The mass spectra of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,4-pentanedione and its Al(III), Cr(III), Fe(III), Mn(II), Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes

The compounds 1,1,1-trichloro-2,4-pentanedione, Cu(II)tca₂, Co(II)tca₂, Mn(II)tca₂, Al(III)tca₃, Cr(III)tca₃ and Fe(III)tca₃ (tca?1,1,1-trichloro-2,4-pentanedionato, [CCl₃COCHCOCH₃]^?) have been prepared and their mass spectra have been obtained. The mass spectral results have been compared with findings for comparable fluorinated and nonhalogenated compounds. Comparisons are made in terms of internal redox reactions and hard and soft acid base theory. Rearrangement of chloride from ligand to metal accompanied by the elimination of CO or other neutral even electron fragments emerges as an important reaction for the ions of these compounds. While the internal redox reactions characteristic of all previous β-diketonate complex mass spectra still occur, their importance appears reduced to some degree by the facility of the chlorine rearrangement.     

Steric structure of phosphorus-contaiming heterocycles

Conclusions The steric structure of 3-halo-1-thia-3-phosphethanes with a tetracoordinated phosphorus atom was investigated by the methods of dipole moments and Kerr constants, enlisting data on quantum chemical calculations of the energies of the conformations.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2240–2244, October, 1973.The authors would like to thank I. M. Shermergorn for providing the samples for the investigations.     

Austausch von Chlorisotopen am Phosphoratom, 1. Mitt.: Dialkylchlorthiophosphate

Zusammenfassung An den Modellverbindungen Dialkylchlorthiophosphat (RO)₂P(S)Cl (R=Me, Et, n-Pr) und Diphenylchlorthiophosphat (PhO)₂P(S)Cl wurde der Austausch Chlorid—Radiochlorid am Thiophosphorylzentrum untersucht. Die bimolekularen Geschwindigkeitskonstanten, die Aktivierungsenergien und Aktivierungsentropien wurden berechnet. Der Einfluß von Substituenten auf bimolekulare Substitutionsreaktionen am vierfach koordinierten Phosphoratom wurde diskutiert.

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Chlorine isotopic exchange at phosphorus atoms, I.: Chloridothiophosphates

The chloride—radiochloride ion exchange at the thiophosphoryl centre has been studied using dialkylchloridothiophosphates (RO)₂P(S)Cl (R=Me, Et, n-Pr) and diphenylphosphorochloridothionate, (PhO)₂P(S)Cl, as model compounds. The bimolecular rate constants, energies and entropies of activation have been calculated. Effects of the substituents in the bimolecular displacement reaction on four-coordinated phosphorus atom have been discussed.

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Zur Oxydation von Tiron mit Wasserstoffperoxid in Gegenwart von Kobalt

Zusammenfassung Die Kinetik und der Mechanismus der von Kobaltionen katalysierten Tiron-Wasserstoffperoxid-Reaktion werden untersucht. Bei der Oxydation des Tirons bildet sich ein farbloses Produkt unbekannter Struktur, dessen Konzentrationszunahme zur photometrischen Messung der Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit dient. Unter den gewählten Bedingungen (3,56 · 10^–4 M Tiron, 0,1 M Wasserstoffperoxid, pH 10,3) verläuft die Reaktion bezüglich der Tiron- und Katalysatorkonzentration nach der 1. Ordnung. Die katalytische Reaktion, deren Geschwindigkeitskonstante zu 4,7 · 10⁴ l Mol^–1 · s^–1 ermittelt wurde, kann zur Kobaltbestimmung im Bereich von 0,6–10 ng/ml verwendet werden.Die Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen über die Oxydationsgeschwindigkeit des Tirons und über die Zersetzungsgeschwindigkeit des Wasserstoffperoxids in Abhängigkeit vom pH-Wert deuten darauf hin, daß die Zersetzung des Wasserstoffperoxids Voraussetzung für die Oxydation des Tirons ist. Während Tiron selbst eine stabilisierende Wirkung auf das Oxydationsmittel ausübt, katalysiert ein in Gegenwart von Kobaltionen entstehender Komplex dessen Zersetzung.

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Summary The kinetics and the mechanism of the tiron-hydrogen peroxide reaction catalysed by cobalt ions are investigated. The oxidation of tiron results in a product of unknown structure, whose increase of concentration is utilized for photometric reaction rate measurements. On the conditions used (3.56 · 10^–4 M tiron, 0.1 M hydrogen peroxide, pH 10.3) the reaction is of the first order with respect to tiron and catalyst concentration. The catalytic reaction, the rate constant of which was evaluated to be 4.7 · 10⁴ l · Mol^–1 · s^–1, can be used for the determination of cobalt in the range from 0.6 to 10 ng/ml.The results of the investigations on the oxidation rate of tiron and on the decomposition rate of hydrogen peroxide in dependence on pH indicate that the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is a prerequisite for the oxidation of tiron. Whereas tiron itself shows a stabilizing effect on the oxidant, the complex formed in presence of cobalt ions catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.

