Nonempirical quantum chemical calculation for nitramide,its chloro- and methyl-substituted derivatives. I. Structure of equilibrium forms

We have carried out quantum chemical calculations for a series of N-nitramines (H₂NNO₂, MeNHNO₂, CINHNO₂, MeNClNO₂, Me₂NNO₂) using the GAUSSIAN-90 program by the restricted Hartree—Fock method, taking into account electron correlation according to Møller—Plesset second-order perturbation theory in a standard 6–31G^* basis. In this paper, we present the geometric parameters of the equilibrium forms of the molecules obtained as a result of full optimization. The calculation allowed us to establish that with an increase in electronegativity of the substituents on the amine nitrogen atom, we observe coordinated lengthening of the NN bond, shortening of the N=O bond, and increase in the pyramidal character of the configuration of the bonds of the amine nitrogen atoms. We observed a close to linear relationship between the length of the NN bond and the magnitude of the angle of deviation of this bond from the plane of the ONO atoms. The greatest difference in NN bond lengths (0.06 Å) occurs between the Me₂NNO₂ and ClNHNO₂ molecules.Moscow State University. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 4–11, January–February, 1993.     

Structure and properties of the Be2O2, Mg2O2, Mg(OH)2, and FMgOH molecules according to data from nonempirical MO-LCAO-SCF calculations

Nonempirical calculations of the equilibrium geometric parameters, force constants, barriers to intramolecular rearrangements, frequencies of normal modes of vibrations, dipole moments, and intensities of vibrations in the IR spectra have been carried out for the Be₂O₂, Mg₂O₂, Mg(OH)₂, and FMgOH molecules by the MO-LCAO-SCF method with the use of expanded double-zeta basis sets of Gaussian functions supplemented by polarization functions on all the atoms. An analysis of the Mulliken populations has been conducted. It has been found that the equilibrium structures of the Be₂O₂ and Mg₂O₂ molecules are planar rings , that Mg(OH)₂ is characterized by a planar configuration (of C_2h symmetry) with a linear O-Mg-O fragment and with OH bonds in trans positions, and that FMgOH has a linear configuration (C_v). The results of the calculations attest to the occurrence of practically free rotation of the OH groups relative to the O-Mg-O skeleton in magnesium hydroxide. The form of the deformation potential of the Mg-O-H angles in Mg(OH)₂ and FMgOH is significantly dependent on the completeness of the basis set used. A comparative analysis of the properties of the molecules under consideration and of isoelectronic compounds of group I and group II metals has been performed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 719–724, November–December, 1986.     

Molecular Structure of Neodymium Tribromide from Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction Data

The structural investigation of molecules in the vapor over neodymium tribromide was performed by synchronous gas-phase electron diffraction and mass spectrometric (GED/MS) experiments at 1110(10) K. Besides the monomeric molecules (NdBr₃), a small amount (0.7%) of the dimer (Nd₂Br₆) was detected. For NdBr₃, the thermal-average bond length r _g (Nd–Br) of 2.675(6) Å was determined. The equilibrium structure was estimated to be planar (or nearly planar) with r _e (Nd–Br) of 2.659(7) Å. Three vibrational frequencies were estimated using the GED data: ₁ = 193 cm^–1, ₂ = 35 cm^–1, ₄ = 41 cm^–1. The structural parameters of Nd₂Br₆ could not be refined and were constrained at the estimated values during the analysis.     

Molecular Structure of PrBr3 and HoBr3 According to Simultaneous Electron Diffraction and Mass Spectrometry Experiment

The saturated vapors of praseodymium and holmium tribromides were investigated for the first time by electron diffraction with mass spectral monitoring at 1100(10) and 991(10) K. It is established that the molecules have a pyramidal effective configuration with bond angles Br–Pr–Br = 114.7(10)° and Br–Ho–Br = 115.3(11)°. Given the low deformation vibration frequencies of lanthanide tribromide molecules, the insignificant pyramidality of the r_g configuration may correspond to the planar equilibrium geometry of D_3h symmetry for the molecules. The internuclear distances r_g(Pr–Br) = 2.696(6) and r_g(Ho–Br) = 2.594(5) point to the lanthanide compression effect. The vibration frequencies of PrBr₃ and HoBr₃ molecules were estimated from electron diffraction data.     

