Vol. 92, No. 8, 2018

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A

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Distributed worldwide by Springer. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A ISSN 0036-0244.

Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry

Mass Spectrometry Study of the Thermodynamic Properties of Spinel Solid Solutions

S. I. Shornikov p. 1447 abstract

Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

Catalytic Properties of Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Obtained via Precipitation from Solutions

O. A. Fedyaeva, E. G. Poshelyuzhnaya and M. V. Trenikhin p. 1457 abstract

Oxidation of Water by Cerium(IV) Compounds in the Presence of Trinuclear Ruthenium Complexes

Z. M. Dzhabieva, V. A. Dobrygin, T. S. Dzhabiev and L. I. Tkachenko p. 1463 abstract

Mechanism of the Decay of the CH₃CO₃ Radical after Energy Exchange with an Excited CH₂O Molecule

G. N. Sargsyan and A. B. Harutyunyan p. 1467 abstract

Influence of NH₄NO₃ Formation on the NO_x Reduction Pathways over Vanadium-based Catalyst under Diesel Exhaust Conditions

Yuanqing Zhu, Song Zhou, Yongming Feng and Zhiyu Wang p. 1473 abstract

Physical Chemistry of Solutions

Thermodynamics of the Dissolution of Macroheterocyclic 2-Phenylindene Derivatives with Thiadiazole Fragments in Dimethylformamide and Ethanol

G. R. Berezina and N. M. Berezina p. 1481 abstract

Molecular Self-Diffusion Coefficients in Solutions of Dimethylsulfoxide in Monoethanolamine

M. N. Rodnikova, Z. Sh. Idiyatullin, I. A. Solonina, D. A. Sirotkin and A. B. Razumova p. 1486 abstract

Efficiency and Kinetics of Extracting Phenol from Aqueous Solutions Using Nonionic Surfactants

V. P. Arkhipov, R. V. Arkhipov and Z. Sh. Idiyatullin p. 1489 abstract

Structure of Matter and Quantum Chemistry

Energy of Solvation and a Quantum-Chemical Model of the Structure of 18-Crown-6 Ether in Nonaqueous Solvents

M. A. Volkova, I. A. Kuz’mina, A. E. Pogonin, K. I. Kuz’mina, N. V. Belova and V. A. Sharnin p. 1494 abstract

Assignment of the π → π* and n → π* Transitions to the Spectral Bands of Azobenzene and Dimethylaminoazobenzene

Yu. A. Mikheev and Yu. A. Ershov p. 1499 abstract

Mechanism of the Three-Photon Population of Ion-Pair States of Iodine via Valence States Near the I²P_1/2 + I²P_1/2 Dissociation Limit

V. A. Alekseev p. 1508 abstract

Properties of Hydrogen Bonds in Water and Monohydric Alcohols

V. Ya. Gotsul’skii, N. P. Malomuzh and V. E. Chechko p. 1516 abstract

Modeling the Self-Assembly of 5-Hydroxy-6-methyluracil within Electrostatic Potential Approach

R. Kh. Shayakhmetova, E. M. Khamitov and A. G. Mustafin p. 1523 abstract

Photonic Crystal Sensors for Detecting Vapors of Benzene, Toluene, and o-Xylene

E. S. Bol’shakov, A. V. Ivanov, A. A. Kozlov and S. D. Abdullaev p. 1530 abstract

Role of Succinate Ions in the Polymorphism of Coordination Polymers of f-Metals

V. N. Serezhkin, E. F. Rogaleva, M. Yu. Shilova, S. A. Novikov and L. B. Serezhkina p. 1535 abstract

DFT Calculations of Structure and Properties of Asymmetric Clusters (HClInN₃)_n (n = 1–6)

Zhidu Chen, Dengxue Ma, Guokui Liu and Qiying Xia p. 1542 abstract

Physical Chemistry of Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials

Palladium Nanoparticles Loaded on TiO₂–Graphene Hybrids (Pd/TiO₂–Gr) with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity in Formic Acid Oxidation

