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Antoniotti P, Benzi P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Borocco S, Giordani M, Grandinetti F. Germyl cations with Ge-S bond: an experimental and theoretical study on the gaseous F(n)Ge(SH)(3-n)+ (n=0-2). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2012; 18:447-456. [PMID: 23221118 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The germyl cations F(2)Ge(SH)(+), FGe(SH)(2)(+) and Ge(SH)(3)(+) were obtained from ionized mixtures of GeF(4) and H(2)S. Ion trap mass spectrometry revealed the occurrence of three consecutive addition-HF elimination reactions between GeF(3)(+), F(2)Ge(SH)(+) and FGe(SH)(2)(+) and H(2)S. The structure and the mechanism of formation of the observed F(n)Ge(SH)(3-n)(+) (n = 0-2) were investigated by ab initio calculations performed at the MP2 and coupled cluster level of theory. It was also possible to note regular trends in the geometries and Lewis acidities of the F(n)Ge(SH)(3-n)(+) (n= 0-3).
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Operti L, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Borocci S, Giordani M, Grandinetti F. Xenon–Nitrogen Chemistry: Gas‐Phase Generation and Theoretical Investigation of the Xenon–Difluoronitrenium Ion F
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+. Chemistry 2011; 17:10682-9. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201101395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Lorenza Operti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. d'Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. d'Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. d'Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino (Italy)
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- Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei Sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali, Università della Tuscia, L.go dell' Università, s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0761‐357179
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- Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei Sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali, Università della Tuscia, L.go dell' Università, s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0761‐357179
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- Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei Sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali, Università della Tuscia, L.go dell' Università, s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0761‐357179
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Antoniotti P, Bottizzo E, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Borocci S, Grandinetti F. Gas-phase chemistry of ionized and protonated GeF4: a joint experimental and theoretical study. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2011; 46:465-477. [PMID: 21500305 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The gas-phase ion chemistry of GeF(4) and of its mixtures with water, ammonia and hydrocarbons was investigated by ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS) and ab initio calculations. Under ITMS conditions, the only fragment detected from ionized GeF(4) is GeF(3)(+). This cation is a strong Lewis acid, able to react with H(2)O, NH(3) and the unsaturated C(2)H(2), C(2)H(4) and C(6)H(6) by addition-HF elimination reactions to form F(2)Ge(XH)(+), FGe(XH)(2)(+), Ge(XH)(3)(+) (X = OH or NH(2)), F(2)GeC(2)H(+), F(2)GeC(2)H(3)(+) and F(2)GeC(6)H(5)(+). The structure, stability and thermochemistry of these products and the mechanistic aspects of the exemplary reactions of GeF(3)(+) with H(2)O, NH(3) and C(6)H(6) were investigated by MP2 and coupled cluster calculations. The experimental proton affinity (PA) and gas basicity (GB) of GeF(4) were estimated as 121.5 ± 6.0 and 117.1 ± 6.0 kcal mol(-1), respectively, and GeF(4)H(+) was theoretically characterized as an ion-dipole complex between GeF(3)(+) and HF. Consistently, it reacts with simple inorganic and organic molecules to form GeF(3)(+)-L complexes (L = H(2)O, NH(3), C(2)H(2), C(2)H(4), C(6)H(6), CO(2), SO(2) and GeF(4)). The theoretical investigation of the stability of these ions with respect to GeF(3)(+) and L disclosed nearly linear correlations between their dissociation enthalpies and free energies and the PA and GB of L. Comparing the behavior of GeF(3)(+) with the previously investigated CF(3)(+) and SiF(3)(+) revealed a periodically reversed order of reactivity CF(3)(+) < GeF(3)(+) < SiF(3)(+). This parallels the order of the Lewis acidities of the three cations.
