Application of the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory part III. Mixtures of a bicyclic compound,benzene, cyclohexane,n-hexane with a cycloalkane,cyclohexene, a cycloalkadiene and benzene

The Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures has been qpplied to the H _m ^E and V _m ^E for binary mixtures of a bicyclic compound, benzene, cyclohexane and n-hexane with a cycloalkane, cyclohexene, a cycloalkadiene and benzene. Furthermore the Prigogine-Flory theory has been used to predict activity coefficients at infinite dilution from the experimentally determined H _m ^E at 25°C for the mixtures cyclohexane, cyclohexene, 1,3-cyclohexadiene, 1,4-cyclohexadiene and benzene with a bicyclic compound. The predictions are compared to experimental results.     

Application of the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory part I. Mixtures ofn-alkanes with bicyclic compounds,benzene, cyclohexane andn-hexane

The Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures has been applied to the H _m ^E and V _m ^E for binary mixtures of an n-alkane with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin, cyclohexylbenzene, benzene, cyclohexane and n-hexane. Furthermore the Prigogine-Flory theory has been used to predict activity coefficients at infinite dilution from the experimentally determined H _m ^E at 25°C and at finite concentrations for n-hexane and n-heptane with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin and cyclohexylbenzene.     

Apparent molar volumes of alkaline earth hexacyanocobaltates (III) in aqueous solution at 25°C

The apparent molar volumes of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba hexacyanocobaltates (III) have been determined from 1×10⁴ to 0.2M (mol-dm^–3), using both vibrating tube densimeter and dilatometric methods. The semiempirical Pitzer equation has been used to reproduce the experimental data. Positive deviations from the Debye-Hueckel limiting law (DHLL) have been observed at C<0.01M and are compared with the predictions of two other electrostatic approaches, the DHLL+B₂ approximation of the Mayer theory and the numerical integration of the exponential Poisson-Boltzmann equation. A least squares procedure has been used to obtain the best fit parameters, including the apparent molar volume at infinite dilution.     

The C2H 3 + cation and its interaction with HF

The structure and stability of classical and bridged C₂H ₃ ⁺ is reinvestigated. The SCF and CEPA-PNO computations performed with flexibles andp basis sets including twod-sets on carbon confirm our previous results. We find the protonated acetylene structure to be more stable than the vinyl cation by 3.5–4 kcal/mol. The energy barrier for the interconversion of these two structures is at most a few tenths of a kcal/mol. The equilibrium SCF geometries of Weberet al. [15] are affected insignificantly by further optimization at the CEPA-PNO level. Several structures for the interaction of C₂H ₃ ⁺ with HF have been investigated at the SCF level. With our largest basis set which includes a complete set of polarization functions we find a remarkable levelling of the stabilities of most of the structures. In these cases the stabilization energy ΔE ranges from −10 to −13 kcal/mol.     

The electronic and molecular structure of carbon clusters: C8 and C10

Summary The equilibrium geometries of C₈ and C₁₀ have been determined from electronic structure calculations, using a variety of correlated methods and large basis sets of atomic natural orbitals. For C₈, a cyclic form withC _4h symmetry (¹ A _g) and a linear, cumulene-like form (³ _g ^– ) are isoenergetic candidates for the electronic ground state. For C₁₀, the ground-state equilibrium structure is definitely monocyclic. Three different cyclic structures have been considered here, i.e. cumulenicD _10h , distorted-cumulenicD _5h and acetylenicD _5h . These are all essentially isoenergetic, and are about 50 kcal/mol below the linear³ _g ^– state. The choice of basis sets and methods used has a strong impact on the predicted ground-state structures.Dedicated to Prof. Klaus Ruedenberg     

Analysis of {α,ω-Dichloroalkane or α,ω-Dibromoalkane] + Benzene and α,ω-Dichloroalkane + Tetrachloromethane} Mixtures in Terms of Group Contributions

Abstract

Molar excess enthalpies, H ^E _m, at 298.15K and atmospheric pressure have been determined for three binary liquid mixtures [x{1,3-dichloropropane or 1,4-dichlorobutane and 1,6-dichlorohexane} + (1 - x) tetrachloromethane]. These experimental results along with the data available in the literature on molar excess Gibbs energies, G ^E _m, activity coefficients at infinite dilution, In γ^∞ _i , and molar excess enthalpies, H ^E _m, for α,ω-dihaloalkanes + benzene or + tetrachloromethane mixtures are examined on the basis of the DISQUAC group contribution model.     

