DFT Study on the Structure and Racemization Mechanism of 1,1 ＇- Bina phthalene-8,8 ＇-diol

Density functional theory （DFT） was applied to study the ground state geometries and isomerization processes of 1,1＇-binaphthalene-8,8＇-diol. Three isomers, denoted as ISO1, ISO2, and ISO3, were found, distinguished by different orientations of the OH groups, and each OH-orientational isomer has R- and S-enantiomer. The conformational stabilities of these isomers were investigated by tracking the energy change with respect to the ring-to-ring torsion. The inter-conversions between the three OH-orientational S-isomers were found to have quite low barriers owing to the nearly free rotation of OH groups around the O-C single bonds. The S-R enantiomerization of ISO1 and ISO2 can take place through the ring-ring torsion around the C1-C1/ single bond, either in the anti-rotation manner or in the syn-rotation manner. The barriers of the anti routes are lower than those of the corresponding syn routes by 87.95 and 75.04 kJ/mol. For the S-R enantiomerization of ISO3, only the anti route was found. The barriers for the anti route enantiomerizations of ISO1, ISO2, and ISO3 are 119.61, 120.43, and 121.59 kJ/mol, respectively. A parallel reaction mechanism via three anti enantiomerization routes was proposed for the racemization of 1,1＇-binaphthalene-8,8＇-diol.

Experimental and Density Functional Theory Calculation Studies on Raman and Infrared Spectra of 1,1＇-Binaphthyl-2,2＇-diamine

The IR absorption, visible excited normal Raman, and UV-excited near-resonant Raman （UVRR） spectra of 1,1＇-binaphthyl-2,2＇-diamine （BINAM） were measured and analyzed. Density functional theory calculations were carried out to investigate its vibrational frequencies, infrared absorption, normal Raman, and near-resonance Raman intensities. The observed Raman and IR bands of BINAM were assigned with respect to the local vibrations of substituted 2-naphthylamine. Several Raman bands of BINAM were found selectively enhanced in the UVRR in comparison with the normal Raman spectrum. Possible excited state geometry distortion was discussed based on the resonance Raman intensity analysis.

Formation of Square-Shaped Waves in the Biscay Bay

Recently,a report from Elite Readers suggested that a strange phenomenon of ’square-shaped waves’ had occurred at the beaches of the Isle of Rhe in the Bay of Biscay.Based on the hydrological and geological data of the Bay of Biscay,we find that the special phenomenon is closely related to a solitary wave that can be described by the shallow water wave equation.We discuss the formation mechanisms of the square-shaped waves by the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation.The combination of exact solutions and actual condition provides the simulated initial state.We then reproduce a square-shaped structure by a numerical method and obtain the result consistent with the observed picture from media.Our work enriches public understanding of strange water waves and has great significance for tourism development and shipping transportation.

Tensile properties and fracture reliability of a glass-coated Co-based amorphous microwire

Co68.15Fe4.35Si12.25B15.25 （at%） amorphous microwires with a smooth surface and a circular cross-section were fabricated by the glass-coated melt spinning method. Their mechanical properties were evaluated through tensile tests of the glass-coated amorphous mi-crowires, and their fracture reliability was estimated using two-and three-parameter Weibull analysis. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results showed that these glass-coated Co-based microwires were mostly amorphous. The coated Co-based microwires exhibit a tensile strength of 1145 to 2457 MPa, with a mean value of 1727 MPa and a variance of 445 MPa. Weibull statistical analysis showed that the tensile two-parameter Weibull modulus of the amorphous microwires is 4.16 and the three-parameter Weibull modulus is 1.61 with a threshold value as high as 942 MPa. These results indicate that the fabricated microwires exhibit good tensile properties and fracture reliability, and thus appear to be good candidates for electronics reliability engineering applications.

