Contacted Ion Pairs in Aqueous CuCl2 by the Combination of Ratio Spectra, Difference Spectra, Second Order Difference Spectra in the UV-Visible Spectra

The microstructure of aqueous CuCl2 has been studied through lots of technologies for many years; however, it remains a controversial subject. In this study, a new spectroscopic method has been proposed to analyze the UV-visible spectra of thin fihn of CuCl2/H2O solutions at different concentrations. This method is the combination of ratio spectra, difference spectra and second order difference spectra. By using this method, two new bands at -230 and -380 nm are obviously observed. The bands are assigned as the contacted ion pairs [CuCl3（H2O）n]- or [CuCl4（H2O）n]2-, which demonstrates that ion pairs exist in the CuCl2/H2O solution. Such finding agrees with the recent theoretical spectra obtained by time-dependent density functional theory. Furthermore, the populations of the contacted ion pairs are discussed. This study not only offers the direct spectroscopic evidence of [CuCl3（H2O）n]- or [CuCl4（H2O）n]2- in aqueous CuCl2, but also suggests that the spec- troscopic analysis method is powerful to extract the weak bands in a strong overlapping spectrum.

Ion Pairing Kinetics Does not Necessarily Follow the Eigen-Tamm Mechanism

The most recognized and employed model of the solvation equilibration in the ionic solutions was proposed by Eigen and Tamm, in which there are four major states for an ion pair in the solution： the completely solvated state, 2SIP （double solvent separate ion pair）, SIP （single solvent separate ion pair）, and CIP （contact ion pair）. Eigen and Tamm suggested that the transition from SIP to CIP is always the slowest step during the whole pairing process, due to a high free energy barrier between these two states. We carried out a series of potential of mean force calculations to study the pairing free energy profiles of two sets of model mono- atomic 1：1 ion pairs 2.0：x and x：2.0. For 2.0：x pairs the free energy barrier between the SIP and CIP states is largely reduced due to the salvation shell water structure. For these pairs the SIP to CIP transition is thus not the slowest step in the ion pair formation course. This is a deviation from the Eigen-Tamm model.

Sympathetic Cooling of ^(40)Ca^(+_27)Al^+ Ion Pair Crystal in a Linear Paul Trap

The 27Al＋ ion optical clock is one of the most attractive optical clocks due to its own advantages such as low black-body radiation shift at room temperature and insensitivity to the magnetic drift. However, it cannot be laser-cooled directly in the absence of 167nm laser to date. This problem can be solved by sympathetic cooling. In this work, a linear Paul trap is used to trap both 40Ca＋ and 27A1＋ ions simultaneously, and a single Dopplercooled 40Ca＋ ion is employed to sympathetically cool a single 27A1＋ ion. Thus a ＇bright-dark＇ two-ion crystal has been successfully synthesized. The temperature of the crystal has been estimated to be about 7mK by measuring the ratio of carrier and sideband spectral intensities. Finally, the dark ion is proved to be an 27Al＋ ion by precise measuring of the ion crystal＇s secular motion frequency, which means that it is a great step for our 2Z Al＋ quantum logic clock.

The Standard Association Constant of Ion Pair [GaCl]^(2+)in the System of HCl+GaCl_3+H_2O

The standard association constants of ionic pair [GaCl]2+, Kas, were determined by emf(electromotive force) method at 278.15 to 318.15 K. The thermodynamic quantities for the ionic association process were calculated and it was pointed that the association entropy is driving force to form the ionic pair.

Thermodynamics of Ion Pair of Magnesium Sulfate in Mixed Solvent

Introduction Magnesium sulfate is an archetypal 2-2 salt that plays a central role in defining the characteristics of higher valent electrolyte solutions and its solution has been widely used to test various theories of strong electrolyte behavior and to develop models of ion association in solution. Up to now, the ion pairs of magnesium sulfate in an aqueous solution have been widely investigated by using different experimental techniques, such as conductometry , cryoscopy potentiometry solubility and Raman spectrometry. However, to our knowledge, no measurement of the standard association constant of the ion pairs, [ MgSO4 ]^0 in a glucosewater mixed solvent is available.

