First observation of the M 2Σ+ → E2Σ+ (0—0) transition in NO

The emission spectrum of NO excited by electric discharge has been recorded with a high-resolution Fourier transform interferometer. Strong perturbations are observed in the spectrum of the transition M²Σ⁺→ E²Σ⁺ (0—0), due to mixing of the Rydberg state M²Σ⁺(v = 0) with valence states B²Π(v = 22, 23) and L²Π(v = 3). Accurate energies for the M²Σ⁺ rotational levels are given.     

A synthetic entry into tetracyclo (4.2.0.02,4.03,8) octane system

Novel ceric ion oxidation of homocubanone provides a facile entry into tetracyclo(4.2.0.0^2,4.0^3,8)octane and tricyclo (3.3.0.0^2,7)octane ring systems.     

13C NMR spectra of η3 -allylmanganesetetracarbonyl compounds; structural implications

The ¹³C NMR spectra of η³-allylmanganese tetracarbonyl complexes are consistent with an overall C_s, symmetry and involving a σ_v plane in the Mn(CO)₄ fragment. A dynamic carbonyl interchange process was looked for but the results are inconclusive, however the barrier for this process is certainly greater than 42 kJ/mol. This observation suggests an octahedral type geometry rather than a square pyramid type configuration.     

Molecular structure of methyl-10,14,19,19-tetramethyl-4-oxo-20-oxahexacyclo [15.3.1.16.18.06.15.09.14017.21]docosane-10-carboxylate

The synthesis of methyl-10,14,19,19-tetramethyl-4-oxo-20-oxahexacyclo[15.3.1.1^6.18.0^6.15.0^9.140^17.21] docosane-10-carboxylate III is performed and its molecular structure is determined. Compound III C₂₇H₄₀O₄ crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the cell parameters as follows: a = 12.8081(11) ?, b = 7.0384(6) ?, c = 12.8904(12) ?, β = 105.828(2)^o, P2₁ space group, Z = 2, d = 1.273 mg/m³.     

1,4,7,10-tetraazatetracyclo[5.5.1.04,13.010,13]tridecane: Degenerate rearrangement of its conjugate acid

The highly symmetrical 1,4,7,10-tetraazatetracyclo[5.5.1.0^4,13.0^10,13]tridecane (1) has been synthesized by two methods. The proton NMR spectrum of 1 is analyzed. The cyclic tetraaminomethane derivative undergoes a remarkable series of degenerate prototropic and conformational equilibria. The temperature dependence of the proton NMR spectra of 1 and its conjugate acid 3 are interpreted in terms of a large rate enhancement of intramolecular nucleophilic addition to guanidinium ion 3 (ring-chain tautomerism) compared to its acyclic counterpart.     

Molecular structure of 8-carboxy-18-chloro-14-hydroxy-20-isopropyl-16-methoxy-4,8-dimethyl-15-oxaoctacyclo-[11.7.1.03,1204,9012,19014,18016,21017,20]henicosane

The structure of 8-carboxy-18-chloro-14-hydroxy-20-isopropyl-16-methoxy-4,8-dimethyl-15-oxaoctacyclo[11.7.1.0^3,120^4,90^12,190^14,180^16,210^17,20]henicosane has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by R. R. Fazlyev, G. F. Vafina, and F. Z. Galin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 1179–1181, November–December, 2008.     

Molecular and crystal structure of 23,24,25,26,27,29,30-heptamethyl-19,28-oxahexacyclo[15.13.18.017,18.013,14.08,9.05,10]tetracos-3-yl acetate

The molecular structure of 23,24,25,26,27,29,30-heptamethyl-19,28-oxahexacyclo[15.13.18.0^17,18.0^13,14.0^8,9.0^5,10]tetracos-3-yl acetate III. Compound III C₃₂H₅₂O₃ crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with the unit cell parameters a = 13.265(15) ?, b = 6.481(7) ?, c = 32.274(4) ?, β = 99.333(2)°, space group C2, Z = 4, d = 1.176 g/cm³. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by N. I. Medvedeva, O. B. Flechter, and A. A. Korlyukov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 399–401, March–April, 2009.     