Gold bromide complexes in acidic aqueous solutions from 25° to 300°C. A laser raman spectroscopic study

Raman spectra of gold bromide complexes in acidic solutions (pH=–0.3–3) have been recorded at 25° to 300°C and at pressures on the liquid vapor curve for the system. At 25°C, only the square planar Au(III) bromide complex, AuBr ₄ ^– , is present in solution with bands at approximately 105, 197 and 215 cm^–1. However, in these acidic solutions, when the temperature is 50°C or higher, the square planar Au(III) bromide complex is partially transformed into the linear Au(I) bromide complex, AuBr ₂ ^– , with a single band near 208 cm^–1. The transformation of the Au(III) square planar tetrabromo complex into the Au(I) linear dibromo complex is also favored by a reduction of the oxygen fugacity and an increase in pH.     

2D and 1D Coordination Polymers with the Ability for Inclusion of Guest Molecules: Nitrobenzene, Benzene, Alkoxysilanes

The complexation reactions of the electron rich, linear and bi-functional ligand, 9,10-bis(4-pyridyl)anthracene, with metal salts Cd(NO₃)₂, CdI₂, CoI₂ and CuI in the presence of guest molecules nitrobenzene, benzene and alkoxysilanes were studied. The single crystal analyses of the complexes reveal that an electron deficient guest molecule such as nitrobenzene consistently templated the open two-dimensional network with grid dimensions of ca. 15 × 15Å. On the other hand the presence of benzene or alkoxysilane templated1D-zigzag chains and/or 2D-grid layers. The crystal structures revealthe importance of host–guest interactions in tailoring the network architectures ofcoordination polymers.     

The crystal and molecular structure of 1,1,4,4-tetraethyl-2,5-dimethyl-1,4-diphosphoniacyclohexadiene-1,4-dibromide

The structure of the title compound has been determined by a single-crystal, x-ray diffraction study. The compound crystallizes in a monoclinic unit cell (P2₁/c) with two molecules per unit cell. Least-squared lattice parameters are: a = 7.164 ± 0.001Å, b = 14.770 ± 0.001Å, c = 10.562 ± 0.001Å, and β = 124.95 ± 0.01°. The structure parameters refined to a value of R=0.06₂, excluding hydrogens, for the 1475 statistically significant reflections. The structure determination confirmed that the compound is indeed a diene and not a delocalized structure. The ring is planar but the ethyl groups extend over the ring in an unusual crab-like fashion.     

Anomalies in the Structural Chemistry of Silicon

In contrast to carbon, silicon fails to form multiple bonds that are stable at room temperature. Consequently molecules in which silicon exhibits coordination numbers (CN) of 1, 2, and 3 may only be obtained at very high or low temperatures. Under these conditions their structural features, including multiple bonds, resemble those of carbon. On the other hand, silicon is capable of forming various hexacoordinated compounds making use of its d orbitals. Nitrogen and oxygen bonded to silicon develop an unusual stereochemistry: planar nitrogen, nearly or completely linear oxygen, and considerable shortening of SiN, SiO, and SiF bonds are specific examples. N(SiR₃)₂ and CH₂SiR₃ ligands permit stabilization of unusually low CNs of many metals and give rise to amino and alkyl derivatives of unexpectedly high stability due to the particular electronic, the R₃Si group.     

