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Puente AR, Polavarapu PL. Chiral explosives: A theoretical investigation of structure and chiroptical properties of triacetone triperoxide and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine. Chirality 2023; 35:211-226. [PMID: 36651721 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) are cyclic peroxides that exhibit atropisomerism resulting from restricted rotation around three peroxide bonds. As a result, one pair of enantiomers with D3 symmetry and another pair of enantiomers with C2 symmetry can be identified. Previous studies, based on mass spectrometry data and computational results, have shown that conformations of TATP with D3 and C2 symmetry can be isolated. Assuming that enantiomer samples of TATP and HMTD can be obtained with sufficient enantiopurity, we investigated their chiroptical properties, namely, optical rotatory dispersion (ORD), vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), and Raman optical activity (VROA). ORD curves and VCD spectra are seen to be very similar for D3 - and C2 -symmetric atropisomers with the same overall helicity. Predicted VROA results, however, show significant differences between D3 - and C2 -symmetric atropisomers with the same overall helicity. The D3 -symmetric atropisomer is predicted to exhibit considerably larger magnitude vibrational optical activity signals than the C2 -symmetric atropisomer.
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- Andrew R Puente
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Kou M, Wang Y, Xu Y, Ye L, Huang Y, Jia B, Li H, Ren J, Deng Y, Chen J, Zhou Y, Lei K, Wang L, Liu W, Huang H, Ma T. Molecularly Engineered Covalent Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Peroxide Photosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200413. [PMID: 35166425 PMCID: PMC9305556 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Synthesizing H2 O2 from water and air via a photocatalytic approach is ideal for efficient production of this chemical at small-scale. However, the poor activity and selectivity of the 2 e- water oxidation reaction (WOR) greatly restricts the efficiency of photocatalytic H2 O2 production. Herein we prepare a bipyridine-based covalent organic framework photocatalyst (denoted as COF-TfpBpy) for H2 O2 production from water and air. The solar-to-chemical conversion (SCC) efficiency at 298 K and 333 K is 0.57 % and 1.08 %, respectively, which are higher than the current reported highest value. The resulting H2 O2 solution is capable of degrading pollutants. A mechanistic study revealed that the excellent photocatalytic activity of COF-TfpBpy is due to the protonation of bipyridine monomer, which promotes the rate-determining reaction (2 e- WOR) and then enhances Yeager-type oxygen adsorption to accelerate 2 e- one-step oxygen reduction. This work demonstrates, for the first time, the COF-catalyzed photosynthesis of H2 O2 from water and air; and paves the way for wastewater treatment using photocatalytic H2 O2 solution.
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- Mingpu Kou
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.,Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, 443007, Yichang, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.,Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, 443007, Yichang, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.,School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.,School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, 610500, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, 610500, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.,Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, 443007, Yichang, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.,School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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Kou M, Wang Y, Xu Y, Ye L, Huang Y, Jia B, Li H, Ren J, Deng Y, Chen J, Zhou Y, Lei K, Wang L, Liu W, Huang H, Ma T. Molecularly Engineered Covalent Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Peroxide Photosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Mingpu Kou
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory 443007 Yichang China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory 443007 Yichang China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region Ministry of Education China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
- School of Science RMIT University Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
- School of Science RMIT University Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering Southwest Petroleum University 610500 Chengdu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering Southwest Petroleum University 610500 Chengdu China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education) Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory 443007 Yichang China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
- School of Science RMIT University Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
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Brinkmeier A, Dalle KE, D'Amore L, Schulz RA, Dechert S, Demeshko S, Swart M, Meyer F. Modulation of a μ-1,2-Peroxo Dicopper(II) Intermediate by Strong Interaction with Alkali Metal Ions. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17751-17760. [PMID: 34658244 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The properties of metal/dioxygen species, which are key intermediates in oxidation catalysis, can be modulated by interaction with redox-inactive Lewis acids, but structural information about these adducts is scarce. Here we demonstrate that even mildly Lewis acidic alkali metal ions, which are typically viewed as innocent "spectators", bind strongly to a reactive cis-peroxo dicopper(II) intermediate. Unprecedented structural insight has now been obtained from X-ray crystallographic characterization of the "bare" CuII2(μ-η1:η1-O2) motif and its Li+, Na+, and K+ complexes. UV-vis, Raman, and electrochemical studies show that the binding persists in MeCN solution, growing stronger in proportion to the cation's Lewis acidity. The affinity for Li+ is surprisingly high (∼70 × 104 M-1), leading to Li+ extraction from its crown ether complex. Computational analysis indicates that the alkali ions influence the entire Cu-OO-Cu core, modulating the degree of charge transfer from copper to dioxygen. This induces significant changes in the electronic, magnetic, and electrochemical signatures of the Cu2O2 species. These findings have far-reaching implications for analyses of transient metal/dioxygen intermediates, which are often studied in situ, and they may be relevant to many (bio)chemical oxidation processes when considering the widespread presence of alkali cations in synthetic and natural environments.
