The C2H 3 + cation and its interaction with HF

The structure and stability of classical and bridged C₂H ₃ ⁺ is reinvestigated. The SCF and CEPA-PNO computations performed with flexibles andp basis sets including twod-sets on carbon confirm our previous results. We find the protonated acetylene structure to be more stable than the vinyl cation by 3.5–4 kcal/mol. The energy barrier for the interconversion of these two structures is at most a few tenths of a kcal/mol. The equilibrium SCF geometries of Weberet al. [15] are affected insignificantly by further optimization at the CEPA-PNO level. Several structures for the interaction of C₂H ₃ ⁺ with HF have been investigated at the SCF level. With our largest basis set which includes a complete set of polarization functions we find a remarkable levelling of the stabilities of most of the structures. In these cases the stabilization energy ΔE ranges from −10 to −13 kcal/mol.     

Association of metal cations with alkanes: Na(CH4)+ versus Cu(CH4)+ as molecular models

Summary Ab initio molecular orbital calculations give small stabilization energies for the various Na(CH₄)⁺ adducts (less than 4 kcal mol^–1), but predict a stronger binding for the copper compounds (about 13 kcal mol^–1). The different behaviour of Na⁺ and Cu⁺, already present at the SCF level, is reinforced by electron correlation. This can be attributed to an important contribution of the dispersion energy to the binding energy of the copper ion: about 40% of the total, including basis set superposition corrections.Dedicated to Mrs A. Pullman     

双帽Keggin型杂多阴离子[H4As3Mo12O40]-和Keggin型杂多酸H3PM12O40 (M＝Mo, W)质子化的DFT研究

选用B3LYP方法在LanL2MB水平下, 对双帽α-Keggin型杂多阴离子[H₄As₃Mo₁₂O₄₀]^-的电子结构和质子的定位进行了密度泛函理论(DFT)研究. 结果表明, 双帽的形成大大影响了杂多阴离子[As₃Mo₁₂O₄₀]^5－的电子结构和性质, NBO分析显示参与成帽的三桥氧上的电子密度比双桥氧上的要大, 简单地从电荷密度来看, 质子将首先在三桥氧上定域成键, 但通过比较质子定域在几种桥氧上质子化稳定化能的大小, 发现[H₄As₃Mo₁₂O₄₀]^-中的四个质子将在八个双桥氧中的其中四个氧原子上定位, 而不是如文献中报道的在四个三桥氧上定域成键. 对杂多酸H₃PM₁₂O₄₀ (M＝Mo, W)中质子的定位也进行了理论计算并与文献进行了比较, 结果显示, H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀中质子是定位在双桥氧上; 而H₃PW₁₂O₄₀中质子将优先在双桥氧上定位, 但也可在端氧上定位; 这一结果与文献报道的相一致.     

Investigations of the spin-Hamiltonian parameters for Er3+ at the Th4+ site in ThGeO4

The spin-Hamiltonian (SH) parameters g factors g(parallel), g(perpendicular) and the hyperfine structure parameters A(parallel) and A(perpendicular) for Er3+ at the tetragonally distorted dodecahedral Th4+ site in ThGeO4 are theoretically investigated by using the perturbation formulas of the SH parameters for a 4f11 ion in tetragonal symmetry. In these formulas, the contributions to the SH parameters from the second-order perturbation terms and the admixture of various energy levels are taken into account. The related crystal-field parameters are calculated from the geometrical relationship of the impurity center and the superposition model. Based on the studies, the lowest Kramers doublet is found to be Gamma7, rather than Gamma6 suggested in the previous work. The calculated SH parameters for Gamma7 doublet in this work are smaller than those obtained for Gamma6 doublet in the previous work and in good agreement with the observed values. The various contributions to the SH parameters are discussed.     

Complex formation of Al2(SO4)3 in water-formamide mixtures

The kinetics of formation of AlSO ₄ ⁺ has been investigated in mixtures of water and formamide. In contrast to similar measurements with BeSO₄, the substitution of solvating formamide molecules by the sulfate ion cannot be observed on the aluminum cation. On the other hand, with Al³⁺ cations three well separated water substitution processes are observed, as compared to a single one only with Be²⁺. An explanation for this behavior and for the different pH dependence of the sulfate complex formation for Al³⁺ and Be²⁺ cations is suggested.     

