Theoretical study of chlorine nitrates: implications for stratospheric chlorine chemistry

Reported here is a theoretical study of possible stratospheric chlorine reservoir species including isomers of chemical formula ClNO(4) and ClNO(5), in addition to the well-known ClONO(2) reservoir species. Density functional theory (DFT) in conjunction with large one-particle basis sets has been used to determine equilibrium structures, dipole moments, rotational constants, harmonic vibrational frequencies, and infrared intensities. The B3LYP functional was used since it has previously been shown to perform well for similar compounds. The equilibrium geometry and vibrational spectra of ClONO(2) are shown to be in good agreement with the experimental data and also with high-level coupled-cluster calculations reported previously. Three stable isomers have been identified for each ClNO(4) and ClNO(5). The vibrational spectrum of O(2)ClONO(2) has been compared with the available experimental data and found to be in good agreement. The relative energetics of the ClNO(4) and ClNO(5) isomers have been determined using large atomic natural orbital (ANO) basis sets in conjunction with the singles and doubles coupled-cluster method that includes a perturbational correction for triple excitations, denoted CCSD(T). Accurate heats of formation have been evaluated by computing energies for isodesmic reactions involving the ClNO(4) and ClNO(5) isomers. The stability of these molecules with respect to thermal dissociation is examined. The present study suggests that isomers of ClNO(4) and ClNO(5) may have no atmospheric chemical relevance because the atmospheric concentrations of the necessary reactants are insufficient, but it is also found that under laboratory conditions the formation of O(2)ClONO(2) cannot be ignored.     

Theoretical study of radical anions of polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins

The electronic and energetic properties of radical anions of dibenzo-p-dioxins with different number and positions of chlorine atoms in the molecules are investigated by the AM1 method. The stability of radical anions regarding the elimination of chloride anion is studied. There is no obvious difference in dissociation energies of - and -chlorinated dioxins. Isomeric structure of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins influences electron affinity, -chlorinated dioxins having higher values.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1902–1905, November, 1994.     

Communication: Vibrational spectroscopy of atmospherically relevant acid cluster anions: bisulfate versus nitrate core structures

Infrared multiple photon dissociation spectra for the smallest atmospherically relevant anions of sulfuric and nitric acid allow us to characterize structures and distinguish between clusters with a bisulfate or a nitrate core. We find that bisulfate is the main charge carrier for HSO(4)(-)·H(2)SO(4)·HNO(3) but not for NO(3)(-)·H(2)SO(4)·HNO(3). For the mixed dimer anion, we find evidence for the presence of two isomers: HSO(4)(-)·HNO(3) and NO(3)(-)·H(2)SO(4). Density functional calculations accompany the experimental results and provide support for these observations.     

Theoretical study of hydrogen-bonded formaldehyde complexes

The hydrogen-bonded complexes involving formaldehyde and a series of proton donors of varying strengths, have been investigated at different levels of ab initio MO theory. The structures of the studied complexes were SCF optimized at the 6-31G basis set level. The binding energy was estimated employing basis set superposition correction, zero-point vibrations and MP2 correlation contribution at the different basis set: STO-3G; 6-31G; MP2/6-31G; 6-31G**; MP2/6-31G**; 6-311G(2d, 2p) and MP2/6-311G(2d, 2p). Linear relationships were found of the calculated binding energy with: the calculated shift in the carbonyl stretching frequency, the changes in carbonyl bond length and the optimum value of hydrogen-bond distance; furthermore the calculations confirm a parallel trend between the proton-donor ability and the strength of the hydrogen bond.     

Theoretical and experimental study of the inclusion complexes of ferulic acid with cyclodextrins

The inclusion complexation behaviour of ferulic acid (FA) with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) was investigated by UV–vis, fluorescence and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Since the guest may exist in either anionic or neutral form, the experiments were performed at different pH values. The stoichiometry and association constants of the complexes were determined by nonlinear regression analysis. The phase-solubility studies indicated that the water solubility of FA was improved through complexation with β-CD and HP-β-CD. An increase in the antioxidant reactivity was observed when inclusion complexes that FA formed with CDs were studied. Based on the NMR data, the spatial configurations of FA/β-CD and FA/HP-β-CD complexes were proposed, which suggested that FA entered into the cavity of β-CD from the narrow side, with the lipophilic aromatic ring and ethylenic moieties inside the CD cavity, and the –COOH group was close to the wider rim and exposed outside the cavity. A theoretical study of the complexes using molecular modelling gives the results in good agreement with the NMR data.     

