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Kalhor P, Sun Z, Yu Z. Spectroscopic and Computational Study of ZnCl 2-Methanol Low-Melting-Temperature Mixtures. J Phys Chem B 2024. [PMID: 38424008 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Alcoholic electrolyte mixtures have wide applications in industries. In this study, a series of mixtures composed of ZnCl2 and methanol (MeOH) with ZnCl2 mol % from 6.7 to 25 were prepared, and their spectral, structural, and thermodynamic properties were studied using infrared (IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The DFT-assisted analysis of excess spectra, supported by 2D-correlation spectroscopy, led to the identification of the major constituents of ZnCl2-MeOH mixtures, namely, MeOH monomer, MeOH dimer, and ZnCl2-3MeOH complex, produced after dissociation of MeOH trimer which represents the bulk methanol. The Hirshfeld charge analysis showed that in the competition between the O-H···Cl hydrogen bond (H-bond) and Zn ← O coordination bond to transfer charge in ZnCl2-MeOH complexes, the latter always dominates, making MeOH positively charged. The phase diagram of the binary system showed the presence of V-shaped glass transition temperatures (Tg), characteristic of low-melting mixture solvents (LoMMSs). The present study provides insights into the microscopic properties of the system and sheds light on the understanding of the general principles to prepare deep-eutectic solvents (DESs) or LoMMSs using inorganic salts and alcoholic compounds.
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- Payam Kalhor
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute of Theoretical Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Am Fasanengarten 5, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Vogt E, Jensen CV, Kjaergaard HG. Effect of Temperature on the OH-Stretching Bands of the Methanol Dimer. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:392-400. [PMID: 38179925 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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We present a conceptually simple model for understanding the significant spectral changes that occur with the temperature in the infrared spectra of hydrogen-bound complexes. We have measured room-temperature spectra of the methanol dimer and two deuterated isotopologues in the OH(D)-stretching region. We correctly predict spectral changes observed in the gas phase for the bound OH stretch in the methanol dimer from jet-cooled to room temperature and corroborate this with experimental and theoretical results for deuterated isotopologues. The origin of the observed spectral features is explained based on a reduced-dimensional vibrational model, which includes the two high-frequency OH stretches, the two methyl torsions, and the six intermolecular low-frequency vibrations. Key to the success of the model is a new coordinate definition to describe the intrinsic large-amplitude curvilinear motion of low-frequency vibrations. Despite the deceivingly simple appearance of the room temperature bound OH-stretching fundamental band, it consists of ∼107 vibrational transitions.
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- Emil Vogt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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Asiamah M, Raston PL. Laser Spectroscopy of Helium Solvated Clusters of Methanol and Methanol-Water in the Symmetric Methyl Stretching Band. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:946-955. [PMID: 36668688 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mid-infrared spectra of methanol and methanol-water clusters have been investigated in the symmetric CD3 stretching band of CD3OH and CD3OD. We find that the position of this band provides a useful signature of the general type of hydrogen-bonded cluster it is associated with. Our results are consistent with those previously reported in the OH stretching region (Sulaiman, M. I.; Yang, S.; Ellis, A. M. J. Phys. Chem. A 2017, 121, 771-776) in that methanol clusters from the trimer to the pentamer are cyclic and that mixed clusters with one water molecule (and at least two methanol molecules) are also cyclic. We additionally provide evidence that the methanol trimer adopts a chair-like structure (as opposed to bowl-like), that mixed clusters with a larger number of water molecules are also cyclic, and that branched methanol clusters contribute to the depletion signal in larger methanol clusters. We performed double-hybrid DFT calculations which support these interpretations.
