Homogeneous forced hydrolysis of aluminum through the thermal decomposition of urea

Homogeneous hydrolysis of aluminum by decomposition of urea in solution was achieved because the urea coordinates to the Al3+ in solution, forming [Al(H2O)5 (urea)]3+ and to a lesser extent [Al(H2O)4 (urea)2]3+. Upon hydrolysis more hydrolyzed monomeric species, [Al(H2O)5 (OH)]2+, [Al(H2O)4 (OH)2]+, [Al(H2O)4 (urea)(OH)]2+, and [Al(H2O)3 (urea)(OH)2]+, were formed, followed by trimeric species and the Al13 Keggin complex [AlO4Al12(OH)24(H2O)12]7+. The 27Al NMR spectra indicated the formation of other complexes in addition to the Al13 at the end of the hydrolysis reaction.     

SiH3+O(3P)反应机理的理论研究

The reaction for SiH3+O(3P) was studied by ab initio method. The geometries of the reactants, intermediates, transition states and products were optimized at MP2/6-311+G(d,p) level. The single point calculations for all the stationary points were carried out at the QCISD(T) /6-311+G(d,p) level using the MP2/6-311+G(d,p) optimized geometries. The results of the theoretical study indicate that the major pathway is the SiH3+O(3P)→IM1→TS3→IM2→TS8→HOSi+H2. The other minor products include the HSiOH+H, H2SiO+H and HSiO+H2. Furthermore, the products HOSi, HSiO and HSiOH(cis) can undergo dissociation into the product SiO. In addition, the calculations provide a possible interpretation for disagreement about the mechanism of the reaction SiH4+O(3P). It suggests that the products HSiOH, H2SiO and SiO observed by Withnall and Andrews are produced from the secondary reaction SiH3+O(3P) and not from the reaction SiH4+O(3P).     

LiAlH4与Li3AlH6的成键特性及热力学稳定性

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的平面波赝势(PW-PP)方法, 计算了LiAlH4分解反应中各个产物的晶胞参数、电子结构、生成焓和分解反应的反应焓. 反应中各固态、气态物质的晶胞的结构优化后的晶格参数与相应的实验值均符合得较好. 对LiAlH4与Li3AlH6的电子结构分析均表明, 其中的Al—H键为共价键、Li—H键为离子键. 对各分解反应的反应焓计算结果表明, (1) LiAlH4→1/3Li3AlH6+2/3Al+H2,(2) 1/3Li3AlH6→LiH+1/3Al+1/2H2及(3) LiH+Al→LiAl+1/2H2均为吸热反应, 298 K时计算的反应焓分别为14.3、14.9 与50.9 kJ·mol-1, 与相应的实验值符合得较好.     

n(H_2O)(n=1,2)在HO_2+NO→HNO_3反应中的催化机制研究

采用CCSD(T)/aug-cc-p VTZ//B3LYP/6-311+G(2df,2p)方法对n(H_2O)(n=0,1,2)参与HO_2+NO→HNO_3反应的微观机理和速率常数进行了研究.结果表明,由于水分子与HO_2形成的复合物(H_2O…HO_2,HO_2…H_2O)结合NO与水分子形成的复合物(NO…H_2O,ON…H_2O)的反应方式具有较高能垒和较低有效速率,其对HO_2+NO→HNO_3反应的影响远小于双体水(H_2O)2与HO_2(或NO)形成复合物然后再与另一分子反应物NO(或HO_2)的反应方式,因此n(H_2O)(n=1,2)催化HO_2+NO→HNO_3反应主要经历了HO_2…(H_2O)_n(n=1,2)+NO和NO…(H_2O)_n(n=1,2)+HO_22种反应类型.由于HO_2…(H_2O)_n(n=1,2)+NO反应的低能垒和高速率,HO_2…(H_2O)_n(n=1,2)+NO反应优于NO…(H_2O)_n(n=1,2)+HO_2反应.与此同时,由于计算温度范围内HO_2…H_2O+NO反应的有效速率常数比HO_2…(H_2O)2+NO反应对应的有效速率常数大了10~12数量级,可推测(H_2O)_n(n=1,2)催化HO_2+NO→HNO_3反应主要来自于单个水分子.此外,在216.7~298.6 K范围内水分子对HO_2+NO→HNO_3反应起显著的正催化作用,且随温度的升高有明显增大的趋势,在298.2 K时增强因子k'RW1/ktotal达到67.93%,表明在实际大气环境中水蒸气对HO_2+NO→HNO_3反应具有显著影响.     

