Conformation-dependent reaction thermochemistry: study of lactones and lactone enolates in the gas phase

Gas-phase acidities (Delta H degrees (acid)) of lactones with ring sizes from four to seven have been measured on a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. Electron affinities (EAs) of the corresponding lactone enolate radicals were measured on a continuous-wave ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, and the bond dissociation energies (BDEs) of the alpha C-H bonds were derived. In order of increasing ring size, Delta H degrees (acid) = 368.7 +/- 2., 369.4 +/- 2.2, 367.3 +/- 2.2, and 368.3 +/- 2.2 kcal/mol and BDE = 99.4 +/- 2.3, 94.8 +/- 2.3, 89.2 +/- 2.3, and 92.8 +/- 2.4 kcal/mol for beta-propiolactone, gamma-butyrolactone, delta-valerolactone, and epsilon-caprolactone, respectively. For their corresponding enolate radicals, EA = 44.1 +/- 0.3, 38.8 +/- 0.3, 35.3 +/- 0.3, and 37.9 +/- 0.6 kcal/mol. All of these lactones are considerably more acidic than methyl acetate, consistent with a dipole repulsion model. Both BDEs and EAs show a strong dependence on ring size, whereas Delta H degrees (acid) does not. These findings are discussed, taking into account differential electronic effects and differential strain between the reactant and product species in each reaction.     

Heteronuclear diatomic transition-metal cluster ions in the gas phase: Reactivity and thermochemistry of AgFe+

The gas-phase chemistry of AgFe⁺ was studied by using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. AgFe⁺ is unreactive with alkanes but reacts with cyclic and linear (C4–C8) alkenes. The primary reactions are dominated by dehydrogenation and condensation. In addition, cluster splitting is observed in the reaction of AgFe⁺ with benzene. Secondary reactions generally involve cluster splitting with the loss of Ag, although AgFeC₅H ₆ ⁺ is observed to dehydrogenate cyclopentene to yield AgFeC₁₀H ₁₂ ⁺ . Ion-molecule reactions, collision-induced dissociation, and photodissociation experiments were used to determine the bond energiesD°(Fe⁺–Ag)=53±7 kcal/mol andD°(Ag⁺–Fe)=46±7 kcal/mol. These values in turn were used to calculateH _f (AgFe⁺)=296±7 kcal/mol andIP(AgFe)=6.5±0.3 eV. Related chemical and physical properties of CuFe⁺ are presented for comparison.     

Reactivity of finely dispersed iron (III) oxides and oxide hydroxides in solid-state reactions

The kinetics of the reaction of-Fe₂O₃ (hematite) with K₂CO₃ was studied at 600–800 °C for hematite samples prepared in different ways. The results demonstrated that the hematite reactivity is not a simple function of the specific surface area (or particle size), but depends significantly on the sample preparation history, especially at lower reaction temperature. The effect of low-temperature sintering on the hematite reactivity is discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Die Kinetik der Reaktion unterschiedlich präparierter-Fe₂O₃- (Hämatit-) Proben mit K₂CO₃ bei 600–800 °C wurde untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Reaktivität des Hämatits keine einfache Funktion der spezifischen Oberfläche (bzw. Teilchengrösse) ist, sondern deutlich von der Vorgeschichte der Probe, insbesondere bei tieferer Temperatur, abhängt. Der Einfluss des Tieftemperatursinterns auf die Reaktivität des Hämatits wird diskutiert.

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The nature of ionic liquids in the gas phase

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS) experiments showed that when aprotic ionic liquids vaporize under pressure and temperature conditions similar to those of a reduced-pressure distillation, the gas phase is composed of discrete anion-cation pairs. The evolution of the mass spectrometric signals recorded during fractional distillations of binary ionic liquid mixtures allowed us to monitor the changes of the gas-phase composition and the relative volatility of the components. In addition, we have studied a protic ionic liquid, and demonstrated that it exists as separated neutral molecules in the gas phase.     

