Balancing Donor-Acceptor and Dispersion Effects in Heavy Main Group Element π Interactions: Effect of Substituents on the Pnictogen⋅⋅⋅π Arene Interaction

High-level ab initio calculations using the DLPNO-CCSD(T) method in conjunction with the local energy decomposition (LED) were performed to investigate the nature of the intermolecular interaction in bismuth trichloride adducts with π arene systems. Special emphasis was put on the effect of substituents in the aromatic ring. For this purpose, benzene derivatives with one or three substituents (R=NO₂, CF₃, OCHO, OH, and NH₂) were chosen and their influence on donor-acceptor interaction as well as on the overall interaction strength was examined. Local energy decomposition was performed to gain deeper insight into the composition of the interaction. Additionally, the study was extended to the intermolecular adducts of arsenic and antimony trichloride with benzene derivatives having one substituent (R=NO₂ and NH₂) in order to rationalize trends in the periodic table. The analysis of natural charges and frontier molecular orbitals shows that donor-acceptor interactions are of π→σ* type and that their strength correlates with charge transfer and orbital energy differences. An analysis of different bonding motifs (Bi⋅⋅⋅π arene, Bi⋅⋅⋅R, and Cl⋅⋅⋅π arene) shows that if dispersion and donor-acceptor interaction coincide as the donor highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of the arene is delocalized over the π system, the M⋅⋅⋅π arene motif is preferred. If the donor HOMO is localized on the substituent, R⋅⋅⋅π arene bonding motifs are preferred. The Cl⋅⋅⋅π arene bonding motif is the least favorable with the lowest overall interaction energy.     

CH3SH和CH3SLi分子间的锂键和氢键共存型相互作用

在CH₃SLi＋CH₃SH势能面上求得锂键和氢键共存型复合物的两种稳定构型. 频率分析表明, 与单体相比复合物中S(5)—Li(6)键伸缩振动频率发生红移, 而C(8)—H(10)键伸缩振动频率发生蓝移. 经B3LYP/6-311＋＋G**, MP2/6-311＋＋G**及MP2/AUG-CC-PVDZ水平计算的含基组重叠误差(BSSE)校正的复合物?中相互作用能分别为－58.99, －57.87和－62.89 kJ•mol^－1. 采用自然键轨道(NBO)理论, 分析了复合物中单体轨道间的电荷转移, 电子密度重排及其与相关键键长变化的本质等. 采用分子中的原子(AIM)理论分析了复合物中氢键和锂键的电子密度拓扑性质．在极化连续模型(PCM)下, 考察了溶剂化效应. 结果表明, 所考察的水、二甲亚砜、乙醇和乙醚等四种溶剂均使单体间的相互作用能增大, 且溶剂对复合物中的锂键结构及其振动频率具有显著的影响, 而对复合物中的氢键的振动频率影响不大.     

Discriminating Halogen‐Bonding from Other Noncovalent Interactions by a Combined NOE NMR/DFT Approach

Herein a combined NOE NMR/DFT methodology to discriminate between adducts held together by halogen bonding (XB) and other noncovalent interactions (non‐XB, such as lone pair/π), based on the determination of the XB donors′ and acceptors′ relative orientation, is proposed. In particular, ¹⁹F,¹H HOESY NMR spectroscopy experiments and DFT calculations on different XB donors, such as perfluorohexyl iodide ( I1 ), iodopentafluorobenzene ( I2 ) and bromopentafluorobenzene ( Br ), combined with different Lewis bases, such as 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane ( DABCO ) and 2,4,6‐trimethylpyridine ( Me₃Py ), were performed. The results clearly show that in the case DABCO / I1 the XB adduct is practically the only one present in solution, whereas for the other pairs a certain amount of non‐XB adduct is present. Combining DFT and HOESY results, the amount of non‐XB adducts can be roughly quantified under our experimental conditions as 4 % for DABCO / I2 , between 10 and 20 % for Me₃Py / I1 and Me₃Py / I2 , and 44 % for DABCO / Br.     

