Structure and Stability of Isomers of the Promising Interstellar Molecule PC3O

DFT/B3LYP/6-311G(d) and CCSD(T)/6-311G(2d) single-point calculations are carried out for exploring the doublet potential energy surface (PES) of PC₃O, a molecule of potential interest in interstellar chemistry. A total of 29 minima connected by 65 interconversion transition states are located. The structures of the most relevant isomers and transition states are further optimized at the QCISD level followed by CCSD(T) single-point energy calculations. At the CCSD(T)/6-311G(2df)//QCISD/6-311G(d)+ZPVE level, the global minimum is the quasi-linear structure PCCCO 1 (0.0 kcal/mol) with a great kinetic stability of 47.9 kcal/mol, and the cumulenic form features largely in its resonance structures. Moreover, the chainlike isomer OPCCC 3 (64.5) and five-membered-ring species cPCCCO 19 (77.8) possess considerable kinetic stability of about 18.0 kcal/mol. All these three isomers are very promising candidates for future experimental and astrophysical detection. Additionally, a three-membered-ring isomer CC-cCOP 10 (69.6) has slightly lower kinetic stability of around 15 kcal/mol and may also be experimentally observable. Possible formation mechanisms of the four stable isomers in interstellar space are discussed. The present research is the first attempt to study the isomerization and dissociation mechanisms of PC _n O series. The predicted spectroscopic properties, including harmonic vibrational frequencies, dipole moments and rotational constants for the relevant isomers, are expected to be informative for the identification of PC₃O in laboratory and interstellar medium.     

Dual-level direct dynamics studies for the reactions of dimethyl ether with hydrogen atom and methyl radical

The dual-level direct dynamics approach is employed to study the dynamics of the CH(3)OCH(3) + H (R1) and CH(3)OCH(3) + CH(3) (R2) reactions. Low-level calculations of the potential energy surface are carried out at the MP2/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. High-level energetic information is obtained at the QCISD(T) level of theory with the 6-311+G(3df,3pd) basis set. The dynamics calculations are performed using variational transition state theory (VTST) with the interpolated single-point energies (ISPE) method, and small-curvature tunneling (SCT) is included. It is shown that the reaction of CH(3)OCH(3) with H (R1) may proceed much easier and with a lower barrier height than the reaction with CH(3) radical (R2). The calculated rate constants and activation energies are in good agreement with the experimental values. The calculated rate constants are fitted to k(R1) = 1.16 x 10(-19) T(3) exp(-1922/T) and k(R2) = 1.66 x 10(-28) T(5) exp(-3086/T) cm(3) mol(-1) s(-1) over a temperature range 207-2100 K. Furthermore, a small variational effect and large tunneling effect in the lower temperature range are found for the two reactions.     

NC2S+离子的结构和稳定性的理论研究

在密度泛函和从头算理论水平下计算了单重态的NC2S+离子的结构、能量、光谱以及稳定性. 在B3LYP/6-311G(d)水平下, 得到8个异构体, 它们由15个过渡态相连接. 在CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//QCISD/6-311G(d)+ZPVE水平下, 得到能量最低的异构体是直线型的具有1Σ电子态的NCCS+(1)(0.0 kJ/mol), 其次是直线型的异构体CNCS+(2)(54.8 kJ/mol). 两个低能量的异构体1和2及另外一个高能量的直线型异构体CCNS+(3)(323.8 kJ/mol)都具有相当大的动力学稳定性, 这三个异构体在具备一定条件的实验室和星际条件下是可以进行观测的. 分析了这3个异构体的成键性质.     

Oxygen Atom Exchange Mechanism in Reaction of OH Radical with AsO

IntroductionNitrous acid,HONO,has been extensivelystudied by means of experimental[1,2 ] andtheoretical methods due to its importance inatomspheric chemistry[3 ] . Those studies includedits experimental spectroscopy[1,2 ] and potentialenergy surface with the aid of density functionaltheory[3 ] . Its phosphorus analogue,HOPO,hasbeen studied by virtue of theoreticalcomputations[4] ,and detected in the gas by infraredlaser spectroscopy in2 0 0 0 by Bell and coworkers[5]and matrix isolation in…     

C2H与HO2双自由基反应的密度泛函理论研究

应用量子化学从头算和密度泛函理论(DFT)对C₂H与HO₂双自由基的单重态反应进行了研究.在UB3LYP/6-311G水平上优化了反应通道上各驻点(反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物)的几何构型.在CCSD(T)/6-311G^{**水平上计算了各物种的单点能,并对总能量进行了零点能校正.研究结果表明,反应物中自由基C₂H的边端C进攻自由基HO₂的边端O是主要的进攻方式.首先形成了中间体1(HCCOOH),由此经过不同的反应通道可以得到主要产物P1,次要产物P2,P3和P5.生成P1的反应热为-814.40kJ/mol.自由基C₂H的中间C进攻自由基HO₂的边端O是次要的进攻方式,可以得到产物P4和P6.根据势能面分析,所有反应均是放热反应.}     

以Eu(DBM)3Bipy为荧光探针的温敏漆的制备及性能表征

利用氯化铕（EuCl₃）、二苯甲酰甲烷（DBM）和联吡啶（Bipy）为原料合成了Eu（DBM）₃Bipy探针分子,并将探针分子掺入到甲基丙烯酸甲酯（MMA）中,在过氧化苯甲酰（BPO）引发剂的作用下聚合,获得温敏漆Eu（DBM）₃Bipy/PMMA。采用红外光谱仪、紫外吸收光谱仪、扫描电子显微镜和荧光光谱仪对探针分子的结构、形貌、发光性能和温敏漆的温度猝灭性能进行了表征。红外及紫外吸收光谱分析发现稀土离子Eu³⁺与配体配位成键,成功合成Eu（DBM）₃Bipy探针分子;扫描电镜及能谱分析表明Eu（DBM）₃ Bipy探针分子呈碎片状,大小约为150 nm,且主要由C、N、O和Eu四种元素组成;荧光光谱表明,在367 nm激发下,Eu（DBM）₃ Bipy探针分子的最佳发射波长位于612 nm,且第二配体Bipy对Eu（DBM）₃的荧光发射具有增益作用。在不同温度下测试温敏漆的荧光发射特性,发现温敏漆Eu（DBM）₃Bipy/PMMA在40~90℃温度区间内具有良好的荧光温度猝灭特性,测温灵敏度最高的温度区间位于40~60℃。     

含引发机制A_2＋A_α型缩聚反应体系高分子矩研究

利用概率分析的方法研究了含引发机制的Ａ２＋Ａα型缩聚反应体系的高分子矩，得到了高分子矩满足的递推公式，给出了该体系０次矩、１次矩和２次矩的明显表达式，讨论了高分子矩在凝胶点附近的临界表示式及其满足的标度律。     

分子动力学研究亚铁血红素激活蛋白转录激活机理

以3种亚铁血红素激活蛋白(Heme activator protein, HAP)-DNA 复合物(野生型HAP1-wt, Ser63/Arg63突变HAP1-18 和 Ser63/Gly63突变HAP1-PC7)为对象对亚铁血红素激活蛋白的转录激活机理进行了分子动力学研究. 对3个复合物分子动力学轨迹的比较性分析显示, 涉及到上游活化序列(Upstream activation sequences, UAS)识别的蛋白质-DNA 相互作用分布与实验观测到的3种蛋白转录活性一致. 进一步对3个复合物进行柔性分析显示, 3个DNA分子具有相似的柔性, 而又有所不同, 特别在涉及UAS识别的N-端和Zn2Cys6结构域前部有明显的柔性差异. 蛋白质柔性的差别导致不同的蛋白质-DNA相互作用. 因此亚铁血红素激活蛋白的N-端和Zn2Cys6结构域前部的柔性大小能够调节亚铁血红素激活蛋白转录激活功能.     

促红细胞生成素(EPO)受体(EBP)激活剂的理论突变设计

采用分子动力学模拟的方法, 构建了人促红细胞生成素模拟肽与其受体胞外结合片段的相互作用的分子动力学模型. 通过对该模型的结构研究和理论分析, 对模拟肽与受体结合机制提出了新的理论解释. 根据EBP活性口袋的静电势分布, 对二聚体小肽激活剂的每条链上的部分氨基酸进行了突变, 分别用电性更强的氨基酸来代替部分疏水氨基酸, 计算结果显示, 突变后的二聚体小肽激活剂对EBP的“亲和力”明显增强.     

Reaction mechanism of HCN+ + C2H4: a theoretical study

The complex doublet potential energy surface for the ion-molecule reaction of HCN(+) with C(2)H(4) is investigated at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) and CCSD(T)/6-311++G(3df,2pd) (single-point) levels. The initial association between HCN(+) and C(2)H(4) forms three energy-rich addition intermediates, 1 (HCNCH(2)CH(2)(+)), 2 (HC-cNCH(2)CH(2)(+)), and 3 (N-cCHCH(2)CH(2)(+)), which are predicted to undergo subsequent isomerization and decomposition steps. A total of nine kinds of dissociation products, including P(1) (HCN + C(2)H(4)(+)), P(2) (HCNCHCH(2)(+) + H), P(3) (NCCH(2) + CH(3)(+)), P(4) (CN + C(2)H(5)(+)), P(5) (NCCHCH(2)(+) + H(2)), P(6) (HNCCHCH(2)(+) + H), P(7) (c-CHCCH(2)N(+) + H(2)), P(8) (c-NHCCH(2)C(+) + H(2)), and P(9) (HNCCCH(+) + H(2) + H), are obtained. Among the nine products, P(1) is the most abundant product. P(2) is the second feasible product but is much less competitive than P(1). P(3), P(4), P(5), and P(6) may have the lowest yields observed. Other products, P(7), P(8), and P(9), may become feasible at high temperature. Because the intermediates and transition states involved in the most favorable pathway all lie below the reactant, the HCN(+) + C(2)H(4) reaction is expected to be rapid, which is confirmed by experiment. The present calculation results may provide a useful guide for understanding the mechanism of HCN(+) toward other unsaturated hydrocarbons.