Wide-line H NMR: a new application for the study of Brönsted acidity strength of solids with HY zeolite as example

The fitting of 4 K ¹H wide-line NMR spectra of Brönsted-acidic solid samples loaded with known amounts of water allows the determination of the concentration of the following species: H₃O⁺, H₂O…HO; and of the remaining initial species: OH and H₂O.     

Ab initio GB study of prebiotic synthesis of purine precursors from aqueous hydrogen cyanide: dimerization reaction of HCN in aqueous solution

Ab initio MO GB theory which includes the continuum model of solvent effect using generalized Born formula has been applied to the dimerization reaction of HCN in aqueous solution which is the starting step in prebiotic synthesis of purine precursors from aqueous hydrogen cyanide. Three steps considered were: (i) the reaction of HCN and H₂O to produce the CN⁻ anion, (ii) the reaction of CN⁻ with HCN to give the NC–CH=N⁻ anion, and (iii) the addition of a proton to the anion to give iminoacetonitrile. The formation of CN⁻ ion from HCN in aqueous solution requires 15.1 kcal/mol (the experimental value estimated from the dissociation constant of HCN in water is 14.8 kcal/mol). The reaction of CN⁻ with HCN requires the activation energy of 32.2 kcal/mol (MP2/6-31++G^**//HF/6-31++G^**) to give the dimer. This barrier height is reduced to 26.1 kcal/mol when HCN is associated with H₃O⁺. In the presence of NH₃ in aqueous solution, CN⁻ is produced easily by the reaction of HCN and NH₃ with a low activation energy of 4.3 kcal/mol. It was shown that the formation of CN⁻ becomes easier in ammoniacal solution, and the dimerization occurs efficiently in aqueous solutions which contain NH₃.     

The ternary system H2O–Fe(NO3)3–Co(NO3)2 isotherms 0 and 15 °C

The solid–liquid equilibria of the ternary system H₂O–Fe(NO₃)₃–Co(NO₃)₂ were studied by using a synthetic method based on conductivity measurements.

Two isotherms were established at 0 and 15 °C, and the stable solid phases which appear are the iron nitrate nonahydrate (Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O), the iron nitrate hexahydrate (Fe(NO₃)₃·6H₂O), the cobalt nitrate hexahydrate (Co(NO₃)₂·6H₂O) and the cobalt nitrate trihydrate (Co(NO₃)₂·3H₂O).     

Synthesis of Holey Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Highly Enhanced Photocatalytic Reduction Activity via Melamine-cyanuric Acid Precursor Route

In this work, holey graphitic carbon nitride(HCN) was prepared by one-step thermal polymerization of hydrothermal product of melamine and then loaded with Ni/MoO₂(NiMo) cocatalyst obtained by NaBH₄ reduction process. The obtained material was used for photocatalytic production of H₂ from water reduction and H₂O₂ production from O₂ reduction. The best photocatalyst(1% NiMo/HCN) exhibited a H₂ evolution rate of 8.08 μmol/h while no H₂ was detected over 1% NiMo-modifed bulk g-C₃N₄(BCN) under visible light illumination. Moreover, this rate is 1.7 times higher than that of 1% Pt-modified HCN. The 1% NiMo/HCN catalyst also exhibited the highest H₂O₂ production activity with a value of 6.13 μmol/h. Such enhancement was ascribed to the efficient charge carrier separation and migration, which were promoted by the large specific surface area and pore volume of HCN and the synergy between MoO₂ and Ni. The proposed method to obtain HCN is expected to open up new ways in development of highly-active HCN-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic reduction reactions.     