Density Functional Theory Investigation of Structures and Electronic Spectra of N-protonated Corroles

The geometries and electronic spectra of a series of N-protonated corroles, including unsub- stituted H4Cor＋ and meso-triaryl substituted H4TPC＋, H4TpFPC＋, and H4TdCPC＋, were theoretically studied with density functional theory （DFT）. The results indicate that all these compounds have two conformers, one with C2 symmetry （denoted as Sl） is more stable than the other （denoted as $2, C1 symmetry） by 15.8-18.5 kJ/mol. The corrole macrocycles of these compounds show significant out-of-plane deformation. The enantiomerizations of the chiral S1 conformers were found to be a multi-step process with the $2 conformers as the intermediates. Electronic absorption spectra and electronic circular dichroism （ECD） of these compounds were calculated with time-dependent DFT. In comparison with H4Cor＋, the UV- Vis absorptions of meso-triaryl species are significantly red-shifted and their Q bands are enhanced due to the π-π conjugation between the aryl and corrole rings. Several neighboring electronic transitions were calculated with opposite signs in rotatory strengths, suggesting that ECD spectroscopy may be a useful tool in studying the electronic transitions of these compounds.

Density Functional Theory and Electrochemistry Studies on LiFexMn1-xPO4 Solid Solutions

The thermodynamic stability and lithiated/delithiated potentials of LiFexMn1-xPO4 were studied with density functional theorical calculations. The results show that the formation free energy of the LiFexMn1-xPO4 solid solution is slightly higher than that of the phase-separated mixture of LiFePO4 and LiMnPO4, and the two forms may co-exist in the actual LiFexMn1-xPO4 materials. The calculation manifests that the lithiated/delithiated potentials of LiFexMn1-xPO4 solid solutions vary via the Mn/Fe ratio and the spatial arrangements of the transition metal ions, and the result is used to explain the shape of capacity-voltage curves. Experimentally, we have synthesized the LiFexMn1-xPO4 materials by solid-phase reaction method. The existence of the LiFexMn1-xPO4 solid solution is thought to be responsible for the appearance of additional capacity-voltage plateau observed in the experiment.

Theoretical Studies on the Structure and Spectrum of Imidazole-Chloranil Charge Transfer Complex

UV-Vis absorption spectra of the molecular complex formed by imidazole （Ira） and chloranil （CA） were measured in chloroform. The stoichiometry of the imidazole-chloranil （hn-CA） complex was determined as 1：1 by applying Benesi-Hildebrand＇s equation and Job＇s continuous variation method. Density function theory （DFT） and MP2 calculations were performed to study the structures and the binding energies of the Im-CA complex. The calculations located four conformations （denoted as S1-S4） for the Ira-CA complex, two edge（Im）-to-face（CA） linked and two edge（Im）-to-edge（CA） linked. It was found that the edge-to-face conformers are more stable than the edge-to-edge ones. The bonding characteristics of these conformers were investigated with natural population analysis （NPA）, topological analysis of electron density, and natural bond orbital （NBO） analysis. It was revealed that the edge-to-face conformers are charge-transfer （CT） complexes whereas the edge-to-edge conformers are the hydrogen bond complexes. For the most stable conformation of the Ira-CA complex （S1）, the charge transfer interaction of the imidazole n（N15） lone pair orbital with the chloranil π＊ （C1=O7） orbital plays a crucial role in the Ira-CA binding, and the binding is further strengthened by the O7… H2O hydrogen bond. The electronic excitation energies of the complex （S1） were calculated with time-dependent DFT （TDDFT）, and the observed UV-Visible spectrum of the complex was analyzed based on the computed results.

Theoretical Study on Mechanism of Reaction of OH with HO2NO2

The reaction of HO2NO2 （peroxynitric acid, PNA） with OH was studied by the hybrid density functional B3LYP and CBS-QB3 methods. Based on the calculated potential energy surface, five reaction channels, H20＋NO2＋O2, HOOH＋NO3, NO2＋HO3H, HO2＋HONO2 and HO2＋HOONO, were examined in detail. The major reaction channel is PNA＋OH→M1→TS1→H2O＋NO2＋O2. Taking a pre-equilibrium approximation and using the CBS-QB3 energies, the theoretical rate constant of this channel was calculated as 1.13×10-12 cm^3/（molecule s） at 300 K, in agreement with the experimental result. Comparison between reactions of HOONO2＋OH and HONO2＋OH was carried out. For HOR＋OH reactions, the total rate constants increase from R=NO2 to R=ONO2, which is consistent with experimental measurements.

