Physicochemical Properties, <Superscript>1</Superscript>H-NMR,Ab Initio Calculations and Molecular Interaction in Binary Mixtures of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-methylimidazole with Methanol

Over the full molar fraction range, the density, viscosity, refractive index, conductivity and pH at the temperatures (298.15, 308.15, and 318.15) K, mixing enthalpy at T?=?298.15 K, and ¹H-NMR were measured for the binary mixtures of x N-methylimidazole (hereafter abbreviated to N-mim)?+?(1???x) methanol, together with ab initio calculations. The thermodynamic parameters of activation for viscous flow were calculated and analyzed. The excess molar volume, viscosity deviation, deviation for the logarithm of viscosity, refractive index deviation and the excess refractive index, excess Gibbs energy of activation of viscous flow and the molar mixing enthalpy were calculated and fitted with a Redlich–Kister equation. The partial molar mixing enthalpies and the protons’ chemical shift changes of N-mim and methanol were calculated and explained. An increase in temperature leads to the excess molar volume becoming more negative, whereas the deviations for the logarithm of viscosity, viscosity deviation and the excess Gibbs energy of activation of viscous flow become less positive; in contrast the refractive index deviation and the excess refractive index become less positive at first and then become more positive. The activation of the viscous fluid is a more ordered process. The physicochemical properties, ab initio calculations, combined with the ¹H-NMR results reveal that the molecular interactions among unlike molecules is stronger than that between like ones. There is an ionization process and hydrogen bond interaction between N-mim and methanol, the predominant interaction is N-mim:methanol?=?1:1 hydrogen-bonded network, where the methyl groups of methanol and N-mim, respectively, are electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups.     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of Two Pyridinium-Based Ionic Liquids

Thermophysical properties of two pyridinium-based ionic liquids, 1-ethyl-2-methylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and 1-propyl-2-methylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, have been measured from 278.15 to 323.15?K, with a temperature step of 2.5?K. The properties measured were: densities, speeds of sound, refractive indices, surface tensions, isobaric molar heat capacities, electrical conductivities and viscosities. Thermal properties were also recorded in the temperature range from 100 to 320?K. From the experimental results coefficients of thermal expansion, isentropic compressibilities, molar refraction and surface enthalpies and entropies have been determined. Moreover, a theoretical study has been performed using ab initio calculations, level of theory HF/6-31G(d). From this study, we have obtained qualitative information about the magnitude and the directionality of the cation?Canion interactions which allows a better understanding of the physico-chemical properties of these ionic liquids.     

Quantum scattering calculation for reaction Br + H2 on two potential energy surfaces

Three‐dimensional time‐dependent quantum wave packet calculations have been carried out for Br + H₂ on a new global ab initio and a semi‐empirical extended London–Eyring–Polanyi–Sato potential energy surface. It is shown that on the ab initio surface, the threshold energy is much lower, and the reaction probabilities, cross sections, and rate constants are much larger. The effects of the initial rovibrational excitation have also been studied. Comparison of rate constants with experimental measurement implies that the ab initio surface is more suitable for quantum dynamic calculation. The possible reasons and mechanism for the dynamical difference on the two PES are analyzed and discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

Densities,viscosities, speed of sound,and IR spectroscopic studies of binary mixtures of tert-butyl acetate with benzene,methylbenzene, and ethylbenzene at T = (298.15 and 308.15) K

Densities, viscosities, speed of sound, and IR spectroscopy of binary mixtures of tert-butyl acetate (TBA) with benzene, methylbenzene, and ethylbenzene have been measured over the entire range of composition, at (298.15 and 308.15) K and at atmospheric pressure. From the experimental values of density, viscosity, speed of sound, and IR spectroscopy; excess molar volumes V^E, deviations in viscosity Δη, deviations in isentropic compressibility Δκ_s and stretching frequency ν have been calculated. The excess molar volumes and deviations in isentropic compressibility are positive for the binaries studied over the whole composition, while deviations in viscosities are negative for the binary mixtures. The excess molar volumes, deviations in viscosity, and deviations in isentropic compressibility have been fitted to the Redlich–Kister polynomial equation. The Jouyban–Acree model is used to correlate the experimental values of density, viscosity, and speed of sound.     

Conformational properties and electronic structure of tetrahydrotetrazines studied by photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations

The photoelectron (PE) spectra of tetrahydro-1,2,3,4-tetrazines 1 and 2 and tetrahydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazines 3–5 have been recorded and their conformations have been investigated by ab initio SCF calculations. While v-tetrazine2 is planar, tetrazines 1 and 3–5 each possess two low-energy conformations, according to ab initio HF and Becke3LYP methods. Attempts to assign ionization potentials to molecular orbitals obtained by semiempirical PM3 calculations indicate that this method is not suited for the compounds studied. Best results were obtained when the ab initio hybrid method Becke3LYP of the density functional theory was employed. Two conformers of 1 and 3–5 are present in the gas phase and their PE spectra are superimposed one upon the other. For v-tetrazine1, ionizations arising from half-chair and unsymmetrical boat conformers have similar energies and cannot be separated in the PE spectrum. For s-tetrazine3, on the other hand, the spectrum clearly shows different ionizations of both half-chairs, 3ee and 3ae.     

