Preliminary study of the thermally stimulated blue luminescence of ulexite

In this paper, novel results on the blue thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL) emission of ulexite (NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O) have been studied. The four maxima appearing at 60, 110, 200 and 240°C on the TSL glow curves of this borate could be respectively associated to: (i) the first dehydration (NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O→NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·3H₂O), (ii) the creation-annihilation of the three-hydrated phase, (iii) the Na-coordinated chains dehydroxylation and the starting point of the alkali self-diffusion through the lattice and (iv) the amorphisation of the lattice. These results are fairly well correlated with the differential thermal analyses (DTA), in situ thermal observations under environmental scanning electron microscope (TESEM) and thermal X-ray diffraction (TXRD) techniques.     

The synthesis of novel polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems via photocyclization. 16. [1]benzothieno[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]quinoline and [1]benzothieno[2′,3′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]naphtho[1,2-f]quinoline

The synthesis of two previously unknown polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems via photocyclization is described. The unequivocal assignment of their proton and carbon spectra was achieved by utilizing two-dimensional nmr techniques.     

The use of APPLE II microcomputer as kinetic laboratory data acquisition system

A laboratory microcomputer system based on an APPLE II microcomputer is presented. Data transfer from a temperature jump equipment or a stopped flow apparatus can be performed via a serial interface, the data can be stored on a memory expansion card or on the disk drives. Data transfer to a central host computer can also be done. Application of the laboratory data system on kinetic and spectroscopic measurements are shown.Dedicated to Prof. Dr.K. L. Komarek on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

The synthesis of novel polycyclic heterocyclic ring systems via photocyclization. 19. Thieno[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]-naphtho[1,2-f]quinoline,thieno[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]naphtho-[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoline and thieno[3′,2′:4,5]-thieno[2,3-c]naphtho[1,2-f]tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline

Photocyclization of 3-chloro-N-(3-phenanthryl)thieno[2,3-b]thiophene-2-carboxamide ( 5 ) yielded only one of the two possible structural isomers, thieno[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-c]naphtho[1,2-f]quinolin-6(5H)-one ( 6 ), which was further elaborated to afford the unsubstituted ring system 10 , its triazole 11 and tetrazole 12 . The structural confirmation of 10 was achieved by the total assignment of its ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectra by the concerted utilization of two-dimensional nmr spectroscopic methods.     

Titanium Dioxide/Electrolyte Solution Interface: Electron Transfer Phenomena

Electron transfer between a titanium dioxide/electrolyte solution interface has been studied. As found by other researchers of similar interfaces (TiO(2)- and ZnO-electrolyte solution), a slow consumption of OH(-) ions takes place in this type of interface. A theoretical model has been developed for calculating the change in the Fermi energy of both electrolyte solution and semiconductor, showing that ion consumption from the solution is favoured by the decrease of the difference between their Fermi energies. A kinetic constant (upsilon) is found to characterise the consumption process, its value increasing with electrolyte and semiconductor mass concentrations. Furthermore, this process may be used to estimate the point of zero charge of a titanium dioxide colloidal dispersion. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.