草酰溴一价正离子(BrCO)+2几何构型及反应活性的DFT研究

用密度泛函方法BHandHIYP以6-311 G(d)和6-311 G(2df）为基组对草酰溴的一价正离子(BrCO)2^ 和中性分子(BrCO)2做了构象分析,结果表明,(BrCO)^ 2和(BrCO)2都具有平面反式和交叉式两种构象。交叉式构象存在超共轭现象。此外,对草酰溴离子、中性分子各解离通道初级反应的Gibbs自由能的计算,发现草酰溴离子C-C键解离通道的反应活性总体上大于中性分子,对该反应通道进一步做了反应机理研究,证实了热力学结论。     

Structure and torsional properties of oxalyl chloride fluoride in the gas phase: an electron-diffraction investigation

The structure and torsional properties of oxalyl chloride fluoride in the gas phase have been measured by electron diffraction at temperatures of 22, 81, 158, and 310 °C. The molecule may be regarded as a hybrid of oxalyl chloride and oxalyl fluoride. Since the former exists as a more stable periplanar anti form (? = 180°) in equilibrium with a less stable gauche form (? ? 60°) and the latter as an equilibrium between two periplanar forms, anti and syn, the second form of oxalyl chloride fluoride is an interesting question. It was found to be gauche. The system was modeled as two rotational conformers related by a potential of the form 2V = V(1)(1 + cos??) - V(2)(1 - cos?2?) + V(3)(1 + cos?3?). The anti/gauche bond distances and bond angles (r(g)/Angstroms, ∠(α)/degrees) with estimated 2σ uncertainties at 22 °C are = 1.183(2)/1.182(2), Δr(C═O) = 0.003(6)/0.002(6) (assumed from theory), r(C-F) = 1.329(3)/1.335(3), r(C-Cl) = 1.738(2)/1.753(2), ∠(C-C-Cl) = 112.0(3)/111.9(3), ∠(C-C═O3) = 123.0(4)/123.2(4), ∠(O═C-Cl) = 125.0(2)/1.249(2), ∠(O═C-F) = 123.0(3)/125.1(3), and ∠(Cl-C-C-F) = 180.0/59.8. The variation of composition with temperature afforded a determination of the standard enthalpy and entropy of the reaction anti → gauche. The results are ΔH° = 2.5(12) kcal/mol and ΔS° = -6.5(33) cal/(mol·K). The structures and equilibria are discussed.     

Prosthetic heme modification during halide ion oxidation. Demonstration of chloride oxidation by horseradish peroxidase

Myeloperoxidase (MPO), eosinophil peroxidase (EPO), and chloroperoxidase can oxidize iodide, bromide, and chloride, but most peroxidases, including the prototypical horseradish peroxidase (HRP), reportedly only oxidize iodide and, in some cases, bromide. We report here that incubation of HRP with Br(-) and H(2)O(2) at acidic pH results in both bromination of monochlorodimedone and modification of the heme group. Mass spectrometry indicates that the heme 2- and 4-vinyl groups are modified by either replacement of a vinyl hydrogen by a bromide or addition of HOBr to give a bromohydrin. These reactions do not occur if protein-free heme and Br(-) are co-incubated with H(2)O(2) or if the HRP reaction is carried out at pH 7. Surprisingly, similar prosthetic heme modifications occur in incubations of HRP with H(2)O(2) and Cl(-). A mechanism is proposed involving oxidation of Br(-) or Cl(-) to give HOBr or HOCl, respectively, followed by addition to a vinyl group. In the reaction with Cl(-), a meso-chloro heme adduct is also formed. This first demonstration of Cl(-) oxidation by HRP, and the finding that prosthetic heme modification occurs when Br(-) or Cl(-) is oxidized in the absence of a cosubstrate, show that only modest tuning is required to achieve the unique chloride oxidation activity of MPO and EPO. The results raise the question of how the prosthetic hemes of MPO and EPO, whose function is to produce oxidized halide species, escape modification.     

