Reactions of the dications C7H6, C7H7, and C7H8 with methane: Predominance of doubly charged intermediates

The reactions of methane with the dications C₇H₆²⁺, C₇H₇²⁺, and C₇H₈²⁺ generated by electron ionization of toluene are studied using mass-spectrometry tools. It is shown that the reactivity is dominated by the formation of doubly charged intermediates, which can either eliminate molecular hydrogen to yield doubly charged products or undergo charge-separation reactions leading to the formation of a methyl cation and the corresponding C₇H_n+1⁺ monocation. Typical processes observed for dications, like electron transfer or proton transfer, are largely suppressed. The theoretically derived mechanism of the reaction between C₇H₆²⁺ and CH₄ indicates that the formation of the doubly charged intermediate is kinetically preferred at low internal energies of the reactants. In agreement, the experimental results show a pronounced hydrogen scrambling and dominant formation of the doubly charged products at low collision energies, whereas direct hydride transfer prevails at larger collision energies.     

Reactions of C5H5M (M = Fe, Ni) with substituted thiophenes

The ion molecule reactions between C₅H₅M⁺ (M = Fe, Ni) with some substituted thiophenes have been studied in an ion trap mass spectrometer. The reactions of halogen substituted thiophenes lead to the formation of a new C-C bond between the cyclopentadiene ring and the thiophene with the loss of a neutral HX. The reaction mechanism has been investigated by means of DFT calculations and it was found that the insertion of the metal atom in the C-X bond is the key step in the process.     

Computer Simulation of the Kinetics of Complicated Gas Phase Reactions

Modern digital methods and powerful computers make it possible to simulate the time behavior of chemical reactions. These calculations can be performed on systems containing an almost unlimited number of elementary reactions. Generally, however, the reaction models used should contain only those elementary reactions which describe the bulk of the conversion. Such a reaction model may be obtained by reduction of the complete set of elementary reactions. Another possibility is analysis of the chemical system starting from conditions ensuring a simple chemistry, which is generally the case at low temperatures and low conversions. The reaction model may then be extended into the range of the reaction variables (temperature, time) of interest. Mathematical simulations may be helpful during the development of the reaction model, and sometimes even decisive. These methods were applied to the pyrolysis of ethylbenzene and n-hexane, and to CO oxidation. They yield information on the reaction paths, the importance of particular elementary reactions, and reaction stability. Furthermore, quantitative data can be obtained concerning the influence of single elementary reactions on the product distribution. The sensitivity matrix shows, e.g., whether the determination of kinetic parameters of an elementary reaction from kinetic data of the overall reaction is possible in principle, and how high the accuracy of the rate constants should be for simulation of the reaction. Both results are important for modeling chemical reactions.     

Isomer distinction by ion/molecule reactions in an ion trap: The case of C5H8

Isomeric C₅H₈ compounds are distinguished by monitoring the products of their reactions with mass-selected ions generated from the individual isomers. This procedure, done by selecting appropriate reaction times in a quadrupole ion trap, yields data for the compounds which are more structure-selective than those obtained by collision-induced dissociation or dissociative charge stripping, both procedures in which isomer distinction is based on the behavior of the molecular ions rather than the neutral molecules themselves. All isomers except cis and trans 1,3-pentadiene can be distinguished by their ion/molecule reactions. The conjugated dienes, 1,3-pentadiene and isoprene, form the deprotonated C₁₀H₁₅⁺ dimer which is not generated by 1,4-pentadiene, cyclopentene, or by the allenes, 2,3-pentadiene and 3-methyl-1,2-butadiene. This clear, qualitative difference enables the isomers 1,4- and 1,3-pentadiene to be distinguished, which is otherwise difficult.     

The synthesis, X-ray and DFT structures of the free ansa–cyclopentadiene ligand C5H5CMe2CMe2C5H5

The title compound 2,3-dicyclopentadiene-2,3-dimethylbutane (C₅H₅CMe₂CMe₂C₅H₅) 1 shows the typical staggered conformation of a highly substituted ethane derivative with the two largest substituents (C₅H₅) adopting a trans position. The molecule shows C₂ symmetry about the central C–C bond. Due to the high substitution, the central bond of the ethane is elongated to 160.0 pm (X-ray structure analysis) while the DFT calculation finds a value of 159.2 pm.     

