Very strong C-H...O, N-H...O, and O-H...O hydrogen bonds involving a cyclic phosphate.

Very short C-H...O, N-H...O, and O-H...O hydrogen bonds have been generated utilizing the cyclic phosphate [CH2(6-t-Bu-4-Me-C6H2O)2]P(O)OH (1). X-ray structures of (i) 1 (unsolvated, two polymorphs), 1...EtOH, and 1...MeOH, (ii) [imidazolium](+)[CH2(6-t-Bu-4-Me-C6H2O)2PO2](-)...MeOH [2], (iii) [HNC5H4-N=N-C5H4NH](2+)[(CH2(6-t-Bu-4-Me-C6H2O)2PO2)2](2-)...4CH3CN...H2O [3], (v) [K, 18-crown-6](+)[(CH2(6-t-Bu-4-Me-C6H2O)2P(O)OH)(CH2(6-t-Bu-4-Me-C6H2O)2PO2)](-)...2THF [4], (vi) 1...cytosine...MeOH [5], (vii) 1...adenine...1/2MeOH [6], and (viii) 1...S-(-)-proline [7] have been determined. The phosphate 1 in both its forms is a hydrogen-bonded dimer with a short O-H...O distance of 2.481(2) [triclinic form] or 2.507(3) A [monoclinic form]. Compound 2 has a helical structure with a very short C-H...O hydrogen bond involving an imidazolyl C-H and methanol in addition to N-H...O hydrogen bonds. A helical motif is also seen in 5. In 3, an extremely short N-H...O hydrogen bond [N...O 2.558(4) A] is observed. Compounds 6 and 7 also exhibit short N-H...O hydrogen bonds. In 1...EtOH, a 12-membered hydrogen-bonded ring motif, with one of the shortest known O-H...O hydrogen bonds [O...O 2.368(4) A], is present. 1...MeOH is a similar dimer with a very short O(-H)...O bond [2.429(3) A]. In 4, the deprotonated phosphate (anion) and the parent acid are held together by a hydrogen bond on one side and a coordinate/covalent bond to potassium on the other; the O-H...O bond is symmetrical and very strong [O...O 2.397(3) A].     

Theoretical study of (CH...C)- hydrogen bonds in CH(4-n)X(n) (X = F, Cl; n = 0, 1, 2) systems complexed with their homoconjugate and heteroconjugate carbanions

This work deals with a theoretical study of the (CH...C)- hydrogen bonds in CH4, CH3X, and CH2X2 (X = F, Cl) complexed with their homoconjugate and heteroconjugate carbanions. The properties of the complexes are calculated with the B3LYP method using the 6-311++G(d,p) or 6-311++G(2df,2p) basis sets. The deprotonation enthalpies (DPE) of the CH bond or the proton affinities of the carbanions (PA(C-) are calculated as well. All the systems with the exception of the CH4...CHCl2(-) one are characterized by a double minimum potential. In some of the complexes, the (CH(b)...C)- hydrogen bond is linear. In other systems, such as CH3F...CH2F- and CH3F...CHF2(-), there is a large departure from linearity, the systems being stabilized by electrostatic interactions between the nonbonded H of the neutral molecule and the F atom of the carbanion. In the transition state, the (CH(b)...C)- bond is linear, and there is a large contraction of the intermolecular C...C distance. The binding energies vary within a large range, from -1.4 to -11.1 kcal mol(-1) for the stable complexes and -8.6 to -44.1 kcal mol(-1) for the metastable complexes. The energy barriers to proton transfer are between 5 and 20 kcal mol(-1) for the heteroconjugate systems and between 3.8 and 8.3 kcal mol(-1) for the homoconjugate systems. The binding energies of the linear complexes depend exponentially on 1.5DPE - PA(C-), showing that the proton donor is more important than the proton acceptor in determining hydrogen bond strength. The NBO analysis indicates an important electronic reorganization in the two partners. The elongations of the CH bond resulting from the interaction with the carbanion depend on the occupation of the sigma*(CH(b)) antibonding orbitals and on the hybridization of the C bonded to H(b). The frequency shifts of the nu(CH)(A1) stretching vibration range between 15 and 1150 cm(-1). They are linearly correlated to the elongation of the CH(b) bond.     