Structural diversity of lanthanide–amino acid complexes under near physiological pH conditions and their recognition of single-stranded DNA

We reported here four structures of lanthanide–amino acid complexes obtained under near physiological pH conditions and their individual formula can be described as [Tb₂(dl-Cys)₄(H₂O)₈]Cl₂ (1), [Eu₄(μ₃-OH)₄(l-Asp)₂(l-HAsp)₃(H₂O)₇] Cl · 11.5H₂O (2), [Eu₈(l-HVal)₁₆(H₂O)₃₂]Cl₂₄ · 12.5H₂O (3), and [Tb₂(dl-HVal)₄(H₂O)₈]Cl₆ · 2H₂O (4). These complexes showed diverse structures and have shown potential application in DNA detection. We studied the interactions of the complexes with five single-stranded DNA and found different fluorescence enhancement, binding affinity and binding stoichiometry when the complexes are bound to DNA.     

具有三核Cd(Ⅱ)簇单元和螺旋链的脯氨酸类单一手性金属-有机框架材料的合成、 结构和性质

在溶剂热反应条件下, 使用含氮辅助配体1,4-二(4-吡啶基)苯(1,4-DPB)和半刚性脯氨酸衍生物配体(R)-5-(2-羧基吡咯烷-1-羰基)间苯二甲酸[(R)-H₃PIA]或(S)-5-(2-羧基吡咯烷-1-羰基)间苯二甲酸[(S)-H₃PIA]与Cd²⁺构筑了单一手性金属-有机框架材料[Cd_1.5((R)-PIA)(1,4-DPB)_1.5]·0.75H₂O·xGuest(1-D)和[Cd_1.5((S)-PIA)(1,4-DPB)_1.5]·0.75 H₂O·xGuest(1-L). 配合物1-D和1-L呈具有开放孔道的三维柱层式框架结构, 含有三核镉簇单元 Cd₃(CO₂)₆与两种螺旋链构建的波浪形Cd-PIA层. 分别对上述化合物进行了粉末X射线衍射、 热重分析、 圆二色谱和荧光光谱等测试. 测试结果显示配合物1-D和1-L都是以纯晶体的形式存在, 2种配合物的热失重曲线接近, 圆二色谱有明显的正负吸收峰, 符合其对映体的结构特征.     

两个基于氢键构筑的超分子镁配合物的合成、 晶体结构及荧光性质

以5,6-苯并咪唑二酸(H₃bidc)为有机配体, 在水热条件下通过控制反应温度得到了2个镁配合物[Mg(Hbidc)(H₂O)₄](1) 和 [Mg(Hbidc)(H₂O)₅]·4H₂O(2). 通过单晶及粉末X 射线衍射、 红外光谱、 元素分析和热重分析对配合物进行了表征. 结果表明, 配合物1和2均为单核分子, 分别以不同的堆积方式通过氢键构筑成三维超分子结构. 值得注意的是, 配合物2的结构中捕获了由氢键连接的环状四聚体水簇(H₂O)₄. 配合物1和2的电荷布居分析结果与晶体结构的讨论一致. 此外, 固体荧光分析表明, 配合物1和2在室温下具有较强的蓝光发射.     

The effect of humidity on dehydration behavior of nitrofurantoin monohydrate studied by humidity controlled simultaneous instrument for X-ray Diffractometry and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (XRD–DSC)

The dependence of thermal dehydration behavior of nitrofurantoin monohydrate on humidity was studied. Difference in observed crystallinity of resulting anhydrates under three humidity conditions is discussed in relation to the effect of water vapor molecules. Thermal dehydration of nitrofurantoin monohydrate was measured using a humidity controlled simultaneous measurement instrument for X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) in dry, 27 °C 91% RH and 60 °C 90% RH nitrogen. Dehydration of nitrofurantoin in dry nitrogen gave a mixture of crystalline and amorphous anhydrates in the temperature range of 124–180 °C followed by crystallization around 185–190 °C. Whereas, dehydration in high humidity atmosphere (60 °C 90% RH or 17.7% H₂O–82.3% N₂) gave well crystallized anhydrate at 140 °C soon after dehydration. Dehydration in low humidity nitrogen (27 °C 91% RH or 3.2% H₂O–96.8% N₂) gave not totally crystalline anhydrate, which became pure crystalline at around 190 °C. The effect of high humidity on dehydration and crystallinity of the resulting anhydrate can be attributed to the role of water vapor molecules in two ways such as the acceleration of molecular mobility and high molecular diffusion rate of nitrofurantoin anhydrate, and the formation of hydrogen bonding bridges quickly connecting dehydrated molecules to one another.     