C_2H_3与C_2H_5OH和CH_3HCO间的脱氢反应对乙醇-碳氢混合燃料燃烧过程的影响

在QCISD(T)/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)的水平下计算了乙醇及乙醇燃烧裂解产物与C2H3之间的脱氢反应机理,利用正则变分过渡态理论(CVT)结合小曲率隧道效应模型(SCT)计算400~2000 K范围内的速率,对比OH,H及CH3等自由基相似脱氢反应速率,选择2条具有较快反应速率的通道(C2H3+C2H5OH→TS1→C2H4+C2H5O和C2H3+CH3HCO→TS4→C2H4+CH3CO).将这2个反应耦合到正庚烷/乙醇混合燃料及异辛烷/乙醇混合燃料的机理中,利用CHEMKIN程序中预混火焰模型模拟混合燃料的燃烧过程并进行路径分析.对比相应的实验数据发现,改进的动力学模型对燃烧过程中C2H3路径上相近组分的预测精度有较大改善,而对C2H3路径上较远的组分丙炔(C3H4)和乙烯基乙炔(C4H4)等影响不大.     

Kinetics and anomalous temperature dependence of the kinetic isotope effect of reactions of cycloalkanes C5H10, C6H12 and C6D12 with OH radicals in aqueous solutions

The temperature effect of the c-C₆H₁₂/c-C₆D₁₂ kinetic isotope effect (KIE) and the rate constant ratio c-C₆H₁₂/c-C₅D₁₀ (k₆/k₅) in the reactions of cycloalkanes with OH radicals in aqueous solution and in the gas phase has opposite signs. Values for the KIE and k₆/k₅ decrease with increasing temperature from 5 to 55 °C in the gas phase, while these values increase in solution. We propose that this phenomenon is a consequence of a solvent cage effect. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 35–39, January–February, 2008.     

Structurally diagnostic ion/molecule reactions: class and functional-group identification by mass spectrometry

This article discusses the application of gas-phase ion/molecule reactions for fine structural elucidation in mass spectrometry. This approach is illustrated via a representative collection of class- and functional group-selective reactions, a few of historical relevance as well as by more recent and instructive examples, and their applications. The focus is on reactions performed under well-controlled conditions of sequential mass spectrometry, discussing key mechanistic details and potential applications. Recent and innovative strategies that allow these reactions to be performed under ambient conditions, making this fast, selective and sensitive approach for structural investigation much more generally applicable, are also discussed.     

Transition metal carbene chemistry 6: Kinetic studies of the reactions of hydroxide ion with (CO)5MoC(XCH2CH2OH)(C6H5) (X = O and S) and (CO)5WC(OCH2CH2OH)(C6H4-Z)

A kinetic study of the reaction of hydroxide ion with (CO)₅MoC(XCH₂CH₂OH)(C₆H₅) (X = O for Mo-OR, and X = S for Mo-SR), and (CO)₅WC(OCH₂CH₂OH)(C₆H₄-Z) (W-OR(Z)) is reported. The results are consistent with a pathway in basic solution that involves rapid deprotonation of the OH group followed by rate-limiting cyclization. The parameter k₁K^OH for the reaction of W-OR(Z) was determined as a function of the phenyl substituents. They were found to correlate well with the Hammett equation. The dependence of the reactivity on the metal atoms in the complexes M-OR (M = Cr, Mo and W) shows that the reactivity decreases slightly down the group of the Periodic Table, while for M-SR the reactivity increases slightly down the group. A plausible explanation of these results is offered based on electronegativity values of the metal atoms. The much higher ρ(k₁K^OH) value for W-OR(Z) over W-SR(Z) arises mainly due to the stabilization of the reactant carbene complex by the stronger π-donor effect of oxygen over sulfur.     

