The study of C1?C3 monosubstituted alkyl benzenes by the inverse convolution of first differential ionization efficiency curves

The electron impact ionization efficiency curves for the parent ions and the [C₇H₇]⁺ fragment ion formed from monosubstituted alkyl benzenes (R?CH₃? n-C₃H₇) have been studied by applying the inverse convolution technique of Vogt and Pascual to the first derivative ionization efficiency curves of the ions. Ionization and appearance energies measured for the ions at threshold are in good agreement with recently published photoionization values. Structures in the ionization efficiency curves (higher energy processes) are also reported for about 4 e V above threshold. The heats of formation calculated for [C₇H₇]⁺ fragment ions obtained from toluene and ethyl benzene at threshold are equal to 864 and 865 kJ mol^?1 respectively, and are consistent with the tropylium structure. However, for the [C₇H₇]⁺ fragment ion obtained from n-propyl benzene at threshold the calculated heat of formation is equal to 923 kJ mol^?1 and probably corresponds to a benzyl structure.     

Reaction of atomic oxygen with cyclopentadiene

The reaction of 1,3-cyclopentadiene (CPD) with ground-state atomic oxygen O(³P), produced by mercury photosensitized decomposition of nitrous oxide, was studied. The identified products were carbon monoxide and the following C₄H₆ isomers: 3-methylcyclopropene, 1,3-butadiene, 1,2-butadiene, and 1-butyne. The yield of carbon monoxide over oxygen atoms produced (?_CO) was equal to the sum of the yields of C₄H₆ isomers in any experiment. ?_CO was 0.43 at the total pressure of 6.5 torr and 0.20 at 500 torr. We did not succeed in detecting any addition products such as C₅H₆O isomers. It was found that 3-methylcyclopropene was produced with excess energy and was partly isomerized to other C₄H₆ isomers, especially to 1-butyne. The excess energy was estimated to be about 50 kcal/mol. The rate coefficient of the reaction was obtained relative to those for the reactions of atomic oxygen with trans-2-butene and 1-butene. The ratios k_CPD+O/k_{trans-2-butene+O}= 2.34 and k_CPD+O/k_1-butene+O = 11.3 were obtained. Probable reaction mechanisms and intermediates are suggested.     

Isomerism in OBe3F3 + cation: anab initio study

Ab initio MP2/6-31G^*//HF/6-31G^*+ZPE(HF/6-31G^*) calculations of the potential energy surface in the vicinity of stationary points and the pathways of intramolecular rearrangements between low-lying structures of the OBe₃F₃ ⁺ cation detected in the mass spectra of μ₄-Be₄O(CF₃COO)₆ were carried out. Ten stable isomers with di- and tricoordinate oxygen atoms were localized. The relative energies of six structures lie in the range 0–8 kcal mol⁻¹ and those of the remaining four structures lie in the range 20–40 kcal mol⁻¹. Two most favorable isomers, aC _2v isomer with a dicoordinate oxygen atom, planar six-membered cycle, and one terminal fluorine atom and a pyramidalC _3v isomer with a tricoordinate oxygen atom and three bridging fluorine atoms, are almost degenerate in energy. The barriers to rearrangements with the breaking of one fluorine bridge are no higher than 4 kcal mol⁻¹, except for the pyramidalC _3v isomer (∼16 kcal mol⁻¹). On the contrary, rearrangements with the breaking of the O−Be bond occur with overcoming of a high energy barrier (∼24 kcal mol⁻¹). A planarD _3h isomer with a tricoordinate oxygen atom and linear O−Be−H fragments was found to be the most favorable for the OBe₃H₃ ⁺ cation, a hydride analog of the OBe₃F₃ ⁺ ion; the energies of the remaining five isomers are more than 25 kcal mol⁻¹ higher. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 420–430, March, 1999.     

