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A new electronic structure of allene

1957, Die Naturwissenschaften

;~36 Kurze Originalmitteilungen 5 ~ gegen < I ~ bet flfissigen Gemischen) n a c h w e i s b a r ist. Dieses E r g e b n i s e r k l g r t sich a u s der T a t s a c h e , d a b bet Verw e n d u n g y o n s i c h t b a r e m L i c h t die kritische Opaleszenz erst m e r k l i c h wird, w e n n die K o r r e l a t i o n sich fiber m e h r als 100 erstreckt, w a s n u r wenige Z e h n t e l - G r a d e o b e r h a l b Tk zutrifft. Der K o n z e n t r a t i o n s b e r e i c h , in d e m der E f f e k t n o c h n a c h w e i s b a r ist, s c h e i n t bet fliissigen u n d f e s t e n L 6 s u n g e n v o n d e r gleiehen G r 6 S e n o r d n u n g (etwa ZI x m 0,1) zu seth. Die ausftihrliche M i t t e i l u n g e r s c h e i n t d e m n / i c h s t a n a n d e r e r Stelle. ~]/Ietall-Laboratorium der Metallgesellscha/t AG., Frank/~trt a. Main A. N I ~ N s ~ ] ~ R u n d K. S A G E L Eingegangen am 23. August 1957 ~) MO~STE~, A., u. K. SAU~L: Z. physik. Chem., N.F. a) 12, 145 (~957).b) 7, 296 (195@ A New Electronic Structure of Allene M o d e r n s t r u c t u r a l theories a p p e a r to be i n a d e q u a t e to e x p l a i n t h e p h y s i c a l a n d c h e m i c a l p r o p e r t i e s of allene ( C H ~ = C : C H e ) a n d its h i g h e r h o m o l o g u e s . However, t h e n e w (physical) electronic c o n c e p t of t h e m u l t i p l e - b o n d s d e v e l o p e d b y t h e a u t h o r ~) a p p e a r s t o elucidate t h e s e s t r u c t u r e s a t l e a s t in a q u a l i t a t i v e way. O n t h i s concept, if all t h e four C - - H s i n g l e - b o n d s in allene are c o p l a n a r as in e t h y l e n e (Fig. t), t h e n t h e d i s t o r t e d g-elect r o n d e n s i t y of C - a t o m "'a" (represented b y t h e d o t t e d line) Fig. ~. Electronic structure of allene (CH~=C--CH~) w o u l d interfere w i t h t h e Jr-electron orbit "'3" ( b e l o n g i n g t o t h e o t h e r double-bond), a n d t h e ~-electron d e n s i t y of t h e C - a t o m "c" w o u l d o b s t r u c t t h e xc-electron orbit " 2 " . T h e s e ~r--zc electronic s t e r i c - h i n d r a n c e s w o u l d cause t h e r o t a t i o n of one ~ - b o n d w i t h r e s p e c t to t h e o t h e r till t h e y are at r i g h t angles to each other. I n t h i s p o s i t i o n s u c h h i n d r a n c e s w o u l d be a l m o s t absent. T h i s a c c o u n t s for t h e n o n c o p l a n a r i t y of t h e four single-bonds2), w h i c h gives rise to optical i s o m e r i s m in allene d e r i v a t i v e s 3). However, in b u t a t r i e n e ( > C~C~C-a-C < ) t h e four single-bonds b e c o m e c o p l a n a r again, as t h e ~ - b o n d s " t " a n d "3" are b o t h at r i g h t angles to t h e s a m e middle ~ - b o n d "2". T h u s , d e r i v a t i v e s of b u t a t r i e n e s h o w c i s - t r a n s isomerismS). T h e C = C d o u b l e - b o n d l e n g t h ( 1 ' 3 0 ~ ) in allene 2) is s i g n i f i c a n t l y s h o r t e r t h a n in e t h y l e n e (t"34 ~), b e c a u s e t h e ~-electron shell of t h e central c a r b o n a t o m in alIene, consisting of only 2g-electrons, is v e r y s m a l l as in acetylene. O n t h i s basis it c a n be p r e d i c t e d t h a t t h e m i d d l e d o u b l e - b o n d "2" in b u t a t r i e n e , for w h i c h b o t h t h e c a r b o n a t o m s are small, w o u l d be still s h o r t e r (about t.27/~). T h e small r