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Ibrahim M, Soulard P, Alikhani ME, Tremblay B. Infrared Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Investigations of the Reactivity of Titanium Atoms with Carbon Monoxide and Water Isolated in Solid Argon: Sequential Evolution from Triplet to Singlet State. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:1973-1980. [PMID: 32101000 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b10909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Thermally evaporated titanium atoms reacted with carbon monoxide and water in solid argon at 12 K to produce the HTiOH-CO and HTiOH-(CO)2 molecules, which were characterized using infrared spectroscopy on the basis of CO, Ti, and water concentration variations and of isotopic substitutions. The insertion product, HTiOH, resulting from the reaction of a titanium atom with a water molecule reacts with CO spontaneously to give the HTiOH-CO molecule, which in turn reacts with a second CO molecule to give HTiOH-(CO)2 The density functional theory calculations were performed to elucidate the geometrical and electronic structures and support the spectral assignments. The topological analysis of the charge density within the experimentally observed molecules allowed us to rationalize the coordination sphere as well as the electron pairing on the titanium center.
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- M Ibrahim
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS, Case courrier 49, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS, Case courrier 49, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS, Case courrier 49, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS, Case courrier 49, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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Derbali I, Hrodmarsson HR, Gouid Z, Schwell M, Gazeau MC, Guillemin JC, Hochlaf M, Alikhani ME, Zins EL. Photoionization and dissociative photoionization of propynal in the gas phase: theory and experiment. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:14053-14062. [PMID: 30652173 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp06751a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Propynal (HCCCHO) is a complex organic compound (COM) of astrochemical and astrobiological interest. We present a combined theoretical and experimental investigation on the single photon ionization of gas-phase propynal, in the 10 to 15.75 eV energy range. Fragmentation pathways of the resulting cation were investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The adiabatic ionization energy (AIE) has been measured to be AIEexp = 10.715 ± 0.005 eV using tunable VUV synchrotron radiation coupled with a double imaging photoelectron photoion coincidence (i2PEPICO) spectrometer. In the energy range under study, three fragments formed by dissociative photoionization were identified experimentally: HC3O+, HCO+ and C2H2+, and their respective appearance energies (AE) were found to be AE = 11.26 ± 0.03, 13.4 ± 0.3 and 11.15 ± 0.03 eV, respectively. Using explicitly correlated coupled cluster calculations and after inclusion of the zero point vibrational energy, core-valence and scalar relativistic effects, the AIE is calculated to be AIEcalc = 10.717 eV, in excellent agreement with the experimental finding. The appearance energies of the fragments were calculated using a similar methodological approach. To further interpret the observed vibrational structure, anharmonic frequencies were calculated for the fundamental electronic state of the propynal cation. Moreover, MRCI calculations were carried out to understand the population of excited states of the cationic species. This combined experimental and theoretical study will help to understand the presence and chemical evolution of propynal in the external parts of interstellar clouds where it has been observed.
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- Imene Derbali
- MONARIS UMR 8233 CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France.
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Dargent D, Madebène B, Soulard P, Tremblay B, Zins EL, Alikhani ME, Asselin P. Conformational Landscape of the 1/1 Diacetyl/Water Complex Investigated by Infrared Spectroscopy and ab Initio Calculations. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:88-97. [PMID: 27959532 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b10492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The complexes of diacetyl with water have been studied experimentally by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy coupled to solid neon matrix and supersonic jet, and anharmonic ab initio calculations. The vibrational analysis of neon matrix spectra over the 100-7500 cm-1 infrared range confirms the existence of two nearly isoenergetic one-to-one (1/1) diacetyl-water S1 and S2 isomers already evidenced in a previous argon matrix study. A third form (S3) predicted slightly less stable ( J. Mol. Mod. 2015 , 21 , 214 ) is not observed. The correct agreement obtained between neon matrix and anharmonic calculated vibrational frequencies is exploited in several cases to derive band assignments for the vibrational modes of a specific isomer. Thereafter, theoretical xij anharmonic coupling constants are used for the attribution of combination bands and overtones relative to the 1/1 dimer. Finally, the most stable isomer of the one-to-two (1/2) diacetyl-water complex is identified in the OH stretching region of water on the grounds of comparison of experimental and calculated vibrational shifts between water dimer and the three most stable 1/2 isomers.
