Electron scattering on C6F6 and SF6 molecules

Total absolute cross sections for electron scattering on hexafluorobenzene, C₆F₆, and sulfur hexafluoride, SF₆, molecules, have been measured as a function of impact energy from 0.6 to 250 eV. The total cross section for C₆F₆ exhibits a very broad peak stretching from 10 to 100 eV with some weak features near 9.5 and 15 eV superimposed on the peak. Apart from the well-known low-energy resonant structures in the SF6 total cross section function, a new weak resonant feature close to 25 eV has been noticed in the present experiment, in accordance with earlier theoretical calculations.     

Syntheses and Structures of F6XeNCCH3 and F6Xe(NCCH3)2

Acetonitrile and the potent oxidative fluorinating agent XeF₆ react at ?40 °C in Freon‐114 to form the highly energetic, shock‐sensitive compounds F₆XeNCCH₃ ( 1 ) and F₆Xe(NCCH₃)₂?CH₃CN ( 2 ?CH₃CN). Their low‐temperature single‐crystal X‐ray structures show that the adducted XeF₆ molecules of these compounds are the most isolated XeF₆ moieties thus far encountered in the solid state and also provide the first examples of Xe^VI? N bonds. The geometry of the XeF₆ moiety in 1 is nearly identical to the calculated distorted octahedral (C_3v) geometry of gas‐phase XeF₆. The C_2v geometry of the XeF₆ moiety in 2 resembles the transition state proposed to account for the fluxionality of gas‐phase XeF₆. The energy‐minimized gas‐phase geometries and vibrational frequencies were calculated for 1 and 2 , and their respective binding energies with CH₃CN were determined. The Raman spectra of 1 and 2 ?CH₃CN were assigned by comparison with their calculated vibrational frequencies and intensities.     

Determination of crossed-second-order field shift in8 F and6 F terms of 4f 6(7 F)6s configuration of sm+

We report here the experimental evaluation of crossed-second-order (CSO) effects in the field shift of⁸ F and⁶ F terms of 4f ⁶(⁷ F)6s configuration of singly ionised samarium. Our experimental value of CSO field shift difference between⁸ F and⁶ F terms for¹⁴⁸Sm and¹⁵⁴Sm is ?11.8(3.2) mK, which is in good agreement with the theoretical value of ?13.8 mK evaluated using known parameters.     

Quasiclassical Trajectory Study of Collisional Energy Transfer between Highly Excited C6F6 and N2 ,O2 and Ground State C6F6

Quasiclassical trajectory calculation (QCT) is used frequently for studying collisional energy transfer between highly vibrationally excited molecules and bath gases. In this paper, the QCT of the energy transfer between highly vibrationally excited C6F6 and N2 ,O2 and ground state C6F6 were performed. The results indicate that highly vibrationally excited C6F6 transferred vibrational energy to vibrational distribution of N2, O2 and ground state C6F6, so they are V-V energy transfer. Especially it is mainly V-V resonance energy transfer between excited C6F6 andground state C6F6, excited C6F6 transfers more vibrational energy to ground state C6F6 than to N2 and O2. The values of QCT, - (ΔEvib) of excited C6F6 are smaller than those of experiments.     

Ionization and dissociation of C6F6 isomers under electron impact

The mass spectra of hexafluorobenzene, hexafluorobicyclo[2.2.0]hexa-2,5-diene (perfluoro-Dewar benzene) and 1,1,1,6,6,6-hexafluorohexa-2,4-diyne, and the fragmentation mechanisms of their parent ions are reported. The behaviour of the two cyclic isomers under electron impact is very similar; the linear one behaves quite differently. The ionization potentials of the molecules and the appearance potentials of the fragment ions (both normal and metastable) have been measured. The heats of formation of [C₆F₅]⁺ and [C₅F₃]⁺ are calculated. A value for the heat of formation of 1,1,1,6,6,6-hexafluorohexa-2,4-diyne is proposed.     