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. d'Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Kochina TA, Vrazhnov DV, Ignatyev IS, Sinotova EN, Voronkov MG. Nucleogenic silylium cations and their analogs. J Organomet Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2011.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Operti L, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Borocci S, Giordani M, Grandinetti F. Positive ion chemistry of SiH4/GeF4 gaseous mixtures studied by ion trap mass spectrometry and ab initio calculations. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2011; 17:197-206. [PMID: 21828411 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The positive ion chemistry occurring in SiH(4)/GeF(4) gaseous mixtures was investigated by ion trap mass spectrometry and ab initio theoretical calculations. The GeF(3)(+) cation, the only fragment obtained from ionized GeF(4), was unreactive towards SiH(4). All the primary ions SiH(n)(+) (n = 0-3) react instead with GeF(4) so to form SiF(+) or SiH(2)F(+). The latter species reacts in turn with SiH(4) and GeF(4) so to form SiH(3)(+) and SiHF(2)(+), respectively. The potential energy profiles conceivably involved in these reactions were investigated by ab initio calculations performed at the MP2 and coupled cluster (CCSD(T)) level of theory.
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- Lorenzo Operti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica, Università di Torino, C.so M. D' Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Antoniotti P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Zanzottera C, Giordani M, Grandinetti F. Gas-phase reactions of XH3(+) (X = C, Si, Ge) with NF3: a comparative investigation on the detailed mechanistic aspects. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2009; 44:1348-1358. [PMID: 19618400 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The gas-phase reaction of CH(3)(+) with NF(3) was investigated by ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS). The observed products include NF(2)(+) and CH(2)F(+). Under the same experimental conditions, SiH(3)(+) reacts with NF(3) and forms up to six ionic products, namely (in order of decreasing efficiency) NF(2)(+), SiH(2)F(+), SiHF(2)(+), SiF(+), SiHF(+), and NHF(+). The GeH(3)(+) cation is instead totally unreactive toward NF(3). The different reactivity of XH(3)(+) (X = C, Si, Ge) toward NF(3) has been rationalized by ab initio calculations performed at the MP2 and coupled cluster level of theory. In the reaction of both CH(3)(+) and SiH(3)(+), the kinetically relevant intermediate is the fluorine-coordinated isomer H(3)X-F-NF(2)(+) (X = C, Si). This species forms from the exoergic attack of XH(3)(+) to one of the F atoms of NF(3) and undergoes dissociation and isomerization processes which eventually result in the experimentally observed products. The nitrogen-coordinated isomers H(3)X-NF(3)(+) (X = C, Si) were located as minimum-energy structures but do not play an active role in the reaction mechanism. The inertness of GeH(3)(+) toward NF(3) is also explained by the endoergic character of the dissociation processes involving the H(3)Ge-F-NF(2)(+) isomer.
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica and NIS Interdipartimental Centre of Excellence, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. d' Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Antoniotti P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Vaglio GA, Grandinetti F. Ion/molecule reactions in SiH4/H2S and GeH4/H2S mixtures. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2009; 44:725-734. [PMID: 19160450 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The gas phase ion chemistry of silane/hydrogen sulfide and germane/hydrogen sulfide mixtures was studied by ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS), in both positive and negative ionization mode. In positive ionization, formation of X/S (X = Si, Ge) mixed ions mainly takes place via reactions of silane or germane ions with H(2)S, through condensation followed by dehydrogenation. This is particularly evident in the system with silane. On the other side, reactions of H(n)S(2)(+) ions with XH(4) (X = Si, Ge) invariably lead to formation of a single X-S bond. In negative ionization, a more limited number of mixed ion species is detected, but their overall abundance reaches appreciable values, especially in the SiH(4)/H(2)S system. Present results clearly indicate that ion processes play an important role in formation and growth of clusters eventually leading to deposition of amorphous solids in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes.
