Cooperative Effect of Noncovalent Interactions on Tetrel Bonding in Halogenated Silanes

Tetrel bond, a weak noncovalent interaction between the σ-hole of a Group IV element (silicon in our case) and the cloud of an electronegative element (oxygen in our case) is the focus of this work. The percentage strengthening of tetrel bond has been investigated by optimizing 16 binary complexes of halogenated silane and water of general formula SiX_nH_4−n−H₂O and 16 ternary complexes, of general formula NaX−SiX_nH_4−n−H₂O, where X=F, Cl, Br and I and n=1, 2, 3 and 4 at various levels of theory defined within the formalism of density functional theory (DFT). With the addition of NaX, tetrel bond between Si and O in SiX_nH_4−n−H₂O gets strengthened up to 49 %, owing to cooperativity effect exerted by hydrogen bonding between X and H in the ternary complex NaX−SiX_nH_4−n−H₂O. In the series of complexes studied here, overall stabilization due to cooperativity lies between 10 kJ/mol to 170 kJ/mol. This large extent of reinforcement due to cooperativity has never been showcased before. The exceptional stabilization and reinforcement owe its genesis to the transformation of the ternary complex into a cluster orchestrated by the H-bonding in most of the cases and covalent bonding in few of the cases.     

高效安全的敌草快和百草枯液相色谱分离分析技术

研究了KC lO4、KBF4和KPF6"离液试剂"的浓度及流动相组分对敌草快和百草枯分离的影响。优化后的实验条件是:20 mmol/L的KPF6,在pH=3的条件下用100%的水作为流动相,配合一根耐水性>95%水的反相柱。实验结果无论在保留值的控制、柱效和色谱峰的对称性各方面都优于传统的"离子对"方法。     

Conceptual Quantum Chemical Analysis of Bonding and Noncovalent Interactions in the Formation of Frustrated Lewis Pairs

The contributions of covalent and noncovalent interactions to the formation of classical adducts of bulky Lewis acids and bases and frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) were scrutinized by using various conceptual quantum chemical techniques. Significantly negative complexation energies were calculated for fourteen investigated Lewis pairs containing bases and acids with substituents of various sizes. A Ziegler–Rauk‐type energy decomposition analysis confirmed that two types of Lewis pairs can be distinguished on the basis of the nature of the primary interactions between reactants; dative‐bond formation and concomitant charge transfer from the Lewis base to the acid is the dominant and most stabilizing factor in the formation of Lewis acid–base adducts, whereas weak interactions are the main thermodynamic driving force (>50 %) for FLPs. Moreover, the ease and extent of structural deformation of the monomers appears to be a key component in the formation of the former type of Lewis pairs. A Natural Orbital for Chemical Valence (NOCV) analysis, which was used to visualize and quantify the charge transfer between the base and the acid, clearly showed the importance and lack of this type of interaction for adducts and FLPs, respectively. The Noncovalent Interaction (NCI) method revealed several kinds of weak interactions between the acid and base components, such as dispersion, π–π stacking, C?H ??? π interaction, weak hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding, and weak acid–base interactions, whereas the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) provided further conceptual insight into strong acid–base interactions.     

Interaction of Diquat and Paraquat with Glutathione Studied by Means of Charge-Transfer Chromatography

Abstract

The interaction of reduced and oxidized glutathiones with the herbicides diquat and paraquat was studied by charge-transfer chromatography carried out on un-impregnated cellulose layers. Diquat and paraquat interact both with reduced and oxidized glutathiones forming charge-transfer complexes. The interaction is of hydrophilic character in both cases. The formation of covalently bonded conjugates was not observed. The strength of interaction decreases in ionic (LiCl, NaCl, KCl, MgCl₂ and CaCl₂) environment in the case of oxidized glutathione. The charge of cation had a higher impact on the strength of interaction than that of the hydrated ion radii.     

