An ab initio calculation has been carried for the carbene tetrel bonded complexes CH3Y???CH2 (Y = F, CN, NC, and NO2), CH3F???CZ2 (Z = Cl and CH3), XH3F???CF2 (X = C, Si, Ge, and Sn), SiF4???CF2, and XH3F???NHC (N-heterocyclic carbene), where carbene is treated as a Lewis base and XH3Y is a Lewis acid. Formation of the tetrel bond is mainly attributed to charge transfer from the lone pair on the C atom in the carbene toward the σ* X–Y orbital and also the σ* X–H one in the strong tetrel bond. The carbene tetrel bond is strengthened/weakened by the electron-withdrawing group in the tetrel donor/acceptor and enhanced by the methyl group in C(CH3)2. NHC forms a stronger carbene tetrel bond in XH3F???NHC (X = Si, Ge, and Sn) where it exceeds that of the majority of H-bonds. Interestingly, the tetrel bond becomes stronger in the order of X = C < Ge < Sn < Si in XH3F???NHC and the largest interaction energy occurs in SiH3F???NHC, amounting to ?103 kJ/mol. The carbene tetrel bond can be strengthened by cooperative effect with the N???M interaction in trimers H2C???CH3CN???M (M = CH3CN, HCN, ICN, SbH2F, LiCN, and BeH2) and has doubled in H2C???CH3CN???BeH2.
Previous studies on the fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) incorporated in paints mainly focused on the release of the particles as affected by a limited number of factors or monitoring their release from natural sources. In this study, the effects of four factors (i.e., weathering duration, water pH, rainfall duration and intensity) were investigated on the release of SiO2-ENPs, Ag-ENPs, and TiO2-ENPs from paints applied on panels. The static water immersion test showed that the concentrations of studied particles all increased with weathering duration. At low and high pH, SiO2-ENPs and Ag-ENPs showed a higher release, while the release of TiO2-ENPs was relatively high at low pH. With increased simulated rainfall duration, the concentration released decreased for Si, and the opposite was observed for Ag, while no obvious correlation was noted for Ti. With greater rainfall intensity, there was increasing release of all particles. In total, the releases of Ag-ENPs and TiO2-ENPs were extremely low and within the level of 21.32–42.16 μg L?1and 0.6–2.3 μg L?1, respectively, while the values for SiO2-ENPs were in the range of 7.5–12 mg L?1. Additionally, microscopic results highlighted that SiO2-ENPs were mainly released in the form of agglomerates, and only a small fraction was below 0.1 μm. Considering these influence factors together, conclusions may be made that weathering time and rainfall duration are more important in controlling release than water pH.
Electrochemically active self-assembled monolayers (SAM) have been successfully fabricated with atomic-scale uniformity on a silicon (Si)(111) surface by immobilizing vinylferrocene (VFC) molecules through Si-C covalent bonds. The reaction of VFC with the hydrogen-terminated Si (H-Si)(111) surface was photochemically promoted by irradiation of visible light on a H-Si(111) substrate immersed in n-decane solution of VFC. We found that aggregation and polymerization of VFC was avoided when n-decane was used as a solvent. Voltammetric quantification revealed that the surface density of ferrocenyl groups was 1.4×10(-10) mol cm(-2), i.e., 11% in substitution rate of Si-H bond. VFC-SAMs were then formed by the optimized preparation method on n-type and p-type Si wafers. VFC-SAM on n-type Si showed positive photo-responsivity, while VFC-SAM on p-type Si showed negative photo-responsivity. 相似文献