The dependence of low-energy electron attachment to CF3Br on electron and vibrational energy

In a joint experimental and theoretical effort, we have studied dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to the CF3Br molecule at electron energies below 2 eV. Using two variants of the laser photoelectron attachment method with a thermal gas target (T(G) = 300 K), we measured the energy dependent yield for Br- formation over the range E = 3-1200 meV with resolutions of about 3 meV (E < 200 meV) and 35 meV. At the onsets for excitation of one and two quanta for the C-Br stretching mode nu3, downward cusps are detected. With reference to the recommended thermal (300 K) attachment rate coefficient k(A)(CF3Br) = 1.4 x 10(-8) cm3 s(-1), absolute cross sections have been determined for Br- formation. In addition, we studied Br- and (CF3Br)Br- formations with a seeded supersonic target beam (10% CF3Br in helium carrier gas, with a stagnation pressure of 1-4 bars and nozzle temperatures of 300 and 600 K) and found prominent structure in the anion yields due to cluster formation. Using the microwave pulse radiolysis swarm technique, allowing for controlled variation of the electron temperature by microwave heating, we studied the dependence of the absolute DEA rate coefficient on the mean electron energy E over the range of 0.04-2 eV at gas temperatures T(G) ranging from 173 to 600 K. For comparison with the experimental results, semiempirical resonance R-matrix calculations have been carried out. The input for the theory includes the known energetic and structural parameters of the neutral molecule and its anion; the parameters of the resonant anion curves are chosen with reference to the known thermal rate coefficient for the DEA process. For the gas temperature T(G) = 300 K, good overall agreement of the theoretical DEA cross section with the experimental results is observed; moreover, rate coefficients for Br- formation due to Rydberg electron transfer, calculated with both the experimental and the theoretical DEA cross sections, are found to agree with the previously reported absolute experimental values. At T(G) = 300 K, satisfactory agreement is also found between the calculated and experimental attachment rate coefficients for mean electron energies E = 0.04-2 eV. The strong increase of the measured rate coefficients with rising gas temperature, however, could be only partially recovered by the R-matrix results. The differences may result from the influence of thermal excitations of other vibrational modes not included in the theory.     

Electron attachment to SF5X compounds: SF5C6H5, SF5C2H3, S2F10, and SF5Br, 300-550 K

Rate constants and ion product channels have been measured for electron attachment to four SF5 compounds, SF5C6H5, SF5C2H3, S2F10, and SF5Br, and these data are compared to earlier results for SF6, SF5Cl, and SF5CF3. The present rate constants range over a factor of 600 in magnitude. Rate constants measured in this work at 300 K are 9.9+/-3.0x10(-8) (SF5C6H5), 7.3+/-1.8x10(-9) (SF5C2H3), 6.5+/-2.5x10(-10) (S2F10), and 3.8+/-2.0x10(-10) (SF5Br), all in cm3 s-1 units. SF5- was the sole ionic product observed for 300-550 K, though in the case of S2F10 it cannot be ascertained whether the minor SF4- and SF6- products observed in the mass spectra are due to attachment to S2F10 or to impurities. G3(MP2) electronic structure calculations (G2 for SF5Br) have been carried out for the neutrals and anions of these species, primarily to determine electron affinities and the energetics of possible attachment reaction channels. Electron affinities were calculated to be 0.88 (SF5C6H5), 0.70 (SF5C2H3), 2.95 (S2F10), and 2.73 eV (SF5Br). An anticorrelation is found for the Arrhenius A-factor with exothermicity for SF5- production for the seven molecules listed above. The Arrhenius activation energy was found to be anticorrelated with the bond strength of the parent ion.     

