Durability prediction of p-urethane clearcoats using infrared p(hoto) a(coustic) s(pectroscopy)

The durability of topcoats is dependent on a large number of factors as polymer composition, stabilization package and the conditions during the weathering process. For obvious reasons prediction of the long-term (5-10 year) durability of coatings is very important. The rate-determining factor for the degradation of PUR coatings is photo-oxidation. The photo-oxidation rate is controlled by the polymer structure but also stabilizers as HALS has a large influence. The prediction of the durability of clearcoats is based on tracing of the photo-oxidation rate and of the HALS longevity during exposure. The photo-oxidation rate is measured using FTIR-PAS. The results show that degradation can be detected much earlier compared with classical methods as gloss loss. Moreover detection of differences between systems after short exposure times as well as prediction of the long-term durability are possible.     

Tungsten(VI) and Tungsten(V) Fluoride Complexes

WF₆ reacts with phosphines R₃P forming 1:1 compounds. With R=P(CH₃)₃ the coordination around the tungsten atom is capped trigonal prismatic, with R=P(CH₃)₂C₆H₅ the coordination is capped octahedral, as established by single‐crystal structure determinations: [(CH₃)₃P? WF₆]: a=752.5(21), b=945.7(24), c=629.8(18) pm. β=110.36(13)°, space group Cm, Z=2; [(CH₃)₂(C₆H₅)P? WF₆]: a=762.2(2), b=1123.5(2), c=2647.5(6) pm, space group Pbca, Z=8. [(CF₃CH₂)₂N? WF₅] reacts smoothly with P(C₆H₅)₃ forming known P(C₆H₅)₃(F)₂ and [(CF₃CH₂)₂N? WF₄? P(C₆H₅)₃], a stable, green, molecular species, identified among other methods with an crystal structure determination: a=914.9(1), b=956.0(1), c=1449.8(2) pm, α=7.642(4), β=81.648(3), γ=81.519°, space group P$\bar 1$ , Z=2.     

单根(7,5)蛇形单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱(英文)

研究了单根(7,5)蛇形单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱特征,观察到了环呼吸振动峰(RBM)、环呼吸振动的倍频峰(2RBM)、介于中间频率的振动峰(IMF)、无规振动峰(D)、剪切振动峰(G)、中间频率振动峰(M)、剪切振动和环呼吸振动的和频峰(G+RBM)、面内横向光学声子和纵向声学声子的和频峰(iTOLA)、无规振动的二次共振峰(G′或者2D)以及其它一些归属不清楚的拉曼峰.不同激发波长和不同激发偏振拉曼光谱研究表明,这些拉曼光谱峰显示出了非常强的激发能量和激发偏振的选择性.     

Structures and electronic properties of C(56)Cl(8) and C(56)Cl(10) fullerene compounds.

Stimulated by the recent observation of the first C(56)Cl(10) chlorofullerene (Science, 2004, 304, 699), we performed a systematic density functional study of the structures and properties of C(56)Cl(10) and related compounds. The fullerene derivatives C(56)Cl(8) and C(56)Cl(10) based on the parent fullerene C(56)(C(2v):011), rather than those from the most stable C(56) isomer with D(2) symmetry, are predicted to possess the lowest energies, and they are highly aromatic. Further investigations show that the heats of formation of the C(56)Cl(8) and C(56)Cl(10) fullerene derivatives are highly exothermic, that is, -48.59 and -48.89 kcal mol(-1) per Cl(2) (approaching that of C(50)Cl(10)), suggesting that adding eight (or ten) Cl atoms releases much of the strain of pure C(56)(C(2v):011) fullerene and leads to highly stable derivatives. In addition, C(56)Cl(8) and C(56)Cl(10) possess large vertical electron affinities, especially for C(56)Cl(8) with value of 3.20 eV, which is even larger than that (3.04 eV) of C(50)Cl(10), indicating that they are potential good electron acceptors with possible photonic/photovoltaic applications. Finally, the (13)C NMR chemical shifts and infrared spectra of C(56)Cl(8) and C(56)Cl(10) are simulated to facilitate future experimental identification.     

Synthesis, Structure and Properties of a Novel Chloro-Oxo Alkoxide: Sr2Er2OCl(OPr i )7(HOPr i )4

A new chloro-oxo-alkoxide, Sr₂Er₂OCl(OPr ⁱ )₇(HOPr ⁱ )₄ has been prepared by reacting 4ErCl₃ with 5Sr dissolved in toluene:HOPr ⁱ . The structure, determined by single-crystal X-ray techniques, is built from two polymer strands, each formed by repeating two molecular Sr₂Er₂O(OPr ⁱ )₇(HOPr ⁱ )₄ complexes, inter-tied by a chloro atom. The four independent, but very similar complexes contain two Er and two Sr ions, all binding to a central oxo ion. The great similarity of the FT-IR and UV-vis-NIR spectra of the solid and the hexane/toluene/2-propanol solutions shows that the molecular complexes have similar complex structures in the solid state and in solution.     