Effective charges on elements of the first transition period in complex ions

The semiempirical MO method is applied with an angular model to evaluate the overlap integrals, which are used in calculating the Coulomb integrals and the effective charges for elements of the first transition group in 65 compounds with H₂O, NH₃, F^–, Cl^–, and Br^–. The effective charges are found to decrease regularly in the sequence F^–>H₂O>NH₃>Cl^–>Br^–, while the changes with the transition element are found to agree with the known properties of the compounds.     

CO2-activation and enhanced capture by C6Li6: A density functional approach

In this study, we propose a simple and yet effective approach for capture and storage of CO₂ by C₆Li₆. C₆Li₆ possesses a planar star-like structure, whose ionization energy is lower than that of Li atom and hence, it behaves as a superalkali. We have systematically studied the interaction of successive CO₂ molecules with C₆Li₆ using long-range dispersion corrected density functional ωB97xD/6-311 + G(d) calculations. We notice that these interactions lead to stable C₆Li₆-nCO₂ complexes (n = 1-6) in which the structure of CO₂ moieties is bent appreciably (122-125°) due to electron transfer from C₆Li₆, whose planarity is distorted only slightly (≤7°). This clearly suggests that the CO₂ molecules can successfully be activated and captured by C₆Li₆. It has been also noticed that the bond-length of CO₂ in C₆Li₆-nCO₂ complexes increases monotonically whereas adsorption energy decreases, ranging 3.18-2.79 eV per CO₂ with the increase in n. These findings establish the potential of C₆Li₆ for capture and storage of CO₂ molecules.     

Conformations and intermolecular contacts of 4-and 4,4′-substituted biphenyl molecules in crystals

Based on the data of the Cambridge Structural Databank, we analyzed the conformations of 139 4-X-C₆H₄-C₆H₄-4′-Y molecules (X, Y = H, F, Cl, Br, I, CH₃, OH, COOH, NH₂, NO₂, CN) and intermolecular contacts formed by these molecules in 95 homo- and heteromolecular crystals. As would be expected, the percent of planar and almost planar molecules (the angle between the planes of the phenyl fragments (φ) is 0–5°) in the group was higher (37%) than in biphenyl containing any substituents in the 3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-positions (26%). The percent of almost planar molecules increased considerably when X = OH (48% among molecules having at least one OH group), while equal substituents (X = Y) did not lead to a substantial increase in the relative content of conformers with φ in this range. In the given group of crystal structures, the specific intermolecular contacts (hydrogen bonds, Hal...Hal and Hal...N≡C contacts, etc.) often led to the formation of infinite molecular chains or their fragments (trimers and dimers). The structures containing molecules with an NH₂ group typically formed layered (2D) and framework (3D) H associates.     

Fluorenone hydrazine-S-benzyldithiocarbazate transition metal complexes

Summary New Cu^II, Co^II, Ni^II, Cd^II, Zn^II, Hg^II, Pd^II and UO ₂ ^II complexes of the Schiff base ligand (FBz) formed by condensation of fluorenone withS-benzyldithiocarbazate have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic and spectroscopic measurements. The Cu(FBz)₂(Cl)₂ complex is paramagnetic. The Ni(FBz-H)₂ complex is diamagnetic, four-coordinate and square planar. The Co^II ion is oxidized in the presence of the Schiff base with the concomitant formation of Co^III complex of empirical formulae Co(FBz)Cl₃OH₂. The ligand was tested as a corrosion inhibitor for copper. Inhibition efficiency was calculated and the limiting concentration of FBz to give maximum efficiency was 10^–3 mol dm^–3 at 25°C. The polarographic reduction of FBz was investigated in Britton-Robinson buffer solutions of pH 3–10. The polarograms at dme indicated that the depolarizer is reduced through two two-electron irreversible diffusion-controlled waves. The mechanistic pathway of the electrode reaction is commensurate with this result.     

