A quest for triplet silylenes XHSi3 at ab initio and DFT levels (X = H, F, Cl and Br)

Four ground state triplet silylenes are found among 30 possible silylenic XHSi₃ structures (X = H, F, Cl and Br), at seven ab initio and DFT levels including: B3LYP/6-311++G^∗∗, HF/6-311++G^∗∗, MP3/6-311G^∗, MP2/6-311+G^∗∗, MP4(SDTQ)/6-311++G^∗∗, QCISD(T)/6-311++G^∗∗ and CCSD(T)/6-311++G^∗∗. The latter six methods indicate that the triplet states of 3-flouro-1,2,3-trisilapropadienylidene, 1-chloro-1,2,3-trisilapropargylene and 3-chloro-1,2,3-trisilapropargylene are energy minima. These triplets appear more stable than their corresponding singlet states which cannot even exist for showing negative force constants. Also, triplet state of 1-flouro-1,2,3-trisilapropargylene is possibly accessible for being an energy minimum, since its corresponding singlet state is not a real isomer. Some discrepancies are observed between energetic and/or structural results of DFT vs. ab initio data.     

Vibrational spectra of cyclooctatetraenyl alkali metal complexes [C8H8M2 (M = Na, K)]: A theoretical study

The cyclooctatetraenyl dianion (C₈H₈²⁻) π-conjugated system forms a stable complex system with alkali and some transition metals. The results of vibrational analysis for C₈H₈M₂ (M = Na, K) complexes were reported here. The geometries of C₈H₈M₂ (M = Na, K) were optimized using ab initio (HF, MP2, CCSD(T)) and DFT (B3LYP) methods with 6-311G** and 6-311++G** basis sets and the harmonic frequencies were obtained. To reproduce and compare with the experimental values the structurally similar molecules C₅H₅M (M = Na, K) and benzene were studied. The scale factors obtained from these systems were applied to predict the experimental frequencies of C₈H₈M₂ (M = Na, K). The force field and vibrational spectra are analyzed and the most probable assignments are proposed for all the fundamentals based on the potential energy distribution.     

From halo-azasilylenes to halo-phosphasilylenes (X-CNSi vs. X-CPSi) at ab initio and DFT levels

The higher the electropositivity of the substituents has been associated with the higher possibility of encountering a triplet ground state silylene [P.P. Gaspar, M. Xiao, D. Ho Pae, D.J. Berger, T. Haile, T. Chen, D. Lei, W.R. Winchester, P. Jiang, J. Organomet. Chem. 646 (2002) 68]. Here, going from the reported halo-azasilylenes X-CNSi [M.Z. Kassaee, S.M. Musavi, H. Hamadi, M. Ghambarian, S.E. Hosseini, J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 730 (2005) 33] to the analogues more electropositively substituted halo-phosphasilylenes X-CPSi has reduced the chances of encountering triplet ground state silylenes (X = H, F, Cl and Br). Even though all singlet isomers seem to be more stable than their corresponding triplets, singlet-triplet cross over diagrams may help the future design of new acyclic triplet state silylenes.     

Conversion of NO in NO/N2, NO/O2/N2, NO/C2H4/N2 and NO/C2H4/O2/N2 Systems by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasmas

An experimental study on the conversion of NO in the NO/N₂, NO/O₂/N₂, NO/C₂H₄/N₂ and NO/C₂H₄/O₂/N₂ systems has been carried out using dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasmas at atmospheric pressure. In the NO/N₂ system, NO decomposition to N₂ and O₂ is the dominating reaction; NO conversion to NO₂ is less significant. O₂ produced from NO decomposition was detected by an on-line mass spectrometer. With the increase of NO initial concentration, the concentration of O₂ produced decreases at 298 K, but slightly increases at 523 K. In the NO/O₂/N₂ system, NO is mainly oxidized to NO₂, but NO conversion becomes very low at 523 K and over 1.6% of O₂. In the NO/C₂H₄/N₂ system, NO is reduced to N₂ with about the same NO conversion as that in the NO/N₂ system but without NO₂ formation. In the NO/C₂H₄/O₂/N₂ system, the oxidation of NO to NO₂ is dramatically promoted. At 523 K, with the increase of the energy density, NO conversion increases rapidly first, and then almost stabilizes at 93–91% of NO conversion with 61–55% of NO₂ selectivity in the energy density range of 317–550 J L⁻¹. It finally decreases gradually at high energy density. A negligible amount of N₂O is formed in the above four systems. Of the four systems studied, NO conversion and NO₂ selectivity of the NO/C₂H₄/O₂/N₂ system are the highest, and NO/O₂/C₂H₄/N₂ system has the lowest electrical energy consumption per NO molecule converted.     