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- D Dargent
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8233, MONARIS , F-75005, Paris, France
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Boudon V, Lamy M, Dugue-Boyé F, Pirali O, Gruet S, D'Accolti L, Fusco C, Annese C, Alikhani ME. Synthesis, High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy, and Vibrational Structure of Cubane, C8H8. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:4418-28. [PMID: 27267150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b04323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carbon-cage molecules have generated a considerable interest from both experimental and theoretical points of view. We recently performed a high-resolution study of adamantane (C10H16), the smallest hydrocarbon cage belonging to the diamandoid family ( Pirali , O. ; et al. J. Chem. Phys. 2012 , 136 , 024310 ). There exist another family of hydrocarbon cages with additional interesting chemical properties: the so-called platonic hydrocarbons that comprise dodecahedrane (C20H20) and cubane (C8H8). Both possess C-C bond angles that deviate from the tetrahedral angle (109.8°) of the sp(3) hybridized form of carbon. This generates a considerable strain in the molecule. We report a new wide-range high-resolution study of the infrared spectrum of cubane. The sample was synthesized in Bari upon decarboxylation of 1,4-cubanedicarboxylic acid thanks to the improved synthesis of literature. Several spectra have been recorded at the AILES beamline of the SOLEIL synchrotron facility. They cover the 600-3200 cm(-1) region. Besides the three infrared-active fundamentals (ν10, ν11, and ν12), we could record many combination bands, all of them displaying a well-resolved octahedral rotational structure. We present here a preliminary analysis of some of the recorded bands, performed thanks the SPVIEW and XTDS software, based on the tensorial formalism developed in the Dijon group. A comparison with ab initio calculations, allowing to identify some combination bands, is also presented.
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- V Boudon
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 6303 CNRS-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté , 9 avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870, F-21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 6303 CNRS-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté , 9 avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870, F-21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 6303 CNRS-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté , 9 avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870, F-21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Ligne AILES - Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France and Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (ISMO), CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay, France
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- Ligne AILES - Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France and Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (ISMO), CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , F-91405 Orsay, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari A. Moro , I-70126 Bari, Italy.,Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici ICCOM , Bari Sect, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari A. Moro , I-70126 Bari, Italy.,Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici ICCOM , Bari Sect, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari A. Moro , I-70126 Bari, Italy.,Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici ICCOM , Bari Sect, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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The 1/1 diacetyl/water complex is of atmospheric relevance. Previous experimental and theoretical studies have focused on two isomeric forms, and geometry optimizations were carried out on them. Herein, we propose a six-step methodological approach based on topological properties to search for and characterize all of the isomeric forms of the 1/1 noncovalent diacetyl/water complex: (1) a molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) study to get an overview of the V min and V max regions on the molecular surfaces of the separate molecules (diacetyl and water); (2) a topological (QTAIM and ELF) study allowing thorough characterization of the electron densities (QTAIM) and irreducible ELF basins of the separate molecules; (3) full optimization of the predicted structures based on the interaction between complementary reaction sites; (4) energetic characterization based on a symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) analysis; (5) topological characterization of the optimized complexes; (6) analysis of the complexes in terms of orbital overlaps (natural bond orbitals, NBO analysis). Using this approach, in addition to achieving the topological characterization of the two isomeric forms already reported, a third possible isomer was identified and characterized. Graphical Abstract Topological tools to study monohydrated complexes.
