Cluster mechanism of the atmosphere ozone destruction by bromine ions

Interaction of bromine ions absorbed by water cluster with adsorbed oxygen and ozone molecules has been investigated by the molecular dynamics method. It was shown that the part of O₂ molecules was removed from the system by evaporating Br⁻ ions, while all O₃ molecules and Br ions were kept in the system during 25 ps. The increase the concentration of the Br⁻ ions in the clusters resulted in a reduction of the absorption intensity and emission in IR spectra at the presence of oxygen, whereas the absorption intensity in the appropriate IR spectra of ozone-containing systems increased with the growth of a number of the Br⁻ ions. Raman spectra of oxygen-containing systems were poorly sensitive to the concentration of the Br⁻ ions but the absorption intensity of Raman spectra for systems with ozone considerably decreased with the growth of a number of bromine ions.     

Computer simulation of oxygen and nitrate ion absorption by water clusters

Using the molecular dynamics method, the joint absorption of oxygen and nitrate ions by water clusters is studied in terms of the polarizable model of flexible molecules. Significant fluctuations are observed in the number of hydrogen bonds in the clusters during the addition of NO₃⁻ ions to water-oxygen aggregates. Dielectric permittivity noticeably changes upon the addition of O₂ molecules to water clusters and nitrate ions to oxygen-containing water clusters. After the absorption of oxygen molecules and nitrate ions, water clusters markedly lose the ability to IR absorption. The Raman spectrum of a medium formed from disperse aqueous system, oxygen, and nitrate ions displays a greater number of bands than the spectrum of a system of pure water clusters.     

Molecular dynamics calculation of spectral characteristics of water clusters in the presence of ozone molecules and chlorine ions

Simultaneous interaction of the (H₂O)₅₀ cluster with O₃ molecules and Cl⁻ ions was studied by the molecular dynamics method. Six O₃ molecules located near the cluster were absorbed by the aqueous aggregate, and Cl⁻ ions in turn left the zone of the interaction with the cluster. Some of Cl⁻ ions penetrated inside the formed (O₃)₆(H₂O)₅₀ cluster and come into collision with O₃ molecules that split the ozone molecule into atoms. When Cl⁻ ions were removed sufficiently far away from the cluster, the water cluster with absorbed O₃ molecules and O atoms was observed for 15.6 ps. The interaction of water molecules with Cl⁻ ions gives rise to an increase in the integral intensity of absorption and emission IR spectra, and also to an essential decrease in the analogous characteristics of the Raman spectrum in the frequency range of 0 ≤ ω ≤ 1000 cm⁻¹. The presence of Cl⁻ ions did not affect essentially the location of the main band in the IR spectra, but considerably changed the shape of the bands in the Raman spectrum.     

Molecular dynamics study of spectral characteristics of water-carbon oxide disperse systems

Absorption and reflection IR spectra of aqueous disperse systems that absorbed carbon oxide molecules are calculated. Systems of small and large clusters containing 2 ≤ n ≤ 10 and 11 ≤ n ≤ 20 water molecules, respectively, are studied. Each cluster can absorb one or two carbon oxide molecules. Both real and imaginary parts of dielectric permittivity of disperse systems depend on the number of adsorbed CO molecules to a greater extent than that of water molecules in clusters. The integral intensity of the absorption of IR radiation by cluster systems increases after the absorption of carbon oxide molecules by clusters. However, the ability to absorb and reflect IR radiation decreases with an increase in the concentration of absorbed CO molecules. Upon the growth of heteroclusters due to addition of water molecules, integral intensity of the absorption of thermal radiation can be enhanced or damped. In general, the clusterization and capture of CO molecules by clusters result in an anti-greenhouse effect.     

