Study of the structure and spectral properties of dianions of Zn complexes of porphyrins by the method of density functional theory

The structure, solvation energies, and electronic absorption spectra of products corresponding to the second stage of reduction of Zn porphin (Zn-P) with metallic sodium are calculated using methods of density functional theory. Calculated solvation energies of free and bound ions make it possible to assume that, in commonly used aprotic solvents, reduction products form [2Na⁺ · Zn-P^2?] anion-cation contact complexes. The relative energies of the four stable isomers [2Na⁺ · Zn-P^2?] detected in the gas phase and solvents are considerably different. The arrangement of Na⁺ on different sides of the macrocycle and along the NN axis favors the interaction with the solvent and stabilization in the solution. This conclusion is consistent with the data of calculations of electronic absorption spectra and of modeling of the spectral manifestations of the electron photodetachment from dianions of Zn-tetraphenylporphyrin (Zn-TPP) in frozen matrices. The behavior of the calculated transitions in the series of neutral and charged forms of Zn-P and Zn-TPP is well consistent with experimental data. Despite the fact that the spectral properties of the neutral and dianionic forms of Zn-P and Zn-TPP in the visible range are similar, the nature of their excited states is different.     

Microscopic structure of liquid dimethyl sulphoxide and its electrolyte solutions: molecular dynamics simulations

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of pure dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and solutions of Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Cl^?, NaCl and CaCl₂ in DMSO have been performed at 298.15 K and 398.15 K in NVT ensembles by using a four-interaction-site model of DMSO and reaction field method for Coulombic interactions. The structure of solvent, ion-solvation shells and ion-pairs have been analysed by employing a concept of coordination centres and characteristic vectors of the solvent molecule. Results are given for atom-atom (corresponding to DMSO), ion-atom and ion-ion radial distribution functions (RDFs), orientation of the DMSO molecules and their geometrical arrangements in the first solvation shells of the ions (Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Cl^?). A preferential formation of cyclic dimers with antiparallel alignment between dipole moments of nearest-neighbour molecules in the pure solvent is found. Geometrical models of the first coordination shells of the ions in ‘infinitely dilute solutions’ are proposed. Ion-ion RDFs in NaCl-DMSO and CaCl₂-DMSO solutions reveal the presence of both solvent separated (SSIP) and contact (CIP) ion pairs. The structures of the solvation shells of such ion pairs are also discussed.     

[Co(CO2)n]+团簇的红外解离光谱实验和理论研究

本文利用红外光解离光谱研究了一价钴阳离子与二氧化碳之间的相互作用. 通过密度泛函理论计算得到[Co(CO₂)_n]⁺团簇的几何结构,并且模拟了它们的振动光谱与实验数值进行比较. 研究结果表明,在[Co(CO₂)_n]⁺(n=2∽6)团簇中,钴阳离子通过电四极矩静电作用以端点结合的方式与二氧化碳中的氧原子结合在一起. 团簇的红外光谱都集中在二氧化碳反对称伸缩的波数附近,并且随着团簇尺寸的变化出现蓝移,最后把[Co(CO₂)_n]⁺的红外光解离光谱与稀有气体贴附的[Co(CO₂)_n]⁺-Ar的红外光解离光谱进行了比较.     

Conversion of a weak organic acid to a super acid in the gas phase

The effects of selected metal ions on the gas‐phase acidity of weak organic acids have been explored using the DFT and Moller–Plesset Perturbation Theory (MP2) calculations. The three organic acids selected for this study were acetic acid (aliphatic), benzoic acid (aromatic), and glycine (amino acid). The acidities of these compounds are compared with the acidity of their Li⁺‐, Na⁺‐, and K⁺‐complexed species. The results indicate that upon complexation with Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ at 298 K, the gas‐phase acidity of acetic acid, for example, varies from 345.3 to 218.8, 230.2, and 240.1 kcal/mol, respectively (i.e., its dissociation becomes much less endothermic). These values indicate that a weak organic acid can be converted to a super acid when it is complexed with an ionic metal. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Adaptive clustering of a quantum solvent: the LiH+ cation in bosonic helium from stochastic calculations

Calculations of the quantum structures describing the initial solvation shells of bosonic helium atoms around a polar, ionic system like LiH⁺ are reported, together with the corresponding quantum energies. The calculations were carried out using the Diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) approach and parametric trial functions. Its final radial and angular distributions for clusters of varying size are analysed and discussed. The solvation of this ionic dopant is shown to occur in a way which is strongly affected by the orientational induction forces between the latter molecule and the solvent atoms, indicating the onset of “snowball" structures at the location of the dopant and the clear distinction between “heliophilic" and “heliophobic" regions of microsolvation.     