Aurophilic attraction: the additivity and the combination with hydrogen bonds

The coexistence of gold–gold contacts and hydrogen bonding is studied in the model system [H₂P(OH)AuCl]₂ and [H₂P(OH)AuPH₂(O)]₂. The two interactions are found to be comparable. The possible non-additivity of the aurophilic, Au(I)–Au(I) interaction is studied at MP2 level for the pentagonal [Au(SH)₂(AuSH)₅)]⁻ and hexagonal [Au(SH)₂(AuSH)₆]⁻ clusters. The possibilities of ‘mechanical cooperativity’ between different aurophilic attractions and of Au…S attractions are also considered.     

离子液体和醇胺溶液复配脱硫剂吸收H2S及再生性能

将5种离子液体[Bmim]HCO₃, [TMG]L, [MEA]L, [Bmim]Cl和[Bmim]BF₄分别与N-甲基二乙醇胺(MDEA)水溶液混合, 得到新型复配脱硫剂, 考察了离子液体的消泡性能和复配脱硫剂在不同离子液体、 吸收温度以及复配比例下的脱硫性能, 并且对较优脱硫剂进行了再生性能的研究. 采用离子色谱仪对经臭氧深度处理的再生液进行了S\begin{array}{c}{O}_4^{2-}\end{array}离子浓度测试, 并对脱硫剂进行了密度泛函理论研究, 从而进一步分析了吸收机理. 结果表明, 室温下复配脱硫剂脱硫能力大小顺序为[Bmim]Cl-MDEA-H₂O>[Bmim]HCO₃-MDEA-H₂O>[Bmim]BF₄-MDEA-H₂O>MDEA-H₂O>[TMG]L-MDEA-H₂O>[MEA]L-MDEA-H₂O. 离子液体与MDEA结合的稳定性为主要影响因素, [Bmim]HCO₃的消泡能力最强, [Bmim]Cl-MDEA-H₂O, [Bmim]BF₄-MDEA-H₂O和[Bmim]HCO₃-MDEA-H₂O脱硫剂可以通入空气获得基本再生, H₂S与离子液体的结合越稳定, 脱硫效率越高, 但脱硫剂的再生程度会降低.     

Ab initio computation of the potential energy surfaces of the water·hydrocarbon complexes H2O·C2H2, H2O·C2H4 and H2O·CH4: minimum energy structures, vibrational frequencies and hydrogen bond energies

On the basis of ab initio MP2/6–31 + + G(2d,2p) calculations, we examined the potential energy surfaces of the water·hydrocarbon complexes H₂O·CH₄, H₂O·C₂H₂ and H₂O·C₂H₂ to locate all the minimum energy structures and estimate the hydrogen bond energies and vibrational frequencies associated with the C(spⁿ)---H·O and the O---H·C(spⁿ) bonds (n = 1−3). Our calculations show that H₂O·C₂H₂, H₂O·C₂H₄ and H₂O·CH₄ have two minimum energy structures (i.e., the C---H·O and O---H·C hydrogen bond forms), but H₂O·C₂H₄ has only one when the vibrational motion is taken into account, the O---H·C hydrogen bond form. We have also computed the barrier for the interconversion from one minimum to the other. The fully optimized geometries of H₂O·CH₄, H₂O·C₂H₄ and H₂O·C₂H₂ as well as the vibrational shifts of the C---H stretching frequencies in their C---H·O hydrogen-bonded forms are in good agreement with the available experimental data. The calculated hydrogen bond energies show that the C(spⁿ---H·O bond strengths decrease in the order C(sp)---H·O>C(sp²)---H·O>C(sp³)---O>C(sp³---H·O, which is also consistent with the available experimental data.     

