Electronic Structures and Molecular Properties of Chalcogen Nitrides Se2N2 and SeSN2

The electronic structures and molecular properties of S2N2 as well as the currently unknown chalcogen nitrides Se2N2 and SeSN2 have been studied using various ab initio and density functional methods. All molecules share a qualitatively similar electronic structure and can be primarily described as 2π-electron aromatics having minor singlet diradical character of 6−8% that can be attributed solely to the nitrogen atoms. This diradical character is manifested in the prediction of their molecular properties, in which coupled cluster and multiconfigurational approaches, as well as density functional methods, show the best performance. The conventional ab initio methods RHF and MP2 completely f…

Why betaine crystallizes in high local C s symmetry. An ab initio MO and DFT study of anhydrous betaine and betaine monohydrate

A theoretical study of the structure, charge distribution, rotational barrier and fundamental vibrations of anhydrous betaine (CH3)3NCH2COO (trimethylglycine) was carried out and compared with available experimental data. Calculations were carried out at HF, MP2 and B3LYP levels using a 6-31+G(d,p) basis set. The calculated rotational barrier of the betaine carboxylic group is 40.5 kJ/mol at the MP4(SDQ)/6-311G(d,p)//HF/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory. The rotation of the carboxylic group changes the molecule from a highly symmetric (C s ) conformation into a twisted conformation resulting in shortening of the molecule by about 50 pm. Natural population analysis (NPA) indicates intramolecular i…

An MO study of neutral C8 high-symmetry clusters

Abstract Highly symmetric octacarbon clusters, i.e. a cube (O h ), a twisted cube (T d ), a tricyclic cage (C 3v ) and a planar (D 4h ) structure, were fully optimized at the HF, B3LYP and MP2(Full) levels of theory. These stationary points were shown to be local minima on the potential energy surface by frequency calculations. The stability of these clusters compared to the cyclic planar (C 4h ) ground state was found to be strongly dependent on the level of theory. MP2(Full) calculations suggest that cubic C 8 is a local minimum, its energy being 273 kJ/mol higher than the ground state. Structural parameters and fundamental vibrations are presented.

Ab initio molecular orbital study of SenS4−nN4 (n = 0−4)

Abstract We report an ab initio study of Se n S 4− n N 4 ( n = 0−4). The full geometry optimization for each molecule was performed at the Hartree-Fock level of theory involving the MIDI-4 ∗ basis sets for atomic orbitals. The correction for electron correlation was carried out for optimized geometries by utilizing the second-order Moller-Plesset (MP2) perturbation theory. The fundamental vibrations calculated for all molecular species verified that all molecules lie at the local minima. All molecules showed cage structures similar to those observed experimentally for S 4 N 4 and Se 4 N 4 . The calculated bond parameters of S 4 N 4 and Se 4 N 4 were in good agreement with the experimental v…

Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Structural Trends for Selenium(IV) Imides and Oxides: X-ray Structure of Se3(NAd) 2

The thermal decomposition of Se(NAd)(2) (Ad = 1-adamantyl) in THF was monitored by (77)Se NMR and shown to give the novel cyclic selenium imide Se(3)(NAd)(2) as one of the products. An X-ray structural determination showed that Se(3)(NAd)(2) is a puckered five-membered ring with d(Se-Se) = 2.404(1) A and |d(Se-N)| = 1.873(4) A. On the basis of (77)Se NMR data, other decomposition products include the six-membered ring Se(3)(NAd)(3), and the four-membered rings AdNSe(micro-NAd)(2)SeO and OSe(micro-NAd)(2)SeO. The energies for the cyclodimerization of E(NR)(2) and RNEO (E = S, Se; R = H, Me, (t)Bu, SiMe(3)), and the cycloaddition reactions of RNSeO with E(NR)(2), RNSO(2) with Se(NR)(2), and S…

Synthesis, vibrational and NMR spectroscopic characterization of [N(CH3)4][IO2F2] and X-ray crystal structure of [N(CH3)4]2[IO2F2][HF2]

