ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400831
Irina V Galkina, Dmitriy I Bakhtiyarov, Semen R Romanov, Luiza M Usupova, Yulia V Bakhtiyarova, Haiyan Fan, Enrico Benassi
{"title":"Benzofuroxans: A Possible +100 Years Old Misunderstanding?","authors":"Irina V Galkina, Dmitriy I Bakhtiyarov, Semen R Romanov, Luiza M Usupova, Yulia V Bakhtiyarova, Haiyan Fan, Enrico Benassi","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400831","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202400831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since 1912 benzofuroxans have been believed to exhibit a molecular structure characterised by the presence of two fused rings, i. e. a benzene ring and a pentatomic heterocycle containing a N-O-N fragment wherein one of the two N atoms is involved in a further N <math><semantics><mo>→</mo> <annotation>${to }$</annotation> </semantics> </math> O bond, namely benzo[1,2-c]1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide. In this work, quantum chemical calculation results along with vibrational spectroscopic data raise fundamental questions about the electronic structure and the molecular topology of some 4,6-dinitro-derivatives of this class of compounds. An alternative interpretation is offered corroborated by the experimental vibrational and electronic spectra.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400831"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-27DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400662
Byeongho Lee, Choonsoo Kim
{"title":"Graphene Oxide and its Composites: Advanced Membranes for Selective Water Permeation.","authors":"Byeongho Lee, Choonsoo Kim","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202400662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Graphene oxide (GO) membranes have gained significant attention as a promising material for separation by selective permeation processes due to their advantageous structural and chemical properties, including high water permeability, chemical resistance, and mechanical strength. In this study, we explore the potential applications of GO membranes in pervaporation to separate liquid mixtures. The layered structure and hydrophilic nature of GO membrane facilitate rapid and selective water transport through angstrom-scale interlayer spacings, resulting in superior performance over conventional polymeric and inorganic membranes. The unique mass transport mechanisms - slip flow and molecular alignment - enable GO membranes to selectively permeate water over organic solvents. For chemical dehydration, GO membranes are the most potential candidates. Furthermore, advancements in composite GO membranes and cross-linking techniques that improve their stability and separation performance are discussed. This study highlights the advantages of GO membranes and their potential to replace or complement existing technologies, by emphasizing their role in advancing membrane-based separation and promoting environmental sustainability. Future research is expected to optimize the fabrication techniques for GO membranes and expand their application scope.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400662"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-27DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400562
Kaori Omata, Tomonori Nambu
{"title":"Effect of Adding Phosphorus on Crystal Structure of W-V-Nb Complex Oxide and Catalytic Selective Oxidation of Acrolein.","authors":"Kaori Omata, Tomonori Nambu","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400562","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202400562","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The changes in the crystal structure of the W-V-Nb complex oxide with phosphorus addition to the hydrothermal synthesis process are investigated. The effect of the constituent units and crystal structure of phosphorus-added W-V-Nb complex oxide catalysts on the activity and selectivity for selective oxidation of acrolein is discussed. Phosphorus addition to the hydrothermal synthesis process promotes the formation of orthorhombic and trigonal W-V-Nb complex oxides. Orthorhombic and trigonal W-V-Nb complex oxide catalysts give higher acrylic acid selectivity in acrolein oxidation compared to poorly crystalline catalysts that only have {M<sub>6</sub>O<sub>21</sub>} pentagonal units and 7-membered rings.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400562"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-27DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300683
Fukang Yang, Shining Liu, Congling Li, Aifeng Lv
{"title":"High-Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors and Inverters with Good Flexibility and Low Operating Voltage.","authors":"Fukang Yang, Shining Liu, Congling Li, Aifeng Lv","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202300683","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202300683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) with good flexibility and low operating voltage, are of great meaning for the low power stretchable and wearable electronic devices. The operating voltage and flexibility are easily affected by the dielectric layers in the OFETs. Bilayer dielectrics comprising both high- and low-permittivity (k) insulating polymers, have been reported. The flexible bilayer dielectrics can combine the advantages of both insulating polymers, which are high charge carriers from low-k polymers and low operating voltage from high-k polymers. However, the effect of film thicknesses in the bilayer dielectrics on the OFET performance is seldom investigated. Here, bilayer dielectrics comprising high-k polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and low-k polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) were fabricated. And PVA/PMMA bilayers with three different PVA film thicknesses are carefully investigated. The 300 nm PVA/100 nm PMMA bilayer dielectric makes the pentacene OFETs show the highest hole mobility of 1.24 cm<sup>2</sup> V<sup>-1</sup>s<sup>-1</sup> and the corresponding inverters give a high voltage gain of 40 and a noise margin of 2.3 V (77 % of 1/2 V<sub>DD</sub>) at low operating voltage of 6 V. Both the pentacene transistors and the inverters still work properly under bending radium of 5.85 mm, proving the good prospects of the PVA/PMMA bilayer dielectric in practical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202300683"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-27DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400750
