The structure and harmonic vibrational frequencies of the weakly bound complexes formed by HF with CO,CO2 and N2O

The structure and harmonic vibrational frequencies of several weakly bound complexes formed by HF are reported. Theab initio MP2 approach is used with large basis sets for the optimisation of geometries and the determination of harmonic frequencies. COHF and OCHF are examined; both are found to be minima, with the latter being the dominant structure. The linear OCOHF andT shaped OCOFH are studied, but only the linear structure is a minimum. N₂OHF has two minima on the surface corresponding to bent NNOHF and linear ONNHF structures.     

Molecular and Supramolecular Structures of a Nickel(II)–Copper(II)–Nickel(II) Trinuclear Complex Containing a New Macrocyclic Oxamido Complex Ligand

The title complex, [Cu(NiL)₂(H₂O)₂](ClO₄)₂, has been obtained by self-assembly, where [NiL] is a new macrocyclic oxamido complex ligand. In the crystal, a new kind of supramolecular interaction between the carbon atoms of the oxamido group of each [NiL] complex ligand in a [Cu(NiL)₂(H₂O)₂]^{2 +} cation and the oxygen atom of one of the ester carbonyls of another [Cu(NiL)₂(H₂O)₂]^{2 +} cation, and C—HO, O—HO and interactions are observed and link the trinuclear fragments and perchlorate ions to form a 3D supramolecular network.     

Hydrogen-bonded complexes involving HF and HCl: the effects of electron correlation and anharmonicity

Calculations on the hydrogen-bonded complexes HCNHF, H₂OHF, ClCNHCl and (CH₃)₂OHCl are reported. SCF harmonic values for the HF and HCl frequency shifts are in considerable disagreement with experiment, by as much as 100 cm^–1. Calculations at the MP2 (harmonic) level yield improved agreement with experiment, reducing discrepancies to the order of 10 cm^–1. We have also calculated all the cubic and quartic force constants for HCNHF at the SCF level, so that the anharmonic constants, x _rs can be evaluated. Although x ₁₁ (v ₁=H-F stretch) is large and negative, it is more than compensated by a positive x ₁₆ (v ₆=NH-F bend), so that the anharmonic correction to v ₁ is small and positive. The validity of these anharmonistudies is examined.     

A quantum chemical study of the hydrogen bonding in the CO2⋯HF and N2O⋯HF complexes

Summary Quantum chemical ab initio calculations have been performed for the complex CO₂HF and N₂OHF. The interaction energies were computed through fourth order MBPT and were corrected for basis set superposition errors. Extended polarized basis sets were used which are constructed to give accurate values for electric moments and polarizabilities. The complex NNOHF was found to be bent, while OCOHF is linear, in agreement with experiment. The MBPT calculations give evidence for a second linear isomeric structure FHNNO, a possibility which has also been suggested by recent experimental data. The computed binding energies are: 2.5 kcal/mol for OCOHF, 2.4 kcal/mol for NNOHF, and 3.0 kcal/mol for FHNNO. At the SCF level, the FHNNO complex is less stable than NNOHF, but correlation has a large effect on the geometry and energetics of the latter complex. The NNOHF complex seems to be a system where the positive intramolecular correlation correction prevails over the negative intermolecular component.     

Synthesis and X-ray structural analysis of a unique Co-crystallization complex of [NaSal]2DB24C8 and [KSal]2DB24C8

