N.M.R. study of internal motion in hexahydrated acid fluorides of cobalt and nickel

A linear relationship between the viscosity B-coefficient of the Jones-Dole equation for aqueous solutions of certain alkali metal salts and the enthalpy of hydration of the gaseous monatomic constituent ions has been established. The assumption that a similar rectilinear law applies to ammonium halides appears justified and the enthalpies of solution of NH₄ ⁺(g)+X^-(g) have been estimated and used to obtain magnitudes for the lattice energies of NH₄X(c) [X=F, Cl, Br, I]. In conjunction with experimental thermochemical data, the latter yield consistent results for the proton affinity of ammonia ΔH ₁ ^?=860·5±2·0 kJ mol^-1 (298·15 K). The lattice energies of the salts are, (in kJ mol^-1) 834 (NH₄F), 708 (NH₄Cl), 682 (NH₄Br) and 637(NH₄I).     

Density functional study of the reaction of O2 with a single site on the zigzag edge of graphene

The reaction between molecular oxygen and an isolated zigzag graphene edge has been studied using density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory. The initial reaction forms a peroxide, ΔH = −135 kJ mol⁻¹. If the graphene edge is pre-oxidised, the dangling peroxy atom can (E_a = 91 kJ mol⁻¹) migrate across contiguous ketone groups until finding another vacant site and stabilizing as a ketone. However, if no further vacant sites are available, the peroxy oxygen has a number of other possibilities open to it, including desorption of an oxygen atom (E_a = 140 kJ mol⁻¹), migration via the basal plane to form a lactone (E_a = 147 kJ mol⁻¹), and direct interaction with an adjacent oxide to form the lactone or a carbonate (E_a = 146 kJ mol⁻¹). The combination of thermal energy and the heat released in the initial formation of the peroxy adduct is likely to be sufficient to overcome these secondary barriers at modest temperatures.Transfer of the dangling peroxy O to the basal plane produces an epoxide that is mobile on the basal surface (E_a = 40–80 kJ mol⁻¹) but that is transferred back to the edge upon coming into proximity of either a vacant edge site or ketone. The instability of the edge epoxide structure implies that it cannot play a significant role in carbon gasification through promoting the reactivity of ketones, contrary to earlier suggestions.The desorption of an oxygen atom creates a very active species capable of reacting with basal or edge sites as well as with oxygen complexes. The reaction of ketone + O has been reported to yield a five-membered ring + CO₂, leading to an overall stoichiometry which is consistent with the observed oxyreactivity of carbon surface oxides identified in isotopic labelling studies in which one O atom is gasified and the other forms a new surface oxide.     

Phonon coupled cooperative low-spin 1A1high-spin 5T2 transition in [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2] and [Fe(phen)2(NCSe)2] crystals

Heat capacities of [Fe(phen)₂(NCS)₂] and [Fe(phen)₂(NCSe)₂] were measured between 13⁵ and 375 K. A heat capacity anomaly due to the spin-transition from low-spin ¹A₁ to high-spin π₂ electronic ground state was found at 176·29 K for the SCN-compound and at 231·26 K for the SeCN-compound, respectively. Enthalpy and entropy of transition were determined to be ΔH = 8·60 ± 0·14 kJ mol^?1 and ΔS = 48·78 ± 0·71 J K^?1 mol^?1 for the SCN-compound and ΔH = 11·60 ± 0·44 kJ mol^?1 and ΔS = 51·22 ± 2·33 J K^?1 mol^?1 for the SeCN-compound. To account for much larger value of ΔS compared with the magnetic contribution, we suggest that there is significant coupling between electronic state and phonon system. We also present a phenomenological theory based on heterophase fluctuation. Gross aspects of magnetic, spectroscopic, and thermal behaviors were satisfactorily accounted for by this model. To examine closely the transition process, infrared spectra were recorded as a function of temperature in the range 4000 ? 30 cm^?1. The spectra revealed clearly the coexistence of the ¹A₁, and the ⁵T₂ ground states around T_c.     