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- Alexander Brinkmeier
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tamannstrasse 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tamannstrasse 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) & Department de Química, Universitat de Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tamannstrasse 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tamannstrasse 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tamannstrasse 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) & Department de Química, Universitat de Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain.,ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tamannstrasse 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.,International Center for Advanced Studies of Energy Conversion (ICASEC), University of Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Standoff pump-probe photothermal detection of hazardous chemicals. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15053. [PMID: 32929139 PMCID: PMC7490358 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71937-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A novel pump-probe Photothermal methodology using Quartz Tuning Fork (QTF) detector has been demonstrated for the first time. A tunable mid-IR Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) and a CW fixed wavelength visible laser have been used as the pump and probe beam respectively. The developed Photothermal (PT) technique is based on Quartz Tuning Fork (QTF) detector for the detection of hazardous/explosive molecules adsorbed on plastic surface and also in aerosols form. PT spectra of various trace molecules in the fingerprinting mid- infrared spectral band 7–9 µm from distance of 25 m have been recorded. The PT spectra of explosives RDX, TNT and Acetone have been recorded at very low quantities. Acetone is the precursor of explosive Tri-Acetone Tri-Phosphate (TATP). The experimentations using pump and probe lasers, exhibit detection sensitivity of less than 5 μg/cm2 for RDX, TNT powders and of ~ 200 nl quantity for Nitrobenzene (NB) and Acetone (in liquid form) adsorbed on surfaces, from a distance of ~ 25 m. The sensitivity of the same order achieved from a distance of 15 m by using only a mid-IR tunable pump laser coupled to QTF detector. Thus the pump-probe PT technique is more sensitive in comparison to single tunable QCL pump beam technique and it is better suited for standoff detection of hazardous chemicals for homeland security as well as for forensic applications.
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Pacheco-Londoño LC, Ruiz-Caballero JL, Ramírez-Cedeño ML, Infante-Castillo R, Gálan-Freyle NJ, Hernández-Rivera SP. Surface Persistence of Trace Level Deposits of Highly Energetic Materials. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24193494. [PMID: 31561514 PMCID: PMC6804148 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24193494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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In the fields of Security and Defense, explosive traces must be analyzed at the sites of the terrorist events. The persistence on surfaces of these traces depends on the sublimation processes and the interactions with the surfaces. This study presents evidence that the sublimation process of these traces on stainless steel (SS) surfaces is very different than in bulk quantities. The enthalpies of sublimation of traces of four highly energetic materials: triacetone triperoxide (TATP), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), and 1,3,5- trinitrohexahydro-s-triazine (RDX) deposited on SS substrates were determined by optical fiber coupled-grazing angle probe Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. These were compared with enthalpies of sublimation determined by thermal gravimetric analysis for bulk amounts and differences between them were found. The sublimation enthalpy of RDX was very different for traces than for bulk quantities, attributed to two main factors. First, the beta-RDX phase was present at trace levels, unlike the case of bulk amounts which consisted only of the alpha-RDX phase. Second, an interaction between the RDX and SS was found. This interaction energy was determined using grazing angle FTIR microscopy. In the case of DNT and TNT, bulk and traces enthalpies were statistically similar, but it is evidenced that at the level of traces a metastable phase was observed. Finally, for TATP the enthalpies were statistically identical, but a non-linear behavior and a change of heat capacity values different from zero was found for both trace and bulk phases.
