立方Nd2O3上过氧物种光诱导生成的18O同位素示踪考察

采用原位显微Raman光谱和¹⁸O同位素示踪技术,以325 nm激光为激发光源,对立方Nd₂O₃上过氧物种的光诱导生成过程进行了详细表征,进一步证实过氧源于分子氧对晶格氧的氧化反应. 结果还表明,325 nm激光在室温下即可诱导过氧的生成,在实验条件下,生成的过氧物种可与Nd₂O₃的晶格氧发生快速的氧交换反应,位于Nd₂O₃体相的晶格氧也可迁移至样品表层进而参与过氧的生成. 325 nm激光照射有助于促进晶格氧的迁移以及晶格氧与分子氧之间的氧交换反应.     

二元铜族团簇负离子催化CO氧化反应机理

用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法研究了二元铜族团簇负离子AuAg^-, AuCu^-和AgCu^-催化CO氧化反应的详细机理. 计算结果表明: CO在混合团簇中的吸附位顺序为Cu>Au>Ag; O₂也优先吸附到Cu上, 其次为Ag, 最难的为Au; 另外, O₂分子较CO分子易于吸附到混合团簇上. CO氧化反应有三条反应通道, 在热力学和动力学上均容易进行. AuAg-团簇催化CO氧化反应的最优反应通道为CO插入AuAgO₂^-中的Ag―O键形成中间体[Au―AgC(O―O)O]^-, 然后直接分解形成CO₂和AuAgO^-, 或另一个CO分子进攻中间体[Au―AgC(O―O)O]^-形成两分子的CO₂和AuAg^-. 而AuCu^-和AgCu^-催化CO氧化反应的最优反应通道为CO和O₂共吸附到团簇上,然后形成四元环中间体,最后四元环中间体分解形成产物或另一个CO分子进攻四元环中间体从而形成产物. 第二个CO分子的协同效应不明显. AuAg^-和AuCu^-对CO氧化反应催化活性强于Au₂^-团簇, 因此, Ag和Cu掺杂可以提高金团簇的催化活性, 与之前实验研究结果一致.     

O与O2在Au团簇上吸附的密度泛函理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的Dmol³程序系统研究了O原子与O₂在 Au₁₉与Au₂₀团簇上的吸附反应行为. 结果表明: O在Au₁₉团簇顶端洞位上的吸附较Au₂₀强; 在侧桥位吸附强度相近. O与O₂在带负电Au团簇上吸附较强, 在正电团簇吸附较弱. 从O―O键长看, 当金团簇带负电时, O―O键长较长, 中性团簇次之, 正电团簇中O―O键长较短, 因而O₂活化程度依次减弱. 电荷布居分析表明, Au团簇带负电时, O与O₂得电子数较中性团簇多, 而团簇带正电时, 得电子数较少. 差分电荷密度(CDD)表明, O₂与Au团簇作用时, 金团簇失电子, O₂的π^*轨道得电子, 使O―O键活化. O₂在Au₁₉^-团簇上解离反应活化能为1.33 eV, 较中性团簇低0.53 eV; 而在Au₁₉⁺上活化能为2.27 eV, 较中性团簇高0.41 eV, 这与O₂在不同电性Au₁₉团簇O―O键活化规律相一致.     

（TEAH）nH3-nPW12O40催化苯甲醇选择氧化及其反应机理

以Keggin结构的磷钨酸和三乙胺（TEA）为原料,通过简单的酸碱反应合成了磷钨酸的TEA盐.并以它们为催化剂,考察了以H₂O₂为氧化剂、以水为溶剂的体系中苯甲醇选择氧化制备苯甲醛的反应性能.结果表明,（TEAH）_nH_3-nPW₁₂O₄₀（n=1,2,3）系列催化剂对苯甲醇的选择氧化反应有很高的活性和选择性,且可被分离和循环使用.在适宜的反应条件下,最佳催化剂（TEAH）H₂PW₁₂O₄₀上,苯甲醇的转化率可达99.6%,苯甲醛的选择性为100%.还采用IR,³¹PNMR谱和元素分析技术,对催化剂和反应过程中催化剂物种的转化和分布进行了考察,进而导出了反应机理.在这个水--油两相反应中,（PW₁₂O₄₀）^3-首先在H₂O₂的作用下,氧化降解为溶于水的小分子过氧物种（PO₄（WO（O₂）₂）₄）^3-和自由W物种.（PO₄（WO（O₂）₂）₄）^3-是真正的活性物种,可将部份溶于水层的苯甲醇氧化为苯甲醛,自身转变为失去活性氧的反应后物种（SAR）.而SAR又可与自由W物种一起聚合为前驱体状态的（PW₁₂O₄₀）^3-,完成催化循环.     

TinO2和TinO2-(n=1-10)团簇的几何结构、电子和磁性质

基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法, 研究了Ti_nO₂和Ti_nO₂^- (n=1-10)团簇的几何结构、电子结构以及磁性. 结果表明, 两个氧以分离的原子状态吸附在金属团簇的表面, 呈现出以一个钛原子为中心的O-Ti-O 的相邻吸附形式. 中性团簇和阴离子团簇的能量最低结构相似. 稳定性分析表明Ti_nO₂具有很高的稳定性, 特别是TiO₂和Ti₇O₂. 此外, 详细讨论了团簇的电离势、电子亲和能、电子解离能和能隙. 基于最低能量结构, 讨论了团簇的磁性, 发现电荷从Ti 原子向O原子转移, 并且电荷转移主要发生在Ti_nO₂的Ti-3d、Ti-4s和O-2p轨道. 磁性团簇中反铁磁序占据主导, 磁矩主要来源Ti-3d电子的贡献, 而两个氧原子的贡献非常小.     

超临界水中碳酸钠团簇成核与生长分子动力学模拟

应用分子动力学方法研究了碳酸钠颗粒在超临界水中的成核与生长过程. 计算了温度为700-1100 K、压力在23-30 MPa下碳酸钠的团聚过程, 计算时间为1 ns. 对体系结合能与径向分布函数的分析表明, 碳酸钠成核过程主要受静电作用的影响. 在超临界态下, 水分子与Na⁺和CO₃^2- 之间的静电作用降低, Na⁺与CO₃^2- 能够很容易碰撞形成Na₂CO₃小团簇. 在Na₂CO₃整个成核过程中, 单个离子的碰撞在前50 ps 内完成, 同时离子碰撞速率达到10³⁰ cm^-3·s^-1. 另外, 在成核阶段温度的影响比压力更加明显, 温度越高, 离子碰撞速率越快, 形成的初始团簇越多. 而压力对Na₂CO₃团簇的进一步生长影响较大.     

HO2自由基与NO2反应通道的理论研究

应用密度泛函理论DFT/B3LYP对HO₂＋NO₂反应进行了研究, 在B3LYP/6-311G^**和CCSD(T)/6-311G^**水平上计算了HO₂自由基与NO₂分子反应的单重态和三重态反应势能面, 计算结果表明, 单重态反应势能面中的直接氢抽提反应机理是此反应的主要反应通道, 即HO₂自由基的氢原子转移到NO₂分子的氮原子上形成产物P₁ (HNO₂＋³O₂), 另一个可能的反应通道是单重态反应势能面上HO₂中的端位氧原子进攻NO₂分子中的氮原子形成中间体1 (HOONO₂), 接着中间体1 (HOONO₂)经过氢转移形成产物P₂ (trans-HONO＋³O₂), 以上两个反应通道都是放热反应通道, 分别放热90.14和132.52 kJ•mol^－1.     

Mg掺杂In2O3-x催化剂光热催化CO2加氢

为提高光热催化CO₂加氢In₂O₃催化剂的催化活性,采用均相水热法制备Mg (OH)₂-In (OH)₃前驱体,通过高温煅烧和H₂-还原处理得到了富含氧空位的Mg掺杂In₂O_3-x(Mg-In₂O_3-x)催化剂。在300℃、常压、可见光照射条件下,CO₂加氢转化为CO的CO₂转化率可达31.20%,CO产生速率为14.22 mmol·g_cat^-1·h^-1,CO选择性为100%。相比于单一In₂O_3-x催化剂,Mg-In₂O_3-x催化剂光热催化CO₂转化率及CO产生速率明显提高,这归因于Mg成功掺杂到In₂O₃晶格中,促进In₂O₃表面氧空位的形成,进而对可见光响应效率大幅提高,并有效减缓光生电子-空穴的复合。     

Mg掺杂In2O3-x催化剂光热催化CO2加氢

为提高光热催化CO₂加氢催化剂In₂O₃的催化活性,采用均相水热法制备Mg(OH)₂-In(OH)₃前驱体,通过高温煅烧和H₂-还原处理得到了富含氧空位的Mg掺杂In₂O_3-x(Mg-In₂O_3-x)催化剂。在300℃、常压、可见光照射条件下,CO₂加氢转化为CO的CO₂转化率可达31.20%,CO产生速率为14.22 mmol·gcat^-1·h^-1,CO选择性为100%。相比于单一In₂O_3-x催化剂,Mg-In₂O_3-x催化剂光热催化CO₂转化率及CO产生速率明显提高,这归因于Mg成功掺杂到In₂O₃形晶格中,促进In₂O₃表面氧空位的形成,进而对可见光响应效率大幅提高,并有效减缓光生电子-空穴的复合。     

HO2自由基与NO2反应通道的理论研究

应用密度泛函理论DFT/B3LYP对HO₂＋NO₂反应进行了研究, 在B3LYP/6-311G^**和CCSD(T)/6-311G^**水平上计算了HO₂自由基与NO₂分子反应的单重态和三重态反应势能面, 计算结果表明, 单重态反应势能面中的直接氢抽提反应机理是此反应的主要反应通道, 即HO₂自由基的氢原子转移到NO₂分子的氮原子上形成产物P₁ (HNO₂＋³O₂), 另一个可能的反应通道是单重态反应势能面上HO₂中的端位氧原子进攻NO₂分子中的氮原子形成中间体1 (HOONO₂), 接着中间体1 (HOONO₂)经过氢转移形成产物P₂ (trans-HONO＋³O₂), 以上两个反应通道都是放热反应通道, 分别放热90.14和132.52 kJ•mol^－1.     

Ergosterol (provitamin D2) triplet state: an efficient sensitiser of singlet oxygen, O2(1 delta g), formation

The triplet state of ergosterol (provitamin D2) has been produced in benzene by pulse radiolysis and characterised in terms of absorption spectrum, lifetime, self-quenching properties and relaxed triplet energy. The amount of singlet oxygen, O₂(¹Δ_g), produced as a consequence of the oxygen quenching of this species has been determined by kinetic infrared emission spectroscopy. Ergosterol is significantly more efficient as a singlet oxygen sensitiser in benzene than is naphthalene, the absolute standard employed in this work.     

A theoretical comparison of the lowest-lying singlet and triplet states of H2CBe and of HCBeH

The low-lying singlet and triplet states of H₂CBe and HCBeH are examined using ab inito molecular orbital theory. In agreement with earlier results, the lowest-lying structure of H₂CBe has C_2v symmetry and is a triplet with one π electron (³ B₁). The results presented here suggest that the lowest-energy singlet structure is the (¹B₁) open-shell singlet, also with C_2v symmetry, at least 2.5 kcal/mol higher in energy. The singlet C_2v structure with two π electrons (¹A₁) is 15.9 kcal/mol higher than ³B₁. All of these structures are bound with respect to the ground state of methylene and the beryllium atom. In HCBeH, linear equilibrium geometries are found for the triplet (³Σ) and singlet (¹Δ) states. The triplet is more stable than the singlet (¹Δ) by 35.4 kcal/mol, and is only 2.9 kcal/mol higher in energy than triplet H₂ CBe. Since the transition structure connecting these two triplet molecules is found to be 50.2 kcal/mol higher in energy than H₂ CBe, both triplet equilibrium species might exist independently. The harmonic vibrational frequencies of all structures are also reported.     

Energy‐Funneling‐Based Broadband Visible‐Light‐Absorbing Bodipy–C60 Triads and Tetrads as Dual Functional Heavy‐Atom‐Free Organic Triplet Photosensitizers for Photocatalytic Organic Reactions

C₆₀–bodipy triads and tetrads based on the energy‐funneling effect that show broadband absorption in the visible region have been prepared as novel triplet photosensitizers. The new photosensitizers contain two or three different light‐harvesting antennae associated with different absorption wavelengths, resulting in a broad absorption band (450–650 nm). The panchromatic excitation energy harvested by the bodipy moieties is funneled into a spin converter (C₆₀), thus ensuring intersystem crossing and population of the triplet state. Nanosecond time‐resolved transient absorption and spin density analysis indicated that the T₁ state is localized on either C₆₀ or the antennae, depending on the T₁ energy levels of the two entities. The antenna‐localized T₁ state shows a longer lifetime (τ_T=132.9 μs) than the C₆₀‐localized T₁ state (ca. 27.4 μs). We found that the C₆₀ triads and tetrads can be used as dual functional photocatalysts, that is, singlet oxygen (¹O₂) and superoxide radical anion (O₂ ^{. ?}) photosensitizers. In the photooxidation of naphthol to juglone, the ¹O₂ photosensitizing ability of the C₆₀ triad is a factor of 8.9 greater than the conventional triplet photosensitizers tetraphenylporphyrin and methylene blue. The C₆₀ dyads and triads were also used as photocatalysts for O₂ ^{. ?}‐mediated aerobic oxidation of aromatic boronic acids to produce phenols. The reaction times were greatly reduced compared with when [Ru(bpy)₃Cl₂] was used as photocatalyst. Our study of triplet photosensitizers has shown that broadband absorption in the visible spectral region and long‐lived triplet excited states can be useful for the design of new heavy‐atom‐free organic triplet photosensitizers and for the application of these triplet photosensitizers in photo‐organocatalysis.     

Orthogonally aligned cyclic BODIPY arrays with long-lived triplet excited states as efficient heavy-atom-free photosensitizers

In photosensitizers, long triplet excited state lifetimes are key to their efficient electron transfer or energy transfer processes. Herein, we report a novel class of cyclic trimeric BODIPY arrays which were efficiently generated from easily accessible meso-mesityldipyrrinone and arylboronic acids in one pot. Arylboronic acid, for the first time, was used to provide a boron source for BODIPY derivatives. Due to the well-defined and orthogonally aligned BODIPY cores as verified by X-ray crystallography, these BODIPY arrays show strong exciton coupling effects and efficient intersystem crossings, and are novel heavy-atom-free photosensitizers with a long-lived triplet excited state (lifetime up to 257.5 μs) and good reactive oxygen species generation efficiency (up to 0.72) contributed by both ¹O₂ and O₂⁻˙ under light irradiation.

Cyclic BODIPY trimers showed strong exciton coupling in singlet excited states and long-lived triplet excited states, and generated both singlet oxygen and superoxide radicals under light irradiation, giving good reactive oxygen quantum yields and promising PDT results in vitro.     

ab initio molecular orbital and density functional analysis of acetylene + O2 reactions with CHEMKIN evaluation

A number of researchers have indicated that a direct reaction of acetylene with oxygen needs to be included in detailed reaction mechanisms in order to model observed flame speeds and induction times. Four pathways for the initiation of acetylene oxidation to chain propagation are considered and the rate constants are compared with values used in the mechanisms:

• 1 ³O₂ + HCCH to triplet adduct and reaction on the triplet surface
• 2 ³O₂ + HCCH to triplet adduct, conversion of triplet adduct to singlet adduct via collision in the reaction environment, with further reaction of the singlet adduct
• 3 ¹O₂ + HCCH to singlet adduct
• 4 Isomerization of HCCH to vinylidene and then vinylidene insertion reaction with ³O₂

Elementary reaction pathways for oxidation of acetylene by addition reaction of O₂(³Σ) on the triplet surface are analyzed. ab initio molecular orbital and density functional calculations are employed to estimate the thermodynamic properties of the reactants, transition states, and products in this system. Acetylene oxidation reaction over the triplet surface is initiated by addition of molecular oxygen, O₂(³Σ), to a carbon atom, forming a triplet peroxy‐ethylene biradical. The reaction path to major products, either two formyl radicals or glyoxal radical plus hydrogen atom, involves reaction through three transition states: O₂(³Σ) addition to acetylene (TS1), peroxy radical addition at the ipso‐carbon to form a dioxirane (TS2), and cleavage of O O bond in a three‐member ring (TS3). Single‐point QCISD(T) and B3LYP calculations with large basis sets were performed to try to verify barrier heights on important transition states. A second pathway to product formation is through spin conversion of the triplet peroxy‐ethylene biradical to the singlet by collision with bath gas. Rapid ring closure of the singlet peroxy‐ethylene biradical to form a four‐member ring is followed by breaking of the peroxy bond to form glyoxal, which further dissociates to either two formyl radicals or a glyoxal radical plus hydrogen atom. The overall forward rate constant through this pathway is estimated to be k_f = 2.21 × 10⁷ T^1.46e^{−33.1(kcal/mol)/RT}. Two additional pathways from the literature, HCCH + O₂(¹Δ) and pressure‐dependent isomerization of acetylene to vinylidene and then vinylidene reaction with O₂(³Σ), are also evaluated for completeness. CHEMKIN modeling on each of the four proposed pathways is performed and concentration profiles from these reactions are evaluated at 0.013 atm and 1 atm over 35 milliseconds. Through reaction on the triplet surface is evaluated to be not important. Formation of the triplet adduct with conversion (via collision) to a singlet and the vinylidene paths show similar and lower rates than those used in mechanisms, respectively. Our implementation of the HCCH + O₂(¹Δ) pathway of Benson suggests the need to include: (i) reverse reaction, (ii) barriers to further reaction of the initial adduct plus (iii) further evaluation of the O₂(¹Δ) addition barrier. The pathways from triplet adduct with conversion to singlet and from vinylidene are both recommended for initiation of acetylene oxidation. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 32: 623–641, 2000     

Single-determinantal open- and closed-shell FSGO calculations for some diatomic molecules

Open-shell single-determinantal calculations are reported here for the molecular species H₂, Li₂⁺, N₂, O₂ (triplet), O₂^2?;, O₂^?, O₂²⁺, O₂⁺, and F₂; corresponding closed-shell calculations are reported for the species H₂, N₂, O₂ (singlet), O₂^2?, O₂²⁺, and F₂. The floating spherical Gaussian orbital (FSGO ) method was employed. The calculated trend in bond lengths of isonucleic diatomic molecules is in agreement with experiment. For heteronucleic diatomic molecules, however, the experimental trend in bond lengths is not obtained; in this connection, the effect of lone pairs on bond length is discussed. The dissociation energies of H₂ and Li₂⁺ are evaluated. The energy gap between the triplet and singlet states of the oxygen molecule is calculated to be 8.96 eV compared to the experimental value of 4.54 eV.     