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica and NIS Interdipartimental Centre of Excellence, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. d' Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Antoniotti P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Borocci S, Grandineeti F. Positive ion chemistry of SiH4/NF3 gaseous mixtures studied by ion trap mass spectrometry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2009; 15:209-220. [PMID: 19423906 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The positive ion chemistry occurring in silane/nitrogen trifluoride gaseous mixtures has been investigated by ion trap mass spectrometry. Reaction sequences and rate constants have been determined for the processes involving the primary ions SiH(n)(+) (n = 0-3) and NF(x)(+) (x = 1-3) and the secondary ions obtained from their reactions with SiH(4) and NF(3). The SiH(n)(+) efficiently react with NF(3) and undergo cascades of abstraction and scrambling reactions which form the fluorinated and perfluorinated cations SiHF(m)(+) (m = 1, 2), SiH(2)F(+) and SiF(x)(+) (x = 0-3). Fluorinated Si(2)- clusters such as Si(2)H(2)F(+), Si(2)H(3)F(+) and Si(2)H(5)F(+) were also observed. The reaction of both SiH(3)(+) and SiH(2)F(+) with NF(3) produces the elusive fluoronitrenium ion NHF(+). Any NF(x)(+) reacts with SiH(4) mainly by charge transfer. Additional ionic products are, however, observed which suggest intimate reaction complexes. Worth mentioning is the formation of SiNH(2)(+) from the reaction of both NF(+) and NHF(+) with SiH(4). The primary ions NF(2)(+) and SiH(2)(+) are also "sink" species in our observed chemistry.
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Chimica Organica and NIS Centre of Excellence, Università di Torino, C.so M. D'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Antoniotti P, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Borocci S, Giordani M, Grandinetti F. Ion chemistry in germane/fluorocompounds gaseous mixtures: a mass spectrometric and theoretical study. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2008; 43:1320-1333. [PMID: 18366143 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The ion-molecule reactions occurring in GeH(4)/NF(3), GeH(4)/SF(6), and GeH(4)/SiF(4) gaseous mixtures have been investigated by ion trap mass spectrometry and ab initio calculations. While the NF(x)(+) (x=1-3) react with GeH(4) mainly by the exothermic charge transfer, the open-shell Ge(+) and GeH(2)(+) undergo the efficient F-atom abstraction from NF(3) and form GeF(+) and F-GeH(2)(+) as the only ionic products. The mechanisms of these two processes are quite similar and involve the formation of the fluorine-coordinated complexes Ge-F-NF(2)(+) and H(2)Ge-F-NF(2)(+), their subsequent crossing to the significantly more stable isomers FGe-NF(2)(+) and F-GeH(2)-NF(2)(+), and the eventual dissociation of these ions into GeF(+) (or F-GeH(2)(+)) and NF(2). The closed-shell GeH(+) and GeH(3)(+) are instead much less reactive towards NF(3), and the only observed process is the less efficient formation of GeF(+) from GeH(+). The theoretical investigation of this unusual H/F exchange reaction suggests the involvement of vibrationally-hot GeH(+). Passing from NF(3) to SF(6) and SiF(4), the average strength of the M-F bond increases from 70 to 79 and 142 kcal mol(-1), and in fact the only process observed by reacting GeH(n)(+) (n=0-3) with SF(6) and SiF(4) is the little efficient F-atom abstraction from SF(6) by Ge(+). Irrespective of the experimental conditions, we did not observe any ionic product of Ge-N, Ge-S, or Ge-Si connectivity. This is in line with the previously observed exclusive formation of GeF(+) from the reaction between Ge(+) and C-F compounds such as CH(3)F. Additionally observed processes include in particular the conceivable formation of the elusive thiohypofluorous acid FSH from the reaction between SF(+) and GeH(4).
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. d'Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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Myalochkin DL, Kochina TA, Vrazhnova DV, Avrorin VV, Sinotova EN. Synthesis of dimethylditritiogermane Me2GeT2. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363207070080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Operti L, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Vaglio GA. Gas-phase ion chemistry of GeH(4)/B(2)H(6) mixtures. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2007; 13:377-384. [PMID: 18417758 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The gas phase ion-molecule reactions in positively and negatively ionized germane/diborane mixtures have been studied by ion trap mass spectrometry. Reaction sequences and rate constants for the most interesting processes have been determined. In positive ionization, formation of Ge-B bonds exclusively occurs through condensation reactions of B(n)H(m)(+) ions with germane, followed by H(2) or BH(3) loss. No reactions of ions from germane with B(2)H(6) were observed under the experimental conditions used here. In negative ionization, the Ge(n)H(m)(-) (n = 1, 2) ion families react with diborane to yield the Ge(n)B(p)H(q)(-) (p = 1, 2) ions, again via dehydrogenation and BH(3) loss, while diborane anions proved to be unreactive. In both positive and negative ionization, Ge-B ions reach appreciable abundances. The present results afford fundamental information about the intrinsic reactivity of gas-phase ions and provide valuable indications about the first nucleation steps ultimately leading to amorphous Ge and B-doped semiconductor materials by chemical vapor deposition methods.
