Resonance Raman Spectroscopy,and Its Application to Inorganic Chemistry. New Analytical Methods (27)

Resonance Raman spectra are obtained when the wave number of the exciting radiation is close to, or coincident with, that of an electronic transition of the scattering species. Such spectra are usually characterized by a very large enhancement of the intensities of particular Raman bands, sometimes with the appearance of intense overtone and combination tone progressions. The technique provides detailed information about excited electronic states because it is only the vibrational modes associated with the chromophore that are resonance-Raman active. Additionally, the high sensitivity is such that compounds at concentrations as low as 10^?6 mol/L may be detected, enabling resonance Raman spectroscopy to be used as an analytical tool and for the study of chromophores in molecules of biological interest.     

Laser Spectroscopy and Lifetime Measurements of the S1 State of Tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in a Cold Gas-Phase Free-Jet

The S₁ electronic state of 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) has been investigated by laser induced fluorescence (LIF), dispersed fluorescence (DF) spectroscopy, and lifetime measurements under jet-cooled conditions in the gas-phase. The LIF spectrum showed a weak origin band at 412.13 nm (24262 cm⁻¹) with prominent progression and combination bands involving vibrations of 327, 1098, and 2430 cm⁻¹. In addition, very strong bands appeared at ∼363.6 nm (3300 cm⁻¹ above the origin). Both the LIF and DF spectra indicate considerable geometric change in the S₁ state. The fluorescence lifetime of S₁ at zero-point level was obtained to be 220 ns. This lifetime is 40 times longer than the radiative lifetime estimated from the S₁−S₀ oscillator strength. Furthermore, the lifetimes of the vibronic bands exhibited drastic energy dependence, indicating a strong mixing with the triplet (T₁) or intramolecular charge-transfer (CT) state. This study is thought to disclose intrinsic nature of TCNQ, which has been well known as a component of organic semiconductors and a versatile p-type dopant.     

单根(7,5)蛇形单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱(英文)

研究了单根(7,5)蛇形单壁碳纳米管的拉曼光谱特征,观察到了环呼吸振动峰(RBM)、环呼吸振动的倍频峰(2RBM)、介于中间频率的振动峰(IMF)、无规振动峰(D)、剪切振动峰(G)、中间频率振动峰(M)、剪切振动和环呼吸振动的和频峰(G+RBM)、面内横向光学声子和纵向声学声子的和频峰(iTOLA)、无规振动的二次共振峰(G′或者2D)以及其它一些归属不清楚的拉曼峰.不同激发波长和不同激发偏振拉曼光谱研究表明,这些拉曼光谱峰显示出了非常强的激发能量和激发偏振的选择性.     

Semiempirical INDO/S calculations on the absorption spectrum of mono‐ and trinuclear vanadium(II) complexes

This work is concerned with prospective starting materials for the synthesis of larger molecules used as functional models of the substrate binding and reducing site of the vanadium nitrogenase. It is well known that the mononuclear adduct of vanadium(II) chloride with N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine, henceforth referred to as [VCl₂(tmeda)₂], is a good starting material for the synthesis of trinuclear vanadium complexes. We now report the results of semiempirical calculations on the spectroscopy of [VCl₂(tmeda)₂] using the intermediate neglect of differential overlap (INDO) method. For the mononuclear complex, the ground state was calculated to be a quartet, about 45 kcal/mol below the doublet. For the positively charged trinuclear vanadium complex, [V₃(μ‐Cl)₃(μ₃‐Cl)₂(tmeda)₃]⁺, the ground state was calculated to be a decatet, about 47 kcal/mol below the octet. For both complexes the frontier orbitals are dominated by the vanadium 3d manifold, and accordingly the electronic spectra are dominated by d‐d* excitations within this manifold. The INDO/S‐calculated spectra are in good agreement with the observed UV‐visible spectra in both cases. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem 88: 245–251, 2002     

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of trinuclear [Ru3O(O2CCH3)6(pyrazine)3]0, + clusters

Summary [Ru₃O(O₂CCH₃)₆(pyrazine)₃]^{0, +} clusters have been synthesized and characterized based on electronic, infrared and resonance Raman spectra. Selective enhancement of the pyrazine and Ru₃O(O₂CCH₃)₆ vibrational modes has been observed in the case of the reduced cluster using excitation wavelengths close to the metal-to-pyrazine and metal-metal charge transfer band in the visible region.