Ab initio chemical kinetics for the hydrolysis of N2O4 isomers in the gas phase

The mechanism and kinetics for the gas-phase hydrolysis of N(2)O(4) isomers have been investigated at the CCSD(T)/6-311++G(3df,2p)//B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,2p) level of theory in conjunction with statistical rate constant calculations. Calculated results show that the contribution from the commonly assumed redox reaction of sym-N(2)O(4) to the homogeneous gas-phase hydrolysis of NO(2) can be unequivocally ruled out due to the high barrier (37.6 kcal/mol) involved; instead, t-ONONO(2) directly formed by the association of 2NO(2), was found to play the key role in the hydrolysis process. The kinetics for the hydrolysis reaction, 2NO(2) + H(2)O ? HONO + HNO(3) (A) can be quatitatively interpreted by the two step mechanism: 2NO(2) → t-ONONO(2), t-ONONO(2) + H(2)O → HONO + HNO(3). The predicted total forward and reverse rate constants for reaction (A), k(tf) = 5.36 × 10(-50)T(3.95) exp(1825/T) cm(6) molecule(-2) s(-1) and k(tr) = 3.31 × 10(-19)T(2.478) exp(-3199/T) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), respectively, in the temperature range 200-2500 K, are in good agreement with the available experimental data.     

CH_2CH(~2A')自由基与臭氧反应机理的理论研究

用量子化学MP2（full）方法,在6－311+ +G~(**)基组水平上研究了CH_2CH (~2A~＇)自由基与臭氧反应的机理,全参数优化了反应过程中反应物、中间体、过 渡态和产物的几何构型,在QCISD（T,full）/6-311+ +G~(**)水平上计算了它们的 能量,并对它们进行了振动分析,以确定中间体和过渡态的真实性,研究结果表明 ：CH_2CH(~2A~＇)自由基与臭氧反应有两条可行的反应通道,分别为：CH_2CH (~2A~＇)+O_3→TS1→M1→TS2→O_2+OCH_2CH→TS4+O_2→O_2(~3∑_g)+CH_2CHO (~2A~＂)和CH_2CH(~2A~＇)+O_3→M2→TS3→O_2(~3∑_g)+CHO(~2A~＂),后一个反 应通道较容易发生,而且反应活化能小（2.97kJ/mol）,说明CH_2CH(~2A~＇)自由 基与臭氧之间的反应活性很强。     

Theoretical Study on Mechanism of Reaction of OH with HO2NO2

The reaction of HO2NO2 (peroxynitric acid, PNA) with OH was studied by the hybrid density functional B3LYP and CBS-QB3 methods. Based on the calculated potential energy surface, five reaction channels, H2O+NO2+O2, HOOH+NO3, NO2+HO3H, HO2+HONO2 and HO2+HOONO, were examined in detail. The major reaction channel is PNA+OH→M1→TS1→H2O+NO2+O2. Taking a pre-equilibrium approximation and using the CBS-QB3 energies, the theoretical rate constant of this channel was calculated as 1.13×10-12 cm3/(molecule s) at 300 K, in agreement with the experimental result. Comparison between reactions of HOONO2+OH and HONO2+OH was carried out. For HOR+OH reactions, the total rate constants increase from R=NO2 to R=ONO2, which is consistent with experimental measurements.     

Role of O2 + QOOH in low-temperature ignition of propane. 1. Temperature and pressure dependent rate coefficients

The kinetics of the reaction of molecular oxygen with hydroperoxyalkyl radicals have been studied theoretically. These reactions, often referred to as second O(2) addition, or O(2) + QOOH reactions, are believed to be responsible for low-temperature chain branching in hydrocarbon oxidation. The O(2) + propyl system was chosen as a model system. High-level ab initio calculations of the C(3)H(7)O(2) and C(3)H(7)O(4) potential energy surfaces are coupled with RRKM master equation methods to compute the temperature and pressure dependence of the rate coefficients. Variable reaction coordinate transition-state theory is used to characterize the barrierless transition states for the O(2) + QOOH addition reactions as well as subsequent C(3)H(6)O(3) dissociation reactions. A simple kinetic mechanism is developed to illustrate the conditions under which the second O(2) addition increases the number of radicals. The sequential reactions O(2) + QOOH → OOQOOH → OH + keto-hydroperoxide → OH + OH + oxy-radical and the corresponding formally direct (or well skipping) reaction O(2) + QOOH → OH + OH + oxy-radical increase the total number of radicals. Chain branching through this reaction is maximized in the temperature range 600-900 K for pressures between 0.1 and 10 atm. The results confirm that n-propyl is the smallest alkyl radical to exhibit the low-temperature combustion properties of larger alkyl radicals, but n-butyl is perhaps a truer combustion archetype.     