Ab Initio and DFT Study of Magnesium Sulfate Contact Ion Pairs

The stuctures of contact ion pairs of magnesium sulfate were studied. The geometries of contact ion pairs of MgSO 4(H 2O) n (n =1-6) were optimized by using Hartree Fock (HF/6 31+G *, HF/6 311+G ** ) and density functional theory (DFT) (B3LYP/6 31+G *, B3LYP/6 311+G ** ) methods. The stable structures of monodentate, bidentate and tridentate contact ion pairs were obtained. The bidentate structure of contact ion pairs are the most stable compaired with the monodentate and tridentate ones for the same composition. The hydration enthalpies of contact ion pairs of MgSO 4 (H 2O) n (n =1-4) increase with their hydration numbers.

Novel Properties of Supramolecular Complexes Formed by Pairing Cationic Porphyrin and Anionic Metal-Oxo Cluster

MTBPyP (meso-tetrakis(4-N-benzylpyridyl)porphyrin, M=H-2, Zn) bearing positive charge has been shown to associate with SiW12O404- in water solution. The spectral evolution and Job's plots analyses reveal that the relatively stable aggregates contain equal numbers of MTBPyP4(+) and SiW12O404-.

EPR STUDY OF THE FORMATION OF[Li^+O^-]ION PAIR ON Li-DOPED ZnO

In this letter the study of Li-doped zinc oxide by electron paramagnetic resonance method is described.A signal observed at g_=2.013,g_=1.955 on the degassed sample at 923K was designated to F_s^+ centers(surface oxygen ion vacancies with a single trapped electron).When the sample was quenched from 1003K into liquid oxygen at 77K under 24 KPa O_2,[Li^+O^-] ion pairs valued at g_=2.026 and g=2.003 with superhyperfine constant a=2.0G,which resulted from ~7Li nucleus,formed at Li^+-substitutional site in ZnO lattice.A probable mechanism of [Li^+O^-]ion pair formation was proposed.

Enforced Freedom: Electric-Field-Induced Declustering of Ionic-Liquid Ions in the Electrical Double Layer

Ions in the bulk of solvent-free ionic liquids bind into ion pairs and clusters.The competition between the propensity of ions to stay in a bound state,and the reduction of the energy when unbinding in electric field,determines the portion of free ions in the electrical double layer.We present the simplest possible mean-field theory to study this effect."Cracking"of ion pairs into free ions in electric field is accompanied by the change of the dielectric response of the ionic liquid.The predictions from the theory are verified and further explored by molecular dynamics simulations.A particular finding of the theory is that the differential capacitance vs potential curve displays a bell shape,despite the low concentration of free charge carriers,because the dielectric response reduces the threshold concentration for the bell-to camelshape transition.The presented theory does not take into account overscreening and oscillating charge distributions in the electrical double layer.But in spite of the simplicity of the model,its findings demonstrate a clear physical effect:a preference to be a charged monopole rather than a dipole(or higher order multipole)in strong electric field.

Continuous changes in electrical conductivity of sodium aluminate solution in seeded precipitation

The mechanism of seeded precipitation of sodium aluminate solution was studied by measuring the seeded-precipitation rate and electrical conductivity online, as well as calculating the activity and fraction of ion pair. The results show that the electrical conductivity of sodium aluminate slurry linearly decreases with increasing aluminum hydroxide addition. Moreover, both the electrical conductivity of slurry and the difference in electrical conductivity between sodium aluminate solution and slurry remarkably decline in the first 60 min before gradually increasing in the preliminary 10 h and finally reaching almost the same level after 10 h. In low Na2 O concentration solution the activities of Na OH and Na Al（OH）4 in seeded precipitation are high, which can enlarge the difference in conductivity between slurry and solution. Additionally, more ion pairs exist in solution in preliminary seeded precipitation, and the adsorption of Na＋Al（OH）4- on seed surface is likely to break the equilibrium of ion pair formation and to decrease the difference in conductivity in preliminary seeded precipitation.

Spectral Properties of Extracted Complexes of MetalPicrates with Crown Ethers

The investigation on UV-visible spectra of species formed by extracting some metal picrates with benzo-15-crown-5(B15C5) and dibenzo-18-crown-6(DB18C6) verified that there are some interactions of picrate anion with K+, Na+ and rare earth ions in loaded organic phase. By the study of the charge transfer band and absorption spectra of picrate anion, it can be determined whether an ion pair has been formed and either a 1 : 1 contact ion pair or a 1 : 2 crown-separated ion pair involved in organic phase can be distinguished for an ion-pair extraction.