不同浓度Sn4+离子掺杂TiO2的结构、性质和光催化活性

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备出纯TiO₂和不同浓度Sn⁴⁺离子掺杂的TiO₂光催化剂(TiO₂-Snx%, x%代表Sn⁴⁺离子掺杂的TiO₂样品中Sn⁴⁺离子摩尔分数). 利用X 射线衍射(XRD)、X 射线光电子能谱(XPS)和表面光电压谱(SPS)确定了TiO₂-Snx%催化剂的晶相结构和能带结构, 结果表明: 当Sn⁴⁺离子浓度较低时, Sn⁴⁺离子进入TiO₂晶格, 取代并占据Ti⁴⁺离子的位置, 形成取代式掺杂结构(Ti_1-xSn_xO₂), 其掺杂能级在导带下0.38 eV处; 当Sn⁴⁺离子浓度较高时, 掺入的Sn⁴⁺离子在TiO₂表面生成金红石SnO₂, 形成TiO₂和SnO₂复合结构(TiO₂/SnO₂), SnO₂的导带位于TiO₂导带下0.33 eV处. 利用瞬态光电压谱和荧光光谱研究了TiO₂-Snx%催化剂光生载流子的分离和复合的动力学过程, 结果表明, Sn⁴⁺离子掺杂能级和表面SnO₂能带存在促进光生载流子的分离, 有效地抑制了光生电子与空穴的复合; 然而, Sn⁴⁺离子掺杂能级能更有效地增加光生电子的分离寿命, 提高了光生载流子的分离效率, 从而揭示了TiO₂-Snx%催化剂的光催化机理.     

Ab initio valence bond calculations and the spin-paired diradical character of S 4 2+

The results of some ab initio valence bond calculations, with STO-6G basis sets for the s and p orbitals, are reported for the ground state of cyclic S ₄ ²⁺ . The sum of the weights for two long-bond (or spin-paired diradical) structures is approximately 50% of the total.     

Electronic structures of the boron cage molecules B4H4, B4Cl4 and B4F4

Ab initio calculations have been performed on B₄H₄, B₄Cl₄ and B₄F₄ in order to aid our understanding of the bonding in these compounds, which is presumably based on a tetrahedral boron cage. This cage has only 8 electrons and so is less than that expected on the basis of the usual framework electron counting rules. Basis sets with polarisation functions were used at the SCF, CI and CPF levels of theory to confirm that the T _d structures are indeed more stable than the D _4h ones. Davidson-Roby population analyses were able to show that many factors, including 3-centre 2-electron bonding and backbonding from the ligand to the boron cage, are of importance in determining the relative stability of the three compounds, of which B₄Cl₄ is the only one that has yet been observed experimentally.     

SCF LCGO MO studies on the fluoronium ion FH 2 + and its hydrogen bonding interaction with hydrogen fluoride FH

The stability and geometrical structure of the fluoronium ion is investigated using the onedeterminant SCF LCAO MO method. The equilibrium geometry is characterized by a bond length of d(FH)=0.95 Å and a bond angle of 114.75°. The proton binding energy is determined to be 120.1 kcal/mole. The molecules FH ₃ ²⁺ and FH₃ are found to be unstable. A binding energy of 30.7 kcal/mole is obtained for the hydrogen bond formation between the systems FH ₂ ⁺ and FH. In the minimum energy structure the central proton is situated midway between the two F atoms in a symmetrical single minimum potential. The general behavior of the potential curves of the di-solvated proton involving NH₃, OH₂, and FH as solvent molecules is discussed. In all these cases double minimum potentials are found, if the equilibrium separation between the heavy atoms is larger than approximately 2.4 Å, and single minimum potential for separations smaller than this value.     

空气中合成M2B4O7:Eu3+(M=Na,K)荧光体及其性质表征

以M2B4O7(M=Na,K)为基质,在空气中掺杂稀土元素Eu3+得到了Na2B4O7:Eu3+和K2B4O7:Eu3+荧光体.探讨了体系的烧结条件和荧光性质,分析了晶体的结构.结果表明,虽然两种体系的最佳合成条件不同,但是体系中都同时存在[BO4]和[BO3]结构;稀土离子Eu3+的发光以电偶极跃迁5D0-7F2为主,处于非中心对称的格位上,并且可以很好地存在于基质中,Na2B4O7:Eu3+具有较强的发光强度.     