Computer-aided study of oxygen absorption by water clusters. IR spectra of heteroclusters

Spectral characteristics of (H₂O)_n, (O₂)_m(H₂O)_n, and (O)_i(H₂O)_n cluster systems, where m≤2, i≤4, and 10 ≤ n ≤ 50, are studied with the molecular dynamics method using a flexible molecule model. The IR absorption spectra are changed substantially as a result of O₂ molecule dissociation, and in the presence of atomic oxygen in the clusters, the spectra are characterized by a deep minimum at 520 cm^?1. The absorption of oxygen causes a marked reduction in reflection coefficient R of monochromatic IR radiation. The number of peaks in the R(ω) spectra decreases to two in the case of molecular oxygen absorption and is no larger than four in the case of atomic oxygen absorption. The absorption of atomic oxygen by the clusters is also accompanied by a significant increase in the dissipation of energy accumulated by the clusters. This effect weakens when molecular oxygen is absorbed. An increase in atomic oxygen concentration in the clusters renders their radiation harder.     

Raman spectra of stilbene negative ions in tetrahydrofuran solution

Raman spectra of stilbene mono- and di-negative ions in tetrahydrofuran solution were obtained by Ar⁺ laser exciting lines. A considerable frequency shift was observed for several vibrations in the successive steps: stilbene → (stilbene)^? → (stilbene)^2?. The observed shift is discussed in a simple VB scheme, particularly in comparison with the results on anthracene negative ions. The resonance Raman effect was striking for both ions with intensity maxima at the exciting wavelengths close to the absorption maxima.     

Computational study of carbon monooxide absorption by ultradisperse systems. Emission spectra

Molecular dynamics was used to study absorption of carbon monoxide molecules by water clusters combined into two groups (2–10 and 11–20 water molecules) on the basis of their statistical weights. Spectral characteristics of the clusters in the frequency range 0 ≤ ω ≤ 1000 cm^?1 were established. Within this range, the integral IR adsorption intensity of both systems increases with addition of CO molecules. The IR emission power increases significantly after a cluster has absorbed one CO molecule but decreases with the absorption of a further CO molecule. A similar situation is observed with the number of electrons “active” toward external electromagnetic radiation. As the smallest clusters containing two CO molecules grow by adding water molecules, the IR emission power decreases. In other cases, these changes are of a periodical character.     

Dielectric characteristics of O2(H2O)i and (O2)2(H2O)i clusters. Computer-aided experiment

Absorption of oxygen molecules by water clusters with sizes of 10 ≤ i ≤ 50 is studied by the molecular dynamics method using the modified TIP4P model. It is revealed that the total dipole moment of the clusters nonmonotonically increases with their sizes. Absorption of O₂ molecules tends to raise the static permittivity of the ultradispersed medium formed by the clusters. The real and imaginary parts of the permittivity of water clusters with absorbed O₂ molecules are aperiodic functions of frequency. The permittivity components turn out to be nonmonotonic functions of cluster sizes. The IR absorption and reflectance spectra are calculated for clusters of pure water and aggregates with absorbed O₂ molecules. After the addition of oxygen molecules, the absorption coefficient of the clusters decreases, while the reflection coefficient increases. It is concluded that the capture of oxygen molecules by atmospheric moisture may reduce the greenhouse effect. Original Russian Text ? A.E. Galashev, V.N. Chukanov, O.A. Galasheva, 2006, published in Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, 2006, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 155–160.     

IR absorption and Raman spectra of silicon dioxide nanoparticles in the presence of water: Computer experiment

Interactions of (SiO₂)₅₀ clusters with 10, 20, 30, or 40 water molecules are studied by molecular dynamics method. Flat SiO₂ nanoparticle covered with a water layer is formed after the inclusion of water molecules into the cluster. As a rule, the integral intensity of IR and Raman spectra lowers after the absorption of H₂O molecules by the cluster. The power of IR radiation emitted by the cluster increases nonmonotonically with the addition of water molecules to the cluster. The absorption of water molecules by the cluster leads to a significant increase in the absorption coefficient and only a slight increase in the refractive index. The number of electrons participating in the interaction with electromagnetic radiation increases with the addition of water molecules to the cluster.     

Automatic microanalyzers: IV. Automatic analyzer for rapid microdetermination of chlorine or bromine in organic compounds

An automatic microdetermination of chlorine or bromine in organic compounds is described. The sample is weighed out in an aluminum microbeaker which is dropped into a vertical combustion tube, previously described, the quartz combustion chamber of which is heated up to 1050 °C. A flash combustion in oxygen takes place and the gaseous combustion products are absorbed in a cell with a circulating absorption solution of acetic acid and hydrazine hydrate as a reducing reagent in water.Both halogens give halogenide ions in the absorption solution where they are titrated coulometrically by electrolytic silver ions with an amperometric titration end point. The precision of the results is the same as that obtained with common microanalytical techniques.     

