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Voltammetric Determination Of Promethazine By Platinum And Glassy Carbon Electrodes, Bengi Uslu, İnci Bi̇ryol, Sibel A. Özkan, Zühre Şentürk

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The electrochemical oxidation of promethazine was studied by linear sweep and cyclic voltammetry on platinum and glassy carbon electrodes. The dependence of current intensities and potentials on pH, concentration, scan rate and nature of the buffer was examined. Linear calibration plots were obtained in phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) and acetate buffer (pH 4.7) for platinum and glassy carbon electrode, respectively.

Chemistry Of Aerosol In Uludağ National Park, Serpil Y. Karakaş, Semra G. Tuncel

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Chemical composition of aerosol samples which were collected daily during September 1993 - April 1994 was examined by determining the concentrations and variations of major ions in aerosol samples, determining the binary correlations and the sources of them. Sulfate made up the 30% of aerosol mass with an 2.14 \mug m^{-3} average concentration. Measured chemical parameters in Uludağ National Park were comparable with other rural area data expect Ca^{2+} which was higher in our station with an average concentration of 1.61 \mug m^{-3}. Ion balance showed a deficiency of acid forming anions (SO^{2-}_4 and NO^-_3 for about 30% on the …

Catalysis Of Autoxidation Of 2,6-Di-Tert-Butylphenol In Water By Metallophthalocyanine Tetrasulfonates Bound To Polyelectrolyte Supports, Yasemin Tura Kopkalli, Hayrettin Türk

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

2,6-and 2,10-Ionenes and soluble poly(vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride polyelectrolytes were synthesized and used as catalyst supports for cobalt-, iron- and copper-phthalocyanine tetrasulfonates on the autoxidation of 2,6-di-{\it tert}-butylphenol in water by molecular oxygen. Polyelectrolyte supported cobalt-phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate showed the highest activity in comparison with the supported analogous of iron- and copper-phthalocyanine tetrasulfonates. The supported metallophthalocyanine tetrasulfonates had better catalytic activities than the unsupported analogous for the reaction. The reaction yielded 3,3',5,5'-tetra-tert-butyl- 4,4'-diphenoquinone as the only oxidation product of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol. The extent of the reaction was affected by time, temperature, pH, the types and concentrations of supports and metallophthalocyanine tetrasulfonates.

Chelate Ring-Closure Kinetics Of Cr(Co)_5 (Dppm) Studied By ^{31}P-Nmr Spectroscopy, Saim Özkar, Ceyhan Kayran, Ayşin Tekkaya

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

^{31}P-NMR spectroscopy was used to study the kinetics of the chelate ring-closure reaction in CR(CO)_5 (DPPM) where DPPM is bis (diphenylphosphino) methane. DPPM is potentially a bidentate ligand, but in this complex it is coordinated to the transition metal in a monodentate fashion and therefore can undergo chelation. The thermal chelate ring-closure reaction was carried out in an NMR sample tube at a constant temperature and the course of the reaction was quantitatively followed by taking ^{31}P-NMR spectra in appropriate time intervals. Kinetic results have shown that the chelate ring-closure reaction of Cr(CO)_5 DPPM is of zero-order. Activation parameters were …

The Concept Of Molecular Similarity And The Angle Of Total \Pi-Electron Energy, Lemi Türker

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The concept of molecular similarity is developed and a novel similarity index based on the cosine of the angle of total \Pi-electron energy is proposed to interrelate structural variations to operant properties of molecules isoconjugate with alternant hydrocarbons.