Thermodynamics of liquid mixtures containing n-alkanes and strongly polar components: VE and C P E of mixtures with either pyridine or piperidine

Excess molar volumes V _E and excess molar heat capacities C _P ^/E at constant pressure have been obtained, as a function of mole fraction x₁, for several binary liquid mixtures belonging either to series I: pyridine+n-alkane (C_lH_2l+2), with l=7, 10, 14, 16, or series II: piperidine+n-alkane, with l=7, 8, 10, 12, 14. The instruments used were a vibrating-tube densimeter and a Picker flow microcalorimeter, respectively. V ^E of pyridine+n-heptane shows a S-shaped composition dependence with a small negative part in the region rich in pyridine (x₁>0.90). All the other systems show positive V ^E only. The excess volumes increase with increasing chain length l of the n-alkane. The excess molar heat capacities of the mixtures belonging to series II are all negative, except for a small positive part for piperidine+n-heptane in the region rich in piperidine (x₁>0.87). The C _P ^/E at the respective minima, C _P ^/E (x_1,min ), become more negative with increasing l, and the x_1,min values range from about 0.26 (l=7) to 0.39 (l=14). Most interestingly, mixtures of series I exhibit curves of C _P ^/E against x₁ with two minima and one maximum, the so-called W-shape curves.Dedicated to Professor A. Néckel on the occasion of his 65^th birthday. Communicated in part at the XVII^èmes Journées de Calorimétrie, d'Analyse Thermique et de Thermodynamique Chimique, Ferrara, Italy, 27–30 October, 1986.     

Excess molar volumes of diethyl carbonate with hydrocarbons or tetrachloromethane at 25°C

The excess molar volumes V _m ^E at atmospheric pressure and at 25°C for binary mixtures of diethyl carbonate with n-heptane, n-decane, n-tetradecane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, or tetrachloromethane have been obtained over the whole mole-fraction range from densities measured with a vibrating-tube densimeter. The V _m ^E are positive for all the systems investigated, except for the mixture with toluene which is negative. The results for V _m ^E together with data previously published on excess molar enthalpies H _m ^E and excess molar Gibbs energies G _m ^E , suggest interactions between carbonate and hydrocarbons which are stronger with aromatic than with aliphatic hydrocarbons.Thermodynamics of binary mixtures containing organic carbonates, Part 10.     

Preparation and study of hydrides of fullerenes C60 and C70

Fullerene hydrides were prepared by hydrogenation of fullerences C₆₀ and C₇₀ using proton transfer from 9,10-dihydroanthracene to fullerene and were studied by mass spectrometry (electron impact, field desorption), IR, UV, and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The main product of the hydrogenation of C₆₀ is C₆₀H₃₆, which is sufficiently stable. Hydrogenation of fullerene C₇₀ gives a series of polyhydrides C₇₀H _n (n=36–46), and the main product is C₇₀H₃₆. The dehydrogenation of C₆₀H₃₆ by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone is not quantitative and results in the formation of fullerene derivatives along with C₆₀. The comparison of the IR and¹H and¹³C NMR spectral data for solid C₆₀H₃₆ with the theoretical calculations suggests that the fullerene hydride has aT-symmetric structure and contains four isolated benzenoid rings located at tetrahedral positions on the surface of the closed skeleton of the molecule. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya. No. 4, pp. 671–678, April, 1997.     

Kinetics of the thermal decomposition of [Co(NH3)6]2(C2O4)3·4H2O

The thermal decomposition of [Co(NH₃)₆]₂(C₂O₄)₃·4H₂O was studied under isothermal conditions in flowing air and argon. Dissociation of the above complex occurs in three stages. The kinetics of the particular stages thermal decomposition have been evaluated. The R_N and/or A_M models were selected as those best fitting the experimental TG curves. The activation energies,E, and lnA were calculated with a conventional procedure and by a new method suggested by Kogaet al. [10, 11]. Comparison of the results have showed that the Arrhenius parameters values estimated by the use of both methods are very close. The calculated activation energies were in air: 96 kJ mol^–1 (R_1.575, stage I); 101 kJ mol^–1 (Ain1.725 stage II); 185 kJ mol^–1 (A _2.9, stage III) and in argon: 66 kJ mol^–1 (A _1.25, stage I); 87 kJ mol^–1 (A _1.825, stage II); 133 kJ mol^–1 (A _2.525, stage III).     