Abstract The salt, [N(CH3)4][IO2F2], was prepared from [N(CH3)4][IO3] and 49% aqueous HF, and characterized by Raman, infrared, and 19F NMR spectroscopy. Crystals of [N(CH3)4]2[IO2F2][HF2] were obtained by reduction of [N(CH3)4][cis-IO2F4] in the presence of [N(CH3)4][F] in CH3CN solvent and were characterized by Raman spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction: C2/m, a = 14.6765(2) A, b = 8.60490(10) A, c = 13.9572(2) A, β = 120.2040(10)°, V = 1523.35(3) A3, Z = 4 and R = 0.0192 at 210 K. The crystal structure consists of two I O 2 F 2 − anions that are symmetrically bridged by two H F 2 − anions, forming a [F2O2I(FHF)2IO2F2]4− dimer. The symmetric bridging coordination for the H F …

Conformations and Energetics of Sulfur and Selenium Diimides

The geometries and energetics of different conformations of sulfur and selenium diimides E(NR) 2 (E = S, Se; R = H, Me, 'Bu, C 6 H 3 Me 2 -2,6, SiMe 3 ) have been studied by using various ab initio and DFT molecular orbital techniques. The syn,syn conformation is found to be most stable for parent E(NH) 2 , but in general, the preferred molecular conformation for substituted chalcogen diimides is syn,anti. In the case of E(NH) 2 the present calculations further confirm that syn,syn and syn,anti conformations lie energetically close to each other. From the three different theoretical methods used, B3PW91/6.31G * proved to be the most suitable method for predicting the geometries of chalcogen…

Complete Spectral Analysis of the1H NMR 16-Spin System of β-Pinene

The complete analysis of the 1H NMR spectrum of β-pinene, (1S)-(-)-6,6-dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptane, which is of the ABCDEFGHIJX3Y3 type, is reported and earlier results are corrected. The vicinal coupling constants, 3J(H,H), are compared with the theoretical values calculated by using the Altona and co-workers’ equations for the structure derived by molecular modelling. The results were applied to the conformational analysis of β-pinene. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

1H, 13C NMR spectral and single crystal structural studies of toxaphene congeners. Quantum chemical calculations for preferred conformers of 2,5-endo,6-exo,8,9,9,10,10-octachloro-2-bornene and their DFT/GIAO 13C chemical shifts

Abstract The 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts for six toxaphene congeners: 2-exo,3-endo,6-exo,8,9,10-hexachloro- (1), 2-exo,3-endo,5-exo,9,9,10,10-heptachloro- (2), 2-exo,3-endo,6-exo,8,9,10,10-heptachloro- (3), 2-exo,3-endo,5-exo,6-endo,8,9,10-heptachloro- (4), 2-exo,3-endo,5-exo,6-endo,8,9,9,10-octachlorobornane (5) and 2,5-endo,6-exo,8,9,9,10,10-octachloro-2-bornene (6) are reported. Their chemical shift assignments have been obtained by means of Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) Double Quantum Filtered (DQF) 1H,1H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), PFG 1H,13C Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence (HMQC) and PFG 1H,13C Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation (HMBC) experiments. A single crystal…

Bonding Trends in Lewis Acid Adducts of S4N4 — X-Ray Structure of TeCl4×S4N4.

Tetrasulfur tetranitride and tellurium tetrachloride react in dichloromethane to form a 1:1 adduct TeCl4·S4N4 (1). The crystal structure of 1 shows that TeCl4 is bonded to the S4N4 ring through a Te–N linkage. As a consequence, the transannular S···S bonds in S4N4 are broken and the molecule assumes an open, monocyclic conformation. The Te–N bond of 2.16(1) A is slightly longer than the single bond. The S–N bonds span a range of 1.55(1)–1.67(1) A. The adduct 1 was also characterized by mass spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy. The bonding and spectroscopic properties of 1 are compared by DFT calculations at the B3PW91/(RLC ECP) level of theory with those of BF3·S4N4 (2), SO3·S4N4 (3), AsF5·…

NMR Spectroscopic Evidence for the Intermediacy of XeF3− in XeF2/F− Exchange, Attempted Syntheses and Thermochemistry of XeF3− Salts, and Theoretical Studies of the XeF3− Anion