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- Maameyaa Asiamah
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, United States
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Patkar D, Ahirwar MB, Deshmukh MM. Energetic Ordering of Hydrogen Bond Strengths in Methanol-Water Clusters: Insights via Molecular Tailoring Approach. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200143. [PMID: 35302702 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In this work, we examine the strength of various types of individual hydrogen bond (HB) in mixed methanol-water Mn Wm , (n+m=2 to 7) clusters, with an aim to understand the relative order of their strength, using our recently proposed molecular tailoring-based approach (MTA). Among all the types of HB, it is observed that the OM -H…OW HBs are the strongest (6.9 to 12.4 kcal mol-1 ). The next ones are OM -H…OM HBs (6.5 to 11.6 kcal mol-1 ). The OW -H…OW (0.2 to 10.9 kcal mol-1 ) and OW -H…OM HBs (0.3 to 10.3 kcal mol-1 ) are the weakest ones. This energetic ordering of HBs is seen to be different from the respective HB energies in the dimer i. e., OM -H…OM (5.0 to 6.0 kcal mol-1 )>OW -H…OM (1.5 to 6.0 kcal mol-1 )>OM -H…OW (3.8 to 5.6 kcal mol-1 )>OW -H…OW (1.2 to 5.0 kcal mol-1 ). The plausible reason for the difference in the HB energy ordering may be attributed to the increase or decrease in HB strengths due to the formation of cooperative or anti-cooperative HB networks. For instance, the cooperativity contribution towards the different types of HB follows: OM -H…OW (2.4 to 8.6 kcal mol-1 )>OM -H…OM (1.3 to 6.3 kcal mol-1 )>OW -H…OW (-1.0 to 6.5 kcal mol-1 )>OW -H…OM (-1.2 to 5.3 kcal mol-1 ). This ordering of cooperativity contribution is similar to the HB energy ordering obtained by the MTA-based method. It is emphasized here that, the interplay between the cooperative and anti-cooperative contributions are indispensable for the correct energetic ordering of these HBs.
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- Deepak Patkar
- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, A Central University), Sagar, 470003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, A Central University), Sagar, 470003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, A Central University), Sagar, 470003, India
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Curcumin functionalized TiO2 modified bentonite clay nanostructure for colorimetric Aflatoxin B1 detection in peanut and corn. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2022.100480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aggregation structure of a methanol/CHCl3 binary mixture investigated by polarized Raman spectroscopy and HNMR. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Xu BB, Zhou M, Ye M, Yang LY, Wang HF, Wang XL, Yao YF. Cooperative Motion in Water-Methanol Clusters Controls the Reaction Rates of Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:10940-10947. [PMID: 34281341 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Detailed information about the influences of the cooperative motion of water and methanol molecules on practical solid-liquid heterogeneous photocatalysis reactions is critical for our understanding of photocatalytic reactions. The present work addresses this issue by applying operando nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, in conjunction with density functional theory (DFT) calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations, to investigate the dynamic behaviors of heterogeneous photocatalytic systems with different molar ratios of water to methanol on rutile-TiO2 photocatalyst. The results demonstrate that methanol and water molecules are involved in the cooperative motions, and the cooperation often takes the form of methanol-water clusters that govern the number of methanol molecules reaching to the active sites of the photocatalyst per unit time, as confirmed by the diffusion coefficients of the methanol molecule calculated in the binary methanol-water solutions. Nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy experiments reveal that the clusters are formed by the hydrogen bonding between the -OH groups of CH3OH and H2O. The formation of such methanol-water clusters is likely from an energetic standpoint in low-concentration methanol, which eventually determines the yields of methanol reforming products.