Theoretical study on the gas‐phase reaction mechanism between nickel monoxide and methane for syngas production

The comprehensive mechanism survey on the gas‐phase reaction between nickel monoxide and methane for the formation of syngas, formaldehyde, methanol, water, and methyl radical has been investigated on the triplet and singlet state potential energy surfaces at the B3LYP/6‐311++G(3df, 3pd)//B3LYP/6‐311+G(2d, 2p) levels. The computation reveals that the singlet intermediate HNiOCH₃ is crucial for the syngas formation, whereas two kinds of important reaction intermediates, CH₃NiOH and HNiOCH₃, locate on the deep well, while CH₃NiOH is more energetically favorable than HNiOCH₃ on both the triplet and singlet states. The main products shall be syngas once HNiOCH₃ is created on the singlet state, whereas the main products shall be methyl radical if CH₃NiOH is formed on both singlet and triplet states. For the formation of syngas, the minimal energy reaction pathway (MERP) is more energetically preferable to start on the lowest excited singlet state other than on the ground triplet state. Among the MERP for the formation of syngas, the rate‐determining step (RDS) is the reaction step for the singlet intermediate HNiOCH₃ formation involving an oxidative addition of NiO molecule into the C? H bond of methane, with an energy barrier of 120.3 kJ mol^?1. The syngas formation would be more effective under higher temperature and photolysis reaction condition. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2009     

Visible-light promoted photoprocesses on aqueous gallic acid in the presence of riboflavin. Kinetics and mechanism

Within the frame of possible precursory photoreactions in the generation of humic substances, the visible-light promoted interaction between riboflavin (Rf), a native photosensitizer in aqueous systems, and gallic acid (GA), a polyphenol naturally formed after lignin degradation, was investigated. A systematic kinetic and mechanistic study was conducted under aerobic conditions in aqueous media, through visible-light continuous photolysis, polarographic detection of oxygen uptake, stationary and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, time resolved near-IR phosphorescence detection and laser flash photolysis techniques. GA is degraded relatively fast in pH 7 aqueous solutions, where singlet molecular oxygen (O₂(¹Δ_g)), superoxide radical anion (O₂^?) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) – all three species photogenerated from triplet excited Rf – participate in the photoprocess. The general conclusion is that in natural waters GA can undergo spontaneous phototodegradation under environmental conditions. Radical species generated in the presence of Rf can participate in condensation or polymerization reactions promoting the natural synthesis of humic products.     

Isomerization Mechanisms of C_5H_2 on the Triplet and Singlet Potential Energy Surfaces

Density functional theory calculations with the B3LYP functional are used to study the structure and stabilities of C5H2 isomers and possible isomerization mechanisms on the triplet and singlet potential energy surfaces.Calculated results show that isomerization of C5H2 is likely to occur on the triplet potential energy surface while direct conversions of the singlet C5H2 isoers via 1,3-hydrogen migration transitions of the singlet C5H2 isomers via 1,3-hydrogen migration transition states are extremely difficult dynamically.In such isomerization processes,the hydrogen transfer processes in carbon chains are the rate-determining steps.The triplet species except the linear ground state X^3∑g^- are rather less stable than their singlet forms,although the singlet and triplet species haver similar geometries.     

Theoretical study on the atmospheric reaction of CH3O2 with OH

A quantum chemical investigation on the reaction mechanism of CH₃O₂ with OH has been performed. Based on B3LYP and QCISD(T) calculations, seven possible singlet pathways and seven possible triplet pathways have been found. On the singlet potential energy surface (PES), the most favorable channel starts with a barrierless addition of O atom to CH₃O₂ leading to CH₃OOOH and then the O? O bond dissociates to give out CH₃O + HO₂. On the triplet PES, the calculations indicate that the dominant products should be ³CH₂O₂ + H₂O with an energy barrier of 29.95 kJ/mol. The results obtained in this work enrich the theoretical information of the title reaction and provide guidance for analogous atmospheric chemistry reactions. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.