Theoretical study on the bromomethane-water 1:2 complexes

Bromomethane-water 1:2 complexes have been theoretically studied to reveal the role of hydrogen bond and halogen bond in the formation of different aggregations. Four stable structures exist on the potential energy surface of the CH3Br(H2O)2 complex. The bromine atom acts mainly as proton acceptor in the four studied structures. It is also capable of participating in the formation of the halogen bond. The properties and characteristics of the hydrogen bond and the halogen bond are investigated employing several different quantum chemical analysis methods. Cooperative effects for the pure hydrogen bonds or the mixed hydrogen bonds with halogen bonds and the possibility of describing cooperative effects in terms of the topological analysis of the electronic density or the charge-transfer stabilization energy are discussed in detail. An atoms-in-molecules study of the hydrogen bond or the halogen bond in the bromomethane-water 1:2 complexes suggests that the electronic density topology of the hydrogen bond or the halogen bond is insensitive to the cooperative effect. The charge-transfer stabilization energy is proportional to the cooperative effect, which indicates the donor-acceptor electron density transfer to be mainly responsible for the trimer nonadditive effect.     

Theoretical study of main-group metal-borazine sandwich complexes

Using density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation, we have theoretically studied the formation of neutral metal-aromatic complexes R1-M and R1-M-R2, where M is either neutral lithium, calcium, or gallium and R1 or R2 is benzene or borazine. We first find that calcium atom is an effective mediator for cooperative formation of a sandwich complex with borazine, while others are not. When benzene and borazine are mixed in the presence of calcium, a 1:2:1 mixture of benzene-calcium-benzene, borazine-calcium-benzene, and borazine-calcium-borazine is expected. An "A"-shaped structure is predicted for homo- and heterocomplexes of borazine with partial B-B and B-C bonds, while two rings are planar in the case of homocomplexes of benzene. Our analysis of the electron density distributions in HOMO-1 to LUMO in terms of orbital symmetry in conjunction with analysis of l,m-projected electronic local density of states shows that this correlates with the charge transfer and the interaction of pi states of the rings mediated by empty d-states of Ca, which is ultimately related to the polarity of the B-N bond. We find that there is a large accumulation of electron density on particular atoms upon complex formation, predicting characteristic behavior in electron-transfer reaction and nucleophilic reaction different from those for pure benzene or borazine molecule. The hetero-sandwich complex is of particular interest due to its asymmetrical distribution of excess electrons.     

Theoretical study of hydrogen bonded complexes of dimethyl disulfide or dimethyl peroxide with nitric acid

Ab initio and DFT calculations performed on the title systems revealed two types of structures for both DMDS-HNO₃ and DMDO-HNO₃ complexes. In both structures two hydrogen bonds are formed between the OH group interacting with one of sulfur (or oxygen) atoms and methyl CH group being a proton donor to one of the oxygen atoms of the NO₂ group of nitric acid. Depending on the location of the interacting methyl group with respect to the S or O acceptor of the main O-H?S(O) bond, the seven or eight-membered ring structures are formed. For all the structures, the most pronounced changes in geometric parameters upon interaction are observed for the proton donor molecule. The calculated binding energies are between −20.86 and −29.95 kJ/mol at MP2 and between −17.52 and −27.47 kJ/mol at B3LYP using the 6-311++G(2d,2p) basis set. The complexes involving disulfide are slightly weaker by ca. 6.7-8.6 kJ/mol than the corresponding peroxide complexes. The performed NBO analysis reveals that the charge transferred to σ*(OH) orbital of the nitric acid molecule comes mainly from the high p-character lone pair orbital of sulfur or oxygen atom being the hydrogen bond acceptor site in the disulfide or peroxide molecule.     

Theoretical study of the solvation of fluorine and chlorine anions by water

The solvation of fluoride and chloride anions (F(-) and Cl(-), respectively) by water has been studied using effective fragment potentials (EFPs) for the water molecules and ab initio quantum mechanics for the anions. In particular, the number of water molecules required to fully surround each anion has been investigated. Monte Carlo calculations have been used in an attempt to find the solvated system X(-)(H(2)O)(n) (X = F, Cl) with the lowest energy for each value of n. It is predicted that 18 water molecules are required to form a complete solvation shell around a Cl(-) anion, where "complete solvation" is interpreted as an ion that is completely surrounded by solvent molecules. Although fewer water molecules may fully solvate the Cl(-) anion, such structures are higher in energy than partially solvated molecules, up to n > or = 18. Calculations on the F(-) anion suggest that 15 water molecules are required for a complete solvation shell. The EFP predictions are in good agreement with the relative energies predicted by ab initio energy calculations at the EFP geometries.     

Theoretical study of new LmDHODH and LmTXNPx complexes: structure-based relationships

Structural Chemistry - In this work, a series of eight novel ring-substituted styrylquinolines were synthesized, and in silico physicochemical properties were estimated. The inhibitory activity of...     

