Crystal structure and spectroscopic properties of ammonium hydrogensquarate squaric acid monohydrate

The structure of ammonium hydrogensquarate squaric acid monohydrate has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c and exhibits a 3D network with molecules linked by intermolecular interactions with participation of the H₂Sq, HSq^?, NH₄ ⁺, and H₂O species. The HSq^? anion and the neutral H₂Sq form a strong head-to-tail dimer through O–H···O hydrogen bonding with lengths of 2.587 and 2.494 Å (protected space between numeral and unit). The layers are connected by ammonium cations and water molecules in a plane through the O···N (2.950, 2.978, 3.036 Å) and O···O (2.953, 2.781 Å) bonds. Another such layer is connected to the NH₄ ⁺ cation in the adjacent plane through bifurcated N–H···O hydrogen-bonding to form a double layer (NH···O bond lengths are 3.036, 2.978, 2.857, 2.909, 2.958, and 2.742 Å, respectively). The IR-band assignment of the compound was achieved using the polarized IR-spectroscopy of oriented colloids in a nematic host. Theoretical ab initio calculations were performed and achieved with a view to explain the IR-bands of the H₂Sq.HSq^? motif.     

Intermolecular complexes of nido-C<Subscript>2</Subscript>B<Subscript>3</Subscript>H<Subscript>7</Subscript> with HF and LiH molecules: the theoretical studies,bonding properties and natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis

The changes in stabilization energy upon the formation of intermolecular hydrogen, dihydrogen and lithium bond complexes between C₂B₃H₇, LiH and HF have been investigated using MP2 method with aug-cc-pVDZ basis set. The interaction of HF with nido-C₂B₃H₇ could occur through the formation of B–H^?δ···^+δH–F, C–H^+δ···F^?δ–H and B–C···H–F classical and non-classical hydrogen bonds. The B–C bonds in backbone of the C₂B₃H₇ as electron donor interact with σ* orbital of HF as electron acceptor. Also interaction of LiH with nido-C₂B₃H₇ resulted in B–C···Li–H and B–H···LiH lithium bonds as well as C–H···H–Li dihydrogen bond complexes. In some of these complexes, LiH interacts with B–C bonds. Results are indicating that more stable complexes belong to interaction of HF and LiH with backbone of the nido-C₂B₃H₇. The AIM and NBO methods were used to analyze the intermolecular interactions; also the electron density at the bond critical point and the charge transfer of obtained complexes were studied.     

Theoretical study of formation of ion pairs in (NH3��HCl)(H2O)6 and (NH3��HF)(H2O)6

We have performed theoretical studies on sixteen molecular cubes for both (NH₃·HCl)(H₂O)₆ and (NH₃·HF)(H₂O)₆. We use an empirical gauge, based upon the N?CH and H?CX bond lengths, to categorize the degree to which the cubes are neutral adduct or ion pair in character. On this basis, we describe all sixteen cubes of the former as highly ionized, but only five of the latter as greater than 85% ionic in character. Addition of one or two bridging water molecules to form (NH₃·HF)(H₂O)₇ or (NH₃·HF)(H₂O)₈ raises the percent ionic character to greater than 85% for these systems. The relative energy of the cubes can be categorized based on simple chemical principles. The computed vibrational frequency corresponding to the proton stretch in the N?CH?CF framework shows the highest degree of redshifting for systems near 50% ion-pair character. Molecular cubes close to neutral adduct or to ion-pair character show less redshifting of this vibrational motion.     