Lattice potential energy and standard molar enthalpy in the formation of 1-dodecylamine hydrobromide (1-C12H25NH3 ·Br)（s）

This paper reports that 1-dodecylamine hydrobromide (1--C₁₂H₂₅NH₃·Br)(s) has been synthesized using the liquid phase reaction method. The lattice potential energy of the compound 1--C₁₂H₂₅NH₃·Br and the ionic volume and radius of the 1--C₁₂H₂₅NH₃⁺ cation are obtained from the crystallographic data and other auxiliary thermodynamic data. The constant-volume energy of combustion of 1--C₁₂H₂₅NH₃·Br(s) is measured to be Δ_c U_m^o(1--C₁₂H₂₅NH₃·Br, s) =--(7369.03±3.28) kJ·mol^-1 by means of an RBC-II precision rotating-bomb combustion calorimeter at T=(298.15±0.001) K. The standard molar enthalpy of combustion of the compound is derived to be Δ_c H_m^o(1--C₁₂H₂₅NH₃·Br, s)=--(7384.52±3.28) kJ·mol ^{- 1} from the constant-volume energy of combustion. The standard molar enthalpy of formation of the compound is calculated to be Δ_f H_m^o(1--C₁₂H₂₅NH₃·Br, s)=--(1317.86±3.67) kJ·mol^-1 from the standard molar enthalpy of combustion of the title compound and other auxiliary thermodynamic quantities through a thermochemical cycle.     

Ab initio molecular dynamics study of aqueous formaldehyde and methanediol

The solvation shell of aqueous formaldehyde has been studied by ab initio molecular dynamics. Two different DFT approaches using BLYP and PBE functionals were explored. The results show only a slightly different mobility in the solvation shells and allow characterization of the hydrogen bonded structure with a H₂C?=?O··HOH hydrogen bond lifetime of ca. 3 ps. Formaldehyde hydrolysis was studied by following the reverse process, methanediol decomposition, by Blue Moon constrained MD showing that four water molecules are directly involved in the reaction and assisted by the whole hydration shell. The total energy of the aqueous methanediol to formaldehyde inter-conversion process is calculated with a barrier height of ca. 95?kJ?mol^?1 while the corresponding free energy barrier is only ΔG^??=?46?kJ?mol^?1 at 300?K.     

Crystal structure and thermochemical properties of phase change materials bis(1-octylammonium) tetrachlorochromate

A new crystalline complex (C₈H₁₇NH₃)₂CdCl₄(s) (abbreviated as C₈Cd(s)) is synthesized by liquid phase reaction. The crystal structure and composition of the complex are determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis, and elementary analysis. It is triclinic, the space group is P-1 and Z = 2. The lattice potential energy of the title complex is calculated to be U_POT (C₈Cd(s))=978.83 kJ·mol^-1 from crystallographic data. Low-temperature heat capacities of the complex are measured by a precision automatic adiabatic calorimeter over a temperature range from 78 K to 384 K. The temperature, molar enthalpy, and entropy of the phase transition for the complex are determined to be 307.3± 0.15 K, 10.15± 0.23 kJ·mol^-1, and 33.05± 0.78 J·K^-1·mol^-1 respectively for the endothermic peak. Two polynomial equations of the heat capacities each as a function of temperature are fitted by the least-square method. Smoothed heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of the complex are calculated based on the fitted polynomials.     

The heat capacity of the layer compounds (CH3CH2CH2NH3)2MnCl4 and (CH3CH2CH2NH3)2CdCl4 from 10 K TO 300 K