LZnX complexes of tripodal ligands with intramolecular RN-H hydrogen bonding groups: structural implications of a hydrogen bonding cavity, and of X/R in the hydrogen bonding geometry/strength

Tripodal ligands N(CH2Py)3-n(CH2Py-6-NHR)n(R=H, n=1-3 L1-3, n=0 tpa; R=CH2tBu, n=1-3 L'1-3) are used to investigate the effect of different hydrogen bonding microenvironments on structural features of their LZnX complexes (X=Cl-, NO3-, OH-). The X-ray structures of [(L2)Zn(Cl)](BPh4)2.0.5(H2O.CH3CN), [(L3)Zn(Cl)](BPh4)3.CH3CN, [(L'1)Zn(Cl)](BPh4) 1', [(L'2)Zn(Cl)](BPh4)2'.CH3OH, and [(L'3)Zn(Cl)](BPh4)3' have been determined and exhibit trigonal bipyramidal geometries with intramolecular (internal) N-HCl-Zn hydrogen bonds. The structure of [(L'2)Zn(ONO2)]NO3 4'.H2O with two internal N-HO-Zn hydrogen bonds has also been determined. The axial Zn-Cl distance lengthens from 2.275 A in [(tpa)Zn(Cl)](BPh4) to 2.280-2.347 A in 1-3, 1'-3'. Notably, the average Zn-N(py) distance is also progressively lengthened from 2.069 A in [(tpa)Zn(Cl)](BPh4) to 2.159 and 2.182 A in the triply hydrogen bonding cavity of 3 and 3', respectively. Lengthening of the Zn-Cl and Zn-N(py) bonds is accompanied by a progressive shortening of the trans Zn-N bond from 2.271 A in [(tpa)Zn(Cl)](BPh4) to 2.115 A in 3 (2.113 A in 3'). As a result of the triply hydrogen bonding microenvironment the Zn-Cl and Zn-N(py) distances of 3 are at the upper end of the range observed for axial Zn-Cl bonds, whereas the axial Zn-N distance is one of shortest among N4 ligands that induce a trigonal bipyramidal geometry. Despite the rigidity of these tripodal ligands, the geometry of the intramolecular RN-HX-Zn hydrogen bonds (X=Cl-, OH-, NO3-) is strongly dependent on the nature of X, however, on average, similar for R=H, CH2tBu.     

Supramolecular silanol chemistry in the gas phase. Topological (AIM) and population (NBO) analyses of hydrogen-bonded complexes between H3SiOH and selected O- and N-acceptor molecules

Hydrogen bonding of the type SiO-H...A (A = O, N) has been studied in the gas phase for simple H3SiOH.acceptor complexes with the acceptor molecules being O(H)SiH3, OH2, O(H)CH3, O(CH3)2, O(CH3)SiH3, O(SiH3)2, NH3, N(CH3)H2, N(CH3)2H, N(CH3)3, N(CH3)2C6H5, and NC5H5, respectively, at the B3LYP/6-311+(2d,p) level of theory, using Bader's atoms in molecules (AIM) and Weinhold's natural bond orbital (NBO) methodology. For all complexes (except H3SiOH.N(CH3)2C6H5) the complex energy Eadd. is a good estimate for the hydrogen bond energy EHB, which is generally higher in N-acceptor complexes (-5.52 to -7.17 kcal mol-1) than in O-acceptor complexes (-2.09 to -5.06 kcal mol-1). In case of H3SiOH.N(CH3)2C6H5, EHB and Eadd. differ by the energy associated with the loss of n(N)-->pi conjugation in N(CH3)2C6H5 upon complex formation. EHB shows no correlation with O...A distances and the red shifts Deltanu(OH) of the OH-stretching vibrations when different acceptors are compared, although both parameters are commonly used to estimate the strength of the hydrogen bond from spectroscopic and diffraction data. A good linear correlation of the hydrogen bond energy EHB has been established with parameters derived from the AIM and NBO analyses, namely, the electron densities rho(HA) and rho(OH) at the H...A and O-H bond critical points (BCPs) and the NLMO bond orders BONLMO(HA) of the H...A bonds of the H3SiOH.acceptor complexes as well as the change of natural charges DeltaqNPA(O) at the O-donor atom upon H3SiOH.acceptor complex formation. Hydrogen bonding of the type SiO-H...A (A = O, N) has been also studied in the related cyclic multiple H3SiOH.acceptor complexes (H3SiOH)3, (H3SiOH)2.NC5H5, and (H3SiOH)4, respectively, at the same level of theory. Cooperative hydrogen bonding is evident for all cyclic multiple H3SiOH.acceptor complexes, whereby the strongest concomitant strengthening of the hydrogen bonds is observed for (H3SiOH)4 and (H3SiOH)2.NC5H5.     