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- Leonardo C Pacheco-Londoño
- R3-C Research and Education Component of ALERT DHS Center of Excellence for Explosives Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USA.
- School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, 080020 Atlantico, Colombia.
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- R3-C Research and Education Component of ALERT DHS Center of Excellence for Explosives Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USA.
- Joseph Smith & Sons Inc., Capitol Heights, MD 20743, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
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- R3-C Research and Education Component of ALERT DHS Center of Excellence for Explosives Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USA.
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- R3-C Research and Education Component of ALERT DHS Center of Excellence for Explosives Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USA.
- School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, 080020 Atlantico, Colombia.
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- R3-C Research and Education Component of ALERT DHS Center of Excellence for Explosives Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00681, USA.
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Vodochodský O, Jalový Z, Matyáš R, Novotná M. Determination of Triacetone Triperoxide and Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine in Various Matrices Using Infrared Spectroscopy. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 73:195-202. [PMID: 30345789 DOI: 10.1177/0003702818811911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The method for quantitative analysis of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) in different matrices is presented. The method is suitable for polymer, plastic, or cellulose matrices. It is based on dissolving, or extraction of, peroxide in the solvent and measurement in cuvettes using the Fourier transform infrared technique. These methods may be useful in analytical techniques of explosive detection and determination.
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- Ondřej Vodochodský
- 1 University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- 1 University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- 1 University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- 2 University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Central Laboratories, Laboratory of Infra-Red and Raman Spectroscopy, Prague, Czech Republic
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Zapata F, Ferreiro-González M, García-Ruiz C. Interpreting the near infrared region of explosives. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 204:81-87. [PMID: 29906648 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The NIR spectra from 1000 to 2500 nm of 18 different explosives, propellant powders and energetic salts were collected and interpreted. NIR spectroscopy is known to provide information about the combination bands and overtones of highly anharmonic vibrations as those occurring in XH bonds (CH, NH and OH). Particularly intense and complex were the bands corresponding to the first combination region (2500-1900 nm) and first overtone stretching mode (2ν) of CH and NH bonds (1750-1450 nm). Inorganic oxidizing salts including sodium/potassium nitrate, sodium/potassium chlorate, and sodium/potassium perchlorate displayed low intense or no NIR bands.
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- Félix Zapata
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Police Sciences University Research Institute (IUICP), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cadiz, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), IVAGRO, P.O. Box 40, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Police Sciences University Research Institute (IUICP), Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Taha YM, Saowapon MT, Osthoff HD. Detection of triacetone triperoxide by thermal decomposition peroxy radical chemical amplification coupled to cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:4203-4212. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1072-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zapata F, García-Ruiz C. Determination of Nanogram Microparticles from Explosives after Real Open-Air Explosions by Confocal Raman Microscopy. Anal Chem 2016; 88:6726-33. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b00927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Félix Zapata
- Department of Analytical
Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and University
Institute of Research in Police Sciences (IUICP), University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical
Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and University
Institute of Research in Police Sciences (IUICP), University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.6, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Galán-Freyle NJ, Pacheco-Londoño LC, Figueroa-Navedo AM, Hernandez-Rivera SP. Standoff detection of highly energetic materials using laser-induced thermal excitation of infrared emission. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 69:535-544. [PMID: 25811843 DOI: 10.1366/14-07501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A laser-mediated methodology for standoff infrared detection of threat chemicals is described in this article. Laser-induced thermal emissions (LITE) from vibrationally excited residue of highly energetic material (HEM) deposited on substrates were detected remotely. Telescope-based Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy measurements were carried out on substrates containing small amounts of HEM at surface concentrations of 5-200 μg/cm(2). Target substrates of various thicknesses were heated remotely using a carbon dioxide laser, and their mid-infrared (mid-IR), thermally stimulated emission spectra were recorded after heating. The telescope was configured from reflective optical elements to minimize emission losses in the mid-IR frequencies. Spectral replicas were acquired at distances from 4 to 64 m using an FT-IR interferometer at 4 cm(-1) resolution. The laser power, laser exposure times, and acquisition time of the FT-IR interferometer were adjusted to improve the detection and identification of samples. The advantages of increasing the thermal emission were easily observed in the results. The signal intensities were proportional to the thickness of the coated surface (a function of the surface concentration) as well as the laser power and laser exposure time. The limits of detection obtained for the HEM studied were 140-21 μg/cm(2) at 4 m. Detection was achieved at 64 m for a surface concentration of 200 μg/cm(2).
