Ground-state properties and static dipole polarizabilities of the alkali dimers from K2 n to Fr2 n(n=0,+1) from scalar relativistic pseudopotential coupled cluster and density functional studies

The newly adjusted energy-consistent nine-valence-electron pseudopotentials for K to Fr are used to calculate spectroscopic properties for the neutral and positively charged alkali dimers using coupled cluster and density functional theory. For the neutral dimers the static dipole polarizability was calculated. The coupled cluster results are all in excellent agreement with experimental values. The density functionals used can give quite different spectroscopic properties especially for the dipole polarizability, with the Perdew-Wang PW91 functional performing best.     

Combined electron diffraction,conformational energy and vibrational investigations of cis-1,4-ditertiary butyl-cyclohexane

The structure of cis-1,4-ditertiarybutylcyclohexane(DTBC) was investigated by combined electron diffraction, conformational and vibrational analyses in order to obtain results which are more conclusive than those previously obtained by electron diffraction alone. In this study, first the minimum energy conformations for DTBC were calculated by the Westheimer-Hendrickson procedure using various force fields described in the literature; the same fields and the minimum energy conformations were used in subsequent vibrational analyses to calculate the mean amplitudes of vibration for each minimum energy conformation of DTBC; these mean amplitudes and the corresponding internuclear distances were then used to calculate the theoretical electron diffraction radial distribution curves which were compared to the experimental curves. The results indicate that the conformational energies of all the minimum energy chair and non-chair forms of DTBC are very similar. In excellent agreement with this, the theoretical radial distribution curves of all minimum energy forms have to be mixed for a best fit to the experimental radial distribution curve. A least squares analysis of the mixture under the described conditions yields for 110 °C a composition of approximately one third chair and two thirds non-chair forms. The quality of the empirical conformational force fields has a definite influence on the reliability of these results.     

Modellrechnungen an einigen Siliziumwasserstoffverbindungen vom Typ SiHn,SiH n + und SiH n − nach der Einzentrenmethode

Zusammenfassung Es werden molekulare Struktur, Energie des Grundzustandes, Bindungsabstände, Bindungsenergie, Ionisierungsenergie und Protonenaffinität der Siliziumwasserstoffverbindungen SiH _n , SiH _n ⁺ und SiH_n ^– (n=3, 4 oder 5) nach der Einzentrenmethode berechnet.

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OCE-calculations on some silicon hydrides of the type SiH _n , SiH _n ⁺ and SiH _n ^–

OCE-Calculations are reported for molecular structures, ground state energies, bond distances, binding energies, ionization potentials and proton affinities of the silicon hydrides SiH _n , SiH _n ⁺ and SiH _n ^– (n=3, 4 or 5).

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Résumé Calcul par la méthode monocentrique de la structure moléculaire, de l'énergie de l'état fondamental, des longueurs de liaison, des énergies de liaison, des potentiels d'ionisation et des affinités protoniques pour les hydrures de silicium SiH _n , SiH _n ⁺ et SiH _n ^– (n=3, 4 ou 5).

     

Die Lösung der Prae-Maxwellschen Gleichungen mit Hilfe vollständiger Lösungssysteme

This paper deals with the Neumann problem of the pre-Maxwell partial differential equations for a vector field v defined in a region G ? R ³. We approximate its uniquely determined solution (integrability conditions assumed) uniformly on G by explicitly computable particular integrals and linear combinations of vector fields with a “fundamental” sequence of points .     

Mechanical Properties of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials Determined by Indentation Techniques

The mechanical properties of hybrid materials consisting of polystyrene (PS), which was cross-linked with different proportions of the multifunctional cluster Zr₆O₄(OH)₄(methacrylate)₁₂ (Zr6) were investigated. With the help of (micro)indentation and scratch testing, the influence of the Zr6 clusters on mechanical properties, such as hardness, stiffness, creep, craze initiation, and scratch resistance was shown. There was only a slight increase in hardness and in indentation modulus with higher cluster loadings. While this observation was in agreement with the compression behaviour of the materials, the tensile properties showed a much stronger dependence on the Zr6 content. With increasing cluster loading, an increase of craze initiation stress, as determined by ball indentation experiments, was found. Performing scratch testing with constant load, a reduction of pile-up and a stronger recovery were observed for the hybrid materials compared to the neat PS. Scratch tests with a constant increase of load showed an increase of the critical load for crack opening during scratching.     