Photolysis of water/dicyanoacetylene complexes: an infrared matrix isolation and theoretical study

The structure and energy of the 1:1 complexes formed between dicyanoacetylene and water (D₂O) in argon matrix are investigated using FTIR spectroscopy and ab initio calculations at the B3LYP/6-31g** level of theory. Two types of 1:1 complexes are observed. The first one corresponds to the NH structure characterized by a hydrogen bond between H₂O and one of the nitrogen of dicyanoacetylene. The second corresponds to the CO form which involves a van der Waals interaction between the Cβ of dicyanoacetylene and the oxygen of water.

These complexes were irradiated with an Hg–Xe lamp at 10 K. Two products were observed by FTIR spectroscopy. The first one corresponds to the Isonitrile:H₂O complexes formation. The second one, resulting from the reaction of water on the photolyzed dicyanoacetylene, corresponds to the cyanoketene:HCN complex formation.     

The geometry and intermolecular binding of HCN…BrC1 probed by rotational spectroscopy

Ground-state rotational spectra of several isotopomers of a linear complex formed between HCN and BrCl were observed by pulsed-nozzle, F-T microwave spectroscopy and analysed to give the spectroscopic constants B₀, D_J, _χ(Br), _χ(Cl), and M_bb(Br). The order HCN…BrCl of the nuclei was established from the changes in the B₀ values on isotopic substitution. The small fractional electronic charge (δ ≈ 0.05) transferred from Br to Cl on complex formation and the intermolecular stretching force constant (k_σ ≈ 11 N m⁻¹) estimated from the spectroscopic constants indicates a weak interaction of HCN and BrCl, with little perturbation of the charge distribution of BrCl.     

Novel supramolecular compounds with three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network [M(H2O)6][H2L] (H4L=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid, M=Mn and Co): syntheses, characterization and crystal structures

Two hydrogen-bonded supramolecular compounds having the general formula [M(H₂O)₆][H₂L] (M=Mn^II or Co^II and H₄L=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid), have been newly prepared by the reaction of [M(H₂O)₆](ClO₄)₂ and [C₆H₂(COOH)₄] (H₄L), and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. The metal center in each compound is six-coordinated, forming an ideal octahedral geometry. Both neutral formula units make unique three-dimensional supramolecular architectures through hydrogen bonds and stabilized by electrostatic force.     

Novel lithocholaphanes: Syntheses, NMR, MS, and molecular modeling studies

Novel head-to-head lithocholaphanes 6 and 11 have been synthesized via precursors 1–5 and 7–10 with overall good yields, and characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy, ESI-TOF mass spectrometry, thermal analysis, and molecular modeling. In addition, the binding abilities of 6 and 11 towards alkali metal cations have been investigated via competitive complexation studies using equimolar mixtures of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, and Rb⁺-cations, and cholaphanes 6 and 11. The formation of cation–cholaphane adducts was detected by ESI-TOF mass spectrometry. The trends in these comparative binding studies are nicely reproduced theoretically with PM3 energetically optimized structures of 6 and 11 and their interaction energies with alkali metal cations calculated by molecular mechanics. Cholaphane 11 possessing a peptoid type structural fragment, –(CH₂CONHCH₂CH₂)₂O–, as a coordination sphere, shows binding tendency towards lithium and sodium cations, whereas 6 possessing an ester type, –(CH₂OCOCH₂)₂O–, moiety and a bigger cavity size than 11, shows merely a tendency towards bigger alkali metal cations, potassium and rubidium.     

Synthesis and characterization of V-MFI obtained in fluoride-containing medium

Crystallization fields for the formation of V-MFI were determined from gels of composition: xNa₂O–yVO₂–7NaF–ySO₃–zSiO₂–2TPABr–260H₂O at 190 °C with 3.6≤x≤14.4 and 2.1≤y≤7.1 for z=12.0 and with 0.3≤y≤4.2 and 4.0≤z≤12.0 for x=3.6; TPA=tetrapropylammonium ions. The crystallization curves were analysed together with the various intermediate phases using XRD, pH of mother liquors, thermal analysis and SEM. The final samples were analysed, in addition, by multinuclear NMR. It is concluded, that V can be introduced into the MFI framework as V(IV) ions, accompanied by the presence of two SiOH defect groups per V atom introduced. The ⁵¹V-NMR signal due to V(V) can only be detected when additional vanadium-containing siliceous phases are formed.     