Molecular ions of ionic liquids in the gas phase

Ionic liquids form neutral ion pairs (CA) upon evaporation. The softness of the gas-phase ionization of field ionization has been used to generate "molecular ions," CA(+*), of ionic liquids, most probably by neutralization of the anion. In detail, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-thiocyanate, [C(6)H(11)N(2)](+) [SCN](-), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium-tricyanomethide, [C(8)H(15)N(2)](+) [C(4)N(3)](-), N-butyl-3-methylpyridinium-dicyanamide, [C(10)H(16)N](+) [C(2)N(3)](-), and 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium-bis[(trifluormethyl)sulfonyl]amide, [C(9)H(20)N](+) [C(2)F(6)NO(4)S(2)](-) were used. The assignment as CA(+*) ions, which has been confirmed by accurate mass measurements and misassignments due to thermal decomposition of the ionic liquids, has been ruled out by field desorption and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of the residues.     

Chirality recognition between neutral molecules in the gas phase

Noncovalent interactions are particularly intriguing when they involve chiral molecules, because the interactions change in a subtle way upon replacing one of the partners by its mirror image. The resulting phenomena involving chirality recognition are relevant in the biosphere, in organic synthesis, and in polymer design. They may be classified according to the permanent or transient chirality of the interacting partners, leading to chirality discrimination, chirality induction, and chirality synchronization processes. For small molecules, high-level quantum chemical calculations for such processes are feasible. To provide reliable connections between theory and experiment, such phenomena are best studied in vacuum isolation at low temperature, using rotational, vibrational, electronic, and photoionization spectroscopy. We review these techniques and the results which have become available in recent years, with special emphasis on dimers of permanently chiral molecules and on the influence of conformational flexibility. Analogies between the microscopic mechanisms and macroscopic phenomena and between intra- and intermolecular cases are drawn.     

Determination of solid solution limits based on the thermal behaviour of aluninium substituted iron hydroxides and oxides

The formation of substitutional solid solutions of the isostructural oxyhydroxides -FeOOH--AlOOH (goethite-diaspore and -FeOOH--AlOOH (lepidocrocite-boehmite) was investigated by X-ray powder diffraction technique and by thermal analysis.The unit cell parameters of both orthorhombic structures of -Fe_1–x-Al_xOOH (Pbnm) and -Fe_1–xAl_xOOH (Cmcm) decrease clearly with the increase of aluminium content up tox=0.10.Thermal analysis reveals the sensitivity of DTA and DTG effects to the composition of solid solutions. The temperatures of topotactic formation of rhombohedral -(Fe, Al)₂O₃ and of the defect-spinel -(Fe, Al)₂O₃ during the dehydroxylation of -(Fe, Al)OOH and -(Fe, Al)OOH respectively increase as the aluminium concentration rises up to 10 mol%. The dehydration curves of samples with greater aluminium content exhibits the same maximumm/T as for the 10 mol% Al-preparation, indicating indirectly the end-members of the solid solution ranges.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels Röntgendiffraktion und Thermoanalyse wurde die Bildung von Substitutions-Mischkristallen der isostrukturellen Oxyhydroxide -FeOOH--AlOOH (Goethit-Diaspor) und -FeOOH--AlOOH (Lepidokrokit-Böhmit) untersucht. Die Elementarzellenparameter beider rhombischer Strukturen von -Fe_1–xAl_xOOH (Pbnm) und -Fe_1–xAl_xOOH (Cmcm) werden mit zunehmenden Aluminiumgehalt bis zux=0.10 eindeutig kleiner.Thermoanalyse zeigt die Empfindlichkeit von DTA- und DTG-Effekten gegenüber der Zusammensetzung der Mischkristalle. Steigt die Aluminiumkonzentration bis 10 mol% an, so erhöhen sich auch die Temperaturen für die topotaktische Bildung von rhomboedrischem -(Fe,Al)₂O₃ und des Defekt-Spinells -(Fe,Al)₂O₃ bei der Dehydroxylierung von -(Fe,Al)OOH und -(Fe,Al)OOH. Die Dehydratationskurven von Proben mit einem größeren Aluminiumgehalt zeigen dasselbe m/T-Maximum wie für die Proben mit 10 mol%, was indirekt auf die Grenze des Mischkristallbereiches deutet.

