Thiolutidinsäure-N,N′-dimethylamid als empfindliches Eisenreagens

Zusammenfassung Thiolutidinsäure-N,N-dimethylamid (TLSMA) bildet bei pH 14 ein violett gefärbtes Eisen(II)chelat mit hohem molarem Extinktionskoeffizienten. Das Reagens ist sehr empfindlich und hat in saurem Milieu reduzierende Eigenschaften. pH-Abhängigkeit, zeitlicher Verlauf der Komplexbildung und die Zusammensetzung des Chelats wurden untersucht. Ein Verfahren zur spektralphotometrischen Bestimmung von Eisenspuren (0,04–4g/ml) wurde beschrieben.

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Thiolutidinic acid-N,N-dimethylamide as sensitive iron reagent

Summary At pH 14, thiolutidinic acid-N,N-dimethylamide yields a violet iron(II)-chelate with a high molar extinction coefficient. The reagent is very sensitive and has reducing properties in acid milieu. Its pH-dependence, the relation of time to the complex formation and the composition of the chelate were investigated. A procedure for the spectrophotometric determination of traces of iron (0.04 to 4g/ml) is decribed.

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Herrn Prof. Dr. Erich Ziegler zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Killing Symmetries of Generalized Minkowski Spaces, 3: Spacetime Translations in Four Dimensions

In this paper, we continue the study of the Killing symmetries of a N-dimensional generalized Minkowski space, i.e., a space endowed with a (in general non-diagonal) metric tensor, whose coefficients do depend on a set of non-metrical coordinates. We discuss here the translations in such spaces, by confining ourselves (without loss of generality) to the four-dimensional case. In particular, the results obtained are specialized to the case of a deformed Minkowski space (i.e. a pseudoeuclidean space with metric coefficients depending on energy).     

How many hydrogen atoms can be bound to a metal? Predicted MH12 species

Quantum chemical calculations predict the existence of new molecular species with general formula MH12, where M is a group 6 atom. The previous MHn species had n values up to 9. The new systems with n = 12 would be a new record for metal hydrides.     

Classifying Genus Two 3-Manifolds up to 34 Tetrahedra

In this paper, we present a catalogue of all genus two 3-manifolds admitting a contracted triangulation with at most 34 simplexes. Then we give a complete classification of the above manifolds. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 57M05, 57N10, 57M15.Work performed under the auspicies of the G.N.S.A.G.A. of the C.N.R. (National Research Council of Italy) and financially supported by M.I.U.R. of Italy (project Strutture geometriche delle varietà reali e complesse).     

A 3.5-mW continuous-wave difference-frequency source around 3 μm for sub-Doppler molecular spectroscopy

We report the development of a mid-infrared tunable coherent radiation source, based on difference-frequency generation (DFG). The signal and pump beams coming from two cw rare-earth-doped amplifiers are mixed into a periodically-poled LiNbO₃ crystal to produce radiation in the 2.9–3.5 m spectral range. For the first time to our knowledge, an output power of several mW has been achieved. We show that such a power can be exploited for high-resolution investigation of molecular absorption spectra. Saturation Lamb-dips have been observed for a number of ro-vibrational transitions belonging to the CH_{4 3} fundamental band. PACS 42.65Ky; 33.20 Ea     

Predicted group 4 tetra-azides M(N3)(4) (M = Ti-Hf,Th): the first examples of linear M-NNN coordination

Quantum chemical calculations suggest that group 4 tetra-azides M(N(3))(4), where M = Ti, Zr, Hf, and Th, are stable species. They present a unique structural feature; namely, the M-N-N-N fragments are linear. These species are energetically more stable than the corresponding isomers with general formula eta(5)-N(5) -M-eta(7)-N(7), and the Th species, Th(N(3))(4), is the most stable of all. Possible mixed nitride azides NMN(3) were also investigated.     

New interpretation of local dynamics of poly(dimethyl siloxane) observed by quasielastic neutron scattering

Synthetic and natural polymers have complex dynamic behavior with distinct motions taking place on a wide range of time and length scales. For poly(dimethyl siloxane) we show that, at temperatures above the melting point, the reorientation of the CH3 groups provides a non-negligible contribution to the incoherent dynamic structure factor. Analysis of the quasielastic neutron scattering data is carried out using a model function that includes fast rotational motion of the CH3 groups and local conformational transitions between isomeric states. By using this model, detailed comparison between experimental data and theoretical predictions at distances where deviations from the traditional Rouse model are expected becomes possible.     

Numerical study of the axially symmetric motion of an incompressible viscous fluid in an annulus between two concentric rotating spheres

The research reported herein involved the study of the transient motion of a system consisting of an incompressible Newtonian fluid in an annulus between two concentric, rotating, rigid spheres. The primary purpose of the research was to study the use of a numerical method for analysing the transient motion that results from the interaction between the fluid in the annulus and the spheres which are started suddenly by the action of prescribed torques. The problems considered in this research included cases where: (a) one or both spheres rotate with prescribed constant angular velocities and (b) one sphere rotates due to the action of an applied constant or impulsive t?orque. In this research the coupled solid and fluid equations were solved numerically by employing the finite difference technique. With the approach adopted in this research, only the derivatives with respect to spatial variables were approximated with the use of the finite difference formulae. The steady state problem was also solved as a separate problem (for verification purposes), and the results were compared with those obtained from the solution of the transient problem. Newton's algorithm was employed to solve the algebraic equations which resulted from the steady state problem, and the Adams fourth-order predictor–corrector method was employed to solve the ordinary differential equations for the transient problem. Results were obtained for the streamfunction, circumferential function, angular velocity of the spheres and viscous torques acting on the spheres as a function of time for various values of the system dimensionless parameters.     

High-sensitivity detection of NO2 using a 740 nm semiconductor diode laser

 An AlGaAs diode laser was used to detect NO₂ absorption lines belonging to the (0 0 0)–(2 13 1) vibrational band, within the X˜² A ₁ electronic ground state, at 739 nm. A simple absorption spectrometer based on wavelength-modulation spectroscopy with second-harmonic detection was developed. The minimum detectable pressure of pure NO₂ was 0.1 μbar with 2 m absorption path-length, corresponding to an absorbance of 10^-6. High-sensitivity detection of NO₂ was also performed in the presence of N₂ and air at different total pressures: The effects on the detection limit of our apparatus were accurately investigated. The minimum NO₂ concentration at 500 mbar of air was measured to be 2 ppm. Received: 11 June 1996 / Revised version: 11 October 1996