Ir spectra of the simplest stable proton solvates in methanol and ethanol

The spectra of (MeOH)₂H⁺ and (EtOH)₂H⁺ proton disolvates formed by strong symmetrical hydrogen bonding were separated from the multiple frustrated total internal reflection (MFTIR) IR spectra of solutions of HCl in methanol and ethanol. These spectra show a large number of rather narrow bands, exceeding the number of bands in the spectra of the pure alcohols and are in accord with a model, in which the generation of continuous absorption in solutions of strong acids is a consequence of the interaction of vibrations for protons in a strong, symmetrical hydrogen bond with the vibrations of other groups of proton disolvates.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 217–220, January, 1991.     

Ion-molecular interactions in the HCl—isopropanol system

Multiple Attenuated Total Reflectance (MATR) IR spectra of solutions of HCl in isopropanol, containing 0 to 43 mol. % HCl, were studied in the 900–4000 cm^–1 range. The addition of HCl to PrⁱOH yields proton disolvates with strong symmetrical H-bonds. At high concentrations of HCl (C _HCl ⁰ > 5.7 mol L^–1, /C⁰ _HCl < 2), when the number of alcohol molecules is not enough to form disolvates with all of the protons present in the solution, (Cl...H...Cl)^– ions are formed, in addition to (C₃H₇OH)₂H⁺. The spectra of these ions have been assigned.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1753–1756, September, 1995.This work was carried out with financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-18356).     

Heterocomplexes in liquid mixtures MeOH—HF

The IR spectra and densities of MeOH—HF liquid mixtures were measured for component molar ratios ranging from 12 : 1 to 1 : 3. The IR spectra of all of the solutions exhibit bands with maxima at 3500, 2600, and 1800 cm^–1 and continuous absorption (CA) in the region of 3500—1300 cm^–1. The intensities of these bands and the CA increase with an increase in the HF concentration. A similar behavior was found for the difference between the experimental solution density and the additive sum of the solution component densities. Ab initio SCF calculations of the (MeOH)_5–n (HF) _n cyclic complexes (n = 0—5) were performed using the 6-31G basis set. The observed properties of MeOH—HF liquid mixtures may be due to the formation of heterocomplexes with a stable cyclic fragment consisting of more than four MeOH and HF molecules.     

Hydrogen bond CH…O in a methanolic solution of hydrogen chloride

The existence of a hydrogen bond in which a methyl group of the (MeOH)₂H⁺ ion acts as a proton donor is examined. The fundamental vibration frequencies of this ion were calculated for different numbers and strengths of CH…O bonds. The atomic charges in neutral ((MeOH) _n ,n=1–4) and protonated ((MeOH) _m H⁺,m=2–6) associates of methanol molecules were also calculated. The experimentally observed decrease in the v(CH) vibration frequencies of the (MeOH)₂H⁺ ion to 2890 cm⁻¹ and 2760 cm⁻¹ is attributable to the fact that each methyl group of the ion is involved in formation of two CH…O bonds with strength of −12.5 kJ mol⁻¹. The proton-donating ability of the CH bond depends on the charge on its H atom; however, it does not correlate with the dipole moment of this bond. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 306–312, February, 1999.     

Infrared spectra of negative ions with a strong,symmetric hydrogen bond (HO...H...OH)− and (H3CO...H...OCH3)−

From the multiple attenuated total internal reflection (MATIR) infrared spectrum of an aqueous KOH solution, the spectrum of the (HO)₂H^– ion, formed by a strong, symmetric H-bond, has been segregated. The spectrum of the analogous ion (CH₃O)₂H^– has been segregated from the MATIR infrared spectrum of a solution of KOCH₃ in methanol. The segregated spectra contain large numbers of individual bands that are not present in the spectra of the original components of the solution. This may be a consequence of strong interaction of vibrations of the proton in the central strong, symmetric hydrogen bond with vibrations of other groups in the ion.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1363–1366, June, 1991.     