SiO44-对Li3Sc2(PO4)3快离子导体的阴离子替代效果研究

Li3Sc2(PO4)3因具有有利的离子传导通道、低的电子电导率和高的稳定性而成为全固态锂离子电池用固体电解质最具竞争力的材料之一,然而这一化合物只有在245℃以上的γ相才具有快离子传导特性。人们主要采用Zr4+、Ti4+等阳离子部分取代其中的Sc3+以改善材料的室温电导率,有关该化合物PO43-阴离子替代的报道还很少。本研究试图利用机械研磨技术,通过向Li3Sc2(PO4)3原料混合物中加入适量SiO2,以期能够实现对该化合物的部分阴离子替代。研究结果表明:所制备的Li3+xSc2(PO4)3-x(SiO4)x(x=0~0.6)系列化合物在x=0.15时电导率达到最大值,σ298=9.55×10-4 S.m-1,离子传导激活能达到最小值45.06 kJ.mol-1。29Si MAS-NMR测试结果证实所加入的SiO2主要以[SiO4]四面体形式存在替代Li3Sc2(PO4)3中部分[PO4]四面体。     

MnCl+ and MnSO4 association constants to 170°C

Changes in electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra of the manganese (II) ion are used to determine thermodynamic association constants for MnCl⁺ and MnSO ₄ ⁰ complexes from 25 to 170°C. The technique employed requires minimal sample handling and preparation. Pressure increase had a negligible effect on the association constants which increase from 4 m^–1 at 50°C to 200 m^–1 at 170°C for MnCl⁺ and from 200 m^–1 at 25°C to 5700 m^–1 at 170°C for MnSO ₄ ⁰ . The ratio of inner to outer sphere complexes decreases with increasing temperature to 120°C and then increases from 120 to 170°C for both chloride and sulfate complexes. Enthalpies, entropies, heat capacities, and Gibb's free energies determined for each of the reactions compare well with values determined by other methods. These results confirm the validity of the high temperature and pressure ESR approach, which can be used to study other high temperature association reactions of Mn⁺² and, by competitive effects, association reactions of metals that do not have an ESR signal.     

Tetraalkylammonium Ions in Aqueous and Non-aqueous Solutions

Property data for tetraalkylammonium cations, [H(CH₂) _n ]₄N⁺, are reviewed. They pertain to the isolated cations and their transfer from the gas phase into aqueous solutions. Various properties of these cations in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions and data for their transfer between these are also reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the dependence of data on the length n of the alkyl chains rather than on the absolute values. Most of the data are available only for the first four members of the series. The properties of the isolated ions increase linearly with the chain length. Molar enthalpies of formation of the gaseous and aqueous cations, and absolute standard molar enthalpies of hydration, are derived. Standard molar entropies of dissolution of several salts in water are obtained from their solubilities and enthalpies of solution. The molar entropies of the crystalline iodides of the first four members of the series then give the standard partial molar entropies of the aqueous cations and their molar entropies of hydration. The standard partial molar volumes in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions are quite linear with n and in non-aqueous solutions the molar volume hardly depends on the nature of the solvent. On transfer from water to non-aqueous solvents the volume of Me₄N⁺ suffers some shrinkage, that of Et₄N⁺ appears to be unaffected, but from Pr₄N⁺ onwards an increasing expansion takes place. This unexpected result is tentatively explained by hydrophobic intra-molecular association of pairs of alkyl chains in aqueous solutions, resulting in a tightening of the structure. The transfer of the R₄N⁺ cations from water into non-aqueous solvents is governed by a large positive entropy change, outweighing the smaller positive enthalpy change. The transport properties of the aqueous R₄N⁺ cations are non-linear with n. A major impediment to movement is thus the sticking of the water molecules to the ice-like hydrophobic hydration sheaths of the larger cations. The number of water molecules affected by the hydrophobic cations is open to widely differing estimates resulting from various approaches, and constitute an open issue.     

