Abstract This study aimed to evaluate decomposition and release of C and of N from the litter of forest Caatinga species in the humification phase, as well as to estimate the residence time of C and N. Litter decomposition of the species was evaluated in 2014/2015 in the municipality of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil, using a method of the litter bags at 270; 300; 330; and 360 day. Litter from species of the Fabaceae family presented different decomposition groups, suggesting that decomposition was more influenced by the C/N ratio than N concentration only. The N release was 6.25% greater than the release of C. C will remain in the litter for more time, while N will be almost totally released in approximately 1.14 years. The species litter decomposition were shared, suggesting that the nutrients cycling is fundamental in the preservation of the Caatinga, mainly due to the longer residence time of C.

Gráficos de escores de PC1 e PC2 mostram como as geometrias calculadas dependem de características da função de onda molecular dos cis- e trans- difluoro e dicloroetilenos. PC1 e PC2 separam os resultados obtidos com e sem funções de polarização e com e sem a inclusão de correlação eletrônica. A qualidade das geometrias experimentais é analisada projetando-as nos gráficos dos escores. Usando este procedimento, a geometria de Takeo obtida a partir de transições de microondas não se compara com nenhuma dos cálculos ab initio para o cis-C2H2Cl2 , ao passo que a geometria de Schäfer obtida por espectroscopia de difração de elétrons está em boa concordância com aquelas de cálculos MP2/cc-pVDZ, MP2/cc-aug-pvDZ and CCD/cc-pVDZ.

PC1 and PC2 score graphs show how calculated molecular geometries depend on characteristics of the molecular wave-functions of cis- and trans- difluoro- and dichloroethylene. PC1 and PC2 separate the results obtained with or without polarization functions and with or without the inclusion of electronic correlation. The quality of the experimental geometries are analyzed projecting them on the PC score graphs. Using this procedure, Takeo's geometry obtained from microwave transitions does not compares with any of the ab initio calculations for cis-C2H2Cl2 , whereas Schäfer's geometry obtaines from gas electron diffraction spectroscopy is in good agreement with the MP2/cc-pVDZ, MP2/cc-aug-pVDZ and CCD/cc-pVDZ calculations.

This work reviews some applications of ab initio molecular orbital calculations to the elucidation of structures of interstellar molecules. The case of the CnNH (n=1, 3 and 5 ) carbenes is extensively analyzed and discussed. Theoretical conformational analysis and predicted values for the rotational constants and dipole moments of the singlet state of C5NH are reported for the first time and a comparison is performed with results previously obtained for C3NH and CNH.