X-ray and UV photoemission studies of valence electronic structure of NiO

The X-ray and UV photoemission valence band spectra of NiO are interpreted using the molecular orbital theory for the NiO^10?₆ cluster and the sudden approximation (monopole selection rules). They exhibit the effects of crystal field splitting, multiplet splitting, electron shake-up (O 2pe^b_g→ Ni 3de^a_g). relaxation and Ni 3dO 2p hybridization. Shake-up satellite data indicate that the NiO optical absorption edge near 4 eV is associated with an O 2p → Ni 3d transition. The NiO valence electronic structure obtained in this work is compared with band structure models of Wilson and Mattheiss.     

UV/Vis absorption spectroelectrochemistry of folic acid

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - UV/Vis absorption spectroelectrochemistry is a very promising analytical technique due to the complementary information that is simultaneously obtained...     

UV/Vis spectroscopic behaviour of some new hydroxy azocoumarin derivatives

Summary The UV/Vis spectroscopic behaviour of six new hydroxy azocoumarin compounds in solution has been investigated. The observed bands are assigned to electronic transitions. Azocoumarin compounds exist mainly in the azo form, whereas 6-(2-hydroxy-6-aminonaphthyl-1-azo)-coumarin exhibits an azo-hydrazone tautomeric equilibrium. The solvatochromic behaviour of the azo compounds is investigated by studying their spectra in pure and mixed organic solvents of different characteristics. The longer wavelength band of the azocoumarins inDMF solution is assigned to an intermolecular CT transition.

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UV/Vis-spektroskopisches Verhalten einiger neuer Hydroxyazocumarinderivate

Zusammenfassung Das UV/Vis-spektroskopische Verhalten von sechs neuen Hydroxyazocumarinen in Lösung wurde untersucht. Die beobachteten Banden werden elektronischen Übergängen zugeordnet. Azocumarine liegen hauptsächlich in der Azoform vor, während 6-(2-Hydroxy-6-aminonaphthyl-1-azo)-cumarin eine Azo-Hydrazon-Tautomerie zeigt. Das solvatochrome Verhalten der Azoverbindungen wird durch Messung ihrer Spektren in reinen und gemischten organischen Lösungsmitteln mit unterschiedlichen Eigenschaften studiert. Die bei inDMF gelösten Azocumarinen auftretende langwellige Bande wird einem intermolekularen CT-Übergang zugeordnet.

     

A comparative analysis of the UV/Vis absorption spectra of nitrobenzaldehydes

In a joint experimental and theoretical study, the UV/Vis absorption spectra of the three isomers (ortho, meta, para) of nitrobenzaldehyde (NBA) were analyzed. Absorption spectra are reported for NBA vapors, cyclohexane and acetonitrile solutions. All spectra are poor in vibronic structure and hardly affected in shape by the surroundings (vapor or solution). Moderate solvatochromic shifts of ～ -0.2 eV are measured. For all isomers vertical transition energies, oscillator strengths, and excited state dipole moments were computed using the MS-CASPT2/CASSCF and CC2 methods. Based on these calculations the experimental transitions were assigned. The spectra of all isomers are characterized by weak (ε(max) ≈ 100 M(-1) cm(-1)) transitions around 350 nm (3.6 eV), arising from nπ* absorptions starting from the lone pairs of the nitro and aldehyde moieties. The next band of intermediate intensity peaking around 300 nm (4.2 eV, ε(max) ≈ 1000 M(-1) cm(-1)) is dominated by ππ* excitations within the arene function. Finally, strong absorptions (ε(max) ≈ 10,000 M(-1) cm(-1)) were observed around 250 nm (5.0 eV) which we ascribe to ππ* excitations involving the nitro and benzene groups.     

Performance of a fast fiber based UV/Vis multiwavelength detector for the analytical ultracentrifuge

The optical setup and the performance of a prototype UV/Vis multiwavelength analytical ultracentrifuge (MWL-AUC) is described and compared to the commercially available Optima XL-A from Beckman Coulter. Slight modifications have been made to the optical path of the MWL-AUC. With respect to wavelength accuracy and radial resolution, the new MWL-AUC is found to be comparable to the existing XL-A. Absorbance accuracy is dependent on the light intensity available at the detection wavelength as well as the intrinsic noise of the data. Measurements from single flashes of light are more noisy for the MWL-AUC, potentially due to the absence of flash-to-flash normalization in the current design. However, the possibility of both wavelength and scan averaging can compensate for this and still give much faster scan rates than the XL-A. Some further improvements of the existing design are suggested based on these findings.     

Conflicting Observations Resolved by a Far IR and UV/Vis Study of the NO3 Radical

Codeposition of NO and O ₂ diluted in Ne at 6 K yield a ON???OO complex that exhibit strong UV absorption. This complex is converted into NO₃ radicals by UV irradiation, and is regenerated by radiation of visible light (see spectra).