The Reactivity of CF3C6F4OC6F4Li towards Halogens and Cyanogen Halides

The reaction of 4‐(4′‐trifluoromethyl‐tetrafluorophenoxy)‐tetrafluorophenyllithium (R_FLi, 1 ) with halogens, dicyanogen, cyanogen halides, and xenon difluoride was examined. The corresponding halogenated aromatics R_FCl ( 2 ), R_FBr ( 3 ) and R_FI ( 4 ) were formed upon reaction with chlorine, bromine, and iodine. Essentially the same products were isolated in the reaction of 1 with cyanogen chloride, bromide, and iodide, respectively. The nitrile R_FCN ( 5 ) was obtained from the reaction of 1 with dicyanogen only as a minor product. The reaction of 1 with XeF₂ resulted in the isolation of R_FCH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃ ( 6 ). All products were identified and characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods. In addition the molecular structures of 2 , 3 , and 4 have been determined by X‐ray crystallography. The reaction enthalpies for the gas phase reactions of pentafluorophenyllithium, C₆F₅Li, as a model for 1 , with XCN (X = F, Cl, Br, I) were calculated.     

Silver(I) Compounds with Perfluorinated Aromatic Thiols C6F5C6F4SH,C10F7SH,and C6F5SH as Precursors for Silver Nanoparticles

Silver(I) compounds with perfluorinated aromatic thiols (4-nonafluorodiphenylthiol C₆F₅C₆F₄SH (HL¹), 2-heptafluoronaphthalenethiol C₁₀F₇SH (HL²), and pentafluorothiophenol C₆F₅SH (HL³), namely AgL¹ (I), AgL² (II), AgL³ (III), were prepared. The thermal properties of compounds I–III and the composition of thermolysis products were studied. By powder X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy, it was shown that thermolysis of compounds I–III under argon and thermolysis of compound III in air yield Ag nanoparticles.     

Reaction of Cl atoms with C6F13CH2OH, C6F13CHO, and C3F7CHO

The Cl atom initiated oxidation of C(6)F(13)CH(2)OH, C(6)F(13)CHO, and C(3)F(7)CHO was investigated at 298 K and 1000 mbar pressure of air in a photoreactor using in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. The rate coefficient for the reaction Cl + C(6)F(13)CH(2)OH (reaction 2) was measured using a relative method: k(2) = (6.5 +/- 0.8) x 10(-13) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1). C(6)F(13)CHO was detected as the major primary product, while CO and CF(2)O were found to be the major secondary products. A fitting procedure applied to the concentration-time profiles of C(6)F(13)CHO provided a production yield of (1.0 +/- 0.2) for this aldehyde in reaction 2, and the rate coefficient for the reaction Cl + C(6)F(13)CHO (reaction 4) was k(4) = (2.8 +/- 0.7) x 10(-12) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1). A high CO yield observed in the oxidation of C(6)F(13)CH(2)OH, (52 +/- 1)%, is attributed to the Cl atom initiated oxidation of C(6)F(13)CHO. High CO yields, (61 +/- 2)% and (85 +/- 5)%, were also measured in the Cl atom initiated oxidation of C(3)F(7)CHO in air and nitrogen, respectively. These high CO yields suggest the occurrence of a decomposition reaction of the perfluoroacyl, C(6)F(13)CO, and C(3)F(7)CO radicals to form CO which will compete with the combination reaction of these radicals with oxygen to form perfluoroacyl peroxy radicals in the presence of air. The latter radicals C(n)F(2)(n)(+1)CO(O)(2) (n = 6-12), through their reaction with HO(2) radicals, are currently considered as a possible source of persistent perfluorocarboxylic acids which have been detected in the environment. The consequences of the present results would be a reduction of the strength of this potential source of carboxylic acids in the atmosphere.     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of the novel dithiadiazolyl radical, p-NCC6F4C6F4CNSSN*

The dithiadiazolyl radical p-NCC6F4C6F4CNSSN* (4) retains its monomeric nature in the solid state with molecules linked together into chains via supramolecular CN-S interactions. Variable temperature magnetic studies on 4 show that it behaves as a near-ideal Curie paramagnet (|theta| less than 0.1 K), indicating negligible intermolecular exchange. The effective magnetic moment (1.78 micro(B)) is temperature independent and in excellent agreement with the value expected for an S = 1/2 paramagnet with g = 2.01(1.74 micro(B)). The lack of exchange coupling between radicals is attributed to the absence of significant orbital overlap between radical centres.     

