Enhancement of Formation of Polar Microenvironment in Polymer by Compressed CO_2

To date, polar microenvironments in apolar solvents have been successfully used in different ways, such as separation of proteins1, enzymatic or catalytic reactions in reverse micelles2. It is obvious that investigation of new method to create polar microenvironments is of great importance to both pure and applied sciences, and it is desirable that forming and breaking the microenvironments can be easily controlled. Compressed CO2 can dissolve in many organic solvents and the solubility can …     

Separation and characterization of petroleum asphaltene fractions by ESI FT-ICR MS and UV-vis spectrometer

Using heptane, toluene, and tetrahydrofuran (THF) as eluant, asphaltenes were fractionated into five fractions based on their polarity and solubility. The molecular composition of polar heteroatom species in both asphaltene and its fractions were analyzed by negative-ion electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI FT-ICR MS). The application of UV-vis spectrometer in characterizing asphaltene composition and measuring asphaltene concentration was discussed. About 11.9 wt% asphaltene components adsorbed permanently on silica gel in the extrography column after excessive elution with various solvents. In negative FT-ICR MS, the mass spectra show that acidic and neutral nitrogen-containing compounds such as N1 and N1S1 mainly existe in the first three less polar fractions, while oxygen-containing compounds such as O2 , O2S, O2S2 , O3 , and O4 show high relative abundance in more polar fractions. These results suggest oxygen-containing compounds have stronger adsorption ability with silica gel. It was observed that the double bond equivalence (DBE) distribution of N1 class species in the fractions shifted to higher values while the carbon number shifted to smaller numbers as polarity of fractions increased. This indicates that acidic and neutral N1 compounds with longer carbon chain and less aromaticity have less polarity compared with those with shorter carbon chain and stronger aromaticity. UV-vis absorbance indicats that fractions containing the most aromatic and most polar asphaltene have better absorbance at long wavelength, while the fractions that consist of least aromatic and least polar asphatlenes show high absorbance at short wavelength.     

Ab initio studies on the pyrolysis mechanism of 2-haloacetic acids in the gas phase

The dehydrohalogenation mechanism of 2-haloacetic acids (XCH2CO2H, X=F, Cl and Br) has been studied theoretically by HF/3-21G and AM1 methods. The results indicate that these reactions are most probably proceeded in terms of a polar five-membered cyclic transition state in the gas phase. Their microscopic processes are beleived to be a stepwise reaction and the rate-determining step is the first one. By comparing the energy barriers of different 2-haloacetic acids, it can be realized that 2-fluoroacetic acid is easier to react than 2-chloroacetic and 2-bromoacetic acids.     

Study of Dehydrocoupling Reactions of Diorganotin Dihydrides R^1R^2SnH2 with Biuret

The reaction of unsymmetrical phenylmethyltin dihydride （PhMeSnH2）, phenylethyltin dihydride （PhEtSnH2）, phenylbutyltin dihydride （PhBuSnH2） and butylmethyltin dihydride （BuMeSnH2） with biuret （HAL） proceeds via SnH/NH dehydrocoupling to afford the corresponding tetra-coordinate cyclic products. The reactions in the molar ratios of 1 ： 1, 2 ： 1 and 1 ： 2 have been studied. The yellow derivatives so isolated were soluble in polar solvents and insoluble in nonpolar solvents. It was found that 1 ： 1 reaction went to completion while 2 ： 1 and 1 ： 2 did not go to completion. The derivatives had been characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques viz. IR, ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR, ^119Sn NMR. DSC and TGA of the reaction products have also been studied. All the derivatives were thermally stable upto （1904- 10）℃ and degradation occurred after that.     

模板法合成Co纳米线有序阵列的偏光特性

Co nanowire arrays were prepared by anodic alumina oxide template，which formed during DC superposed pulse source anodization process. The structure of porous alumina template and properties of optical polarization of Co nanowire arrays are studied with the help of the scanning electron microscope， X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. The results showed that Co nanowire arrays have an excellent polarization property in near infrared region in 2700nm. We also found that the properties of optical polarization can also be controlled by adulterating kinds of electrodepositing metal and its alloys， by controlling length of nanowire， and by changing incidence angle.     

