Kinetics of the reactions of the CHBr2 and CHBr2O2 radicals with O2 and NO

When bromoform (CHBr3) is photolyzed at 266 or 303 nm in the presence of O2 and NO, the formation of secondary Br atoms is observed. By following the rate of growth of this secondary Br atom signal as a function of conditions, rate constants have been determined for the reactions CHBr2 + O2, CHBr2 + NO (both pressure-dependent), and CHBr2O2 + NO (k(2a) = (1.74 +/- 0.16) x 10(-11) cm3 molecule(-1) s(-1) at 23 degrees C). By measuring the amplitude of the secondary Br signal compared to the primary Br formed in the initial photolysis, it is established that the CHBr2O radical spontaneously decomposes to form CHBrO + Br at least 90%, and probably 100%, of the time, in agreement with previous work and with recent ab initio calculations. A survey of four other polybrominated methanes, CH2Br2, CHClBr2, CF2Br2, and CBr4, shows that they all generate secondary Br atoms when photolyzed at 266 nm in the presence of O2 and NO, suggesting that their reaction sequences are similar to that of bromoform.     

Electronic structure and one-electron properties of the MoO2Cl2 molecule. Electronic spectra of the MoO2Cl2, MoO2Br2 and WO2Br2 molecules

The SCF-X -SW method in an overlapping atomic spheres approximation has been used to calculate the electronic structure, ionization potentials, energies and oscillator strengths of the allowed optical transitions and also some of the one-electron properties of the MoO₂Cl₂ molecule. The electronic absorption spectra of vapours over molybdenum and tungsten dioxodibromides have been measured. Interpretation of the experimental electronic absorption spectra of the MoO₂Cl₂, MoO₂Br₂ and WO₂Br₂ molecules is discussed.     

Syntheses on the basis of 2H-chromen-2-one and 2H-chromene-2-thione

4-Hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one and 4-hydroxy-2H-chromene-2-thione reacted with allyl bromide, 1,1,3-trichloroprop-1-ene, and 1,3-dichlorobut-2-ene to give the corresponding ethers, which were oxidized to (2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yloxy)acetic acid with potassium permanganate, and various derivatives of that acid were obtained. 3-(3,3-Dichloroprop-2-enyl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one and 3-(3,3-dichloroprop-2-enyl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-2H-chromene-2-thione were synthesized, and some their transformations were studied.     

DSC study of the kinetics of the thermal dehydration of BaCl2 · 2H2O and BaCl2 · H2O

The kinetics of the thermal dehydration of various kinds of BaCl₂ · 2H₂O and of BaCl₂ · H₂O are investigated using a differential scanning calorimeter. The loss of H₂O proceeds in two steps: BaCl₂ · 2H₂O→BaCl₂ · H₂O→BaCl₂ and is therefore revealed by two endothermic peaks. In the experiments at varying temperature both steps follow a contracting-circle law, after an initial acceleratory stage according to a (n=2) power law. In the experiments at constant temperature, after an initial acceleratory stage according to a (n=2) power law, both steps (except BaCl₂ · 2H₂O single-crystals which follow a contracting-circle law) follow an Avrami-Erofeev law (withn=2) in the form used by Galwey and Jacobs. The activation energies for the various steps are compared and the different kinetic behaviour is discussed.     

Rearrangements of the [2+2]-cycloadducts of DDQ and 2-ethynylpyrroles

The [2+2]-cycloadducts of DDQ and 2-ethynylpyrroles, upon ethanolysis (reflux, 15 min or room temperature, 24 h), rearrange from bicyclo[4.2.0]octadienediones to bicyclo[3.2.0]heptadienone- and cyclobutenyl-dihydrofuranone moieties in 55-83% yields, the former rearrangement being the major direction. Benzoquinone ring cleavage is regioselective to afford mostly bicyclo[3.2.0]heptadienone-pyrrole ensembles (85-90% selectivity) in 39-78% yields. The only exception is when the starting compounds contain an ethoxycarbonyl substituent and the pyrrole counterpart is a 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole fragment. In this case, the ratio of the rearrangement products is 1:1.2 in a total yield of 83%. An important feature of the dihydrofuranone pathway rearrangement is its 100% diastereoselectivity.     

