Cathodic and anodic stripping voltammetry: simultaneous determination of As-Se and Cu-Pb-Cd-Zn in the case of very high concentration ratios

Arsenic(III), selenium(IV), copper(II), lead(II), cadmium(II) and zinc(II) are determined in environmental matrices. The voltammetric measurements were carried out using a conventional three-electrode cell and the ammonia-ammonium chloride buffer pH 9.3 as supporting electrolyte. The analytical procedure was verified by the analysis of the standard reference materials Estuarine Sediment BCR-CRM 277 and River Sediment BCR-CRM 320. The precision, expressed as relative standard deviation (s(r)), and the accuracy, expressed as relative error, were, in all cases, less than 5%; the detection limits, for each element and in the experimental conditions employed, were around 10(-9) M. The standard addition technique significantly improved the resolution of the voltammetric method, even in the case of very high metal concentration ratios.     

A mechanistic study of the alkaline hydrolysis of diaryl sulfate diesters

Nearly all of the reported studies of reactions of sulfate diesters are for dialkyl or alkyl aryl diesters, which undergo reaction by carbon-oxygen bond fission. Sulfuryl transfer reactions of sulfate diesters (RO-SO(2)-OR') proceeding by attack at sulfur have been little explored. When both ester groups are aryl groups the hydrolysis reaction (sulfuryl transfer to water) occurs by way of attack at sulfur. The alkaline hydrolysis of diaryl sulfate diesters was shown to obey first-order kinetics with respect to [(-)OH] and proceed through S-O bond fission, in a mechanism that is most likely concerted. Activation parameters for 4-chloro-3-nitrophenyl phenyl sulfate and 4-nitrophenyl phenyl sulfate gave the following respective values: Delta H(++) = 88.0 +/- 0.1 and 84.83 +/- 0.06 kJ mol(-)(1) and Delta S(++) = -37 +/- 1 and -50.2 +/- 0.5 J mol(-)(1) deg(-)(1). The dependence of the second-order rate constant for hydrolysis on leaving group pK(a) was analyzed giving a beta(lg) slope of -0.7 +/- 0.2 and a Leffler alpha parameter value of 0.36. A (15)k kinetic isotope effect (KIE) for the hydroxide attack on 4-nitrophenyl phenyl sulfate of 1.0000 +/-0.0005 and an (18)k(lg) KIE value of 1.003+/-0.002 were obtained.     

Photodegradation of a 1,3,4-thiadiazole-urea herbicide. Isolation,characterization, X-ray crystal structure and synthesis of photoproducts

The photodegradation of 1,3-dimethyl-1-(2-(3-fluorobenzylthio)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)urea as a thin film and in solution is described. The two photoproducts from thin-film photolysis were characterized by spectral and synthetic methods. The X-ray crystal structure of one of the photoproducts is also reported. The rearrangements were shown to involve an S-to-N benzyl migration, followed by a sulfur-oxygen substitution.     

Bis(1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane)tungsten(0) Complexes Containing Electron-Saturated Metal Centers and Singly-Coordinated Bridging Ligands

Reaction of 1,4-diisocyanobenzene or 4-isocyanobenzonitrile with trans-W(N(2))(2)(DPPE)(2) (DPPE = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane) produced cis-WL(2)(DPPE)(2), where L = 1,4-diisocyanobenzene or 4-isocyanobenzonitrile. cis-(CNC(6)H(4)NC)(2)W(DPPE)(2) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P&onemacr;, with a = 12.848(3) ?, b = 13.596(3) ?, c = 19.072(3) ?, alpha = 78.99(2) degrees, beta = 70.66(2) degrees, gamma = 65.26(2) degrees, V = 2849.8(11) ?(3), and Z = 2. cis-(NCC(6)H(4)NC)(2)W(DPPE)(2) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P&onemacr;, with a = 12.712(3) ?, b = 13.700(3) ?, c = 19.109(3) ?, alpha = 77.91(2) degrees, beta = 70.63(2) degrees, gamma = 64.76(2) degrees, V = 2830.7(13) ?(3), and Z = 2. Both compounds possess a distorted octahedral geometry about the metal center, with the two isocyanide ligands cis to one another. The isocyanide ligands are substantially bent along the CNC axis of the isocyanide group coordinated to tungsten. For the complex containing the symmetric ligand, CNC(6)H(4)NC, the mean CNC angle for the coordinated end of the isocyanide is 139.1(11) degrees, the average W-C bond length is 1.86(1) ?, and the C&tbd1;N bond lengths have a mean value of 1.30(2) ?. These data indicate substantial back-donation from an electron-saturated tungsten atom. This is supported spectroscopically, with substantial shifts to lower wavenumbers for the C-N stretching frequencies of the coordinated isocyanide groups. Similar trends are observed in cis-(NCC(6)H(4)NC)(2)W(DPPE)(2). Both compounds contain electron-rich metals surrounded by large ligands which apparently protect the metals from atmospheric oxidation. The isocyanide ligands in both complexes contain a second coordinating group pointing away from the metal into the environment surrounding the molecules, providing the potential for polymetallic complexes containing metals in a variety of oxidation states.     

