Theoretical Study of Pnicogen Bonding Interactions between ECl_3(P,As) and Different Electron Donors

The pnicogen bond interaction between different electron donors(anion, π-electron, heteroatom) and ECl_3(E = As, P) was calculated by the method of MP_2/aug-cc-p VTZ. It has been indicated that the pnicogen bonds of complex formed by the anion and ECl_3 are more stable than that by the neutral electron donor, in which the pnicogen bonds of complex formed by NH_3 and ECl_3 are the most stable, and that by H_2S and ECl_3 is the least stable. The nature of pnicogen bond interaction is the closed shell interaction by AIM analysis, and BCP electron density is positively correlated to the complex interaction energy. RDG and DDF graphical analyses are performed to visualize the nature of pnicogen bond interaction from different donors, the position and strength of the pnicogen bond interaction, as well as the rearrangement of electron density after the formation of pnicogen bond system.     

Halogen Bonding： An AIM Analysis of the Weak Interactions

A series of complexes formed between halogen-containing molecules and ammonia have been investigated by means of the atoms in molecules （AIM） approach to gain a deeper insight into halogen bonding. The existence of the halogen bond critical points （XBCP） and the values of the electron density （Pb） and Laplacian of electron density （V2pb） at the XBCP reveal the closed-shell interactions in these complexes. Integrated atomic properties such as charge, energy, polarization moment, volume of the halogen bond donor atoms, and the corresponding changes （△） upon complexation have been calculated. The present calculations have demonstrated that the halogen bond represents different AIM properties as compared to the well-documented hydrogen bond. Both the electron density and the Laplacian of electron density at the XBCP have been shown to correlate well with the interaction energy, which indicates that the topological parameters at the XBCP can be treated as a good measure of the halogen bond strength In addition, an excellent linear relationship between the interatomic distance d（X…N） and the logarithm of Pb has been established.     

Computational studies of σ-type weak interactions between NCO/NCS radicals and XY(X = H,Cl;Y = F,Cl,and Br)

The triatomic radicals NCO and NCS are of interest in atmospheric chemistry,and both the ends of these radicals can potentially serve as electron donors during the formation of σ-type hydrogen/halogen bonds with electron acceptors XY(X = H,Cl;Y = F,Cl,and Br).The geometries of the weakly bonded systems NCO/NCS···XY were determined at the MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ level of calculation.The results obtained indicate that the geometries in which the hydrogen/halogen atom is bonded at the N atom are more stable than those where it is bonded at the O/S atom,and that it is the molecular electrostatic potential(MEP)-not the electronegativity-that determines the stability of the hydrogen/halogen bond.For the same electron donor(N or O/S) in the triatomic radical and the same X atom in XY,the bond strength decreases in the order Y = F > Cl > Br.In the hydrogen/halogen bond formation process for all of the complexes studied in this work,transfer of spin electron density from the electron donor to the electron acceptor is negligible,but spin density rearranges within the triatomic radicals,being transferred to the terminal atom not interacting with XY.     

Cocrystal Assembled by 1,2-Diiodotetrafluorobenzene and Acridine via C-I…N Halogen Bond and Tr-hole…F Bonds

The concepts on o-hole and ~-hole bonds are suggested. A cocrystal with repeated 8-F-atom unit as basic struc- tural motif is assembled based on bifurcated C-I…N…I-C halogen/σ-hole bond and antiparallel double π-hole… F bonds by 1,2-diiodotetrafluorobenzene and acridine and characterized well by XRD, powder XRD and solid 19F NMR, etc. Also the calculated interaction energies are -26.8 and -31.5 kJ/mol for bifurcated C-I…N sp……2 halogen bonds, and -14.3 kJ/mol for a pair of n-hole…F bonds. In this system C-I…N halogen bond has stronger competitive ability to C-I…π halogen bond due to stronger basicity of N than π-system in acridine. The combination of the halogen/σ-hole and π-hole bonds or together with other weak interactions could play a key role in assembling function materials, molecular recognition and design of drugs and so on.     

