Thermochemical properties from G3MP2B3 calculations,Set‐2: Free radicals with special consideration of CH2CH?C•CH2, cyclo−•C5H5, •CH2OOH,HO?•CO,and HC(O)O•

After a set of 32 free radicals was presented (Int J Chem Kin 34, 550–560, 2002), an additional 60 free radicals (Set‐2) were studied and characterized by energy minimum structures, harmonic vibrational wave numbers ω_e, moments of inertia I_A, I_B, and I_C, heat capacities C^o_p(T), standard entropies S^o(T), thermal energy contents H^o(T) ? H^o(0), and standard enthalpies of formation Δ_fH^o(T) at the G3MP2B3 level of theory. Thermodynamic functions at T = 298.15 K are presented and compared with recent experimental values where these are available. The mean absolute deviation between calculated and experimental Δ_fH^o(298.15) values by the previous set of 32 radicals is 3.91 kJ mol^?1. For the sake of comparison, only 49 species out of the 60 radicals of Set‐2 are characterized by experimental enthalpies of formation, and the corresponding mean absolute deviation between calculated and experimental Δ_fH^o(298.15) values is 8.96 kJ mol^?1. This situation is cause for demand of more and also more accurate experimental values. In addition to the above properties, parent molecules of a large set of the respective radicals are calculated to obtain bond dissociation energies D^o(298.15). Radical stabilization owing to resonance is discussed using the complete sets of total atomic spin densities ρ as a support. In particular, a short review about recent developments of the first‐order Jahn–Teller radical c‐C₅H₅^? is presented. In addition, radicals with negative bond energies are described, such as ^?CH₂OOH where the reaction path to CH₂O + HO^? has been calculated, as well as radicals which have two different parent molecules, for example C?N? O^?. For the reaction HO^? + CO → H^? + CO₂, two reaction paths are characterized by a total of 14 stationary points where the intermediate radicals HO? ^?CO and HC(O)O^? are involved. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 661–686, 2004     

An ab initio study of the geometry and energy of the four planar conformers of glyoxylic acid and the glyoxylate ion

The structures and energies of the four planar conformers of glyoxylic acid and the glyoxylate ion have been studied ab initio using the unscaled 4—31G basis set with full geometry optimization. Changes in the CO, OH and CO bond lengths in the conversion of the cc conformer into the ct and tt conformers, and into the tc conformer, are consistent with the formation of four-membered and five-membered hydrogen-bonded ring structures, respectively. Changes in the distances between the nearest non-bonded atoms around each C atom reveal that the internal geometry of the CHO and COOH groups is significantly affected by cis—trans isomerization with respect to the OCCO backbone, and that the geometry of the CHO group is affected by proton dissociation from the COOH group. Furthermore, the movement of the component atoms in each functional group, characterized as clockwise or anticlockwise about the C atom, results in some cases in a rotation of the functional group as a whole. Whereas experiment shows the tc conformer to be more stable than the tt by 1.2 ± 0.5 kcal mol^?1, the calculations find the tt conformer to be the most stable, separated in energy from the ct, tc and cc conformers by 0.4, 1.4 and 10.7 kcal mol^?1, respectively. Augmentation of the 4—31G basis set in several forms, and use of (9,5/4) and (9,5/4,1) basis sets, only served to decrease slightly the tt/tc energy difference, not change the sign. The calculated proton affinity of the glyoxylate ion with respect to the tt conformer is 342.7 kcal mol^?1, compared to 357.7 kcal mol^?1 for the formate ion. The expectation energy differences Δ V_nn, Δ V_ee and Δ V_en for the cis—trans isomerization of the ct and cc conformers are opposite in sign to those for the glyoxal reaction, and in magnitude they all far exceed the ΔE_T values, which shows that hydroxyl group substitution has a much greater influence than a comparison of only the ΔE_T values would suggest.     

