"O NMR longitudinal and tranverse relaxation rates and chemical shifts were measured a t variable temperature at three magnetic fields (1.4, 4.7 and 9.4 T) for aqueous solutions of the complexes ICd(HzO)8]3' and
EPR Spectra have been measured for aqueous solutions of a series of Gd3+ complexes at variable temperature and a range of magnetic fields; S-hand (0.14 T), X-band (0.34 T), Q-band (1.2 T), and 2-mm-band (5.0 T). The major contribution to the observed line widths is magnetic-field-dependent and is interpreted as being due to the modulation of the zero-field splitting produced by distortion of the complexes from perfect symmetry. The transverse and longitudinal relaxation matrices for an *S ion with such an interaction have been calculated using Redfield theory with vector-coupling methods, and diagonalised numerically to obtain relaxation rates and intensities for the degenerate transitions which contribute to the multiplet. The observed line width, which is inversely proportional to the magnetic field at low temperatures, is best described by the intensity-weighted mean transverse relaxation time for the four transitions with non-zero intensity. A least-squares fit of the data yields the square of the zero-field splitting tensor, A*, and a correlation time, T,, with activation energy, E,,. The physical significance of these parameters and the extent of validity of the theoretical approach are considered. The parameters are used to predict the magnetic-field dependence of the longitudinal and transverse electronic relaxation times, which are discussed in the context of their relevance to 'H-NMR relaxivity.
A kinetic model of spontaneous amplification of enantiomeric excess in the autocatalytic addition of diisopropylzinc to prochiral pyrimidine carbaldehydes is extended by a negative feedback process. Simulations based on the extended model result in large-amplitude oscillations both in a continuous-flow stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and in a semibatch configuration under optimized initial conditions. When sustained oscillations are maintained in a CSTR, no enantiomeric product distribution could be observed in the calculated series; the system keeps its initial enantiomeric ratio endlessly. During damped oscillations, or steady-state conditions, however, chiral amplification from a very small initial enantiomeric excess to more than 99% occurs in a semibatch configuration. Calculations indicated spontaneous enantiomeric product enrichment (i.e., accumulation of one of the enantiomers at the cost of the other one) from strictly achiral starting conditions in a semibatch configuration due to the inherent numerical error of the integrator method, which can be regarded as a model of the statistical fluctuation in the numbers of enantiomeric molecules.
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