Investigation of electron correlation on the theoretical prediction of zero-field splittings of 2Π molecular states

First-order ²Π zero-field splittings are computed for the H₂S⁺, BO, NO, CH, CO⁺ and OH ground electronic states by employing ab initio multi-configuration wavefunctions and by including all one-and two-electron spin-orbit interactions in a gaussian AO basis explicitly in the theoretical treatment.     

Structure and properties of H2CN,H2CC−, H2BO and H2CO+

Ab initio SCF—MO calculations are presented for H₂CN, H₂CC^?, H₂BO and H₂CO⁺, including geometry optimization. One-electron properties are presented and compared with experiment where possible, particularly ESR hyperfine data.     

Application of dicesium metaborate ion for the determination of boron by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry

Application of dicesium metaborate ion /Cs₂BO ₂ ⁺ / in Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometry /TIMS/ for the determination of boron present at sub ppm level in heavy water moderator as well as for the isotopic composition of boron in boron carbide is reported. Contamination of samples with natural boron while determining trace levels of boron in heavy water was checked by analysing SRM-952 isotopic reference material. The atom ratios of boron in B₄C were determined by directly fusing the material on the tantalum filament with Cs₂CO₃ as well as with Na₂CO₃ and also by following the conventional fusion procedures and the results were compared.     

Colossal Stability of SiB11(BO)12−: An Implication as Potential Electrolyte in High-Voltage Alkali-ion Battery

High-voltage alkali metal-ion batteries (AMIBs) require a non-hazardous, low-cost, and highly stable electrolyte with a large operating potential and rapid ion conductivity. Here, we have reported a halogen-free high-voltage electrolyte based on SiB₁₁(BO)₁₂⁻. Because of the weak π-orbital interaction of −BO as well as the mixed covalent and ionic interaction between SiB₁₁-cage and −BO ligand, SiB₁₁(BO)₁₂⁻ has colossal stability. SiB₁₁(BO)₁₂⁻ possesses extremely high vertical detachment energy (9.95 eV), anodic voltage limit (∼10.05 V), and electrochemical stability window (∼9.95 V). Furthermore, SiB₁₁(BO)₁₂⁻ is thermodynamically stable at high temperatures, and its large size allows for faster cation movement. The alkali salts MSiB₁₁(BO)₁₂ (M=Li, Na, and K) are easily dissociated into ionic components. Electrolytes based on SiB₁₁(BO)₁₂⁻ greatly outperform commercial electrolytes. In short, SiB₁₁(BO)₁₂⁻-based compound is demonstrated to be a high-voltage electrolyte for AMIBs.     

A comparative theoretical study of the reactivities of the Al+ and Cu+ ions toward methylamine and dimethylamine

A very recent laser ablation‐molecular beam experiment shows that an Al⁺ ion can react with a single methylamine (MA, CH₃NH₂) or dimethylamine (DMA, (CH₃)₂NH) molecule to form a 1:1 ion–molecule complex Al⁺[CH₃NH₂] or Al⁺[(CH₃)₂NH)], whereas a dehydrogenated complex ion Cu⁺[CH₃N] or Cu⁺[C₂H₅N] is detected, respectively, in the similar reaction for a Cu⁺ ion. Here, we show a comparative density functional theory study for the reactivities of the Al⁺ and Cu⁺ ions toward MA and DMA to reveal the intrinsic mechanism. It is found that the interactions of the Al⁺ ion with MA and DMA are mostly electrostatic, leading to the direct ion–molecule complexes, Al⁺? NH₂CH₃ and Al⁺? NH( CH₃)₂, in contrast to the non‐negligible covalent character in the corresponding Cu⁺‐containing complexes, Cu⁺? NH₂CH₃ and Cu⁺? NH( CH₃)₂. The general dehydrogenation mechanism for MA and DMA promoted by the Cu⁺ ion has been shown, and the preponderant structures contributing to the mass spectra of the product ions Cu⁺[CH₃N] and Cu⁺[C₂H₅N] are rationalized as Cu⁺? NHCH₂ and Cu⁺? N( CH₂)( CH₃). The presumed dehydrogenation reactions are also discussed for the Al⁺‐containing systems. However, the involved barriers are found to be too high to be overcome at low energy conditions. These results have rationalized all the experimental observations well. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

The design of photocatalysts for the removal of NOx at normal temperatures—Copper (I) and silver (I) ion catalysts anchored within zeolite cavities

The Cu⁺/ZSM-5 and Ag⁺/ZSM-5 catalysts were prepared by a combination of ion-exchange and thermovacuum treatments. In situ photoluminescence, ESR, XAFS, UV-VIS and FT-IR measurements of the catalysts revealed that within the cavity of the ZSM-5 zeolite, the Cu⁺ ion or Ag⁺ ion exists in an isolated state. UV irradiation of the catalysts in the presence of NO at normal temperature led to the formation of N₂ and O₂ for Cu⁺/ZSM-5 and N₂, N₂O and NO₂ for Ag⁺/ZSM-5, indicating that the isolated Cu⁺ ion or Ag⁺ ion acts as a photocatalyst for the direct decomposition of NO. However, the Cu⁺/ZSM-5 catalyst loses its photocatalytic reactivity under the coexistence of O₂, while the Ag⁺/ZSM-5 catalyst maintains its reactivity under the coexistence of O₂ and H₂O.     

In situ XPS and SIMS analysis of O2+ beam‐induced silicon oxidation

The chemical composition variation of silicon under 4 keV O₂⁺ ion beam bombardment at different incident angles was studied by in situ small‐area XPS. The changes in secondary ion profile (³⁰Si⁺, ⁴⁴SiO⁺, ⁵⁶Si₂⁺, ⁶⁰SiO₂⁺) during oxygen ion beam bombardment also have been monitored. We present a direct correlation of the changes in secondary ion depth profile with surface composition during sputtering. Evolution of the secondary ion profile obtained from SIMS shows similar trends with variation of oxygen concentration in the crater surface measured by XPS. It is shown that when the oxygen ion beam incidence angle is < 40° silicon dioxide is the dominant species on the crater surface and the matrix ion species ratio (MISR) value for ⁴⁴SiO⁺/⁵⁶Si₂⁺ is higher than for ³⁰Si⁺/⁵⁶Si₂⁺. For incidence angles of >40°, the formation of sub‐oxide is favoured and thus the MISR value for ⁴⁴SiO⁺/⁵⁶Si₂⁺ is lower than for ³⁰Si⁺/⁵⁶Si₂. At 40° bombardment there are similar amounts of SiO₂ and sub‐oxides present on the crater surface and the MISR values for ⁴⁴SiO⁺/⁵⁶Si₂⁺ and ³⁰Si⁺/⁵⁶Si₂⁺ are also similar. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

In vivo evaluation of antithrombogenicity and surface analysis of ion-implanted silicone rubber

The chemical and physical structure of ion-implanted silicone rubbers has been studied in order to analyze their blood compatibility such as reduction of platelet accumulation owing to ion implantation. H⁺₂, He⁺, C⁺, O⁺, O⁺₂, N⁺, N⁺₂, Ne⁺, Na⁺, Ar⁺, K⁺, and Kr⁺ ion implantations were performed at an energy of 150 keV with fluences between 1 × 10¹⁷ and 3 × 10¹⁷ ions/cm² at room temperature. Results of FT-IR-ATR showed that ion implantation broke the original chemical bond to form new radicals such as OH, >C = O, SiH, and CH₂. The formation of these radicals depended on the ion species employed: >C = O formation by O⁺ or O⁺₂ implantation and formation of amines by N⁺ or N⁺₂ implantation. The results of Raman spectroscopy showed that ion implantation always produced a peak at near 1500 cm⁻¹, although the intensity of this peak was dependent on the ion species. The light ions like H⁺₂ and He⁺ were more effective than heavy ions in producing this peak, and O⁺₂ implantation was the most effective on producing amorphous carbon. These results indicated that >C = O and amorphous carbon, generated by O⁺₂ implantation, may improve the antithrombogenicity. The antithrombogenicity was tested by the superior vena cava (SVC) indwelling method for two days in rats with in-111-tropolone-platelets, and by the inferior vena cava (IVC) indwelling method for periods of 1–4 weeks in dogs. Results of the SVC indwelling method showed that platelet accumulation on H⁺₂ and O⁺₂ implanted specimens decreased. In particular 1 × 10¹⁷ O⁺₂/cm² implantation caused both accumulation onto specimens and the SVC to decrease. Macroscopic views of the ion-implanted IVC specimens in dogs revealed little thrombus formation. It is concluded that ion implantation into silicone rod is a useful technique to improve its antithrombogenicity.     

LiZr4(PO4)3的Na/Li及Ag/Li离子交换

研究了LiZr2(PO4)3在水溶液中的Na/Li和Ag/Li离子交换行为.结果表明,LiZr2(PO4)3对Na+和Ag+离子均具有很高的选择性,且对Ag+的选择性高于Na+.LiZr2(PO4)3与Ag+的离子交换反应是通过形成固溶体的形式进行的,而与Na+的离子交换反应则是通过置换进行的.温度升高有利于提高LiZr2(PO4)3上Na/Li和Ag/Li的离子交换反应速度.     

Site of gas-phase methylation of l-phenyl-2-aminopropane

The regioselectivity of methyl cation transfer from (CH₃)₂F⁺, (CH₃)₂Cl⁺ and (CH₃)₃O⁺ to 1-phenyl-2-aminopropane was studied by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance in combination with collision-induced dissociation and neutralization-reionization mass spectrometry of the stable [M + CH₃]⁺ ions formed in a chemical ionization source. The (CH₃)₂F⁺ ion transfers a methyl cation to the NH₂ group and the phenyl ring with almost equal probability. Predominant CH₃⁺ transfer to the NH₂ group is observed for the (CH₃)₂Cl⁺ ion whereas the (CH₃)₃O⁺ ion reacts almost exclusively at the amino group. The preference for methylation at NH₂ is discussed in terms of a lower methyl cation affinity of the phenyl ring than of the amino group and the existence of an energy barrier for methylation of the phenyl moiety.     

A study of some cations formed in the ammonia chemical ionization of ketones using mass analysed ion kinetic energy spectrometry

The structures of the major adduct ions formed in ammonia chemical ionization of thirteen aliphatic and aromatic ketones have been studied by mass analysed ion kinetic energy spectrometry. The [M+NH₃+H]⁺ ion is shown to have a protonated carbinolamine structure, [M+2NH₃+H]⁺ to be a protonated carbinolamine with hydrogen-bonded ammonia and [2M+NH₃+H]⁺ to be, at least in part, a protonated carbinolamine with hydrogen-bonded ketone. These structures may imply a nucleophilic addition of ammonia at the carbonyl of the ketone-ammonium ion complex. An unusual hydroxy migration is seen in the internal rearrangement of the [2M+NH₃+H]⁺ ion leading to the formation of a protonated imine.     

Extraordinary high potassium ion conducting polycrystalline solids based on gadolinium oxide–potassium nitrite solid solution

A new type of potassium ion conducting polycrystalline solid electrolyte was prepared by forming the Gd₂O₃–KNO₂ solid solution. Since KNO₂ is dissolved in the Gd₂O₃ crystal lattice scale, a considerable enhancement in K⁺ ion conductivity was successfully realized. The K⁺ ion conductivity is more than three orders of magnitude higher than that of the well-known K⁺ ion conducting K₂SO₄ polycrystal solid and the value also exceeds that of K⁺–β^″-alumina single crystal, demonstrating the highest ion conductivity among the K⁺ ion conducting solid series.     

Study of gas‐phase reactions of NO2+ with aromatic compounds using proton transfer reaction time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

The study of ion chemistry involving the NO₂⁺ is currently the focus of considerable fundamental interest and is relevant in diverse fields ranging from mechanistic organic chemistry to atmospheric chemistry. A very intense source of NO₂⁺ was generated by injecting the products from the dielectric barrier discharge of a nitrogen and oxygen mixture upstream into the drift tube of a proton transfer reaction time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (PTR‐TOF‐MS) apparatus with H₃O⁺ as the reagent ion. The NO₂⁺ intensity is controllable and related to the dielectric barrier discharge operation conditions and ratio of oxygen to nitrogen. The purity of NO₂⁺ can reach more than 99% after optimization. Using NO₂⁺ as the chemical reagent ion, the gas‐phase reactions of NO₂⁺ with 11 aromatic compounds were studied by PTR‐TOF‐MS. The reaction rate coefficients for these reactions were measured, and the product ions and their formation mechanisms were analyzed. All the samples reacted with NO₂⁺ rapidly with reaction rate coefficients being close to the corresponding capture ones. In addition to electron transfer producing [M]⁺, oxygen ion transfer forming [MO]⁺, and 3‐body association forming [M·NO₂]⁺, a new product ion [M−C]⁺ was also formed owing to the loss of C═O from [MO]⁺.This work not only developed a new chemical reagent ion NO₂⁺ based on PTR‐MS but also provided significant interesting fundamental data on reactions involving aromatic compounds, which will probably broaden the applications of PTR‐MS to measure these compounds in the atmosphere in real time.     