Sodium salicylate (NaSal where Sal=2-hydroxybenzoate), when mixed with dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8) yields a bimetallic complex [NaSal]₂DB24C8 in most polar organic media, while potassium salicylate (KSal) under similar conditions shows a tendency to yield 11 or 21 complexes depending upon medium or synthesis. However, the presence of both NaSal and KSal together results in a unique mixed cation complex of composition NaKSal₂DB24C8. This product melts sharply (190-92°C) without decomposition, displays IR spectral characteristics comparable to those of [Na(Sal)]₂DB24C8, and is stable in aqueous media as shown by the detectable cation effect on the UV absorption bands of Sal and DB24C8. Single crystal X-ray analysis of NaK(Sal)₂DB24C8 reveals that the system represents a co-crystallization complex of individual (KSal)₂DB24C8 and (NaSal)₂DB24C8 molecules. The crystals are monoclinic,P2₁/c,a=19.976(2) Å,b=9.031(1) Å,c=25.541(5) Å,=122.065(9)°, ų,T=298 K,Z=2+2, CuK =1.5418 Å, and 2 (2.5°–100°). FinalR factor for the 3012 observed reflections (F>3) is 0.092. Both the Na₂- and K₂-molecules possess crystallographic centers of symmetry with one metal and its associated anion on each side of the crown ring. However, the conformations of the crowns are very different in the two molecules, with the K₂-crown being nearly planar and the Na₂-crown being quite puckered. Four oxygen atoms from the DB24C8 (KO, 2.680–2.908 Å) and three carboxyl oxygen atoms (KO, 2.472–2.708 Å) from separate salicylate ions coordinate with each potassium. Three oxygens from the crown (NaO, 2.536–2.65 Å) and three carboxyl oxygens (NaO, 2.31–2.563 Å) coordinate with each sodium. The salicylate ions lie on opposite sides and nearly perpendicular (77.2°, Na₂-molecule; 82.7° K₂-molecule) to each crown but coordinate to both of the metal ions within a molecule. The K⁺K⁺ and Na⁺Na⁺ distances in the respective molecules are 3.95 and 3.34 Å. Supplementary Data relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82044 (18 pages).     

IR-Spectroscopic investigation of the hydration of tetrabutylammonium bromide in methylene chloride

The concentration dependence of the H₂O spectra in solutions of tetrabutylammonium bromide Bu₄NBr in methylene chloride was investigated by IR-spectroscopy. At low salt and H₂O concentrations the equilibrium: Br _f ^– +HOH_fBr^–HOH dominates where f indicates free or not hydrogen-bonded Br^– and H₂O. With increasing salt content, Br^–H–O–HBr^– complexes are present in addition. At high salt and H₂O content, including the saturated aqueous Bu₄NBr solution, H-bonded cyclic dimers seem to be important.Presented at the sixth Italian meeting on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis (AICAT) held in Naples. December 4–7, 1984.     

Crystal and molecular structure analysis of flutamide. Bifurcated helicoidal C-H ⋯ O hydrogen bonds

Crystal structure determination and semiempirical AM1 and PM3 calculations were performed on flutamide {2-methyl-N[4 nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] propamide}, a powerful nonsteroidal androgen antagonist. The molecule is almost planar apart from CF₃, NO₂, and CH₃ groups. The NO₂ plane makes an angle of 36.3(4) with the least-square plane of the phenyl ring. The molecules are intermolecularly linked by one N-H O and one C-H O hydrogen bonds. A bifurcated helicoidal hydrogen bond network is formed by the intermolecular C-H O hydrogen bond together with another intramolecular C-H O hydrogen bond. The calculated structures are in good agreement with the crystallographic conformations. AM1 is more accurate for predicting the intramolecular C-H O hydrogen bond while PM3 gives a better geometry for the crowded nitro group. AM1 and PM3 charges of benzenic hydrogens are used to predict the propensity of these atoms to form hydrogen bonds. The noncentrosymmetric space group of the crystal (Pna2₁), the calculated dipole moment (8.88 D), and the calculated angle between molecular dipoles and the twofold axis (–49) close to the optimal value (54.7) indicate that flutamide might be a possible candidate for nonlinear optical material.     

Mutual Weakening of Hydrogen Bonds Between Hydrogen Fluoride and Proton Donors

The mutual effect of hydrogen bonds in BHF(HHal) _n complexes (Hal = F, Cl, Br, I; B = –, CH₃CN, NH₃; n = 1-3) was examined using the self-consistent field ab initio approach (6-31++G(d,p) and ECP-HW). When two and three equivalent H bonds are formed from the lone electron pairs of the fluorine atom of the HF molecule, the mutual weakening effect is 17% and 28%, respectively. The coefficients of the mutual effects of hydrogen bonds in HF(HHal)₂ and H₂O(HHal)₂ bridges are close in magnitude.     

