间甲基苯甲醚分子旋转异构体的质量分辨阈值电离光谱

间甲基苯甲醚分子有顺式和反式两个转动异构体. 利用单光共振双光子电离技术和质量分辨阈值电离技术,研究了间甲基苯甲醚分子顺反异构体的基态到第一电子激发态（S₁←S₀）的跃迁和阈值电离. 得到顺式、反式间甲基苯甲醚分子S₁态的激发能（E₁）分别为（36049±2）和（36117±2）cm^-1,绝热电离能（I_p）分别为（64859±5）和（65110±5）cm^-1. 结合从头算法和密度泛函理论的量子化学计算,解释了顺式、反式间甲基苯甲醚分子E₁和I_p存在差异的原因,并且对S₁态和离子基态D0态出现的谱峰进行了标识. 间甲基苯甲醚分子顺反异构体在S₁态和D₀态的活性振动主要是甲基转动、面内环的运动和与取代基相关的弯曲振动. 间甲基苯甲醚分子的S₁态振动光谱、D₀态离子光谱以及理论计算均表明这两个转动异构体在D₀态的几何构型与S₁态的中性几何构型相比有较大改变,取代基与取代基、取代基与苯环间的相互作用强度高低次序为：S₀<S₁<D₀.     

取代基对有机钼化合物中α-氢转移反应势垒和产物稳定性的影响

使用B3LYP方法研究了发生在有机钼化合物R³R⁴Mo(≡CH)(CHR¹R²)和R³R⁴Mo(＝CH₂)(＝CR¹R²)之间的α-氢转移反应, 探讨了R¹, R², R³和R⁴位置上不同取代基对α-氢转移反应势垒和产物稳定性的影响. 研究发现, 金属钼有机化合物中, 发生α-氢转移的碳原子在过渡态中采用sp²杂化. R¹和R²位置上取代基对α-氢转移反应势垒的影响取决于取代基对过渡态中碳原子的未参与sp²杂化的p_z轨道上单电子的离域作用. 当R¹, R²位置是甲基时, 由于碳原子的p_z轨道与甲基的一个C—H键轨道间存在强的超共轭效应, 从而可以较大程度地降低α-氢转移反应的势垒. 研究结果还表明, 当R³, R⁴位置为SiH₃时的反应势垒较低. 所以当R¹和R² 位置为Me, R³和R⁴位置为SiH₃时, 反应势垒最低. 第一个甲基取代R¹或R²位置的H时, 反应势垒降低很大; 第二个甲基继续取代时, 反应势垒的降低约为第一个甲基的一半. 第一个SiH₃取代R³或R⁴位置的甲基时, 反应势垒降低较大; 第二个SiH₃继续取代时, 反应势垒的降低小于第一个SiH₃的一半. 对反应物和产物的相对稳定性的研究表明, 第一个甲基和第二个甲基对产物的相对能量的降低几乎相同; 第一个SiH₃降低产物的相对能量, 但是第二个SiH₃使产物的相对能量升高, 从而抵消了第一个SiH₃对产物的稳定作用.     

取代基对3(5)-(9-蒽基)吡唑光学性质的影响

使用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP/6-31G(d)方法优化得到了3(5)-(9-蒽基)吡唑及其衍生物的基态(S₀)分子结构, 使用单激发组态相互作用(CIS)/6-31G(d)方法优化得到这些分子的第一单重激发态(S₁)的几何结构, 并使用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)方法计算了它们的吸收和发射光谱. 计算结果表明, 与3(5)-(9-蒽基)吡唑相比, 无论取代基是吸电子基团还是供电子基团, 衍生物的吸收和发射峰均发生红移, 并且当取代基―R=―BH₂, ―CCl₃, ―CHO, ―NH₂时衍生物有较长的吸收波长和发射波长.     

二价金属离子对含铜水滑石结构稳定性的影响

通过构建不同的二价金属离子(M²⁺=Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺)部分取代铜离子形成CuM₂Al 水滑石(CuM₂Al-LDHs)的周期性模型, 基于密度泛函理论(DFT), 用CASTEP程序模块对周期性模型进行几何全优化和性质计算, 通过分析各体系的结构参数、电子排布、Mulliken 电荷布居、氢键、结合能, 总结出含铜水滑石体系结构的稳定性规律. 计算结果表明: 在CuM₂Al-LDHs 体系中, 主客体间作用力对层板厚度的影响占主要因素; M离子对中心三价铝离子的影响较小, 对二价铜离子的影响较大, 其中价电子均匀排布的M离子对铜的畸变影响小于价电子不均匀排布的M离子. 另外在价电子均匀排布的CuM₂Al-LDHs 体系中, 主客体间的静电作用力和氢键强度逐渐增强. 总体上, 随着M离子周期数的增加, 体系的畸变角增大, 结合能绝对值逐渐减小, 体系的稳定性下降. 价电子不均匀排布的CuCo₂Al-LDHs 体系的稳定性最差. 这有助于从理论上更好地认识含铜水滑石的合成规律.     

二聚体C2H4-nFn···LiH (n=0, 1, 2)中π锂键的性质和弱方向性

采用二级微扰理论(MP2)量子化学研究方法, 对C₂H_4-nF_n···LiH (n=0, 1, 2)二聚体的结构和π锂键性质进行了分析. 结果表明氟原子的取代改变了乙烯分子的π电子云形状, 从而使二聚体体系中的π锂键发生偏移、伸长和弯曲. 通过与类似的π氢键体系C₂H_4-nF_n···HF (n=0, 1, 2)比较, 发现π锂键在二级弱相互作用的影响下, 发生了明显的弯曲, 表现出弱的方向性. 在CCSD(T)/6-311++G(3df, 3pd)理论水平下, 二聚体的相互作用能强弱顺序为: 33.85 kJ·mol^-1 (C₂H₄-LiH)>27.32 kJ·mol^-1 (C₂H₃F-LiH)>21.34 kJ·mol^-1 (cis-C₂H₂F₂-LiH)>20.25 kJ·mol^-1 (g-C₂H₂F₂-LiH), 说明氟取代削减了乙烯分子与LiH之间的相互作用.     

α-二亚胺钴配合物催化1,3-丁二烯高活性与高顺式-1,4选择性聚合

合成了一系列α-二亚胺钴配合物[ArN=C(Me)-(Me)C=NAr]CoCl₂(Ar=C₆H₅, 3a; 4-MeC₆H₄, 3b; 4-MeOC₆H₄, 3c; 4-FC₆H₄, 3d; 4-ClC₆H₄, 3e; 2-MeC₆H₄, 3f; 2-EtC₆H₄, 3g; 2-ⁱPrC₆H₄, 3h; 2,4,6-Me₃C₆H₂, 3i; 2,6-Et₂C₆H₃, 3j; 2,6-ⁱPrC₆H₃, 3k)和作为对比的吡啶双亚胺二氯化钴配合物(4a), 并用X射线单晶衍射方法研究了配合物3i, 3k和4a的分子结构. α-二亚胺钴配合物在倍半乙基氯化铝的作用下对丁二烯聚合有较高的催化活性,得到的顺式-1,4结构含量达98%,且有较高分子量(M_n≈1×10⁴-1×10⁵)的聚丁二烯. 配体的电子效应影响催化剂的活性及顺式-1,4选择性, 而配体的空间位阻对丁二烯聚合几乎没有影响. 详细研究了聚合时间、聚合温度、烷基铝助催化剂及铝比等条件对丁二烯聚合行为的影响.     

