Ab initio study of aluminum chemical vapor deposition from dimethylaluminum hydride: a gas phase reaction mechanism

The effect of preheating of dimethylaluminum hydride (DMAH) as a gas on the epitaxial growth in aluminum chemical vapor deposition (Al-CVD) is studied theoretically. The chemical changes of DMAH in the gas phase such as unimolecular decomposition reactions, bimolecular reactions and polymerizations are treated using ab initio molecular orbital method (MP2/6-31G**) and density functional theory (B3P86/LanL2DZ). The gas phase equilibrium composed of the previous reaction products under the usual experimental conditions for Al-CVD is also investigated in detail as the initial stage of the CVD process. From the energetics point of view, unimolecular decomposition reactions and bimolecular reactions hardly occur, however, polymerizations of DMAH take place readily at the low temperatures found in Al-CVD. A large amount of DMAH-dimer and a small amount of DMAH-monomer and trimer coexist in the equilibrium state.     

Influence of selectivity on the supramolecular polymerization of AB-type polymers capable of Both A x A and A x B interactions

The supramolecular polymerization of two AB-type monomers capable of hydrogen-bond-mediated A x B heterocoupling and A x A homocoupling is discussed. The AB-type supramolecular polymerization is based on the strong interaction between self-dimerizing 2-ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) and 2,7-diamido-1,8-naphthyridine (NaPy). In an effort to reduce the "self-stoppered" effect that is inherently present in these supramolecular polymerizations we used a novel ureido-pyrimidinone substituted with a dibutylamino group at the pyrimidinone ring. As a result of the substitution, the dimerization constant of the novel UPy unit is lowered compared to the previous UPy unit while the heterodimerization strength is retained. Unexpectedly, the increased selectivity toward heteroassociation not only influences the concentration-dependent degree of polymerization due to reduction of the "self-stoppered" effect but also has a pronounced effect on the ring-chain equilibrium by increasing the tendency to cyclize. In order to quantitatively explain our results, a model was developed that accurately predicts the degree of polymerization by taking into account homo- and heterodimerization as well as cyclization. Finally, molecular weight distributions for noncyclizing AB supramolecular polymerizations with and without a reversible A x A interaction are calculated. It is found that the molecular weight distribution becomes narrower when A x A interactions are present.     

Intramolecular hemiacetals. The acid-base-catalyzed ring-chain interconversion of 2-substituted 2-hydroxy-4,4-dimethylmorpholinium cations in aqueous solution.

The ring-chain tautomerism in aqueous solution of some aryl-substituted morpholinium salts (bromides), has been studied and equilibrium constants are reported. In the crystals the substrates exist entirely in their cyclic forms as hemiacetals, but in aqueous solution NMR measurements reveal that an equilibrium is established between the cyclic (hemiacetal) and the noncyclic (ketone) form, the degree of ring-opening being more pronounced with electron-donating aryl substituents at the carbonyl carbon. The kinetics of the ring-chain interconversion in water has been investigated spectrophotometrically by a 'pH jump' stopped-flow technique. General base catalysis is observed with a Br?nsted beta value apparently independent of substituent and equal to 0.60. The Hammett rho values for various base catalysts are close to those for very similar intermolecular reactions involving hemiacetal breakdown, leading to the suggestion of a 'normal' class n mechanism for base catalysis. For acid catalysis, however, a quite different situation is encountered, since no general acid but only (weak) catalysis by the hydronium ion can be detected. We believe this deviation from 'normal' general acid catalysis is caused by an electrostatic interaction, and we suggest that it might result from a change in the usual class e mechanism for general acid catalysis by a situation in which rate-limiting concerted proton transfer is replaced by rate-limiting preprotonation. This is supported by the observed drastic change in Hammett rho value for catalysis by the hydronium ion, compared with the 'normal' case. An interesting case is encountered for the 4-aminophenyl-substituted substrate, in which the amino group becomes protonated in acid solution, thus representing a new substituent. Despite this complication, the various equilibrium and rate constants may also be evaluated experimentally for this substrate.     

