Editor's In-Basket - Chemistry - Memorial University of Newfoundland
Editor's In-Basket - Chemistry - Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Dear Colleagues,<br />
Matrix Isolation Digest by Electronic Mail<br />
A free electronic publication sent out on behalf <strong>of</strong> the<br />
international matrix isolation community.<br />
Friday, December 1, 2006<br />
First I would like to introduce myself. My name is Travis Fridgen and I am<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong> at <strong>Memorial</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Newfoundland</strong> in<br />
<strong>Newfoundland</strong> and Labrador, Canada. I started receiving MIDE immediately after the<br />
1995 Gordon Conference in Plymouth, NH which I attended as a graduate student with<br />
Mark Parnis. <strong>In</strong> my experience Werner’s newsletter has been an invaluable resource in<br />
keeping me up to date with happenings in the matrix isolation community worldwide<br />
since its inception in 1991. Werner’s “Editor’s <strong>In</strong>-<strong>Basket</strong>” has been priceless in<br />
compiling the most recent publications from edition to edition. I don’t think that I am<br />
alone in missing this valuable source <strong>of</strong> information recently, especially since there are<br />
currently well over 350 subscribers to MIDE.<br />
I am currently setting up labs to spectroscopically probe ions and solvated ions in<br />
both the gas and matrix isolated phases. As such, I wanted to ensure that MIDE<br />
continues. <strong>In</strong> consultation with Werner and a few others in the matrix community I<br />
decided to set up a website which is dedicated to the matrix isolation community<br />
(http://www.chem.mun.ca/mi/) and to continue MIDE. I would like to thank Marilyn<br />
Jacox for the idea and content for the title webpage. I would also like to invite everyone<br />
to explore the website and submit comments and ideas for the website as I consider it to<br />
be a work in progress. The more ideas the better it can serve you. There is a “Contact”<br />
tab which you can use to make suggestions. Also, there is a tab containing a list <strong>of</strong><br />
researchers in the matrix isolation community which you can sort by name, institution or<br />
country. Please ensure that your webpage is listed. If it isn’t there and you would like it<br />
linked, please go to the Contact tab and submit your information and I will add it as soon<br />
as possible. As well, if any <strong>of</strong> your students or colleagues would like to receive the<br />
MIDE newsletter please use the Contact tab and I will add them to the list for the next<br />
mailing.<br />
The Editor’s <strong>In</strong>-<strong>Basket</strong> will continue and follows in this edition for publications<br />
that appeared roughly in the month <strong>of</strong> October and early November. I will admit it is<br />
very likely not complete and is mainly to serve as an example <strong>of</strong> what the <strong>In</strong>-<strong>Basket</strong> will<br />
look like. I plan to put out the newsletter roughly monthly and include any news that has<br />
been submitted by you. The <strong>In</strong>-<strong>Basket</strong> will only include publications which have been<br />
submitted, by you! To submit the reference to your paper here is a link on the main<br />
webpage “MIDE Submissions” which will allow you to submit, preferably, the “digital<br />
object identifier” (DOI) for the paper which will allow people to simply click the link and<br />
be connected to your paper directly from the MIDE newsletter. Alternatively, you can<br />
submit the full details <strong>of</strong> the reference but I cannot promise to have time to find the DOI<br />
information so there may not be a live link to your paper unless you submit the DOI. I<br />
will archive all new editions <strong>of</strong> MIDE on the webpage in both .pdf and .htm format.<br />
There will also be a link to all <strong>of</strong> the previous editions <strong>of</strong> MIDE.<br />
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I hope that you enjoy the webpage and new format <strong>of</strong> MIDE. Again, I strongly<br />
urge you to submit any ideas you have, submit any news you want published (jobs <strong>of</strong>fers,<br />
tips, etc.) in the next issue, and <strong>of</strong> course submit the references to your papers for the<br />
Editor’s <strong>In</strong>-<strong>Basket</strong> because<br />
Sincerely Yours<br />
Travis D. Fridgen<br />
A Message from Werner<br />
Dear Colleagues,<br />
“If news about YOUR research is missing -<br />
it is because YOU did not submit it”<br />
