Low frequency vibrational spectra of some amino acids

Far-IR absorption and reflection spectra, as well as laser Mandelshtam–Brillouin and Raman scattering spectra of -glycine, β-alanine, -histidine, -tryptophane single crystals in the 0.2–400 cm⁻¹ range were investigated. It was revealed that the far-IR and Raman spectra of the amino acids under study contain more bands than predicted by factor-group analysis, thus indicating a possible contribution of low-energy intramolecular vibrations and overtones, as well as an emergence of forbidden vibrations. Some of the low-frequency bands have never, to our knowledge, been detected previously.     

Structure and vibrational spectra of dinitromethane and trinitromethane

The molecular geometries of dinitromethane and trinitromethane were optimized and their harmonic force fields were calculated by the DFT/B3LYP method. The force fields obtained made it possible to interpret reliably the vibrational spectra of dinitromethane, trinitromethane and a number of isotopomers of trinitromethane. Some general conclusions on geometry and vibrational spectra of the molecules under study are made. The hybrid density functional method used is shown to predict the reliable structural parameters and vibrational frequencies for polynitromethanes.     

Ab initio prediction of vibrational spectra: A database approach

Efforts to develop a database of quadratic force fields for organic molecules are described. The database is based on systematic ab initio calculations, scaled to reproduce the experimentally observed frequencies. The choice of the theoretical method, the basis sets, geometries, internal coordinates and the scaling procedure are discussed. A key point in the procedure is the automatic generation of the internal valence coordinates. This is also very advantageous for geometry optimization. The database should permit the prediction of vibrational frequencies for most organic molecules to 10–20 cm⁻¹, together with semiquantitative intensities. The accuracy is sufficient to identify unknown compounds from a list of reasonable candidates.     

Calculated vibrational spectra of weak hydrogen bonds

Potential energy and dipole moment surfaces for the H-bond SH... S in the dimeric methanethiol have been calculated by the SCF-MO-LCGO method, and the vibrational spectrum — transition frequencies and IR absorption intensities at 20 °K — computed. This spectrum is compared with that of the monomeric species and with experimental results. The resulting dimerization energy is 1.4 kcal/mole.     

Absorption spectra of thin film of polyaniline

The absorption spectra of thin film of polyaniline (PANI) on slide glass coated by a spin coater were measured as a function of the protonation state of PANI, the concentration of solution of PANI in NMP, drying temperature, and atmosphere. The absorbance value of the 950 nm peak and the ratio of the absorbance value at 950 nm to that of the 630 nm peak increases with increasing the protonation state of PANI. This is consistent with the observation of varying the conductivity with the protonation state. A modified molecular structure of PANI is proposed: where y and x are defined as the oxidation and the protonation states of PANI, respectively.     

Structures and vibrational spectra for protonated carbonyl sulfide

The HOCS⁺ form of protonated OCS was identified in 1987 using high-resolution difference frequency laser spectroscopy by assigning the vibrational frequency (ν=3435cm⁻¹) as the O-H stretch. The isomer HSCO⁺ was not detected in spite of a search of the S-H stretching region. Theoretical calculations indicate, however, that the S-protonated form lies significantly lower than the O-protonated form. To resolve this apparent discrepancy between experiments and theoretical calculations, highly accurate ab initio studies of both species have been carried out. Our results indicate that the S-protonated form lies about 5 kcal/mol below the O-protonated one. The SH stretching frequency is predicted to be found around 2496cm⁻¹. A new search for the ν₁ band of HSCO⁺ using a diode spectrometer showed no evidence of HSCO⁺. Received: 26 November 1996 / Accepted: 3 March 1997     

立窑法利用中低品位磷矿石生产工业磷酸的研究

本文介绍了在一个特殊的立窑内,利用中低品位磷矿粉和辅料,并利用反应过程中磷元素自身氧化还原的化学热能,生产出市场紧俏的工业级磷酸,磷酸的收率可达90%以上.这是一种新的磷酸生产工艺路线和方法.试验取得了较满意的结果.     