Action des composes organomagnesiens sur les pyrones-2-VIII : Identification des intermediaires reactionnels

The correlation between the structure of the intermediates and final products during the reactions of the methylmagnesium iodide with several 2-pyrones could be established by intercepting the intermediates before hydrolysis using methyl iodide in HMPT. In this way it was possible to show that these reactions either involve the formation of the dihydropyranol or the unsaturated E-ketol depending on the stereochemistry of these intermediates. The presence of cyclic magnesium alkoxides was established so proving the existence of a tautomeric “ring-chain” equilibrium before hydrolysis.     

Preparation of 3-hydroxyisoindolin-1-ones and o-acylbenzamides. A study of ring-chain tautomerism

3-Hydroxyisoindolinones (ring form) as well as their chain tautomers, o-acylbenzamides, were prepared from the reactions of 3-benzalphthalide 1 , 3-halophthalides 3 , and o-acylbenzoic acids 6 or their esters 7 with amines 2 , and those of phthalimides 4 with Grignard reagents 5 . The characteristic spectroscopic properties of ring and chain forms are observed in the ir and ¹³C-nmr spectra. The significance of the spectroscopic results is discussed, as is the relationship between the structure of the products and the position of the ring-chain equilibrium.     

p-Chlorophenyldiazonium hexafluorophosphate as a catalyst in the polymerization of tetrahydrofuran and other cyclic ethers

p-Chlorophenyldiazonium hexafluorophosphate is shown to be a convenient and effective catalyst for initiating the polymerization of tetrahydrofuran (TH) and other cyclic ethers. The polymerizations apparently proceed without any significant termination or transfer reactions (i.e., “living” polymers result), and materials of very high molecular weight can be obtained. A mobile monomer-polymer equilibrium for THF was obtained during polymerization and equilibrium conversions were determined at a number of temperatures. The ceiling temperature derived from these data was 84°C., the heat of polymerization was ?4.58 kcal./mole and the corresponding entropy change was ? 17.7 cal./°C.-mole. Hydrocarbons are suitable inert solvents for these polymerizations, but concentrated solutions must be used at ambient temperatures in order to stay above the required equilibrium monomer conceiitration and also to dissolve the catalyst which is insoluble in hydrocarbons. It was shown that acyclic ethers act as transfer agents in these polymerizations and that transfer with consequent reduction of molecular weight continues even after monomer-polymer equilibrium is reached. Cyclic ethers do not act as transfer agents but only copolymerize. Trimethyl orthoformate was shown to be a particularly effective transfer agent; it resulted in a polymer with methoxy endgroups and produced methyl formate as a by-product. The data obtained are consistent with a mechanism involving initiation by hydrogen abstraction and polymerization via tertiary oxonium ions associated with PF^?₆ gegenions. This gegenion is thought to be responsible for the “living” nature of the system.     

弱碱柔能克刚:动力学去质子官能化反应

碳氢键的去质子官能化反应是碳碳键构建最常用的方法,是一种重要的碳氢键活化方式.近年来,碱催化碳碳键形成反应在含弱酸性碳氢键化合物作为亲核试剂的底物拓展方面取得了重要进展.强碱性试剂或催化剂是实现这些弱酸性碳氢键官能化反应的关键.根据酸碱平衡理论,相对较强的碱才能够对弱酸性碳氢键发生去质子化反应,形成较大浓度的碳负离子中间体,进而发生亲核反应.相对较弱的碱不足以对弱酸性碳氢键进行去质子化反应,然而尽管碳负离子中间体可能浓度很低,但应该仍然存在于反应体系中.如果可以选择性地进行热力学有利的化学转化,碳负离子中间体的浓度将会下降并引起去质子化平衡的重新构建.结合碳负离子中间体不可逆的转化和去质子平衡的重新构建,弱酸性碳氢键就可以在弱碱条件下实现缓慢却持续不断的去质子官能化反应.为区别于强碱条件下、通过热力学稳定碳负离子中间体的传统碳氢键去质子官能化反应,我们将这种在弱碱条件下、通过热力学不利的碳负离子中间体转化和酸碱平衡重新构建实现的弱酸性碳氢键的官能化反应称为动力学去质子官能化反应.本文总结了碳氢键去质子官能化反应研究现状和本研究团队近年来在弱碱条件下的动力学去质子官能化反应研究进展.     