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- Bei-Bei Xu
- Physics Department & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Road 3663, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Physics Department & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Road 3663, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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- iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Physics Department & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Road 3663, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Physics Department & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Road 3663, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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Khansili N, Murali Krishna P. Sensitive Metal Oxide-Clay Nanocomposite Colorimetric Sensor Development for Aflatoxin Detection in Foods: Corn and Almond. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:14911-14925. [PMID: 34151073 PMCID: PMC8209818 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The work reports on zinc oxide bentonite nanocomposite (ZnOBt) chemical route synthesis, characterization, and investigation of curcumin (Cur) functionalization for a label-free colorimetric detection of total aflatoxins (AFs) in foods. XRD of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) confirmed the wurtzite structure (2θ = 36.2°) and that of ZnOBt showed the intercalated interlayer composite phase. The Debye-Scherrer relation calculated the crystallite size as 20 nm (ZnO) and 24.4 nm (ZnOBt). Surface morphology by SEM exhibited flower-like hexagonal, rod-shaped ZnO NPs on the bentonite surface. Colorimetric reaction involved two-stage redox reactions between ZnOBt and dye Cur followed by AFs phenolic group and Zn(Cur)OBt. Cur gets oxidized at its diketone moiety in the presence of ZnOBt to form a red colored complex Zn(Cur)OBt, which further scavenge protons from AFs phenolic group, and gets oxidized to AFs-Zn(Cur)OBt (yellow). Binding of AFs-Zn(Cur)OBt is characterized by FT-IR ascribed to C-H bending (1966.615 cm-1), O-H stretching (3256.974 cm-1), and C=O stretching (1647.362 cm-1). 1H NMR chemical shifts (δ) (ppm) showed an increase in proton at the aliphatic region (0 to 4.4) while removal of proton in ether at 4.4 to 6 regions. Job plot calculation using UV-Vis data resulted in a higher total AF binding coefficient of Zn(Cur)OBt (K a = 3.77 × 106 mol-1 L) compared to Zn(Cur)O (K a = 0.645 × 106 mol-1 L) as well as a molar ratio of 1:1 by the Benesi-Hildebrand plot equation. Corn and almond food samples showed the total AFs LOD of 2.74 and 4.34 ppb, respectively. The results are validated with standard LC/MS-MS in compliance with MRL value as per the regulatory standard (EU).The NP-based method is facile and rapid and hence can be utilized for onsite detection of total AFs in foods.
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- Nishtha Khansili
- Department of Basic and Applied
Science, National Institute of Food Technology
Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Haryana 131028, India
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- Department of Basic and Applied
Science, National Institute of Food Technology
Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Haryana 131028, India
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Hao J, Yuan L, Ye C, Chao D, Davey K, Guo Z, Qiao SZ. Boosting Zinc Electrode Reversibility in Aqueous Electrolytes by Using Low-Cost Antisolvents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:7366-7375. [PMID: 33440043 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Antisolvent addition has been widely studied in crystallization in the pharmaceutical industries by breaking the solvation balance of the original solution. Here we report a similar antisolvent strategy to boost Zn reversibility via regulation of the electrolyte on a molecular level. By adding for example methanol into ZnSO4 electrolyte, the free water and coordinated water in Zn2+ solvation sheath gradually interact with the antisolvent, which minimizes water activity and weakens Zn2+ solvation. Concomitantly, dendrite-free Zn deposition occurs via change in the deposition orientation, as evidenced by in situ optical microscopy. Zn reversibility is significantly boosted in antisolvent electrolyte of 50 % methanol by volume (Anti-M-50 %) even under harsh environments of -20 °C and 60 °C. Additionally, the suppressed side reactions and dendrite-free Zn plating/stripping in Anti-M-50 % electrolyte significantly enhance performance of Zn/polyaniline coin and pouch cells. We demonstrate this low-cost strategy can be readily generalized to other solvents, indicating its practical universality. Results will be of immediate interest and benefit to a range of researchers in electrochemistry and energy storage.
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- Junnan Hao
- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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Hao J, Yuan L, Ye C, Chao D, Davey K, Guo Z, Qiao S. Boosting Zinc Electrode Reversibility in Aqueous Electrolytes by Using Low‐Cost Antisolvents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Junnan Hao
- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA 5005 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute for Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA 5005 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA 5005 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA 5005 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute for Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA 5005 Australia
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Philipp JK, Fritsch S, Ludwig R. Cyclic Octamer of Hydroxyl-functionalized Cations with Net Charge Q=+8e Kinetically Stabilized by a 'Molecular Island' of Cooperative Hydrogen Bonds. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2411-2416. [PMID: 32845043 PMCID: PMC7702028 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cyclic octamers are well-known structural motifs in chemistry, biology and physics. These include covalently bound cyclic octameric sulphur, cylic octa-alkanes, cyclo-octameric peptides as well as hydrogen-bonded ring clusters of alcohols. In this work, we show that even calculated cyclic octamers of hydroxy-functionalized pyridinium cations with a net charge Q=+8e are kinetically stable. Eight positively charged cations are kept together by hydrogen bonding despite the strong Coulomb repulsive forces. Sufficiently long hydroxy-octyl chains prevent "Coulomb explosion" by increasing the distance between the positive charges at the pyridinium rings, reducing the Coulomb repulsion and thus strengthen hydrogen bonds between the OH groups. The eightfold positively charged cyclic octamer shows spectroscopic properties similar to those obtained for hydrogen-bonded neutral cyclic octamers of methanol. Thus, the area of the hydrogen bonded OH ring represents a 'molecular island' within an overall cationic environment. Although not observable, the spectroscopic properties and the correlated NBO parameters of the calculated cationic octamer support the detection of smaller cationic clusters in ionic liquids, which we observed despite the competition with ion pairs wherein attractive Coulomb forces enhance hydrogen bonding between cation and anion.