Solution and solid-state models of peptide CH...O hydrogen bonds

Fumaramide derivatives were analyzed in solution by (1)H NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by X-ray crystallography in order to characterize the formation of CH...O interactions under each condition and to thereby serve as models for these interactions in peptide and protein structure. Solutions of fumaramides at 10 mM in CDCl(3) were titrated with DMSO-d(6), resulting in chemical shifts that moved downfield for the CH groups thought to participate in CH...O=S(CD(3))(2) hydrogen bonds concurrent with NH...O=S(CD(3))(2) hydrogen bonding. In this model, nonparticipating CH groups under the same conditions showed no significant change in chemical shifts between 0.0 and 1.0 M DMSO-d(6) and then moved upfield at higher DMSO-d(6) concentrations. At concentrations above 1.0 M DMSO-d(6), the directed CH...O=S(CD(3))(2) hydrogen bonds provide protection from random DMSO-d(6) contact and prevent the chemical shifts for participating CH groups from moving upfield beyond the original value observed in CDCl(3). X-ray crystal structures identified CH...O=C hydrogen bonds alongside intermolecular NH...O=C hydrogen bonding, a result that supports the solution (1)H NMR spectroscopy results. The solution and solid-state data therefore both provide evidence for the presence of CH...O hydrogen bonds formed concurrent with NH...O hydrogen bonding in these structures. The CH...O=C hydrogen bonds in the X-ray crystal structures are similar to those described for antiparallel beta-sheet structure observed in protein X-ray crystal structures.     

Vibrational spectra and structure of CH3Cl:H2O, CH3Cl:HDO, and CH3Cl:D2O complexes. IR matrix isolation and ab initio calculations

The infrared spectra of CH3Cl + H2O isolated in solid neon at low temperatures have been investigated. The CH3Cl + H2O system is remarkable because of its propensity to form CH3Cl:H2O and CH3Cl:(H2O)n (n > or = 2) complexes. We focus here on the CH3Cl:H2O species. Low concentration studies (0.01-0.5%) and subsequent annealing lead to formation of the 1:1 CH3Cl:H2O complex with O-H. . .Cl-C or O. . .H-C intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Vibrational modes of this complex have been detected. In addition, spectra of D2O + CH3Cl and HDO + CH3Cl have also been recorded. A detailed vibrational analysis of partially deuterated species shows that HDO is exclusively D bonded to CH3Cl. This is a consequence of the preference for HDO to form a deuterium bonding complex rather than a hydrogen bonding one.     

Do traditional, chlorine-shared, and ion-pair halogen bonds exist? An ab initio investigation of FCl:CNX complexes

Ab initio MP2/aug'-cc-pVTZ calculations have been carried out to determine the structures, binding energies, and bonding of complexes FCl:CNX, with X = CN, NC, NO(2), F, CF(3), Cl, Br, H, CCF, CCH, CH(3), SiH(3), Li, and Na. Equation-of-motion coupled cluster calculations have also been carried out to determine the coupling constants (1)J(F-Cl), (1X)J(Cl-C), and (2X)J(F-C) across these halogen bonds. As the strength of the base is systematically increased, the nature of the halogen bond changes from traditional, to chlorine-shared, to ion-pair. The type of halogen bond present in a complex can be readily determined from its structure, binding energy, AIM bonding analyses, and spin-spin coupling constants. Coupling constants across halogen bonds are compared with corresponding coupling constants across traditional, proton-shared, and ion-pair hydrogen bonds.     