Dynamic proton magnetic resonance studies on complex spin systems. Non-mutual three-spin exchange in N-(trideuteriomethyl)-2-cyanoaziridine

At room temperature and below, the proton NMR spectrum of N-(trideuteriomethyl)-2-cyanoaziridine consists of two superimposed ABC patterns assignable to two N-invertomers; a single time-averaged ABC pattern is observed at 158.9°C. The static parameters extracted from the spectra in the temperature range from –40.3 to 23.2°C and from the high-temperature spectrum permit the calculation of the thermodynamic quantities ΔH⁰ = ?475±20 cal mol^?1 (?1.987 ± 0.084 kJ mol^?1) and ΔS⁰ = 0.43±0.08 cal mol^?1 K^?1 (1.80±0.33 J mol^?1 K^?1) for the cis ? trans equilibrium. Bandshape analysis of the spectra broadened by non-mutual three-spin exchange in the temperature range from 39.4–137.8°C yields the activation parameters ΔH_tc^≠ = 17.52±0.18 kcal mol^?1 (73.30±0.75 kJ mol^?1), ΔS_tc^≠ = ?2.08±0.50 cal mol^?1 K^?1 (?8.70±2.09 J mol^?1 K^?1) and ΔG_tc^≠ (300 K) = 18.14±0.03 kcal mol^?1 (75.90±0.13 kJ mol^?1) for the trans → cis isomerization. An attempt is made to rationalize the observed entropy data in terms of the principles of statistical thermodynamics.     

An ab initio molecular orbital study of the potential energy surface of the N2H → N2 + H system

The N₂H potential energy surface has been examined by ab initio molecular orbital theory using the 6-31G^** basis set with correlation energy evaluated by Møller—Plesset perturbation theory to fourth order. The ΔE for N₂H → N₂ + H is ?14.4 kcal mol^?1 and the barrier to dissociation is 10.5 kcal mol^?1. Inclusion of zero-point vibrational energies reduces the barrier to 5.8 kcal mol^?1.     

Stationary points on the potential energy surface of O2−HF and O2−H2O

The determination of minima and saddle points on the potential energy surfaces of the hydrogen bonded species O₂^?HF and O₂^?H₂O is performed with unrestricted Hartree-Fock calculations. Geometries, electron density distributions, and relative energies for every stationary point are reported. Only one true minimum is found for O₂^?HF and for O₂^?H₂O, and this approximately corresponds to a structure where the partially positive hydrogen atom is located along one of the superoxide ion electron lone-pair directions. Calculated ΔH, ΔS, and ΔG values for the reaction between O₂^? and H₂O are in good agreement with experimental data.     

The distonic ion ˙CH2CH2CO+ and its formation from ionized cyclopentanone

Collisional activation decomposition (CAD) spectra are interpreted as indicating that formation of ˙CH₂CH₂CO⁺ (1) from ionized cyclopentanone, succinic anhydride arid butyrolactone is important at 70 eV electron energy. However, photoionization appearance energy measurements and CAD spectra demonstrate that CH₃CH?C?O^+· (3) is formed from ionized cyclopentanone near threshold. Ab initio molecular orbital calculations place ΔH _f (1) about 36 kJ mol^?1 above ΔH _f (3).     

Heat of formation of Benzophenone Oxide

The heat of formation of benzophenone oxide, Ph₂CO₂, was measured using photoacoustic calorimetry. The enthalpy of the reaction Ph₂CN₂ + O₂ → Ph₂CO₂ + N₂ was found to be ?48.0 ±0.8 kcal mol^?1 and ΔH_f(Ph₂CN₂) was determined by measuring the reaction enthalpy for Ph₂CN₂ + EtOH → Ph₂CHOEt + N₂ (?53.6 ±1.0 kcal mol^?1). Taking ΔH_f(PhCHOEt) = ?10.6 kcal mol^?1 led to ΔH_f(Ph₂CN₂) = 99.2 ± 1.5 kcal mol^?1 and hence to ΔH_f(Ph₂CO₂) = 51.1 ± 2.0 kcal mol^?1. The results imply that the self-reaction of benzophenone oxide i.e., 2Ph₂CO₂ → 2Ph₂CO + O₂ is exothermic by ?76.0 ±4.0 kcal mol^?1.     

