A DFT Study on Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond in Substituted Catechols and Their Radicals

Density functional theory(DFT)at B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level was employed to calculate intramolecular hydrogen bond enthalpies (H1HB),O-H charge differencces,O-H bond lengths and bond orders for various substituted catechols and their radicals generated after H-abstraction.It was found that although the charge difference between hydrogen-bonded H and O played a role in determining H1HB,H1HB was mainly governed by the hydrogen bond length.As the oxygen-centedred radiocal has great tendency to form a chemical bond with the H atom,hydrogen bond lengths in catechloic radicals are systematically shorter than those in catechlos,hence,the H1HB for the former are higher than those for the latter.     

A Mixed Quantum-Classical Approach for Computing Effects of Intramolecular Motion on the Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bond

The fractionation factor is defined as the equilibrium constant for the reaction: R – H + DOH R – D + HOH. Of interest are values of fractionation factors for reactions where reactants and/or products form intramolecular low-barrier hydrogen bonds. Experimentally measured isotopic fractionation factors are usually interpreted via a one-dimensional potential energy surface along the intrinsic proton hydrogen bond coordinate. Such a one-dimensional picture cannot be completely correct. Intramolecular motions, such as vibrations and librations, can modulate the underlying potential energy surface along the hydrogen bond coordinate and thus affect the isotopic fractionation factor. We have recently generated a picture of the motion of the proton in a low-barrier hydrogen bond as taking place in an effective single-dimensional potential, which we term the potential of mean force (PMF). In this paper, we compute the PMF for a molecule with an intramolecular hydrogen bond in order to quantify the effect of intramolecular motions on the fractionation factor. The PMF and isotopic fractionation factor are computed with a combination of high-level density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations.     

酰基硫脲分子内氢键与取代基效应的定量关系

对２３个Ｎ－二茂铁甲酰基－Ｎ’－芳基硫脲和４个Ｎ－苯甲酰基－Ｎ’－芳基硫脲的δβ－ＮＨ与各种取代胺的碱性强度ｐＫｂ及苯环下取代基常数σ进行了系统的定量关系研究。结果提示了此类化合物的分子内氢键与取代基效应之间的定量关系。     

Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Self-template Synthesis of Some New Robson-type Macrocyclic Ligands

Binuclear macrocyclic Robson-type complexes are of interest as models of biomolecules. Many of them have been prepared and widely studied since 1970s1,2. These complexes are restricted mainly to those metal ions that are employed as the template reagents, although Yunqi Tian et al. reported the proton-template synthesis of metal -free Robson-type macrocyclic ligands by addition of acid3 and Shaohua Gou et al. used Na+ as template4-6.Recently, in order to explore useful information concernin…     

Influence of the Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond on the Fluorescence of 2-ortho-Aminophenyl Pyridines

The dynamic nature of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) and its effect on emission spectra is an attractive strategy to create multi-emissive dyes. Here we describe the behavior of a series of hydrogen-bonded triphenylpyridines with a set of donor–acceptor combinations that allowed us to perceive the influence of each substitution on the photophysical properties of the dyes. The susceptibility of these ESIPT moieties to pH variations was also studied, elucidating that the level of protonation had a significant effect on the emission color. The assignment of each emission band was made by using DFT and td-DFT calculations that were in agreement with the experimental results. This study emphasizes the versatility of triphenylpyridines that can be synthesized effortlessly with a logical and independent C-2, C-4 and C-6 substitution in order to have the desired ESIPT modulation and subsequent multi-emission response.     

Molecular Tailoring Approach for the Estimation of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Energy

Hydrogen bonds (HBs) play a crucial role in many physicochemical and biological processes. Theoretical methods can reliably estimate the intermolecular HB energies. However, the methods for the quantification of intramolecular HB (IHB) energy available in the literature are mostly empirical or indirect and limited only to evaluating the energy of a single HB. During the past decade, the authors have developed a direct procedure for the IHB energy estimation based on the molecular tailoring approach (MTA), a fragmentation method. This MTA-based method can yield a reliable estimate of individual IHB energy in a system containing multiple H-bonds. After explaining and illustrating the methodology of MTA, we present its use for the IHB energy estimation in molecules and clusters. We also discuss the use of this method by other researchers as a standard, state-of-the-art method for estimating IHB energy as well as those of other noncovalent interactions.     

