Interaction potentials of the RG-I anions, neutrals, and cations (RG = He, Ne, Ar)

Interaction potentials of the iodine atom, atomic cation, and anion with light rare-gas atoms from He to Ar are calculated within the unified ab initio approach using the unrestricted coupled-cluster with singles and doubles and perturbative treatment of triples correlation treatment, relativistic small-core pseudopotential, and an extended basis set. Ab initio points are fit to a flexible analytical function. The calculated potentials are compared with available literature data, assessed in the I(-)-and I+-ion mobility calculations and the Ar-I(-)-anion zero electron kinetic-energy spectra simulations, and analyzed using the correlation rules. The results indicate a high precision of the reported potentials.     

Electronic and geometrical structure of noble metal clusters

We investigate the electronic and structural properties of small (N 20) and medium sized (N 500) clusters of Cu, using the first principles Tight-Binding Linear Muffin-Tin Orbitals (TB-LMTO) method in connection with the real-space recursion scheme. We find the electronic structure resembling the one of simple alkali metal clusters: Pronounced shell closing effects can be identified in the ionization potentials as well as in the HOMO-LUMO gaps for the magic sizesN=8, 20, 34 and 40. The low-energy equilibrium geometries show considerable Jahn-Teller distortions, just as in the case of alkali metals.This article was processed using Springer-Verlag T_EX Z.Physik D macro package 1.0 and the AMS fonts, developed by the American Mathematical Society.     

Electronic structure of cesium and thallium triple-decker anions

Cesocene [Cp₃Cs₂]− and thallocene [Cp₃Tl₂]− triple-deckers have been recently synthesized. The X-ray structure analysis in solid state phase shows that both compounds have a strong bent structure, Cp centroid–M–Cp´ centroid (M=Cs or Tl) angles are 115.6° and 134.2°, respectively. In this work we report the theoretical study of these new compounds using Gaussian 94 at B3LYP level, with a 6-31G* basis for all atoms, except Cs and Tl, for which a LANL2DZ basis set is considered. Our results show that in gas phase, thallocene presents a bent structure while cesocene does not. However, using a force field method, we prove that in solid state phase the cesocene becomes bent due to the interaction between neighbors, in agreement with experimental data.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of compounds containing both octahedral rhenium cluster cations and anions

The compound [{Re₆S₈}(3,5-Me₂pzH)₆]₂[{Re₆S₈}Br₆]?9H₂O?4EtOH containing a cluster cation and a cluster anion in a 2: 1 ratio was synthesized by mixing an ethanol solution of the rhenium cluster complex [{Re₆S₈}(3,5-Me₂pzH)₆]Br₂?2(3,5-Me₂pzH) (pzH is pyrazole) with an aqueous solution of Cs₄[{Re₆S₈}Br₆]?2H₂O. The resulting compound was characterized by a combination of physicochemical methods. In particular, luminescence properties were studied and compared with those of the parent cluster complexes. A crystal suitable for single-crystal X-ray diffraction was obtained by layering these solutions. According to single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, this compound is composed of a cluster cation and a cluster anion (in a ratio of 1: 1) and also of Zundel cations (H₅O₂ ⁺) and solvate water molecules and is described by the formula (H₅O₂)₂[{Re₆S₈}(3,5-Me₂pzH)₆][{Re₆S₈}Br₆]?4H₂O.     

Microsolvation of small cations and anions

Recent advances in the theoretical treatment of microsolvation of small ions, a problem with practical implications in chemistry, physics, and biology, are exposed. In particular, we discuss sound stochastic approaches to sample complex energy landscapes and delve into the nature of bonding interactions that dictate both structural and energetical preferences. An in-depth analysis of the effect of formal charges in the surrounding network of solvent to solvent hydrogen bonds is also presented. The problem, as expected, is more complicated than simple definitions may forecast.     