Neutral molecular Pd6 hexagons using kappa3-P2O-terdentate ligands

The one-step synthesis of three new P2O-terdentate carboxylic acid ditertiary phosphines 2-{(Ph2PCH2)2N}-3-(X)C6H3CO2H (X = OCH3, L1; X = OH, L2) and 2-{(Ph2PCH2)2N}-5-(OH)C6H3CO2H (L3) by a phosphorus-based Mannich condensation reaction using Ph2PCH2OH and the appropriate amine in CH3OH is reported. Compounds L1-L3 function as typical kappa2-P2-didentate ligands upon complexation to Pd(CH3)Cl(cod) (cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene), affording the neutral, mononuclear complexes Pd(CH3)Cl(L1-L3) (1-3). Metathesis of 1 with NaX (X = Br, I) gave the corresponding (methyl)bromopalladium(II) (4) and (methyl)iodopalladium(II) (5) complexes, respectively. When chloroform or chloroform/methanol solutions of 1-3 (or 5) were allowed to stand, at ambient temperatures, yellow crystalline solids were isolated in very high yields (71-88%) and were analyzed for the novel hexameric palladium(II) compounds 6-9. All new compounds reported have been fully characterized by a combination of spectroscopic (multinuclear NMR, Fourier transform IR, electrospray mass spectrometry, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry) and analytical methods. The self-assembly reactions are remarkably clean as monitored by 31P{1H} and 1H NMR spectroscopy. Single-crystal X-ray structures have been determined for L1, 4, 7.17CDCl3.2Et2O, 8.6CHCl3.8CH3OH, and 9.17CDCl3. In hexamers 7-9, all six square-planar palladium(II) metal centers comprise a kappa2-P2-chelating diphosphine, a kappa1-O-monodentate carboxylate, and either a chloride or iodide ligand, leading to 48-membered metallomacrocycles (with outside diameters of ca. 2.5 nm). Whereas only intramolecular O-H...N hydrogen bonding between the hydroxy group and tertiary amine has been observed in 7, strong intermolecular O-H...O hydrogen bonding of the type CO...HO(CH3)...HO, involving a methanol solvate, has been found in 8, leading to an unprecedented three-dimensional network motif.     

C6H5—H…X分子间氢键的理论计算

利用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法, 在6-311+G(3df,2p)水平上对C6H5—H…X型分子间氢键进行了几何构型优化、氢键相互作用能、电子密度分布等计算. 其中C6H6为质子供体, HCOH、H2O、NH3、CH2NH和HCN为质子受体. 从电荷布居分析、自然键轨道等角度详细地讨论了C6H5—H…X 体系中, 共轭π键、O和N的不同键型结构对氢键形成的影响以及孤电子对与C—H 反键轨道之间的相互作用(n→σ*)等.     

Hydrogen-bonded complexes of nitrous and nitric acids with ethene Ab initio and DFT studies

The complexes formed by ethene with nitric and nitrous (trans and cis) acids have been investigated by ab initio (SCF and MP2) and B3LYP calculations with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Full geometry optimisation has been performed for the complexes studied. The most stable structures of the complexes are established. Bearing in mind the corrected values of the dissociation energy the studied hydrogen-bonded complexes can be ordered as follows: C(2)H(4)...HONO(2)>C(2)H(4)...HONO-trans>C(2)H(4)...HONO-cis. In the complexes the acids act as proton donors forming the pi-type of hydrogen bond with ethene. The predicted changes in the vibrational characteristics (vibrational frequencies and infrared intensities) arising from the hydrogen bonding are in good agreement with the experimentally measured. The predicted frequency shift of the stretching OH vibration in the nitric acid is largest (-210 cm(-1)), followed by the shifts in the trans-HONO (-141 cm(-1)) and cis-HONO (-109 cm(-1)). The calculations predict an increase of the IR intensity of the stretching O-H vibration in the complexes from 6 to 10 times.     

胺对锂电池电解液中小分子的稳定作用

用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法在PBE0/6-31+G(d, p)水平上对乙胺、乙二胺分别与电解液中的小分子H2O、HF分子间的相互作用进行理论计算, 并在PBE/TZP 水平上利用能量分解分析(EDA)方法对胺与HF、H2O 结合的II-1、II-2、III-1和III-2模型进行计算分析. 结果表明, 胺类物质都能与HF、H2O形成N…H—F(O)、F(O)…H—N或F(O)…H—C的稳定氢键. 但HF与胺类物质形成的氢键比H2O与胺形成的氢键强, 故胺类物质在电解液中优先稳定HF. 乙二胺与HF、H2O结合的稳定性比乙胺强. 乙胺、乙二胺与HF(H2O)形成的最稳定构型均由F(O)—H…N 和F(O)…H—C 氢键结合形成.     