Spectral characteristics of water clusters in the presence of nitrate ions

Nitrate ion adsorption by water clusters is studied using the molecular dynamics method combined with a polarizable model of flexible molecules. It is established that successive addition of one to six NO ₃ ^? ions to an (H₂O)₅₀ cluster decreases the averaged electrical potential related to the center of masses of water molecules. The (H₂O)₅₀ cluster retains its thermodynamic stability, provided that no more than three nitrate ions are added to it. After NO ₃ ^? ions are adsorbed, the real and imaginary components of the dielectric permittivity and the intensity of the Raman spectrum decrease, while the intensity of the IR absorption spectrum increases. Moreover, ion adsorption by the water cluster reduces the IR absorption coefficient and refractive index.     

Global Minimum‐Energy Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of I2.−⋅n H2O Clusters: A Monte Carlo Simulated Annealing Study

The vibrational (IR and Raman) and photoelectron spectral properties of hydrated iodine‐dimer radical‐anion clusters, I₂^.? ? n H₂O (n=1–10), are presented. Several initial guess structures are considered for each size of cluster to locate the global minimum‐energy structure by applying a Monte Carlo simulated annealing procedure including spin–orbit interaction. In the Raman spectrum, hydration reduces the intensity of the I? I stretching band but enhances the intensity of the O? H stretching band of water. Raman spectra of more highly hydrated clusters appear to be simpler than the corresponding IR spectra. Vibrational bands due to simultaneous stretching vibrations of O? H bonds in a cyclic water network are observed for I₂^.? ? n H₂O clusters with n≥3. The vertical detachment energy (VDE) profile shows stepwise saturation that indicates closing of the geometrical shell in the hydrated clusters on addition of every four water molecules. The calculated VDE of finite‐size small hydrated clusters is extrapolated to evaluate the bulk VDE value of I₂^.? in aqueous solution as 7.6 eV at the CCSD(T) level of theory. Structure and spectroscopic properties of these hydrated clusters are compared with those of hydrated clusters of Cl₂^.? and Br₂^.?.     

Molecular dynamics investigation of the interaction between IR radiation and an ammonia-water medium

The frequency dependence of the absorption factor and refractive index of a dispersion water system absorbing ammonia are studied by means of molecular dynamics. It is found that the capture of the ammonia molecules by water clusters is accompanied by a substantial reduction in their ability to absorb IR radiation in the frequency range 0 ≤ ω ≤ 3500 cm^?1, and the refractive index of the ammonia-water system of clusters is lowered. It is shown that the maxima of the absorption spectra and the refractive index shift to higher frequencies. Starting from a certain concentration of ammonia in the clusters, however, the integral intensity of the spectra increases.     

The gas enhanced negative ion mass spectra of polychloroanisoles

Methane or a methane–oxygen mixture was used as an enhancement gas to obtain negative ion mass spectra of polychloroanisoles. Dichloroanisoles did not react with oxygen but the more highly chlorinated anisoles did. Compounds with hydrogen ortho to the methoxy group had [M? 1]^? ions, while others gave . The fragment arose through loss of an ortho chlorine and amethyl hydrogen. The loss of HCl followed by oxygen displacement of a remaining ortho or para chlorine produced [M? 55]^? ions; the para position was the preferred site of displacement. Another ion-molecule reaction with oxygen leads to [M? CH₂Cl]^?. The fragmentations resemble those of chlorinated aromatics such as the polychlorodibenzodioxins.     

p-π共轭分子的氨基面外弯曲振动模的拉曼光谱

拉曼光谱是一种用途广泛的无损分子检测技术,其能够提供化学物质的分子结构指纹信息.一种面外弯曲振动模被称作wagging振动,它的信号尤为特殊,其频率和强度都非常依赖于检测环境.以乙烯胺和苯胺为例,采用密度泛函理论计算研究了p-π共轭分子分别与水簇和银簇作用的平衡结构、成键作用和拉曼光谱.结果表明,弱相互作用,如分子与金属表面的弱吸附作用以及分子与水之间的氢键作用,均使氨基面外弯曲振动模(ωNH2)的拉曼信号发生显著的变化.考虑溶剂化效应后,氢键作用减弱,计算拉曼光谱趋于一致.通过进一步对电子结构的分析,解释了面外弯曲振动信号显著增强的原因,揭示了面外弯曲振动模与分子p-π共轭作用之间的关系.     