两个闭式十一顶钌硼烷簇合物[(PPh3)(p-BrC6H4CO2)2RuB10H8]和[(PPh3)2Ru(p-BrC6H4CO2)(PPh3)RuB10H9]的合成与晶体结构

[RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃],B₁₀H₁₀^2-与p-BrC₆H₄COOH在CH₂Cl₂中回流, 得到两个闭式十一顶钌十硼烷簇合物: [(PPh₃)(p-BrC₆H₄CO₂)₂RuB₁₀H₈] (1) 和 [(PPh₃)₂Ru(PPh₃)(p-BrC₆H₄CO₂)RuB₁₀H₉] (2), 并进行了元素分析、红外光谱、¹H核磁共振谱、¹³C核磁共振谱、X-射线单晶衍射表征. 簇合物1属于单斜晶系，空间群为C2/c, a = 2.569(4) nm, b=1.546(2) nm, c=1.927(3) nm, β=95.11(2)°, Z=8, V=7.622(21) nm³, D_c=1.533 Mg/m³, F(000)=3472, S=1.009, R=0.0418, wR=0.0775; 簇合物2属于三斜晶系, 空间群为P-1, a = 1.3142(3) nm, b=1.3761(3) nm, c=1.8503(4) nm, α=90.445(4)°, β=105.950(4)°, g=108.980(4)°, Z=2, V=3.0251(12) nm³, D_c=1.434Mg/m³, F(000)=1316, S=1.007, R=0.0464, wR=0.1175. 单晶结构分析表明, 两个簇合物的中心都具有一个闭式1:2:4:2:2堆砌结构的十一顶{RuB₁₀}金属硼烷骨架, 硼笼开口处具有船式构象的环状的六个硼原子对Ru(1)原子呈h⁶船式配位. 在簇合物1中, 钌原子有三个簇外配体, 一个三苯基膦, 两个对溴苯甲酸根. 对溴苯甲酸根上另外的两个氧原子分别取代了B(2)和B(3)上的氢原子, 从而在簇合物的两侧形成两个对称的Ru-O-C-O-B五员环. 簇合物2是一个双金属钌硼烷簇合物, Ru(2)通过一个Ru-Ru键和两个{RuH_mB}桥键与簇合物中心{RuB₁₀}相连, 从而在簇外形成了一个变形的Ru(1)-Ru(2)-B(3)-B(6)四面体结构.     

两种邻、间手性二醇的区域选择性取代反应研究

对两种邻、间手性二醇的区域选择性取代反应进行了研究. 以(R)-(－)-1,3-丁二醇(1)为起始原料, 在各种有机碱存在下, 先合成C¹-位单磺酸酯, 进行C¹-位的单醚化取代, 均有非区域选择性的单(双)取代物生成. 若用SOCl₂处理1, 使其首先生成环状亚硫酸酯中间体5, 苯硫酚在2% Na₂CO₃存在下可和其发生高区域选择性取代反应, 生成 (R)-(－)-3-羟基-丁基苯硫醚(3). 以同样的方法使(S,R)-(＋)-1-(6-氟-2-色满基)-1,2-乙二醇(6)和SOCl₂反应生成环状亚硫酸酯(9), 再和苄胺反应, 也可发生高区域选择性取代, 生成 (S,R)-(＋)-2-苄氨基-1-(6-氟-2-色满基)-乙醇(8). 该反应方法具有高区域选择性, 产物有高旋光纯度、高产率.     

硫杂杯[4]芳烃氧化膦衍生物的合成与晶体结构

合成了部分取代的硫杂杯[4]芳烃氧化膦衍生物, 二(亚甲基二苯基氧化膦)对叔丁基硫杂杯[4]芳烃(化合物1), 培养了化合物的单晶, 用Smart 1000 CCD衍射仪测定了其晶体结构. 结果表明, 1的组成为: C₆₆H₇₀O₆P₂S₄•2CH₃OH, 属三斜晶系, P1空间群, 晶胞参数a＝1.3453(6) nm, b＝1.5289(7) nm, c＝1.7893(9) nm; α＝75.707(9)°, β＝69.131(8)°, γ＝79.734(9)°, Z＝2; V＝3.316(3) nm³, d＝1.215 g/cm³, F(000)＝1288, μ (Mo Kα)＝0.244 mm^－1, R₁＝0.0625, wR₂＝0.1372. 杯芳烃分子采取了锥式构象.     