Polyelectrolytes In Immunology: Fundametals And Perspectives, Mehmet I. Mustafaev

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Physico-chemical criteria for the construction of artifical immunomodulators and immunogens(and vaccines) on the basis of synthetic polyelectrolyte(PE) and polyelectrolyte complexes(PEC) with low molecular weight ligands and protein (and polysaccharide) antigens are considered. The role of electric charge, chain length, conformation, hydrophobicity, polydispersity and supramolecular structure in the immunomodulating activity of PE(PEC) and the conditions facilitating the transformation of their suppressor capacity into immunostimulating one in the same polymerhomologues series are discussed. A structure-function relationship of immunogenicity of PE(PEC), a structural model of an artificial polymer- subunit immunogen and some practical applications of them as valuable tools in theoretical immunological studies …

Bis(Diethyldithiocarbamato)(Iodo)(4-Methoxyphenyl)Tellurium(Iv), P-Meoc6H4Te(Et2Ncs2)2I, And Its Isomorphous Partially Bromine-Replaced Analogue, P-Meoc6H4Te(Et2Ncs2)2Br0.41I0.59, Steinar Husebye, Steffen Kudis, Sergey V. Lindeman

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of The Structural And Electronic Properties Of Spin-Coupled Dinuclear Copper(Ii) Centers By Proton Nmr Spectroscopy, Julie M. Brink, Rachel A. Rose, Richard C. Holz

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

The ¹H NMR spectra of a series of well-characterized μ-phenoxo and μ-alkoxo spin-coupled dicopper(II) complexes have been investigated. The complexes studied were [Cu₂(BPMP)(OH)]²⁺ (1) (BPMP = 2,6-bis[[bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino]methyl]-4-methylphenol), [Cu₂(CH₃HXTA)(OH)]^2- (2) (CH₃HXTA = N,N ‘-(2-hydroxy-5-methyl-1,3-xylylene)bis(N-carboxymethylglycine), [Cu₂(m-XYL)(OH)]²⁺ (3) (m-XYL = 2,6-bis[[bis(2-pyridylethyl)amino]methyl]phenol), and [Cu₂(TBHP)(OAc)]²⁺ (4) (TBHP = N,N,N ‘,N  ‘-tetrakis[(2-benzimidazolyl)methyl]-2-hydroxy-1,3-diaminopropane). The magnetic interactions of these complexes range from strongly antiferromagnetically to weakly ferromagnetically coupled. Both …

Electrochemical Cleavage Of Phenylsulfones, Joseph E. Lohr

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Artificial Maturation Of Alginite And Organic Groundmass Separated From Torbanites, Michael A. Kruge, Patrick Landais, David F. Bensley

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The two principal organic constituents — Botryococcus-related alginite and organic groundmass — were isolated by density separation from two torbanite samples (from the Stellarton Fm., Nova Scotia, Canada and the King Cannel, Utah, USA). The groundmass consisted of degraded algal, bacterial and terrestrial plant debris. Aliquots of alginite and groundmass were separately heated in gold tubes for 24 hr. with 70 MPa confining pressure, at fixed temperatures ranging between 250 and 375°C. The 250, 300 and 325°C experiments run on the alginite produced very low yields of CHCl3-extractable organic matter (EOM), indicating that very little of the generation potential …

Low-Valent Metal Complexes As Reductive Coupling Agents For Smoke Suppression In Poly(Vinyl Chloride), Panagiotis Ioannou Kourtesis

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Characterizing The Degradation Of Nylon-11 And Pvdf In A Flexible Oil Pipe And Cure Monitoring Of Chemflake Vinylester, John Chen Yang

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Nucleation And Growth Of Gan On Sapphire By Mbe, Steven Buczkowski

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

GaN was grown by molecular beam epitaxy in an effort to determine nucleation and growth conditions which lead to high quality, single-crystal films. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to show that growth under Ga-rich conditions promotes the nucleation of films with large nucleation domains leading to a lower density of intrinsic defects related to domain boundaries. These conditions are also shown to promote a 2-D growth mode resulting in films with a high degree of nucleation domain coalescence and surface roughnesses below 2 nm. Addition of atomic hydrogen, using a thermally-cracked source, is shown to increase the growth rate …

Spectroscopic Characterization Of Hg(Ii) Coordination Complexes, Sharon Rosemary Fitzhenry

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Synthesis And Characterization Of Poly(Carborane-Sulfone), Beth Le Ogura

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Synthesis And Characterization Of Bifunctional Silica Gel Surfaces, Alufelwi Maxwell Tshavhungwe

Masters Theses

Bifunctional silica surfaces consisting of various combinations of the following organofunctional silanes were synthesized and characterized using diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy: hexamethyldisilazane, octyldimethylmethoxysilane, phenyldimethylethoxysilane, (3-aminopropyl) -dimethylmethoxysilane, ( 2 - cyanoethyl)triethoxysilane, and trimethylmethoxysilane.