Counteranion-controlled water cluster recognition in a protonated octaamino cryptand

Structural aspects of binding of water cluster and halides in the octaamino cryptand L (1,4,11,14,17,24,29,36-octaazapentacyclo[12.12.12.2.(6,9)2.(19,22)2(31,34)]tetratetraconta-6(43),7,9(44),19(41),20,22(42),31(39),32,34(40)-nonaene, N(CH2CH2NHCH2-p-xylyl-CH2NHCH2CH2)3N) in a protonated state were examined. Crystallographic results show binding of the acyclic quasiplanar water tetramer [H4L(H2O)4](I)4.2.57H2O (1) in a tetraprotonated cryptand L having an iodide counteranion, where two water molecules reside inside the two tren-based cavity, bridged by a third water molecule, and a fourth external water molecule is hydrogen bonded to the bridged water molecule. In the case of complexes [H6L(Br)][(Br)6H].4H2O.2HBr (2) and [H6L(Cl)][(Cl)6H].10.86H2O (3), a single bromide and chloride occupied, respectively, the inside of the cryptand cavity, where L is in a hexaprotonated state. Monotopic recognition of bromide/chloride was observed at the center of the cryptand cavity where halides show C-H...halide interactions instead of the N-H...halide interactions reported in the ditopic complexes of halides with the same cryptand, 5 and 6. Thermal analyses on 1-3 were carried out, and the data obtained distinctly differentiate water cluster complex 1 from the anion-encapsulated cryptates 2 and 3. This study represents the first example of anion-controlled cluster formation inside the cavity of a cryptand.     

Dynamic formation of coordination polymers versus tetragonal prisms and unexpected magnetic superexchange coupling mediated by encapsulated anions in the cobalt(II) 1,3-bis(pyrid-4-ylthio)propan-2-one series

The reactions of cobalt(II) halides and flexible ligand L [L=1,3-bis(pyrid-4-ylthio)propan-2-one] under different conditions generated a series of complexes with various structural motifs ranging from tetragonal-prismatic cages to 1-3D coordination polymers. The layer diffusion of cobalt(II) chloride and L in methanol/acetone at 25 degrees C gave rise to a 3D polymer, [Co(L)2Cl2].Me2CO. At 30 degrees C, the slow diffusion of diethyl ether into the blue dimethylformamide (DMF) solution of complex 1 afforded a 1D polymer, Co(L)Cl2(DMF)2. However, at 10 degrees C, the diffusion of diethyl ether into the DMF solution of complex 1 produced a tetragonal-prismatic cage, [Co2(L)4Cl2]Cl2.Et2O.DMF.2MeOH.4H2O. The reaction of cobalt(II) bromide and L in DMF at 10 degrees C yielded a dimer, [Co2(L)4Br2]Br2.6DMF.2H2O, with a cage structure similar to. The preparation of the series of compounds indicates the subtle relationship between structures and tunable reaction conditions. It is also found that the structural motifs vary according to the ligand conformations and that the formation of tetragonal-prismatic cages and may be templated by anionic guests. Magnetic studies on complexes in a temperature range 4-300 K disclose that L is unfavorable for a long-range magnetic interaction; however, intramolecular spin-coupling constants of -19.6 and -21.5 cm-1 for and indicate rather strong magnetic superexchanges arising from the overlap of the dz2 orbitals of the cobalt(II) and pz orbitals of the encapsulated halide anions. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of complexes 3 and 4 in solution and solid give information that both complexes are high-spin cobalt(II) compounds with a rhombic distortion of the axial zero-field splitting. Interestingly, the intramolecular magnetic-exchange coupling in 3 and 4 mediated by the encapsulated anion Cl- or Br- is also reflected by the EPR spectra.     

Conformational analysis. 24. Structure and composition of gaseous oxalyl fluoride, C(2)F(2)O(2): electron-diffraction investigation augmented by data from microwave spectroscopy and molecular orbital calculations