Theoretical Study on the Excited-state Intramolecular Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions of Butanal

The excited-state intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reactions of butanal have been investigated using the CAS-MP2/6-311＋G^＊//CASSCF/6-31G^＊ methods. Calculated results show that the hydrogen transfer induced fluorescence quenching of the n,π^＊-excited state of covalent butanal with three paths： （1） The first path corresponds to direct S0-react reconstitution, which involves the first S1 decay by partial hydrogen atom transfer. （2） The second stepwise mechanism can be viewed as a full hydrogen atom transfer followed by a partial hydrogen atom back transfer, electron transfer （near S1/S0 or S0-TS） and finally a proton transfer to S0-react. （3） On the triplet surface, the surface crossing to the singlet state would be clearly much efficient at the T1/S0 region due to the large SOC value of 8.3 cm^-1. The S0-react decay route from T1/S0 was studied with an intrinsic reaction coordinate （IRC） calculation at the CASSCF level, resulting in the S0-React minimum.     

Elucidating Solvent Effects on Strong Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond: DFT-MD Study of Dibenzoylmethane in Methanol Solution

The dynamic aspect of solvation plays a crucial role in determining properties of strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds since solvent fluctuations modify instantaneous hydrogen-bonded proton transfer barriers. Previous studies pointed out that solvent-solute interactions in the first solvation shell govern the position of the proton but the ability of the electric field due to other solvent molecules to localize the proton remains an important issue. In this work, we examine the structure of the O−H⋅⋅⋅O intramolecular hydrogen bond of dibenzoylmethane in methanol solution by employing density functional theory-based molecular dynamics and quantum chemical calculations. Our computations showed that homogeneous electric fields with intensities corresponding to those found in polar solvents are able to considerably alter the proton transfer barrier height in the gas phase. In methanol solution, the proton position is correlated with the difference in electrostatic potentials on the oxygen atoms of dibenzoylmethane even when dibenzoylmethane-methanol hydrogen bonding is lacking. On a timescale of our simulation, the hydrogen bonding and solvent electrostatics tend to localize the proton on different oxygen atoms. These findings provide an insight into the importance of the solvent electric field on the structure of a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond.     

多肽中氢键强度的理论研究

用B3LYP/6-31G^*法优化了多肽分子的几何构型,计算了各个构型的电荷分布和氢键酸度,进而对多肽分子中的氢键强度进行了研究.结果表明,多肽分子中氢键的强度同时取决于形成氢键的H…O原子间距R和N-H…O之间的键角β;多肽分子倾向于形成R值小、β值大的大环氢键.3₁₀螺旋结构的多肽分子中的氢键具有协同效应,分子越大,分子中氢键越多,氢键的协同效应越强.     

含分子内氢键的苯硫酚在水相中的Michael加成反应

苯硫酚的巯基是一个较强的亲核基团,对α,β-不饱和双键的Michael加成反应已有报道．但是当巯基的邻位存在与其形成氢键的基团时,如果按文献条件进行反应,或者反应无法进行,或者要使用反应条件苛刻的丁基锂,或者使用吡啶等毒性较大的反应溶剂,而且产率较低．本文选择     

9-羟基苯并萘酮分子内氢传递过程的理论计算

借助MNDO、AM 1、HF/ 3 2 1G、HF/ 6 31G 量子化学理论计算方法 ,对 9 羟基苯并萘酮 (9 HPO)的分子内氢传递过程进行了理论探讨 ,并与X射线衍射的结构数据作了比较。发现 :1 .A构型的 9 HPO比B构型的更稳定 ,两个等同的A可以通过分子内氢传递相互转化 ,反应的过渡态就是B .2 .B是一种严格对称的平面构型 ,它的H电荷和偶极矩都较A增大 ,所以分子内氢传递速率在极性溶剂中将加快。3.共轭在 9 HPO分子内氢传递反应中起了重要的作用。 4.对于类似分子IHT的计算 ,先用半经验方法或小基组的从头计算方法优化结构 ,再用大基组的从头计算方法计算单点能可以得到较好的结果。     