The relative amounts of organosilanes loaded on a silica surface were obtained from band area ratios of IR bands. Ratios of organosilanes bonded to the same silica surface were calculated from normalized band areas of the isolated silanol peak. In reactions in which surface coverage was incomplete, the relative amount of inaccessible silanols was determined from the band area ratio of the silanol peak. Comparisons of organosilane loading …

Mechanistic Studies On Malate Dehydrogenase From Escherichia Coli, S. Kirk Wright

Masters Theses

Kinetic studies and chemical modification studies were performed on malate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli (eMDH). Chemical modification studies using diethylpyrocarbonate and iodoacetic acid, along with log V/K profiles indicate that one ionizing group with a pK_a between 7.9 and 8.5 acts as a general acid/base in the catalytic mechanism. Log V profiles suggest that malate binds to the correctly protonated form of the enzyme. These results imply that a histidine residue is required for catalysis.

A primary deuterium kinetic isotope effect of 1.43 (±0.14) was observed on V/K using malate-2-d, while no isotope effect was measured on V_{max …}

Biodegradation Of Nonionic Surfactants And Effects Of Oxidative Pretreatment, Craig D. Adams, S. Spitzer, R. M. Cowan

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The aerobic biodegradability of nonionic, ethoxylated surfactants and model compounds, and the effect of advanced oxidation pretreatment on the biodegradability of the biorefractory surfactants were examined. Bioassays conducted using a mixed microbial seed showed that the linear primary alcohol ethoxylates, the fatty acid ethoxylates, and also polyethylene glycol were all degradable. The biomineralization of the linear secondary alcohol ethoxylate, ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer, and alkylphenol ethoxylate was observed to be inhibited to varying degrees. Additional bioassays were conducted on model compounds to examine the effect of specific structural components on biodegradability. Advanced oxidation pretreatment using hydrogen peroxide in combination …

Treatability Of S-Triazine Herbicide Metabolites Using Powdered Activated Carbon, Craig D. Adams, Tammy L. Watson

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Widespread use of s-triazine herbicides such as atrazine, simazine, and cyanazine has led to the contamination of many ground-water and surface-water supplies with the parent compounds as well as by primary metabolites (e.g., deethylatrazine, deisopropylatrazine, and deethylcyanazine). Ozonation has been shown to produce many of the same byproducts. Activated carbon adsorption has been designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the best available technology (BAT) for the treatment of herbicides in drinking water. Little data is available, however, on the applicability of activated carbon treatment for the control of the primary degradation products of herbicides. In this study, the …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Cyclic Arylene Ether Oligomers, David Lewis Eldridge

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Valence-Band Electronic Structure Of Mos2 And Cs/Mos2(0002) Studied By Angle-Resolved X-Ray Photoemission Spectroscopy, Michelle Richards-Babb

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The angle dependence of the valence-band photoemission from the trigonal prismatic layered MoS2shows both the forward-scattering features normally observed in core-level photoelectron diffraction and, in addition, the initial-state orbital character associated with partially occupied, nonbonding MoIV(4dz2+4dx2−y2 +4dxy) orbitals near the top of the valence band. The difference in forward scattering between the Mo and S emitters is also used to assess relative contributions from the Mo and S atomic orbitals at specific binding energies within the valence band. Deposition of cesium (0.23 ML Cs with 1 ML equal to the Cs saturation coverage) onto the basal plane of MoS2 …

The Effect Of Atomic Hydrogen On The Growth Of Gallium Nitride By Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Zhonghai Yu, S. L. Buczkowski, N. C. Giles, T. H. Myers, Michelle Richards-Babb

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

GaN was grown by molecular beam epitaxy using an rf plasma source. Growth under gallium‐rich conditions at 730 °C was required to produce high quality layers as indicated by photoluminescence, Hall effect, atomic force microscopy, and x‐ray diffraction measurements. Atomic hydrogen has a significant effect for Ga‐rich growth, increasing growth rates by as much as a factor of 2.