(14)N NMR and two-dimensional suspension (1)H and (13)C HRMAS NMR spectroscopy of ionic liquids immobilized on silica

A variety of popular ionic liquids have been synthesized and characterized, including by optimized (14)N NMR spectroscopy of the neat and dissolved ionic liquids. Ionic liquids incorporating Si(OEt)(3) groups have been immobilized on silica in a well-defined manner with the imidazolium moiety remaining intact. This has been proved by optimized one- and two-dimensional (1)H and (13)C HRMAS NMR spectroscopy of the materials suspended in suitable solvents.     

Tricarbonylrhenium(I) and manganese(I) complexes of 2-(pyrazolyl)-4-toluidine

A series of tricarbonyl rhenium(I) and manganese(I) complexes of the electroactive 2-(pyrazolyl)-4-toluidine ligand, H(pzAn^Me), has been prepared and characterized including by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The reactions between H(pzAn^Me) and M(CO)₅Br afford fac-MBr(CO)₃[H(pzAn^Me)] (M = Mn, 1a; Re, 1b) complexes. The ionic species {fac-M(CH₃CN)(CO)₃[H(pzAn^Me)]}(PF₆) (M = Mn, 2a; Re, 2b) were prepared by metathesis of 1a or 1b with TlPF₆ in acetonitrile. Complexes 1a and 1b partly ionize to {M(CH₃CN)(CO)₃[H(pzAn^Me)]⁺}(Br⁻) in CH₃CN but retain their integrity in less donating solvents such as acetone or CH₂Cl₂. Each of the four metal complexes reacts with (NEt₄)(OH) in CH₃CN to give poorly-soluble crystalline [fac-M(CO)₃(μ-pzAn^Me)]₂ (M = Mn, 3a; Re, 3b). The solid state structures of 3a and 3b are of centrosymmetric dimeric species with bridging amido nitrogens and with pyrazolyls disposed trans- to the central planar M₂N₂ metallacycle. In stark contrast to the diphenylboryl derivatives, Ph₂B(pzAn^Me), none of the tricarbonyl group 7 metal complexes are luminescent.     

The application of (199)Hg NMR and (199m)Hg perturbed angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy to define the biological chemistry of Hg(II): a case study with designed two- and three-stranded coiled coils

The use of de novo designed peptides is a powerful strategy to elucidate Hg(II)-protein interactions and to gain insight into the chemistry of Hg(II) in biological systems. Cysteine derivatives of the designed alpha-helical peptides of the TRI family [Ac-G-(L(a)K(b)A(c)L(d)E(e)E(f)K(g))(4)-G-NH(2)] bind Hg(II) at high pH values and at peptide/Hg(II) ratios of 3:1 with an unusual trigonal thiolate coordination mode. The resulting Hg(II) complexes are good water-soluble models for Hg(II) binding to the protein MerR. We have carried out a parallel study using (199)Hg NMR and (199m)Hg perturbed angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy to characterize the distinct species that are generated under different pH conditions and peptide TRI L9C/Hg(II) ratios. These studies prove for the first time the formation of [Hg{(TRI L9C)(2)-(TRI L9C-H)}], a dithiolate-Hg(II) complex in the hydrophobic interior of the three-stranded coiled coil (TRI L9C)(3). (199)Hg NMR and (199m)Hg PAC data demonstrate that this dithiolate-Hg(II) complex is different from the dithiolate [Hg(TRI L9C)(2)], and that the presence of third alpha-helix, containing a protonated cysteine, breaks the symmetry of the coordination environment present in the complex [Hg(TRI L9C)(2)]. As the pH is raised, the deprotonation of this third cysteine generates the trigonal thiolate-Hg(II) complex Hg(TRI L9C)(3)(-) on a timescale that is slower than the NMR timescale (0.01-10 ms). The formation of the species [Hg{(TRI L9C)(2)(TRI L9C-H)}] is the result of a compromise between the high affinity of Hg(II) to form dithiolate complexes and the preference of the peptide to form a three-stranded coiled coil.     

