Oxidizing mechanism of podophyllotoxin and its derivatives by sodium persulfate

The oxidizing mechanism of podophyllotoxin and its derivatives by sodium persulfate has been studied by laser flash photolysis and pulse radiolysis. The formation and decay processes of transient species of podophyllotoxin and its derivatives have been observed, and a series of rate constants for the formation and decay of transient species have been determined. It has been found that there is a light (UV) sensitive group on the C-4 of podophyllotoxin and two light (UV) sensitive groups on the C-4 and C-4' of 4'-demethylepipodophyllotoxin.     

Theoretical Investigations on the Structures and Properties of the Side-on Complexes B_2(N_2)_2 and Monocyclic B_n(N_2)_n~m (n=3～6,m=-1～+2)

The structures and energies of the side-on complexes B2(N2)2 and monocyclic Bn(N2)nm (n = 3～6,m = -1～+2) between N2 (1∑+g) and B (2P) have been investigated by the DFT-B3LYP and MP2 methods at the 6-311+G(2d) and aug-cc-pVTZ levels. The analyses of NICS (Nucleus Independent Chemical Shifts),NBO (nature bond orbital),AIM (atoms in molecules) and frontal orbitals have been used to reveal the origin of coordination bond between the π-electron donor N2 group and B atom,accompanied by the comparison with the end-on complexes. The results have indicated that the side-on coordination complexes can be formed due to the relative strong fluidity of the π-electrons,and the nature of the coordination bond has been exposed to be that the N2 group offers 1πu electron to the 2p orbital of boron. The coordinate energies of the side-on complexes are less than those of the end-on complexes. Furthermore,the aromaticity of side-on coordination complex is weaker than that of the corresponding end-on coordination complex.     

XPS STUDY ON THE DERIVATIVES OF N-β-PHENETHYL AMINE AND N-β-PHENETHYL GLYCINE

The X-ray photoelectron spectra of sixteen derivatives of N-β-phenethyl amine and N-β-phenethyl glycine have been studied. The effect of different structures on N_(1s) binding energy and that of their Pauling's atomic charge density on the nitrogen atoms are investigated. The experimental binding energy of N_(1s) is proportional to the calculated Pauling's atomic charge density. It shows that the phosphoryl group is the strongest nitrogen lone pair electron localizing group as compared with the corresponding sulfonyl and acyl derivatives. The XPS results agree with the data that there is no decarbonylation during the synthesis of N-dialkylphosphoryl-tetrahydro-3-benzazepin-l-one.     

Second-order Nonlinear Optical Properties of a Series of Benzothiazole Derivatives

The second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of a series of benzothiazole derivatives were studied by use of the ZINDO-SOS method.These chromophores are formed by a donor- π- bridge-acceptor system,based on a nitro group connected with benzothiazole as the acceptor and a hydroxyl-functional amino group as the donor.For the purpose of comparison,we also designed molecules in which nitrobenzene is an acceptor,The calculation results indicate that benzothiazole derivatives exhibit larger second-odrder polarizabilities than nitrobenzene derivatives.In order to clarify the origin of the NLO response of these chromophores,their electron properties were investigated as well.The benzothiazole derivatives are good candidates for application in electro-optical device due to their high optical nonlinearities,good thermal and photonic stability.     

Ab initio STUDIES ON NITROXYL RADICAL MODELS OF ORGANIC FERROMAGNETS

The magnetic coupling between the unpaired spin of nitroxyl group (>N--O) and itsneighbor sp~2 carbon atom has been studied in detail by UHF/6--31G and MP4/6-31G methods.and a number of conjugate nitroxyl diradicals have also been studied by ab initio UHFmethod. A simple topological rule about the ferromagnetic coupling between two nitroxylgroups has been revealed by our calculation. Based on this rule as well as ab initio cal-culation, some nitroxyl radical models of organic ferromagnets (OFM) have been proposed,and the possible way of synthesis has also been suggested. Moreover, the ab initio UHF-crystal orbital (UHF--CO) method has been used to characterize the electronic band struc-ture of one of the models. The ab initio UHF--CO results show that this model is a verypromising candidate of OFM,     

A Quantum Chemistry Study of Inhibition Properties of Imidazole and Its Derivatives on Iron Surface Corrosion