Theoretical study of the Rydberg spectra of chemically relevant isovalent radicals

In the present work we have studied the Rydberg spectroscopic behavior of the CH₃ and SiH₃ isovalent radicals. The molecular‐adapted quantum defect orbital (MQDO) method has been employed in our calculations, which have been extended to the radicals' isolated central atoms, C and Si. The similarities observed between the intensities of analogous transitions in the atoms and the corresponding radicals have not only served the purpose of assessing the quality of our calculations but also offer some potential practical usefulness. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2001     

Theoretical study of thiourea derivatives as chemosensors for fluoride and acetate anions

The different interactions between a chemosensor,1-(naphthalen-2-yl)-3-(6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl)-thiourea(1),and F-,acetate(AcO-),Cl-,and Br-anions have been investigated theoretically at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level with the basis set superposition error(BSSE) correction.It was found that the high selectivity of compound 1 for F-can be ascribed to the ability of the anion to deprotonate the N-H fragment of the host sensor,while the chemosensor also has a strong affinity for AcO-by virtue of the formation of a hydrogen-bonded complex.Intramolecular charge transfer(ICT) causes the colorimetric signaling of compound 1 after interaction with F-/AcO-.A study of substituent effects suggested that the O/NH-and O/S-substituted derivatives are also expected to be promising candidates for chromogenic F-/AcO-chemosensors.     

Theoretical study of water-pyridine complexes using intermolecular potentials

Intermolecular potential functions have been used to determine the equilibrium structures of the water-pyridine complexes. The dimer and symmetrical 2:1 water pyridine systems have been studied. Three water models, ST2, TIPS2, and EMPWI have been combined with two different Lennard Jones nonbonded parameters and various charge distributions for the pyridine molecule to describe the systems. For the dimer, results show two distinguishable classes of preferential hydration sites, which are specific sites corresponding to hydrogen-bonded dimer and nonspecific sites located near the hydrophobic regions. Calculations performed on hydrogen-bonded symmetrical complexes show that the planar complex is generally less stable than the complex with water molecules perpendicular to the pyridine plane. For these complexes, the major factor that influences the hydrogen-bonded configurations is the choice of the water model. The importance of atomic charge distributions for the solute over the choice of potential parameters is pointed out. Finally, the effective lone pair representation on the aromatic nitrogen atom is shown to improve the hydrogen bond geometry and the stability of the complexes.     

Gas chromatographic study of donor-acceptor complexes I. Theoretical study

Summary New general equations have been derived to calculate, by gas-liquid chromatography, the equilibrium constants for complexing reactions between a volatile solute and a non-volatile reagent dissolved in a stationary liquid phase. These equations, which are more general than the relationships usually accepted, take into account the differences in molecular sizes between the inert solvent and the complexing reagent and the activity coefficients of the various species in solution. An equation relating the reaction enthalpy, the dissolution enthalpy of the solute in the liquid stationary phase and the composition of this phase, is also given.

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Gas-chromatographische Untersuchung von Donator-Akzeptor-Komplexen. I. Theoretische Untersuchung

Zusammenfassung Es wurden neue Gleichungen entwickelt, mit deren Hilfe durch Daten der Gas-Flüssig-Chromatographie die Gleichgewichtskonstanten bei der Komplexbildung zwischen einem flüchtigen Gelösten und einem nicht flüchtigen Reagens, die in einer flüssigen stationären Phase gelöst sind, berechnet werden können. Diese Gleichungen sind allgemeiner als die üblicheweise verwendeten Beziehungen und berücksichtigen die Unterschiede in den Molekülgrößen zwischen dem inerten Lösungsmittel und dem Komplexbildner-Reagens, sowie die Aktivitäts-Koeffizienten der verschiedenen Spezies in Lösung. Es wird ebenfalls eine Gleichung angegeben, die die Reaktionsenthalpie, die Lösungsenthalphie des Gelösten in der flüssigen stationären Phase und die Zusammensetzung dieser Phase in Beziehung setzt.

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Etude par chromatographie en phase gazeuse des complexes donneur-accepteur. I-Etude théorique

Résumé De nouvelles équations ont été développées pour calculer, par chromatographie gaz-liquide, les constantes d'équilibres de formation de complexes entre un soluté volatil et un réactif non volatil dissous dans la phase fixe. Ces équations sont plus générales que celles, plus simples, habituellement utilisées. Elles tiennent compte des différences de taille des molécules de solvant et d'agent complexant et des coefficients d'activité des espèces en solution. Une relation entre l'enthalpie de la réaction, l'enthalpie de dissolution du soluté dans la phase stationnaire liquide et la composition de cette phase est aussi donnée.

     

Theoretical and experimental investigation on the oxidation of gallic acid by sulfate radical anions

By monitoring the decay of SO4*- after flash photolysis of aqueous solutions of S2O82- at different pH values, the kinetics of the reaction of SO4*- radicals with gallic acid and the gallate ion was investigated. The bimolecular rate constants for the reactions of the sulfate radicals with gallic acid and the gallate ion were found to be (6.3 +/- 0.7) x 10(8) and (2.9 +/- 0.2) x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1), respectively. On the basis of the oxygen-independent second-order decay kinetics and on their absorption spectra, the organic radicals formed as intermediates of these reactions were assigned to the corresponding phenoxyl radicals. DFT calculations in the gas phase and aqueous solution support formation of the phenoxyl radicals by H abstraction from the phenols to the sulfate radical anion. The observed recombination of the phenoxyl radicals of gallic acid to yield substituted biphenyls and quinones is also supported by the calculations. HPLC/MS product analysis showed formation of one of the predicted quinones.     

Coordination polymers with carborane anions: silver dinitrile complexes

Crystalline materials have been isolated and characterized from mixing the silver carborane salts Ag(CB(11)H(12)) or Ag[Co(C(2)B(9)H(11))(2)] with nitrile ligands, either terminal acetonitrile or potentially bridging alkanedinitriles. Most of the complexes showed B-H...Ag interactions between the silver center and carborane anion. [Ag(acetonitrile)(2)(CB(11)H(12))] has a hexagonal network structure. [Ag(malonitrile)(2)(CB(11)H(12))] is a discrete dimeric complex, while [Ag(4)(succinonitrile)(5)(CB(11)H(12))(4)], [Ag(glutaronitrile)(2)][Co(C(2)B(9)H(12))(2)], and [Ag(glutaronitrile)[Co(C(2)B(9)H(11))(2)]] all show coordination chain structures. The carborane anions in [Ag(adiponitrile)[Co(C(2)B(9)H(11))(2)]] bridge between Ag centers to give a 3D CdSO(4)-related coordination polymer. The structure of [Ag(malonitrile)(2)](BF(4)) was also determined to have an unusual chiral diamondoid structure with a skewed 2-fold interpenetration.     

四唑及其衍生物的理论研究 2: 氯代四唑负离子的从头算

用从头计算法, 取6-21G基组, 在MP2水平上, 计算研究了1H-和2H-四唑一氯取代物三种负离子的全优化几何构型和电子结构, 比较讨论了它们的芳香性和稳定性。发现三者均取平面构型, 其芳香性和稳定性次序为: 5-氯四唑负离子>2-氯四唑负离子>1-氯四唑负离子。预示了形成金属配合物时5-氯四唑作为配体的重要性和配位方式。     

Theoretical studies on interactions between low energy electrons and protein-DNA fragments: valence anions of AT-amino acids side chain complexes

Electron attachment to trimeric complexes that mimic most frequent hydrogen bonding interactions between an amino acid side chain (AASC) and the Watson-Crick (WC) 9-methyladenine-1-methylthymine (MAMT) base pair has been studied at the B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) level of theory. Although the neutral trimers will not occur in the gas phase due to unfavorable free energy of stabilization (G(stab)) they should form a protein-DNA complex where entropy changes related to formation of such a complex will more than balance its disadvantageous G(stab). The most stable neutrals possess an identical pattern of hydrogen bonds (HBs). In addition, the proton-acceptor (N7) and proton-donor (N10) atoms of adenine involved in those HBs are located in the main groove of DNA. All neutral structures support the adiabatically stable valence anions in which the excess electron is localized on a π* orbital of thymine. The vertical detachment energies (VDEs) of anions corresponding to the most stable neutrals are substantially smaller than that of the isolated WC MAMT base pair. Hence, electron transfer from the anionic thymine to the phosphate group and as a consequence formation of a single strand break (SSB) should proceed more efficiently in a protein-dsDNA complex than in the naked dsDNA as far as electron attachment to thymine is concerned.     

Iron complexes with monocarboxylate anions: Models of their formation

The composition, stability, existence ranges, and degrees of accumulation of iron complexes in solutions of formic, acetic, propionic, butyric, and valeric acids have been determined with the use of the oxidation function and suggested principle of equilibrium modeling from the experimental data obtained by the oxidation potential method. The calculated model parameters can serve as the reference material for targeted synthesis and different thermodynamic calculations.     

Theoretical study of H complexes of tetracoordinated phosphorus compounds

Conclusions Energies of formation of complexes of hydrogen fluoride with compounds of tetracoordinated phosphorus, charge transfers in complexing, and other characteristics of these reactions calculated by CNDO/2 methods agree well with the measured values.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 496–502, March, 1979.