NBS AND NCS APPLIED TO THIOCYANATION OF AROMATIC RINGS

Instead of Br_2 and Cl_2,NBS and NCS are applicable tothe thiocyanation of o-nitroaniline and carbendazim.The resultsshow that NBS and NCS are superior to Br_2 and Cl_2 due to theireasier operation.     

2,4-二硫代尿嘧啶的紫外吸收光谱和共振拉曼光谱

硫代嘧啶碱基是光动力疗法潜在的重要光敏剂,其最低单重激发态的光物理研究已有广泛报道。然而,其较高激发态的跃迁性质和反应动力学研究较为稀少。因此,本文采用共振拉曼光谱和密度泛函理论计算方法研究2,4-二硫代尿嘧啶的紫外光谱和几个较高单重激发态的短时结构动力学。首先,基于共振拉曼光谱强度与电子吸收带振子强度f的关系,将紫外光谱去卷积成四个吸收带,分别为358 nm(f=0.0336)中等强度吸收带(A带),338 nm(f=0.1491)、301 nm(f=0.1795)和278 nm(f=0.3532)强而宽的吸收带(B、C和D带)。这一结果既吻合密度泛函理论计算结果,又符合共振拉曼光谱强度模式对紫外光谱带的预期。据此,去卷积得到的四个吸收带被分别指认为S0→S2跃迁、S0→S6跃迁、S0→S7跃迁和S_0→S_8跃迁。同时,分别对B,C和D带共振拉曼光谱进行了详细的指认,获得了短时动力学信息。结果表明,S_8态短时动力学的显著特征是在Franck-Condon区域或附近发生了S8(ππ~*)/S(nπ~*)势能面交叉引发的、伴随超快结构扭转的非绝热过程。S7和S6态短时动力学的主要特征是反应坐标的多维性,它们分别沿C_5C_6/C_2S_8/C_4S_(10)/N_2C_3+C_4N_3H_9/N_1C_2N_3/C_2N_1C_6/C_6N_1H_7/C_5C_6H_(12)和C_5C_6/N_3C_2/C_4S_(10)/C_2S_8+C_6N_1H_7/C_5C_6H_(12)/C_5C_6N_1/C_5C_6H_(12)/C_2N_1C_6/N_1C_2N_3/C_4N_3H_9/N_1C_2N_3等内坐标演化。     

Kinetics of depletion of Co(b F) and Co(a F) atoms by O2

The kinetics of depletion of the lowest two electronically excited states, Co(b ⁴F_J) and Co(a ²F_J), upon interactions with O₂ and N₂ are studied in a fast-flow reactor at a He pressure of 0.70 Torr. The depletion of Co(b ⁴F) or Co(a ²F) by O₂ was efficient. The depletion rate constants were observed to be different among spin-orbit levels within one electronic state. Because reactive channels are not energetically accessible for these two states, the depletion was mostly attributed to electronic energy transfer to vibration or translation of O₂. Efficient depletion upon interaction with O₂ was interpreted through the occurrence of an intermediate formed by the interaction between singly occupied anti-bonding π^* orbital of O₂ and 3d orbitals of Co.     

The photoionization cross section for H2 from threshold to 30 eV

The photoionization cross section of H₂ is calculated from threshold to 30 eV. The initial state is the self-consistent-field ground state of H₂ and the final states are the ground electronic state of H⁺₂ and single-center continuum states calculated in the field of H⁺₂. Exchange and screening effects are included.     

Quantum-chemical analysis of the propeller-shaped molecule [4,4,4]-propellahexaene. A study in heavy-atom tunneling

AM1, CNDO/S + CIS and QCFF/PI quantum-chemical calculations of the electronic states and nuclear configuration of the newly synthesized molecule [4,4,4 ]-propellahexaene are presented. The height and shape of the energy barrier between the two enantiomeric D₃ configurations in the S₀ state are calculated together with the tunneling rate constants for different vibrational levels of the pitch-reversing mode. These results are compared with Eckart barrier type calculations. The Franck-Condon activity of the A₁ modes in the S₀ → S₁ transition is evaluated for the propeller configuration and a predicted isomer.     

有机膦溴化钯(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、结构及其催化偶联反应活性

以PdBr2为起始原料,分别选择二叔丁基苯基膦((t-Bu)2PPh)、二叔丁基-(4-二甲基氨基苯基)膦(Amphos)、4,5-双二苯基膦-9,9-二甲基氧杂蒽(Xantphos)为有机膦配体,通过溶剂的配位加成和有机膦的配位取代,合成出3种溴化钯配合物,以寻找性能更佳的偶联催化剂.借助元素分析仪、核磁共振仪及单晶...     

