Proton magnetic shielding and susceptibility effects in single crystals of ferrocene

The proton NMR in single crystals of ferrocene has been studied by multiple pulse techniques at room temperature. In crystals of natural shape with plane faces the angular dependence of the resonance frequency due to the anisotropy of the shielding and due to the bulk susceptibility was found to be of about equal size, making analysis of the data practically impossible. By using a single crystal sphere the shape dependent part of the susceptibility contribution could be eliminated. In addition, the resolution obtained by the multiple pulse technique is considerably higher for spheres than for non-spherical crystals. As the ferrocene molecules rotate rapidly about their fivefold axes at room temperature, the shielding tensor σ must be axially symmetric. Having this in mind, the data could be analyzed to yield both the shielding tensor with Δσ = σ₆ - σ_⊥ = ?6.5 ± 0.1 ppm, σ_iso = ?4.2 ± 0.5 ppm from a spherical sample of TMS and the anisotropy of the susceptibility Δ _x = 30 × 10^?6 cgs units.     

Vibrational and lifetime line broadenings in ESCA

The line profile of the narrow, symmetric 1s line from neon, recorded with the new ESCA instrument with X-ray monochromatization, is analyzed. The natural linewidth of this line is found to be 0.23 ± 0.02 eV, in good agreement with theoretical calculations of the oscillator strengths for Auger transitions and X-ray emission. Spectra from molecules show frequently asymmetric core electron lines under high resolution. This rules out previous explanations based on a chemical influence on the natural lifetime. Contrary to earlier assumptions, vibrational excitations are shown to be important in core electron spectra. For methane, the vibrational energy spacing is large enough to allow the vibrational lines to be partly resolved. Recent results from accurate PNO CI calculations on methane agree well with the experimental findings. The Franck-Condon transitions in the C1s and N1s lines from CO and N₂ are shown to be well described in the harmonic approximation and approximating the potential curves of the highly excited core hole states with the potential curve for the ground state of NO⁺, X¹ Σ⁺. Knowledge of vibrational excitations in core electron spectra is shown to be valuable in the analysis of high resolution X-ray emission spectra of free molecules.     

Silicon clusters: chemistry and structure

The chemical reactions of size selected silicon cluster ions (containing up to 70 atoms) have been studied with a number of different reagents using injected ion drift tube techniques. Both kinetic and equilibrium measurements have been performed as a function of temperature, and the influence of cluster annealing on chemical reactivity explored. Unlike metal clusters, where bulk behavior appears to be approached with around 30 atoms, large silicon clusters (n up to 70) are much less reactive than bulk silicon surfaces. These results suggest that the clusters in the size range examined here are not small crystals of bulk silicon, but have compact, high coordination number structures with few dangling bonds.     

Phosphinsubstituierte Chelatliganden. XVIII. Penta- und Tetracarbonylmetall-Komplexe des Chroms,Molybdäns und Wolframs mit sekundären und tertiären Phosphinothioformamid-Liganden

Phosphine Substituted Chelate Ligands. XVIII. Penta- and Tetracarbonylmetal Complexes of Chromium, Molybdenum, and Tungsten with Secondary and Tertiary Phosphinothioformamide Ligands Mono- and bidentately coordinated phosphinothioformamide complexes are obtained by photochemical substitution of the metal hexacarbonyls M(CO)₆ (M ? Cr ( a ), Mo ( b ), W ( c )). The M(CO)₅ · THF adducts react with secondary thioamides under exclusion of light to give the P-coordinate pentacarbonyl complexes [(CO)₅MPPh₂C(S)NHR¹] (R¹ ? Ph ( 1a – c ), Me ( 2a )). The photoreaction of M(CO)₅ · THF with secondary and tertiary thioamides at low temperatures leads to the formation of the P, S-chelate complexes . The corresponding N-silylated complexes 6a – c (R¹ ? Me₃Si, R² ? Ph) are obtained by direct photosubstitution of M(CO)₆ in cyclohexane solution. The labile bis(thioformamide) complexes [(CO)₄M(PPh₂C(S)NHMe)₂] ( 7a – c , cis-trans isomers) are synthesized in low yields according to the same procedure. The attempted alkylation of the chelate complexes 3a – c remains unsuccessful, whereas the secondary thioformamides react with n-BuLi/CH₂Br₂ to give the methylene bis(thioformirnidoesters) [Ph₂PC(NR¹)S]₂CH₂ (R¹ ? Ph (8), Me ( 9 )) in quantitative yields.     