Sensitization of the OH(A 2Σ+ → X 2Πi) emission by Hg(6 3P0) metastables

The electronic energy transfer process Hg(6 ³P₀) + OH(X²Π_i, υ = 0,K) → Hg(6 ¹S₀) + OH(A ²Σ⁺, υ,K) has been studied by the sensitized fluorescence method. A rather broad spectrum of rotational population, N_υ′K′, was obtained under conditions of minimum relaxation, which illustrates the non-resonant and non-optical nature of this energy transfer process. The fractions of the exoergicity, above electronic excitation of OH(A ²Σ⁺, υ = 0, K = 0), going into vibrational, rotational and translational excitation are 0.11, 0.31, and 0.58, respectively. A statistical mode of energy partitioning, such as would result from long-lived complex formation, seems to account well for these observations.     

Potential energy curve of 1Σ+ Li+/He

The potential energy curve of the system Li⁺/He has been determined with moderately large basis sets for 0.5 ? r ? 10.0 a₀ both at the SCF level and including correlation. The present SCF results predict a deeper well (?0.00248 au) at a smaller r(3.66 a₀) compared with earlier calculations. Correlation deepens the well further (?0.00274 au), but pulls it inward slightly (3.63 a₀). In the repulsive part the calculated curve lies above the experimental one, especially at shorter distances. A similar behavior has been noted in the systems Li⁺/H₂, Li⁺/CO and Li⁺/N₂, suggesting that the experimental determinations may underestimate the interaction in this region by 10–20%.     

b 1Σ+ and a 1Δ emissions from group VI—VI diatomic molecules: b0+ → X10+, X21 emissions of TeSe

Near-infrared emissions of the b0⁺ → X₁0⁺, X₂1 band systems of TeSe have been observed in a discharge flow system. Analysis of the spectra yielded T_e values of the X₂1 and b0⁺ states of 1235 ± 5 cm^?1 and 8794 ± 5 cm^?1, respectively, and a vibrational spacing in the b0⁺ state of ω_e(b) = 294 ± 3 cm^?1.     

b1Σ+ Emissions from group V–VII diatomic molecules. b 0+ → X1 0+, X2 1 emissions of AsI and SbI

Chemiluminescence from the b 0⁺ → X₁ 0⁺ band system of AsI and of the b 0⁺ → X₁ 0⁺, X₂ 1 systems of SbI in the near-infrared spectral region has been observed in a discharge flow system. Analysis of the spectra led to the spectroscopic constants (in cm^?1) of AsI: ω_e(X₁, X₂) = 257 ± 2, ω_ex_e(X₁, X₂) = 0.82 ± 0.2, T_e(b 0⁺) = 11738 ± 5, ω_e(b 0⁺) = 271 ± 2, ω_ex_e(b 0⁺) = 0.66 ± 0.2, and of SbI: T_e(X₂ 1) = 965 ± 10, ω_e(X₁, X₂) = 206 ± 6, T_e(b 0⁺) = 12328 ± 10, ω_e(b 0⁺) = 211 ± 6. The intensity ratio of the two sub-systems b 0⁺ → X₂ 1 and b 0⁺→ X₁ 0⁺ was found to be ≈0.013 in the case of SbI and ? 0.01 for AsI.     

η3:η1⇌η2-tautomerism in carbonyliron complexes. Influence of substituents

A number of chelate η³-allylcarbamoyl iron complexes (I) with different substituents (R in the allyl ligand and R′ at the nitrogen atom) were synthesized. The influence of structural features on the equilibrium between the complexes I and their η²-azadiene tautomers (II) was studied by IR spectroscopy. It was established that the equilibrium position is determined in the first place by steric factors. When R is a bulky substituent the equilibrium is shifted towards the cyclic form I, whereas the branching of the alkyl substituent R′ at the nitrogen atom favours the open olefinic form II. Furthermore π-σ-(N) rearrangement of complexes II to σ-(N) derivatives (III), and the conversion of III into η⁴-azadiene complexes (IV) also depend on the steric requirements of the substituents R and R′.     

Proton—molecule collisional interactions. I. The H+CO(1Σ) potential energy surface

Ab initio calculations are reported for the ground state potential energy surface (PES) of a CO molecule interacting with a proton, by treating the target as a rigid rotor and by performing accurate SCF computations over a wide range of relative distances and internal angles. The special nature of the forces at play in the short-range and intermediate range regions is discussed and protonated equilibrium geometries examined. An analytic fit of the various coefficients appearing in the well known multipolar expansion of the PES is also presented and the highly anisotropic form of this interaction is discussed. Vibrational effects are finally investigated by calculations at various r_CO values and their behaviour analysed in terms of simple stretching parameters.     

