Stereoselective decomposition of alanine under homogeneous conditions employing optically active catalysts based on isatin

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Gas-Sensitive Properties of SnO2-Based Thin Films Obtained from Film-Forming Solutions

Gas-sensitive properties of SnO₂ thin-film materials doped with antimony(III) with respect to the reducing gases CO, CH₄, and H₂ were studied. The materials were obtained from film-forming solutions of Sn(II) and Sb(III) complexes with acetylacetone.     

Production of Magnetic Supports Coated with Silica Layer from Dispersed Cobalt and Zinc-Nickel Ferrites

The possibility of obtaining dispersed powders of cobalt and zinc-nickel ferrites with particle size of 1-4 m by thermal treatment of the corresponding oxalates was analyzed. Changes in porous characteristics of the ferrites obtained in their thermal treatment were studied.     

Absolute fission yields in the fast neutron induced fission of 233U by track etch combined with gamma-ray spectrometry

The absolute fission yields of twenty seven fission products were determined in the fast neutron induced fission of ²³³U, employing track etch in combination with gamma-ray spectrometry. The total number of fissions was measured by registering the fission tracks on a small strip of lexan, a solid state track detector. The fission products were analysed by gamma-ray spectrometry. The measured yield values were compared to the ENDF/B-VI compilation and show a good agreement.     

Formation of peroxide compounds on the oxidation of lignin by oxygen in an organic solvent

The results are given of a determination of the steady-state concentrations of peroxide compounds on the oxidation of lignin by oxygen in dioxane. An iodometric method of determining peroxides was used, with spectrophotometric control of the amount of iodine formed. It was established that the achievable steady-state concentration of peroxide compounds on the oxidation of lignin is 0.28–0.44 wt. % of O_act (oxygen pressure 1 atm, temperature 50–80°C). With a rise in the temperature, the steady-state concentration of peroxide compounds decreased. The addition of water (30 vol. %) to the organic solvent led to an increase in the rate of accumulation of peroxide compounds. It has been shown that the presence of alkaline and acidic catalysts exerts no appreciable influence on the achievable steady-state concentration and the rate of accumulation of peroxide compounds during the oxidation of lignin.Bratsk Industrial Institute. All-Union Scientific Production Combine of the Pulp and Paper Industry, Leningrad. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 413–417, May–August, 1992.     

A polymer thin-film technique to study the micromorphology of core/shell latexes

A series of poly(styrene)/poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) core-shell latexes were synthesized by seeded emulsion polymerization. The dried latex was dissolved in toluene and then cast on the surface of water to form a very thin film (60–90 nm). Phase separation in the thin film was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Electron micrographs of these thin films yielded fine structure and interesting morphology that was unattainable by ultramicrotoming of the corresponding compression-molded specimens. Glass transition temperatures and percent grafted polystyrene were correlated with the TEM results. As grafting increases, mixing of the two phases improves, with the resulting T_g value being between the two T_g's of poly(styrene) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile).