On the origin of the relative stability of Wells-Dawson isomers: a DFT study of α-, β-, γ-, α*-, β*-, and γ*-[(PO4)2W18O54](6-) anions

Density functional theory calculations have been carried out to investigate α-, β-, γ-, α*-, β*-, and γ*-[(PO(4))(2)W(18)O(54)](6-) Wells-Dawson isomers, which exhibited stability in the order of α > β > γ > γ* > β* > α*, reproduced the experimental observations (α > β > γ), and confirmed the hypothesis of Contant and Thouvenot (γ* > β* > α*). Energy decomposition analysis reveals that both the spatial arrangement of the host W(18)O(54) cage (eclipsed or staggered) and its structural distortion induced by the encapsulated guest anions are two dominant factors in control of the stability order, while the influences of host-guest interaction and distortion of the guest anions are very small. A building block decomposition approach is designed and provides an effective means to clarify the detailed relationship between the local distortion and energy. By using this method, it is found that the eclipsed belt, and in particular the staggered belt, significantly distort the two caps inside the Wells-Dawson structure. Notably, there is a direct relationship between the overall stability and distortion in the belts, which is proven to be partly originating from the dominance in the quantity of the belt building blocks over that of the caps (12:6). Besides, half-unit {XW(9)} decomposition confirms that [(XO(4))(2)W(18)O(54)](n-) (X = Si, Ge, Al, and Ga) are thermodynamically instable because of the notable electrostatic repulsion between two {XW(9)} units induced by the highly charged guest anions.     

A two-dimensional HPLC separation for the enantioselective determination of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) isomers in biota samples

A new method for enantioselective analysis of isomers of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is described, using a two-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) approach to avoid coelution, in particular between (+) α-HBCD, (+) β-HBCD, or (+) γ-HBCD. After isomer separation on a conventional column, the single isomers are transferred to an enantioselective HPLC column using heart cuts. Two enantioseparations are conducted in two separate partial chromatograms: one for α-HBCD and one for β- and γ-HBCD. The result is a completely undisturbed enantioselective separation for α-HBCD at a resolution of 4.11. A peak capacity of 107 was achieved. This peak capacity is utilized by the six peaks of the three isomers with two enantiomers each by 6 %. This method was applied to samples of sand eel oil, glaucous gull, and ringed seal. The calibration was performed by treating each enantiomer as a single analyte using a multilevel internal standard calibration. Enantiomeric fractions of 0.495–0.501 with standard deviations (SDs) of 0.056–0.071 were determined for racemic standards of α-HBCD, while the values for fish oil were 0.548–0.562 with SD of 0.018–0.041, depending on the respective mass spectrometric transition.

Substituent effects and aromaticity of six-membered heterocycles

Structure, aromaticity, relative stability, and conformational flexibility of nitro and amino substituted monoheterocyclic analogous of benzene were studied by ab initio quantum-chemical method at MP2/aug-cc-pvDZ level of theory. Amino derivatives were found to be slightly less aromatic than nitro derivatives. Strong push–pull interactions were found in α- and γ-aminochalcogenopyrylium cations and, in less extent, in α- and γ-aminopyrydines. These molecules are less aromatic but more stable, as compare to their β-isomers. All heterocycles with 3rd and 4th row heteroatoms reveal C–NO₂ bond elongation accompanied by C–Heteroatom bond shortening in β-nitro isomers, and strong inequality of two endocyclic C–Heteroatom bonds in α-amino isomers.     

Comparative study of dielectric,mechanical, and nuclear magnetic relaxations of linear polyethylene. I. Broad-line NMR investigation of the fine structure of the α and γ loss bands observed by dielectric and mechanical measurements

Detailed investigation of the linewidth, second moment, and mobile fraction by straightline decomposition of NMR spectra of linear polyethylene from ca. ?160 to ca. 100°C reveals five molecular processes denoted γ₁, γ₂, β, α′, and α. Relaxation maps show that the γ₁, γ₂, and β processes correspond to the dielectric and mechanical relaxations given the same names, while the α and α′ processes correspond respectively to the mechanical α₂ process due to molecular motion in the interior of crystals and to the dielectric α process. Close relations are found between the mass fractions of protons for the γ₁ and β processes and also between those for the γ₂ and α′ processes. From the effects of diluent on these processes and the annealing-time dependence of mass fractions of protons, the γ₁, and β processes are attributed to two modes of molecular motion in an interlamellar amorphous region, while the γ₂ and α′ processes are attributed to motions in the lamellar surface layers. The surface-layer thickness obtained by applying the two-phase model for the data on mobile fraction agrees quite well with that reported in the literature. The Bergmann–Nawotki three-component analysis of NMR spectra and symmetric-line decomposition for determining mobile fraction are shown to be unsuitable for studying the fine structure of the α and γ loss bands.     

