C-H bond activation of propane on Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+) in Ga/H-ZSM-5 and its mechanistic implications

Propane dehydrogenation(PDH)on Ga/H-ZSM-5 catalysts is a promising reaction for propylene production,while the detail mechanism remains debatable.Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+) stabilized by framework Al pairs have been identified as the most active species in Ga/H-ZSM-5 for PDH in our recent work.Here we demonstrate a strong correlation between the PDH activity and a fraction of Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+) species corresponding to the infrared GaH band of higher wavenumber(GaHHW)in reduced Ga/H-ZSM-5,instead of the overall Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+) species,by employing five H-ZSM-5 supports sourced differently with comparable Si/Al ratio.This disparity in Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+) species stems from their differing capacity in completing the catalytic cycle.Spectroscopic results suggest that PDH proceeds via a two-step mechanism:(1)C-H bond activation of propane on H-Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+) species(rate determining step);(2)β-hydride elimination of adsorbed propyl group,which only occurs on active Ga_(2)O_(2)^(2+) species corresponding to GaHHW.

Recent progress in enzymatic functionalization of carbon-hydrogen bonds for the green synthesis of chemicals

Enzymatic reactions take place with high chemo-, regio-, and stereo-selectivity, appealing for the direct functionalization of abundant and inexpensive compounds with C-H bonds to make fine chemicals such as high-value intermediates and pharmaceuticals. This review summarizes recent progress in the enzymatic functionalization of C-H bonds with an emphasis on heme enzymes such as cytochrome P450 s, chloroperoxidase and unspecific peroxygenases. Specific examples are discussed to elucidate the applications of the molecular and process engineering approaches to overcome the challenges hindering enzymatic C-H functionalization. Also discussed is the recent development of the chemo-enzymatic cascade as an effective way to integrate the power of metal catalysis and enzymatic catalysis for C-H functionalization.

AbnI:Anα-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase involved in brassicicene C-H functionalization and ring system rearrangement

We reported the characterization of a novel brassicicene diterpene biosynthetic gene cluster,which contains a uniqueα-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase(αKGD)enzyme,AbnI.Our findings revealed that AbnI demonstrates remarkable substrate promiscuity and is capable of activating multiple sites on both 5-8-5 and 5-9-5 brassicicene skeletons,resulting in skeleton modifications and an unexpected ring system rearrangement.These results suggested the potential utility of AbnI as an enzymatic tool for terpene C-H functionalization.In addition,the catalytic mechanism of AbnI and its potential ecological implications were discussed.

Visible-light-induced organocatalyzed C(sp^(2))–H bond functionalization of 1,3-azoles with trifluoroacetylsilanes

Previous carbene insertion to C–H bonds of 1,3-azoles relied on metal carbene species. Herein, we report a metal-free C(sp^(2))–H bond functionalization of 1,3-azoles with trifluoroacetylsilanes. The reaction features mild conditions, broad substrate scope and wide functional group tolerance. The mechanistic study supports that the success of the reaction is probably attributed to the dual roles of trifluoroacetylsilanes under the photocatalyzed conditions: generating carbenes which undergo cyclopropanation and generating biradicals which promote ring-opening aromatization of the in situ generated fused cyclopropanes.

Density Functional Study on Relative Energies, Structures, and Bonding ofLow-lying Electronic States of Lutetium Dimer

Low-lying electronic states of the lutetium dimer （Lu2） were studied based on density functional theory （DFT） using ten different density functionals together with three different relativistic effective core pseudopotentials （RECPs）. Relative state energies, equilibrium bond lengths, vibrational frequencies, and ground-state dissociation energies were evaluated. It was found that the ground state is a triplet state irrespective of the type of functional and RECP used. This result is in contrast with a previous DFT calculation which gave a singlet ground state for Lu2. By comparing with the high-level ab initio and available experimental results, it is evident that the hybrid-GGA functionals combined with the Stuttgart smallcore RECP yield the best overall agreement for the properties under study. The effects of Hartree-Fock exchange in B3LYP functional on the calculated bond length and dissociation energy of the ground state were examined, and rationalized in terms of 5d participation in Lu-Lu covalent bonding.