The heat capacity of the layer compounds tetrachlorobis (n-propylammonium) manganese II and tetrachlorobis (n-propylammonium) cadmium II, (CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂MnCl₄ and (CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂CdCl₄ respectively, has been measured over the temperature range 10 K ?T ? 300 K.Two known structural phase transitions were observed for the Mn compound in this temperature region: at T = 112.8 ± 0.1 K (ΔH_t= 586 ± 2 J mol^?1; ΔS_t = 5.47 ± 0.02 J K^?1mol^?1) and at T =164.3 ± (ΔH_t = 496 ± 7 J mol^?1; ΔS_t =3.29 ± 0.05 J K^?1mol^?1). The lower transition is known to be from a monoclinic structure to a tetragonal structure, while the upper is from the tetragonal phase to an orthorhombic one. From comparison with the results for the corresponding methyl Mn compound it is deduced that the lower transition primarily involves changes in H-bonding while the upper transition involves motion in the propyl chain.A new structural phase transition was observed in the Cd compound at T= 105.5 ± 0.1 K (ΔH_t= 1472.3 ± 0.1 J mol^?1; ΔS_t = 13.956 ± 0.001 J K^?1mol^?1), in addition to two transitions that have been observed previously by other techniques. The higher of these transitions(T = 178.7 ± 0.3 K; ΔH_t = 982 ± 4 J mol^?1 ΔS_t = 6.16 ± 0.02 J K^? mol^?1) is known to be between two orthorhombic structures, while the structural changes at the lower transition (T= 156.8 ± 0.2 K; ΔH_t = 598 ± 5 J mol^?1, ΔS_t = 3.85 ± 0.03 J K^?1 mol^?1) and at the new transition are not known. It is proposed that these two transitions correspond respectively to the tetragonal to orthorhombic and monoclinic to tetragonal transitions in the propyl Mn compounds.In addition to the structural phase transitions (CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂MnCl₄ magnetically orders at t? 130 K. The magnetic contribution to the heat capacity is deduced from the heat capacity of the corresponding diamagnetic Cd compound and is of the form expected for a quasi 2-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnet.     

A Spectral Study of the Interaction Between Chelerythrine Chloride and Adenosine

Abstract

The possible anticancer mechanisms of chelerythrine (CHE) and its interactions with adenosine were investigated by UV‐visible spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric measurements and by thermodynamic calculations. The binding of CHE to adenosine could be characterized by the hypochromic and bathochromic effects in the absorption bands and the quenching of fluorescence intensity. The spectral data were fitted by linear analysis, yielding a binding constant of 8.68×10⁴ L · mol^?1 at 25°C of CHE with adenosine, and a van't Hoff enthalpy of 92.8 kJ/mol for the endothermic interactions. In addition, with ΔG=?28.2 kJ/mol and ΔS=406 J/mol · K, the interactions should be entropy‐driven.     

Reactive scattering of a supersonic oxygen atom beam O+ICl

Reactive scattering of O atoms with ICl molecules has been studied at an initial translational energy E = 40 kJ mol^-1 using a supersonic beam of O atoms seeded in He and at E = 15 kJ mol^-1 using O atoms seeded in Ne. Velocity distributions of OI product were measured by cross-correlation time-of-flight analysis. Full contour maps of the differential reaction cross-section have been obtained which show peaking almost equally in the forward and backward directions at both initial translational energies. The product translational energy distributions are consistent with a long-lived O-I-Cl collision complex dissociating via a loose transition state. The stability of the O-I-Cl complex is attributed to the low electronegativity of the central I atom compared with the peripheral atoms. This electronegativity ordering rule also determines the stability of the intermediates in the other reactions of oxygen atoms with halogen molecules. The mild peaking of the product angular distributions for O + ICl and IBr indicates that collision complexes have quite modest collision angular momenta L ～ 40 ? corresponding to impact parameters b ～ 1·4 Å and that the angular momentum of the OI molecule in the loose transition state may be approximately half the product orbital angular momentum.     

Mass spectrometric and ab initio study of the interaction between 9-methylguanine and amino acid amide group

