Comparison of the dehalogenation of polyhalomethanes and production of strong acids in aqueous and salt (NaCl) water environments: Ultraviolet photolysis of CH(2)I(2)

The ultraviolet photolysis of CH(2)I(2) was studied in water and salt water solutions using photochemistry and picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy. Photolysis in both types of environments produces mainly CH(2)(OH)(2) and HI products. However, photolysis of CH(2)I(2) in salt water leads to the formation of different products/intermediates (CH(2)ICl and Cl(2) (-)) not observed in the absence of salt in aqueous solutions. The amount of CH(2)(OH)(2) and HI products appears to decrease after photolysis of CH(2)I(2) in salt water compared to pure water. We briefly discuss possible implications of these results for photolysis of CH(2)I(2) and other polyhalomethanes in sea water and other salt aqueous environments compared to nonsalt water solvated environments.     

Trimethyl acetate on TiO2(110): preparation and anaerobic photolysis

The preparation and anaerobic ultraviolet photolysis of trimethyl acetate (TMA) on rutile TiO(2)(110) have been examined with an emphasis on reaction paths. Substrates for photolysis were prepared by dosing trimethyl acetic acid at 100, 300, and 550 K. The chemistry was characterized by mass spectrometry during dosing and by H(2)O adsorption and temperature programmed desorption (TPD) after dosing. Using TPD after photolysis and mass spectrometry during photolysis, the products ejected and retained during photolysis were sought. The photolysis results are interpreted using the following mechanistic model. Photons with energies exceeding 3 eV create electron-hole pairs in the substrate. With probabilities of 10(-5) or lower, the holes initiate TMA chemistry by extracting an electron from the pi orbital of the carboxylate moiety. The accompanying electrons are trapped at the surface and inhibit subsequent events of this chemistry. The electron-deficient intermediate, TMA, decarboxylates to form CO(2) and either chemisorbed tert-butyl (-C(CH(3))(3)) or physisorbed i-butene. For photolysis at 100 or 200 K, the -C(CH(3))(3) accumulates and there is a slow photon-driven secondary reaction that, with a source of H, hydrogenates adsorbed tert-butyl to physisorbed i-butane. For photolysis at 300 K, -C(CH(3))(3) thermally reacts to form and desorb i-butene and i-butane during photolysis.     

Bialkyls from dialkylmetals I. Photochemistry and mass spectra of some (2-cyanoethyl)- and [2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]metals

We have studied the photolysis and the fragmentation in the mass spectrometer of bis(2-cyanoethyl)mercury, bis(2-cyanoethyl) selenide, bis(2-cyanoethyl) sulphide, dibutylbis(2-cyanoethyl)stannane, and bis[2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl] selenide. The mercury compound gave a high yield of adiponitrile on photolysis and in the mass spectrometer it gave the fragmentation pattern of adiponitrile, including the molecular ion, as part of the total fragmentation pattern. A low yield of bialkyl was also formed on photolysis of the bis[2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl] selenide but no peaks corresponding to biakyl were observed in the mass spectrum. None of the other compounds yielded alkyl dimer.

A preliminary discussion of the results in terms of orbital symmetry is presented.     

Solid state photodecomposition studies of K4Ti(O2)4·2H2O, K3Ta(O2)2F4 and K2V2O3(O2)2F2

The compounds K₄Ti(O₂)₄·2H₂O, K₃Ta(O₂)₂F₄ and K₂V₂O₃(O₂)₂F₂ undergo photolysis in the solid state. The photolysis kinetics obey the parabolic rate equation p = kt^1/2 and indicate a monoexcitation process for the photolysis. These features are similar to those reported previously for peroxo complexes. The mechanism of evolution of oxygen reported earlier appears to be the same in all these solids.     

Absorption cross sections for the A 2A' (0,9(0),0) <-- X 2A' (0,0(1),0) band of the HCO radical

Absorption cross sections for the A 2A' (0,9(0),0) <-- X 2A' (0,0(1),0) band of HCO were determined at 295 K using pulsed laser photolysis combined with cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Formyl radicals (HCO) were produced from the reaction of atomic chlorine, generated by photolysis of Cl2 at 335 nm, with formaldehyde. The concentration of HCO was calibrated using two independent photochemical methods. The peak cross section of the P8 line was determined to be (1.98 +/- 0.36) x 10(-18) cm2, and the intensity of the entire band was normalized to this line. The quoted 2 sigma uncertainty includes estimated systematic errors. Comparisons to previously reported values of HCO cross sections in this band are discussed.     