The First New Hydrogen-Bonded Heterohexanuclear Complex [(salen)Cu]4[(salen)Fe(H2O)2]2(ClO4)2: Molecular and Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties

The preparation, magnetic properties, and crystal structure of [(salen)Cu]₄[(salen)Fe(H₂O)₂]₂(ClO₄)₂ via hydrogen bonding are described [salen=N,N-ethylenebis (salicylideneiminate)]. Crystals are triclinic, of space group , with cell constants a=12.853(3), b=13.921(3), c=14.251(3) Å, =68.68(3)°, =87.86(3)°, =86.82(3)°, and Z=1. The structure was solved and refined to R=0.064 and R=0.068. The structure comprises the hexanuclear units which result from the linking of four mononuclear fragments [(salen)Cu] and two mononuclear fragment [(salen)Fe(H₂O)]⁺, through Cu -O H -O -Fe -O -H O -Cu hydrogen bonds of coordinating H₂O. In this complex, Fe^III ions are in almost square-planar surroundings. The temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibilities of the complex have been studied in the 4.2–300 K range, indicating the presence of an antiferromagnetic interactions between metal ions.     

The influence of Na+ on neighbouring hydrogen bonds of aliphatic amino acid

Summary The influence of Na⁺ on hydrogen bonds of the OH O and NH O type between an aliphatic amino acid (glycine zwitterion) and water is investigated byab initio calculations with minimal Gaussian basis sets. Distortion of the hydration shell caused by Na⁺, and interaction energies contributing to the over-all stabilization are discussed.

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Der Einfluß von Na⁺ auf die benachbarten Wasserstoffbindungen in aliphatischen Aminosäuren

Zusammenfassung Der Einfluß von Na⁺ auf die Wasserstoffbindungen vom OH O- und NH O-Typ in aliphatischen Aminosäuren (Glycin-Zwitterion) und Wasser wurde mittelsab initio Berechnungen mit einem minimalen Gausschen Basissatz untersucht. Die durch Na⁺-Ionen hervorgerufenen Verzerrungen der Hydratationsschale und die zur Gesamtstabilisierung beitragenden Wechselwir-kungsenergien werden diskutiert.

     

Perturbation calculation of oscillator strengths for the isoelectronic series of light atoms

Transition probabilities and oscillator strengths are calculated for the configurations 1s² 2sⁿ¹ and 1s² 2s^n1-1 2pⁿ²⁺¹, which are, respectively, of the form P=a/Z (1+/Z+) andf=/Z (1+/Z+). Numerical values are given fora, ,, and.     

Absorption and fluorescence of complexes of compounds of anthracene carboxylic acids with metal ions in liquid solutions

We have studied the absorption and fluorescent properties of complexes formed by compounds of anthracene-9-carboxylic acid with metal cations in dimethyl sulfoxide and ethanol. The composition and stability of these complexes has been determined. It is shown that when lanthanide ions are added (Ln³⁺) 21 complexes are formed predominantly, i.e., RCOO^– Ln^{3+ –}OOCR, while with Cd²⁺ the complexes are mainly 11, i.e., RCOO^– Cd²⁺. We have considered the principal mechanisms for the deactivation of excitation in complexes based on the RE ions (dipole-dipole energy transfer and electron transfer). The interactions were shown to be inner-sphere in character in the ion triplets, and outer-sphere in the ion pairs. The metal-ligand distance in the 21 complexes is estimated to be 0.5–0.6 nm.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 673–682, November–December, 1989.In conclusion the authors wish to thank A. S. Cherkasov for synthesizing and making available the ACA and for discussing the results of the investigation.     

Crystal Structure of 1,10-Diazonia-18-crown-6 Bis(hydrogen oxalate) and 1,10-Diazonia-18-crown-6 Oxalate Dihydrate

An X-ray diffraction study has been performed to study the crystal structure of 1,10-diazonia-18-crown-6 bis(hydrogen oxalate) [H₂DA18C6]²⁺·2C₂HO ₄ ^- (I) and 1,10-diazonia-18-crown-6 oxalate dihydrate [H₂DA18C6]²⁺·2C₂O ₄ ^- ·2H₂O (II). Crystals I are triclinic: space group , a = 7.825, b = 7.861, c = 9.349 , = 97.28, = 110.22, = 99.12°, Z = 1. Crystals II are monoclinic: space group P2 ₁ /n, a = 8.783, b = 10.640, c = 10.225 , = 97.04°, Z = 2. The structures of I and II were solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares procedure anisotropically to R = 0.036 (I) and 0.042 (II) for all 2206 (I) and 1990 (II) unique reflections measured (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, CuK ). In the crystal structures, the ionic complexes (salts) I and II are not individual guest–host complex molecules but are parts of complex (infinite in two directions) three-dimensional layers of H-bonded molecular anions and DA18C6 dications (and water molecules in II). In structures I and II, the centrosymmetric DA18C6 dications have different conformations: two-angle in I and four-angle in II. The unusual four-angle conformation of the DA18C6 dication was found for the first time.     