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- Jule Kristin Philipp
- Universität RostockInstitut für ChemieAbteilung Physikalische und Theoretische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für ChemieAbteilung Physikalische und Theoretische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für ChemieAbteilung Physikalische und Theoretische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
- Universität RostockDepartment LL&MAlbert-Einstein-Str. 2518059RostockGermany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V.Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a18059RostockGermany
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Philipp JK, Ludwig R. Clusters of Hydroxyl-Functionalized Cations Stabilized by Cooperative Hydrogen Bonds: The Role of Polarizability and Alkyl Chain Length. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25214972. [PMID: 33121087 PMCID: PMC7662246 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We explore quantum chemical calculations for studying clusters of hydroxyl-functionalized cations kinetically stabilized by hydrogen bonding despite strongly repulsive electrostatic forces. In a comprehensive study, we calculate clusters of ammonium, piperidinium, pyrrolidinium, imidazolium, pyridinium, and imidazolium cations, which are prominent constituents of ionic liquids. All cations are decorated with hydroxy-alkyl chains allowing H-bond formation between ions of like charge. The cluster topologies comprise linear and cyclic clusters up to the size of hexamers. The ring structures exhibit cooperative hydrogen bonds opposing the repulsive Coulomb forces and leading to kinetic stability of the clusters. We discuss the importance of hydrogen bonding and dispersion forces for the stability of the differently sized clusters. We find the largest clusters when hydrogen bonding is maximized in cyclic topologies and dispersion interaction is properly taken into account. The kinetic stability of the clusters with short-chained cations is studied for the different types of cations ranging from hard to polarizable or exhibiting additional functional groups such as the acidic C(2)-H position in the imidazolium-based cation. Increasing the alkyl chain length, the cation effect diminishes and the kinetic stability is exclusively governed by the alkyl chain tether increasing the distance between the positively charged rings of the cations. With adding the counterion tetrafluoroborate (BF4−) to the cationic clusters, the binding energies immediately switch from strongly positive to strongly negative. In the neutral clusters, the OH functional groups of the cations can interact either with other cations or with the anions. The hexamer cluster with the cyclic H-bond motive and “released” anions is almost as stable as the hexamer built by H-bonded ion pairs exclusively, which is in accord with recent IR spectra of similar ionic liquids detecting both types of hydrogen bonding. For the cationic and neutral clusters, we discuss geometric and spectroscopic properties as sensitive probes of opposite- and like-charge interaction. Finally, we show that NMR proton chemical shifts and deuteron quadrupole coupling constants can be related to each other, allowing to predict properties which are not easily accessible by experiment.
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- Jule K. Philipp
- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany;
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany;
- Department Life, Light & Matter, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V., Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-381-498-6517
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Boda M, Patwari GN. Internal electric fields in methanol [MeOH] 2-6 clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:10917-10923. [PMID: 32373804 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04571f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Water and methanol are well known solvents showing cooperative hydrogen bonding, however the differences in the hydrogen bonding pattern in water and methanol are due to the presence of the methyl group in methanol. The presence of the methyl group leads to formation of C-HO hydrogen bonds apart from the usual O-HO hydrogen bonds. The electric fields evaluated along the hydrogen bonded donor OH and CH groups reveal that the C-HO hydrogen bonds can significantly influence the structure and energetics (by about 20%) of methanol clusters. A linear Stark effect was observed on the hydrogen bonded OH groups in methanol clusters with a Stark tuning rate of 3.1 cm-1 (MV cm-1)-1 as an average behaviour. Furthermore, the Stark tuning of the OH oscillators in methanol depends on their hydrogen bonding environment wherein molecules with the DAA motif show higher rates than the rest. The present work suggests that the OH group of methanol has higher sensitivity as a vibrational probe relative to the OH group of water.
