Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of the molybdate‐containing uranyl mineral calcurmolite

Raman and infrared spectra of calcurmolite were recorded and interpreted from the uranium and molybdenum polyhedra, water molecules and hydroxyls point of view. U O bond lengths in uranyl and Mo O bond lengths in MoO₆ octahedra were calculated and O H…O bond lengths were inferred from the spectra. The mineral calcurmolite is characterised by bands assigned to the vibrations of the UO₂ units. These units provide intense Raman bands at 930, 900 and 868 and 823 cm⁻¹. These bands are attributed to the anti‐symmetric and symmetric stretching modes of the UO₂ units, respectively. Raman bands at 794, 700, 644, 378 and 354 cm⁻¹ are attributed to vibrations of the MoO₄ units. The bands at 693 and 668 cm⁻¹ are assigned to the anti‐symmetric and symmetric A_g modes of the terminal MO₂ units. Similar bands are observed at 797 and 773 cm⁻¹ for koechlinite and 798 and 775 cm⁻¹ for lindgrenite. It is probable that some of the bands in the low wavenumber region are attributable to the bending modes of MO₂ units. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A general rigorous quantum dynamics algorithm to calculate vibrational energy levels of pentaatomic molecules

An exact variational algorithm is presented for calculating vibrational energy levels of pentaatomic molecules without any dynamical approximation. The quantum mechanical Hamiltonian of the system is expressed in a set of orthogonal coordinates defined by four scattering vectors in the body-fixed frame. The eigenvalue problem is solved using a two-layer Lanczos iterative diagonalization method in a mixed grid/basis set. A direct product potential-optimized discrete variable representation (PO-DVR) basis is used for the radial coordinates while a non-direct product finite basis representation (FBR) is employed for the angular variables. The two-layer Lanczos method requires only the actions of the Hamiltonian operator on the Lanczos vectors, where the potential-vector products are accomplished via a pseudo-spectral transform technique. By using Jacobi, Radau and orthogonal satellite vectors, we have proposed 21 types of orthogonal coordinate systems so that the algorithm is capable of describing most five-atom systems with small and/or large amplitude vibrational motions. Finally, an universal program (PetroVib) has been developed. Its applications to the molecules , and the van der Waals cluster He₃Cl₂ are also discussed.     

Adsorption characteristics of atomic nitrogen on ruthenium surfaces

We have studied the adsorption, vibration, and diffusion of N atoms on Ru(0 0 0 1), , and surfaces by means of the 5-parameter Morse potential (5-MP) of interaction between atomic nitrogen and a metal surface. The adsorption sites, adsorption geometry, binding energy and eigenvibration of atomic nitrogen on the different ruthenium surfaces are calculated. It is shown that atomic nitrogen always preferably occupies the high coordination sites on Ru surfaces. The 4-fold site is the preferable adsorption site for atomic nitrogen on both open and surfaces while 3-fold site is the most stable adsorption site for atomic nitrogen on both Ru(0 0 0 1) and surfaces. Moreover, we find the lowest energy pathway of diffusion and diffusion barriers of atomic nitrogen on the surfaces.     

Aromatic butenolides produced by a soil ascomycete Auxarthron sp. KCB15F070 derived from a volcanic island

LC/MS-based chemical screening of fungal extract fraction library led to identification of three 2,3-aryl substituted furanone metabolites (1–3), including one known butenolide glycoside (1) whose stereochemistry remained unsolved and two new compounds gotjawaside and gotjawalide (2 and 3), from Auxarthron sp. KCB15F070, a fungus isolated from a soil sample of the volcanic island Jeju, Korea. Their planar structures were elucidated by 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic and HRESIMS spectrometric techniques, and the absolute configurations of three compounds were solved using a combination of chemical derivatizations and computational analysis of vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra.     