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- Lorenza Operti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università di Torino,10125 Torino, Italy
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Antoniotti P, Borocci S, Grandinetti F. Ge3H(n)- anions (n = 0-5) and their neutral analogues: a theoretical investigation on the structure, stability, and thermochemistry. J Phys Chem A 2006; 110:9429-37. [PMID: 16869693 DOI: 10.1021/jp0614603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The structure, stability, and thermochemistry of various Ge3H(n)- isomers (n = 0-5) and of their neutral analogues have been investigated at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d), MP2(full)/6-31G(d), and Gaussian-2 (G2) level of theory. For Ge3H(-), both the B3LYP and the G2/MP2 methods predict the cyclic, H-bridged structure 1a- as the global minimum, more stable than another cyclic isomer and an open-chain isomer by ca. 10 and 25 kcal mol(-1), respectively. For Ge3H2(-), the B3LYP and the G2/MP2 methods provide a somewhat different description of the potential energy surface. At the G2/MP2 level of theory, the global minimum is the cyclic, H2Ge-bridged structure 2a-, separated by other three nearly degenerate isomers by ca. 10 kcal mol(-1). On the other hand, at the B3LYP level of theory, the cyclic, H-bridged structure 2e-, not located at the MP2 level of theory, is more stable than 2a- by ca. 1 kcal mol(-1). For Ge3H3(-), both the B3LYP and the G2/MP2 methods predict the cyclic, H3Ge-bridged isomer 3a- as the global minimum, but the energy differences with the other five located isomeric structures predicted by the two methods are quantitatively different. Similar to Ge3H2(-), the B3LYP and the G2/MP2 theoretical levels provide a somewhat different description of the Ge3H4(-) potential energy surface. At the G2/MP2 level of theory, the global minimum is the cyclic structure 4b- of C(2v) symmetry, featuring a Ge2H4 moiety and a Ge-bridged atom, which is more stable than other three located isomers by 3, 9, and 17 kcal mol(-1). On the other hand, at the B3LYP level of theory, the open-chain isomer 4a- of H3Ge-Ge-GeH(-) connectivity is more stable than 4b- by ca. 1 kcal mol(-1) and nearly degenerate with the alternative open-chain isomer H3Ge-GeH-Ge(-). For Ge3H5(-), both the B3LYP and the G2/MP2 methods predict the 2-propenyl-like isomer H3Ge-Ge-GeH2(-) as the global minimum, with energy differences with other four isomeric structures which range from ca. 1-2 to 13-17 kcal mol(-1). At the G2 level of theory and 298.15 K, the electron affinities of Ge3H(n) are computed as 2.17 (n = 0), 2.57 (n = 1), 1.70 (n = 2), 2.41 (n = 3), 2.07/1.80 (n = 4), and 2.71/2.46 eV (n = 5). The two alternative values reported for Ge3H4 and Ge3H5 reflect the alternative conceivable choice for the structure of the involved neutrals and ions. The G2 enthalpies of formation of Ge3H(n) and Ge3H(n)- (n = 0-5) have also been calculated using the atomization procedure. Finally, we have briefly discussed the implications of our calculations for previously performed mass spectrometric experiments on the negative ion chemistry of GeH4.
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, C.so M. D' Azeglio, 48, 10125 Torino, Italy.
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Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA. Negative gas-phase ion chemistry of silane: A quadrupole ion trap study. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2006; 20:2696-700. [PMID: 16912981 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Silicon clusters are of considerable interest for their importance in astrophysics and chemical vapour deposition processes, as well as from a fundamental point of view. Here, we present a quadrupole ion trap study of the self-condensation ion/molecule reactions of anions of silane. In the high-pressure regime, several ion clusters are formed with increasing size: the largest ions detected are Si5Hn- (n = 0-3). Selective ion isolation and storage allowed detection of the main reaction sequences occurring in the reacting system. The most frequent condensation step is followed by single or multiple dehydrogenation, this latter being particularly observed for the high-mass reactant ions. As a consequence, the most abundant ions in the mass spectra are those with a low content of hydrogen, namely Si2H-, Si3H-, and Si4H-. These results are discussed with reference to literature data on silicon cluster anions and related systems.
