Two electroactive ferrocenyl chalcones as original optical chemosensors for Ca and Ba cations in CH3CN

The optical study of ferrocenyl ligands 1-2 is presented, and reveals several interesting points. Contrary to their monosubstituted counterparts, these ligands exhibit fluorescence properties in acetonitrile. They can detect calcium, and also barium, by four different techniques: NMR, electrochemistry, UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and fluorimetry in the same solvent. Each ligand detects both salts in the same manner by UV-Vis absorption and by fluorimetry. The response depends on the nature of the N terminal groups of the ligand. In each case, the ligand-calcium interaction is complex and involves 3-5 species in equilibrium in solution. Their association constants have been determined by fitting the UV-Vis data. Remarkably, for 2 and the calcium salts, nearly the same set of association constants can be used to fit not only the UV-Vis data obtained with calcium triflate (in a restricted range of concentration) or with calcium perchlorate, but also the NMR data obtained with calcium triflate. Interestingly, these results strengthen the fact that, in this family of compounds, the azacrown derivatives are less sensitive to high calcium triflate concentrations than their simple N-alkyl homologues. It is noteworthy that the complex non-monotonous fluorescence behaviour of compounds 1 and 2 upon Ca²⁺ or Ba²⁺ addition is quite original for ferrocenyl chalcones. These ligands constitute scarce examples of multi-signalling fluorescent ferrocenyl chemosensors for Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ cations in CH₃CN.     

Monosubstituted ferrocenyl chalcones: Effect of structural changes upon the ability to detect calcium by absorption spectroscopy

We show how structural changes in the basic framework of ferrocenyl chalcone [(C₅H₅)Fe(C₅ H₄COCHCHC₆H₄NEt₂)] (1) induce different capabilities of detecting calcium by UV/vis absorption spectroscopy. In particular, compound 1, and its derivatives (2) and (3) incorporating a supplementary ethylenic unit into the conjugated link, allow a specific detection of calcium triflate with regard to calcium perchlorate. Investigations related to the unprecedented behaviour of these chalcone-like derivatives are presented. This study confirms that while the interaction of ligands 1-3 with calcium is centred on the CO group, the interaction of ligand 4 with calcium is aza-centered. The strength of these interactions was examined by processing the UV/vis absorption data with a curve fitting model. Remarkably, in the case of compound 4, the set of association constants issued from processing the absorption data was successfully used to fit the NMR data. In addition, mass spectrometry experiments provided strong support for the formation of the different species involved in the interaction of compounds 1-4 with calcium. This work underlines the importance of considering the nature of the salt used as well as the experimental conditions in cation detection processes.     

Selective formation of trans and cis(CH3CN) isomers of [Ru(bpy)(CO)2(CH3CN)2] (bpy=2,2-bipyridine) from [Ru(CO)2(CH3CN)3]2(PF6)2 using an electrochemical oxidation step

The selective in situ synthesis of trans and cis(CH₃CN)-[Ru(bpy)(CO)₂ (CH₃CN)₂]²⁺ isomers from the same [Ru(CO)₂ (CH₃CN)₃]₂²⁺ dimer precursor but using either an electrochemical-chemical or chemical-electrochemical process is described.     

乙腈溶剂中三氯化苄在银阴极上的脱氯反应

用常规循环伏安(CV)法和恒电位电解法研究了含0.1 mol·L^-四丁基高氯酸铵(TBAP)乙腈溶剂中三氯化苄在银电极上的还原脱氯机理; 用以银和氯离子的氧化还原反应为基础的阳极区拓宽CV法探测了还原脱氯反应生成氯离子在银电极上的吸附情况. 循环伏安实验表明: (1) 银电极对三氯化苄的电还原脱氯反应具有比汞电极更优良的电催化活性; (2) 三氯化苄在低扫描速率(v)下得到的第一个还原峰对应反应受吸附控制, 电子转移系数约为0.25, 遵守协同电子转移机理; (3) 三氯化苄还原脱氯反应生成氯离子在银电极上的吸附电位为-0.75 - -1.75 V (vs Ag/Ag⁺). 电解实验表明, 通过改变银电极电位可以有效控制三氯化苄还原反应的电解产物.     