Quantum chemical studies on electrophilic addition

The geometries of the 2-chloroethyl and ethylenechloronium cations, two possible intermediates in the electrophilic addition of chlorine to ethylene, have been fully optimized using ab initio molecular orbital calculations employing the split valence shell 4-31G basis set.These geometries were then used to compute more accurate wave functions using Dunning's double-zeta basis set. The bridged chloronium ion was found to be more stable by 9.35 kcal/mole, the opposite order of stability from the C₂H₄F⁺ ions. Interconversion of the two C₂H₄Cl⁺ cations was computed to have a barrier of 6.25 kcal/mole.The activation energy for this chlorination reaction, using the ethylenechloronium cation and a chlorine anion at infinite separation as the model for the activated complex, was computed to be 128.7 kcal/mole, showing that this is not a feasible gas phase reaction.     

Photoionization of the C-1?C-4 monosubstituted alkyl benzenes: Thermochemistry of [C7H7]+ and [C8H9]+ formation

The appearance energies for the [C₇H₇]⁺ and [C₈H₉]⁺ fragment ions produced in the fragmentation of the C-1? C-4 monosubstituted alkyl benzenes have been measured by photon impact. The mean heat of formation calculated for [C₇H₇]⁺ is 205.3 ± 1.9 kcal mol^?1 which is consistent with a threshold tropylium structure. For [C₈H₉]⁺ the mean heat of formation is calculated to be 199.2 ± 1.3 kcal mol^?1 which can be equated with either a methyl tropylium or α-phenylethyl structure at threshold. Some evidence is provided for the existence of the α-phenylethyl ion.     

Electron impact study of C6H5+ fragment ion obtained from three molecules

C₆H₅ ⁺ fragment ion produced from toluene,n-propylbenzene and acetophenone have been studied using an electron impact technique. The ionization efficiency data have been treated by the inverse convolution first differential technique. First and higher appearance energies for ions produced from the three precursors are reported. The heats of formation for the ions obtained at threshold from the three molecules are calculated     

The mass spectral fragmentation of some 2,3-dihydro-5-trifluoromethyl-7-(p-R-phenyl)-1,4-diazepines

Summary Electron impact mass spectra of seven 2,3-dihydro-5-trifluoromethyl/methyl-7-(p-R-phenyl)-1,4-diazepinesR=H, CH₃, OCH₃, CF₃, Cl, Br) have been recorded and are discussed. These systems dissociate by scission of the C₂-C₃ bond followed by loss of H^. to give the [M-H]⁺ ion as the base peak. The fragmentation behaviour has been investigated using metastable scanning techniques and accurate mass measurements. The origin of some characteristic fragment ions is discussed.

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Massenspektroskopische Fragmentierung einiger 2,3-Dihydro-5-trifluormethyl-7-(p-R-phenyl)-1,4-diazepine

Zusammenfassung Die EI-Massenspektren von 7 2,3-Dihydro-5-trifluormethyl/methyl-7-(p-R-phenyl)-1,4-diazepinen (R=CH₃, OCH₃, CF₃, Cl, Br) werden vorgestellt. Diese Verbindungen fragmentieren unter Spaltung der C₂-C₃-Bindung. Anschließende Abspaltung von H^. führt zum Fragment [M-H]⁺, das als Basispeak auftritt. Das Fragmentierungsverhalten wurde mittels metastabiler Methoden und genauer Massenbestimmungen untersucht. Die Herkunft einiger charakteristischer Fragmentionen wird diskutiert.

     

Mechanism of the monomolecular thermal decomposition of 1,5- and 2,5-disubstituted tetrazoles

The kinetic parameters of the thermal decomposition of several pairs of 1(2)-R-5-R-disubstituted tetrazoles have been determined using the manometric method. The isomers differ only by the position of the substituents linked with the heterocyclic nitrogen atom. The activation entropies are equal to ca. +8 cal mol^–1 K^–1, the activation energies range from 39 to 48 kcal mol^–1. A linear correlation between the logarithms of the rate constants of decomposition of the isomers has been established. The limiting stages of the stepwise mechanism of the monomolecular decomposition, which determines the experimental rates of nitrogen evolution, include the reversible formation followed by decomposition of intermediate azidoazomethines in the case of 1,5-disubstituted tetrazoles and azodiazo compounds for isomeric 2,5-disubstituted tetrazoles. The enthalpies of formation of R(N₃)C=NR (R = Me, Ph), C₂H₃(N₃)C=NMe and increments _f H°[C_d–(C)(N₃)], _f H°[C_d-(C_b)(N₃)], and _f H°[C_d–(C_d)(N₃)] have been estimated.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2209–2215, September, 1996.     

