Products of the addition of water molecules to Al3O3- clusters: structure, bonding, and electron binding energies in Al3O4H2-, Al3O5H4-, Al3O4H2, and Al3O5H4

Two stable products of reactions of water molecules with the Al3O3- cluster, Al3O4H2- and Al3O5H4-, are studied with electronic structure calculations. There are several minima with similar energies for both anions and the corresponding molecules. Dissociative absorption of a water molecule to produce an anionic cluster with hydroxide ions is thermodynamically favored over the formation of Al3O3-(H2O)n complexes. Vertical electron detachment energies of Al3O4H2- and Al3O5H4- calculated with ab initio electron propagator methods provide a quantitative interpretation of recent anion photoelectron spectra. Contrasts and similarities in these spectra may be explained in terms of the Dyson orbitals associated with each transition energy.     

Formation pathways of CH3SOH from CH3S(OH)CH3 in the presence of O2: a theoretical study

Methane sulfenic acid (CH₃SOH, MSEA) has been suggested in the literature as a possible stable product within the addition channel of the OH-initiated oxidation of dimethyl sulfide. In particular, it has been proposed as one of the thermodynamically feasible products of the reaction of CH₃S(OH)CH₃ adduct with O₂. However, MSEA has never been experimentally observed and a detailed theoretical analysis of all the reaction pathways leading to MSEA formation has never been reported. In this study, the first density functional and ab initio electronic structure calculations are carried out to characterize those reaction channels yielding MSEA. The adduct formed by the reaction of DMS-OH with O₂ (CH₃S(O₂)(OH)CH₃) has been taken as the starting point. On the other hand, a new reaction pathway, which competes with the MSEA formation yielding DMSO instead, is also presented. The kinetic relevance of those different reaction pathways is discussed to assert their contribution to the experimental measurements of the end-products of DMS-OH-initiated oxidation.     

High-temperature rate constants for CH3OH + Kr --> products, OH + CH3OH --> products, OH + (CH3)(2)CO --> CH2COCH3 + H2O, and OH + CH3 --> CH) + H2O

The reflected shock tube technique with multipass absorption spectrometric detection of OH radicals at 308 nm (corresponding to a total path length of approximately 4.9 m) has been used to study the dissociation of methanol between 1591 and 2865 K. Rate constants for two product channels [CH3OH + Kr --> CH3 + OH + Kr (1) and CH3OH + Kr --> 1CH2 + H2O + Kr (2)] were determined. During the course of the study, it was necessary to determine several other rate constants that contributed to the profile fits. These include OH + CH3OH --> products, OH + (CH3)2CO --> CH2COCH3 + H2O, and OH + CH3 --> 1,3CH2 + H2O. The derived expressions, in units of cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), are k(1) = 9.33 x 10(-9) exp(-30857 K/T) for 1591-2287 K, k(2) = 3.27 x 10(-10) exp(-25946 K/T) for 1734-2287 K, kOH+CH3OH = 2.96 x 10-16T1.4434 exp(-57 K/T) for 210-1710 K, k(OH+(CH3)(2)CO) = (7.3 +/- 0.7) x 10(-12) for 1178-1299 K and k(OH+CH3) = (1.3 +/- 0.2) x 10(-11) for 1000-1200 K. With these values along with other well-established rate constants, a mechanism was used to obtain profile fits that agreed with experiment to within <+/-10%. The values obtained for reactions 1 and 2 are compared with earlier determinations and also with new theoretical calculations that are presented in the preceding article in this issue. These new calculations are in good agreement with the present data for both (1) and (2) and also for OH + CH3 --> products.     

Freezing Point of Mixtures of H2 16O with H2 17O and Those of Aqueous CD3CH2OH and CH3 13CH2OH Solutions

The freezing point of mixtures of H₂ ¹⁶O with H₂ ¹⁷O was measured as a function of the molal concentration. The freezing points rose linearly with increasing molal concentration above that of pure ordinary water, H₂ ¹⁶O, at 273.15 K. This confirms Kiyosawa's previous conclusion [K. Kiyosawa, J. Solution Chem. 20, 583 (1991).], drawn from findings on changes in the freezing point of mixtures of H₂ ¹⁶O with H₂ ¹⁸O or D₂ ¹⁶O that even a difference in the number of neutrons in the hydrogen or oxygen atoms of water molecules makes them behave as different entities with respect to the colligative properties of solutions. This has been confirmed to also occur in mixtures of H₂ ¹⁶O with H₂ ¹⁷O.     