Thermophysic comparative study of two isomeric pyridinium-based ionic liquids

A comprehensive thermophysical study of isomeric room-temperature ionic liquids n-butyl-3-methyl-pyridinium tetrafluoroborate and n-butyl-4-methyl-pyridinium tetrafluoroborate has been performed. This paper reports various experimental data including density, speed of sound, refractive index, surface tension, isobaric molar heat capacity, and kinematic viscosity. From the experimental results, coefficients of thermal expansion, dynamic viscosities and molar refractions of the studied ionic liquids have been determined. Results have been analyzed paying special attention to the different features of the isomers and their structural differences. Several theories and empirical relations have been applied in order to predict physical properties of ionic liquids. A good agreement between experimental and calculated data has been found. Furthermore, a study about the versatility and application of the different relationships has been carried out finding that in general density and coefficients of thermal expansion can be estimated with relatively good accuracy.     

Volumetric and viscometric studies of urea in binary aqueous solutions of glucose at different temperatures

Densities and viscosities of urea in (1.0, 2.5, and 5.0) mass% of aqueous glucose solutions have been measured at T = (298.15, 303.15, 308.15, and 313.15) K, respectively. Apparent molar volumes, limiting partial molar volume, and relative viscosity have been obtained from the density and viscosity data. Limiting partial molar expansibilities have also been calculated from the temperature dependence of limiting partial molar volumes. The viscosity data has been analyzed using the Jones–Dole equation. The results are used to establish the nature of solute–solute and solute–solvent interactions. The activation parameters of viscous flow have also been calculated on the basis of transition state treatment of the relative viscosity. Result shows that the solute acts as water structure breaker and posses’ weak solute–solvent interaction.     

Volumetric properties of binary mixtures of N-ethylformamide with tetrahydrofuran, 2-butanone,and ethylacetate from T = (293.15 to 313.15) K

Densities of binary liquid mixtures of N-ethylformamide (NEF) with tetrahydrofuran (THF), 2-butanone (B), and ethylacetate (EA) were measured at temperatures from (293.15 to 313.15) K and at atmospheric pressure over the whole composition range. Excess molar volumes, V^E, have been obtained from values of the experimental density and were fitted to the Redlich–Kister polynomial equation. The V^E values for all three mixtures are negative over the entire composition and temperature ranges. The V^E values become more negative as the temperature increases for all binary mixtures studied. Other volumetric properties, such as isobaric thermal expansion coefficients, partial molar volumes, apparent molar volumes, partial molar excess volumes and excess thermal expansions have been calculated.     

Volumetric and viscometric studies of glucose in binary aqueous solutions of urea at different temperatures

Densities and viscosities of glucose in (1.0, 2.5, and 5.0) mass% aqueous urea solutions have been measured at T = (298.15, 303.15, 308.15, and 313.15) K, respectively. Apparent molar volumes, limiting partial molar volume, and relative viscosity have been obtained from the density and viscosity results. Limiting partial molar expansibilities have also been calculated from the temperature dependence of limiting partial molar volumes. The viscosity data have been analyzed by using the modified Jones–Dole equation. The results are used to establish the nature of solute–solute and solute–solvent interactions. Transition state treatment of the relative viscosity was also used for the calculation of activation parameters of viscous flow. Pour findings show that the solute acts as a water structure former and provides strong solute–solvent interaction.     

Physicochemical characterization of n-butyl-3-methylpyridinium dicyanamide [corrected] ionic liquid

The room temperature ionic liquid n-butyl-3-methylpyridinium dicyanamide has been characterized. Physicochemical properties such as density, speed of sound, refractive index, surface tension, and kinematic viscosity of the studied liquid have been experimentally measured in a wide range of temperatures. From results, coefficients of thermal expansion, molar refractions, dynamic viscosities and entropies and enthalpies of surface formation per unit surface area at the studied temperatures have been derived. We have analyzed the achieved results for evaluating the effect of the anionic structure in these properties, getting interesting results which lead us to a better understanding of the behavior of the ions in the fluids. Moreover, thermal properties of several pyridinium-based ionic liquids have been investigated. Finally, from both dynamic viscosity values and glass transition temperature of the studied liquids, a detailed analysis of the behavior in fragility terms has been performed.     