Electrochemical behavior and parameters of hydrofullerene C60H36

Electrochemistry of hydrofullerene C₆₀H₃₆ was studied by cyclic voltammetry in THF and CH₂Cl₂ in the −47–14 °C temperature range. Hydrofullerene undergoes reversible one-electron reduction to form a radical anion in THF (E ⁰=−3.18 V (Fc⁰/Fc⁺), Fc=ferrocene) and irreversible one-electron oxidation in CH₂Cl₂ (E _p ^a =1.22 V (Fc⁰/Fc⁺)). The reduction potential was used to estimate electron affinity of hydrofullerene as EA=−0.33 eV. It was suggested that C₆₀H₃₆ is an isomer withT-symmetry in which 12 double bonds form four isolated benzenoid rings located in vertices of an imaginary inscribed tetrahedron on the molecular surface. For hydrofullerene, the “electrochemical gap” is an analog of the energy gap (HOMO−LUMO), equal to (E ^Ox−E ^Red)=4.4 V, and indicates that C₆₀H₃₆ is a sufficiently “hard” molecule with a low reactivity in redox reactions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2083–2087, November, 1999.     

Volumetric Properties of Binary Mixtures of Isomeric Butanols and C8 Solvents at 298.15 K

Excess molar volumes, V _m ^E, over the whole composition range for binary mixtures of 1-butanol, 2-butanol, and 2-methyl-2-propanol + 1-octanol, or 2-octanol, or di-n-butyl ether, or n-hexylacetate were determined at 298.15 K from density measurements carried out with a vibrating-tube densimeter. Small V _m ^E values, both positive and negative, are displayed by mixtures containing 1- or 2-octanol, whereas positive and larger values are always found for mixtures containing dibutyl ether and hexylacetate. These results can be justified in terms of H-bonding interactions and/or steric hindrance due to the branched alkyl chains. Partial molar volumes at infinite dilution of the isomeric butanols in the C8 compounds were also calculated from the apparent molar volumes in dilute solution. The solute-solvent interactions and the effects of the local organisation of the solvent around the butanol molecules were discussed using the void and cavity volumes as different estimates of the intrinsic volume of the molecules. The volumetric behavior of butanols seems to be determined by the solute-solvent interactions rather than packaging effects.     

Application of the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory part II. Mixtures of a bicyclic compound,benzene, cyclohexane,n-hexane with a 1-alkene and a 1-alkyne

The Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures has been applied to the H _m ^E and V _m ^E for binary mixtures of an n-alkane with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin, cyclohexylbenzene, benzene, cyclohexane and n-hexane with 1-hexene, 1-hexyne, 1-heptene and 1-heptyne. Furthermore the Prigogine-Flory theory has been used to predict activity coefficients at infinite dilution from the experimentally determined H _m ^E at 25°C for the mixtures 1-hexene, 1-hexyne, 1-heptene, 1-heptyne with decalin, bicyclohexyl, tetralin and cyclohexylbenzene. The predictions are compared to experimental results.     

Volumetric Properties of Binary Mixtures of the Ionic Liquid 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate with Aniline

The densities of binary mixtures of an ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, [bmim][BF₄], with an aromatic compound, aniline, have been determined over the full range of compositions and over the temperature range 298.15 to 313.15 K at atmospheric pressure using a vibrating-tube densimeter (DMA4500). Excess molar volumes ( V_m^EV_{\mathrm{m}}^{\mathrm{E}} ) have been obtained from these experimental results, and were fitted by the fourth-order Redlich–Kister equation. In addition, partial molar volumes, apparent molar volumes and partial molar volumes at infinite dilution have been calculated for each component. Our results show that values of V_m^EV_{\mathrm{m}}^{\mathrm{E}} decrease slightly when the temperature increases in this system. The results have been interpreted in terms of ion-dipole interactions and structural factors of the ionic liquid and the organic molecular liquid.     