乙二铵多钼酸盐NH3CH2CH2NH3Mo3O10@4.4H2O的合成及其光致变色性质研究

利用乙二胺阳离子为模板,采用温和的反应条件制备出一种新的光致变色化合物NH3CH2CH2NH3Mo3O10·4.4H2O,经过元素分析、热重以及光谱测定,证明该化合物的无机骨架为(Mo3O10)∞^2-无穷长链。乙二胺阳离子通过氢键等超分子作用与无机骨架相连。实验发现该化合物具有良好的光致变色性能,与真空蒸镀MoO3不同的是,经紫外光照后,此化合物由白色变为红棕色,EXAFS(扩展X射线精细结构)研究结果表明紫外光照后,质子从乙二铵阳离子转移到Mo-O^-为其可能的机理。     

Cooperative atomic migrations in the associates of formic acid molecule with H2O...X systems (X=CH3OH,NH2OH,H2O2, HOF,and H2O)

The pathways and activation barriers of cooperative biproton migrations in the associates of the formic acid molecule with H₂O and X molecules (X=CH₃OH, NH₂OH, H₂O₂, FOH, and H₂O) are calculated by an ab initio method (3-21G and 6-31G^** basis sets). A cooperative triproton transfer occurs in the system with X=H₂O. The activation barriers of this transfer calculated in the 3-21G and 6-31G^** basis sets are 6.94 and 27.29 (through the structure of C₂ symmetry) or 7.99 and 26.08 kcal/mole (through the structure of C_s symmetry), respectively. In the systems with X=H₃COH, HOOH, and FOH, the biproton transfer is accompanied by synchronous shifts of two hydroxyl groups and overcomes high activation barriers (>40 kcal/mole), which is accounted for by poor stereochemical similarity for the low-barrier cooperative processes in the given molecular associates. Scientific Research Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Rostov State University. Translated fromZhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 845–858, September–October, 1996. Translated by I. Izvekova     

Interaction energy and the shift in OH stretch frequency on hydrogen bonding for the H2O → H2O,CH3OH → H2O,and H2O → CH3OH dimers

The ability to use calculated OH frequencies to assign experimentally observed peaks in hydrogen bonded systems hinges on the accuracy of the calculation. Here we test the ability of several commonly employed model chemistries—HF, MP2, and several density functionals paired with the 6‐31+G(d) and 6‐311++G(d,p) basis sets—to calculate the interaction energy (D_e) and shift in OH stretch fundamental frequency on dimerization (δ(ν)) for the H₂O → H₂O, CH₃OH → H₂O, and H₂O → CH₃OH dimers (where for X → Y, X is the hydrogen bond donor and Y the acceptor). We quantify the error in D_e and δ(ν) by comparison to experiment and high level calculation and, using a simple model, evaluate how error in D_e propagates to δ(ν). We find that B3LYP and MPWB1K perform best of the density functional methods studied, that their accuracy in calculating δ(ν) is ≈ 30–50 cm^?1 and that correcting for error in D_e does little to heighten agreement between the calculated and experimental δ(ν). Accuracy of calculated δ(ν) is also shown to vary as a function of hydrogen bond donor: while the PBE and TPSS functionals perform best in the calculation of δ(ν) for the CH₃OH → H₂O dimer their performance is relatively poor in describing H₂O → H₂O and H₂O → CH₃OH. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010     

[(NH2CH2CH2NH3)2WⅥO2(NHC6H4NH)2]2(NH2CH2CH2NH2)·H2O配合物的合成与晶体结构

Cis-dioxo-tungsten(Ⅵ) complex, (NH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂)[(NH₂CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂W^ⅥO₂(NHC₆H₄NH)₂]₂·H₂O is synthesized at room temperature by the reaction of sodium tungstate with o-phenylenediamine. The crystal structure of complex was determined by X-ray diffraction structural analysis. The results show that complex belongs to monoclinic system with space group P2₁/ c, a=0.712 8(2) nm, b=3.081 1(10) nm, c=0.981 9(3) nm, β=102.615(4)°, V=2.104 4(11) nm³, Z=2, μ=55.26 cm^-1, F(000)=1 176. Compared the complex with its analogous biomimetic complexes of the cofactor of molybdoenzymes and tungstoenzymses, it is found that the variance of the coordination atoms and the metal ions center have no influence on the coordination feature, and exhibits distored octahedral coordination with cis-dioxo o-phenylenediamine. CCDC: 252834.     

