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2 Controlled Decomposition Since many organometaDic compounds of 

In the meantime, the method of thermal decomposition of organometallics has undergone further development, notably under guidance from the group of Chau-dret. By following this approach, numerous tetra-alkylammonium salt-stabilized nanoparticles have been obtained [30, 173-201]. 

Although, photolysis, radiolysis and laser irradiation have also been applied for metal nanoparticles synthesis, they are oflimited application value due to the need for low concentrations [208-210]. 

The final method used to generate size-controlled metal nanoparticles involves ligand displacement from organometallic complexes with zero-valent metals. 

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Crim F F 1993 Vibrationally mediated photodissociation exploring excited state surfaces and controlling decomposition pathways Ann. Rev. Rhys. Chem. 44 397-428... 

Thermal decomposition of hydroxyalkyl hydroperoxyalkyl peroxides produces mixtures of starting carbonyl compounds, mono- and dicarboxyHc acids, cycHc diperoxides, carbon dioxide, and water. One specific hydroxyalkyl hydroperoxyalkyl peroxide from cyclohexanone (2, X = OH, Y = OOH) is a soHd that is produced commercially as a free-radical initiator and bleaching agent (see Table 5). On controlled decomposition, it forms 1,12-dodecanedioic acid (150). 

Potassium sulfate is produced in Sicily by controlled decomposition of the natural mineral kainite, KCl-MgS04-2.75H2 0 (26). This salt is first converted to schoenite in an aqueous solution from a potassium sulfate conversion step. A similar process is used in the United States. Kainite is obtained as the potassium feedstock by stage evaporation of Great Salt Lake bitterns (see Chemicals frombrines). 

The synthesis of metal nanoparticles via the controlled decomposition of pre-prepared organometallic complexes or metal carbonyls where the metals are already in the zero valent or low-valent state has been known since 1970. The first examples were Pd- and Pt-dibenzylideneacetone complexes where the coordinated ligands detached using either hydrogen of carbon monoxide under mild conditions to give the respective metal nanoparticles [310]. 

Controlled decomposition of pre-formed [(COD)Pt(CH3)2] in the presence of triorganoaluminium led to the preparation of the first Pt cluster (size 0.75 + 0.1 nm). The one-shell structure and the metallic state were confirmed by XPS and XANES [352]. 

Controlled decomposition of organometallics leads to nanocatalysts which exhibit a very clean and truly zerovalent metallic surface (cf. [339]). As indicated in Figure 15 in Section 3.10, the organoaluminium shell of the one-shell Pti3 cluster (size 0.75+0.1 nm) obtained via the decomposition of [(COD)Pt(CH3)2] in the presence of excess trioctylaluminium [352] is transferred to an AI2O3... 

The cycloaddition reaction of dipoles has been known since the late eighteenth century however, before Huisgeris introduction of the concept of a 1,3-dipole, these reactions were considered to proceed via a diradical mechanism [16]. One of the earhest examples of metal-catalyzed 1,3-dipole formation involved the controlled decomposition of an a-dia-... 

HAN is a potential solid propellant ingredient and liquid HAN solution is a potential monopropellant Both can be made to bum smoothly and several catalysts have been effective in obtaining controlled decomposition. The use of a... 

Diazotization in the presence of boron trifluoride enables diazonium tetrafluoroborates to be isolated from the reaction mixture and purified. Subsequent controlled decomposition produces the required fluoroaromatic. Although explosion hazards and the toxicity of the isolated salts are significant concerns with this process, known as the Balz-Schiemann process, 4,4 -di-fluorobenzophenone (BDF. 6) has been prepared by this route as a monomer for the production of the engineering plastic poly(ether ether ketone) , or PEEK , by condensation with 1,4-dihydroxybenzene in the presence of potassium carbonate. BDF 6 is superior to its chlorine analog because in aromatic systems the nucleophilic displacement of fluorine is more facile than that of chlorine, leading to a shorter polymerization time and a better quality product containing less degradation impurities. 