Oxaphosphetane versus betaine formation in epoxide ring opening by PPh3: a mechanistic probe by ab initio and DFT modeling

Ab initio and density functional investigations on the deoxygenation of cis-2,3-dimethylepoxide by PPh₃ reveal a two-step mechanism. Simultaneous ring-opening and C-C bond rotation facilitates oxaphosphetane formation thereby ruling out the formation of a betaine intermediate and is consistent with the inversion of stereochemistry observed in the reaction.     

NH0-1+2-3离解能等的高级ab initio计算与评价

A recent experimental determination[1] of the dissociation energies (D0) for H2N-H, H2N+-H and H2N-H+, the ionization energies for NH3 and NH2 resulted in large deviations when compared with those of the earlier values and the QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p) ab initio calculations. We have performed some higher level ab initio calculations on these data by utilizing the Gaussian 92/DFT and Gaussian 94 pakages of programs and have assessed the available experimental values. Our calculations were carried out at the QCISD (TQ)/aug-cc-pVDZ, G2(QCI), QCISD(T)/6-311 ++G(3df,3pd) and QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ levels of theory. Geometries were optimized at both of the MP2(full)/6-31G(d) and the MP2(full)/6-31(d,p) levels, and were compared with those of the experiments if available. The MP2(full)/6-31G(d,p) tight-optimized geometries for the neutrals are closer to those of the experiments than those of the MP2 (full)/6-31G(d), and are in excellent agreement with the experimental results as shown in Table 1. In this case, we assumed that the optimized geometries for the cations would be better if p polarization functions are added to the hydrogen atoms. We firstly noted that the symmetry of the NH3+ cation was D3h, other than Cs. as reported in ref.[1]. All of the zero-point energies and the final geometries are calculated at the MP2(full)/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. We have also repeated the QCISD(T )/6-311 + G(3df,2p) calculations of ref. [1], because we could not identify their level of goemetry optimization. It is found that the total energy, -55.244 19 Hartrees, for NH2+(1A1 ) in ref.[1] might be in error. Our result is -55.336 29 Hartrees at the same level of theory. At our highest level [QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ] of calculations as shown in Table 3, the D0 (temperature at zero Kelvin) values of H2N-H, H2N+-H(3B1for NH2+ ) and H2N- H+ are 4.51, 5.49 and 8.00 eV, respectively. These data reported in re f.[1] were 4.97, 5.59 and 8.41 eV, respectively. Our result on D0(H2N-H) supports the work of ref.[2,3,5,6]. The ionization energies (IE) for NH3 and NH2 (3B1 for NH2+) at our highest level are 10.11 and 11.09 eV while in ref.[1] were 10.16 and 10.78 eV, respectively. For the latter, our result supports the experiment of ref.[3]. Our predicted D0 for HN2+-H and IE for NH2 (1A1 for each NH2+) are 6.80 and 12.39 eV, respectively. These values differ greatly from the predicted values (9.29 and 14.88 eV) of ref.[1] where the total energy of NH2+(1A1) might be in error. The D0 value for HN-H has not been found in ref.[1]. Our result supports the work of ref.[3]. We have also derived all of these values at the temperature of 298K and under the pressure of 101kPa at several levels of thoery as shown in Table 3. On examining the experiment of ref.[1] in detail, it is easy to find that all of the larger deviations might be from a too high value of the appearance potential of proton AP(H+). Indeed, ref.[1] has mentioned that the determintion of AP(H+), due to kinetic shift, would lead to a hihger value for the dissociation energy as has been pointed out by Berkowitz and Ruscic. In this work, we concluded that, besides some mistakes in the theoretical calculations of ref.[1], the dissociation energies for H2N-H and H2N-H+,the IE for NH2 (3B1 for NH2+) might also be unreliable and need to be re-examined.
     

