Mass-analyzed threshold ionization spectroscopy of the rotamers of p-n-propylphenol cations and configuration effect

Two-color resonant two-photon mass-analyzed threshold ionization (MATI) spectroscopy was used to record the vibrationally resolved cation spectra of the selected rotamers of p-n-propylphenol. The adiabatic ionization energies of the trans, gauche-A, and gauche-B rotamers are determined to be 65 283+/-5, 65 385+/-5, and 65 369+/-5 cm(-1), which are less than that of phenol by 3342, 3240, and 3256 cm(-1), respectively. This suggests that the n-propyl substitution causes a greater degree in lowering the energy level in the cationic than the neutral ground state. Analysis on the MATI spectra of the selected rotamers of p-n-propylphenol cation shows that the relative orientation of the p-n-alkyl group has little effect on the in-plane ring vibrations. However, the low-frequency C(3)H(7) bending vibrations appear to be active only for the two gauche forms of the cation.     

Mass-analyzed Threshold Ionization Spectroscopy of Rotamers of p-ethoxyphenol Cations and Configuration Effect

Two-color resonant two-photon mass-analyzed threshold ionization （MATI） spectroscopy was used to record the vibrationally resolved cation spectra of the selected rotamers of p- ethoxyphenol. The adiabatic ionization energies of the trans and cis rotamers are determined to be 61565±5 and 61670±5 cm^-1, which are less than that of p-methoxyphenol by 645 and 643 cm^-1, respectively. Analysis on the MATI spectra of the selected rotamers of p-ethoxyphenol cation shows that the relative orientation of the ethoxy group has little effect on the in-plane ring vibrations. The low-frequency OC2H5 bending vibrations appear to be active for both forms of the cation.     

Mass-analyzed threshold ionization spectroscopy of p-methylphenol and p-ethylphenol cations and the alkyl substitution effect

The mass-analyzed threshold ionization (MATI) spectra of p-methylphenol and p-ethylphenol have been recorded by ionizing via various vibronic levels. The adiabatic ionization energies (IEs) of p-methylphenol and p-ethylphenol are determined to be 65918+/-5 and 65628+/-5 cm(-1), which are less than that of phenol by 2707 and 2997 cm(-1), respectively. This redshift indicates that the interaction between the alkyl group and the ring of alkylphenols in the cationic D(0) state is greater than that in the neutral S(0) state. Moreover, a longer alkyl group gives rise to a greater redshift in the IE. Analysis of the MATI spectra shows that most of the active modes are related to the in-plane ring vibrations of these two cations. However, the length of the alkyl group has an insignificant effect on the frequency of the observed ring vibrations. No band with frequency less than 350 cm(-1) is observed for the p-methylphenol cation. In contrast, many low-frequency bands resulting from the characteristic motions (e.g., the C-C(2)H(5) torsion and C-C(2)H(5) and C-OH bending vibrations) appear in the MATI spectra of p-ethylphenol. The present results show that the ethyl group enhances the substituent-sensitive and many large-amplitude vibrations of the cation.     

Zero kinetic energy spectroscopy of hydroquinone-water (1:1) complex: a probe for conformer assignment

Zero kinetic energy (ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy of the hydroquinone-water (HQW) complex was carried out to characterize its S(1)-S(0) resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectrum in terms of the cis and trans conformers. The ZEKE spectra of the hydroquinone isomers show differences in the Franck-Condon (FC) activity of a few ring modes, viz., modes 15, 9b, and 6b, due to the different symmetries of the two isomers. These modes were used as a "diagnostic tool" to carry out the categorical assignment of the REMPI spectrum of the HQW complex. It was found that the FC activity of these diagnostic modes in the cationic ground state (D(0)) of the water complex is similar as that of the monomer. The two lowest energy transitions in the REMPI spectrum of the water complex, 33,175 and 33,209 cm(-1), were reassigned as the band origins of the cis and trans hydroquinone-water complexes, which is opposite of the previous assignment. The intermolecular stretching mode (sigma) of the complex shows a long progression, up to v(')=4, in the cationic ground state and is strongly coupled to other observed ring modes. The Franck-Condon factors for different members in the progression were calculated using the potential energy surfaces computed ab initio. These agree well with the observed intensity patterns in the progression. The ionization potential of the trans and cis complexes was determined to be 60,071+/-4 and 60,024+/-4 cm(-1), respectively.     