X–NO2 rotational energy barriers: Local density functional calculations

The X–NO₂ rotational energy barriers of nitromethane, nitroethylene, nitrobenzene, and a group of nitramines have been computed using a local density functional (LDF ) procedure, using ab initio Hartree–Fock (HF )-optimized structures of the ground and rotational transition states. The results have been discussed in relation to HF and some correlated ab initio values and the available experimental data. Our LDF barriers are overall quite reasonable, in generally satisfactory agreement with the experimental and correlated ab initio results. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Thermophysical properties of 1-propylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate

A systematic thermophysical characterization of the ionic liquid 1-propylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate has been developed. Thus, the density, speed of sound, refractive index, surface tension, viscosity, ionic conductivity, isobaric heat capacity have been determined over the temperature range (278.15 to 338.15) K. Moreover, thermal events have been investigated over the temperature range (120 to 320) K. A comparison between experimental results for the ionic liquid and 1-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate studied has been carried out to analyze carefully how the structural modifications in the cation influence the behavior of these compounds.     

Thermophysical properties of binary liquid mixtures of polyether and n-alkane at 298.15 and 323.15 K: heat of mixing,heat capacity,viscosity, density and thermal conductivity

An apparatus for a rapid and simultaneous determination of the thermophysical properties excess enthalpy, isobaric heat capacity, kinematic viscosity, density and thermal conductivity has been developed. The experimental setup is subject of this paper. At 298.15 and 323.15 K, the systems ethylene glycol dimethyl ether–n-dodecane, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether–n-dodecane, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether–n-dodecane, tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether–n-dodecane and diethylene glycol dibutyl ether–n-dodecane have been investigated. The experimental results are correlated and the macroscopic properties are interpreted.     

Thermodynamic Stability of Fenclorim and Clopyralid

The present work reports an experimental thermodynamic study of two nitrogen heterocyclic organic compounds, fenclorim and clopyralid, that have been used as herbicides. The sublimation vapor pressures of fenclorim (4,6-dichloro-2-phenylpyrimidine) and of clopyralid (3,6-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) were measured, at different temperatures, using a Knudsen mass-loss effusion technique. The vapor pressures of both crystalline and liquid (including supercooled liquid) phases of fenclorim were also determined using a static method based on capacitance diaphragm manometers. The experimental results enabled accurate determination of the standard molar enthalpies, entropies and Gibbs energies of sublimation for both compounds and of vaporization for fenclorim, allowing a phase diagram representation of the (p,T) results, in the neighborhood of the triple point of this compound. The temperatures and molar enthalpies of fusion of the two compounds studied were determined using differential scanning calorimetry. The standard isobaric molar heat capacities of the two crystalline compounds were determined at 298.15 K, using drop calorimetry. The gas phase thermodynamic properties of the two compounds were estimated through ab initio calculations, at the G3(MP2)//B3LYP level, and their thermodynamic stability was evaluated in the gaseous and crystalline phases, considering the calculated values of the standard Gibbs energies of formation, at 298.15 K. All these data, together with other physical and chemical properties, will be useful to predict the mobility and environmental distribution of these two compounds.     

Density,excess properties,electrical conductivity and viscosity of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide + γ-butyrolactone binary mixtures

Density, electrical conductivity and viscosity of binary liquid mixtures of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, [bmim][NTf₂], with γ-butyrolactone (GBL) were measured at temperatures from (293.15 to 323.15) K and at atmospheric pressure over the whole composition range. Excess molar volumes have been calculated from the experimental densities and were fitted with Redlich–Kister polynomial equation. Other volumetric properties, such as isobaric thermal expansion coefficients, partial molar volumes, apparent molar volumes and partial molar volumes at infinite dilution have been also calculated, in order to obtain information about interactions between GBL and selected ionic liquid.     

Volumetric behavior of the ternary system (methyl tert-butyl ether + methylbenzene + butan-1-ol) and its binary sub-system (methyl tert-butyl ether + butan-1-ol) within the temperature range (298.15 to 328.15) K

Values of the density and speed of sound were measured for the ternary system (methyl tert-butyl ether + methylbenzene + butan-1-ol) within the temperature range (298.15 to 328.15) K at atmospheric pressure by a vibrating-tube densimeter DSA 5000. Two binary sub-systems were studied and published previously while the binary sub-system (methyl tert-butyl ether + butan-1-ol) is a new study in this work. Excess molar volume, adiabatic compressibility, and isobaric thermal expansivity were calculated from the experimental values of density and speed of sound. The excess quantities were correlated using the Redlich–Kister equation. The experimental excess molar volumes were analyzed by means of both the Extended Real Associated Solution (ERAS) model and the Peng–Robinson equation of state. The novelty of this work is the qualitative prediction of ternary excess molar volumes for the system containing auto-associative compound and two compounds that can hetero-associate. The combination of the ERAS model and Peng–Robinson equation of state could help to qualitatively estimate the real behavior of the studied systems because the experimental results lie between these two predictions.     