Water–Water and Water–Solute Interactions in Microsolvated Organic Complexes

A structural study of microsolvated clusters of β‐propiolactone (BPL) formed in a pulsed molecular jet expansion is presented. The rotational spectra of BPL–(H₂O)_n (n=1–5) adducts have been analyzed by broadband microwave spectroscopy. Unambiguous identification of the structures has been achieved using isotopic substitution and experimental measurements of the cluster dipole moment. The observed structures are discussed in terms of the different intermolecular interactions between water molecules and between water and BPL, which include n–π* interactions involving the lone pairs of electrons on water oxygen atoms and the antibonding orbital of the BPL carbonyl group. The changes induced in the structures of the water hydrogen‐bonding network by complexation to BPL indicate that water clusters adopt specific configurations to maximize their links to solute molecules.     

水合Pb(OH)~+在高岭石(001)晶面的吸附机理(英文)

采用密度泛函理论广义梯度近似平面波赝势法,结合周期平板模型,探讨了水体环境中Pb(OH)+在高岭石铝氧八面体(001)晶面的吸附行为和机理,确定了吸附配合物的结构、配位数、优势吸附位和吸附类型.结果表明,Pb(II)与高岭石铝氧(001)面的氧原子形成单齿或双齿配合物,其配位数为3-5,均为半方位构型.高岭石表面存在含"平伏"氢原子的表面氧(Ol)位和含"直立"氢原子的氧(Ou)位,后者更易与Pb(OH)+单齿配位,该吸附配合物具有较高的结合能(-182.60 kJ·mol-1),为优势吸附物种;高岭石表面位于同一个Al原子上的"OuOl"位可形成双齿配合物.表面Ol与水分子配体形成氢键,对配合物的稳定性起到关键作用.Mulliken布居和态密度分析表明,高岭石单齿配合物中Pb―O成键机理主要为Pb 6p轨道与Pb 6s―O 2p反键轨道进行耦合,电子转移到反键轨道.双齿配合物"Pb―Ol―H"共配位结构中,受配位氢原子影响,Pb―Ol成键过程成键态电子填充占主导地位.     

Stable N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Adducts of Arylchlorosilylenes and Their Germanium Homologues

The first N‐heterocyclic carbene adducts of arylchlorosilylenes are reported and compared with the homologous germanium compounds. The arylsilicon(II) chlorides SiArCl(Im‐Me₄) [Ar=C₆H₃‐2,6‐Mes₂ (Mes=C₆H₂‐2,4,6‐Me₃), C₆H₃‐2,6‐Trip₂ (Trip=C₆H₂‐2,4,6‐iPr₃)] were obtained selectively on dehydrochlorination of the arylchlorosilanes SiArHCl₂ with 1,3,4,5‐tetramethylimidazol‐2‐ylidene (Im‐Me₄). The analogous arylgermanium(II) chlorides GeArCl(Im‐Me₄) were prepared by metathetical exchange of GeCl₂(Im‐Me₄) with LiC₆H₃‐2,6‐Mes₂ or addition of Im‐Me₄ to GeCl(C₆H₃‐2,6‐Trip₂). All compounds were fully characterized. Density functional calculations on ECl(C₆H₃‐2,6‐Trip₂)(Im‐Me₄), where E=Si, Ge, at different levels of theory show very good agreement between calculated and experimental bonding parameters, and NBO analyses reveal similar electronic structures of the two aryltetrel(II) chlorides. The low gas‐phase Gibbs free energy of bond dissociation of SiCl(C₆H₃‐2,6‐Trip₂)(Im‐Me₄) (Δ${G{{{\circ}\hfill \atop {\rm calcd}\hfill}}}$ =28.1 kJ mol^?1) suggests that the carbene adducts SiArCl(Im‐Me₄) may be valuable transfer reagents of the arylsilicon(II) chlorides SiArCl.     

