CO product distribution in the unimolecular dissociation of HCO

The unimolecular dissociation of HCO ground state was investigated with the time-dependent full-quantum symplectic propagation based on the newest potential energy surface of the system. Calculated energy and widths of HCO resonance states agree well with those in the literature. CO product distribution was systematically investigated. A simple model was presented to interpret the rovibrational distributions in HCO dissociation.     

Reversible and Selective CO2 to HCO2− Electrocatalysis near the Thermodynamic Potential

Reversible catalysis is a hallmark of energy-efficient chemical transformations, but can only be achieved if the changes in free energy of intermediate steps are minimized and the catalytic cycle is devoid of high transition-state barriers. Using these criteria, we demonstrate reversible CO₂/HCO₂⁻ conversion catalyzed by [Pt(depe)₂]²⁺ (depe=1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane). Direct measurement of the free energies associated with each catalytic step correctly predicts a slight bias towards CO₂ reduction. We demonstrate how the experimentally measured free energy of each step directly contributes to the <50 mV overpotential. We also find that for CO₂ reduction, H₂ evolution is negligible and the Faradaic efficiency for HCO₂⁻ production is nearly quantitative. A free-energy analysis reveals H₂ evolution is endergonic, providing a thermodynamic basis for highly selective CO₂ reduction.     

Energetics of the reaction Mn(H)(CO)→Mn(HCO)

Large basis set ab initio Hartree-Fock calculations of the energetics of the model reaction Mn (H)(CO)→Mn(HCO) are reported. The use of polarization functions in the ligand atom basis sets has a profound effect upon the energetics of this isomerization reaction.     

Direct determination of the rate constant for the reaction CO + N2O → CO2 + N2

The rate constant for the bimolecular reaction CO + N₂O → CO₂ + N₂ was determined by comparison of calculated infrared emission profiles of CO₂ with those observed in shock-tube experiments in the temperature range 1350–2100 K for CO-N₂O-He-Ar mixtures. The rate constant was found to be k₁ = 3.2 × 10¹¹exp(−85 kJ/RT) cm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹.     

Acceleration of the reaction OH + CO → H + CO2 by vibrational excitation of OH

The collision complex formed from a vibrationally excited reactant undergoes redissociation to the reactant, intramolecular vibrational relaxation (randomization of vibrational energy), or chemical reaction to the products. If attractive interaction between the reactants is large, efficient vibrational relaxation in the complex prevents redissociation to the reactants with the initial vibrational energy, and the complex decomposes to the reactants with low vibrational energy or converts to the products. In this paper, we have studied the branching ratios between the intramolecular vibrational relaxation and chemical reaction of an adduct HO(v)-CO formed from OH(X(2)Π(i)) in different vibrational levels v = 0-4 and CO. OH(v = 0-4) generated in a gaseous mixture of O(3)/H(2)/CO/He irradiated at 266 nm was detected with laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) via the A(2)Σ(+)-X(2)Π(i) transition, and H atoms were probed by the two-photon excited LIF technique. From the kinetic analysis of the time-resolved LIF intensities of OH(v) and H, we have found that the intramolecular vibrational relaxation is mainly governed by a single quantum change, HO(v)-CO → HO(v-1)-CO, followed by redissociation to OH(v-1) and CO. With the vibrational quantum number v, chemical process from the adduct to H + CO(2) is accelerated, and vibrational relaxation is decelerated. The countertrend is elucidated by the competition between chemical reaction and vibrational relaxation in the adduct HOCO.     

HCO+NO2反应势能面的理论研究

在B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)和CCSD(T)/6-311G(d,p)水平上给出了HCO+NO₂反应详细的势能面信息.计算结果表明,该反应采用两种无垒进攻方式,分别得到两种加合物H(O)CNO₂和H(O)CONO.找到7种能量低于反应物且合理的产物及相应的反应路径.通过对热力学和动力学的分析,产物HONO+CO(P2,P3),HNO+CO₂(P1)和H+CO₂+NO(P6)的形成更为有利.计算结果同实验相符,且有助于深入了解HCO自由基的化学行为.     

Communication: a chemically accurate global potential energy surface for the HO + CO → H + CO2 reaction

We report a chemically accurate global potential energy surface for the HOCO system based on high-level ab initio calculations at ~35,000 points. The potential energy surface is shown to reproduce important stationary points and minimum energy paths. Quasi-classical trajectory calculations indicated a good agreement with experimental data.     

Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of(CH_3)_3CO+CO

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Quasi-classical trajectory study of the H + CO2 → HO + CO reaction on a new ab initio based potential energy surface

A detailed quasi-classical trajectory study of the H + CO(2) → HO + CO reaction is reported on an accurate potential energy surface based on ab initio data. The influence of the vibrational and rotational excitations of CO(2) was investigated up to the collision energy of 2.35 eV. It was found that the total reaction integral cross section increases monotonically with the collision energy, consistent with experimental results. The excitation of the CO(2) bending vibration enhances the reaction, while the excitation in its asymmetric stretching vibration inhibits the reaction. The calculated thermal rate constants are in excellent agreement with experiment. At the state-to-state level, the rotational state distributions of the HO product are in good agreement with experimental results, while those for the CO product are much hotter than measurements. The calculated differential cross sections are dominated by forward scattering, suggesting that the lifetime of the HOCO intermediate may not be sufficiently long to render the reaction completely statistical.     

Quasi-classical trajectory study of the HO + CO → H + CO2 reaction on a new ab initio based potential energy surface

We report extensive quasi-classical trajectory calculations of the HO + CO → H + CO(2) reaction on a newly developed potential energy surface based on a large number of UCCSD(T)-F12/AVTZ calculations. This complex-forming reaction is known for its unusual kinetics and dynamics because of its unique potential energy surface, which is dominated by the HOCO wells flanked by an entrance channel bottleneck and a transition state leading to the H + CO(2) products. It was found that the thermal rate coefficients are in reasonably good agreement with known experimental data in both low and high pressure limits. Excitation of the OH vibration is shown to enhance reactivity, due apparently to its promoting effect over the transition state between the HOCO intermediate and the H + CO(2) product. On the other hand, neither CO vibrational excitation nor rotational excitation in either CO or OH has a significant effect on reactivity, in agreement with experiment. However, significant discrepancies have been found between theory and the available molecular beam experiments. For example, the calculated translational energy distribution of the products substantially underestimates the experiment. In addition, the forward bias in the differential cross section observed in the experiment was not reproduced theoretically. While the origin of the discrepancies is still not clear, it is argued that a quantum mechanical treatment of the dynamics might be needed.     

HCO+和HOC+与C2H2气相质子转移反应的理论研究

在 HF,B3LYP和 QCISD(T)水平上研究了 HCO+和 HOC+与 C2 H2 的气相质子转移反应 .结果表明 :高级电子相关效应对研究质子转移过程极为重要 ;HCO+和 HOC+通过质子垂直进攻 C2 H2 的 π-键分别生成中间体 OC· HC2 H+2 和 CO· HC2 H+2 ,最终生成主要产物为π-质子化的乙炔 HC(H) CH+;对于质子转移反应 HOC+比 HCO+更为活泼 .计算结果与实验结果符合得较好 ,这将有助于理解星际化学以及燃烧化学中的质子转移过程     

Internal energy disposal in the chemiluminescent reaction CD + NO → ND(A) + CO and the kinetic isotope effect

The vibrational and rotational energy disposal for ND(A) from the CD + NO reaction was measured in a flowing afterglow. The initial vibrational and rotational distributions of ND(A) were obtained from a spectral simulation. The initial vibrational distribution was (0.51 ± 0.05)_{ν′ = 0}: (0.26 ± 0.05)_{ν′ = 1}: (0.16 ± 0.05)_{ν′ = 2}: (0.07 ± 0.05)_{ν′ = 3}. The rotational temperatures in ν′ = 0, 1, 2 and 3 levels were 4500 ± 500, 4000 ± 500, 4000 ± 500 and 4000 ± 500 K, respectively. The fractions of the available energy deposited into the vibration, 〈fv〉 and rotation, 〈f_R〉, were 0.21 and 0.36, respectively. The results for ND(A) were compared with those for NH(A) from the CH + NO reaction reported previously and the reaction dynamics was discussed on the basis of the observed isotope effect on the energy state distributions. The kinetic isotope effect k_H/k_D in the CH, CD + NO reactions was measured to be 1.84 ± 0.23. The experimental result was compared with a theoretical calculation using transition-state theory.     

Phase equilibria in the Na,K‖CO3,HCO3,F-H2O system at 50°C

Phase equilibria in the Na,K??CO₃,HCO₃,F-H₂O system at 50°C have been determined using the translation method. The system is found to be characterized by the existence of 21 divariant double-saturation fields, 19 monovariant triple-saturation curves, and six invariant quadruple-saturation points. A looped phase diagram (phase complex) for the title system at 50°C has been constructed.     

