Modeling the vibrational spectrum of 4,4′-diphenylmethane-<Emphasis Type="Italic">bis</Emphasis>(methyl)carbamate

We present results of ab initio calculations of the structure and vibrational IR spectrum for 4,4′-diphenylmethane-bis(methyl)carbamate (DPMC). Calculations were carried out in the HF/6-311G approximation with subsequent force-field scaling. The calculated characteristics of the vibrational spectrum of DPMC show satisfactory agreement with experimental values, which permits them to be used in spectral and structural analysis     

Phosphoraneiminato Complexes of Manganese and Cobalt with Heterocubane Structure

The phosphoraneiminato complexes [MnBr(NPEt₃)]₄ ( 1 ) and [M₄Br₅{NP(NMe₂)₃}₃] with M = Mn ( 2 ) and M = Co ( 3 ) are prepared by melting reactions from the anhydrous metal dibromides with the silylated phosphaneimines Me₃SiNPR₃ (R = Et, NMe₂) in the presence of potassium fluoride. All complexes are characterized by crystal structure analyses. 1 forms an only slightly distorted Mn₄N₄ heterocubane skeleton with an approximate T_d symmetry and short Mn…Mn distances of average 295.7 pm. In the structures of 2 and 3 one μ₃-NPEt₃ ligand of 1 is replaced by one bromine atom with μ₃-function. This leads to the novel heterocubane type M₄N₃Br with approximate C₃ symmetry. The deformation of the cubic skeleton leads to metal-metal distances of different lengths, i. e. 292.7 and 323.6 pm in 2 and 274.4 and 306.2 pm in 3 . Temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements between 300 and 5 K on 1 have shown that strong antiferromagnetic coupling exists between the Mn(II) ions with S = 5/2, with a large negative Weiss constant of Θ = –694 K.     

New Crystals in the CsHSO4–CsH2PO4–NH4H2PO4–H2O System

Crystallography Reports - The phase equilibria in the CsHSO4–CsH2PO4–NH4H2PO4–H2O four-component aqueous salt system have been studied. The crystallization ranges and solubilities...     

Quantum-chemical calculations of the structure,vibrational spectra,and torsional and inversion potentials of methylcarbamate

We present results of ab initio and DFT calculations of the structure, potential functions of the methyl group internal rotation and the amino group inversion, and vibrational frequencies and intensities in IR and Raman spectra of methylcarbamate. The calculations were carried out using different basis sets in the HF, MP2, and DFT/B3LYP approximations. The influence of both the basis set size and the allowance for electronic correlation on peculiarities of the structure of the amino group in methylcarbamate has been analyzed. It is shown that the B3LYP/6-311++G(2d, p) and B3LYP/cc-pVDZ calculations reproduce highly accurately experimental geometric parameters of methylcarbamate. Parameters of torsional and inversion potentials and characteristics of vibrational spectra calculated in different approximations show satisfactory agreement with experimental values. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 349–357, May–June, 2009.     

Calculation of the energies of torsional states for dihydroxybenzenes

We present theoretical models and results of calculations of the energies of torsional states of dihydroxybenzenes: flexible molecules with two non-coaxial internal tops of low symmetry. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 178–183, March–April, 2007.     

Hierarchical self-assembly of supramolecular spintronic modules into 1D- and 2D-architectures with emergence of magnetic properties

Hierarchical self-assembly of complex supramolecular architectures allows for the emergence of novel properties at each level of complexity. The reaction of the ligand components A and B with Fe(II) cations generates the [2x2] grid-type functional building modules 1 and 2, presenting spin-transition properties and preorganizing an array of coordination sites that sets the stage for a second assembly step. Indeed, binding of La(III) ions to 1 and of Ag(I) ions to 2 leads to a 1D columnar superstructure 3 and to a wall-like 2D layer 4, respectively, with concomitant modulation of the magnetic properties of 1 and 2. Thus, to each of the two levels of structural complexity generated by the two sequential self-assembly steps corresponds the emergence of novel functional features.     

In situ — High Temperature Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Iron Nitrides and Nitridoferrates

The stoichiometric iron nitrides γ′‐Fe₄N, ε‐Fe₃N and ζ‐Fe₂N were characterized by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The thermal decomposition of ε‐Fe₃N was studied in‐situ by means of a specially developed Mössbauer furnace. We found ε‐Fe₃N to γ′‐Fe₄N and ε‐Fe₃N_x (x ≥ 1.3) as decomposition products and determined the border of γ′/ε transformation at T ? 930 K. Mössbauer spectroscopy was applied to study in‐situ the thermal decomposition of the nitridometalate Li₃[Fe^IIIN₂] and the formation of Li₂[(Li_1‐xFe^I_x)N], the compound with the largest local magnetic field ever observed in an iron containing material. The kinetics of formation and the stability of Li₂[(Li_1‐xFe^I_x)N] was of particular interest in the present study.     

A spin transition molecular material with a wide bistability domain

[Fe(hyptrz)3](4-chloro-3-nitrophenylsulfonate)22 H2O (1; hyptrz=4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1,2,4-triazole) has been synthesized and its physical properties have been investigated by several physical techniques including magnetic susceptibility measurements, calorimetry, and M?ssbauer, optical, and EXAFS spectroscopy. Compound 1 exhibits a spin transition below room temperature, together with a very wide thermal hysteresis of about 50 K. This represents the widest hysteresis loop ever observed for an FeII-1,2,4-triazole spin transition material. The cooperativity is discussed on the basis of temperature-dependent EXAFS studies and of the structural features of a CuII analogue. The EXAFS structural model of (1) in both spin states is compared to that obtained for a related material whose spin transition occurs above room temperature. EXAFS spectroscopy suggests that 1,2,4-triazole chain compounds retain a linear character whatever the spin state of the iron(II).