Mecanismes d'isomerisation de l'ion C6H5COC3H7+• en phase gazeuse

Isomerisation reactions of 1-phenyl 1-butanone X^+? ($\text{1}$) and five other C₁₀H₁₂O^+? ions are demonstrated to proceed via a single intennediate ($\text{a}$); the H₂O elimination occurs from the tetralol structure ($\text{3}$).     

Intermediates in the intramolecular ligand transfer reactions of h5-C5H5Fe(CO)2R complexes

Dissolution of h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂R (I) (R = cyclohexyl or cyclohexylmethyl) in DMSO leads to the formation of a solvent coordinated acyl complex, h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)(COR)(DMSO) (II). Treatment of this complex with triphenylphosphine leads to its conversion to h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(COR)(PPh₃) (III). Rates for the reaction I ? and II → III have been determined. A comparison of the rates of the reaction I → III in eight solvents shows no specific rate acceleration in DMSO and no correlation with solvent donicity. The results are in accord with a two step mechanism in which the first intermediate is the coordiantively-unsaturated species h⁵-C₅H₅Fe(COR)(CO). The small spread in rates for solvents of widely different dielectric constants suggests little charge separation in the transition state for this step.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of (C8h8)Nd(C5H9C5H4) (THF)2 and [(C8H8)Gd(C5H9C4H4(THF)][(C8H8)GD(C5H9C5H4(THF)2]

LnCl₃ (Ln=Nd, Gd) reacts with C₅H₉C₅H₄Na (or K₂C₈H₈) in THF (C₅H₉C₅H₄ = cyclopentylcyclopentadienyl) in the ratio of 1 : to give (C₅H₉C₅H₄)LnCl₂(THF)_n (orC₈H₈)LnCl₂(THF)_n], which further reacts with K₂C₈H₈ (or C₅H₉C₅H₄Na) in THF to form the litle complexes. If Ln=Nd the complex (C₈H₈)Nd(C₅H₉C₅H₄)(THF)₂ (a) was obtained: when Ln=Gd the 1 : 1 complex [(C₈H₈)Gd(C_%H₉)(THF)][(C₈H₈)Gd(C₅H₉H₄)(THF)₂] (b) was obtained in crystalline form.

The crystal structure analysis shows that in (C₈H₈)Ln(C₅H₉C₅H₄)(THF)₂ (Ln=Nd or Gd), the Cyclopentylcyclopentadieny (η⁵), cyclooctatetraenyl (η⁸) and two oxygen atoms from THF are coordinated to Nd³⁺ (or Gd³⁺) with coordination number 10.

The centroid of the cyclopentadienyl ring (Cp′) in C₅H₉C₅H₄ group, cyclooctatetraenyl centroid (COTL) and two oxygens (THF) form a twisted tetrahedron around Nd³⁺ (or Gd³⁺). In (C₈H₈)Gd(C₅H₉C₅H₄)(THF), the cyclopentyl-cyclopentadienyl (η⁵), cyclooctatetraenyl (η⁸) and one oxygen atom are coordinated to Gd³⁺ with the coordination number of 9 and Cp′, COT and oxygen atom form a triangular plane around Gd³⁺, which is almost in the plane (dev. -0.0144 Å).     

Pressure-dependent rate coefficients of chemical reactions involving Si2H4 isomerization from QRRK calculations

The falloff behavior of reactions involving Si₂H₄* adduct isomerization is investigated in the framework of quantum Rice Ramsperger Kassel theory. Calculations are found in good agreement with the current knowledge on these reactions and provide new insight into less documented channels. The influence of pressure on the rate coefficient depends on the kind of reaction considered and can be well explained from the corresponding rate equations. Analytical expressions of the pressure-dependent rate coefficients are finally derived for several bath gases using SRI and Troe's parameterized forms. These analytical expressions can be used over a large range of temperature and pressure for modeling chemical processes involving silane or disilane pyrolysis such as chemical vapor deposition of silicon.     