Strukturbestimmungen an Bor-Stickstoff-Verbindungen. V. Die Kristall- und Molekülstruktur des B-Tris(dimethylamino)-borazols

B-Tris(dimethylamino)borazine crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/a with a = 9.841, b = 17.61, c = 8.140 Å, β = 111.9°, and four molecules per unit cell. The molecule shows only small deviations from a planar structure of the symmetry D_3h. The endocyclic and exocyclic B? N bonds are equal within the standard deviation (mean value 1.432 Å). The ring angles are different at the B atoms and the N atoms.     

The S1 ← S0 0–0 transition energies of polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) revisited: CIS(D) and MP2 calculations with correction for correlation energies

This paper reexamines the structures and energies of dibenzofuran and twenty PCDFs in S₁–S₃ states. It was demonstrated that, although the CIS method gives a false relative ordering of excited states, the false ordering can be remedied by the CIS(D) method. Moreover the CIS geometries of typical PCDF molecules reasonably agree with their SAC-CI geometries. It was found that molecules chlorinated at the 1- and 9-positions are twisted in the S₂ state but are planar in other states, except for 1,4,6,9-TeCDF and fully chlorinated dibenzofuran (OCDF). The twisted structure of 1,4,6,9-TeCDF occurs in the S₃ state, but the structure of OCDF is twisted in every state. We partitioned the molecule into the parent structure and four chlorine groups and measured the twist energy with reference to the ground state. Then, the S_i ← S₀ 0–0 transition energies (i = 1, 2) calculated using the CIS(D) and MP2 methods could be expressed as a multiple linear equation with components and twist energy. It was further confirmed that if the multiple linear equation is corrected for residual correlation energies of the parent structure, it can predict the S₁ ← S₀ 0–0 transition energies with high precision.     

Structure of SmCl3, DyCl3, and HoCl3 molecules based on the data of synchronous electron diffraction and mass-spectrometric experiment

Saturated vapors of SmCl₃, DyCl₃, and HoCl₃ have been studied in the framework of a synchronous electron diffraction and mass-spectrometric experiment at temperatures 1205 K, 1160 K, and 1148 K, respectively. In vapors of all compounds, along with monomer molecular forms, an insignificant (up to 2 mol.%) amount of dimers was detected. Parameters of the effective configuration of monomer molecules were determined. For molecules SmCl₃, DyCl₃, and HoCl₃ values of internuclear distances r _g(Ln-Cl) were 2.511(5) Å, 2.453(5) Å, and 2.444(5) Å, values of valence angles ∠_g(Cl-Ln-Cl) were 115.6(11)°, 116.8(10)°, and 116.6(10)°, respectively. It is shown that parameters of the r _g-structure are not incompatible with the notion of a planar equilibrium geometrical configuration of molecules SmCl₃, DyCl₃, and HoCl₃. Main tendencies in the change of structural and vibration characteristics in the series of lanthanide trichlorides are considered.     

Adsorption of organic substances with different physicochemical properties

The linear regions of the adsorption isotherms of freon 13B1 (CF₃Br) on active carbons with different porous structures were studied by gas chromatography at 343–573 K. The Henry's constants were determined, and the isosteric heats of adsorption (Q) were calculated in the region of zero filling. It was established that theQ values for active carbons with different pore size distributions are almost the same and vary within 38–41 kJ mol^–1. This coincidence can be explained assuming that the interaction between the adsorbed molecules and the active carbons occurs in the pores whose sizes are comparable with those of the adsorbed molecules.For part 1, see Ref. 1.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 439–441, March, 1995.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and properties of a novel di-μ2-aqua bridged binuclear manganese(III) Schiff base complex [Mn(vanen)(H2O)2]2(ClO4)2 · 2H2O