Triangular Halogen Bond and Hydrogen Bond Supramolecular Complex Consisting of Carbon Tetrabromide,Halide, and Solvent Molecule： A Theoretical and Spectroscopic Study

The theoretical calculation and spectroscopic experiments indicate a kind of triangular three bonding supramolecular complexes CBr4…X^-…-H-C, which consist of carbon tetrabromide, halide, and protic solvent molecule （referring to dichloromethane, chloroform and acetonitrile）, can be formed in solution. The strength of halogen and hydrogen bonds in the triangular complexes using halide as common acceptor obeys the order of iodide〉bromide〉chloride. The halogen and hydrogen bonds work weak-cooperatively. Charge transfer bands of halogen bonding complexes between CBra and halide are observed in UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy in three solvents, and then the stoichiometry of 1：1, formation constants K and molar extinction coefficients ε of the halogen bonding complexes are obtained by Benesi-Hildebrand method. The K and ε show a dependence on the solvent dielectric constant and, on the whole, obey an order of iodide〉bromide〉chloride in the same solvents. Furthermore, the C-H vibrational frequencies of solvent molecules vary obviously with the addition of halide, which indicates the C-H…X- interaction. The experimental data indicate that the halogen bond and hydrogen bond coexist by sharing a common halide acceptor as predicted by calculation.     

Does the molecular structure of CaH2 affect the dihydrogen bonding in CaH2 … HY (Y = CH3, C2H3, C2H, CN, and NC) complexes? A quantum chemistry study using MP2 and B3LYP methods

Second-order M ller-Plesset(MP2) and density functional theory(DFT) calculations have been carried out in order to investigate the structures and properties of dihydrogen-bonded CaH 2 HY(Y = CH 3,C 2 H 3,C 2 H,CN,and NC) complexes.Our calculations revealed two possible structures for CaH 2 in CaH 2 HY complexes:linear(I) and bent(II).The bond lengths,interaction energies,and strengths for H H interactions obtained by both MP2 and B3LYP methods are quite close to each other.It was found that the interaction energy decreases with increasing electron density at the Ca-H bond critical point.Atom-in-molecule(AIM) results show that for all of Ca-H H-Y interactions considered here,the Laplacian of the electron density at the H H bond critical point is positive,indicating the electrostatic nature of these Ca-H H-Y dihydrogen bonded systems.     

Theory Studies on the Intermolecular Interactions of Urea Nitrate with RDX

Six fully optimized geometries of urea nitrate cation and RDX complexes have been obtained with DFT-B3LYP and MP2 methods at the 6-311++G** level. The intermolecular interaction energies have been calculated with basis set superposition error (BSSE) and zero point energy (ZPE) correction. The nature of intermolecular interaction has been revealed by the analysis of AIM and NBO. The results indicate that the greatest binding energy of urea nitrate with RDX is –82.47kJ/mol. The O–H…O and N–H…O hydrogen bonds are important intermolecular interactions of urea nitrate cation with RDX, and the origin of hydrogen bonds is the oxygen atom offering its lone-pair electrons to the σ(O-H)* or σ(O-H)* antibonding orbital. The intermolecular interactions strengthen the N–NO2 bond, leading to the reduced sensitivity of urea nitrate and RDX mixture explosive.     

CO2 capture through halogen bonding: A theoretical perspective

Halogen bonding interactions between several halogenated ion pairs and CO2 molecules have been investigated by means of density functional theory calculations. To account for the influence of solvent environment, the implicit polarized continuum model was also employed. The bromide and iodide cations of ionic liquids (ILs) under study can interact with CO2 molecules via X O interactions, which become much stronger in strength than those in the complexes of iodo-perfluorobenzenes, very effective halogen bond donors, with CO2 molecules. Such interactions, albeit somewhat weaker in strength, are also observed between halogenated ion pairs and CO2 molecules. Thus, the solubility of CO2 may be improved when using halogenated ILs, as a result of the formation of X O halogen bonds. Under solvent effects, the strength of the interactions tends to be weakened to some degree, with a concomitant elongation of intermolecular distances. The results presented here would be very useful in the design and synthesis of novel and potent ILs for CO2 physical absorption.     