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Frau M. Borrmann gilt unser Dank für experimentelle Mitarbeit.     

Photofragmentierung von Cyclohexa-1,3-dien-5,6-dicarbonsäure-anhydriden [1]

The photochemical elimination of the anhydride function («C₂O₃») from the dihydrobenzenoid anhydrides 6a-6c is described. Some applications and limitations of this double bond producing reaction are given. A formal correlation between ease of «C₂O₃» elimination upon irradiation and upon electron impact respectively is indicated.     

Crystalline calmagite and a study of sulphonation effects on azo dye metal-ion indicators

Calmagite was introduced in 1960 as a stable substitute for Eriochrome Black T in EDTA titrations of calcium plus magnesium. The colour changes were the same but somewhat sharper. Indicator stock solutions were stable indefinitely. The new indicator was designed as an indicator and not as a wool dye. Azo dye impurities which may be present in some commercial supplies tend to lengthen the end-points. A simple means of removing these impurities to yield crystalline indicator has been developed. The effects of sulphonation on the performance of azo dyes as indicators have been studied.     

Laurenanes: fenestranes with a twist

Four isomeric alcohols derived from the diterpene lauren-1-ene (1) have been examined by NMR methods (nuclear Overhauser enhancements, coupling constants, and variable-temperature studies) and by molecular mechanics using the MM3 force field to investigate a conformational twisting of the [5.5.5.7]fenestrane ring system. Results have been correlated with a concurrent study of remote functionalization reactions induced by iodobenzene diacetate/iodine under ultrasonic irradiation. Three of the laurenan-2-ols, 6, 7, and 8, lead to the same tetrahydrofuran derivative, 2beta,14beta-epoxylaurenane (9), and evidence for beta-cleavage of the alkoxy radical intermediate is obtained through the isolation of a ring-cleavage product 11 with a rearranged carbon skeleton. The products from the remaining alcohol 3 demonstrate solution dynamics involving the conformational twisting of the laurenane skeleton.     

Heterometallic nickel(II) samarium(III) diethylenetriaminepentaacetate, a starting material for the preparation of samarium nickelate films

A reaction of samarium oxide, nickel oxocarbonate, and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (H₅DTPA) taken in stoichiometric proportions in water gave SmNiDTPA · 10H₂O as a glassy solid. The formation of this heterometallic complex was confirmed by data from elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and X-ray fluorescence analysis. An aqueous solution of the complex was used to deposit SmNiO₃ films onto a single-crystal SrTiO₃(001) substrate. The SmNiO₃ phase in films obtained upon 3-h annealing at 500°C was identified by powder X-ray diffraction. Films deposited from a solution of an equimolar mixture of monometallic samarium and nickel diethylenetriaminepentaacetates contained no samarium nickelate.     

Kinetic parameters obtained from TG and DTG curves of acrylamide-maleic anhydride copolymers

The thermal behaviour of acrylamide-maleic anhydride copolymers was studied by thermogravimetric (TG and DTG) analysis. The obtained data permitted the calculation of activation energies and reaction orders of the decomposition steps by the Coats-Redfern and Freeman-Carroll methods.Thermal analysis shows four distinct peaks in the case of polyacrylamide and AAMA (71) copolymer and only three for AAMA (11) copolymer.In AA:MA (11) copolymers intermolecular imidization occurs only and thermal degradation is influenced more by the anhydride groups which are equal in number with the amide ones.

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Zusammenfassung Das thermische Verhalten von Acrylamid-Maleinsäureanhydrid-Kopolymeren wurde durch thermogravimetrische Analyse (TG und DTG) untersucht. Aus den erhaltenen Daten wurden die Aktivierungsenergien und Reaktionsordnungen der Zersetzungsschritte nach den Methoden von Coats-Redfern und Freeman-Carroll berechnet. Durch thermische Analyse können im Falle von Polyacrylamid und AAMA (71 (-Kopolymeren 4 Peaks und bei AA:MA (11) -Kopolymeren nur 3 Peaks unterschieden werden. Bei AAMA (1 1)-Kopolymeren verläuft nur eine intermolekulare Imidisierung und der thermische Abbau wird mehr durch die in gleicher Zahl wie die Amidgruppen vorliegenden Anhydridgruppen beeinflußt.

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