(NH2CH2CH2NH3)4[WⅤO2(OC6H4O)2]2(NH3CH2CH2NH3)·H2O的合成、晶体结构、EPR以及与同构物的比较

Cis-dioxo-catecholatotungsten(Ⅴ) complex (NH₂CH₂CH₂NH₃)₄[W^ⅤO₂(OC₆H₄O)₂]₂(NH₃CH₂CH₂NH₃)·H₂O (1) was synthesized at room temperature by the reaction of tetrabutyl ammonium decatungstate with catechol in the mixed solvent of CH₃OH, CH₃CN and NH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂. The crystal structure of complex was determined by X-ray diffraction structural analysis. The results show that complex belongs to monoclinic system with space group P2₁/c,a=0.712 8(3) nm, b=3.082 3(11) nm, c=0.982 8(4) nm, β=102.639(6)°, V=2.106 8(14) nm³, Z=2, R₁=0.062 8, wR₂=0.183 7. Compared the complex with its analogous complexes (NH₂CH₂CH₂NH₃)₃[Mo^ⅤO₂(OC₆H₄O)₂], it is found that the coordination structure of W have no changes in the processing of electron transfer of tungsten-containing enzymes from the result of the similarity of the EPR spectra of the complexes and flavoenzyme from milk. CCDC: 272937.     

Addition of NH3 to Al3O3-

Recent computational studies on the addition of ammonia (NH3) to the Al3O3- cluster anion [A. Guevara-Garcia, A. Martinez, and J. V. Ortiz, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 214309 (2005)] have motivated experimental and additional computational studies, reported here. Al3O3- is observed to react with a single NH3 molecule to form the Al3O3NH3- ion in mass spectrometric studies. This is in contrast to similarly performed studies with water, in which the Al3O5H4- product was highly favored. However, the anion PE spectrum of the ammoniated species is very similar to that of Al3O4H2-. The adiabatic electron affinity of Al3O3NH3 is determined to be 2.35(5) eV. Based on comparison between the spectra and calculated electron affinities, it appears that NH3 adds dissociatively to Al3O3-, suggesting that the time for the Al3O3-NH3 complex to either overcome or tunnel through the barrier to proton transfer (which is higher for NH3 than for water) is short relative to the time for collisional cooling in the experiment.     

In situ attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) study of the adsorption of NO2-, NH2OH, and NH4+ on Pd/Al2O3 and Pt/Al2O3

In relation to the heterogeneous hydrogenation of nitrite, adsorption of NO2-, NH4+, and NH2OH from the aqueous phase was examined on Pt/Al2O3, Pd/Al2O3, and Al2O3. None of the investigated inorganic nitrogen compounds adsorb on alumina at conditions presented in this study. NO2-(aq) and NH4+(aq) on the other hand show similar adsorption characteristics on both Pd/Al2O3 and Pt/Al2O3. The vibrational spectrum of the NO2- ion changed substantially upon adsorption, clearly indicating that NO2- chemisorbs onto the supported metal catalysts. On the contrary, adsorption of NH4+ does not lead to significant change in the vibrational spectrum of the ion, indicating that the NH4+ ion does not chemisorb on the noble metal but is stabilized via an electrostatic interaction. When comparing the adsorption of hydroxylamine (NH2OH(aq)) on Pd/Al2O3 and Pt/Al2O3, significant differences were observed. On Pd/Al2O3, hydroxylamine is converted into a stable NH2(ads) fragment, whereas on Pt/Al2O3 hydroxylamine is converted into NO, possibly via HNO(ads) as an intermediate.     