Thermochemistry on the Complex of Erbium Perchlorate with L-α-Glutamic Acid [Er2（L-Glu）2（H2O）6]（ClO4）4·6H2O（s）

A coordination compound of erbium perchlorate with L-α-glutamic acid, [Er2（Glu）2（H2O）6]（ClO4）4·6H2O（s）, was synthesized. By chemical analysis, elemental analysis, FTIR, TG/DTG, and comparison with relevant literatures, its chemical composition and structure were established. The mechanism of thermal decomposition of the complex was deduced on the basis of the TG/DTG analysis. Low-temperature heat capacities were measured by a precision automated adiabatic calorimeter from 78 to 318 K. An endothermic peak in the heat capacity curve was observed over the temperature region of 290-318 K, which was ascribed to a solid-to-solid phase transition. The temperature Ttrans, the enthalpy △transHm and the entropy △transSm of the phase transition for the compound were determined to be： （308.73±0.45） K, （10.49±0.05） kJ·mol^-1 and （33.9±0.2） J·K^-1·mol^-1. Polynomial equation of heat capacities as a function of the temperature in the region of 78-290 K was fitted by the least square method. Standard molar enthalpies of dissolution of the mixture [2ErCl3·6H2O（s）＋2L-Glu（s）＋6NaClO4·H2O（s）] and the mixture {[Er2（Glu）2（H2O）6]（ClO4）4·6H2O（s）＋6NaCl（s）} in 100 mL of 2 mol·dm^-3 HClO4 as calorimetric solvent, and {2HClO4（1）} in the solution A＇ at T=298.15 K were measured to be, △dHm,1=（31.552±0.026） kJ·mol^-1, △dHm,2 = （41.302±0.034） kJ·mol^-1, and △dHm,3 = （ 14.986 ± 0.064） kJ·mol^-1, respectively. In accordance with Hess law, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the complex was determined as △fHm-=-（7551.0±2.4） kJ·mol^-1 by using an isoperibol solution-reaction calorimeter and designing a thermochemical cycle.     

Vibrational deactivation of HF(υ = 1) in the H2O + HF dimer: HF(υ = 1) + H2O(000) → HF(υ = 0) + H2O(001) + ΔE

The vibration-vibration energy transfer in the near-resonant collision HF(υ = 1) + H₂O(000) → HF(υ = 0) + H₂O(001) + ΔE = 205 cm^?1 has been investigated on the basis of the model of the nonrigid H₂O-HF dimer formation for temperatures not greatly higher than room temperature. The energy mismatch ΔE is considered to be removed by the slow translational motion of two molecules in the complex about their equilibrium separation. A strong negative temperature dependence of the energy exchange rate is shown between 300 and 500 K.     

Collision-induced intramolecular vibration—vibration energy transfer in CO2: CO2(0001) + H2/D2

Intramolecular vibration—vibration energy transfer cross sections have been calculated for CO₂(00⁰1) + H₂/D₂ → CO₂(11¹0) + H₂/D₂, → CO₂(10⁰0) + H₂/D₂, and → CO₂(20⁰0) + H₂/D₂ based on the mechanism that the energy mismatch is transferred to the translational motion. For CO₂ + H₂, the calculated cross section for CO₂(00⁰1) + H₂ → CO₂(10⁰0) + H₂ is in good agreement with experimental data. Cross sections for the processes (00⁰1 → 11¹O) and (00⁰1 → 20⁰0) are found to be too small compared with experimental data. For CO₂ + D₂, (00⁰1 → 10⁰0) is also the most important process and appears to represent experimental data at room temperature. The sum of three cross sections of CO₂ + H₂ is always greater than that of CO₂ + D₂ over the temperature range of 100–2500 K.     