Cp4An和COT2An（Cp-=C5H5-，COT2-=C8H2-，An=U(Ⅳ)，Pu(Ⅳ)）的结构和光谱性质的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论研究气相和四氢呋喃（THF）溶剂中Cp₄An和COT₂An（Cp^-=C₅H₅^-,COT^2-=C₈H^2-,An=U(Ⅳ),Pu(Ⅳ)）配合物的性质。THF溶剂对配合物的溶剂化效应采用类导体极化连续模型（CPCM）近似计算。计算结果显示在THF溶液中各配合物结合能的大小顺序为COT₂Pu > COT₂U > Cp₄Pu > Cp₄U。溶剂化效应降低了该金属有机配合物的结合能。计算得到的化合物的结构参数和红外光谱数据与实验数据保持一致。通过对Cp₄An和COT₂An（An=U(Ⅳ),Pu(Ⅳ)）的分子轨道能级图分析发现,采用最高的RSC-ECP赝势计算COT₂U和Cp₄U的基态分别为三重f_φ²和f_σ²组态;而COT₂Pu和Cp₄Pu的基态分别为五重f_σ¹f_π¹f_φ²和f_σ³f_δ¹组态。     

A method for stabilizing the cis prolyl peptide bond: influence of an unusual n→π interaction in 1,3-oxazine and 1,3-thiazine containing peptidomimetics

The cis/trans isomer ratios of the Xaa-Pyr (Pyr = pyrrolidine) 3° amide bonds are significantly high (∼90% cis) in the novel peptidomimetics where Pyr contains 1,3-oxazine (Oxa) or 1,3-thiazine (Thi) at its 2 position. We find that an unusual n→π_i−1^∗ interaction, selectively stabilizes the cis conformer and the n)(n repulsion destabilizes the trans conformer of these molecules. Both these electronic effects oppose the steric effects in the 3° amide bond. The structural requirements for manifestation of these electronic effects are determined.     

Selectivity in platinum-catalyzed cis-trans carbon-carbon double-bond isomerization

The isomerization of trans-2-butene to its cis conformer was found to be easier on Pt111 surfaces than the opposite cis to trans conversion. This kinetic trend, which is opposite to what would be expected on thermodynamic grounds, is explained by an increased stability of the cis isomer upon adsorption. A model where adsorption energies are affected by steric interactions between the side moieties of the olefin and the surface suggests that selectivity toward cis versus trans formation may be manipulated by controlling the structure of the surface of the catalyst.     

A Conformational Study of Cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile Derivatives

Cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile reached equilibrium having 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐cis and 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐trans isomers in a ratio of 3:7. The cis, cis‐isomer preferred the conformation with three equatorial cyano groups, where as the cis, trans‐isomer displayed two cyano groups on equatorial positions and another cyano group on axial position. Condensation of cis, cis‐cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile with L‐(S)‐valinol by the catalysis of ZnCl₂ in refluxing 1,2‐dichlorobenzene afforded two isomeric cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐trioxazolines in favor of the 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐trans isomer. Metalation of cis, cis‐cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarbonitrile, followed by alkylations with dimethyl sulfate, benzyl bromide or allyl bromide, gave the cor responding trialkylation products with predominance of 1,3‐cis‐1,5‐trans isomers. The cis, trans‐isomer showed two cyano groups on axial positions and another cyano group on equatorial position, where as the cis, cis‐isomer exhibited three axial cyano groups. Treatment of trimethyl cis, cis‐cyclohexane‐1,3,5‐tricarboxylate with lithium diisopropylamide and dimethyl sulfate afforded mainly the trimethyl ester of Kemp's triacid, which showed three axial carboxylate groups. Two competitive factors, i.e. the steric effect of in coming electrophiles and the dipole‐dipole inter actions of the cyano or carboxylate groups, might inter play to give different stereoselectivities in these reaction systems.     

