Extending to transition metals, the class of compounds known as inverse crown ethers, two mixed alkali metal-manganese(II) amide ring compounds with oxo cores have been synthesised and crystallographically characterised, together with an oxo-free alkyl-amido precursor.

84 per cent albite and we know enough of relations in our general system (Fig. 1) to be able to say that the conditions are similar in mixtures with an excess of silica (simplified fayalite-rhyolites) and also in those with a deficiency of silica (simplified fayalite-phonolites). While we have made only a first step in the investigation of these extreme liquids it is plain from the results of t...

Pressure media are one of the most effective deterrents of pressure gradients in diamond-anvil cell (DAC) experiments. The media, however, become less effective with increasing pressure, particularly for solid pressure media. One of the most popular ways of alleviating the increase in pressure gradients in DAC samples is through laser annealing of the sample. We explore the effectiveness of thi...

Measurements have been made on intrinsic optical bulk breakdown in ten alkali halides at 1.06 microm and in one at 0.69 microm. By comparing the results to previously reported experiments conducted at 10.6 microm and at direct current, it has been possible to identify the damage mechanism as electron avalanche breakdown. Self-focusing has been controlled by restricting the probe powers to well ...

This report describes the rapid characterization of positional and structural carbohydrate isomers based on structural separations provided by ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS). Many of the diseases associated with glycoprotein variation can be more effectively treated with earlier detection substantiating the need for high-throughput methodologies for glycan characterization. This remains...

The phase diagram of hydrogen is one of the most important challenges in high-pressure physics and astrophysics. Especially, the melting of dense hydrogen is complicated by dimer dissociation, metallization and nuclear quantum effect of protons, which together lead to a cold melting of dense hydrogen when above 500 GPa. Nonetheless, the variation of the melting curve at higher pressures is virt...

The heat capacities of a rhyolite and an andesite glass and liquid have been investigated from relativeenthalpy measurements made between 400 and 1800 K. For the glass phases, the experimental data agree with empirical models of calculation of the heat capacity. For the liquid phases, the agreement is less good owing to strong interactions between alkali metals and aluminum, which are not curre...

Experiments were conducted to determine CO2 solubilities in alkali basalts from Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli. The basaltic melts were equilibrated with nearly pure CO2 at 1200°C under oxidizing conditions, and at pressures ranging from 269 to 2060 bars. CO2 solubility was determined by FTIR measurements. The results show that alkalis have a strong effect on the CO2 solubility and confirm and re...

The primary aminoalkyl(bisphosphanyl)ferrocenes 2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)-1,1'-bis(phosphanyl)ferrocene (3a) and N,N-dimethyl-1-[1',2-bis(phosphanyl)ferrocenyl]ethylamine (3b) are readily available in two steps from the corresponding aminoalkylferrocenes. Deprotonation of 3a gave the first alkali metal aminoalkyl(bisphosphanido)ferrocene (4) as a one-dimensional polymer.

The electrochemical reduction of CO2 is known to be influenced by the identity of the alkali metal cation in the electrolyte; however, a satisfactory explanation for this phenomenon has not been developed. Here we present the results of experimental and theoretical studies aimed at elucidating the effects of electrolyte cation size on the intrinsic activity and selectivity of metal catalysts fo...