Stable adduct formation during the gas phase reactions between the trimethylgermanium cation and organic nucleophiles. An ion cyclotron resonance study

The trimethylgermanium cation (Me₃Ge⁺) reacts with aliphatic organic neutrals (M) which contain N, O or S, to form adducts [M + Me₃Ge⁺] in the gas phase. These adducts are more stable than their analogues formed from the trimethylsilyl cation, and thus Me₃Ge⁺ is a useful analytical reagent for chemical ionization mass spectrometry.     

Gold Behaves as Hydrogen in the Intermolecular Self‐Interaction of Metal Aurides MAu4 (M=Ti,Zr, and Hf)

We performed density functional calculations to examine the intermolecular self‐interaction of metal tetraauride MAu₄ (M=Ti, Zr, and Hf) clusters. We found that the metal auride clusters have strong dimeric interactions (2.8–3.1 eV) and are similar to the metal hydride analogues with respect to structure and bonding nature. Similarly to (MH₄)₂, the (μ‐Au)₃ C_s structures with three three‐center two‐electron (3c–2e) bonds were found to be the most stable. Natural orbital analysis showed that greater than 96 % of the Au 6s orbital contributes to the 3c–2e bonds, and this predominant s orbital is responsible for the similarity between metal aurides and metal hydrides (>99 % H 1s). The favorable orbital interaction between occupied Au 6s and unoccupied metal d orbitals leads to a stronger dimeric interaction for MAu₄‐MAu₄ than the interaction for MH₄‐MH₄. There is a strong relationship between the dimeric interaction energy and the chemical hardness of its monomer for (MAu₄)₂ and (MH₄)₂.     

Nonconventional C–H···Cu Interaction Between Copper Cun Clusters (n = 3–20) and Aromatic Compounds

The present study examines bonding patterns between copper Cu_n clusters (n?=?3–20) and aromatic compounds (benzene, phenol, and benzaldehyde) using a density-functional theory (DFT) approach. Hirshfeld population, natural bond orbital (NBO), molecular orbitals, and quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analyses suggested the formation of two types of interactions Cu–arene and C–H···Cu, in the complexation of copper clusters by an aromatic compound.

     

Basicity of siloxanes,alkoxysilanes and ethers toward hydrogen bonding

Thermodynamic constants have been determined for hydrogen bonding of phenol to several siloxanes and alkoxysilanes, as well as to Me₃SiSCMe₃ and Me₃SiSSiMe₃. Alkoxysilanes are slightly weaker bases toward phenol than the isostructural ethers. Unstrained siloxanes have low values of △H for hydrogen bonding of 3.5–3.9 kcal/mol and are therefore distincatly weaker bases than either alkoxysilanes or ethers. Siloxanes with small SiOSi bond angles show increased basicity. Me₃SiSCMe₃ (△H 1.9 kcal/mol) and Me₃SiSSiMe₃ (△ 0.8 kcal/mol) are markedly less basic than dialkyl sulfides. The results are discussed using a molecular orbital model.     

Exploring the Reactivity of a Frustrated Sn/P Lewis Pair: The Highly Selective Complexation of the cis-Azobenzene Photoisomer

The reactivity of the geminal frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) (F₅C₂)₃SnCH₂P(tBu)₂ ( 1 ) was explored by reacting it with a variety of small molecules (PhOCN, PhNCS, PhCCH, tBuCCH, H₃CC(O)CH=CH₂, Ph[C(O)]₂Ph, PhN=NPh and Me₃SiCHN₂), featuring polar or non-polar multiple bonds and/or represent α,β-unsaturated systems. While most adducts are formed readily, the binding of azobenzene requires UV-induced photoisomerization, which results in the highly selective complexation of cis-azobenzene. In the case of benzil, the reaction does not lead to the expected 1,2- or 1,4-addition products, but to the non-stereoselective (tBu)₂PCH₂-transfer to a prochiral keto function of benzil. All adducts of 1 were characterised by means of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, elemental analyses and X-ray diffraction experiments.     

