The stability of the acetic acid dimer in microhydrated environments and in aqueous solution

The thermodynamic stability of the acetic acid dimer conformers in microhydrated environments and in aqueous solution was studied by means of molecular dynamics simulations using the density functional based tight binding (DFTB) method. To confirm the reliability of this method for the system studied, density functional theory (DFT) and second order M?ller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) calculations were performed for comparison. Classical optimized potentials for liquid simulations (OPLS) force field dynamics was used as well. One focus of this work was laid on the study of the capabilities of water molecules to break the hydrogen bonds of the acetic acid dimer. The barrier for insertion of one water molecule into the most stable cyclic dimer is found to lie between 3.25 and 4.8 kcal mol(-1) for the quantum mechanical methods, but only at 1.2 kcal mol(-1) for OPLS. Starting from different acetic acid dimer structures optimized in gas phase, DFTB dynamics simulations give a different picture of the stability in the microhydrated environment (4 to 12 water molecules) as compared to aqueous solution. In the former case all conformers are converted to the hydrated cyclic dimer, which remains stable over the entire simulation time of 1 ns. These results demonstrate that the considered microhydrated environment is not sufficient to dissociate the acetic acid dimer. In aqueous solution, however, the DFTB dynamics shows dissociation of all dimer structures (or processes leading thereto) starting after about 50 ps, demonstrating the capability of the water environment to break up the relatively strong hydrogen bridges. The OPLS dynamics in the aqueous environment shows--in contrast to the DFTB results--immediate dissociation, but a similar long-term behavior.     

Studies on14CO2 exchange reaction with p-fluorophenyl acetic acid and microsynthesis of carboxyl-14C labelled p-fluorophenyl acetic acid

The exchange reaction between¹⁴CO₂ and sodium salt of p-fluorophenyl acetic acid was found to proceed with greater than 50% isotope incorporation when salt to CO₂ ratio was 61. The carboxyl-C-14 labelled p-fluorophenyl acetic acid was isolated in a pure form using small chemical concentrations of radioactive¹⁴CO₂ of high specific activity /30 mCi/mmol/.     

Hydrocarbon Effects on the Promotion of Non-Thermal Plasma NO–NO2 Conversion

Kinetic modeling of non-thermal plasma chemistry is conducted to investigate hydrocarbon (CH₄, C₂H₄, C₃H₆, and C₃H₈) effects on the promotion of NO–NO₂ conversion. A reduced plasma chemistry model, in which radical reactions are selectively involved, is validated with experimental data. The higher reactivity of hydrocarbon additive with O radicals, which produces initial radicals, is requisite to initiate hydrocarbon decomposition, thus providing NO–NO₂ conversion. Initial radicals by plasma discharge induce continual hydrocarbon decomposition and this self-preserved reaction mechanism greatly contributes to the promotion of energy efficient NO–NO₂ conversion. Increase in the conversion extent by ethylene and propylene additives is substantial because of their stronger affinity with O radical. The primary routes of NO–NO₂ conversion process differed by hydrocarbon additives are presented and discussed with the assistance of sensitivity analysis.     

Adsorption of acetic and trifluoroacetic acid on the TiO2(110) surface

We use the first-principles static and dynamic simulations to study the adsorption of acetic (CH(3)COOH) and trifluoroacetic (CF(3)COOH) acid on the TiO(2)(110) surface. The most favorable adsorption for both molecules is a dissociative process, which results in the two oxygens of the carboxylate ion bonding to in-plane titanium atoms in the surface. The remaining proton then bonds to a bridging oxygen site, forming a hydroxyl group. We further show that, by comparing the calculated dipoles of the molecules on the surface, it is possible to understand the difference in contrast over the acetate and trifluoroacetate molecules in the atomically resolved noncontact atomic force microscopy images.     

Multiphase telomerisation of butadiene with acetic acid and acetic anhydride

Two different routes to acetoxyoctadiene are presented. The first one uses the well-known telomerisation of butadiene with acetic acid operating in a multiphase semi-batch mode. The second reaction involves the cleavage of acetic anhydride, hydrogen transfer via ketene formation and thus a telomerisation as well.     