Fuping Li, Wenpeng Li, Huiling Liu, Changshuo Liu, Guang Dong, Jinghua Liu and Kaichen Peng p. 1550 abstract

Dispersion of Graphene in Aqueous Solution

BaoMin Wang and Ruying Zhao p. 1558 abstract

Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanoscaled LiFePO₄ with Reduced Thickness along [010] Direction

Zhanjun Guo and Zhiliang Chen p. 1563 abstract

Dislocation Evolution and Microstructural Properties on GaN Grown on Cone Patterned Sapphire Substrate

Huanyou Wang, Gui Jin and Qiaolai Tan p. 1567 abstract

Physical Chemistry of Surface Phenomena

Studying the Sorption of Certain Benzimidazoles on Octadecyl Silica Gel from Water–Acetonitrile Solutions via Liquid Chromatography

A. A. Yadrova, R. V. Shafigulin, A. V. Bulanova, A. A. Golov and Z. P. Belousova p. 1572 abstract

Effect of the State of Carboxyl Groups of Pectin on the Sorption Binding of Copper Ions

S. V. Aleeva, G. V. Chistyakova, O. V. Lepilova and S. A. Koksharov p. 1583 abstract

Gas Chromatography and Thermodynamic Characteristics of the Sorption of Model Sorbates on New Stationary Phases Based on Poly[oligo(ethylene glycol)diacrylates]

V. E. Shiryaeva, T. P. Popova, A. A. Korolev, A. Yu. Kanat’eva and A. A. Kurganov p. 1590 abstract

Selectivity of Ion Exchange on Iminocarboxyl Resin and the Hydration Energy of Its Ionic Forms

L. P. Bondareva, A. V. Astapov, V. F. Selemenev and A. Yu. Il’ina p. 1597 abstract

Studying the Collapse of Bentonite-Containing Composites Based on Acrylic Copolymers

E. O. Samuilova, V. E. Sitnikova, R. O. Olekhnovich and M. V. Uspenskaya p. 1602 abstract

Analysis of the Adsorption Activity of the UVIS-AK Carbon Fiber towards Phenols Dissolved in Water

E. R. Valinurova, G. F. Shaimukhametova, E. M. Khamitov and R. Kh. Shayakhmetova p. 1609 abstract

Physical Chemistry of Separation Processes. Chromatography

Comparative Estimation of the Selectivity Parameters for Monolith HPLC Columns with Organic Sorbents

Yu. S. Yudina, Yu. V. Patrushev and V. N. Sidel’nikov p. 1615 abstract

Photochemistry and Magnetochemistry

Photogeneration of Singlet Oxygen by Tetra(p-Hydroxyphenyl)porphyrins Modified with Oligo- and Polyalkylene Oxides

A. B. Solov’eva, M. A. Savko, N. N. Glagolev, N. A. Aksenova, P. S. Timashev, N. A. Bragina, K. A. Zhdanova and A. F. Mironov p. 1621 abstract

Probing the Formation of the NHC-Palladium Species in Ionic Liquids by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Shuang Men and Jing Jiang p. 1627 abstract

First Principles Study on the Interfacial Structure and Electronic Properties of a Metal-Free Organic Dye/TiO₂ Photoanode for Water Oxidation

Lei Zhang and Qiaoyi Wang p. 1631 abstract

Short Communications

Luminescent Technique for Determining Hydrogen Peroxide Concentrations

O. A. Fedyaeva and E. G. Poshelyuzhnaya p. 1636 abstract

Dependence of Interfacial Tension on the Temperature and Concentration of Stearic Acid in a Water–n-Heptane System

G. M. Ataev p. 1638 abstract

Standard Partial Molar Heat Capacities and Volumes of Barium and Cadmium Ions in Dimethylformamide at 298.15 K

A. N. Novikov, Ya. I. Doronin, V. A. Vasilev and P. A. Rakhmanova p. 1641 abstract

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