Structure and vibrational spectra of the salts of mononitroalkanes

The molecular geometries of the anions of nitromethane and 2-nitropropane were optimised and their harmonic force fields were calculated by the RHF/6-311G(d,p), MP2/6-311G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) methods. The force fields obtained made it possible to reliably interpret the IR and Raman spectra of the Na⁺ salt of nitromethane, d₂-nitromethane and 2-nitropropane. The assignment proposed significantly improves the interpretation of vibrational spectra known so far. Some general conclusions on geometry and vibrational spectra of the salts of mononitroalkanes studied are made. The hybrid density functional method used (B3LYP) is shown to be in better agreement with experimental data available than the Hartree–Fock methods.     

Synthesis and characterization of phosphorized polyaniline doped with phytic acid and its anticorrosion properties for Mg-Li alloy

A phosphorized polyaniline (PANI) doped with phytic acid (PhA) was synthesized by the chemical oxide method with PhA as a dopant and applied to improve the anticorrosion properties of magnesium-lithium (Mg-Li) alloys after blending with eco-friendly silane sol. The chemical structures and morphologies of PANI samples were evaluated by FTIR spectroscopy, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All characterizations indicate that the as-synthesized phosphorized PANI (PANI-PhA) exists in doped emeraldine salt state with net-like structures crosslinked by phosphate carboxyl groups. The conductivity and thermostability of PANI-PhA were better than those of PANI doped with phosphoric acid (PANI-H₃PO₄) and undoped PANI. The anticorrosion properties of PANI/silane sol composite coatings for Mg-Li alloy were tested by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic polarization measurements. The results prove that the anticorrosion ability of PANI-PhA is the best among the three PANI samples, as shown by a low corrosion current (1.28 × 10^?7 A·cm^?2) and high impedance (5.62 × 10⁶ Ω·cm²). The possible anticorrosion mechanism was proposed based on procedure analysis.     

盐酸法湿法磷酸中磷酸的协同萃取分离

选择对磷酸萃取率高 ,而对杂质的排斥性好的萃取剂 ,一直是业内人士长期关注的一个课题[1～ 3] 。本文以盐酸分解磷矿制得的粗磷酸为原料 ,对萃取磷酸的不同萃取剂如ＴＢＰ、ＴＲＰＯ、异戊醇、环己酮、环己醇等进行了筛选 ,最后选用体积比为 6∶4的三级逆流萃取和相比为 1∶2 .5的单级萃取 ,测定了各组分的分配系数和分离系数 ,并与使用其它萃取剂的结果作了比较。本文同时还测定了用 6 %ＨＣｌ水溶液和纯水对萃得有机相进行反洗的情况。1　实验部分1 1　试剂磷矿粉 ,40～ 1 0 0目 ,取自连云港锦屏磷矿 ;ＴＲＰＯ(三烷基氧化膦 ,加拿大Ｃ…     

Theoretical modeling of infrared spectra of benzoic acid and its deuterated derivative

Theoretical simulation of the ν_s stretching band is presented for benzoic acid and its OD derivative at 300 K. The simulation takes into account an adiabatic coupling between the high-frequency O–H(D) stretching and the low-frequency intermolecular OO stretching modes, linear and quadratic distortions of the potential energy for the low-frequency vibrations in the excited state of the O–H(D) stretching vibration, resonance interaction between the two hydrogen bonds in the dimer, and Fermi resonance between the fundamental ν OH(D) stretching and the overtone of the δ O–H(D) bending vibrations.

Infrared, far-infarared, Raman and low-frequency Raman spectra of the polycrystalline benzoic acid and its deuterated form have been measured. The geometry and experimental frequencies are compared with the results of our B3LYP/6-311++G** and B3LYP/cc-pVTZ calculations.     

