Direct partial oxidation of methane, ethane, and propane to their respective trifluoroacetate esters is achieved by a homogeneous hypervalent iodine(III) complex in non-superacidic (trifluoroacetic acid) solvent. The reaction is highly selective for ester formation (>99%). In the case of ethane, greater than 0.5 M EtTFA can be achieved. Preliminary kinetic analysis and density functional calcul...

Three solid-state supramolecular structures were obtained by inclusion complexation of p-sulfonatocalix[5]arene with 1,2-bis(4,40-methylpyridinium)ethane, 1,2-bis(4,40aminopyridinium)ethane and 1,4-bis(pyridinium)butane. All three complexes have been thoroughly examined from the aspects of binding mode, stoichiometry and extended structure. Effects of guest molecules, especially spacers and ter...

We use the newly introduced spanning stress tensor trajectory $U_{\sigma}$-space construction within next generation quantum theory of atoms in molecules (NG-QTAIM) for a chirality investigation singly and doubly substituted ethane with halogen substituents: F, Cl, Br. A lack achiral character was discovered ethane. The resultant axial bond critical point (BCP) sliding responded more strongly t...

The title compound, [(1-{4-[2-(2,4-di-hydroxy-phen-yl)diazen-1-yl]phen-yl}ethyl-idene)amino]-thio-urea, 1,1,2,2-tetra-chloro-ethane monosolvate, C15H15N5O2S·C2H2Cl4, was prepared from 4-(4-acetyl-phenyl-diazendi-yl)resorcinol and thio-semicarbazide and recrystallized from mixed solvents of tetra-chloro-ethane and n-hexane. 1H NMR and X-ray diffraction data are in support of the thione tautomeri...

An energy decomposition analysis (EDA) for single chemical bonds is presented within the framework of Kohn-Sham density functional theory based on spin projection equations that are exact within wave function theory. Chemical bond energies can then be understood in terms of stabilization caused by spin-coupling augmented by dispersion, polarization, and charge transfer in competition with desta...