Valence bond structure of Ta-W alloys

The valence bond structure of substitutional BCC based Ta-W alloys is studied using characteristic crystal （CC） theory. This theory is based on cluster statistics of random alloys. By studying the correlativity between energy and volume of the CC in Ta- W alloys, the valence bond structure of CC is determined by the energy and shape method. Then, following additive law of CC, the valence bond structure of Ta-W alloys is calculated. It is found that the outer shell valence electronic distribution of Ta-W Mloys shows a continuous change in the whole composition range. The covalent electrons ec （dc, sc, and pc） increase, whereas near free electrons ef decrease with increasing W concentration. The bond length and single-bond radius decrease, whereas bond energy and bond valence increase with increasing W concentration. The mechanism of solid solution strengthening of Ta-W alloys is analyzed based on their valence bond structure.

A STUDY OF TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT VALENCE BOND STRUCTURE OF TITANIUM

On the basis of energy and shape method for the determination of the valence bond （ VB ） structures of crystal, the valence bond structure of titanium is redetermined at room temperature and calculated in the whole temperature range of 0-1943K. The outer shell electronic distribution of Ti is ec^29907. （sc^0.4980 ＋ dc^2.4927） ef^1.0098 in crystal. The temperature dependences of the VB structures of hcp and bcc phases are the same. The VB structures of hcp and bcc phases monotonically increase or decrease with the increase in temperature, but show discontinuous changes at the phase-transformation temperature 1155K.

A New Group Theoretical Approach to the Nonorthogonal Problem in Valence Bond Theory

Introduction There has been a very significarnt resurgence of interest in ab initio valence bond calculations recently. This is because the VB calculation based on nonorthogonal basis can provide intuitive understanding about many very important phenomena in chemistry. However, practical calculation based on nonorthogonal basis is still a great challenge even to deal with a quite small system due to the well-known N! (or

Kekulé-based Valence Bond Model. I. The Ground-state Properties of Conjugated π-Systems

The Kekulé-based valence bond (VB) method, in which the VB model is solved using covalent Kekulé structures as basis functions, is justified in the present work. This method is demonstrated to provide satisfactory descriptions for resonance energies and bond lengths of benzenoid hydrocarbons, being in good agreement with SCF-MO and experimental results. In addition, an alternative way of discussing characters of localized substructures within a polycyclic benzenoid system is suggested based upon such simplified VB calculations. Finally, the symmetries of VB ground states for nonalternant conjugated systems are also illustrated to be obtainable through these calculations, presenting very useful information for understanding the chemical behaviors of some nonalternant conjugated molecules.

Kekulé-based Valence Bond Model. II. Diels-Alder Reactivity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

The Kekulé-based valence bond (VB) method was employed to study the ground state properties of 52 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The reactivity indices defined upon our VB calculations were demonstrated to be capable of quantitatively interpreting the second order rate constants of the Diels-Alder reactions. The qualitative trends of the reactivities of many homologous series can be also explained based on the local aromaticity index defined in this work.

Valence bond description for structures of O_(3), SO_(2) and NO_(2)^-

A modern valence bond approach, namely bonded tableau unitary group approach, is applied to ozone, sulphur dioxide and nitrite systems, respectively. It is shown that the biradical structure is in the primary position in descrbing the molecular structure of ozone. Thus three instead of two resonance structures are needed to describe the ground state of ozone. The case of sulphur dioxide is similar to that of ozone. It is found that, however, for the nitrite anion four resonance structures are needed.

The Influence of Bond Valence on Bond Covalency in RMn_2O_5 (R=La, Pr, Nd, Sin, Eu)

The relationship between bond valence and bond covalency in RMn2O5 (R = La, Pr, Nd.Sm, Eu) has been investigated by a semiempirical method. This method is the generalization of thedielectric description theory of Phillips. Van Vechten, Levine and Tanaka scheme. The resultsindicate that larger valences usually result in higher bond covalencies, in good agreement with thepoint that the excess charge in the bonding region is the origin of formation of bond covalency.Other factors, such as oxidation state of elements, only make a small contribution to bondcovalency.

Complementary method to locate atomic coordinates by combined searching method of structure-sensitive indexes based on bond valence method

Bond valence method illustrates the relation between valence and length of a particular bond type. This theory has been used to predict structure information, but the effect is very limited. In this paper, two indexes, i.e., global instability index（GII） and bond strain index（BSI）, are adopted as a judgment of a search-match program for prediction. The results show that with GII and BSI combined as judgment, the predicted atom positions are very close to real ones. The mechanism and validity of this searching program are also discussed. The GII ＆ BSI distribution contour map reveals that the predicted function is a reflection of exponential feature of bond valence formula. This combined searching method may be integrated with other structure-determination method, and may be helpful in refining and testifying light atom positions.