Are there preferable conformations of the tryptammonium cation in the solid state? Crystal structure and solid-state linear polarized IR-spectroscopic study of tryptammonium hydrogentartarate

Tryptammonium hydrogentartarate (1) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ and exhibits a crystal structure consisting of the tryptammonium cation, hydrogentartarate anion and a solvent methanol. The cations and anions are joined into a 3D network by intermolecular NH···OH(CH₃) and NH₃···O_(tart) bonds with lengths of 2.998, 2.772, 2.902, and 2.847 Å, respectively. Hydrogentartarate anions are themselves connected by strong intermolecular O···H-O hydrogen bonds with lengths of 2.481 Å into infinite chains. The anions also participate in moderate hydrogen bonding with solvent methanol molecules of the _(tart)O···O(CH₃) type with bond lengths of 2.736 and 2.762 Å). The conformational preference of the tryptammonium cation is discussed by comparing the results with the data for other crystallographically determined structures of salts. Quantum chemical calculations at (density functional theory) DFT (B3LYP) level of theory and 6-311++G** basis set are performed for the interacting system tryptammonium cation/H₂O with a view to predicting the geometry of the most stable conformer. The optical properties of tryptammonium hydrogentartarate have been elucidated in the solid-state by means of linear-polarized solid state IR-spectroscopy (IR-LD) of oriented solids as a colloid suspension in nematic hosts. Some limitations of the method are discussed as well.     

Ab initio study of the structure,cooperativity, and vibrational properties in the mixed hydrogen‐bonded trimers of hydrogen isocyanide and water

The five trimers of H₂O···HNC···H₂O, H₂O···H₂O···HNC, HNC···H₂O···H₂O, H₂O···HNC···HNC, and HNC···HNC···H₂O have been studied with quantum chemical calculations. Their structures, harmonic vibrational frequencies and interaction energies have been calculated at the B3LYP and MP2 levels with the aug‐cc‐pVDZ and aug‐cc‐pVTZ basis sets. The cooperative effect on these properties has also been studied quantitatively. For HNC:(H₂O)₂ systems, the cyclic H₂O···H₂O···HNC trimer is most stable with an interaction energy of ?16.01 kcal/mol and a large cooperative energy of ?3.25 kcal/mol at the MP2/aug‐cc‐pVTZ level. For H₂O:(HNC)₂ systems, the interaction energy and cooperative energy in the H₂O···HNC···HNC trimer are larger than those in the HNC···HNC···H₂O trimer. The NH stretch frequency has a blue shift for the terminal HNC molecule in the HNC···H₂O···H₂O and HNC···HNC···H₂O trimers and a red shift in other cases. A many‐body analysis has also been performed to understand the interaction energies in these hydrogen‐bonded clusters. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Calcium peroxosilicates

Calcium peroxosilicates CaO·nSiO₂·xH₂O·yH₂O₂ (n = 1, 2) were synthesized by three methods: (1) the reaction of CaSiO₃·nH₂O (～7% CaSiO₃ suspension in water) with 50.7, 73.4, and 92% H₂O₂ at 0–5°C produced compositions CaSiO₃·6H₂O·2H₂O₂, CaSiO₃·2H₂O·4H₂O₂, and CaSiO₃·3H₂O·8H₂O₂, respectively; (2) the reaction of CaSiO₃·17H₂O with 50.7 and 73.4% H₂O₂ at 0–5°C produced the solvate CaO·2SiO₂·4H₂O·0.15H₂O₂; and (3) the reaction of CaSiO₃·3H₂O with H₂O₂ vapor at 5°C in the absence of anhydrone produced the solvate CaSiO₃·3.5H₂O·0.5H₂O₂. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy.     

Two new palladium and platinum complexes with a bidentate pyrazole-based ligand: crystal structure,fluorescence and Hirshfeld surface analysis

Two new precious metal coordination complexes [Pd(HL)₂] (1) and [PtL₂] (2) (where H₂L is 1-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid) were synthesized by one-pot in situ hydrolysis. The complexes are assembled into a 3D structure by hydrogen bonding interactions and intermolecular contacts. The structures have been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and characterized by FT-IR and liquid state fluorescent spectroscopy. Hirshfeld surface analysis reveals that the O···H contacts outnumber the other contacts in both structures (49.4 % of the total interactions for 1 and 41.6 % for 2).     