A novel approach for highly proton conductive electrolyte membranes with improved methanol barrier properties: Layer-by-Layer assembly of salt containing polyelectrolytes

A series of highly proton conductive electrolyte membranes with improved methanol barrier properties are prepared from polyallylamine hydrochloride (PAH) and polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSS) including salt by Layer-by-Layer (LbL) method. The effects of added salt type (NaCl, MgCl₂) and salt concentration (1.0 M, 0.1 M) on proton conductivity (σ) and methanol barrier properties of the LbL self-assembled composite membranes are discussed in terms of controlled layer thickness and charge density. Furthermore, the influences of ion type in the multilayered composite membranes are studied in conjunction with physicochemical and thermal properties.The deposition of the self-assembly of PAH/PSS film on Nafion is followed by UV–Vis spectroscopy and it is observed that the polyelectrolyte layers growth on both sides of Nafion membrane regularly. (PAH/PSS)₅–Na⁺ and (PAH/PSS)₅–H⁺ with 1.0 M NaCl exhibits 49.6 and 27.8% reduction in lower methanol permittivity in comparison with the pristine Nafion^®117, respectively, while the proton conductivities are 12.97 and 74.69 mS cm⁻¹. Promisingly, it is found that the membrane selectivity values (Φ) of all multilayered membranes in H⁺ form are much higher than that of salt form (Na⁺ and Mg²⁺) and perfluorosulfonated ionomers reported in the literature. Also, we find out that the use of polyelectrolytes with high charge density causes a further improvement in proton conductivity and methanol barrier properties simultaneously. These encouraging results indicate that upon a suitable choice of LbL deposition conditions, composite membranes exhibiting both high proton conductivity and improved methanol barrier properties can be tailored for fuel cells.     

IR Study of ion-molecular interactions in a DMF-HCl system

The Multiple Attenuated Total Reflection (MATR) IR-spectra of HCl solutions in DMF (0–48.55% HCl) were recorded and analyzed in the range of 900–4000 cm^–1. Depending on the ratio of compounds, a variety of complexes (2 DMF) · HCl (1), DMF · HCl (2), DMF · (2 HCl) (3) are formed in the system. The concentrations of the complexes were measured. Complex2 possesses a quasi-ionic structure Me₂NHCO...H...Cl. The addition of a DMF molecule to complex2 with formation of complex1 does not result in destruction of the quasi-ionic structure of the DMF-HCl bond. In excess HCl, this structure is decomposed and the complex with the ion pair structure Me₂NHCOH⁺ (ClHCl)^– is formed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1577–1582, September, 1993.     

Ions with a strong symmetrical H bond in the HCl−BuiOH system by IR spectroscopy data

Ion-molecular interactions in the HCl−BuⁱOH system with different compositions (from neat isobutyl alcohol to 37 mol.% HCl) were studied by Multiple Attenuated Total Reflectance (MATR) IR spectroscopy at 30 °C. Proton disolvates (Buⁱ(H)O…H…O(H)Buⁱ)⁺ with strong symmetrical H bonds are formed upon the addition of HCl to BuⁱOH. At high concentrations of HCl (C ⁰ _HCl>33 mol.%), (Cl…H…Cl)⁻ ions are formed along with (BuⁱOH)₂H⁺. The spectra of positively and negatively charged proton disolvates were compared to those of similar ions in the HCl−PrⁱOH and HCl−MeOH systems. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2496–2500, December, 1998.     

Matrix IR studies on hydrogen-bonded complexes of hydrogen chloride and hydrogen bromide with ketene

Infrared spectra of matrices codeposited Ar/HX (X=Cl, Br) with Ar/H₂CCO mixtures have been examined. Isotopic substitutions (HX, DX, H₂CCO, D₂CCO) showed that ketene formed the 1:1 hydrogen-bonded complex with HX. The HX stretching modes were observed at 2684 cm⁻¹ in the H₂CCO–HCl complex and at 2384 cm⁻¹ in the H₂CCO–HBr complex. The ν₁ modes of the ketene submolecules were shifted to low frequency and the ν₉ modes to high frequency. It was proposed for the structure of the complex that the acid proton is bonded to the C=C pi electron system.     