Many-electron oxidation of water as treated within the framework of a functional chemical model of the manganese cofactor of oxidase in photosystem II of natural photosynthesis

The kinetics and products of the oxidation of water by Mn^IV clusters in a 12 M sulfuric acid solution, a functional chemical model of the manganese cofactor of the oxidase in photosystem II of natural photosynthesis, were studied. It was demonstrated that, depending of the conditions, water can be oxidized to either oxygen or ozone. In the reaction mixture, ozone is rapidly and almost completely converted into oxygen. The results obtained were compared to the data on the photosynthetic oxidation of water in red seaweeds.     

O n + clusters produced by the sputtering of solid oxygen

A brief survey is provided of the formation of cluster ions in the sputtering of frozen gases with keV-range energy rare gas atoms or ions, and of radiation damage in the residual solid. The sputtering of solid oxygen produces cluster ions, primarily the series O _3n+2 ⁺ . The constitution of these clusters has been investigated by observing collision-induced dissociation, laser-induced photo-dissociation, and metastable decay in a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. It is proposed that the dominant clusters contain O ₅ ⁺ as the central ion, surrounded by molecules of ozone. Upon electronic excitation of one of the ozone molecules, its departure from the cluster competes with more extensive disintegration, presumably preceded by excitation energy transfer from the excited ozone to O ₅ ⁺ .     

Modeling the infrared and raman spectra of silicon dioxide clusters absorbing water

The effect of absorbed water on the dielectric properties of silicon dioxide nanoparticles is studied by the molecular dynamic method. It is demonstrated using the model of flexible molecules that increasing the number of water molecules in the (SiO₂)₅₀ cluster to 40 results in an enhancement of absorption of infrared radiation over the frequency range 0 cm⁻¹ ≤ ω ≤ 1000 cm⁻¹. It is ascertained that the absorption of water molecules by the (SiO₂)₅₀ cluster considerably alters the shape of Raman spectra of light, smoothing all the peaks after the first one, and that water molecules are concentrated near the cluster surface formed by SiO₂ structural units.     

Functional chemical models of multielectron water oxidation in photosynthesis

The study of water oxidation by Mn _n ^IV clusters, which are functional chemical models of the manganese cofactor (enzyme that oxidizes water in photosystem II of natural photosynthesis) has demonstrated that a Mn₂^IV cluster oxidizes two water molecules to form one oxygen molecule, Mn₄^IVoxidizes four water molecules to form two O₂ molecules, and Mn₈^IVoxidizes eight water molecules to form four O₂ molecules. A Mn₆^IV cluster oxidizes six water molecules to two ozone molecules, whereas Mn₁₂^IV oxidizes twelve water molecules to four ozone molecules. The six-electron oxidation of water to ozone is also observed in photosynthesis in red and brown sea algae under conditions of water deficit. It is hypothesized that, in the case of water deficit in algae, the manganese cofactor with four manganese ions turns into the cofactor with six manganese ions.     

Theoretical investigation of the electronically excited states of chlorine hydrate

As a step toward a first principles characterization of the optical properties of chlorine hydrate, we have calculated the electronic absorption spectrum of a chlorine molecule trapped in dodecahedral (H2O)20 and hexakaidodecahedral (H2O)24 cages. For comparison, spectra were also calculated for an isolated Cl2 molecule as well as for selected Cl2(H2O)n, n < or =8, clusters cut out of the Cl2(H2O)20 cluster, allowing us to follow the evolution of the low-lying excited states with increasing number of surrounding water molecules. Although encapsulation of a chlorine molecule within the water cages has relatively little effect on its low-lying valence transitions, it does result in a large number of solvent-to-solute charge-transfer transitions at energies starting near 48,000 cm(-1).