Gas-Phase Chemistry of Ti+ to Zn+ with Butyl Isothiocyanate

Using a complete set of ²H-labeled isotopomers, the gas-phase reactions of Ti⁺ to Zn⁺ with butyl isothio-cyanate are studied. The main product for most of the metal ions is MHNCS⁺ formed by an ion/dipole mechanism. Exceptions are Cr⁺, which yields significant amounts of H₂ and H₂S loss, Mn⁺, which is the only ion that does not form MHNCS⁺ at all but produces mainly C₂H₄ and C₃H₆, and Zn⁺, which predominantly reacts by charge transfer.     

CH2 + transfer to pyridine nucleophiles: a means of producing α-distonic ions

The distonic radical cation C₅H₅N⁺?^·CH₂ can be generated by the reactions of neutral pyridine with the radical cations of cyclopropane, ethylene oxide, and ketene, as well as with the [C₃H₆]⁺ ion from fragmentation of tetrahydrofuran. The distonic product ion can be distinguished from isomeric methylpyridine radical cations because the former gives characteristic [M?CH₂]⁺, [M ? CH₂NCH]⁺, and a doubly charged ion, all of which are produced on collisional activation. Furthermore, the distonic species completely transfers CH₂ ⁺ to more nucleophilic, substituted pyridines. These properties are all consistent with the assigned distonic structure. Another distonic isomer, the (3-methylene) pyridinium ion, can be distinguished from the (1-methylene)pyridinium ion on the basis of their different fragmentation behaviors. The latter ion exhibits higher stability (lower reactivity) than the prototypal [·CH₂NH₃ ⁺], making available a distonic species whose bimolecular reactivity can be readily investigated.     

Elucidation of artefacts in proton transfer reaction time‐of‐flight mass spectrometers

We present an effective procedure to differentiate instrumental artefacts, such as parasitic ions, memory effects, and real trace impurities contained in inert gases. Three different proton transfer reaction mass spectrometers were used in order to identify instrument‐specific parasitic ions. The methodology reveals new nitrogen‐ and metal‐containing ions that up to date have not been reported. The parasitic ion signal was dominated by [N₂]H⁺ and [NH₃]H⁺ rather than by the common ions NO⁺ and O₂⁺. Under dry conditions in a proton transfer reaction quadrupole interface time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer (PTR‐QiTOF), the ion abundances of [N₂]H⁺ were elevated compared with the signals in the presence of humidity. In contrast, the [NH₃]H⁺ ion did not show a clear humidity dependency. On the other hand, two PTR‐TOF1000 instruments showed no significant contribution of the [N₂]H⁺ ion, which supports the idea of [N₂]H⁺ formation in the quadrupole interface of the PTR‐QiTOF. Many new nitrogen‐containing ions were identified, and three different reaction sequences showing a similar reaction mechanism were established. Additionally, several metal‐containing ions, their oxides, and hydroxides were formed in the three PTR instruments. However, their relative ion abundancies were below 0.03% in all cases. Within the series of metal‐containing ions, the highest contribution under dry conditions was assigned to the [Fe(OH)₂]H⁺ ion. Only in one PTR‐TOF1000 the Fe⁺ ion appeared as dominant species compared with the [Fe(OH)₂]H⁺ ion. The present analysis and the resulting database can be used as a tool for the elucidation of artefacts in mass spectra and, especially in cases, where dilution with inert gases play a significant role, preventing misinterpretations.     

Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and fragmentation of aminomonosaccharides in H2O and D2O

Aminomonosaccharides (glucosamine, galactosamine, and mannosamine) in H₂O and D₂O were ionized by atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) and their fragmentation patterns were investigated to identify them. All the aminomonosaccharides showed the same fragment ions but their relative ion intensities were different. Major product ions generated in H₂O were [M + H]⁺, [M + H – H₂O]⁺, and [2M + H – 3H₂O]⁺, while in D₂O were [M_D6 + D]⁺, [M_D6 + D – D₂O]⁺, and [2M_D6 + D – D₂O – 2HDO]⁺. At a high fragmentor voltage above 120 V, the relative ion intensities of the major product ions showed different trends according to the aminomonosaccharides. For the use of H₂O as solvent and eluent, the order of the ion intensity ratio of [M + H – H₂O]⁺/[2M + H – 3H₂O]⁺ was galactosamine > mannosamine > glucosamine. When using D₂O as solvent and eluent, the order of the ion intensity ratios of [M_D6 + D – D₂O]⁺/[M_D6 + D]⁺ and [2M_D6 + D – D₂O – 2HDO]⁺/[M_D6 + D]⁺ was mannosamine > galactosamine > glucosamine. It was found that glucosamine, galactosamine, and mannosamine could be distinguished by the specific trends of the major product ion ratios in H₂O and D₂O. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Structure and formation of gaseous [C4H6O]+˙ ions: 1—The enolic ions [CH2C(OH)?CHCH2]+˙ and [CH2CH?CHCH(OH)]+˙ and their relationship with their keto counterparts

The [C₄H₆O]^+˙ ion of structure [CH₂?CHCH?CHOH]^+˙ (a) is generated by loss of C₄H₈ from ionized 6,6-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ol. The heat of formation ΔH_f of [CH₂?CHCH?CHOH]^+˙ was estimated to be 736 kJ mol^?1. The isomeric ion [CH₂?C(OH)CH?CH₂]^+˙ (b) was shown to have ΔH_f, ? 761 kJ mol^?1, 54 kJ mol^?1 less than that of its keto analogue [CH₃COCH?CH₂]^+˙. Ion [CH₂?C(OH)CH?CH₂]^+˙ may be generated by loss of C₂H₄ from ionized hex-1-en-3-one or by loss of C₄H₈ from ionized 4,4-dimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ol. The [C₄H₆O]^+˙ ion generated by loss of C₂H₄ from ionized 2-cyclohexen-1-ol was shown to consist of a mixture of the above enol ions by comparing the metastable ion and collisional activation mass spectra of [CH₂?CHCH?CHOH]^+˙ and [CH₂?C(OH)CH?CH₂]^+˙ ions with that of the above daughter ion. It is further concluded that prior to their major fragmentations by loss of CH₃˙ and CO, [CH₂?CHCH?CHOH]⁺˙ and [CH₂?C(OH)CH?CH₂]^+˙ do not rearrange to their keto counterparts. The metastable ion and collisional activation characteristics of the isomeric allenic [C₄H₆O]^+˙ ion [CH₂?C?CHCH₂OH]^+˙ are also reported.     

Selective Ion Exchange in Supramolecular Channels in the Crystalline State

Artificial ion channels are of increasing interest because of potential applications in biomimetics, for example, for realizing selective ion permeability through the transport and/or exchange of selected ions. However, selective ion transport and/or exchange in the crystalline state is rare, and to the best of our knowledge, such a process has not been successfully combined with changes in the physical properties of a material. Herein, by soaking single crystals of Li₂([18]crown‐6)₃[Ni(dmit)₂]₂(H₂O)₄ ( 1 ) in an aqueous solution containing K⁺, we succeeded in complete ion exchange of the Li⁺ ions in 1 with K⁺ ions in the solution, while maintaining the crystalline state of the material. This ion exchange with K⁺ was selectively conducted even in mixed solutions containing K⁺ as well as Na⁺/Li⁺. Furthermore, remarkable changes in the physical properties of 1 resulted from the ion exchange. Our finding enables not only the realization of selective ion permeability but also the development of highly sensitive biosensors and futuristic ion exchange agents, for example.     

Experimental and Computational Analysis of the Solvent‐Dependent O2/Li+‐O2− Redox Couple: Standard Potentials,Coupling Strength,and Implications for Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

Understanding and controlling the kinetics of O₂ reduction in the presence of Li⁺‐containing aprotic solvents, to either Li⁺‐O₂⁻ by one‐electron reduction or Li₂O₂ by two‐electron reduction, is instrumental to enhance the discharge voltage and capacity of aprotic Li‐O₂ batteries. Standard potentials of O₂/Li⁺‐O₂⁻ and O₂/O₂⁻ were experimentally measured and computed using a mixed cluster‐continuum model of ion solvation. Increasing combined solvation of Li⁺ and O₂⁻ was found to lower the coupling of Li⁺‐O₂⁻ and the difference between O₂/Li⁺‐O₂⁻ and O₂/O₂⁻ potentials. The solvation energy of Li⁺ trended with donor number (DN), and varied greater than that of O₂⁻ ions, which correlated with acceptor number (AN), explaining a previously reported correlation between Li⁺‐O₂⁻ solubility and DN. These results highlight the importance of the interplay between ion–solvent and ion–ion interactions for manipulating the energetics of intermediate species produced in aprotic metal–oxygen batteries.