An ab initio study of the relative stabilities of the isomers of CH2N2 and SiH2N2

Ab initio SCF calculations of the equilibrium geometries have been carried out on nine possible isomers of MH₂N₂, where M = C or Si, and compared with the results of MNDO calculations. The results for the carbon compounds are in good agreement with available experimental data, but in the case of the silicon compounds, the molecules are predicted to be unstable with respect to decomposition to SiH₂ and N₂. The inclusion of electron correlation at the MP3 level does not alter the order of the relative stabilities, although the importance of the correlation contribution varies substantially between the different isomers.     

On the bond order of C2 and N2

The commonly adopted bond order values of C₂ and N₂ are critically investigated with a new bond order concept. Ab initio calculations with extended basis sets suggest that C₂ can be described by a double to triple bond closer to acetylene than to ethylene and N₂ by a triple bond. The basis set dependence is discussed. Also a relation between the number of basis functions, MO's and non-vanishing eigenvalues of the bond order parts of the density matrix is presented.     

Investigation on the mechanism and applications of the reaction Cl_2+2HBr=2HCl+Br_2

The mechanism of reaction CI2+2HBr=2HCI+Br2 has been carefully investigated with density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP/6-311G** level. A series of three-centred and four-centred transition states have been obtained. The activation energy (138.96 and 147.24 kJ/mol, respectively) of two bimolecular elementary reactions CI2+HBr→HCI+BrCI and BrCI+HBr→HCI+Br2 is smaller than the dissociation energy of CI2, HBr and BrCI, indicating that it is favorable for the title reaction occurring in the bimolecular form. The reaction has been applied to the chemical engineering process of recycling Br2 from HBr. Gaseous CI2 directly reacts with HBr gas, which produces gaseous mixtures containing Br2, and liquid Br2 and HCI are obtained by cooling the mixtures and further separated by absorption with CCI4. The recovery percentage of Br2 is more than 96%, and the CI2 remaining in liquid Br2 is less than 3.0%. The paper provides a good example of solving the difficult problem in chemical engineering with basic theory.     

R2C＝GeH2和R2Ge＝CH2结构与成键特征的理论研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT), 在B3LYP/6-31＋G(d, p)水平上研究了取代基对二取代锗烯R₂Ge＝CH₂和R₂C＝GeH₂ [R＝H, OH, NH₂, SH, PH₂, F, Cl, Br, (NHCH)₂, CH₃, (CH)₂]的影响. 研究发现π供电子取代基在碳上时更能引起分子结构在锗端的锥型化. 碳原子上的π电子给予取代基的给电子效应越强, R₂C的单-三态能量差越大, π电子的反极化效应就越强, 使得化合物的结构在锗端发生的弯曲越明显, 从而使得弯曲结构更稳定. 和前人的计算相比, 碳上的给电子取代基对GeH₂结构影响大于它对SiH₂的影响.     

On the equilibrium structure of MgC2 and AlC2

In order to find such unknown molecules as MgC₂ and AlC₂ in interstellar space, accurate calculations to determine the equilibrium structures of these molecules were carried out. The ab initio MCSCF and MRSDCI methods were employed in the calculations. MgNC whose rotational constant has been observed was used to check the reliability of the computational scheme. The predicted geometrical structures of MgC₂ and AlC₂ were equilateral triangles and their rotational constants were A_e = 51.55, B_e = 11.52 and C_e = 9.413 GHz for MgC₂ and A_e = 50.76, B_e = 12.00 and C_e = 9.705 GHz for AlC₂.     