     

Potential energy surface and thermochemistry for the direct gas phase reaction of germane and water

Gas phase reaction between germane GeH₄ and water H₂O was investigated at CCSD(T)/[aug-cc-pVTZ-pp for Ge + Lanl2dz for H and O]//MP2/6-31G(d,p) level. Only the hydrogen elimination channels are monitored. Within the energy range of 100 kcal/mol, we located nine equilibrium and six transition states on the potential energy surface (PES) of the Ge–O–H systems. GeH₄ reacts with H₂O exothermically (by 2.37 kcal/mol) without a barrier to form a non-planar complex GeH₄·H₂O which isomerizes to GeH₃OH·H₂ and H₂GeOH₂·H₂ with a barrier of 44.34 kcal/mol and 53.75 kcal/mol respectively. The first step of hydrogen elimination gives two non-planar species, GeH₃OH and H₂GeOH₂ but germinol GeH₃OH is found to be more stable. Further thermal decomposition reactions of GeH₃OH involving hydrogen elimination have been studied extensively using the same method. The final hydrogen elimination step gives HGeOH which can exist in cis and trans forms. As the trans form is more stable, only the trans form is considered on the potential energy surface (PES) of the reaction. The important thermochemical parameters (∆_rE_tot + ZPE), ∆_rH and ∆_rG for the H₂ elimination pathways are predicted accurately.     

Catalytic activity of iron hydroxides and manganese hydroxides in the deoxygenation of water

Catalysts prepared by the modification of FIBAN K-4 and FIBAN X-1 fibrous ion exchangers with the hydroxides of iron and manganese were developed and tested in a water deoxygenation process. It was established that the samples obtained by the supporting of Fe(III) hydroxide onto the FIBAN X-1 ampholyte were most effective. The conclusion that the high activity of the catalytic system is caused by the formation of a mixed phase of Fe(II) and Fe(III) hydroxides of the spinel type containing mobile (weakly bound) lattice oxygen was made. A reaction scheme was proposed to explain the reaction mechanism.     

Studies on the reactions of aluminium oxides and hydroxides

The hydrothermal and decomposition reactions of differently ground gibbsite and its reaction products were studied. The samples were treated isothermally under hydrothermal conditions or in air, and the products were characterized by thermogravimetry and IR spectroscopy. It was found that the method and duration of grinding and the particle size of the starting gibbsite influenced the reactivity of the gibbsite itself and that of the primary reaction products. In a later step of the reaction sequence (hydrothermal rehydration of-alumina), the effects of the differences in the properties of the starting gibbsites were insignificant.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurden die hydrothermischen und Zersetzungsreaktionen verschiedener Gibbsitproben und deren Reaktionsprodukten untersucht. Die Proben wurden unter hydrothermischen Bedingungen oder in Luft isothermisch behandelt, die Produkte mittels TG und IR beschrieben. Es wurde festgestellt, da\ Art und Weise der Zerkleinerung und Korngrö\e des Gibbsit-Ausgangsmateriales die ReaktivitÄt von Gibbsit selbst, aber auch die der primÄren Reaktionsprodukte beeinflu\t. In spÄteren Schritten des Reaktionsverlaufes (hydrothermische Rehydratation von-Aluminiumoxid) besitzen Unterschiede in den Eigenschaften des Gibbsit-Ausgangsmateriales keinen Einflu\.

     

Paradigms and paradoxes: organic thermochemistry without hydrogen: carbon oxides and nitrides

All organic compounds contain carbon. Most contain hydrogen. This brief study discusses the enthalpy of formation of a collection of organic compounds containing only oxygen or nitrogen accompanying the carbon.     

Static SIMS studies of the oxides and hydroxides of aluminium

The degree of hydroxylation or hydration of aluminium surfaces has been examined by static secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SSIMS). The SSIMS spectra of a series of aluminium oxide, oxyhydroxide and hydroxide surfaces have been obtained using instruments in three configurations. Similarities were observed in both negative and positive secondary ions spectra. Even though a direct comparison of the relative intensities cannot be made from one instrument to the other, a similar ranking of the various aluminium hydroxylation states was observed. Several ranking methods are discussed, as well as the similarities and differences observed while using the three instruments. Similar secondary ions were detected whatever the degree of hydroxylation of the aluminium oxide. This argues in favour of the formation of fragments by the combination of individually sputtered atoms or clusters to form the more stable secondaries, rather than the kick-off of 'structure-related' clusters originating directly from the upper surface layer.     

