Towards advanced circuit board materials: adhesion of copper foil to ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene composite

Polyethylene based composites are attractive materials for advanced circuit board applications because of their unique combination of properties: low dielectric constant and loss factor, light weight, high flexural modulus and low thermal expansion coefficient controlled in all spatial directions. This investigation describes a process to consolidate chopped fibers of ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene concurrently with its bonding to a copper foil. Bonding is affected by a thin sheet of low‐density polyethylene, incorporating a crosslinking agent with a concentration gradient across the sheets thickness. In this single step process, the composite material is formed and bonded to the metal foil, achieving good adhesion without the use of extraneous glue. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Reaction of Maleic and Phthalic Anhydrides with 2-Methylimidazole

The reaction of maleic anhydride with 2-methylimidazole in acetonitrile and DMF is accompanied by the appearance of strong absorption bands in the visible part of the spectrum due to the formation of molecular complexes. In acetonitrile the reaction proceeds by two routes via the formation of an amide and the molecular complex. Phthalic anhydride reacts with 2-methylimidazole to give amide but not to form molecular complexes.     

Ion Transfer in CdF<Subscript>2</Subscript>-based Iso- and Polyvalent Solid Solutions

The ionic conductivity of solid solution Cd_0.77Sr_0.23F₂ is 1.6 × 10⁻⁴ S/cm at 500 K. The conduction mechanism changes from a vacancy mechanism to an interstitial one at 523–553 K. In solid solutions Cd_0.9R_0.1F_2.1 (R = La-Lu, Y), the activation enthalpy of conduction decreases from 0.9 to 0.8 eV with decreasing ionic radius of R³⁺, raising the 500-K conductivity from 6 ×10⁻⁶ S/cm for La³⁺to 6 × 10⁻⁵ S/cm for Lu³⁺. For crystalline Cd_0.95In_0.05F_2.05, ionic and electronic conductivities at 313 K equal 5 × 10⁻⁴ and 5 − 10⁻⁶ S/cm.__________Translated from Elektrokhimiya, Vol. 41, No. 5, 2005, pp. 627–632.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Sorokin, Buchinskaya, Sul’yanova, Sobolev.     

双（1,2—丙二胺）合铜的TCNQ盐的合成与光谱研究

合成了导电性ＴＣＮＱ盐Ｃｕ（ｐｎ）２（ＴＣＮＱ）ｎ（ｎ＝２和３，ｐｎ＝１，２－丙二胺，ＴＣＮＱ＝７，７，８，８－四氰基对苯二醌二甲烷）。红外光谱、电子光谱和Ｘ－光电子能谱研究表明ＴＣＮＱ盐中存在ＴＣＮＱ°和ＴＣＮＱ－，ＴＣＮＱ°与ＴＣＮＱ－之间发生了部分电子转移，致使铜呈混合价态。它们的粉末室温电导率为１．１×１０－５～２．４×１０－６ｏｈｍ－１ｃｍ－１。     

Calculations of the electronic structures of cage molecules using free-electron orbitals as a basis

A non-empirical molecular orbital method, particularly suitable for calculations on cage-like molecules, is described. The method uses as basis functions the set of free-electron functions which are the solutions of Schrödinger's equation for an electron confined between two concentric, spherical potential energy barriers. Application of the theory to the SCF calculation of the energies of the delocalized electrons in benzene and tetrasulphur tetranitride shows that the model is capable of interpreting the properties of such systems. However, it does highlight a difficulty in the calculation of excited state energies with one-centre models which appears to be largely unrecognized.Extension of the method to a consideration of all the valence electrons, using P₄ as an example, reveals problems the origin of which is an inadequate treatment of the core electrons. It is suggested that these problems may best be dealt with by use of a suitable pseudo potential.     

Tetrakis(thiadiazolo)porphyrazines. 3. Acid-base Properties and Stability of Tetrakis-3,4-(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)porphyrazine in Sulfuric Acid Solutions

AM1 calculations gave the proton affinities of different types of donor sites in tetrakis-3,4-(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)porphyrazine, H₂{[SN₂)₄PA}, and protonation of the meso-nitrogen atoms was found to be favored. A spectrometric study showed that the basicity of the meso-nitrogen atoms of the porphyrazine macrocycle is strongly diminished and these atoms in CF₃CO₂H are involved in an incomplete acid-base interaction (ABI) to give acid solvates, while a complete ABI (protonation) is found only in the presence of sulfuric acid. The basicity constants of the meso-nitrogen atoms were determined spectrophotometrically in CF₃CO₂H-H₂SO₄. The kinetics of decomposition of the macrocyclic chromophore in concentrated sulfuric acid was studied and a possible mechanism for this process was proposed.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 278–287, February, 2005.     

A simple scheme for calculating the energy levels and the spectra of molecular crystals

A simple matrix method for calculating the vibrational and electron energy levels and spectra in molecular crystals is proposed.     

Simulation of13C NMR chemical shifts for polychlorinated and polybrominated oxybenzenes with two-particle increment scheme

A two-particle system of OY-Cl and OY-Br mixed increments for predicting¹³C NMR chemical shifts of polyhalogenated polyoxybenzenes has been developed. It has been found that only theortho- and para-interactions of the OY and Hal substituents contribute significantly to the¹³C chemical shifts and that theortho-effects of the OY located between Ha1 and H and those of the OY located between two Ha1 atoms are different. Additional effects are due to solvating solvents. The increment scheme is predictive over the whole class of compounds under consideration and may be realized on personal computers.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 617–624, April, 1994.     

硝酸镧与冠醚(2, 2)配合物的晶体及电子结构研究

用X-射线单晶衍射法测定了硝酸镧与冠醚(2,2)配合物的晶体结构,发现其具有与报道的Eu(NO_3)_3(2,2)配合物不同的配位方式.晶体属于三斜晶系,空间群P(?),晶胞参数为a=10.312(2)(?);b=12.745(3)(?);c=8.917(2)(?);α=103.79(2)°;β=112.73(2)°;γ=83.68(2)°;V=1049.5(5)(?)~3;F(000)=587.88;Z=2.结构用重原子法解出;R值为0.0292.用INDO法计算了配合物的净电荷分布,电子结构、键级.结果表明,镧与配位原子间的键具有一定程度的共价性.镧的5d轨道对共价性的贡献最大,而4f轨道基本上不参与成键.La-N比La-O(醚)间存在较强的作用,增大了配合物的稳定性.