Three-dimensional configurations of organic/inorganic hybrid nanostructural blocks (I). A quantum mechanical investigation for ladder-like structure of vinylsilsesquioxane

Silsesquioxanes (SSO) or polyhedral oligomericsilsesquioxanes (POSS) are generally prepared frommolecular precursors using the hydrolytic condensa-tion of trialkoxysilane, RSi(OR')3. They are organic/inorganic hybrid nanostructural blocks with theircomplete general formula Tn(T = RSiO1.5, n = 1,2, …), and the incomplete generic formula is Tn-(OH)x(OR')y[x, y = 0, 1, 2, …, T= RSiO1.5 ?(x+y)/2n][1,2].Each VSSO, possessing a certain structural formulaand molecular weight, may h…     

Cl+C2H6→HCl+C2H5反应的准经典轨线研究

用三原子模型的准经典轨线方法研究了Ｃｌ与Ｃ２Ｈ６（ｖ＝０，ｊ）的反应。计算结果表明，反应产物ＨＣｌ的角度分布基本上为各向同性，其振动分布处于基态，与实验结果相一致。对反应轨线的研究表明，该反应为一直接反应，而且反应碰撞在低及高的碰撞参数下的机理不一样，在低碰撞参数下反应碰撞是直接完成的，产物ＨＣｌ以向后散射为主，转动基本上是冷的，但比高碰撞参数下的热。在高的碰撞参数下则生成短寿命的碰撞复合物，产物     

Electrolysis in calorimetry

The procedure used by many electrochemists in calculating enthalpy in calorimetric measurements of electrolysis reactions is compared to a purely thermodynamic approach, using the data published by Fleischmannet al. [J. Electroanal. Chem., 287 (1990) 293.] as a case study.The set of excess values dH _ex/dt=dH _obs/dt -dH_calo/dt obtained with the former procedure was neither correlated to any of the experimental parameters nor to the set of values found using thermodynamics. The latter, smaller by factors of up to two orders of magnitude, are shown to follow an expression of the form dH _ex/dt=–kI exp (–E _a/RT) with an activation enthalpy of about 85 kJ·mol^–1. It is suggested that recombination of electrolysis gases may account for this.

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Zusammenfassung Das von vielen Elektrochemikern verwendete Verfahren zur Berechnung der Enthalpie in kalorimetrischen Messungen an Elektrolysereaktionen wurde unter Anwendung der von Fleischmann et.al. in einer Fallstudie [J. Electroanal. Chem., 287 (1990) 293.] veröffentlichten Angaben mit einer rein thermodynamischen Näherung verglichen.Eine Reihe von mit der ersten Methode erhaltenen überschu\werten dH _ex/dt=dH _obs/dt-dH _calc/dt korrelierte weder mit den experimentellen Parametern noch mit den entsprechenden, thermodynamisch gefundenen Werten. Letztere, um etwa zwei Grö\enordnungen kleinere Werte konnten durch die Gleichung dH _ex/dt= -kI exp (-E _a/RT) mit einer Aktivierungsenthalpie von etwa 85 kJ·mol^–1 beschrieben werden. Es wird deshalb nahegelegt, da\ dies einer Rekombinierung der Elektrolysegase zugeschrieben werden kann.

     

Continuous determination of carbon dioxide evolved during thermal decomposition reactions

A simple device suitable for continuous monitoring of carbon dioxide evolved during thermal decomposition reactions is described. Carbon dioxide is transported by a carrier gas through the device connected to thermoanalytical equipment and absorbed by soda lime reagent. The reaction heat released is linearly proportional to the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed.     

双氮桥联1,10-菲咯啉大环化合物分子构型的从头算研究

应用规范不变原子轨道法(GIAO)在RHF/6-31G**和B3LYP/6-31G**水平上计算了质子化双氮桥联1,10-菲咯啉大环化合物(H4HAPP2+)C2h和C2h构型的1HNMR,并用TDDFT法计算了H4HAPP2+电子光谱.结果表明,B3LYP/6-31G*优化的C2h构型为较优构型,经谐振频率验证无虚频,C2h构型是H4HAPP2+合理的对称性构型.     