Thermochemical Study on [La(Hsal)2•(tch)]•2H2O [Hsal＝salicylate ( ), tch＝thioprolinate (C4H6NO2S-)]

The product from reaction of lanthanum chloride heptahydrate with salicylic acid and thioproline, [La(Hsal)2•(tch)]•2H2O, was synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, molar conductance, thermogravimatric analysis and chemistry analysis. The standard molar enthalpies of solution of LaCl3•7H2O (s), [2C7H6O3 (s)], C4H7NO2S (s) and [La(Hsal)2•(tch)]•2H2O (s) in a mixed solvent of absolute ethyl alcohol, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and 3 mol•L－1 HCl were determined by calorimetry to be [LaCl3•7H2O (s), 298.15 K]＝(－102.36±0.66) kJ•mol－1, [2C7H6O3 (s), 298.15 K]＝(26.65±0.22) kJ•mol－1, [C4H7NO2S (s), 298.15 K]＝(－21.79±0.35) kJ•mol－1 and {[La(Hsal)2•(tch)]•2H2O (s), 298.15 K}＝(－41.10±0.32) kJ•mol－1. The enthalpy change of the reaction LaCl3•7H2O (s)＋2C7H6O3 (s)＋C4H7NO2S (s)＝[La(Hsal)2•(tch)]•2H2O (s)＋3HCl (g)＋5H2O (l) (Eq. 1) was determined to be ＝(41.02±0.85) kJ•mol－1. From date in the literature, through Hess’ law, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of [La(Hsal)2•(tch)]•2H2O (s) was estimated to be {[La(Hsal)2•(tch)]•2H2O (s), 298.15 K}＝(－3017.0±3.7) kJ•mol－1.     

Interaction energy and the shift in OH stretch frequency on hydrogen bonding for the H2O → H2O,CH3OH → H2O,and H2O → CH3OH dimers

The ability to use calculated OH frequencies to assign experimentally observed peaks in hydrogen bonded systems hinges on the accuracy of the calculation. Here we test the ability of several commonly employed model chemistries—HF, MP2, and several density functionals paired with the 6‐31+G(d) and 6‐311++G(d,p) basis sets—to calculate the interaction energy (D_e) and shift in OH stretch fundamental frequency on dimerization (δ(ν)) for the H₂O → H₂O, CH₃OH → H₂O, and H₂O → CH₃OH dimers (where for X → Y, X is the hydrogen bond donor and Y the acceptor). We quantify the error in D_e and δ(ν) by comparison to experiment and high level calculation and, using a simple model, evaluate how error in D_e propagates to δ(ν). We find that B3LYP and MPWB1K perform best of the density functional methods studied, that their accuracy in calculating δ(ν) is ≈ 30–50 cm^?1 and that correcting for error in D_e does little to heighten agreement between the calculated and experimental δ(ν). Accuracy of calculated δ(ν) is also shown to vary as a function of hydrogen bond donor: while the PBE and TPSS functionals perform best in the calculation of δ(ν) for the CH₃OH → H₂O dimer their performance is relatively poor in describing H₂O → H₂O and H₂O → CH₃OH. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010     

Preparation and Study of Thermal Decomposition Mechanism of Zn(Thr)(AcO)_2·2H_2O

Introduction -Amino acids as additive have a wide application in medicines, foodstuff and cosmetics.1-3 The synthetic methods of amino acid have been reviewed.4,5 The solu-bility property of Zn(AcO)2-Thr-H2O (Thr=Threonine) system at 298.15 K has been investigated by the semimicro-phase equilibrium method, in which the phase region of the complex did not exist.6 The prepara-tion of Zn(Thr)SO4H2O was reported in Ref. 7∶3 times volume of acetone relative to that of water was added into t…     

