Observation and investigation of metastable decay series of (N2) n + cluster ions

N₂ cluster ions are produced by electron impact ionization of a supersonic N₂ cluster beam and analyzed with a double focussing sector field mass spectrometer. It is found that metastable N₂ cluster ions lose more than one N₂ molecule in the μs time regime and decay predominantly via sequential series (N₂) _n ⁺ *→(N₂) _n?1 ⁺ *→...→N ₂ ⁺ , evaporating a single monomer in each of these successive decay steps. The metastable decay rates determined in detail for cluster sizes 2≤n≤6 andn=20 lie between 1 and 10⁶s^?1. These rates(i) depend strongly on the time elapsed after ion formation and on the respective parent cluster ion size, and(ii) exhibit a quasiperiodic pattern in magnitude.     

A first transition series pseudotetrahedral oxynitride anion: synthesis and characterization of Ba(2)VO(3)N

Ammonolysis of reactive oxide precursors affords the vanadium(V) phase Ba(2)VO(3)N that is shown by X-ray and neutron powder diffraction and Raman spectroscopy to contain pseudotetrahedral VO(3)N(4-) anions. This is the first example of such species for the first transition series metals.     

Measurements on the quantum defect of the2 S Rydberg series and fine structure of the2 D Rydberg series in the gallium I spectrum

Level positions of members betweenn=25 andn=45 of the² S Rydberg series in Ga I were measured with high accuracy. The quantum defect of this series turns out to be constant over the region observed, indicating an unperturbed series. The value of the quantum defect is 2.791(2). The fine structure in the² D series was measured by using direct excitation. A qualitative explanation is given.     

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of some transition metal complexes of a new hexadentate N(2)S(2)O(2) Schiff base ligand

A novel interesting hexadentate dibasic N(2)S(2)O(2) donor Schiff base ligand, H(4)dcsalpte, was synthesized by the condensation of 3-formylsalicylic acid and 1,2-di(o-aminophenylthio)ethane and characterized. The reactions of the ligand with different metal(II/III)salts under varied reaction conditions afforded a series of metal complexes. The ligand, H(4)dcsalpte, behaves either as a dibasic or neutral hexadentate one, depending on the reaction conditions. Structural investigations on the ligand and their complexes have been made based on elemental analyses, molar conductance values, magnetic moment values, cryomagnetic and spectral (UV-vis, IR, (1)H NMR, and M?ssbauer) data. Based on magnetic susceptibility, M?ssbauer and electronic spectral data the iron(III) complex [Fe(III)(H(2)dcsalpte)]ClO(4) (8), isolated in the present investigation, it is inferred that the spin states 5/2 and 1/2 are in equilibrium. Similarly a tri-iron(III) complex [Fe(III)(3)(H(2)dcsalpte)(H(3)dcsalpte)Cl(3)]Cl(3) (7), isolated in this study, has been inferred to contain two iron(III) sites in tetrahedral environment and one in the octahedral environment. The aerial oxidation of an equimolar mixture of H(4)dcsalpte and Co(CH(3)COO)(2).4H(2)O in ethanol under reflux gave two products, [Co(H(2)dcsalpte)]CH(3)COO (10) and [(Hbtcsaldm)Co(Hbvcsaldm)] (11), a cobalt(III) complex bound to two dissimilar tridentate NSO donor ligands formed as a result of the oxidative cleavage of the CS bond. In the complex 11, Hbtcsaldm stands for the dianion of the tridentate Schiff base ligand N-(2'-benzenethiol)-3-carboxysalicylaldimine and Hbvcsaldm stands for the mono anion of the tridentate Schiff base ligand N-(benzene-2'-S-vinyl)-3-carboxysalicylaldimine, both being formed as a result of the oxidative cleavage of H(4)dcsalpte.     

Dissociative photoionization of N(2)O in the region of the N(2)O(+)(B (2)Pi) state studied by ion-electron velocity vector correlation

Dissociative direct photoionization of the N2O(X 1Sigma+) linear molecule via the N2O+(B 2Pi) ionic state induced by linearly polarized synchrotron radiation P in the 18-22 eV photon energy range is investigated using the (VA+,Ve,P) vector correlation method, where VA+ is the nascent velocity vector of the NO+, N2+, or O+ ionic fragment and Ve that of the photoelectron. The DPI processes are identified by the ion-electron kinetic energy correlation, and the IchiA+(thetae,phie) molecular frame photoelectron angular distributions (MFPADs) are reported for the dominant reaction leading to NO+ (X 1Sigma+,v) + N(2D)+ e. The measured MFPADs are found in satisfactory agreement with the reported multichannel Schwinger configuration interaction calculations, when bending of the N2O+(B 2Pi) molecular ion prior to dissociation is taken into account. A significant evolution of the electron scattering anisotropies is observed, in particular in the azimuthal dependence of the MFPADs, characteristic of a photoionization transition between a neutral state of Sigma symmetry and an ionic state of Pi symmetry. This interpretation is supported by a simple model describing the photoionization transition by the coherent superposition of two ssigma and ddelta partial waves and the associated Coulomb phases.     