Comparative Studies on Two 1,8-Naphthalimide Derivatives with Experimental and Theoretical Methods

Two 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives of 7H-benzimidazo[2,1,-a]benz[de] isoquino- lin-7-one（1） and 4-bromo-7H-benzimidazo[2,1,-a]benz[de]isoquinolin-7-one（2） have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR, UV-Vis and fluorescence spectra. For the two compounds, density functional theory（DFT） calculations of the structures and natural population atomic charge analysis have been performed at the B3LYP/6-311G＊＊ level of theory. Based on Onsager reaction filed model and by using TD-DFT method at the B3LYP/6-311G＊＊ level, electron spectra of 1 and 2 with solvent effect in CHCl3 solvent have been predicted, which are in agreement with the experimental ones. Comparative studies on 1 and 2 indicate that introducing an electron-withdrawing group of Br into the 4-position of naphthalene ring in 2 does not significantly make the molecular geometry of 2 different from that of 1, but evidently changes the atomic charge redistribution, moves the positive-negative charges center and then changes the dipole moment in 2. Additionally, for compound 2, the existence of Br atom has also influenced the peak intensity and peak locations in both electron and fluorescence spectra.     

Effect of Spacers on CMCs and Micelle-forming Enthalpies of Gemini Surfactants by Titration Microcalorimetry

Gemini surfactants, as a new generation of surfactants in 1990's1, are the surfactants with two polar groups and two alkyl chains connected with a spacer. The most widely studied gemini surfactants are as follows: [CmH2m+1N (CH3)2- (CH2)S -N (CH3 )2CmH2m+1] Br2, or Cm-CS-Cm(2Br -where Cs stands for its spacer. Studies on their interesting physico chemical properties2,3 have made much progress, predicting that the repulsive interaction between the two head groups, hydrophobic interactio…     

Preparation and Study of Thermal Decomposition Mechanism of Zn(Thr)(AcO)_2·2H_2O

Introduction -Amino acids as additive have a wide application in medicines, foodstuff and cosmetics.1-3 The synthetic methods of amino acid have been reviewed.4,5 The solu-bility property of Zn(AcO)2-Thr-H2O (Thr=Threonine) system at 298.15 K has been investigated by the semimicro-phase equilibrium method, in which the phase region of the complex did not exist.6 The prepara-tion of Zn(Thr)SO4H2O was reported in Ref. 7∶3 times volume of acetone relative to that of water was added into t…     

Interactions of oxidative radicals with N-phosphoryl dipeptide derivatives

The interactions of oxidative radicals (Br2 , HO etc.) with N-phosphoryl dipeptide derivatives (NDM-TrpOMe and NDT-MetOMe) have been investigated by using pulse radiolysis at different pH values. Ithas been found that Br2 and HO radicals oxidize the Met-site and Trp-site in the dipeptide derivatives via formation of the three-electron-bonded intermediate and indolyl radical simultaneously. Then the intramolecular electron transfer along the peptide backbone occurs. The rate constants of electron transfer, k, have been determined and the reaction mechanism has been deduced.     

Substituent effects on the EPR aN values of symmetrically para-disubstituted diphenyl nitroxides

Nitrogen hyperfine splitting constants (aN values) of seven symmetrically para-disubstituted diphenyl nitroxides (1-Y's) were measured by EPR and used in conjunction with five literature values in our correlation analysis. The correlation of these ON values by single-parameter Eq. 1 and dual-parameter Eq. 2 shows that the application of Eq. 2 does not significantly improve the correlation. But our data can also be interpreted by the proposition that the spin-delocalization effect is not completely nonexistent and that it might have revealed itself through the aN values of two very weakly polar substituents with pronounced spin-stabilizing abilities, i.e., SMe and SiMe3.     

Br2+2HI=2HBr＋I2应机理的密度泛函理论

用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP方法，取3-21G**基组研究了气相反应Br2＋2HI=2HBr＋I2的机理，求得一系列四中心和三中心的过渡态.双分子基元反应Br2＋HI→HBr＋IBr和IBr＋HI→I2＋HBr的活化能(81.02和121.08 kJ•mol－1)小于Br2、HI和IBr的解离能(249.21、320.16和232.42 kJ•mol－1)，故从理论上证明了标题反应将优先以分子与分子作用形式分两步完成.同时发现I原子与Br2分子反应生成较稳定的IBr2是一个无能垒过程，IBr2分解为IBr和Br原子的能垒为70.88 kJ•mol－1.     