氮笼N12的量子化学研究

采用量子化学从头算方法研究了7个氮笼N₁₂,其中包括以前文献中研究过的两个氮笼N₁₂.在RHF/6-31G^*理论水平下进行全构型优化、振动频率分析和热化学计算.计算结果表明,7个结构均是势能面上的局域极小点.N₁₂(D_3d)是所有7个笼状异构体中最稳定的.能量分析表明,如果这些分子能够被合成,将会成为潜在的高能量密度材料.     

C alpha-C backbone fragmentation dominates in electron detachment dissociation of gas-phase polypeptide polyanions

Fragmentation of peptide polyanions by electron detachment dissociation (EDD) has been induced by electron irradiation of deprotonated polypeptides [M-nH](n-) with >10 eV electrons. EDD has been found to lead preferentially to a* and x fragment ions (C(alpha)-C backbone cleavage) arising from the dissociation of oxidized radical anions [M-nH]((n-1)-*. We demonstrate that C(alpha)-C cleavages, which are otherwise rarely observed in tandem mass spectrometry, can account for most of the backbone fragmentation, with even-electron x fragments dominating over radical a* ions. Ab initio calculations at the B3 LYP level of theory with the 6-311+G(2 p,2 d)//6-31+G(d,p) basis set suggested a unidirectional mechanism for EDD (cleavage always N-terminal to the radical site), with a*, x formation being favored over a, x* fragmentation by 74.2 kJ mol(-1). Thus, backbone C(alpha)-C bonds N-terminal to proline residues should be immune to EDD, in agreement with the observations. EDD may find application in mass spectrometry for such tasks as peptide sequencing and localization of labile post-translational modifications, for example, those introduced by sulfation and phosphorylation. EDD can now be performed not only in Fourier transform mass spectrometry, but also in far more widely used quadrupole (Paul) ion traps.     

C24团簇结构与稳定性的理论研究

采用量子化学HF, B3LYP和MP2方法,选用6-31G^*, 6-311G^*, cc-pVDZ和cc-pVTZ基组,对C₂₄团簇的6种异构体进行了优化,并对它们的几何构型、振动频率、核独立化学位移(NICS)和稳定性进行了讨论,比较C₂₄团簇各种异构体的稳定性.研究表明:在6-311G^*和cc-pVDZ水平上,B3LYP方法给出的稳定性大小顺序分别为c＞f＞b＞e＞a＞d和c＞b＞f＞a＞e＞d, MP2方法给出的稳定性大小顺序为b＞c＞a＞e＞f＞d.     

Adsorption of C2H radical on cobalt clusters: anion photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional calculations

We investigated the adsorption of C(2)H radical on small cobalt clusters by mass spectrometry and by measuring the photoelectron spectra of Co(n)C(2)H(-) (n = 1-5) cluster anions. The most stable structures of Co(n)C(2)H(-) (n = 1-5) and their neutrals were determined by comparing the experimental results with theoretical calculations. Our studies show that C(2)H radical still maintains its integrity as a structural unit in Co(n)C(2)H(-) clusters, rather than being divided by Co(n) clusters. The most stable isomers of Co(1-2)C(2)H(-) clusters are linear with the C(2)H interacting with only one Co atom, while those of Co(3-5)C(2)H(-) cluster anions are quasi-planar structures with the carbon-carbon bonds bending slightly toward the Co(3-5) clusters. The carbon-carbon bond of C(2)H is lengthened more in Co(3-5)C(2)H(-) clusters than in Co(1-2)C(2)H(-).     

Complexes of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins with nitrophenols: A theoretical study of the structure and energy

Detailed quantum mechanical calculations of the interaction of cyclodextrin (α-, β-, and γ-CD) with 4-nitrophenol (I), 4-nitro-2,6-dimethylphenol (II), 4-nitro-3,5-dimethylphenol (III), and their anions (IVVI) with the formation of intercalation complexes are carried out for the first time. The calculations of the compounds are performed within the density functional theory by the hybrid Becke–Lee–Yang–Parr (B3LYP) method with LanL2DZ basis sets. For the α-CD+III and α-CD+VI complexes it is shown that a nitrophenol molecule of III and a nitrophenolate anion of VI are not contained in the α-CD torus, which agrees with the experimental equilibrium constants. It is found that the calculated equilibrium constants of the formation of guest–host complexes with phenolate anions are much larger than those of neutral molecules. The most stable CD complexes with nitrophenols and their anions should be expected for γ-CD. The β-CD complexes when the guest enters into the host cavity are formed only with compounds I, V, and VI.     