The geometries of imidazole and its derivatives were respectively optimized by using ab initio method, and the molecular orbital energy levels and the charge densities were obtained for their optimum geometries. The frontier orbital energy levels, and the net charges of N (1) atom and the imidazole ring of those molecules were obtained with ab initio and SCC-DV-Xα methods. It was found that the inhibition properties of those compounds change with the highest occupied molecular orbital energy levels, and the net charges of N (1) atom. We took four iron atoms on the crystal plane (100) of α-iron as the surface which was used to study the adsorption towards the inhibitors. The adsorption models of the inhibitor to be adsorbed on the Fe-cluster surface were optimized with SCC-DV-Xα method. It turns out that the most favorable model is that the inhibitor molecule is adsorbed on the Fe-cluster surface in an inclined state. The calculation shows that the stabilization energies of the systems are well correlated with the inhibition efficiencies.     

Effect of the position of substitution on the electronic properties of nitrophenyl derivatives of fulleropyrrolidines:Fundamental understanding toward raising LUMO energy of fullerene electron-acceptor

A series of substituted para-, meta- and ortho-nitrophenyl derivatives of fulleropyrrolidine were synthesized to investigate the effects of the position of substitution on electronic properties by using steady-state absorption and fluorescence spectra, combined with DFT calculations. The results confirmed that the position of substitution has little effect on absorption and fluorescence spectra, whereas a significant effect was observed on their LUMO energy levels. The theoretical calculations revealed that the LUMO energy of the ortho-nitrophenyl substituted derivative was increased 0.1 eV above those ofpara- and meta-substitution. The prominent effect ofortho-substitution was attributed to the through-space orbital interaction between spatially closed electron-withdrawing nitro group and fullerene cage. These findings could provide fundamental insights in raising LUMO levels of C6o-based electron acceptor materials and an alternative strategy to increase open circuit voltage Voc in polymer solar cells.     

Adsorption of cyclohexene and its dehydrogenation intermediates on nAu/Pt(100)(n＝0,1,2) surfaces:A DFT study

Adsorption of cyclohexene and its dehydrogenation intermediates on the nAu/Pt(100) (n = 0, 1, 2 means clean Pt, one monolayer and two layers of Au covered Pt surfaces, respectively.) has been investigated by self-consistent (GGA-PW91) density functional theory combined with periodic slab model. It is found that on the clean platinum, there are two kinds of favorable adsorption sites, i.e., hollow sites and bridge sites, and the adsorption energy at the hollow site is larger than that at the bridge site. However, on the Au/Pt and 2Au/Pt surfaces, there are three kinds of adsorption sites, and the adsorption energies are alike at both the bridge site and the top site. The magnitude order of the adsorption energies is as follows: clean Pt > Au/Pt > 2Au/Pt. The configurations of cyclohexene molecule have been distorted a little during the geometry optimizations. The lengths of C–M (M = Pt or Au, on the top layer of the slab) bonds are closely related to the corresponding adsorption energies.     

Electrosynthesis of hydroquinonethioethers using electrochemical oxidation of hydroquinone in the presence of thiouracil derivatives

Electrochemical oxidation of hydroquinone(1a) has been studied in the presence of 6-methyl-2-thiouracil(3a) and 6-propyl-2-thiouracil(3b) as nucleophiles in a DMF/buffer mixture,using cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential coulometry.The results indicated that the p-quinone(2a) derived from 1a participates in a 1 4-Michael addition reaction with the thiouracil derivatives(3a–b) to form the corresponding hydroquinonethioether derivatives(6a–6b).The electrosynthesis of these compounds(6a–b) has been successfully performed on carbon rod electrodes in an undivided cell in good yield and purity.     

Studies on the Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Quantum Chemistry of Di(o-cyanobenzyl)tin Bis(quinoline-2-carboxylate)

Di(o-cyanobenzyl)tin bis(quinoline-2-carboxylate)was synthesized by the reaction of tri(o-cyanobenzyl)tin chloride with quinoline-2-carboxylic acid.The molecular structure of the compound Was characterized by elemental analysis,IR,1H NMR and X-ray diffraction.Crystal data for the compound:triclinic,space group P1,a=0.80734(7),b=1.00681(9),c=1.04811(9)nm,α=81.7570(10),β=7.7240(10),γ=81.2850(10)°,V=0.77581(12)nm3,Z=1,Dc=1.488 g/cm3,μ(MoKa)=0.870 mm-1 and F(000)=350.1 The final R=0.0204 and wR=0.0530 for 2677 observed reflections with I＞2σ(I),and R=0.0208 and wR=0.0532 for all reflections.The molecular structure adopts a distorted octahedral geometry around the Sn atom.The title compound molecules are connected via hydrogen bonding interactions to form a 3D network structure.Quantum chemistry calculation study on the title compound has been performed by means of G98W package at the Lanl2dz basis set.The stability of the compound,orbital energies and some frontier molecular orbital composition characteristics have also been investigated.     