Gamma radiolysis of C6F6, product formation

The γ radiolysis of perfluorobenzene (PFB) has been studied at a dose rate of about 26 Gy · s^-1 and at total doses up to 10⁵ Gy. Radiolyses were carried out in fluorine-passivated nickel cells in the absence of air. There were no significant gas yields, but higher molecular weight products were observed and characterized by combined gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC/MS). These higher molecular weight products included decafluorobiphenyl (DFBP), but more highly fluorinated dimers were produced with higher yields. Higher oligomers were formed in significant yields, and the trimer was especially prominent. Polymers with molar masses up to and exceeding 1500 (which corresponds to octamers) were observed by GC/MS, although their yields were small. The yield of all polymers totalled 1.7 molecules of PFB consumed for each 100 eV absorbed. This result is comparable to yields measured by earlier workers at much higher doses and dose rates.     

Substituent effects in C6F6-C6H5X stacking interactions

Parallel displaced and sandwich configurations of hexafluorobenzene-substituted benzene dimers are studied by ab initio molecular orbital methods up to the MP2(full)/aug-cc-pVDZ level of theory to reveal how substituents influence pi-pi interactions. Two minimum energy configurations are found, one with the substituent group away from the pi-face of the hexafluorobenzene ring (2a-f) and the other with the substituent group on top of the pi-face of the hexafluorobenzene (3a-f). Higher binding energies are predicted for dimers with the substituent on the pi-face (3a-f). All sandwich dimers (4a-e) are found to be saddle points on the potential energy surfaces. A parallel-displaced minimum energy configuration is also predicted for the parent complex, C6F6-C6H6, which is in contrast to predictions based on quadrupole moments of benzene and hexafuorobenzene. The preference for the parallel displaced, rather than the sandwich configuration, is rationalized based on the smaller interplanar distance in the former. The closeness of contact in the parallel-displaced dimers leads to greater binding energies. The shape of the electron density isosurface of the monomers is suggested to provide a guide for the prediction of how arenes stack with one another. A large difference in binding energy between the C6F6 complex of aniline (3e) and N,N-dimethylaniline (3f) is calculated, and charge-transfer interactions are suggested to play a role in the latter.     

Two Isomers of C6H6F9O9Tb

Two isomers with empirical formula C₆H₆F₉O₉Tb are synthesized and their structures are studied. Isomerism was found to arise due to different positions of a proton. Crystals of two isomers are isostructural and form continuous series of solid solutions with C₆H₆F₉O₉Eu.     

ESR studies on the structure of C6F−6 anions

Rigid solution spectra for C₆F^?₆ and C₄F^?₈ are compared, and it is concluded that C₆F^]t-₆ cannot have the planar, σ^* structure previously postulated. Instead, a puckered-ring structure with σ and pseudo π delocalisation is postulated.     

Multiphoton dissociation of C3F6O

Major characteristics of multiphoton absorption and multiphoton dissociation of hexafluoropropene oxide (HFPO) were studied. Spectral relationships of the average number of IR photons absorbed per molecule and the yield of multiphoton dissociation were determined in the range of 1040-985 cm^–1 at different laser fluences. At the laser line 1025.3 cm^–1, the effect of collisions with buffer gases on the HFPO multiphoton absorption and multiphoton dissociation was studied and theq-factor was determined (q = O.6 at= 0.55J cm^–2). Characteristic features of HFPO decomposition under collisional conditions (p _HFPO> 0.1 Torr) were discussed. An anomalous difference in the values for quantum efficiency of multiphoton dissociation for long-wave and short-wave wings of HFPO absorption band was revealed. A procedure for correlating the experimental and theoretical data on the yield of multiphoton dissociation (when theq-factor is unknown) was suggested, and corresponding calculations were performed for the frequency 989.6 cm^–1.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1927–1932, November, 1994.     