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Synthese und spektroskopische Charakterisierung von dreikernigen [Ru₃O(O₂CCH₃)₆(Pyrazin)₃]^{0, +}-Clustern

Zusammenfassung Es wurden [Ru₃O(O₂CCH₃)₆(Pyrazin)₃]^{0, +}-Cluster dargestellt und mittels Elektronen-, Infrarot- und Resonanz-Raman-Spektren charakterisiert. Im Fall der reduzierten Cluster wurde bei Anregungswellenlängen nahe den Metall-Pyrazin- und Metall-Metall-Charge-Transfer-Banden im sichtbaren Bereich eine selektive Anhebung der Pyrazin- und Ru₃O(O₂CCH₃)₆-Vibrationen beobachtet.

     

Raman spectroscopic and DSC studies of diglycine-perchlorate (DGPCl)

Single crystals of diglycine perchlorate (DGPCl) and deuterated diglycine perchlorate (DDGPCl) are synthesized and studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Raman spectroscopy. DSC data indicated that both DGPCl and DDGPCl undergo a reversible first-order phase transition (solid-solid) at −11.5 °C and −9.3 °C, respectively. The Raman spectra of DGPCl and DDGPCl obtained at ambient temperature are analyzed to infer on the strength of hydrogen bonding in this compound relative to the parent compounds. The occurrence of NH stretching frequency at higher value in DGPCl in comparison with glycine suggests presence of a weak N–H?O hydrogen bond in DGPCl than in glycine. The lower isotropic melting temperature of DGPCl as compared to that of glycine is understood on the basis of the relative strength of hydrogen bonding in these compounds.     

Adsorption of TTF,TCNQ and TTF-TCNQ on Au(111):An in situ ECSTM study

The adsorption and adlayer structures of tetrathiofulvalene (TTF), tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and TTF-TCNQ on Au(111) have been systematically investigated by in situ electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (ECSTM) and cyclic voltammetry in 0.1 mol?L?1 HClO4. All the three molecules were found to form well-ordered adlayers in the double-layer potential region of Au(111). For TTF and TCNQ adlayers, (6×3) and (4×7) structures have been observed, respectively. A structural transition was observed on...     

Raman spectroscopic study of magnetite (FeFe2O4): a new assignment for the vibrational spectrum

A detailed Raman study on natural magnetite has been carried out. Raman spectra show four out of the five predicted Raman bands located at 668, 538, 306, and 193 rcm⁻¹. The location of the fifth, unobserved phonon mode, is inferred from spectra of other ferrites at 450-490 rcm⁻¹. Polarized experiments on an oriented single crystal provide a new interpretation of the Raman spectrum with the following assignment for symmetries of the observed modes: A_1g for 668 rcm⁻¹, E_g for 306 rcm⁻¹, and T_2g for 538, 193, and 450-490 rcm⁻¹. The results are compared with those of the earlier Raman studies and possible explanations for the discrepancies are suggested. Some of the inconsistencies can be resolved by considering the effect of oxidation of magnetite during the Raman experiments.     

A DFT/TDDFT study of the structural and spectroscopic properties of Al(III) complexes with 4-nitrocatechol in acidic aqueous solution

The complexation of 4-nitrocatechol in aqueous solution at pH 5 has been studied by molecular spectroscopy combined with quantum chemical calculations. In these physico-chemical conditions, the formation of the two complexes [4ncatAl(H₂O)₄]⁺ and [(4ncat)₂Al(H₂O)₂]⁻ has been highlighted. The electronic absorption spectra of the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes of Al(III) with 4-nitrocatechol have been computed using the time-dependent density functional theory and the polarizable continuum model. It turns out that the 6-311+G(d,p) basis set provides a good agreement between experimental and theoretical absorption spectra. This good agreement has allowed the determination of the preferential conformation of the 1:2 complex in aqueous solution. A complete assignment of the UV–Vis absorption and Raman spectra of the complexes has been proposed.     