Density Functional Theory Calculations on Ni-Ligand Bond Dissociation Enthalpies

The formation and breaking of Ni-L （L=N-heterocyclic carbene, tertiary phosphine etc.） bond is involved in many Ni-catalyzed/mediated reactions. The accurate prediction of Ni-L bond dissociation enthalpies （BDEs） is potentially important to understand these Ni-complex involving reactions. We assess the accuracy of diffierent DFT functionals （such as B3LYP, M06, MPWB1K, etc.） and diffierent basis sets, including both effective core potentials for Ni and the all electron basis sets for all other atoms in predicting the Ni-L BDE values reported recently by Nolan et al. [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 10490 （2003） and Organometallics 27, 3181 （2008）]. It is found that the MPWB1K/LanL2DZ：6-31＋G（d,p）//MPWB1K/LanL2DZ：6-31G（d） method gives the best correlations with the experimental results. Meanwhile, the solvent effect calculations （with CPCM, PCM, and SMD models） indicate that both CPCM and PCM perform well.

Bonding of Hydroxyl and Epoxy Groups on Graphene:Insights from Density Functional Calculations

Density functional theory and GGA-PW91 exchange correlation function were performed to simulate the bonding behavior of hydroxyl and epoxy groups on the graphene surface. We compared the different binding energies for two epoxy groups, as well as one hydroxyl group and one epoxy group on all possible positions within a 6-fold ring, respectively. The calculated results suggest that two oxygen-containing groups always tend to bind with the neighboring carbon atoms at the opposite sides. Moreover, two hydroxyl groups on the meta position are unstable, and one of the hydroxyl groups easily migrates to the para position. In contrast to the disperse arrangement, the aggregation of multiply hydroxyl groups largely enhances the binding energy of every hydroxyl group. It is worth noting that the binding sites and hydrogen bonds play an important role in stability. Our work further points out the number of oxygen-containing groups and the location of oxide region largely influence the electronic properties of graphene oxide.

New observations on hydrogen bonding in ice by density functional theory simulations

In this paper, we report on a series of computational simulations on hydrogen bonding in two ice phases （Ih and Ic） using CASTEP with PW91 and RPBE exchange-correlation based on ab initio density functional theory. The strength of the H-bond is correlated with intramolecular O-H stretching, and the energy splitting exists for both the H-bond and covalent O-H stretching. By analyzing the dispersion relationship of to（q）, we observe the separation of the longitudinal optic （LO） mode from transverse optic （TO） mode at the gamma point, seemingly interpreting the controversial two H-bond peaks in the vibrational spectrum of ice recorded by inelastic incoherent neutron scattering experiments. The test of ambient environment on phonon density of sates （PDOS） shows that the relaxed tetrahedral structure is the most stable structural configuration for water clusters.

Photo-/electrocatalytic functionalization of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

The photo-/electrocatalytic functionalization of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones has emerged as a promising and powerful approach for post-synthetic modification of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones.This review provides an overview of recent developments in photo-/electrocatalytic functionalization of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones including arylation,alkylation,fluoroalkylation,amination,phosphorylation,acylation,alkoxylation,thiolation,silylation,and annulation.The reaction scope and the related mechanism are also well discussed.

A Mechanistic Switch in C-H Bond Activation by Elusive Fe^(V)(O)(TAML)Reaction Intermediate:A Theoretical Study

The divergent behavior of C-H bond oxidations of aliphatic substrates compared to those of aromatic substrates shown in Gupta’s experiment was mechanistically studied herein by means of density functional theory calculations.Our calculations reveal that such difference is caused by different reaction mechanisms between two kinds of substrates(the aliphatic cyclohexane,2,3-dimethylbutane and the aromatic toluene,ethylbenzene and cumene).For the aliphatic substrates,C-H oxidation by the oxidant Fe^(V)(O)(TAML)is a hydrogen atom transfer process;whereas for the aromatic substrates,C-H oxidation is a proton-coupled electron transfer(PCET)process with a proton transfer character on the transition state,that is,a proton-coupled electron transfer process holding a proton transfer-like transition state(PCET(PT)).This difference is caused by the strongπ-πinteractions between the tetra-anionic TAML ring and the phenyl ring of the aromatic substrates,which has a“pull”effect to make the electron transfer from substrates to the Fe=O moiety inefficient.