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- Lorenza Operti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata and NIS Centre of Excellence, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Operti L, Rabezzana R, Turco F, Vaglio GA. Gas-phase ion chemistry in XH4--C3H4--ZH3 (X==Si, Ge; Z==N, P) mixtures. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2005; 40:591-598. [PMID: 15724272 DOI: 10.1002/jms.825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The gas-phase ion chemistry of silane-allene-ammonia, germane-allene (or propyne)-ammonia (or phosphine) systems was studied by ion trap mass spectrometry. Reaction sequences were determined and rate constants were measured for the main processes observed. The mixture containing silane displays higher reactivity with respect to that with germane. Comparison with analogous systems provides useful information about the reactivity of different hydrocarbon molecules and the different affinities of silicon and germanium towards nitrogen and phosphorus. The most interesting product ions observed are those containing Si (or Ge), C and N (or P) elements together, as these ion species may be considered precursors of doped amorphous carbides, which are widely used in semiconductor devices.
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- Lorenza Operti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Marotta E, Scorrano G, Paradisi C. Gas-phase positive ion chemistry of 1-bromo-1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (halothane) upon electron ionization within an ion trap mass spectrometer. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2005; 19:1447-53. [PMID: 15880636 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.1937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The positive ion chemistry occurring within an ion trap mass spectrometer upon electron ionization of 1-bromo-1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane, the important anaesthetic halothane, has been mapped by means of collision-induced decomposition and ion/molecule self-reaction experiments. Ionized halothane (M+*) reacts with neutral halothane to form the ionized olefin [ClBrC=CF2]+*. via HF elimination. Among the ionic fragments, [M-Br]+ and [M-F]+ react with halothane via chloride abstraction while [M-Cl]+ is unreactive under the same experimental conditions. Substituted methyl cations CHFX+ and CF2X+ (X = F, Cl, Br) undergo halide transfer processes, their reactivity being highest for X = F. Ionized carbenes CXY+ (X,Y = F,F; H,Br; H,Cl; H,F) react with halothane to form CClXY+ and CBrXY+, whereas CF+ inserts into the C-Cl bond to form CF3+ and CClF2+. Finally, Br+ and Cl+ react with halothane by charge transfer. Collision-induced dissociation experiments disclosed interesting rearrangements involved in the dissociations of +CHX-CF3 ions (X = Br, Cl), which undergo fluorine migration and elimination of CF2, as already observed for +CCl2-CF3 in a previous investigation.
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- Ester Marotta
- INTM del CNR--Sezione di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Chien W, Anbalagan V, Zandler M, Van Stipdonk M, Hanna D, Gresham G, Groenewold G. Intrinsic hydration of monopositive uranyl hydroxide, nitrate, and acetate cations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2004; 15:777-783. [PMID: 15144967 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2004.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Revised: 01/21/2004] [Accepted: 01/24/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The intrinsic hydration of three monopositive uranyl-anion complexes (UO(2)A)(+) (where A = acetate, nitrate, or hydroxide) was investigated using ion-trap mass spectrometry (IT-MS). The relative rates for the formation of the monohydrates [(UO(2)A)(H(2)O)](+), with respect to the anion, followed the trend: Acetate > or = nitrate >> hydroxide. This finding was rationalized in terms of the donation of electron density by the strongly basic OH(-) to the uranyl metal center, thereby reducing the Lewis acidity of U and its propensity to react with incoming nucleophiles, viz., H(2)O. An alternative explanation is that the more complex acetate and nitrate anions provide increased degrees of freedom that could accommodate excess energy from the hydration reaction. The monohydrates also reacted with water, forming dihydrates and then trihydrates. The rates for formation of the nitrate and acetate dihydrates [(UO(2)A)(H(2)O)(2)](+) were very similar to the rates for formation of the monohydrates; the presence of the first H(2)O ligand had no influence on the addition of the second. In contrast, formation of the [(UO(2)OH)(H(2)O)(2)](+) was nearly three times faster than the formation of the monohydrate.