Rate constants for the reaction of OH radicals with CH3CN, C2H5CN AND CH2=CH-CN in the temperature range 298–424 K

Rate constants for the reactions of OH with CH₃CN, CH₃CH₂CN and CH₂=CH-CN have been measured to be 5.86 × 10⁻¹³ exp(−1500 ± 250 cal mole⁻¹/RT), 2.69 × 10⁻¹³ exp(−1590 ± 350 cal mole⁻¹/RT and 4.04 × 10⁻¹² cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively in the temperature range 298–424 K. These results are discussed in terms of the atmospheric lifetimes of nitrfles.     

Matrix isolation and theoretical study of the photochemical reaction of CH3CN with CrO2Cl2 and OVCl3

The matrix isolation technique has been combined with theoretical calculations to identify and characterize the photoproducts in the reactions of CH₃CN with CrCl₂O₂ and OVCl₃. Twin jet co-deposition of these reagents led to the formation of a 1:1 molecular complex which was observed using UV/visible spectroscopy. Irradiation of these matrices with light of λ>300 nm led to the observation of new bands in the infrared spectra, the most intense of which was seen at 1942 cm⁻¹ for the CrCl₂O₂/CH₃CN system. The product bands are assigned to the ²η complexes of acetonitrile n-oxide with CrCl₂O and VCl₃, respectively. Identification of these species was supported by extensive isotopic labeling (²H and ¹⁵N), as well as by B3LYP/6-311++G(d,2p) density functional calculations.     

Preparation, crystal structures, EPR and reflectance spectra of two new charge-transfer salts, [CpFeCpCH2N(CH3)3]4[XMo12O40] · nCH3CN (n = 0 for X = P or n = 1 for X = Ge)

Two new charge-transfer salts, [CpFeCpCH₂N(CH₃)₃]₄[PMo₁₂O₄₀] · CH₃CN (1) and [CpFeCpCH₂N(CH₃)₃]₄[GeMo₁₂O₄₀] (2), were synthesized by the traditional solution synthetic method and their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Salt 1 belongs to the triclinic space group P1, and salt 2 belongs to the triclinic space group . There exist the complex interactions of the cationic ferrocenyl donor and Keggin polyanion in the solid state. The solid state UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra indicate the presence of a charge-transfer band climbing from 450 nm to well beyond 900 nm for 1, a charge-transfer band from 460 to 850 nm with λ_max = 630 nm for 2.The EPR spectra of salts 1 and 2 at 77 K show a signal at g = 2.0048 and 1.9501, respectively, ascribed to the delocalization of one electron in reduced Keggin ion in salt 1 and the Mo^VI in [GeMo₁₂O₄₀]⁴⁻ is partly reduced to Mo^V owing to the charge-transfer transitions taking place between the ferrocenyl donors and the POM acceptors. The two compounds were also characterized by IR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry.     

Effect of BaBiO3 and Ba0.6K0.4BiO3 additives on the rechargeability of manganese oxide cathodes in alkaline cells

The effect of the incorporation of small amounts (1–5 wt%) of semiconducting BaBiO₃ and metallic Ba_0.6K_0.4BiO₃ additives on the rechargeability of electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) cathodes in alkaline cells in the one-electron regime has been investigated. Both the BaBiO₃ and Ba_0.6K_0.4BiO₃ additives lead to better cyclability compared to the previously known binary oxide additive Bi₂O₃. X-ray diffraction patterns recorded before and after 30 cycles as well as cyclic voltammograms recorded after first and 30 cycles reveal that the better cyclability in the presence of BaBiO₃ and Ba_0.6K_0.4BiO₃ additives is due to the suppression of the formation of unwanted, electrochemically inactive birnessite and hausmannite phases and a shifting of the second-electron capacity of Mn to higher potentials.     