The preparation and isolation of the binuclear manganese(III) complex, [Mn(vanen)(H₂O)₂]₂(ClO₄)₂ · 2H₂O was accomplished by air oxidation of a solution containing H₂vanen^**, Et₃N, and Mn(ClO₄)₂ · 6H₂O in absolute EtOH. The crystal structure of complex was determined by X-ray crystallography, and consists of two molecules bridged by two water molecules through hydrogen bonding. The manganese atom is six-coordinate and presents a distorted octahedral coordination sphere, which consists of the two imine N atoms and two phenolic O atoms of vanen^2– ligand in the equatorial plane, with Mn–N bond distances of 1.975 and 1.987 Å, and Mn–O distances of 1.867 and 1.876 Å, respectively. The non-bonding interatomic MnMn distance is 4.79 Å. In the axial direction, the elongated Mn–O(H₂O) bond distances of 2.255 and 2.381 Å, respectively, are due to Jahn–Teller distortion at the d⁴ metal center. The presence of lattice and coordinate water molecules were also confirmed by the t.g. study and the i.r. spectra. Upon irradiation using visible light in water in the presence of p-benzoquinone, the complex demonstrates its ability to split water.     

The Reduction of AuF3 in Super Acidic Solution

AuF₃ is reduced in superacidic HF/SbF₅ solutions giving three products. 1. Orange [Au₃F₈·2SbF₅]. It has a layered structure built up by square planar Au^IIF₄ and Au^IIIF₄ units: Crystal structure: space group P2₁/c, a = 9.049(2), b = 8.424(1), c = 9.645(1)Å, β = 115.08(1)°. 2. Black [Au₃F₇·3SbF₅] has a ribbon structure, similarly built up by square planar Au^IIF₄ and Au^IIIF₄ units: Crystal structure: space group Pc, a = 9.991(1), b = 10.728(1), c = 15.222(1)Å, β = 95.304(2)°. 3. Yellow green [(Au(HF)₂] (SbF₆)₂·2HF with square planar Au^IIF₄ units that are formed by two fluorine atoms of the anions and two HF molecules as complex ligands. Crystal structure: Space group P¯, a = 5.482(1), b = 5.848(1), c = 9.309(2)Å, α = 89.522(4), β = 85.635(4), γ = 87.509(4)°.     

A complex of buckminsterfullerene with sulfur,C60·2S8: synthesis and crystal structure

The C₆₀·2S₈ complex was prepared by reaction of buckminsterfullerene C₆₀ with sulfur in trichloroethylene and its single-crystal X-ray structure was studied at room temperature. Crystals of this compound are monoclinic, space groupC 2/c, a=20.90(1),b=21.10(1),c=10.537(9) Å, =111.29(7)°,Z=4,d _calc=1.89 g·cm^–3. The crystal structure of the C₆₀·2S₈ complex consists of packed fullerene molecules that form hexagonal channels along thec axis with eight-membered crown-shaped S₈ cyclic molecules inside the channels. The distances between the centers of neighboring fullerene molecules are 10.036(7), 10.636(7), and 10.537(9) Å. Each C₆₀ molecule is linked to eight S₈ molecules with ten shortened intermolecular contacts C...S 3.41(1)–3.52(2) Å. The average values of the C=C and C-C bond lengths are 1.32(3) and 1.47(3) Å, which attest to a significant degree of localization of electron density in the c₆₀ molecule.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 262–266, February, 1994.     

Reaction of trimethylaluminum with crown ethers. III. The synthesis and crystal structure of (12-crown-4)bis(trimethylaluminum)

The crown ether 12-crown-4 reacts with trimethylaluminum in toluene to form the complex [AlMe₃]₂[12-crown-4]. Attempts to utilize the remaining two oxygen atoms for coordination to AlMe₃ molecules were unsuccessful. The 21 complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n witha=11.342(7),b=12.941(4),c=6.973(6) Å, and =95.48(4)°. Refinement led to a finalR value of 0.047 for 925 observed reflections. The molecule resides on a crystallographic center of inversion, and as required by symmetry, the four oxygen atoms are planar. The Al–O bond is strong as revealed by the bond length of 1.977(3) Å. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82013 (9 pages).