On low temperature fluorescence of perylene crystals

At low temperatures, the broad excimer fluorescence band of α-perylene crystals is replaced by a weakly structured emission at higher energy. This emission originates from a new crystal state (Y-state) which is populated independently of the high temperature excimer (E-state). Due to the temperature dependence of its first order decay rate and due to the thermally activated formation of the E-state, the Y-emission grows rapidly at temperatures below 90 K. The Y-emission differs from the fluorescence of the monomeric β-perylene at 5.5 K by its Stokes shift of 1300 cm^?1, the lack of vibronic structure, the long first order decay time of 40 ns and the absence of bimolecular annihilation indicating a localized state. The Y-state is attributed to a less relaxed pair state formed upon contraction of the dimeric crystal lattice.     

On the synthesis of the N2F+5 cation. A critical comment on the paper by Toy and Stringham.

Toy and Stringham recently reported [1] the synthesis of N₂F⁺₅ (CF₃)₃CO^-, a salt containing the novel pentafluorohydrazinium cation. This cation would be of significant academic and practical interest [2] since it would constitute the first known example of a substituted NF⁺₄ cation, i.e. an NF⁺₄ cation in which a fluorine ligand is replaced by an NF₂ group. According to the authors of [1], N₂F⁺₅(CF₃)₃CO^- was formed in a very unusual reaction involving the transfer of a fluorine cation from (CF₃)₃COF to N₂F₄ according to:

     

Synthese und Röntgenstrukturanalyse des 8π-Elektronenringsystems S4N4O2Sn2(CH3)6 und des magnetische Verhalten von S4N4O2 und S8N8O4

Synthesis and X-Ray Structure Analysis of the 8π-Electron-Ring-System S₄N₄O₂Sn₂(CH₃)₆ and the Magnetic Properties of S₄N₄O₂ and S₈N₈O₄ S₄N₄O₂ reacts with N[Sn(CH₃)₃]₃ in a molar ratio of 1:1 to an eight-membered trimethyltin-substituted 8π-electron skeleton, S₄N₄O₂Sn₂(CH₃)₆. In contrast to known 6π-electronsystems this compound has tin atoms which are tetracoordinated. This was demonstrated on the basis of an x-ray analysis. S₄N₄O₂Sn₂(CH₃)₆ · 1/2 C₆H₆ crystallizes in the space group P2₁/c with a = 1396.0(4), b = 1190.3(4), c = 1256.7(3) pm, and β = 103.46(2)°. It was shown that the ability of coordination at the tin atom depends on the electron density. The magnetic properties of S₄N₄O₂ and S₈N₈O₄ were investigated by the Faraday method. The high diamagnetism in these ring compounds is caused by the π-electrons.     

Automation of the gas analysis of14C-labelled compounds utilizing a piston-type counter tube

In this paper an automatic apparatus designed for the radioactivity measurement of¹⁴C-labelled organic compounds in the gaseous phase is described. The labelled organic compounds are combusted in a mixture of argon and oxygen. After combustion the oxygen content of the gas is eliminated by passing it through a copper packing. The water and heteroelements present are also removed and the radioactive carbon dioxide gas is swept by argon carrier gas into a piston-type counter tube. In the counter tube the piston forming a dividing wall moves forward in accordance with the rate of combustion and sweeping, and thus sucks the gases leaving the combustion tube into the effective tube volume. The anode wire is carried by a reel located in the piston and a spring device ensures its stretched state. At the end of the sweeping period methane is fed into the counter tube and the activity of the argon—methane—carbon dioxide mixture is measured in the limited proportional region. Manual and automatic operation is possible. The piston-type counter tube provides possibility for strandardization by means of extrapolation and for measurement of absolute activities.     

Direct detection of the biradicals generated in the Norrish type II reaction

The biradicals generated in the Norrish type II reaction from the triplet manifold have been observed using laser flash photolysis techniques. The spectra and extinction coefficients closely resemble those of typical ketyl radicals. Typical lifetimes are in the 40–100 ns range depending on the solvent. Their interaction with oxygen is essentially diffusion controlled.     

Further explorations on bridged 1,2,4-trioxanes

Three new bicyclo[3.2.1]-type 1,2,4-trioxanes have been designed and synthesized. One of them demonstrates better tolerance of the intramolecular hemiketals to steric crowding in hydroperoxidation. The other represents a prototype for possible manipulation of the transient radicals generated in cleavage reactions. A new substitution pattern in the bridged system is explored through synthesis of the third molecule. The configurations of all stereogenic centers in the bridged system can be effectively controlled by the chirality of the allyl alcohol as illustrated by the enantioselective synthesis of the fourth molecule. Finally, similar bicyclo[3.3.1]-type 1,2,4-trioxanes are shown very difficult to be synthesized because of the involvement of a conformer with two substituents at axial positions at the same time.     

Trapped electrons in substoichiometric MoO3 observed by X-ray electron spectroscopy

Substoichiometric amorphous thin films of MoO₃ in both the transparent and absorptive forms have been studied by X-ray electron spectroscopy. The transparent films can be colored blue (absorptive) electrically or by UV irradiation. The electron distribution curve of the blue film exhibits a small band near the Fermi edge which is absent in the transparent sample. This new band is attributed to electrons trapped in positively charged anion vacancies in the substoichiometric MoO₃ lattice. This model provides an interpretation of the electrical conductivity and color of the films.     

The molecular structure of the N-chloroimine product of rearrangement of N,N-dichloroperfluoroaniline: A study by gas-phase electron diffraction

A gas-phase electron-diffraction study of the product of rearrangement of N,N-dichloro-perfluoroaniline has assisted in establishing it to be the N-chloroimine, I, rather than the azepine, II. The molecule is found to be planar apart from atoms Cl13 and F14. The detailed dimensions shown in Fig. 2 were obtained by least-squares refinements in which several structural constraints were applied to reduce the total number of independent parameters. Of particular interest is the evidence for overcrowding around the CN bond: ∠N7C1C2 = 128°, ∠C18N7C1 = 126°, ∠N7C1C6 = 118° ; the distance C18 β F9 is 2.73 Å.     

Favorskii rearrangements—I: One electron transfer from α′-enolate intermediates to 3O2 in aprotic,polar- protic and mixed media

Evidene for the trapping of α′-enolate intermediates in Favorskii rearrangements by one-electron transfer (ET) to ³O₂ is presented. The mechanism of the ET reaction has been elucidated from studied of the extent of ET trapping, compared to H/D exchange. The trapping efficiency (alkene/esters) was found tobe dependent on the reaction medium, the pK_a of the α′-C-acid, (a larger pK_a favouring greater ET) and the substrate concentration. Conclusions from this work of relevance to the mechanism of the Favorskii rearrangement are outlined.     

Free energies of electron ejection of aromatic hydrocarbon negative ions in ethers at room temperature

The free energies of electron ejection of some aromatic hydrocarbon mono- and di-negative ions in DME and 2-MTHF at room temperature are estimated from existing experimental data. The formation of free solvated electrons requires about the same amount of free energy whether the negative ion is present as a loosely bound or a tightly bound associate with the sodium counter ion. When the ejected electrons are trapped by a solvent cavity in the vicinity of the sodium ion the reaction requires appreciably less energy for the tightly bound than for the loosely bound associates. The data are essential for the study of the photo-ionization of aromatic hydrocarbon negative ions in ethers.