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Katz G, Zybin S, Goddard WA, Zeiri Y, Kosloff R. Direct MD Simulations of Terahertz Absorption and 2D Spectroscopy Applied to Explosive Crystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:772-776. [PMID: 26274066 DOI: 10.1021/jz402801m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A direct molecular dynamics simulation of the THz spectrum of a molecular crystal is presented. A time-dependent electric field is added to a molecular dynamics simulation of a crystal slab. The absorption spectrum is composed from the energy dissipated calculated from a series of applied pulses characterized by a carrier frequency. The spectrum of crystalline cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) and triacetone triperoxide (TATP) were simulated with the ReaxFF force field. The proposed direct method avoids the linear response and harmonic approximations. A multidimensional extension of the spectroscopy is suggested and simulated based on the nonlinear response to a single polarized pulse of radiation in the perpendicular polarization direction.
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- G Katz
- †Fritz Haber Research Center for Molecular Dynamics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- ‡Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- ‡Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- ¶Chemistry Department, NRCN, P.O. Box 9001, Beer-Sheva 84190, Israel
- §Bio-Medical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- †Fritz Haber Research Center for Molecular Dynamics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Detection of Nitroaromatic and Peroxide Explosives in Air Using Infrared Spectroscopy: QCL and FTIR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1155/2013/532670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A methodology for processing spectroscopic information using a chemometrics-based analysis was designed and implemented in the detection of highly energetic materials (HEMs) in the gas phase at trace levels. The presence of the nitroaromatic HEM 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) and the cyclic organic peroxide triacetone triperoxide (TATP) in air was detected by chemometrics-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy. Several infrared experimental setups were tested using traditional heated sources (globar), modulated and nonmodulated FT-IR, and quantum cascade laser- (QCL-) based dispersive IR spectroscopy. The data obtained from the gas phase absorption experiments in the midinfrared (MIR) region were used for building the chemometrics models. Partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was used to generate pattern recognition schemes for trace amounts of explosives in air. The QCL-based methodology exhibited a better capacity of discrimination for the detected presence of HEM in air compared to other methodologies.
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Šebek J, Pele L, Potma EO, Gerber RB. Raman spectra of long chain hydrocarbons: anharmonic calculations, experiment and implications for imaging of biomembranes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:12724-33. [PMID: 21670823 DOI: 10.1039/c1cp20618d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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First-principles anharmonic vibrational calculations are carried out for the Raman spectrum of the C-H stretching bands in dodecane, and for the C-D bands in the deuterated molecule. The calculations use the Vibrational Self-Consistent Field (VSCF) algorithm. The results are compared with liquid-state experiments, after smoothing the isolated-molecule sharp-line computed spectra. Very good agreement between the computed and experimental results is found for the two systems. The combined theoretical and experimental results provide insights into the spectrum, elucidating the roles of symmetric and asymmetric CH(3) and CH(2) hydrogenic stretches. This is expected to be very useful for the interpretation of spectra of long-chain hydrocarbons. The results show that anharmonic effects on the spectrum are large. On the other hand, vibrational degeneracy effects seem to be rather modest at the resolution of the experiments. The degeneracy effects may have more pronounced manifestations in higher-resolution experiments. The results show that first-principles anharmonic vibrational calculations for hydrocarbons are feasible, in good agreement with experiment, opening the way for applications to many similar systems. The results may be useful for the analysis of CARS imaging of lipids, for which dodecane is a representative molecule. It is suggested that first-principles vibrational calculations may be useful also for CARS imaging of other systems.
