As a successive work of our previous paper, 1 the electron transfer matrix element (V rp) in the oxidation of the simplified model molecule of α-amino carbon-centered radical by O 2 has been investigated wi...As a successive work of our previous paper, 1 the electron transfer matrix element (V rp) in the oxidation of the simplified model molecule of α-amino carbon-centered radical by O 2 has been investigated with ab initio calculation at the level of UHF/6-31++G**. Based on the optimized geometries of the reactant and the ion-pair complex obtained previously, the reaction heat and the inner reorganization energy have been obtained by constructing the potential energy curves of reactant and product states considering the solvent effect with the conductor-like screening model (COSMO). The solvent reorganization energy has been estimated using Lippert-Mataga relationship. The calculated results show that the value of V rp is several times larger than that of RT, which means that the model reaction is an adiabatic one. Theoretical investigation indicates that the solvent effect on the direct electron transfer (ET) process of oxidation of α-amino carbon-centered radical by oxygen is remarkable.展开更多
On the basis of the common feature among the electron transfer process and the ion hydration process as well as the relevant experimental kinetic data of electron trader reaction, a new accurate hydration potential fu...On the basis of the common feature among the electron transfer process and the ion hydration process as well as the relevant experimental kinetic data of electron trader reaction, a new accurate hydration potential function scheme for the determination of electron transfer coupling matrix element is presented. The coupling matrix element between two hydrated ions of the reacting system in solution is calculated. The results and the applicability of this scheme are discussed.展开更多
A simple model for computing the electron transfer rate constant of a cross-reaction has been proposed in the framework of semiclassical theory and employed to investigate the electron transfer system NO2+/NO.The enco...A simple model for computing the electron transfer rate constant of a cross-reaction has been proposed in the framework of semiclassical theory and employed to investigate the electron transfer system NO2+/NO.The encounter complex of electron transfer NO2++NO→NO2+NO+has been optimized at the level of UHF/6-31G.In the construction of diabatic potential energy surfaces the linear coordinate was used and the kinetic quantities,such as the activation energies and the electron transfer matrix elements,have been obtained.For comparison,the related self-exchange reation systems NO2+/NO2 and NO+/NO were kinetically investigated.The calculated activation energies for the electron transfer reactions of systems NO2+/NO,NO2+/NO2,and NO+/NO are 81 4,128.8,and 39.8kJ mol-1,respectively With the solvent effect taken into account,the contribution of solvent reorganization to the activation energy has been estimated according to the geometric parameters of the transition states.The obtained rate constants show that the activity of NO2 as an oxidizing reagent in the aromatic nitration will be greatly decreased due to a high activation barrier contributed mainly from the change of bond angle ONO.展开更多
After the separation of the donor, the acceptor, and the σ-type bridge from the π-σ-π system, the geometries of biphenyl, biphenyl anion radical, naphthalene, and naphthalene anion radical are optimized, and then ...After the separation of the donor, the acceptor, and the σ-type bridge from the π-σ-π system, the geometries of biphenyl, biphenyl anion radical, naphthalene, and naphthalene anion radical are optimized, and then the reorganization energy for the intermolecular electron transfer (ET) at the levels of HF/4-31G and HF/DZP is calculated. The ET matrix elements of the self-exchange reactions of theπ-σ-π systems have been calculated by means of both the direct calculation based on the variational principle, and the transition energy between the molecular orbitals at the linear coordinateR = 0.5. For the cross reactions, the ET matrix element and the geometry of the transition state are determined by searching the minimum energy splitting Δmin along the reaction coordinate. In the evaluation of the solvent reorganization energy of the ET in solution, the Marcus’ two- sphere model has been invoked. A few of ET rate constants for the intramolecular ET reactions for the π-σ-π systems, which contain the biphenylyl as the donor and both biphenylyl and naphthyl as the acceptor, have been obtained.展开更多
Intramolecular electron transfer of metal-containing spiro π-eleclron system was studied by AMI method in the MOPAC-ET program developed by the present group. The results indicated that with the increasing of the out...Intramolecular electron transfer of metal-containing spiro π-eleclron system was studied by AMI method in the MOPAC-ET program developed by the present group. The results indicated that with the increasing of the outer electric field F, the activation energy of the reaction decreased. When F reaches a certain threshold value, the activation energy barrier becomes zero and the rate of reaction achieves the largest value. The results also indicated that electron transfer matrix elements VAB and reorganization energy λ were not obviously affected by outer electric field while the exothermicity ΔE was directly proportional to it.展开更多
文摘As a successive work of our previous paper, 1 the electron transfer matrix element (V rp) in the oxidation of the simplified model molecule of α-amino carbon-centered radical by O 2 has been investigated with ab initio calculation at the level of UHF/6-31++G**. Based on the optimized geometries of the reactant and the ion-pair complex obtained previously, the reaction heat and the inner reorganization energy have been obtained by constructing the potential energy curves of reactant and product states considering the solvent effect with the conductor-like screening model (COSMO). The solvent reorganization energy has been estimated using Lippert-Mataga relationship. The calculated results show that the value of V rp is several times larger than that of RT, which means that the model reaction is an adiabatic one. Theoretical investigation indicates that the solvent effect on the direct electron transfer (ET) process of oxidation of α-amino carbon-centered radical by oxygen is remarkable.