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- Winnie Chien
- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Kansas 67620-0051, USA.
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Van Stipdonk M, Anbalagan V, Chien W, Gresham G, Groenewold G, Hanna D. Elucidation of the collision induced dissociation pathways of water and alcohol coordinated complexes containing the uranyl cation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2003; 14:1205-1214. [PMID: 14597110 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(03)00531-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry was used to characterize the dissociation pathways for complexes composed of (1) the uranyl ion, (2) nitrate or hydroxide, and (3) water or alcohol. The complex ions were derived from electrospray ionization (ESI) of solutions of uranyl nitrate in H2O or mixtures of H2O and alcohol. In general, collisional induced dissociation (CID) of the uranyl complexes resulted in elimination of coordinating water and alcohol ligands. For undercoordinated complexes containing nitrate and one or two coordinating alcohol molecules, the elimination of nitric acid was observed, leaving an ion pair composed of the uranyl cation and an alkoxide. For complexes with coordinating water molecules, MS(n) led to the generation of either [UO2(2+)OH-] or [UO2(2+)NO3(-)]. Subsequent CID of [UO2(2+)OH-] produced UO2(+). The base peak in the spectrum generated by the dissociation of [UO2(2+)NO3(-)], however, was an H2O adduct to UO2(+). The abundance of the species was greater than expected based on previous experimental measurements of the (slow) hydration rate for UO2(+) when stored in the ion trap. To account for the production of the hydrated product, a reductive elimination reaction involving reactive collisions with water in the ion trap is proposed.
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- Michael Van Stipdonk
- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0051, USA.
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Calderan S, Carbone P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA. Gas-phase ion chemistry in the ternary SiH4-C3H6-NH3 system. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2002; 37:1205-1212. [PMID: 12489079 DOI: 10.1002/jms.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The gas-phase ion chemistry of propene-ammonia and silane-propene-ammonia mixtures was studied by ion trap mass spectrometry. As far as the binary mixture is concerned, the effect of different molar ratios of the reactants on the trend of ion species formed was evaluated, the ion-molecule reaction processes were identified and the rate constants for the main processes were measured. The results were compared with the collisional rate constants to determine the reaction efficiencies. In the ternary silane-propene-ammonia mixture the mechanisms of formation of Si(m)C(n)N(p)H(q)(+) clusters were elucidated and the rate constants of the most important steps were measured. For some species, selected by double isolation (MS/MS), the low abundance of the ions allowed us to determine the reaction paths but not the rate constants. Ternary ions are mainly formed by reactions of Si(m)C(n)H(q)(+) ions with ammonia, whereas a minor contribution comes from reactions of Si(m)N(p)H(q)(+) ions with propene. On the other hand, the C(n)N(p)H(q)(+) ions showed a very low reactivity and no step leading to ternary ion species was identified. The formation of hydrogenated ternary ions with Si, C and N has a basic importance in relation to their possible role as precursors of amorphous silicon carbides doped with nitrogen obtained by deposition from silane-propene-ammonia mixtures properly activated.
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- Stefania Calderan
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Organica Applicata, Università di Torino, Corso Massimo D'Azeglio 48, 10125 Turin, Italy
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Benzi P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA. Gas-phase ion chemistry in germane-propane and germane-propene mixtures. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2002; 37:603-608. [PMID: 12112742 DOI: 10.1002/jms.319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Germane-propane and germane-propene gaseous mixtures were studied by ion trap mass spectrometry. Variations of ion abundances observed under different partial pressure ratios and mechanisms of ion-molecule reactions elucidated by multiple isolation steps are reported. In addition, the rate constants for the main reactions were experimentally determined and compared with the collisional rate constants to obtain the reaction efficiencies. The yield of ions containing both Ge and C atoms is higher in the germane-propene than in the germane-propane system. In the former mixture, chain propagation takes place starting from germane ions reacting with propene and proceeds with the formation of clusters such as Ge(2)C(4)H(n) (+) and Ge(3)CH(n) (+).