CO分子振转光谱的理论研究

采用从头算的多参考组态相互作用(MRCI)方法并结合基组aug-cc-pCVQZ计算了CO分子基态(X1Σ+)的势能曲线和偶极矩曲线,得到的势能曲线、偶极矩曲线分别与RKR势、文献的偶极矩曲线吻合较好。利用所得的势能,求解双原子分子核运动的Schrdinger方程找到了CO分子X1Σ+态转动量子数J=0时的70个振动态,对于每一振动态,分别计算了其振动能级G(v)、转动惯性常数B_v和离心畸变常数D_v,并把计算结果与已知的42个实验值做了详细比较,结果表明,计算的振动能级G(v)、转动惯性常数B_v、离心畸变常数D_v与实验值符合较好。利用G(v),B_v导出的光谱常数[谐振频率ω_e(2 160.1 cm-1)、非谐振频率ω_eχ_e(13.1 cm-1)、转动常数B_e(1.918 cm-1)、振转耦合常数α_e(0.017 3 cm-1)]也与实验值的光谱常数[ω_e(2 169.8 cm-1),ω_eχ_e(13.3 cm-1),B_e(1.931 cm-1),α_e(0.017 5 cm-1)]较为符合,这在一定程度上证明了方法MRCI/Aug-cc-pCVQZ对CO分子基态性质的计算是合适而可靠的。利用乘积近似方法计算了CO分子在常温、中温、高温时的配分函数,在此基础上,计算了CO分子在T=296 K时的1-0跃迁带的谱线强度,通过比较发现,计算所得的线强度与HITRAN数据库符合较好。进一步计算的CO分子X1Σ+态1-0,2-0,3-0,4-0,2-1,3-1和4-1跃迁带的带强度也与实验值较为吻合,同时首次计算了CO分子X1Σ+态3-2跃迁带、4-2跃迁带的线强度及带强度。     

二苯基乙二酮结构和电子光谱的理论研究

基于二苯基乙二酮结构优化,在TD-B3LYP/6-31+G*水平上讨论了两个异构体在气相和液相中的吸收和发射光谱.溶液中的计算采用可极化连续介质模型.结果表明,溶剂极性增加更有利于顺式非平面构型的形成,两个异构体的T1和S1态以及顺式非平面结构的S2态都源于双羰基上的n→π*.     

高浓度NaBF4/DMF溶液中的离子溶剂化和离子缔合

利用振动光谱技术和量子化学方法研究了NaBF4／DMF溶液中的离子缔合和离子溶剂化现象。DMF分子的谱带变化表明,Na^ 与DMF分子的相互作用是通过DMF分子羰基上的氧原子进行的。Na^ 的溶剂化层内含有4个DMF分子,呈近似的四面体结构。而BF4^-谱带的变化表明,溶液中存在着离子缔合,有直接接触离子对生成。直接接触离子对的含量随溶液浓度增加而增大。     

Ar-HF非弹性碰撞的量子动力学理论研究

本文采用非含时动力学方法计算了Ar-HF体系纯转动和振转传能的量子态分辨的积分截面和速率常数. 与以往所报道的理论值相比,本文计算的纯转动积分截面结果与实验值更吻合. 对于振动弛豫过程,近共振传能占主导地位. 进一步的计算表明,振动态分辨的v=1→v''=1的传能速率常数在100 K至1500 K温度范围内迅速升高,并且计算值与实验值相符很好.     

Unraveling Vibrational Wavepacket Dynamics using Femtosecond Ion Yield Spectroscopy and Photoelectron Imaging

Time-resolved photoionization is a powerful experimental approach to unravel the excited state dynamics in isolated polyatomic molecules. Depending on species of the collected signals, different methods can be performed: time-resolved ion yield spectroscopy (TR-IYS) and time-resolved photoelectron imaging (TR-PEI). In this review, the essential concepts linking photoionization measurement with electronic structure are presented, together with several important breakthroughs in experimentally distinguishing the oscillating wavepacket motion between different geometries. We illustrate how femtosecond TR-IYS and TR-PEI are employed to visualize the evolution of a coherent vibrational wavepacket on the excited state surface.