The existence of the trifluoroxenate(II) anion, XeF(3)(-), had been postulated in a prior NMR study of the exchange between fluoride ion and XeF(2) in CH(3)CN solution. The enthalpy of activation for this exchange, ΔH(⧧), has now been determined by use of single selective inversion (19)F NMR spectroscopy to be 74.1 ± 5.0 kJ mol(-1) (0.18 M) and 56.9 ± 6.7 kJ mol(-1) (0.36 M) for equimolar amounts of [N(CH(3))(4)][F] and XeF(2) in CH(3)CN solvent. Although the XeF(3)(-) anion has been observed in the gas phase, attempts to prepare the Cs(+) and N(CH(3))(4)(+) salts of XeF(3)(-) have been unsuccessful, and are attributed to the low fluoride ion affinity of XeF(2) and fluoride ion solvation in…

An ab Initio MO Study of Silver Triflate Complexation in [2.2.1]Cyclophane π-Prismands

Ab initio Hartree-Fock and DFT MO calculations have been used to study the conformations of six [2.2.1]cyclophane π-prismands and the formation of their π-complexes with silver triflate (AgSO 3 CF 3 ). The lowest energy cyclophane conformations and their silver triflate π-complexes have been calculated with HF/3-21G* and B3LYP/3-21G* levels of theory. The nature of bonding in silver triflate π-complexes has been studied with natural bond orbital analysis (NBO). Energies of the calculated cyclophanes and complexes, together with the formation energies of those complexes, have also been discussed. The results have been compared to available X-ray crystal structures and also to results of the …

Molecular orbital studies on brominated diphenyl ethers. Part II—reactivity and quantitative structure–activity (property) relationships

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as flame retardants and are increasingly turning up in the environment. Their structural similarities to polychlorinated biphenyls and thyroid hormones suggest they may be a risk to human health. The present study examines the reactivity of brominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs) on the basis of the electronic structures as calculated by semiempirical AM1 self-consistent field molecular orbital (SCF-MO) method. Frontier orbital energies were used to elucidate the reactivity of BDEs in electrophilic, nucleophilic and photolytic reactions. From an examination of the frontier electron densities, the regioselectivity, or orientation, of metabolic…

Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Structural Trends for Selenium(IV) Imides and Oxides: X-ray Structure of Se3(NAd)2

The thermal decomposition of Se(NAd)2 (Ad = 1-adamantyl) in THF was monitored by 77Se NMR and shown to give the novel cyclic selenium imide Se3(NAd)2 as one of the products. An X-ray structural determination showed that Se3(NAd)2 is a puckered five-membered ring with d(Se−Se) = 2.404(1) Å and |d(Se−N)| = 1.873(4) Å. On the basis of 77Se NMR data, other decomposition products include the six-membered ring Se3(NAd)3, and the four-membered rings AdNSe(μ-NAd)2SeO and OSe(μ-NAd)2SeO. The energies for the cyclodimerization of E(NR)2 and RNEO (E = S, Se; R = H, Me, tBu, SiMe3), and the cycloaddition reactions of RNSeO with E(NR)2, RNSO2 with Se(NR)2, and S(NR)2 with Se(NR)2 have been calculated at…

Comparison of ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted acid leaching and reflux for the determination of arsenic, cadmium and copper in contaminated soil samples by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

Extraction methods for the determination of arsenic, cadmium, and copper in contaminated soil samples by Zeeman effect electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry have been compared. The determination of cadmium and copper in ultrasound-assisted aqua regia extracts of contaminated soil SRMs by ETAAS, using a mixture of NH4H2PO4 and Mg(NO3)2, for cadmium, and a mixture of Pd and Mg(NO3)2, for copper, as a matrix modifier, was carried out with high accuracy and precision (RSD < 5.1%). The analysis of SRM 2711 failed to obtain the certified concentrations of Cd and Cu by microwave and reflux methods, respectively. The determination of arsenic was performed successfully in low chloride concen…

Bonding Trends in Lewis Acid Adducts of S 4 N 4 – X‐ray Structure of TeCl 4 ·S 4 N 4