Liquid phase bromination of aromatics over zeolite H-beta catalyst

The liquid phase bromination of chlorobenzene, toluene and xylenes (o-, m-, p-) is catalyzed using zeolite as catalyst and N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as the brominating agent. In addition, the bromination of toluene has been investigated over various zeolites using both NBS and liquid Br₂ as brominating agents. A comparison under similar reaction conditions with H₂SO₄, in the absence of catalyst and FeCl₃ (in the case of toluene) is also investigated for each reaction. Zeolite H-beta is found to be selective compared to the conventional catalysts and other zeolites in the bromination of chlorobenzene and toluene whereas selectivity for 4-bromo-o-xylene (4-BOX/3-BOX) over H-beta and H₂SO₄ was found nearly comparable in the bromination of o-xylene. In the bromination of toluene, acidic H-beta favours the formation of nuclear products whereas in the absence of any catalyst, in the presence of weakly acidic H–Y and potassium exchanged zeolites K-beta and K–L, the concentration of side-chain product, œ-bromotoluene, is enhanced. The conversion of NBS, rate of NBS conversion (mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹) and selectivity for products are strongly influenced by the reaction parameters. As the reaction time, catalyst amount, reaction temperature and molar ratios of NBS/toluene are increased, an increase in the conversion of NBS is noticed. Presumably, the catalytic bromination of aromatics proceeds by an electrophile (Br⁺) which is generated by the heterolytic cleavage of NBS/Br₂ by an acidic zeolite. Thus, the generated Br⁺ attacks the aromatic ring resulting in the formation of brominated nuclear products.     

The reactivity of [ReBr3(MeCN)(dppe)] towards gaseous nitric oxide. The X-ray structure of [ReBr3(MeCN)(dppe)] and [ReBr3(NO)(dppe)]0.57[ReOBr3(dppe)]0.43 and DFT calculations for [ReBr3(NO)(dppe)] and [ReOBr3(dppe)]

The [ReOBr₃(dppe)] (dppe=bis(diphenylophosphino)ethane) complex reacts with acetonitrile in the presence of excess of triphenylphpsphine to give a new monomeric nitrile rhenium(III) complex—[ReBr₃(MeCN)(dppe)] (1). The reaction of 1 with gaseous nitric oxide leads to the mixed [ReBr₃(NO)(dppe)]_0.57[ReOBr₃(dppe)]_0.43 complex (2) with rhenium atoms on +2 and +5 oxidation states. This paper presents the synthesis, spectroscopic characterisation and X-ray structure of 1 and 2. The geometries of [ReBr₃(NO)(dppe)] and [ReOBr₃(dppe)] have been optimized using the density functional theory (DFT) and the electronic transitions of [ReBr₃(NO)(dppe)] and [ReOBr₃(dppe)] have been calculated with the time-dependent DFT method (TDDFT). The UV–vis spectrum of 2 has been interpreted on the basis of the experimental data for [ReOBr₃(dppe)] and the calculated transitions for [ReOBr₃(dppe)] and [Re(NO)Br₃(dppe)].     

Direct observation of weak state mixing in highly vibrationally excited acetylene

A pulsed-laser double-resonance technique probes the mixing of zero-order states in the 3ν_CH vibrational overtone (ε_vib ≈ 9640 cm⁻¹) of acetylene (C₂H₂), where the calculated vibrational state density is about three states/cm⁻¹. Vibrational overtone excitation populates and laser induced fluorescence via the ùA_u electronic state detects the molecular eigenstates, which have slightly mixed vibrational character because of weak interactions between the zero-order optically bright C---H stretching state and optically dark background states. Observing the interacting states at low state density in the weak perturber limit dramatically simplifies the assignment and interpretation of the spectra. A two-state model recovers the important features of the experimental data including our prior observations of surprisingly intense electronic transitions originating from 3ν_CH, the anomalous rotational-level dependence of the electronic absorption cross sections, and small perturbations in the 3ν_CH line positions. A multi-state deperturbation analysis gives coupling matrix elements of 0.01–0.05 cm⁻¹ that are consistent with those measured for weak interactions in other polyatomic molecules at higher state densities.     

Synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of trans-[Ru(L)(PPh3)Br2]; L=2-pyridyl-N-(2′-methylthiophenyl)methyleneimine: Crystal structure of trans-[Ru(L)(PPh3)Br2]

Reaction of Ru(PPh₃)₂Br₂ with the NNS chelating tridentate ligand 2-pyridyl-N-(2′-methylthiophenyl)methyleneimine (L) led to the isolation of the ruthenium(II) complex [Ru(L)(PPh₃)Br₂]. Reactivity of this complex with different bidentate chelating ligands revealed that the products are quite different from those obtained by reacting Ru(L)(PPh₃)Cl₂ (the corresponding cis dichloro complex) with the same ligands under comparable conditions. The mixed chelates were isolated and characterised by elemental analysis, magnetic moment measurement and by different spectroscopic methods along with their precursor. Electrochemistry of the complexes was examined by cyclic voltammetry using a platinum working electrode and a Ag/AgCl electrode as reference. The crystal structure of [Ru(L)(PPh₃)Br₂] disclosed that, unlike Ru(L)(PPh₃)Cl₂, the two bromo ligands are in trans position and this explained the difference in its reactivity pattern from the corresponding chloro complex.     

三原子分子非绝热传能动力学的研究进展

涉及非绝热跃迁的众多碰撞传能过程在大气、星际、燃烧化学以及化学激光中都起着至关重要的作用.这类传能过程通常涉及到多个电子态,包含多种非绝热效应,使得理论研究中的透热势能面构建和动力学计算都极具挑战.本文以C(¹D)+N₂(¹Σ_g⁺)与I(²P_3/2)+O₂(a¹Δ_g)两个非绝热传能体系为例,介绍了小分子非绝热传能动力学中透热势能矩阵、透热势能面,以及锥形交叉和自旋轨道耦合等方面的研究进展,综述了上述两个非绝热传能体系的动力学机制,并阐明了非绝热效应在这些过程中的重要作用.     

Jet cooled NO2 intra cavity laser absorption spectroscopy (ICLAS) between 11200 and 16150 cm

We have combined the high sensitivity of the ICLAS technique with the rotational cooling effect of a slit jet expansion in order to observe and to understand the visible and near infrared NO₂ spectrum. By this way, an equivalent absorption pathlength of several kilometers through rotationally cooled molecules has been achieved. Due to the vibronic interaction between the two lowest electronic states, ²A₁ and à ²B₂, this spectrum is vibronically dense and complex. Moreover, the dense room temperature rotational structure is perturbed by additional rovibronic interactions. In contrast, the rotational analysis of our jet cooled spectrum is straightforward. The NO₂ absorption spectrum is vanishing to the IR but, owing to the high sensitivity of the ICLAS technique, we have been able to record the NO₂ spectrum down to 11200 cm⁻¹ with a new Ti:sapphire ICLAS spectrometer. As a result 249 ²B₂ vibronic bands have been observed (175 cold bands and 74 hot bands) in the 11200–16150 cm⁻¹ energy range. Due to the cooling effect of the slit jet we have reduced the rotational temperature down to about 12 K and at this temperature the K = 0 subbands are dominant. Consequently, we have analysed only the K = 0 manifold for N 7 of each vibronic band. The dynamical range of the band intensities is about one thousand. Due to the strong vibronic interaction between the ²A₁ and à ²B₂ electronic states, we observed not only the a₁ vibrational levels of the à ²B₂ state but also the b₂ vibrational levels of the ²A₁ state interacting with the previous ones. By comparison with the calculated density of states, we conclude that we have observed about 65% of the total number of ²B₂ vibronic levels located in the studied range. However, there are more missing levels in the IR because of the weakness of the spectrum in this range. The correlation properties of this set of vibronic levels have been analysed calculating the power spectrum of the absorption stick spectrum which displays periodic motions: the dominant period, at 714 ± 20 cm⁻¹, corresponds to the bending motion of the à ²B₂ state. The other observed periods remain unassigned. In contrast the next neighbor spacing distribution (NNSD) shows a strong level repulsion, i.e. a manifestation of quantum chaos. These two observations, apparently contradictory, can be rationalized as follows: the short time dynamics, for t < 10⁻¹² s, is “regular” while for longer times the dynamics becomes “chaotic”. We suggest that this behavior may be observed directly with a pump and probe fs laser experiment.     

Ab initio investigation of the magnetic states of Ca2MnO4 and Ca2MnO3.5

An analysis of the electronic and magnetic properties of Ca₂MnO₄ and Ca₂MnO_3.5 is carried out within local spin density functional theory using the augmented spherical wave method. From energy differences between the hypothetic magnetic configurations both systems are found to be insulating antiferromagnets in the ground state with a 1 eV gap. However we identify an intermediate half metallic ferromagnetic state with the Hund’s rule expected moments for Mn^IV (3 μ_B) and Mn^III (4 μ_B, high spin HS configuration), respectively. The latter result of moment magnitude finds support in recent experimental evidence of Mn^III bismuth oxide as a ferromagnet in its ground state. This is characterized by a small density of states (DOS) magnitude of itinerant states in spin (↑) channel pointing to a metallic-like behavior as it is experimentally evidenced. For both Ca₂MnO₄ and Ca₂MnO_3.5 the chemical bonding characteristics are resolved for the two spin channels. Relationship to colossal magnetoresistive compounds is proposed.     

