An interaction site model integral equation study of molecular fluids explicitly considering the molecular orientation

We implemented an interaction site model integral equation for rigid molecules based on a density-functional theory where the molecular orientation is explicitly considered. In this implementation of the integral equation, multiple integral of the degree of freedom of the molecular orientation is performed using efficient quadrature methods, so that the site-site pair correlation functions are evaluated exactly in the limit of low density. We apply this method to Cl(2), HCl, and H(2)O molecular fluids that have been investigated by several integral equation studies using various models. The site-site pair correlation functions obtained from the integral equation are in good agreement with the one from a simulation of these molecules. Rotational invariant coefficients, which characterize the microscopic structure of molecular fluids, are determined from the integral equation and the simulation in order to investigate the accuracy of the integral equation.     

Synthesis,X-ray structure,DFT studies,and catalytic activity of a vanadium(V) complex containing a tridentate Schiff base

Reactions of a solution of NH₄VO₃ in H₂O₂ and water and salicylidene benzoyl hydrazine as a tridentate Schiff base (ONO) afford a six-coordinate V(V) complex [VO(ONO)(OCH₃)(CH₃OH)] with a distorted octahedral configuration. The complexes [VO(ONO)(OCH₃)(CH₃OH)] were isolated as air-stable crystalline solids and fully characterized, including by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. DFT calculations have been performed to understand the electronic structure of the complex. Vibrational frequencies and maximum absorption wavelengths of the complex theoretically calculated are in good agreement with experimental values. [VO(ONO)(OCH₃)(CH₃OH)] shows efficient oxidation of sulfides to their corresponding sulfoxides using urea hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant at room temperature under air.     

Structure of Liquid Pb-Bi Alloys by X-ray Diffraction

Abstract

X-ray diffraction measurement were made at temperatures about 50°C above liquidus in the Pb-Bi system. Three partial structure factors S_ij(Q) were evaluated from the observed X-ray intensities assuming that each S_ij(Q) is independent on the relative abundance of the constituent elements in the alloys. The partial reduced distribution functions G_ij(r) were also calculated. The functions S_ij(Q) and G_ij(r) have maxima which lie between those of the pure elements. The radii of the first coordination sphere show a linear dependence on the concetration as expected from random distribution of the atoms in liquid Pb-Bi alloys. A comparison was made between the partial and total structure factors obtained in this work and those calculated from the hard sphere model. Adequate agreement was obtained on the first peak, but good agreement of the damping behaviour and phase was not necessarily found.     

Self-consistent field equations in the distribution function theory of polymeric liquids

In the distribution function approach to the conformational and thermodynamic properties of polymeric liquids site-site (pair) distribution functions are essential components of the theory. These site-site pair distribution functions are basically mean fields obeying integral equations. In our recent works, a set of self-consistent field equations has been proposed for site-site pair correlation functions which allow us to study conformational and thermodynamic properties of polymeric liquids. In this article, we present a short review of the theory and its applications to a number of aspects of polymeric liquids we have made until now. We also present a self-consistent version of the polymer reference interaction site model where the integral equations for the intramolecular site-site correlation functions are obtained from the Kirkwood hierarchy on the basis of the present theory. The present theory is shown to predict correctly the scaling properties associated with swollen and collapsed polymers in good and poor solvents, respectively. At finite densities, self-consistent solutions of the intra- and intermolecular equations yield the structures and thermodynamics of polymer melts which are favorably compared with Monte Carlo simulation results. Self-consistent theory results are found to be more accurate than the non-self-consistent approaches that use an ideal Gaussian chain conformation distribution function. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Structure of Liquid Metals

Abstract

The structure factors and radial distribution functions of liquid sodium and aluminium were calculated using the Hypernetted chain equation and the Machin-Woodhead-Chihara (MWC) integral equation. Various oscillatory potentials suggested for these metals were considered in an attempt to determine the applicability of these integral equations for these potentials. The calculated results are compared with molecular dynamic simulation results. These results indicate that the HNC equation underestimates the main peak in S(k). When the Friedel oscillations are absent then MWC theory gives good results for S(k). But when Friedel oscillations are present then MWC equation reproduces simulation results beyond the main diffraction peak.     

