Molecular structure of the trans and cis isomers of metal-free phthalocyanine studied by gas-phase electron diffraction and high-level quantum chemical calculations: NH tautomerization and calculated vibrational frequencies

The molecular structure of the trans isomer of metal-free phthalocyanine (H2Pc) is determined using the gas electron diffraction (GED) method and high-level quantum chemical calculations. B3LYP calculations employing the basis sets 6-31G**, 6-311++G**, and cc-pVTZ give two tautomeric isomers for the inner H atoms, a trans isomer having D2h symmetry and a cis isomer having C2v symmetry. The trans isomer is calculated to be 41.6 (B3LYP/6-311++G**, zero-point corrected) and 37.3 kJ/mol (B3LYP/cc-pVTZ, not zero-point corrected) more stable than the cis isomer. However, Hartree-Fock (HF) calculations using different basis sets predict that cis is preferred and that trans does not exist as a stable form of the molecule. The equilibrium composition in the gas phase at 471 degrees C (the temperature of the GED experiment) calculated at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level is 99.8% trans and 0.2% cis. This is in very good agreement with the GED data, which indicate that the mole fraction of the cis isomer is close to zero. The transition states for two mechanisms of the NH tautomerization have been characterized. A concerted mechanism where the two H atoms move simultaneously yields a transition state of D2h symmetry and an energy barrier of 95.8 kJ/mol. A two-step mechanism where a trans isomer is converted to a cis isomer, which is converted into another trans isomer, proceeds via two transition states of C(s) symmetry and an energy barrier of 64.2 kJ/mol according to the B3LYP/6-311++G** calculation. The molecular geometry determined from GED is in very good agreement with the geometry obtained from the quantum chemical calculations. Vibrational frequencies, IR, and Raman intensities have been calculated using B3LYP/6-311++G**. These calculations indicate that the molecule is rather flexible with six vibrational frequencies in the range of 20-84 cm(-1) for the trans isomer. The cis isomer might be detected by infrared matrix spectroscopy since the N-H stretching frequencies are very different for the two isomers.     

C_(60)环酮衍生物C_(66)H_8O与C_(67)H_(10)O顺反异构体的结构及光谱研究

用AM1，INDO/CI方法研究了C60与2-环己烯-1-酮和2-环庚烯-1-酮[2+2]环加成所得衍生物C_(66)H8O和C67H1O的结构。结果表明，两种衍生物的顺反异构体都只具有C1对称，C66H8O的顺式异构具有较低的能量和较小的偶极矩，C67H10的顺式并构体能量较低，但偶极矩较大，以优化构型为基础，计算加成产物的UV谱，对电子跃迁进行了理论指认，并分析了光谱移动的原因。     

Ab initio study of the structures and stabilities of the dimer of ethyl cation, (C(2)H(+)(5))(2) and related C(4)H(10)(2+) isomers.

Ab initio calculations at the MP4(SDTQ)/6-311G//MP2/6-31G level were performed to study the structures and stabilities of the dimer of ethyl cation, (C(2)H(+)(5))(2), and related C(4)H(10)(2+) isomers. Two doubly hydrogen bridged diborane type trans 1 and cis 2 isomers were located as minima. The trans isomer was found to be more favorable than cis isomer by only 0.6 kcal/mol. Several other minima for C(4)H(10)(2+) were also located. However, the global energy minimum corresponds to C-H (C(4) position) protonated 2-butyl cation 10. Structure 10 was computed to be substantially more stable than 1 by 31.7 kcal/mol. The structure 10 was found to be lower in energy than 2-butyl cation 13 by 34.4 kcal/mol.     

A DFT study of transformation of nitrosothiol isomers and their decomposition to nitric oxide in gas phase

The structures of nitrosothiol isomers were obtained by geometry optimizations using the density functional theory calculations. Two cis‐isomeric, 2 trans‐isomeric, and 1 zwitterionic species of the HSNO isomers were found and the most stable species is the trans‐isomer. Energetics, thermodynamic properties, rate constants, equilibrium constants of all transformation reactions, and their energy profiles were obtained. Decomposition of the HSNO trans‐isomer to nitric oxide was investigated and its rate constant was obtained. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

Symmetry control of radiative decay in linear polyenes: low barriers for isomerization in the S1 state of hexadecaheptaene

The room temperature absorption and emission spectra of the 4-cis and all-trans isomers of 2,4,6,8,10,12,14-hexadecaheptaene are almost identical, exhibiting the characteristic dual emissions S1-->S0 (21Ag- --> 11Ag-) and S2-->S0 (11Bu+ --> 11Ag-) noted in previous studies of intermediate length polyenes and carotenoids. The ratio of the S1-->S0 and S2-->S0 emission yields for the cis isomer increases by a factor of approximately 15 upon cooling to 77 K in n-pentadecane. In contrast, for the trans isomer this ratio shows a 2-fold decrease with decreasing temperature. These results suggest a low barrier for conversion between the 4-cis and all-trans isomers in the S1 state. At 77 K, the cis isomer cannot convert to the more stable all-trans isomer in the 21Ag- state, resulting in the striking increase in its S1-->S0 fluorescence. These experiments imply that the S1 states of longer polyenes have local energy minima, corresponding to a range of conformations and isomers, separated by relatively low (2-4 kcal) barriers. Steady state and time-resolved optical measurements on the S1 states in solution thus may sample a distribution of conformers and geometric isomers, even for samples represented by a single, dominant ground state structure. Complex S1 potential energy surfaces may help explain the complicated S2-->S1 relaxation kinetics of many carotenoids. The finding that fluorescence from linear polyenes is so strongly dependent on molecular symmetry requires a reevaluation of the literature on the radiative properties of all-trans polyenes and carotenoids.     

