Chemical tuning by 5-Methyl and N-Methyl-substitution in heptanuclear complexes effects multistability investigated by Mössbauer spectroscopy

The precursors [Fe^(III)(^N???R???L)Cl] (^N???R???LH₂=N,N′-bis(2′-hydroxy- 5′-methyl-benzyliden)-1,7-diamino-4-R-4-azaheptane, R ?=? H, methyl(Me)) are high-spin (S?=?5/2) complexes. The Lewis-acidic precursors are combined with Lewis- Base-bridging-units [M(CN) _x ] ^y??? (M = Fe^(II), Ru^(II), Co^(III)) to form heptanuclear star-shaped [M{CN-Fe^(III)(^N???R???L)} _x ]Cl _y molecular switches. The star-shaped compounds are high-spin systems at room temperature. On cooling to 20 K some of the compounds exhibit multistability, i.e. several iron(III) centers within a molecule switch to the low-spin state as shown by Mössbauer spectroscopy.     

Differentiation of aminomethyl corrole isomers by mass spectrometry

Two new isomeric aminomethyl corrole derivatives of [5,10,15-tris(pentafluorophenyl)corrolato]gallium(III) were synthesized with pyridine (py) molecules as axial ligands. When investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, in the positive and the negative ion modes, these compounds showed an unusual gas-phase behavior that could be used for their differentiation. In the positive ion mode, the differentiation was achieved through the formation of diagnostic fragment ions formed from [M-py?+?H](+) precursors, by (CH(3) )(2) NH and HF losses. An unusual addition of water to the main fragment ions provides an alternative route for isomer identification. Semi-empirical calculations were performed to elucidate the structures and stabilities of the main ionic species formed in the positive ion mode. In the negative ion mode isomer discrimination is accomplished via the fragmentation of the methoxide adduct ions [M-py?+?CH(3) O](-) through (CH(3) )(2) N(.) and HF losses.     

N,N,N,N-tetradentate Macrocyclic Ligand Based Selective Fluorescent Sensor for Zinc (II)

N,N,N,N-tetradentate macrocyclic ligand (L) has been synthesized by the condensation of benzil and semicarbazide and characterized. On excitation by light of wavelength 350?nm, L exhibited a fluorescent peak at λ(max)?=?454?nm, which showed ca 6 times enhancement in intensity with a blue shift on interaction with Zn(2+). L has been found to act as a selective fluorescent sensor for zinc(2+) ion over a host of other metal ions such as- Cd(2+), Pb(2+), Hg(2+), Ca(2+), Fe(2+), Na(2+), Co(2+), Mn(2+), Cu(2+) and Ni(2+), in 1:1 CH(3)OH:H(2)O. A 1:1 complex formation between L and Zn(2+) was proved. The enhancement in the fluorescence could be explained on the basis of Photo induced electron transfer (PET) mechanism with log β?=?1.86.     

Observation of accurate ion dissociation thresholds in pulsed field ionization-photoelectron studies

We report the first observation, together with a mechanism for such an observation, of a steplike feature in the pulsed field ionization photoelectron measurement of CH4(C2H2), marking the 0 K dissociation threshold for the formation of CH3(+) + H(C2H(+) + H) from CH4(C2H2). The nonexistence of a step in the spectrum for C 2H4 at its dissociation threshold for C2H2(+) formation provides strong support for the proposed mechanism. This experiment shows that, for a range of molecules, where the ion dissociation lifetimes near the dissociation thresholds are <10(-7) s, pulsed field ionization photoelectron measurements will yield not only highly accurate ionization energies, but also 0 K dissociation thresholds.     