Gas phase bimolecular chemistry of isomeric C3H6Br+ cations

The gas phase chemistry of C₃H₆Br⁺ cations generated via low energy electron impact on various dibromopropanes has been studied by using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Neutral substrate molecules that have been selected to probe the bimolecular reactivity of the C₃H₆Br⁺ isomers are ammonia, methylamine, trimethylamine, cis-butene, and 2, 3-dimethyl-2-butene. At least three different isomers are characterized on the basis of their different reactivity toward the various substrate molecules. It is suggested that these isomers have (a) the 2-bromo-2-propyl cation structure, (b) the propylenebromomum ion structure, and (c) the cyclic four-membered trimethylenebromonium ion structure. The 2-bromo-2-propyl cations react predominantely via proton transfer. This reaction is hampered for the propylenebromonium ions, which react mainly as electrophiles or bromanyl cation donors. Cyclic trimethylenebromoruum ions react predominantly via adduct formation, even under low pressure conditions, which implies that tturd body collisions are not the only stabilization mechanism.     

The C2H 3 + cation and its interaction with HF

The structure and stability of classical and bridged C₂H ₃ ⁺ is reinvestigated. The SCF and CEPA-PNO computations performed with flexibles andp basis sets including twod-sets on carbon confirm our previous results. We find the protonated acetylene structure to be more stable than the vinyl cation by 3.5–4 kcal/mol. The energy barrier for the interconversion of these two structures is at most a few tenths of a kcal/mol. The equilibrium SCF geometries of Weberet al. [15] are affected insignificantly by further optimization at the CEPA-PNO level. Several structures for the interaction of C₂H ₃ ⁺ with HF have been investigated at the SCF level. With our largest basis set which includes a complete set of polarization functions we find a remarkable levelling of the stabilities of most of the structures. In these cases the stabilization energy ΔE ranges from −10 to −13 kcal/mol.     

A Conductometric Study of Complexation Reactions Between Dibenzo-18-Crown-6 (DB18C6) with Cu2+, Zn2+, Tl+ and Cd2+ Metal Cations in Dimethylsulfoxide–Ethylacetate Binary Mixtures

The complex formation between Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Tl⁺ and Cd²⁺ metal cations with macrocyclic ligand, dibenzo- 18-crown-6 (DB18C6) was studied in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)–ethylacetate (EtOAc) binary systems at different temperatures using conductometric method. In all cases, DB18C6 forms 1:1 complexes with these metal cations. The stability constants of the complexes were obtained from fitting of molar conductivity curves using a computer program, Genplot. The non-linear behaviour which was observed for variations of log K _f of the complexes versus the composition of the mixed solvent was discussed in terms of changing the chemical and physical properties of the constituent solvents when they mix with one another and, therefore, changing the solvation capacities of the metal cations, crown ether molecules and even the resulting complexes with changing the mixed solvent composition. The results show that the selectivity order of DB18C6 for the metal cations in pure ethylacetate and pure dimethylsulfoxide is: Tl⁺ > Cu²⁺ > Zn²⁺ > Cd²⁺ but the selectivity order is changed with the composition of the mixed solvents. The values of enthalpy changes (ΔH°_C) for complexation reactions were obtained from the slope of the van’t Hoff plots and the changes in standard enthalpy (ΔS°_C) were calculated from the relationship: ΔG°_C,298.15=ΔH°_C − 298.15 ΔS°_C. The obtained results show that in most cases, the complexes are enthalpy stabilized, but entropy destabilized and the values of ΔH°_C and ΔS°_C depend strongly on the nature of the medium.     