Theoretical investigation on the kinetics and thermochemisty of H-atom abstraction reactions of 2-chloroethyl methyl ether (CH<Subscript>3</Subscript>OCH<Subscript>2</Subscript>CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cl) with OH radical at 298 K

Kinetics and thermochemistry of the H-atom abstraction reaction of CH₃OCH₂CH₂Cl with OH radical have been carried out using dual level of methods. Initially, geometry optimization and frequency calculations are performed at M06-2X/6-31+G(d, p) level of theory, and energetic calculations are further refined using CCSD(T)/6-311++G(d, p) level of theory in order to characterized all stationary points on potential energy surface (PES). The result shows that H-atom abstraction from –OCH₂ site of CH₃OCH₂CH₂Cl is dominant path. The rate constants are calculated using canonical transition state theory at 298 K, which are found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. We have presented the standard enthalpies of formation for CH₃OCH₂CH₂Cl and the radicals generated during the H-atom abstraction using group-balanced isodesmic reactions scheme. The atmospheric lifetime of title molecule is also calculated.     

Comparative theoretical study of the dissociation process of the isoelectronic molecules BH3CO,CH2CO,HNCO, CO2 and BH3N2, CH2N2, HN3, N2O

Anab initio study of the electronic structure of several 22-electrons molecules is presented. The equilibrium geometries of their ground state are calculated at the SCF level using the 6–31G basis set and are found to be in good agreement with the experimental geometries. The dissociation process of these molecules leading to the isoelectronic products CO or N₂ on the one hand and BH₃, CH₂, NH and O on the other hand is studied. The least-energy dissociation paths of the ground states determined at the SCF level are compared on the basis of electron density interactions. The dissociation energies corresponding to the two lowest dissociation channels are calculated. In these calculations, the correlation energy is taken into account using a non-variational method developed previously. The calculated values of dissociation energies are in good agreement with the existing experimental values. The results permit to predict values for HNCO, BH₃CO and CH₂N₂ and to confirm the instability of BH₃N₂.Aspirant du Fonds National Belge de la Recherche Scientifique.     

Vibrational dynamics and heat capacity in poly(L‐lactic acid)

Poly(L ‐lactic acid) (PLLA) (? CH(CH₃) ? COO? )_n is a biodegradable polymer, which exhibits many applications in the biomedical field and where thermoplastics are employed. A comprehensive study of the normal modes and their dispersion in PLLA using Wilson′s GF matrix method as modified by Higgs is being reported. Assignments of calculated normal modes have been made and characteristic features of dispersion curves are discussed. Heat capacity has been calculated via density‐of‐states using Debye relation in the temperature range 10–250 K, which is in fairly good agreement with the experimental data. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 175–182, 2010     

Theoretical study of the gas‐phase ion pairs SN2 reactions of LiX with CH3SY (X,Y = F,Cl, Br,I)

The gas‐phase ion pair S_N2 reactions at saturated sulfur LiX + CH₃SY → CH₃SX + LiY (X, Y = F, Cl, Br, I) are investigated using the CCSD(T) calculations. The calculated results show that the reactions LiX + CH₃SY are exothermic only when the nucleophile is a heavier lithium halide. Central barrier heights are found to depend primarily on the identity of nucleophile LiX, decreasing in the order LiF > LiCl > LiBr > LiI. Another interesting feature of the ion pair reactions at sulfur is the good correlation between the reaction barriers with geometrical looseness of Li? X and S? Y bonds in the transition state structures. The data for the reaction barriers show good agreement with the prediction of the Marcus equation and its modification. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

Struktur und thermische Zersetzung von Bis(triethanolamin)kupfer(II)-acetat [Cu{N(CH2CH2OH)3}2](CH3COO)2

Structure and Thermal Decomposition of Bis(triethanolamine)copper(II) Acetate [Cu{N(CH₂CH₂OH)₃}₂](CH₃COO)₂ Bis(triethanolamine)copper(II) acetate [Cu{N · (CH₂CH₂OH)₃}₂](CH₃COO)₂ was prepared using the basic components; the structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 9.101 Å, b = 13.136 Å, c = 9.819 Å, β = 111.63°. Details of the synthesis, X-ray data, and the thermal decomposition are reported.     