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- Manjusha Boda
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
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Study of four new Cd(II) metal-organic frameworks: Syntheses, structures, and highly selective sensing for 4-nitrophenol. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.119352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Roy TK, Mani D, Schwaab G, Havenith M. A close competition between O–H⋯O and O–H⋯π hydrogen bonding: IR spectroscopy of anisole–methanol complex in helium nanodroplets. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:22408-22416. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02589e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Anisole forms O–H⋯O as well O–H⋯π bound complexes with methanol.
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- Tarun Kumar Roy
- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Bochum
- Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Bochum
- Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Bochum
- Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Bochum
- Germany
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Meyer KAE, Davies JA, Ellis AM. Shifting formic acid dimers into perspective: vibrational scrutiny in helium nanodroplets. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:9637-9646. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp01060j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A metastable dimer of formic acid has been prepared inside superfluid helium nanodroplets and examined using IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations.
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- Katharina A. E. Meyer
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie
- Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- 37077 Göttingen
- Germany
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Davies JA, Besley NA, Yang S, Ellis AM. Infrared spectroscopy of a small ion solvated by helium: OH stretching region of HeN−HOCO+. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:194307. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5124137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Julia A. Davies
- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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Blancafort-Jorquera M, Vilà A, González M. Rotational energy relaxation quantum dynamics of a diatomic molecule in a superfluid helium nanodroplet and study of the hydrogen isotopes case. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:21007-21021. [PMID: 31528895 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00952c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The rotational energy relaxation (RER) of a molecule X2(j,mj) in a 4He superfluid nanodroplet [HeND or (4He)N; T = 0.37 K] has been investigated using a hybrid quantum dynamics approach recently proposed by us. As far as we know, this is the first theoretical study about rotational relaxation inside HeNDs, and here several (real and hypothetical) isotopes of H2 have been examined, in order to analyze the influence of the rotational constant Be of these fast rotors on the dynamics. The structure of the nanodroplet practically does not change during the RER process, which approximately takes place according to a cascade mechanism j → j - 2; j - 2 → j - 4; …; 2 → 0, and mj is conserved. The results are consistent with the very scarce estimated experimental data available. The lifetime of an excited rotational state (≈1.0-7.6 ns) increases when: (a) Be increases; (b) j increases; and (c) N decreases (above N = 100 there is a small influence of N on the lifetime). This also applies to the global relaxation time and transition time. The analysis of the influence of the coupling between the j and j - 2 rotational states (due to the X2-helium interaction) and the X2 angular velocity on the lifetime and related properties has been helpful to better understand the dynamics. In contrast to the RER results, for the vibrational energy relaxation (VER) in HeNDs, when the quantum number v increases a decrease is observed in the lifetime of the excited vibrational state. This difference can be interpreted taking into account that RER and VER are associated with very different types of motion. Besides, in VER the intermediate excited states show metastability, differing from the RER case. We hope that the present study will encourage more studies to be developed on the RER dynamics in HeNDs, a basic, interesting and difficult to study physical phenomenon about which we still know very little.
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- Miquel Blancafort-Jorquera
- Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física and IQTC, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Schouder C, Chatterley AS, Calvo F, Christiansen L, Stapelfeldt H. Structure determination of the tetracene dimer in helium nanodroplets using femtosecond strong-field ionization. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2019; 6:044301. [PMID: 31463336 PMCID: PMC6711753 DOI: 10.1063/1.5118005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Dimers of tetracene molecules are formed inside helium nanodroplets and identified through covariance analysis of the emission directions of kinetic tetracene cations stemming from femtosecond laser-induced Coulomb explosion. Next, the dimers are aligned in either one or three dimensions under field-free conditions by a nonresonant, moderately intense laser pulse. The experimental angular covariance maps of the tetracene ions are compared to calculated covariance maps for seven different dimer conformations and found to be consistent with four of these. Additional measurements of the alignment-dependent strong-field ionization yield of the dimer narrow the possible conformations down to either a slipped-parallel or parallel-slightly rotated structure. According to our quantum chemistry calculations, these are the two most stable gas-phase conformations of the dimer and one of them is favorable for singlet fission.
