IR Vibrational spectra of H-bonded complexes of adenine, 2-aminopurine and 2-aminopurine<Superscript>+</Superscript> with cytosine and thymine: Quantum-chemical study

Using theoretical study on the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory, we have compared vibrational spectra of 2-aminopurine (as neutral or protonated at N1 atom species) with adenine and H-bonded complexes of 2-aminopurine (as neutral or protoned at N1 atom species) · cytosine or 2-aminopurine · thymine with adenine · cytosine and adenine · thymine base pairs. The nature of the base pairing between adenine, 2-aminopurine, 2-aminopurine⁺ and cytosine or thymine have been investigated by means of quantum-mechanical calculations. We have investigated the effect of the hydrogen bond formation on the vibrational spectra of the investigated base pairs. The main differences in the vibrational spectra as for bases so for base pairs have been observed in the high-frequency region.     

Vibrational spectra of lanthanide endofullerenes with different symmetries of molecular structure

Quantum-chemical calculations of the geometric structure and vibrational spectra of lanthanide endofullerenes have been carried out. The vibrational frequencies of lanthanide atoms depend substantially on the symmetry of the molecular structure of the endofullerene and on the distance between the metal atom and the carbon cage. The infrared spectra of the endofullerenes M@C₆₀ contain vibrations that are forbidden by symmetry for the empty fullerene C₆₀. A change in the vibrational spectra due to the encapsulation of a metal atom in fullerenes with a C₆₀ cage is considerably more pronounced than that of the higher fullerenes. In the vibrational spectra, there are lines not characteristic of C₆₀, which indicates the presence of M@C₆₀ endofullerenes in a mixture with C₆₀ fullerenes.     

Vibrational structure in the valence electron spectra of pyridine and pyridine—d5

The He(I) electron spectra of pyridine and pyridine-d₅ have been recorded. Distinct vibrational progressions are observed in the first and fourth electronic bands and a vibrational analysis is made. The isotopic effect on the vibrational energies is found to be helpful in the assignment of the vibrational peaks.By consideration of highly resolved spectra the vibrational interpretation of certain bands in the photoelectron spectra of pyridine and pyridine-d₅ has been accomplished. The spectra of the two species display differences due to isotope exchange but are nevertheless similar in structure. This is of great help in the vibrational assignment.     

Vibrational spectra of Y3Al5O12 crystals grown from Ba- and Pb-based flux systems

The IR and Raman vibrational spectra of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) single crystals grown from Ba- and Pb-based flux systems have been recorded. The existence of AlO₄ and AlO₆ characteristic vibrational bands confirms the garnet structure. The spectra of the two samples are compared with the spectra recorded for YAG crystals grown from pure melt and the results are discussed.     

Molecular relaxation in the molten nitrate/platinum electrode interfacial region

Raman spectra and IR reflection-absorption spectra have been measured for the interfacial region between a platinum electrode and molten NaNO₃, KNO₃, and binary eutectic LiNO₃-KNO₃. The design of the high temperature spectroelectrochemical cells used in recording vibrational spectra in this region is described. Effects of the electrode potential on the NO^? ₃ ion inner vibrational spectra are studied.     

Li_2部分电子态的完全振动能谱与离解能的精确研究

本文将孙卫国等建立的精确计算双原子分子离解能的解析表达式作为分子振动能级正确收敛的重要物理判据,应用代数方法,进一步研究了重要的碱金属Li2的5个电子态的完全振动能谱和离解能,获得了这些电子态的精确振动光谱常数,同时也得到了包括接近分子离解极限在内的完全振动能谱和与实验值符合得很好的理论离解能.这些计算结果为许多需要这些电子态振动数据的研究领域提供了重要的研究数据.     

Collective vibrational modes in strong electrolyte solutions at high concentrations

We report evidence for the existence of solute related collective vibrational modes in strong II-I electrolyte solutions at high concentrations both in H₂O and D₂O. The evidence was obtained by studying the polarized Raman spectra of solutions of CdCl₂ and NiCl₂ Checks were also performed by taking the Raman spectra of the relative hydrated salts. Our results are explained in terms of vibrational densities of states corresponding to collective vibrational modes in a solute connected middle range lattice.     

Laser probes of intramolecular energy transfer between internal rotation and vibrations in large polyatomics

Laser excited S₁→S₀ fluorescence spectra are obtained from p-fluorotoluene in a supersonic jet in order to probe internal rotational-vibrational coupling. Resolved fluorescence spectra after selective excitation of S₁ levels with high quanta states of the CH₃ internal rotation contain evidence of extensive interactions with isoenergetic vibrational levels. Analogous spectra from states without excitation of the internal rotor show little or no interactions. The results are consistent with a recently developed theory of the intramolecular collisional transfer of rotor energy to the vibrational field.     