氨基酸-BrO-3-Mn2+-H2SO4-丙酮体系的振荡反应

This paper, Using potentiometric method, first reports the oscillating behavior of five amino acids (L-methionine, L-cystine, L-tryptophan, L-serine, L-tyrosine) in a new oscillating system of amino acid-BrO_3~--Mn~(2+)-H_2SO_4-acetone. The effect of many factors on oscillation have been investigated. According to Arrhenius equation, the apparent activation energy of the oscillatary induction period and oscillation period of five oscillating systems are obtained within temperature range of 20～37 ℃.     

A detailed analysis of pseudorotation in PH4F

Summary Pentacoordinated molecules are thought to undergo intramolecular isomerization by the widely accepted Berry pseudorotation mechanism. Through our investigations, we have found that the actual pseudorotation for the PH₄F system is more complex than that envisioned by Berry. The potential energy surface of PH₄F is mapped out at the RHF/6-311G(d, p) level. According to the Berry mechanism, this system is expected to have two minima and two maxima; however, the system actually has two transition states and one global minimum. The minimum energy path from the highest transition state is followed to the second transition state, which in turn has a minimum energy path leading to the global minimum. Along the path between the two transition states there is a branching region. This portion of the potential energy surface is probed extensively.Dedicated to Prof. Klaus Ruedenberg     

Etching Efficiency for Si and SiO2 by CF+x,F+, and C+ Ion Beams Extracted from CF4 Plasmas

Fluorocarbon (CF⁺ _x), fluorine (F⁺), and carbon (C⁺) ion beams with highcurrent density (50i<800 A/cm²) were irradiated to Si and SiO₂surfaces to investigate the influence of the ion species on the etchingefficiency. The ion beams were extracted from magnetized helicon-wave CF₄plasmas operated in pulsed modes. The CF⁺ ₃ beam had the largest etchingefficiency for Si at the same beam energy. When the same data weresummarized as a function of the momentum of the incident ion beam, thedifference in the etching efficiency became small, although the CF⁺ ₃ beamstill had a slightly larger etching efficiency. On the other hand, theetching efficiency for SiO₂ by the CF⁺ ₃ beam was larger than that by theother ion beams in the low-momentum region. In addition, in the low-momentumregion, the etching efficiency for SiO₂ by CF⁺ ₃ was larger than that forSi. These results suggest the high chemical reactivity of CF⁺ ₃ with SiO₂,leading to the high etching selectivity of SiO₂ over underlying Si in thefabrication of semiconductor devices.     

A comparative study of CH4 and CF4 rf discharges using a consistent plasma physics and chemistry simulator

A self-consistent, one-dimensional simulator for the physics and chemistry of radio frequency (rf) plasmas was developed and applied for CH₄ and CF₄. The simulator consists of a fluid model for the discharge physics, a commercial Boltzmann equation solver for calculations of electron energy distribution fuction (EEDF), a generalized plasma chemistry code, and an interface module among the three models. The CH₄ and CF₄ discharges are compared and contrasted: CH₄ plasmas are electropositive, with negative ion densities one order of magnitude less than those of electrons, whereas CF₄ plasmas are electronegative, with ten times more negative ions than electrons. The high-energy tail of tire EEDF in CH₄, lies below both the Druyvensteyn and Maxwell distributions, whereas tire EEDF high-energy tail in CF₄ lies between the two. For CH₄, the chemistry model was applied for four species, namely, CH₄ CH₃ CH₂, and H, whereas for CF₄, five species were examined namely CF₄, CF₃, CF₂, CF, and F The predicted densities and profiles compare favorably with experimental data. Finally, the chemistry results were fedback into the physics model until convergence was obtained.     