Double proton shifts in associates of formic acid with CH4, NH3, H2O,CH3F,NH2F,HOF, and HF molecules

The mechanisms of double synchronous proton transfer in associates of formic acid with solvent molecules of the HC(O)OHX (X = CH₄, NH₃, H₂O, or HF) and HC(O)OHFHY (Y = CH₃F, NH₂F, HOF, F₂, or HF) types have been studied by anab initio (SCF/3G) method. The calculated activation barriers of the reactions are 78.52, 17.72, 9.91, and 7.06 kcal mol^–1 in the former case and 120.1, 259.4, 228.7, 182.8, and 0.35 kcal mol^–1 in the latter case. In the latter case, simultaneously with the double transfer of protons, migration of two fluorine atoms along the chain of the associate occurs.Dedicated to Academician of the RAS N. S. Zefirov (on his 60th birthday).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1690–1700, September, 1995.The present work was carried out with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project Nos. 93-03-4972 and 93-03-18692) and the International Science Foundation (Grant ISF RNJ 000).     

Crystal Structure of 1,10-Diazonia-18-crown-6 Picrate

The crystal structure of 1,10-diazonia-18-crown-6 picrate (I) was determined in an X-ray diffraction study: space group , a = 10.516(2), b = 11.595(2), c = 15.470(3) , = 78.74(2), = 70.31(2), = 64.38(2)°, Z = 2. The structure was solved by direct methods. The full-matrix least-squares refinement was performed anisotropically to R = 0.060 for all 5275 unique reflections collected (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, MoK). In crystal, compound (salt) I exists as individual complex (ionic) molecules [H₂DA18C6]²⁺2Pic^– formed by N–HO type hydrogen bonds and counterion electrostatic attraction forces. In the unit cell of crystal I, there are two such centrosymmetric and crystallographically independent molecules; the constituent molecular ions are slightly disordered. The DA18C6 dications exist in two-angle form, which is their typical conformation.     

Complexation between N-allylmorpholinium derivatives and copper(I) halides. Synthesis and crystal structure of π-complex {[C4H8ONH(C3H5)]+}2[Cu2Cl4]2?

Copper(I) -complex {[C₄H₈ONH(C₃H₅)]⁺}₂[Cu₂Cl₄]^2– (I) was obtained by ac electrochemical synthesis from N-allylmorpholine hydrochloride and copper(II) chloride in ethanol and structurally characterized. In structure I, copper and chlorine atoms form unique noncentrosymmetric Cu₂Cl ₄ ^2– fragments. Both crystallographically independent N-allylmorpholinium cations are involved in the -interaction and are coordinated by the copper atom through the C=C bond of the allyl group. The trigonal pyramidal environment of the Cu(1) atom is composed of three chlorine atoms and the C=C bond, while the Cu(2) atom coordinates two chlorine atoms and the C=C bond forming a planar triangle. The extremely strong N-CCl hydrogen bond (HCl 2.2 ) prevents the Cl(1) atom from acting as a bridge and favors the formation of fragments Cu₂Cl ₄ ^2– .__________Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2005, pp. 306–310.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Goreshnik, Davydov, Myskiv.     

Distortion of the Cucurbituril Molecule by an Included 4‐Methylpyridinum Cation

The crystal and molecular structures of a guest–host complex of cucurbituril with 4methylpyridinium, {(4MePyH) (C₃₆H₃₆N₂₄O₁₂)}(NO₃) · 4H₂O, were determined by Xray structural analysis. The crystals are monoclinic with a = 26.276(3) , b = 25.861(2) , c = 17.375(2) , = 124.17(1)°, V_cell =9768.6(18) ³, space group Cc, and Z = 8. The structure contains two crystallographically independent supramolecular complexes. They are arranged in pillars oriented along the a axis. In each pillar, the complexes are parallel to each other. The pillars are shifted with respect to each other by onehalf of the crystallographic translation. The centers of the supermolecules are arranged according to a pseudobodycentered motif. Distortions of the cucurbituril molecule depending on the guest type have been analyzed with the use of results obtained in the present and previous studies.     