The Effect of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Type on the Gas-Phase Deprotonation of ortho-Substituted Benzenesulfonic Acids. A Density Functional Theory Study

Structural factors have been identified that determine the gas-phase acidity of ortho-substituted benzenesulfonic acid, 2-XC₆H₄–SO₃H, (X = –SO₃H, –COOH, –NO₂, –SO₂F, –C≡N, –NH₂, –CH₃, –OCH₃, –N(CH₃)₂, –OH). The DFT/B3LYP/cc-pVTZ method was used to perform conformational analysis and study the structural features of the molecular and deprotonated forms of these compounds. It has been shown that many of the conformers may contain anintramolecular hydrogen bond (IHB) between the sulfonic group and the substituent, and the sulfonic group can be an IHB donor or an acceptor. The Gibbs energies of gas-phase deprotonation Δ_rG⁰₂₉₈ (kJ mol^–1) were calculated for all compounds. It has been set that in ortho-substituted benzenesulfonic acids, the formation of various types of IHB is possible, having a significant effect on the Δ_rG⁰₂₉₈ values of gas-phase deprotonation. If the –SO₃H group is the IHB donor, then an ion without an IHB is formed upon deprotonation, and the deprotonation energy increases. If this group is an IHB acceptor, then a significant decrease in Δ_rG⁰₂₉₈ of gas-phase deprotonation is observed due to an increase in IHB strength and the A⁻ anion additional stabilization. A proton donor ability comparative characteristic of the –SO₃H group in the studied ortho-substituted benzenesulfonic acids is given, and the Δ_rG⁰₂₉₈ energies are compared with the corresponding values of ortho-substituted benzoic acids.     

Fapy-G对碱基氢键复合物影响的理论研究

应用量子化学方法对2,6-二氨基-4-羟基-5-甲酰胺嘧啶(Fapy-G)与正常碱基作用形成的20种氧化碱基对的多种性质进行了理论分析,碱基G的C8位被氧化后N7和N9位分别增加一个H原子,使其由氢键受体变成氢键供体,N7,N9及O6原子所带的电荷变负,同时O6作为氢键受体的能力增强.与碱基单体相比,碱基对中形成氢键的受体原子所带的电荷平均减小0.05 e;供体H原子所带的电荷平均增大0.02 e.Fapy-G分子中六元环上受体N原子参与形成氢键时,环的呼吸振动模式和N与对位C的振动模式的振动频率蓝移;与氢键相关的振动频率红移.所有氧化碱基对中,NH…N比NH…O氢键作用更强,且在NH…N氢键中,在六元环上的供体N原子形成的氢键比在氨基或开环上的供体N原子形成的氢键强.Fapy-G与碱基A作用结合能区域顺序为1>2>4>3,与碱基T(R)作用区域顺序为3=4>1>2;水溶液使Fapy-G与碱基C作用的结合能减弱程度最大,结合能达到41.84~58.58 k J/mol,且使碱基对结合能力次序发生改变.     

芳氢与配位硫原子之间(sp2C-H…S)的分子内氢键

化合物(Et4N)2[Pd2(mp)2(Hmp)2](1)(H2mp＝2-巯基苯酚)的1H NMR谱中芳氢H16的峰出现在δ 8.79处,与预测值(δ 7.1)相差1.7,这是由于H16与配位硫S2原子之间存在弱相互作用,即新型的sρ2C-H…S之间的氢键作用.原子间距离C16…S2(0.361pm)和H16…S2(0.295pm)分别小于相应原子的范德华半径之和(0.370pm和0.305pm),C16-H16…S2角为128.1°,证明了这种新型氢键的存在.此外,在分子振动光谱中观察到这种氢键的作用使得芳氢υC-H出现在低于3000cm-1处.通过与类似物[Pd2(PPh3)2(Hmp)2Cl2](2)的比较,以及1在DMSO溶剂中仍然保持O-H…O和C-H…S这2种氢键的事实,表明C-H…S之间的作用,对1的配体Hmp中的苯环与Pd2S2平面之间的夹角偏离90°可能是有贡献的.     