On the iron oxide neutral cluster distribution in the gas phase. I. Detection through 193 nm multiphoton ionization

Iron oxide (FemOn) neutral clusters are generated in the gas phase through laser ablation of the metal and reaction with various concentrations of O2 in He. The mixture of expansion gas and neutral FemOn cluster species is expanded through a supersonic nozzle into a vacuum system, in which the clusters are ionized by an ArF excimer laser at 193 nm, and the ions are detected and identified in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. In this report, the experimental parameters that influence the observed cluster distributions, such as ablation laser power, expansion pressure, vacuum system pressure, and 193 nm ArF ionization laser power, are explored. In the second paper in this series, the effect of the ionization laser wavelength (355 nm, 193 nm, 118 nm) on the observed cluster ion distribution is explored. The cluster ion distribution observed employing 193 nm laser ionization, is sensitive to the neutral cluster distribution as evidenced by the change in the observed time-of-flight mass spectra with changes in laser power, growth conditions, and expansion conditions. The thermodynamically stable neutral clusters for saturated O2 growth conditions are suggested to be of the forms FemOm, FemO(m+1), and FemO(m+2); which one of these series of neutral clusters is most stable depends on the size of the cluster. For m < 10, FemOm is the most stable neutral cluster series, for 10 < or = m < or = 20, FemO(m+1) is the most stable neutral cluster series, and for 21 < or = m < = 30, FemO(m+2) is the most stable neutral cluster series. Some neutral cluster fragmentation is clearly present for 193 nm ionization due to multiphoton absorption in both the neutral and ionic cluster species.     

Studies on the thermal reactions of aluminium oxides and hydroxides

The gibbsite -alumina decomposition (in air) and the-alumina boehmite transformation (under hydrothermal conditions) were investigated isothermally. Reaction products were characterized by TG and X-ray diffraction.The rate of the gibbsite -alumina reaction below 250 °C appears to be nucleation and growth controlled. That of the hydrothermal transformation of-alumina to boehmite depends on the time of grinding and the particle size of the gibbsite from which the-oxide has been prepared. During this reaction, partial re-formation of gibbsite was observed at lower temperatures, but the final product was always boehmite.

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Zusammenfassung Die Zersetzung von Hydrargillit zu-Aluminiumoxid in Luft und die Umwandlung von-Aluminiumoxid zu Böhmit unter hydrothermalen Bedingungen bei isothermer Versuchsführung wurden untersucht. Die Reaktionsprodukte wurden mittels Thermogravimetrie und Röntgenbeugung charakterisiert. Die Geschwindigkeit der Umsetzung von Hydrargillit zu-Aluminiumoxid unterhalb 250 °C wird durch Keimbildung und Wachstum bestimmt. Die Geschwindigkeit der hydrothermalen Umsetzung-Al₂O₃Böhmit hängt von der Mahldauer und der Teilchengrössen des Hydrargillits ab, aus dem das-Al₂O₃ präpariert worden war. Während letztere Reaktion wird bei tieferer Temperatur partiell Hydrargillit gebildet, das Endprodukt war stets Böhmit.

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Generation and characterization of ionic and neutral P(OH) 2 +/. in the gas phase by tandem mass spectrometry and computational chemistry