间甲基苯甲醚分子旋转异构体的质量分辨阈值电离光谱

间甲基苯甲醚分子有顺式和反式两个转动异构体.利用单光共振双光子电离技术和质量分辨阈值电离技术,研究了间甲基苯甲醚分子顺反异构体的基态到第一电子激发态(S1←S0)的跃迁和阈值电离.得到顺式、反式间甲基苯甲醚分子S1态的激发能(E1)分别为(36049±2)和(36117±2)cm-1,绝热电离能(Ip)分别为(64859±5)和(65110±5)cm-1.结合从头算法和密度泛函理论的量子化学计算,解释了顺式、反式间甲基苯甲醚分子E1和Ip存在差异的原因,并且对S1态和离子基态D0态出现的谱峰进行了标识.间甲基苯甲醚分子顺反异构体在S1态和D0态的活性振动主要是甲基转动、面内环的运动和与取代基相关的弯曲振动.间甲基苯甲醚分子的S1态振动光谱、D0态离子光谱以及理论计算均表明这两个转动异构体在D0态的几何构型与S1态的中性几何构型相比有较大改变,取代基与取代基、取代基与苯环间的相互作用强度高低次序为:S0S1D0.     

Vibrations and theoretical calculations of p-methylanisole in the first electronically excited S1 and ionic ground D0 states

One-color (1C), two-color (2C) resonant two-photon ionization (R2PI), and mass analyzed threshold ionization (MATI) methods have been applied to study the S(1)<--S(0) transition and threshold ionization of p-methylanisole. The excitation energy of the S(1)<--S(0) transition is determined to be 35,401+/-2 cm(-1), the adiabatic ionization energy of this molecule is measured to be 63,965+/-15 and 63,972+/-5 cm(-1) by the 2C-R2PI and MATI methods. Most of the observed R2PI and MATI bands result from the in-plane ring vibrations. The frequencies of vibrations 9b, 1 and 7a are measured to be 393, 800 and 1168 cm(-1) in the S(1) state, and 412, 811 and 1220 cm(-1) in the D(0) state, respectively. This indicates the molecular structure in the D(0) state is more rigid than that in the S(1) state.     

2, 5-二氟苯酚分子之旋转异构物的质量分辨阈值电离光谱

利用共振双光子电离(R²PI)技术和质量分辨阈值电离(MATI)技术来研究2, 5-二氟苯酚分子。实验所测得的顺式、反式2, 5-二氟苯酚分子电子激发能E₁分别为36448和36743 cm^-1,绝热电离能分别为71164和71476 cm^-1。这两个顺反转动同素异构分子在电子激发S₁态与离子D₀态活性振动主要是由于面内环变形和与取代基相关的弯曲振动。分析2, 5-二氟苯酚分子的振动光谱、D₀态离子光谱以及理论计算均表明这两个转动异构体在D₀态的几何构型与S₁态的中性几何构型相当相似。     

间甲基苯甲醚分子旋转异构体的质量分辨阈值电离光谱

间甲基苯甲醚分子有顺式和反式两个转动异构体. 利用单光共振双光子电离技术和质量分辨阈值电离技术,研究了间甲基苯甲醚分子顺反异构体的基态到第一电子激发态（S₁←S₀）的跃迁和阈值电离. 得到顺式、反式间甲基苯甲醚分子S₁态的激发能（E₁）分别为（36049±2）和（36117±2）cm^-1,绝热电离能（I_p）分别为（64859±5）和（65110±5）cm^-1. 结合从头算法和密度泛函理论的量子化学计算,解释了顺式、反式间甲基苯甲醚分子E₁和I_p存在差异的原因,并且对S₁态和离子基态D0态出现的谱峰进行了标识. 间甲基苯甲醚分子顺反异构体在S₁态和D₀态的活性振动主要是甲基转动、面内环的运动和与取代基相关的弯曲振动. 间甲基苯甲醚分子的S₁态振动光谱、D₀态离子光谱以及理论计算均表明这两个转动异构体在D₀态的几何构型与S₁态的中性几何构型相比有较大改变,取代基与取代基、取代基与苯环间的相互作用强度高低次序为：S₀<S₁<D₀.     