The temperature dependent field ionization mass spectrometry method combined with ab initio calculations was used to determine the interaction energies and the structures of 9-methylguanine-acrylamide dimers. Acrylamide mimics the side chain amide group of the natural amino acids asparagine and glutamine. The experimental enthalpy of the dimer formation derived from the van't Hoff plot is ?59.5 ± 3.8 kJ mol^?1. The value is higher than interaction energies between acrylamide and other nucleic acid bases which were determined to be ?57.0 for 1-methylcytosine, ?52.0 for 9-methyladenine, and ?40.6 kJ mol^?1 for 1-methyl-uracil. In total, eight hydrogen bonded dimers formed by the three lowest energy 9-methylguanine tautomers and acrylamide were found in the quantum chemical calculations performed at the DFT/B3LYP/6-31++G?? and MP2/6-31++G?? levels of theory. The relative stability and the interaction energies of the dimers were calculated accounting for the basis set superposition error and the zero-point vibrational energy correction. The lowest energy dimer found in the calculations is formed by acrylamide (Ac) with the keto tautomer of 9-methylguanine (Gk). It is stabilized by two intermolecular H bonds, C6=O(Gk) · · · H—N(Ac) and Nl—H(Gk) · · ·O(Ac), and it is more stable than the second lowest energy dimer by ≈ 25 kJ mol^?1. The calculated interaction energies of the lowest energy 9-methylguanine-acrylamide dimer are ?65.0 kJ mol^?1 and ?67.7 kJ mol^?1 at the MP2 and DFT levels of theory, respectively. The experimental enthalpy of the dimer formation is in good agreement with both the calculated interaction energies of the GkAc dimer and much higher than the interaction energies calculated for all other 9-methylguanine-acrylamide dimers. This proved that only one dimer was present in the experimental samples. To verify whether acrylamide is a good model of the amino acid-amide group, we performed direct calculations of the 9-methylguanine-glutamine dimers at the same levels of theory as used for the complexes involving acrylamide. The interaction energies found for the lowest energy 9-methylguanine-glutamine dimer are ?65.1 kJ mon^?1 (MP2/6-31++G??) and ?66.2 kJ mol^?1 (DFT/B3LYP/6-31++G??) and these values are very close (within 0.5 kJ mol^?1) to the interaction energies obtained for the 9-methylguanine-acrylamide dimers.     

Theoretical studies on structure and performance of [1,2,5]‐oxadiazolo‐[3,4‐d]‐pyridazine‐based derivatives

Based on energetic compound [1,2,5]‐oxadiazolo‐[3,4‐d]‐pyridazine, a series of functionalized derivatives were designed and first reported. Afterwards, the relationship between their structure and performance was systematically explored by density functional theory at B3LYP/6‐311 g (d, p) level. Results show that the bond dissociation energies of the weakest bond (N–O bond) vary from 157.530 to 189.411 kJ · mol^?1. The bond dissociation energies of these compounds are superior to that of HMX (N–NO_2, 154.905 kJ · mol^?1). In addition, H1, H2, H4, I2, I3, C1, C2, and D1 possess high density (1.818–1.997 g · cm^?3) and good detonation performance (detonation velocities, 8.29–9.46 km · s^?1; detonation pressures, 30.87–42.12 GPa), which may be potential explosives compared with RDX (8.81 km · s^?1, 34.47 GPa ) and HMX (9.19 km · s^?1, 38.45 GPa). Finally, allowing for the explosive performance and molecular stability, three compounds may be suggested as good potential candidates for high‐energy density materials. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ab Initio Investigation of the Microspecies and Energy in Hydrated Strontium Ion Clusters

Quantum chemistry calculations were used to study the structure and energy of strontium (Sr) ion hydrated clusters [Sr(H₂O)_1?25]²⁺. The saturated hydration number of the first hydration layer of Sr²⁺ was 8, and the hydration distance was 2.58 Å. The second hydration layer had 1–9 hydration numbers, and the hydration distance was in the range of 4.4–4.6 Å. This work also developed the relationship between the thermodynamic data (average water binding energy E_n and successive water binding energy ΔE_n,n?1, etc.) of the aforementioned low-energy structure and the hydration structures. The first hydration layer was formed by the strong electrostatic interaction between Sr²⁺ and water molecules, and the decrease in ΔE_n,n?1 was relatively large. Hydrogen bonds were formed between water molecules of the second hydration layer and water molecules of the inner layer, and the decrease in ΔE_n,n?1 was relatively small. When one water molecule was added beyond the second hydration layer, ΔE_n,n?1 was close to the hydrogen bond energy 8.88 kcal/mol (37.1 kJ/mol) of dimer water molecule, indicating that there was very weak interaction between Sr²⁺ and the water molecules beyond the second hydration layer.     