CH_3自由基和O（~3P）反应机理的量子化学研究

用分子轨道从头计算MP2（full）方法和密度泛函理论（DFT）中的B3LYP方法 研究了CH_3自由基和三线态O原子反应的微观机理，优化得到了反应途径上的反应 物、过渡态、中间体和产物的几何构型，通过振动分析对过渡态和中间体构型进行 了确认，在G3不平上计算了能量，同时用经典过渡态理论对该反应的绝对速率常数 进行了理论计算。研究结果表明：CH_3自由基与O（~3P）反应有四条不同的放热反 应通道，主反应通道为IM1→TS1→CH_2O + H，同时反应可彻底裂解生成CO, H_2 及H。     

反应(Cl+HBr→HCl+Br和Cl+HBr→BrCl+H)机理和速率的密度泛函理论研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP方法,在6-311G**基组下,计算研究了反应Cl+HBr→HCl+Br和Cl+HBr→BrCl+H的机理,求得的各过渡态均通过振动分析加以确认.运用求得的反应活化能,以及不同温度下过渡态和反应络合物的配分函数,借助绝对反应速率理论求得50～1500K的反应速率常数.     

Ab initio calculations on the barrier height for the hydrogen addition to ethylene and formaldehyde. The importance of spin projection

Heats of reaction and barrier heights have been computed for H + CH₂CH₂ → C₂H₅, H + CH₂O → CH₃O, and H + CH₂O → CH₂OH using unrestricted Hartree-Fock and Møller–Plesset perturbation theory up to fourth order (with and without spin annihilation), using single-reference configuration interaction, and using multiconfiguration self-consistent field methods with 3-21G, 6-31G(d), 6-31G(d,p), and 6-311G(d,p) basis sets. The barrier height in all three reactions appears to be relatively insensitive to the basis sets, but the heats of reaction are affected by p-type polarization functions on hydrogen. Computation of the harmonic vibrational frequencies and infrared intensities with two sets of polarization functions on heavy atoms [6-31G(2d)] improves the agreement with experiment. The experimental barrier height for H + C₂H₄ (2.04 ± 0.08 kcal/mol) is overestimated by 7?9 kcal/mol at the MP2, MP3, and MP4 levels. MCSCF and CISD calculations lower the barrier height by approximately 4 kcal/mol relative to the MP4 calculations but are still almost 4 kcal/mol too high compared to experiment. Annihilation of the largest spin contaminant lowers the MP4SDTQ computed barrier height by 8?9 kcal/mol. For the hydrogen addition to formaldehyde, the same trends are observed. The overestimation of the barrier height with Møller-Plesset perdicted barrier heights for H + C₂H₄ → C₂H₅, H + CH₂O → CH₃O, and H + CH₂O → CH₂OH at the MP4SDTQ /6-31G(d) after spin annihilation are respectively 1.8, 4.6, and 10.5 kcal/mol.     

Theoretical study of the reaction of ethane with oxygen molecules in the ground triplet and singlet delta States