Fluorooxoperoxo complexes of vanadium(V)

Substances crystallizing under various conditions from the MVO₃(MF, HF)H₂O₂H₂O (M = NH₄, K) systems have been characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and Raman spectra and X-ray powder patterns. Besides the known M₂[VO(O₂)₂F] complexes, complexes of two new types have been obtained: M₃[HV₂O₂(O₂)₃F₄·2H₂O and (NH₄)₃[V₂O₂(O₂)₄F]·nH₂O (n≈2). Vibrational spectra of new complexes are consistent with the presence of dimeric anions containing V(μ₂O₂)V and VFV bridges, respectively.     

Assessment of intermolecular interactions at three sites of the arylalkyne in phenylacetylene‐containing lithium‐bonded complexes: Ab initio and QTAIM studies

The intermolecular interactions existing at three different sites between phenylacetylene and LiX (X = OH, NH₂, F, Cl, Br, CN, NC) have been investigated by means of second‐order Møller?Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) calculations and quantum theory of “atoms in molecules” (QTAIM) studies. At each site, the lithium‐bonding interactions with electron‐withdrawing groups (? F, ? Cl, ? Br, ? CN, ? NC) were found to be stronger than those with electron‐donating groups (? OH and ? NH₂). Molecular graphs of C₆H₅C?CH···LiF and πC₆H₅C?CH···LiF show the same connectional positions, and the electron densities at the lithium bond critical points (BCPs) of the πC₆H₅C?CH···LiF complexes are distinctly higher than those of the σC₆H₅C?CH···LiF complexes, indicating that the intermolecular interactions in the C₆H₅C?CH···LiX complexes can be mainly attributed to the π‐type interaction. QTAIM studies have shown that these lithium‐bond interactions display the characteristics of “closed‐shell” noncovalent interactions, and the molecular formation density difference indicates that electron transfer plays an important role in the formation of the lithium bond. For each site, linear relationships have been found between the topological properties at the BCP (the electron density ρ_b, its Laplacian ?²ρ_b, and the eigenvalue λ₃ of the Hessian matrix) and the lithium bond length d(Li‐bond). The shorter the lithium bond length d(Li‐bond), the larger ρ_b, and the stronger the π···Li bond. The shorter d(Li‐bond), the larger ?²ρ_b, and the greater the electrostatic character of the π···Li bond. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Nieuwland's cuprocatalytic reaction in terms of crystal chemical analysis

Crystallochemical treatment of the Nieuwland reaction is carried out on the basis of structural data obtained for crystalline acetylene complexes of the formulas NH₄Cu₈Cl₉·4C₂H₂·1/2HCu₂Cl₃·H₂O (I), NH₄Cu₃Cl₄·C₂H₂ (II), KCu₈Cl₉·4C₂H₂·1/2HCu₂Cl₃·H₂O (III), KCu₃Cl₄·C₂H₂ (IV), (NH₄)₂Cu₃Cl₅·4/9H₂O·(xC₂H₂) with x=0 (Va), 1/9 (Vb), and 4/9 (Vc) and divinylacetylene (DVA) copper chloride compounds 2CuCl·DVA (VI) and 3CuCl·DVA (VII). Because of the π-coordination of a copper atom, the C≡C bond of the acetylene molecule is activated, as indicated by its significant (up to 1.32 Å) stretch (complexes I and II). The zeolite-like structure of complexes Va-Vc, which form in a catalytic solution, is realized as an infinite {[Cu₁₀₈Cl₁₆₈(H₂O)₁₆]^60?}_n anion with discrete [Cl(NH₄)₆]⁵⁺ cations inside. In this structure, only 16 Cu(1) atoms have a trigonal-pyramidal environment with the oxygen atom of the crystallization water located in the vertex (d_Cu?O=2.79 Å). Under the liquid-phase conditions of the Nieuwland reaction, these copper atoms are active centers stimulating the reaction to the subsequent acetylene oligomerization due to the π-interaction with the C₂H₂ molecule. The mutual arrangement of the catalytically active Cu(1) atoms in structure Va serves as a matrix for the synthesis of DVA, as shown by the structure of the 2CuCl·DVA adduct.     