Deep-Red Phosphorescent Iridium(III) Complexes Containing 1-(Benzo[b] Thiophen-2-yl) Isoquinoline Ligand: Synthesis,Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties and DFT Calculations

Four new bis-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes, [Ir(btq) ₂phen] [PF₆] (3a), [Ir(btq) ₂bpy] [PF₆] (3b), [Ir(btq) ₂dtbipy] [PF₆] (3c) and [Ir(btq) ₂pic] (3d) (btq?=?1-(benzo[b] thiophen-2-yl) isoquinoline, phen?=?1,10-phenanthroline, bpy?=?2,2′-bipyridine, dtbipy?=?4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine, pic?=?picolinic acid) have been synthesized and fully characterized. The crystal structure of 3a has been determined by X-ray analysis. The photophysical and electrochemical properties of these new complexes 3a???3d have been studied. The photoluminescence spectra of all Ir(III) complexes exhibit deep-red emission maxima at 682, 682, 683 and 698 nm, respectively. The most representative molecular orbital energy-level diagrams and the lowest energy electronic transitions of 3a???3d have been calculated with density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD???DFT). The results show that the pic ancillary ligand of complex 3d influences the absorption and emission energies with a further red-shift relative to other three complexes 3a???3c.     

The ESI CAD fragmentations of protonated 2,4,6-tris(benzylamino)- and tris(benzyloxy)-1,3,5-triazines involve benzyl-benzyl interactions: a DFT study

The electrospray ionization collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) mass spectra of protonated 2,4,6-tris(benzylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (1) and 2,4,6-tris(benzyloxy)-1,3,5-triazine (6) show abundant product ion of m/z 181 (C(14) H(13)(+)). The likely structure for C(14) H(13)(+) is α-[2-methylphenyl]benzyl cation, indicating that one of the benzyl groups must migrate to another prior to dissociation of the protonated molecule. The collision energy is high for the 'N' analog (1) but low for the 'O' analog (6) indicating that the fragmentation processes of 1 requires high energy. The other major fragmentations are [M?+?H-toluene](+) and [M?+?H-benzene](+) for compounds 1 and 6, respectively. The protonated 2,4,6-tris(4-methylbenzylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (4) exhibits competitive eliminations of p-xylene and 3,6-dimethylenecyclohexa-1,4-diene. Moreover, protonated 2,4,6-tris(1-phenylethylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (5) dissociates via three successive losses of styrene. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that an ion/neutral complex (INC) between benzyl cation and the rest of the molecule is unstable, but the protonated molecules of 1 and 6 rearrange to an intermediate by the migration of a benzyl group to the ring 'N'. Subsequent shift of a second benzyl group generates an INC for the protonated molecule of 1 and its product ions can be explained from this intermediate. The shift of a second benzyl group to the ring carbon of the first benzyl group followed by an H-shift from ring carbon to 'O' generates the key intermediate for the formation of the ion of m/z 181 from the protonated molecule of 6. The proposed mechanisms are supported by high resolution mass spectrometry data, deuterium-labeling and CAD experiments combined with DFT calculations.     

Gas-phase deprotonation of arylalkylamines. A collision-induced dissociation study

The collision-induced dissociation (CID) of deprotonated arylalkylamines of general formula R(1)C(6)H(4)CHR(2)CH(2)NR(3)(2) (where R(1) = H, OH, F or NO(2); R(2) = H or OH; R(3) = H or CH(3)) generated by negative chemical ionization with H(2)O and D(2)O as ionizing reagents, is discussed. The negative chemical ionization mass spectra show that, in the absence of a hydroxy group in the aromatic ring, deprotonation takes place at the benzylic position whereas the proton is lost from the OH group when present. The nitro compound forms only M(-.) ions. The CID spectra of the deprotonated molecules show that fragmentations are strongly dependent on the structural features of the molecules, namely the presence or absence of substituents in the aromatic ring or aliphatic chain. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

High-resolution overtone spectra of molecular complexes

A high-resolution spectrum of the acetylene–water complex has been recorded in the overtone range. Two bands of C₂H₂–D₂O were analysed, corresponding to the overtone excitations of either the acetylene or the water units. The vibrational shifts and the upper states rotational constants were retrieved, demonstrating that the geometry of the complex is only slightly modified by the excitation. A larger linewidth was observed for the 2CH band than for the 2OD?+?DOD band, probably due to the direct coupling of the 2CH excitation with the dissociation coordinate.     

丁酮分子的多光子电离-离解机理

研究了丁酮分子经(n0,3d)共振的多光子电离-离解机理(MPID).多光子电离-飞行时间质谱测得的主要离子产物是C2H3O+和CH3CH+2,C2H3O+的强度为CH3CH+2的2～5倍,还有少量C2H+2,C2H+3和CH+3离子,未见到母体离子.主要离子产物的分质量多光了电离谱结构相似,而各离子产物的光强指数不同.实验结果说明丁酮分子的多光子电离-离解机理符合母体离子阶梯模型,文中用梯开关模型对主要产物离子的产生机理进行了解释.     