The reactions between negative hydrogen ions and silane

Contracted CI-calculations have been performed in order to find out the mechanisms of the reactions involved when negative hydrogen ions react with silane. There were initially severe problems to find a balanced basis set to describe the reactions including correlation, particularly for the choice of diffuse functions. Finally, in agreement with earlier calculations, SiH ₅ ^– was found to be more stable than SiH₄+H^– by 21 kcal/mol but less stable than SiH ₃ ^– and H₂ by 6 kcal/mol. A barrier in the S _N2 reaction SiH₄+H^– SiH₅ has previously been predicted by calculations, which was not confirmed by the present CI calculations. The lack of a barrier is in agreement with experimental evidence. Contrary to what is expected from the orbital symmetry rules, which predict two allowed pathways, SiH ₅ ^– does not dissociate easily to the lower lying SiH ₃ ^– + H₂. A barrier of 57 kcal/mol, which was very difficult to locate, was finally found. In order to explain the experimental observation of SiH ₃ ^– and the lack of observation of SiH ₅ ^– a different mechanism for the reaction SiH₄+H^– SiH ₃ ^– + H₂ is suggested. For a direct proton transfer a barrier of less than 10 kcal/mol is predicted.     

Calculations of silicooxygen ring vibration frequencies

In the work model calculations of the vibrations of ideally isolated silicooxygen rings (using PM3 method) have been carried out. three-, four-, and six-membered rings have been considered. It has been found that that the three-membered silicooxygen rings are flat and practically undeformed showing D_3h symmetry. The rings of higher number of ring members (i.e. n>3) are deformed to some extent. The deformation reveals itself most significantly in the Si–O–Si bond angles distribution. In the case of all the rings the bridging Si–O–Si bonds are ca. 0.02–0.04 Å shorter than the non-bridging Si–O⁻ bonds. Hypothetical IR spectra for all the rings considered have been also calculated. Analysis of these hypothetical spectra leads to the conclusion that the whole spectrum can be divided into four wavenumbers regions, 1200–1100 cm⁻¹ stretching Si–O(Si) vibrations; 1000–800 cm⁻¹ stretching Si–O⁻ vibrations; 800–600 cm⁻¹; the region in which a band characteristic of silicooxygen rings appears, and below 600 cm⁻¹ bending ⁻O–Si–O⁻ and (Si)O–Si–O(Si). It has been also found that as the number of ring members increases the ‘ring band’ shifts to lower wavenumbers: 725 cm⁻¹ for three-membered rings, 650 cm⁻¹ for four-membered rings and 610 cm⁻¹ for six-membered rings. Calculated spectra have been compared with the experimental spectra of cyclosilicates. They showed good agreement in the 1200–600 cm⁻¹ region. In the experimental spectra as well as in the calculated ones, with increasing the number of ring members the ‘ring band’ shifts towards lower wavenumbers.     

Solvation Phenomena of Potassium Thiocyanate in Methanol–Water Mixtures

This paper reports the results of a variety of experiments carried out for understanding the solvation behavior of potassium thiocyanate in methanol–water mixtures. Electrical conductivity, speed of sound, viscosity, and FT-Raman spectra of potassium thiocyanate solutions in 5 and 10% methanol–water (w/w) mixtures were measured as functions of concentration and temperature. The conductivity and structural relaxation time suggest the ion–solvent and solvent-separated ion–ion associations increase as the salt concentration increases in the mixtures. The Raman band shifts due to the C–O stretching mode of methanol for the solvent mixtures reveal the formation of methanol–water complexes. The significant changes in the Raman bands for the C–N, C–S and O–H stretching modes indicate the presence of SCN⁻−solvent interactions through the N-end, “free” SCN⁻ and the solvent-shared ion pairs as potassium thiocyanate is added to the methanol–water mixtures. The relative changes corresponding to H–O–H bending and C–O stretching frequencies indicate that K⁺ is preferentially solvated by water in these solvent mixtures. The appearance and increase of the intensity of a broad band at ≈940 cm⁻¹ upon salt addition was attributed to the SCN⁻–H₂O–K⁺ solvent-shared ion pairs. No Raman spectral evidence for K⁺(H₂O)_n species was observed. The preferential solvation of K⁺ and SCN⁻ in the methanol−water mixtures was verified by the application of the Kirkwood−Buff theory of solutions. This theory confirms that K⁺ is strongly preferentially solvated by water, whereas SCN⁻ is preferentially solvated by the methanol component.     