Predictions of substituent effects in thermal azide 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions: implications for dynamic combinatorial (reversible) and click (irreversible) chemistry

Substituent effects in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of azides with alkenes and alkynes were investigated with the high-accuracy CBS-QB3 method. The possibilities for noncatalytic activation and the reversibility or irreversibility of these reactions was explored; the possibilities for uses in dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) or click chemistry were explored. The activation enthalpies for reactions of ethylene and acetylene with hydrazoic acid, formyl, phenyl-, methyl-, and methanesulfonylazides exhibit modest variation, with Delta H++ ranging from 17 to 20 kcal/mol. A detailed study of formylazide cycloadditions with various alkenes and alkynes reveals a narrow range of activation enthalpies (17-21 kcal/mol). The activation enthalpies for the reactions of azides with alkenes and alkynes are similar. FMO theory and distortion/interaction energy control have been used to rationalize the rates and regiochemistries of cycloadditions involving alkene dipolarophiles. Significantly, triazoles, formed from alkynes, are 30-40 kcal/mol more stable than tetrazolines formed from alkenes. On the basis of initial reactant concentrations, kinetic and thermodynamic values are suggested for the identification of reversible reactions that approach equilibrium over 24 h, as well as for fast irreversible reactions. Although azide cycloadditions are suitable for irreversible chemistry and are typically unsuitable for reversible applications, theoretical procedures established by these studies have provided guidelines for the prediction of useful reversible libraries.     

Transfer and Termination Reactions in “Living” Carbocationic Polymerizations

Abstract

The available data concerning the polymerization of three classes of monomers deemed to yield living polymers, vinyl ethers, styrenic monomers and isobutylene, are discussed from the point of view of transfer and termination reaction. In the case of vinylethers, linearity of [Mbar]_n with a yield up to 30,000 has been obtained, but when higher [Mbar]_n are planned, there is evidence for the occurrence of transfer reactions. In the case of isobutylene, indene, and p-Me-styrene, the linearity (up to [Mbar]_n ～ 10⁵) of [Mbar]_n with the amount of monomer polymerized which has been observed (but only at low temperature) is compatible with values of transfer constants to monomer measured in “conventional” systems. In these living systems, irreversible terminations are often not very important but may become significant toward the end of monomer consumption. The main termination process is reversible termination which may lead to narrow molecular weight distributions. The linearity of [Mbar]_n with yield is not conclusive evidence for the absence of transfer and termination and for the presence of particular active centers. The control of the polymerizations achieved up to now can be accounted for by the mechanisms of conventional cationic polymerizations, transfer reactions included.     

The kinetics of Cd, Pb and Cr extraction from artificially polluted soils

The kinetics of Cd, Pb and Cr extraction with HCl from polluted chernozem and humous alluvial soils was investigated. The efficiency of the extraction was more than 90% for Cd and more than 80% for Pb. In both cases, the extraction reached the equilibrium state. For Cd and Pb, the metal-ion removal processes in the first 4 h of extraction can be modelled by two simultaneous, pseudo-first-order, irreversible reactions. One of the reactions is fast and can be attributed to H⁺–Mⁿ⁺ exchange reaction occurring on the surface of inorganic minerals as well as in the metal–humic acid complexes and to the dissolution of the water-insoluble precipitates.The minor portion of the metal ions took part in a rather slow reaction, where H⁺ ions exchange with metal ions bound in the internal lattice sites. The slow dissolution of the metal compounds should also be considered. The slow extraction partly can be attributed to slow irreversible processes (e.g., diffusion from the internal lattice sites).In the case of Cr(III), the extraction was found to be a very slow process; the efficiency of removal was less than 25%. The system did not attain the equilibrium state. Presumably, the rates of extraction processes are intermediate between those of the slow and fast reactions.     

Spectroscopic on-line monitoring of reactions in dispersed medium: chemometric challenges

Emulsion and suspension polymerizations are important industrial processes for polymer production. The end-user properties of polymers depend strongly on how the polymerization reactions proceed in time (i.e. a batch or semicontinuous, rate of reagents feeding, etc.). In other words, these reactions are process dependent, which makes the successful process control a key point to ensure high-quality products. In several process control strategies the on-line monitoring of reaction performance is required. Due to the multiphase nature of the emulsion and suspension processes, there is a lack of sensors to perform successful on-line monitoring. Near infrared and Raman spectroscopies have been pointed out as useful approaches for monitoring emulsion and suspension polymerizations and several applications have been described. In such instance, the chemometric approach on relating near infrared and Raman spectra to polymer properties is widely used and has proven to be useful. Nevertheless, the multiphase nature of emulsion and suspension polymerizations also represents a challenge for the chemometric approach based on multivariate calibration models and demands the development of new methods. In this work, a set novel results is presented from the monitoring of 15 batch emulsion reactions that show the chemometric challenge to be faced on development of new methods for successful monitoring of processes taken under dispersed medium. In order to discuss these results, several chemometric approaches were revised. It is shown that Raman and NIR spectroscopic techniques are suitable for on-line monitoring of monomer concentration and polymer content during the polymerizations, as well as medium heterogeneity properties, i.e. average particle size. It is also shown that Hotteling and Q statistics, widely used in chemometrics, might fail in monitoring these reactions, while an approach based on principal curves is able to overcome such restriction.     

Comonomer and stereosequence distributions in high polymers

Comonomer and stereosequence distributions in linear high polymers are considered from the point of view of the general theory of stationary random sequences. Although the discussion is centered about binary polymerizations which may be regarded as stationary Markov processes of low order, attention is paid to distinguish results valid for any stationary random process including stationary non-Markov processes from those special to a particular Markov process. Alternative derivations of copolymer composition equations are given along with a corrected version of a previously suggested scheme of relating conditional probabilities of different orders. The nature and relative merits of the several measures proposed in the literature to characterize comonomer and stereosequence distributions are also discussed in some detail.     

Molecular modeling of ring-chain equilibria for the ring-opening cross-metathesis of cis,cis-1,5-dimethyl-cycloocta-1,5-diene with ethylene at T=298.15 K

The molecular modeling of ring-opening cross-metathesis of cis,cis-1,5-dimethyl-cycloocta-1,5-diene (1,5-DM-COD), cis,cis-1,6-dimethyl-cycloocta-1,5-diene (1,6-DM-COD) and cis,cis-cycloocta-1,5-diene (COD) with ethylene (ethenolysis) at T=298.15 K using the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory reveals that ring-chain equilibrium constants are dependent on the nature of cyclic diene. The ring-chain equilibria for the ethenolysis of 1,5-DM-COD is completely shifted to the formation of monomeric 2-methyl-hexa-1,5-diene.     

Chain-ring-chain tautomerism in 2-aryl-substituted hexahydropyrimidines and 1H-2,3-dihydroperimidines. Does it appear?

A series of 2-aryl substituted hexahydropyrimidines and perimidines were synthesized from aromatic aldehydes and substituted 1,3-propanediamines or 1,8-naphthalenediamine. The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra showed that 2-arylperimidines and 2-aryl-4,4,6-trimethylhexahydropyrimidines exist exclusively in ring forms even in DMSO solutions, whereas 2-aryl-4-methylhexahydropyrimidines undergo chain-ring-chain tautomerism with a good linear correlation between the ring-chain equilibrium constants (log K, where K=[ring]/[chain]) and the Hammett-Brown σ⁺ parameters of the aromatic substituents. 4,4,6-Trimethylhexahydropyrimidines underwent complete and irreversible ring opening in CF₃COOH solutions giving two different chain forms.     

Michael Polanyi and the discovery of co‐catalysis: Discussion of an autobiographical letter from Michael Polanyi,FRS to Peter H. Plesch of 17 December 1963

The origin of this memoir was a letter from Michael Polanyi (M. P.) to the present writer (P. H. P.) about their researches in the mid‐1940s into the mechanism of what are now called cationic polymerizations, at the University of Manchester (England). M. P. analyzes his tactics and the mistakes made in directing this research. When the Manchester‐trained researchers made little progress with what was a very recalcitrant problem, M. P. thinking that scientists from a different background might be more sucessful, got P. H. P., from Cambridge, to work with an Oxford‐trained chemist. They recognized that the likely cause of the irreproducibility of these polymerizations was the apparatus used which permitted access of atmospheric moisture to the reaction mixtures containing the moisture‐sensitive catalytic metal halides. Because the only method for following the very fast polymerizations was by monitoring the accompanying temperature rise, and the reactions had to be done below ambient temperature, the reaction vessel needed to be adiabatic, that is a Dewar (Thermos) flask; hence the problem of how to cool its contents. The solution was P. H. P.'s invention of the pseudo‐Dewar vessel, the Dewar space of which, instead of being evacuated permanently, could be filled with air or evacuated. This device permitted the reaction mixture to be made up and cooled, and the reactions to be started without contact with the atmosphere. Thus it was found that isobutene polymerizations, which had stopped unaccountably, could be restarted by water vapor. P. H. P. termed water a “co‐catalyst”. The consequent “Manchester” theory recognized the monohydrate of TiCl₄ as a protonic acid and saw the initiation as due to the protonation of the monomer, with the formation of a tert‐carbenium ion, and these ions, formed repetitively, became the propagating species. The Manchester theory was rapidly accepted because it could also explain observations on other related reactions. The involvement of ions established a link with non‐aqueous electrochemistry. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 1537–1546, 2004     