基金Project (No. 29673025) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘On the basis of the common feature among the electron transfer process and the ion hydration process as well as the relevant experimental kinetic data of electron trader reaction, a new accurate hydration potential function scheme for the determination of electron transfer coupling matrix element is presented. The coupling matrix element between two hydrated ions of the reacting system in solution is calculated. The results and the applicability of this scheme are discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A simple model for computing the electron transfer rate constant of a cross-reaction has been proposed in the framework of semiclassical theory and employed to investigate the electron transfer system NO2+/NO.The encounter complex of electron transfer NO2++NO→NO2+NO+has been optimized at the level of UHF/6-31G.In the construction of diabatic potential energy surfaces the linear coordinate was used and the kinetic quantities,such as the activation energies and the electron transfer matrix elements,have been obtained.For comparison,the related self-exchange reation systems NO2+/NO2 and NO+/NO were kinetically investigated.The calculated activation energies for the electron transfer reactions of systems NO2+/NO,NO2+/NO2,and NO+/NO are 81 4,128.8,and 39.8kJ mol-1,respectively With the solvent effect taken into account,the contribution of solvent reorganization to the activation energy has been estimated according to the geometric parameters of the transition states.The obtained rate constants show that the activity of NO2 as an oxidizing reagent in the aromatic nitration will be greatly decreased due to a high activation barrier contributed mainly from the change of bond angle ONO.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 29706104 and 29573112)the State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of Jilin University.
文摘After the separation of the donor, the acceptor, and the σ-type bridge from the π-σ-π system, the geometries of biphenyl, biphenyl anion radical, naphthalene, and naphthalene anion radical are optimized, and then the reorganization energy for the intermolecular electron transfer (ET) at the levels of HF/4-31G and HF/DZP is calculated. The ET matrix elements of the self-exchange reactions of theπ-σ-π systems have been calculated by means of both the direct calculation based on the variational principle, and the transition energy between the molecular orbitals at the linear coordinateR = 0.5. For the cross reactions, the ET matrix element and the geometry of the transition state are determined by searching the minimum energy splitting Δmin along the reaction coordinate. In the evaluation of the solvent reorganization energy of the ET in solution, the Marcus’ two- sphere model has been invoked. A few of ET rate constants for the intramolecular ET reactions for the π-σ-π systems, which contain the biphenylyl as the donor and both biphenylyl and naphthyl as the acceptor, have been obtained.
文摘Intramolecular electron transfer of metal-containing spiro π-eleclron system was studied by AMI method in the MOPAC-ET program developed by the present group. The results indicated that with the increasing of the outer electric field F, the activation energy of the reaction decreased. When F reaches a certain threshold value, the activation energy barrier becomes zero and the rate of reaction achieves the largest value. The results also indicated that electron transfer matrix elements VAB and reorganization energy λ were not obviously affected by outer electric field while the exothermicity ΔE was directly proportional to it.
