Synthesis,some properties,and crystalline modifications of <Emphasis Type="Italic">fac</Emphasis>-[Ru(NO)(Py)<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>3</Subscript>]

According to the data of ¹H NMR spectroscopy, trans-hydroxochloro complexes containing from two to four pyridine molecules in the internal sphere are formed on the heating of a dilute aqueous solution of K₂[Ru(NO)Cl₅] with pyridine. The evaporation of the reaction solution with concentrated hydrochloric acid gives fac-[Ru(NO)(Py)₂Cl₃] (I) in a yield of ~90%. The structures of two crystalline modifications of this complex are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis (CIF files ССDС nos. 1452208 (Ia) and 1452207 (Ib)). IR spectroscopy shows that the irradiation of complex I (λ ~ 450 nm, T = 80 K) results in photoisomerization with the formation of the metastable state MS1 in which the nitroso group is coordinated by the oxygen atom. The activation parameters of the photoisomerization are determined from the data of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Compound trans-[Ru(NO)Py₄(OH)]Cl₂ ? H₂O is isolated in a yield of ~70% on reflux of complex I with a pyridine excess in an aqueous solution, and the presence of molecules of water of crystallization in this compound is confirmed by thermal gravimetry (TG) and IR spectroscopy.     

New indications of collinear tripartition in 252Cf(sf) studied at the modified FOBOS setup

An attempt has been made to search for collinear tripartition in spontaneous fission of ²⁵²Cf by using the FOBOS setup coupled with the neutron detector belt. A group of rare events were detected characterized by reduced total kinetic energy and total nuclear charge gated by the large neutron multiplicity measured. This fact is considered to be an experimental indication of collinear tripartition in ²⁵²Cf. The theoretical indication of the possible existence of the collinear cluster tripartition valley was obtained for the first time.     

Interplay of H‐Bonds with Aromatics in Isolated Complexes Identifies Isomeric Carbohydrates

The tremendous isomeric diversity of carbohydrates enables a wide range of their biological functions but makes the identification and study of these molecules difficult. We investigated the ability of intermolecular interactions to communicate structural specificity of carbohydrates to protonated aromatic molecules in non‐covalent complexes, isolated and cooled in the gas phase. Our study revealed that small structural differences between carbohydrate isomers of any type, including enantiomers, are accurately communicated by these interactions to aromatic molecules as detectable changes in their electronic excitation spectra. The specific response of the aromatics to the isomers of carbohydrates is fine‐tuned by the interplay of the various involved non‐covalent bonds. These findings enable the gas‐phase identification and relative quantification of any isomers of oligosaccharides in their solution mixtures using the 2D UV‐MS fingerprinting technique.     

THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF rGO/GO COMPOSITE COMPOSITION ON THE HYDROGEN FUEL CELL CHARACTERISTICS

Journal of Structural Chemistry - Properties of the hydrogen fuel cell composed only of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) are theoretically studied. The optimal parameters of...     

Energy dependence of the total cross section for the reaction of 4He ions with silicon nuclei

Directly measured data on the total cross section for the reaction of projectile ⁴He ions with silicon nuclei at energies below 25 MeV/nucleon are presented. The energy dependence of the parameters of a semimicroscopic potential is determined from the measured values of this cross section. This investigation was performed at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna, Russia) and at the Department of Physics at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland).