exo/endo-Selectivity in the Reaction of ‘Bare’ FeO+ with Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (Norbornane)

‘Bare’ FeO⁺ reacts in the gas phase with norbornane with collision efficiency, and the most prominent cationic products correspond to [FeC₅H₆]⁺ (32%), [FeC₇H₈]⁺ (19%), [FeC₃H₆O]⁺ (19%) and [FeC₆H₆]⁺ (14%), which are structurally characterized by ligand exchange as well as collision-induced dissociation experiments. Circumstantial evidence is provided which indicates that the complexes [FeC₅H₆]⁺, [FeC₇H₈]⁺, and [FeC₆H₆]⁺ originate from an Fe(norbornene)⁺ intermediate which itself is formed by elimination of H₂O from the [FeO(norbornane)]⁺ encounter complex. Although the reactions are preceded and/or accompanied by partial H/D exchange, the isotope distribution in the productions clearly points to a preferential endo-attack of bare FeO⁺, with an endo/exo-ratio of ca. 10.3 and kinetic isotope effects k_H/k_D for the endo-abstraction of 2.4 and of 7.7 for approaching an exo-C? H bond. The preferred endo-approach of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane by ‘bare’ FeO⁺ is in distinct contrast to the P-450-mediated or the iron(III)porphyrin-catalyzed hydroxylation of this substrate which favor reactions at the exo-face.     

Das Kombinierte Näherungsverfahren

Zusammenfassung Anionen der ersten und neutrale Atome der zweiten Familie des Periodensystems wurden nach dem Kombinierten Näherungsverfahren (KN) mit einem Hellmann-Potential behandelt. Die Fehler in der Hartree-Fock-Energie kompensieren sich auf unter 0.1 eV, ebenso genau wird die Intrahüllenkorrelationsenergie erhalten. Auf Grund der gewonnenen Rechenergebnisse sind als wahrscheinlichste Werte der Elektronenaffinitäten der einwertigen Metalle (in eV) anzusehen: Li 0.63, Na 0.54, K 0.52, Rb 0.50, Cu 1.0.

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Hellmann's pseudopotential method

Neutral atoms of the second and negative ions of the first family of the periodic system are treated by Hellmann's pseudopotential method (Kombiniertes Näherungsverfahren, KN). The various errors inherent in this method compensate to a large degree so that the errors in the Hartree-Fock and correlation energies will be below 0.1 eV. The electron affinities of the first family atoms are calculated as 0.63 eV for Li, 0.54 for Na, 0.52 for K, 0.50 for Rb, and 1.0 for Cu.

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Résumé Des anions du premier groupe et des atoms neutres du deuxième groupe du système périodique sont traités à l'aide de la méthode Kombiniertes Näherungsverfahren (KN) avec une potential de Hellmann. Les erreurs dans l'énergie SCF se compensent au dessous 0,1 eV, de la même exactitude on obtient l'énergie de correlation de la couche de valence. D'aprés les resultats du calcul on peut accepter les valeurs suivantes comme les plus probables pour les affinités électroniques dans les metaux monovalents (en eV): Li 0,63, Na 0,54, K 0,52, Rb 0,50, Cu 1,0.

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Phase diagram and scattering intensity of binary amphiphilic systems

A Ginzburg-Landau model with a scalar and a vector order parameter, which describe the concentration and orientation of the amphiphile, respectively, is used to study the phase diagram and the scattering intensity of binary amphiphilic systems. With increasing amphiphile concentration, the calculated phase diagram shows the typical sequence of ordered phases observed experimentally, that is micellar liquid cubic micellar hexagonal lamellar cubic bicontinuous invers hexagonal. The scattering intensity in the homogeneous phase is calculated in the oneloop approximation. In the vicinity of a phase transition to an ordered phase, the intensity is found to show a 1/q behavior for not too small wave vectorsq, followed by a small peak, and a 1/q ² decay for large wave vectors, in agreement with experimental observations in theL ₃-(or sponge-)phase.Dedicated to Prof. H. Wagner on the occasion of his 60th birthday