Coordination of triply charged lanthanum in the gas phase: theory and experiment

Ion-molecule reactions between complexes [La(CH3CN)n]3+ (n=6-9) or [La(NC(CH2)4CN)n]3+ (n=3-4) and water were studied at low collision energies in the second quadrupole of a tandem mass spectrometer. The products [La(CH3CN)p(H2O)8-p]3+ (p=6-8) and [La(NC(CH2)4CN)q(H2O)8-2q]3+ (q=3-4) had the highest relative abundances. This strongly suggests that the preferred coordination number of La3+ is eight. Similarly, the coordination number of Ca2+ was re-examined both experimentally and theoretically, and was found to be six, in good agreement with previous observations. Density functional calculations provide strong evidence that the primary solvation shell of [La(L)n]3+ consists of eight ligands; additional ligands reside in a second solvation shell and are hydrogen bonded to one or two water molecules in the first shell.     

Kinetic aspects associated with the lean reduction of no with C3H6 over well-structured pt nanocrystals

Summary Well-defined platinum nanocrystals (» 52% cubic), with an average diameter of 12 nm, were prepared by colloid method and then supported on alumina. The effect of the exposed Pt surface on lean de-NO_x reaction was investigated. The catalytic data free of transport effects were identified and then used to calculate the kinetic parameters of lean de-NOx reaction.     

The molecular structure of beryllocene, (C5H5)2Be. A reinvestigation by gas phase electron diffraction

The electron scattering pattern of gaseous dicyclopentadienylberyllium, Cp₂Be, has been recorded from s = 2.00 to 39.00 Å⁻¹ with a nozzle temperature of about 120°C. Molecular models of D_5d symmetry or models containing one π-bonded and one σ-bonded Cp ring are not compatible with the data. The possibility the gaseous Cp₂Be consists fo a mixture D_5d and π-Cp, σ-Cp conformers is considered and rejected. A model of C_5v symmetry can be brought into satisfactory agreement with the data. It is also found that a slip sandwich model obtained from the C_5v model by moving sideways the ring which is at the greatest distance from Be, while keeping the two rings essentially parallel is compatible with the electron diffraction data. The best fit between experimental and calculated intensity curves is obtained with a model with a sideways slip of 0.8(1) Å. This model is similar to that indicated by the X-ray diffraction investigations by Wong and coworkers [4,5]. It is suggested that the potential energy of the molecule does not change much as the magnitude of the slip changes and that the molecule thus undergoes large amplitude vibration.     

Gas-phase synthesis and the structural and electronic properties of C60S studied by mass spectrometry and molecular orbital calculation

C₆₀S⁺ was synthesized through the gas-phase ion-molecule reaction of C₆₀ with the plasmas of carbon disulfide under self-chemical-ionization (self-CI) conditions in the ion source of a mass spectrometer. Semi-empirical PM3-UHF and density functional B3LYP levels of theory with 6-31G(d) basis set calculations were performed on all the possible structures and electronic properties of the product. The results showed that the most stable structure among the possible isomers was the 6/6 closed derivative. The reaction energies of C₆₀+S⁺→C₆₀S⁺ and C₆₀+S→C₆₀S were also calculated to suggest the possibility of C₆₀S synthesis in condensed phase.     

Cl+C2H6→HCl+C2H5反应的准经典轨线研究

用三原子模型的准经典轨线方法研究了Ｃｌ与Ｃ２Ｈ６（ｖ＝０，ｊ）的反应。计算结果表明，反应产物ＨＣｌ的角度分布基本上为各向同性，其振动分布处于基态，与实验结果相一致。对反应轨线的研究表明，该反应为一直接反应，而且反应碰撞在低及高的碰撞参数下的机理不一样，在低碰撞参数下反应碰撞是直接完成的，产物ＨＣｌ以向后散射为主，转动基本上是冷的，但比高碰撞参数下的热。在高的碰撞参数下则生成短寿命的碰撞复合物，产物     

Electron impact study of C6H5+ fragment ion obtained from three molecules

C₆H₅ ⁺ fragment ion produced from toluene,n-propylbenzene and acetophenone have been studied using an electron impact technique. The ionization efficiency data have been treated by the inverse convolution first differential technique. First and higher appearance energies for ions produced from the three precursors are reported. The heats of formation for the ions obtained at threshold from the three molecules are calculated