A Novel Tetraiodocadmate（Ⅱ） - PVC Membrane Electrode for the Potentiometric Determination of Cadmium（Ⅱ）

A novel tetraiodocadmate（Ⅱ）-selective membrane electrode consisting of tetraiodo-cadmate（Ⅱ）-rhodamin B ion pair （TICRhB） dispersed in a PVC matrix plasticized with 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether （o-NPOE） was prepared. The sensor demonstrated a near-Nernstian response for 1×10^-2 to 2×10^-6 mol/L cadmium （Ⅱ） at 25℃ with an anionic slope of 29.0. It revealed very good selectivity for Cd^2＋ with negligible interference from many cations and anions, and could be used in a pH range of 3 to 6.

Recent advances in click-derived macrocycles for ions recognition

The Cu（I）-catalyzed azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition（CuAAC） reaction, popularly known as the ＂click reaction＂, have been widely used in chemosensor field. This reaction gives a mild and efficient coupling reaction between the binding site and the reporter. In addition, the formation 1,4-disubstituted1,2,3-triazole linker shows a high binding affinity toward both anions and metal ions. Recently researches revealed this reaction is also an efficient tool to form rigid or shape-persistent, preorganized macrocyclic species. This review summarized the recent advances in click derived macrocyclic receptors for recognition of anion, metal ion and ions pair.

Migration of Cations and Anions in Amorphous Polymer Electrolytes

1 Results Polymer electrolytes are used as ion conductors in batteries and fuel cells.Simple systems consist of a polymer matrix complexing an inorganic salt and are fully amorphous at the temperatures of interest.Both cations and anions are mobile and contribute to charge transport.Most studies on polymer electrolytes use the electrical conductivity to characterize the ion mobility.However,conductivity measurements cannot discriminate between cations and anions.This paper reports some recent results fr...

Impact of Magnesium(Ⅱ) on Beryllium Fluorides in Solutions Studied by ^(19)F NMR Spectroscopy

Beryllium fluorides are widely used in protein phosphorylation studies to get stable transition state analogs or near attack conformers,which has attracted much attention.BeF_(3)^(−) is one of the optimal phosphoryl(PO_(3)^(−))analogs for its identical geometry and charge,and Mg^(2+) naturally participates in the phosphoryl binding in biological systems.In solutions,BeF_(3)^(−) coexists with other beryllium fluorides(BeF_(4)^(2−),BeF_(2) and BeF^(+))and magnesium fluorides,and there are equilibriums between these species.In this article,^(19)F NMR spectroscopy was applied to the investigation of the impact of magnesium(Ⅱ)on beryllium fluorides.It has been found that when Mg^(2+) was introduced into the solutions,the chemical shifts,the intensities and the line widths of ^(19)F signals of various beryllium fluoride complexes were changed.After ionic strength correction,these effects were remarkable only for 2 BeF_(4)^(2−) and BeF_(3)^(−),especially BeF_(4)^(2−),when the concentration of the fluoride ion is relatively low.Mechanism of the effects is proposed which involves ion pair formation between Mg^(2+) and beryllium fluorides.

Enhancing the process of CO_(2) reduction reaction by using CTAB to construct contact ion pair in Li-CO_(2) battery

Aprotic Li-CO_(2)batteries have attracted growing interest due to their high theoretical energy density and its ability to use green house gas CO_(2)for energy storage.However,the poor ability of activating CO_(2)in organic electrolyte often leads to the premature termination of CO_(2)reduction reaction(CO_(2)RR)directly.Here in this work,cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide(CTAB)was introduced into a dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)based Li-CO_(2)battery for the first time to enhance the CO_(2)RR.Significantly improved electrochemical performances,including reduced discharge over-potential and increased discharge capacity,can be achieved with the addition of CTAB.Ab initio molecular dynamics(AIMD)simulations show that quaternary ammonium group CTA^(+) can accelerate CO_(2)reduction process by forming more stable contact ion pair(CIP)with CO_(2)^(–),reducing the energy barrier for CO_(2)RR,thus improving the CO_(2)reduction process.In addition,adding CTA^(+) is also favorable for the solution-phase growth of discharge products because of the improved migration ability of stable CTA^(+)-CO_(2)^(–) CIP in the electrolyte,which is beneficial for improving the utilization ratio of cathode.This work could facilitate the development of CO_(2)RR by providing a novel understanding of CO_(2)RR mechanism in organic system.