Electrodeposition Of Copper Indium Sulfide Films From Organic Solutions, Arif Raza, Robert Engelken, Brandon Kemp, Imran Khan, Wasim Aleem, Chris Barber

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

We report on organic solutions ofCuCl 2 ,InClg, and elemental sulfur for electrodepositing CuIn x Sv films. CuInS 2 and CuInSe 2 are promising solar cellmaterials; our work on CuInSg prefaces planned work on plating CuInSe 2 from nonaqueous solvents. Two promising solvent systems are (1) mixed propylcne carbonate and water and (2) mixed ethylene glycol, propionic acid, and water (Engelken et al., 1988). Gray-brown films ofCuInx Sy (nominally GuInS2 ) have been plated from both baths. Major problems include (1) reduction ofCu+2 to Cu and Cu x S by the solvent at high temperatures (T>l()0°C), hence depleting Cu+2,(2) …

In-Situ Imaging Of Ionic Crystal Dissolution Using An Integrated Electrochemical/Afm Probe, Julie V. Macpherson, Patrick R. Unwin, Andrew C. Hillier, Allen J. Bard

Andrew C. Hillier

The kinetics and mechanism controlling dissolution from the (100) cleavage face of potassium bromide single crystals in acetonitrile solutions have been identified using a novel integrated electrochemical/AFM probe and a scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM). With both techniques, dissolution is induced by perturbing the dynamic dissolution/growth equilibrium at the crystal/solution interface through the electrochemical oxidation of bromide ions. SECM measurements demonstrate that the dissolution reaction is diffusion-limited under the experimental conditions, suggesting that the surface reaction is characterized by a rate constant in excess of 5 cm s-1 (assuming a first-order dissolution process). The topography of the dissolving surface has been …

Measurement Of Double-Layer Forces At The Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Using The Atomic Force Microscope: Potential And Anion Dependent Interactions, Andrew C. Hillier, Sunghyun Kim, Allen J. Bard

Andrew C. Hillier

The forces between a silica probe and silica and gold substrates were measured with an atomic force microscope in the presence of a series of alkali-halide electrolyte solutions. The interaction between two silica surfaces was repulsive and could be accurately predicted by Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory. The silica surface was negatively charged at a pH of 5.5 and the effective surface potential increased in magnitude with decreasing electrolyte concentration. In contrast, the force between the silica probe and a gold substrate was attractive at open circuit. This interaction was a strong function of the potential applied to the gold and the nature …

[(Co)H(Pph3)2-Arachno-Osb3h8], Nigam Rath, J. Bould, L. Barton

Nigam Rath

Multifragmentation In E/A=35 Mev Collisions: Evidence For A Coulomb Driven Breakup?, M. D'Agostino, G. J. Kunde, P. M. Milazzo, J. D. Diniu, M. Bruno, N. Colonna, M. L. Fiandri, C. K. Gelbke, T. Glasmacher, F. Gramegna, D. O. Handzy, W. C. Hsi, M. Huang, M. A. Lisa, W. G. Lynch, P. F. Mastinu, C. P. Montoya, A. Moroni, Graham F. Peaslee, L. Phair, R. Rui, C. Schwarz, M. B. Tsang, G. Vannini, C. Williams

Faculty Publications

Multifragment disintegrations have been measured for central Au+Au collisions at EA=35 MeV. Fragment emission occurs predominantly at low center of mass energies of about EA≈5 MeV, consistent with a Coulomb dominated breakup of a single source. Mean fragment multiplicities of ⟨NIMF⟩≈10.8 are extracted after correction for the detection efficiency. The fragment charge distributions decrease much more gradually than expected from scaling laws recently applied to the extraction of critical exponents for the nuclear liquid-gas phase transition from nuclear collisions.

Croatian Symposium Of Chemistry And Macromolecular Chemistry, Otto Vogl, Zvonimir Janovic

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.

Polymer Science In Australia Iv. Universities In Victoria And Southern Australia, Otto Vogl, David Solomon, Ezio Rizzardo, Robert A. Shanks, David Williams

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.

52. Bengt Ranby, Otto Vogl

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.