PVTx measurements in the gas phase for binary mixtures of HFC-161 and HFC-227ea

The gaseous PVTx properties of ethyl fluoride (HFC-161) + 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea) mixtures were measured at temperatures from 318.180 to 403.205 K and corresponding pressures from 961.3 to 3129.8 kPa using the isochoric method. The uncertainties in the present measurements were estimated to be ±1.5 kPa for pressure and ±6 mK for temperature. On the basis of the experimental PVTx property data, a truncated virial equation of state was developed for the binary HFC-161/227ea system. This equation reproduced the experimental data in the gas phase within ±0.164% in pressure and within ±0.178% in density.     

Palladium complexes of 8-(di-tert-butylphosphinooxy) quinoline

The preparation of the new ligand 8-(di-tert-butylphosphinooxy)quinoline (1) and the palladium derivatives [PdCl₂(1)] (2), [Pd(η³-all)(1)]⁺ [all = C₃H₅ (3a), 1-PhC₃H₄ (3b) and 1,3-Ph₂C₃H₃ (3c)] and [Pd(η²-ol)(1)] [ol = dimethyl fumarate (4a) and fumaronitrile (4b)] is reported. The cationic species 3a-3c have been isolated as salts. The complex 3a(BF₄) is obtained either from the reaction of 1 with [Pd(μ-Cl)(η³-C₃H₅)]₂ or from the reaction of ClP(CMe₃)₂ with [Pd(η³-C₃H₅)(8-oxyquinoline)], followed in both cases by chloride abstraction with NaBF₄. In the complexes, the ligand 1 is P,N chelated to the central metal, as shown by the X-ray structural analysis of 3a(BF₄). At 25 °C in solution, 3a(BF₄) and 3b(BF₄) undergo a fast η³−η¹−η³ dynamic process which brings about a syn-anti exchange only for the allylic protons cis to phosphorus, while for 4a and 4b a slow rotation of the olefin around its bond axis to palladium takes place. The complexes 2 and 3a(BF₄) are efficient catalyst precursors in the coupling of the phenylboronic acid with aryl bromides and chlorides.     

Characterisation of the steady state tube furnace (ISO TS 19700) for fire toxicity assessment

The steady state tube furnace (Purser furnace, ISO TS 19700) has been developed specifically to replicate the generation of toxic products from real fires under different fire conditions on a bench-scale. Steady state burning is achieved by driving the sample into a furnace of increasing heat flux at a fixed rate and recording the product yields over a steady state period in the middle of the run. The furnace, sample, and effluent dilution chamber temperature profiles are presented to characterise the conditions in the apparatus. The distribution of smoke in the mixing chamber has been investigated to demonstrate the efficiency of mixing in the effluent dilution chamber. The heat flux applied to the sample at various points through the furnace has been measured, showing that conditions vary from those typical of pre-flaming to fully developed fires. An initial investigation of the repeatability and interlaboratory reproducibility has been undertaken, showing acceptable low levels of uncertainty in the toxic product yields.     

超大硅胺基氯锗宾的反应性与立方四锗卡宾的成键解析

超大硅胺基取代的低价锗化合物可以构建新颖的化学结构,提供有学术价值的新发现。二配位的超大硅胺基氯锗宾Ge(N(SiⁱPr₃)₂)Cl (1)具有空的4p轨道和孤电子对。针对这2个特点,研究了化合物1的热构型转换和菲醌氧化加成反应。1的温热分解生成了立方四锗卡宾 Ge₄(NSiⁱPr₃)₄ (2),与菲醌(L)定量氧化加成生成了胺基一氯菲二酚合锗(Ⅳ)：[Ge(N(SiⁱPr₃)₂)(L)Cl] (3)。表征了2个产物的单晶结构与组成。四锗卡宾2本质上是锗异腈的四聚体,分子呈现出畸变的立方体构型,4个Ge原子和4个N原子构成了中心立方体的 8个顶点。其中 Ge—N键长为 0.203 6(3) nm,N—Ge—N与 Ge—N—Ge的键角分别为 85.51(18)°和94.32(16)°,立方体的侧面接近平行四边形。理论计算首次揭示了四锗卡宾2的成键面貌。自然键轨道(NBO)给出Ge₄N₄骨架上的20个分子轨道。轨道定域化的计算结果完好地呈现出4对Ge孤对电子、12个Ge—N键和4个Si—N键的定域轨道,能量分别为-12.22、-15.12 和-20.12 eV。Ge 孤对电子主要保留了 4s 电子的特性,而 Ge—N 键主要由 N 的 2s 轨道(18.4%)和 2p 轨道(71.3%)、Ge的4s轨道(0.75%)和4p轨道(9.43%)综合贡献形成。在化合物3的分子中,Ge^Ⅳ采取sp³杂化,由于空间位阻与非对称配位,与另外4个配位原子形成非对称四面体构型。     

钛开环夹心羰基化合物的构象分析

合成了３个钛开环夹心羰基化合物．用１ＨＮＭＲ方法对３个钛开环夹心羰基化合物进行了研究实验结果表明,钛开环夹心羰基化合物的分子构象与开环配体的取代状况有关．由对称取代戊稀基配体形成的化合物只有１种构象,由非对称取代戊二稀基［２ＣＨ３Ｃ５Ｈ６］－形成的化合物具有２种构象（ｃｉｓ和ｔｒａｎｓ）．     