     

Boron chelate complexes: X-ray and UV photoelectron spectra and electronic structure

Published data on the electronic structure of boron chelates are summarized for the first time. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectra of vapors, X-ray photoelectron spectra of molecular crystals, and results of modeling within the framework of the density functional theory are analyzed. Data on the effect of substituents on the electronic structure of complexes are systematized.     

Dual potentiometric and UV/Vis spectrophotometric disposable sensors with dispersion cast polyaniline

Simple conducting polymer–polyaniline-based sensors/biosensors, working either in potentiometric or UV/Vis spectrophotometric mode, are proposed. Disposable sensors were produced by coating polyaniline layers, cast from aqueous dispersion of the polymer nanoparticles, on a transparent plastic polyacetate foil. In the potentiometric mode, polyaniline layers are sensitive to a number of metal cations, while in UV/Vis mode, changes of absorbance were recorded only in case of a chemical reaction of cations with the polymer. Pronounced sensitivity of tested sensors to ammonia was used for potentiometric/spectrophotometric biosensing purposes studied on a model example of urease-based sensors of urea. The highest sensitivity and reproducibility of such sensors were observed in urea concentration ranging from 1 to 10 mM.     

Relativistic pseudopotentional incorporating core/valence polarization and nonlocal effects

A relativistic pseudopotentional (RPP) for use in ab initio molecular electronic structure calculations is derived in the context of the relativistic effective core potential (REP) method of Lee et al. The resulting atom-specific RPP has salient features of the REP imbedded within it while retaining the form of a functional that is dynamically defined at runtime when used in calculations on molecules. The RPP is determined from Dirac-Fock wave functions for the isolated atom. Outer core two-electron interactions are incorporated into the RPP by means of variable coefficients that are defined in the context of the final molecular wave function. This form permits polarization of the outer core shells analogous to that occurring in all-electron molecular Hartree-Fock calculations while retaining these shells as part of the atomic pseudopotentional. Use of the RPP in post-Hartree-Fock molecular calculations permits the incorporation of core/valence correlation effects.     

Transition metal complexes of N,N-dimethylthreonine: Stability and UV/Vis spectra

Summary Acidity (dehydronation) constants of N,N-dimethylthreonine (DMT) and stability constants of its complexes with Cu⁺², Ni⁺², and Co⁺² were determined in aqueous solution by means of potentiometric titration. UV/Vis spectra were also taken during the titration. It is suggested thatDMT acts as a bidentate ligand toward copper(II) by engaging either (a) amino and carboxyl groups (in [Cu(DMT)] and [Cu(DMT)₂]), or, (b) upon dehydronation, amino and hydroxyl groups (in [Cu(DMT)H_–1], [Cu(DMT)₂H_–1], and [Cu(DMT)₂H_–2]). It is suggested that the coordination in threoninato andallo-threoninato complexes is similar to that described under (a).Based upon Master of Science thesis submitted to the University of Zagreb, Croatia byB. Blagovi     

A theoretical investigation of electronic reorganizations accompanying core and valence ionization in simple hydrogen bonded systems

Non-empirical LCAO MO SCF calculations have been carried out on the ground state and core ionized states of some hydrogen bonded dimers, and in the particular case of H₂O the trimer has also been investigated. Comparison of absolute and relative binding energies and relaxation energies with respect to the corresponding monomers reveals that substantial changes occur in going to the associated species. The relaxation energies for a given core hole are shown to increase on going from monomer to dimer indicating that intermolecular contributions to relaxation energies are of the same sign irrespective of the sign for the shift in core binding energy. Creation of a core hole in the dimer species is shown to give rise to substantial changes in hydrogen bond energies compared with the neutral species. In the particular case of valence holes dominantly of 2s and 2p character it is shown that trends in shifts and relaxation energies parallel those for the core hole states.     

Persistent Radical Pairs between N-Substituted Naphthalimide and Carbanion Exhibit pKa-Dependent UV/Vis Absorption

A new strategy was devised for estimating and screening pK_a values among different carbon acids under ambient conditions by using the UV/Vis absorption spectrum of persistent radical pairs (PRPs), which are generated from an N-substituted naphthalimide (NNI) derivative in the presence of various carbanions in organic solutions. The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was used to examine the presence of radicals. Unexpectedly, it was discovered that the UV/Vis spectrum of PRPs reveals a distinct linear relationship between the PRP absorption and the pK_a value of a corresponding carbon acid, which is likely due to the energy difference among different RPRs. The finding may offer organic chemists an alternative reference to conduct carbanion-mediated reactions in various organic solutions.     