Ti3C2Tx/MnO2正极在水系锌电池中的电化学性能

二氧化锰(MnO₂)材料具有比容量大、电极电位高、储量丰富以及价格低廉等优势,成为水系锌电池正极最受关注的一类材料,然而其仍然存在着结构稳定性差和电化学储存机理复杂的问题。因此,我们通过两步合成法制备了一种花苞状结构的MnO₂负载在Ti₃C₂T_x表面形成Ti₃C₂T_x/MnO₂复合材料,通过X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)对复合样品的结构、成分和形貌进行表征。通过将Ti₃C₂T_x/MnO₂复合材料作为正极,与锌负极匹配组装成水系锌电池,研究了其分别在2 mol·L^-1 ZnSO₄、2 mol·L^-1 ZnSO₄+0.1 mol·L^-1 MnSO₄、30 mol·L^-1三氟甲基磺酸四乙基铵(TEAOTf)+1 mol·L^-1三氟甲烷磺酸锌(ZnOTf)和3 mol·L^-1 ZnOTf四种电解液中的电化学性能。结果表明,Ti₃C₂T_x/MnO₂在2 mol·L^-1 ZnSO₄中的比容量较高,但循环稳定性很差。将TEAOTf盐和ZnOTf盐共溶于水中,设计了一种新型的含惰性阳离子的超高浓度盐包水电解液(30 mol·L^-1 TEAOTf+1 mol·L^-1 ZnOTf),不仅提高了Ti₃C₂T_x/MnO₂材料的可逆性,而且有效抑制了电极材料在循环过程中的溶解。     

Very-low-pressure pyrolysis of nitroso- and pentafluoronitrosobenzene C?NO bond dissociation energies

The high-pressure absolute rate constants for the decomposition of nitrosobenzene and pentafluoronitrosobenzene were determined using the very-low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP) technique. Bond dissociation energies of DH⁰(C₆H₅? NO) = 51.5 ± 1 kcal/mole and DH⁰ (C₆F₅? NO) = 50.5 ± 1 kcal/mole could be deduced if the radical combination rate constant is set at log k_r(M^?1·sec^?1) = 10.0 ± 0.5 for both systems and the activation energy for combination is taken as 0 kcal/mole at 298°K. δH_f⁰(C₆H₅NO), δH_f⁰(C₆F₅NO), and δH_f⁰(C₆F₅) could be estimated from our kinetic data and group additivity. The values are 48.1 ± 1, –160 ± 2, and – 130.9 ± 2 kcal/mole, respectively. C–X bond dissociation energies of several perfluorinated phenyl compounds, DH⁰(C₆F₅–X), were obtained from the reported values of δH_f⁰(C₆F₅X) and our estimated δH_f⁰(C₆F₅) [X = H, CH₃, NO, Cl, F, CF₃, I, and OH].     

Solvation Structure and Complexation of the Manganese(II) Ion in N,N-Dimethylpropionamide and N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylurea Studied by Means of Titration Calorimetry and Raman Spectroscopy