NQR, NMR and Crystal Structure Studies of [C(NH2)3]2HgX4 (X = Br, I)

The crystal structure of [C(NH₂)₃]₂HgBr₄ has been determined at room temperature: monoclinic, space group C2/c, with a = 10.035(2), b = 11.164(2), c = 13.358(3) Å, β = 111.67(3)°, and Z = 4. The crystal consists of planar [C(NH₂)₃]⁺ and distorted tetrahedral [HgBr₄]^2? ions. The Hg atom is located on a two-fold axis such that two sets of inequivalent Br atoms exist in an [HgBr₄]^2? ion. In accordance with the crystal structure, two ⁸¹Br NQR lines widely separated in frequency were observed between 77 and ca. 380 K. [C(NH₂)₃]₂HgI₄ yielded four ¹²⁷I NQR lines ascribable to m = ±1/2 ? ±3/2 transitions, indicating that its crystal structure is different from the bromide complex. The ¹H NMR T ₁ measurements showed a single minimum for the bromide but two minima for the iodide. The analyses based on the C₃ reorientations of the planar [C(NH₂)₃]⁺ ions gave the activation energies of 29.8 kJ mol^?1 for the bromide, and 30.2 and 40.0 kJ mol^?1 for the iodide.     

Kinetics of the gas‐phase homogeneous unimolecular elimination of selected ethyl esters of 2‐oxo‐carboxylic acids

The gas‐phase elimination kinetics of selected ethyl esters of 2‐oxo‐carboxylic acid have been studied over the temperature range of 270–415 °C and pressures of 37–114 Torr. The reactions are homogeneous, unimolecular, and follow a first‐order rate law in a seasoned static reaction vessel, with an added free radical suppressor toluene. The observed overall and partial rate coefficients are expressed by the following Arrhenius equations:

• Ethyl oxalyl chloride
• log k_overall (s^?1) = (13.22 ± 0.45) ? (179.4 ± 4.9) kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1
• Ethyl piperidineglyoxylate
• log k_(CO2) (s^?1) = (12.00 ± 0.30) ? (191.2 ± 3.9) kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1
• log k_(CO) (s^?1) = (12.60 ± 0.09) ? (210.7 ± 1.2) kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1
• log k_t(overall) (s^?1) = (12.22 ± 0.26) ? (193.4 ± 3.4) kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1
• Ethyl benzoyl formate
• log k_(CO2) (s^?1) = (12.89 ± 0.72) ? (203.8 ± 9.0) kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1
• log k_(CO) (s^?1) = (13.39 ± 0.31) ? (213.3 ± 3.9) kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1
• log k_t(overall) (s^?1) = (13.24 ± 0.60) ? (205.8 ± 7.6) kJ mol^?1 (2.303 RT)^?1

The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of these reactions, together with those reported in the literature, lead to consider three different mechanistic pathways of elimination. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

金属玻璃形成液体的热力学特性

通过分析规则熔体的热力学模型，计算了典型金属玻璃的熔体混合焓ΔH^mix和混合熵ΔS^mix.结合临界冷却速率，归纳出典型金属玻璃形成液体的热力学特性,并提出基于原子尺寸、元素组成以及元素之间混合焓等参数的形成大块金属玻璃的成分判定方法.结果表明，当ΔH^mix<-15 kJ·mol^-1且ΔS^mix>0.6 J·K^-1mol^-1时，合金易于形成大块金属玻璃.金属玻璃的临界冷却速率R_c具有明显的尺寸效应，其值与熔体的ΔS^mix值呈指数关系，可以用R_c＝42.24×10⁴exp(-13.91ΔS^mix)+19.66粗略判断.运用该方法成功设计并制备出远离原有Zr基大块金属玻璃形成区域(55at%—65at%Zr)的Zr₄₀Al₁₀Ni₁₅Cu₃₅和四元Fe-B基Fe₅₃Co₅Nd₁₂B₃₀大块金属玻璃. 关键词： 混合焓 混合熵 大块金属玻璃 玻璃形成能力     