Nitryl chloride (ClNO2): UV/vis absorption spectrum between 210 and 296 K and O(3P) quantum yield at 193 and 248 nm

Recent studies have shown that the UV/vis photolysis of nitryl chloride (ClNO2) can be a major source of reactive chlorine in the troposphere. The present work reports measurements of the ClNO2 absorption spectrum and its temperature dependence between 210 and 296 K over the wavelength range 200–475 nm using diode array spectroscopy. The room temperature spectrum obtained in this work was found to be in good agreement with the results from Ganske et al. (J. Geophys. Res. 1992, 97, 7651) over the wavelength range common to both studies (200–370 nm) but differs systematically from the currently recommended spectrum for use in atmospheric models. The present results lead to a decrease in the calculated atmospheric ClNO2 photolysis rate by 30%. Including the temperature dependence of the ClNO2 spectrum decreases the calculated atmospheric photolysis rate at lower temperatures (higher altitudes) even further. A parametrization of the wavelength and temperature dependence of the ClNO2 spectrum is presented. O(3P) quantum yields, Φ(ClNO2)(O), in the photolysis of ClNO2 at 193 and 248 nm were measured at 296 K using pulsed laser photolysis combined with atomic resonance fluorescence detection of O(3P) atoms. Φ(ClNO2)(O)(λ) was found to be 0.67 ± 0.12 and 0.15 ± 0.03 (2σ error limits, including estimated systematic errors) at 193 and 248 nm, respectively, indicating that multiple dissociation channels are active in the photolysis of ClNO2 at these wavelengths. The Φ(ClNO2)(O)(λ) values obtained in this work are discussed in light of previous ClNO2 photodissociation studies and the differences are discussed.     

Bond-selective photodissociation of partially deuterated ammonia molecules: photodissociations of vibrationally excited NHD(2) in the 5nu(NH) state and NH(2)D in the 5nu(ND) state

Ultraviolet photodissociation of NHD(2) excited to the fourth overtone state of the NH stretching mode (5nu(NH)) and NH(2)D excited to that of the ND stretching mode (5nu(ND)) has been investigated by using a crossed laser and molecular beams method. Branching ratio between the NH and ND bond dissociations has been determined by utilizing a (2+1) resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization scheme of H and D atoms. For the photolysis of NHD(2) in the 5nu(NH) state, the NH dissociation cross section is 5.1+/-1.4 times as large as the ND dissociation cross section per bond. On the other hand, for the photolysis of NH(2)D in the 5nu(ND) state, the ratio of the NH dissociation cross section per bond to the ND dissociation cross section decreases to 0.68+/-0.16. In comparison with the branching ratios for the photolysis of vibrationally unexcited NH(2)D and NHD(2), the present results indicate that the excitation of the NH stretching mode enhances the NH dissociation with ca. two times larger NH/ND branching ratio, whereas the excitation of the ND stretching mode results in the preferential ND dissociation with ca. 3-4 times larger ND/NH branching ratio than that for the vibrational ground states. The mechanism of the bond-selective enhancement has been discussed in terms of the energetics and dynamics of wave packet.     

Photochemistry of Mn2(CO)10

Flash photolysis studies on Mn₂(CO)₁₀ in cyclohexane and THF show that the dominant photochemistry involves photolytic formation of 2 Mn(CO)₅ followed by recombination at rates near the diffusion-controlled limit. A second, relatively, long-lived intermediate is also observed and earlier observations of photodecomposition and photodisproportionation can be accounted for in terms of secondary photolysis of this intermediate. For the equilibrium: Mn₂(CO)₁₀ ? 2 Mn(CO)₅ △H ～ 36 kcal/mol, △S ～ 32 e.u., and K(25°C) ～ 10^?20 where the thermodynamic values have been estimated from kinetic measurements.     

Ru(bpy)2(5-cyanouracil)2]2+ as a potential light-activated dual-action therapeutic agent

The cation cis-[Ru(bpy)(2)(5CNU)(2)](2+) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; 5CNU = 5-cyanouracil) was synthesized and investigated for use as a potential light-activated dual-action therapeutic agent. The complex undergoes efficient photoinduced 5CNU ligand exchange for solvent water molecules, thus simultaneously releasing biologically active 5CNU and generating [Ru(bpy)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](2+). The latter binds covalently to ds-DNA, such that photolysis results in the generation of 3 equiv of potential therapeutic agents from a single molecule.     

