Recently, a combined laser ablation and density functional theory study (Jiang and Xu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8906) claimed the existence of the long-sought 18-electron member of the first-row transition metal carbonyl complex, Zn(CO)(3). In this paper, we systematically investigate the thermodynamic and kinetic stability of Zn(CO)(3) towards CO-extrusion at the BP86, B3PW91, BPW91, PBEPB...

A complementary experimental and modeling study is reported here for nucleation of manganese oxide nanoparticles in premixed stagnation flames. The current synthesis occurs at relatively high flame temperature low precursor loading. Thermodynamic analysis based on the postulated process, Mn(g) + O2(g) ? MnO(s), carried out to quantify supersaturation potential impacts Kelvin effect particle for...

This review attempts to provide an overview of the interconnected industrial changes associated with compliance with the exhaust emission standards of the Clean Air Act of 1970. To understand the complex nature of air pollution problems, Federal legislation, and compliance with this legislation requires an understanding of automotive technology, petroleum refining, atmospheric chemistry and phy...

Investigation of the photophysical and photochemical properties of d transition metals, e.g. Ru(II), Re(I) or Os(II), complexes with heteroaromatic diimine ligands (N∩N) is one of the main topics of modern inorganic physical chemistry. In general, the excited state behaviour of such compounds is governed by the interplay between the metal-to-ligand (MLCT) charge-transfer and intra-ligand excite...