Search results for "Proton"

An unprecedented CuII–Schiff base complex existing as two different trinuclear units with strong antiferromagnetic couplings

2009

Abstract A new tetradentate N 2 O 2 donor Schiff base ligand [OHC 6 H 4 CH NCH 2 CH 2 CH(CH 2 CH 3 )N CHC 6 H 4 OH =  H 2 L ] was obtained by 1:2 condensation of 1,3-diaminopentane with salicylaldehyde and has been used to synthesise an unusual copper(II) complex whose asymmetric unit presents two structurally different almost linear trinuclear units [Cu 3 (μ- L ) 2 (ClO 4 ) 2 ] [Cu 3 (μ- L ) 2 (H 2 O)(ClO 4 ) 2 ] ( 1 ). The ligand and the complex were characterised by elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1 H NMR and UV–Vis spectroscopy in addition electrochemical and single crystal X-ray diffraction studies were performed for the complex. The magnetic properties of 1 reveal the presence of strong in…

Asymmetric bis-(μ1,1-azido) bridged dinuclear copper(II) complex with N2O donor Schiff base: synthesis, structure and magnetic study

2015

A copper(II) complex, [Cu2(L)2(N3)2] [where HL = 2-((3-(methylamino)propylimino)methyl)-6-methoxyphenol] has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The complex crystallizes in the trigonal space group R. The deprotonated tridentate Schiff base occupies three coordination sites of copper(II). The fourth coordination site is occupied by an azide. A symmetry-related azide from a different molecule coordinates with the fifth site of copper(II), thereby forming a double end-on azide-bridged centrosymmetric dimer. Variable temperature solid–state magnetic studies between 2 and 300 K were car…

Copper(II) complexes with 1,5-bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde)carbohydrazone

2014

Abstract The acid–base properties of 1,5-bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde)carbohydrazone (H4L) and its thioanalogue 1,5-bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde)thiocarbohydrazone (H4LS) have been studied experimentally by pH-potentiometry and UV–Vis spectrophotometry and theoretically by using DFT methods. Copper(II) complexes [Cu2(HL)(DMSO)2(H2O)]NO3·H2O (1), [{Cu2(HL)(DMF)(H2O)}n][{Cu2(HL)(DMF)NO3}n](NO3)n (2), [Cu2(HL)(DMF)2(H2O)]HSO4·H2O (3), [Cu2(HL)(DMF)2(H2O)][Cu2(HL)(SO4)(H2O)(DMF)2]·2H2O (4) and [Cu4(HL)2(HSO4)(DMF)2]HSO4 (5), where H4L = 1,5-bis(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde)carbohydrazone, have been synthesised. Complexes 1–3 have been characterised by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectromet…

A Simple Method for the Consecutive Determination of Protonation Constants through Evaluation of Formation Curves

2013

A simple method is presented for the consecutive determination of protonation constants of polyprotic acids based on their formation curves. The procedure is based on generally known equations that describe dissociation equilibria. It has been demonstrated through simulation that the values obtained through the proposed method are sufficiently consistent with the actual values. In contrast with the universally known and applied Bjerrum’s method, no differences in the accuracy of determination of subsequent protonation constant values are observed. The proposed method requires the value of one of the protonation constants (e.g., of the first one, K1) of the polyprotic acid. An iterative meth…

Surface Self-Diffusion and Mean Displacement of Hydrogen on Graphite and a PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Support

2009

International audience; Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) measurements together with equilibrium molecular dynamic (EMD) simulations have been performed to investigate the surface interaction between hydrogen molecules and a carbon material commonly used in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), called XC-72. Half a monolayer of molecular hydrogen was adsorbed on to the carbon material at 2 K. QENS spectra were recorded at the time-of-flight spectrometer IN5 at 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 K. Simultaneously the pressure was measured as a function of time to monitor the equilibrium surface coverage at each temperature. By using the Chudley and Elliott model for jump diffusio…

Weak kaon production off the nucleon

2010

The weak kaon production off the nucleon induced by neutrinos is studied at the low and intermediate energies of interest for some ongoing and future neutrino oscillation experiments. This process is also potentially important for the analysis of proton decay experiments. We develop a microscopical model based on the SU(3) chiral Lagrangians. The basic parameters of the model are f pi, the pion decay constant, Cabibbo's angle, the proton and neutron magnetic moments, and the axial vector coupling constants for the baryons octet, D and F, that are obtained from the analysis of the semileptonic decays of neutron and hyperons. The studied mechanisms are the main source of kaon production for n…

Sequestration of (CH3)Hg+ by amino‐polycarboxylic chelating agents

2012

Abstract The speciation of mono-methylmercury(II) cation (MeHg+) in the presence of Nitrilotriacetate (NTA), Ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetate (EDTA), diethylenetriamine-N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentaacetate (DTPA) and (S,S)- Ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (S,S-EDDS) was investigated at I = 0.1 mol L− 1 (NaCl) with the aim to assess a trend of sequestering capacity of the amino‐polycarboxylic (APCs) ligand class towards this cation in aqueous solution. The results obtained gave evidence for the formation of a mononuclear [MeHg(APC)] complex species, differently protonated MeHg(HiL) species (i = 1 to 3, depending on the APC considered), a mixed hydroxo species [MeHg(APC)(OH)] and a binuclear …

Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass-Spectrometry (PTR-MS) for the study of the aromatic potential of bakery starter strains

2016

Acid-base properties of halloysite clay nanotubes in NaCl medium

2014

Modelling of protonation constants of halloysite clay nanotubes in various aqueous media, at different ionic strengths

2015

In the last decade nanoparticles have assumed more and more importance because of their particular properties mainly due to the nanometer-scale dimensions that confer them a large surface/volume ratio. Among nanomaterials one of the most studied is the halloysite that, as well as the other natural clay minerals is safe for human and environmental friendly. Halloysite is abundant and cheap and is present in large deposits worldwide like those in New Zealand, France, Belgium and China [1,2]. It is similar to kaolin but has a hollow tubular structure that can be attributable to particular crystallization conditions. Typically, halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are formed by 15 – 20 aluminosilicate l…