Epoxide networks as model networks

Summary The equilibrium mechanical behaviour of weak diepoxide-monoepoxide-diamine networks, prepared with an excess of diamine and measured in the rubbery state, was compared with theoretical predictions obtained by using the theory of branching processes. The experimental equilibrium moduli fit well the shape of theoretical curves over a broad range of crosslinking density regardless of whether the contribution by trapped entanglements is considered or not. The data fit equally well the theoretical dependence for the front factor A = 1 without entanglement contribution and forA = (f _e - 2)/f _e , (f _e is the average effective functionality of a junction) with an entanglement contribution based on the contact probability between any two units within elastically active network chains (Langley).Dedicated to Prof. Dr.G. Rehage on the occasion of his 60th birthday.With 5 figures     

Kinetic processes of Hg6s6p(P1) in xenon

The principal route for decay of Hg 6s6p(³P₁) in xenon is shown to be bimolecular deactivation to the mercury ground state, with rate coefficient 9.1 × 10⁻¹³ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹; relaxation to the ³P₀ state plays a negligible role. The equilibrium constant of the reaction Hg(³P₁) + Xe HgXe(A ³O⁺), has been recorded as 1.73 × 10⁻²⁰ cm³ molecule⁻¹ at 293 K.     

119mSn-Mössbauer-spektren von funktionell substituierten stannylenen und ihren stannio-komplexen mit chrom,molybdän- und wolfram-carbonyl-acceptoren

^119mSn Mössbauer data for a series of base-stabilized, intermolecularly associated tin(II) compounds ith O, Cl, P and As atoms bonded to tin are compared with isomer shifts (IS) and quadrupole splittings (QS) of their stannio complex derivatives with Cr, Mo and W carbonyls. Coordination at the tin lone-pair atom decreases IS to ca. 2.1 ± 0.2 mm s^?1 and increases the QS. QS values reflect the highly associated nature of the complexes (CO)₅MSn(Cl)E(t-Bu)₂ (M Cr, W; E  P, As) which are bridged through μ-E(t-Bu)₂ groups.     

Cooperative effect of Fe and Ti species over Fe–Ti–Ox catalysts on the catalytic hydrolysis performance of hydrogen cyanide

FeO_x, TiO₂, and Fe–Ti–O_x catalysts were synthesized and used in the catalytic hydrolysis of hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Nearly 100% HCN conversion was achieved at 250 °C over the Fe–Ti–O_x catalyst. TiO₂ rutile was detected over TiO₂, but not over Fe–Ti–O_x, which suggested that the interaction between Fe and Ti species could inhibit the TiO₂ phase transition. Furthermore, the interaction between Fe and Ti species over Fe–Ti–O_x could promote the selectivity of NH₃ and CO. The mechanism of hydrolysis of HCN over FeO_x, TiO₂, and Fe–Ti–O_x can be given as follows: HCN + H₂O → methanamide → ammonium formate → formic acid → H₂O + CO.