Synthesis,crystal structures and luminescence properties of europium and terbium picolinamide complexes

The novel coordination structures of europium and terbium chloride-picolinamide complexes （EuCl3-（C6H6N2O）2.5H2O, Eu-pa and TbCl3.（C6H6N2O）2.5H2O, Tb-pa） are reported. The crystal structures in the solid state are characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction, FTIR, Raman, FIR, THz and luminescence spectroscopy. In the crystal structures, the pyridyl nitrogen and carbonyl oxygen atoms in picolinamide are coordinated to the metal ions to form a five-membered ring structure. The experimental results indicate the similar coordination structures of Eu and Tb-pa complexes and the changes of hydrogen bonds and conformation provide models for the coordination structures of the ligands induced by complexation. The results of lanthanide ions with ligands having amide groups.     

Ion size dominated 1D and 2D Salen lanthanide coordination complexes and their luminescence

Lewis acid/base addition between Ln(NO₃)₃ · 6H₂O (Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb and Lu) and H₂salen [H₂salen = N,N′-ethylenebis(salicylideneimine)] gives rise to an array of coordination polymeric structures. Crystal structural analysis reveals that Salen effectively functions as a bridging ligand in these compounds. The size of the lanthanide ions controls the structures of these Salen lanthanide complexes. Two representative structures with one dimensional and two dimensional topologies, viz. [Pr(H₂salen)(NO₃)₃(CH₃OH)₂]_n (1) and [Ln(H₂salen)_1.5(NO₃)₃]_n [Ln = Pr (2), Nd (3), Sm (4), Eu (5), Tb (6) and Lu (7)] are reported. Luminescent spectra of complexes 4 and 5 exhibit characteristic metal-centered emission lines. However, the characteristic luminescence of the terbium(III) ion is not observed either in solution or in the solid state of complex 6.     

Two New Cadmium Metal-organic Frameworks Based on a Mixed-donor Ligand

The self-assembly of a prominent mixed-donor ligand, 5-[4-(1H-tetrazolyl)phen]isophthalic acid(H₃TZPI), with a Cd²⁺ center generates two new metal-organic frameworks:[Cd(H₂TZPI)₂(H₂O)₂]_n(JUC-163) and[Cd₂(TZPI)(μ₃-OH)(H₂O)₂]·H₂O·DMF(JUC-164). The two complexes demonstrate different structures for the ligand’s different coordination modes and configurations. JUC-163 shows a 2D layer structure and further forms into a 3D supramolecular framework by noncovalent interactions(C-H…O, O-H…N and π…π interactions), whereas JUC-164 exhibits a fascinating 3D framework for the outstanding coordination modes and configurations of the ligand, which are fit for the complex structure. And also, the factor of different cadmium salts(chloride and nitrate) which are used in synthesis progress is worth to notice for the construction of the two distinct structures. The luminescent properties of these metal-organic frameworks were also investigated.     

Thermodynamic evaluation of complexes of zinc and cadmium that mimetize metallic centers in transcription factors

Structure and energy calculations of the zinc and cadmium complexes of the peptide his–cys in their various provable geometries have been carried out using density functional methods (LSDA pBP DN^*). It is shown that, for the same complex geometry, the zinc complexes are more stable than the cadmium complexes and that, for the octahedral and square planar complexes, the cis isomers are favored over the trans isomers. It was found that the hexa-coordinated zinc complex has a distorted octahedral geometry, which, through elongation of the two H₂O–Zn bonds, tends to adopt a square planar geometry and finally evolve to the preferred tetrahedral geometry. On the other hand, the cadmium complexes tend to stay in the octahedral geometry. These results suggest that the substitution of Zn by Cd as a probe for NMR studies of the Zn coordination environment in metaloproteins should be used with caution.