New Application of bond Function Basis Sets──ab initio Calculations of Nonlinear OpticalProperties of Ch_4-1nF_n(n=1,2,3)

On the basis of adding the bond functions (3s 3p 2d) to the basis sets 6-311G ( 2d 2p ) for increasing the efficiency of the basis sets , we have carried out the MP2 calculations of nonlinear optical properties includintg dipole moment uo,polarizibili- ty ao and hyperpolarizability , for CH4-nFn (n = 1 , 2 , 3). The results are in good a- greement with those of experimentsl The roles of the bond functions in the calcula- tions are shown , i. e., the improved values of the properties are about 2%-7% at the SCF level and about 6%-30% at the correlated level (MP2). It is shown that the more important role of the bond functions in calculating is the im- provement of the effects of the corrections of electronic correlations and the increase of the effects is in the order of. In addition , it is also shown that the cal-, culated value of a property does not change with the bond-function location in our calculations except for the regions close to the nuclei in a molecule.

On the Role of Bond Function in Nonlinear Optical Property Calculations for HF,HCI,LiH,H_(2)O and NH_(3)

Dond function basis sets have been used to calculate the molecular nonlinear optical properties which include hyperpolarizability βo , polarizability ao , and dipole moment μo for six molecules. The calculations at the fourth-order Moller-Plesset approximation (MP4) have recovered more than 90% of the experimental values βo , comparecl to that as low as 75% by the other authors. The calculated values of αo and iuo are also in good agreement with those of experiments and superior to that from other work. It is shown that the bond functions improve the calculated results at SCF level and especially at the level of the correction of electronic correlation (MP2 and MP4).

Density Functional Calculations of C–NO_2 Bond Dissociation Energies for Nitroalkanes Molecules

Bond dissociation energies for the removal of nitrogen dioxide group in some nitroalkane energetic materials have been calculated by using the three hybrid density functional theory （DFT） methods B3LYP, B3PW91 and B3P86 with 6-31g^＊＊ and 6-311g^＊＊ basis sets. The computed BDEs have been compared with the available experimental results. It is found that the B3P86 method with 6-31g^＊＊ and 6-311g^＊＊ basis sets can obtain satisfactory bond dissociation energies （BDEs）, which are in extraordinary agreement with the experimental data. Considering the smaller mean absolute deviation and maximum difference, the reliable B3P86/6-311g^＊＊ method was recommended to compute the BDEs for the removal of nitrogen dioxide group in the nitroalkane energetic materials. Using the method, the BDEs of 8 other nitroalkane energetic materials have been calculated and the maximum difference from experimental value is 1.76 kcal.mo1^-1 （for the BDE of tC4Hg-NOz）, which further proves the reliability of B3P86/6-311g^＊＊ method. In addition, it is noted that the BDEs of C-NO2 bond change slightly for main chain nitroalkane compounds with the maximum difference of only 3.43 kcal mo1^-1.

Theoretical Study of the N-NO_2 Bond Dissociation Energies for Energetic Materials with Density Functional Theory

The N-NO2 bond dissociation energies （BDEs） for 7 energetic materials were computed by means of accurate density functional theory （B3LYP, B3PW91 and B3P86） with 6-31G＊＊ and 6-311G＊＊ basis sets. By comparing the computed energies and experimental results, we find that the B3P86/6-311G＊＊ method can give good results of BDE, which has the mean absolute deviation of 1.30kcal/mol. In addition, substituent effects were also taken into account. It is noted that the Hammett constants of substituent groups are related to the BDEs of the N-NO2 bond and the bond dissociation energies of the energetic materials studied decrease when increasing the number of NO2 group.

C-H…O Hydrogen Bonds and π…π Interaction and the Crystal and Molecular Structures of 3-Nitro-benzylideneaniline-methyl-2’

The title compound (C14H12N2O2, Mr = 240.26) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/a with a = 7.394(1), b = 21.334(3), c = 7.423(1) ? b = 89.82(1)? V = 1170.8(3) ?, Z = 4, Dc = 1.363 g/cm3, m(MoKa) = 0.93 cm-1 and F(000) = 504.00. The final R and wR are 0.0440 and 0.1370 for 2153 observed reflections (I > 2s(I)), respectively. The dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 52.9 and that between the NO2 group and its attached ring is 3.0. In the crystal, molecules are stacked along [100] through p…p interactions. The CH…O hydrogen bond (3.403 ? 120.4? laterally connects the stacks along [010] to form networks (001) which are further anti- parallelly connected by CH…O (3.382 ? 142.9) and p…p interactions extending along [001]. Also presented here is a brief study on the CH…O hydrogen bonds in nitro-substituted benzyl-ideneanilines which can be classified into five types, namely, )5(12R, )4(21R, )8(22R, )6(12R and )7(22R, with the first three occurring more often.