Chain photosolvation of trans,trans,trans-[PtIV(py)2(N3)2(OH)2] complex prospective as a light-activated antitumor agent

The photochemistry of a potential light-activated anticancer complex, trans,trans,trans-[Pt^IV(py)₂(N₃)₂(OH)₂], was explored by steady-state and laser flash photolysis. The photolysis was a multistage process with the formation of complexes trans-[Pt^IV(py)₂(N₃)(OH)₂(H₂O)]+ and/or trans-[Pt^IV(py)₂(N₃)(OH)₃] due to chain photoaquation at the first stage.     

Deuterium kinetic isotope effects on the gas-phase reactions of C2H with H2(D2) and CH4(CD4)

Kinetics of the ethynyl (C(2)H) radical reactions with H(2), D(2), CH(4) and CD(4) was studied over the temperature range of 295-396 K by a pulsed laser photolysis/chemiluminescence technique. The C(2)H radicals were generated by ArF excimer-laser photolysis of C(2)H(2) or CF(3)C(2)H and were monitored by the chemiluminescence of CH(A(2)Δ) produced by their reaction with O(2) or O((3)P). The measured absolute rate constants for H(2) and CH(4) agreed well with the available literature data. The primary kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) were determined to be k(H(2))/k(D(2)) = 2.48 ± 0.14 and k(CH(4))/k(CD(4)) = 2.45 ± 0.16 at room temperature. Both of the KIEs increased as the temperature was lowered. The KIEs were analyzed by using the variational transition state theory with semiclassical small-curvature tunneling corrections. With anharmonic corrections on the loose transitional vibrational modes of the transition states, the theoretical predictions satisfactorily reproduced the experimental KIEs for both C(2)H + H(2)(D(2)) and C(2)H + CH(4)(CD(4)) reactions.     

State-to-state photodissociation of carbonyl sulfide (nu2=0,1/JlM). II. The effect of initial bending on coherence of S(1D2) polarization

Photodissociation studies using ion imaging are reported, measuring the coherence of the polarization of the S((1)D(2)) fragment from the photolysis of single-quantum state-selected carbonyl sulfide (OCS) at 223 and 230 nm. A hexapole state-selector focuses a molecular beam of OCS parent molecules in the ground state (nu2=0mid R:JM=10) or in the first excited bending state (nu2=1mid R:JlM=111). At 230 nm photolysis the Im[a1 (1)(parallel, perpendicular)] moment for the fast S(1D2) channel increases by about 50% when the initial OCS parent state changes from the vibrationless ground state to the first excited bending state. No dependence on the initial bending state is found for photolysis at 223 nm. We observe separate rings in the slow channel of the velocity distribution of S(1D2) correlating to single CO(J) rotational states. The additional available energy for photolysis at 223 nm is found to be channeled mostly into the CO(J) rotational motion. An improved value for the OC-S bond energy D0=4.292 eV is reported.     

Velocity map imaging study of BrCl photodissociation at 467 nm: determination of all odd-rank (K = 1 and 3) anisotropy parameters for the Cl(2P(3/2)0) photofragments

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization and velocity map imaging of the Cl(2P(3/2)0) fragments of BrCl photolysis at 467.16 nm have been used to obtain a complete set of orientation parameters (with ranks K = 1 and 3) describing the polarization of the electronic angular momentum. The experiments employ two geometries distinguished only by the circular or linear polarization of the photolysis laser beam. Normalized difference images constructed from the data accumulated using a right or left circularly polarized probe-laser beam, counterpropagating with the photolysis laser, were fitted to basis images corresponding to contributions from various odd-rank anisotropy parameters. Expressions are given for the difference images in terms of the K = 1 and 3 anisotropy parameters, which describe coherent and incoherent parallel and perpendicular excitation and dissociation mechanisms. The nonzero values of the anisotropy parameters are indicative of nonadiabatic dissociation dynamics, with likely contributions from flux on the A 3Pi1,B 3Pi(0+),C 1Pi1, and X 1sigma+(0+) states as well as one further omega = 1 state, all of which correlate adiabatically to Cl(2P(3/2)0) + Br(2P(3/2)0) photofragments. The magnitudes of the parameters depend both on the amplitudes of dissociative flux in these states, and also on the phases accumulated by the nuclear wave functions for different dissociation pathways.     