Aprotic N,N-dimethylpropionamide (DMPA) and N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylurea (TMU) are both strong donor solvents and coordinate to metal ions through the carbonyl oxygen atom. These solvents show a different conformational aspect in the bulk phase, i.e., DMPA exists as either a planar cis or a nonplanar staggered conformer, while TMU exists in a single planar cis conformer. It has been established that the manganese(II) ion is solvated by five molecules in both solvents. Interestingly, although the planar cis conformer of DMPA is more favorable than the nonplanar staggered one in the bulk phase, the reverse is the case in the coordination sphere of the metal ion, i.e., a conformational change occurs upon solvation. To reveal the thermodynamic aspect of this conformational change, the complexation of Mn(II) with bromide ions in DMPA and TMU has been studied by titration calorimetry at 298 K. It was found that the Mn(II) ion forms mono-, di- and tri-bromo complexes in both solvents, and their formation constants, enthalpies and entropies were obtained. The Δ H∘₁ value for MnBr⁺ strongly depends on the solvent, i.e., it is positive (19.4 kJ-mol⁻¹) in DMPA and negative (−8.7 kJ-mol⁻¹) in TMU, whereas the Δ H^∘₂ and Δ H∘₃ values for the stepwise formation of MnBr₂ and MnBr₃⁻ are both small and negative. The enthalpy of transfer Δ_tH^∘ from DMPA to TMU, which is evaluated on the basis of the extrathermodynamic TATB assumption, is 25.5 kJ-mol⁻¹ for Mn²⁺ and −3.6 kJ-mol⁻¹ for MnBr⁺. These values indicate that the difference between the formation enthalpy of MnBr⁺ in the two solvents, Δ H^∘₁ (DMPA) – Δ H∘₁ (TMU), is mainly ascribed to the value of Δ_tH^∘(Mn²⁺). It is found that the metal ion is also five-coordinated in the monobromo complex, MnBr(DMPA)₄⁺ . The enthalpy for the conformational change of DMPA from its planar cis to the nonplanar staggered form is evaluated to be −11 and −5.5 kJ-mol⁻¹ for Mn(DMPA)₅^{2 +} and MnBr(DMPA)₄⁺, respectively. Note that these values are significantly smaller than the corresponding value (5.0 kJ-mol⁻¹) in the bulk phase. We thus conclude that, although steric hindrance among solvent molecules is reduced by replacing one DMPA of Mn(DMPA)₅^{2 +} with the relatively small bromide ion, DMPA molecules are still sterically hindered in the MnBr(DMPA)₄⁺ complex.     

Further examples of skeletal rearrangements of the Wagner-Meerwein type in chemical ionization mass spectrometry: The case of [C6H9]+ ions

The [C₆H₉]⁺ ions produced either via unimolecular H₂O loss from 13 [C₆H₁₁O]⁺ precursors or direct protonation of 1,3- and 1,4-cyclohexadiene have identical collisional activation mass spectra. The kinetic energy release data for the process [C₆H₁₁O]⁺→[C₆H₉]⁺+H₂O are also very similar (on average T_0.5=24 meV) irrespective of the constitution of the precursor. From the proton affinities of 1,3-cyclohexadiene (PA=837.2 kJ mol^?1) using ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry the heat of formation of the [C₆H₉]⁺ ion is determined to 804.6 kJ mol^?1. This value taken together with the results of molecular orbital calculations (MNDO) and the structure indicative losses of CH₃^. and C₂H₄ upon collisional activation suggest that the [C₆H₉]⁺ ion has the structure of the 1-methylcyclopentenylium ion f and not that of the slightly less stable cyclohexenylium ion g. The generator of an easily interconverting system of isomeric [C₆H₉]⁺ ions is unlikely to be due to the high barrier separating the various isomers.     

Electron impact mass spectrometry of [C7H8N]+ and [C6H7]+ and [C6H7]+ fragment ions produced from o-toluidine and N-methylaniline

An energetic study of the production of [C₇H₈N]⁺ and [C₆H₇]⁺ fragment ions from o-toluidine and N-methylaniline is reported. The mechanisms for the formation of the ions are suggested. Metastable peaks associated with the formation and fragmentation of reactive [C₇H₈N]⁺ and [C₆H₇]⁺ ions were detected and kinetic energy released were determined. The results indicate that the [C₇H₈N]⁺ ion is formed at threshold from o-toluidine with an aminotropylium structure whereas for N-methylaniline the ion is formed with anN-phenylmethaniminium structure. [C₆H₇]⁺ ions are believed to be formed at threshold from the two precursors with a protonated benzene structure.     