Mass analyzed threshold ionization spectroscopy of 5-methylindole and 3-methylindole cations and the methyl substitution effect

The vibrationally resolved mass analyzed threshold ionization spectra of jetcooled 5-methylindole (5MI) and 3-methylindole (3MI) have been recorded by ionizing via various vibronic levels of each species. The adiabatic ionization energies (IEs) of 5MI and 3MI are determined to be 61,696+/-5 and 60,679+/-5 cm(-1), which are less than that of indole by 895 and 1912 cm(-1), respectively. Comparing these data with those of 1-methylindole and indole suggests that the methyl substitution on the pyrrole part leads to a greater redshift in the IE than on the benzene part. These experimental findings are well supported by the theoretical calculations. Analysis on these new data shows that many active vibrations of the 5MI cation are related to the CH(3) torsion and in-plane ring bending vibrations. In contrast, the observed vibrational bands of the 3MI cation are very weak due to unfavorable Franck-Condon transition.     

The infrared and Raman spectra of trans- and cis-tetrachloro-tetramethylbicyclopropylidene

The title compounds trans- and cis-2,2,2',2'-tetrachloro-3,3,3',3'-tetramethyl-bicyclopopylidene were synthesized, and their infrared and Raman spectra were recorded. Non-coincidence between the IR and Raman bands of the trans compound suggested C(2h) symmetry and a planar ring system. In the cis compound most of the IR and Raman bands coincided and a C(2v) symmetry seems likely. The exocyclic CC double bond gave rise to a medium/weak Raman band at 1,847 cm(-1) in the trans compound. In the cis derivative IR and Raman bands both at 1,825 cm(-1) were observed. From similarities with related molecules, the ring breathing, the antisymmetric ring stretch, the CCl(2) out-of-phase and in-phase stretch and the out-of-plane ring bending modes have been tentatively assigned for the trans and cis compounds.     

Influence of terpyridine as pi-acceptor ligand on the kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of NO with ruthenium(III) complexes

The kinetics of the unusually fast reaction of cis- and trans-[Ru(terpy)(NH3)2Cl]2+ (with respect to NH3; terpy=2,2':6',2"-terpyridine) with NO was studied in acidic aqueous solution. The multistep reaction pathway observed for both isomers includes a rapid and reversible formation of an intermediate Ru(III)-NO complex in the first reaction step, for which the rate and activation parameters are in good agreement with an associative substitution behavior of the Ru(III) center (cis isomer, k1=618 +/- 2 M(-1) s(-1), DeltaH(++) = 38 +/- 3 kJ mol(-1), DeltaS(++) = -63 +/- 8 J K(-1) mol(-1), DeltaV(++) = -17.5 +/- 0.8 cm3 mol(-1); k -1 = 0.097 +/- 0.001 s(-1), DeltaH(++) = 27 +/- 8 kJ mol(-1), DeltaS(++) = -173 +/- 28 J K(-1) mol(-1), DeltaV(++) = -17.6 +/- 0.5 cm3 mol(-1); trans isomer, k1 = 1637 +/- 11 M(-1) s(-1), DeltaH(++) = 34 +/- 3 kJ mol(-1), DeltaS(++) = -69 +/-11 J K(-1) mol(-1), DeltaV(++) = -20 +/- 2 cm3 mol(-1); k(-1)=0.47 +/- 0.08 s(-1), DeltaH(++)=39 +/- 5 kJ mol(-1), DeltaS(++) = -121 +/-18 J K(-1) mol(-1), DeltaV(++) = -18.5 +/- 0.4 cm3 mol(-1) at 25 degrees C). The subsequent electron transfer step to form Ru(II)-NO+ occurs spontaneously for the trans isomer, followed by a slow nitrosyl to nitrite conversion, whereas for the cis isomer the reduction of the Ru(III) center is induced by the coordination of an additional NO molecule (cis isomer, k2=51.3 +/- 0.3 M(-1) s(-1), DeltaH(++) = 46 +/- 2 kJ mol(-1), DeltaS(++) = -69 +/- 5 J K(-1) mol(-1), DeltaV(++) = -22.6 +/- 0.2 cm3 mol(-1) at 45 degrees C). The final reaction step involves a slow aquation process for both isomers, which is interpreted in terms of a dissociative substitution mechanism (cis isomer, DeltaV(++) = +23.5 +/- 1.2 cm3 mol(-1); trans isomer, DeltaV(++) = +20.9 +/- 0.4 cm3 mol(-1) at 55 degrees C) that produces two different reaction products, viz. [Ru(terpy)(NH3)(H2O)NO]3+ (product of the cis isomer) and trans-[Ru(terpy)(NH3)2(H2O)]2+. The pi-acceptor properties of the tridentate N-donor chelate (terpy) predominantly control the overall reaction pattern.     