The Photochemistry of the (Cycloalkene)(hydro)(trispyrazolylborato)iridium Complexes [Ir(η4-cod)(TpMe2)] and [Ir(η2-coe)H2(TpMe2)]: the Formation of [IrH4(TpMe2)] and [Ir(CO)H2(TpMe2)]

Photolysis of [Ir(η²-coe)H₂(Tp^Me2)] ( 1 ; Tp^Me2=hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borato, coe=(Z)-cyclooctene) in CH₃OH gives a mixture of [IrH₄(Tp^Me2)] ( 4 ) and [Ir(CO)H₂(Tp^Me2)] ( 5 ) in a ca. 1 : 1 ratio. Mass-spectral analysis of the distillate of the reaction mixture at the end of the photolysis shows the presence of coe. When pure CD₃OD is used as solvent, the deuteride complexes [IrD₄(Tp^Me2)] ((D₄)- 4 ) and [Ir(CO)D₂(Tp^Me2)] ((D₂)- 5 ) are obtained. Also the photolysis of [Ir(η⁴-cod)(Tp^Me2)] ( 3 ) (cod=cycloocta-1,5-diene) gives 4 and 5 . A key feature of this photoreaction is the intramolecular dehydrogenation of cod with formation of cycloocta-1,3,5-triene, detected by mass spectroscopy at the end of the photolysis. Labeling experiments using CD₃OD show that the hydrides in 4 originate from MeOH. When ¹³CH₃OH is used as solvent, [Ir(¹³CO)H₂(Tp^Me2)] is formed demonstrating that CH₃OH is the source of the CO ligand. The observation that the photolysis of both 1 and 3 give the same product mixture is attributed to the formation of a common intermediate, i.e., the coordinatively unsaturated 16e⁻ species {IrH₂(Tp^Me2)}.     

2-pyrazinylnitrene and 4-pyrimidylnitrene. Ring expansion to 1,3,5-triazacyclohepta-1,2,4,6-tetraene and ring opening to (2-Isocyanovinyl)carbodiimide

Tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine/2-azidopyrazine 9T/9A undergo photolysis in Ar matrix at cryogenic temperatures to yield 1,3,5-triazacyclohepta-1,2,4,6-tetraene 21 as the first observable intermediate, and 1-cyanoimidazole 11 and (2-isocyanovinyl)carbodiimide 22 as the final products. The latter tautomerizes to 2-(isocyanovinyl)cyanamide 23 on warming to 40 K. The same intermediate 21 and the same final products are obtained on matrix photolysis of the isomeric tetrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine/4-azidopyrimidine 24T/24A. These photolysis results as well as those of the previously reported thermal ring contraction of (15)N-labeled 2-pyrazinyl- and 4-pyrimidylnitrenes to 1-cyanoimidazoles can all be rationalized in terms of selective ring opening of 21 or nitrine 10 to a nitrile ylide zwitterion 28 prior to formation of the final products, 11 and 22. The results are supported by high-level ab initio and DFT calculations (CASPT2-CASSCF(6,6), G3(MP2), and B3LYP/6-31+G) of the energies and IR spectra of the intermediates and products.     

Selective photochemistry at stereogenic metal and ligand centers of cis-[Ru(diphosphine)2(H)2]: preparative, NMR, solid state, and laser flash studies

Three ruthenium complexes Λ-[cis-Ru((R,R)-Me-BPE)(2)(H)(2)] Λ-R,R-Ru1H(2), Δ-[cis-Ru((S,S)-Me-DuPHOS)(2)(H)(2)] Δ-S,S-Ru2H(2), and Λ-[cis-Ru((R,R)-Me-DuPHOS)(2)(H)(2)] Λ-R,R-Ru2H(2) (1 = (Me-BPE)(2), 2 = (Me-DuPHOS)(2)) were characterized by multinuclear NMR and CD spectroscopy in solution and by X-ray crystallography. The chiral ligands allow the full control of stereochemistry and enable mechanistic studies not otherwise available. Oxidative addition of E-H bonds (E = H, B, Si, C) was studied by steady state and laser flash photolysis in the presence of substrates. Steady state photolysis shows formation of single products with one stereoisomer. Solid state structures and circular dichroism spectra reveal a change in configuration at ruthenium for some Δ-S,S-Ru2H(2)/Λ-R,R-Ru2H(2) photoproducts from Λ to Δ (or vice versa) while the configuration for Λ-R,R-Ru1H(2) products remains unchanged as Λ. The X-ray structure of silyl hydride photoproducts suggests a residual H(1)···Si(1) interaction for Δ-[cis-Ru((R,R)-Me-DuPHOS)(2)(Et(2)SiH)(H)] and Δ-[cis-Ru((R,R)-Me-DuPHOS)(2)(PhSiH(2))(H)] but not for their Ru(R,R-BPE)(2) analogues. Molecular structures were also determined for Λ-[cis-Ru((R,R)-Me-BPE)(2)(Bpin)(H)], Λ-[Ru((S,S)-Me-DuPHOS)(2)(η(2)-C(2)H(4))], Δ-[Ru((R,R)-Me-DuPHOS)(2)(η(2)-C(2)H(4))], and trans-[Ru((R,R)-Me-DuPHOS)(2)(C(6)F(5))(H)]. In situ laser photolysis in the presence of p-H(2) generates hyperpolarized NMR spectra because of magnetically inequivalent hydrides; these experiments and low temperature photolysis with D(2) reveal that the loss of hydride ligands is concerted. The reaction intermediates [Ru(DuPHOS)(2)] and [Ru(BPE)(2)] were detected by laser flash photolysis and have spectra consistent with approximate square-planar Ru(0) structures. The rates of their reactions with H(2), D(2), HBpin, and PhSiH(3) were measured by transient kinetics. Rate constants are significantly faster for [Ru(BPE)(2)] than for [Ru(DuPHOS)(2)] and follow the substrate order H(2) > D(2) > PhSiH(3) > HBpin.     