Co-existing Intermolecular Halogen Bonding and Hydrogen Bonding in the Compound Trans-5,10-bis（1-bromodifluoro-acetyl-1-ethoxycarbonyl-methylidene）thianthrene

Trans-5,10-bis(1-bromodifluoroacetyl-l-ethoxycarbonyl-methylidene)thianthrene (1b) was prepared from the reaction of BrCF2COC(N2)CO2Et with thianthrene. X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis showed that the intermolecular halogen bonding and hydrogen bonding coexisted in this compound. The bromine atom acted as an electron acceptor in the halogen bond and an electron donor in the hydrogen bond. It is the first example that the bromine atom acted as such a dual role in the hydrogen and halogen bond.     

Molecular mechanics on bonding and non-bonding interactions in (atom@C_(60))

The interactions between the embedded atom X (X=Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs; F,Cl,Br,I) and C60cage in the endohedral-form complexes (X@C60) are calculated and discussed according to molecular mechanics from the point of view of the bonding and non-bonding.It is found from the computational results that for atoms with radii larger than Li's,their locations with the minimum interaction in (X@C60) are at the cage center,while atom Li has an off-center location with the minimum interaction deviation of-0.05 nm,and the cage-environment in C60 can be regarded as sphero-symmetry in the region with radius r of ~0.2 nm.It is shown that the interaction between X and C60 cage is of non-bonding characteristic,and this non-bonding interaction is not purely electrostatic.The repulsion and dispersion in non-bonding interactions should not be neglected,which make important contribution to the location with minimum interaction of X,at center or off center.Some rules about the variations of interactions with atomic radii have been ob     

Studies of the Intramolecular Aromatic-ring Stacking Interactions in the Ternary Platinum（Ⅱ） Complexes

The stability constants of some ternary mixed-ligand complexes, Pt (Phen)(CA) , where Phen-1,10-phenanthroline and CA^-=carboxylate, were determined by means of potentiometric pH titration in aqueous solutions (I=0. 1mol/L, KNO3; 25℃), and the stability of them was compared with that of the corresponding binary complexes. It was revealed that the ternary complexes containing phenylalkane carboxylates ligands (PCA-) are much more stable than those formed with formate and acetate. The results indicate that there exist the intramolecular aromatic-ring interactions between the phenanthroline ring of Phen and the phenyl moiety of ligand PCA- in the ternary mixed-ligand Pt(Phen) (PCA)^- complexes. The extent of the stacking interactions, which depends on the number of methylene groups between the phenyl moieties and the coordinated phenylalkane carboxylate groups, was calculated. The best-fitted stack was obtained for the complexes with 2-phenylacetate and 3-phenylpropionate as the ligands.     

Investigation on the Percutaneous Enhancing Permeation Mechanism of Azone for Ketoprofen Based on the Intermolecular Hydrogen-bonding Interaction

The permeation enhancing activity of Azone for ketoprofen through excised cavia skins was investigated using Franz diffusion cell. The possible hydrogen-bonded complexes formed between ketoprofen and the model molecule of Azone as azacyclopentane-2-one were fully optimized at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level. The intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions were calculated using the B3LYP/6-311++G**, B3LYP/6-311++G(2df, 2p), MP2(full)/6-311++G** and MP2(full)/6-311++G(2df, 2p) methods, respectively. The results show that the steady-state permeation rate of ketoprofen through excised cavia skins enhances over 9 times in the solvent with 2% Azone as compared with the solvent without Azone. The stable O–H···O=C and N–H···O=C hydrogen-bonded complexes could exist between azacyclopentane and ketoprofen. The hydrogen-bonding interaction energy follows the order of(a) (b) (c) (d) (g)(e) (h) (f). The formation of the complexes leads to the change of the conformation and molecular polarity of ketoprofen, and thus causes a better percutaneous permeation for the drug. The analyses of AIM(atom in molecule) and shift of electron density were used to further reveal the nature of the enhancing permeation activity of Azone for ketoprofen. The investigations of the temperature and solvent effects confirm that ketoprofen might enter into the skin by means of the Azone complex.     