Vibrational spectra of 2-cyclooctylamino-5-nitropyridine and its mixtures with C<Subscript>60</Subscript> and C<Subscript>70</Subscript> fullerenes

The vibrational spectra of 2-cyclooctylamino-5-nitropyridine (COANP) solutions and the evolution of the spectra upon changing over from the solutions to solid-phase COANP are investigated. The bands observed in the spectra are assigned to the corresponding vibrational modes. The nature of the interaction of COANP with C₆₀ and C₇₀ fullerenes is elucidated by analyzing the transmission spectra of these compounds. No interaction of the COANP compound with C₆₀ and C₇₀ fullerenes is revealed under the studied conditions. It is assumed that the physical nature of this phenomenon can be associated with the formation of liquid-crystal clusters consisting of fullerene molecules.     

Observation of resonance electronic and non‐resonance‐enhanced vibrational natural Raman optical activity

Natural resonance electronic Raman optical activity (ROA) is observed for the first time. Coincidently, the first example of vibrational ROA enhanced by low‐lying electronic transition is reported. These new phenomena were measured using the rare‐earth complex Eu(tfc)₃ (+)‐tris[3‐trifluoroacetyl‐D ‐camphorato]europium(III), where electronic resonance occurs between the 532‐nm laser excitation and the ⁷F₁ → ⁵D₁ transition of the Eu³⁺ metal center. Electronic Raman spectra involve the Raman transitions terminating on the low‐lying electronic states of Eu(tfc)₃. The observed vibrational ROA spectra are enhanced relative to typical ROA spectra by the proximity of vibrational states of Eu(tfc)₃ to its low‐lying electronic states with significant magnetic‐dipole character, whereas the parent vibrational Raman spectra do not appear to be resonance‐enhanced since the 532‐nm vibrational Raman spectrum has similar relative intensities to the corresponding Raman spectrum measured with 1064‐nm laser excitation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Infrared Spectroscopy of the ν1 Band of Sulfur Tetrafluoride, SF4

Infrared absorption spectra of the ν₁ axial S-F stretching vibrational bands of sulfur tetrafluoride, SF₄, have been recorded and analyzed. A diode-laser jet spectrometer was used to record high-resolution spectra of ³²SF₄, with 87 vibration-rotation lines of the ν₁ fundamental being assigned. Least-squares fitting of the data yielded a precise vibrational band origin, as well as rotational parameters for the upper state. In addition, lower-resolution spectra of a static sample of SF₄ held at room temperature were recorded using a Fourier transform (FTIR) spectrometer. The progressions of prominent features observed in the room-temperature FTIR spectra are attributed to summation bands arising from ν₁ transitions from excited vibrational levels of the low-frequency ν₄ manifold of both ³²SF₄ and ³⁴SF₄.     

CARS spectra of thermally excited SF6 molecules

CARS spectra of thev ₁ mode of thermally excited SF₆ were calculated numerically. The influence of the vibrational quasicontinuum on the CARS spectra has been considered by introducing different types of the homogeneous broadening at different vibrational levels. The appearance of additional lines in the CARS spectrum due to mixing of high-lying vibrational levels by Fermi coupling was considered numerically in the frame of a simple model. A comparison of calculated and experimental spectra has been made.     

强耦合的动力学Jahn-Teller效应理论

本文讨论了强耦合情况的、即电子的静态畸变能量大于晶格或分子振动量子能量的情况的动力学Jahn-Teller效应。我们发展了一种适用于强耦合情况的微扰方法,在其中将本征值及本征函数依照电子振动耦合系数的倒数或振动量子能量与静态畸变能量之比展开成幂级数,具体讨论了O_h点群中的Г₈态,求得了电子振动能级。区别于弱耦合情况的特点主要在于:1)虽然并不发生静态畸变,但是振动模的简并性及频谱却都发生了变化;2)如果与电子相耦合的振动模是“调谐”的,则电子及晶格振动的集体运动模将出现,这个理论能被用来解释Weinstock等人所做的关于TcF₆及ReF₆的红外光谱以及Raman光谱的实验结果。     

Investigation of the tautomerism of nucleic acid bases by electronic-vibrational spectroscopy

Some problems on the tautomerism of nucleic acid bases have been studied by theoretical vibronic spectroscopy. Structural-dynamic models of molecules in excited states have been constructed. Based on the analysis of the change in the geometry of a pair of nucleic bases (adenine-thymine) upon electronic excitation, one possible reason for the formation of rare tautomeric forms is considered. The vibrational structure of the absorption spectra of purine and adenine tautomers has been calculated. The possibility of identifying the tautomeric forms of purine and adenine for different phase states with the aid of electronic-vibrational spectra is shown.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 71, No. 6, pp. 703–711, November–December, 2004.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

An Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Crystalline Copper (II) Propionate and Butyrate

Abstract

Abstract: The vibrational spectra of crystalline anhydrous copper (II) propionate and butyrate were studied by FT-IR spectroscopy. A detailed assignment of the spectra of both compounds is presented and discussed. It is shown that the presence of two non-equivalent sets of carboxylate ligands within the crystals gives rise to several band splittings, which are particularly evident in those bands ascribable to normal modes involving predominantly the -C_βH₃ or -C_βH₂-fragments. In addition, the vibrational assignments made for the studied molecules are shown to be very useful to help understanding the much more complex spectra of long chain copper carboxylates.     

The attachment of amino fragment to purine: inner‐shell structures and spectra

The impact of the amino fragment (–NH₂) attachment on the inner‐shell structures and spectra of unsubstituted purine and the purine ring of adenine are studied. Density functional theory calculations, using the LB94/TZ2P//B3LYP/TZVP model, reveal significant site‐dependent electronic structural changes in the inner shell of the species. A condensed Fukui function indicates that all of the N and C sites, except for N₍₁₎ and C₍₅₎, demonstrate significant electrophilic reactivity (f^? > 0.5 in |e|) in the unsubstituted purine. Once the amino fragment binds to the C₍₆₎ position of purine to form adenine, the electrophilic reactivity of these N and C sites is greatly reduced. As expected, the C₍₆₎ position experiences substantial changes in energy and charge transfer, owing to the formation of the C—NH₂ bond in adenine. The present study reveals that the N1s spectra of adenine inherit the N1s spectra of the unsubstituted purine, whereas the C1s spectra experience significant changes although purine and adenine have geometrically similar carbon frames. The findings also indicate that the attachment of the NH₂ fragment to purine exhibits deeply rooted influences to the inner‐shell structures of DNA/RNA bases. The present study suggests that some fragment‐based methods may not be applicable to spectral analyses in the inner shell.     

Charging effects on the vibrational properties of Au and Au2 on MgO(100)

Vibrational spectra of charge-neutral and charged Au and Au₂ on MgO(100) were investigated using ab-initio density functional perturbation theory. The calculated vibrational spectra showed vibrational features associated with the charge states of Au and Au₂ on MgO(100). Further analyses of surface in-plane and normal phonon modes of Au and Au₂ on MgO(100) were performed to extract vibrational features involving the Au modes. These features provide important information for experimentally explaining the charge states of Au and Au₂ on MgO(100).     

Molecular Rydberg transitions: The lowest-energy Rydberg transitions of s-type in CH3X and CD3X,X = Cl,Br, and I

The absorption spectra associated with transitions to the lowest-energy s-type Rydberg states of CH₃X and CD₃X, X = Cl, Br, and I, have been measured and analyzed. The spectra of the bromides and iodides consist, individually, of four electronic origins of s-excitation type. The vibrational frequency of a given normal mode is more or less identical in all four excited states of any one molecule; and the excited state/ground state ratios of the frequencies of any given normal vibrational mode are essentially identical for all four molecules (i.e., for 16 states, four for each of two bromides and two iodides). The spectra of the chlorides are amenable to a number of different vibronic analyses, none of them unique; these analyses are discussed.     

Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectra of 4-Vinylpyridine and its Transition Metal(II) Tetracyanonickelate Complexes

Abstract

Infrared and Raman spectra (4000-200 cm^?1) were recorded for 4-vinylpyridine and vibrational assignments made for fundamental modes on the basis of frequency shifts of the coordinated ligand, of the group vibrational concept and comparison with the assignments for related molecules. the infrared spectra of M(4-vinylpyridine)₂Ni(CN)₄ (M=Mn, Cd, Fe, Co, Ni or Cu) are reported.     

First-principles calculation of nuclear resonance vibrational spectra

We present a ‘first-principles’ methodology for the calculation of the parameters that are required for the simulation of nuclear resonance vibrational spectra (NRVS) of molecular systems. Formulae are given for the intensities of vibrational transitions corresponding to the so-called single- and double-phonon contributions to the NRVS signal. The method is also valid for those vibrations that are not in the high-frequency/low-temperature limit. We have rigorously treated the issue of orientational averaging of the Lamb–Mössbauer factor and the effect of the neglect of its anisotropy on the calculated NRVS pattern. Normal mode composition factors are determined in a compact form as appropriate components of an orthogonal matrix that diagonalizes the Hessian matrix. The method is illustrated by simulating the NRVS spectra and the partial vibrational density of states of [FeO(H₂O)5]²⁺ on the basis of vibrational frequencies and normal mode composition factors obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculations.