Alkane isomers: presence in petroleum ether and complexity

The presence and absence of alkane isomers in petroleum and petroleum derivatives depend on the complexity of these structures. It was assumed that the more complex the structure is the less probable it is that that the molecule can be detected in any petroleum derivative. Complexity is a vague concept, which has not been defined in quantitative terms yet, and therefore there is no experimental method, which could be used to determine ‘complexity’. Mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy in combination with gas chromatography were used to identify the various structural isomers of alkanes in petroleum ether. The isomers were categorised in quantitative terms by using topological indices and linear discriminant analysis. It was found that alkanes possessing a more complex, highly branched structure are less probable to be detected in petroleum ether than isomers with a simpler backbone structure. It was proposed that the experimental ‘measure’ of the complexity of isomer_i should be proportional to 1/C_i , where C_i , denotes the concentration of isomer_i in a (primary) petroleum derivative.     

Fast generation of an alkane-series dictionary ordered by side-chain complexity

Selecting the main chain of an alkane as the path that yields the least complex side chains without the maximum-length constraint leads to an efficient generating algorithm representable as nested binary trees. The largest side chain required to specify an N-carbon alkane becomes (N-1)/3. This allows 3.8 million C1-C22 alkanes to be coded for name translation in dictionary order, using an alphabet of 33 C1-C6 alkyl groups also ranked by complexity. The generating process produces reversible isomer codes already in canonical order, making the computation rate in isomers per second inverse linear with N and much faster than reported rates for other structure generators.     

MRCI investigation of different isomers of Ni2O2H2(+)

The geometrical and electronic structures of different isomers of Ni(2)O(2)H(2)(+) are investigated by multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) calculations using natural atomic orbital basis sets. The lowest-lying isomer, Ni(2)(OH)(2)(+), has a rhombic shape with two OH groups bridging the Ni atoms. The next isomer in energetic order with a relative energy of 0.29 eV consists of a linear NiONi(OH(2))(+) chain. Other structures with a rhombic shape, (NiH)(2)O(2)(+), with H bound to the Ni atoms have considerably higher energies, above 4 eV. Especially the low-lying isomers are characterised by a large number of low-lying electronic terms. The product Ni(2)O(2)H(2)(+) of the reaction of Ni(2)O(2)(+) with small alkanes is likely to have the rhombic Ni(2)(OH)(2)(+) structure. The reaction energy of the reaction Ni(2)O(2)(+) + H(2)→ Ni(2)(OH)(2)(+) is estimated to be about -3.5 eV.     

A clue to the diffuse structure in ultraviolet spectra of the GeCl2 A-X transition

Geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies, and relative electronic energies of the two low-lying electronic states of the GeCl(2) dimer have been calculated at the CIS(D) method with a cc-pVTZ basis set. Minima corresponding to three isomers on the ground-state potential energy surface have been characterized. The most stable dimer has a dissociation energy of 0.74 eV and has a trans-(GeCl(2))(2) structure. There is also a related, less stable, cis minimum. A third, C(i) symmetry, isomer has a binding energy of 0.31 eV. It is found that this C(i) isomer has substantial dipole transition strength to the first excited singlet state of the dimer with a vertical excitation energy of 3.33 eV. The transition energy (T(0)) between this C(i) isomer and the van der Waals complex on the singlet excited state is predicted to be 4.007 eV, or a 1104 cm(-1) blueshift with respect to that of the GeCl(2) A-X transition. This finding may explain the diffuse structure which has been observed in the ultraviolet laser-induced fluorescence spectra of GeCl(2).     

Monte Carlo simulation for the adsorption and separation of linear and branched alkanes in IRMOF-1

The adsorption and separation of linear and branched alkanes in the isoreticular metal-organic framework IRMOF-1 have been investigated using Monte Carlo simulation. For pure linear alkanes (C1-nC5), the limiting adsorption properties exhibit linear behavior with the alkane carbon number; the long alkane is preferentially adsorbed over the short alkane at low fugacities, whereas the reverse is found at high fugacities. For pure branched alkanes (C5 isomers), the linear isomer adsorbs more than its branched analogue. The adsorbed amounts of pure alkanes in IRMOF-1 are substantially greater than in a carbon nanotube bundle and in silicalite. For a five-component mixture of C1 to nC5 linear alkanes, the long alkane adsorption first increases and then decreases with increasing fugacity, whereas short alkane adsorption continually increases and progressively replaces the long alkane at high fugacity due to the size entropy effect. For a three-component mixture of C5 isomers, the adsorption of each isomer increases with increasing fugacity until saturation, though there is less adsorption of the branched isomer due to the configurational entropy effect. The adsorption selectivity among the alkanes in IRMOF-1 is smaller than in a carbon nanotube bundle and in silicalite.     

In the first proven SN2' fullerene reaction,both C3 and C1 C60F36 hydrolyse to C1 isomers of C60F35OH that eliminate HF to give epoxides C60F34O; C60F36O oxides are shown to be ethers,and a fourth isomer of C60F36 exists

On standing in organic solvents containing traces of water, C3 and C1 isomers of C60F36 slowly convert to C1 isomers of C60F35OH. Both fluorofullerenols eliminate HF during EI mass spectrometry to give C60F34O epoxides, one fullerenol being much less stable than the other to the extent that the mass spectrum shows only the epoxide. Both C60F35OH isomers have C1 symmetry, one being identified by the remarkable linear relationship between chemical shifts in its 19F NMR spectrum and those in the spectrum of C1 C60F36; the spectrum of the other shows the pattern of C3 C60F36 rendered asymmetrical by the replacement of one F by OH. The reactions are facilitated by the presence of isolated double bonds, and provide the first proven examples of an SN2' reaction of a fullerene derivative. Our observation explains why only a limited number of fluorines are readily replaced in C60F36 and why C60F18 is by contrast much more resistant to hydrolysis. We have isolated also a pure isomer of C60F36O, which is shown to be an oxahomofullerene (ether) apparently derived from C1 C60F36, and an impure fraction comprising a fourth isomer of C60F36, a trifluoromethyl derivative of C60F36, a second isomer of C60F36O, and an unknown species of 1392 u.     

C60亮氨酸衍生物的合成及其理论研究

用1,3-偶极环加成方法合成了含吡咯环C₆₀衍生物C₆₆NH₁₃,并以FTIR、UV-Vis、¹HNMR和LD-TOFMS进行表征.用AM1方法对两种可能的加成产物-[6,6]和[6,5]异构体进行几何构型优化.结果表明,[6,6]异构体更稳定.以优化构型为基础,用INDO/CI方法计算两种加成产物的UV谱,结果表明,[6,6]异构体的特征吸收与实验值一致.本文对这两种异构体的电子跃迁进行理论指认,并分析了光谱红移的原因.     

水热法合成MCM-41分子筛时添加辅助烃的影响

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Beryllium Atom Mediated Dinitrogen Activation via Coupling with Carbon Monoxide

The reactions of laser‐ablated beryllium atoms with dinitrogen and carbon monoxide mixtures form the end‐on bonded NNBeCO and side‐on bonded (η²‐N₂)BeCO isomers in solid argon, which are predicted by quantum chemical calculations to be almost isoenergetic. The end‐on bonded complex has a triplet ground state while the side‐on bonded isomer has a singlet electronic ground state. The complexes rearrange to the energetically lowest lying NBeNCO isomer upon visible light excitation, which is characterized to be an isocyanate complex of a nitrene derivative with a triplet electronic ground state. A bonding analysis using a charge‐ and energy decomposition procedure reveals that the electronic reference state of Be in the NNBeCO isomers has an 2s⁰2p² excited configuration and that the metal‐ligand bonds can be described in terms of N₂→Be←CO σ donation and concomitant N₂←Be→CO π backdonation. The results demonstrate that the activation of N₂ with the N?N bond being completely cleaved can be achieved via coupling with carbon monoxide mediated by a main group atom.     

The conversion among various B4C clusters: a density functional theoretical study

Geometry optimizations and vibration frequencies of B4C clusters were performed with Becke-3LYP method using 6-31G(d) basis set. We have found 14 stable isomers, and the most stable structure among them is the five-member ring containing two three-member boron rings. We also analyzed these stable isomers in detail, and the results show that the structures containing three-member boron rings are predominant in energy for B4C clusters. In terms of MO and NBO analysis, the three-centered bond and the pi-electron delocalization play an important role in stabilizing the planar five-member rings of these B4C clusters. Our calculations suggest that isomer4 can be converted into isomer7 with only an energy barrier of 0.31 kJ mol(-1) at the B3LYP/6-311G+(3df) level. Although the planar structures of the five-member rings (isomers12-14) can be converted with each other, the conversions of isomer14 to isomer13 and isomer13 to isomer12 have high-energy barriers of 70.99 and 68.51 kJ mol(-1) at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level, respectively.     

Preparation and optical resolution of novel 5,10-diaryloctaethylporphyrins with C2 symmetry

Zinc complex of 5,10-bis(2-hydroxynaphthyl)octaethylporphyrin was prepared by coupling tripyrrole and monopyrrole derivatives in the presence of 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde. The chiral trans isomer and di(benzyl ether) derivative derived therefrom were successfully resolved into enantiomers by means of HPLC.     

The effect of molecular symmetry in alkane complexes of 2,5-diphenylfuran and related species

Fluorescence excitation spectra are reported for van der Waals complexes of 2,5-diphenylfuran (PPF), 2,5-diphenyloxazole (PPO) and 2,5-diphenyloxa-1,3,4-diazole (PPD), with a number of normal alkanes ranging from pentane to dodecane, measured under supersonic jet conditions. It is shown that referencing the spectral red shifts for alkane complexes against the corresponding pyrene S₀ → S₂ data provides a useful means of detecting structural variations. The PPF complexes with alkanes from heptane to dodecane show an odd—even effect, where n-alkane guests of different symmetries give rise alternately to single and doubled resonances. Thus, even-alkane complexes have two indistinguishable isomers of C₁ symmetry, which contribute to a single spectrum. On the other hand, odd-alkane complexes also have a C_s isomer, which has a slightly different electronic origin resonance, so that a double spectrum results, with spacing on the order of 10 cm⁻¹. These conclusions are consistent with the general predictions of atom—atom pair-potential calculations. We also show that further splitting may be induced in the spectra by complexation of the asymmetrical molecule 2,5-diphenyloxazole (PPO). Complexes with the shorter alkanes pentane and hexane show increased complexity in the spectrum, which is attributed to greater flexibility in the complexation geometry.     

Separation and Configuration of Syn and Anti Isomers of Testosterone Oxime

Abstract

The syn and anti isomers of testosterone oxime, prepared with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in pyridine were separated on sulfoethyl Sephadex LH-20 in methanol. The predominant isomer had the highest mobility on the cation exchanger and the longest retention time when analyzed as the trimethylsilyl ether derivative on a glass capillary column coated with SE-30. Proton NMR spectra showed that the major isomer had a 4-anti and the minor isomer a 4-syn configuration.     

Acoustic Nonlinearity Parameter of Liquid Alkanes as a Function of Temperature,Chain Length and Isomerism

Abstract

The acoustic nonlinearity parameter B/A along with intermediate quantities such as the pressure derivative of sound speed and the phase shift were measured in 8 linear alkanes and a series of four isomers of hexane. The influences of temperature and chain length on these quantities were revealed. It was found that the phase shift parameter is more sensitive to molecular structure and temperature than B/A and that the pressure derivative of sound speed.     

[Co(2,3-tri)(amp)Cl]^2^+几何经式异构体取代与重排规律、构效关系的研究

对[Co(2,3-tri)(amp)Cl]^2^+四个几何经式异构体在不同条件下的取代及重排反应进行了详细的考察。因二元胺中吡啶环造成的空间拥塞,使cis异构体碱水解速度比trans异构体约快100倍,控制碱水解实验结果表明,每一异构体的水解产物均含四个经式异构体,且具有相同分布。实验过程中未观察到面式异构体。在二甲亚砜中加热的重排反应中,异构体m1表现出最高的反应性,cis异构体均首先转化为trans异构体m3,而后可观察到trans异构体m3与m4的平衡。利用时间分辨核磁共振仪测定了氘代水里各异构体中各活性氢的氘代化速度。反应活性最低的异构体m4具有氘代速度最快的活性氢,当这些活性氢完全氘代化时仍未见其水解或重排产物;而相同实验条件下异构体m1或m2中相应活性氢的氘代化速度则要缓慢得多,但同时可观察到水解和重排产物。这说明在碱催化水解过程中氘代速度快的活性氢与异构体的反应性并非正比关系,然而活性氢的氘代化是观察到异构体水解重排的必要条件。利用量子化学从头计算法在赝势基组RHF/LANL2DZ的水平上对该体系各异构体进行了结构优化计算,与对应异构体的晶体结构参数比较,一般相对误差不超过3%,从能量角度来看,cis异构体比trans异构体高出约4kJ/mol,而面式异构体则至少比经式异构体高约17kJ/mol;考虑溶剂化影响,一般约低5kJ/mol。考察结构参数结果显示,结构变形性参数能较好地解释异构体反应活性。     

Isomeric identification by laser control mass spectrometry

The influence shaped femtosecond laser pulses have on molecular photofragmentation and ionization, coupled with the intrinsic sensitivity of mass spectrometry, results in a powerful tool for fast, accurate, reproducible and quantitative isomeric identification. Complex phase functions are introduced to enhance differences during the laser-molecule interactions, which depend on geometric structure, resulting in different fragmentation fingerprints. A full account is given on the setup and results leading to a technique that can be used to distinguish between compounds normally indistinguishable by conventional electron ionization mass spectrometry. We demonstrate geometric and structural isomer identification of cis-/trans-3-heptene, cis-/trans-4-methyl-2-pentene, o-/p-cresol and o-/p-xylene. For the positional isomers of xylene we present a complete dataset consisting of 1024 different phases to explore phase complexity. A selection of two phases from that data can then be used to achieve quantitative identification in mixtures of xylene isomers. Finally, we evaluate receiver operational curves obtained from our experimental data to demonstrate the reliability that can be achieved by femtosecond laser control mass spectrometry.     

焓-熵补偿在芳香化合物位置异构体保留机理研究中的应用

系统地研究了二氯苯等６种芳香化合物在ＰＳＯ－１１－１８Ｃ６等９支冠醚聚硅氧烷和ＯＶ－１７０１,Ｃａｒｂｏｗａｘ－２０Ｍ毛细管色谱柱上分离过程的热力学参数。利用超热力学方法,考察了这些芳香化合物及其异构体在各种色谱柱上分离过程的焓－熵补偿现象。论述了各种冠醚固定液对芳香化合物的保留机理以及取代基在苯环上位置的变化对溶质与冠醚固定液之间的相互作用参数的影响。     

Diiron dithiolato carbonyls related to the H(ox)CO state of [FeFe]-hydrogenase

Oxidation of the electron-rich (E(1/2) = -175 vs Ag/AgCl) ethanedithiolato complex Fe2(S2C2H4)(CO)2(dppv)2 (1) under a CO atmosphere yielded [Fe2(S2C2H4)(mu-CO)(CO)2(dppv)2](+) ([1(CO)](+)), a model for the H(ox)(CO) state of the [FeFe]-hydrogenases. This complex exists as two isomers: a kinetically favored unsymmetrical derivative, unsym-[1(CO)](+), and a thermodynamically favored isomer, sym-[1(CO)](+), wherein both diphosphines span apical and basal sites. Crystallographic characterization of sym-[1(CO)](+) confirmed a C2-symmetric structure with a bridging CO ligand and an elongated Fe-Fe bond of 2.7012(14) A, as predicted previously. Oxidation of sym-[1(CO)](+) and unsym-[1(CO)](+) again by 1e(-) oxidation afforded the respective diamagnetic diferrous derivatives where the relative stabilities of the sym and unsym isomers are reversed. DFT calculations indicate that the stabilities of sym and unsym isomers are affected differently by the oxidation state of the diiron unit: the mutually trans CO ligands in the sym isomer are more destabilizing in the mixed-valence state than in the diferrous state. EPR analysis of mixed-valence complexes revealed that, for [1](+), the unpaired spin is localized on a single iron center, whereas for unsym/sym-[1(CO)](+), the unpaired spin was delocalized over both iron centers, as indicated by the magnitude of the hyperfine coupling to the phosphine ligands trans to the Fe-Fe vector. Oxidation of 1 by 2 equiv of acetylferrocenium afforded the dication [1](2+), which, on the basis of low-temperature IR spectrum, is structurally similar to [1](+). Treatment of [1](2+) with CO gives unsym-[1(CO)](2+).     

Stability of different zinc(II)-diamine complexes in aqueous solution with respect to structure and dynamics: a QM/MM MD study

In the context of our detailed study of the chemical behavior of aquo- and ammine-Zn(II) complexes, ab initio quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed at the Hartree-Fock (HF) level for the zinc(II)-diamine complexes in aqueous solution. The initial structures of cis and trans isomers of the tetraaquodiamminezinc(II) complex were found to transform into the triaquodiamminezinc(II) complex by releasing one water ligand after approximately 6 and approximately 22 ps of simulation time, respectively. The structural and dynamical properties of these three zinc complexes, i.e., cis-[Zn(NH3)2(H2O)4]2+, trans-[Zn(NH3)2(H2O)4]2+, and [Zn(NH3)2(H2O)3]2+, were analyzed in terms of radial distribution functions (RDF), coordination number distributions (CND), angular distribution functions (ADF), tilt and theta angle distributions, ligands' mean residence times (MRTs), and ion-ligand stretching frequencies. One considerably elongated Zn-O bond of 2.43 A was observed in the case of the cis isomer for one of the water ligands located in the trans position to an ammonia ligand. In the trans isomer the average Zn-O bond length was observed to be 2.23 A, while in the triaquodiamminezinc(II) complex two distinct Zn-O bonds, namely 2.12 A for the ligands in the trigonal plane and 2.26 A for axial water molecules, were observed. As both of the octahedral isomers are transformed into the pentacoordinated structure within the picosecond range, they might be regarded as "metastable species or intermediates", while the triaquodiamminezinc(II) complex is the most stable species of the zinc(II)-diamine complex in aqueous solution.     

Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemistry of diruthenium(III,II) and monoruthenium(III) complexes containing pyridyl-substituted 2-anilinopyridinate ligands

Reaction of the metal-metal bonded complex Ru(2)(O2CCH3)4Cl with 2-anilino-4-methylpyridine leads to the (3,1) isomer of the diruthenium(III,II) complex Ru2(ap-4-Me)4Cl, 1 while the same reaction with 2-anilino-6-methylpyridine gives the monoruthenium(III) derivative Ru(ap-6-Me)3, 2. Both compounds were examined as to their structural, electrochemical, and UV-visible properties, and the data were then compared to that previously reported for (4,0) Ru2(2-Meap)4Cl and other (3,1) isomers of Ru2(L)4Cl with similar anionic bridging ligands. ESR spectroscopy indicates that the monoruthenium derivative 2 contains low-spin Ru(III), and the presence of a single ruthenium atom is confirmed by an X-ray structure of the compound. The combined electrochemical and UV-vis spectroelectrochemical data indicate that the diruthenium complex 1 is easily converted to its Ru2(4+) and Ru2(6+) forms upon reduction or oxidation by one electron while the monoruthenium derivative 2 also undergoes metal-centered redox processes to give Ru(II) and Ru(IV) complexes under the same solution conditions. The reactivity of 1 with CO and CN- was also examined.