DFT study on the selective oxidation of vinyl chloride on different metal surfaces

Selective epoxidation of vinyl chloride on Ag(111), Pt(111) and Rh(111) with pre-adsorbed atomic oxygen has been studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculation with the periodic slab model. The reaction energies and activation energies of the epoxidation reaction are determined. Because of the asymmetry of vinyl chloride, three competitive reaction pathways are investigated. The results indicate that the most possible reaction pathway is pathway III. Compared the activation energies of the epoxidation reaction on Ag(111), Pt(111) and Rh(111), it is obvious that the reaction via OMMC(3) on Ag(111) is the most possible process. However, the selectivity to the target product over Ag(111) is the lowest among the three metals. The results also indicate that the formation of chloroacetaldehyde is more favorable than that of chloroepoxide.     

Benzimidazolium functionalized polysulfone-based anion exchange membranes with improved alkaline stability

The stability of anion exchange membranes(AEMs) is an important feature of alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells(AEMFCs), which has been extensively studied. However it remains a real challenge due to the harsh working condition. Herein, we developed a novel type of polysulfone-based AEMs with three modified 1,2-dimethylbenzimidazoliums containing different substitutes at C4-and C7-position. The results showed that the introduction of the substitutes could obviously improve the dimensional and alkaline stabilities of the corresponding membranes. The swelling ratios of resultant AEMs were all lower than 10% after water immersion. The membrane with 4,7-dimethoxy-1,2-dimethylbenzimidazolium group exhibited the highest alkaline stability. Only 9.2% loss of hydroxide conductivity was observed after treating the membrane in 1 mol·L~(-1) KOH solution at 80 °C for 336 h. Furthermore, the density functional theory(DFT) study on the three functional group models showed that the substitutes at C4-and C7-position affected the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO) energies of the different 1,2-dimethylbenzimidazolium groups.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Spectrum Properties and Quantum Chemical Calculation of a Trinuclear Copper（Ⅱ） Complex with 3-（Pyridin-2-yl）-1,2,4-triazole

A three-dimensional framework copper(Ⅱ) coordination polymer with copper carbonate basic and 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole (Hpt) has been hydrothemally synthesized.The complex (2,C14 H10 CuN8 ·3H2 O) crystallizes in tetragonal,space group P4 2 /n,a=2.08581(12),b=2.08581(12),c=0.72331(4) nm,M r=761.73,V=3.1468(3) nm 3,Dc=1.608 g/cm 3,Z=4,F(000)=1552,GOOF=1.07,R=0.0515 and wR=0.1689.Every asymmetric unit molecular structure of the complex is composed with one copper ion,one and half water molecules and two Hpt molecules.Each copper ion is coordinated with five nitrogen atoms from four Hpt molecules,forming a distorted square pyramidal geometry.The fluorescence spectrum analysis shows that the title complex at room temperature exhibits intense photoluminescence with maximum emission at 450 nm.The quantum chemistry calculation study on the complex has been performed.The stability,some frontier molecular orbital energies and composition characteristics of some frontier molecular orbitals of the complex have been investigated.     

Quantum chemical study on the thermal rearrangements of HNCRCR''''CO

MINDO/3 molecular orbital theory has been used to study the thermal rearrangements of HNCRCR'CO.The results obtained show that the activation energy of this rearrangement depends on the migrating group R and the group R'.     

DFT Study on the Effect of Hydrogen-bond Formation on the Adsorption of Aminotriazines on Graphene

DFT calculations have been performed to explore the aminotriazine adsorption on graphene surfaces.Relative energies,equilibrium geometries and electronic structures of monomer and dimer of aminotriazine molecules adsorbed at the surface were investigated and analyzed in details.It was found that the hydrogen atoms in the NH2 group of aminotriazine molecules are directed toward the graphene surface,and the adsorption energy increases as the NH2 group is added.The adsorbed aminotriazine molecules facilely form a dimer through the hydrogen bonding interactions,and the two aromatic rings of optimized structure of 2-amino-1,3,5-triazine(B) dimmer(denoted by B2) and melamine(D) dimmer(denoted by D2) are parallel to the graphene sheet.The large deviation of the averaged adsorption energy of B2 and D2 compared to monor adsorption may reflect the increase of π-π repulsion and the effect of hydrogen bond formation.The electronic structure analyses reveal that the formation of hydrogen bonds in melamine dimer has great influence on the adsorption mode at the graphene surface.     

An MP2 study on pre-reactive complexes (CH_2)_2O … XY (X,Y = H,F,Cl,Br,I)

The structures, energies, atomic chaiges and IR spectra of complexes (CH2)2O…XY (X, Y = H, F, Cl, Br, and I) have been examined by means of ab initio molecular orbital theory at the second-order level of Moller-Plesset perturbation correction. It is found that the hydrogen bond O…H-X is non-linear. The attraction between X and the H atoms in oxirane ring causes O…H-X bond bending. The hydrogen bond slighdy weakens the bond strength of C-O, and leads the bending and stretching mode of IR to shift to the red. The calculation results show that there is no evidence of a significant extent of proton transfer to give (CH2)2OH …X- in the isolated complexes.     

Metal catalyzed ethylene epoxidation:A comparative density functional theory study

Ethylene epoxidation on Ag(111), Pt(111), Rh(111) and Mo(100) has been studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results show that the adsorption energies of possible adsorbed species involved in the ethylene epoxidation increase in the order: Ag相似文献   

Effect of metal centres and substituents on the structure and optoelectronic properties of diarylethene compounds: A theoretical study

Diarylethene derivatives are a class of fascinating photochromic materials because of their open and closed isomers with different absorption spectra and many other characteristics.To reveal the detailed structure and optoelectronic properties as well as the effect of metal centres and substituents on them,a systematic study on a series of diarylethene derivatives and their Re(I),Pt(II),and Ir(III) complexes was performed via theoretical calculation.The optimized geometries,electronic properties,frontier molecular orbitals,ionization potentials,electron affinities,reorganization energies,and absorption spectra for both of their open-and closed-isomers have been calculated and analyzed.Metal-coordination and substituents exhibit great influence on the photophysical,charge-injection and-transporting characteristics.In addition,the binding of F-with the boron atom of dimesitylboryl group through Lewis acid/base interactions also induces great changes of structural,photophysical and electronic properties for these diarylethene derivatives,and consequently the compound with the substituent of dimesitylboryl group can be used as selective near-infrared phosphorescent F-probe.     

Addition Reactivity of C_（36） Cage Controlled by the Curvature and the Electronic Factors：A DFT Study

The molecular geometries and electronic structures of the fullerene derivatives C36(OH)n(n = 1～2) have been investigated on the basis of density functional theory calculation at the B3LYP/6-31++G* level.The geometry optimization results indicate that the location of C2 atom is the most active site in the three potential adding patterns,and the C1 or C2 site has a larger binding energy than C3 for the addition reactions of C36(D6h) cage and OH radicals resulting from the larger curvature.The electronic structure calculation results disclose that the C2 site has larger electronic population in HOMO and larger spin density,and the addition reaction on the C2 site need overcome a lesser energy gap than that on the C1 or C3 site.Thus,the addition is controlled jointly by the curvature and the electronic factors.Besides,when two hydroxyls are added to the C36 surface,the C2 sites are also the most active locations.The most stable addition adduct of C36(OH)2 is the isomer which holds Ci symmetry,and the spin multiplicity seriously affects the stabilities of the adducts.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Quantum Chemistry of a Hydration Dibenzyltin Dichloride

A novel organotin hydration dibenzyltin dichloride has been synthesized and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group Pc with a = 1.1918（5）, b = 0.6199（2）, c = 1.1074（5）nm, β = 106.899（7）°, V= 0.7828（8）nm3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.654 g/cm3,μ（MoKa） = 19.59 cm^-1, F（000） = 384, R = 0.0564 and RwR = 0.1427. The Sn-C bonds are 0.2140（9） and 0.2152（5） nm, Sn-Cl are 0.2385（4） and 0.2497（3） nm, and Sn-O is 0.2388（7） nm. The tin atom is five-coordinated in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal configuration. The study on the title complex has been performed with quantum chemistry calculation by means of G98W package on the Lanl2dz basis set. The stability of the complex as well as the orbital energies and composition characteristics of some frontier molecular orbitals has been investigated.