TixNy团簇结构的密度泛函研究

采用杂化密度泛函方法(B3LYP)和有效核势基组预测了Ti_xN_y (x≤3, y≤2)团簇的结构及稳定性, 并分析了可能存在构型的电子结构. 结果表明Ti₂N中体系的自旋多重度由Ti原子决定. Ti₃N中随着N的配位数增加, N的负电荷增加, 平均每个Ti向N提供约0.3个电子. 从Ti₂N₂可能稳定构型分析, 成键数目越多, 能量上越有利, 且Ti—N键的数目的增加, 将削弱N—N间的成键.     

Fullerene C60 as a η5- and η6-ligand in sandwich-type π-complexes with transition metals

The molecular and electronic structures of some hypothetical sandwich-type -complexes of transition metals with fullerene C₆₀ were modeled. The M-C₆₀ bonds in ⁵-C₆₀MCp⁺ complexes (M = Fe, Ru, Os) are less strong than the M-Cp bonds in ferrocene, ruthenocene, and osmocene, respectively. The ⁶-C₆₀MC₆H₆ complexes (M = Cr, Mo, W) should be less stable than their classical analogs (C₆H₆)M(C₆H₆). The coordination of a metal atom with the fullerene at its pentagonal face is more energetically favorable than at a hexagonal face.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 598–601, April, 1994.We are grateful to V. I. Sokolov for discussion of the results obtained. This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants 93-03-4101 and 93-03-18725).     

Infrared depletion spectroscopy of the doubly hydrogen-bonded aniline–(tetrahydrofuran)2 complex produced in supersonic jet

The vibrational frequencies of the N–H stretching modes of aniline after forming a strong doubly H-bonded complex with tetrahydrofuran (THF) are measured with infrared depletion spectroscopy that uses cluster-size-selective resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Two strong infrared absorption features observed at 3355 and 3488 cm⁻¹ are assigned to the symmetric and antisymmetric N–H stretching vibrations of the 1:2 aniline–THF complex, respectively. The red-shifts of the N–H stretching vibrations of aniline agree with the ab initio calculated (MP2/6-31G**) aniline-(THF)₂ structure in which both aniline N–H bonds interact with the oxygen atom of THF through two hydrogen bonds. The calculated binding energy is found to be 29.6 kJ mol⁻¹ after corrections for basis set superposition error (BSSE) and zero-point energy. The calculated structure revealed that the angle between the N–H bonds in the NH₂ group increased to 112.5° in the aniline–(THF)₂ complex from that of 109.8° in the aniline. The electronic 0–0 band origin for the S₁ ← S₀ transition is observed at 32,900 cm⁻¹ in the aniline–(THF)₂ complex, giving a red-shift of 1129 cm⁻¹ from that of the aniline molecule.     

Density functional calculations of large systems containing heavy elements by means of the regionalization algorithm

The compounds containing transition metals orother heavy elements play important roles in chemistry.They possess diverse properties which have been util-ized in numerous functional materials. Some of theseproperties are also involved in biological processes.However, it is very difficult to study these compoundsdeeply by means of quantum chemical methods, be-cause in these systems usually there are a large amountof electrons, the distribution of the frontier orbitals isdense, the correlation be…     

Improving the efficiency and reliability of free energy perturbation calculations using overlap sampling methods

A challenge in free energy calculation for complex molecular systems by computer simulation is to obtain a reliable estimate within feasible computational time. In this study, we suggest an answer to this challenge by exploring a simple method, overlap sampling (OS), for producing reliable free-energy results in an efficient way. The formalism of the OS method is based on ensuring sampling of important overlapping phase space during perturbation calculations. This technique samples both forward and reverse free energy perturbation (FEP) to improve the free-energy calculation. It considers the asymmetry of the FEP calculation and features an ability to optimize both the precision and the accuracy of the measurement without affecting the simulation process itself. The OS method is tested at two optimization levels: no optimization (simple OS), and full optimization (equivalent to Bennett's method), and compared to conventional FEP techniques, including the widely used direct FEP averaging method, on three alchemical mutation systems: (a) an anion transformation in water solution, (b) mutation between methanol and ethane, and (c) alchemical change of an adenosine molecule. It is consistently shown that the reliability of free-energy estimates can be greatly improved using the OS techniques at both optimization levels, while the performance of Bennett's method is particularly striking. In addition, the efficiency of a calculation can be significantly improved because the method is able to (a) converge to the right answer quickly, and (b) work for large perturbations. The basic two-stage OS method can be extended to admit additional stages, if needed. We suggest that the OS method can be used as a general perturbation technique for computing free energy differences in molecular simulations.