Reactivity and Lability Modulated by a Valence Electron Moving in and out of 25-Atom Gold Nanoclusters

The emergence of atomically precise metal nanoclusters with unique electronic structures provides access to currently inaccessible catalytic challenges at the single-electron level. We investigate the catalytic behavior of gold Au₂₅(SR)₁₈ nanoclusters by monitoring an incoming and outgoing free valence electron of Au 6s¹. Distinct performances are revealed: Au₂₅(SR)₁₈⁻ is generated upon donation of an electron to neutral Au₂₅(SR)₁₈⁰ and this is associated with a loss in reactivity, whereas Au₂₅(SR)₁₈⁺ is generated from dislodgment of an electron from neutral Au₂₅(SR)₁₈⁰ with a loss in stability. The reactivity diversity of the three Au₂₅(SR)₁₈ clusters stems from different affinities with reactants and the extent of intramolecular charge migration during the reactions, which are closely associated with the valence occupancies of the clusters varied by one electron. The stability difference in the three clusters is attributed to their different equilibria, which are established between the AuSR dissociation and polymerization influenced by one electron.     

一种确定氧化数的新方法

氧化数是元素的重要性质,在无机化学中应用广泛。长期以来,确定元素氧化数主要根据桐山良一和鲍林等建立的规则,这些规则对于氧化数概念在化学中的推广普及起了很大的作用,但在遇到结构复杂或未知化合物时有时仍然会出现问题。本文根据IUPAC的氧化数定义提出,氧化数完全取决于成键两原子之间的电子供需关系,元素的最高正氧化数受到其原子价层电子数的限制,而元素的最低负氧化数受到同周期稀有气体元素外层电子数与其价层电子数差值的限制,据此建立了确定元素氧化数的新方法,该方法既不需要考虑分子结构,也不依赖元素氧化数的习惯规定,符合氧化数概念提出的初衷,简便易行,例外情况少,不仅适合大学化学教学,也适合中学化学教学。     

Reactions in Nitroimidazole Triggered by Low‐Energy (0–2 eV) Electrons: Methylation at N1‐H Completely Blocks Reactivity

Low‐energy electrons (LEEs) at energies of less than 2 eV effectively decompose 4‐nitroimidazole (4NI) by dissociative electron attachment (DEA). The reactions include simple bond cleavages but also complex reactions involving multiple bond cleavages and formation of new molecules. Both simple and complex reactions are associated with pronounced sharp features in the anionic yields, which are interpreted as vibrational Feshbach resonances acting as effective doorways for DEA. The remarkably rich chemistry of 4NI is completely blocked in 1‐methyl‐4‐nitroimidazole (Me4NI), that is, upon methylation of 4NI at the N1 site. These remarkable results have also implications for the development of nitroimidazole based radiosensitizers in tumor radiation therapy.     

Mechanism of Back Electron Transfer in an Intermolecular Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reaction: Solvent as a Charge Mediator

Back electron transfer (BET) is one of the important processes that govern the decay of generated ion pairs in intermolecular photoinduced electron transfer reactions. Unfortunately, a detailed mechanism of BET reactions remains largely unknown in spite of their importance for the development of molecular photovoltaic structures. Here, we examine the BET reaction of pyrene (Py) and 1,4‐dicyanobenzene (DCB) in acetonitrile (ACN) by using time‐resolved near‐ and mid‐IR spectroscopy. The Py dimer radical cation (Py₂^.+) and DCB radical anion (DCB^.?) generated after photoexcitation of Py show asynchronous decay kinetics. To account for this observation, we propose a reaction mechanism that involves electron transfer from DCB^.? to the solvent and charge recombination between the resulting ACN dimer anion and Py₂^.+. The unique role of ACN as a charge mediator revealed herein could have implications for strategies that retard charge recombination in dye‐sensitized solar cells.     

双荧光层靶Kα线强度比诊断靶内超热电子温度

 利用双荧光层复合靶产生的Kα特征线强度比诊断了靶内超热电子的温度,即通过实验测量复合靶中两种不同材料荧光层辐射出的Kα特征线强度比,结合ITS3.0程序模拟结果,对超热电子温度进行诊断。将诊断结果与实验中利用电子磁谱仪测量的超热电子温度进行了比较,二者基本一致。结果表明,选取适当的荧光层靶厚,可以利用双荧光层复合靶产生的Kα特征线强度比对靶内的超热电子温度进行诊断。     

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in 3‐imino‐propenylamine: Theoretical investigations

Intramolecular H‐bonds existing for derivatives of 3‐imino‐propenylamine have been studied using the B3LYP/6‐311++G** level of theory. The nature of these interactions, known as resonance‐assisted hydrogen bonds, has been discussed. Vibrational frequencies for α‐derivatives were calculated at the same level of theory. The topological properties of the electron density distributions for N? H···N intramolecular bridges have been analyzed in terms of the Bader theory of atoms in molecules (AIM). Calculation for 3‐imino‐propenylamine derivatives in water solution were also carried out at B3LYP/6‐311++G** level of theory. Finally, the analysis of hydrogen bond in this molecule and their derivatives by quantum theory of natural bond orbital methods fairly support the ab initio results. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

Synthesis of Au–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles under energetic irradiation fields

Bimetallic Au–Pd nanoparticles were synthesized under high-energy irradiation fields (1.17 and 1.33 MeV γ-rays, 9 MeV electrons, and 1.6 GeV C ions) from solutions containing Au³⁺ and Pd²⁺ and cationic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate). Particles synthesized by the irradiation were observed using conventional transmission electron microscope (TEM) and annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF-STEM). The particles synthesized by γ-rays and C ion irradiation exhibit core–shell structure with a Au-core and a Pd-shell. The dependence of the size distribution of nanoparticles on the dose rate is discussed.     

原子核强度电势和原子价层电量对元素电负性的标度

根据万有引力势与电势的关系式和系统的对比质电比(单位电量的质量)的物理意义, 定义了系统的强度电势——单位质量的电势. 研究表明, 元素电负性XSc与原子核在原子边界面上的强度电势Vic和价层电子电量qcj成线性关系. 采用回归分析法, 对周期表中除零族、氢及放射性元素之外的77种元素的Pauling电负性(XP)进行回归分析, 得到了一个无量纲的综合性的电负性计算公式, 相关系数(R=0.9844)和回归方程F检验的显著性水平(Sig.=0.0000)表明, XSc与Vic和qcj密切相关, 77种元素的拟合值与XP十分接近, 平均绝对误差仅为0.084; 并预测出较为合理的稀有气体元素的电负性. 用该式可以方便而更准确地计算除氢以外的所有元素的电负性; 同时也给出一条获取离子电负性和基团电负性的新途径.     

Microscopic calculation of the magnetic field of neutron stars

Based on the Dirac equation describing an electron moving in a uniform and cylindrically symmetric magnetic field which may be the result of the self-consistent mean field of the electrons themselves in a neutron star, we have obtained the eigen solutions and the orbital magnetic moments of electrons in which each eigen orbital can be calculated. From the eigen energy spectrum we find that the lowest energy level is the highly degenerate orbitals with the quantum numbers pZ=0, n=0, and m≥0. At the ground state, the electrons fill the lowest eigen states to form many Landau magnetic cells and each cell is a circular disk with the radius λfree and the thickness λe, where λfree is the electron mean free path determined by Coulomb cross section and electron density and λe is the electron Compton wavelength. The magnetic moment of each cell and the number of cells in the neutron star are calculated, from which the total magnetic moment and magnetic field of the neutron star can be calculated. The results are compared with the observational data and the agreement is reasonable.