The vibrational spectra of CD3SH and CD3SD in various phases and of CH3SH and CH3SD in the torsion vibration region of the two solid phases

Knowledge of the vibrational spectra of CH₃SH, CH₃SD, CD₃SH and CD₃SD is expanded. Measurements of liquid CD₃SH and CD₃SD correspond to a former determination of an inverse vapor pressure isotope effect, even though association exists. Investigation of the four solid compounds in the low-frequency range permit identification of the torsion modes of the low-temperature phase as doublets between 200 and 400 cm⁻¹. The splitting of these doublets by 100 and 60–70 cm⁻¹ is as large as for solid methylamine and methanol, but differs from the alcohol and cannot be explained exclusively by intermolecular coupling. Like the splitting of the close-spaced doublets of the SH or SD stretching vibrations, it is caused partly by coupling and partly by the presence of different types of sites of the unit cell. Corresponding to the changed crystal structure and to the weaker hydrogen bonding, the torsion modes of the high-temperature phase appear as triplets or quartets at lower wave numbers.     

CH3与NO反应机理的理论研究

采用密度泛函B3LYP/6-311G**和高级电子相关耦合簇CCSD(T)/6-311G**方法计算研究了CH₃与NO反应机理, 全参数优化了反应势能面上各驻点的几何构型, 用内禀反应坐标(IRC)计算和频率分析方法, 对过渡态进行了验证. 研究结果表明: CH₃与NO是一多通道多步骤的复杂反应, 可以分别在单重态和三重态势能面上进行. 经过缔合, 氢转移和离解等复杂过程, 最终得到8种产物(P1～P8).     

Layered hybrid organic-inorganic Co(II) alkylphosphonates. Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetism of the first two members of the series: Co[(CH3PO3)(H2O)] and Co[(C2H5PO3)(H2O)]

Co[(CH₃PO₃)(H₂O)] (1) and Co[(C₂H₅PO₃)(H₂O)] (2) were prepared by the hydrothermal method and isolated as blue-violet platelet crystals. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction, FT-IR, TGA-DSC techniques and their magnetic properties studied by a dc-SQUID magnetometer. Compound (1) shows an hybrid layered structure, made of alternating inorganic and organic layers along the a-direction of the unit cell. The inorganic layers contain Co(II) ions six-coordinated by five phosphonate oxygen atoms and one from the water molecule. These layers are separated by bi-layers of methyl groups and van der Waals contacts are established between them. In compound (2), the layered hybrid structure is rather similar to that described for compound (1), but the alternation of the inorganic and organic layers is along the b-direction of the unit cell. The magnetic behavior of (1) and (2) as function of temperature and magnetic field was studied. The compounds obey the Curie-Weiss law at temperatures above 100 K, the Curie C, and Weiss θ constants for the methyl derivative being and and for the ethyl derivative and , respectively. The observed magnetic moments for Co atom at room temperature (i.e. μ_eff=5.18 and 5.38 BM, respectively) are higher than those expected for a spin-only value for high spin Co(II) (S=3/2), revealing a substantial orbital contribution to the magnetic moment. The negative values of θ are an indication of the presence of antiferromagnetic exchange couplings between the near-neighbors Co(II) ions, within the layers. [Co(C_nH_2n+1PO₃)(H₂O)] (n=1,2) are 2D Ising antiferromagnets at low temperatures.     

Comparative infrared study of hydrogen-bonded heterodimers formed by HCl,DCl, HF and DF with (CH3)2O,CH3OH and (CH3)3COH in the gas phase. Assignment of vibrational band structure in (CH3)2O… HCl

Observation of v_s bands in the infrared spectra of some O…H-Cl and O…H-F dimers and their deutero derivatives completes the investigation of a series of twelve related dimers. Comparison is made with related spectra, and arguments are advanced in favour of the earlier assignment of the band structure in the spectrum of (CH₃)₂O… H-Cl.     

