Unimolecular reactions of halogeno phenylarsenium ions: Kinetic energy release during the elimination of halogen hydride
Autor: | Hans-Friedrich Grützmacher, Dirk Kirchhoff, Hansjörg Grützmacher |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
kinetic energy release
fragmentation mechanism Chemistry Hydride Enthalpy DFT calculation Condensed Matter Physics Photochemistry Reductive elimination Ion Crystallography Radical ion phenylarsane tandem mass spectrometry Halogen Mass spectrum Molecule Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Instrumentation Spectroscopy |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. :130-137 |
ISSN: | 1387-3806 |
Popis: | The four dihalogeno phenylarsanes C6H5AsF2, 1, C6H5AsCl2, 2, C6H5AsBr2, 3, and C6H5AsI2, 4, produce in the 70eV-EI mass spectra by loss of a halogen atom abundant halogeno phenylarseniun ions C6H5As+-X, 1a(+)-4a(+). The further fragmentation reactions of ions 1a(+)-4a(+) are elimination of a molecule halogen hydride HX and/or loss of a halogen atom X degrees. The preferred route of fragmentation depends clearly on the strength of the As-X bond. The metastable fluoro, ion 1a(+) and chloro ion 2a(+), respectively, fragment only by loss of HF and HCl, the metastable bromo derivative 3a(+) exhibits losses of HBr and Br degrees of about equal intensity, and the metastable iodo ion 4a(+) fragments only by loss of an I atom. The loss of HX is associated with a large kinetic energy release (KER) which yield a dish-topped peak in the MIKE spectrum of 1a(+) (< T > = 845 meV) and 2a(+) (< T >) = 550 meV) and a broad round-topped peak on the MIKE spectrum of 3a(+) ((T) = 369 meV). Theoretical calculations (UBHLYP/6-311 + G(2d,p)/-(UBHLYP/6-31 + G(d)) confirm that the elimination of HX requires an enthalpy of activation Delta H-#, and that in the case of 3a(+) this Delta H-# and the reaction enthalpy for loss of Br degrees are of similar size. The Delta H-# of HX elimination is also responsible for the reverse enthalpy of activation Delta H-rev(#) and the KER during this process. The observed < T > amounts to 78% (1a(+)), 55% (2a(+)), and 40% (3a(+)) of the calculated value of Delta H-rev(#). Thus, the KER as well as the distribution of the KER (KERD) and the competition between elimination of HX and loss of X degrees are very specific for the halogen ligand at the As atom. Metastable (4-fluorophenyl) arsenium ions W, F-C6H4As+-H, and (4-chlorophenyl) arsenium ions 2b(+), Cl-C6H4As+-H+, eliminate HF or HCl with virtually identical KERD as metastable 1a(+) or 2a(+), C6H5As+-Cl, proving an identical transition state for both isomers. Accordingly, 1b(+) and 2b(+) rearrange to 1a(+) and 2a(+) prior to HCl elimination. Such a rearrangement by a reductive elimination/oxidative insertion of As+ into C-H and C-X bonds has been observed before and appears to be typical of arylarsane radical cation and arylarsenium cations. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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