Mimicking primary processes in photosynthesis—covalently linked porphyrin quinones

Porphyrin quinones (P-Qs), covalently linked via different aliphatic bridges, have been synthesized and studies in their (porphyrin) cationic and (semiquinone) anionic radical states by EPR, ENDOR and TRIPLE resonance techniques. Electron transfer (ET) from the porphyrin donor to the quinone acceptor could be observed by time-resolved picosecond fluorescence spectroscopy (singlet ET) and by time-resolved EPR spectroscopy (triplet ET) in isotropic fluid solution and in anisotropic media (liquid crystals and reversed micelles). Steady-state in situ photoexcitation of P-Qs in CTAB cationic reversed micelles yielded the corresponding semiquinone radical anions. In TRITON X-100 reversed micelles both the radical cation of the porphyrin and the radical anion of the semiquinone could be detected, which occured in complete emission. In covalently linked porphyrin flavins ET from the photoexcited porphyrin fragment to the flavin and, in addition, energy transfer from the photoexcited flavin to the porphyrin could be observed.     

A Theoretical Study of Amine Bonding in Titanium Alkoxide Adducts

Summary. DFT calculations were carried out on Ti₂(OCH₃)₈ (NH₂CH₃)₂ and Ti₂(OCH₃)₈(NH₃)₂, which are model compounds for the previously isolated amine adducts Ti₂(OR)₈(NH₂ R′)₂. The calculations show that the Ti–N bond strength is weak; however, coordination of the amine to the metal center is supported by a N–H···O hydrogen bond of the amine with the neighboring alkoxo ligand. The Ti–N interaction is purely σ in nature, while the Ti–O interactions include both σ and π contributions. The lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals are mainly localized on Ti t_2g-like orbitals.     

Stability of the gold(i)-phosphine bond. A comparison with other group 11 elements

The stability of gold phosphine complexes of the form [Au(PH(3))(n)()](+) (n = 1-4) and [AuCl(PH(3))(n)()] (n = 1-3) is analyzed in detail by applying quantum theoretical methods and compared to the coordination behavior of the lighter group 11 elements copper and silver. It is shown that, once [M(PH(3))(2)](+) or [MClPH(3)] (M = Cu, Ag, and Au) is formed, further coordination by PH(3) ligands is relatively weak; i.e., the energy gain to form [M(PH(3))(3)](+) from [M(PH(3))(2)](+) is less than 60 kJ mol(-)(1), and less than 100 kJ mol(-)(1) to form [MCl(PH(3))(2)] from [MClPH(3)]. Relativistic effects in gold significantly influence these factors and reduce the tendency for phosphine coordination beyond two-coordination. This implies that the most favored coordination number for gold is two with either a linear P-Au-P or P-Au-X arrangement (X = a strongly coordinating ligand like Cl(-)). Instead, X-Au-PH(3) units prefer to interact via close Au-Au contacts (aurophilic interactions) keeping the linear structure approximately intact, while the corresponding copper and silver compounds prefer PH(3) coordination to strongly bound M(2)Cl(2) units (M = Cu or Ag) where two chlorine atoms bridge the two metal atoms thus having the formal coordination number of three for copper or silver.     

Protein adsorption in fused-silica and polyacrylamide-coated capillaries

The model proteins cytochrome c, myoglobin, ovalbumin, and beta-lactoglobulin were investigated with regard to their adsorption properties on capillaries for electrophoresis. The model compounds were selected to cover a wide range of properties. Cytochrome c is a basic protein (isoelectric point (pI): 9.6; M(r): 11.7 kDa), beta-lactoglobulin is rather acidic (pI: 5.4, M(r): 18.4 kDa), myoglobin was chosen as a neutral reference protein (pI: 6.8-7.4, M(r): 17.8 kDa), and ovalbumin (pI: 5.1, M(r): 45.0 kDa) was selected as a relatively larger analyte. First, the pH dependence of adsorption was investigated for the bare fused silica. A clear correlation to the respective pIs was noted. For myoglobin and ovalbumin, none or negligible adsorption was found above the pI, whereas strong adsorption was noted just below this parameter. Cytochrome c and beta-lactoglobulin already showed distinct adsorption above their pIs. However, none of the proteins showed any significant adsorption more than one pH unit above the pIs. For linear polyacrylamide-coated capillaries, a decreased but not a complete lack of adsorption was observed. Here, pH-dependent adsorption was noted as well. Regeneration of the capillaries by rinsing with buffers containing 200 mM SDS was also investigated. This method was completely successful for myoglobin, but that too for only freshly-adsorbed protein. After a storage time of 24 h and due to the aging of the adsorbate, a sufficient regeneration was no longer possible.