I have been taking care <strong>of</strong> MIDE for close to 15 years, and you all have noticed<br />
that I have found less and less time for it. Not that I have left the field, but new duties<br />
required a shifting <strong>of</strong> priorities. MIDE has been a source <strong>of</strong> information for many <strong>of</strong> us,<br />
has spread the news about conferences, job opportunities and our activities - it is dearly<br />
needed. And I was sad that I am no longer able to provide the kind <strong>of</strong> service I would<br />
appreciate myself. Thus I am glad, delighted and thankful that Travis has volunteered to<br />
pick up the torch and will provide a new and improved version <strong>of</strong> MIDE - including<br />
setting up a website. Please let us all assist him by sending in our references and news.<br />
There is an unsent pile <strong>of</strong> references <strong>of</strong> matrix work covering the last two years in my<br />
computer. I will sort the data over the Christmas break and mail it to Travis for<br />
dissemination.<br />
With my best wishes to all <strong>of</strong> you,<br />
Werner Klotzbücher<br />
Upcoming Conferences<br />
Gordon Conference on the Physics and <strong>Chemistry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Matrix Isolated Species<br />
July 15-20, 2007, Bates College, Lewiston, ME<br />
http://www.grc.org/programs/2007/matriso.htm<br />
Gordon Conference on Gaseous Ions: Structures, Energetics and Reactions<br />
February 25-March 2, 2007, Ventura Beach Marriott, Ventura, CA<br />
http://www.grc.org/programs/2007/gaseous.htm<br />
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Editor’s <strong>In</strong>-<strong>Basket</strong><br />
The search for these papers was done on November 20 th and I tried to limit it to the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> October until November 20 th . It is likely that this list is not complete. If<br />
your work from this period does not show up here please submit it through the website<br />
and I will include it in the next issue <strong>of</strong> MIDE. I would like to suggest a deadline <strong>of</strong><br />
December 20 th , 2006 for the next issue <strong>of</strong> MIDE which could be sent in the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
January. If you happen to miss a deadline which I will post in every MIDE issue, then<br />
simply submit it for the issue following. This is a pretty informal publication.<br />
“<strong>In</strong>frared Spectra <strong>of</strong> the M(NO)n (M = Sn, Pb; n = 1, 2) and PbNO- Molecules”<br />
Qiang Xu and Ling Jiang<br />
<strong>In</strong>org. Chem.; 2006; 45(21) pp 8648 – 8654;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic061105r<br />
“UV Photolysis Products <strong>of</strong> Propiolic Acid in Noble-Gas Solids”<br />
Esa Isoniemi, Leonid Khriachtchev, Maarit Makkonen, and Markku Räsänen<br />
J. Phys. Chem. A; 2006; 110(40) pp 11479 – 11487;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp062080k<br />
“<strong>In</strong>frared Spectra <strong>of</strong> the (AgCO)2 and AgnCO (n = 2-4) Molecules in Rare-Gas Matrices”<br />
Ling Jiang and Qiang Xu<br />
J. Phys. Chem. A; 2006; 110(40) pp 11488 – 11493;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp064129s<br />
“Vibrational Spectra and Structures <strong>of</strong> H2O-NO, HDO-NO, and D2O-NO Complexes. An IR Matrix<br />
Isolation and DFT Study”<br />
Nadia Dozova, Lahouari Krim, M. Esmaïl Alikhani, and Nelly Lacome<br />
J. Phys. Chem. A; 2006; 110(41) pp 11617 – 11626;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0625614<br />
“Comparisons <strong>of</strong> Photoinduced Oxidative Addition <strong>of</strong> B-H, B-B, and Si-H Bonds at Rhodium (5cuclopentadienyl)phosphine<br />
Centers”<br />
Marius V. Câmpian, Jeremy L. Harris, Naser Jasim, Robin N. Perutz, Todd B. Marder, and Adrian C.<br />
Whitwood<br />
Organometallics; 2006; 25(21) pp 5093 - 5104;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om060500m<br />
“Counterpoise corrected geometries <strong>of</strong> hydrated complexes”<br />
Anna L. Garden et al.,<br />
J. Chem. Phys.; 2006; 125 (14), 144317;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2357932<br />
“Trapping evidence for the thermal cyclization <strong>of</strong> di-(o-acetylphenyl)acetylene to 3,3'-dimethyl-1,1'biisobenz<strong>of</strong>uran”<br />
Charles P Casey, Neil A Strotman, Ilia A Guzei<br />
Beilstein Journal <strong>of</strong> Organic <strong>Chemistry</strong>; 2005; 1:18 (9 December 2005)<br />
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-1-18<br />
“<strong>In</strong>trinsic Dinitrogen Activation at Bare Metal Atoms”<br />
Hans-Jörg Himmel, Markus Reiher<br />
