Photochemical reactions of Ru3(CO)12 involving metalmetal bond fission

Photolysis of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ in the presence of donor ligands rapidly produces monomeric ruthenium species.     

Kinetics and thermodynamics of solvolysis of tris-(2,2′-bipyridine)-iron(II) perchlorate in dimethylsulphoxide

Summary Diluting a concentrated solution of [Fe(bipy)₃](ClO₄)₂ in DMSO causes the complex to dissociate. First order kinetics have been followed, with activation parameters of H = 26.69 ± kcal mol^–1 and S = 17.1 ± 1.3 cal K^–1 mol^–1. Comparing rate data in neutral DMSO with those in the presence of acid provides information about the reactivity of the first formed monodentate intermediate. This is more likely to dissociate to [Fe(bipy)₂-(DMSO)₂]²⁺ than undergo ring closure and reform the parent complex than in water. In DMSO, in the presence of added 2,2-bipyridine at 30.0° C, dissociation is not complete. The reaction is first order, and rate constants increase linearly with added ligand due to an increasingly significant back reaction. Kinetic and static derived values for the third formation constant of [Fe(bipy)₃]²⁺ agree well, and are smaller than in water. The origins of the reactivity differences in the two solvents are discussed.     

Determination of Trace Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals in Orange Juice Using the DC Plasma and the Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Techniques

Matrix effects in plasma spectroscopy have been measured in a simulated biological substrate. The authors show comparisons of such effects using both inductively coupled and direct current plasmas. The matrix influences are much more pronounced in direct current plasmas, but are also present when dealing with alkali metals in inductively coupled plasmas as well. The latter finding represents a particularly significant finding because it points the way to a method of determining alkali metals at levels of parts per billion.     

EPR Studies of Tl0.5Pb0.5Sr1.6Ba0.4CaCu2?xRuxO7?δ Superconductor

Bulk superconducting samples of type Tl_0.5Pb_0.5Sr_1.6Ba_0.4CaCu_2−x Ru _x O_7−δ, (Tl, Pb)/Sr-1212, with 0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.525 were prepared by the conventional one-step solid-state reaction technique. The prepared samples were investigated using X-ray powder diffraction, electrical resistivity and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements. Enhancement of the phase formation, superconducting transition temperature T _c and hole carriers concentration P was observed up to x = 0.075. For x > 0.075, a reverse trend was observed. EPR spectra were measured at different temperatures (120–290 K) for all prepared samples. The number of spins N participating in the resonance and the paramagnetic susceptibility χ were calculated as a function of both Ru-content and temperature. N and χ increased as the Ru-content increased. A linear relationship between logN and 1/T was established, from which the activation energy E _a was calculated as a function of the Ru-content. The temperature dependence of χ was fitted according to Curie–Weiss type of magnetic behavior. Curie constant C, Curie temperature θ, the effective magnetic moment μ and the electronic specific heat γ were estimated as a function of the Ru-content.     

Effect of IR laser radiation on the structure and optical properties of PC-PBT/Pd polymer nanocomposite films

ABSTRACT

Bayfol (PC-PBT blend ?lm) is a class of polymeric solid-state nuclear track detector which has a lot of applications in several radiation detection ?elds. It is a bisphenol-A polycarbonate PC blended with polybutylene terephthalate PBT. Bayfol/Palladium (PC-PBT/Pd) nanocomposite films have been deposited using the molding technique. It is worth mentioning that this report is almost the first one dealing with the topic of the changes of physical properties of Bayfol/Pd nanocomposite due to laser exposure. Samples from PC-PBT/Pd (5?wt%) nanocomposite were exposed to IR-pulsed laser of 5-W power, capable of producing 2000 pulses per second with pulse duration of 200?ns at 904?nm. The laser fluences were in the range 2–25?J/cm². The resultant modi?cations in the exposed nanocomposite samples have been studied as a function of fluence using different characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV spectroscopy and color difference studies. The results indicate the proper dispersion of Pd nanoparticles in the PC-PBT matrix that causes a strong intermolecular interaction between Pd and PC-PBT, resulted in an increase in refractive index and the amorphous phase. Also, it is found that the laser exposure reduces the optical energy gap that could be attributed to the increase in structural disorder of the exposed PC-PBT/Pd nanocomposites due to crosslinking. Further, the color intensity ΔE, which is the color difference between the exposed samples and the non-exposed one, was increased with increasing the laser fluence, convoyed by a significant increase in the green and yellow color components.     

昆虫信息素研究III: 拟蚜虫警戒素的研究

合成了一系列碳数为十五和十四的倍半萜类蚜虫警戒素,并进行了生物活性测定,从中筛选有效化合物.