Analyse theoretique des lois cinetiques couramment utilisees en thermoanalyse pour l'etude des reactions solid-gaz. III. proposition d'une nouvelle methode d'approche en regime dynamique

Résumé Dans la première partie de ce travail, les auteurs mettent en évidence que la vitesse d'une réaction en régime non isotherme dépend d'un facteur supplémentaire: le régime de montée en température. Cette assertion est basée sur le fait que le taux de réactionx est une fonction de trois variables: températureT, tempst, et vitesse de chauffeT, variable qui n'avait pas été prise en considération jusqu'ici par les autres auteurs travaillant sur ce problème.Puis, se basant sur les deux hypothèses suivantes: a) l'équation de vitesse en régime isotherme est la forme limite de l'équation de vitesse en régime dynamique, b) la variation de température en régime dynamique affecte la fréquence d'apparition des germes de la nouvelle phase, une formulation théorique des loisg(x) est proposée pour le régime non-isotherme. Cette formulation est explicitée en fonction de l'écart, à une température donnée, entre les valeurs de Lnk _i (isotherme) et Lnk _d (dynamique) dans le diagramme Lnk = f(1/T).L'étude, par thermogravimétrie, de la décomposition du gypse, du sulfate de calcium semihydraté, et de l'oxalate de calcium monohydraté, réalisée en montée linéaire de température, permet de vérifier expérimentalement la formulation théorique proposée.Pour obtenir une bonne interprétation cinétique d'une réaction chimique en régime dynamique, la vitesse de chauffe ne doit pas excéder 20°/heure.

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In the first part of this paper, the authors point out that the rate of reaction with non-isothermal kinetics depends on a supplementary factor: the heating rate. This assertion is based on the fact that the degreex of reaction is a function of three variables:T (temperature),t (time) andT (heating rate); this was not taken into account by other authors concerned with the subject.Then from the two following hypotheses: a) the rate equation for isothermal conditions is the limit form of the rate equation for non-isothermal conditions, b) the temperature change under dynamic conditions affects the frequency of nucleus formation of the new phase, a theoretical formulation of non-isothermalg(x) laws is proposed. This formulation involves the value of the difference, at constant temperature, between Ink _i (isothermal) and In k_d (dynamic) in the Ink=f(1/T) diagram.The thermogravimetric study of the dehydration of gypsum, of calcium sulfate hemihydrate, and of calcium oxalate monohydrate, under non-isothermal conditions, allows experimental verification of the theoretical formulation proposed.For a good kinetic approach of a chemical reaction under dynamic conditions, the heating rate must not exceed 20°/hour.

