substituent and diazo-linkage in inducing ¹H nmr downfield shifts of their nearest neighbor phenyl ring protons. Finally, contrary to what might be expected from previously reported results, reaction of methoxide with either 3 or 5 , gave chlorine substitution with formation of methoxybenzodioxinopyridazines 6 and 7 respectively. However, these reactions both give what appears to be an unprecedented rearrangement, with conversion of [2,3-c]-pyridazine to [2,3-d]pyridazine, and vice versa.     

Atomic absorption spectrometric determination of phosphorus in biological materials

The phosphorus content in the National Bureau of Standards, Standard Reference Materials orchard and tomato leaves, bovine liver and oyster tissue is determined by three atomic absorption spectrometric techniques: measurements of solid and liquid samples against liquid standards, and measurements based on standard additions. All methods gave results which agreed well with the certificate values. Compared to methods involving decomposition and atomization from solution, solid sampling offers the advantages of being direct and fast, and of requiring only small amounts of sample.     

A Class of Perfect Ternary Constant-Weight Codes

We construct a class of perfect ternary constant-weight codes of length 2 ^r , weight 2 ^r -1 and minimum distance 3. The codes have codewords. The construction is based on combining cosets of binary Hamming codes. As a special case, for r=2 the construction gives the subcode of the tetracode consisting of its nonzero codewords. By shortening the perfect codes, we get further optimal codes.     

One-Pot Synthesis of 11C-Labelled Primary Benzamides via Intermediate [11C]Aroyl Dimethylaminopyridinium Salts

Electrophilic ¹¹C-labelled aroyl dimethylaminopyridinium salts, obtained by carbonylative cross-coupling of aryl halides with [¹¹C]carbon monoxide, were prepared for the first time and shown to be valuable intermediates in the synthesis of primary [¹¹C]benzamides. The methodology furnished a set of benzamide model compounds, including the two poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors niraparib and veliparib, in moderate to excellent radiochemical yields. In addition to providing a convenient and practical route to primary [¹¹C]benzamides, the current method paves the way for future application of [¹¹C]aroyl dimethylaminopyridinium halide salts in positron emission tomography (PET) tracer synthesis.