Thermal [1,5] Hydrogen Sigmatropic Shifts incis,cis-1,3-Cyclononadienes Probed by Gas-Phase Kinetic Studies and Density Functional Theory Calculations

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (46) ◽  
pp. 14854-14862 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Baldwin ◽  
Anuradha S. Raghavan ◽  
B. Andes Hess, ◽  
Lidia Smentek
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuyan Jin ◽  
Jiaye Li ◽  
Alireza Ariafard ◽  
Allan J Canty ◽  
Richard AJ O’Hair

Gas-phase ion trap mass spectrometry experiments and density functional theory calculations have been used to examine the routes to the formation of the 1,8-naphthyridine (napy) ligated geminally dimetallated phenyl complexes [(napy)Cu2(Ph)]+, [(napy)Ag2(Ph)]+ and [(napy)CuAg(Ph)]+ via extrusion of CO2 or SO2 under collision-induced dissociation conditions from their corresponding precursor complexes [(napy)Cu2(O2CPh)]+, [(napy)Ag2(O2CPh)]+, [(napy)CuAg(O2CPh)]+ and [(napy)Cu2(O2SPh)]+, [(napy)Ag2(O2SPh)]+, [(napy)CuAg(O2SPh)]+. Desulfination was found to be more facile than decarboxylation. Density functional theory calculations reveal that extrusion proceeds via two transition states: TS1 enables isomerization of the O, O-bridged benzoate to its O-bound form; TS2 involves extrusion of CO2 or SO2 with the concomitant formation of the organometallic cation and has the highest barrier. Of all the organometallic cations, only [(napy)Cu2(Ph)]+ reacts with water via hydrolysis to give [(napy)Cu2(OH)]+, consistent with density functional theory calculations which show that hydrolysis proceeds via the initial formation of the adduct [(napy)Cu2(Ph)(H2O)]+ which then proceeds via TS3 in which the coordinated H2O is deprotonated by the coordinated phenyl anion to give the product complex [(napy)Cu2(OH)(C6H6)]+, which then loses benzene.


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (40) ◽  
pp. 14081-14087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Yan Zhou ◽  
Ming Wang ◽  
Yong-Qi Ding ◽  
Jia-Bi Ma

The thermal gas-phase reactions of Nb2BN2− cluster anions with carbon dioxide have been explored by using the art of time-of-flight mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations.


Author(s):  
Demetrio A da Silva Filho ◽  
Veaceslav Coropceanu ◽  
Denis Fichou ◽  
Nadine E Gruhn ◽  
Tonja G Bill ◽  
...  

Density functional theory calculations together with highly resolved gas-phase ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy have been applied to oligothiophene chains with up to eight thiophene rings. One of the important parameters governing the charge transport properties in the condensed phase is the amount of energy relaxation upon ionization. Here, we investigate the impact on this parameter of the backbone flexibility present in oligothiophenes as a result of inter-ring torsional motions. With respect to oligoacenes that are characterized by a coplanar and rigid backbone, the torsional flexibility in oligothiophenes adds to the relaxation energy and leads to the broadening of the first ionization peak, making its analysis more complex.


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