Structural and Electronic Characteristics of Endohedral Metallofullerenes: Y2C2@C82 and Y2@C84 Isomers

A quantum-chemical study was made of the structure and electronic characteristics of the novel endohedral metallofullerene Y₂C₂@C₈₂ in comparison with the Y₂@C₈₄ isomer. The interactions between the encapsulated Y₂C₂ cluster and the C₈₂ fullerene cage are ionic in nature. The electronic spectrum of Y₂C₂@C₈₂ differs greatly from the "parent" C₈₂ fullerene and has a metal-like form. The results are compared with existing experimental data.     

Y2O3:C陶瓷的发光性能

采用传统陶瓷制备工艺制备了C掺杂的Y2O3多晶陶瓷;研究了Y2O3:C陶瓷的光谱性能,发现在403 nm有明显的发射峰.通过对其激发光谱的研究,表明它们是由F+和F色心造成的.本文还研究了Y2O3:C 陶瓷的热释光和光释光性能.用2个指数衰变函数拟合光衰变曲线得到的衰变时间常数τ1=(4.66±0.27)s,τ2=(23.31±1.03)s.     

A method of describing rotation around (Y)C(sp2)-X bonds (X = C,O, Y = C (sp2), O) in molecular mechanics

Institute for Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kola Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 52–56, September–October, 1991.     

A concerted three-body formation X+Y+C2H4 in the photodissociation of CH2XCH2Y (X,Y=Br,Cl) at 193 nm

The photodissociation of CH2XCH2Y (X,Y=Br,Cl) through absorption of 193 nm photons was investigated using product translational spectroscopy. No stable CH2BrCH2 or CH2ClCH2 was detected. The recorded time-of-flight spectra indicate that these internally excited radicals dissociated into Y+C2H4 in a concerted reaction with the first C-X bond rupture. Product anisotropy implies that the overall reaction time for three-body formation is in a fraction of rotational period. According to an asynchronous concerted reaction model, the measured spectra were simulated with product translational energy distributions coupled by asymmetric angular distributions. For the mixed halide, CH2BrCH2Cl, triple products Br+Cl+C2H4 can be originated from the cleavage of either the C-Br bond or the C-Cl bond. The results are discussed and where appropriate, comparisons with previous investigations of the related molecules are included.     

Mittlere Schwingungsamplituden eines X2Y2-Molekülmodells mit C2h-Symmetrie: Anwendung auf dastrans-Difluordiazin

Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine Methode zur Berechnung der mittleren Schwingungsamplitudenquadrate für das Modell einesX ₂ Y ₂-Moleküls mit C_2h-Symmetrie unter Verwendung von Symmetriekoordinaten entwickelt und analytische Ausdrücke für die verschiedenen mittleren Amplitudenquadrat-Größen in Termen der symmetrisierten Matrizen der mittleren Amplitudenquadrate abgeleitet. Diese Methode wurde zur Bestimmung der mittleren Schwingungsamplituden sowohl der gebundenen wie auch der nicht gebundenen Atompaare destrans-Difluordiazins bei 298°K aus beobachteten Raman- und Infrarotgrundschwingungsfrequenzen und Angaben zur Molekülstruktur angewendet. Darüber hinaus wurden die molaren Größen der thermodynamischen Funktionen unter Annahme eines starren Rotator—harmonischen Oszillator-Modells für den Temperaturbereich 200 bis 2000°K berechnet. Die Ergebnisse der Berechnungen werden kurz diskutiert.

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Mean amplitudes of vibration of an X₂Y₂ molecular model of C_2h-symmetry: Application to trans-difluorodiazine

A method for the determination of the mean-square amplitudes of vibration for anX ₂ Y ₂ molecular model with C_2h symmetry has been developed using the symmetry coordinates. Analytical expressions for the various mean-square amplitude quantities in terms of the symmetrized mean-square amplitude matrices have been derived. The method has been applied totrans-difluorodiazine for the determination of mean amplitudes of vibration for both bonded and nonbonded atom pairs at 298°K from the observed Raman and infrared fundamental frequencies and molecular structural data. In addition to these, molar thermodynamic functions have also been computed on the assumption of a rigid rotator, harmonic oscillator model for the temperature range 200–2000°K. A brief discussion of the results has been given.

     

Y16I19C8B4 – ein Yttriumboridcarbidhalogenid mit B2C4-Einheiten

Y₁₆I₁₉C₈B₄ – a Yttrium Boride Carbide Halide Containing B₂C₄ Units The new compound Y₁₆I₁₉C₈B₄ was prepared from Y, YI₃, C and B at 1050–1150 °C. The structure of a twinned crystal was determined by means of X-ray diffraction (space group P 1¯, a = 12.311(2) Å, b = 13.996(3) Å, c = 19.695(3) Å, α = 74.96(2)°, β = 89.51(2)°, γ = 67.03(2)°, Z = 2). Y₁₆I₁₉C₈B₄ is a semiconductor and contains nearly planar B₂C₄ units which are located in cages built up by 12 yttrium atoms. Assuming (B₂C₄)^12–, these units can be regarded as isoelectronic with B₂F₄. The yttrium cages are connected via faces to form rods, which are surrounded by iodine atoms. Bridging iodine atoms connect the rods so that layers are formed. The characteristic twinning observed can be understood from the geometry of the crystal structure.     