Oxalate-2-ethanolamine complexes of some bivalent cations (Mn,Co, Ni,Cu, Zn and Cd)

On the refluxing ofM(II) oxalate (M=Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn or Cd) and 2-ethanolamine in chloroform, the following complexes were obtained: MnC₂O₄·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·H₂O, CoC₂O₄·2HOCH₂CH₂NH₂, Ni₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·3H₂O, Cu₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂, Zn₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O and Cd₂(C₂O₄)₂·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O. Following the reaction ofM(II) oxalate with 2-ethanolamine in the presence of ethanolammonium oxalate, a compound with the empirical formula ZnC₂O₄·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O¹ was isolated. The complexes were identified by using elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction patterns, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. The IR spectra and X-ray powder diffraction patterns showed that the complexes obtained were not isostructural. Their thermal decompositions, in the temperature interval between 20 and about 900°C, also take place in different ways, mainly through the formation of different amine complexes. The DTA curves exhibit a number of thermal effects.     

Interaction between NH2NO and H2O2: A quantum chemistry study

The H‐bonded complexes formed from interaction between NH₂NO (NA) and H₂O₂ (HP) have been investigated by using B3LYP and MP2 methods with a wide range of basis sets. We found six H‐bonded complexes in which three of them have cyclic structure. Calculations carried out at various levels show that the seven‐membered cyclic structure with O···HO and O···HN hydrogen bonding interactions is the most stable complex. The large binding energy obtained for A1 complex probably results from a more linear arrangement of the O···H N and O H···OH‐bonds in the seven‐membered structure A1. The natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis and the Bader's quantum theory of atoms in molecules have been used to elucidate the interaction characteristics of the NA‐HP complexes. The NBO results reveal that the charge transfer energy corresponds to the H‐bond interactions for A1 complex is grater than other complexes. The electrostatic nature of H‐bond interactions is predicted from QTAIM analysis. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

The Protonation of Acetamide and Thioacetamide in Super­acidic Solutions: Crystal Structures of [H3CC(OH)NH2]+AsF6– and [H3CC(SH)NH2]+AsF6–

Acetamide and thioacetamide react with the superacid solutions HF/MF₅ (M = As, Sb) under formation of the corresponding salts [H₃CC(OH)NH₂]⁺MF₆^– and [H₃CC(SH)NH₂]⁺MF₆^– (M = As, Sb), respectively. The reaction of DF/AsF₅ with acetamide and thioacetamide lead to the corresponding deuterated salts [H₃CC(OD)ND₂]⁺AsF₆^– and [H₃CC(SD)ND₂]⁺AsF₆^–, respectively_. The salts are characterized by vibrational and NMR spectroscopy, and in the case of [H₃CC(OH)NH₂]⁺AsF₆^– and [H₃CC(SH)NH₂]⁺AsF₆^– also by single‐crystal X‐ray analyses. The [H₃CC(OH)NH₂]⁺AsF₆^– ( 1 ) salt crystallizes in the triclinic space group P$\bar{1}$ with two formula units per unit cell, and the [H₃CC(SH)NH₂]⁺AsF₆^– ( 2 ) salt crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with four formula units per unit cell. In both crystal structures three‐dimensional networks are observed which are formed by intra‐ and intermolecular N–H ··· F and O–H ··· F or S–H ··· F hydrogen bonds, respectively. For the vibrational analyses, quantum chemically calculated spectra of the cations [H₃CC(OH)NH₂ · 3HF]⁺ and [H₃CC(SH)NH₂ · 2HF]⁺ are considered.     