Br2+Cl2=2BrCl反应机理的理论和实验研究

用(U)MP2方法, 取6-311G*基组, 研究了反应Br2+Cl2=2BrCl的机理, 求得四中心和三中心的过渡态, 通过比较反应通道的活化能的大小, 得到如下结论: 双分子基元反应的最小活化能小于Cl2和Br2的离解能, 在没有光引发的条件下, 标题反应将以分子与分子作用形式完成; 若有光引发, Br2或Cl2先解离成原子, 再经过Br原子与Cl2反应或Cl原子与Br2反应, 能较快完成标题反应. 分别测定了光照和避光两种条件下的反应体系在412 nm处吸光度的变化, 证实了理论研究的结果.     

Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Reaction Mechanism of Cl2 ＋ I2- 2ICl

1 INTRODUCTION The reactions between halogen and halogen are basic reactions in chemistry. Especially, in the syn- thesis of iodo-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon, the reaction Cl2 I2 = 2ICl could heighten the usage of iodine atom to 100%. So far, to the best of our know- ledge, the studies about halogen-halogen reaction mechanisms are very few. In detail, only the struc- ture and stability studies of X2Y- (X, Y = Cl, Br and I) ions by calculating reaction potential energy sur- face…     

Synthesis and structural characterization of integrally oxidized, metal-free phthalocyanine compounds: [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] and [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]Br.C(10)H(7)Br

The first integrally oxidized metal-free phthalocyanine compounds have been synthesized by chemical oxidation. Phthalocyanine (H(2)(pc), pc = phthalocyaninato) was oxidized with IBr to afford the compounds [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] (1) and [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]BrAC(10)H(7)Br (2), whose structures were determined by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods: [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)], P2(1)/c, a = 8.0272(9) A, b = 21.258(2) A, c = 18.1439(2) A, beta = 113.975(2) degrees, V = 2828.8(5) A(3), T = 153 K, Z = 4; [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]Br.C(10)H(7)Br, P, a = 8.4724(6) A, b = 13.5794(10) A, c = 13.8403(10) A, alpha = 90.854(1) degrees, beta = 103.417(1) degrees, gamma = 97.049(1)E degrees, V = 1535.61(19) A(3), T = 153 K, Z = 1. The extended structure of [H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] comprises slipped columns of pc rings stacked along the a axis in adjacent columns at approximately 70 degrees to one another. IBr(2-) ions occupy the interstitial columns. The extended structure of [H(2)(pc)](2)[IBr(2)]Br.C(10)H(7)Br comprises slant stacks of pc rings along the crystallographic a axis with IBr(2-) ions, Br(-) ions, and disordered 1-bromonaphthalene molecules in the adjacent, parallel columns. The overall reaction for the formation of 1 is 2H(2)(pc) + 4IBr --> 2[H(2)(pc)][IBr(2)] + I(2), and the overall reaction for the formation of 2 (not including solvent) is 2H(2)(pc) + 3IBr --> [H(2)(pc)](2)Br[IBr(2)] + I(2).     

Mechanistic aspects of the reaction between Br2 and chalcogenone donors (LE; E=S, Se): competitive formation of 10-E-3, T-shaped 1:1 molecular adducts, charge-transfer adducts, and [ (LE)2]2+ dications

The synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of the products obtained by treatment of N,N'-dimethylimidazolidine-2-thione (1), N,N'-dimethylimidazolidine-2-selone (2), N,N'-dimethylbenzoimidazole-2-thione (3) and N,N'-dimethylbenzoimidazole-2-selone (4) with Br2 in MeCN are reported, together with the crystal structures of the 10-E-3, T-shaped adducts 2 . Br2 (12), 3 . Br2 (13) and 4 . Br2 (14). A conductometric and spectrophotometric investigation into the reaction between 1-4 and Br2, carried out in MeCN, allows the equilibria involved in the formation of the isolated 10-E-3 (E = S, Se) hypervalent compounds to be hypothesised. In order to understand the reasons why S and Se donors can give different product types on treatment with Br2 and I2, DFT calculations have been carried out on 1-8, 19 and 20, and on their corresponding hypothetical [LEX]+ cations (L = organic framework; E = S, Se; X = Br, I), which are considered to be key intermediates in the formation of the different products. The results obtained in terms of NBO charge distribution on [LEX]+ species explain the different behaviour of 1-8, 19 and 20 in their reactions with Br2 and I2 fairly well. X-ray diffraction studies show 12-14 to have a T-shaped (10-E-3; E = S, Se) hypervalent chalcogen nature. They contain an almost linear Br-E-Br (E = S, Se) system roughly perpendicular to the average plane of the organic molecules. In 12, the Se atom of each adduct molecule has a short interaction with the Br(1) atom of an adjacent unit, such that the Se atom displays a roughly square planar coordination. The Se-Br distances are asymmetric [2.529(1) vs. 2.608(1) A], the shorter distance being that with the Br(1) atom involved in the short intermolecular contact. In contrast, in the molecular adducts 13 and 14, which lie on a two-fold crystallographic axis, the Br-E-Br system is symmetric and no short intermolecular interactions involving chalcogen and bromine atoms are observed. The adducts are arranged in parallel planes; this gives rise to a graphite-like stacking. The new crystalline modification of 10, obtained from acetonitrile solution, confirms the importance of short intermolecular contacts in determining the asymmetry of Br-E-Br (E = S, Se) and I-Se-I groups in hypervalent 10-E-3 compounds. The analogies in the conductometric and spectrophotometric titrations of 1 and 2-4 with Br2, together with the similarity of the vibrational spectra of 11-14, also imply a T-shaped nature for 11. The vibrational properties of the Br-E-Br (E = S, Se) systems resemble those of the Br3- and IBr2- anions: the Raman spectrum of a symmetric Br-E-Br group shows only one peak near 160 cm(-1), as found for symmetric Br3- and IBr2- anions, while asymmetric Br-E-Br groups also show an antisymmetric Br-E-Br mode at around 190 cm(-1), as observed for asymmetric Br3- and IBr2- ions. Therefore, simple IR and Raman measurements provide a useful tool for distinguishing between symmetric and asymmetric Br-E-Br groups, and hence allow predictions about the crystal packing of these hypervalent chalcogen compounds to be made when crystals of good quality are not available.     

New members of an old family: isolation of IC(O)Cl and IC(O)Br and evidence for the formation of weakly bound Br*...CO

The photochemically induced reactions of a dihalogen, XY, with CO isolated together in an Ar matrix at about 15 K lead to the formation of carbonyl dihalide molecules XC(O)Y, where X and Y may be the same or different halogen atoms, Cl, Br, or I. In addition to the known compounds OCCl2, OCBr2, and BrC(O)Cl, the carbonyl iodide chloride, IC(O)Cl, and carbonyl iodide bromide, IC(O)Br, compounds have thus been identified for the first time as products of the reactions involving ICl and IBr, respectively. The first product to be formed in reactions with Cl2, BrCl, or ICl is the ClCO* radical, which reacts subsequently with a second halogen atom to give the corresponding carbonyl dihalide [OCCl2, BrC(O)Cl, or IC(O)Cl]. The analogous reaction with Br2 affords, in low yield, the unusually weakly bound BrCO* radical, better described as a van der Waals complex, Br*...CO. The changes have been followed and the products characterized experimentally by their infrared spectra, and the spectra have been analyzed in light of the results afforded by ab initio (Hartree-Fock and Moeller-Plesset second-order) and density functional theory calculations.     