Supramolecular gold(I) thiobarbiturate chemistry: combining aurophilicity and hydrogen bonding to make polymers,sheets, and networks

The cooperative forces of aurophilic and hydrogen bonding have been used in the self-assembly of phosphine or diphosphine complexes of gold(I) with the thiolate ligands derived from 2-thiobarbituric acid, SC(4)H(4)N(2)O(2), by single or double deprotonation. The reaction of the corresponding gold(I) trifluoroacetate complex with SC(4)H(4)N(2)O(2) gave the complexes [Au(SC(4)H(3)N(2)O(2))(PPh(3))], 1, [(AuSC(4)H(3)N(2)O(2))(2)(micro-LL)], with LL = Ph(2)PCH(2)PPh(2), 2a, Ph(2)P(CH(2))(3)PPh(2), 2b, or Ph(2)PCH=CHPPh(2), 2c, or the cyclic complex [Au(2)(micro-SC(4)H(2)N(2)O(2))(micro-Ph(2)PCH(2)CH(2)PPh(2))], 3. In the case with LL = Ph(2)P(CH(2))(6)PPh(2), the reaction led to loss of the diphosphine ligand to give [Au(6)(SC(4)H(3)N(2)O(2))(6)], 4, a hexagold(I) cluster complex in which each gold(I) center has trigonal AuS(2)N coordination. Structure determinations show that 1 has no aurophilic bonding, 2b, 3, and 4 have intramolecular aurophilic bonding, and 2c has intermolecular aurophilic bonding that contributes to the supramolecular structure. All the complexes undergo supramolecular association through strong NH...O and/or OH...N hydrogen bonding, and complex 3 also takes part in CH...O hydrogen bonding. The supramolecular association leads to formation of interesting polymer, sheet, or network structures, and 4 has a highly porous and stable lattice structure.     

Ab initio study of the complexes of halogen-containing molecules RX (X=Cl, Br, and I) and NH3: towards understanding the nature of halogen bonding and the electron-accepting propensities of covalently bonded halogen atoms

Ab initio calculations have been performed on a series of complexes formed between halogen-containing molecules and ammonia to gain a deeper insight into the nature of halogen bonding. It appears that the dihalogen molecules form the strongest halogen-bonded complexes with ammonia, followed by HOX; the charge-transfer-type contribution has been demonstrated to dominate the halogen bonding in these complexes. For the complexes involving carbon-bound halogen molecules, our calculations clearly indicate that electrostatic interactions are mainly responsible for their binding energies. Whereas the halogen-bond strength is significantly enhanced by progressive fluorine substitution, the substitution of a hydrogen atom by a methyl group in the CH(3)X...NH(3) complex weakened the halogen bonding. Moreover, remote substituent effects have also been noted in the complexes of halobenzenes with different para substituents. The influence of the hybridization state of the carbon atom bonded to the halogen atom has also been examined and the results reveal that halogen-bond strengths decrease in the order HC triple bond CX > H(2)C=CHX approximately O=CHX approximately C(6)H(5)X > CH(3)X. In addition, several excellent linear correlations have been established between the interaction energies and both the amount of charge transfer and the electrostatic potentials corresponding to an electron density of 0.002 au along the R-X axis; these correlations provide good models with which to evaluate the electron-accepting abilities of the covalently bonded halogen atoms. Finally, some positively charged halogen-bonded systems have been investigated and the effect of the charge has been discussed.     