The Reaction of Selenium Trioxide with Dialkyl Ethers

The donor‐acceptor complexes Et₂O·SeO₃ and (Me₂O)₂·SeO₃ can be obtained as primary products by the reactions of selenium trioxide with dimethyl ether (Me₂O) and diethyl ether (Et₂O). The crystal and molecular structure of both complexes, which are stable below their melting points only, was determined by X‐ray structure analysis. Pairs of molecules Et₂O·SeO₃ form dimers due to two weak intermolecular Se···O contacts. No intermolecular interactions were observed in (Me₂O)₂·SeO₃. Trigonal bipyramidal coordination around Se^VI atoms in the latter complex is almost undistorted. Conversion of the adducts to dialkylesters of diselenic and selenic acid in the liquid phase was monitored by Raman, ¹H‐ and ⁷⁷Se‐NMR spectroscopy.     

Directionality of Dihydrogen Bonds: The Role of Transition Metal Atoms

A theoretical study on two series of electron‐rich group 8 hydrides is carried out to evaluate involvement of the transition metal in dihydrogen bonding. To this end, the structural and electronic parameters are computed at the DFT/B3PW91 level for hydrogen‐bonded adducts of [(PP₃)MH₂] and [Cp*MH(dppe)] (M=Fe, Ru, Os; PP₃=κ⁴‐P(CH₂CH₂PPh₂)₃, dppe= κ²‐Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂) with CF₃CH₂OH (TFE) as proton donor. The results are compared with those of adduct [Cp₂NbH₃] ? TFE featuring a “pure” dihydrogen bond, and classical hydrogen bonds in pyridine ? TFE and Me₃N ? TFE. Deviation of the H ??? H? A fragment from linearity is shown to originate from the metal participation in dihydrogen bonding. The latter is confirmed by the electronic parameters obtained by NBO and AIM analysis. Considered together, orbital interaction energies and hydrogen bond ellipticity are salient indicators of this effect and allow the MH ??? HA interaction to be described as a bifurcate hydrogen bond. The impact of the M ??? HA interaction is shown to increase on descending the group, and this explains the experimental trends in mechanisms of proton‐transfer reactions via MH ??? HA intermediates. Strengthening of the M ??? H interaction in the case of electron‐rich 5d metal hydrides leads to direct proton transfer to the metal atom.     

Complexation of (trimethylphosphine)gold(I) with Selenones

Mixed ligand complexes of gold(I) with various selenones and Me₃P, [Me₃PAuSe=C<]Cl, have been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, i.r. and n.m.r. methods. A decrease in the i.r. frequency of the >C=Se mode of selenones upon complexation is indicative of selenone binding to gold(I) via a selenone group. An upfield shift in ¹³C-n.m.r. for the >C=Se resonance of selenones and downfield shifts in ³¹P-n.m.r. for Me₃P moiety are consistent with the selenium coordination to gold(I). The steric effect as well as the basicity of Me₃PAu⁺ plays a significant role in bonding with Se-containing ligands compared to the Et₃PAu⁺ and Ph₃PAu⁺ complexes.     

Germanium-oxygen interactions in acyl-substituted germyleneazines L2GeNNC(COX)(COY)

MNDO calculations have been carried out on the reactions of the electron-rich germylene L₂Ge [L=(H₃Si)₂N] with diazo compounds, as models for the experimentally observed reactions of L₂Ge [L=(Me₃Si)₂N]. The most stable form of the 11 adduct of L₂Ge with N₂C(COOMe)₂ is found to have a cyclic configuration resulting from a strong intramolecular interaction between the oxygen of one of the carbonyl groups and the germanium atom. Protonation of this cyclic adduct occurs at nitrogen, giving an intermediate, addition to which of nucleophiles X^– provides acyclic L₂Ge(X)NHN(COOMe)₂, as observed experimentally. Two similar cyclic adducts are formed between L₂Ge and N₂C(COCH₃)(COOCH₃), the most stable of which provides, after a proton shift, the observed 1,3,4,2-oxadiazagermine system . Adduct formation between Me₂Si=NSiMe₃ and simple Lewis bases (H₂O, NH₃, THF, H₂CO) is calculated to be strong, but the corresponding adducts of Me₂Ge=NSiMe₃ are very weak: much stronger adducts are predicted for L₂GeNNC(COOMe)₂.     