Heterobimetallic thiocyanato-bridged coordination polymers based on [Hg(SCN)4]: Synthesis, crystal structure, magnetic properties and ESR studies

Three new M/Hg bimetallic thiocyanato-bridged coordination polymers; [Hg(SCN)₄Ni(Im)₃]_∞1, [Hg(SCN)₄Mn(Im)₂]_∞2, and [Hg(SCN)₄Cu(Me-Im)₂ Hg(SCN)₄Cu(Me-Im)₄]_∞3, (Im=imidazole, Me-Im=N-methyl-imidazole), have been synthesized and characterized by means of elemental analysis, ESR, and single-crystal X-ray. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that these three complexes all form 3D network structure, and their structures all contain a thiocyanato-bridged Hg?M?Hg chain (M=Mn, Ni, Cu) in which the metal and mercury centers exhibit different coordination environments. In complex 1, the [Hg(SCN)₄]²⁻ anion connects three [Ni(Im)₃]²⁺ using three SCN ligands giving rise to a 3D structure, and in complex 2, four SCN ligands bridge [Hg(SCN)₄]²⁻ and [Mn(Im)₂]²⁺ to form a 3D structure. The structure of 3 contains two copper atoms with distinct coordination environment; one is coordinated by four N-methyl-imidazole ligands and two axially elongated SCN groups, and another by four SCN groups (two elongated) and two N-methyl-imidazole ligands. The magnetic property of complex 1 has been investigated. The spin state structure in hetermetallic NiHgNi systems of complex 1 is irregular. The ESR spectra results of complex 3 demonstrate Cu²⁺ ion lie on octahedral environment.     

Theoretical study of the mechanism for C-H bond activation in spin-forbidden reaction between Ti<Superscript>+</Superscript> and C<Subscript>2</Subscript>H<Subscript>4</Subscript>

The mechanism of the spin-forbidden reaction Ti⁺(⁴F, 3d²4s¹) + C₂H₄→TiC₂H₂ ⁺ (²A₂) + H₂ on both doublet and quartet potential energy surfaces has been investigated at the B3LYP level of theory. Crossing points between the potential energy surfaces and the possible spin inversion process are discussed by means of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) calculations. The strength of the SOC between the low-lying quartet state and the doublet state is 59.3 cm⁻¹ in the intermediate complex IM1-⁴B₂. Thus, the changes of its spin multiplicity may occur from the quartet to the doublet surface to form IM1-²A₁, leading to a sig-nificant decrease in the barrier height on the quartet PES. After the insertion intermediate IM2, two distinct reaction paths on the doublet PES have been found, i.e., a stepwise path and a concerted path. The latter is found to be the lowest energy path on the doublet PES to exothermic TiC₂H₂ ⁺(²A₂) + H₂ products, with the active barrier of 4.52 kcal/mol. In other words, this reaction proceeds in the following way: Ti⁺+C₂H₄→⁴IC→IM1-⁴B₂→^4,2ISC→IM1-²A₁→[²TS_ins]→IM2→[²TS_MCTS]→IM5→TiC₂H₂ ⁺(²A₂)+H₂. Supported by ‘Qinglan’ Talent Engineering Funds by Tianshui Normal University.     

Polyatomic ions in inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry: Part II: Origins of N2H and HxCO ions using experimental measurements combined with calculated energies and structures

Several polyatomic ions in inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry are studied experimentally and by computational methods. Novel calculations based on spin-restricted open shell second order perturbation theory (ZAPT2) and coupled cluster (CCSD(T)) theory are performed to determine the energies, structures and partition functions of the ions. These values are combined with experimental data to evaluate a dissociation constant and gas kinetic temperature (T_gas) value. In our opinion, the resulting T_gas value can sometimes be interpreted to deduce the location where the polyatomic ion of interest is generated. The dissociation of N₂H⁺ to N₂⁺ leads to a calculated T_gas of 4550 to 4900 K, depending on the computational data used. The COH⁺ to CO⁺ system yields a similar temperature, which is not surprising considering the similar energies and structures of COH⁺ and N₂H⁺. The dissociation of H₂CO⁺ to HCO⁺ leads to a much lower T_gas (< 1000 to 2000 K). Finally, the dissociation of H₂COH⁺ to HCOH⁺ generates a T_gas value between those from the other H_xCO⁺ ions studied here. All of these measured T_gas values correspond to formation of extra polyatomic ion in the interface or extraction region. The computations reveal the existence of isomers such as HCO⁺ and COH⁺, and H₂CO⁺ and HCOH⁺, which have virtually the same m/z values and need to be considered in the interpretation of results.