Quantum chemical calculations are carried out to study the reaction of ethane with molecular oxygen in the ground triplet and singlet delta states. Transition states, intermediates, and possible products of the reaction on the triplet and singlet potential energy surfaces are identified on the basis of the coupled-cluster method. The basis set dependence of coupled-cluster energy values is estimated by the second-order perturbation theory. The values of energy barriers are also refined by using the compound CBS-Q and G3 techniques. It was found that the C(2)H(6) + O(2)(X(3)Σ(g)(-)) reaction leads to the formation of C(2)H(5) and HO(2) products, whereas the C(2)H(6) + O(2)(a(1)Δ(g)) process produces C(2)H(4) and H(2)O(2) molecules. The appropriate rate constants of these reaction paths are estimated on the basis of variational and nonvariational transition-state theories assuming tunneling and possible nonadiabatic transitions in the temperature range 500-4000 K. The calculations showed that the rate constant of the C(2)H(6) + O(2)(a(1)Δ(g)) reaction path is much greater than that of the C(2)H(6) + O(2)(X(3)Σ(g)(-)) one. At the same time, the singlet and triplet potential surface intersection is detected that leads to the appearance of the nonadiabatic quenching channel O(2)(a(1)Δ(g)) + C(2)H(6) → O(2)(X (3)Σ(g)(-)) + C(2)H(6). The rate constant of this process is estimated with the use of the Landau-Zener model. It is demonstrated that, in the case of the existence of thermal equilibrium in the distribution of molecules over the electronic states, at low temperatures (T < 1200 K) the main products of the reaction of C(2)H(6) with O(2) are C(2)H(4) and H(2)O(2), rather than C(2)H(5) and HO(2). At higher temperature (T > 1200 K) the situation is inverted.     

CH3CH2+O(3P)反应机理的理论研究

The reaction for CH3CH2+O(3P) was studied by ab initio method. The geometries of the reactants, intermediates, transition states and products were optimized at MP2/6-311+G(d,p) level. The corresponding vibration frequencies were calculated at the same level. The single-point calculations for all the stationary points were carried out at the QCISD(T)/6-311+G(d,p) level using the MP2/6-311+G(d,p) optimized geometries. The results of the theoretical study indicate that the major products are the CH2O＋CH3, CH3CHO+H and CH2CH2+OH in the reaction. For the products CH2O＋CH3 and CH3CHO+H, the major production channels are A1: (R)→IM1→TS3→(A) and B1: (R)→IM1→TS4→(B), respectively. The majority of the products CH2CH2+OH are formed via the direct abstraction channels C1 and C2: (R)→TS1(TS2)→(C). In addition, the results suggest that the barrier heights to form the CO reaction channels are very high, so the CO is not a major product in the reaction.     

二氧化三氮(N3O2)中性分子和离子的一些重要反应过程的理论研究

二重态的N3O2中性分子作为中间体, 在N3O2阴离子的光解离反应和NO+N2O←→N2+NO2反应中均起重要作用. 在CCSD(T)/6-311G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)+ZPE的水平上, 对这两个反应进行了理论计算. 结果表明, 在N3O2阴离子的光解离反应中, 该阴离子先在光照下解离为与其具有相同的W构型的中性分子和一个电子, 这个中性分子是一个过渡态, 它将打破C2v构型变成具有Cs对称性的W型中间异构体, 然后再经过一个过渡态, 裂解成N2O+NO两个小分子. 这个裂解过程的能垒非常低(5.96 kJ/mol), 因此在实验中很难检测到W型的中间异构体. 在另一个重要的[N3O2]体系的反应(NO+N2O←→N2+NO2)中, 找到了两条反应通道, 其中不经过中间异构体的一步转化通道更为可行.     

C_2h_3自由基与O_2反应机理的量子化学研究

用量子化学从头计算中UMP2(full)方法优化了C_2H_3自由基与O_2反应通道上 驻点（反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物）的几何构型，在Gaussian-3(G3)水平上计 算了它们的能量。在此基础上计算了该反应通道上各基元反应的反应活化能。通过 我们的研究发现，C_2H_3自由基与氧气反应存在着三元环、四元环和五元环反应机 理，且分别生成不同的产物，从反应活化能的计算结果扯CH_2O和CHO是反应的主要 产物，其次还可能生成CH_3 + CO_2, CH_2CO_2 + H, C_2H_2 + O_2H和COHCOH + H等产物，且它们生成几率逐渐减少，我们对生成产物CH_2O + CHO, CH_3 + CO_2, C_2H_2 + O_2H和COHCOH + H四条反应通道化学反应热的计算结果与实验吻 合较好。     

Low-temperature chemistry in helium droplets: reactions of aluminum atoms with O2 and H2O

The doping of He droplets by Al atoms and their reactions with H(2)O and O(2) at T = 0.37 K was investigated. It was found that at high doping concentrations, the incorporated Al atoms do not aggregate to form clusters. They rather remain as separated atoms inside of the He droplets. Mass spectrometry and the recently developed depletion method have been applied to study the reactions. It was found that single Al atoms react with single O(2) molecules. The dominant product of this reaction occurring inside of the He droplets is AlO(2). The reaction between Al and O(2) clusters has also been detected. The Al clusters react with single H(2)O molecules or clusters. While single Al atoms react with H(2)O clusters, no reaction of single Al atoms with a single water molecule was found.     

