trans-Bis(azido-κN)bis(pyridine-2-carboxamide-κ2N1,O2)nickel(II)

In the title compound, [Ni(N₃)₂(C₆H₆N₂O)₂], the Ni^II atom lies on an inversion centre. The distorted octahedral nickel(II) coordination environment contains two planar trans-related N,O-chelating picolinamide ligands in one plane and two monodentate azide ligands perpendicular to this plane. Molecules are linked into a three-dimensional framework by N—H...N hydrogen bonds.     

Die Zersetzung des Hexacyanoferrates(II) in der Analyse. III

Zusammenfassung Silberionen wirken katalytisch auf die Zersetzung des Hexacyanoferrates(II); in Gegenwart von 2,2-Dipyridyl entsteht als Reaktionsprodukt ein intensiv gefärbter Eisen(II)-Dipyridylkomplex. Bei erhöhter Temperatur und in schwach saurem Medium ist die Wirkung des Silbers sehr stark.Dieser katalytische Effekt wurde für die photometrische Silber-bestimmung verwendet. Der Einfluß der Versuchsbedingungen wurde photometrisch verfolgt und daraus die optimalen Bedingungen abgeleitet. Die Methode ist sehr empfindlich und ermöglicht die Bestimmung von Submikrogrammengen Silber. Die Extinktion wurde mit grünem Filter (oder spektralphotometrisch bei 522 nm) gemessen. Die Eichkurve ist schwach gekrümmt und umfaßt das Konzentrationsbereich von 2 · 10^–7 bis 2· 10^–6 M AgNO₃/l. Bei Einhaltung der genauen Arbeitsbedingungen sind die Resultate innerhalb der Fehlergrenzen photometrischer Bestimmungen reproduzierbar.

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Summary Silver ions have a catalytic action on the decomposition of hexacyano-ferrate(II); in the presence of 2,2-dipyridyl, the reaction product is an intensively colored iron(II)-dipyridyl complex. The action of the silver is very marked at elevated temperatures and in a weakly acid medium.This catalytic effect was employed, for the photometric determination of silver. The influence of the experimental conditions was followed photometrically and the optimal conditions were derived from these findings. The method is very sensitive and permits the determination of submicrogram amounts of silver. The extinction was measured with a green filter (or spectrophotometrically at 522 nm). The calibration curve is slightly bent and includes the concentration range from 2 · 10^–7 to 2 · 10^–6 M AgNO₃ per liter. If the working conditions are strictly maintained, the results are reproducible within the limits of error of photometric determinations.

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Résumé Les ions argent ont une action catalytique sur la décomposition du ferrocyanure; en présence du dipyridyle-2,2, il se forme, comme produit de réaction, un complexe dipyridyle-fer-II, intensément coloré. A température plus élevée et en milieu faiblement acide, l'action de l'argent est très forte.On a appliqué cet effet catalytique au dosage photométrique de l'argent. On a suivi, par photométrie, l'influence des conditions expérimentales et l'on a déduit de ces données les conditions optimales. La méthode est très sensible et permet le,dosage de quantités d'argent submicro. On a mesuré l'extinction avec un filtre vert (ou spectrophotométriquement à 522 nm). La courbe d'étalonnage présente une faible courbure et englobe le domaine de concentration de 2 · 10^–7 à 2 · 10^–6 M AgNO₃/l. Si l'on observe les conditions précises du mode opératoire, les résultats sont reproductibles dans les limites d'erreurs des dosages photométriques.

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Ferrocene Compounds. XXXI. Structure of 3-Ferrocenylpropanoic Acid

The title compound was prepared by modified procedure and characterized by means of IR, [¹H] and [¹³C] NMR spectroscopy. The structure was also determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD). 3-Ferrocenylpropanoic acid crystallizes as orange prisms in the triclinic space group P with a = 7.645(1) Å, b = 7.953(1) Å, c = 9.961(1) Å, = 81.67(1), = 68.43(1), = 83.76(1), V = 556.3(1) ų, Z = 2, R = 0.0435. In the ferrocene skeleton, Fe-C distances are in the range 2.033(2)–2.052(2) Å and C C distances in the range 1.412(5)–1.431(3) Å. The angle defined by ring centers and Fe atom is 177.7(1). The cyclopentadienyl rings are twisted from the eclipsed conformation by 8.3(2) (average value). In the structure was observed strong intermolecular hydrogen bond of 2.670(3) Å forming cyclic dimers of the R₂ ² (8) type.     

Pseudogap Fermi-Bose Kondo model

We consider a magnetic impurity coupled to both fermionic quasiparticles with a pseudogap density of states and bosonic spin fluctuations. Using renormalization group and large-N calculations we investigate the phase diagram of the resulting Fermi-Bose Kondo model. We show that the Kondo temperature is strongly reduced by low-energy spin fluctuations, and make connections to experiments in cuprate superconductors. Furthermore, we derive an exact exponent for the critical behavior of the conduction electron T matrix, and propose our findings to be relevant for certain scenarios of local quantum criticality in heavy-fermion metals.     

Normal- and Reversed-Phase Behaviour of 16,17-Secoestrone Derivatives on Cyanopropyl-Bonded Silica Gel

The retention behaviour of a number of 16,17-secoestrone derivatives has been studied by LC and HPTLC on a polar cyanopropyl-bonded stationary phase using non-aqueous and aqueous-organic mobile phases. The retention behaviour has been discussed in terms of nature of the solute, eluent and stationary phase. The correlation between retention constants of 16,17-secoestrone derivatives obtained from reversed-phases and commercially available ACD log P software (Advanced Chemistry, Toronto, Canada) has also been examined.

     

Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of furyl-phenyl-acrylates and naphthofurans and their interaction with ct- DNA

A series of novel substituted derivatives related to furyl-phenyl-acrylates and naphthofurans, was synthesized and characterized by UV/Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. Acyclic compounds can undergo photochemical dehydrocyclization by visible light irradiation in order to obtain their cyclic derivatives. The interactions of the prepared compounds with calf thymus DNA was investigated by means of electronic absorption and fluorescence spectra. It is intriguing that addition of ct-DNA induced a fluorescence increase of acyclic derivatives, exactly the opposite of the strong fluorescence quenching observed for cyclic derivatives 10 and 12. Compound 11 showed decreasing fluorescence intensity for lower concentrations of ct-DNA, while increasing of fluorescence is observed for high excess of added ct-DNA.     

Composite layers consisting of polyaniline and poly(o-phenylenediamine): Electrochemical deposition, electrochromic and electrocatalytic properties

The composite polymer layers consisting of polyaniline (PANI) and poly(o-phenylenediamine) (poly(o-PDA)) were electrodeposited on a platinum electrode by simultaneous electrochemical oxidation of corresponding monomers from aquaeous hydrochloric solutions. The growth of PANI and poly(o-PDA) occurs separately resulting in layers with two distinct, finely distributed phases. The first deposited layers are composed mainly of poly(o-PDA) and become richer in PANI as the electropolymerization proceeds. The aniline/o-PDA copolymer was not formed during electrodeposition, as evidenced by cyclic voltammetry and Fourier-transformed IR spectroscopy. It was demonstrated that the electrochromic properties of resulting composite layers are the combination of yellow/brown-reddish and green/dark blue observable color transitions which are characteristics of poly(o-PDA) and PANI, respectively. Electrocatalytic properties of the electrosynthesized composite layers were investigated on quinone/hydroquinone (Q/H₂Q) redox system and it was shown that the composite layers increase the heterogeneous electron transfer rate with a magnitudes ranging from those obtained on pure poly(o-PDA) to those obtained on pure PANI layer.