Characteristics of heavy ion tracks in bubble detectors

Characteristics of tracks created by heavy ions in bubble detectors have been studied in detail by using four types of super long (23 cm), self-made bubble detectors and six species of high energy heavy ions: ¹²C, ²⁸Si, ⁴⁰Ar, ⁵⁶Fe, ⁸⁴Kr and ¹³²Xe. The following characteristics of heavy ion tracks in bubble detectors have been recognized:

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Ionizing particles may create shockwaves

To find a model that describes the gas diffusion on irradiated polymers (Makrofol KG polycarbonate) the diffusion constants have been measured with argon as diffusion gas. The polymers were irradiated with uranium, gold and lead ions of about 10 MeV/u and ion fluences between 1×10¹⁰ and 4×10¹¹ ions/cm². The ion irradiated probes show two quite different dependencies of the diffusion constant on the ion energy loss. These effects are strongly related to the fluence of the irradiation. In case of low ion fluences, the diffusion constant is up to 8 times higher than that of pristine material. In the probes with high ion fluences we observe a decrease of diffusion constant to half the value of the pristine material. To understand the dependence of the diffusion constant on ion fluences we apply a model of compacting. This model describes the compacting ability of shockwaves arising from latent tracks. A track formation model is suggested. When an ion penetrates the foil it creates shockwaves around its path. These shockwaves put compacting forces on earlier created latent tracks in the same foil.     

Lithium Selective Chromogenic Azocrown Ethers

Novel chromogenic crown ethers having an intraannular azo and phenolic hydroxy subunits have been used as complexing reagents for alkali metal cations. The complex formation was studied by visible spectroscopy and formation constants were calculated. The most pronounced spectral changes were observed for lithium ion.     

Complex Formation between Cucurbit[n]urils and Alkali, Alkaline Earth and Ammonium Ions in Aqueous Solution

The complex formation between cucurbit[5]uril, decamethylcucurbit[5]uril and cucurbit[6]uril and alkali, alkaline earth and ammonium cations is examined. The solubility of these ligands is rather small in aqueous solution. In the presence of salts the solubility normally increases due to the formation of complexes. The total concentration of the ligands can be easily measured from the total organic carbon content of the salt solutions saturated with the ligand. From these results it is possible to calculate the stability constants of the complexes formed even without the knowledge of the exact solubility of the ligand.     

Determination of constant‐volume combustion energy for the complexes of zinc nitrate with three amino acids

Five solid complexes of zinc with L‐α‐methionine, L‐α‐phenylalanine and L‐α‐histidine were prepared. The constant‐volume combustion energies of the complexes, ΔE_c (coordination), were determined by a precise rotating bomb calorimeter at 298.15 K. They were ‐ 2969.03 ± 0.34, ‐2929.46 ± 1.59, ‐9597.13 ± 6.12, ‐4378.98 ± 3.27 and ‐14047 ± 6.75 kJ/mol, respectively. Their standard enthalpies of combustion, ΔH^θ_m,c(coordination, s, 298.15 K), and standard enthalpies of formation, ΔH^θ_m,f (coordination, s, 298.15 K), were calculated. They were ‐2959.73 ± 0.34, ‐2923.88 ± 1.59, ‐9649.18 ± 6.12, ‐4373.40 ± 3.27, ‐14048.53 ± 6.75 kj/mol and ‐1180.94 ± 0.92, ‐1401.26 ± 1.77, ‐2501.69 ± 6.50, ‐1381.47 ± 3.49, ‐1950.19 ± 7.65 kJ/mol, respectively.     

烯丙基保护基在多羟基化合物中的应用

烯丙基保护基由于能够在温和的反应条件下,在羟基、氨基等基团中引入和脱除,并且具有很好的区域选择性和化学选择性,因此被广泛应用于有机合成中。本文介绍了烯丙基保护基的发展历史,综述了烯丙保护基对多羟基化合物中不同羟基的选择性保护应用,并阐述了烯丙保护基的引入和脱除的机理及方法。     

复盐K3Na(SO4)2的热化学研究

钾芒硝是一种成因复杂的复盐[1～ 3 ] ,并且由于钾芒硝Ｋ3 Ｎａ(ＳＯ4 ) 2 与硫酸钾石 [Ｋ3 Ｎａ(ＳＯ4 ) 2 或Ｎａ2 ＳＯ4 ·3Ｋ2 ＳＯ4 ]的化学组成相同 ,未能确定二者是否属于同一种复盐[4 ,5] 。我们合成了复盐Ｋ3 Ｎａ(ＳＯ4 )2[3 ] ,用溶解量热法测定了Ｋ3 Ｎａ(ＳＯ4 )2 和反应物 [Ｎａ2 ＳＯ4 (ｓ) +Ｋ2 ＳＯ4 (ｓ) ]的溶解焓 ,通过设计热化学循环计算出复盐的标准生成焓 ,为我们了解钾芒硝和硫酸钾石是否为同一复盐 ,并为进一步研究其成因和组成提供参考。1　实验部分1 1　试剂与仪器Ｋ2 ＳＯ4 (ｓ)和Ｎａ2 ＳＯ4 (ｓ)为Ａ .Ｒ .…     

Cation-dependent pericyclic reactions of crown-containing photochromic compounds

The review is devoted to the photochromism of pericyclic reactions of crown-containing photochromic systems. The complex formation of photochromic crown ethers with metal cations has a substantial effect on both the spectral characteristics of molecules and occurrence of photochromic reactions. A possibility to create systems with photocontrolled complex-forming properties is an attractive feature of the novel systems.     

Reductive Coupling of Carbonyl Compounds to Pinacols with Zinc in THF-Saturated Aqueous Ammonium Chloride

Summary.  In the presence of metallic zinc, aldehydes and ketones experience reductive coupling in tetrahydrofuran-saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (5:3) to afford the corresponding pinacols in moderate to high yields. Received October 23, 2000. Accepted (revised) December 12, 2000     

Molecular mechanics calculations on carbonyl compounds. IV. Heats of formation

Molecular mechanics (MM4) calculations on the heats of formation of aldehydes and ketones were carried out for a total of 59 compounds (10 aldehydes and 49 ketones). Optimization of the heat of formation parameters was obtained by a least squares fit to the experimentally known heats of formation. With the optimized MM4 heat of formation parameters, the MM4 calculated heats of formation showed significant improvement over those of MM3. The standard and weighted root mean square deviations for the MM4 values were 0.35 and 0.31 kcal mol^?1, respectively, whereas for the MM3 values they were 0.42 and 0.39 kcal mol^?1, respectively. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 22: 1476–1483, 2001