Proton dissociation and transfer in hydrated phosphoric acid clusters

The dynamics and mechanisms of proton dissociation and transfer in hydrated phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) clusters under excess proton conditions were studied based on the concept of presolvation using the H₃PO₄–H₃O⁺–nH₂O complexes (n = 1–3) as the model systems and ab initio calculations and Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) simulations at the RIMP2/TZVP level as model calculations. The static results showed that the smallest, most stable intermediate complex for proton dissociation (n = 1) is formed in a low local‐dielectric constant environment (e.g., ε = 1), whereas proton transfer from the first to the second hydration shell is driven by fluctuations in the number of water molecules in a high local‐dielectric constant environment (e.g., ε = 78) through the Zundel complex in a linear H‐bond chain (n = 3). The two‐dimensional potential energy surfaces (2D‐PES) of the intermediate complex (n = 1) suggested three characteristic vibrational and ¹H NMR frequencies associated with a proton moving on the oscillatory shuttling and structural diffusion paths, which can be used to monitor the dynamics of proton dissociation in the H‐bond clusters. The BOMD simulations over the temperature range of 298–430 K validated the proposed proton dissociation and transfer mechanisms by showing that good agreement between the theoretical and experimental data can be achieved with the proposed rate‐determining processes. The theoretical results suggest the roles played by the polar solvent and iterate that insights into the dynamics and mechanisms of proton transfer in the protonated H‐bond clusters can be obtained from intermediate complexes provided that an appropriate presolvation model is selected and that all of the important rate‐determining processes are included in the model calculations. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Experimental and theoretical study of vibrational spectra and structure of dihalogermylene and dihalostannylene complexes with 1,4-dioxane and triphenylphosphine

Vibrational (Raman and IR) spectra of the 1:1 complexes of dihalogermylene and dihalostannylene with 1,4-dioxane and PPh₃ have been reported, the structures of the complexes Cl₂Ge·C₄H₈O₂ and Cl₂Ge·PPh₃ updated using high-resolution X-ray method. Quantum-chemistry calculations of the geometry and normal mode frequencies and eigenvectors were carried out for some of the complexes. The results show that in the structure of the polymeric solid complexes of X₂M with 1,4-dioxane, intermolecular coordination XM plays a prominent role, whereas the corresponding complexes with PPh₃ are monomeric. In the vibrational spectra of all the complexes, an inversion of symmetric and antisymmetric stretching νXM (X=Cl, Br; M=Ge, Sn) frequencies, found for ‘free’ X₂M^II particles, still persists, suggesting that the X₂M moieties preserve their specifity as carbene analogues also in the complexes.     

Theoretical anharmonic Raman and infrared spectra with vibrational assignments for monofluoroaniline isomers

The ortho-meta-, and para-fluoro substituted anilines are prototype molecules for investigation of the interactions of both the amino group and the fluorine atom with the aromatic ring. The molecular structures, natural atomic charges and theoretical anharmonic Raman and infrared spectra of the three fluoroaniline isomers have been calculated by using the density functional B3LYP method with the extended 6-311++G(df,pd) basis set. The Raman and infrared spectra of 2FA, 3FA, and 4FA have been recorded. The detailed vibrational assignments of the experimental spectra have been made on the basis of the calculated potential energy distributions, PEDs. The effect of fluorine substituent on the aniline ring geometry and charge distribution, the nature of the characteristic “marker bands” and a quenching of intensities of some bands are discussed. It is shown that the frequencies of the NH₂ stretching vibrations depend on the degree of pyramidalization of the C-NH₂ group, in the isomers. In 2FA and 3FA, the NH₂ stretching frequencies are higher than those in 4FA. This corresponds to a more flattened structure of the amino group in 2FA and 3FA, in comparison to 4FA.     

Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline doped with organic acids

Spectroscopic [UV–visible and Fourier transform IR (FTIR)] and thermal properties of chemically synthesized polyanilines are found to be affected by varying the protonation media (acetic, citric, oxalic, and tartaric acid). The optical spectra show the presence of a greater fraction of fully oxidized insulating pernigraniline phase in polyaniline doped with acetic acid. In contrast, the selectivity in the formation of the conducting phase is higher in oxalic acid as a protonic acid media. The FTIR spectra of these polymers reveal a higher ratio of the relative intensities of the quinoid to benzenoid ring modes in acetic acid doped polyaniline. Scanning electron micrographs revealed a sponge‐like structure derived from the aggregation of the small granules in acetic acid and oxalic acid doped polyaniline. A three‐step decomposition pattern is observed in all the polymers, regardless of the protonic acid used for the doping. The second step loss related to the loss of dopant is found to be higher in the oxalic acid doped polymer. In accordance with these results the conductivity is also found to be higher in oxalic acid doped material. The temperature dependent conductivity measurements show the thermal activated behavior in all the polymers. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 2043–2049, 2004     

A novel method for sulfonation of aromatic rings with silica sulfuric acid

Direct and chemoselective sulfonation of aromatic compounds with silica sulfuric acid in 1,2-dichloeoethane or under solvent-free conditions.     