C60的加成反应

富勒烯化学是以全碳分子球烯为母体的新兴有机化学领域, 在材料、医学及立体化学合成方法等方面具有广泛的应用和发展前景。本文综述了C₆₀的加成反应, 较全面地展示了富勒烯的化学性质。     

Comparative theoretical study of methano- and imino-[50] fullerenes: C50CH2 and C50NH

Total of seven possible isomers for both methano- and imino-[50]fullerenes have been investigated by ab initio calculations. An insight into the relationship between structures and stabilities of these isomers is presented. The results show that the [5,6]-closed structure with CH₂ group bridging across a [5,6] type of C–C bond near the equatorial belt is the ground state of C₅₀CH₂ while that of the C₅₀NH is [5,6]-open fashioned with NH group bridging across a [5,6] type of C–C bond at the site between the pole and the equatorial belt. The underlying reason of this structural difference may be the larger atomic size and the greater Pauli repulsion of carbon atom compared with those of nitrogen atom. The relative stabilities of the isomers are determined by the strain of the cage, especially the strain at the equator. And although the contribution of the cyclic phenylene substructure at the equatorial belt to the stabilization of the favored isomers probably can not be ignored, the contribution of the conjugation effect to the stabilization is not competitive. Energy difference among three favored isomers is not very large, hence it can be expected that some isomers will co-exist in a mixture once methano- and imino-[50]fullerenes are synthesized. The calculated NICSs for the isomers of C₅₀CH₂ and C₅₀NH will be useful for their identification and characterization.     

g-C3N4/CaTi2O5复合材料制备及其光催化性能

利用类石墨氮化碳（g-C₃N₄）和亚稳相钙钛氧化物（CaTi₂O₅）固相法制备C₃N₄/CaTi₂O₅复合材料。利用X射线衍射（XRD）、金相显微镜、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）及附带能谱分析仪（EDS）和N₂吸附-脱附对样品的显微结构和比表面积进行检测分析,并用紫外-可见吸收光度计（UV-Vis）测试了样品的光吸收性能,研究C₃N₄与CaTi₂O₅物质的量之比（n_C3N4/nCaTi₂O₅）对C₃N₄/CaTi₂O₅复合样品的物相结构和微观形貌的影响,同时考察C₃N₄/CaTi₂O₅复合样品在可见光照射下光催化降解罗丹明染料效果。实验结果表明：相比纯C₃N₄和CaTi₂O₅样品,C₃N₄/CaTi₂O₅复合样品在可见光下具有较高的光催化性能,随着n_C3N4/nCaTi₂O₅增加,样品的光催化降解率随之增加而后降低,当n_C3N4/nCaTi₂O₅=1：1时,样品的光催化降解率达到最大值99.5%,并且循环重复利用5次后,样品的光催化剂降解率仍几乎保持不变。复合样品光催化性能提高主要归因于复合能级结构有效地抑制了电子和空穴复合所致。     