Communication: state-to-state quantum dynamics study of the OH + CO → H + CO2 reaction in full dimensions (J = 0)

A full dimensional state-to-state quantum dynamics study is carried out for the prototypical complex-formation OH + CO → H + CO(2) reaction in the ground rovibrational initial state on the Lakin-Troya-Schatz-Harding potential energy surface by using the reactant-product decoupling method. With three heavy atoms and deep wells on the reaction path, the reaction represents a huge challenge for accurate quantum dynamics study. This state-to-state calculation is the first such a study on a four-atom reaction other than the H(2) + OH ? H(2)O + H and its isotope analogies. The product CO(2) vibrational and rotational state distributions, and product energy partitioning information are presented for ground initial rovibrational state with the total angular momentum J = 0.     

CO…CO+ 体系相互作用的密度泛函理论研究

在三种密度泛函方法(B3LYP、B3P86及B3PW91)和两种适宜基组(6-311+G*及aug-cc-PVDZ)水平上,对CO…CO+耦合体系可能存在的相互作用复合物进行了全自由度能量梯度优化,发现势能面上存在三个能量极小点,进而作了振动频率分析加以确认.其中结构A、 B为共平面型结构, C为非共面型结构. 比较了它们之间的相对稳定性,并对其进行了轨道成键分析,计算了各原子之间的键级,同时探讨了最稳定结构A的正则振动模式. 通过消除基函数引起的基组叠加误差(BSSE)和零点振动能(ZPVE)的校正,精确求算出复合物结构A、 B和C的相互作用能△E分别为252.47、 126.70和127.12 kJ/mol, 表明CO和CO+之间存在较强的相互作用.     

Ab initio study of the HCO 3 − /H2O exchange in the (NH3)3 ZnII(HCO 3 − ) complex

Summary The displacement of bicarbonate anion in the (NH₃)₃Zn^II(HCO ₃ ^– ) complex with water has been studied throughab initio calculations. It has been found that H₂O binds to the (NH₃)₃Zn^II(HCO ₃ ^– ) species yielding a stable pentacoordinate (NH₃)₃Zn^II(HCO ₃ ^– )(H₂O) complex. The results also indicate that deprotonation of water in the pentacoordinate species facilitates the release of HCO ₃ ^– , although, the presence of HCO ₃ ^– in the coordination sphere of Zn^II makes such deprotonation more difficult. Environmental effects have been considered in the study of HCO ₃ ^– /H₂O exchange.A contribution from the Grup de Química Quàntica de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans     

Facile synthesis of an optical sensor for CO32− and HCO3− detection

A novel fluorogenic signalling probe (E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-[(4-nitrobenzylidene)amino]-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione (6) for the carbonate and bicarbonate ions has been developed through microwave assisted Schiff base formation reaction. The anion recognition occurs through hydrogen bonding assessed by ¹H NMR titration experiments. The photophysical results of probe 6 corroborates its applicability as an optical sensing platform for carbonate as well as bicarbonate ions in mixed aqueous organic media depending on pH of reaction solution. The fluorescence emission signal enhancement at 424 nm and considerable shift in the signal position as well as molar absorptivity to the probe absorption bands upon CO₃^2? and HCO₃^? addition suggest the affinity of probe 6 towards these ions in comparison to a variety of competitive ions in aqueous/ethanol (7:3, v/v) at neutral pH and ambient temperature. From the fluorescence titration experiment, the limit of detection was calculated to be 1.91 μM.     

HNCO+HCO→NCO+CH2O氢转移反应的从头算及动力学研究

在UMP2(Full)/6-311G(d,p)计算水平上,优化了标题反应的反应物、过渡态、产物的几何结构,沿最小能量途径讨论了异氰酸(HNCO)和甲酰自由基(HCO)发生氢转移反应位能面上驻点的结构以及相互作用分子结构变化.指出该反应是一个N-H键断裂和C-H键生成的协同反应.进一步采用UQCISD(T,Full)方法对反应途径上的驻点进行了单点能量校正,得出该反应的计算位垒是91.47 kJ/mol,与实验值108.92 kJ/mol接近在500～2500K实验温度范围内,运用变分过渡态理论(CVT)计算得到的速率常数与实验观测值进行了比较     

Specific Features of the Composition of Solid Phases in the Na+K+Ca2+∥CO 3 2- OH--H2O System

The composition of solid phases in the Na⁺K⁺Ca^{2 +}CO₃ ^{2 -}OH^--H₂O system at 95°C was studied. Triple carbonates of alkali metals and calcium, different from the known synthetic and natural compounds, were found in the system.