Electrical and humidity sensing properties of synthesized hydrophosphoric acid doped polyaniline

H₃PO₄ doped polyaniline was synthesized by a single‐step chemical polymerization method using ammonium persulfate as an oxidizing agent. The material characterization was done by SEM, UV–vis spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The pellets of the synthesized material were used to study the electrical properties, using a four‐probe method. The room temperature electrical conductivity is found to be 0.2201 S/cm. The electrical resistance in response to the varying humid environment (ranging between 20 and 100% RH) is recorded to evaluate the sensitivity of the H₃PO₄ polyaniline samples toward humidity. The resistance of the samples is found to vary by three orders of magnitude for 20–100% RH and is found to decrease with increasing humidity. The response and recovery time are observed to be 12–14 and 26–30 sec, respectively. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

DFT calculations of vibrational spectra and nonlinear optical properties for MgO nanotube clusters

The IR and Raman spectra, nonlinear optical properties of MgO nanotube clusters are studied by density-functional theory at B3LYP/6-31G(d) level. The IR spectra are match closely to those in the corresponding MgO cluster and bulk materials. The strongest peaks of the IR spectra are located in the range from 650 to 750 cm⁻¹. The Raman spectra are very sensitive to structural variations in MgO clusters, and redshift of vibrational frequency is observed in Raman spectra as increasing cluster length. The motion of the strongest peaks in spectra is discussed. The total dipole moment and the first hyperpolarizabilities oscillate between zero and a constant when the layer is grown for the layer dependence of symmetry in MgO nanotube clusters.     

An experimental and theoretical study of molecular structure and vibrational spectra of 2-chloronicotinic acid by density functional theory and ab initio Hartree–Fock calculations

In this work, the Fourier transform Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectra of 2-chloronicotinic acid (2-CNA) are recorded in the solid phase. The molecular geometry, vibrational frequencies, infrared intensities and Raman scattering activities of 2-CNA in ground state have been calculated by using ab initio Hartree–Fock (HF) and density functional (B3LYP and B3PW91) methods with 6-31G(d) and 6-311G(d) basis sets level. On the basis of the comparison between calculated and experimental results and the comparison with related molecule, assignments of fundamental vibrational modes are examined. The optimized geometric parameters (bond lengths and bond angles) obtained by using HF show the best agreement with the experimental values of 2-CNA. Comparison of the observed fundamental vibrational frequencies of 2-CNA and calculated results by density functional (B3LYP and B3PW91) and Hartree–Fock methods indicates that B3LYP is superior to the scaled Hartree–Fock and B3PW91 approach for molecular vibrational problems.     

On the emitters of sulfuric acid sonoluminescence

A comparative study of the sonoluminescence spectra of water and argon-saturated aqueous H₂SO₄ solutions was carried out. At an H₂SO₄ concentration of 18 mol L⁻¹, the sulfuric acid sonoluminescence is fifty times more intense than water sonoluminescence. The sulfuric acid luminescence spectrum differs from the water sonoluminescence spectrum caused by the emission of excited water molecules and OH radicals from the gas phase of cavitation bubbles. The sulfuric acid sonoluminescence spectrum exhibits maxima at 330, 420, 500, and 630 nm. Emitters of sonoluminescence of sulfuric acid are the singlet (330–340 nm) and triplet (∼420 nm) excited SO₂ molecules formed by sonolysis of H₂SO₄ molecules. Another product of sonolysis of H₂SO₄, atomic oxygen, is assumed to be responsible for the luminescence at λ = 630 nm. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1742–1745, August, 2005.