Charge-transfer absorption spectra between tetracyclo[3.2.0.02,7.04,6]heptane and π-type electron acceptors

Charge-transfer transition energies, association constants, and molar extinction coefficients of complexes between tetracyclo[3.2.0.0^2,7.0^4,6]heptane(quadricyclane) and olefine type or quinone type acceptors were measured in methylene chloride at 20°. An excellent linear relationship (r = 0·9938) with a slope of 0·96 was observed in plots of ν_max(CT) for a series of complexes of quadricyclane against ν_max(CT) for the corresponding complexes of N,N-dimethyl-aniline, indicating that quadricyclane forms electron donor-acceptor complexes of weak interactions. The first ionization potential, estimated from the hyperbolic relationship between the charge-transfer transition energy (E_CT) and the ionization potential, was an exceptionally low value (8·28–8·32 eV) for a saturated hydrocarbon and was indeed in the same order of magnitude with that of norbornadiene, which was well reproduced by EHM and MINDO/1 calculations applying Koopmans' theorem to the calculated HOMO energy.     

Ã2Σ+ → X̃+Π Emission spectra of the phosphaethyne cations,HCP+ and DCP+

The electron impact excited òΣ⁺ → X?⁺Π emission spectra of HCP⁺ and DCP⁺ have been observed. The spin-orbit split 0-0 band has maxima at 593.7 and 599.0 nm for HCP⁺ and 593.6 and 598.8 nm for DCP⁺. Short progressions in the V₃(CP) vibration are observed. a₀, v₃ and the upper-state lifetime are determined.     

CAS SCF Cl calculations for the 3Σ−g, 1Σ+g, 3Σ+u, and 5Δu states of Sc2

CAS SCF CI (SD) calculations have been carried out for the ³Σ^?_g, ¹Σ⁺_g, ³Σ⁺_u, and ⁵Δ_u states of Sc₂ using large gaussian basis sets. The ³Σ^?_g, ¹Σ⁺_g, and ³Σ⁺_u states arise from the ²D(4s² 3d¹) + ²D(4s² 3d¹) limit of Sc₂ and are found to be only weakly bound (D_c ≈ 0.06 eV and R_c ≈ 8.0a₀). The ⁵Δ_u state arises from the ²D(4s² 3d¹) + ⁴F(4s¹ 3d¹ 4p¹) atomic limit. This state is found to be strongly bound relative to its limits (D_c ≈ 0.8 eV and R_c ≈ 7.0a₀).     

A photoelectron spectroscopic study of proximity effects in 8,11-disubstituted pentacyclo(5.4.0.02.6 .03,10 .05,9) Undecanes

Photoelectron spectra of six 8,11-disubstituted pentacycloundecanes (1, 3 - 7) are reported; the results suggest that the through-space interaction betweeen unsaturation centers in 1 and 3 dominates over the through-bond interaction mechanism.     

b 1Σ+ emissions from group V-VII diatomic molecules: bo+ → X10+, X21 emissions of SbBr

Chemiluminescence studies of the reactions of microwave-discharged oxygen with SbBr₃ have led to the observation of some band sequences in the near infrared region which are attributed to b0⁺ → X₁0⁺ and b0⁺ → X₂1 transitions of SbBr. Analysis of the spectra yielded T_e values for the X₂1 and b0⁺ states of 874 ± 10 and 12756 ± 10 cm^?1, respectively, and vibrational frequencies in the X₁0⁺, X₂1 and b0⁺ states of ω′'_e(X₁, X₂) = 257 ± 10 and ω′_e(b) = 270 ± 10cm^?1.     

Lifetimes and transition probabilities for NH(A3Πi-X3Σ−)

Temporally and spectrally resolved laser-induced fluorescence in the A³Π_i-X³Σ^? system of the NH radical has been measured in a low-pressure flow discharge. The radiative lifetimes of the υ′ = 1 and 0 levels are. respectively, 420 ± 3.5 and 440 ± 15 ns. Relative transition probabilities A_1υ″ for emission from υ′ = 1 are: A₁₀ = 0.030 ± 0.006. A₁₁ = 1.00, A₁₂ = 0.032 ± 0.003 and A₁₃ = 0.0014 ± 0.0002. Calculations of relative A_υ′υ″ using a Morse potential and a previously, calculated ab initio electronic transition moment yield results for this highly diagonal transition which agree with experiment to within a factor of three or better.