The difluoroethylenes: A reconsideration of the “Cis effect”

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations have been carried out on all three isomers of difluoroethylene with geometry optimization. The calculations were done with a “double-zeta” basis set. After correction of the SCF energies for the effect of electron correlation, the 1,1-isomer is shown to be 8 kcal/mole lower in energy than the cis, which is 1 kcal/mole more stable than the trans. As the stabilization of the isomers increases, the distance between the fluorine atoms decreases: trans, 3.57 Å; cis, 2.77 Å; 1,1-isomer 2.20 Å. A simple explanation for these trends is based upon electrostatics and the small size and high electronegativity of the fluorine atom. As the fluorine atoms come closer together, the destabilization due to nuclear repulsions and electron repulsions is offset by the increased stabilizing electrons-nuclei attractions.     

[Co(2,3-tri)(amp)Cl]^2^+几何经式异构体取代与重排规律、构效关系的研究

对[Co(2,3-tri)(amp)Cl]^2^+四个几何经式异构体在不同条件下的取代及重排反应进行了详细的考察。因二元胺中吡啶环造成的空间拥塞,使cis异构体碱水解速度比trans异构体约快100倍,控制碱水解实验结果表明,每一异构体的水解产物均含四个经式异构体,且具有相同分布。实验过程中未观察到面式异构体。在二甲亚砜中加热的重排反应中,异构体m1表现出最高的反应性,cis异构体均首先转化为trans异构体m3,而后可观察到trans异构体m3与m4的平衡。利用时间分辨核磁共振仪测定了氘代水里各异构体中各活性氢的氘代化速度。反应活性最低的异构体m4具有氘代速度最快的活性氢,当这些活性氢完全氘代化时仍未见其水解或重排产物;而相同实验条件下异构体m1或m2中相应活性氢的氘代化速度则要缓慢得多,但同时可观察到水解和重排产物。这说明在碱催化水解过程中氘代速度快的活性氢与异构体的反应性并非正比关系,然而活性氢的氘代化是观察到异构体水解重排的必要条件。利用量子化学从头计算法在赝势基组RHF/LANL2DZ的水平上对该体系各异构体进行了结构优化计算,与对应异构体的晶体结构参数比较,一般相对误差不超过3%,从能量角度来看,cis异构体比trans异构体高出约4kJ/mol,而面式异构体则至少比经式异构体高约17kJ/mol;考虑溶剂化影响,一般约低5kJ/mol。考察结构参数结果显示,结构变形性参数能较好地解释异构体反应活性。     

C59H3N异构体的结构与稳定性的理论研究

分别用MNDO,AM1和PM3三种半经验方法对C59HN所有1-2,1-4和1-6氢加成物C59H3N的异构体进行几何构型全优化,结合频率分析及HF/6-31G单点能计算,确定了各异构体的基态结构及其相对稳定性,计算结果表明,C59HN氢加成物的立体选择性规律与C60和C60H2的不同,最稳定异构体不是1-2加成物,而是1-4加成的6,18-或12,15-异构体,次稳定异构体为1-2加成物,三种半经验方法计算得到的两者能量差为13～15kJ/mol,N原子取代碳笼骨架C原子后,改变了碳笼氢加成物的立体选择性规律.     

1.1](3,3')-azobenzenophane: novel crystal structure and cis-trans isomerization of distorted azobenzene

[formula: see text] [1.1](3,3')-Azobenzenophane, in which two azobenzenes are cyclically connected by -CH2- chains at the meta positions, has been synthesized. The crystal structures of all isomers have been revealed. This is the first report on the crystal structure of the cis isomer of macrocyclic azobenzenes. The trans,trans isomer was slightly distorted, the trans,cis isomer highly deformed, and the cis,cis isomer unstrained. The thermal stability of cis isomers in solutions are deducible from the crystal structures.     

HAsS2异构体结构与稳定性

在MP2/6-311++G(d,p)和QCISD(t)/6-311++G(3df,2p)(单点)水平下计算得到9个异构体和10个过渡态的HAsS₂体系势能面.异构体cis-HSAsS(E1)的能量最低,其次是trans-HSAsS(E2)、具有AsSS三元环的立体HAs(S)S(C_{s,E3)和HAs(S)S(C2v,E4)结构的异构体,能量分别比cis-HSAsS高1.46,60.78和93.63kJ/mol.根据体系的势能面,异构体E1,E2,E3和E4具有一定的动力学稳定性.AsH和S2第一步反应产物将会异构化为具有较高动力学稳定性的异构体E3,而SH和AsS第一步反应产物将会异构化为E1.计算结果与HNO2,HNS2,HPO2,HPS2和HAsO2等价电子相同的分子的势能面进行了比较.}