Gas-phase quasi-degeneracy of zwitterionic and canonical tautomers of glycine and proline induced by the presence of the MAlF4 (M = Li,Na, K) salts

The ionic MAlF₄ salts (M = Li, Na, K) are postulated to act as effective stabilising agents with respect to glycine and proline zwitterionic tautomers. On the basis of ab-initio MP2/6-311++G(d,p) theoretical calculations, it is demonstrated that strong electrostatic interactions between the polar MAlF₄ moiety and either Gly and Pro zwitterion should allow to suppress the intra-molecular proton transfer in the amino acid and thus render the zwitterion tautomer stable in the gas phase. Among the systems proposed, the K⁺AlF₄^– turned out to be the most efficient stabilising compound as its presence is expected to lead to the energetic quasi-degeneracy of the canonical and zwitterionic tautomers of glycine and proline.     

An inelastic neutron scattering study of C2H2 adsorbed on type 13X zeolites

The inelastic neutron scattering spectra of C₂H₂ and C₂D₂ adsorbed on a Ag⁺ exchanged 13X zeolite (0–800 cm^?1) and of C₂H₂ on the Na⁺ form (0–300 cm^?1) have been obtained. For the Na-13X system no distinct vibrational modes were observed, however for the Ag-13X systems the low frequency intramolecular modes of the adsorbed gas and some of the vibrations of the adsorbed gas relative to the surface have been assigned. From the deuteration shifts it appears that C₂H₂ and C₂D₂, adsorbed on Ag-13X, are non-linear.     

Investigation of the EPR g factors and defect structure for the Cu-VNa center in the X-irradiated NaCl: Cu crystal

The g factors of a tetragonally-compressed Cu²⁺ center in NaCl: Cu⁺ crystal X-irradiated at room temperature are calculated from the high-order perturbation formulas based on the two-mechanism model. In the model, the contribution to g factors from both crystal-field (CF) and charge-transfer (CT) mechanisms are included. The calculations are based on the defect model that the tetragonally-compressed Cu²⁺center is assigned to the Cu²⁺ ion (which is caused by Cu⁺ ion (at the Na⁺ site) irradiated by X-ray) associated with a nearest Na⁺ ion vacancy V_Na along C₄ axis due to charge compensation. From the calculations, the g factors g_|| and g_⊥ are explained and the defect structure (charactering by the displacement ΔZ of the Cl⁻ ion intervening in Cu²⁺ and V_Na) of the Cu²⁺ (or Cu²⁺-V_Na) center is obtained. The results are discussed.     

A theoretical prediction on the ground‐state complexes bound by metal ions to thymine base isomers

Stability orderings of 150 stable complexes formed by metal ions (Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and Zn²⁺) and 13 stable thymine tautomers in both solvent and gas phases are obtained, and the optimal binding site for a metal ion in a specific thymine tautomer is identified. Results indicate that the complex with the canonical thymine tautomer (T1) is more stable than those with the rare ones, and the monodentate complex M–T1o4(o2) are their ground‐state form in the solvent phase. The ground‐state thymine complexes bound by Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, or Zn²⁺ become bidentate M–T3o4lo2,n3, which is derived from a rare thymine tautomer T3o4l, whereas those bound by Na⁺ and K⁺ are still monodentate complexes M–T1o4(o2), however, in the gas phase. The differences in stability are discussed in detail from the binding strength of metal ions, relative energy of the corresponding thymine tautomers, and solution effect. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparison of the stability of thymine tautomers and the interaction of its tautomers with Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ in gas and solvent phases

The present study compared the interactions among Na ⁺, K ⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺, thymine and its tautomers in the gas and solvent phase, an interaction dependent upon the electronic construction of the tautomers. Three types of cation interaction with thymine and its tautomers were observed. In the first one, the metal cations interacted with a lone pair of nitrogen or oxygen of the tautomers. In the second type, there was an interaction among the cations, nitrogen and oxygen at the same time; the last one was that of cations with the electron density of thymine π-system, where the cations were perpendicular to the ring of thymine. The interaction of metals cation with tautomers was studied in the gas and solvent phases; a comparison was then made between interactions in two phases. The interaction energy for all complexes indicated the stability of complexes, an energy which was higher in Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ compared with Na⁺ and K⁺. Concerning K⁺ and Na⁺, the stability of all complexes of tautomers was greater than that of thymine complexes; however, the stability of certain Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ complexes was lower than the complexes of thymine.     