Bond Valence Sum Analysis of Tl(Ⅰ) and Tl(Ⅲ) Complexes with O and N Donors

The influence of the lone pair of electrons in thallium complexes is analyzed using the bond valence sum method.Bond length data for metal-organic Tl complexes were obtained from the Cambridge Structural Database（CSD）,and problems with searching the CSD file for Tl complexes are discussed.The recommended R0 values for Tl（Ⅰ）-O of 2.162 ,Tl（Ⅲ）-O of 2.016 ,Tl（Ⅰ）-N of 2.286 ？,and for Tl（Ⅲ）-N of 2.014 used with b = 0.37 were derived from analyses of homoleptic Tl-O,Tl-N,and heteroleptic Tl-O and-N metal organic complexes.These R0 values can be used to assign correctly the oxidation state of Tl in complexes containing any combination of Tl-O or Tl-N bonds.Examples of questionable oxidation states for Tl complexes are given.The R0 value for Tl（Ⅲ）-Cl of 2.300 was also determined.

Strength of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds

The concept of resonance-assisted hydrogen bonds(RAHBs)highlights the synergistic interplay between theπ-resonance and hydrogen bonding interactions.This concept has been well-accepted in academia and is widely used in practice.However,it has been argued that the seemingly enhanced intramolecular hydrogen bonding(IMHB)in unsaturated compounds may simply be a result of the constraints imposed by theσ-skeleton framework.Thus,it is crucial to estimate the strength of IMHBs.In this work,we used two approaches to probe the resonance effect and estimate the strength of the IMHBs in the two exemplary cases of the enol forms of acetylacetone and o-hydroxyacetophenone.One approach is the block-localized wavefunction(BLW)method,which is a variant of the ab initio valence bond(VB)theory.Using this approach,it is possible to derive the geometries and energetics with resonance shut down.The other approach is Edmiston’s truncated localized molecular orbital(TLMO)technique,which monitors the energy changes by removing the delocalization tails from localized molecular orbitals.The integrated BLW and TLMO studies confirmed that the hydrogen bonding in these two molecules is indeed enhanced byπ-resonance,and that this enhancement is not a result ofσconstraints.

The mechanism of hydrogen abstraction by high valence transition metal oxo compounds

We present here a systematic theoretical study to explore the underlying mechanisms of the H abstraction reaction from methane. Various abstracting agents have been modeled, using oxygen radicals and a set of high valence metal oxo compounds. Our calculations demonstrate that although H abstraction from CH3-H by metal oxoes can be satisfactorily fitted into the Polanyi correlation on the basis of oxygen radicals, the mechanisms behind are significantly different. The frontier orbital analyses show that there are three electrons and three active orbitals (3e, 3o) involved in H abstraction by oxygen radicals; whereas an additional orbital of pi(M-O)* is involved in H abstraction by M = O, resulting in a (4e, 4o) interaction. In terms of valence bond state correlation diagram, we find that H abstraction by a metal oxo may benefit from the contribution of ionic resonance structures, which could compensate the penalty of opening the M-O pbond. We believe that these findings can help to design more effective catalysts for the activation of light alkanes. (C) 2016 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B. V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.

Bond-distorted Orbitals and Their Application to Benzene

The present paper covers a kind of localized orbitals, namely bond-distorted or-bitals in the valence bond calculation. Test calculation on benzene is reported. The results indicate that Dewar structures are important in the description of benzene.

Theoretical Study on the Excited-state Intramolecular Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of Butanal

The excited-state intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reactions of butanal have been investigated using the CAS-MP2/6-311＋G^＊//CASSCF/6-31G^＊ methods. Calculated results show that the hydrogen transfer induced fluorescence quenching of the n,π^＊-excited state of covalent butanal with three paths： （1） The first path corresponds to direct S0-react reconstitution, which involves the first S1 decay by partial hydrogen atom transfer. （2） The second stepwise mechanism can be viewed as a full hydrogen atom transfer followed by a partial hydrogen atom back transfer, electron transfer （near S1/S0 or S0-TS） and finally a proton transfer to S0-react. （3） On the triplet surface, the surface crossing to the singlet state would be clearly much efficient at the T1/S0 region due to the large SOC value of 8.3 cm^-1. The S0-react decay route from T1/S0 was studied with an intrinsic reaction coordinate （IRC） calculation at the CASSCF level, resulting in the S0-React minimum.

VBEFP/PCM: a QM/MM/PCM approach for valence-bond method and its application for the vertical excitations of formaldehyde and acetone in aqueous solution

In this paper, a combined QM/MM/PCM approach, named VBEFP/PCM, is presented for ab initio VB study with a solvent effect incorporated. In VBEFP/PCM, both short-range and long-range solvent effects are taken into account by effective fragment potential(EFP) and polarizable continuum model(PCM), respectively, while the solute molecules are described by valence bond(VB) wave function. Furthermore, VBEFP/PCM, along with VBPCM and VBEFP, is employed for the n??* vertical excitation of formaldehyde and acetone molecules in aqueous solution. The computational results show that VBEFP/PCM can provide the appropriate solvent shifts, whereas VBPCM underestimates the solvent shifts due to its lack of short-range solvent effect. The VBEFP results strongly rely upon the description of the short-range solvent effect. To explore the role of the solute's electronic structure in the solvent shift, resonance energy analysis during the excitation is performed. It was found that the solute's electronic polarization plays the most important role in the solvent shift. The ? resonance controls the variation of the solute's wave function during the n→?* vertical excitation, which leads to the blue solvent shifts.

Screening possible solid electrolytes by calculating the conduction pathways using Bond Valence method

Inorganic solid electrolytes have distinguished advantages in terms of safety and stability, and are promising to substitute for conventional organic liquid electrolytes. However, low ionic conductivity of typical candidates is the key problem. As connective diffusion path is the prerequisite for high performance, we screen for possible solid electrolytes from the 2004 International Centre for Diffraction Data （ICDD） database by calculating conduction pathways using Bond Valence （BV） method. There are 109846 inorganic crystals in the 2004 ICDD database, and 5295 of them contain lithium. Except for those with toxic, radioactive, rare, or variable valence elements, 1380 materials are candidates for solid electrolytes. The rationality of the BV method is approved by comparing the existing solid electrolytes＇ conduction pathways we had calculated with those from ex- periments or first principle calculations. The implication for doping and substitution, two important ways to improve the conductivity, is also discussed. Among them LizCO3 is selected for a detailed comparison, and the pathway is reproduced well with that based on the density functional studies. To reveal the correlation between connectivity of pathways and conductivity, a/γ-LiAlO2 and Li2CO3 are investigated by the impedance spectrum as an example, and many experimental and theoretical studies are in process to indicate the relationship between property and structure. The BV method can calculate one material within a few minutes, providing an efficient way to lock onto targets from abundant data, and to investigate the struc- ture-property relationship systematically.

Revisiting the ionic diffusion mechanism in Li_(3)PS_(4) via the joint usage of geometrical analysis and bond valence method

Inorganic solid electrolytes have obvious advantages on safety and electrochemical stability compared to organic liquid electrolytes,but the advance on high ionic conductivity of typical electrolytes is still undergoing.Although the first-principles calculation in the ion migration simulation is an important strategy to develop high-performance solid electrolyte,the process is very time-consuming.Here,we propose an effective method by combining the geometrical analysis and bond valance sum calculation to obtain an approximate minimum energy path preliminarily,in parallel to pave the way for the interoperability of low-precision and high-precision ion transport calculation.Taking a promising electrolyte Li_(3)PS_(4) as an example,we revisit its Li-ionic transport behavior.Our calculated Li-ion pathways and the activation energies(the corresponding values:1.09 eV vs.0.88 eV vs.0.86 eV)in γ-,β- and α-Li_(3)PS_(4) are consistent with the ones obtained from the first-principles calculations.The variations of the position of P-ions lead the rearrangement of the host PS_(4) tetrahedron,affecting the diffusion positions of Li-ions and further enabling high Li^(+) conductivity in β-Li_(3)PS_(4).

Influence of bond valence on bond covalency in calcium doped lanthanum chromite

The influence of bond valence on bond covalence in Lal-xCaxCrO3(x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) has been studied by using semi empirical method. This method is the extortion of the dialectic description theory proposed by Phillips, Van Vetches, Levine and Tanaka (PVLT). In the calculation of bond valence, two schemes were adopted. The first is the equal-valence scheme, and the second is Bond Valence Sums (BVS) scheme. Bath schemes suggest that for the title compound bond covalence be mainly influenced by bond valence, and insensitive to the Ca doping level. Generally speaking, larger bond valences usually result in higher bond covalence's.

Bonding of the chain structure for novel boranes B_(3k+)H_(5k+p+3)^-

The molecular orbitals obtained from conventional quantum chemistry calculations, are expressed in terms of symmetrized valence bond functions of fragment, and a direct picture of chemical bonding can be drawn easily. This method is utilized, together with extended Huckel calculations, to interpret the bonding properties of a centipede-like chain structure for novel laser-producing boranes B3k+pH5k+p+3- which is constructed from the repeated unit B3H5 linked to each other by three B-H-B bonds.

Bond, vibration and microwave dielectric characteristics of Zn_(1- x)(Li_(0.5)Bi_(0.5))_(x)WO_(4) ceramics with low temperature sintering

The bond,vibration and microwave dielectric characteristics of Zn_(1- x)(Li_(0.5)Bi_(0.5))_(x)WO_(4)(x=0-0.12)ce-ramics were investigated by XRD refinement,Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy and complex bond valence theory.The results showed that proper substitution of(Li_(0.5)Bi_(0.5))2þcan improve the sintering charac-teristics and microwave dielectric properties of ZnWO_(4).The increase of Q×f value was mainly attributed to dense and uniform microstructure,and the subsequent decrease resulted from the deterioration of structural stability and relative density.According to the complex bond valence theory,the chemical bond characteristics of ZnWO_(4) and Bi_(2)WO_(6) played an important role in the dielectric properties of the samples.Additionally,the samples(x=0.02)sintered at 900℃ showed satisfactory properties:ε_(r)=15.332,Q×f=35,762 GHz,and t_(f)=-65 ppm/℃,making it a potential candidate material for LTCC applications.