Electrochemical and spectroscopic characterisation of amphetamine-like drugs: application to the screening of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its synthetic precursors

A complete physicochemical characterisation of MDMA and its synthetic precursors MDA, 3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde (piperonal) and 3,4-methylenedioxy-β-methyl-β-nitrostyrene was carried out through voltammetric assays and Raman spectroscopy combined with theoretical (DFT) calculations. The former provided important analytical redox data, concluding that the oxidative mechanism of the N-demethylation of MDMA involves the removal of an electron from the amino-nitrogen atom, leading to the formation of a primary amine and an aldehyde. The vibrational spectroscopic experiments enable to afford a rapid and reliable detection of this type of compounds, since they yield characteristic spectral patterns that lead to an unequivocal identification.Moreover, the rational synthesis of the drug of abuse 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or “ecstasy”) from one of its most relevant precursors 3,4-methylene-dioxyamphetamine (MDA), is reported. In addition, several approaches for the N-methylation of MDA, a limiting synthetic step, were attempted and the overall yields compared.     

Pressure-induced metastable phase transition in orthoenstatite (MgSiO3) at room temperature: a Raman spectroscopic study

Phase behavior of a synthetic orthoenstatite in a diamond-anvil cell has been studied up to ∼22 GPa by using Raman spectroscopy at room temperature. Under quasi-hydrostatic conditions, orthoenstatite undergoes a reversible phase transformation at an apparent transition pressure of ∼10 GPa for compression and ∼9.5 GPa for decompression. The 3d transition-metal cations, e.g., Fe²⁺ and Ni²⁺, show only a minor effect on the transition pressure within 10 wt% of addition. All the Raman frequencies in both orthoenstatite and its high-pressure phase increase monotonically with increasing pressure. The amount of forward or backward transition is fixed at a given pressure and forms a hysteresis loop in the transition %-pressure plan. The type for the present metastable phase transition is inferred to be of first order and the high-pressure polymorph may be the intermediate between orthoenstatite and the high-pressure clinoenstatite (i.e., the high-P C2/c phase). A mechanism based on Mnyukh's edgewise model of interface motion has been suggested to account for the observed phenomena.     

Single-chain magnet behavior in an alternated one-dimensional assembly of a Mn(III) Schiff-base complex and a TCNQ radical

An alternated 1:1 chain compound of a Mn(III) salen derivative and the TCNQ monoradical was synthesized: [Mn(5-TMAMsaltmen)(TCNQ)](ClO(4))(2) (1) (TCNQ=tetracyano-p-quinodimethane; 5-TMAMsaltmen=N,N'-(1,1,2,2-tetramethylethylene) bis(5-trimethylammoniomethylsalicylideneiminato)). Compound 1 has a zigzag chain structure packed with adjacent chains with an interchain MnMn distance of over 8 Angatrom. As compound 1 contains no crystallization solvent, the void spaces between chains are occupied only by ClO(4) (-) counter ions. Compound 1 has a structure reminiscent of what has been observed in the family of Mn(III)(porphyrin)-TCNE or -TCNQ compounds reported previously by Miller and co-workers and we demonstrate herein its unique single-chain magnet behavior among this family of compounds. The direct current (dc) magnetic measurements established the one-dimensional nature of compound 1 with an antiferromagnetic exchange coupling, J/k(B) approximately -96 K, between the Mn(III) ion and TCNQ radical and with an activated correlation length (Delta(xi)=26.5 K) at low temperatures (50-15 K). The slow relaxation of the magnetization was shown in compound 1 by the field hysteresis of the magnetization observed below 3.5 K (with a coercive field up to 14 kOe at 1.8 K). Single-crystal magnetization measurements demonstrated the uniaxial symmetry of this compound and allowed an estimation of the anisotropy field, H(a) approximately 97 kOe. The absence of magnetic ordered phase or spin-glass behavior was established by heat-capacity calorimetry measurements that exhibit no abnormality of C(p) between 0.5 K and 10 K. The study of the magnetization relaxation by combined ac (alternating current) and dc techniques showed that compound 1 possesses a single relaxation time (tau). As the consequence of the finite size of the chain, the temperature dependence of tau presents two activated regimes above and below 4.5 K with tau(01)=2.1 x 10(-10) s, Delta(tau1)=94.1 K and tau(02)=6.8 x 10(-8) s and Delta(tau2)=67.7 K, respectively. The detailed analysis of these dynamics properties together with the correlation length, allows an unambiguous demonstration of the single-chain magnet behavior in 1.     