Electronic structure,geometry, and stability of organic cations,dications, and donor-acceptor complexes

Geometric, electronic, and energy characteristics of the complexes formed in the CF₄ ·nAIF₃ (n = I or 2) and CBr₄ ·nAIBr₃ (n = 1, 2, or 4) systems have been determined by the semiempirical AM I method. Besides the donor-acceptor complexes, the CBr₃ ⁺...AIBr₄ ^–, CBr₃ ⁺...Al₂Br₇ ^–, CBr2²⁺...(AlBr₄ ^–)₂, and CBr₂ ²⁺...(Al₂Br₇ ^–)₂ ionic complexes can be formed in the CBr₄ ·nAlBr₃ systems. In the cations and dications of polyhalomethanes (when Hal = Cl, Br, or l) in both the free and bound (included in ionic complexes) states, carbon atoms carry negative charges, the C-Hal bonds are substantially shortened, and the positive charges are located on one-coordinate halogen atoms. These cations and dications can be considered as halenium ions that differ from halenium salts with dicoordinate halogen atoms. In the cationic and dicationic complexes of the CBr₄ ·nAlBr₃ systems, the maximum positive charges on the Br atoms are 0.39 and 0.94, respectively. Fluorine-containing cations and dications have structures similar to those of carbenium ions, whereas in the CF₄ ·nAIF₃ systems (n = l or 2), only donor-acceptor complexes are formed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya. No. 3, pp. 554–560, March, 1996.     

Electronic absorption spectra of the cations and anions formed from pyrrole analogs of the chalcones

The electronic absorption spectra of 29 pyrrole analogs of the chalcones have been studied in solutions of strong acids and alkalies, in which the corresponding cations and anions are formed. It has been shown by means of the IR spectra that the protonation of the pyrrole chalcones takes place at the carbonyl group. Considerations are given of the structure of the organic cations and anions studied and of the characteristic features in the change in their coloration as a function of their chemical structure. Satisfactory correlations have been found between the shift of the absorption frequency of the long-wave band which takes place at the transition from a neutral solution (molecules) to an acid solution (cations) or to an alkaline solution (anions) and Hammett's o constants. Three 3-(4-halophenyl)-1-(2-pyrryl)propenones not previously reported in the literature have been synthesized.     

Electronic absorption spectra of the cations and anions formed from pyrrole analogs of the chalcones

The electronic absorption spectra of 29 pyrrole analogs of the chalcones have been studied in solutions of strong acids and alkalies, in which the corresponding cations and anions are formed. It has been shown by means of the IR spectra that the protonation of the pyrrole chalcones takes place at the carbonyl group. Considerations are given of the structure of the organic cations and anions studied and of the characteristic features in the change in their coloration as a function of their chemical structure. Satisfactory correlations have been found between the shift of the absorption frequency of the long-wave band which takes place at the transition from a neutral solution (molecules) to an acid solution (cations) or to an alkaline solution (anions) and Hammett's o constants. Three 3-(4-halophenyl)-1-(2-pyrryl)propenones not previously reported in the literature have been synthesized.     

Production and stability of oxygen cluster cations and anions,revisited

Stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric, positive and negative oxygen cluster ions (n up to 70) have been produced in a crossed neutral beam/electron beam ion source. The abundance and stability of the ions formed have been analyzed with a double focussing sector field mass spectrometer in a series of experiments. Positive and negative ion mass spectra observed exhibit distinct abundance anomalies, however, at different cluster sizes. Abundance maxima and minima correlate with correspondingly small and large metastable fractions of (O₂) _n ⁺ and (O₂) _n ^? ions, respectively. (O₂) _n ⁺ ions may also lose up top=(n?1) monomers by collision induced dissociation with monotonously decreasing probability with increasingp. Metastable fractions determined for (O₂) _n ^? ions produced with appr. zero eV electrons are in general larger than those for ions produced with appr. 7 eV electrons. (O₂) _n ^? ions are also observed to decay via autodetachment, with lifetimes increasing with increasing cluster size. Finally, here we were able to prove that an apparent loss of the monomer fragment O (and higher homologues) observed in the metastable time regime is due to ordinary metastable monomer evaporation in the acceleration region. Moreover, we will also present here some new data and interpretation concerning the electron attachment cross section function for O₂ clusters.     