甲醇－乙醚团簇的多光子电离和从头算

在355 nm波长下用激光电离飞行时间质谱装置研究了氢键团簇甲醇/乙醚混合团簇的多光子电离,飞行时间质谱仪观测到一系列质子化团簇,为了探讨质子化团簇的形成机理,在B3LYP/6-31 G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-311 G(d,p)基组水平上计算了CH30H-(C2H5)2O离子和中性团簇的稳定几何结构和解离通道和解离能,发现存在一个质子转移过程,解离产物主要为CH3O和[(C2H5)2O]H .     

Structural elucidation of diglycosyl diacylglycerol and monoglycosyl diacylglycerol from Streptococcus pneumoniae by multiple-stage linear ion-trap mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization

The cell wall of the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae contains glucopyranosyl diacylglycerol (GlcDAG) and galactoglucopyranosyldiacylglycerol (GalGlcDAG). The specific GlcDAG consisting of vaccenic acid substituent at sn-2 was recently identified as another glycolipid antigen family recognized by invariant natural killer T-cells. Here, we describe a linear ion-trap multiple-stage (MS(n) ) mass spectrometric approach towards structural analysis of GalGlcDAG and GlcDAG. Structural information derived from MS(n) (n?=?2, 3) on the [M?+?Li](+) adduct ions desorbed by electrospray ionization affords identification of the fatty acid substituents, assignment of the fatty acyl groups on the glycerol backbone, as well as the location of double bond along the fatty acyl chain. The identification of the fatty acyl groups and determination of their regio-specificity were confirmed by MS(n) (n?=?2, 3) on the [M?+?NH(4) ](+) ions. We establish the structures of GalGlcDAG and GlcDAG isolated from S. pneumoniae, in which the major species consists of a 16:1- or 18:1-fatty acid substituent mainly at sn-2, and the double bond of the fatty acid is located at ω-7 (n-7). More than one isomers were found for each mass in the family. This mass spectrometric approach provides a simple method to achieve structure identification of this important lipid family that would be very difficult to define using the traditional method.     

Effect of Co 2 + content on the magnetic properties of Co x Fe 3 − x O 4 /SiO 2 nanocomposites

Non-stoichiometric Co_xFe_3???xO₄/SiO₂ (x = 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1) nanocomposites have been prepared by sol-gel method. The structure, morphology and magnetic properties of the obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer and Mössbauer spectroscopy at room temperature. As the Co^2?+? content increases, the average particle size of the spherical Co_xFe_3???xO₄ in the samples decreases and the lattice constants increases. The hyperfine fields for both A- and B-site decrease, while the fraction of Co^2?+? occupying the A-site increases. Magnetization measurements show the saturation magnetization and coercivity of Co_xFe_3???xO₄/SiO₂ decrease with increasing Co^2?+? content. The decrease in magnetization results from the weakened A-B interactions between Fe^3?+?, and the change in coercivity can be related to the variation of Co^2?+? at B-site and the decreasing particle size.     

L-苏糖酸及其金属化合物的红外光谱研究

制备了高纯度的L-苏糖酸及其与钙、镁、锰、钴、镍和锌的化合物,用化学分析和元素分析确定了它们的组成;通过红外光谱分析研究,确定金属离子与L-苏糖酸的羰基氧配位,同时与羧基脱质子配位,而醇羟基质子不解离,金属离子为sp~3杂化,配位数为4。     

甲醇/水混合团簇的多光子电离质谱研究

利用多光子电离技术结合飞行时间质谱仪对甲醇/水混合团簇进行了研究.在脉冲激光波长为355 nm条件下观测到团簇离子.主要的电离产物为质子化的(CH3OH)n(H2O)H+(n=l-13)混合团簇离子与(CH3OH)nH+团簇离子,经分析(CH3OH)1o(H2O) H+和(CH3OH)3H+为幻数结构.甲醇水混合团簇电离后团簇离子发生内部质子化转移反应是形成质子化团簇离子的主要原因.不同尺寸团簇离子信号强度随电离激光光强变化的光强指数曲线显示,团簇均发生四光子电离过程.     