甘露糖磷酰氨基酸缀合物的ESI-MS研究

一系列全乙酰保护甘露糖-1-磷酰氨基酸酯缀合物的α构型和β构型异构体的ESI-MSn裂解规律研究表明, β构型异构体会出现一系列特征的m/z 433, 391, 371的碎片离子, 且［M-CH2CHCH3+Na］+碎片丰度较大. ［M-糖基+Na］+和［糖基+Na］+碎片相对丰度较小. α构型分子反之. 同时对全乙酰保护的［糖基+Na］+ m/z 353碎片离子进行三级碎裂, 其主要特征是消除CH2CO和AcOH中性分子的碎片离子, 而且其它位羟基构型的差异对质谱中碎裂方式影响不大.     

Separations of a-hexachlorocyclohexane (a-HCH) and pentachlorocyclohexene (PCCH) enantiomers on a cyclodextrin-phase (Cyclodex-B) by HRGC/ECD

The separation of a-hexachlorocyclohexane and of all eight possible pentachlorocyclohexene isomers into their enantiomers by high-resolution gas chromatography and electron capture detection was achieved by using permethylated β-cyclodextrin in DB 1701 (Cyclodex-B, J & W) as chiral stationary phase. The first step in the metabolism of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is the formation of 1,3,4,5,6-pentachlorocyclohexene-1 (PCCH). Various degradation experiments were carried out with α-, β-, γ-, and δ-HCH. Whereas β-HCH gave no degradation products, the isomers α-, γ-, and δ-HCH degraded into various PCCHs and trichlorobenzenes, when using pyridine as dehydrochlorination reagent in xylene at 60°C. Isomerization into other HCH isomers was observed only for δ-HCH. Enantioselective dehydrochlorination was observed for a- and γ-HCH using the alkaloid (?)-brucine, R-(+)- or S-(?)-a-phenylethylamine as chiral base.     

Séparation des isoméres de l'hexachlorocyclohexane par chromatographie en phase gaz

Hexachlorocyclohexane isomers can be separated by a glass bead technique with polypropylene glycol Niax 1025 as the stationary phase. The principal isomers separated are the γ-hexachloro-cyclohexane (Lindane isomer), the α, β, ε, and δ isomers and γ-heptachlorocyclohexane. The life of the glass bead column is short — about 20 days in constant use. A longer column life can be obtained by pretreatment of the glass beads.     

Phase equilibria at 1375 K in three-component system of nickel-chromium-tantalum

The isothermal section of the phase equilibria diagram of the Ni-Cr-Ta system has been constructed at 1375 K by means of the method of equilibrium alloys and existence of six three-phase equilibria has been established, including γ-Ni + β-Cr + α; β-Cr + α + γ; α + γ + Ni₂Ta; γ + Ni₂Ta + μ; μ + γ + NiTa₂ and γ + NiTa₂ + β-Ta. It is shown that both cubic and hexagonal modifications are indicated in Laves binary phase.     

抗抑郁化合物SIPI5838和环糊精分子非共价复合物的研究

报道了用电喷雾电离质谱(ESI-MS), 并结合紫外分光光度法及溶解度实验, 研究一种新型的具有自主知识产权的抗抑郁化合物SIPI5838与α-环糊精(CD)和β-环糊精(CD)分子生成的非共价复合物. 质谱测量结果表明, 在溶液中, SIPI5838分子可以与环糊精分子之间生成非共价复合物, 且两者之间的配比关系为1∶1. 这些非共价复合物的形成可以显著地提高这种抗抑郁化合物在水溶液中的溶解度, 使得它作为高效的口服或注射药物成为可能. 另外, 还用紫外分光光度法和溶解度实验对液相中非共价复合物的形成进行了辅助研究, 这些结果均显示了非共价复合物的生成. 根据溶解度实验结果, 计算了SIPI5838和两种环糊精分子在液相中的生成常数, 它们分别为SIPI5838-β-环糊精: 1.83×103 mol－1•L, SIPI5838-α-环糊精: 3.15×101 mol－1•L. 两种非共价复合物的稳定程度为β-环糊精-SIPI5838＞α-环糊精-SIPI5838.     

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry for analysis of 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)cyclohexane (TBECH) and 1,2,5,6-tetrabromocyclooctane (TBCO)

Although the two flame retardants 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)cyclohexane (TBECH) and 1,2,5,6-tetrabromocyclooctane (TBCO) have been widely used, a selective instrumental method of analysis for these compounds has not been developed to date. In this study, we demonstrate the feasibility to utilize liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) for the separation and analysis of α- and β-TBCO and α-, β-, γ-, and δ-TBECH. Acetone was initially used in a tetrahedron solvent system for LC optimization. A simple isocratic elution allowed near-baseline separation of these compounds. Different ionization approaches and mechanisms were investigated. The mass spectrometric transition of [M + O(2)](-) => Br(-) (459.8 => 78.9) was a selective detection method for the target analytes. Good instrument detection limits (5 pg for γ-/δ-TBECH, 125 pg for α-/β-TBECH, and 30 pg for α-/β-TBCO with 2.0 μL injection) were obtained. Excellent linearity up to 50 ng/μL (R(2) >0.999) was also achieved. This method has been applied to environmental samples (surface water) for screening purposes with recoveries ranging from 76-92% (CV%: 5-8%). This method shows significant improvement over previous methods.     

Novel CFCs-substitutes recommended by EPA (hydrofluorocarbon-245fa and hydrofluoroether-7100): Ion chemistry in air plasma and reactions with atmospheric ions

The ion chemistry of the title compounds, a nonafluorobutyl methyl ether and a hydrofluoropropane, is elucidated by a combination of studies using atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. In the positive ion mode, the hydrofluoroether readily forms an [M - F]+ ion, attributable to hydronium ion induced dehydrofluorination, the product of which can be further hydrated to give a protonated hydrofluoroester. By contrast, the hydrofluoropropane does not react with the hydronium ion but rather gives hydrofluoroalkenylium cations via H atom and F atom abstraction by the dioxygen radical cation. In the negative ion mode, the fluorobutyl methyl ether undergoes dissociative electron capture with O2-*, O2-*(H2O), O3-*, and NO2- to generate the fluorobutoxy anion, which can dissociate by CF2[doublebond]O loss to give the perfluorocarbanion when the precursor ions are internally excited. The hydrofluoropropane reacts readily with common atmospheric anions to form molecular complexes with F-, O2-*, and O3-* and the strongly H-bonded species, O2-*(HF) and F-(HF). Interestingly, isomeric pentafluoropropanes form in the reaction with O2-*, either O2-*(HF) or F-(HF), depending on the specific pattern of the fluoro substitution.     

Photochemische Reaktionen. 90. Mitteilung. Die UV.-Bestrahlung von (E)-5-Isopropyl-6-methyl-5,6-epoxy-hept-3-en-2-on

Photolysis of (E)-5-Isopropyl-6-methyl-5,6-epoxy-hept-3-en-2-on. This paper continues the series of investigations of the photochemistry of α, β-unsaturated γ, δ-epoxy-ketones, by examinating the photochemical behaviour of the aliphatic vinylogous epoxy-ketone 1 , the chromophore of which is structurally similar to that of γ, δ-epoxy-(E),β-ionone ( 44 ). On π, π*-excitation (λ = 254 nm) 1 isomerizes mainly to the enol-ether 2 and gives as minor products the isomeric dihydrofurane 3 , the 1,5-diketones 4 and 5 and the 1,3-diketone 6 . To a smaller extent, 1 also undergoes photofragmentation to the furane 7 , the allenyl-ketone 8 and the cyclopropenyl-ketone 9 . On n,π*-excitation (λ ≥ = 347 nm) 1 yields the photoisomers 3 , 4 , 5 and in traces the hydroxyallenyl-ketone 14 , but no fragmentation products. It is shown that on irradiation at λ ≥ = 254 nm the 1,5-diketone 4 isomerizes to 5 , 6 and 15 and photodecarbonylates to the β, γ-unsaturated ketone 16 . The isomers 3 , 4 and 5 , obtained both from n, π*- and π,π*-excitation, represent products of cleavage of the C(γ)? O-bond in 1 . The enolether 2 , on the other hand, formed only by π,π*-excitation, results from cleavage of the C(γ)? C(δ)-bond. Finally, the fragmentation products 7 , 8 and 9 , which could be detected only on π,π*-excitation, may arise from a common intermediate g ? h .     

Novel pyrrolo-quinazolino-quinoline analogues of the natural alkaloids and their inclusion molecular complexes in the native cyclodextrins: experimental versus theoretical study

A series ten novel analogs based on a novel template pyrrolo-quinazolino-quinolines, containing Luotonin-A (Luot-A) and 14-aza-camptothecin (14-aza-CPT) molecular core as well as their inclusion complexes in the native α- (α-CD), β- (β-CD) and γ- (β-CD) cyclodextrins were obtained. The physical properties of the alkaloids and corresponding molecular complexes with cyclodextrins are elucidated experimentally by the electronic absorption and CD-spectroscopy, electrospray ionization and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance method. The experimental data are supported by the theoretical quantum chemical calculations of the molecular and electronic structures as well as physical properties in condense phase.     

A relationship between the induced dipole moment and the interatomic potential of the rare gases

The temperature dependence of the theoretical second moment of the IR absorption of the rare gases was compared to the experimental one. The comparison has been done by substituting the reduced form of the dipole, μ*, by a simple function of the reduced potential, V*. It is shown that for μ* α V* the best agreement between the theoretical calculation and the experimental results is obtained.