e s u l t a n t orbital m a g n e t i c m o m e n t s of t h e t w o r in allene m a y cancel e a c h o t h e r as in a c e t y l e n e (see Fig. t). T h u s P a s c a l ' s correction factor t for allene m a y be p r a c t i c a l l y zero a n d for b u t a t r i e n e it m a y h a v e a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h e v a l u e for one d o u b l e - b o n d only. Tile e u m u l e n e s r e s e m b l e p o l y - a c e t y l e n e s in m a n y of t h e i r p h y s i c a l a n d c h e m i c a l p r o p e r t i e s s u c h as U.V. a b s o r p t i o n spectraS), c h e m i c a l reactivity6), etc. O n this n e w concept, it m a y be d u e to t h e c o m m o n s t r u c t u r a l f e a t u r e in t h e m t h a t t h e i n n e r C - a t o m s in b o t h are s m a l l a n d c o n t a i n only 2 g-electrons a n d 2~r-electrons each. I t is r e m a r k a b l e t h a t h i g h e r c u m u l e n e s are q u i t e s t a b l e c o m p o u n d s . T h e i n n e r C - a t o m s ill t h e m , w h i c h are deficient in g-electrons, m a y h a v e a n electrophilic r e t a r d i n g effect on t h e r e a c t i v i t y of t h e e n d CH 2 groups. Note appended: t3. P. STOIClCEFF h a s since c o n f i r m e d exp e r i m e n t a l l y t h a t t h e m i d d l e d o u b l e - b o n d - l e n g t h in b u t a t r i e n e is t.284 -~ [Can. J. P h y s . 35, 837 (1957)]. National Chemical Laboratory, Poona, India LAKHBIR SINGH Eingegangen am 10. Juli 1957 ~) SISGH, L.: Naturwiss. 43, 466 (a956); 44, 253 (1957). - ~) OVER~NI), J., and H.W. THO~PSOZ<: J. Opt. Soc. Amer. 43, 1065 (1953). - - ~) MAITLAND, P., and W. FI. MILLS: Nature [London] 135, Die Natur- wissensehaften 994 (1935). - - J. Chem. Soc. ~London] 1936, 987. - - 4) K u a x , R., and K.L. SCHOLLER: Chem. Ber. 87, 598 (1954). - - ~) BOH~IANN, F., and K. KIESLICH: Chem. Ber. 8% 1363 (1954); as, t211 (1955). - 6) BOND, G.C., and J. SHERmAn': Trans. Faraday See. 48, 658 (I952). Zinkchlorid als Glasbildner Von den H a l o g e n i d e n ist b i s h e r B e P 2 sis g u t e r Glasbildner b e k a n n t , d a s SiO2-~hnliehe E i g e n s c h a f t e n aufweist. V o n t h e o r e t i s c h e m I n t e r e s s e dfirfte es sein, d u g s u c h S c h m e l z e n a u s Chloriden u n d g e m i s c h t e n H a I o g e n i d e n r e c h t g u t e glasbildende E i g e n s c h a f t e n besitzen k 6 n n e n . So w u r d e n a u s Zinkchlorid u n d g e e i g n e t e n Z u s ~ t z e n eine R e i h e y o n Gi~sern erhaIten. R e i n e s Zinkchlorid o h n e Z u s a t z bildet eine viskose Schmelze, die j e d o c h n u t b e i m A b s c h r e c k e n in d i i n n e r S c h i c h t glasartig e r s t a r r e n k a n n . Die g l a s b i l d e n d e n E i g e n s c h a f t e n einer ZnCI2-Schme]ze w e r d e n s e h r verbessert, w e n n m a n K a l i u m h a l o g e n i d e hinzuffigt. So e r s t a r r e n die v i s k o s e n S c h m e l z e n a u s 1 3/iol ZnC12 u n d t N2ol KC1 oder K B r s c h o n bet s c h w a c h e m A b s c h r e c k e n als G15~ser. Die b e s t e G l a s b i l d u n g erfolgt bet Z u s a t z y o n K J . E i n e Schmelze a u s t Mol ZnClz u n d t Mol K ] h a t s e h r g u t e glasbildende E i g e n s c h a f t e n . S c h m e l z e n raft a n d e r e m K J - G e h a l t (t0 his 70 G e w . - % K J , R e s t ZnC12) sind d u r c h m e h r oder w e n i g e r s t a r k e s A b s c h r e c k e n ebenfalls leicht glasartig zu erhalten. Alle diese ZnC12-Naliumhalogenid-GlXser h a b e n einen s e h r niedrigen T r a n s f o r m a t i o n s p u n k t . So liegt dieser fiir ein ZnC12Glas m i t 50 MoI.