Microchemical Investigation of Archaeological Copper Based Artefacts Disclosing an Ancient Witness of the Transition from the Value of the Substance to the Value of the Appearance

In many Italian archaeological sites dated between the sixth and third centuries BC, unworked lumps of Cu-based materials are sometimes found, the so called Aes Rude, which according to archaeological considerations were appreciated as currency, as a medium of exchange and as a form of saving. The microchemical investigation of these ancient artefacts discloses their nature as apparently not usable for any functional applications or possible use. Indeed, Aes Rude resemble ordinary copper material, but microchemical results indicate that they are constituted by highly ferruginous leaded copper, making them useless for producing other metal objects by means of casting or hot and cold working. Notwithstanding this intrinsic negative feature, the production of these intractable Cu-based alloys was deliberately carried out to maximise the process yield in terms of produced metal from an impure and unselected metal ore by tailoring the smelting process parameters. With these considerations in mind, the microchemical investigation of these ancient iron–copper alloys gives evidence of the passage from the acceptance of an artefact value based on its true nature or potential use to the acceptance of the value based only on its appearance or form irrespective of its present or future use. This information could contribute to a better understanding of the evolution of human thought and economic and social interactions.     

Tetradecanol dehydrogenation over CuO catalyst supported on BaO, CaO and MgO

Bimetallic Cu/Mg, Ca, Ba mixed oxide compounds acted as catalyst in the dehydrogenation of tetradecanol into tetradecanal, and were characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis, surface area, X-ray diffraction, temperature-programmed reduction and desorption of CO₂. Alkaline earth oxides increased the total basic site concentration in the order of Mg>Ca>Ba. A correlation was found between the total basic site concentration and initial dehydrogenation rate. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

注入控制铜蒸气激光方向性时间过程测量

实验研究了注入控制对铜蒸气激光非稳腔输出光束质量的影响，从输出光发散角时间分辨过程的测量结果说明注入加速被注入腔内激光发散角的减小过程。由于被注入腔内放大自发辐射的存在，为得到较好的注入控制效果，注入光的脉宽和进入被注入腔的延时必须恰当。     

二氯和邻菲罗啉二酮的镍(Ⅱ)、铜(Ⅱ)、锌(Ⅱ)配合物的合成与表征

以ＭＣｌ２和配体Ｌ（Ｌ＝１，１０－菲罗啉－５，６－二酮）为原料，合成了标题配合物ＭＬＣｌ２，Ｍ＝ＮｉⅡ，ＣｕⅡ，ＺｎⅡ，并经元素分析、热谱、ＩＲ和摩尔电导表征．三者均为四配位的电中性配合物，热稳定性高于５００Ｋ，易溶于ＤＭＦ、ＤＭＳＯ和吡啶，可溶于乙腈和水．它们在ＤＭＦ中于３５０ｎｍ和３１５ｎｍ附近显示出强的Ｍ－Ｌ荷移跃迁     

Thermal decomposition of transition metal carboxylates

Dynamics of changes in microstresses during thermal decomposition of Cu(HCOO)₂ crystals and their effect on the thermal decomposition kinetics were studied by IR spectroscopy at 105 to 120 °C. The formation of solid intermediate HCOOCu was observed, and the dynamics of its accumulation was followed. Kinetic regularities of transformation of HCOO groups were compared with those for gas evolution.For Communication 1, see Ref. 1.Translated from Izvestiya va Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 350–354, February, 1996.     

Air‐stable and recoverable catalyst for copper‐catalyzed controlled/living radical polymerization of styrene; In situ generation of Cu(I) species via electron transfer reaction

Copper‐catalyzed controlled/living radical polymerization (LRP) of styrene (St) was conducted using the silica gel‐supported CuCl₂/N,N,N′,N′,N″‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (SG‐CuCl₂/PMDETA) complex as catalyst at 110 °C in the presence of a definite amount of air. This novel approach is based on in situ generation and regeneration of Cu(I) via electron transfer reaction between phenols and Cu(II). Sodium phenoxide or p‐methoxyphenol was used as a reducing agent of Cu(II) complexes in LRP. The number–average molecular weight, M_n,GPC, increases linearly with monomer conversion and agrees well with the theoretical values up to 85% conversion The molecular weight distribution, M_w/M_n, decreases as the conversion increases and reaches values below 1.2. The catalyst was recovered in aerobic condition and reused in copper‐catalyzed LRP of St. For the second run, the number–average molecular weights increased with monomer conversion and the polydispersities decreased as the polymerization proceeded and reached to the value <1.3 at 81% conversion. The recycled catalyst retained 90% of its original activity in the subsequent polymerization. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 77–87, 2006     

Synthesis in solid state, structural regularity and reaction mechanism for [VS_4-Cu_n] clusters

The reaction system (NH4)3VS4/CuCl/PPh3/Et4NBr afforded a series of [VS4-Cun] dusters with various core configurations in the solid state at low heating temperature. The structural regularity of [VS4-Cun] dusters and the influence of the CuCl:(NH4)3VS4 ratio as well as that of reaction temperature and time on the formation of duster core have been summarized. The reaction mechanism of forming V-Cu-S clusters has also been explored.     

恒电流吸附计时电位法的研究 Ⅱ.铜、铅的微分吸附计时电位法连测

研究了ＮＨ３／ＮＨ４Ｃｌ底液中，铜、铅与水杨基荧光酮（ＳＡＦ）形成的络合物在悬汞电极上的恒电流吸附计时电位溶出行为。讨论了富集时间，溶液ｐＨ值，溶出恒电流大小及铜、铅浓度比值等对ｄｔ／ｄＥ～Ｅ溶出曲线的影响。并得出了连测铜铅的条件。