Vibrational spectra and density functional study of propylgermane

Raman and infrared spectra of propylgermane, CH₃CH₂CH₂GeH₃, and its Ge-deuterated analog, CH₃CH₂CH₂GeD₃, were investigated in their gaseous, liquid and solid states. The normal coordinate treatment was carried out by density functional theory (DFT) calculation, using B3LYP/6-31G^* and 6-311++G^** basis sets, and the corresponding fundamental vibrations were assigned. The trans (T) and gauche (G) forms around the central C–C bond coexisted in the gaseous and liquid states and only the T form existed in the solid state. From the temperature dependent measurements of the Raman spectra in the liquid state, the enthalpy difference was found to be ΔH(T−G)=−0.36±0.02 kcalmol⁻¹ with the T form being more stable. The energy differences between the isomers obtained by DFT calculations were ΔE(T−G)=−0.46 kcalmol⁻¹ and ΔE(T−G)=−0.87 kcalmol⁻¹ by the 6-31G^* basis set and 6-311++G^** basis set, respectively.     

A density functional derived vibrational force field for β-ionone Use of the ultraviolet resonance Raman intensities to check the vibrational analysis accuracy

In the present article we aim to determine an accurate and transferable molecular force field for β-ionone in order to perform molecular dynamics calculations on the retinal isomers. For β-ionone, a force field is derived from calculations using the Density Functional Theory (DFT). The force constants expressed in the internal coordinate space were scaled fitting theoretical to experimental vibrational wavenumbers. The validity of the force field was checked using a comparison between calculated and observed resonance Raman intensities obtained from the A-term part (Franck–Condon) of the scattering tensor.     

1-三氯锡烷基-2,3-丁二烯和2-三氯锡烷基-1,3-丁二烯与甲醛反应的B3LYP研究

用密度泛函方法在B3LYP/6-31G^**水平上研究了1-三氯锡烷基-2,3-丁二烯和2-三氯锡烷基-1,3-丁二烯与甲醛的反应.优化得到各驻点的几何构型,通过振动分析和内禀反应坐标对过渡态进行了确认,解析了反应路径.并用SCRF(PCM)方法在同一水平上对在CH₂Cl₂溶液中的两反应进行了研究.计算了两反应在气相和CH₂Cl₂溶液中的活化能垒、自由能和平衡常数.结果表明,反应具有很强的选择性,主要得到1-三氯锡烷基-2,3-丁二烯与甲醛反应的产物.该结果与实验事实一致.     

Theoretical study on infrared vibrational spectra of boric-acid in gas-phase using density functional methods

Density functional theory (DFT) methods with various exchange-correlation functionals such as SVWN, BVWN, BVWN5, BLYP, B1LYP, B3LYP, B3PW91, and BH and H are employed in a theoretical study of molecular boric-acid in gas-phase. In the calculations, the split valence 6-311++G** and 6-31G* basis sets were used. The geometry, zero-point vibrational energies (ZPVEs), and harmonic infrared vibrational (IR) frequencies are predicted. The calculated C_3h-symmetry geometrical parameters are compared with Hartree–Fock (HF) calculation results and experimental data. IR frequencies predicted by the BLYP, B3LYP, and B3PW91 calculations are in good agreement with experimental data. The frequency calculations presented here also suggest that the C_3h-symmetrical structure corresponds to a minimum in the potential energy surface, but neither is D_3h- or C₃-symmetrical structure.     

Density functional theory and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy studies on endocrine-disrupting chemical,dimethyl phthalate

A method to monitor endocrine-disrupting chemical contamination phthalate esters (PAEs) by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy has been investigated. The molecular structure and assignment of the vibrations of dimethyl phthalate (DMP), forming short chains in PAEs, has been studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The structure of DMP with the dihedral angles of 1C-6C-11C-13O and 4C-5C-18C-20O being 133.78° and −24.00°, respectively, has the lowest energy. Theoretical vibrational frequencies using B3LYP/6-31 + G(d) (after scaling) show excellent agreement with the experimental normal Raman spectrum. In the region 200–1800 cm⁻¹, SERS spectra of DMP were measured using ordered gold nanosubstrates. All except the weak signals in the normal Raman spectrum of DMP were successfully enhanced. These results demonstrate that SERS technology could be developed as a rapid method for screening of DMP.     