Sensitivity of the H + CH3 → CH4 recombination rate constant to the shape of the CH stretching potential

Using a potential-energy surface obtained in part from ab initio calculations, the H + CH₃ → CH₄ bimolecular rate constant at T = 300 K is determined from a Monte Carlo classical trajectory study. Representing the CH stretching potential with a standard Morse function instead ofthe ab initio curve increases the calculated rate constant by an order of magnitude. The experimental recombination rate constant is intermediate of the rate constants calculated with the Morse and ab initio stretching potentials.Two properties of the H + CH₃ α CH₄ potential-energy surface which significantly affect the recombination rate constant are the shape of the CH stretching potential and the attenuation of the H₃CH bending frequencies. Ab initio calculations with a hierarchy of basis sets and treatment of electron correlation indicate the latter is properly described [13]. The exact shape of the CH stretching potential is not delineated by the ab initio calculations, since the ab initio calculations are not converged for bond lengths of 2.0–3.0 Å [12]. However, the form of this stretching potential deduced from the highest-level ab initio calculations, and fit analytically by eq. (2), is significantly different from a Morse function. The experimental recombination rate constant is intermediate of the rate constants calculated with the Morse and ab initio CH stretching potentials. This indicates that the actual CH potential energy curve lies between the Morse and ab initio curves. This is consistent with the finding that potential energy curves for diatomics are not well described by a Morse function [12].     

Volumetric properties under pressure for the binary system ethanol + toluene

The density of the asymmetrical binary system composed of ethanol and toluene has been measured under pressure using a vibrating tube densimeter. The measurements have been performed for nine different compositions including the pure compounds at eight temperatures in the range 283.15–353.15 K and ten isobars up to 45 MPa. The uncertainty in the measured densities is estimated to be 0.1 kg m⁻³. The measured data has been used to study the behavior and influence of temperature, pressure and composition on the isothermal compressibility, the isobaric thermal expansion, and the excess molar volume. At several temperatures the isobaric thermal expansion shows an non-monotonical behavior versus composition, whereas the excess molar volumes reveal a complex sigmoid behavior. These results have been interpreted as changes in the free-volume and as the formation and weakening of the molecular interactions. The VLE behavior of this binary system within the considered temperature range is represented satisfactory by the perturbed-chain statistical association fluid theory (PC-SAFT) equation of state with a single interaction parameter, although no cross association between ethanol and toluene is taken into account. The densities of this binary system (pure compounds and mixtures) are satisfactory predicted by PC-SAFT with an overall AAD of 0.8%, but the behavior of the excess molar volume is not described correctly.     

Density and Viscosity of Binary Mixtures of Thiocyanate Ionic Liquids + Water as a Function of Temperature

Densities and viscosities have been determined for binary mixtures of the ionic liquids (ILs) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate [BMIM][SCN], or 1-butyl-4-methylpyridinium thiocyanate [BMPy][SCN], or 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium thiocyanate [BMPYR][SCN], or 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium thiocyanate [BMPIP][SCN] with water over wide range of temperatures (298.15?C348.15) K and ambient pressure. The thermal properties of [BMPy][SCN], i.e. glass transition temperature and the heat capacity at glass transition, have been measured using a differential scanning microcalorimetry, DSC. The decomposition of [BMPy][SCN] was detected. The density and viscosity correlations for these systems have been made using an empirical second-order polynomial and by the Vogel?CFulcher?CTammann equation, respectively. The concentration dependences have been described by polynomials. The excess molar volumes and deviations in viscosity have been calculated from the experimental values and were correlated by Redlich?CKister polynomial expansions. The variations of these parameters, with compositions of the mixtures and temperature, have been discussed in terms of molecular interactions. A qualitative analysis of the trend of properties with composition and temperature was performed. Further, the excess partial molar volumes, $V_{1}^{\mathrm{E}}$ and $V_{2}^{\mathrm{E}}$ , were calculated and discussed. The isobaric expansivities (coefficient of thermal expansion), ??, and the excess isobaric expansivities, ?? ^E, were determined for four ILs and their mixtures with water. The results indicate that the interactions of thiocyanate ILs with water is not as strong as with alcohols, which is shown by the positive/slightly negative excess molar volumes in these binary systems.     

Electron Energy Loss Spectra of Carbodiimides

Compounds with carbodiimide bonds are of special interest to organic syntheses, materials science and biochemistry. The chemical reactivity of carbodiimides and their utilization ensue from their electronic structure, which can be studied via electron spectroscopic methods. Electron energy loss spectra of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, polysilyl‐ and polytitanylcarbodiimides have been recorded. The energy loss near edge structures (ELNES) of the C–K, N–K, Si–L_2,3 and Ti–L_2,3‐ionization edges and their onsets as well as the features of the low‐loss region have been interpreted by ab‐initio quantumchemical calculations using density functional theory (DFT).