DFT calculations, structural and spectroscopic studies on the products formed between IBr and N,N'-dimethylbenzoimidazole-2(3H)-thione and -2(3H)-selone

The NBO charge distribution calculated at DFT level on the [LEX](+) species [LE=N,N'-dimethylbenzoimidazole-2(3H)-thione (3) and -2(3H)-selone (4)(Scheme 1); X=I, Br] suggests that the most likely products from the reaction 3 of 4 and with IBr are the 10-X-2 charge-transfer (CT) adduct and the 10-Se-3 "T-shaped" hypervalent adduct featuring a linear Br--Se--I system, respectively. This prediction is confirmed by the synthesis, and X-ray diffraction analysis of 3.IBr (I) and 4.I(0.72)Br(1.28)(II). In particular II, is a 10-Se-3 "T-shaped" hypervalent adduct containing an almost linear X--Se--X system [X--Se--X 179.07(3) degrees, X=I(0.36)/Br(0.64)], which is roughly perpendicular to the average plane of the benzoimidazole moiety. The FT-Raman spectra of I and II agree very well with their structural features. In particular, the complexity of the FT-Raman spectrum of II reflects the disorder in the X-ray crystal structure of this compound.     

Photochemical reaction channels of OCS with Cl2, ICl, or IBr isolated together in an argon matrix: isolation of syn-iodocarbonylsulfenyl bromide

The photolytically induced reactions of a dihalogen XY (= Cl2, ICl, or IBr) with OCS isolated together in an Ar matrix at about 15 K lead to different photoproducts depending on the natures of X and Y. In addition to the known species ClCO*, OCCl2, syn-ClC(O)SCl, syn-ClC(O)SSCl, IC(O)Cl, IC(O)Br, and syn-BrC(O)SBr, syn-iodocarbonylsulfenyl bromide, syn-IC(O)SBr, has thus been identified for the first time as a photoproduct of the reactions involving IBr. The first product to be formed in the reactions with Cl2 or ICl is the ClCO* radical which reacts subsequently with halogen or sulfur atoms or other matrix guests to give the corresponding carbonyl dihalide (OCCl2 and IC(O)Cl), syn-ClC(O)SCl or syn-ClC(O)SSCl. The analogous reaction with IBr affords syn-BrC(O)SBr, IC(O)Br, and syn-IC(O)SBr. The changes have been followed, the products characterized experimentally by IR measurements, and the spectra analyzed in the light of the results of appropriate theoretical calculations.     

Kinetic study of the reactions Br + IBr→I + Br2 and I + Br2→Br + IBr

The kinetics of the title reactions have been studied using the discharge-flow mass spectrometic method at 296 K and 1 torr of helium. The rate constant obtained for the forward reaction Br+IBr→I+Br₂ (1), using three different experimental approaches (kinetics of Br consumption in excess of IBr, IBr consumption in excess of Br, and I formation), is: k₁=(2.7±0.4)×10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹s⁻¹. The rate constant of the reverse reaction: I+Br₂→Br+IBr (−1) has been obtained from the Br₂ consumption rate (with an excess of I atoms) and the IBr formation rate: k₋₁=(1.65±0.2)×10⁻¹³ cm³molecule⁻¹s⁻¹. The equilibrium constant for the reactions (1,−1), resulting from these direct determinations of k₁ and k₋₁ and, also, from the measurements of the equilibrium concentrations of Br, IBr, I, and Br₂, is: K₁=k₁/k₋₁=161.2±19.7. These data have been used to determine the enthalpy of reaction (1), ΔH₂₉₈°=−(3.6±0.1) kcal mol⁻¹ and the heat of formation of the IBr molecule, ΔH_f,298°(IBr)=(9.8±0.1) kcal mol⁻¹. © 1998 John Wiley & sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 933–940, 1998     

Two- and three-body photodissociation dynamics of diiodobromide (I2Br-) anion

The photodissociation of gas-phase I(2)Br(-) was investigated using fast beam photofragment translational spectroscopy. Anions were photodissociated from 300 to 270 nm (4.13-4.59 eV) and the recoiling photofragments were detected in coincidence by a time- and position-sensitive detector. Both two- and three-body channels were observed throughout the energy range probed. Analysis of the two-body dissociation showed evidence for four distinct channels: Br(-) + I(2), I(-) + IBr, Br+I(2) (-), and I + IBr(-). In three-body dissociation, Br((2)P(3∕2)) + I((2)P(3∕2)) + I(-) and Br(-) + I((2)P(3∕2)) + I((2)P(3∕2)) were produced primarily from a concerted decay mechanism. A sequential decay mechanism was also observed and attributed to Br(-)((1)S)+I(2)(B(3)Π(0u) (+)) followed by predissociation of I(2)(B).