Phase equilibrium and p s-T-x diagrams of the Ln2S3-LnS2 (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm-Er) systems

A new methodology is proposed and the phase equilibrium is investigated in the Ln₂S₃-LnS₂ systems, in which the low-temperature behavior of nonstoichiometric phases is controlled by the kinetics of the ordering of defects. It is shown that, under equilibrium conditions, the phase equilibrium in the systems is represented not only by a polysulfide with a wide homogeneity region, but also by several (or one) phases of constant irrational compositions combined in the homologous series Ln_nS_2n?1 (n = 3, 4, 7, 8, and 10). The formation of sulfur vacancies and isolated [S₂]^2? ions (which compensate the charge) in the anionic S^2? layer is the basic mechanism of changing the composition of the members of the series. On the basis of structural data, the possible mechanisms of the ordering of defective LnS_2?x polysulfides are examined and it is shown that the formation of stable or metastable phases is a kinetics-controlled process. The role of p _s-T-x diagrams in the interpretations of complex structures of metastable phases from the point of view of attainment of the equilibrium state is discussed.     

Reduction of Alkyl-2-amino-5,6-dialkyl-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates

Reduction of alkyl-2-amino-5,6-dialkyl-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates with sodium borohydride in protic solvents gave rise to 4-amino-3-imino-6,7-dialkyl-1,3-dihydrofuro[3,4-c]pyridines that at hydrolysis in acid medium afforded the corresponding lactones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2005, pp. 288–291.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Vasil’ev, Lyshchikov, Nasakin, Kayukov, Tafeenko.     

Fluorinated benzimidazo[1,2-a]quinolones

The reactions of 2-cyanomethylbenzimidazole with polyfluorobenzoyl chlorides afforded 2-(1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxo-3-polyfluorophenylpropionitriles. Refluxing of the latter compounds in acetonitrile in the presence of DBU or in dimethylformamide in the presence of amines gave rise to fluorine-containing derivatives of benzimidazo[1,2-a]quinolone.     

1-amino-2-thiobenzimidazoleimines as novel ambidentate ligand systems

Azomethine derivatives of 1-amino-2-thiobenzimidazole (H₂L) were synthesized and studied by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Thiobenzimidazoline tautomeric form of these compounds was found to predominate in a solid state and DMSO solution. Novel mono-and binuclear metal chelates M(HL)₂ and M₂L₂ (M = Ni(II), Cu(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Cd(II)) were synthesized on the basis of H₂L derivatives and their composition and structures were established from IR, ¹H NMR, EXAFS, and magnetochemical data. The composition of coordination sphere was shown to produce no effect on ferromagnetic exchange in binuclear Cu(II) complexes.     

Preparation and crystal structure of hydrated crystalline complex of ciprofloxacin and copper tetrachloride

Synthesis of a complex formed by ciprofloxacin (cfH) and copper(II) chloride is described; its crystal structure is reported and analyzed in comparison to related compounds. The obtained compound (cfH₃)CuCl₄·H₂O (cfH ₃ ²⁺ — double protonated cfH molecule) crystallizes as platelets of P2₁/c symmetry having the unit cell parameters a = 13.491(1) Å, b = 11.0459(7) Å, c = 16.299(1) Å; β = 111.392(7)°. Carbonyl oxygen O(1) is protonated, and hydrogen atom combined with it forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond with carboxylic O(2) oxygen (O(1)?O(2) = 2.642(5) Å). Terminal nitrogen atom N(3) of the piperazinyl group is also protonated, and two its hydrogen atoms participate in hydrogen bonds of N-H?Cl type. The structure also has hydrogen bonds O-H?O, O-H?Cl with the participation of water molecules which occupy hydrophilic channels. Molecular ions cfH ₃ ²⁺ make couples with intrapair π?π interactions.     

A thermochemical study of acid-base interactions in aqueous solutions of citric acid

The heat effects of interaction of a solution of citric acid with HNO₃ and KOH were measured calorimetrically at 298.15 K and ionic strengths of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 (KNO₃). The heat effects of acid dissociation were calculated using the universal HEAT program. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of step dissociation of citric acid were determined.     

Finite Groups with Subnormal Residuals of Sylow Normalizers

Siberian Mathematical Journal - Considering a nonempty formation $ {\mathfrak{X}} $ of nilpotent groups, we prove that a group $ G $ is an extension of a nilpotent group by an $...     

Rheological and mechanical properties of ABS plastics prepared by bulk polymerization

A series of ABS plastics prepared by bulk polymerization was studied. The test samples contained almost equal amounts of PB but mostly differed in the molecular mass of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer. It was shown that the molecular mass of the copolymer strongly affects the rheological and mechanical properties of ABS plastics. An increase in molecular mass leads to a rise not only in the non-Newtonian viscosity of plastics but also in their yield point, storage modulus under periodic steady-state shear flow in the low-frequency plateau region, and impact strength. Quantitative correlations between these rheological and mechanical characteristics of the copolymers and their M _w values were established. As opposed to homophase polymer systems, a marked increase in the shear stress has no effect on viscosity in relation to the molecular mass of ABS plastics. In the case of melts, the influence of the M _w of the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer on the rheological behavior of ABS plastics is apparently related to a change in the interaction of PB particles with the copolymer that controls the structural framework of the system. The relationship between the impact strength of the copolymer and its M _W may be explained by the fact that the latter parameter influences orientational effects in crazes that arise during steady-state shear flow of ABS plastics in the solid state.     

Defect magnesium oxides containing acetate and nitrate ion fragments incorporated in the oxide structure

The results of studies on the synthesis of defect magnesium oxides by MgO hydration in salt solutions are summarized. The incorporation of oxygen-containing salt anions into the anionic hydroxide/oxide framework is described. In this case, the anion residue whose oxygen atoms belong to the oxygen framework of the oxide is incorporated in the octahedral oxygen cell of the oxide to occupy the place of a virtual magnesium cation. A portion of cationic vacancies remains free, whereas a portion is occupied by the transformed anion residue with a positive charge other than 2+. As a result, defect magnesium oxides are formed as substitutional solid solutions. The structure and charge heterogeneity of defect oxides is responsible for their high catalytic activity.     

Rheological properties of solutions and gels of combined systems hydrophobically modified polyacrylamides-new viscoelastic cationic surfactants

The rheological properties (viscosity and dynamic elasticity modulus) of solutions and gels of combined systems composed of hydrophobically modified polymers containing main-chain charged groups or lacking these groups and of newly synthesized viscoelastic cationic surfactants with different amounts of OH groups and long nonpolar saturated and trans monounsaturated radicals have been studied. It has been shown that the maximum viscosity of solutions of polymer-surfactant complexes corresponds to the very low concentration of the surfactant. Regions where homogeneous and heterogeneous combined solutions and gels exist are considered. An increase in the viscosity of the combined solutions with temperature is discovered and discussed. The synergistic effect of polymers and surfactants is demonstrated, and a more efficient role of surfactants in the case of uncharged polymers is revealed. The roles of the number of OH groups and the length of the nonpolar radical in a surfactant molecule and a difference in the properties of systems containing surfactants with saturated and unsaturated radicals are considered.