Conformational analysis of 2-oxo(thio)-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes with a P-H bond from vibrational spectroscopic data

The steric structure of four 2-hydro-2-oxo(thio)-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane (DOP) molecules has been studied by means of Raman and IR spectroscopy. A characteristic feature of these compounds is the presence of a hydrogen atom as a "light" exocyclic substituent whose vibration is not mixed with the vibrations of the molecular skeleton.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420083 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2725–2730, December, 1992.     

共振喇曼光谱研究稀土离子Er3对肌红蛋白结构的影响

随着稀土金属开发应用的不断深入 ,它的安全性已引起人们的广泛关注 .Evans[1]曾报道稀土化合物由于其类 Ca2 + 性导致各种负面生物效应 ,包括影响心血管功能及溶血 ,然而有关稀土离子影响血红素蛋白结构的研究尚很少见报道 .肌红蛋白由含 1 5 2个残基的单一多肽链 (珠蛋白 )和血红素组成 .在生物体中 ,它为肌肉组织贮存氧 ,以供细胞呼吸的需要 ,因此它在人体中具有极其重要的生理作用 .研究稀土离子对肌红蛋白的影响对了解稀土离子降低血红素蛋白载氧能力的作用机理具有实际意义[2 ] .由于血红素在可见和近紫外区有很强的吸收带 ,以氩离子…     

Characteristic and spectroscopic properties of the Schiff-base model compounds

Two series of conjugated aromatic imines (Schiff-base model compounds) with different central groups and various side-group substitutions have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique, hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and ultra-violet and visible light (UV–vis) spectroscopy measurements. The UV–vis absorption of solutions of these compounds in dimethylacetamid (DMA), chloroform and methanol was investigated in the optical range from 240 to 450 nm, where two distinct absorption bands: at 250–280 and 315–360 nm with the different level of absorption have been observed. The influence of compound molecular structure and polarity of solvent on the absorption spectra and the possible optical transitions have been discussed. Structure of diamines in the azomethine models fundamentally affected their spectroscopic properties and conjugation of π-electrons.     

Cis-coordination of the chromate anions in helical Co/Ni block-type polymeric systems. Structural and spectroscopic characteristics of catena(μ-CrO4-O,O′)[Co(HIm)3H2O] and catena(μ-CrO4-O,O′)[Co0.43Ni0.57(HIm)3H2O]

Two polymeric complexes: catena(μ-CrO₄-O,O′)[Co(HIm)₃H₂O] (1) and catena(μ-CrO₄-O,O′)[Co_0.43Ni_0.57(HIm)₃H₂O] (2) (where HIm=imidazole) with a cis-bridging coordination mode of the CrO₄ ²⁻ anion have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray and spectroscopic methods. These crystals were isolated from nine systems of varying reagent molar ratios and three excluding anions: Cl⁻, NO₃ ⁻ and SO₄ ²⁻ exclusively as mer [M(HIm)₃O₃]-type isomers. The unit cell of these isostructural complexes (monoclinic crystal system P2₁ /n) contains two independent helixes, left- and right handed, stabilized by intrahelical and interhelical hydrogen bonding and π–π interaction between pairs of the imidazole rings from neighbouring helixes. The Raman spectra at 77 K of 1 and 2 deconvoluted into lorentzian components revealed the block-type polymeric structure of the complexes. Moreover, the solution studies at millimolar concentrations of 1 and 2 indicated their complete decomposition in water. Four K electronic spectral analysis of the crystals (band deconvolution into gaussian components) enhanced with the data obtained in the polarized light allowed for assignment of the bands to the respective d–d transition (D_4h symmetry). It was found that the metallic centres are independently absorbing species, which supports the suggestion of a block-type structure of the polymers. The respective crystal field parameters for Co and Ni were calculated.     

