Homodimerization of spiro{bicyclo[2.2.1]Hepta-2,5-Diene-7,1′-cyclopropane}, catalyzed by group VIII transition metal complexes

Conclusions The homodimerization of spiro{bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene-7,1-cyclopropane} (I) has been investigated in the presence of Ni-, Fe-, Co-, Rh-, and Ir-based metal complex catalysts. Depending on the nature of the metal and its ligand environment cyclodimerization of (I) can take place via [2+2]-, [2+2+2]-, and [4+4]-cycloaddition schemes, to give high yields of hepta-, octa-, and nonacyclic strained hydrocarbons.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2592–2599, November, 1988.     

Ab initio SCF and CI study of the electronic spectrum of pyridine N-oxide

Configuration interaction (CI) studies of ground, n *, * * electronically excited states are reported for pyridine N-oxide. The transition energy to the lowest * excited ¹ B ₂ state is calculated at 4.35 eV, compared to the experimental spectrum range of 3.67–4.0 eV. This state lies below the lowest n * excited ¹ A ₂ state calculated at 4.81 eV above the ground state. The only experimentally reported triplet state at 2.92 eV above the ground state is predicted to be the ³ A ₁ (*) state. The calculated energy lies at 3.27 eV. Numerous other high-lying singlet states as well as the triplet states have also been calculated. The intramolecular charge transfer character of the ground and the excited states have been studied in terms of the calculated dipole moment and other physical properties.     

Charge control in the formation of complexes of phenol with unsaturated compounds containing organometallic substituents from group IV

The resonance donor effect of the , conjugation of R₃M and R₃MCH₂ (M = Si, Ge, Sn; R is an alklyl group) substituents with the triple bond in compounds R₃MC=CX and R₃MCH₂CCX (X = H, R) changes on passing from isolated molecules to their H-complexes. A partial ⁺ charge on the triple bond enhances , conjugation; a partial ^– charge on the triple bond has practically no effect on the resonance properties of R₃M substituents, whereas the , conjugation of R₃MCH₂ substituents diminishes owing to the effect of negative direct resonance interaction. The effect of , conjugation on the effective negative charges of the carbon atoms in the -CC- fragments was estimated quantitatively.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1041–1046, June, 1994.This work was supported by the Russian Fundation for Basic Research (Grant 93-03-18372).     

Investigation of the electronic effect of the diphenylphosphino group

We have synthesized meta-substituted derivatives of benzoic acid, determined their ionization constants in water-alcohol solutions of concentration 11 and 14 by volume, and calculated the Hammett constant _m of the diphenylphosphino (0.12), diphenylamino (–0.04), diphenylphosphinyl (0.40) and diphenylthiophosphinyl (0.32) groups. Unlike the diphenylamine group, the diphenylphosphino group is metaorienting, which is probably to be explained by the absence or the weak nature of p- conjugation of incomplete electron pairs on the phosphorus and the presence of an electron-acceptor effect (d-p conjugation).     

The Exciton Model and the Circular Dichroism of Polypeptides

Summary. Exciton coupling of the 190nm ^* transition is an important factor in the CD spectrum of peptides and proteins. The CD spectrum of the -helix is dominated by the exciton effect. The spectrum is sensitive to the direction of the ^* transition dipole moment, especially for short helices. Exciton theory is much less successful in accounting for the CD spectrum of the poly(proline)II (PPII) conformation, an important conformer in collagen and in unordered peptides. Mixing of the ^* transition with high-energy transitions in the peptide backbone and in side chains must be considered to explain the strong negative CD band near 200nm of PPII.     

Applications of the virtual charge model to the electronic structures and spectra of benzaldehyde and acetophenone

Summary The virtual charge model (Tapia model) in conjunction with the CNDO/S-CI approximation in the frame of SCF-MO theory was employed to study the effects of solvent on the electronic structures and spectra of benzaldehyde and acetophenone molecules. The CNDO/S calculations in presence of solvation indicate a satisfactory interpretation of the medium effects on the electronic structures and spectra of the molecules investigated. The prediction of our MO calculations by means of the Tapia model concerning the solvochromic shifts of n * and * transitions are in accord with the observed trends which indicate a blue shift for the n * band and a red shift for the * band upon a change of solvent from non-polar to polar solvents.

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Anwendung des Virtual Charge-Modells auf die Elektronenstrukturen und Spektren von Benzaldehyd und Acetophenon

Zusammenfassung Das Virtual-Charge-Modell (Tapia-Modell) im Zusammenhang mit der CNDO/S-CI-Näherung im Rahmen der SCF-MO-Theorie wurde zum Studium der Lösungsmitteleffekte auf die Elektronenstrukturen und Spektren von Benzaldehyd und Acetophenon herangezogen. Die CNDO/S-Rechnungen bei Anwesenheit von Solvens erlauben eine befriedigende Interpretation der Mediumeffekte auf Elektronenstrukturen und Spektren der untersuchten Verbindungen. Die aus MO-Rechnungen folgenden Voraussagen ergeben auf Basis des Tapia-Modells solvatochrome Verschiebungen für die n *- und *-Übergänge. Die vorausgesagten Effekte stehen im Einklang mit den experimentell beobachteten Trends: Blauverschiebung für die n *-Bande und Rotverschiebung für die *-Bande beim Wechsel von nichtpolarem zu polarem Lösungsmittel.