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- Paola Benzi
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Organica Applicata, Università di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Turin, Italy
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Calderan S, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA. Gas-phase ion chemistry in the ternary SiH(4)-C(3)H(6)-PH(3) system. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2002; 37:155-161. [PMID: 11857759 DOI: 10.1002/jms.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Propene-phosphine and the silane-propene-phosphine gaseous mixtures were studied by ion trap mass spectrometry. For the binary mixture the variation of ion abundances under different partial pressures and the mechanisms of ion-molecule reactions are reported. Moreover, the rate constants of the main processes were measured and compared with the collisional rate constants to determine the reaction efficiencies. In the ternary silane-propene-phosphine mixture the mechanisms of formation of Si(m)C(n)P(p)H(+)(s) ion clusters were elucidated, but the complexity of the system and the low abundances of the ions usually isolated by successive steps prevented the determination of rate constants. The hydrogenated ternary ions are mainly formed by reactions of Si(r)P(s)H(+)(t) ions with propene, whereas a minor contribution comes from reactions of Si(m)C(n)H(+)(p) ions with phosphine. The C(v)P(w)H(+)(z) ions show very low reactivity with silane. The formation processes of these species are discussed in relation to their possible role as precursors of amorphous silicon carbides doped with phosphorus obtained by deposition from properly activated silane-propene-phosphine mixtures.
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- Stefania Calderan
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Organica Applicata, Università di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Turin, Italy
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Antoniotti P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA, Guarini A. Negative ion clusters in self-condensation of GeH4. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2002; 16:185-191. [PMID: 11803539 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Formation of negative ion clusters from GeH4 has been studied as a function of germane pressure, in the 25-450 mTorr range, by chemical ionisation mass spectrometry. At the lowest pressures, only the GeHn- (n = 0-3) ion family is formed, whilst at increasing pressures GemHn- (m = 1-9) ion clusters of increasing size are observed in the mass spectra. A variable contribution of the ions with different hydrogen content is observed as a function of the pressure of germane in all the GemHn- (m = 1-9) clusters. Increasing pressures induce a general increase of ion species with a low content of hydrogen atoms. In fact, at 450 mTorr, 38% of the ion current is due to the bare Gem- (m = 2-5) clusters and 83% to the sum of abundances of the GemHn- ions without hydrogen (n = 0) and with a number of hydrogen atoms not higher than the number of germanium atoms (n = 0-m). This trend suggests that a contribution of negative clusters to the deposition of the amorphous solid a-Ge:H from gaseous systems containing GeH4, activated by radiolytic methods, can enhance the formation of solids with a low hydrogen content, which show better photoelectrical properties.
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale e Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Marotta E, Paradisi C. Products, rate constants and mechanisms of gas-phase reactions of CX(3)(+), CX(2)(+), CX(+) (X = F and/or Cl) and Cl(+) with 1,1,1- and 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2001; 36:1195-1202. [PMID: 11747115 DOI: 10.1002/jms.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The gas-phase ion chemistry of 1,1,1- and 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane was investigated with an ion trap mass spectrometer. Following electron ionization both compounds (M) fragment to [M - Cl](+), CX(3)(+), CX(2)(+), CX(+) (X = F and/or Cl) and Cl(+). The reactivity of each of these fragments towards their neutral precursors was studied to obtain product and kinetic data. Whereas [M - Cl](+), CCl(3)(+) and CCl(2)F(+) cations are unreactive under the experimental conditions used, all other species react via halide abstraction to give [M - Cl](+) and, to a far lesser extent, [M - F](+). In addition, CX(2)(+) ions form CClX(2)(+) in a process which formally amounts to chlorine atom abstraction, but more likely involves chloride ion abstraction followed by charge transfer. CX(+) ions also form minor amounts of CX(3)(+) product ions, possibly via chloride abstraction followed by or concerted with dihalocarbene elimination from the (incipient) [M - Cl](+) ion. Trivalent carbenium ions are less reactive than divalent species, which in turn are less reactive than the monovalent ions (reaction efficiencies are given in parentheses): CF(3)(+)(0.70) < CF(2)(+)(0.78) < CF(+)(0.96). More interestingly, within each family of ions reactivity increases with the number of fluorine substituents (e.g. CF(2)(+) > CFCl(+) > CCl(2)(+) and CF(+) > CCl(+)), i.e. reactivity increases with the ion thermochemical stability, as measured by available standard free enthalpies of formation. Evaluation of the energetics involved shows that reactions are largely driven by the stability of the neutrals more than of the ions. Finally, the products observed in the reaction of Cl(+) are attributed to ionization of the neutral via charge transfer and fragmentation.