锰配合物催化1,3-丁二烯环氧化合成环氧丁烯

合成了N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-bis(2-pyridylmethyI)ethane-1,2-diamine(mep)及其相应的锰配合物,并将其锰配合物用于1,3-丁二烯的环氧化反应,高选择性的合成单环氧化合物环氧丁烯,考察了各因素对反应的影响,在优化的条件下能达到90%左右的收率和大于99%的选择性.在该...     

咪唑菌酮的密度泛函理论计算模拟及表面增强拉曼光谱快速测定EI北大核心CSCD

Density functional theory （DFT） was used to identify and assign the Raman spectra of fenamidone, and a simple and rapid surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy （SERS）detection method for fenamidone was established. Gold nanoparticles （AuNPs）were synthesized via an improved reduction method of chloroauric acid with the trisodium citrate. DFT was used to optimize the geometric configuration of fenamidone, so as to identify and assign the vibration modes of SERS spectra. The simulated spectra were compared to that of the standard solution as well as the tobacco matrix spiked solution.The SERS detection limit of fenamidone was 0.01 mg/kg in the standard solution and 0.02 mg/kg in tobacco matrix spiked solution. In the range of 0.1-5 mg/L, there was a good linear response between SERS intensity and the logarithm of fenamidone concentrations, with the correlation coefficient （R2） of 0.9658. The relative standard deviations （RSDs）were less than 2.6%. This method is suitable for the determination of fenamidone residues in tobacco samples. © 2023 the authors.     

Analysis of vibrational spectra of 2 and 3-methylpiperidine based on density functional theory calculations

The experimental and theoretical vibrational spectra of 2 and 3-methylpiperidine (abbreviated as 2-MP and 3-MP) were studied. The FT-Infrared spectra of 2-MP and 3-MP molecules were recorded in the liquid phase. The structural and spectroscopic analysis of the title molecules were made by using density functional harmonic calculations. For the title molecules, only one form was found most stable structure by using B3LYP level with the 6-311G (d,p) basis set. Selected experimental bands were assigned and characterized based on the scaled theoretical wave numbers by their total energy distribution (TED).     

Fe-AlPO4-5分子筛的共振拉曼光谱

利用周期性密度泛函的方法, 将过渡金属杂原子取代的硅基分子筛的共振拉曼计算结果成功推广到磷铝分子筛体系中. 根据对Fe-ZSM-5共振拉曼光谱特点的推广和对Fe-AlPO4-5振动光谱的理论计算结果, 预测在Fe-AlPO4-5的共振拉曼光谱的1190、1130、1000-1050和600 cm-1位置附近将出现四条显著的谱带. 实验的Fe-AlPO4-5的共振拉曼光谱中确实观察到四条与骨架Fe物种相关的谱带分别位于1210、1130、1050和630 cm-1处, 与预测结果一致. 另外发现含铁磷铝分子筛的共振振动频率要高于相应的含铁硅基分子筛体系的振动频率, 这种频率的差异主要是氧在不同分子筛体系中受力的力常数不同引起的. 另外磷氧四面体和铝氧四面体之间的电荷吸引作用对振动频率也有较大的影响.     

Long-wave Raman spectra of some normal alcohols

Long-wave Raman spectra of some normal alcohols (from n-pentanol to n-decanol) in the liquid phase were registered. The regularities in the dependencies of Raman bands frequencies on the number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain were deduced. The calculations of Raman spectra of the studied molecules, their equilibrium structures and possible conformers were carried out in the approximation B3LYP/cc-pVDZ. These results in combination with the analysis of literature data allowed to explain the observed regularities in Raman band positions in the spectral range of 200–600 сm⁻¹ and their shifts upon increasing length of the chains. It was found that the plane configurations dominate in the liquid phase for molecules with short- and moderate-chain lengths. The elongation of the chain leads to the decrease of the fraction of plane conformers and in n-decanol the plane structure is completely absent.     

