Syntheses and Structures of a Class of Bridged Bis(Amidinate)s and Derivatives

A series of different types of ‘bridge’ linked bis(amidinate)s have been prepared. Reactions of a variety of linked diamines with pivaloyl chloride yielded the corresponding diamides in very high yields. Conversion of the diamides to the diimine chloride is achieved with PCl5 in CH2Cl2. Reactions of the diimine chloride with aniline or t-butyl amine yielded the bis(amidinate)s in good yields, while reaction with pyrrolyl sodium or 2,5-dimethyl pyrrolyl potassium afforded the corresponding derivatives. Their structures were characterised by NMR and HRMS, and some products were further characterised by X-ray crystal structure analysis. It was found that the locations of the hydrogen atoms within the two amidine fragments vary. The structures showed that in the phenylene-linked bis(amidinate)s, the hydrogen atoms were attached to different nitrogen atoms in the amidine groups, and in the cyclohexylene-linked bis(amidinate)s or their derivatives, the C=N of the amidine groups were conjugated with the aromatic rings.

Corrosion Inhibition of Aluminium in HCl by Amine Modified Epoxy Resin

N-Butyl amine has been grafted unto Dow epoxy resin. The product was evaluated as an acid inhibitor by gravimetric techniques. The reduction in corrosion of aluminium in 1 M HCl solution was 92% at and 83% at with an inhibitor concentration of 100 ppm. The corrosion rate at this concentration was and mm/yr at and . For the specimens in HCl without inhibitor at 10-hour immersion period, the corrosion rate was and mm/yr, respectively, at and . Data obtained correlate with Langmuir isotherm.

Dielectric and Excess Dielectric Constants of Acetonitrile + Butyl Amine, + Ethylamine, and + Methylamine at 303, 313, and 323 K

The dielectric constants and excess dielectric constants of the binary systems: acetonitrile + butyl amine, + ethylamine and + methylamine have been studied at 303, 313, and 323 K temperatures and over the complete mole fraction range. The dielectric constants for these mixtures were measured using a microcontroller based system. The results are positive over the entire range of composition. Symmetrical curves were observed for the systems in which the maximum occurs approximately at 0.7-mole fraction of acetonitrile. The results are discussed in terms of intermolecular interactions. The investigation of dielectric constant of mixed solvents bearing amines aims at better comprehension of their biological, chemical, pharmaceutical, technological, and laboratory applications.