The decay of 1-chloropropyne cation studied by photoelectron-photoion coincidence spectroscopy

The decay of internal energy selected 1-chloropropyne cations is investigated using the fixed wavelength (He-Iα) photoelectron-photoion coincidence technique. The breakdown curves of the molecular ion and the C₃H₂Cl⁺, C₃HCl⁺, CCl⁺, C₃H⁺₃, C₃H⁺₃, C₃H⁺ fragment ions are reported. For 1-chloropropyne cations initially formed in their $\text{A}\text{?}$²E state it is found that four fragmentation channels compete with a non-dissociative relaxation pathway. The average kinetic energies released on formation of C₃H⁺₃ and C₃H⁺₃ are deduced from the time-of-flight distributions of these fragment ions measured at different internal energies of the molecular ion. The coincidence data are supplemented by electron impact appearance energies. The obtained decay pattern of 1-chloropropyne cation is compared with the breakdown diagrams reported for the C₃H⁺₄ isomers, i.e. allene-, propyne- and cyclopropene cations.     

SCF LCGO MO studies on the fluoronium ion FH 2 + and its hydrogen bonding interaction with hydrogen fluoride FH

The stability and geometrical structure of the fluoronium ion is investigated using the onedeterminant SCF LCAO MO method. The equilibrium geometry is characterized by a bond length of d(FH)=0.95 Å and a bond angle of 114.75°. The proton binding energy is determined to be 120.1 kcal/mole. The molecules FH ₃ ²⁺ and FH₃ are found to be unstable. A binding energy of 30.7 kcal/mole is obtained for the hydrogen bond formation between the systems FH ₂ ⁺ and FH. In the minimum energy structure the central proton is situated midway between the two F atoms in a symmetrical single minimum potential. The general behavior of the potential curves of the di-solvated proton involving NH₃, OH₂, and FH as solvent molecules is discussed. In all these cases double minimum potentials are found, if the equilibrium separation between the heavy atoms is larger than approximately 2.4 Å, and single minimum potential for separations smaller than this value.     

Carbon–nitrogen bond dissociation energy values in C-nitrosocompounds

Measurements of the D(R? NO) bond strength in some C-nitrosocompounds have been made using an electron impact method. The appearance potential of the radical ion (R⁺) has been determined, the D(R? NO) bond energy being obtained from the relation The values obtained are: D(C₆H₅? NO) = 41 kcal/mole, D(t-C₄H₉? NO) = 34 kcal/mole, D(t-C₅H₁₁? NO) = 36 kcal/mole and D(i-C₃H₇? NO) = 36.5 kcal/mole. These values are in good agreement with the numerous estimations of Benson and coworkers and confirm that the C? N bond strength in C-nitrosocompounds is very much less than in nitrocompounds or in amines.     

A mass spectral study of 1-(aryldimethylsilyl)-2-propanones and their isomeric 2-(aryldimethylsiloxy)-1-propenes

The mass spectra of a series of β-ketosilanes, p-Y? C₆H₄Me₂SiCH₂C(O)Me and their isomeric silyl enol ethers, p-Y? C₆H₄Me₂SiOC(CH₃)?CH₂, where Y = H, Me, MeO, Cl, F and CF₃, have been recorded. The fragmentation patterns for the β-ketosilanes are very similar to those of their silyl enol ether counterparts. The seven major primary fragment ions are [M? Me·]⁺, [M? C₆H₄Y·]⁺, [M? Me₂SiO]⁺˙, [M? C₃H₄]⁺˙, [M? HC?CCF₃]⁺˙, [Me₂SiOH]⁺˙ and [C₃H₆O]⁺˙ Apparently, upon electron bombardment the β-ketosilanes must undergo rearrangement to an ion structure very similar to that of the ionized silyl enol ethers followed by unimolecular ion decompositions. Substitutions on the benzene ring show a significant effect on the formation of the ions [M? Me₂SiO]⁺˙ and [Me₂SiOH]⁺˙, electron donating groups favoring the former and electron withdrawing groups favoring the latter. The mass spectral fragmentation pathways were identified by observing metastable peaks, metastable ion mass spectra and ion kinetic energy spectra.