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- D Dargent
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, MONARIS, UMR 8233, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Pr. M. Esmaïl Alikhani CC 49, 4 place Jussieu, 75252, Paris, France
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Madebène B, Asselin P, Soulard P, Alikhani ME. Axial and equatorial hydrogen-bond conformers between (CH2)3S and H(D)F: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:14202-14. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp20668k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- B Madebène
- UPMC Univ. Paris 06, UMR 7075, Laboratoire de Dynamique, Interactions et Réactivité (LADIR), F-75005, Paris, France
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Cirtog M, Asselin P, Soulard P, Madebène B, Alikhani ME. Intermolecular vibrations of (CH2)2O–HF and –DF hydrogen bonded complexes investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:12299-307. [DOI: 10.1039/c004100a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- M Cirtog
- UPMC Univ. Paris 06, UMR 7075, Laboratoire de Dynamique, Interactions et Réactivité, F-75005, Paris, France
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Souvi SM, Berkaïne N, Alikhani ME, Manceron L. Neon-matrix spectroscopic and theoretical studies of the reactivity of titanium dimer with diatomic ligands: comparison of reactions with nitrogen and carbon monoxide. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009; 11:9831-9. [PMID: 19851563 DOI: 10.1039/b910056c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The reactivity of diatomic titanium with molecular carbon monoxide has been investigated in solid neon at very low temperature. In contrast to the spontaneous reaction observed between Ti(2) and N(2), our results show that the formation of dititanium oxycarbide (OTi(2)C) from the condensation of effusive beams of Ti and CO in neon matrices involves several intermediate steps including one metastable intermediate. In the absence of electronic excitation, only formation of a Ti(2)(CO) complex occurs spontaneously during the reaction at 9 K of ground state Ti(2) and CO, as reported in solid argon by Xu, Jiang and Tsumori (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005, 44, 4338). However, during deposition or following electronic excitation, this species rearranges into a new species: the more stable, OTi(2)C oxycarbide form. Several low-lying excited states of OTi(2)C are also observed between 0.77 and 0.89 eV above the ground state, leading to a complex sequence of interacting vibronic transitions, merging into a broad continuum above 1 eV. Observations of Ti(2)(12)C(16)O, Ti(2)(13)C(16)O and Ti(2)(12)C(18)O and natural titanium isotopic data enable the identification of four fundamental vibrations in the ground electronic state and two others in the first two excited states. Quantum chemical calculations predict an open-shell (1)A(g) ground state with Ti-C and Ti-O distances close to 184 pm, and 91 degrees for the TiCTi and TiOTi bond angles, and give fundamental frequencies in good agreement with observation. The reaction paths of the Ti(2) + N(2) --> Ti(2)N(2) and Ti(2) + CO --> Ti(2)(CO) --> OTi(2)C have been investigated and a reaction scheme is proposed accounting for the similarities in nature and properties of the final products, as well as explaining the observation of a coordination complex with Ti(2) only in the case of the carbonyl ligand.
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- S M Souvi
- Laboratoire de Dynamique, Interactions et Réactivité, UMR 7075 CNRS/UPMC, Université P. et M. Curie, Case courrier 49, bâtiment F74, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Franzreb K, Hrusák J, Alikhani ME, Lörincík J, Sobers RC, Williams P. Gas-phase diatomic trications of Se[sub 2][sup 3+], Te[sub 2][sup 3+], and LaF[sup 3+]. J Chem Phys 2004; 121:12293-302. [PMID: 15606247 DOI: 10.1063/1.1821496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Three gas-phase diatomic trications Se(2) (3+), Te(2) (3+), and LaF(3+) have been produced by Ar(+) ion beam sputtering of Se, Te, and LaF(3) surfaces, respectively. These exotic molecular ions were detected at noninteger m/z values in a magnetic sector mass spectrometer for ion flight times of >/=13 micros that correspond to lower limits of their respective lifetimes. Se(2) (3+) and Te(2) (3+) were unambiguously identified by their characteristic isotopic abundances. Ab initio calculations of the electronic structures of Se(2) (3+), Te(2) (3+), and LaF(3+) show that these molecular trications are metastable with respect to dissociation into fragment ions of Se(2+)+Se(+), Te(2+)+Te(+), and La(2+)+F(+), respectively. Their barrier heights are about 0.49, 0.29, and 0.53 eV, and the equilibrium internuclear distances (bond lengths) are about 0.23, 0.27, and 0.26 nm, respectively. The gas-phase diatomic dications Se(2) (2+) and Te(2) (2+) were also observed and unambiguously identified. They were found to be long-lived metastable molecules as well, whereas LaF(2+) is thermochemically stable.
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- K Franzreb
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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