A Rapid Method for the Analysis of Diquat and Paraquat in Potatoes

Abstract

A rapid method was developed for the analysis of paraquat dication (I) and diquat dication (II) as their diene reduction products (ID and IID respectively) in potatoes. Macerated potato tissue was spiked with various levels of the dications, 0.05, 0.5, and 5.0 ppm. The dications were reduced using a sodium borohydride/ethanol reduction procedure with reduction and simultaneous extraction in a single 50 ml glass-stoppered centrifuge tube. The diene reduction products were extracted into hexane and analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) and a N/P-thermionic detector. Quantification by external standard method or internal standard method resulted in recoveries of 35, 38, 48 and 39,42, 64% for diquat and paraquat respectively. When a spiked macerate was well-mixed, recoveries were low due to adsorption; precision was within 5 5.4% (standard deviation). The importance of spiking technique was also illustrated. Upon thorough mixing and equilibration, of diquat spiked potatoes, recoveries were reduced dramatically. Adsorption of the dications and diene reduction products to glassware reduced recoveries and accounted for poorer precision; this latter effect was overcome by prior silanization of the glassware. Modification of existing NaBH₄ methods resulted in a procedure for I and II analysis requiring only 30 minutes per sample for complete analysis. Use of NaBH₄ reduction and analysis of I in potatoes has not been previously reported.     

Nature of Noncovalent Carbon‐Bonding Interactions Derived from Experimental Charge‐Density Analysis

In an effort to better understand the nature of noncovalent carbon‐bonding interactions, we undertook accurate high‐resolution X‐ray diffraction analysis of single crystals of 1,1,2,2‐tetracyanocyclopropane. We selected this compound to study the fundamental characteristics of carbon‐bonding interactions, because it provides accessible σ holes. The study required extremely accurate experimental diffraction data, because the interaction of interest is weak. The electron‐density distribution around the carbon nuclei, as shown by the experimental maps of the electrophilic bowl defined by a (CN)₂C?C(CN)₂ unit, was assigned as the origin of the interaction. This fact was also evidenced by plotting the Δ²ρ(r) distribution. Taken together, the obtained results clearly indicate that noncovalent carbon bonding can be explained as an interaction between confronted oppositely polarized regions. The interaction is, thus electrophilic–nucleophilic (electrostatic) in nature and unambiguously considered as attractive.     

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.     

CH_3SH和CH_3SLi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Ⅰ中相互作用能分别为-58.99,-57.87和-62.89kJ·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.     

Chasing Multiple Bonding Interactions between Alkaline-Earth Metals and Main-Group Fragments

Formally dianionic ligands such as alkylidenes or organoimidos play a major role in the organometallic chemistry of transition metals and are an emerging topical area of f-element chemistry. The pursuit and development of main-group-metal congeners has been tackled sporadically but is clearly lacking behind. The pronounced ionic bonding in particular, prevailing in alkali and alkaline-earth (Ae) metal derivatives, proved cumbersome. Recent substantial progress in the respective field of divalent Ae chemistry has been triggered by the implementation of new synthesis strategies involving new Ae^II precursors and tailor-made ligands. The main emphasis of this Minireview will be on the synthesis and reactivity of well-defined Group 2 alkylidenes, organoimides, silylenes, and phosphandiides.     

Crystal Structure and Noncovalent Interactions of Heterocyclic Energetic Molecules

Nitrogen-rich heterocyclic compounds are important heterocyclic substances with extensive future applications for energetic materials due to their outstanding density and excellent physicochemical properties. However, the weak intermolecular interactions of these compounds are not clear, which severely limits their widespread application. Three nitrogen-rich heterocyclic compounds were chosen to detect their molecular geometry, stacking mode and intermolecular interactions by crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface, RDG and ESP. The results show that all atoms in each molecule are coplanar and that the stacking mode of the three crystals is a planar layer style. A large amount of inter- and intramolecular interaction exists in the three crystals. All principal types of intermolecular contacts in the three crystals are N···H interactions and they account for 40.9%, 38.9% and 32.9%, respectively. Hydrogen bonding, vdW interactions and steric effects in Crystal c are stronger than in Crystals a and b. The negative ESPs all concentrate on the nitrogen atoms in the three molecules. This work is expected to benefit the crystal engineering of heterocyclic energetic materials.     

Noncovalent Interactions and Crystal Structure Prediction of Energetic Materials

The crystal and molecular structures, intermolecular interactions, and energy of CL-20, HATO, and FOX-7 were comparatively predicted based on molecular dynamic (MD) simulations. By comparison, the 2D fingerprint plot, Hirshfeld surface, reduced density gradient isosurface, and electrostatic potential surface were studied to detect the intermolecular interactions. Meanwhile, the effects of vacuum and different solvents on the crystal habit of CL-20, HATO, and FOX-7 were studied by AE and MAE model, respectively. The energy calculation was also analysed based on the equilibrium structures of these crystal models by MD simulations. Our results would provide fundamental insights for the crystal engineering of energetic materials.     

