Determination of Particle Size Distribution by the analysis of intensity-constrained multi-angle photon correlation spectroscopic data

Laser light scattering (LLS), especially dynamic laser light scattering (DLS), also known as photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS), is a well established method for particle size distribution analysis. It usually involves a Laplace inversion of the field autocorrelation function. However, the resolution is limited because of the ill-conditioned nature of this Laplace inversion. No unique solution exists when noise is present on the data. In contrast with this ill-conditioned nature, the angular dependence of scattered (static) intensities is precisely not ill-conditioned, which allows the resolution of the ill-conditioned inversion of DLS data to be improved. In order to characterize samples with more complicated size distributions, an intensityconstrained multi-angle PCS data analysis program has been developed, which is an alternative way of normalizing the field correlation function to that reported by Cummins and Staples [12]. In this program, the field autocorrelation function is normalized to the scattering intensity by using a predetermined coherent factor at each angle, which provides an additional constraint on the Laplace inversion of multi-angle PCS data analysis. The alternative analysis improves the resolution of PCS and provides a more reliable particle size distribution than single-angle data analysis. Both simulated and measured LLS data are used to illustrate its application, resolution and limitations.     

Ueber das Oel der Samen von Jatropha Curcas

Ohne ZusammenfassungAssistent an der K. K. technischen Hochschule in Wien.     

Chemisorption of Li and Na on iridium surfaces: An investigation with nuclear spin polarized atoms

The chemisorption of Li and Na on clean and oxygen covered polycrystalline iridium was investigated using nuclear spin polarized alkali atoms. During adsorption on the surface the moments of the nuclei act as microscopic probes. The nuclear quadrupole moments of the alkali atoms are interacting with the electric field gradient. The interaction reflects the charge distribution around the nucleus. The nuclear magnetic moments are interacting with magnetic fields generated by the magnetic moments of electrons.     

Application of non-covalently solid-phase bound catalysts

Supported catalysts have become valuable tools for simplified product isolation and catalyst recycling. The common method is covalent attachment to a solid support. An alternative strategy is to immobilize catalysts by non-covalent bonding through hydrogen bridges, ionic, hydrophobic or fluorous interactions. Compared to covalent attachment, such non-covalent approaches increase the flexibility in the choice of the support-material, reaction conditions and work-up strategies. Numerous catalytic reactions employing one of these non-covalent fixation strategies have meanwhile appeared in the literature.     

Reaktionen von Organometallverbindungen, 3. Mitt.: Zur Kinetik der Reaktionen von Tetraorganoplumbanen mit Essigsäure

Zusammenfassung Die beiden Reaktionen (1) PbR₄+HacR₃Pbac+HR, (2) R₃Pbac+HacR₂Pbac ₂+HR laufen bei der Umsetzung von Pb(C₂H₅)₄ und Essigsäure in wasserfr. Toluol bei 60°, 80° und 100° als konkurrierende Folgereaktionen 2. Ordnung ab. Der Reaktionsablauf wurde durch Titration der Essigsäure mit KOCH₃-Lösung in wasserfr. Medium verfolgt, wobei die Geschwindigkeitskonstanten und die Aktivierungsenergien der Reaktionen ermittelt wurden.

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During the reaction of Pb(C₂H₅)₄ and acetic acid in anhydrous toluene at 60, 80 and 100° C the two reactions (1) and (2) proceed as competitive consecutive second order reactions. The reaction was studied by nonaqueous titration of acetic acid with KOCH₃-solution. Rate constants and activation energies have been determined.

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Herrn Professor Dr.-Ing. habil.F. Asinger zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.

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Auszug aus der PromotionsarbeitH. Horn, Techn. Hochsch. Aachen 1966.

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2. Mitt.:F. Huber, H. Horn undH.-J. Haupt, Z. Naturforschg., im Druck.     

Ab initio calculations of stretching vibrational transitions for the linear molecules HCN, HNC, HCCF and HC3N up to high overtones

Accurate electric dipole moment functions have been calculated for the stretching vibrational coordinates of the linear molecules HCN, HNC, HCCF and HC₃N by means of coupled cluster theory with single and double excitation operators plus a quasi-perturbative treatment of connected triples (CCSD(T)). Combining these with anharmonic stretching vibrational wave-functions absolute IR intensities for strecthing vibrational transitions up to high overtones are obtained. For HCN, excellent agreement with experiment is observed up to 7 ν₁ + η₃ at 23047 cm⁻¹. HCCF and DCCF show unusual behavior, with the ν₂ band with origin at 2239.2 cm⁻¹ being strongest in HCCF and the ν₁ band with origin at 2645.1 cm⁻¹ being the most intense in DCCF. The Fermi resonance system 2ν₃/ν₂ of DCCF is analysed in detail. The calculated IR intensities of the stretching fundamentals of HC₃N and DC₃N, which are difficult to obtain with high accuracy, are in very good agreement with the existing experimental data.     

Cluster chemistry: XXXIII. Reactions of [{Au(PPh3)}3O]+ with [Ru3(μ3-C2But)(CO)9]−: X-ray structure of [Ru3Au2(μ3-CCHBut)(CO)9(PPh3)2], containing a t-butylvinylidene ligand attached to a trigonal-bipyramidal Ru3Au2 core

Deprotonation (K[HBBu₃^s]) of HRu₃(μ₃-C₂Bu^t)(CO)₉, followed by reaction of the anion with [O{Au(PPh₃)}₃][BF₄], afforded the known complex Ru₃Au(μ₃-C₂Bu^t)(CO)₉ (9%), the vinylidene cluster Ru₃Au₂(μ₃-CCHBu^t)(CO)₉(PPh₃)₂ (16%) and the hexanuclear Ru₃Au₃(C₂Bu^t)(CO)₈(PPh₃)₃ (3%). The X-ray structure of the pentanuclear complex shows an asymmetric trigonal-bipyramidal Ru₃Au₂ core (Ru, Au at the apices) with the Ru₃ face bridged by a t-butylvinylidene ligand, being σ-bonded to Ru(1) and Ru(3), and η²-coordinated to Ru(2). Crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n with a 19.121(3), b 13.109(3), c 23.649(4) Å, β 106.76(2)° and Z = 4. The structure was solved using 4405 observed diffractometer data, and refined to R 0.044, R_w 0.047.     

Cluster chemistry: XXIX. Preparation of cluster complexes containing aryldiazo ligands: Crystal structure of [HRu3(μ-N2C6H4)(μ3-PhAsCH2AsPh2)(CO)8]

Hydrogenation of [Ru₃(CO)₁₀(L₂)] (L₂ = dppm or dpam) affords [HRu₃(μ₃-PhECH₂EPh₂)(CO)₉] (E = P or As), which is deprotonated by K[HBBu₃^s] . Reactions of the anions with [PhN₂] [PF₆] give [Ru₃(μ-N₂Ph)(μ₃-PhECH₂EPh₂)(CO)₉], which undergo facile cyclometallation reactions when heated, as revealed by an X-ray structure of the title complex.     

Cooling and polarization of a sodium atomic beam by a two mode laser

Cooling and optical pumping by a circularly polarized two mode laser is applied to a Na atomic beam in transverse geometry. The low velocity components of the beam are transversly cooled to the Doppler limit temperature of 240 µK and are simultaneously spin polarized for more than 90%.