Tetrasulfur tetranitride and tellurium tetrachloride react in dichloromethane to form a 1:1 adduct TeCl4·S4N4 (1). The crystal structure of 1 shows that TeCl4 is bonded to the S4N4 ring through a Te–N linkage. As a consequence, the transannular S···S bonds in S4N4 are broken and the molecule assumes an open, monocyclic conformation. The Te–N bond of 2.16(1) A is slightly longer than the single bond. The S–N bonds span a range of 1.55(1)–1.67(1) A. The adduct 1 was also characterized by mass spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy. The bonding and spectroscopic properties of 1 are compared by DFT calculations at the B3PW91/(RLC ECP) level of theory with those of BF3·S4N4 (2), SO3·S4N4 (3), AsF5·…

Electronic Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of 6π-Electron Ring Molecules and Ions E2N2 and E42+ (E = S, Se, Te)

The electronic structures and molecular properties of square-planar 6π-electron ring molecules and ions E2N2 and E42+ (E = S, Se, Te) were studied using various ab initio methods and density functionals. All species were found to contain singlet diradical character in their electronic structures. Detailed analysis of the CAS wave function of S2N2 in terms of different valence bond structures gives the largest weight for a Lewis-type singlet diradical VB structure in which the two unpaired electrons reside on nitrogen atoms, though the relative importance of the different VB structures is highly dependent on the level of theory. The diradical character in both E2N2 and E42+ was found to incr…

ChemInform Abstract: The Tautomerism of Nitraminopyridines

1H, 13C and 15N NMR data for nitraminopyridines are discussed in terms of tautomeric equilibria in these compounds. The favoured tautomer is determined mainly from 15N NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shift of the nitrogen atom of the nitro group in nitraminopyridines and N-nitroanilines which cannot tautomerize vary from 28·0 to 35·4 ppm in DMSO solution. 3-Nitraminopyridine and 2-nitramino-3- and -5-nitropyridines behave similarly. In the 15N NMR spectra of nitrimino-1-methyldihydropyridines, used as models, an upfield shift of that atom, different from that observed for 2-nitraminopyridine, indicates the significance of the nitrimino tautomer. In contrast, a downfield shift of the ring nit…

Molecular orbital studies on brominated diphenyl ethers. Part I—conformational properties

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as additive flame retardants and quantities in the environment are on the rise. Because they are structurally related to polychlorinated biphenyls and also to thyroid hormones, there is serious concern that PBDEs may pose a danger to human health. Knowledge of their conformational properties is key to assessing their environmental fate and risk. The conformational properties of PBDEs were investigated by quantum chemical methods including semiempirical self-consistent field molecular orbital (SCF-MO), ab initio SCF-MO and density functional theory (DFT). Conformational analyses of model congeners 2,2',4,6'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether and 2…

Corrigendum to “Comparison of epimeric methyl lithocholate and methyl iso-lithocholate molecules: Single crystal X-ray structure of methyl lithocholate, ab initio HF/6-31G* optimized structures and experimental and calculated DFT/B3LYP 13C NMR chemical shifts” [J. Molstruc. 649 (2003) 207–218]

Interactions between cationic amylose derivatives and a pulp fiber model surface studied by molecular modelling

This study was performed in order to obtain more information about the interactions between pulp fibers and acetylated cationic starch derivatives on a molecular scale. The adsorption of the polymers on the fiber surface was studied by simulating polymers on a fiber model surface at 300 K. Fractional atomic coordinates of regenerated cellulose II were used to generate a cellulose fiber surface model. Carboxylate groups were added on the cellulose surface to represent the anionic charge of pulp fiber which originates from hemicelluloses. Amylose chains cationized and acetylated atom by atom were chosen to represent four different starch derivatives. Atomic charges used in simulations were ca…

Molecular orbital study of conformational isomers and rotational barriers of methyl substituted hydroquinone cation radicals