The molecular structure and composition of gaseous oxalyl fluoride (OXF) has been investigated by electron diffraction (GED) at nozzle-tip temperatures of -10, 149, and 219 degrees C. The GED data were augmented by molecular orbital calculations, and the analysis was aided by use of rotational constants from microwave (MW) spectroscopy. As in the other oxalyl halides, there are two stable species, of which the more stable is periplanar anti (i.e., trans). However, unlike these other halides in which the second form is gauche, the second form of oxalyl fluoride was known from MW work to be periplanar syn (i.e., cis). Our results are consistent with a mixture of trans and cis forms, and yield values for the structural parameters, the composition of the system at the three temperatures cited, and the thermodynamic quantities deltaG(o), deltaH(o), and deltaS(o) for the reaction trans --> cis. Some trans/cis distances (r(g)/Angstrom) and angles (<(alpha)/deg) at -10 degrees C are r(C=O) = 1.178(2)/1.176(2), r(C-F) = 1.323(2)/1.328(2); r(C-C) = 1.533(3)/1.535(3), <(C-C=O) = 126.4(2)/124.2(2), <(C-C-F) = 109.8(2)/112.2(2), and <(O-C-F) = 123.8(2)/123.6(2). The mixture compositions (percent trans) at -10 degrees C/149 degrees C/219 degrees C are 75(3)/58(7)/52(8), from which deltaH(o) and deltaSO) are found to be 1.14 kcal/mol and 2.12 cal/(mol x deg). The system properties are discussed.     

Polyphosphate ions encapsulated in oxothiomolybdate rings: synthesis, structure, and behavior in solution

Cyclic oxothiomolybdates containing polyphosphate ions were prepared by simple reactions in aqueous medium of the corresponding polyphosphate ions and the cyclic precursor K(2)I(2)Mo(10)S(10)O(10)(OH)(10)(OH(2))(5).15H(2)O. K(5)[Cl(P(2)O(7)]Mo(12)S(12)O(12)(OH)(12)(H(2)O)(4)].22H(2)O (1) was isolated from concentrated chloride solution (2.5 mol.L(-1)). 1 reveals a remarkable complex containing two different substrates encapsulated in a dodecanuclear ring, a H-bonded Cl(-) ion, and a covalently bonded [P(2)O(7)] group. The chloride ion in 1 can be selectively removed for a monohydrogenophosphate group yielding K(6)[(HPO(4))(P(2)O(7))Mo(12)S(12)O(12)(OH)(12)(H(2)O)(2)].19H(2)O (2), a mixed species containing a [P(2)O(7)] and a [HPO(4)] group. The substitution is accompanied by a significant change of the ring, which adopts a "pear-shape" conformation. In the presence of triphosphate ion, the "heart-shaped" decanuclear ring Rb(3)[(H(2)P(3)O(10))Mo(10)S(10)O(10)(OH)(10)].17.5H(2)O (3) is formed containing a linear [P(3)O(10)] group intimately embedded in the inorganic cyclic host. The three compounds were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The behaviors of 1, 2, and 3 in solution were studied by (31)P NMR. Variable temperature experiments, supported by a two-dimensional COSY (31)P experiment, revealed that the supramolecular interaction existing between the chloride ion and the ring in solid 1 is maintained in solution. Nevertheless, 1 remains labile, and successive equilibria were evidenced and interpreted as an ion-pair association involving a halide ion (Cl, Br, or I), responsible for the conformational change of the [P(2)O(7)] group within the cavity. The influence of the nature of the halide guest (Cl(-), Br(-), and I(-)) on the successive equilibria was studied, and the thermodynamic constant related to the postulated equilibrium was determined. The stability of the supramolecular association decreases in the order Cl > Br > I. In solution, a phosphate exchange is observed for 2 while for 3 the absence of temperature dependence of the (31)P NMR spectrum confirms the conformation of the host-guest system is blocked. Elemental analysis and infrared characterizations are also supplied.     

6-Coordinate tungsten(VI) tris-n-isopropylanilide complexes: products of terminal oxo and nitrido transformations effected by main group electrophiles

The nitridotungsten(vi) complex NW(N[i-Pr]Ar)(3) (-N, Ar = 3,5-Me(2)C(6)H(3)) reacts with (CF(3)C(O))(2)O followed by ClSiMe(3) to give the isolable trifluoroacetylimido-chloride complex -(NC(O)CF(3))Cl, with oxalyl chloride to give cyanate-dichloride -(OCN)(Cl)(2), and with PCl(5) to give trichlorophosphinimide-dichloride -(NPCl(3))(Cl)(2). The oxo-chloride complex -(O)Cl, obtained from -N upon treatment with pivaloyl chloride, reacts with PCl(5) to give trichloride -(Cl)(3). Synthetic and structural details are reported for the new tungsten trisanilide derivatives.     