Structures, energies, bonding, and NMR properties of pnicogen complexes H2XP:NXH2 (X ═ H, CH3, NH2, OH, F, Cl)

Ab initio calculations have been carried out in a systematic investigation of P···N pnicogen complexes H(2)XP:NXH(2) for X ═ H, CH(3), NH(2), OH, F, and Cl, as well as selected complexes with different substituents X bonded to P and N. Binding energies for complexes H(2)XP:NXH(2) range from 8 to 27 kJ mol(-1) and increase to 39 kJ mol(-1) for H(2)FP:N(CH(3))H(2). Equilibrium structures have a nearly linear A-P-N arrangement, with A being the atom directly bonded to P. Binding energies correlate with intermolecular N-P distances as well as with bonding parameters obtained from AIM and SAPT analyses. Complexation increases (31)P chemical shieldings in complexes with binding energies greater than 19 kJ mol(-1). One-bond spin-spin coupling constants (1p)J(N-P) across the pnicogen interaction exhibit a quadratic dependence on the N-P distance for complexes H(2)XP:NXH(2), similar to the dependence of (2h)J(X-Y) on the X-Y distance for complexes with X-H···Y hydrogen bonds. However, when the mixed complexes H(2)XP:NX'H(2) are included, the curvature of the trendline changes and the good correlation between (1p)J(N-P) and the N-P distance is lost.     

Investigating the effect of hydrogen bonding environments in amide cleavage reactions at zinc(II) complexes with intramolecular amide oxygen co-ordination

Amide oxygen co-ordination to a zinc(II) ion around a hydrogen bonding microenvironment is a common structural/functional feature of metalloproteases. We report two strategies to position hydrogen bonding groups in the proximity of a zinc(II)-bound amide oxygen, and we investigate their effect on the stability of the amide group. Polydentate tripodal ligands (6-R1-2-pyridylmethyl)-R2 (R1= NHCOtBu, R2= N(CH2-py-6-X)2 X = H L1, X = NH2, H L2, X = NH2 L3) form [(L)Zn]2+ cations (L =L1, 1; L2, 2; L3, 3) with intramolecular amide oxygen co-ordination (1-3), and intramolecular N-H...O=C(amide) hydrogen bonding (2, 3) rigidly fixed by the ligand framework. 1-3 undergo cleavage of the tert-butyl amide upon addition of Me4NOH.5H2O (1 equiv.) in methanol at 50(1) degrees C. Under these conditions the half-life, t(1/2), of the amide bond is 0.4 h for 1, 9 h for 2 and 320 h for 3. Mononuclear zinc(II) complexes of (6-NHCOtBu-2-pyridylmethyl)-R2(R2= N(CH2CH2)2S) L4 and chelating N2 ligands without hydrogen bonding groups (1,10-phenanthroline L5, 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine L6) as control compounds, and with an amino hydrogen bonding group (6-amino-2-(aminomethyl)pyridine L7) have been synthesised. Amide cleavage is in this case faster at the zinc(II) complex with the amino hydrogen bonding group. Thus, hydrogen bonding environments can both accelerate and slow down amide bond cleavage reactions at zinc(II) sites. Importantly, the magnitude of the effect exerted by the hydrogen bonding environments was found to be significant; 800-fold rate difference. This result highlights the importance of hydrogen bonding environments around metal centres in amide cleavage reactions, which may be relevant to the chemistry of natural metalloproteases and applicable to the design of more efficient artificial protein cleaving agents.     

Structures,vibrational frequencies,topologies, and energies of hydrogen bonds in cysteine‐formaldehyde complexes

The hydrogen bonding interactions between cysteine (Cys) and formaldehyde (FA) were studied with density functional theory regarding their geometries, energies, vibrational frequencies, and topological features of the electron density. The quantum theory of atoms in molecules and natural bond orbital analyses were employed to elucidate the interaction characteristics in the Cys‐FA complexes. The intramolecular hydrogen bonds (H‐bonds) formed between the hydroxyl and the N atom of cysteine moiety in some Cys‐FA complexes were strengthened because of the cooperativity. Most of intermolecular H‐bonds involve the O atom of cysteine/FA moiety as proton acceptors, while the strongest H‐bond involves the O atom of FA moiety as proton acceptor, which indicates that FA would rather accept proton than providing one. The H‐bonds formed between the CH group of FA and the S atom of cysteine in some complexes are so weak that no hydrogen bonding interactions exist among them. In most of complexes, the orbital interaction of H‐bond is predominant during the formation of complex. The electron density (ρ_b) and its Laplace (?²ρ_b) at the bond critical point significantly correlate with the H‐bond parameter δR, while a linearly relationship between the second‐perturbation energy E(2) and ρ_b has been found as well. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2012     