N,N-bis (2-chloroethyl) amides and N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl) hydrazides of carboxylic acids of the furan series

Reaction of N, N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride with chloroanhydrides of carboxylic acids of the furan series, in chloroform in the presence of pyridine gives N, N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amides of furan carboxylic acid, furylacrylic acid, 5-nitrofuran carboxylic acid, and 5-nitrofurylacrylic acid.N, N-bis(2-chloroethyl)hydrazides of furan carboxylic acid, furyl carboxylic acid, 5-nitrofuran carboxylic acid, and 5-nitrofurylacrylic acid were obtained in 78–88% yields by reacting N, N-bis(2-chloroethyl)hydrazine hydrochloride with the chloroanhydrides of the appropriate acids in chloroform in the presence of pyridine. The last two hydrazides were prepared in 31 % and 56 % yield, respectively, using anhydrous sodium acetate in place of pyridine.     

Analysis of the Rydberg transition in ethylene sulphide

Prominent features of the vacuum ultraviolet spectrum of ethylene sulphide have been assigned to three Rydberg series. All three converge to an ionization limit of 9.051 eV (73 000 cm^?1. The Rydberg orbitals of each series are classified according to the magnitude of the quantum defect (δ).     

Electron transfer from state-selected Rydberg atoms to (N2O) m and (CF3Cl) m clusters

Electron transfer from state-selected Ar** (ns, nd) Rydberg atoms to neutral (N₂O) _m and (CF₃Cl) _m clusters has been studied for principal quantum numbersn between 10 and 45. The dominant product ions are (N₂O) _q ·O^? and, dependent on stagnation pressure, (CF₃Cl) _q ·Cl^? or (CF₃Cl) _q ·FCl^?, respectively. In both cases we observe a strongn-dependence of the negative cluster ion spectra. While for lown, broad ion distributions are observed, much narrower distributions are found for highn, especially for N₂O negative cluster ions around the dominant species (N₂O)₆·O^?, corresponding to a remarkably size-selective process. Possible reasons for this behaviour are briefly discussed.     

Oxygen-transfer reactions between 3d transition metals and N(2)O and NO(2)

Density functional calculations have been performed to describe reactions of ground-state 3d transition metal atoms (Sc-Ni) with N(2)O and NO(2) molecules. From the analysis of the calculated reaction surfaces, a general reaction mechanism evolved. The reactions are initiated by electron transfer from metal to the oxidant molecule, which weakens the N-O bond and facilitates an O(-)((2)P) abstraction. 4s-3d hybridization taking place in the metal electronic structure plays an essential role in the net 4s(beta) electron transfer from the metal atom to the nitrogen-oxide molecule. These key steps contribute to connect the reactant and product channels on a single potential energy surface. The calculations revealed that reaction with NO(2) yields stable oxo-nitrosyl insertion products, and their equilibrium structural properties can be understood by inspecting the 4pi* metal-oxide orbital occupancies. Correlation is obtained between the metal 3d ionization energies and the reaction rates as well as activation energies. This correlation provides additional support for the reaction mechanism called electron-transfer-assisted oxygen abstraction. This novel mechanism exhibits the basic features of the simple electron transfer and direct abstraction kinetic models and sheds new light on the so-called resonance interaction model as well.     

Orbital relaxation in the Rydberg series of the He atom

The orbital behavior of both the singlet and triplet Rydberg series for 1sns configurations of the He atom has been investigated using one- and two-configuration Hartree–Fock wave functions. The core orbital within the triplet series changes negligibly; however, a contract trend is noticeable as the Rydberg orbital penetrates more into the core region, which is in contrast to that found in the 1s²ns ²S Rydberg series of Li atom. Although some properties of the whole atom can be calculated, the core relaxation of the singlet series can not be drawn without ambiguity because a two-configuration correlated wave function has to be used, and thus the orbital picture is lost.     

Rydberg series in the absorption spectra of H2O and D2O in the vacuum ultraviolet

The photoabsorption cross section of molecular H₂O and D₂O has been determined in the range from hν = 10eV to 20 eV with 0.03 Å resolution. A refined analysis of the Rydberg series including the rotational line shapes of several bands to locate the band origins and a comparison with recent ab initio calculations is given. In the region of continuous absorption we have assigned a p-type and an s-type Rydberg series leading to the ²A₁ and the ²B₂ state respectively with quantum defects δ ≈ 0.75 and δ ≈ 1.36.     