DFT Study on the Intermolecular Substrate-mediated Interaction Energy in the Self-assembly of Alkanethiols on Silver

The B3LYP/LanL1MB and B3LYP/LanL2DZ methods for Ag atom in conjunction with the 6-31G（d） basis set for S, C and H atoms were used to optimize the geometries and calculate the energies for （SCH3）mAg20 （re=1-4）, respectively. A single molecular adsorption energy of （SCH3）m （rn=1-4） on Ag20 and the intermolecular substrate-mediated interaction energy were evaluated. The results revealed that there is a proportional relation between the single molecular adsorption energy and the substrate-mediated intermolecular interaction energy. The results qualitatively demonstrated the semi-empirical expression for the substratemediated interaction energy proposed previously by us is consistent with the results of the density functional theory.

DFT Study on Structural Distortion and Vibronic Coupling of Vanadyl Porphyrin Anion and Cation

The geometries of one-electron reduced/oxidized species （[TOP]-/[VOP] ＋） of vanadyl por- phyrin （VOP） have been calculated with PBE1PBE method. The results show that for both [VOP]- and [VOP]＋ the ground states are triplet, in which one of the two unpaired electron occupies the dxy orbital of the V atom while the other occupies the n-orbital of porphyrin ring. Thus both [VOP]- and [VOP]＋ can be considered as n-radicals. The ground state of neutral VOP molecule is doublet with the unpaired electron occupying dxy orbital of V atom. In contract to the C4v symmetry of neutral VOP molecule, [VOP]- anion has a ＂rectangular＂ distorted C2v structure due to Jahn-Teller effect. The linear vibronic coupling constants for the Jahn-Teller active modes of [TOP]- were evaluated and the node patterns of frontier KS orbitals are used to explain the reason why the distortion occurs along specific modes. The ground state [VOP]＋ has a porphyrin ring with pronounced bond length alternation due to pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect, causing its symmetry declined from C4v to Ca. The bond length alternation is well explained with the node patterns of re-constructed frontier KS orbitals.

A novel Ce_(0.485)Zr_(0.485)Y_(0.03)O_(2) composite oxide with surface doping of Y and its application in Pd-only three-way catalyst

The ceria-zirconia compound oxide-supported noble metal Pd(Pd@CZ)is widely used in three-way catalyst.Moreover,the surface structure of CZ plays an important role in catalytic activity of Pd.However,how to regulate the surface structure of CZ and clarify the structure–activity relationship is still a challenge.In this paper,a strategy is proposed to develop high activity Pd@CZ nanocatalysts by tuning Y doping sites in CZ.The precipitate-deposition method is developed to prepare the novel Ce_(0.485)Zr_(0.485)Y_(0.03)O_(2) composite with surface doping of Y(CZ-Y-S).In addition,the Pd@CZ-Y-S(Pd supported on CZ-Y-S)exhibits superior catalytic activity for HC,CO,and NO oxide,wherein,for CO and C_(3)H_(6) oxidation,the low-temperature activity of Pd@CZ-Y-S is still 20%higher than that of Pd@CZ-Y-B(Y bulk doping)and commercial Pd@CZ after 1000℃/4 h aging.The effect mechanism is further studied by density functional theory(DFT)calculation.Compared with Pd@CZ-Y-B,Pd@CZ-Y-S shows the lower CO oxide reaction energy barriers due to the weaker adsorption strength of O2.The Y surface doping strategy could provide valuable insights for the development of highly efficient Pd@CZ catalyst with extensive applications.