Theoretical Study of Reaction Mechanism of 1-Propenyl Radical with NO

The reaction system of 1-propenyl radical with NO is an ideal model for studying the intermolecular and intramolecular reactions of complex organic free radicals containing C=C double bonds. On the basis of the full optimization of all species with the Gaussian 98 package at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level, the reaction mechanism was elucidated extensively using the vibrational mode analysis. There are seven reaction pathways and five sets of small molecule end products: CH2O+CH3CN, CH2CHCN+H2O, CH3CHO+HCN, CH3CHO+HNC, and CH3CCH+HNO. The channel of C3H5￠+NO→ IM1→TS1→IM2→TS2→IM3→TS3→CH3CHO+HCN is thermodynamically most favorable.     

Facile synthesis of monomeric alumatranes

Alumatranes, tricyclic neutral molecules featuring a transannular N --> Al bond, can act as Lewis acids that activate substrates in the axial coordination site. Treatment of tris(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyl)amine with AlMe(3) afforded dimeric (AlL)(2) 1 [wherein L = tris(2-oxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyl)amine]. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed bridging between AlL monomers by two Al-O bonds. Reactions of 1 with substrates containing O or N donors generated the alumatranes THF-AlL 2, PhCHO-AlL 3, H(2)NCH(2)CH(2)NH(2)-AlL 4, and [PhO-AlL](-) 5, in which the apical added ligand on the five-coordinate aluminum center causes variation in the transannular bond distance. Water coordinates with 1 at -20 degrees C to form the alumatrane H(2)O-AlL 6 that undergoes partial hydrolysis at room temperature to produce 7, which X-ray crystallography showed to be composed of four AlL fragments linked by an (H(2)O)(2)(HO)(2)Al(OH)(2)Al(OH)(2)(H(2)O)(2) framework in which the O(4)AlO(2)AlO(4) moiety is of local D(2)(h)() symmetry. According to X-ray analysis, 7 can crystallize in at least two polymorphic modifications: triclinic 7a and monoclinic 7b. The reaction of 3 with water also generated 6 and 7, depending on the reaction temperature. Dimeric 1 was found to promote the reaction of benzaldehyde with trimethylsilyl cyanide at room temperature to provide 2-trimethylsilyoxyphenylacetonitrile in 95% yield.     

CF3O2自由基和NO反应机理的理论研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法, 分别在6-31G、6-311G、6-311+G(d)基组水平上研究了CF3O2自由基和NO反应机理. 研究结果表明, CF3O2自由基和NO反应存在三条可行的反应通道, 优化得到了相应的中间体和过渡态. 从活化能看, 通道CH3O2+NO→IM1→TS1→IM2→TS2→CF3O+ONO的活化能最低, 仅为70.86 kJ•mol-1, 是主要反应通道, 主要产物是CF3O和NO2. 而通道CH3O2+NO→IM1→TS3→CF3ONO2和CH3O2+NO→TS4→IM3→TS5→IM4→TS6→CF3O+NOO的活化能较高, 故该反应难以进行.     

Al(H2O)63+水交换反应溶剂效应的量子化学团簇模型-密度泛函理论方法研究

在气相模型、极化连续模型、超分子模型和超分子-极化连续模型的基础上,采用量子化学团簇模型密度泛函理论方法,在B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)基组水平下系统地开展了以下研究:优化得到Al(H2O)63+水交换反应的反应物、过渡态和产物构型,采用MP2方法在相同基组水平下计算得到相应的单点能,考虑零点振动能、热力学校正项和熵等参数的影响,计算得到Al(H2O)63+水交换反应的Gibbs自由能变和反应速率常数kex.计算结果表明:GP-SM//MP2-PCM和GP-SM-PCM//MP2-PCM模型得到的kex相近,并且与文献值相符,说明GP-SM//MP2-PCM模型可以充分考虑真实溶剂效应和主体溶剂效应,适用于Al(H3O)63+体系水交换反应的模拟.