Abstract The torsional potential energy curve of the hydroxyl group of hydroquinone and tetramethyl-hydroquinone cation radicals were explored with various ab initio methods. The minimum and the torsional transition state geometries and energies were computed by using high accuracy density functional methods yielding the rotation barrier height and the energy difference between the cis- and trans-isomers. The obtained minimum energy geometry for the hydroquinone cation radical indicates that the CO bond has shortened when compared to the neutral species. We attribute this to the increased double-bond character of this bond. The energy minima were located for methyl-hydroquinone, 2,3-dimeth…

Electronic Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of 6π-Electron Ring Molecules and Ions E2N2 and E42+ (E = S, Se, Te)

The electronic structures and molecular properties of square-planar 6π-electron ring molecules and ions E2N2 and E42+ (E = S, Se, Te) were studied using various ab initio methods and density functionals. All species were found to contain singlet diradical character in their electronic structures. Detailed analysis of the CAS wave function of S2N2 in terms of different valence bond structures gives the largest weight for a Lewis-type singlet diradical VB structure in which the two unpaired electrons reside on nitrogen atoms, though the relative importance of the different VB structures is highly dependent on the level of theory. The diradical character in both E2N2 and E42+ was found to incr…

An experimental and theoretical study of the isomerization of mononuclear bis(arylselenolato)bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum complexes [Pt(SeR)2(PPh3)2]

Abstract Mononuclear bis(thienylselenolato)bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum [Pt(SeTh)2(PPh3)2] (Th=2-thienyl, C4H3S) has been prepared by the treatment of cis-[PtCl2(PPh3)2] with NaSeTh. The 31P-NMR spectroscopic information indicates that cis-[Pt(SeTh)2(PPh3)2] is initially formed in the reaction. Upon prolonged standing in solution it isomerizes to trans-[Pt(SeTh)2(PPh3)2]. The reaction of cis-[PtCl2(PPh3)2] with LiSeFu (Fu=2-furyl, C4H3O) affords immediately a mixture of cis- and trans-isomers of [Pt(SeFu)2(PPh3)2] with the relative amount of the trans-isomer increasing with time. The recrystallization of the two reaction mixtures yielded cis,anti- and trans,syn-isomers of [Pt(SeTh)2(PPh3…

Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Tellurium(IV) Diimides and Imidotelluroxanes: X-ray Structures of B(C6F5)3 Adducts of OTe(μ-NtBu)2TeNtBu, [OTe(μ-NtBu)2Te(μ-O)]2 and tBuNH2

The hydrolysis of tBuNTe(μ-NtBu)2TeNtBu (1) with 1 or 2 equiv of (C6F5)3B·H2O results in the successive replacement of terminal imido groups by oxo ligands to give the telluroxane-Lewis acid adducts (C6F5)3B·OTe(μ-NtBu)2TeNtBu (2) and [(C6F5)3B·OTe(μ-NtBu)2Te(μ-O)]2 (3), which were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The TeO distance in 2 is 1.870(2) Å. The di-adduct 3 involves the association of four tBuNTeO monomers to give a tetramer in which both terminal TeO groups [d(TeO) = 1.866(3) Å] are coordinated to B(C6F5)3. The central Te2O2 ring in 3 is distinctly unsymmetrical [d(TeO) = 1.912(3) and 2.088(2) Å]. The X-ray structure of (C6F5)3B·NH2tBu (4),…

Control of matrix interferences by the multiple linear regression model in the determination of arsenic, antimony and tin in lead pellets by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

A multiple linear regression technique was used to evaluate the matrix interferences in the determination of hydride-forming elements in lead shotgun pellets by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. The determination of arsenic, antimony, and tin in SRM C2416 (Bullet Lead) by ICP-AES failed to obtain the certified concentrations at the 95% level of confidence using the t-test. However, it proved possible, by using the multiple linear regression technique, to correct the concentrations of all three elements to a statistically acceptable level. This method of correction is based on the multiple regression line obtained from the analysis of 19 synthetic mixtures of matrix el…

Macrocycles prepared from lithocholic acid, piperazine and isomeric pyridine dicarboxylic acids and their selective affinities towards sodium and potassium

Abstract Two novel macrocycles prepared from lithocholic acid, piperazine and pyridine dicarboxylic acids (2,6- and 3,5-isomers), have been characterized by 13C NMR and ESI–MS techniques. In case of the pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate derivative, the molecular formula of the cycle was C59H87O6N3 (I), while the pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate derivative (II) was a trimeric structure by molecular mass when compared with I. Furthermore, cycle I showed a special affinity towards potassium cation, while II possessed significant proton and sodium cation recognition properties.