Quantum yields for OH production in the photodissociation of HNO(3) at 248 and 308 nm and H(2)O(2) at 308 and 320 nm

The quantum yields for OH formation from the photolysis of HNO(3) were measured to be (0.88 +/- 0.09) at 248 and (1.05 +/- 0.29) at 308 nm and of H(2)O(2) to be (1.93 +/- 0.39) at 308 and (1.96 +/- 0.50) at 320 nm. The quoted uncertainties are at the 95% confidence level and include estimated systematic uncertainties. OH radicals were produced using pulsed laser photolysis and monitored using pulsed laser-induced fluorescence. Quantum yields were measured relative to the OH quantum yields from a reference system. The measured quantum yields at 248 nm are in agreement with previous direct determinations. The quantum yield values at 308 and 320 nm are the first direct quantum yield measurements at these wavelengths and confirm the values currently recommended for atmospheric model calculations. Rate coefficients (at 298 K) for the OH + H(2)O(2) and OH + HNO(3) + M (in 100 Torr of N(2)) reactions were measured during this study to be (1.99 +/- 0.16) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) and (1.44 +/- 0.12) x 10(-13) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), respectively.     

Efficiencies of state and velocity-changing collisions of superthermal CN A(2)Pi with He, Ar, N(2) and O(2)

Polarized laser photolysis of ICN is combined with saturated optical pumping to prepare state-selected CN Alpha(2)Pi (nu' = 4, J = 0.5, F(2), f) with a well-defined anisotropic superthermal speed distribution. The collisional evolution of the prepared state is observed by Doppler-resolved Frequency Modulated (FM) spectroscopy via stimulated emission on the CN Alpha(2)Pi-Chi(2)Sigma(+) (4,2) band. The phenomenological rate constants for removal of the prepared state in collisions with He, Ar, N(2) and O(2) are reported. The observed collision cross-sections are consistent with attractive forces contributing significantly for all the colliders with the exception of He. The collisional evolution of the prepared velocity distribution demonstrates that no significant back-transfer into the prepared level occurs, and that any elastic scattering is strongly in the forward hemisphere.     

Photolysis of 2-dialkylamino-3-amino(or alkylamino)-1,4-naphthoquinones

Using¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy, naphthodihydroimidazolediols were identified as the primary products of photolysis of 2-dialkylamino-3-amino(alkylamino)-1,4-naphthoquinones. Their further non-photochemical (thermal) transformations depend on their structure and on the photolysis conditions.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 358–362, February, 1993.     

4-(2-(4′-吡啶)乙炔)苯基重氮盐的光化学反应动力学及其自组装单分子膜的表征

以4-(2-(4′-吡啶)乙炔)苯基芳香重氮盐为研究对象,在紫外光(250W,245nm)照射下,利用紫外-可见吸收光谱对该芳香重氮盐的乙腈溶液以及自组装单分子膜室温光解反应动力学进行了研究,确定了两种状态下的光解过程都符合一级反应动力学规律,并且溶剂极性使该重氮盐更容易发生光解反应.通过X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和电化学表征证实了4-(2-(4′-吡啶)乙炔)苯基芳香重氮盐经光解反应实现对石英片和氧化铟锡导电玻璃(ITO)表面的组装修饰,得到了通过共价键与基底联结的4-(2-(4′-吡啶)乙炔)苯自组装单分子膜,从而为其后基于有机-金属层层自组装技术构筑新型功能超薄膜奠定了基础.