The bicoordinated dihydroxyphosphenium ion P(OH)2+ (1+) was generated specifically by charge-exchange dissociative ionization of triethylphosphite and its connectivity was confirmed by collision induced dissociation and neutralization-reionization mass spectra. The major dissociation of 1+ forming PO+ ions at m/z 47 involved another isomer, O=P-OH2+ (2+), for which the optimized geometry showed a long P-OH2 bond. Dissociative 70-eV electron ionization of diethyl phosphite produced mostly 1+ together with a less stable isomer, HP(O)OH+ (3+). Ion 2+ is possibly co-formed with 1+ upon dissociative 70-eV electron ionization of methylphosphonic acid. Neutralization-reionization of 1+ confirmed that P(OH)2* (1) was a stable species. Dissociations of neutral 1, as identified by variable-time measurements, involved rate-determining isomerization to 2 followed by fast loss of water. A competitive loss of H occurs from long-lived excited states of 1 produced by vertical electron transfer. The A and B states undergo rate-determining internal conversion to vibrationally highly excited ground state that loses an H atom via two competing mechanisms. The first of these is the direct cleavage of one of the O-H bonds in 1. The other is an isomerization to 3 followed by cleavage of the P-H bond to form O=P-OH as a stable product. The relative, dissociation, and transition state energies for the ions and neutrals were studied by ab initio and density functional theory calculations up to the QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p) and CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ levels of theory. RRKM calculations were performed to investigate unimolecular dissociation kinetics of 1. Excited state geometries and energies were investigated by a combination of configuration interaction singles and time-dependent density functional theory calculations.     

Decomposition of neutral, singly and doubly protonated benzoquinone in the gas phase

The unimolecular fragmentations of singly and doubly protonated ortho-, meta-, and para-benzoquinones (BQH(+) and BQH(2)(2+), respectively) are studied by tandem mass spectrometry. The dominant fragmentation pathways lead to the elimination of a neutral CO molecule from BQH(+) and, by charge separation, to the expulsion of protonated CO from BQH(2)(2+). Reaction mechanisms are elucidated based on labeling experiments and UB3 LYP calculations. These results reveal that the respective reactions proceed in an analogous fashion to the decarbonylation of neutral benzoquinones, which decompose into carbon monoxide and cyclopentadienone. Single protonation facilitates all steps on the reaction pathway with neutral CO and O-protonated cyclopentadienone as final products. In contrast, double protonation leads to an increase of the barriers for the decomposition yielding CO.H(+) and O-protonated cyclopentadienone. This major process of BQH(2)(2+) is accompanied by two minor channels, which lead to the elimination of neutral carbon monoxide and water, respectively. The proton affinity of the para-BQH(+) monocation is estimated as 3.6+/-0.3 eV.     

Predicting points of zero charge of oxides and hydroxides

Pauling's electrostatic valence principle has been applied to describe the surface-charging mechanism of oxides in an aqueous environment. This approach has led to the development of an equation with which one can predict the points of zero charge (PZC) of oxides and hydroxides from crystallographic data. The equation proposed in the present work is an improved version of Parks' PZC equation. The improvements are the following: (i) The equation does not incorporate correction terms to take the cation coordination numbers into account; (ii) the PZC of a complex oxide can be predicted directly from crystallographic data instead of from “assumed” PZCs of its component oxides; and (iii) one can use the mean metal-oxygen bond distance of a crystal instead of the ionic radii tabulated by Parks, which are not consistent with the up-to-date values.     

Pyrolytic hydrolysis of polycarbonate in the presence of earth-alkali oxides and hydroxides

The rise in the use of polycarbonate (PC) calls for the development of after-use treatments. In this work, we describe a process for obtaining bisphenol A (BPA), phenol and isopropenyl phenol (IPP) from PC by hydrolysis at temperatures between 300 and 500 °C. The experiments were carried out in a steam atmosphere in the presence of MgO, CaO, Mg(OH)₂ or Ca(OH)₂ as catalysts, respectively. The results were compared with the hydrolysis of PC in the absence of any catalysts. All of these catalysts accelerated the hydrolysis of PC drastically, with MgO and Mg(OH)₂ being more effective than their Ca counterparts. The differences between oxides and hydroxides were negligible indicating the same mechanism for both, oxides and hydroxides. BPA was the main product at 300 °C, with a yield of 78% obtained in the presence of MgO. At 500 °C, BPA was mainly degraded to phenol and isopropenyl phenol (IPP). It can be shown that a combined process involving PC hydrolysis at 300 °C and BPA fission at 500 °C leads to high yields of phenol and IPP and the drastic decrease of residue.