Comparison of epimeric methyl lithocholate and methyl iso-lithocholate molecules: single crystal X-ray structure of methyl lithocholate, ab initio HF/6-31G* optimized structures and experimental and calculated DFT/B3LYP 13C NMR chemical shifts

Abstract 13 C NMR chemical shifts have been measured and assigned for epimeric methyl 3α/β-hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oates (methyl lithocholate [3α-OH epimer] and methyl iso-lithocholate [3β-OH epimer]). Their molecular dynamics simulations suggest that for both epimers there exists two predominant gas phase conformations, which have been further forwarded for ab initio/HF optimizations and DFT/GIAO based 13 C NMR chemical shift calculations. Excellent linear relationships have been observed between experimental and calculated 13 C NMR chemical shifts for both epimers. For methyl lithocholate (MeLC), the other minimum energy conformation equates very well with the single crystal X-ray structure …

77Se NMR Spectroscopic, DFT MO, and VBT Investigations of the Reversible Dissociation of Solid (Se6I2)[AsF6]2•2SO2 in Liquid SO2 to Solutions Containing 1,4-Se6I22+ in Equilibrium with Sen2+ (n = 4, 8, 10) and Seven Binary Selenium Iodine Cations: Preliminary Evidence for 1,1,4,4-Se4Br42+ and cyclo-Se7Br+

The composition of a complex equilibrium mixture formed upon dissolution of (Se6I2)[AsF6]2·2SO2 in SO2(l) was studied by 77Se NMR spectroscopy at −70 °C with both natural-abundance and enriched 77Se-isotope samples (enrichment 92%). Both the natural-abundance and enriched NMR spectra showed the presence of previously known cations 1,4-Se6I22+, SeI3+, 1,1,4,4-Se4I42+, Se102+, Se82+, and Se42+. The structure and bonding in 1,4-Se6I22+ and 1,1,4,4-Se4I42+ were explored using DFT calculations. It was shown that the observed Se−Se bond alternation and presence of thermodynamically stable 4pπ−4pπ Se−Se and 4pπ−5pπ Se−I bonds arise from positive charge delocalization from the formally positively c…

Ab initio study of halogenated diphenyl ethers. NMR chemical shift prediction

Sodium nitrate and tungsten as matrix modifiers for the determination of arsenic in shotgun pellets by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

A method for the determination of arsenic in a complicated sample matrix by Zeeman effect electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry using tungsten and sodium nitrate as matrix modifiers was developed. The determination of arsenic in SRM C2416 (Bullet Lead) and SRM 2710 (Montana Soil) by ETAAS using a mixture of palladium and magnesium nitrate as a matrix modifier failed to obtain the certified concentrations at the 95% level of confidence using the t-test. Both tungsten and sodium nitrate as matrix modifiers stabilized arsenic so that the certified concentrations of the SRMs were determined with high accuracy and precision (RSD   0.999), with low detection and quantification limits, wer…

A Simple “Plastic Bag” Technique for Visible Spectra of Solid Metal Complexes

The techniques commonly used to study the visible spectra of transition metal complexes in the solid state involve diffuse reflectance from the powdered sample or transmission through a mull of the compound in mineral oil on filter paper. Pressed KBr (for anhydrous compounds) and AgCl (for compounds containing water or other highly polar ligands) disk techniques have been used even for low temperature spectra. All of the transmission techniques mentioned are based on mixing the sample with another compound which may induce changes in the compound under study via chemical reactions. Air- and water-sensitive complexes also need special care. These interferences may be reduced by the use of th…

Basis set and correlation effects in the calculation of accurate gas phase dimerization energies of two M+2 to give M2+4 (M = S, Se)