UV/Vis Spectroscopy of Copper Formate Clusters: Insight into Metal-Ligand Photochemistry

The electronic structure and photochemistry of copper formate clusters, Cu^I₂(HCO₂)₃⁻ and Cu^II_n(HCO₂)_2n+1⁻, n≤8, are investigated in the gas phase by using UV/Vis spectroscopy in combination with quantum chemical calculations. A clear difference in the spectra of clusters with Cu^I and Cu^II copper ions is observed. For the Cu^I species, transitions between copper d and s/p orbitals are recorded. For stoichiometric Cu^II formate clusters, the spectra are dominated by copper d–d transitions and charge-transfer excitations from formate to the vacant copper d orbital. Calculations reveal the existence of several energetically low-lying isomers, and the energetic position of the electronic transitions depends strongly on the specific isomer. The oxidation state of the copper centers governs the photochemistry. In Cu^II(HCO₂)₃⁻, fast internal conversion into the electronic ground state is observed, leading to statistical dissociation; for charge-transfer excitations, specific excited-state reaction channels are observed in addition, such as formyloxyl radical loss. In Cu^I₂(HCO₂)₃⁻, the system relaxes to a local minimum on an excited-state potential-energy surface and might undergo fluorescence or reach a conical intersection to the ground state; in both cases, this provides substantial energy for statistical decomposition. Alternatively, a Cu^II(HCO₂)₃Cu⁰⁻ biradical structure is formed in the excited state, which gives rise to the photochemical loss of a neutral copper atom.     

Isolation of the first Li/halogen phosphinidenoid transition-metal complex

Isolation and characterisation of the first Li/halogen phosphinidenoid transition-metal complex as well as low-temperature solution NMR, MAS-NMR experiments, DFT structures and calculated NMR chemical shifts are reported.     

The valence orbital ionization potential of the first transition-metal atoms and ions

The 3d, 4s and 4p valence orbital ionization potentials (VOIP) are determined for the atoms and the ions with the electron configuration 3d 4s p , using the Anno-Teruya values of the average energies of the configurations and the experimental ionization potentials. Not all the configurations of this type are treated for lack of the data. As far as the data are available, a quadratic equation in terms of the atomic number Z is fitted to the VOIP's of an isoelectronic series: VOIP=A ₀+A ₁ Z+A ₂ Z ². The coefficients A ₀'s, A ₁'s and A ₂'s thus obtained are analysed in the light of Slater's simple expression for the total energy of an atom with the idea of screening effect due to inner electrons.

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Zusammenfassung Mit den Anno-Teruya-Werten für die durchschnittliche Energie der Konfigurationen und den experimentellen Ionisationspotentialen werden für Atome und Ionen der Konfigurationen 3d 4s p die 3d-, 4s- und 4p-VOIPs bestimmt. Mangels verfügbarer Daten werden nicht alle Konfigurationen dieses Typs behandelt. Sofern Daten verfügbar sind, wird den VOIPs einer isoelektronischen Reihe eine in der Kernladungszahl Z quadratische Gleichung angepa\t: VOIP=A ₀+A ₁ Z+A ₂ Z ². Dies aus dieser Gleichung gewonnenen RegelmÄ\igkeiten in den Koeffizienten A ₀, A ₁ und A ₂ werden mit der einfachen Slaterformel für die Gesamtenergie eines Atoms als Abschirmeffekte der inneren Elektronen erklÄrt.

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Résumé Les potentiels d'ionisation des orbitales de valence (VOIP) 3d, 4s et 4p sont déterminés pour les atomes et les ions de configuration électronique 3d 4s p en utilisant les valeurs de Anno-Teruya des énergies moyennes des configurations et les potentiels d'ionisation expérimentaux. Par suite d'absence de données toutes les configurations de ce type ne sont pas étudiées. Dans la mesure des données existantes, une relation quadratique en fonction du numéro atomique Z est ajustée pour les VOIP d'une série isoélectronique: VOIP=A ₀+A ₁ Z+A ₂ Z ². Les coefficients A ₀, A ₁ et A ₂ ainsi obtenus sont analysés à la lumière des expressions simples de Slater pour l'énergie totale d'un atome avec l'idée d'un effet d'écran dû aux électrons internes.

     

Inexpensive and accurate predictions of optical excitations in transition-metal complexes: the TDDFT/PBE0 route

Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) is applied to calculate vertical excitation energies of three representative transition metal complexes. The computational model (PBE0) is obtained by combining the Perdew-Burke-Erzenrhof (PBE) generalized gradient functional with a predetermined amount of exact exchange. Our results show that the TDDFT/PBE0 model represents a cheap and reliable tool for the computation of optical excitations for transition metal complexes. Received: 8 August 2000 / Accepted: 7 September 2000 / Published online: 23 November 2000     

The electronic structures and bonding of some transition-metal monoborides

The band structures and densities of states for the isostructural monoborides of Ti, Mn, Fe, and Co have been calculated by a LCAO-TB method. These results are related to the physical and spectroscopic properties of the materials. A satisfactory account of the ESCA spectra and a qualitative correlation with the electrical and magnetic properties is afforded by the calculations. A second series of calculations by the periodic cluster method is also carried out in order to reveal more details of the bonding and the effects of diffusion of electrons into the unoccupied levels above the Fermi edge.