Proton-anion Ion-pair Recognition by a Hexaazatri- phenylene-Hexaurea Receptor

Recognition behavior of a hexaazatriphenylene （HAT） derivative toward different acids in THF solution was investigated through EH NMR, UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopic experiments, as well as SEM image and semi-empirical calculations, which revealed that this propeller-like HAT receptor could co-assemble into a layered complex by sandwiching protons and halogen （chloride or bromide） anions synergistically between the receptor molecules. What＇s more, reversible and remarkable color changes visible to the naked eye could be observed, when the halogen acid and base were introduced alternatively.

Stable Radical Ion Pairs Induced by Single Electron Transfer:Frustrated Versus Nonfrustrated

Single electron transition reactions between amines(Lewis base)and B(C_(6)F_(5))_(3)(Lewis acid)in cooperation with benzoquinones gave rise to a frustrated radical pair 3 and a nonfrustrated radical pair 4.Both of them were isolated as stable crystals and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,superconducting quantum interference device measurements,electron paramagnetic resonance,nuclear magnetic resonance,and UV–vis spectroscopy.Antiferromagnetic exchange coupling was observed among both 3 and 4.Radical anion and cation are basically separated in 3,while 4 featured a relatively strong anion-cationπ–πstacking interaction.This work demonstrated that the Lewis acid coupled electron transfer is an efficient way to prepare stable radical ion pairs.

Hydrogen bonding mediated ion pairs of some aprotic ionic liquids and their structural transition in aqueous solution

Ion pair speciation of ionic liquids(ILs) has an important effect on the physical and chemical properties of ILs and recognition of the structure of ion pairs in solution is essential. It has been reported that ion pairs of some ILs can be formed by hydrogen bonding interactions between cations and anions of them. Considering the fact that far-IR(FIR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool in indicating the intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonding, in this work, this spectroscopic technique has been combined with molecular dynamic(MD) simulation and nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen spectroscopy(~1H NMR) to investigate ion pairs of aprotic ILs [Bmim][NO_3], [BuPy][NO_3], [Pyr_(14)][NO_3], [PP_(14)][NO_3] and [Bu-choline][NO_3] in aqueous IL mixtures. The FIR spectra have been assigned with the aid of density functional theory(DFT) calculations, and the results are used to understand the effect of cationic nature on the structure of ion pairs. It is found that contact ion pairs formed in the neat aprotic ILs by hydrogen bonding interactions between cation and anion, were still maintained in aqueous solutions up to high water mole fraction(say 0.80 for [BuPy][NO3]). When water content was increased to a critical mole fraction of water(say 0.83 for [BuPy][NO3]), the contact ion pairs could be transformed into solvent-separated ion pairs due to the formation of the hydrogen bonding between ions and water. With the further dilution of the aqueous ILs solution, the solvent-separated ion pairs was finally turned into free cations and free anions(fully hydrated cations or anions). The concentrations of the ILs at which the contact ion pairs were transformed into solvent-separated ion pairs and solvent-separated ion pairs were transformed into free ions(fully hydrated ion) were dependent on the cationic structures. These information provides direct spectral evidence for ion pair structures of the aprotic ILs in aqueous solution. MD simulation and ~1H NMR results support the conclusion drawn from FIR spectra investigations.

Characters of the Plateau of Methanol Increment in Frontal Analysis in Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography

With insulin methanol water, and the ion pairing agent, hydrochloric acid and trifluroacetic acid (TFA), the character of the first plateau (FP) on the elution curve of frontal analysis in reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) was investigated by on line UV spectrometry and identified with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometry and mass spectrometry. The profile of the FP is the same as that of a usual elution curve of methanol in frontal analysis (FA). When the insulin concentration was limited to a certain range, the height of the FP was found to be proportional to the insulin concentration in mobile phase and its length companying to shorten. The FP profile on the intersection of two tangents reflects the components of the microstructure in the depth direction of the bonded stationary phase layer and the desorption dynamics of the displaced components. The displaced methanol was quantitatively determined by NMR and on line UV spectrometries. TFA with high UV absorbance can not be used as an ion pairing agent for the investigation of the FP in RPLC, but it can be used as a good marker to investigate the complicated transfer process of components in the stationary phase in RPLC. A stoichiometric displacement process between solute and solvent was proved to be valid in both usual and FA in RPLC. From the point of view of dynamics of mass transfer, the solutes can only contact to the surface of stationary phase in usual RPLC, while solute can penetrate into it in FA of RPLC. The solvation of insulin in methanol and water solution as an example indicating the usage of the FP in the FA was also investigated in this paper.