Assessment of the nature of interactions of cations with cycloheptatriene derivatives using change in the aromaticity: Comparison with electron density and NBO results

ABSTRACT

Interactions of cycloheptatriene derivatives, C₇H₆X, (X?=?NH, PH, AsH, O, S, Se) with the cations H⁺, CH₃⁺, Cu⁺, Al⁺, Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺ are studied using B3LYP functional and 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The calculated gas-phase cation affinities (CA) and cation basicities (CB) for all molecules decrease as H⁺ > CH₃⁺ > Cu⁺ > Al⁺ > Li⁺ > Na⁺ > K⁺. We used the induced aromaticity in the 7-membered ring of C₇H₆X upon interaction with the cations, M⁺, as a measure of C₇H₆X/M⁺ interaction. Nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) and harmonic oscillator model of aromaticity (HOMA) were used as two indices of aromaticity. The highest and lowest induced aromaticities were observed for interactions of H⁺ and K⁺, respectively. Also, the aromaticity induced by interaction with a cation in C₇H₆AsH and C₇H₆PH was larger than that in C₇H₆NH and C₇H₆O. Hence, the aromaticity was considered as a measure of covalency for the C₇H₆X/M⁺ interactions showing a rational dependence on both the molecule and cation. The nature of the interactions was also assessed using electron density, charge distribution analysis and NBO calculations. The results of the aromaticity indices, NICS and HOMA, were compared with the electron density and NBO results.     

硫酸(氢)根吸附层对Pd(111)电极上甲酸氧化反应的影响研究

本文使用循环伏安法和电势阶跃法分别研究了添加和不添加Na₂SO₄的0.1 mol/LH₂SO₄+0.1 mol/LHCOOH溶液中Pd(111)电极上甲酸氧化反应(FAO)的动力学行为,并与同样条件下0.1 mol/LHClO₄中的动力学行为进行比较. 加入0.05 mol/L或者0.1 mol/LNa₂O₄后,在相同的电位下负向扫描的FAO电流比正向扫描的显著减小. 本文推测在(SO₄^*_ad)_m+[(H₂O)_n-H₃O⁺]或(SO₄^*_ad)_m+[Na⁺(H₂O)_n-H₃O⁺]吸附层相转变电势以正的电位, 这个吸附层的结构可能随着电位的增加或Na₂SO₄的加入变得更加致密和稳定. 因此,破坏或者脱附致密的硫酸(氢)根吸附层变得更加困难,使得FAO 动力学在较高电位和随后的负扫电位受到明显的抑制.     

Ab-initio electronic structure studies of mobility paths in fast-ion conductors—I: Results for MI4−3 clusters

We report results of minimum-basis Pseudopotential Hartree-Fock studies of MI₄^?3 clusters (M = Na⁺, K⁺, Ag⁺, and Cu⁺), and of HgI₄^?2. The calculations are designed to characterize local-site effects on mobility paths in solid state electrolytes. We observe qualitatively correct behavior, with Ag⁺ predicted to be the most mobile ion. Quadrupolar polarizability of the metal ion, which is produced by s-d mixing, lowers the energy of trigonal transition state, thus accounting for the observation that quadrupole polarizable species are ideal mobile ions in close-packed halide frameworks. Mulliken populations show that there is considerable local covalency, so that electrostatic potential studies must be done very carefully. Expansion of the I₄ tetrahedron lowers the barrier energy.     

A new force field for the adsorption of H2, O2, N2, CO,H2O,and H2S gases on alkali doped carbon nanotubes

The main goal of this work is the generation of a new force field data set to the interaction of several gases such as H₂, O₂, N₂, CO, H₂O, and H₂S with alkali cation-doped carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using ab initio calculations at the MP2(full)/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. Different alkali cations including Li⁺, Na⁺_, K⁺ and Cs⁺ were used to dope in the CNT. The calculated potential energy curve for the interaction of each gas molecule with each alkali cation-doped CNTs was fitted to an analytical potential function to obtain the parameters of the potential function. A modified Morse potential function was selected for the fitting in which the electrostatic interactions has been accounted by adding the β/r term to the Morse potential. The accuracy of the calculated force field was checked via Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation of the H₂ adsorption on Li-doped graphite and Li-doped CNT. The results of these simulations were compared with the experimental measurements and the closeness of the simulation results with the experimental data indicated the accuracy of the proposed force field. The main merit of this work is the derivation of a specific force field for interaction of each of six gases with four alkali cation-doped CNT, which can be used in molecular simulation of these 24 of systems. The simulation results showed the increase of the H₂ adsorption capacity of nanotube and graphite up to 50% and 10%, respectively, due to the insertion of Li ions.     