Structure of the Molecular Complexes of 18-Crown-6 with 1,2,5-Oxadiazole Derivatives

This paper reports on an X-ray diffraction analysis of host–guest type molecular complexes of 18-crown-6 with 1,2,5-oxadiazole derivatives: ethyl 4-amino-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboxylic ether (1:1) (complex I), 4-(2-chloroethylamino)-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboxylic acid hydrazide (1:2) (complex II), and 4-amino-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboxylic acid amide monohydrate (1:1:1) (complex III). Crystals I are monoclinic with cell parameters a = 8.960(2), b = 18.118(4), c = 14.405(3) , = 106.9(3)°, space group P2₁/n, R = 0.054 for 4082 reflections. The 18-crown-6 and guest molecules are linked by hydrogen bonds of NHO(crown) and CHO(crown) types based on the head-to-tail principle, alternating in infinite chains along the y axis in the crystal. Crystals II are triclinic with cell parameters a = 8.615(2), b = 9.249(2), c = 10.987(2) , = 106.86(3), = 95.25(3), = 97.74(3)°, space group P1, R = 0.046 for 3006 reflections. The guest molecules are united into dimers by N–HO=C hydrogen bonds. The 18-crown-6 molecules and the dimer associates of the guest form chains along [110] in the crystal. Crystals III are monoclinic with cell dimensions a = 13.238(3), b = 19.004(4), c = 8.485(2) , = 100.75(3)°, space group Cc, R = 0.051 for 2032 reflections. The crown ether molecule is disordered over two positions. The NHO=C and NHN type hydrogen bonds link the guest molecules into chains. The water molecules serve to bridge the chains with crown ether molecules, forming ribbons whose axis lies along the z direction in the crystal.     

Structure and Magnetic Properties of Solid Solutions of Molecular Magnetics Based on Ni(II) and Co(II) Complexes with Nitroxyl Radicals

Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes with deprotonated paramagnetic enaminoketones 4(3,3,3trifluorine2oxopropylidene) 2,2,5,5tetramethyl3imidazolidine1oxyl (L) and 4(3,3,3trifluorine1chlorine2oxopropylidene)2,2,5,5tetramethyl3imidazolidine1oxyl (L¹) and alcohols are shown to form continuous solid solutions Ni_xCo_1-xL₂(C₂H₅OH)₂ and Ni_xCo_1-xL₂ ¹(CH₃OH)₂. Single crystal Xray diffraction analysis showed that concentration variation practically does not affect the structural characteristics of the solid solutions. Distinguishing features if the magnetic behavior of Ni_xCo_1-xL₂ · (C₂H₅OH)₂ and Ni_xCo_1-xL₂ ¹(CH₃OH)₂ are the antiferromagnetic interaction of the moments of the nickel and cobalt sublattices inside the polymeric layers and the antiferromagnetic nature of interlayer interaction of the magnetic moments.     

The geometry of intermolecular interactions in some crystalline fluorine-containing organic compounds

The propensity of C-F groups to form C-F H-C interactions with C-H groups on other molecules has been analyzed. Crystal structures of molecules containing only carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine, but no oxygen, nitrogen, or other hydrogen-bond-forming elements, were chosen for an initial study in which the intermolecular interactions in crystal-structure determinations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their analogous fluoro derivatives were analyzed. It is found that C-F H-C interactions occur, but they are weak, as judged by the intermolecular distances and the angles involved. In a study of crystal structures of molecules containing other elements in addition to carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine, it was found that when an oxygen atom is in a neighboring position on an interacting molecule, a C-O group is more likely than a C-F group to form a linear interaction to the hydrogen atom of a C-H group. Thus, in spite of the high electronegativity of the fluorine atom, a C-F group competes unfavorably with a C-O^–, C-OH, or C=O group to form a hydrogen bond to an O-H, N-H, or C-H group. It is found, however, particularly for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with substituted CF₃ groups that, in the absence of other functional groups that can form stronger interactions, C-F H-C interactions may serve to align molecules and give a different crystal packing from that in the pure hydrocarbon (where fluorine is replaced by hydrogen). Thus, C-F H-X (X = C, N, O) interactions are very weak, much weaker than C=O H-X interactions, but they cannot be ignored in predictions of modes of molecular packing in complexes and in crystals.