Gauche effect in 1,2-difluoroethane. Hyperconjugation, bent bonds, steric repulsion

Natural bond orbital deletion calculations show that whereas the gauche preference arises from vicinal hyperconjugative interaction between anti C-H bonds and C-F* antibonds, the cis C-H/C-F* interactions are substantial (approximately 25% of the anti interaction). The established significantly >60 degrees FCCF dihedral angle for the equilibrium conformer can then be rationalized in terms of the hyperconjugation model alone by taking into account both anti interactions that maximize near 60 degrees and the smaller cis interactions that maximize at a much larger dihedral angle. This explanation does not invoke repulsive forces to rationalize the 72 degrees equilibrium conformer angle. The relative minimum energy for the trans conformer is the consequence of a balance between decreasing hyperconjugative stabilization and decreasing steric destabilization as the FCCF torsional angle approaches 180 degrees . The torsional coordinate is predicted to be strongly contaminated by CCF bending, with the result that approximately half of the trans --> gauche stabilization energy stems from mode coupling.     

Intramolecular interaction effects and the structure of N2OS and N2O2: An Ab initio study

An ab initio study of O?N? N?S with full geometry optimization has been carried out to corroborate the presence of an interaction between the terminal atoms in this type of structure, which, in O?N? N?O, apparently stabilizes the cis conformer. Using the unscaled 4–31G basis set with a full set of d functions on the sulfur, there is a potential minimun at the trans but not the cis geometry. A gauche conformer with a torsional angle of 77.2° is the most stable. With N₂O₂ this basis set gives potential minima at both the cis and trans geometries, but the trans conformer is slightly more stable, contrary to experiment and the results of (7,3) basis-set calculations reported in the literature in which Gaussian lobe functions were employed. Using a (9,5) basis set there is no longer a potential minimum at the cis geometry, and a gauche structure is more stable than the cis conformer as in the case of N₂OS with the less-extended basis set. Force constants (harmonic and anharmonic), compliance constants, relaxed force constants, and interaction-displacement coordinates for both molecules are compared for key structural elements.     

Does one‐photon photocyclization of trans‐diarylethylenes involve adiabatic trans‐to‐cis photoisomerization? potential energy surface calculations for 1‐styrylnaphthalene

Potential energy surface (PES) for 1‐styrylnaphthalene was calculated by PM3 method for the S₀ state and PM3‐CI(2x2) method with configuration interaction for the S₁ state. Scanning PES along both isomerization and cyclization reaction coordinates enabled to reveal the minimum energy path (MEP) with low barriers on the S₁ PES from E‐isomer to dihydrocyclophotoproduct (DHP). This is consistent with formation of the photocyclization product in one‐photon process during irradiation of E‐isomer. Additionally, the MEP was found to bypass the coordinate region of Z‐isomer, i.e. one‐photon E‐isomer‐to‐DHP photocyclization does not demand participation of the excited Z‐isomer. Therefore, adiabatic trans‐to‐cis isomerization is likely not an intermediate stage on the E‐isomer photocyclization pathway, and experimentally observed one‐photon formation of the DHP from the E‐isomer is likely not an evidence for adiabatic trans‐to‐cis photoisomerization, as it is usually assumed. According to the results obtained, two photochemical reactions of E‐isomer, photoisomerization to Z‐isomer and photocyclization to DHP, are not consecutive but parallel reactions with branching at perpendicular conformer on the S₁ PES. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Stereochemistry in cationic polymerization of alkenyl ethers. III. Effect of the alkoxy group on the steric structure of polymers