Die Koordinationszahl von Lanthaniden: Thermodynamik der LnIIIEDTA-Mischkomplexe mit den Anionen der 8-Hydroxychinolin-5-sulfonsäure,Iminodiessigsäure und Nitrilotriessigsäure

The values of ΔG, ΔH and ΔS for the formation of the mixed 1:1:1 lanthanide EDTA complexes with the anions of 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid, iminodiacetic acid and nitrilotriacetic acid were determined by pH-titrations and a direct calorimetric method. These thermodynamic data are discussed and compared with those for the formation of the Ln(III)EDTA complexes. Contrary to current opinion it is concluded that all trivalent lanthanide aquoions have the same coordination number in dilute solution. However, in the series of the lanthanide EDTA complexes the coordination number changes between Sm and Tb. In this region, equilibria occur between two types of EDTA complexes with different numbers of coordinated water molecules: The corresponding equilibrium constants could be evaluated. The coordination number changes also in many other Ln complexes along the lanthanide series, and similar equilibria occur.     

Konformationen von 1,3-dioxanen nach der kraftfeldmethode. nichtbindende wechselwirkungen von sauerstoff

The treatment of oxygen lone pairs in force field calculations is discussed. The geometries of 1,3-dioxanes can be calculated well without explicit account of lone pairs. For the calculation of conformational energies in 5-alkyl-1,3-dioxanes electrostatic interactions between point charges taken from quantum mechanical calculations must be included. Addition of van der Waals interactions of lone pairs as weak potentials further improves the calculated conformational energies.     

An electrochemical study of redox indicators : Part I. Substituted chrysoidines

The electrochemical oxidation of various substituted chrysoidines was studied by cyclic voltammetry, to determine which have stable oxidation products. Only 4-hydroxy-chrysoidine has a stable product; the apparent oxidation potential is 0.779 V vs. NHE. 4-Methoxy- and 4-ethoxy-chrysoidine rapidly lose methanol or ethanol, respectively, so that the 4-hydroxychrysoidine wave appears on subsequent scans. All the other chrysoidines studied are irreversible. The results indicate that a hydroxy group in the 4-position is necessary for stability; the 4-alkoxychrysoidines can achieve the stable quinoidal structure by cleavage of the alkoxy group after nucleophilic attack.     

A new spot test for cerium(IV)

Summary A new colour reaction for the detection of cerram(IV) which can be carried out both in a test tube and on a spot plate has been described. The test solution is treated with methylene blue in nitric acid solution (11) to form a rose-red colour. This simple procedure has an advantage over the existing tests in that it is applicable in the presence of oxidising agents like chromium(VI), vanadium(V), nitrate, perchlorate and of coloured ions like copper(II), cobalt(II), nickel(II), chromium(III), iron(III), vanadium(IV), uranium(VI).

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Zusammenfassung Eine neue, sowohl in der Eprouvette wie auf der Tüpfelplatte ausführbare Farbreaktion zum Nachweis von Cer(IV) wurde angegeben. Die Probelösung wird mit salpetersaurer Methylenblaulösung behandelt und gibt eine rosarote Färbung. Die Reaktion hat gegenüber bekannten Tests den Vorteil, in Gegenwart von Oxydationsmitteln wie Cr(VI), V(V), NO₃ ^–, ClO₄ ^– bzw. in Anwesenheit gefärbter Ionen wie Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cr(III), Fe(III), V(IV) oder U(VI) anwendbar zu sein.