Observation of L uncoupling in the 5 1Deltag Rydberg state of Na2

The phenomenon of electronic orbital angular momentum L uncoupled from its internuclear axis has been observed in the sodium dimer using high-resolution cw optical-optical double-resonance spectroscopy. When L uncoupling occurs, the degeneracy of Lambda doubling is removed. In our experiment, the intermediate B (1)Pi(u) state of Na(2) is excited from the thermally populated ground X (1)Sigma(g) (+) state by a single-line Ar(+) laser. Then, a single-mode dye laser is used to probe the Rydberg states from the intermediate state. The signals are detected by monitoring the UV fluorescence from the triplet gerade states back to the a (3)Sigma(u) (+) state via collision energy transfer. Under our experimental resolution, the splitting of Lambda doubling in the 5 (1)Delta(g) state of Na(2) can be measured. A total of 136 rovibronic levels with ef parities have been assigned to the 5 (1)Delta(g) state. The Lambda-splitting constants deduced from these data are q(0)=0.376(90)x10(-4) cm(-1), q(v)=0.114(6)x10(-4) cm(-1), and mu=0.76(33)x10(-8) cm(-1). In general, the Lambda splitting of the Delta states is considerably smaller than that of the Pi states. However, the first-order splitting constants q(0) and q(v) reported here are larger than those in the B (1)Pi(u) state. This is due to the L uncoupling of the Rydberg states.     

Electrochemical behaviour of a series ofN,N′-1,2-Phenylenebis(salicylideneimin)ato transition metal complexes

Summary The electrochemistry of a series of nickel(II), copper(II), cobalt(II), manganese(II) and oxovanadium(IV) complexes with theN,N-1,2-phenylenebis(salicylideneimin)ate ligand has been studied in dimethyl sulfoxide solution. Kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of the electron-transfer processes are discussed, also with respect to those of the correspondingN,N-ethylenebis(salicylideneimin)ate and bis(salicylideneiminate-3-propyl)amine derivatives     

N，N＇－二（2－羟基苄烯）－2－羟基苯甲基二胺及N，N＇－二（2－羟基苄基）－2－羟基苯甲基二胺与过渡金属配合物的合成和表征

在四氢呋喃中合成了Ｓｃｈｉｆｆ碱配体Ｎ，Ｎ＇－二（２－羟基苄烯）－２－羟基苯甲基二胺（ＳＢ）与二价过渡金属镍、铜、锌的三核或双核配合物；用钠汞齐还原ＳＢ得到了其氢化物Ｎ，Ｎ＇－二（２－羟基苄基）－２－羟基苯甲基二胺（ＨＳＢ），并在乙醇中合成了它与铜的双核配合物。对这些配合物进行了元素分析和热分析，并测定了电导、红外光谱和紫外光谱，确定了分子式，讨论了可能的配位结构。     

Deterimation of tensor polarizabilities in the perturbed 4snd 1 D 2 Ca Rydberg series

The tensor polarizabilities of the 4snd ¹ D ₂ Ca Rydberg states fromn=5 ton=19 have been measured using quantum beat spectroscopy at very low electric field strengths. The irregular behaviour of the polarizabilities is well reproduced by Coulomb approximation calculations. Using a quantum defect analysis, the strong variations of the tensor polarizabilities of themsnd ¹ D ₂ states of the alkaline earth atoms Ca, Sr, and Ba can be explained.     

Competing thermal activation mechanisms in the meltinglike transition of Na(N) (N = 135-147) clusters

The meltinglike transition in unsupported icosahedral Na(N)() clusters, with N = 135-147, has been studied by isokinetic molecular dynamics simulations based on an orbital-free version of density functional theory. A maximum in the melting temperature, T(m), is obtained for Na141, while the latent heat, deltaE, and entropy of melting, deltaS, are maximal for Na147. These observations are in close agreement with calorimetric experiments on N clusters. The size evolution of deltaS is rationalized by the emergence of important premelting effects associated with the diffusive motion of atomic vacancies at the cluster surface. The precise location of the maximum in T(m) is explained in terms of two different thermally activated structural instability mechanisms which trigger the meltinglike transition in the size ranges N = 135-141 and N = 141-147, respectively.     

First-row transition metal-halide complexes supported by a monoanionic [N(2)P(2)] ligand

Metal-halide complexes of a multidentate monoanionic ligand tBuN(H)SiMe2N(CH2CH2PiPr2)2, H[N2P2], with Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni have been isolated and characterized. X-ray crystallographic studies were performed on [N2P2]TiCl2 (3), [N2P2]CrCl2 (5), [N2P2]MnCl (6), [N2P2]FeCl (7), [N2P2]CoCl (8), and [N2P2]NiBr (9), and the results revealed that the [N2P2] ligand exhibits considerable flexibility in the manner in which it binds to first-row metals and that three distinct coordination modes are observed: kappa3-N2P (Ti), kappa3-NP2 (Mn, Fe, Co), and kappa4-N2P2 (Cr, Ni). Electrochemical (CV) data and room-temperature magnetic susceptibilities are also described.     

Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of trans-4-(N,N-bis(2-pyridyl)amino)stilbene. A new intrinsic fluoroionophore for transition metal ions

[reaction: see text] The title compound (1) has been synthesized via sequential Pd-catalyzed amination reactions and investigated as an intrinsic fluoroionophore. The efficiency in the synthesis of 1 strongly depends on the order of couplings among the substrates. Compound 1 displays fluorescence quenching upon the binding of transition metal ions, where the binding-triggered conformational twisting and in turn the inhibition of internal charge transfer (ICT) play an important role.