Chelate polymers: II. Some novel transition metals complexes with azomethine‐containing siloxanes and their polyesters

New Schiff bases of 2,4‐dihydroxybenzaldehyde with siloxane‐α,ω‐diamines having different numbers of siloxane units in the chain have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopy, elemental and thermal analyses. These azomethines were found to form complexes readily with copper(II), nickel(II), cobalt(II), cadmium(II) and zinc(II). From IR and UV–Vis studies, the phenolic oxygen and imine nitrogen of the ligand were found to be the coordination sites. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) data indicate the chelates to be more stable than the corresponding ligands. The melting points increase with shortening of the siloxane segment from azomethine, as well as the result of complexation. The chelates obtained were covalently inserted in polymeric linear structures by polycondensation through the OH‐difunctionalized ligand with 1,3‐bis(carboxypropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane. Direct polycondensation, assisted either by acetic anhydride or N,N′‐dicyclohexylcarbodiimide as dehydrating agent and the complex 4‐(dimethylamino)pyridinium 4‐toluenesulfonate as catalyst, was used for the synthesis of these compound types. The structures of the polymers obtained were confirmed by IR, UV and ¹H NMR. Characterization was undertaken by TGA, solubility tests and viscosity measurements. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Utilization of an Hg(2+)-sensitive membrane-electrode in the complexometric determination of Bi(3+), Fe(3+) and Cr(3+)

The paper reports the results obtained in the complexometric determination of Bi(3+), Fe(3+) and Cr(3+) by using an Hg(2+)-sensitive membrane-electrode for the end-point indication. The determination of Bi(3+) and Fe(3+) is performed after addition of mercuric complexonate from which these cations release Hg(2+) by means of which the electrode senses the equivalence point. In the case of Cr(3+) an excess of complexone is added and the surplus is titrated with a standard solution of Hg(2+) in the presence of the Hg(2+)-sensitive membrane-electrode.     

New ferrocene-containing structures: Poly(silyl ester)s

Two new polymeric structures containing ferrocene units along the chains, namely poly(silyl ester)s, have been synthesized and characterized: a geminal poly(silyl ester) (g-PSE) and one having a disiloxane spacer between the silyl ester groups (s-PSE). The condensation polymerization of AA/BB monomer systems in solution was used in both cases as preparation method involving a silicon-containing diol, (diphenylsilane diol or 1,3-bis(hydroxy)-tetramethyldisiloxane), and 1,1′-di(chlorocarbonyl)ferrocene. The polymers were investigated by differential pulse voltammetry in order to evaluate the redox behavior. Due to the presence of the silyl ester groups in the chain, these polymers are hydrolytically degradable.     

The Bond-Rotational Mobility of Guanidinium Ion

The NMR. spectrum of guanidinium ion 1 is studied in anisotropic liquid crystalline nematic solution. Assuming an HNH-angle of 120°, the distance ratio NH /NC = 0.784 is obtained, from which using NC = 1.330 Å (from X-ray data) NH = 1.043 Å results. An upper bound for the free energy of activation for bond rotation of ΔG⁺ ≤ 13 kcal/mol is deduced. The bondrotational mobility of 1 is also investigated using the MINDO/3-SCF-procedure. The results obtained for the three conceivable consecutive activation energies for bond-rotation indicate that the observed bond-rotational mobility of 1 does not involve cooperative two- or three-bond rotations. The ‘conjugative stabilization’ of 1 has been estimated to be of the order of 24–26 kcal/mol.     

A variational formulation of the rate equations for closed chemical systems

This paper presents a variational formulation of the kinetic equations corresponding to a closed chemical system.

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Tetrakis (methylidene)cyclobutane (‘[4]Radialene’): Electronic states of the molecular ion

The photoelectron spectrum of tetrakis (methylidene)cyclobutane ( 1 , ‘[4]radialene’) is reported. The electronic states of 1 ⁺ are assigned on the basis of model calculations and with reference to related systems. Jahn-Teller activity in the degenerate states is discussed. A failure of the simple LCBO-model for the π(e_g)-orbital of 1 is noted and traced to the fact that this orbital, though having a symmetry-equivalent π*-counterpart, does not interact with it. This feature is confined to [4n]radialenes; their total π-energies are therefore higher than those of the other members. It is shown that radialenes, in principle, do not constitute a class analogous to that of the linear polyenes as inferred earlier.     

‘Non-Koopmans’ States in Stilbene Cations and a Remarkable Example to the «SDT-Equation»: Indeno [2,1-a]indene

The radical cations of indeno [2, 1-a]indene ( 1 ), stilbene ( 2 ) and 3, 5, 3', 5'-tetramethylstilbene ( 3 ) were prepared by γ-irradiation of the neutral precursors in an electron-scavenging matrix at 77 K . Their electronic spectra were recorded and compared to the photoelectron spectra ( PE .) of the neutral precursors. The results show that either the fourth or the fifth excited doublet state of the cations is of «Non-Koopmans» type, with specific doublet energy (D) D (²B_g)=2.74 eV ( 1 ⁺), =2.59 eV ( 2 ⁺), =2.49 eV ( 3 ⁺). Remarkably, 1 ⁺ possesses two electronic states in the 2.7-2.8 eV energy range: ²A_u («Koopmans»-type) and ²B_g («Non -Koopmans»-type). The «SDT»-equation \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm D} = \sqrt {{\rm S} \cdot {\rm T}} $\end{document} approximately connecting excited singlet (S) and triplet (T) states of a neutral alternant system with the excited doublet (D) states of its radical cation - provided e-promotion occurs For all three excited states between the same (paired) orbitals-is satisfyingly exemplified by 1 : S¹ = 3.92 eV and T¹= 2.06 eV for 1 , D^{4 or 5}=2.74 eV for 1 ⁺.     

A new kinetic approach to flowing chemical systems with linearly dependent reactions

A new kinetic approach to flowing chemical system is introduced, based on the elimination of reaction extents attached to linearly dependent reactions. The method is applied to analyze the propagation of acoustic waves in a reacting chemical mixture.

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Superacid cyclization of esters of some bishomoisoprenoid acids

It is shown that on the superacid cyclization of esters of bishomobicyclogeranylgeranic and E,E-bishomofarnesic acids fully cyclized hydroxyesters are formed in good yield, while on the interaction of esters of 6-hydroxy- and 6-acyloxy-15-bishomobicyclogeranylgeranic acids with a superacid no carbocyclization takes place.     

Adaptive efficient estimation for generalized semi-Markov big data models

Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics - In this paper we study generalized semi-Markov high dimension regression models in continuous time, observed at fixed discrete time moments. The...