An Extended Cu(Ⅱ) Complex Structure Sustained by Hydrogen Bonding and C-H…π Interactions

The title complex [Cu（L1）（L2）（H2O）]·H2O（1,HL1 = N-（imino（pyridin-2-yl）me-thyl）picolinamidine）,HL2 = salicylic acid） has been obtained by volatilization method with L1 prepared from 2,4,6-tripyridyl-1,3,5-triazine in situ.1 was fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,elemental analysis and FT-IR.This complex exhibits a three-dimensional frame-work constructed through hydrogen bonding and C-H···π stacking interactions.The cyclic voltametric behavior of complex 1 was also investigated.1 belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21/c with a = 15.112（5）,b = 7.115（2）,c = 19.899（6） ,β = 112.32°,V = 1979.4（11） 3,Mr = 460.94,Dc = 1.540 g/cm3,F（000） = 948,μ = 1.146 mm-1,Z = 4,the final R = 0.0612 and wR = 0.1813 for 2510 observed reflections with I 2σ（I）.

铁卟啉催化氧化邻、对硝基取代芳烃α-C-H键的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论方法对铁卟啉催化氧化邻、对硝基取代芳烃(甲苯、乙苯、异丙苯)α-C-H键的反应进行研究,并将其与无硝基取代芳烃α-C-H键的氧化反应进行比较,重点考察铁卟啉催化氧化邻硝基取代芳烃和对硝基取代芳烃α-C-H键反应活性的差异,并探究影响反应活性的本质因素。通过计算取代芳烃α-C-H键的键解离能及铁卟啉催化氧化芳烃α-C-H键的反应活化能发现,由于硝基与苯环的共轭效应,对硝基取代芳烃α-C-H键的键解离能减小,铁卟啉高价金属氧化物氧化对硝基取代芳烃α-C-H键反应的活化能较低。邻硝基取代芳烃除共轭效应外还存在空间位阻效应,且空间位阻效应占主导作用。空间位阻效应使得邻硝基取代芳烃α-C-H键的键解离能增大,铁卟啉高价金属氧化物氧化邻硝基取代芳烃α-C-H键反应的活化能较高。对芳烃α-C-H键氧化反应的活化能进一步分析发现,过渡态结构中芳烃与铁卟啉高价金属氧化物之间的相互作用能相对较小,形变能是影响反应活化能的主要因素,且形变能主要来自于芳烃分子的形变。

Density Functional Calculations on a Double Hydrogen-bonded Dimer

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations on a double hydrogen-bonded dimer of o-hydroxybenzoic acid were carried out at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. The optimized geometry of the dimer closely resembles that of the crystal. The calculated results show that the total energy of the dimer is much lower than the sum energies of the two monomers, and the average strength of the double hydrogen bonds is about 38.37 kJ/mol. In order to probe the origin of the interactions in the dimer, natural bond orbital analyses were performed. The thermodynamic properties of the title compound at different temperatures have also been calculated on the basis of vibrational analyses and ?GT, the change of Gibbs free energy for the aggregation from monomer to the dimmer, is 26.47 kJ/mol at 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa, implying the spontaneous process of forming the dimer. The correlation graphics of S0m, H0m and temperatures is depicted.

Stabilizing Buried Interface via Synergistic Effect of Fluorine and Sulfonyl Functional Groups Toward Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

The interfacial defects and energy barrier are main reasons for interfacial nonradiative recombination.In addition,poor perovskite crystallization and incomplete conversion of PbI_(2) to perovskite restrict further enhancement of the photovoltaic performance of the devices using sequential deposition.Herein,a buried interface stabilization strategy that relies on the synergy of fluorine(F)and sulfonyl(S=O)functional groups is proposed.A series of potassium salts containing halide and non-halogen anions are employed to modify SnO_(2)/perovskite buried interface.Multiple chemical bonds including hydrogen bond,coordination bond and ionic bond are realized,which strengthens interfacial contact and defect passivation effect.The chemical interaction between modification molecules and perovskite along with SnO_(2) heightens incessantly as the number of S=O and F augments.The chemical interaction strength between modifiers and perovskite as well as SnO_(2) gradually increases with the increase in the number of S=O and F.The defect passivation effect is positively correlated with the chemical interaction strength.The crystallization kinetics is regulated through the compromise between chemical interaction strength and wettability of substrates.Compared with Cl−,all non-halogen anions perform better in crystallization optimization,energy band regulation and defect passivation.The device with potassium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide achieves a tempting efficiency of 24.17%.