Electrostatic and relaxation effects in ionization of molecular dimers and intermolecular complexes

The shifts in ionization energies which occur when a molecule is incorporated as an asymmetric dimer or in an intermolecular complex are analyzed theoretically. MO ? SCF calculations with 4–31G basis sets were performed on closed- and open-shell states of (HF)₂, H₂O·HF, and their valence–hole ions, as well as on the heterodimers incorporating the higher homologues CH₃F, CH₃OH, and (CH₃)₂O. The analysis concerns the influence of electrostatic, polarization, and charge transfer effects associated with complexation on the initial molecular state of each monomer system, as well as monomer–dimer differences in the electronic relaxation mechanism considered as a final state effect in the ionization process. The calculated ionization energy shifts which agree well with the experimental data available for (CH₃)₂O·HF, show that the shifts are dominated by electrostatic effects, but some effects arising from differences in molecular size and electric polarizability of the monomers can be discerned.     

Fluorines in tetrafluoromethane as halogen bond donors: Revisiting address the nature of the fluorine's σhole

It has been demonstrated in several instances that the 0.001 a.u. (electrons per bohr³) isodensity mapped electrostatic surface potentials on the fluorines along the outermost extensions of the C? F covalent bonds in tetrafluoromethane (CF₄) are entirely negative, they are thereby unable to engage in σ_hole bonding interactions with the negative sites on another molecules. In this study, we have attempted at resolving this controversy by performing various high‐level electronic structure calculations with Quadratic Configuration Integrals of Singles and Doubles QCISD(full), second‐order Møller–Plesset MP2(full), and 12 other Density Functional Theory (DFT) based functionals with and without dispersion corrections, all in conjunction with the 6–311++G(2d,2p) basis set. The results achieved with all the levels of theory utilized suggest that the fluorine's σ_holes in CF₄ are positive regardless of the 0.001‐, 0.0015‐, and 0.002‐a.u. isodensity mapped electrostatic surfaces examined. Because of this specific quality, the fluorines in CF₄ have displayed their capacities to form not only 1:1 clusters with the Lewis bases such as water (H₂O), ammonia (NH₃), formaldehyde (H₂C?O), hydrogen fluoride (HF), and hydrogen cyanide (HCN), but also 1:2, 1:3, and 1:4 clusters with the latter three randomly chosen Lewis bases. Various topological and nontopological features obtained from applications of atoms in molecules, noncovalent interaction reduced‐density‐gradient and natural bond orbital analytical tools reveal that the N···F, O···F, and F···F long‐ranged interactions developed between the interacting monomers in H₃N···FCF₃, H₂O···FCF₃, and (Y? D)_n=1–4···F₄C (Y? D = H₂C?O, HCN, and HF) are reminiscent of halogen bonding. The nonadditive cooperative and anticooperative energetic effects emerged on cluster formations are discussed in detail. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Thermal decomposition of Cu(II) complexes with salicylaldehyde S-methyl thiosemicarbazone

The thermal decomposition of copper(II) complexes with salicylaldehyde S-methylthiosemicarbazone of general formula Cu(HL)X·nH₂O (X=Py+NO₃, NCS, 0.5SO₄) and [Cu(L)NH₃]·H₂O was investigated in air atmosphere in the interval from room temperature to 1000°C. Decomposition of the complexes occurred in several successive endothermic and exothermic processes, and the residue was in all cases CuO.     