An ab initio study of the Cl(P)+C2H6→C2H5+HCl abstraction reaction

Electronic energies, geometries, and harmonic vibration frequencies for the reactants, products, and transition state for the Cl(³P)+C₂H₆→C₂H₅+HCl abstraction reaction were evaluated at the HF and MP2 levels using several correlation consistent polarized-valence basis sets. Single-point calculations at PMP2, MP4, QCISD(T), and CCSD(T) levels were also carried out. The values of the forward activation energies obtained at the MP4/cc-pVTZ, QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ, and CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ levels using the MP2/cc-pVTZ structures are equal to −0.1, −0.4, and −0.3 kcal/mol, respectively. The experimental value is equal to 0.3±0.2 kcal/mol. We found that the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ adiabatic vibration energy for the reaction (−2.4 kcal/mol) agrees well with the experimental value −(2.2–2.6) kcal/mol. Rate constants calculated with the zeroth-order interpolated variational transition state (IVTST-0) method are in good agreement with experiment. In general, the theoretical rate constants differ from experiment by, at most, a factor of 2.6.     

Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2催化剂表面活性中心结构的DFT研究

Mn Na2WO4/SiO2 is one of the best catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane.To investigate the nature of active centers and the reaction mechanism,the structure of possible metal sites formed by tungsten and manganese over the silica surface were studied using molecular simulation method and ab initio DFT calculations.Silica support exists in the catalyst as 岐瞔ristobalite and its (111) face exposes preferentially to the surface.The calculated results show that tungsten interacts with the silica surface by three or one bridge oxygen atoms to form tetrahedral [WO4],and manganese interacts with single bridge oxygen to form dispersed [MnO4] or exists as oxide clusters.The nature of the molecular orbitals and the electronic structure suggest that the tetrahedral [WO4] site with single bridge oxygen is the most probable active center responsible for methane activation.     

A novel Mo(V) diphosphate with an intersecting tunnel structure: Sr(MoO)2(P2O7)2

A novel Mo(V) diphosphate Sr(MoO)₂P₂O₇ has been synthesized. It crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n with a=7.925(1) Å, b=7.739(1) Å, c=9.485(1) Å and β=91.05(1)°. Its original framework consists of MoP₂O₁₁ units built up of one P₂O₇ group sharing two apices with one MoO₆ octahedron. The MoP₂O₁₁ units share corners, forming [MoP₂O₁₀]_∞ chains running along [101]. The assemblage of these chains forms the [Mo₂P₄O₁₆]_∞ intersecting tunnel framework. The Sr²⁺ cations are located at the tunnel intersection, showing a distorted cubic coordination. This structure is compared to those of Ba(MoO)₂P₂O₇ and LiMoOP₂O₇, which are also built up of MoP₂O₁₁ units forming [MoP₂O₁₀]_∞ chains, but with different configurations.     

An ab initio potential energy surface and spectroscopic constants for the XΣg state of NO2

A three-dimensional potential energy function has been calculated for the X¹Σ⁺_g state of NO⁺₂ from ab initio MRD-CI data. With this PE function, converged vibrational calculations have also been performed for ten vibrational states, with the aid of a computer program developed in the present work for this purpose. The calculated harmonic frequencies, vibrational term values and rotational constants are in good agreement with experimental data.     

Spectroscopic properties of guanidinium zinc sulphate [C(NH2)3]2Zn(SO4)2 and ab initio calculations of [C(NH2)3]2 and HC(NH2)3

Raman and FTIR spectra of guanidinium zinc sulphate [C(NH₂)₃]₂Zn(SO₄)₂ are recorded and the spectral bands assignment is carried out in terms of the fundamental modes of vibration of the guanidinium cations and sulphate anions. The analysis of the spectrum reveals distorted SO₄²⁻ tetrahedra with distinct S–O bonds. The distortion of the sulphate tetrahedra is attributed to Zn–O–S–O–Zn bridging in the structure as well as hydrogen bonding. The CN₃ group is planar which is expressed in the twofold symmetry along the C–N (1) vector. Spectral studies also reveal the presence of hydrogen bonds in the sample. The vibrational frequencies of [C(NH₂)₃]₂ and HC(NH₂)₃ are computed using Gaussian 03 with HF/6-31G* as basis set.     