二亚胺混配镍(Ⅱ),铜(Ⅱ),锌(Ⅱ)配合物的电子光谱与感光氧化特性

报道了新近合成的马来腈二硫纶·5-硝基-邻菲咯啉混配镍(Ⅱ)、铜(Ⅱ)、锌(Ⅱ)配合物MLL’(L=mnt~(2-),1,2-二氰基乙烯-1,2-二硫醇离子,L’-5-NO_2-Phen,5-硝基-1,10-邻菲咯啉)在二甲基亚砜(DMSO),二甲基甲酰胺(DMF),乙二醇二甲醚(DME),乙醇(C_2H_5OH),四氢呋喃(THF),乙腈(CH_3CN)和二氯甲烷(CH_2Cl_2)中的电子吸收光谱,研究了电子光谱吸收带在相关分子轨道能级图中的对应跃迁关系,讨论了标题配合物有价值的配体间荷移跃迁(LL’CT)吸收带的本质特征及其影响因素,探讨了它们在DMSO中的感光氧化特性。     

Defect-fluorite oxides: Ln (Eu and Gd) Mössbauer study coupled with new defect-crystal-chemistry model

A recently proposed lattice-parameter (a ₀(ss)) model for parent fluorite-type MO₂-LnO_1.5 solid solutions (M^4?+? ?=? Ce and Th; Ln^3?+? ?=? lanthanide) has been extended to more complex LnO_1.5-stabilized zirconia (hafnia) (M^4?+? ?=? Zr(Hf)) with pyrochlore-type ordering and its-associated broad a ₀(ss) hump, using key Ln (Eu and Gd)-Mössbauer and related local-structure data.     

Mössbauer characteristics of glauconitisation

Using 50 MeV Li^3?+? ion irradiation, the change induced in polycrystalline ferrites Li_0.5(1?+?x)Ti _x Al_0.1Fe_2.4???1.5x O₄ (x = 0.0 to 0.3, step–0.1)[LTAF] and Li_0.5(1?+?x)Ti _x Cr_0.1Fe_2.4???1.5x O₄ (x = 0.0 to 0.3, step–0.1; LTCF) in the electronic stopping power regime is studied. Both the systems were irradiated with the same fluence of 5 × 10¹³ ions/cm². The modifications of the structural and magnetic properties are studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), magnetization, ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and low field a. c. susceptibility. The contrast in the role of Ti^4?+? in the presence of Al^3?+? and Cr^3?+? causing the formation of paramagnetic centres through Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation (SHII) induced cation rearrangement has been revealed through the comparative Mössbauer signatures of both the systems. The hyperfine interaction parameters deduced through Mössbauer spectra are also discussed before and after irradiation. The observed reduction in the saturation magnetic moment and Curie temperature after irradiation supports the partial formation of paramagnetic centres and rearrangement of cations in the lattice.     

Study of SHI-induced ion beam mixing in Y3+: YIG employing X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy

The consequences of swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiation (Li^3?+?, 50 MeV, fluence =?5 × 10¹³ ions/cm²) on the structural and microscopic magnetic properties of Y^3?+?-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Y_3?+?x Fe_5???x O₁₂, x = 0.0, 0.2 and 0.4) have been studied at 300 K. It is found that an additional YFeO₃-phase observed along with bcc garnet phase, is completely removed for x = 0.2 composition while its percentage formation considerably reduces for x = 0.4 composition after irradiation. Similar effect has been observed for specimens sintered at 1,500°C. The SHI-induced ion beam mixing has been revealed through X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy.     

NMR determination of dynamic parameters of CH3 groups in P(CH3)4SbCl6

The longitudinal relaxation time T1 and the second moment M2 of 1H NMR line in a wide temperature range have been measured for P(CH3)4SbCl6. It was found that two different methyl groups in each tetramethylphosphonium cation perform two different rates of C3 motions. The reduction of the proton second moment M2 just below the temperature of the phase transition Tc2 = 350 K may suggest that the isotropic tumbling of the whole cation [P(CH3)4]+ is involved in the structural change of the crystal lattice induced by the movements of the [SbCl6]- anion.