     

Quasi-homeopolar states in conjugated hydrocarbons. Interaction of π- and σ-electrons

Quasi-homeopolar levels of - and -electrons in conjugate hydrocarbons are considered. It is shown that in the spin hamiltonian and the projected operators of the physical values there appear terms which involve --interaction. The spin hamiltonian of --interaction is small, and its contribution to energies and spin functions can be calculated from perturbation theory by taking the spin hamiltonian of noninteracting - and -electrons as equal to zero. The - and -electrons of the C=C bond in ethylene are considered in detail. Calculations show that their interaction increases the excitation energy of the lower triplet of ethylene. The spin hamiltonian parameters of the simplest conjugate hydrocarbons are determined.The accuracy of the valence-bond method is investigated on the basis of the theory of quasi-homeopolar levels. It is shown that empirical selection of the parameters partially compensates for the errors which are made in the derivation of the fundamental equation for this approximation.     

IR study of interaction of propylene at CoO-MgO and CoO-MoO3-MgO surfaces

IR spectra of propylene adsorbed in CoO-MgO and CoO-MgO-MoO₃ solid solutions show that a surface -complex with Co²⁺ ions is formed, strongly bonded in the former case and weakly in the latter. Thus, introduction of Mo strongly modifies the catalytic properties of Co²⁺ active centers. In the presence of oxygen, allylic species, aldehyde and carboxylate complexes appear.

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New form of effective potential to calculate polarization effects of theπ-electronic states of organic molecules

A new relation for the contribution of the most important polarization effects in the energy of the -electronic states of organic molecules is derived. For -electronic systems we suggest a correct form of the ejfective potential of the two-panicle polarization interaction of -electrons via the polarizable -core. This form approximates (by the Thomas-Fernti method) the exact contribution of the corresponding exchange polarization diagrams of the Rayleigh-Schrödinger perturbation theory. The potential may be flectively used in ab initio calculations of -electronic systems typically done in the frozen core approximation.Hydrometeorological Institute, Ukraine. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 12–19, September–October, 1993.Translated by L. Smolina     

Research on 1-aza two-ring systems

Reduction of 5-[2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-1,3-dihydropyrrolizines with lithium aluminum hydride gave 5-(-hydroxypropyl)-1,2-dihydropyrrolizines (in 70–90% yields), which have intramolecular -hydrogen bonds in dilute solutions. The parameters of the -hydrogen bonds were determined in the IR spectra, and their enthalpies were found. The data obtained (_OH 95–99 cm^–1, –H 3.05 kJ·mole^–1) show that among compounds with an aliphatic hydroxyl group and a system of electrons, 5-(-hydroxypropyl)-1,2-dihydropyrrolizines have some of the strongest intramolecular -hydrogen bonds.See [1] for communication XVI.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 359–363, March, 1978.     

Spectroscopic manifestation of the accidental degeneracy of π=Δ electronic adiabatic terms of linear triatomic systems

The semiclassical form of the absorption band of a linear triatomic system which corresponds to an electronic transition from the -ground state term to the excited intersection and terms was calculated. The analysis was carried for negligibly small defect of frequencies and in the absence of a shift of the equilibrium position on excitation. The experimentally observed CuCl₂ absorption spectrum was interpreted qualitatively as a , gS transition on the existence of a point of = accidental degeneracy. The 7000–24000 cm^–1 energy interval in the spectrum was analyzed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 222–225, March–April, 1988.     

Charge-transfer complexes of indenophanes with π-acceptors

The charge-transfer (CT) spectra of the -complexes formed by a number of -acceptors with several indenophanes as well as indene as a model compound have been measured in methylene chloride at 20 °C. Association constants and transition energies of these complexes as well as ionization potentials of the -donors have been determined. The data obtained indicate the existence of transannular electronic interactions in the indenophane nucleus. Furthermore, the pseudo-para- andmeta[2.2]indenophane isomers (3 and4) show a large difference in their -base strength. A good linear relationship has been observed between the association constants and _max of the long wavelength CT bands for the -complexes of these -donors with both tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ). All CT complexes studied have a 1:1 stoichiometry.