1，1－二氨基2，2－二硝基乙烯（DADE）的热化学性质、热行为和热分解机理

The constant-volume combustion energy, △cU （DADE, s, 298.15 K）, the thermal behavior, and kinetics and mechanism of the exothermic decomposition reaction of 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene （DADE） have been investigated by a precise rotating bomb calorimeter, TG-DTG, DSC, rapid-scan fourier transform infrared （RSFT-IR） spectroscopy and T-jump/FTIR, respectively. The value of △cHm （DADE, s, 298.15 K） was determined as （-8518.09±4.59） j·g^-1. Its standard enthalpy of combustion, △cU （DADE, s, 298.15 K）, and standard enthalpy of formation, △fHm （DADE, s, 298.15 K） were calculated to be （-1254.00±0.68） and （- 103.98±0.73） kJ·mol^-1, respectively The kinetic parameters （the apparent activation energy Ea and pre-exponential factor A） of the first exothermic decomposition reaction in a temperature-programmed mode obtained by Kissinger＇s method and Ozawa＇s method, were Ek=344.35 kJ·mol^-1, AR= 1034.50 S^-1 and Eo=335.32 kJ·mol^-1, respectively. The critical temperatures of thermal explosion of DADE were 206.98 and 207.08 ℃ by different methods. Information was obtained on its thermolysis detected by RSFT-IR and T-jump/FTIR.     

The distonic ions HO+CHCH2C˙H2 and CH3C(O+H)CH2C˙H2

The distonic ions HO⁺?CHCH₂C^˙H₂ (1) and CH₃C(?O⁺H)CH₂C^˙H₂ (2) were directly generated, their decompositions characterized and their appearance energies determined by photoionization. Heats of formation derived from the appearance energies were 757 kJ mol^?1 for 1 and 692 kJ mol^?1 for 2. Deuterium labeling demonstrates that both ions decompose at low energies in the same ways as their isomers with the same skeletal structures, consistent with proposals that 1 and 2 are intermediates in the decompositions of those systems. Surprisingly, the values of the translational energy releases accompanying the formation of CH₃CO⁺ and C₂H₅CO⁺ from 2 appear to be inversely proportional to the available excess energy. The 1,2-H-shift RC(?O⁺H)CH₂C˙H₂ → RC(?O₊H)C˙HCH₃ is compared to the corresponding, non-occurring 1,2-H-shift in alkyl free radicals.     

N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Analogues of Thiele and Chichibabin Hydrocarbons

Stable N‐heterocyclic carbene analogues of Thiele and Chichibabin hydrocarbons, [(IPr)(C₆H₄)(IPr)] and [(IPr)(C₆H₄)₂(IPr)] ( 4 and 5 , respectively; IPr=C{N(2,6‐iPr₂C₆H₃)}₂CHCH), are reported. In a nickel‐catalyzed double carbenylation of 1,4‐Br₂C₆H₄ and 4,4′‐Br₂(C₆H₄)₂ with IPr ( 1 ), [(IPr)(C₆H₄)(IPr)](Br)₂ ( 2 ) and [(IPr)(C₆H₄)₂(IPr)](Br)₂ ( 3 ) were generated, which respectively afforded 4 and 5 as crystalline solids upon reduction with KC₈. Experimental and computational studies support the semiquinoidal nature of 5 with a small singlet?triplet energy gap ΔE_S?T of 10.7 kcal mol^?1, whereas 4 features more quinoidal character with a rather large ΔE_S?T of 25.6 kcal mol^?1. In view of the low ΔE_S?T, 4 and 5 may be described as biradicaloids. Moreover, 5 has considerable (41 %) diradical character.     

An ab initio study of the geometry and energy of six planar conformers of β-hydroxyacrolein

Ab initio calculations with full geometry optimization have been carried out on the planar cCc, cTc, tTc, tCt, tTt, and cCt conformers of β-hydroxyacrolein using the 4-21G basis set, and on the cCc and cCt conformers using the 4-31G basis set. The hydrogen-bonded cCc conformer is the most stable and the cCt conformer the least stable, with the other conformers following the above sequence. β-Hydroxy substitution has scarcely any influence on the geometry of the trans-acrolein structure, whereas the geometry of the cis-acrolein structure shows significant changes which depend on whether the O? H group is cis or trans with respect to the CHO group about the C?C bond. The ΔE_T values for cis → trans isomerization about the C? C bond in cCt and cTc support the hypothesis that these changes in geometry are the result of a destabilizing interaction in cCt and a stabilizing interaction in cTc. The geometry of the hydrogen-bonded structure cCc sets it apart from all the other conformers: it has by far the longest C?C, the longest C?O, the longest O? H, the shortest C? C, and the shortest C? O. Its formation from cCt involves a lengthening of C?C, C?O, and O? H and a shortening of C? C and C? O, indicating a delocalization of charge within the ring. 4-21G calculations have also been made for a distorted cCt structure that has the same bond lengths and angles as the equilibrium cCc structure, and the distortion energy, cCt (equm. geom.) → cCt (distorted geom.), is found to be +13.1 kJ mole^?1. Taking the energy of this distorted cCt structure as the baseline, the hydrogen-bonding energy in cCc is found to be —80.3 kJ mole^?1.     