Zweikernkomplexe des Typs Mn2(CO)8E(CF3)2E′R (E = P,As; E′ = S,Se, Te): Darstellung und Struktur

Perfluoromethyl Element Ligands. XLII Binuclear Complexes of the Type Mn₂(CO)₈E(CF₃)₂E′R (E = P, As; E′ = S, Se, Te): Synthesis and Structure Complexes of the type Mn₂(CO)₈E(CF₃)₂E′R, in which the groups E(CF₃)₂ and E′R act as bridging ligands, are prepared either by direct reactions of Mn₂(CO)₁₀ with (F₃C)₂EE′R (E = P, As; E′ = S, Se, Te) or by substitution of the iodine bridge in the representatives Mn₂(CO)₈ E(CF₃)₂I (E = P, As) with mercury compounds Hg(E′R)₂. As a rule the binuclear systems contain four‐membered heterocycles (Mn₂EE′). However, the reactions of Mn₂(CO)₁₀ with (F₃C)₂PE′P(CF₃)₂ (E′ = S, Se) yield five‐membered rings [Mn₂P(E′P)]. The compounds have been characterized by spectroscopic (NMR, IR, MS), analytic (C, H) and X‐ray diffraction investigations. The pyramidal Mn₂E′R fragment shows dynamic behaviour in solution via inversion between two identical structures.     

一个新型钌(II)配合物对F－的双重光谱识别

采用紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱滴定方法研究了钌(II)配合物[Ru(bpy)(H2iip)2](ClO4)2 [bpy＝2,2’-联吡啶, H2iip＝2-吲哚基-咪唑并[4,5-f][1,10]-邻菲罗啉]在DMSO溶液中对卤素离子的识别性质. 结果表明该配合物能比色和荧光双重光谱高选择性识别F－.     

Elucidating the Structural Chemistry of a Hysteretic Iron(II) Spin-Crossover Compound From its Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Congeners

Annealing [FeL₂][BF₄]₂ ⋅ 2 H₂O (L=2,6-bis-[5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]pyridine) affords an anhydrous material, which undergoes a spin transition at T_1/2=205 K with a 65 K thermal hysteresis loop. This occurs through a sequence of phase changes, which were monitored by powder diffraction in an earlier study. [CuL₂][BF₄]₂ ⋅ 2 H₂O and [ZnL₂][BF₄]₂ ⋅ 2 H₂O are not perfectly isostructural but, unlike the iron compound, they undergo single-crystal-to-single-crystal dehydration upon annealing. All the annealed compounds initially adopt the same tetragonal phase but undergo a phase change near room temperature upon re-cooling. The low-temperature phase of [CuL₂][BF₄]₂ involves ordering of its Jahn–Teller distortion, to a monoclinic lattice with three unique cation sites. The zinc compound adopts a different, triclinic low-temperature phase with significant twisting of its coordination sphere, which unexpectedly becomes more pronounced as the crystal is cooled. Synchrotron powder diffraction data confirm that the structural changes in the anhydrous zinc complex are reproduced in the high-spin iron compound, before the onset of spin-crossover. This will contribute to the wide hysteresis in the spin transition of the iron complex. EPR spectra of copper-doped [Fe_0.97Cu_0.03L₂][BF₄]₂ imply its low-spin phase contains two distinct cation environments in a 2:1 ratio.     

A tetrameric copper(I) alkoxide with a π-tethered ligand: 2-allyl-6-methylphenoxocopper(I)

The complex 2-allyl-6-methylphenoxocopper(I) has been prepared by reaction between mesitylcopper(I) and 2-allyl-6-methylphenol. Crystallographic studies show that the compound is tetrameric with a distorted cubane-type copper(I)-oxygen core, and with additional π-coordination of the ligand to copper through the alkene functionality (ν(CC)=1520 cm⁻¹). The ligands thus act both as chelates and as bridges between adjacent copper(I) centres. Copper(I) exhibits trigonal pyramidal coordination geometry with CuC distances to the CC group of 1.976(9) and 2.017(11) Å and CuO distances of 1.973(6), 2.021(6) and 2.577(6) Å, respectively.     

Comparison of the Electronic and Vibrational Optical Activity of a Europium(III) Complex

The geometry and the electronic structure of chiral lanthanide(III) complexes are traditionally probed by electronic methods, such as circularly polarised luminescence (CPL) and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy. The vibrational phenomena are much weaker. In the present study, however, significant enhancements of vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) and Raman optical activity (ROA) spectral intensities were observed during the formation of a chiral bipyridine–Eu^III complex. The ten‐fold enhancement of the vibrational absorption and VCD intensities was explained by a charge‐transfer process and the dominant effect of the nitrate ion on the spectra. A much larger enhancement of the ROA and Raman intensities and a hundred‐fold increase of the circular intensity difference (CID) ratio were explained by the resonance of the λ=532 nm laser light with the ⁷F₀ → ⁵D₀ transitions. This phenomenon is combined with a chirality transfer, and mixing of the Raman and luminescence effects involving low‐energy ⁷F states of europium. The results thus indicate that the vibrational optical activity (VOA) may be a very sensitive tool for chirality detection and probing of the electronic structure of Eu^III and other coordination compounds.