Photophysical studies of the trans to cis isomerization of the push-pull molecule: 1-(pyridin-4-yl)-2-(N-methylpyrrol-2-yl)ethene (mepepy)

Organic molecules possessing intramolecular charge-transfer properties (D-pi-A type molecules) are of key interest particularly in the development of new optoelectronic materials as well as photoinduced magnetism. One such class of D-pi-A molecules that is of particular interest contains photoswitchable intramolecular charge-transfer states via a photoisomerizable pi-system linking the donor and acceptor groups. Here we report the photophysical and electronic properties of the trans to cis isomerization of 1-(pyridin-4-yl)-2-(N-methylpyrrol-2-yl)ethene ligand (mepepy) in aqueous solution using photoacoustic calorimetry (PAC) and theoretical methods. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate a global energy difference between cis and trans isomers of mepepy to be 8 kcal mol(-1), while a slightly lower energy is observed between the local minima for the trans and cis isomers (7 kcal mol(-1)). Interestingly, the trans isomer appears to exhibit two ground-state minima separated by an energy barrier of approximately 9 kcal mol(-1). Results from the PAC studies indicate that the trans to cis isomerization results in a negligible volume change (0.9 +/- 0.4 mL mol(-1)) and an enthalpy change of 18 +/- 3 kcal mol(-1). The fact that the acoustic waves associated with the trans to cis transition of mepepy overlap in frequency with those of a calorimetric reference implies that the conformational transition occurs faster than the approximately 50 ns response time of the acoustic detector. Comparison of the experimental results with theoretical studies provide evidence for a mechanism in which the trans to cis isomerization of mepepy results in the loss of a hydrogen bond between a water molecule and the pyridine ring of mepepy.     

1-amino-2-phenylcyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid: a conformationally restricted phenylalanine analogue

DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level have been used to investigate the intrinsic conformational preferences of 1-amino-2-phenylcyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid (c5Phe), a constrained analogue of phenylalanine in which the alpha and beta carbons are included in a cyclopentane ring. Specifically, the N-acetyl-N'-methylamide derivatives of the cis and trans stereoisomers, where cis and trans refer to the relative position between the amino group and the phenyl ring, have been calculated. Solvent effects have been examined using a self-consistent reaction field (SCRF) method. Results indicate that the conformational space of the cis stereoisomer is much more restricted than that of the trans derivative both in the gas phase and in solution.     

Conformationally resolved structures of jet-cooled acetaminophen by UV-UV hole-burning spectroscopy

The conformational structures of jet-cooled acetaminophen were investigated in the gas phase by resonant 2-photon ionization and UV-UV hole-burning spectroscopy. In contrast to the results from a previous study, two nearly isoenergetic conformers were distinctly found in a supersonic molecular beam expansion and positively identified as the cis and trans isomers of acetaminophen by UV-UV hole-burning spectroscopy. The 0-0 bands of the cis and trans isomers were found at 33518.7 and 33485.6 cm(-1), respectively. The vibronic bands of the two isomers are close-lying and/or partially overlapping due to the small energy difference (33 cm(-1)) between the two 0-0 bands. As a consequence, the recorded resonant 2-photon ionization spectrum is highly congested in the low excitation energy region, which develops continuously into a featureless, broadened spectrum in the high energy region.     

Resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization and zero kinetic energy photoelectron spectroscopy of 2-indanol conformers

We report studies of a supersonically cooled 2-indanol using two-color resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) and two-color zero kinetic energy (ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy. In the REMPI experiment, we have identified three conformers of 2-indanol and assigned the vibrational structures of the first electronically excited state for the two major conformers. Conformer Ia contains an intramolecular hydrogen bond between the -OH group and the phenyl ring, while conformer IIb has the -OH group in the equatorial position. We have further investigated the vibrational spectroscopy of the cation for the two major conformers using the ZEKE spectroscopy. The two conformers display dramatically different vibrational distributions. The ZEKE spectrum of conformer Ia shows an extensive progression in the puckering mode of the five member ring, indicating a significant geometry change upon ionization. The ZEKE spectra of conformer IIb are dominated by single vibronic transitions, and the intensity of the ZEKE signal is much stronger than that of conformer Ia. These results indicate an invariance of the molecular frame during ionization for conformer IIb. We have performed ab initio and density functional theory calculations to obtain potential energy surfaces along the dihedral angle involving the -OH group for all three electronic states. In addition, we have also calculated the vibrational distribution of the ZEKE spectrum for the puckering mode of the five member ring. Not only the vibrational frequencies but also the intensity distributions for both conformers have been reproduced satisfactorily. The adiabatic ionization energies have been determined to be 68 593+/-5 cm(-1) for conformer Ia and 68 981+/-5 cm(-1) for conformer IIb.     

Isomer-specific spectroscopy and conformational isomerization energetics of o-, m-, and p-ethynylstyrenes

The infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy of o-, m-, and p-ethynylstyrene isomers (oES, mES, and pES) were studied by a combination of methods, including resonance-enhanced two-photon ionization (R2PI), UV-UV hole-burning spectroscopy (UVHB), resonant ion-dip infrared spectroscopy (RIDIRS), and rotationally resolved fluorescence excitation spectroscopy. In addition, the newly developed method of stimulated emission pumping-population transfer spectroscopy (SEP-PTS) was used to determine the energy threshold to conformational isomerization in m-ethynylstyrene. The S(1) <-- S(0) origin transitions of oES and pES occur at 32 369 and 33 407 cm(-1), respectively. In mES, the cis and trans conformations are calculated to be close in energy. In the R2PI spectrum of mES, the two most prominent peaks (32672 and 32926 cm(-1)) were confirmed by UVHB spectroscopy to be S(1) <-- S(0) origins of these two conformers. The red-shifted conformer was identified as the cis structure by least-squares fitting of the rotationally resolved fluorescence excitation spectrum of the origin band. There are also two possible conformations in oES, but transitions due to only one were observed experimentally, as confirmed by UVHB spectroscopy. Density functional theory calculations (B3LYP/6-31+G) predict that the cis-ortho conformer, in which the substituents point toward each other, is about 8 kJ/mol higher in energy than the trans-ortho isomer, and should only be about 5% of the room temperature population of oES. Ground-state infrared spectra in the C-H stretch region (3000-3300 cm(-1)) of each isomer were obtained with RIDIRS. In all three structural isomers, the acetylenic C-H stretch fundamental was split by Fermi resonance. Infrared spectra were also recorded in the excited electronic state, using a UV-IR-UV version of RIDIR spectroscopy. In all three isomers the acetylenic C-H stretch fundamental was unshifted from the ground state, but no Fermi resonance was seen. The first observed and last unobserved transitions in the SEP-PT spectrum were used to place lower and upper bounds on the barrier to cis --> trans isomerization in m-ethynylstyrene of 990-1070 cm(-1). Arguments are given for the lack of a kinetic shift in the measurement. The analogous trans --> cis barrier is in the same range (989-1065 cm(-1)), indicating that the relative energies of the zero-point levels of the two isomers are (E(ZPL)(cis) - E(ZPL)(trans))= -75 to +81 cm(-1). Both the barrier heights and relative energies of the minima are close to those determined by DFT (Becke3LYP/6-31+G) calculations.     

Thermisches Verhalten von o-Dipropenylbenzol,Beispiel einer aromatischen [1,7]-sigmatropischen H-Verschiebung. Vorläufige Mitteilung

cis, cis-, cis, trans- and trans, trans-o-Dipropenylbenzene (cis, cis-, cis, trans- and trans, trans- 1 ) were prepared. At 225° cis, cis- 1 isomerises to give cis, trans- 1 and vice versa. The isomerisation follows 1. order kinetics. At equilibrium 89% cis, trans- and 11% cis, cis- 1 are present. It is shown by deuterium labelling that the isomerisation is due to aromatic [1, 7 a] sigmatropic H-shifts. trans, trans- 1 rearranges at 225° to yield 2, 3-dimethyl-1, 2-dihydronaphthalene ( 3 ). This can be visualized by disrotatory ring closure of trans, trans- 1 followed by an aromatic [1, 5 s] H-shift. When cis, cis- or cis, trans- 1 are heated for 153 hrs at 225° a small amount (3%) of 1-ethyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene ( 5 ) is formed.     

