Adsorptive Behavior of Methylene Blue onto Sawdust of Sour Lemon,Date Palm,and Eucalyptus as Agricultural Wastes

In the present study, to remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution, some agricultural residues and cheap bioadsorbents such as sawdust of palm trees, eucalyptus, and sour lemon were used. To do this, significant parameters like contact time, temperature, pH, initial concentration, and adsorbent dosage were checked. The results affirmed that the best conditions for MB adsorption from aqueous solution were obtained such as the temperature of 25?°C, pH of 8, adsorbent dosage of 2g/L, contact time of 120?minutes, and dye concentration of 5?mg/l which under these conditions the adsorption efficiencies determined were 95.8, 93.4, and 92.8% using sawdust of palm tree, eucalyptus, and sour lemon, respectively. Also, the equilibrium behavior of adsorbents showed that the Freundlich model could better predict the adsorption behavior of the process due to having a larger correlation coefficient (R²). The maximum biosorption capacities by Langmuir isotherm model were also obtained 54, 53.5, and 52.4?mg/g for sawdust of palm trees, eucalyptus, and lemon, respectively, which were significant amounts. In addition, kinetic behavior of adsorption showed that pseudo-second-order model can describe the kinetics of the adsorption process better than the pseudo-first-order model. Moreover, kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic behaviors of adsorption affirmed that the biosorption process was desirable, physisorption, spontaneous, and exothermic.     

Reaktionen von tBuPLi2 mit Carbodiimiden

Reaction of ^tBuPLi₂ with Carbodiimides The reaction of bis(cyclohexyl)carbodiimide with ^tBuPLi₂ in THF at 20 °C leads to the tetranuclear Li‐complex [Li₄(THF)₂{^tBuP([^cHexN]₂C)₂}₂] ( 1 ). No addition on the carbodiimide but a silyl transfer was observed under similar conditions during the treatment of bis(trimethylsilyl)carbodiimide with ^tBuPLi₂ to give the lithium salts ^tBuP(SiMe₃)Li and [Li(THF)(Me₃SiN‐C≡N)]_n ( 2 ). 1 was characterized by NMR, IR and RE spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and X‐ray analyses. Theoretical calculations were performed for 1 . According to the structural investigations 1 consists ofa central centrosymmetrical twelve‐membered Li₂N₄C₄P₂ ring adjacent by two six‐membered LiN₂C₂P rings. The peripheric Li⁺ cations posssess coordination number (cn) 3 buildt‐up by two N atoms and a THF ligand, while the two central Li⁺ cations possess only cn 2. However, the theoretical calculations have shown no relevant bonding Li···Li or Li···P interaction.     

Formation of cobalt, nickel and copper complexes with murexide in ethanol-water mixtures

The complexation reactions between murexide and Co²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺ in C₂H₅OH-H₂O mixtures have been investigated spectrophotometrically. The formation constants of the 1:1 complexes formed increase in the order Co²⁺ < Ni²⁺ < Cu²⁺ for all solvent mixtures studied, and log K_f is a linear function of the mole fraction of ethanol. The heat of complexation was determined calorimetrically for the nickel and copper complexes. The values of ΔH° and ΔS° are solvent-dependent, and all three complexes have negative ΔH° and positive ΔS° values.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Crystal Structures of new Coordination Polymers of Cerium(III) and Samarium(III) Containing 2,6‐Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid

The reaction of 2,6‐pyridinedicarboxylic acid ( 1 , LH₂) with CeCl₃·7H₂O and Sm(NO₃)₃·6H₂O in the presence of triethylamine led to the coordination polymer complexes [M(L)(LH)(H₂O)₂]·4H₂O [M = Ce ( 2 ) and Sm ( 3 )]. Both complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy and the crystal structures of 2 and 3 . Crystal data for 2 at ?80 °C: monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a = 1404.6(1), b = 1122.1(1), c = 1296.1(1) pm, β = 102.09(1)°, Z = 4, R₁ = 0.0217 and for 3 at ?80 °C: monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a = 1395.1(1), b = 1120.1(1), c = 1282.8(1) pm, β = 102.71(1)°, Z = 4, R₁ = 0.019.     

An approach to estimate the energy and strength of the intramolecular hydrogen bond in different conformers of 4‐methylamino‐3‐penten‐2‐one

The molecular structure and intramolecular hydrogen bond energy of 32 conformers of 4‐methylamino‐3‐penten‐2‐one were investigated at MP2 and B3LYP levels of theory using the standard 6–31G** basis set and AIM analyses. Furthermore, calculations for all the possible conformations of 4‐methylamino‐3‐penten‐2‐one in water solution were also carried out at B3LYP/6–31G** level of theory. The calculated geometrical parameters and conformational analyses in gas phase and water solution show that the ketoamine conformers of this compound are more stable than the other conformers (i.e., enolimine and ketoimine). This stability is mainly due to the formation of a strong N? H···O intramolecular hydrogen bond, which is assisted by π‐electrons resonance. Hydrogen bond energies for all conformers of 4‐methylamino‐3‐penten‐2‐one were obtained from the related rotamers method. The nature of intramolecular hydrogen bond existing within 4‐methylamino‐3‐penten‐2‐one has been investigated by means of the Bader theory of atoms in molecules, which is based on topological properties of the electron density. The results of these calculations support the results which obtained by related rotamers method. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

Kinetic-Spectrophotometric Determination of Trace Quantities of Thiocyanate Based on Its Landolt Effect on the Reaction of Bromate with Hydrochloric Acid1

A new method for the rapid and sensitive determination of trace quantities of thiocyanate based on its Landolt effect on the bromate-hydrochloric acid reaction was developed. The induction period of the reaction is proportional to the SCN^– concentration. The decolorization of methyl orange by the reaction products was used to monitor the reaction spectrophotometrically at 525 nm. We were able to determine thiocyanate in the range 2 × 10^–7–4 × 10^–5 M by this method. The relative standard deviation for 10 determinations of 1.5 × 10^–6 M thiocyanate ion is 0.19% and the detection limit of the method was 7.00 × 10^–8 M. The method was applied to the determination of thiocyanate in human blood serum and of saliva samples with satisfactory results.     

Diorganomorpholinometallane von Gallium und Indium – Monomer‐Dimer‐Gleichgewichte in Lösung

Diorganomorpholinometalates of Gallium and Indium – Monomer‐Dimer‐Equilibrium in Solution The reaction of Li[N(CH₂CH₂)₂O] (LiMorpholinate; Li(Morph)) with Me₂GaCl and Me₂InCl gives by salt‐elimination the diorganoamidometalates Me₂M(Morph) ( M = Ga: 1 ; M = In: 2 ), respectively. 1 and 2 were characterized by NMR and vibrational spectroscopy as well as by X‐ray structure determinations. According to this, centrosymmetrical dimers are present in the solid state while a monomer‐dimer equilibrium was assumed for the THF‐solution. Cryoscopic molecular weight determinations confirmed our assumptions.     

Synthesis of Bicyclic Compounds Derived from 1,2,4-Benzotriazines

The synthesis of bicyclic compounds derived from benzo[1,2,4]triazines is described.     

Biological Applications of Macrocyclic Schiff Base Ligands and Their Metal Complexes: A Survey of the Literature (2005–2019)

This article aims to provide a survey of biological applications of Schiff base macrocycles and their metal complexes, with emphasis given to the synthesis of the compounds and to their uses as antibacterial and antifungal agents. The literature on the subject, published during the 2005–2019 period, is shortly reviewed. This is an informed report collecting information on the addressed topic in a concise systematic way, and can be expected to be useful as a fast literature catalogue for researchers working on this and related domains.