Adsorption and photodegradation of dimethyl methylphosphonate vapor at TiO(2) surfaces.

The adsorption and degradation of the nerve agent simulant dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) over UV-irradiated TiO(2) powders and thin films has been investigated. Adsorption of vapor-phase DMMP on TiO(2) powder is characterized by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). Photochemically assisted oxidation of adsorbed DMMP is carried out in situ by irradiation of samples in the DRIFTS accessory, giving kinetic data and information on specific site binding of DMMP and catalyst poisoning.

Photochemical reduction of transition metal substituted heteropoly anions in nonpolar solutions.

Photochromism of [SiW11O39Ni(X)]6- as a tetraheptylammonium salt in various solvents under broadband UV light is observed in the presence of alcohols. The reaction proceeds faster with benzyl alcohol than with ethanol. Benzaldehyde is identified as the oxidized product of benzyl alcohol.

Interaction of Carbon Dioxide with Transition-Metal-Substituted Heteropolyanions in Nonpolar Solvents. Spectroscopic Evidence for Complex Formation.

Tetraheptylammonium salts of various transition-metal-substituted heteropolyanions with alpha-Keggin ([XW(11)O(39)M](n)()(-)), alpha-Wells-Dawson ([P(2)W(17)O(61)M](m)(-)), and Weakley and Finke structures ([P(2)W(18)O(68)Co(4)](10)(-)) were investigated with respect to their reactivity with CO(2) in nonpolar solvents. It was found that copper(II)- and manganese(III)-substituted heteropolyanions do not react with CO(2). Germano- and silicotungstates with the alpha-Keggin structure do form complexes with CO(2) when substituted with Co(II), Ni(II), and Mn(II).