State of the hydroxide ion in water and aqueous solutions

Conclusion Analysis of these experimental facts leads to the conclusion that in water and aqueous solutions of alkali metal hydroxides it is extremely probable that the hydroxide ion exists in the form H₃O₂ ^–. The marked displacement of the extrapolated chemical shift of the proton of the H₃O₂ ^– ion towards weak fields and the displacement of the frequency of the bending vibrations of the OH bond towards higher frequencies for hydroxide solutions indicate strong hydrogen bonding between the OH^– ion and the H₂O molecule. The comparatively low heat of hydration of the OH^– ion (111 cal/mole) compared with the heat of hydration of the H₊ ion (276 cal/mole) cannot, as has been shown, serve as proof that there is no strong electrostatic bond between the OH^– ion and a water molecule. All the heat of hydration is used up in the formation of this bond; this can be regarded as additional confirmation of the hydrophobic nature of the ion produced. The experimental data on the absolute value of the chemical shift of the proton of the H₃O₂ ^– ion indicate the important role played by the excited state of the proton in this complex. This conclusion agrees with the spectroscopic data.M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 969–974, November–December, 1971.     

Comparative FT infrared study of structural changes occuring on dealumination of zeolite Na-Y with ethylenediaminetetraacetic or hydrochloric acid

IR lattice vibration spectra were used to monitor the changes in the structure of zeolite Na-Y upon its dealumination with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or with HCl. The terminal Si-O(H,Na) bonds thus formed (which are detectable by characteristic absorbance at v 900–950 cm^–1) are energetically less uniform when EDTA has been used as the dealuminating agent. This inhomogeneity is connected with the local deformations of zeolite structure which result in lowering the symmetry of silicon-oxygen tetrahedra. As a consequence, two novel bands appear at v 1090 cm^–1 and 1200 cm^–1 in addition to the fundamental absorption bands, v_as (TO₄) (T = Si, Al), at 1030 cm^–1 and 1145 cm^–1. A mechanism of dealumination is proposed, which takes into account the topochemical peculiarities involved in the chelation of the framework aluminum ions with EDTA.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskay, No. 2, pp. 284–287, February, 1993.     

IR spectra of hydrogen fluoride solutions in n-propanol

The densities of solutions of HF in n-PrOH were measured at different mole ratios of the components (from 1 : 12 to 3 : 1), and their IR spectra were recorded. The spectra of all the solutions exhibit absorption bands at 3500, 2600, and 1800 cm^–1 and continuous absorption (CA) in the frequency range from 3500 to 1300 cm^–1. The intensities of these bands and CA increase in proportion to the concentration of HF in solution. The difference between the experimental solution density and the calculated additive sum of the densities of the solution components behaves analogously. The formation of heterocomplexes with a stoichiometric ratio greater than 3 : 1 in the HF solutions in propanol was revealed. These heterocomplexes have large identical structural fragments with the strong quasi-symmetric H-bond. The results of calculations of the stretching vibration frequencies and relative stability of different cyclic pentamers suggest that such a fragment is the most stable cyclic heteropentamer, (HF)₂(nPrOH)₃, in which the HF molecules occupy the neighboring positions.     

Transference numbers for ultra concentrated solutions of aqueous hydrochloric acid at 25°C

Transference numbers of HCl(aq) solutions at 25°C, from 0.01 to 13.6 mol-kg^–1(m) have been obtained by measuring the emf of cells with transference using hydrogen gas/platinum electrodes. Good agreement is obtained at concentrations up to 1 m with all previous data, and our results strongly corroborate those of King and Spiro over the 2–8m concentration range. The transference numbers of the hydronium ion fit the empirical equation, _H ^HCl = 0.821 + 0.0457m ^1/2 – 2.476×10^–2m – 1.90×10^–4 m ² – 1.45×10^–5 m ³ the maximum deviation in T _H ^HCl being 0.003.     