Propagation mechanism in the cationic polymerization of alkenyl ethers was investigated through the effect of the bulkiness of alkoxy groups on the steric structure of a polymer. In polymerization with BF₃O(C₂H₅)₂ in toluene at ?78°C, trans-propenyl ethers having less bulky alkoxy groups–methyl, ethyl, and benzyl propenyl ethers–produced a stereoregular polymer having a threo-meso structure, and the cis isomer a nonstereoregular one having threo-meso and racemic structures. On the other hand, in the polymerization of propenyl ethers having bulky alkoxy groups–isopropyl and 1-methylpropyl propenyl ethers–the trans isomer yielded a nonstereoregular polymer with threo-meso and racemic structures, and the cis isomer a stereoregular one with a erythro-meso structure. This result suggests that a bulky alkoxy group plays an important role in determining the steric structure of the polymer by repulsion between the alkoxy groups of a growing chain end and of a monomer. The effect of solvent polarity on the steric structure of a polymer was also studied.     

Shifting Paradigms: Electrostatic Interactions and Covalent Bonding

The role of electrostatic interactions in covalent bonding of heavier main group elements has been evaluated for the exemplary set of molecules X₂H₂ (X=C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb). Density functional calculations at PBE/QZ4P combined with energy decomposition procedures and kinetic energy density analyses have been carried out for a variety of different structures, and two factors are responsible for the fact that the heavier homologues of acetylene exhibit doubly hydrogen‐bridged local minimum geometries. For one, the extended electronic core with at least one set of p orbitals of the Group 14 elements beyond the first long period is responsible for favorable electrostatic E–H interactions. This electrostatic interaction is the strongest for the isomer with two bridging hydrogen atoms. Secondly, the H substituent does not posses an electronic core or any bonding‐inactive electrons, which would give rise to a significant amount of Pauli repulsion, disfavoring the doubly bridged isomer. When one of two criteria is not met the unusual doubly bridged structure no longer constitutes the energetically preferred geometry. The bonding model is validated in calculations of different structures of Si₂(CH₃)₂.     

PHOTOREGULATION OF α-CHYMOTRYPSIN ACTIVITY BY ISOMERIZABLE INHIBITORS. STUDY OF THE ACTION MECHANISM*

Abstract— The N- p -phenylazophenyl-N-phenylcarbamyl chloride (PAPC) in its cis form is five times more active as inhibitor of α-chymotrypsin than in the trans form. In the present work, derivatives of PAPC have been synthesized. Each of these new compounds is photoisomerizable and is an inhibitor (in the cis and in the trans form) of α-chymotrypsin. The cis isomer is always more active than the trans. The m -methyl derivative is 17.5 times more active in the cis form than in the trans , whereas, for the para -substituted compound, this ratio is only 3.5.
Several hypotheses can explain this difference of activity between the cis and trans isomers: (1) steric hindrance towards the trans isomer, (2) lower affinity of the enzyme for the trans isomer, (3) higher reactivity of the complex formed between the enzyme and the cis form of the inhibitor. These hypotheses are discussed.     

Theoretical Studies of Distyrylbenzene and its Optical Properties

The electronic and geometrical properties of distyrylbenzene (DSB) are investigated by using chemistry theoretical calculation methods. Specifically, the excited state properties are studied by performing ab initio correlation interaction singlet (CIS) and time‐dependent density functional theory; the ground state and Raman activities are computed by density functional theory with the B3LYP method. Eight conformers of distyrylbenzene are found and they are derived from three isomers which are cis, cis‐, cis, trans‐, and trans, trans‐, respectively. The relative energy shows that each isomer of three types is separated with a large energy barrier, but a small energy difference of each conformer is found if they are in the same type. The transition state also shows the barrier between conformers is lower than isomers. The computed excited transition energies using ZINDO/S based on the optimized geometries at a DFT/B3LYP level with 6–31+G show an excellent agreement with experimental absorption spectra.