CO Adsorption on a LaNi5 Hydrogen Storage Alloy Surface: A Theoretical Investigation

Density functional theory calculations are carried out to study CO adsorption on the (001) surface of a LaNi₅ hydrogen storage alloy. At low coverages, CO favors adsorption on Ni? Ni bridge sites. With an increase in CO coverage, the decrease in the adsorption energy is much larger for Ni? Ni? CO bridge adsorption than that for Ni? CO on‐top adsorption. Thus, the latter sites in the relatively stable adsorption structure are preferentially utilized at high CO coverages. The nature of the bonding between CO and the LaNi₅ (001) surface is analyzed in detail.     

Synthesis and Theoretical Study of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond at Two Possible Positions in Pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine

Properties of dimethyl 3‐(alkylamino)‐5,10‐dioxo‐5,10‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐1,2‐dicarboxylate and its derivatives were studied by means of ab initio method. NO₂ derivative of title compound was synthesized and the nature of its intramolecular hydrogen bond (HB) was investigated. Furthermore, the topological properties of the electron density distributions for N? H···O intramolecular bridges were analyzed in terms of the Bader theory of atoms in molecules (AIM). The electron density (ρ) and Laplacian (?²ρ) properties, estimated by AIM calculations, indicated that O···H bond possesses low ρ and positive ?²ρ values which are in agreement with electrostatic character of the HBs, whereas N? H bonds have covalent character (?²ρ<0). Moreover, steric effect of the t‐Bu group on structure and topological parameters of pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine conformers was studied. Finally, the powerful method of Espinosa was used to obtain the H‐bond energy.     

肾上腺素与二甲亚砜氢键作用的理论研究

The hydrogen bond is one of the most important intermolecular interactions playing an important role in intermolecular recognition processes essential to most biological systems. Adrenaline is an important catecholamine neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Dimethyl sulphoxide can carry with it drugs across membranes. The geometries of adrenaline and six stable 1 : 1 complexes formed between adrenaline and dimethyl sulphoxide were optimized by Berny method at PM3 level and thus were optimized by density functional theory（B3LYP method）at the 6-31G,6-31G*,and 6-31+G* level respectively to obtain accurate structures. Single-point energies of all optimized molecular geometries were calculated to discuss the energies and structural parameters between reactants and products. All the binding energies have been corrected by the zero point vibrational energies（ZPVE）at varied basis set levels from 6-31G to 6-31 + G*. The results indicated that stronger hydrogen-bonded complexes were formed by molecular interaction between adrenaline and dimethyl sulphoxide. The calculation results can be better used to explain some experimental phenomena.     

Thermochemistry of Alane Complexes for Hydrogen Storage: A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation

Knowledge of the relative stabilities of alane (AlH(3)) complexes with electron donors is essential for identifying hydrogen storage materials for vehicular applications that can be regenerated by off-board methods; however, almost no thermodynamic data are available to make this assessment. To fill this gap, we employed the G4(MP2) method to determine heats of formation, entropies, and Gibbs free energies of formation for 38 alane complexes with NH(3-n)R(n) (R = Me, Et; n = 0-3), pyridine, pyrazine, triethylenediamine (TEDA), quinuclidine, OH(2-n)R(n) (R = Me, Et; n = 0-2), dioxane, and tetrahydrofuran (THF). Monomer, bis, and selected dimer complex geometries were considered. Using these data, we computed the thermodynamics of the key formation and dehydrogenation reactions that would occur during hydrogen delivery and alane regeneration, from which trends in complex stability were identified. These predictions were tested by synthesizing six amine-alane complexes involving trimethylamine, triethylamine, dimethylethylamine, TEDA, quinuclidine, and hexamine and obtaining upper limits of ΔG° for their formation from metallic aluminum. Combining these computational and experimental results, we establish a criterion for complex stability relevant to hydrogen storage that can be used to assess potential ligands prior to attempting synthesis of the alane complex. On the basis of this, we conclude that only a subset of the tertiary amine complexes considered and none of the ether complexes can be successfully formed by direct reaction with aluminum and regenerated in an alane-based hydrogen storage system.