Angewandte Chemie-<strong>In</strong>ternational Edition; 2006; 45(38) pp 6264-6288;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200502892<br />
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“<strong>In</strong>tra- vs. intermolecular hydrogen bonding: dimers <strong>of</strong> alpha-hydroxyesters with methanol”<br />
Nicole Borho, Martin A. Suhm, Katia Le Barbu-Debus and Anne Zehnacker<br />
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.; 2006; 8(38) pp 4449-4460;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b609725a<br />
“Molecular Structure, <strong>In</strong>frared Spectrum, and Photochemistry <strong>of</strong> Squaric Acid Dimethyl Ester in Solid<br />
Argon”<br />
S. Breda, I. Reva, L. Lapinski, and R. Fausto<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Physical <strong>Chemistry</strong> A; 2006; 110(38) pp 11034 - 11045;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0632485<br />
“Ab initio description <strong>of</strong> the ground and excited states <strong>of</strong> cyanogen isomers”<br />
Rajat K. Chaudhuri, S.L.N.G. Krishnamachari and Karl F. Freed<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Molecular Structure-Theochem; 2006; 768(1-3) pp 119-126;<br />
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theochem.2006.05.019<br />
“Hydrogen bonding <strong>of</strong> radicals: <strong>In</strong>teraction <strong>of</strong> dimethyl ether with HOO, HOOH, and HOO−”<br />
Mohammad Solimannejad and Steve Scheiner<br />
Chemical Physics Letters; 2006; 429(1-3) pp 38-42;<br />
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2006.08.042<br />
“UV-induced photochemistry <strong>of</strong> methyl coumalate (methyl 2-pyrone-5-carboxylate) isolated in lowtemperature<br />
inert matrices”<br />
I.D. Reva, M.J. Nowak, L. Lapinski and R. Fausto<br />
Chemical Physics Letters; 2006; 429(4-6) pp 382-388;<br />
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2006.08.061<br />
“A density functional study on iodine dioxide–water complexes”<br />
Weigang Wang, Ma<strong>of</strong>a Ge and Dianxun Wang<br />
Chemical Physics; 2006; 328(1-3) pp 165-172;<br />
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2006.06.034<br />
“Photochromism and polarization spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> p-methyl(thiobenzoyl)acetone” Alexander Gorski,<br />
Yevgen Posokhov, Bjarke K.V. Hansen, Jens Spanget-Larsen, Jan Jasny, Fritz Duus, Poul Erik Hansen and<br />
Jacek Waluk<br />
Chemical Physics; 2006; 328(1-3) pp205-215;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2006.06.033<br />
“Density functional study on the ClCO + NO2 reaction”<br />
A. Lesar, M. Bončina and M. Hodošček<br />
Chemical Physics; 2006; 328(1-3) pp 363-370;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2006.07.026<br />
“<strong>In</strong>frared spectra and structure <strong>of</strong> water clusters trapped in argon and krypton matrices”<br />
Shinichi Hirabayashi and Koichi M.T. Yamada<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Molecular Structure; 2006; 795(1-3) pp 78-83;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2006.02.019<br />
“Thiol-thione tautomerism in 2-pyridinethione: Effect <strong>of</strong> hydration”<br />
Aiping Fu, Hongliang Li and Dongmei Du<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Molecular Structure-Theochem; 2006; 767(1-3) pp 51-60;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theochem.2006.04.025<br />
“A study <strong>of</strong> interaction between hydrogen peroxide and silica gel by FTIR spectroscopy and quantum<br />
chemistry”<br />
Jacek Żeglin´ski, Grzegorz P. Piotrowski and Ryszard Piękos´<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Molecular Structure; 2006; 794(1-3) pp 83-91;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2006.01.043<br />
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“Conformational cooling and conformation selective aggregation in dimethyl sulfite isolated in solid rare<br />
gases”<br />
Ana Borba, Andrea Gómez-Zavaglia and Rui Fausto<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Molecular Structure; 2006; 794(1-3) 196-203;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2006.02.005<br />
“Trimers and tetramers <strong>of</strong> MH and MH3 (M = Al, Ga): Theoretical study”<br />
Jerzy Moc, Karolina Bober and Krzyszt<strong>of</strong> Mierzwicki<br />
Chemical Physics; 2006; 327(2-3) pp 247-260;<br />
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2006.04.015<br />
E-Mail Problems<br />
I will post any problems with e-mails on the MIDE link so that problems can be<br />
fixed immediately (http://www.chem.mun.ca/mi/mide.php). I will also post any<br />
problems that have not been rectified in the next issue <strong>of</strong> MIDE.<br />
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