89Y magic-angle spinning NMR of Y2Ti2-xSnxO7 pyrochlores

The yttrium local environment in the series of pyrochlores Y2Ti2-xSnxO7 was studied using 89Y NMR. Oxides with the pyrochlore structure exhibit a range of interesting physical and chemical properties, resulting in many technological applications, including the encapsulation of lanthanide- and actinide-bearing radioactive waste. The use of the nonradioactive Y3+ cation provides a sensitive probe for any changes in the local structure and ordering with solid solution composition, through 89Y (I = 1/2) NMR. We confirm that a single pyrochlore phase is formed over the entire compositional range, with Y found only on the eight-coordinated A site. A significant (approximately 15 ppm) chemical shift is observed for each Sn substituted into the Y second neighbor coordination environment. The spectral signal intensities of the possible combinations of Sn/Ti neighbors match those predicted statistically assuming a random distribution of Sn4+/Ti4+ on the six-coordinated pyrochlore B site.     

Sc2MgGa2 and Y2MgGa2

Scandium magnesium gallide, Sc₂MgGa₂, and yttrium magnesium gallide, Y₂MgGa₂, were synthesized from the corresponding elements by heating under an argon atmosphere in an induction furnace. These intermetallic compounds crystallize in the tetragonal Mo₂FeB₂‐type structure. All three crystallographically unique atoms occupy special positions and the site symmetries of (Sc/Y, Ga) and Mg are m2m and 4/m, respectively. The coordinations around Sc/Y, Mg and Ga are pentagonal (Sc/Y), tetragonal (Mg) and triangular (Ga) prisms, with four (Mg) or three (Ga) additional capping atoms leading to the coordination numbers [10], [8+4] and [6+3], respectively. The crystal structure of Sc₂MgGa₂ was determined from single‐crystal diffraction intensities and the isostructural Y₂MgGa₂ was identified from powder diffraction data.     

Formation of M2+(O2)(C3H8) species in alkaline-earth-exchanged Y zeolite during propane selective oxidation

The adsorption of oxygen and d2-propane (CH3CD2CH3) on a series of alkaline-earth-exchanged Y zeolite at room temperature was studied with in situ infrared spectroscopy. Surprisingly at room temperature, oxygen adsorption led to the formation of supercage M2+(O2) species. Further, at low propane coverage, propane was found to adsorb linearly on Mg2+ cations, but a ring-adsorption structure was observed for propane adsorbing on Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+ cations. It is demonstrated that O2 and propane can simultaneously attach to one active center (M2+) to form a M2+(O2)(C3H8) species, which is proposed to be the precursor in thermal propane selective oxidation. Selectivity to acetone in the propane oxidation reaction decreases with increasing temperature and cation size due to the formation of 2-propanol and carboxylate ions. An extended reaction scheme for the selective oxidation of propane over alkaline earth exchanged Y zeolites is proposed.     

Reaction paths of the [2+2] cycloaddition of X=C=Y molecules (X, Y=S or O or CH2). Ab initio study

The reaction paths of [2+2] cycloaddition of the X=C=Y cumulenes were modeled at the MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ level. Cycloadditions of allene and CO2, CS2, or OCS lead in part to the same four-membered products as dimerizations of either ketene or thioketene or addition of ketene and thioketene, respectively. All the reactions studied are concerted and mostly asynchronous. The majority of the allene cycloadditions studied are endoergic and proceed with much higher activation barriers than do the alternative (thio)ketene additions. In comparison with the energy of the substrates, the four-membered cycles incorporating S-atoms are stabilized more than the analogous structures with O-atoms built into the rings. There are also some products that are thermodynamically disfavored, yet seem to be obtainable thanks to a relatively low barrier of the reaction. The AIM analysis of the electron density distribution in the transition state structures allowed distinguishing pericyclic from pseudopericyclic and nonplanar-pseudopericyclic types of reaction.     

Synthese von Y2O2(CN2) und Leuchtstoffeigenschaften von Y2O2(CN2):Eu

Synthesis of Y₂O₂(CN₂) and Luminescence Properties of Y₂O₂(CN₂):Eu Crystalline powders of the new compound Y₂O₂(CN₂) were prepared by solid state reactions from different mixtures of YCl₃/YOCl/Y₂O₃ and Li₂(CN₂) at temperatures between 620 °C and 650 °C. Structure refinements based on X‐ray powder diffraction revealed that trigonal Y₂O₂(CN₂) crystallizes with a structure that is closely related to that of Y₂O₂S, whereas linear N‐C‐N units replace sulphur atoms in Y₂O₂S. In addition, a hexagonal polytype of Y₂O₂(CN₂) was obtained in which a different stacking sequence of yttrium atoms creates a doubling of the c‐axis. Europium‐doped samples of Y₂O₂(CN₂) were prepared and the luminescence properties of Y₂O₂(CN₂):Eu are presented.     

Superconductivity Induced by Oxygen Doping in Y2O2Bi

When doped with oxygen, the layered Y₂O₂Bi phase becomes a superconductor. This finding raises questions about the sites for doped oxygen, the mechanism of superconductivity, and practical guidelines for discovering new superconductors. We probed these questions in terms of first‐principles calculations for undoped and O‐doped Y₂O₂Bi. The preferred sites for doped O atoms are the centers of Bi₄ squares in the Bi square net. Several Bi 6p x /y bands of Y₂O₂Bi are raised in energy by oxygen doping because the 2p x /y orbitals of the doped oxygen make antibonding possible with the 6p x /y orbitals of surrounding Bi atoms. Consequently, the condition necessary for the “flat/steep” band model for superconductivity is satisfied in O‐doped Y₂O₂Bi.     

Phase relationships in the system Y2O3-ZrO2

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