Prediction of the Raman spectrum of the aqueous formate anion by a combined density functional theory and self-consistent-reaction-field study

Formate, HCOO⁻, is a small ion that can be used as a convenient model to represent general carboxylic acids as well as the terminal side chains of glutamic and aspartic amino acids in biological systems. Several ab initio techniques (Hartree–Fock and density functional theory methods) were used to study the formate anion in aqueous solution, where the solvent was treated as an electrostatic influence by means of a self-consistent-reaction-field (SCRF) method. The comparison of calculated frequencies with Raman experimental data constitutes a good test for the solvation model employed in this work. The results showed that the application of a SCRF method not only produced smaller errors but also improved the linear correlation between predicted and experimental values. This latter characteristic enables a more efficient application of a linear scaling factor, λ, which corrects the calculated frequencies. In fact, the application of λ to the values calculated for the continuum, when compared to those obtained for a vacuum, resulted in smaller root-mean-square errors of the deviations from the experimental data. Received: 15 May 2000 / Accepted: 19 June 2000 / Published online: 11 September 2000     

Raman spectroscopy of gold nanoparticle conjugates of cosmetic ingredient kinetin

We performed a feasibility test of the cosmetic ingredient kinetin (KT)-gold nanoparticle (AuNP) conjugates by means of vibrational Raman spectroscopy and quantum mechanical calculations. The adsorptions of KT on AuNP surfaces were examined by absorption spectra and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The size of KT at the initial concentrations of 10⁻⁵ M with the AuNP composites was measured to be 22 nm. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to estimate the energetic stabilities of KT on an Au cluster atom. The two tautomeric forms of 9H-amino and 7H-amino in KT are predicted to have similar energies on Au. The N3-coordinating geometries in both 9H-amino and 7H-amino forms of KT are predicted to be most stable on an Au cluster. Vibrational analysis also suggested that the two tautomers of KT should coexist in the adsorbed state on Au. The concentration-dependent SERS spectra of KT indicated that 5 × 10⁻⁵ M exhibited the highest SERS signals.     

Molecular conformations and harmonic force field of 1,3,5-benzenetriol molecule from ab initio and density functional theory investigations

The molecular conformers of the molecule 1,3,5-benzenetriol have been studied by ab initio and density functional methods to determine optimized equilibrium geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies and relative stability. The results of the quantum-chemical calculations have been used to investigate the functional theory-infrared (FT-IR) spectrum of the 1,3,5-benzenetriol vapors trapped in Ar matrix at 12 K.     

Photodecay dynamics of octaethylporphine in the condensed phase explored via resonance Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculation

Resonance Raman spectra of free-base octaethylporphine (OEP) were obtained with 368.9 nm, 397.9 nm and 416.0 nm excitation wavelengths, and density functional calculations were done to help the elucidation of Soret (B(x) and B(y)-band) electronic transitions and the corresponding photo relaxation dynamics of OEP. The RRs indicate that the Franck-Condon region photo relaxation dynamics upon S(0)→S(8) electronic transition is predominantly along the totally symmetric C(m)C(α) stretch, the C(β)C(β) stretch, and simultaneously along the asymmetric δ(pyr deformation),γ(CH(2)) vibrational relaxation processes. The excited state structural dynamics of OEP determined from resonance Raman spectra show that the internal conversion between B(y) and B(x) electronic states occurs in tens of femtoseconds and the electronic relaxation dynamics were firstly interpreted with account of the time-dependent wave packet theory and Herzberg-Teller (vibronic coupling) contributions.     

四甲基脲与水二元混合体系的拉曼光谱研究

密度泛函B3LYP方法在6-311G*基组水平对四甲基脲(TMU)气态的几何构型进行全面优化,计算了最优构型的拉曼光谱,并与实验得到的拉曼光谱进行比较,对TMU的各拉曼谱带进行归属。实验测得了TMU与水不同体积比二元混合体系的拉曼光谱,得到了TMU分子的特征拉曼谱线在不同浓度下的频移情况,受氢键和缔合水分子空间位阻的共同作用,在H2O/TMU体积比小于2时,TMU羧基伸缩振动频率向低波数的变化与体积比成线性关系,当体积比大于2时,其振动频率为定值1585cm-1,其它拉曼带的频率受到溶剂的非专一化作用而随溶液中水的增加变化不大。     

Time-dependent density functional study of the electronic spectra of oligoacenes in the charge states −1, 0, +1, and +2

We present a systematic theoretical study of the five smallest oligoacenes (naphthalene, anthracene, tetracene, pentacene, and hexacene) in their anionic, neutral, cationic, and dicationic charge states. We used density functional theory (DFT) to obtain the ground-state optimised geometries, and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) to evaluate the electronic absorption spectra. Total-energy differences enabled us to evaluate the electron affinities and first and second ionisation energies, the quasiparticle correction to the HOMO–LUMO energy gap and an estimate of the excitonic effects in the neutral molecules. Electronic absorption spectra have been computed by combining two different implementations of TD-DFT: the frequency–space method to study general trends as a function of charge-state and molecular size for the lowest-lying in-plane long-polarised and short-polarised π → π^* electronic transitions, and the real-time propagation scheme to obtain the whole photo-absorption cross-section up to the far-UV. Doubly ionised PAHs are found to display strong electronic transitions of π → π^* character in the near-IR, visible, and near-UV spectral ranges, like their singly charged counterparts. While, as expected, the broad plasmon-like structure with its maximum at about 17–18 eV is relatively insensitive to the charge-state of the molecule, a systematic decrease with increasing positive charge of the absorption cross-section between 6 and 12 eV is observed for each member of the class.     