Electronic structure and absorption spectra of verdazyl radicals,the corresponding cations,and leuco compounds

The wavelengths of transitions in electronic absorption spectra of verdazyl radicals, the corresponding cations, and leuco compounds were calculated in valence and -electron approximations with allowance for configuration interaction. It was shown that the longest-wave bands in the investigated compounds are due to ^* electron transitions. The effect of the nature of the substituents on the position of the bands in the spectrum is discussed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 473–477, July–August, 1986.     

From solvated electrons to metal anions: Electronic structure and dynamics

The techniques of magnetic susceptibility and magnetic resonance (NMR, ESR) have proved to be invaluable in the study of the electronic structure and dynamics of both paramagnetic and diamagnetic species in solutions of metals in non-aqueous solvents. This paper contains a brief review of recent experimental work in this area, concentrating on localized excess-electron states ranging from solvated electrons, electron-cation encounter species, through finally to gas-like metal anion species existing in these non-aqueous solutions. Throughout, the emphasis is on the information gleaned from magnetic measurements about the microstructure and environment of these matrix-bound states.Session lecture, Ninth International Conference on Non-Aqueous Solutions, Pittsburgh, PA, August 1984.     

Versatile host for metallo anions and cations

The crystal structures of two metallo oxides, perrhenate and dichromate, are reported with a diprotonated tetraamido/diamino-based macrocycle, L, in which the floppy ligand assumes a folded conformation. When the four amides are deprotonated, this same ligand binds transition-metal ions in its tetraanionic form, H-4L. For the divalent metal ions Cu2+ and Ni2+, H-4L again folds and dinuclear complexes are formed. With trivalent metal ions Co3+ and Fe3+, the ligand wraps about the metal ions, resulting in mononuclear complexes.     

Electronic structure analysis and electron detachment energies of polynitrogen pentagonal aromatic anions

Various decouplings of the electron propagator have been employed to provide theoretical comparison to experimental electron detachment energies for the pyrrolide, imidazolide, and pyrazolide anions. Predictions for isoelectronic anions in which CH groups are replaced by N atoms also are reported. The ab initio electron propagator results agree closely with experimental values, and the associated Dyson orbitals provide a detailed catalog of bonding changes as the number and positions of N atoms vary within the set of pentagonal aromatic anions.     

Electronic structure and polarizability of ortho-benzoquinonediimine and its singly and doubly charged anions

The results of electronic structure calculations for o-benzoquinonediimine and its singly and doubly charged anions are presented. The variation of the geometrical and valence structures due to electron addition to the molecule is analyzed, and electron affinity is estimated. Polarizabilities of the neutral molecule and singly charged anion are calculated. The influence of the basis on the results of polarizability calculations for molecular anions is investigated. Translated from Zhumal Struktumoi Khim ii, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 34-41, January–February, 2000.     

A family of ferrocene-rich Mn7, Mn8 and Mn13 clusters

The use of ferrocene-1,1′-dicarboxylic acid (fdcH₂) in Mn cluster chemistry has led to a family of ferrocene-rich Mn₇, Mn₈ and Mn₁₃ clusters. The complexes are all mixed-valence. Solid-state DC and AC magnetic susceptibility studies have established the Mn₇, Mn₈ and Mn₁₃ complexes to possess S = 2, 5 and 9/2 ground states, respectively.     

Electronic and geometrical structure of bulk rutile studied with Hartree-Fock and density functional methods

We present electronic and structural parameters for bulk rutile (TiO₂) determined by means of different theoretical methods, namely, the periodic Hartree-Fock approach, subsequent post-Hartree-Fock density functional correlation correction, and a linear-combination-of-atomic-orbitals approach based entirely on density functionals. Differences between the use of effective core potentials, a frozen-core treatment, and all-electron calculations are investigated. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Eutectic-based ionic liquids with metal-containing anions and cations

Eutectic mixtures of zinc chloride and donor molecules such as urea and acetamide are described and it is proposed that these constitute a new class of ionic liquids. FAB-MS analysis shows that the liquids are made up of metal-containing anions and cations in which the donor is coordinated to the cation. Data on the viscosity, conductivity, density, phase behaviour and surface tension are presented and these are shown to be significantly different to other related ionic liquids that incorporate quaternary ammonium salts. The conductivity and viscosity are comparable with other ionic liquids and the data fit well to the Hole theory model recently proposed.