Electronic structure and spectra of fused n/m ring systems with one or two bridgehead nitrogen atoms

Electronic structures and absorption spectra of the quinolizinium cation, all its monoaza-derivatives and the pyridazo(1.2-a)pyridazinium dication, have been computed by using the Pariser-Parr-Pople method, including all singlet mono-excited electronic configurations. The assignment of the observed bands of the quinolizinium cation has been made by comparing its observed transition energies and intensities with those of naphthalene, quinoline and isoquinoline. Discussion is given on reactivity and band interpretation.

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Zusammenfassung Die Elektronenstrukturen und Absorptionsspektren des Quinolizinium Kations und aller seiner Monoazaderivate und des Pyridazo(1,2-a)-pyridazinium Dikations, werden nach der Pariser-Parr-Pople Methode berechnet, wobei alle einzeln angeregten Konfigurationen berücksichtigt werden. Die Banden des Quinolizinium Kations werden durch einen Vergleich der beobachteten Übergangsenergien und Intensitäten mit denen des Naphthalins, Quinolins und Isoquinolins zugeordnet. Reaktivität und Bandeninterpretation werden diskutiert.

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Résumé La structure électronique et les spectres d'absorption du cation quinolizinium, de tous ses monoazadérivés et du dication pyridazo(1,2-a)pyridazinium ont été calculés par la méthode de Pariser-Parr-Pople, avec intéraction de toutes les configurations singulets mono-excitées. L'attribution des bandes d'absorption du cation quinolizinium a été faite en comparant ses énergies de transition et intensités observées avec celles du naphthaléne, quinoléine et isoquinoléine. On a aussi discuté la reactivité et l'interprétation des bandes.

     

Electronic structure and spectra of fused n/m ring systems with one or two bridgehead nitrogen atoms

The semiempirical ASMO-SCF-CI method has been applied to study the electronic structures and ultraviolet absorption spectra of the 4-azapentalenyl anion, 4,8-diazapentalene and related azaderivatives. The agreement between observed and calculated transition energies is, in general, satisfactory. Chemical reactivity and assignment of the observed bands are discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Mit Hilfe einer semi-empirischen ASMO-SCF-CI Methode wurden Elektronenstruktur und UV Absorptionsspektren des 4-Azapentalenylanions, des 4,8-Diazapentalens und der entsprechenden Azaderivate studiert. Im allgemeinen ist die Übereinstimmung zwischen experimentellen und theoretischen Übergangsenergien zufriedenstellend. Die Zuordnung der beobachteten Banden und Reaktivitäten werden diskutiert.

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Résumé La méthode semi-empirique ASMO-SCF-CI a été appliquée à l'étude de la structure électronique et des spectres d'absorption U.V. de l'anion 4-azapentalenil, du 4,8-diazapentalene et de composés aza-derivés apparentés. L'accord entre les énergies de transition observées et calculées est, dans l'ensemble, satisfaisant. La reactivité chimique et l'attribution des bandes observées ont été discutées.

     

A convenient preparation of 3-isopropyl-1-methylcyclopentylmethanol and 1-isopropyl-3-methylcyclopentylmethanol via Favorskii rearrangement

The Favorskii rearrangement of suitable α-chloro derivatives of commercially available (+)- and (−)-carvone, and (−)-menthone served efficiently to prepare the title compounds featuring delicious fruity, floral olfactory notes.     

A Riemann-Hilbert boundary value problem in neutron transport theory

Summary A Riemann-Hilbert boundary value problem, occurring in neutron transport theory, is presented and solved in this note for the case of an infinite straight line and zero index.

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Sommario Viene presentato e risolto in questa nota un problema al contorno di Riemann-Hilbert di indice zero e relativo ad un intervallo infinito. Esso ha origine da un problema di diffusione di neutroni, studiato nell'ambito della teoria del trasporto.

     

A theoretical study of nuclear spin coupling constants and hyperfine coupling constants of se-heterocyclics

MO calculations based on the finite perturbation theory in the INDO approximation have been carried out on selenophene, eighteen of its monosubstituted derivatives and benzo (b)selenophene. The calculated nuclear spin coupling constants satisfactorily reproduce signs, magnitudes, internal orders and some trends of the experimental values. Comparison of different ZDO calculations provides information on the relative importance of σ and π pathways for the various coupling constants in selenophene and benzo(b)selenophene. Unrestricted Hartree-Fock calculations at the INDO level have been performed on the radical anions of dibenzoselenophene and 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole, the phenoselenazine radical cation, the phenoselenazine neutral radical and the phenoselenazine nitroxide. The isotropic hyperfine coupling constants have been found to be generally in satisfactory agreement with experiment.     

Green's function ab initio study of the outer valence ionization energies of HOOH,HSOH, HSSH,HSeSH, and HSeSeH

The IE's of the outer valence orbitals of HOOH, HSOH, HSSH, HSeSH, and HSeSeH have been studied at a nonempirical level by the many-body formalism according to Cederbaum; in particular, the magnitude and splitting of the two n lone-pair IE's have been investigated as a function of internal rotation angle about the dichalcogen bond and mimicked by truncated Fourier expansions.     

Electronic structure and absorption spectra of indolizines

The electronic structure and spectra of indolizine and a large number of its aza-derivatives have been calculated by the SCFMO-CI method, taking into account all the singlet monoexcited configurations. The results are in good agreement with the experiment. The assignment of the observed bands is also discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Mit dem SCFMO-CI-Verfahren werden Elektronenstruktur und Spektren des Indolizins und mehrerer seiner Derivate berechnet, wobei alle einzeln angeregten Singulett-Konfigurationen berücksichtigt werden. Die Ergebnisse stehen in ausgezeichneter Übereinstimmung mit dem Experiment. Die Zuordnung der beobachteten Banden wird diskutiert.

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Résumé La structure et les spectres électroniques de l'indolizine et de plusieurs ses aza-dérivés ont été calculés par la méthode SCFMO-CI, en considérant toutes les configurations singulets monoexcitées. Les résultats sont en bon accord avec l'expérience. L'attribution des bandes observées est aussi discutée.

     

Chromium carbide thin films deposited by ultra-short pulse laser deposition

Pulsed laser deposition performed by a laser with a pulse duration of 250 fs has been used to deposit films from a Cr₃C₂ target. Due to the different processes involved in the laser ablation when it is performed by an ultra-short pulse source instead of a conventional short pulse one, it has been possible to obtain in vacuum films containing only one type of carbide, Cr₃C₂, as shown by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. On the other hand, Cr₃C₂ is not the only component of the films, since a large amount of amorphous carbon is also present. The films, deposited at room temperature, are amorphous and seem to be formed by the coalescence of a large number of particles with nanometric size. The film composition can be explained in terms of thermal evaporation from particles ejected from the target.