-% K J z.B. u n t e r h a l b t00 ~ C. Die Gl~ser w u r d e n in M e n g e n y o n 5 his 10 g bet 3 5 0 ~ i m P l a t i n t i e g e l e r s c h m o l z e n ; sie sind alle h y g r o s k o p i s c h . ZnC12 ergibt n i c h t m u r m i t H a l o g e n i d e n , s o n d e r n s u c h m i t S u l f a t e n Gt~ser. S c h m e t z e n a u s t Mol ZnC12 n n d {- bis I Mol Na2SO ~ h a b e n s e h r g u t e glasbildende E i g e n s c h a f t e n . A u c h m i t KeSO4-Zusatz s i n d Gl~ser zu erhalten. E r w ~ h n t soil n o c h werden, d a b ZnCI~. a n c h m i t N a t r i u m p y r o - u n d N a t r i u m m e t a p h o s p h a t Ol~tser bildet. Berlin N 4, Institut /i& angewandte Silikat/orschung der lgeutschen Akademie der Wissenscha/ten zu Berlin (Letter: Prof. Dr. It. H. FRANCK) INGEBORG SCHULZ Eingegangen am 26. August ~957 p-Cresotic Acid - - a Microreagent for Uranium P r e l i m i n a r y e x p e r i m e n t s in t h e s e L a b o r a t o r i e s s h o w e d t h a t a n alcoholic solution of p-cresotic (2-hydroxy-3-mefihyl benzoic) acid p r o d u c e s a n i n t e n s e red colour w i t h a n a q u e o u s u r a n y l salt solution. I t w a s of i n t e r e s t t h e r e f o r e to s t u d y t h e s u i t a b i l i t y of t h i s colour reaction for t h e detection of s m a l l q u a n t i t i e s of u r a n i u m . A s t o c k solution of p u r e u r a n y l s u l p h a t e or a c e t a t e w a s p r e p a r e d in w a t e r a n d its u r a n i u m c o n t e n t d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e classical o x i n a t e method~). A b o u t 2 g m of p-cresotic acid (m.pt. t53 ~ C), purified earlier b y recrystallizing it f r o m h o t water, was dissolved in t 0 0 ml of 80% ethanol. A n a d s o r b e n t p a p e r was s o a k e d in t h e r e a g e n t solution a n d dried. A drop of t h e t e s t solution was n o w placed on t h e p a p e r w h e n t h e a p p e a r a n c e of a red s p o t i n d i c a t e d t h e presence of u r a n i u m . T h e r e s p e c t i v e identification a n d conc e n t r a t i o n limits of t h e p r e s e n t t e s t were f o u n d to be t4 y a n d one p a r t of t h e e l e m e n t p e r 2,000 p a r t s of t h e soiution. E x c e p t free acids, Fe(III), Ce(IV), Th, p h o s p h a t e , oxalate, t u n g s t a t e a n d large c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of Cu, Co, Ni, a n d s u l p h a t e , o t h e r ions do n o t affect t h e s e n s i t i v i t y of t h e a b o v e test. A few e x p e r i m e n t s carried o u t w i t h t h e aid of a p h o t o eIectric colorimeter revealed t h a t t h e i n t e n s i t y of t h e red colour is directly p r o p o r t i o n a l to t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n of u r a n i u m s u g g e s t i n g t h e possibiIity of colorimetric d e t e r m i n a t i o n of u r a n i m n b y p-cresotic acid. T h e s e r e s u l t s will be c o m m u n i c a t e d a t a l a t e r stage. W e wish to e x p r e s s o u r g r a t e f u l t h a n k s to Prof. S. S. JosHI for r e s e a r c h facilities a n d advice in t h e work. Chemical Laboratories, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras (India) B . R . SAlT a n d M . K . JosHI*) Eingegangen am 9. September t957 *) Present Address: Department of Chemistry, N. A. S. College, Meerut (India). 1) VOGEL, A.I.: A Text Book of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, p. 557. London: Longmans, Green & Co. t948.