Kinetics of Al + H2O reaction: theoretical study

Quantum chemical calculations were carried out to study the reaction of Al atom in the ground electronic state with H(2)O molecule. Examination of the potential energy surface revealed that the Al + H(2)O → AlO + H(2) reaction must be treated as a complex process involving two steps: Al + H(2)O → AlOH + H and AlOH + H → AlO + H(2). Activation barriers for these elementary reaction channels were calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p), CBS-QB3, and G3 levels of theory, and appropriate rate constants were estimated by using a canonical variational theory. Theoretical analysis exhibited that the rate constant for the Al + H(2)O → products reaction measured by McClean et al. must be associated with the Al + H(2)O → AlOH + H reaction path only. The process of direct HAlOH formation was found to be negligible at a pressure smaller than 100 atm.     

[CH3NH3][NH3(CH2)6NH3]H3[P2Mo2W16O62]·H2O的水热合成与表征

首次合成了[CH3NH3][NH3(CH2)6NH3]H3[P2Mo2W16O62]·H2O,通过元素分析、红外光谱和X射线单晶衍射对合成产物进行了表征,并用TGA-DSC研究了化合物的热稳定性.晶体属单斜晶系,P21/m空间群,a=1.2596(3)nm,b=1.8715(4)nm,c=1.9816(4)nm,α=γ=90°,β=90.16(3)°,V=4.671(2)nm3,Z=2,Mr=4358.66,Dc=3.100g·cm-3,μ=19.978mm-1,F(000)=3792,R=0.0835,Rw=0.2026.结果表明,在晶体结构内形成了0.7364nm×0.8354nm的微孔.     

Ionization gauge sensitivities of N2, O2, N2O,NO, NO2, NH3, CClF3 and CH3OH

A Bayard-Alpert (BA) gauge was used to determine apparent relative sensitivites S_rel,X for O₂, N₂O, NO, NO₂, NH₃, CClF₃ and CH₃OH from gauge calibration measurements in the range 1.3×10^?1 Pa≤p≤1.3·10^?3Pa. Nitrogen was used as a calibration standard.     

A novel chain-like molybdenum phosphate: hydrothermal synthesis,crystal structure and characterization of [NH3(CH2CH2)2NH3]3[NH3(CH2CH2)2NH2]-Na5[Mo6O12(OH)3(PO4)(HPO4)3]2·4H2O

A novel organic/inorganic hybrid molybdenum phosphate, [NH₃(CH₂CH₂)₂NH₃]₃[NH₃(CH₂CH₂)₂NH₂]Na₅-[Mo₆O₁₂(OH)₃(PO₄)(HPO₄)₃]₂·4H₂O (1), involving molybdenum presented in V oxidation, has been hydrothermally prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, i.r., u.v.–vis., x.p.s., t.g. and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of the title compound (1) may be considered to consist of two [Mo₆O₁₂(OH)₃(PO₄)(HPO₄)₃] units bonded together with NaO₆ octahedra, forming dimers. Further, these dimers connect with each other through four Na⁺ cations as bridges, giving rise to novel one-dimensional chain-like skeleton. Piperazines exist among inorganic chains acting as charge balancing cations.     

Extended group function calculations for H2O,NH3 and CH4

Wave functions expressed as antisymmetrized products of strongly orthogonal geminals have been evaluated for H₂O, NH₃ and CH₄. The geminals have been expressed as linear combinations of 2 × 2 detors constructed with localized SCF -MO 's. Several ground state observables have been computed together with the electric polarizabilities and magnetic susceptibilities. In addition, a configuration interaction calculation limited to all possible double group excitations has been carried out.     

Endohedral complexes of fullerene-like silica molecules with H2O, CH4, and CH3NH2 molecules

The possibility of formation of (SiO₂)₆₀@H₂O, (SiO₂)₆₀@CH₄, and (SiO₂)₆₀@CH₃NH₂ endohedral complexes was studied by the density functional (DFT) method (B3LYP exchange correlation functional, 6-31G** basis). The penetration of these molecules into the cavity of fullerene-like silica molecules is hindered by high activation barriers, which ensures the stability of the complexes formed during the synthesis of these molecules.     