Amir Karton, Matthias Haasler, Martin Kaupp
{"title":"Post-CCSD(T) Thermochemistry of Chlorine Fluorides as a Challenging Test Case for Evaluating Density Functional Theory and Composite Ab Initio Methods.","authors":"Amir Karton, Matthias Haasler, Martin Kaupp","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400750","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202400750","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quantum chemistry plays a key role in exploring the chemical properties of highly reactive chlorine polyfluoride compounds (ClF<sub>n</sub>). Here, we investigate the thermochemical properties of ClF<sub>n</sub> species (n=2-6) by means of high-level thermochemical procedures approximating the CCSDT(Q) and CCSDTQ5 energies at the complete basis set limit. We consider total atomization energies (TAEs), Cl-F bond dissociation energies (BDEs), F<sub>2</sub> elimination energies (F<sub>2</sub> elim.), ionization potentials (IPs), and electron affinities (EAs). The TAEs have significant contributions from post-CCSD(T) correlation effects. The higher-order triple excitations, CCSDT-CCSD(T), are negative and amount to -0.338 (ClF<sub>2</sub>), -0.727 (ClF<sub>3</sub>), -0.903 (ClF<sub>4</sub>), -1.335 (ClF<sub>5</sub>), and -1.946 (ClF<sub>6</sub>) kcal/mol. However, the contributions from quadruple (and, where available, also quintuple) excitations are much larger and positive and amount to +1.335 (ClF<sub>2</sub>), +1.387 (ClF<sub>3</sub>), +2.367 (ClF<sub>4</sub>), +2.399 (ClF<sub>5</sub>), and +3.432 (ClF<sub>6</sub>) kcal/mol. Thus, the contributions from post-CCSD(T) excitations exceed the threshold of chemical accuracy in nearly all cases. Due to their increasing hyper-valency and multireference character, the ClF<sub>n</sub> series provides an interesting and challenging test case for both density functional theory and low-level composite ab initio procedures. Here, we highlight the limitations in achieving overall chemical accuracy across all DFT and most composite ab initio procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400750"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-27DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400931
Xin Wang, Yuwei Cheng, Qingzhong Li, Steve Scheiner
{"title":"Triel Bonds with Methyl Groups as Electron Donors. A Pentacoordinate Carbon Atom.","authors":"Xin Wang, Yuwei Cheng, Qingzhong Li, Steve Scheiner","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400931","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202400931","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The triel bond (TrB) formed between Be(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>/Mg(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> and TrX<sub>3</sub> (Tr=B, Al, and Ga; X=H, F, Cl, Br, and I) is investigated via the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ(PP) quantum chemical protocol. The C atoms of the methyl groups in M(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> are characterized by a negative electrostatic potential and act as an electron donor in a triel bond with the π-hole above the Tr atom of planar TrX<sub>3</sub>. The interaction energy spans a wide range between -2 and -69 kcal/mol. Mg(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> forms a stronger TrB than does Be(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, which comports with the more negative electrostatic potential on its methyl groups. Some of the complexes involving Mg display a high degree of transfer of the methyl group from Mg to Tr, which is accompanied by an inversion of the bridging methyl and a sizable pyramidalization of the TrX<sub>3</sub> unit. The geometries of these complexes have the properties of the long sought pentacoordinate C which has eluded identification and characterization in the past.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400931"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400206
Stijn H. M. van Leuken, Judith J. van Gorp, Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem, Mark Vis, Remco Tuinier
{"title":"Miscibility of Non-Uniform Aliphatic Polyamide Mixtures","authors":"Stijn H. M. van Leuken, Judith J. van Gorp, Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem, Mark Vis, Remco Tuinier","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400206","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202400206","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mixing different aliphatic polyamides provides opportunities to tune and optimize the properties of these semicrystalline polycondensates. Combining experiment and theory, we predict and explain the miscibility of aliphatic polyamide mixtures. Visual inspection and Raman spectroscopy of polyamide mixtures show that liquid/liquid phase demixing occurs in the melt due to limited miscibility. The large number of potential polyamide mixtures makes it challenging to test all miscibilities experimentally. Moreover, the dependence of miscibility on dispersity and the presence of water implies further challenges to a systematic experimental approach. Our theory predicts polyamide miscibility, while accounting for amide content, non-uniformity, and moisture content, using generalizations of Flory–Huggins theory. Predicted miscibilities align with experimental results obtained on tested mixed polyamides. The gained insights guide the optimization of functional polyamide blends.