Vibrational spectroscopic study of the antimonate mineral bindheimite Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH)

Raman spectroscopy complimented with infrared spectroscopy has been used to characterise the antimonate mineral bindheimite Pb₂Sb₂O₆(O,OH). The mineral is characterised by an intense Raman band at 656 cm⁻¹ assigned to SbO stretching vibrations. Other lower intensity bands at 664, 749 and 814 cm⁻¹ are also assigned to stretching vibrations. This observation suggests the non-equivalence of SbO units in the structure. Low intensity Raman bands at 293, 312 and 328 cm⁻¹ are assigned to the OSbO bending vibrations. Infrared bands at 979, 1008, 1037 and 1058 cm⁻¹ may be assigned to δOH deformation modes of SbOH units. Infrared bands at 1603 and 1640 cm⁻¹ are assigned to water bending vibrations, suggesting that water is involved in the bindheimite structure. Broad infrared bands centred upon 3250 cm⁻¹ supports this concept. Thus the true formula of bindheimite is questioned and probably should be written as Pb₂Sb₂O₆(O,OH,H₂O).     

Crystal structure and spectroscopic properties of polymeric adducts of the tetra-μ-haloaspirinate-dicopper(II)

Eight new copper(II) complexes with halo-aspirinate anions have been synthesized: [Cu₂(Fasp)₄(MeCN)₂]?·?2MeCN (1), [Cu₂(Clasp)₄(MeCN)₂]?·?2MeCN (2), [Cu₂(Brasp)₄(MeCN)₂]?·?2MeCN (3), {[Cu₂(Fasp)₄(Pyrz)]?·?2MeCN} _n (4), {[Cu₂(Clasp)₄(Pyrz)]?·?2MeCN} _n (5), [Cu₂(Brasp)₄(Pyrz)] _n (6), [Cu₂(Clasp)₄(4,4′-Bipy)] _n (7), and [Cu₂(Brasp)₄(4,4′-Bipy)] _n (8) (Fasp: fluor-aspirinate; Clasp: chloro-aspirinate; Brasp: bromo-aspirinate; MeCN: acetonitrile; Pyrz: pyrazine; 4,4′-Bipy: 4,4′-bipyridine). The crystal structure of two 2 and 4 have been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. All compounds have been studied employing elemental analysis, IR, and UV-Visible spectroscopic techniques. The results have been compared with previous data reported for complexes with similar structures.     

Unusual conformational properties of 1,3-dimethyl-1,1,3,3-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)trisilane: A preparative, X-ray, Raman spectroscopic and ab initio study

The heptasilane Me(SiMe₃)₂SiSiH₂SiMe(SiMe₃)₂ was synthesized from Me(SiMe₃)₂SiK and H₂Si(OSO₂CF₃)₂. Crystals suitable for a X-ray single crystal analysis could be grown, with the somewhat surprising result that the two dihedral angles (H₃)CSiSi(H₂)Si are different in the crystal (24.58(10)° and 31.67(11)°). SiSiSi-bonds angles are widened, with values up to 117°. Ab initio calculations at the density functional B3LYP level employing 6-311G(d) basis sets predict minima for five conformers 1-5 with relative energies 0.0, 3.1, 8.2, 10.8 and 18.1 kJ/mol, respectively. Moreover, SiSiSiSi dihedral angles spanning the range 43.5-172.3° are predicted, reflecting the small forces which are required for distorting these angles.In the Raman spectrum of a solution in toluene, three lines at 350, 340 and 330 cm⁻¹ are observed in a wavenumber range which is typical for the SiSi-pulsation of methylated oligosilanes. The relative intensity ratio of the bands is temperature dependent, reflecting the changes in conformer concentrations that occur according to Boltzman’s law. Supported by the ab initio calculations, the Raman band at 350 cm⁻¹ is assigned to an ‘averaged’ conformer 1 and 2, because a rapid interconversion between 1 and 2 has to be assumed due to a small barrier separating them. The bands with wavenumbers 340 and 330 cm⁻¹ originate from conformers 3 and 4. From the Raman spectra, relative energies 0.0 (1 + 2), 2.2 (3) and 6.3 (4) kJ/mol are deduced, the presence of 5 is not observed. Caused by solvent effects, these values differ somewhat from the ab initio results.