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- Constant Schouder
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Université Grenoble Alpes CNRS, LIPHY, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Davies JA, Besley NA, Yang S, Ellis AM. Probing Elusive Cations: Infrared Spectroscopy of Protonated Acetic Acid. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:2108-2112. [PMID: 30973734 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Protonated carboxylic acids, (RCOOH)H+, are the initial intermediates in acid-catalyzed (Fischer) esterification reactions. However, the identity of the isomeric form has been debated. Surprisingly, no optical spectra have been reported for any isomer of the protonated carboxylic acid monomer, despite it being a fundamental organic cation. Here, we address these issues by using a new approach to prepare cold He-tagged cations of protonated acetic acid (AA), which entails electron ionization of helium nanodroplets containing metastable dimers of AA. The protonated species is subsequently probed using infrared photodissociation spectroscopy, and following a comparison with calculations, we identify the two isomers whose roles in Fischer esterification are debated. These are the carbonyl-protonated E, Z isomer and the metastable hydroxyl-protonated isomer. Our technique provides a novel approach that can be applied to other elusive ionic species.
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- Julia A Davies
- Department of Chemistry , University of Leicester , University Road , Leicester LE1 7RH , U.K
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- School of Chemistry , University of Nottingham , University Park , Nottingham NG7 2RD , U.K
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Leicester , University Road , Leicester LE1 7RH , U.K
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Leicester , University Road , Leicester LE1 7RH , U.K
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Davies JA, Hanson-Heine MWD, Besley NA, Shirley A, Trowers J, Yang S, Ellis AM. Dimers of acetic acid in helium nanodroplets. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:13950-13958. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp05934a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two metastable dimers are created inside superfluid helium and studied using infrared spectroscopy to provide insight into condensed phase structures.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Leicester
- Leicester
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Leicester
- Leicester
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Leicester
- Leicester
- UK
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Pickering JD, Shepperson B, Christiansen L, Stapelfeldt H. Femtosecond laser induced Coulomb explosion imaging of aligned OCS oligomers inside helium nanodroplets. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:154306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5049555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- James D. Pickering
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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A Novel Framework of Ternary Fe3O4@γ-APTES@rGO Nanohybrid by [CH3OH]-Soluble Distribution for Synergistic Removal of 1,2,3-Benzotriazole. Macromol Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-018-6098-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Wrzeszcz W, Mazurek S, Szostak R, Tomza P, Czarnecki MA. Microheterogeneity in CH 3OH/CD 3OH mixture. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 188:349-354. [PMID: 28753528 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recently, we demonstrated the presence of microheterogeneity in binary mixtures of unlike alcohols. [RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 37195-37202] The aim of this work was examination if this phenomenon occurs also in the mixture of very similar alcohols like CH3OH and CD3OH. Theoretical calculations suggest that the isotopic substitution in methyl group influences properties of the OH group. Hence, one can expect that this effect may lead to partial separation of CH3OH and CD3OH at a molecular level and it contributes to deviation from the ideal mixture. This work evidences that CH3OH/CD3OH mixture also deviates from the ideal one, but the extent of this deviation is much smaller as compared with the mixtures of other alcohols. It is of particular note that this deviation results mainly from the difference between the CH3 and CD3 groups, while the contribution from the OH groups is small. The structure of CH3OH/CD3OH mixture at a molecular level is similar to the structure of binary mixtures of other alcohols. The mixture is composed of the homoclusters of both alcohols and the mixed clusters. The homoclusters existing in the mixture are similar to those present in bulk alcohols. The highest population of the heteroclusters and the largest deviation from the ideal mixture were observed at equimolar mixture. Both the experimental and theoretical results reveal that in CH3OH/CD3OH mixture dominate the cyclic tetramers and larger clusters, while the population of the linear clusters is negligible. Though the extent and strength of hydrogen bonding in both alcohols are the same, the position and intensity of the 2ν(OH) band for CH3OH and CD3OH are different. We propose possible explanation of this observation.
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- Władysław Wrzeszcz
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland.
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