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- Jiří Šebek
- Institute of Chemistry and The Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Brauer B, Pincu M, Buch V, Bar I, Simons JP, Gerber RB. Vibrational Spectra of α-Glucose, β-Glucose, and Sucrose: Anharmonic Calculations and Experiment. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:5859-72. [DOI: 10.1021/jp110043k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Brina Brauer
- Institute of Chemistry and The Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry and The Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Chemistry Department, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, U.K
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- Institute of Chemistry and The Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Meng K, Wang J. Anharmonic overtone and combination states of glycine and two model peptides examined by vibrational self-consistent field theory. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:2001-13. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp01177k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wackerbarth H, Salb C, Gundrum L, Niederkrüger M, Christou K, Beushausen V, Viöl W. Detection of explosives based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. APPLIED OPTICS 2010; 49:4362-4366. [PMID: 20697437 DOI: 10.1364/ao.49.004362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this study we present a device based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the detection of airborne explosives. The explosives are resublimated on a cooled nanostructured gold substrate. The explosives trinitrotoluene (TNT) and triacetone triperoxide (TATP) are used. The SERS spectrum of the explosives is analyzed. Thus, TNT is deposited from an acetonitrile solution on the gold substrate. In the case of TATP, first the bulk TATP Raman spectrum was recorded and compared with the SERS spectrum, generated by deposition out of the gas phase. The frequencies of the SERS spectrum are hardly shifted compared to the spectrum of bulk TATP. The influence of the nanostructured gold substrate temperature on the signals of TATP was studied. A decrease in temperature up to 200 K increased the intensities of the TATP bands in the SERS spectrum; below 200 K, the TATP fingerprint disappeared.
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- Hainer Wackerbarth
- Laser-Laboratorium Göttingen e.V., Photonic Sensor Technology, Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg 1, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Takenaka N, Koyano Y, Nagaoka M. Microscopic hydration mechanism in the ammonia dissolution process: Importance of the solute QM polarization. Chem Phys Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cimas A, Gaigeot MP. DFT-MD and vibrational anharmonicities of a phosphorylated amino acid. Success and failure. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:3501-10. [DOI: 10.1039/b924025j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cimas A, Maitre P, Ohanessian G, Gaigeot MP. Molecular Dynamics and Room Temperature Vibrational Properties of Deprotonated Phosphorylated Serine. J Chem Theory Comput 2009; 5:2388-400. [DOI: 10.1021/ct900179d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- A. Cimas
- Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l’Environnement, UMR8587 CNRS, Université d’Evry val d’Essonne, boulevard F. Mitterrand, Bat. Maupertuis, 91025 Evry Cedex, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Université Paris Sud 11, UMR8000 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, bâtiment 350, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France, and Laboratoire des Mécanismes réactionnels, Département de Chimie, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l’Environnement, UMR8587 CNRS, Université d’Evry val d’Essonne, boulevard F. Mitterrand, Bat. Maupertuis, 91025 Evry Cedex, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Université Paris Sud 11, UMR8000 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, bâtiment 350, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France, and Laboratoire des Mécanismes réactionnels, Département de Chimie, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l’Environnement, UMR8587 CNRS, Université d’Evry val d’Essonne, boulevard F. Mitterrand, Bat. Maupertuis, 91025 Evry Cedex, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Université Paris Sud 11, UMR8000 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, bâtiment 350, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France, and Laboratoire des Mécanismes réactionnels, Département de Chimie, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l’Environnement, UMR8587 CNRS, Université d’Evry val d’Essonne, boulevard F. Mitterrand, Bat. Maupertuis, 91025 Evry Cedex, France, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Université Paris Sud 11, UMR8000 CNRS, Faculté des sciences, bâtiment 350, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France, and Laboratoire des Mécanismes réactionnels, Département de Chimie, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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Willer U, Schade W. Photonic sensor devices for explosive detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 395:275-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2934-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2009] [Revised: 06/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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