On the formation of conjugated linoleic acid diagnostic ions with acetonitrile chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Acetonitrile chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry has recently been shown to be a rapid method for the identification of double-bond position and geometry in methyl esters of conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs); however, the structures of intermediate and diagnostic ions and their mechanisms of formation are not known. A mechanism is proposed here in which the m/z 54 ion, (1-methyleneimino)-1-ethenylium (MIE), undergoes nucleophilic attack preferentially by the cis double bond in CLAs with mixed geometry (cis/trans, trans/cis), favoring the observed C--C cleavage vinylic to the trans double bond. The [M+54](+) addition product intermediate is consistent with a heterocyclic six-membered ring resulting from the two-step addition of MIE to the CLA. Experiments with isotopically labeled CLAs and acetonitrile, and from MS/MS/MS experiments, yield data consistent with this proposal. The proposed mechanism is also consistent with known ion-molecule chemistry in smaller compounds, and explains most phenomena associated with MIE-CLA ion chemistry.     

Stable glucopyranosylpalladium complexes with cis-beta-hydrogen. A six-membered ring metallocycle with an oxygen donor ligand

Two stable glucopyranosylpalladium complexes, chloro[1,3-dimethyl-5-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-alpha-D -arabinohexopyranosyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedionnato] (triphenylphosphine)-palladium and the corresponding triphenylarsine analog, were studied using fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry, 1H, 13C and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance, UV and IR spectroscopy to establish structures for these complexes. The data obtained indicate that the pyranosyl ring is in a chair conformation in which palladium (C2'), acetoxy (C3' C4') and acetoxymethyl (C5') are equatorial and 1,3-dimethyl-2,4(1H,3H) pyrimidinedion-5-yl (C1') is axial. The palladium(II) ion is encompassed in a six-membered ring metallocycle in which C2' of the glucopyranosyl ring and the oxygen of the C4 carbonyl of the pyrimidinedionyl group occupy adjacent ligand sites. The other two ligand sites on square planar palladium are occupied by triphenylphosphine (or triphenylarsine) cis to C2' and trans to carbonyl oxygen, and chloride trans to C2' and cis to oxygen. This stable metallocycle has three unusual features, a cis-beta-hydrogen, a six-membered Pd-containing ring and an oxygen donor ligand. Its surprising stability is due to conformational barriers to the proper alignment of Pd with pyranosyl ring substituents required for elimination reactions.     

Water-exchange study revealed unexpected substitution behavior of [(CO)2(NO)Re(H2O)3]2+ in aqueous media

The pH-dependent water-exchange rates of [(CO)2(NO)Re(H2O(cis))2(H2O(trans))]2+ (1) in aqueous media were investigated by means of 17O NMR spectroscopy at 298 K. Because of the low pK(a) value found for 1 (pK(a) = 1.4 +/- 0.3), the water-exchange rate constant k(obs)(H2O(trans/cis)) was analyzed with a two-pathway model in which k(Re)(H2O(trans/cis)) and k(ReOH)(H2O)(trans/cis)) denote the water-exchange rate constants in trans or cis position to the nitrosyl ligand on 1 and on the monohydroxo species [(CO)2(NO)Re(H2O)2(OH)]+ (2), respectively. Whereas the rate constants k(ReOH)(H2O)(trans)) and k(ReOH)(H2O)(cis)) were determined as (4.2 +/- 2) x 10(-3) s(-1) and (5.8 +/- 2) x 10(-4) s(-1), respectively, k(Re)(H2O)(trans)) and k(Re)(H2O)(cis)) were too small to be determined in the presence of the much more reactive species 2. Apart from the water exchange, an unexpectedly fast C identical with 16O --> C identical withO exchange was also observed via NMR and IR spectroscopy. It was found to proceed through 1 and 2, with rate constants k(Re)(CO) and k(ReOH)(CO) of (19 +/- 4) x 10(-3) s(-1) and (4 +/- 3) x 10(-3) s(-1), respectively. On the other hand, N identical with 16O --> N identical with *O exchange was not observed.