Secondary kinetics of methanol decomposition: theoretical rate coefficients for 3CH2 + OH, 3CH2 + 3CH2, and 3CH2 + CH3

Direct variable reaction coordinate transition state theory (VRC-TST) rate coefficients are reported for the (3)CH(2) + OH, (3)CH(2) + (3)CH(2), and (3)CH(2) + CH(3) barrierless association reactions. The predicted rate coefficient for the (3)CH(2) + OH reaction (approximately 1.2 x 10(-10) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) for 300-2500 K) is 4-5 times larger than previous estimates, indicating that this reaction may be an important sink for OH in many combustion systems. The predicted rate coefficients for the (3)CH(2) + CH(3) and (3)CH(2) + (3)CH(2) reactions are found to be in good agreement with the range of available experimental measurements. Product branching in the self-reaction of methylene is discussed, and the C(2)H(2) + 2H and C(2)H(2) + H2 products are predicted in a ratio of 4:1. The effect of the present set of rate coefficients on modeling the secondary kinetics of methanol decomposition is briefly considered. Finally, the present set of rate coefficients, along with previous VRC-TST determinations of the rate coefficients for the self-reactions of CH(3) and OH and for the CH(3) + OH reaction, are used to test the geometric mean rule for the CH(3), (3)CH(2), and OH fragments. The geometric mean rule is found to predict the cross-combination rate coefficients for the (3)CH(2) + OH and (3)CH(2) + CH(3) reactions to better than 20%, with a larger (up to 50%) error for the CH(3) + OH reaction.     

Kinetic study of the reactions of Cl atoms with CF3CH2CH2OH, CF3CF2CH2OH, CHF2CF2CH2OH, and CF3CHFCF2CH2OH

The reaction kinetics of chlorine atoms with a series of partially fluorinated straight-chain alcohols, CF(3)CH(2)CH(2)OH (1), CF(3)CF(2)CH(2)OH (2), CHF(2)CF(2)CH(2)OH (3), and CF(3)CHFCF(2)CH(2)OH (4), were studied in the gas phase over the temperature range of 273-363 K by using very low-pressure reactor mass spectrometry. The absolute rate coefficients were given by the expressions (in cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1)): k(1) = (4.42 +/- 0.48) x 10(-11) exp(-255 +/- 20/T); k(1)(303) = (1.90 +/- 0.17) x 10(-11), k(2) = (2.23 +/- 0.31) x 10(-11) exp(-1065 +/- 106/ T); k(2)(303) = (6.78 +/- 0.63) x 10(-13), k(3) = (8.51 +/- 0.62) x 10(-12) exp(-681 +/- 72/T); k(3)(303) = (9.00 +/- 0.82) x 10(-13) and k(4) = (6.18 +/- 0.84) x 10(-12) exp(-736 +/- 42/T); k(4)(303) = (5.36 +/- 0.51) x 10(-13). The quoted 2sigma uncertainties include the systematic errors. All title reactions proceed via a hydrogen atom metathesis mechanism leading to HCl. Moreover, the oxidation of the primarily produced radicals was investigated, and the end products were the corresponding aldehydes (R(F)-CHO; R(F) = -CH(2)CF(3), -CF(2)CF(3), -CF(2)CHF(2), and -CF(2)CHFCF(3)), providing a strong experimental indication that the primary reactions proceed mainly via the abstraction of a methylenic hydrogen adjacent to a hydroxyl group. Finally, the bond strengths and ionization potentials for the title compounds were determined by density functional theory calculations, which also suggest that the alpha-methylenic hydrogen is mainly under abstraction by Cl atoms. The correlation of room-temperature rate coefficients with ionization potentials for a set of 27 molecules, comprising fluorinated C2-C5 ethers and C2-C4 alcohols, is good with an average deviation of a factor of 2, and is given by the expression log(k) (in cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1)) = (5.8 +/- 1.4) - (1.56 +/- 0.13) x (ionization potential (in eV)).     

Interaction of water, methanol, and ammonia with AlxOy-: a comparative theoretical study of Al5O4- versus Al3O3-

The chemical reactions of water, methanol, and ammonia with Al5O4- have been studied using electronic structure calculations. The chemistry of Al5O4- with these molecules is different from that of Al3O3-. While Al3O3- dissociatively adsorbs two water molecules (and methanol), Al5O4- reacts with only one. In addition, Al5O4- does not show any reaction with ammonia while recent experimental and theoretical studies suggest that Al3O3- chemisorbs ammonia. These apparent differences in their chemical reactivity have been explained based on the thermodynamic stability of the corresponding reaction products and kinetic barriers associated with their formation.