Dissociative charge exchange of C3F6

Charge exchange of neutral C₃F₆ by a variety of atomic and molecular ions in the 1 to 25 eV range of collision energies is used to characterize the energies associated with formation of [C₃F₆]⁺˙. The internal energy of the nascent [C₃F₆]⁺˙ ion, assessed by observing the degree to which it fragments, increases with the recombination energy of the charge-exchange reagent. The existence of excited states of the reagent ions is identified from the fragmentation behaviour of [C₃F₆]⁺˙ in the cases of [CS₂]⁺˙, NO⁺, O₂⁺˙, [NH₃]⁺˙ and possibly [CH₄]⁺˙. In addition, the data confirm that the [C₃F₆]⁺˙ parent ion fragments from both the ground state and a long-lived isolated electronic state. The latter is populated by near-resonant charge transfer. Translational excitation contributes relatively little to internal excitation of the charge-exchanged product ion and even less in the case of the isolated state.     

Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of alpha- and beta-[XeO2F][SbF6], [XeO2F][AsF6], [FO2XeFXeO2F][AsF6], and [XeF5][SbF6)].XeOF4 and computational studies of the XeO2F+ and FO2XeFXeO2F+ cations and related species

Reactions of XeO2F2 with the strong fluoride ion acceptors, AsF5 and SbF5, in anhydrous HF solvent give rise to alpha- and beta-[XeO2F][SbF6], [XeO2F][AsF6], and [FO2XeFXeO2F][AsF6]. The crystal structures of alpha-[XeO2F][SbF6] and [XeO2F][AsF6] consist of trigonal-pyramidal XeO2F+ cations, which are consistent with an AXY2E VSEPR arrangement, and distorted octahedral MF6- (M = As, Sb) anions. The beta-phase of [XeO2F][SbF6] is a tetramer in which the xenon atoms of four XeO2F+ cations and the antimony atoms of four SbF6- anions are positioned at alternate corners of a cube. The FO2XeFXeO2F+ cations of [FO(2)XeFXeO2F][AsF6] are comprised of two XeO2F units that are bridged by a fluorine atom, providing a bent Xe- - -F- - -Xe arrangement. The angle subtended by the bridging fluorine atom, a xenon atom, and the terminal fluorine atom of the XeO2F group is bent toward the valence electron lone-pair domain on xenon, so that each F- - -XeO2F moiety resembles the AX(2)Y(2)E arrangement and geometry of the parent XeO2F2 molecule. Reaction of XeF6 with [H3O][SbF6] in a 1:2 molar ratio in anhydrous HF predominantly yielded [XeF5][SbF6].XeOF4 as well as [XeO2F][Sb2F11]. The crystal structure of the former salt was also determined. The energy-minimized, gas-phase MP2 geometries for the XeO2F+ and FO2XeFXeO2F+ cations are compared with the experimental and calculated geometries of the related species IO2F, TeO2F-, XeO2(OTeF5)+, XeO2F2, and XeO2(OTeF5)2. The bonding in these species has been described by natural bond orbital and electron localization function analyses. The standard enthalpies and Gibbs free energies for reactions leading to XeO2F+ and FO2XeFXeO2F+ salts from MF5 (M = As, Sb) and XeO2F2 were obtained from Born-Haber cycles and are mildly exothermic and positive, respectively. When the reactions are carried out in anhydrous HF at low temperatures, the salts are readily formed and crystallized from the reaction medium. With the exception of [XeO2F][AsF6], the XeO2F+ and FO2XeFXeO2F+ salts are kinetically stable toward dissociation to XeO2F2 and MF5 at room temperature. The salt, [XeO2F][AsF6], readily dissociates to [FO2XeFXeO2F][AsF6] and AsF5 under dynamic vacuum at 0 degree C. The decompositions of XeO2F+ salts to the corresponding XeF+ salts and O2 are exothermic and spontaneous but slow at room temperature.