The dimerization energies of two M2+ to give M42+ (M = S, Se) were calcd. They depend strongly on the size of the basis set and the correlation method used (ranging from 217 to 522 kJ/mol, M = S) and, therefore, a systematic study of basis set and correlation effects was performed [MP2, MP3, MP4(SDQ), CCSD, CCSD(T)]. The introduction of a second set of polarizing d-functions caused a significant redn. of the dimerization energies, but neither of the above limits is reached by the MPn (n = 2, 3, 4) theory, even with the largest basis sets [cc-pVQZ]. However, convergence was achieved by CCSD(T), compd. methods or hybrid HF/DFT calcns. employing flexible basis sets [e.g., CCSD(T)/cc-pV5Z, CBS-…

The tautomerism of nitraminopyridines

1H, 13C and 15N NMR data for nitraminopyridines are discussed in terms of tautomeric equilibria in these compounds. The favoured tautomer is determined mainly from 15N NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shift of the nitrogen atom of the nitro group in nitraminopyridines and N-nitroanilines which cannot tautomerize vary from 28·0 to 35·4 ppm in DMSO solution. 3-Nitraminopyridine and 2-nitramino-3- and -5-nitropyridines behave similarly. In the 15N NMR spectra of nitrimino-1-methyldihydropyridines, used as models, an upfield shift of that atom, different from that observed for 2-nitraminopyridine, indicates the significance of the nitrimino tautomer. In contrast, a downfield shift of the ring nit…

Timolol derivatives. I. X-ray, NMR and theoretical studies of the crystallization of (S)-timolol O,O-diacetyl-l-tartaric acid monoester

Abstract The absolute configurations of (S)-timolol hemihydrate and (S)-timolol O,O-diacetyl-(R,R)-tartaric acid monoester were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. An NMR analysis based on the temperature dependence of vicinal coupling constants was carried out to characterize the conformational behaviour of the S,R,R- and R,R,R-forms in solution. The same conformation as in crystalline state was also found in solution, although with a rather low preference over some other conformations. Results of theoretical calculations using MNDO and AMBER force field methods are reported. An infinite chain of hydrogen bonds, along with other favourable inter- and intramolecular forces that …

NMR Spectroscopic Evidence for the Intermediacy of XeF3– in XeF2/F– Exchange, Attempted Syntheses and Thermochemistry of XeF3– Salts, and Theoretical Studies of the XeF3– Anion

The existence of the trifluoroxenate(II) anion, XeF3−, had been postulated in a prior NMR study of the exchange between fluoride ion and XeF2 in CH3CN solution. The enthalpy of activation for this exchange, ΔH⧧, has now been determined by use of single selective inversion 19F NMR spectroscopy to be 74.1 ± 5.0 kJ mol−1 (0.18 M) and 56.9 ± 6.7 kJ mol−1 (0.36 M) for equimolar amounts of [N(CH3)4][F] and XeF2 in CH3CN solvent. Although the XeF3− anion has been observed in the gas phase, attempts to prepare the Cs+ and N(CH3)4+ salts of XeF3− have been unsuccessful, and are attributed to the low fluoride ion affinity of XeF2 and fluoride ion solvation in CH3CN solution. The XeF3− anion would rep…

Energetics of hydride and electron pair attachment to EX30/+ (E=B, C, Al, Si and X=F, Cl, Br, I) and the study of bonding trends among EX30/+, EX32−/−, and EX3H−/0 by use of ELF and NBO analyses

Abstract A theoretical gas-phase “ligand-free” or “electron pair affinity” (EPA) approach, based on CCSD(T)/(SDB-)cc-pVTZ//MP2/(SDB-)cc-pVTZ electronic structure calculations, is introduced as a possible means for determining Lewis acidity trends among planar EX30/+ (E = B, C, Al, Si; X = F, Cl, Br, I) species. In this treatment, the free electron pair is considered to be an extreme Lewis base. The calculated EPA values are compared with experimental Lewis acidities, previously calculated fluoride ion affinity (FIA) and hydride ion affinity (HA) trends, and are found to exhibit reasonable correlations in all cases. The bonding in the planar and trigonal pyramidal conformations of EX30/+ and…