草酰氯一价正离子构象及其碳—碳键反应活性的理论研究

用密度泛函方法BHandHLYP在6-311+G（d）和6-311+G（2df）水平上对草酰氯 的一价正离子［（ClCo）_2~+］作了构象分析，结果表明，（ClCo）_2~+具有平面 反式和交叉式两种稳定构象，交叉构象存在超共轭现象，此外，对草酰氯离子、中 性分子各解离通道初级反应的Gibbs自由能的计算，发现草酰氯离子C—C键解离通 道的反应活性大于中性分子，对该通道进一步做了反应机理研究，证实了热力学结 论，并且与实验相一致，对草酰氯离子的振动频率和键耦合常数的研究表明其碳— 碳键解离具有选键性。     

Hemibonding of hydroxyl radical and halide anion in aqueous solution

Molecular geometries and properties of the possible reaction products between the hydroxyl radical and the halide anions in aqueous solution were investigated. The formation of two-center three-electron bonding (hemibonding) between the hydroxyl radical and halide anions (Cl, Br, I) was examined by density functional theory (DFT) calculation with a range-separated hybrid (RSH) exchange-correlation functional. The long-range corrected hybrid functional (LC-ωPBE), which have given quantitatively satisfactory results for odd electron systems and excited states, was examined by test calculations for dihalogen radical anions (X(2)(-); X = Cl, Br, I) and hydroxyl radical-water clusters. Equilibrium geometries with hemibonding between the hydroxyl radical and halide anions were located by including four hydrogen-bonded water molecules. Excitation energies and oscillator strengths of σ-σ* transitions calculated by the time-dependent DFT method showed good agreement with observed values. Calculated values of the free energy of reaction on the formation of hydroxyl halide radical anion from the hydroxyl radical and halide anion were endothermic for chloride but exothermic for bromide and iodide, which is consistent with experimental values of equilibrium constants.     

Formation of surface-bound acyl groups by reaction of acyl halides on ge(100)-2x1

We have investigated the reaction of a series of acyl halides, including acetyl chloride, acetyl bromide, acetyl-d3 chloride, benzoyl chloride, and pivaloyl chloride, on Ge(100)-2x1 with multiple internal reflection infrared (MIR-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and density functional theory (DFT). Infrared spectra following saturation exposures of acetyl chloride and acetyl bromide to Ge(100)-2x1 at 310 K are nearly identical, both exhibiting strong nu(C=O) stretching peaks near 1685 cm-1 and no vibrational modes in the nu(Ge-H) region. These data provide strong evidence for the presence of a surface-bound acetyl group on Ge(100)-2x1, which results from a C-X dissociation reaction (where X=Cl, Br). For acetyl chloride, DFT calculations predict that the barrier to C-Cl dissociation is only 1 kcal/mol above a chlorine-bound precursor state and is considerably smaller than barriers leading to the [2+2] C=O cycloaddition and alpha-CH dissociation products. In addition to the C-X dissociation product, both infrared and photoelectron results point to the presence of a second structure for acetyl halides where the oxygen of the surface-bound acetyl group donates charge to a nearby surface atom. This interaction is not observed for benzoyl chloride and pivaloyl chloride.     

Chelating or bridging? Halide-controlled binding mode of diamido donor ligands in iron(III) complexes

In a series of iron(III) halide complexes of the form {FeX[MesN(SiMe(2))]2O}2 (Mes = mesityl; X = Cl, Br, I), the ancillary diamidosilylether ligand can either chelate to one metal or instead bridge two metal centers, as a function of the halide coligand. The complexes are prepared from diamidosilyletheriron(II) precursors, which are oxidized with iodine, benzyl bromide, or PhICl2 to yield the appropriate iron(III) halide. The bromide analogue can also be synthesized by reacting the iron(II) precursor with a bromonium transfer agent (stabilized by adamantylideneadamantane). The latter reaction may proceed via an iron(IV) intermediate, which can oxidize the normally noncoordinating, inert [B(ArF)4]- counteranion [ArF = 3,5-(CF3)2Ph].     