A theoretical investigation of the interaction between fluorinated dimethyl ethers and molecular chlorine

Halogen bonds have received a great deal of attention in recent years. In this work, the interaction between fluorinated dimethyl ethers (n_F = 0–4) and molecular chlorine has been investigated by the theoretical methods. The two molecules are bonded together by an O···Cl?Cl halogen bond and the interaction energies calculated at the MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ level range between ?15.5 (n_F = 0) and ?6.1 (n_F = 4) kJ mol^?1. The correlations between interaction energies and proton affinity or ionisation potential of the ethers are discussed. The interaction between the molecules results in a small contraction of the CH bond of ethers and an elongation of the Cl?Cl bond. The data are analysed by a natural bond orbital analysis carried out at the wB97XD/6-311++G(d,p) level. The charge transfer from the ethers to Cl₂ is weak, ranges between 0.044 and 0.008 e and occurs mainly to the external Cl atom. The elongation of the Cl?Cl bond is related to the occupation of the σ^*(Cl?Cl) orbital and to the intermolecular hyperconjugation interaction between LP(O) and σ^*(Cl?Cl) orbitals. The interaction between the ethers and chlorine induces an enhancement of the infrared intensity and Raman scattering activity of the ν(Cl?Cl) vibration.     

High pressure 17O NMR study of solvent exchange on square planar complexes: Water exchange on [Pd(dien)H2O]2+

Abstract

The water exchange reaction of [Pd(dien)H₂O]²⁺ (dien = diethylenetriamine) was studied as function of temperature (268-308 K) and pressure 0.1-197 MPa) using ₁₇O NMR techniques. The rate and activation parameters are: k_cx = 5100 s^?1 at 298 K; ΔH^# =38 kJ mol^?1; ΔS^# = -47 JK^?1 mol^?1; ΔV^# = -2.8 cm³ mol^?1 at 296 K. The results are discussed in reference to solvent exchange data for other Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes, and are interpreted in terms of an associatively activated substitution process.     

The heat capacity of the layer compound tetrachlorobis (methylammonium) manganese—II (CH3NH3)2MnCl4, from 10 to 300k

The heat capacity of the layer compound, tetrachlorobis (methylammonium) manganese II, (CH₃NH₃)₂MnCl₄, has been measured over the range 10K <T<300K. In this region, two structural phase transitions have been observed previously by other techniques: one transition is from a monoclinic low temperature (MLT) phase to a tetragonal low temperature (TLT) phase, and the other is from TLT to an orthorhombic room temperature (ORT) phase. The present experiments have shown that the lower transition (MLT→TLT) occurs at T = 94.37±0.05K with ΔH_t = 727±5 J mol^?1 and ΔS_t = 7.76±0.05 J K^?1 mol^?1, and the upper transition (TLT→ORT) takes place at T = 257.02±0.07K with ΔH_t = 116±1J mol^?1 and ΔS_t = 0.451±0.004 J K^?1mol^?1. These results are discussed in the light of recent measurements on (CH₃NH₃)₂CdCl₄, and also with regard to a recent theoretical model of the structural phase transitions in compounds of this type.In addition to the structural phase transitions, (CH₃NH₃)₂MnCl₄ also undergoes magnetic ordering at T < 150K. The magnetic component to the heat capacity, as deduced from a corresponding states comparison of the heat capacity of the present compound with that of the Cd compound, is shown to be consistent with the behaviour expected for a quasi 2-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnet.     

N.M.R. study of solid perfluorocyclobutane

spin-lattice relaxation times and linewidth measurements for fluorine nuclei in solid perfluorocyclobutane are presented. The results are discussed in terms of D _2d molecular species performing fast internal motion. The relaxation measurements corroborate the existance of four solid-solid phase transitions and give some insight into their nature. The activation energies for molecular reorientation and self-diffusion processes are found to be 28·0 and 32·2 kJ mol^-1, respectively.