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- E Marotta
- Centro Studio Meccanismi di Reazioni Organiche del CNR, Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Canepa C, Maranzana A, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA. Selectivity in Gas-Phase Ion Chemistry. Competitive Fast Reactions in a Silane/Propene System. Organometallics 2001. [DOI: 10.1021/om010339+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Antoniotti P, Canepa C, Maranzana A, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Tonachini G, Vaglio GA. Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Formation of Germanium−Carbon Ion Species in Gaseous Germane/Ethene Mixtures. Organometallics 2001. [DOI: 10.1021/om0005553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Paola Antoniotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica Applicata, Università degli Studi di Torino, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Jackson P, Sändig N, Diefenbach M, Schröder D, Schwarz H, Srinivas R. The importance of dihydrogen complexes HnGe(H2)+ (n=0,1) to the chemistry of cationic germanium hydrides: advanced theoretical and mass spectrometric analysis. Chemistry 2001; 7:151-60. [PMID: 11205006 DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010105)7:1<151::aid-chem151>3.0.co;2-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Investigations of [Ge,Hn]-/0/- (n = 2,3) have been performed using a four-sector mass spectrometer. The results reveal that the complexes HnGe(H2)+ (n = 0,1) play an important role in the unimolecular dissociation of the metastable cations. Theoretical calculations support the experimental observations in most instances, and the established view that the global minimum of [Ge,H2]+ is an inserted structure may need reexamination; CCSD(T,full)/cc-pVTZ//CCSD(T)/6-311 ++ G(d,p) and B3LYP/cc-pVTZ studies of three low-lying cation states (2A1 HGeH+, 2B2 Ge(H2)+ and 2B1 Ge(H2)+) indicate a very small energy difference (ca. 4 kcal mol(-1)) between 2A1 HGeH+ and 2B2 Ge(H2)+; B3LYP favours the ion-molecule complex, whereas coupled-cluster calculations favour the inserted structure for the global minimum. Single-point multireference (MR) averaged coupled-pair functional and MR-configuration interaction calculations give conflicting results regarding the global minimum. We also present theoretical evidence indicating that the orbital-crossing point implicated in the spin-allowed metastable dissociation HGeH+* --> Ge(H2)+* --> Ge+ + H2 lies above the H-loss asymptote. Thus, a quantum-mechanical tunneling mechanism is invoked to explain the preponderance of the H2-loss signal for the metastable ion.
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- P Jackson
- Mass Spectrometry Unit, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT.
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Antoniotti P, Canepa C, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Tonachini G, Vaglio GA. Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Formation of Silicon−Carbon Ion Species in Gaseous Silane/Ethene Mixtures. J Phys Chem A 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/jp992722m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Antoniotti P, Canepa C, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Tonachini G, Vaglio GA. Gas-phase ion chemistry of silane with ethane and ethyne. J Organomet Chem 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-328x(99)00397-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cetini G, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA, Volpe P. Gas phase ion/molecule reactions in phosphine/methylsilane mixtures. J Organomet Chem 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-328x(96)06249-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA, Volpe P. Gas-phase ion-molecule reactions in ammonia-methylsilane mixtures studied by ion trapping. J Organomet Chem 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-328x(95)05830-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Antoniotti P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Vaglio GA, Volpe P, Gal JF, Grover R, Maria PC. Gas Phase Ion−Molecule Reactions in Phosphine/Silane Mixtures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1021/jp951439u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Benzi P, Operti L, Rabezzana R, Splendore M, Volpe P. Gas phase ion/molecule reactions in phosphine/germane mixtures studied by ion trapping. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0168-1176(95)04326-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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