Spectroscopic characteristics of dimethylsulfoxide molecules coordinated to Mg2+ cation. structure of complexes [Mg(DMSO)i(CH3CN)6-i]2+ from the data of quantum-chemical calculations and IR spectra of Mg(ClO4)2-DMSO-CH3CN Solutions

By the DFT B3LYP/6-31G** method the geometry was optimized and IR spectra were calculated of complexes [Mg(DMSO) _i (CH₃CN)_6-i ]²⁺ (i = 1–6). The values of free energy ΔG in the reaction of ligands substitution in the coordination sphere of the cation were determined. A satisfactory agreement between experimental and calculated values of structural parameters and infrared spectra of free molecules and coordinated to the cation DMSO was obtained. The regularities in the changes of the spectroscopic and structural characteristics of [Mg(DMSO) _i (CH₃CN)_6-i ]²⁺ complexes at varying their composition were revealed. The frequencies and absolute integral intensities of DMSO bands in the IR spectra of pure liquid, solutions in acetonitrile, and in three-component solutions Mg(ClO₄)₂-DMSO-CH₃CN were measured. A correspondence between the calculated change of the frequency and absolute intensity of the IR bands v(C≡N), v(C-C), v(S=O), and v(SC) of the complexes and the corresponding values in the IR spectra of the solutions with different content of components of binary solvent was found.     

Determination of mannitol and three sugars in Ligustrum lucidum Ait. by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection

A method based on capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection has been developed for the separation and determination of mannitol, sucrose, glucose, and fructose in Ligustrum lucidum Ait. for the first time. Effects of several important factors such as the concentration of NaOH, separation voltage, injection time, and detection potential were investigated to acquire the optimum conditions. The detection electrode was a 300 μm diameter copper disc electrode at a working potential of +0.65 V (versus saturated calomel electrode (SCE)). The four analytes can be well separated within 13 min in a 40 cm length fused-silica capillary at a separation voltage of 12 kV in a 75 mM NaOH aqueous solution. The relation between peak current and analyte concentration was linear over about three orders of magnitude with detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 1 to 2 μM for all analytes. The proposed method has been successfully applied to monitor the mannitol and sugar contents in the plant samples at different growth stages with satisfactory assay results.     

Interaction of half-sandwich alkylmolybdenum(III) complexes with B(C6F5)3. The X-ray structure of [CpMo(η-C4H6)(μ-Cl)(μ-CH2)(O)MoCp][CH3B(C6F5)3]

The reactions of the half-sandwich molybdenum(III) complexes CpMo(η⁴-C₄H₄R₂)(CH₃)₂, where Cp=η⁵-C₅H₅ and R=H or CH₃, with equimolar amounts of B(C₆F₅)₃ have been investigated in toluene. EPR monitoring shows the formation of an addition product which does not readily react with Lewis bases such as ethylene, pyridine, or PMe₃. The analysis of the EPR properties and the X-ray structure of a decomposition product obtained from dichloromethane, [CpMo(η⁴-C₄H₆)(μ-Cl)(μ-CH₂)(O)MoCp][CH₃B(C₆F₅)₃], indicate that the borane attack has occurred at the methyl position.     

离子速度成像方法研究二溴甲烷的紫外光解动力学

利用二维离子速度成像(Ion-Velocity Imaging)方法对二溴甲烷分子在234和267 nm附近的光解动力学行为进行了研究. 实验中得到了二溴甲烷光解产生的Br^*(²P_1/2)和Br(²P_3/2)在不同波长下的角度和平动能分布. 在平动能分布中发现两个高斯分布, 推测其中主要是C—Br的快速解离, 而高能宽分布则来自于CH₂Br自由基的二次解离过程. 通过角度分布得到了Br^*与Br中来自直接解离和非绝热交叉跃迁两种来源的比例. 结果表明Br^*原子主要来自于B₁态的直接解离, 而Br则绝大部分是从B₁态向A₁的非绝热交叉跃迁得到, 并导致了两种解离通道能量分布的差别.     