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Zusammenfassung Im ersten Teil dieser Arbeit wird von den Autoren bewiesen, daß die Geschwindigkeit einer Reaktion unter nicht-isothermen Bedingungen von einem zusätzlichen Faktor, den Bedingungen des Temperaturenstiegs, abhängt. Diese Behauptung beruht auf der Tatsache, daß der Reaktionsverlauf eine Funktion dreier Variablen ist: der TemperaturT, der Zeitt und der AufheizungsgeschwindigkeitT, wobei letztere Variable bisher von den auf diesem Gebiet arbeitenden Autoren außer Acht gelassen worden ist.Nachfolgend wird an Hand der zwei Voraussetzungen, daß a) die Geschwindigkeitsgleichung unter isothermen Bedingungen die Grenzform der Geschwindigkeitsgleichung unter dynamischen Bedingungen ist und b) die Temperaturänderung unter dynamischen Bedingungen sich auf die Erscheinungsfrequenz der Keime der neuen Phase auswirkt, eine theoretische Formulierung der Gesetzeg(x) für nicht-isotherme Bedingungen vorgeschlagen. Diese Formulierung wird als Funktion der Abweichung ausgedrückt, welche bei einer gegebenen Temperatur zwischen den Werten von Lnk _i (isotherm) und Lnk _d (dynamisch) im Diagramm Lnk=f(1/T) besteht.Die bei linearem Temperaturanstieg thermogravimetrisch durchgeführte Untersuchung der Zersetzung von Gips, von Calciumsulfat Semihydrat und von Calciumoxalat Monohydrat ermöglicht die vorgeschlagene theoretische Formulierung experimentell zu bestätigen.Um unter dynamischen Bedingungen eine gute kinetische Interpretation einer chemischen Reaktion zu erhalten, darf die Aufheizungsgeschwindigkeit den Wert von 20° pro Stunde nicht überschreiten.

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, : . , : (),t () ' ( ), , . : ) ) t(x) . Lnk _j () Lnk _d ( ) Lnk=f(1/T) . , , . , 20° .

     

13C-NMR. Spectroscopy of naturally occurring substances. XXXII. Vincaleucoblastine and related alkaloids.

The total assignment of the ¹³C-shifts of the complex Vinica rosea L. alkaloids vincaleucoblastine, leurosidine and leurosine and of a synthetic isomer of the latter is presented. The structure of leurosidine is corrected and a tentative structure for the acid-catalyzed product of isomerization of leurosine is proposed.     

Influence of the nature of organic diluents on the extraction of uranium(VI) by bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfoxide from nitric acid solutions

The extraction of uranium(VI) from nitric acid solutions by bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfoxide (BESO) has been examined using sixteen inert organic diluents in order to establish the correlation between its distribution coefficient and some physico-chemical properties of the diluents. The extracted solvated species is shown to be UO₂(NO₃)₂·2BESO, irrespective of their nature. The extraction rate is lower in halogen substituted hydrocarbons as compared to the other diluents used. Among benzene derivatives, extraction is found to decrease with number of substituted methyl groups. Extraction efficiency decreases as the organic solvent is varied in the order: benzene>nitromethane>toluene> >nitrobenzene>cyclohexane>p-xylene>monochlorobenzene>dodecane>o-dichlorobenzene> >hexane>decalin>1,2-dichloroethane>1,1,1-trichloroethane>carbon tetrachloride> >tetrachloroethane>chloroform. Among the properties showing good correlations with distribution coefficient are Hansen's three-dimensional solubility parameters and Dimroth's empirical solvent polarity parameters [E _T(30) ]. Polarizability indices are most satisfactorily applicable to a wide variety of solvents.     

Diffuse-reflectance laser flash photolysis of 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoic acid adsorbed on silica

The absorption and fluorescence of 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoicacid adsorbed on silica have been investigated. Time-resolved transient diffuse reflectance spectra were recorded following pulsed nanosecond laser excitation at 355 nm of pyrene, 1-methylpyrene and 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoicacid adsorbed on silica. In addition to a rapidly decaying transient, absorbing at 420 nm assigned as the triplet state, and of the radical cation, absorbing at 460 nm, another long living transient species absorbing at 420 nm was observed for 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoic acid. The decay is reversible but complete recovery takes several hours. Although no definitive assignment could be made for this transient several possibilities are discussed. The radical cations of the investigated molecules are formed by a biphotonic process. The non-exponential decay of the radical cations could be analyzed in the framework of a Gaussian distribution of free energy barriers.     

Determination of silicon in metals by thermal neutron activation

A new method of silicon determination in molybdenum by the³⁰Si(n, γ)³¹Si was developed. All the problems occurring during this analysis: standardization, quantitative dissolution, silicon sorption on vessels, reproducibility of β-counting...were carefully studied and new answers were brought to them. The chemical speratation of silicon was performed with a column of anion exchange resin in HCl-HF-H₂O₂ solution and a column of alumina at pH 9. Accuracy and reproducibility were controlled on standard samples prepared by fusion of inactive molybdenum and radioactive silicon in a plasma furnace.