Interactions of glutathione tripeptide with gold cluster: influence of intramolecular hydrogen bond on complexation behavior

Understanding the nature of the interaction between metal nanoparticles and biomolecules has been important in the development and design of sensors. In this paper, structural, electronic, and bonding properties of the neutral and anionic forms of glutathione tripeptide (GSH) complexes with a Au(3) cluster were studied using the DFT-B3LYP with 6-31+G**-LANL2DZ mixed basis set. Binding of glutathione with the gold cluster is governed by two different kinds of interactions: Au-X (X = N, O, and S) anchoring bond and Au···H-X nonconventional hydrogen bonding. The influence of the intramolecular hydrogen bonding of glutathione on the interaction of this peptide with the gold cluster has been investigated. To gain insight on the role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding on Au-GSH interaction, we compared interaction energies of Au-GSH complexes with those of cystein and glycine components. Our results demonstrated that, in spite of the ability of cystein to form highly stable metal-sulfide interaction, complexation behavior of glutathione is governed by its intramolecular backbone hydrogen bonding. The quantum theory of atom in molecule (QTAIM) and natural bond orbital analysis (NBO) have also been applied to interpret the nature of interactions in Au-GSH complexes. Finally, conformational flexibility of glutathione during complexation with the Au(3) cluster was investigated by means of monitoring Ramachandran angles.     

Dimethylphosphinato and Dimethylarsinato Complexes of Palladium(II), [Pd(Me2PO2)2]3 and Pd(Me2AsO2)2, and their Adducts

The complexes [Pd(Me₂PO₂)₂]₃ and Pd(Me₂AsO₂)₂ were prepared from the corresponding acids and palladium(II) acetate. Their structures were deduced by IR and NMR spectroscopy. Addition of pyridine and 2,2′‐bipyridine to [Pd(Me₂PO₂)₂]₃ gave the adducts Pd(Me₂PO₂)₂py₂ and Pd(Me₂PO₂)₂bipy, which were characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Addition of nicotinic acid and nicotinamide in water gave the adducts Pd(Me₂PO₂)₂L₂, whereas in methanol the adducts Pd(Me₂PO₂)₂L were obtained. The cacodylate containing complex formed the adducts Pd(Me₂AsO₂)₂py and Pd(Me₂AsO₂)₂bipy_1/2, which are unstable in CDCl₃. Triphenylphosphine deoxygenated both Pd(Me₂MO₂)₂ complexes, but the palladium(II) containing products could not be isolated. The expected Pd(Me₂P–O)₂ reacted further and gave many products, whereas the anticipated Pd(Me₂As–O)₂ did not bind triphenylphosphine.     

Hydrogen bonding interactions between <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-dimethylformamide and cysteine: DFT studies of structures,properties, and topologies

The hydrogen bonding interactions between cysteine and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) were studied at the extended hybrid functional DFT-X3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level regarding their geometries, energies, vibrational frequencies, and topological features of the electron density. The quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and natural bond orbital (NBO) analyses were employed to elucidate the interaction characteristics in the complexes. The results show that two intermolecular hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) are formed in one complex except few complexes with one intermolecular H-bond. The H-bonds involving O atom of DMF as H-bond acceptor usually are red-shifting H-bonds, while the blue-shifting H-bond usually involve methyl of DMF or methenyl of cysteine moiety as H-bond donors. Both hydrogen bonding interaction and structural deformation play important roles in the relative stabilities of the complexes. Due to the π-bond cooperativity, the strongest H-bond is formed between hydroxyl of cysteine moiety and O atom of DMF, however, the serious deformation counteract the hydrogen bonding interaction to a great extent. The complex involves a stronger hydrogen bonding interaction as well as the smaller deformation is the most stable one. The electron density (ρ_b) as well as its Laplacian (∇²ρ_b) at the H-bond critical point predicted by QTAIM is strongly correlated with the H-bond structural parameter (δR _H···Y) and the second-perturbation energies E(2) in the NBO scheme.