Theoretical Study on the Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Complexes of 5‐Hydroxytryptamine with Water

The energies, geometries and harmonic vibrational frequencies of 1:1 5‐hydroxytryptamine‐water (5‐HT‐H₂O) complexes are studied at the MP2/6‐311++G(d,p) level. Natural bond orbital (NBO), quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analyses and the localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis (LMO‐EDA) were performed to explore the nature of the hydrogen‐bonding interactions in these complexes. Various types of hydrogen bonds (H‐bonds) are formed in these 5‐HT‐H₂O complexes. The intermolecular C4H5^5‐HT···O^w H‐bond in HTW3 is strengthened due to the cooperativity, whereas no such cooperativity is found in the other 5‐HT‐H₂O complexes. H‐bond in which nitrogen atom of amino in 5‐HT acted as proton donors was stronger than other H‐bonds. Our researches show that the hydrogen bonding interaction plays a vital role on the relative stabilities of 5‐HT‐H₂O complexes.     

Nature of urea-fluoride interaction: incipient and definitive proton transfer

1,3-bis(4-nitrophenyl)urea (1) interacts through hydrogen bonding with a variety of oxoanions in an MeCN solution to give bright yellow 1:1 complexes, whose stability decreases with the decreasing basicity of the anion (CH3COO- > C6H5COO- > H2PO4- > NO2- > HSO4- > NO3-). The [Bu4N][1.CH3COO] complex salt has been isolated as a crystalline solid and its molecular structure determined, showing the formation of a discrete adduct held together by two N-H...O hydrogen bonds of moderate strength. On the other hand, the F- ion first establishes a hydrogen-bonding interaction with 1 to give the most stable 1:1 complex, and then on addition of a second equivalent, induces urea deprotonation, due to the formation of HF2-. The orange-red deprotonated urea solution uptakes carbon dioxide from air to give the tetrabutylammonium salt of the hydrogencarbonate H-bond complex, [Bu4N][1.HCO3], whose crystal and molecular structures have been determined.     

Coordination and hydrogen bonded network structures of Cu(II) with mixed ligands: a hybrid hydrogen bonded material, an infinite sandwich arrangement, and a 3-D net

Mixed-ligand Cu(II) complexes with deprotonated trimesic acid and phenanthroline-type ligands were synthesised by solvothermal methods to form 2-D infinite hexagonal hydrogen bonded structures with additional trimesic acid (H3tma) molecules. The complex [Cu(phendione)2(H2tma)2].2(H3tma).1.65(CF3CH2OH).2.5(H2O), where phendione = 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione, has hydrogen bonded networks of [Cu(phendione)2(H2tma)2] complexes interspersed with layers of H3tma with a topologically identical hydrogen bonding network. Whereas in [Cu(1,10-phenanthroline)(H2tma)2]2.2(H3tma), a dimeric Cu(II) complex hydrogen bonds directly to additional H3tma molecules to form a three-layered 2-D network resembling an infinite sandwich. The synthesis and structures of simple Cu(II) complexes of the phendione ligand are also reported. One of these, [Cu(phendione)2Br2] shows a particularly polar packing arrangement.     

镧系四元混合配体配合物[Ce(CH2ClCOO)2(NO3)(phen)(H2O)]2的晶体结构、芳环堆积效应和2D氢键网络

The quaternary complex, ［Ce(CH2ClCOO)2(NO3)(phen)(H2O)］2, was synthesized. Interestedly, the title compound is a dimer comparing with the 1D polymer ［La(CH2ClCOO)2(NO3)(phen)*(H2O)］n and powder compound ［Nd(CH2ClCOO)2(NO3)(phen)］. In the title compound there is a monodentate NO-3, which is a first example in the all synthesized quaternary mixed anion complexes, and the NO-3 extended the complex into a 2D network with water from other molecules by inter-molecular hydrogen bonds. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds lead to the weaker Ce—O(COO), Ce—O(NO3) and Ce—N bonds comparing with other quaternary mixed anion complexes of cerium. Also the stacking effect, which makes the compound more stable in the situation of weaker Ce—O and Ce—N bonds, was first found in the series compounds.