Novel one-dimensional structures and solution behaviour of copper(II) bromide and chloride complexes of a new pentapyridyldiamine ligand

Copper(II) bromide and chloride complexes of the new heptadentate ligand 2,6-bis(bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)methylpyridine (L) have been prepared. For the bromide complexes, chains of novel, approximately C2-symmetric, chiral [Cu2(L)Br2]2+ 'wedge-shaped' tectons are found. The links between the dicopper tectons and the overall chirality and packing of the chains are dictated by the bromide ion content, not the counter anion. In contrast, the chloride complexes exhibit linked asymmetric [Cu2(L)Cl3]+ tectons with distinct N3CuCl2 and N4CuCl2 centres in the solid. The overall structures of the dicopper bromide and chloride units persist in solution irrespective of the halide. The redox chemistry of the various species is also described.     

X-ray crystal structure, Raman spectroscopy, and Ab initio density functional theory calculations on 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium bromide

The salt 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium bromide, [((CH(3))(2)N)(2)C═NH(2)](+)Br(-) or [tmgH]Br, was found to melt at 135(5) °C, forming what may be referred to as a moderate temperature ionic liquid. The chemistry was studied and compared with the corresponding chloride compound. We present X-ray diffraction and Raman evidence to show that also the bromide salt contains dimeric ion pair "molecules" in the crystalline state and probably also in the liquid state. The structure of [tmgH]Br determined at 120(2) K was found to be monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n, with a = 7.2072(14), b = 13.335(3), c = 9.378(2) ?, β =104.31(3)°, Z = 2, based on 11769 reflections, measured from θ = 2.71-28.00° on a small colorless needle crystal. Raman and IR spectra are presented and assigned. When heated, both the chloride and the bromide salts form vapor phases. The Raman spectra of the vapors are surprisingly alike, showing, for example, a characteristic strong band at 2229 cm(-1). This band was interpreted by some of us to show that the [tmgH]Cl gas phase should consist of monomeric ion pair "molecules" held together by a single N-H(+)···Cl(-) hydrogen bond, the stretching vibration of which should be causing the band, based on ab initio molecular orbital density functional theory type calculations. It is not likely that both the bromide and chloride should have identical spectra. As explanation, the formation of 1,1-dimethylcyanamide gas is proposed, by decomposition of [tmgH]X leaving dimethylammonium halogenide (X = Cl, Br). The Raman spectra of all gas phases were quite identical and fitted the calculated spectrum of dimethylcyanamide. It is concluded that monomeric ion pair "molecules" held together by single N-H(+)···X(-) hydrogen bonds probably do not exist in the vapor phase over the solids at about 200-230 °C.     

Quantum chemical study of chlorine-dissociation of oxalyl chloride (ClCO)_2→2Cl+2CO

It is very difficult to study the phenomenon that molecules are decomposed into several pho-tofragments by UV light, as the energy of lamp-house is insufficient. But the bond energy in oxa-lyl chloride is relatively low, for example, D0(ClCOCO-Cl) = 313.92 kJ/mol[1], D0(ClCO-CO) = 35.53 kJ/mol, and D0(Cl-CO) = 27.17 kJ/mol[2], so, oxalyl chloride, as a typical system for the study of multi-channel dissociation, can be dissociated into the four fragments Cl+Cl+CO+CO by the proper UV …     

Syntheses, crystal structures, and properties of six new lanthanide(III) transition metal tellurium(IV) oxyhalides with three types of structures