Raman Spectra of 1,2,4-Triazole-3-carboxylate Solution

Raman spectra of 1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylate (TC^- anion) and its ring-deprotonated derivative (dpTC^2- dianion) in aqueous solutions were measured respectively. The density functional theory calculations were performed using MN15 functional and PCM solvent model to investigate their structures, as well as the vibrational frequencies and Raman intensities. With the aid of the calculated spectra, all the observed Raman bands of dpTC^2- were clearly assigned, with taking into account the deuteration shifts. Moreover, various protonic tautomers of TC^- anion were compared in the present theoretical calculations, and 2H-tautomer was found more stable. The experimental Raman spectrum of TC^- solution was roughly consistent with the calculated spectrum of the monomeric 2H-tautomer of TC^-, but some splits existed for a few bands when compared to the calculated spectra, which might be contributed by the hydrogen-bonding dimers of TC^-.     

Interpretation of vibrational and NMR spectra of allyl acrylate: An evidence for several conformers

The mid-IR, far-IR, and Raman spectra of allyl acrylate were measured and interpreted with support of the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ calculated anharmonic vibrational spectra followed by the potential energy distribution analysis. The experimental ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of allyl acrylate dissolved in CDCl₃ or C₆D₆ were interpreted by means of the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ-su2 calculated NMR chemical shifts and J(¹H,¹H) and J(¹H,¹³C) coupling constants. Exactly ten stable allyl acrylate conformers (five s-cis and five s-trans) were found after careful B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ and MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ scan of the conformational space. The experimental IR and Raman spectra are in good agreement with the theoretical spectra of the most stable conformers 1 with a presence of the second stable conformer 2, both exhibiting cis arrangement of the acrylic moiety. There are however two bands in the IR spectra, at ca. 1270 and 1260 cm⁻¹, that definitely indicate the conformers with trans arrangement of the acrylic moiety to be present in liquid allyl acrylate. The bands at ca. 2990 and 1650 cm⁻¹ are suggested to be due to Fermi resonances engaging CH and CC stretching vibrations, respectively. The careful inspection of the room temperature ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of allyl acrylate suggest that a dominating form of the allyl acrylate molecule in an inert solvent exhibits the cis conformation of the acrylic moiety and an extended allyl group.     

Raman spectroscopic investigation of the antimalarial agent mefloquine

The antimalarial agent mefloquine was investigated using Fourier transform near-infrared (FT NIR) Raman and FT IR spectroscopy. The IR and Raman spectra were calculated with the help of density functional theory (DFT) and a very good agreement with the experimental spectra was achieved. These DFT calculations were applied to unambiguously assign the prominent features in the experimental vibrational spectra. The calculation of the potential energy distribution (PED) and the atomic displacements provide further valuable insight into the molecular vibrations. The most prominent NIR Raman bands at 1,363 cm⁻¹ and 1,434 cm⁻¹ are due to C=C stretching (in the quinoline part of mefloquine) and CH₂ wagging vibrations, while the most intense IR peaks at 1,314 cm⁻¹; 1,147 cm⁻¹; and 1,109 cm⁻¹ mainly consist of ring breathings and δCH (quinoline); C–F stretchings; and asymmetric ring breathings, C–O stretching as well as CH₂ twisting/rockings located at the piperidine moiety. Since the active agent (mefloquine) is usually present in very low concentrations within the biological samples, UV resonance Raman spectra of physiological solutions of mefloquine were recorded. By employing the detailed non-resonant mode assignment it was also possible to unambiguously identify the resonantly enhanced modes at 1,619 cm⁻¹, 1,603 cm⁻¹ and 1,586 cm⁻¹ in the UV Raman spectra as high symmetric C=C stretching vibrations in the quinoline part of mefloquine. These spectroscopic results are important for the interpretation of upcoming in vitro and in vivo mefloquine target interaction experiments.