Yun-Lei Teng

Reactions of Yttrium and Scandium Atoms with Acetylene: A Matrix Isolation Infrared Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study

Laser-ablated yttrium and scandium metal atoms have been codeposited at 4 K with acetylene in excess argon. Products, Y(C(2)H(2)), HYCCH, HScCCH(-), and HScScCCH(-), have been formed in the present experiments and characterized using infrared spectroscopy on the basis of the results of the isotopic shifts, mixed isotopic splitting patterns, stepwise annealing, the change of reagent concentration and laser energy, and the comparison with theoretical predictions. Density functional theory calculations have been performed on these molecules. The agreement between the experimental and calculated vibrational frequencies, relative absorption intensities, and isotopic shifts supports the identification of these molecules from the matrix infrared spectra. Plausible reaction mechanisms have been proposed to account for the formation of these molecules.

Reactions of group 14 metal atoms with acetylene: a matrix isolation infrared spectroscopic and theoretical study.

Laser-ablated group 14 metal atoms have been codeposited at 4 K with acetylene in excess argon. Products, Ge(C2H2), HGeCCH, Sn(C2H2), Sn2CCH2, HSnCCH, and HPbCCH, have been formed in the present experiments and characterized using infrared spectroscopy on the basis of the results of the isotopic shifts, mixed isotopic splitting patterns, stepwise annealing, the change of reagent concentration and laser energy, and the comparison with theoretical predictions. Density functional theory calculations have been performed on these molecules. The agreement between the experimental and the calculated vibrational frequencies, relative absorption intensities, and isotopic shifts supports the identification of these molecules from the matrix infrared spectra. Plausible reaction mechanisms have been proposed to account for the formation of these molecules.

Matrix Isolation Infrared Spectroscopic and Density Functional Theoretical Studies on the Reactions of Lanthanum Atoms with Acetylene

Laser-ablated lanthanum atoms have been codeposited at 4 K with acetylene in excess argon. Products, La(C 2H 2), LaCCH 2, HLaCCH, and La 2(C 2H 2), have been formed in the present experiments and characterized using infrared spectroscopy on the basis of the results of the isotopic shifts, mixed isotopic splitting patterns, stepwise annealing, the change of reagent concentration and laser energy, and the comparison with theoretical predictions. Density functional theory calculations have been performed on these molecules. The agreement between the experimental and calculated vibrational frequencies, relative absorption intensities, and isotopic shifts supports the identification of these molecules from the matrix infrared spectra. Plausible reaction mechanisms have been proposed to account for the formation of these molecules.

Matrix isolation infrared spectroscopic studies and density functional theory calculations of the MNN, (MN)2 (M = Y and La), and Y3NN molecules.

The reactions of yttrium and lanthanum with dinitrogen were reinvestigated. Laser-ablated yttrium and lanthanum atoms were co-deposited at 4 K with dinitrogen in excess argon, and the low-temperature reactions of Y and La with N2 in solid argon were studied using infrared spectroscopy. The reaction products YNN, (YN)2, LaNN, and (LaN)2 were formed in the present experiments and characterized on the basis of 14N/15N isotopic shifts, mixed isotope splitting patterns, stepwise annealing, change of reagent concentration and laser energy, and comparison with theoretical predictions. Some assignments were made based on a previous report. Density functional theory calculations were performed on these systems to identify possible reaction products. The agreement between experimental and calculated vibrational frequencies, relative absorption intensities, and isotopic shifts of the MNN and (MN)2 (M = Y and La) molecules supports the identification of these molecules from the matrix infrared spectra. Plausible reaction mechanisms were proposed for the formation of these molecules along with tentative identification of the Y3NN molecule.

Matrix Isolation Infrared Spectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Studies on the Reactions of Yttrium and Lanthanum Hydrides with Dinitrogen

Laser-ablated yttrium and lanthanum hydrides have been codeposited at 4 K with dinitrogen in excess argon. Products, HY(N2), HYNN, H2YNN, HLaNN, and H2LaNN, have been formed in the present experiments and characterized by using infrared spectroscopy on the basis of the results of the isotopic shifts, mixed isotopic splitting patterns, stepwise annealing, and comparison with theoretical predictions. Density functional theory calculations have been performed on these molecules. The agreement between the experimental and calculated vibrational frequencies, relative absorption intensities, and isotopic shifts supports the identification of these molecules from the matrix infrared spectra. Plausible reaction mechanisms have been proposed for the formation of these molecules.