Treatment of hydrogen bonding in SINDO1

For the treatment of hydrogen bonding in SINDO1, 2p orbitals are introduced on hydrogen. The optimization of the orbital exponent together with the generation of approximate formulas for the core attraction integrals is sufficient to obtain good geometries and binding energies in hydrogen bonded systems. The method is applied to the dimers (H₂O)₂, (NH₃)₂, (HF)₂, (HCOOH)₂, (HCN)₂, (H₂S)₂, and (HCI)₂, mixed dimers NH₃ · H₂O and H₂O · HCN, and cyclic polymers (HF)_n(n = 3, 4, 6). © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

TD-DFT Study on the Excited-State Hydrogen Bonding of the p-Cresol–NH3–H2O Complex

In this work, the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method was used to study the electronic excited-state dynamics of the hydrogen-bonded p-Cresol–NH₃–H₂O complex. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds O₁–H₁···N and C–O₁···H₂ were demonstrated by the optimized geometric structure of the hydrogen-bonded p-Cresol–NH₃–H₂O complex. The infrared spectra (IR spectra) of the hydrogen-bonded p-Cresol–NH₃–H₂O complex in the ground and excited states were also calculated by using the density functional theory (DFT) and TD-DFT methods. It is demonstrated that hydrogen bond O₁–H₁···N can be strengthened while hydrogen bond C–O₁···H₂ is weakened upon photoexcitation to the S₁ state. The significant changes of the hydrogen bond from the calculated bond lengths in different electronic states can be observed. In addition, the spectral shifts of the stretching vibrational mode of the hydrogen-bonded O–H group in different electronic states are accounted for the hydrogen bond changes in the S₁ state too.     

Coordination compounds of cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc with thiosemicarbazone and 3-phenylpropenal semicarbazone

Hydrates of 3-phenylpropenal thiosemicarbazone (HL·H₂O) and semicarbazone (HL′·H₂O) react in methanol with cobalt, nickel, copper, and zinc chlorides, nitrates, and acetates to form coordination compounds MX₂·2HL·nSolv [M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn; X = Cl, NO₃; HL = C₆H₅CH=CH-CH=N-NHC(O)NH₂; n = 0–3; Solv = H₂O, CH₃OH], CuX₂·HL·nH₂O [M = Ni, Cu; n = 0, 1], ML₂·nH₂O and ML′·nH₂O [M = Co, Ni, Zn; HL′ = C₆H₅CH=CH-CH=N-NHC(O)NH₂; n = 0–3]. In the presence of amines (A = C₅H₅N, 2-CH₃C₅H₄N, 3-CH₃C₅H₄N, and 4-CH₃C₅H₄N) these reactions yield the complexes Cu(A)LCl·CH₃OH and M(A)LX·nH₂O [M = Cu, Ni; X = Cl, NO₃; n = 0–2]. The copper complexes with the amine ligands are of polynuclear structure, and other complexes are monomeric. Carbazones (HL and HL′) are included in the complexes as bidentate N,S-and N,O-ligands. The thermolysis of the complexes involves the stages of removing solvent crystallization molecules (70–90°C), deaquation (150–170°C), and full thermal decomposition (500–580°C).     

Novel Hydrogen-bonded Three-dimensional Supramolecular Architectures Containing 2D Honeycomb Networks or 2D Grids

Two new supramolecular complexes,[Cu(H_2dhbd)(3-pyOH)(H_2O)]_2·3-pyOH·2H_2O(1)and[Cu_2(dhbd)(dpa)_2-(H_2O)]·6H_2O(2)(H_4dhbd=2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid,3-pyOH=3-hydroxypyddine,dpa=2,2'-dipyridylamine),have been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,elemental analyses,UV-Vis and IR spectra,and TGA analysis.X-ray structural analysis revealed that,through four pairs of strong O…H—O hydrogen bonds,the cyclic dinuclear units in 1 together with four adjacent neighbors are connected into a 2Dhoneycomb network encapsulating free 3-pyOH ligands.Unexpectedly,the water-dimers are fixed in interlayers of2D honeycomb network and act as hydrogen-bond bridging to further extend these 2D networks into 3D hydro-gen-bonded framework.Complex 2 includes interesting 2D grids constructed from chiral dinuclear units throughstrong O…H—O and O…H—N hydrogen bonding,which are extended through other crystallization water mole-cules into three dimension with channels.Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements for bothcomplexes indicate the presence of weak antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between adjacent copper(Ⅱ)ions.