Dehydration Kinetics of Zinc Phosphate Tetrahydrate α-Zn3（PO4）2·4H2O Nanoparticle

TG-DTG technique and Harcourt-Esson integrated equation were used to study the dehydration process of zinc phosphate tetrahydrate α-Zn3（PO4）2·4H2O nanoparticle and its thermal decomposition kinetics. The results show that there are three stages of dehydration between 300 and 800 K during the thermal decomposition of α-Zn3（PO4）2·4H2O nanoparticle. The first stage is controlled by chemical reaction with an activation energy of 69.48 kJ·mol^-1 and a pre-exponential factor of 1.77×10^6 s^-1. The second is controlled by nucleation and growth with an activation energy of 78.74 kJ·mol^-1 and a pre-exponential factor of 5.86×10^9 s^-1. The third is controlled by nucleation and growth with an activation energy of 141.5 kJ·mol^-1 and a pre-exponential factor of 1.01×10^12 s^-1. The kinetic compensative effects not only exist in Arrhenius equation but also in Harcourt-Esson equation. Activation energy E is dependent on both the decomposition fraction α and temperature T.     

4-硝基苯甲醇的低温热容和标准摩尔生成焓

用精密自动绝热量热计测定了4-硝基苯甲醇（4-NBA）在78 ~ 396 K温区的摩尔热容。其熔化温度、摩尔熔化焓及摩尔熔化熵分别为:(336.426 ± 0.088) K, (20.97 ± 0.13) kJ×mol-1 和 (57.24 ± 0.36) J×K-1×mol-1.根据热力学函数关系式,从热容值计算出了该物质在80 ~ 400 K温区的热力学函数值 [HT - H298.15 K] 和[ST - S298.15 K]. 用精密氧弹燃烧量热计测定了该物质在T＝298.15 K的恒容燃烧能和标准摩尔燃烧焓分别为 (C7H7NO3, s)＝- ( 3549.11 ± 1.47 ) kJ×mol-1 和 (C7H7NO3, s)＝- ( 3548.49 ± 1.47 ) kJ×mol-1. 利用标准摩尔燃烧焓和其他辅助热力学数据通过盖斯热化学循环, 计算出了该物质标准摩尔生成焓 (C7H7NO3, s)＝- (206.49 ± 2.52) kJ×mol-1 .     

Thermal studies and spectral characterization of the chelate of bis-(η5-cyclopentadienyl titanium(IV) with salicylidene-4-methylaniline

A new chelate (η⁵-C₅H₅)₂Ti(SB)₂, whereSB=O, N donor Schiff base salicylidene-4-methylaniline, was synthesized. The course of thermal degradation of the chelate was studied by thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) under dynamic conditions of temperature. The order of the thermal decomposition reaction and energy of activation was calculated from TG curve while from DTA curve the change in enthalpy was calculated. Evaluation of the kinetic parameters was performed by Coats-Redfern as well as Piloyan-Novikova methods which gaven=1, ΔH=1.114 kJ·mol^?1, ΔE=27.01 kJ·mol^?1, ΔS=?340.12 kJ·mol^?1·K^?1 andn=1, ΔH=1.114 kJ·mol^?1, ΔE=20.01 kJ·mol^?1, ΔS=?342.60 kJ·mol^?1·K^?1, respectively. The chelate was also characterized on the basis of different spectral studies viz. conductance, molecular weight, IR, UV-visible and¹H NMR, which enabled to propose an octahedral structure to the chelate.