On the molecular conformation of bisaromatic systems the case of 2-phenyl-2H-benzotriazoles

2-Phenyl-2H-benzotriazole exhibits a planar molecular conformation both in its ground electronic state (S₀) and its first excited singlet (S₁) and triplet state (T₁). However, introducing one or two methyl groups in the ortho positions of the phenyl ring causes the aromatic systems in the compound to lose their coplanarity in both S₀ and T₁ electronic states. On the other hand, 2-(2-methylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole regains such coplanarity in its first excited singlet state S₁, giving rise to population inversion that could be used to generate stimulated radiation around 350 nm.

As shown in this work, the effectiveness of the ISC process in these compounds is markedly dependent on the twisting angle, θ, of the structure; accordingly, ISC occurs to a negligible extent in a planar compound such as 2-phenyl-2H-benzotriazole, where θ = 0°. This evidence supports the assumption that planar molecular forms of the TIN-P photoprotectors are more photostable than non-planar ones due to the non effective generation via ISC of their triplet states.     

Ab initio studies on photochemical reactions of Al atoms with H2 molecules

Potential energy surfaces are computed for the five lowest electronic states of the Al + H₂ system in its symmetric nuclear arrangement. Mechanisms of photochemical reactions of Al atoms with H₂ molecules are proposed, based on the calculated potential energy surfaces. The insertion reaction of the ground-state Al atom into the H₂ molecule is difficult under normal conditions. However, photoexcited Al atoms are capable of reacting with H₂ molecules along different pathways. The results obtained are consistent with experimental findings. The potential energy profiles of the dissociation reaction, AlH₂ → AlH + H, are traced by employing the UMP2 energy gradient method. Photocexcited Al atoms react with H₂ molecules along the 2 ²A₁ state pathway, and the AlH₂(²Σ_g⁺) formed dissociates easily into AlH(¹Σ) and H(²S). The dissociation reaction of ground-state AlH₂ is difficult.     

Femtosecond photoelectron spectroscopy of trans-stilbene above the reaction barrier

Femtosecond photoelectron spectroscopy was employed to study the excitation of trans-stilbene above the isomerization reaction barrier. Apart from the S₁ contribution, evidence of a second electronic state is found based on two different transients measured across the photoelectron spectrum. Time Dependent Density Functional Theory calculations on S₀, S₁, S₂ and D₀, together with simulations of the electron energy distribution support the experimental findings for selective photoelectron energies of the S₀, S₁,… electronic states.     

富勒烯C36及其衍生物C36H2n的量子化学研究

应用密度泛函B₃LYP方法和从头算(abinitio)HF方法,在3-21G理论水平上,对具有C_2v,D_2d,D_3h和D_6h对称性的四种C₃₆异构体以及在保持D_2d,D_3h和D_6h对称性条件下形成的不同氢化物进行了量子化学计算,研究了它们在不同量子态时的分子几何构型和电子结构.结果表明,电子相关效应在C₃₆簇化合物的电子结构中起着重要作用.它们最稳定的结构是C₃₆的³A_2u量子态D_6h异构体,而C₃₆的氢化物是在D_3h异构体的C₂位置等同碳原子上形成的¹A_1'量子态氢化物C₃₆H₁₂.     

Ab initio study of the electronic spectrum of dichlorocarbene CCl2

The equilibrium geometries, excitation energies, force constants and vibrational frequencies for seven low-lying electronic states X ¹A₁, ¹B₁, ³B₁, ¹A₂, ³A₂, ¹B₂ and ³B₂ of dichlorocarbene CCl₂ have been calculated at the MRSDCI level with a double-zeta plus polarization basis set. Our calculated equilibrium geometry for the X ¹A₁ state, excitation energy for X ¹A₁ → ¹B₁ and vibrational frequencies for the X ¹A₁ and ¹B₁ states are in good agreement with experimental data. The electronic transition dipole moments, oscillator strengths for the ¹B₁ → X ¹A₁ and ¹B₂ → X ¹A₁ transitions, radiative lifetimes for the ¹B₁ and ¹B₁ states are calculated using MRSDCI wavefunctions, predicting results in reasonable agreement with experiment.