Cross sections for rotational excitations of CH4, SiH4, GeH4, SnH4 and PbH4 by electron impact

We report differential and integral cross sections for rotational excitation of XH₄ molecules (X: C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) from 7.5–30 eV by electron impact. These cross sections were derived from fixed-nuclei scattering amplitudes (Bettega et al. 1995) obtained using the Schwinger Multichannel Method with Pseudopotentials (SMCPP) (Bettega et al. 1993). Our results represent the first rotational excitation cross sections for molecules as large as GeH₄, SnH₄ and PbH₄ using entirely ab initio procedures. The cross sections for CH₄ and SiH₄ obtained with pseudopotentials are in very good agreement with all-electron calculations and with other theoretical results. A comparison between our calculated cross sections and experimental data for CH₄ is in general encouraging, but some discrepancies remain. We found inelastic rotational cross sections and momentum transfer cross sections to be larger for SiH₄, GeH₄, SnH₄ and PbH₄ than for CH₄. We could explain this feature.     

Author index to volume 104

Activation barriers of the title reactions are calculated using a DZ + P basis set with diffuse p functions on negative ions. In the correlation effects, which are large and negative, the importance of single and triple excitations is stressed. The barrier for the reaction of H^? with CH₃F is 12 kJ/mole, in good agreement with experiment, while the barrier for the reaction of F^? with CH₃F is predicted to be 14 kJ/mole.     

An experimental and theoretical study on the kinetics of the reaction between 4‐hydroxy‐3‐hexanone CH3CH2C(O)CH(OH)CH2CH3 and OH radicals

Experimental and theoretical rate coefficients are determined for the first time for the reaction of 4‐hydroxy‐3‐hexanone (CH₃CH₂C(O)CH(OH)CH₂CH₃) with OH radicals as a function of temperature. Experimental studies were carried out using two techniques. Absolute rate coefficients were measured using a cryogenically cooled cell coupled to the pulsed laser photolysis‐laser‐induced fluorescence technique with temperature and pressure ranges of 280‐365 K and 5‐80 Torr, respectively. Relative values of the studied reaction were measured under atmospheric pressure in the range of 298‐354 K by using a simulation chamber coupled to a FT‐IR spectrometer. In addition, the reaction of 4H3H with OH radicals was studied theoretically by using the density functional theory method over the range of 278‐350 K. Results show that H‐atom abstraction occurs more favorably from the C–H bound adjacent to the hydroxyl group with small barrier height. Theoretical rate coefficients are in good agreement with the experimental data. A slight negative temperature dependence was observed in both theoretical and experimental works. Overall, the results are deliberated in terms of structure–reactivity relationship and atmospheric implications.     

Calculation of some nitrogen nuclear screening constants

Some nitrogen screening constants and their anisotropies are calculated within the CNDO/S level of approximation. Satisfactory agreement is found with available experimental data in most cases. In general the reported results are in closer agreement with experiment than are those found from ab initio calculations. The calculated data for the isoelectronic molecules N₂O and CH₂N₂ would be in better agreement with experiment if the assignments of the two nitrogen nuclei were reversed in both cases. A reasonable correlation is obtained with some observed nitrogen chemical shifts. Contributions arising from electronic transitions are reported for N₂, HCN, CH₃CN, CH₃NC, NO₂⁺ and NO₂^?.     