Theoretical Investigation on Interaction between Guanine and Luteolin

The interacting patterns of the luteolin and guanine have been investigated by using the density functional theory B3LYP method with 6-31＋G＊ basis set. Eighteen stable structures for the luteolin-guanine complexes have been found respectively. The results indicate that the complexes are mainly stabilized by the hydrogen bonding interactions. Meanwhile, both the number and strength of hydrogen bond play important roles in determining the stability of the complexes which can form two or more hydrogen bonds. Theories of atoms in molecules and natural bond orbital have also been utilized to investigate the hydrogen bonds involved in all the systems. The interaction energies of all the complexes which were corrected by basis set superposition error are 6.04-56.94 kJ/mol. The calculation results indicate that there are strong hydrogen bonding interactions in the luteolin-guanine complexes. We compared the interaction between luteolin and four bases of DNA, and found luteolin-thymine was the strongest and luteolin-adenine was the weakest. The interaction between luteolin and DNA bases are all stronger than luteolin-water.     

Orbital Interaction of Epoxidation on the Same Curvature Bonds of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes

The epoxidation of different bonds with the same bond curvature in one nano-tube including armchair,zigzag and chiral tubes was studied. The calculated results showed that for the adducts with opened C–O–C configuration,the magnitude of the binding energies was related with their corresponding bonding characteristics in HOMO,and the larger binding energies were attributed to stronger orbital interaction between one O atom and the nanotube; whereas for the adducts with 3MR structures,the binding energies were related with the changes of C–C bond length and independent of the frontier orbital interaction before and after epoxidation.     

Theoretical Investigations on the Structures and Properties of the Side-on Complexes B_2(N_2)_2 and Monocyclic B_n(N_2)_n~m (n=3～6,m=-1～+2)

The structures and energies of the side-on complexes B2(N2)2 and monocyclic Bn(N2)nm (n = 3～6,m = -1～+2) between N2 (1∑+g) and B (2P) have been investigated by the DFT-B3LYP and MP2 methods at the 6-311+G(2d) and aug-cc-pVTZ levels. The analyses of NICS (Nucleus Independent Chemical Shifts),NBO (nature bond orbital),AIM (atoms in molecules) and frontal orbitals have been used to reveal the origin of coordination bond between the π-electron donor N2 group and B atom,accompanied by the comparison with the end-on complexes. The results have indicated that the side-on coordination complexes can be formed due to the relative strong fluidity of the π-electrons,and the nature of the coordination bond has been exposed to be that the N2 group offers 1πu electron to the 2p orbital of boron. The coordinate energies of the side-on complexes are less than those of the end-on complexes. Furthermore,the aromaticity of side-on coordination complex is weaker than that of the corresponding end-on coordination complex.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a 2-D Framework Supramolecular Complex [Cd2（phen）2（adip）（NO3）2]

1 INTRODUCTION In the design of crystal molecule, inorganic crystal engineering is one of the focused fields that are ever developing[1]. The introduction of different metal ions and bridging ligands often gives rise to novel physical and chemical properties[2~4]. Conse- quently, the supramolecular compounds constructed from weak interactions, such as hydrogen bond, π-π stacking, C–H???O interaction, ion-π interaction and hy- drophobing interaction, have become the new focus of cryst…     

Theoretical Studies on the Cu-Cu Interaction and Stability of [Cu_a(Ph_2Ppy)_b(CH_3CN)_c]~(a+) (a=1～2,b=1～3,c=0～2)

To study the Cu-Cu interaction and stability of the title complexes,the structures of complexes [Cu(Ph2Ppy)(CH3CN)]+ 1,[Cu(Ph2Ppy)]+ 2,[Cu2(Ph2Ppy)2(CH3CN)2]2+ 3,[Cu2(Ph2Ppy)2(CH3CN)]2+ 4,[Cu2(Ph2Ppy)2]2+ 5 and [Cu2(Ph2Ppy)3(CH3CN)]2+ 6 were calculated by density functional theory PBE0 method,and the following conclusions can be drawn:(1) There is no orbital overlapping between two Cu atoms,indicating no Cu-Cu orbital interaction exists in complexes 3～6.Due to a breakdown of the closed shell configuration of Cu atoms,the weak Cu-Cu interactions result from the 3dCu → 4sCu' charge-transfer in 4～6.The Cu-Cu interaction strength follows 5 6 4,implying that there are stronger Cu-Cu interactions in the complexes with fewer CH3CN or more Ph2Ppy ligands.(2) The calculated interaction energies suggest that the coordination of Cu to Ph2Ppy is stronger than that to CH3CN.In 3～6,there are weaker interactions between Cu and CH3CN or Ph2Ppy in the complexes with more CH3CN or Ph2Ppy ligands.(3) The P-Cu and N-Cu interactions are much stronger than the Cu-Cu interaction,so we mainly attribute the stabilities of the binuclear complexes to the eight-membered rings Cu2P2N2C2.     

A new class of ion-ion interaction: Z-bond

The hydrogen-bond interactions in ionic liquids have been simply described by the conventional hydrogen-bond model of A–H···B. Coupling with the strong electrostatic force, however, hydrogen bond between the cation and anion shows particular features in the geometric, energetic, electronic, and dynamic aspects, which is inherently different from that of the conventional hydrogen bond. A general model could be expressed as +[A–H···B]-, in which A and B represent heavy atoms and "+" and "–" represent the charges of the cation containing A atom and anion containing B atom, respectively. Because the structure shows a "zig-zag" motif, this coupling interaction is defined here as the Z-bond. The new model could be generally used to describe the interactions in ionic liquids, as well as bio-systems involved in ions, ionic reaction, and ionic materials.     

DNA Binding Properties and Cytotoxic Activities of Two Trinuclear Ruthenium（Ⅱ） Polypyridyl Complexes

The interactions between two trinuclear Ru（II） complexes and calf thymus DNA（CT DNA） were studied via absorption spectroscopy, reverse salt titrations, binding stoichiometry, DNA melting experiments, as well as viscosity measurement. The results indicate that complexes 1 and 2 bind to DNA via the interaction of the planar π-delocalized system of the complexes with intrinsic binding constants of 4.18 × 10^5 and 3.85 × 10^6 L/tool, respectively, and non-electrostatic binding free energy makes a predominant contribution to the binding free energy. The in vitro cytotoxic activity of complexes 1 and 2 was evaluated by the MTT[3-（4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl）-2,5-diphenyl- 2H-tetrazolium bromide] method. Complex I shows higher anticancer potency than complex 2 against four tumor cell lines. Further mechanism study indicates that complexes 1 and 2 can cause cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase.     

醇和N,N-二甲基乙酰胺分子间相互作用的FTIR光谱研究

The association between alcohols and N,N-dimethylacetamide in carbon tetrachloride was investigated using FTIR spectroscopy at 298 K.The formation constants for 1∶1 and 1∶2 complexes were calculated using the method of Whetsel and Kagarise.The observed 1∶1 complex values were also verified using the method of Nash.The rate of change in C=O bond moment on complexing with alcohols increased with increasing acidity of alcohols.The formation constant and values of free energy change increased with the increase in carbon chain length of alcohols,which suggested that the degree of complex formation varied with the length of the carbon chain of alcohols.