Ground electronic states of RbO2+, CsO2+ and FrO2: the ionization energies of RbO2 and CsO2

Calculations are performed to establish the ground electronic states of RbO2+, CsO2+, and FrO2. In the case of the cations, both linear and C2v orientations were considered; for FrO2, the two lowest electronic states, 2A2 and 2B2, were considered in C2v symmetry. In addition, calculations were also performed on the x2 A2 ground states of RbO2 and CsO2 to derive ionization energies. Binding energies and heats of formation are also derived. The bonding in FrO2 is found to be less ionic than that of RbO2 and CsO2.     

等电子-等自旋与非等旋反应的G2(MP2)和G2研究

我们在前文［1－2］中分别用MP2－4／6－31G**／／MP2／6－31G**及MP4／6－311G（2df，Zpd）／／MP2／6－31G**研究了一些双原子氢化物、卤化物、硫化物和氧化物的化学反应的烂变·这些化学反应按如下类型分为四组，即（1）反应物与生成物之间为等电子一等自旋关系，（2）价层等电一等旅，（3）等施和（4）非等旅·结果表明，MP4／6－3fiG（2才，ZPd）对于（1），（2）和（3）类反应，基本上与实验误差小于士15kJ·mo－‘而对非等旋反应仍有较大误差；MPZ－4／6－31G””只对（1）类反应较好．由于PoPle等人近几年来创立的Gaussi…     

自由基HO2与C2H2反应势能面的理论研究

应用量子化学从头计算和密度泛函理论(DFT)对HO2+C2H2反应体系的反应机理进行了研究.在B3LYP/6-311G**和CCSD(T)/6-311G**水平上计算了HO2+ C2H2反应的二重态反应势能面.计算结果表明,主要反应方式为自由基HO2的H原子和C2H2分子中的C原子结合,经过一系列异构化,最后分解得到主要产物P1 (CH2O+ HCO).此反应是放热反应,化学反应热为-321.99 kJ·mol-1.次要产物为P2 (CO2 +CH3),也是放热反应.     

UV absorption spectra and kinetics of the self reaction of CFCl2CH2O2 and CF2ClCH2O2 radicals in the gas phase at 298 K

The ultraviolet absorption spectra of the peroxy radicals derived from hydrochlorofluorocarbons 141b and 142b, (CFCl₂CH₂O₂ and CF₂ClCH₂O₂, respectively), and the kinetics of their self reactions have been studied in the gas phase at 298 K using a pulse radiolysis technique. Absorption cross sections were quantified over the wavelength range 220–300 nm. Measured absorption cross sections at 250 nm were indistinguishable within the experimental uncertainties (≈10%) and yield; Errors represent the sum of statistical uncertainty and our estimate of potential systematic errors. Our absorption cross section data were then used to derive the observed self reaction rate constants for reactions (1) and (2), defined as ?d[RO₂]/dt = 2k[RO₂]² (R = CFCl₂CH₂ or CF₂ClCH₂), of k_1obs = (4.36 ± 0.64) × 10^?12 and k_2obs = (4.13 ± 0.58) × 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, quoted errors represent 2σ. These results are discussed with respect to previous studies of the absorption spectra and kinetics of peroxy radicals.     

Directive nature of the nitration of the oximes of 2-acetylthiophene and 2-propionylthiophene

A method of obtaining pure 2-acetyl- and 2-propionyl-5-nitrothiophenes by nitrating the oximes of the corresponding ketones with the subsequent isolation from the mixtures formed of the pure oximes of the 2-acyl-5-nitrothiophenes and their saponification has been developed. The pure 2-acetyl- and 2-propionyl-4-nitrothiophenes have been isolated by crystallization from the products of the nitration of the corresponding ketones, which form in each case a mixture of the corresponding 2-acyl-4-nitro- and 2-acyl-5-nitrothiophenes containing about 90% of the 4-nitro isomer.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1483–1486, November, 1973.