The influence of SO2 and NO2 impurities on CO2 gas hydrate formation and stability

The sequestration of industrially emitted CO(2) in gas hydrate reservoirs has been recently discussed as an option to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas. This CO(2) contains, despite much effort to clean it, traces of impurities such as SO(2) and NO(2) . Here, we present results of a pilot study on CO(2) hydrates contaminated with 1% SO(2) or 1% NO(2) and show the impact on hydrate formation and stability. Microscopic observations show similar hydrate formation rates, but an increase in hydrate stability in the presence of SO(2). Laser Raman spectroscopy indicates a strong enrichment of SO(2) in the liquid and hydrate phase and its incorporation in both large and small cages of the hydrate lattice. NO(2) is not verifiable by laser Raman spectroscopy, only the presence of nitrate ions could be confirmed. Differential scanning calorimetry analyses show that hydrate stability and dissociation enthalpy of mixed CO(2)-SO(2) hydrates increase, but that only negligible changes arise in the presence of NO(2) impurities. X-ray diffraction data reveal the formation of sI hydrate in all experiments. The conversion rates of ice+gas to hydrate increase in the presence of SO(2), but decrease in the presence of NO(2). After hydrate dissociation, SO(2) and NO(2) dissolved in water and form strong acids.     

Determination of the stability constant for acetic acid in synthetic seawater media at various temperatures and salinities

The stability constant (association constant) for acetic acid in synthetic seawater was determined for salinities in the range 5 to 40, in 0.4M and 0.7M ionic strength sodium chloride and at temperatures between 5 and 45°C. The minimum in the log K₁ vs. temperature curve is displaced towards higher temperatures as the ionic strength of NaCl increases. For synthetic seawater solutions, H is independent of temperature but does depend on salinity.     

Kinetics of reaction between acetic acid and Ag2+ in nitric acid medium

The reaction kinetics between acetic acid and Ag²⁺ in nitric acid medium is studied by spectrophotometry. The effects of concentrations of acetic acid (HAc), H⁺, NO^?₃, and temperature on the reaction are investigated. The rate equation has been determined to be –dc(Ag²⁺)/dt = kc(Ag²⁺)c(HAc)c^?1(H⁺), where k = (610 ± 15) (mol/L)^?1 min^?1 with an activation energy of about (48. 8 ± 3.5) kJ mol^?1 when the reaction temperature is 25°C and the ionic strength is 4.0 mol L^?1. The reduction rate of Ag²⁺ increases with the increase in HAc concentration and/or temperature and the decrease in HNO₃ concentration. However, the effect of NO^?₃ concentrations within 0.5–2.5 mol L^?1 on the reaction rate is negligible. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 45: 47–51, 2013     

Reactions of the radial cattions of acetic acid and acetic anhydride in CFCl3

The ESR spectra of -irradiated, at –196 °C, solutions of acetic acid and acetic anhydride were studied depending on their concentrations in CFCl₃. The structure of thus produced radical cations is confirmed with the deuterium substituted analogues. It has been shown that the ion-molecular reaction of the radical cation CH₂COOH⁺ in the isolated dimer takes place for the dilute solutions of acetic acid in CFCl₃ resulting in the formation of CH₃COO follwed by its decomposition to CH₃+CO₂ while the radicals CH₂COOH are formed via secondary processes. The reactions of radical cations of acetic oxide have been also studied.     