Spin--orbit ab initio curves of 80Se2+ ion and theassignment of photoelectron spectra of 80Se2 molecule

This paper carries out ab initio calculations to study the ^80Se2（X^3Σg^-） state and ^80Se2^＋（X^2Πg）, ^80Se2^＋（a^4Πg） states by using completed active space self-consistent field and multi-reference second order perturbation theory. The electronic curves of these states including spin-orbit coupling are calculated, and then the spectroscopic parameters are obtained. The photoelectron spectra of ^80Se2 molecule in gas phase are assigned according to Franck-Condon analysis based on calculated potential energy curves. The ionization energies of ^80Se2 molecule are determined by the present calculation.     

Hydration-induced conformational changes in protonated 2,4-pentanedione in the gas phase

Starting with H⁺[CH₃C(O)CH₂C(O)CH₃] (denoted H⁺PD), the protonated diketone-water clusters H⁺PD(H₂O) _n (n = 1–3) have been characterized by density functional theory calculations in combination with vibrational predissociation spectroscopy to explore the conformational changes of a protonated bifunctional ion solvated by water in the gas phase. Theoretical calculations for H⁺PD revealed that the ion contains an intramolecular hydrogen bond (IHB), with two oxygen atoms bridged by the extra proton in an O—H⁺ … O form. Attachment of one water molecule to it readily ruptures this IHB, replacing the H⁺ by the H₃O⁺ moiety. Further replacement of the IHB by two water molecules occurs at n = 2 and the ?C(O)CH₂C(O)- chain is fully opened (or unfolded) after transfer of the extra proton to the water trimer at n = 3. To verify the computational findings, infrared spectroscopic measurements were performed using a vibrational predissociation ion trap spectrometer to identify cluster isomers from the signatures of hydrogen bonded and non-hydrogen bonded OH stretching spectra of H⁺PD(H₂O)_2,3 produced in a corona discharge supersonic expansion. Besides open form isomers, evidence for the formation of water-bridged structures has been found for H⁺PD(H₂O)₃ at an estimated temperature of 200 K. A detailed illustration of the unfolding steps as well as the energy profiles for the evolution of a two-water bridge isomer from the protonated H⁺PD monomer are analysed pictorially (including both stable intermediates and transition states) in the present investigation.     

Interaction between guest AgI and host zeolite FAU studied by optical spectra and EXAFS

AgI molecules were dilutely adsorbed into nano-cages of Na⁺, K⁺ and Cs⁺ type FAU zeolites in order to understand the interaction between host zeolite and guest AgI. This interaction was investigated using optical absorption spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). The optical spectra strongly depend on the type of the alkali cations. Compared with the lowest absorption band of AgI molecules in gas phase, the spectra of AgI molecules adsorbed in the zeolite cages shifts to higher energy in the order of Cs⁺, K⁺, and Na⁺. On the contrary, Ag-I bond lengths of adsorbed AgI molecules obtained from EXAFS were independent of the type of the alkali-cations. The bond length was very close to gas phase AgI molecules. Therefore, the interaction between AgI molecules and the zeolite, whose magnitude is Na⁺ > K⁺ > Cs⁺, is important in the photo-excited electronic state.     

硫酸催化乙二醛气体相水化反应机理和速率常数理论计算研究

采用M06-2X和CCSD(T)高阶量化计算和传统过渡态理论研究硫酸催化乙二醛气体相水化反应.对HCOCHO+H₂O, HCOCHO+H₂O+H₂O, HCOCHO+H₂O+H₂O, HCOCHO+H₂O...H₂SO₄和HCOCHO+H₂O+H₂SO₄五个路径的反应机理和速率常数进行了研究.计算结果表明硫酸具有较强的催化能力,能显著减小乙二醛水化反应的能垒,在CCSD(T)/6-311++G(3df,3pd)//M06-2X/6-311++G(3df,3pd)理论水平,当硫酸分子参与乙二醛水化反应时,反应能垒从37.15 kcal/mol减少至7.08 kcal/mol.在室温条件下,硫酸催化乙二醛水化反应的反应速率1.34×10^-11 cm³/(molecule.s),是等量水分子参与乙二醛水化反应的速率的10¹²倍,大于乙二醛与OH自由基反应的反应速率1.10×10^-11 cm³/(molecule.s).这表明大气条件下,硫酸催化乙二醛水化反应可以发生,同乙二醛与OH自由基反应相竞争.     

Quantum-mechanical calculations of the intensity distribution in spectra of adenine tautomers: II. Two-photon absorption spectra

We have performed quantum-mechanical calculations of the two-photon absorption spectra of three tautomeric forms of adenine in the gas phase and of four forms in the aqueous solution. Based on a comparison of the results of these calculations with experimental data, the occurrence of three structures, Ade-N₉,N₁H⁺, Ade-N₉H (am), and Ade-N₇H(am), in aqueous solution of adenine has been confirmed.