Are the reduction and oxidation properties of nitrocompounds dissolved in water different from those produced when adsorbed on a silica surface? A DFT M05-2X computational study

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computational chemistry. - 1984. - 36(2015), 14 vom: 30. Mai, Seite 1029-35
1. Verfasser: Sviatenko, Liudmyla K (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Isayev, Olexandr, Gorb, Leonid, Hill, Frances C, Leszczynska, Danuta, Leszczynski, Jerzy
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of computational chemistry
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. adsorption nitrocompounds oxidation reduction silica Environmental Pollutants Nitrogen Compounds mehr... Water 059QF0KO0R Silicon Dioxide 7631-86-9
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The reduction and oxidation properties of four nitrocompounds (trinitrotoluene [TNT], 2,4-dinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitroanisole, and 5-nitro-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one [NTO]) dissolved in water as compared with the same properties for compounds adsorbed on a silica surface were studied. To consider the influence of adsorption, cluster models were developed at the M05/tzvp level. A hydroxylated silica (001) surface was chosen to represent a key component of soil. The PCM(Pauling) and SMD solvation models were used to model water bulk influence. The following properties were analyzed: electron affinity, ionization potential, reduction Gibbs free energy, oxidation Gibbs free energy, and reduction and oxidation potentials. It was found that adsorption and solvation decrease gas phase electron affinity, ionization potential, and Gibbs free energy of reduction and oxidation, and thus, promote redox transformation of nitrocompounds. However, in case of solvation, the changes are more significant than for adsorption. This means that nitrocompounds dissolved in water are easier to transform by reduction or oxidation than adsorbed ones. Among the considered compounds, TNT was found to be the most reactive in an electron attachment process and the least reactive for an electron detachment transformation. During ionization, a deprotonation of adsorbed NTO was found to occur
Beschreibung:Date Completed 02.11.2015
Date Revised 28.04.2015
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1096-987X
DOI:10.1002/jcc.23878