Spectres de vibration de composes organiques des elements de la colonne IVB : XI. Discussion de la structure des composes (CH3)3MN(CH3)2 (M = Si,Ge, Sn) a partir des spectres et du calcul des modes normaux de vibration

The normal modes of (CH₃)₃MN(CH₃)₂ (M= Si, Ge or Sn) compounds are discussed using infrared and Raman spectra analysis. A valence force field model has been utilized to calculate the frequencies and potentiel energy distribution for each molecule in different structural hypotheses.Experimental results and calculated values are in good agreement when the dihedral angle ψ between the two MNC planes decreases from silicon (144°) to germanium (130°) to tin (120°).The differences in the molecular geometries may be related to the basicity and to the P_π → d_π interactions of these compounds.     

An extended rism equation for molecular polar fluids

The RISM integral equation is extended to molecules with charged sites via a renormalization of the Coulomb potentials and the introduction of appropriate closure relations. For a fluid of diatomics with atomic charges of ±0.2 e the equation yields site-site correlation functions in qualitative agreement with those from computer simulation.     

二(2-苯基-8-羟基喹啉)锌及其衍生物的电子光谱性质的含时密度泛函理论研究

采用从头算(ab initio)和密度泛函理论(DFT B3LYP)方法。对二(2-苯基-8-羟基喹啉)锌(Zn(qPh)₂)及其衍生物的基态结构进行优化，同时用ab initio HF单激发组态相互作用(CIS)法在6-31G基组上优化其最低激发单重态几何结构，用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT/B3LYP)及6-31G基组计算吸收和发射光谱。计算表明，该类物质电子在基态与激发态间的跃迁，主要是电子云分布由定域化向离域化的转变。吸收及发射光谱的计算值与实验值基本符合。该类化合物的电子亲和能较大，都是优良的电子传输材料，改变中心金属原子对配合物光谱性质影响不大。而羟基氧被硫原子取代后，化合物的吸收光谱产生明显红移。     

Crystal structure and magnetic properties of tetra(monomethylammonium)hexachloroytterbatochloride(CH3NH3)4YbCl7

(CH₃NH₃)₄YbCl₇ has been synthesized from a solution of CH₃NH₃Cl and YbCl₃ in a mixture of ethnole/acetonitrile. The structure was solved from 1464 single crystal data by Patterson methods and refined to a final R_w = 0.035 space group P2, a = 9.972(6) Å, b = 7.605(5) Å, c = 12.866(6) Å, β = 90.53(4)°. The structure consists of alternating [YbCl₆]^3? octahedra and of tetrahedrally arranged [(CH₃NH₃)₄Cl]³⁺ units. Raman spectra display a splitting of frequencies related to the CH₃NH₃⁺ group in agreement with the structure determination. The magnetic susceptibility shows a remarkable deviation from a Curie-Weiss law below 170 K which may be explained by crystal field effects of Yb³⁺.     

Synthesis and chiroptical properties of a new type of chiral depsipeptide dendrons

A new type of chiral depsipeptide dendrons based on tartaric acid as branching juncture and ω-aminocapronic acid as spacer has been prepared. Natural and unnatural tartaric acid building blocks have been incorporated, providing access to combinatorial libraries. All compounds have been completely characterized by FAB-MS, EA analysis, ¹H/¹³C NMR- and UV/Vis-spectroscopy. ¹H NMR relaxation measurements have been used to examine the conformational flexibility of these dendrons in CH₃CN and CH₃OH and indicate a less flexible structure in CH₃CN. Pulse gradient spin echo (PGSE) NMR measurements correlate these findings to molecular dimensions. A reduced size for the dendrons in CH₃CN compared to CH₃OH leads to the assumption of a more compact structure in this solvent. Additional polarimetric data reveal, that observed changes in optical activity with increasing generation can in CH₃OH be explained by constitutional effects of the dendron structure but not in CH₃CN. CD measurements are in agreement with these findings and show a linear increase of the Cotton effects with increasing generation for CH₃OH but not for CH₃CN. It can be concluded that the conformation within the dendrons is very sensitive to environmental conditions and that a chiral secondary structure might be stabilized in CH₃CN. Initial studies revealed that chirality transfer to the focal functionality occurs.