Thermodynamics of binary liquid mixtures of cyclopentane with 2-propanol, 1-butanol and 2-butanol at different temperatures

Densities and speeds of sound of the cyclopentane with 2-propanol, 1-butanol and 2-butanol are measured over the whole composition range at different temperatures in the range 288.15–308.15 K and atmospheric pressure using Anton Paar DSA 5000 densimeter. The experimental densities and speeds of sound have been used to calculate excess molar volumes, excess molar isentropic compressibilities and excess intermolecular free length. The partial molar volumes and apparent molar volumes at infinite dilution have also been calculated. The mixing quantities like (∂V _m^E/∂T)_P and (∂H _m^E/∂P)_T have been calculated at T = 298.15 K and these values are compared with the values calculated from Flory’s theory at equimolar composition.     

New complexes of fullerences C60 and C70 with CoII and MnII tetraphenylporphyrinates and their ESR study

Complexes of fullerenes C₆₀ and C₇₀ with cobalt(II) and manganese(II) tetraphenylporphyrinates of compositions Mn(TPP)·(C₆₀)₂(CS₂)_1.5 (1), Mn(TPP)·C₇₀(CS₂) _x , wherex<=1.25 (2), Co(TPP)·C₆₀(CS₂)_0.5 (3), and Co(TPP)·C₇₀(CS₂) _x , wherex<0.25 (4), were synthesized and studied by ESR spectroscopy. At 77 K, complexes1 and2 have singlet ESR spectra characteristic of the low-spin (S=1/2) state of Mn^II, withg=2.002 and linewidths of 250 G and 300 G, respectively, and differing significantly from that of the initial Mn^II(TPP) (g ₁=5.9 andg=2.0,S=5/2). The spectra of complexes1 and2 exposed to oxygen exhibit hyperfine structure due to interaction with⁵⁵Mn and¹⁴N nuclei. The ESR spectra of complexes3 and4 are asymmetric (<g>=2.4, ΔH _pp=(500–600) G), which is due to the overlap of parallel and perpendicular spectral components. The absence of ESR signals from C₆₀ ^.− and C₇₀ ^.− radical anions makes it possible to conclude that the formation of complexes1–4 is not accompanied by electron transfer from Co(TPP) and Mn(TPP) to fullerences C₆₀ and C₇₀. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 722–725, April, 1999.     

Investigation on double perovskite Ba4Ca2Ta2O11

The structure, conductivity and water uptake of the oxygen-deficient perovskite-type compound Ba₄Ca₂Ta₂O₁₁ have been investigated. Ba₄Ca₂Ta₂O₁₁ crystallizes in the cryolite structure (cubic, Fm3m SG) with a = 8.4508(2) Å, under dry air. The compound can be partially hydrated up to a maximum water content of approximately 0.52 mol H₂O per mol Ba₄Ca₂Ta₂O₁₁. In moist air, the structure symmetry becomes monoclinic (C2/m) and the temperature dependence of total conductivity shows a different behavior because of changes in transport mechanism. Three regions can be observed as a function of temperature. For the low temperature range 200–400 °C, the protonic conduction is prevailing with an activation energy E_A = 0.85 eV. In the intermediate temperature range (400–600 °C), O²⁻ anionic and protonic conductions are mixed with an activation energy E_A = 0.45 eV and in the third region, for temperatures above 600 °C, O²⁻conduction is prevailing with an activation energy E_A = 0.85 eV.     

Relative stability of the2 A 1g and2 E g states of the C2H 6 + ion

Anab initio study of the relative stability for the states² A _1g and² E _g of C₂H ₆ ⁺ has been carried out. The results of the Open Shell Restricted Hartree-Fock calculations lead to assign the² A _{1 g} as the ground state of the molecule in agreement with previous SCF calculations.The correlation energy associated to both states has been calculated within the correlation hole model and the results, contrary to those obtained from Configuration Interaction calculations, do not alter qualitatively the conclusions from SCF.     

Rotation dynamics of C60 molecules in organic superconductor K3C60

The rotation dynamics of C₆₀ molecules in organic superconductor K₃C₆₀ has been investigated from the viewpoint of intramolecular interaction. It is determined that the rotation of C₆₀ at mom temperature has been frozen up within a small region of rotation angle (0°–50°), and pointed out that the reason for the freeze is the physical interaction rather than the geometrical hindrance. The computations of the interactions for alkali-doped compounds A_3-x A′ _x C₆₀ (x = 1, 2, 3; A, A′ = K, Rb, Cs) other than K₃C₆₀ have also been camed out. Fmm the obtained results, it is seen that the superconducting transition temperatures T, are strongly connected with the interactions in them, and this observation is consistent with the discovery of the correlation between T_c, and lattice constants a. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.