Ionic azides with alkali metal (e.g. NaN3)210 or large organic (e.g. NR/ ) counterions are chemically stable. Controlled decomposition occurs at higher temperatures, while they are also mechanically stable.206... 

Despite the ready storage of NO in the gas phase and in solution, the availability of donor compounds has been invaluable to the elucidation of the biological properties of NO. The rate of NO production by NOS is cell dependent, and NO donors with controlled decomposition rates have been used extensively to simulate NO biosynthesis (108, 109), which cannot be easily accomplished by bolus addition of NO solutions. In this regard, the necessity for chemical production of HNO is not necessarily an experimental impediment, and the use of donor compounds actually facilitates direct comparison of the effects of exposure to NO or HNO. 

Ammonium nitrate decomposes in two ways. Controlled decomposition with careful heating is the commercial process for producing nitrous oxide ... 

Schartel B, Kunze R, Neubert D. Red phosphorus controlled decomposition for fire retardant PA 66. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2002 83 2060-2071. 

Due to the low solubility of cobalt(II) fluoride in most solvents, formation of cobalt fluoro N-donor complexes (which are the only low-valent cobalt fluorides which are reliably reported) features a variety of starting materials. A common theme that runs throughout this work has been the use of [Co(BF4)2] as the fluoride source, and the subsequent controlled decomposition to obtain a metal-bound fluoride. This has been done, for example, with tris- (3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-l-yl)methyl amine (amtd) to give [M2(amtd)2F(BF4)3(EtOH)Y(H20)] (M = Co, Cu, Zn x = 0-1.5, y = 1-2). The cobalt complex has been structurally characterised by X-ray diffraction [Fig. 3] [57]. Similarly, the combination of [M(BF4)2] (M = Mn, Co, Ni), [M(N03)2], NH4(NCS) and 3,5-diethyl-1,2,4-triazole (detrH) produces... 

An interesting example is the controlled decomposition of polytetrafluoroethene for the generation of tetrafluoroethene which is used as a hydroxide scavenger in the processing and growth of metal fluoride single crystals. 

Subsequent investigations, including IINS, were carried out to characterize the various resistances of such cokes to controlled after-treatments, such as oxidation or hydrogasification processes, as a basis for determining the feasibility of catalyst reactivation. The presence of metallic contaminants (iron, cobalt, and nickel) was of relevance, not only to the deposition of cokes and the catalytic transformation of the carbon structure, but also to the dynamic processes in the controlled decomposition of the material in catalyst regeneration procedures 50). 

Addition polymerization involves three steps initiation, propagation, and termination. During initiation, either radicals (Figure 5.9) or ionic species are generated from the controlled decomposition of an initiator molecule. The reactive intermediates are then sequentially added to the C—C bonds of monomers to propagate the growing polymer chain. Free-radical polymerization is the most common method currently used to synthesize polymers from vinyl-based monomers. 

This chapter is intended to cover major aspects of the deposition of metals and metal oxides and the growth of nanosized materials from metal enolate precursors. Included are most types of materials which have been deposited by gas-phase processes, such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition(ALD), or liquid-phase processes, such as spin-coating, electrochemical deposition and sol-gel techniques. Mononuclear main group, transition metal and rare earth metal complexes with diverse /3-diketonate or /3-ketoiminate ligands were used mainly as metal enolate precursors. The controlled decomposition of these compounds lead to a high variety of metal and metal oxide materials such as dense or porous thin films and nanoparticles. Based on special properties (reactivity, transparency, conductivity, magnetism etc.) a large number of applications are mentioned and discussed. Where appropriate, similarities and difference in file decomposition mechanism that are common for certain precursors will be pointed out. 

S. Badzioch, Rapid and controlled decomposition of coal. The British Coal Util. Res. Ass., Monthly Bull., 25(8), 285 (1961). 

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