Reaction kinetics of multiphoton excited BCI3 with H2S

In order to investigate unique behaviors in kinetics of the reaction of multiphoton excited BCl₃ with H₂S, two kinds of experiments were performed. The first, parallel beam experiment, gives the activation energy of the primary reaction pathway considerably smaller than the bond strength. The second, focussed beam experiment, shows that the isotope selectivity increase with incident pulse energy. Both results were found different from typical multiphoton dissociation experiments, showing its own characteristics.     

Preparation of CH3SiO3/2 film from methyltriethoxysilane

An oligomer solution was prepared from methyltriethoxysilane with HNO₃ catalyst. Aluninum acetylacetonate was introudced into the solution to eliminate crystalline precipitates (CH₃SiO_3/2)₈. Self-sustained film was attempted by dropping the solution onto an aqueous solution, into which NaCl was added to elevate the solution density. The film formation greatly depended both on the reaction time and on the supporting solution. The structure of the film thus obtained was investigated by FTIR attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy.     

Second hyperpolarizabilities (gamma) of bisimidazole and bistriazole benzenes: diradical character, charged state, and spin state dependences

The second hyperpolarizabilities of bisimidazole- and bistriazole-benzene compounds have been calculated at different levels of approximation to unravel the effects of diradical character as well as of charge and spin multiplicity. The largest second hyperpolarizabilities are associated with intermediate diradical character, provided positive charging does not compensate for this effect. For the neutral diradical bisimidazole compound, the singlet diradical species possesses a second hyperpolarizability two to three times larger than the corresponding triplet, demonstrating the possibility of spin state control of the third-order NLO responses for diradical species.     

Nuclear moments as a probe of electronic structure in material, exotic nuclear structure and fundamental symmetry

We report our studies in various fields of Physics through nuclear moments utilizing the β-NMR technique, including material sciences, nuclear structures and fundamental symmetries. Especially, we focus on the recent progress in the studies on the electronic structure in Pt through Knight shifts of various impurities, lattice locations of impurities, electric field gradients, the analysis of nuclear spin in terms of its components, anomaly in the spin expectation value for ⁹C-⁹Li mirror pair, the G-parity conservation law, and the Ramsey resonance on UCN for future neutron EDM measurements.     

Self-phase modulation signatures of neuronal activity

We use phase-sensitive detection of spectral hole refilling to demonstrate strong novel intrinsic nonlinear signatures of neuronal activation in hippocampal brain slices. The ability to gain access to this fundamentally new intrinsic contrast with modest power levels suggests a new approach to in vivo neural imaging. We expect that we can extrapolate our method to high spatial and temporal resolution in deep tissue while retaining the noninvasive character.     

C-H activation on a diphosphine and hydrido-bridged diiridium complex: generation and detection of an active IrII-IrII species [(Cp*Ir)2(micro-dmpm)(micro-H)]+

Reaction of [Cp*Ir(micro-H)](2) (5) (Cp* = eta(5)-C(5)Me(5)) with bis(dimethylphosphino)methane (dmpm) gives a new neutral diiridium complex [(Cp*Ir)(2)(micro-dmpm)(micro-H)(2)] (3). Treatment of 3 with methyl triflate at -30 degrees C results in the formation of [(Cp*Ir)(H)(micro-dmpm)(micro-H)(Me)(IrCp*)][OTf] (6). Warming a solution of above 0 degrees C brings about predominant generation of 32e(-) Ir(II)-Ir(II) species [(Cp*Ir)(micro-dmpm)(micro-H)(IrCp*)][OTf] (7). Further heating of the solution of 7 up to 30 degrees C for 14 h leads to quantitative formation of a new complex [(Cp*Ir)(H)(micro-Me(2)PCH(2)PMeCH(2))(micro-H)(IrCp*)][OTf] (8), which is formed by intramolecular oxidative addition of the methyl C-H bond of the dmpm ligand. Intermolecular C-H bond activation reactions with 7 are also examined. Reactions of 7 with aromatic molecules (benzene, toluene, furan, and pyridine) at room temperature result in the smooth sp(2) C-H activation to give [(Cp*Ir)(H)(micro-dmpm)(micro-H)(Ar)(IrCp*)][OTf] (Ar = Ph (9); Ar = m-Tol (10a) or p-Tol (10b); Ar = 2-Fur (11)) and [(Cp*Ir)(H)(micro-dmpm)(micro-C(5)H(4)N)(H)(IrCp*)][OTf] (12), respectively. Complex also reacts with cyclopentene at 0 degrees C to give [(Cp*Ir)(H)(micro-dmpm)(micro-H)(1-cyclopentenyl)(IrCp*)][OTf] (13). Structures of 3, 8 and 12 have been confirmed by X-ray analysis.     

Synthesis and estimation of gelation ability of C3-symmetry tris-urea compounds

C₃-Symmetry tris-urea low molecular weight gelator (LMWG) (1), which shows chemical stimuli responsible for a sol-gel phase transition, was divided into five regions. Based on the division, 22 derivatives were synthesized. The gelation ability of these derivatives was tested in nine organic solvents with a wide range of values for relative static permittivity (?_r=47.2-1.89). Some derivatives showed a better performance as LMWGs than the original tris-urea LMWG (1). For example, the critical gelation concentration (CGC) in acetone was improved from 1.5 wt % to 0.5 wt % by changing the core substituent (18). Highly versatile LMWG for a variety of solvents was obtained by changing the linker moiety (23). Structural information to design tris-urea LMWGs is important to create rationally a functional supramolecular gel.     

Theoretical study on second hyperpolarizabilities of singlet diradical square planar nickel complexes involving o-semiquinonato type ligands

Hybrid density functional theory method is applied for investigating the diradical character dependence of the second hyperpolarizability (gamma) of square planar nickel complexes involving several types of bidentate ligands [o-C6H4XY, where X = Y = O, NH, S, Se, and PH as well as (X, Y) = (NH, NH2) and (S, NH2)]. It is found that, as a function of the donor atoms, the diradical character of these complexes varies from 0.0 to 0.884 and is associated with substantial variations of gamma ranging from 14 x 10(3) to 819 x 10(3) au. In particular, the largest gamma values are associated with intermediate diradical characters in good agreement with the structure-property relationship obtained for pure hydrocarbon systems. Increasing the electronegativity of the X and Y donor groups of the ligands leads to larger diradical characters as a result of the enhancement of the double bond nature of the C=X(Y) bonds, which further stabilizes the diradicals on both-end benzene rings. This demonstrates that the electronegativities of the donor atoms of the ligands become a tuning parameter of the diradical character and then of the gamma values of these complexes.     

Computation of the reduction free energy of coenzyme in aqueous solution by the QM/MM-ER method

In a recent development we proposed a quantum chemical approach to compute free energy change for chemical reactions in condensed phases by combining the QM/MM method with the theory of energy representation (QM/MM-ER). We extend in this Letter the novel approach to compute reduction free energy of isoalloxazine ring of FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide) immersed in water within the framework of the QM/MM-ER method. The characteristic feature of our approach is that the excess electron to be attached on the FAD is identified as a solute. The reduction free energy has been obtained as −80.1 kcal/mol in the aqueous solution.