Solid-state reactions of lanthanide(III) oxide (and lanthanide(III) oxyhalide), transition metal halide (and transition metal oxide), and TeO(2) at high temperature lead to six new lanthanide transition metal tellurium(IV) oxyhalides with three different types of structures, namely, DyCuTe(2)O(6)Cl, ErCuTe(2)O(6)Cl, ErCuTe(2)O(6)Br, Sm(2)Mn(Te(5)O(13))Cl(2), Dy(2)Cu(Te(5)O(13))Br(2), and Nd(4)Cu(TeO(3))(5)Cl(3). Compounds DyCuTe(2)O(6)Cl, ErCuTe(2)O(6)Cl, and ErCuTe(2)O(6)Br are isostructural. The lanthanide(III) ion is eight-coordinated by eight oxygen atoms, and the copper(II) ion is five-coordinated by four oxygens and a halide anion in a distorted square pyramidal geometry. The interconnection of Ln(III) and Cu(II) ions by bridging tellurite anions results in a three-dimensional (3D) network with tunnels along the a-axis; the halide anion and the lone-pair electrons of the tellurium(IV) ions are oriented toward the cavities of the tunnels. Compounds Sm(2)Mn(Te(5)O(13))Cl(2) and Dy(2)Cu(Te(5)O(13))Br(2) are isostructural. The lanthanide(III) ions are eight-coordinated by eight oxygens, and the divalent transition metal ion is octahedrally coordinated by six oxygens. Two types of polymeric tellurium(IV) oxide anions are formed: Te(3)O(8)(4)(-) and Te(4)O(10)(4)(-). The interconnection of the lanthanide(III) and divalent transition metal ions by the above two types of polymeric tellurium(IV) oxide anions leads to a 3D network with long, narrow-shaped tunnels along the b-axis. The halide anions remain isolated and are located at the above tunnels. Nd(4)Cu(TeO(3))(5)Cl(3) features a different structure. All five of the Nd(III) ions are eight-coordinated (NdO(8) for Nd(1), Nd(2), Nd(4), and Nd(5) and NdO(7)Cl for Nd(3)), and the copper(I) ion is tetrahedrally coordinated by four chloride anions. The interconnection of Nd(III) ions by bridging tellurite anions resulted in a 3D network with large tunnels along the b-axis. The CuCl(4) tetrahedra are interconnected into a 1D two-unit repeating (zweier) chain via corner-sharing. These 1D copper(I) chloride chains are inserted into the tunnels of the neodymium(III) tellurite via Nd-Cl-Cu bridges. Luminescent studies show that ErCuTe(2)O(6)Cl and Nd(4)Cu(TeO(3))(5)Cl(3) exhibit strong luminescence in the near-IR region. Magnetic measurements indicate the antiferromagnetic interactions between magnetic centers in these compounds.     

Picosecond pulse radiolysis of direct and indirect radiolytic effects in highly concentrated halide aqueous solutions

Recently we measured the amount of the single product, Br(3)(-), of steady-state radiolysis of highly concentrated Br(-) aqueous solutions, and we showed the effect of the direct ionization of Br(-) on the yield of Br(3)(-). Here, we report the first picosecond pulse-probe radiolysis measurements of ionization of highly concentrated Br(-) and Cl(-) aqueous solutions to describe the oxidation mechanism of the halide anions. The transient absorption spectra are reported from 350 to 750 nm on the picosecond range for halide solutions at different concentrations. In the highly concentrated halide solutions, we observed that, due to the presence of Na(+), the absorption band of the solvated electron is shifted to shorter wavelengths, but its decay, taking place during the spur reactions, is not affected within the first 4 ns. The kinetic measurements in the UV reveal the direct ionization of halide ions. The analysis of pulse-probe measurements show that after the electron pulse, the main reactions in solutions containing 1 M of Cl(-) and 2 M of Br(-) are the formation of ClOH(-?) and BrOH(-?), respectively. In contrast, in highly concentrated halide solutions, containing 5 M of Cl(-) and 6 M of Br(-), mainly Cl(2)(-?) and Br(2)(-?) are formed within the electron pulse without formation of ClOH(-?) and BrOH(-?). The results suggest that, not only Br(-) and Cl(-) are directly ionized into Br(?) and Cl(?) by the electron pulse, the halide atoms can also be rapidly generated through the reactions initiated by excitation and ionization of water, such as the prompt oxidation by the hole, H(2)O(+?), generated in the coordination sphere of the anion.