Cu-Ni/La2O3热解C2H2制备碳纳米管的研究

Nano-sized and well-dispersed Cu-Ni/La₂O₃ can be obtained by reduction of LaCu_0.2Ni_0.8O₃ with the structure of perovskite. Using Cu-Ni/La₂O₃ as catalyst and C₂H₂ as carbon source, carbon nanotubes with a high yield and narrow diameter distribution can be obtained in the reaction temperature range of 650～700℃. Outer diameter of carbon nanotubes rangs from 9nm to 14nm. TG, Raman and XPS analysis indicate that carbon nanotubes prepared by Cu-Ni/La₂O₃ are relatively higher in graphitic degree.     

(Cl2AlNH2)n和(H2AlNH2)n(n=1～5)簇结构及其热力学性质

用HF自洽场理论和密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法,在6 31G水平上研究了低聚物(Cl2AlNH2)n和(H2AlNH2)n(n=1～5)簇的几何构型、电子结构和聚合反应热力学性质,比较了两个系列化合物中化学键的强度.结果表明,Cl2AlNH2和H2AlNH2分子为C2 (EC)平面型结构,其中Al－N为由一个σ键和一个键组成的双键.(Cl2AlNH2)n和(H2AlNH2)n(n=1～5)分子为Dnh对称,Al－N是典型的σ单键 .低聚物(Cl2AlNH2)n和(H2AlNH2)n的稳定性顺序分别为: 3 > 2 > 4> 5 > 1和8 > 7 > 9 > 11 > 6.     

Reactions of chlorofullerene C60Cl6 with N-substituted piperazines

It was shown for the first time that reactions of C₆₀ halides with aliphatic amines provide a facile route for the synthesis of aminofullerenes, valuable precursors for water-soluble cationic fullerene derivatives. Particularly, chlorofullerene C₆₀Cl₆ and N-substituted piperazines were investigated in this work. It was shown that substitution of chlorine atoms in C₆₀Cl₆ by amine groups is accompanied by partial elimination of addends from the fullerene cage that yields mixtures of di-, tetra- and, hexaaminofullerenes as the final products. Separation of these mixtures by column chromatography resulted in isolation of pure 1,4-diaminofullerenes; this procedure gives much higher and more reproducible yields of these compounds than direct oxidative photoaddition of secondary amines to C₆₀. ESI mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy data showed that hexaaminofullerene isomers are major components in inseparable mixtures of polyaddition products. Polyaminofullerenes were found to be readily soluble in aqueous acids; these solutions are unstable because of a facile substitution of protonated amine groups with hydroxyls. Nevertheless, the use of other amine substrates in the investigated reaction can potentially allow the preparation of more stable water-soluble cationic fullerene derivatives for biological studies.     

Easily characterized systems of C60 grafted on SiO2

Fullerenes grafted on silica with cleavable anchors give materials that can be easily characterized after thermal/chemical treatment or use as catalysts. Transesterification of an ester linkage leads to detachment of the fullerene moiety from the silica and permits study with standard spectroscopic methods. In particular, UV-vis spectroscopy was proved to be a valuable tool permitting structure analysis and quantitative determination at the same time.     

C60 and carbon: a postbuckminsterfullerene perspective

The discovery of the fullerenes and nanotubes has completely changed our perspective on various aspects of carbon chemistry and materials science in quite fundamental ways. The experiments, which uncovered C₆₀, occurred between 1985 and 1990 and there are lessons to be learned of various kinds over the way scientific advances occur and more importantly the way misconceptions can propagate. For instance much of our received wisdom over the behaviour of carbon, in particular graphite on a microscopic scale, was really quite ill-conceived and certainly misleading. Questions might be asked as to why it took almost till the end of the 20th century for the fact to be uncovered that the elegant C₆₀ molecule had been lurking in the dark shadows of soot chemistry all the time. After all, mass spectrometric techniques were sufficiently advanced for the discovery to have been made in the 1960’s—perhaps even earlier. Some of these issues are addressed here and the discussion gives an insight into the curiously unpredictable way fundamental scientific advances sometimes occur and also highlights the limitations of applied research in this case.