Reversible sorption of hydrogen by colloidal palladium in aqueous solutions

Colloidal palladium was prepared by -irradiation or by H₂ reduction of Pd(NH₃)₄l₂ in aqueous solutions containing sodium polyacrylate as a stabilizer. The sots contain spherical particles 2–4 nm in diameter. Their optical spectra contain a band at 230 nm ( = 6.1 · 10³ L mol^–1 cm^–1) smoothly descending toward the visible range. The sots reversibly absorb chemically from 0.35 to 0.15 g-mol of H₂ per g-atom of Pd. The spectra of ultrafine metal particles saturated with molecular hydrogen exhibit an absorption band at 265 nm ( = 4.5 · 10³ L mol^–1 cm^–1). One-electron reduction of methylviologen by hydrogen is catalyzed by the colloidal palladium prepared.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 313–316, February, 1996.     

Ion-molecular interactions and the equilibrium composition in the HCl-1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone-1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane system according to IR spectroscopy data

Multiple Attenuated Total Reflectance (MATR) IR spectra of solutions of HCl in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (N-MP) (0–43.4 % HCl) were studied in the 900–4000 cm^–1 range. Spectra were recorded for theN-MP-HCl-1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (TCE) ternary system at a TCE N-MP ratio of 1 1. Depending on the ratio between the components, complexes of the compositionN-MP · HCl (C-1),N-MP · 2HCl (C-2), and 2N-MP · HCl (C-3) are formed in the system. Complex C-1 has a quasiionic structure, (CH₂)₃N(Me)CO...H...Cl, formed by a strong quasisymmetrical H-bond between the carbonyl O atom and the Cl atom. The addition of anN-MP molecule to complex C-1 yields complex C-3, in which the quasiionic character of the bond betweenN-MP and HCl is retained. When excess HCl is present, the quasiionic structure is destroyed, theN-MP molecule is protonated, and the Cl^– anion interacts with HCl to give an ion with a strong symmetrical H bond (Cl...H...Cl)^–. Complex C-2 is an ion pair.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1757–1763, September, 1995.This work was carried out with financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-18356).     

Investigations of TsVM zeolite acidities with different degrees of exchange of Na+ by H+

The method of programmed thermal desorption of ammonia has been used to establish that on the surface of the sodium form of type TsVM zeolite having a modulus SiO₂/Al₂O₃= 34.5 there are two types of acidic centers having ammonia desorption activation energies E_d equal to 40–45 and 80–100 kJ/mole. Replacement of Na⁺ by H⁺ leads to the appearance of a third type of center with a value E_D=130–150 kJ/mole. In this case in the IR spectra of specimens saturated with ammonia a band appears at 1410 cm_–1, which is evidence for the presence of NH ₄ ⁺ ions. Increasing the degree of Na⁺ replacement by H⁺ leads to a nonproportional rapid increase in the concentration of highly energetic centers, which may be explained by the partial transfer of aluminum into cationic positions with the formation of additional acidic centers.Translated from Teoreticheskie i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 752–755, November–December, 1986.     

New dioxouranium(VI) complexes with tridentate dibasic Schiff bases containing ONO donor sets

Summary Several new dioxouranium(VI) complexes with the tridentate dibasic Schiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde, 5-chloro-, 5-bromo-, 5-nitro-, 3,5-dichloro-, 4-methoxy-, 5-methoxy- and 3-ethoxysalicylaldehyde and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde ando-aminobenzyl alcohol, have been synthesized from uranyl acetate dihydrate and the Schiff base in methanol. The complexes are of the type UO₂(AAA). MeOH (where AAAH₂ = a tridentate dibasic Schiff base). The complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, i.r. and electronic spectra, conductance, magnetic susceptibility and molecular weight measurements. Thev (U=O) stretching frequency of the complexes occurs atca. 900 cm^–1 and the U-O distance is 1.74Å. The complexes are monomers, diamagnetic and octahedral.