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.     

A New TLC Method for Quantification of Paraquat,Diquat, Difenzoquat,Mepiquat and Chloromequat in Water

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - We report improved separation of the highly toxic contact herbicides paraquat, diquat, difenzoquat, mepiquat, and chloromequat by...     

PH2X与五元杂环体系磷键相互作用的理论研究

用MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ方法计算了PH2X(X=H,F,Cl,Br)与五元杂环化合物(吡咯、呋喃、噻吩)的相互作用,经完全均衡校正法校正基组重叠误差.在MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ优化基础上采用Gaussian 03程序包中的NBO程序计算了二级微扰稳定化能(ΔE2),并运用AIM 2000程序对其AIM性质进行了计算.为了进一步加强对该类相互作用的认识,应用约化密度梯度(RDG)填色等值面图和电子密度差图对代表性的体系进行了图形化分析.研究表明:PH3与三个五元杂环化合物形成的是P—H…π氢键相互作用;PH2X(X=F,Cl,Br)与五元杂环化合物形成磷键相互作用,这些磷键体系存在π型和n型两种形式的磷键相互作用,前者形成复合物的稳定性高于后者,并且相互作用大小与磷原子到杂环质心的矢量和P—X方向矢量的夹角密切相关.作为比较,我们对PCl3与这三种杂环化合物之间的相互作用也进行了研究,结果发现,PCl3分子中沿Cl—P键的P端出现了三个正的静电势区域或称作"σ-hole",因此其与杂环化合物形成的是分子间多磷键复合物.AIM拓扑分析表明磷键相互作用的本质属于闭壳层静电相互作用,且电子密度与复合物稳定性呈正相关.RDG图形化分析揭示了磷键相互作用所在的空间位置以及相对强度.DDF分析表明,磷键相互作用的存在使磷原子端基的电子密度减少,而沿着P—X轴以及五元杂环分子的电子密度增加,从而直观地体现了形成复合物后电子密度的重排情况.     

固相萃取/高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定水中百草枯与敌草快残留

建立了水中百草枯和敌草快的固相萃取/高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定方法。样品直接经Cleanert PWCX小柱富集净化,HILIC亲水型液相色谱柱分离,5 mmol/L乙酸铵用(用甲酸调至pH 3.7)-乙腈梯度洗脱,采用电喷雾离子源正离子模式采集,选择性反应监测模式下检测,外标法定量。结果表明,百草枯和敌草快分别在10.0~200.0μg/L和1.0~200.0μg/L质量浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r2)均不小于0.997,在30~200μg/L的加标水平下,百草枯和敌草快的平均回收率分别为96.8%~125.8%和97.2%~118.2%,批内相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为3.0%~6.3%和2.9%~6.0%;批间RSD分别为3.3%~8.2%和2.7%~7.9%。以3倍信噪比计算,百草枯和敌草快的方法检出限分别为5.0μg/L和0.3μg/L;以10倍信噪比计算,方法的定量下限分别为10.0μg/L和1.0μg/L。该方法简便、快速、灵敏,方法的线性范围、回收率、精密度和检出限均符合残留分析的要求,能满足水中百草枯、敌草快残留监控的要求。     

Halogen Bonding between Anions and Iodoperfluoroorganics: Solution‐Phase Thermodynamics and Multidentate‐Receptor Design

The interactions of iodoperfluoroarenes and ‐alkanes with anions in organic solvent were studied. The data indicates that favorable halogen‐bonding interactions exist between halide anions and the monodentate model compounds C₆F₅I and C₈F₁₇I. These data served as a basis for the development of preorganized multidentate receptors capable of high‐affinity anion recognition. Several new receptor architectures were prepared, and the multidentate‐iodoperfluorobenzoate‐ester design, as described in a preliminary communication, was evaluated in more detail. Computation was employed to better interpret the structure–activity relationships arising from these studies. Investigations of the thermodynamics of anion binding (by van't Hoff analysis) and solvent effects reveal details of these halogen bonding interactions.     