Voltammetry of Organic Microparticles

 Solid microparticles of several different insoluble organic compounds were mechanically immobilized on the surface of graphite electrodes and immersed into a liquid electrolyte in order to study their electrochemical reactions. Cyclic staircase voltammetry and square-wave voltammetry were used. Quinhydrone was found to be a stable intermediate in the reversible redox reaction of solid quinone and hydroquinone on the electrode surface. The reaction occurs on the surface of the solid particle which is in contact with water. Indigo can be reduced to leucoindigo and oxidized to dehydroindigo in two separate reversible redox reactions. In strongly basic medium indigo dissolves in water upon electroreduction. A hydroacridine radical was detected as a stable intermediate in the electrochemically irreversible redox reaction of acridine and dihydroacridine. Famotidine can be electrooxidized and the product of this reaction can be electroreduced in two separate chemically irreversible reactions. Probucol is oxidized to a semiquinone radical which can be re-reduced in an electrochemically irreversible redox reaction. Propyl- thiouracil can be also oxidized to an unknown product which can be re-reduced in a chemically reversible, but slow solid state surface redox reaction. Reductions of solid thionicotinoylanilide and nicotinoylanilide are totally irreversible. Received September 22, 1998. Revision March 19, 1999.     

Ultra‐wideline 27Al NMR Investigation of Three‐ and Five‐Coordinate Aluminum Environments

Ultra‐wideline ²⁷Al NMR experiments are conducted on coordination compounds with ²⁷Al nuclei possessing immense quadrupolar interactions that result from exceptionally nonspherical coordination environments. NMR spectra are acquired using a methodology involving frequency‐stepped, piecewise acquisition of NMR spectra with Hahn‐echo or quadrupolar Carr–Purcell Meiboom–Gill (QCPMG) pulse sequences, which is applicable to any half‐integer quadrupolar nucleus with extremely broad NMR powder patterns. Despite the large breadth of these central transition powder patterns, ranging from 250 to 700 kHz, the total experimental times are an order of magnitude less than previously reported experiments on analogous complexes with smaller quadrupolar interactions. The complexes examined feature three‐ or five‐coordinate aluminum sites: trismesitylaluminum (AlMes₃), tris(bis(trimethylsilyl)amino)aluminum (Al(NTMS₂)₃), bis[dimethyl tetrahydrofurfuryloxide aluminum] ([Me₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂), and bis[diethyl tetrahydrofurfuryloxide aluminum] ([Et₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂). We report some of the largest ²⁷Al quadrupolar coupling constants measured to date, with values of C_Q(²⁷Al) of 48.2(1), 36.3(1), 19.9(1), and 19.6(2) MHz for AlMes₃ , Al(NTMS₂)₃ , [Me₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂ , and [Et₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂ , respectively. X‐ray crystallographic data and theoretical (Hartree–Fock and DFT) calculations of ²⁷Al electric field gradient (EFG) tensors are utilized to examine the relationships between the quadrupolar interactions and molecular structure; in particular, the origin of the immense quadrupolar interaction in the three‐coordinate species is studied via analyses of molecular orbitals.     

Protease Production by Different Thermophilic Fungi

A comparative study was carried out to evaluate protease production in solid-state fermentation (SSF) and submerged fermentation (SmF) by nine different thermophilic fungi – Thermoascus aurantiacus Miehe, Thermomyces lanuginosus, T. lanuginosus TO.03, Aspergillus flavus 1.2, Aspergillus sp. 13.33, Aspergillus sp. 13.34, Aspergillus sp. 13.35, Rhizomucor pusillus 13.36 and Rhizomucor sp. 13.37 – using substrates containing proteins to induce enzyme secretion. Soybean extract (soybean milk), soybean flour, milk powder, rice, and wheat bran were tested. The most satisfactory results were obtained when using wheat bran in SSF. The fungi that stood out in SSF were T. lanuginosus, T. lanuginosus TO.03, Aspergillus sp. 13.34, Aspergillus sp. 13.35, and Rhizomucor sp. 13.37, and those in SmF were T. aurantiacus, T. lanuginosus TO.03, and 13.37. In both fermentation systems, A. flavus 1.2 and R. pusillus 13.36 presented the lowest levels of proteolytic activity.     

Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Methyl and Methoxy Substituted Salicylic Acid

The excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) processes in 3‐methylsalicyclic acid (3‐MeSA) and 3‐methoxysalicyclic acid (3‐MeOSA) have been investigated in cyclohexane medium by emission spectroscopic techniques. The ESIPT process was characterized in 3‐MeSA from the large Stokes fluorescent band (455 nm), but it was suppressed by 3‐MeOSA in cyclohexane. The ESIPT process was found to be accelerated both in 3‐MeSA and 3‐MeOSA in the presence of a hydrogen bond accepting agent, triethylamine (TEA). Further, theoretical calculations were carried out at the ground and excited states to complement the experimental evidences.