ZrO2酸碱性质的TPD表征 II. NH3和CO2共吸附研究

用NH_3和CO_2双组分并吸附TPD-MS和IR技术对ZrO_2催化剂表面酸中心和碱中心的相互关系进行了表征. 先吸附NH_3（或CO_2）对在其后吸附的CO_2（或NH_3）不仅无阻碍，反而导致后吸附CO_2（或NH_3）在最高程脱峰温区（＞510 K）的脱附量增加．这种双组分并吸附效应在IR谱图上表现为NH_3共吸附诱发生成了一种新的CO_2吸附态，即在碱中心上形成单齿碳酸根物种．同时CO_2共吸附又强化NH_3与Zr~(4＋)（Lewis酸中心）的配位键合．这表明ZrO_2表面存在相互邻接的酸中心和碱中心，它们通过表面键诱导极化而令酸－碱相互作用加强．这类双组分共吸附效应可归结为表面键诱导酸－碱相互作用．     

Complex [Cd(dafo)2(tphpo)(CH3COO)]ClO4 (dafo=4,5-diazafluoren-9-one, tphpo=triphenylphosphine oxide) with chiral metal centers. Helical packing induced by π-π stacking interactions of dafo rings

The first complex of 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one (dafo) and cadmium: [Cd(dafo)₂(tphpo)(CH₃COO)]ClO₄ (triphenylphosphine oxide=tphpo) is a quaternary complex with chiral metal centers and crystallizes in a monoclinic cell with space group P₂(1)/n. Cadmium centers with 7-fold coordination adopt a distorted monocapped trigonal prismatic geometry. Two oxygen atoms of acetate and one oxygen atom of triphenylphosphine oxide form the top triangle of the trigonal prism, while three nitrogen atoms from two dafo groups construct the bigger bottom triangle. The last nitrogen atom of dafo groups occupies the monocapped position. Here, dafo molecules display two different coordination patterns, namely unsymmetric and symmetric chelation. Moreover, the interesting linking of screw related cations is fabricated by inter-molecular π-π stacking interactions in the complex.     

溶胶-凝胶法制备(Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Ti0.9Zr0.1)O3无铅压电陶瓷研究

锆钛酸钡钙基无铅压电陶瓷由于具有较好的压铁电性能且环境友好而备受研究者关注,但其存在烧结温度高(>1450℃)、居里温度低等缺点。为降低锆钛酸钡钙基压电陶瓷的预烧及烧结温度,并优化其电学性能,本研究采用溶胶-凝胶法成功合成了(Ba_0.85Ca_0.15)(Ti_0.9Zr_0.1)O₃无铅压电陶瓷的前驱粉体,并在预烧温度为1000℃、烧结温度为1420℃时成功制备了(Ba_0.85Ca_0.15)(Ti_0.9Zr_0.1)O₃陶瓷,相较于传统固相法,陶瓷的预烧温度降低了250℃,烧结温度降低了30℃,成功改善了陶瓷的烧结行为,得到了铁电性能、介电性能和压电性能优良且致密性良好的低温烧结陶瓷。     

BrO与CH3SH反应机理的量子化学及拓扑研究

利用密度泛函和电子密度拓扑分析方法对BrO与CH₃SH反应的微观机理进行了理论研究. 在B3LYP/6-311G (d, p)水平上对反应势能面上的各驻点进行几何构型的全优化; 振动分析和IRC计算证实了中间体和过渡态的真实性和相互连接关系; 计算得到了各反应通道的活化能, 并进行了零点能校正. 计算结果表明: 该反应存在7个反应通道, 其中生成CH₃S＋HOBr和CH₃SO＋HBr的通道为主要反应通道. 通过对反应过程中部分驻点的电子密度拓扑分析, 首次发现了接近平面的四元环状过渡态, 从而拓展了原来对环状结构过渡态定义的适用范围.