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":"25 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cphc.202400206","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermodynamic Modeling of an Aqueous N, N-Dimethyldipropylenetriamine and Benzylamine Blend for Efficient CO<sub>2</sub> Capture.","authors":"Sirshendu Banerjee, Amar Nath Samanta, Bimal Das, Bikash Kumar Mondal","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400624","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202400624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluates the carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) capture capabilities of a novel aqueous blend of N,N-dimethyldipropylenetriamine (DMDPTA) and benzylamine (BA). The solvent properties such density, vapor- liquid equilibrium (VLE) of CO<sub>2</sub> in the solvent, CO<sub>2</sub> absorption enthalpy are evaluated experimentally for solvent composition of (5 mass % DMDPTA+25 mass % BA), (10 mass % DMDPTA+20 mass % BA), and (15 mass % DMDPTA+15 mass % BA). Solvent density were measured in the temperature range of 303 K-333 K and correlated using Redlich-Kister excess molar volume model, with a low average absolute relative deviation (AARD) of 0.014. VLE data was measured using a custom-made stirred VLE cell, within CO<sub>2</sub> partial pressure range of 2-200 kPa and at temperatures 313 K, 323 K and 333 K. Equilibrium CO<sub>2</sub> solubility data were correlated using a modified Kent-Eisenberg model, achieving an AARD of 1.5 %. Enthalpy of CO<sub>2</sub> absorption was measured at 313 K using a Meter Toledo reaction calorimeter. Results indicated that under similar process conditions and solvent composition, (DMDPTA+BA) blends exhibited significantly higher CO<sub>2</sub> loading and low absorption enthalpy compared to aqueous BA and monoethanolamine solvent alone indicating the potential of (DMDPTA+BA) blend as efficient CO<sub>2</sub> capture solvent.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400624"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400440
Yady García, Luca Porcarelli, Colin Kang, Haijin Zhu, David Mecerreyes, Maria Forsyth, Luke A O'Dell
{"title":"Structure and Dynamics in Solid Electrolyte Composites of the Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal HMGFSI and Lithium Sulphonamide Functional Acrylate Polymer Nanoparticles.","authors":"Yady García, Luca Porcarelli, Colin Kang, Haijin Zhu, David Mecerreyes, Maria Forsyth, Luke A O'Dell","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202400440","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solid electrolyte composites between organic ionic plastic crystals (OIPCs) and polymers can potentially show enhanced mechanical properties and ion conduction. These properties can be determined by the formation of interfacial regions which affect the structure, thermal properties, and ion transport of the composite material. Here we studied the properties of composites between the OIPC hexamethylguanidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (HMGFSI) and acrylate polymer nanoparticles functionalised with lithium, using various techniques including solid-state NMR spectroscopy. An enhancement in ionic conductivity of three orders of magnitude as well as increased lithium and OIPC cation and anion dynamics were observed in the composite as prepared with 40 v% of polymer nanoparticles with respect to the pure OIPC at 50 °C. This was attributed to the increased overall structural disorder as a result of the formation of disordered interfacial regions, which were evidenced by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. In addition, the importance of the thermal history of these composites is highlighted, with differences in the conductivity and ion dynamics observed after melting and recrystallizing the OIPC component, leading to less disordered interfacial regions. This study enriches our fundamental understanding of the formation of interfacial regions in OIPC composites and their effect on the bulk properties of the electrolyte.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400440"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemphyschemPub Date : 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400904
Vasilios I Georgakilas
{"title":"Water as Solvent for the Dispersion of 2D Nanostructured Materials.","authors":"Vasilios I Georgakilas","doi":"10.1002/cphc.202400904","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cphc.202400904","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of large number of two-dimensional (2D) nanostructured materials that followed the success of graphene and the need for their handling and manipulation e. g., in inks, brought to the fore the study of solvents and substances that contribute to the stabilization of 2D nanomaterials in the liquid phase. The successful dispersion of 2D materials in solvents is combined with one of the most widespread preparation methods, that of liquid phase exfoliation. In this article, a review for the role of water in the preparation of different 2D nanostructures and their stable dispersions in the liquid phase is discussed. The use of water as a solvent or dispersant is instrumental in promoting materials with an ecological footprint, low cost, and sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":9819,"journal":{"name":"Chemphyschem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400904"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}