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Charge-transfer-Komplexe aus Indenophanen und -Akzeptoren

Zusammenfassung Die Charge-transfer-Spektren (CT-Spektren) von -Komplexen aus Indenophanen bzw. der Modellverbindung Inden und verschiedenen -Akzeptoren wurden in Methylenchlorid bei 20 °C bestimmt. Die Assoziationskonstanten und Übergangsenergien dieser Komplexe sowie die Ionisationspotentiale der -Donatoren wurden ermittelt. Die Daten sprechen für das Vorliegen transannularer elektronischer Wechselwirkungen im Indenophan-System. Die isomeren pseudo-para- und -meta[2.2]indenophane3 und4 unterscheiden sich in ihrer -Basizität deutlich. Es besteht eine gute lineare Korrelation zwischen den Assoziationskonstanten und _max der langwelligen CT-Banden der verschiedenen -Donatoren mit Tetracyanoethylen (TCNE) und 2,3-Dichlor-5,6-dicyano-p-benzochinon (DDQ). Alle untersuchten CT-Komplexe besitzen 1:1-Stöchiometrie.

     

Calorimetric studies of aluminosilicate catalysts heats and entropies of cumene adsorption on cation substituted metakaolinite

Differential heats of cumene adsorption at 293 K on Ca-, Sr- and Ba-substituted metakaolinites at surface coverages up to 0.1 have been measured on a Calvet microcalorimeter. The presence of two energetically different adsorption centers are shown to be determined by the nature of the exchanged cation; the adsorption heats decrease in the sequence Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg.

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Study of the effects of conjugation in alkenyl derivatives of silicon and germanium by infrared spectroscopy

Conclusions The effects of d-p and, conjugation in the vinyl and allyl derivatives of silicon and germanium depend on the nature of the other three substituents.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2074–2076, September, 1971.     

Gamma resonance spectroscopic study of compounds containing the π-allylirontricarbonyl group

The gamma resonance (GR) spectra of a series of -allylirontricarbonyl compounds and -cyclopentadienyldicarbonyl complexes of iron have been recorded. The relationship between the GR spectra of these compounds and the electronic structure of the iron atom in the complexes has been examined. It has been shown that tetrahydrofuran, benzene, and acetonitrile do not react with -allylirontricarbonyl chloride, whereas dimethylformamide decomposes it with the formation of high-spin complexes of iron. The formation of the [-C₃H₅Fe(CO₃)]^– anion in the reduction of [C₃H₅Fe(CO₃)]I by naphthalene-sodium in benzene has been confirmed.     

MO-Berechnungen an Heterocyclen, 4. Mitt.1: Zum Einfluß der Ladungsterme in den Diagonalelementen derHamilton-Matrix von self-consistent-Verfahren auf die Berechnung von π-Elektronendichten und Bindungslängen

Zusammenfassung Mit SC- und SC_, -MO-Methoden werden die grundlegenden Einflüsse von Ladungstermen in derHamilton-Diagonalmatrix auf -Elektronendichten und Bindungslängen weiter studiert, insbesondere an N-Heterocyclen (Benzologe des Pyrrols und Pyridins). Im Vergleich mit erweiterten -Elektronenansätzen vom SCF—PPP-Typ liefern die einfachen, auf einige wesentliche Terme reduzierten SC-Matrixelemente sehr gute Resultate.

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The influence of charge terms in the hamilton diagonal-Matrix of self-consistent methods on the calculation of -electron densities and bond lengths

SC- and SC_, -MO methods are applied to the study. Subjects of the calculations are N-heterocycles (pyrrole and pyridine series). Simple SC matrix elements, which were found to include the essential terms, give good results in -electron densities and bond lengths.

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Infrared spectra of vinyl compounds and the effects of conjugation involving the π-electrons of the vinyl group

Conclusions The frequencies of the =CH₂ group wagging vibration in CH₂=CH-X compounds reflects both the inductive effect of the substituents X, and the effects of, -, ,p- and (d-p)-conjugation in which these substituents take part.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No.l, pp. 152–154, January 1970.     

Partial oxidation of methane on Cr2O3/Al2O3

The oxidation of methane on supported chromia was studied at temperatures varying between 423 and 743 K and CH₄/O₂ ratios between 1 and 9 in a differential reactor. The main reaction products observed were carbon monoxide and formaldehyde. The rates of reaction obey a power law expression.

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Calculation of some electronic excited states of formaldehyde

The optimized MO's of several excited states of formaldehyde have been calculated by means of a large basis set of modified Gaussian functions; particular attention has been paid to the * transition. The total energy of the various states has been obtained as the sum of the SCF and correlation energies; the last one has been calculated as a functional of the electronic density. The calculated values for the transition energies are in good agreement with the experiment. A strong interaction of the * state with the continuum is evidentiated; this fact can justify the absence of the * band in the absorption spectrum.     

Some peculiarities of π—π interactions between tetraphenylporphine metal complexes and aromatic solvents

The — complexes of metal tetraphenylporphinates with benzene, toluene, and xylenes were characterized by means of thermogravimetry. The ability of metalloporphyrins to form — complexes with certain -donor molecules depends largely on the -acceptor capacity of the macroheterocycle, and on the peculiarities of the metal—porphyrin coordinative linkage. Stoichiometry, energy parameters, and thermal stability of the - complexes of metalloporphyrins with various aromatic ligands are determined to a great extent by the molecular structure of solvents.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp.850–853, May, 1993.