Nonlinear chemical dynamics in synthetic polymeric systems: motivations and strategies for success

Two motivations for studying nonlinear chemical dynamics with polymeric systems are considered: observing new nonlinear phenomena and developing new materials because of nonlinearities in polymerization processing. Examples from frontal polymerization are given. Three strategies are considered: coupling polymerizations to nonlinear systems such as oscillating reactions, using inherent nonlinearities in polymerization reactions and investigating the effects of polydispersity on known instabilities.     

Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization. I. Classification of Living Polymerizations in Carbocationic Systems

It has been shown that in addition to classical living polymerizations, several other polymerization systems exist that may exhibit partially living so-called quasiliving character. The single requirement for quasiliving polymerization is the absence of irreversible termination. The various possible living systems have been classified by taking into consideration the absence or reversibility of termination and the absence, reversibility, or irreversibility of chain transfer. In regard to chain transfer, both unimolecular and/or bimolecular processes have been considered. A comprehensive examination of all possibilities yielded, in addition to the classical terminationless-transferless living system, five quasiliving systems. Kinetic analysis led to equations defining these systems and to diagnostic techniques useful for the classification and characterization of the mechanism of living carbocationic polymerizations.     

Self-Consistency of the Theory of Elementary Stage Rates of Reversible Processes and the Equilibrium Distribution of Reaction Mixture Components

An analysis is presented of one of the key concepts of physical chemistry of condensed phases: the theory self-consistency in describing the rates of elementary stages of reversible processes and the equilibrium distribution of components in a reaction mixture. It posits that by equating the rates of forward and backward reactions, we must obtain the same equation for the equilibrium distribution of reaction mixture components, which follows directly from deducing the equation in equilibrium theory. Ideal reaction systems always have this property, since the theory is of a one-particle character. Problems arise in considering interparticle interactions responsible for the nonideal behavior of real systems. The Eyring and Temkin approaches to describing nonideal reaction systems are compared. Conditions for the self-consistency of the theory for mono- and bimolecular processes in different types of interparticle potentials, the degree of deviation from the equilibrium state, allowing for the internal motions of molecules in condensed phases, and the electronic polarization of the reagent environment are considered within the lattice gas model. The inapplicability of the concept of an activated complex coefficient for reaching self-consistency is demonstrated. It is also shown that one-particle approximations for considering intermolecular interactions do not provide a theory of self-consistency for condensed phases. We must at a minimum consider short-range order correlations.     

Conjugate reactions: New potentials of an old idea

Main concepts of the Shilov–Ostwald theory of conjugate chemical reactions are analyzed from the standpoint of complex reaction kinetics, theory of reaction routes, and thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Classification of conjugate reactions and an algorithm of catalytic system design for conducting these processes are proposed.     

Influence of diffusion on the kinetics of excited-state association--dissociation reactions: comparison of theory and simulation

Several recent theories of the kinetics of diffusion influenced excited-state association--dissociation reactions are tested against accurate Brownian dynamics simulation results for a wide range of parameters. The theories include the relaxation time approximation (RTA), multiparticle kernel decoupling approximations and the so-called kinetic theory. In the irreversible limit, none of these theories reduce to the Smoluchowski result. For the pseudo-first-order target problem, we show how the RTA can be modified so that the resulting formalism does reduce correctly in the irreversible limit. We call this the unified Smoluchowski approximation, because it unites modern theories of reversible reactions with Smoluchowski's theory of irreversible reactions.