Self-healing Supramolecular Polymer Composites by Hydrogen Bonding Interactions between Hyperbranched Polymer and Graphene Oxide

A self-healing supramolecular polymer composite (HSP-GO) was designed and prepared via incorporation of modified graphene oxide to hyperbranched polymer by hydrogen-bonding interactions.The polymer matrix based on amino-terminated hyperbranched polymer (HSP-NH2) was synthesized by carboxylation,Curtius rearrangement,and amination of hydroxyl-terminated hyperbranched polyester (HP-OH),while the modified graphene oxide was prepared by transformation of hydroxyl to isocyanate and further to carbamate ester.Spectroscopic methods were utilized to characterize the obtained polymer composites.Stress-strain test was selected to carefully study the self-healing property of HSP-GO.It is found that a small amount of modified graphene oxide (up to 2 wt％) improves the glass transition temperature (Tg),tensile strength,Young's modulus,and self-healing efficiency of the polymer composites.After healed at room temperature for 10 min,the addition of modified graphene oxide improves the self-healing efficiency to 3 7％ of its original tensile strength.The experiment result shows that the self-healing efficiency is related to the density of hydrogen bonding site and the molecular movement.     

Noncovalent interactions between cisplatin and graphene prototypes

Cisplatin (CP) has been widely used as an anticancer drug for more than 30 years despite severe side effects due to its low bioavailability and poor specificity. For this reason, it is paramount to study and design novel nanomaterials to be used as vectors capable to effectively deliver the drug to the biological target. The CP square‐planar geometry, together with its low water solubility, suggests that it could be possibly easily adsorbed on 2D graphene nanostructures through the interaction with the related highly conjugated π‐electron system. In this work, pyrene has been first selected as the minimum approximation to the graphene plane, which allows to properly study the noncovalent interactions determining the CP adsorption. In particular, electronic structure calculations at the MP2C and DFT‐SAPT levels of theory have allowed to obtain benchmark interaction energies for some limiting configurations of the CP–pyrene complex, as well as to assess the role of the different contributions to the total interaction: it has been found that the parallel configurations of the aggregate are mainly stabilized around the minimum region by dispersion, in a similar way as for complexes bonded through π‐π interactions. Then, the benchmark interaction energies have been used to test corresponding estimations obtained within the less expensive DFT to validate an optimal exchange‐correlation functional which includes corrections to take properly into account for the dispersion contribution. Reliable DFT interaction energies have been therefore obtained for CP adsorbed on graphene prototypes of increasing size, ranging from coronene, ovalene, and up to C₁₅₀H₃₀. Finally, DFT geometry optimizations and frequency calculations have also allowed a reliable estimation of the adsorption enthalpy of CP on graphene, which is found particularly favorable (about −20 kcal/mol at 298 K and 1 bar) being twice that estimated for the corresponding benzene adsorption. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Synthetic Assembly of Inorganic-organic Polyoxometalate Hybrid Structures Employing Noncovalent Interactions between 5,6-Substituted 1,10-Phenanthroline Derivative Ligands

A new strategy for the synthesis of polyoxometalate-based(POM-based) metalorganic materials was developed. The approach takes the advantage of the ability of phenanthroline derivative base to build strong noncovalent interactions. Three POM-based metal-organic compounds, [Mn(MOPIP)_2(OH)_2][Mn(MOPIP)_2(OH)(SiW _(12)O_(40))]·6H_2O(1), [Cu_2(MOPIP)_2(OH)2(H_2O)]2-(Si W_(12)O_(40))·5H_2O(2) and [Co(Mo2O7)(MOPIP)]n(3)(MOPIP = 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline), were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that compound 1 displays a mononuclear cluster. These clusters are interconnected by a framework of π···π stacking interactions to from a chain and layer structure. Compound 2 shows a multinuclear cluster with Keggin-type polyoxoanions [Si W_(12)O_(40)]4- as building blocks. Strong hydrogen bonding interactions extend these multinuclear clusters into a two-dimensional layer. Compound 3 is a coordination polymer, in which [Mo_2O_7]2- polyoxoanions connect the Co(Ⅱ) ions running along the direction of one of the crystallographic axes to from a linear chain. Adjacent chains are further assembled into a two-dimensional network by strong hydrogen bonding interactions. The main structural traits in all of the compounds are that polyoxometalate acts as inorganic building blocks and connect metal ions to form cluster structure and coordination polymer. In addition, the photocatalytic activities and mechanism of compounds 1~3 on the degradation of Rhodamine B(Rh B) under UV irradiation have been investigated in detail.