磷化过程对MoP催化剂醋酸加氢合成乙醇性能的影响

制备了系列磷化钼催化剂用于醋酸加氢合成乙醇活性评价,并采用XRD、XPS和SEM等技术对催化剂进行表征。结果表明,催化剂除含有MoP外,还有MoP_2O_7和MoO_2等物种,催化醋酸生成乙醇的活性物种是MoP,或者是MoP与MoP_2O_7、MoO_2协同起催化作用。磷化温度一定程度上影响催化剂的形成和活性组分的分布,磷化温度太低,MoP形成量少,磷化温度太高,MoP发生团聚和烧结,磷化温度为650℃时制备的催化剂活性最高。磷钼物质的量比为1.0时催化剂的乙醇合成性能最高。     

Extractive fermentation of acetic acid

In this technoeconomic evaluation of the manufacture of acetic acid by fermentation, the use of the bacterium:Acetobacter suboxydans from the old vinegar process was compared with expected performance of the newerClostridium thermoaceticum bacterium. Both systems were projected to operate as immobilized cells in a continuous, fluidized bed bioreactor, using solvent extraction to recover the product. Acetobacter metabolizes ethanol aerobically to produce acid at 100 g/L in a low pH medium. This ensures that the product is in the form of a concentrated extractable free acid, rather than as an unextractable salt. Unfortunately, yields from glucose by way of the ethanol fermentation are poor, but near the biological limits of the organisms involved.     

Acylation of hydrazides with acetic acid and formic acid

In peptide synthesis, hydrazides are important intermediates for the azide coupling method. A hydrazide is converted to the corresponding azide in the presence of an acid and a nitrite. When acetic acid (or formic acid) is used as the acid, partial acetylation (or formylation) of the hydrazide occurs as a side reaction. Formylation of the hydrazide is much faster than acetylation. Removal of the formyl group on the hydrazide with hydrazine and hydroxylamine was studied. The rate of deformylation with hydrazine treatment is faster than that with hydroxylamine treatment.     

乙酸选择性加氢制乙醇反应性能研究

在固定床反应器上考察了反应温度、反应压力、乙酸(HAC)液体进料空速、H_2/HAC(总气体空速GHSV或H_2流量)对乙酸选择性加氢制乙醇反应的影响,研究了乙酸转化率、产物选择性、乙醇时空收率的变化规律,验证了自主开发催化剂的稳定性。结果表明,副产物的选择性受反应条件的影响,选择合适的反应条件可以抑制乙酸乙酯和丙酮的生成。原料与催化剂床层接触时间小于5s时,可以避免发生乙酸加氢分解脱羰反应生成甲烷气相产物,也避免了乙醇的进一步反应生成乙烷。在反应温度为280℃,反应压力为2.5 MPa,乙酸进料液时空速为0.72 h~(-1),H_2/HAC(mol ratio)为16的条件下,乙酸乙酯选择性为6%。900 h长周期实验表明,自主开发催化剂具有较好的工业应用前景。     

Improvement on stability of square planar rhodium (I) complexes for carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid

A series of square planar cis-dicarbonyl polymer coordinated rhodium complexes with uncoordinated donors near the central rhodium atoms for carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid are reported. Data of IR, XPS and thermal analysis show that these complexes are very stable. The intramolecular substitution reaction is proposed for their high stability. These complexes show excellent catalytic activity, selectivity and less erosion to the equipment for the methanol carbonylation to acetic acid. The distillation process may be used instead of flash vaporization in the manufacture of acetic acid, which reduces the investment on the equipment. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 29574186).     

Synthesis of 2-oxo and 2-thioxo-3(2H)-benzothiazoleethanimic acid anhydride with acetic acid and related products

The reaction of the appropriate 2-benzothiazolinone with 2-chloroacetamide under basic conditions afforded the 2-oxo-3(2H)-benzothiazolineacetamides 6–9. The 2-thioxo-3(2H)-benzothiazolineacetamide ( 10 ) was prepared by the reaction of 3-(carbethoxymethyl)benzothiazoline-2-thione with ammonium hydroxide. The reaction of acetamides 6–10 with the appropriate anhydride containing a catalytic amount of the sodium salt of the acid corresponding to the anhydride afforded the titled compounds 11–18 in excellent yields. The omission of the catalyst in the same reaction furnished a mixture containing 57% of the titled compound, 37% of the nitrile and 6% of an unknown. Possible mechanism and supporting nmr, ir and mass spectral data are discussed.