C-H⋯O, O-H⋯C, and C-H⋯C interactions in complexes of carbocations and carboanions

Molecular complexes formed by different forms of carbocations (carbenium ions) and carboanions with water, acetylene, and methane molecules have been calculated by the MP2/6-311++G(2df,2pd) method. In complexes with water where the carbon atom of the carbocation (carboanion) acts as the proton donor (acceptor), the energies of the C-H?O and O-H?C hydrogen bonds turn out to be approximately the same being 13–20 kcal/mol for carbocation (carboanion) species differing in the valence state of the carbon atom. Two types of C-H?C interactions have been revealed depending on the charge at the bridging hydrogen atom, which is determined by the hybridization of the donor carbon atom. The C-H?C interaction energy in molecular complexes with the positively charged hydrogen atom (carboanion complexes with acetylene) is an order of magnitude higher than in the complexes where the bridging hydrogen atom has an excess of electron density (carbocation complexes with methane). In all the complexes under consideration, the covalent C-H bond involved in interaction is elongated, and the negative charge is transferred from the acceptor to the donor.     

Theoretical study of H⋯P and X⋯P interactions of methylphosphines with HSX molecules

Ab initio calculations were used to analyze the interactions between thiohypohalous acids (HSX; X = F, Cl, Br, I) and methylphosphine derivatives (PH _n Me_3?n , n = 0–3) at the MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ level of theory. Interaction of HSX with PH _n Me_3?n leads to both hydrogen bond (HSX–PH _n Me_3?n –HB) as well as halogen bond (HSX–PH _n Me_3?n –XB) complexes. Stabilities of both HB and XB complexes increase with basicity of the phosphines. However, HB complexes of a phosphine molecule with different HSX have the same order of stabilities, but XB complexes of heavier thiohypohalous acids are more stable. Electron densities of complexes were characterized with the atoms in molecules methodology. The charge transfer within dimers was analyzed by means of natural bond orbitals.     

The synergistic cooperation of NH⋯O and CH⋯O hydrogen bonds in the structures of three new phosphoric triamides

The supramolecular assemblies of three new phosphoric triamides, {(C₆H₅CH₂)(CH₃)N}₂(4-CH₃-C₆H₄C(O)NH)P(O) (1), {(C₆H₁₁)(CH₃)N}₂(4-CH₃-C₆H₄C(O)NH)P(O) (2) and {(C₂H₅)₂N}₂(4-CH₃-C₆H₄C(O)NH)P(O) (3) were studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction as well as by Hirshfeld surface analysis. It was found that a synergistic cooperation of NH?O and CH?O hydrogen bonds occurs in all three structures, but forming unique supramolecular architectures individually. Along with the presence of centrosymmetric dimers in 1, 2 and 3, based on a classical NH?O hydrogen bond, the presence of weak CH?O interactions play an additional and vital role in crystal architecture and construction of the final assemblies, collectively identified as a centrosymmetric dimer (0D), a 1-D array and a 3-D network, respectively. These differences in superstructures are related to the effect of aromatic, bulk and flexible groups used in the molecules designed, with a similar C(O)NHP(O) backbone. The NH?O contacts in 1, 2 and 3 are of the “resonance-assisted hydrogen bond” types and also the anti-cooperativity effect can be considered in the multi-acceptor sites P═O in 1 and 2 and C═O in 3. All three compounds were further studied by 1D NMR experiments, 2D NMR techniques (HMQC and HMBC (H–C correlation)), high resolution ESI–MS, EI–MS spectrometry and IR spectroscopy methods.     

Features of strong O–H⋯O and N–H⋯O hydrogen bond manifestation in vibrational spectra

The work deals with the establishment of the dependence of the vibrational frequencies of strong O–H?O and N–H?O hydrogen bonds for the diagnosing the bonds themselves. To this end, the Raman spectra of a large number of different normal and deutero-substituted crystals characterized by the presence of strong O–H?O and N–H?O bonds are measured and the quantum chemical calculation is performed for one of these compounds. The dependence of the O–H stretching frequency on the O?O distance is constructed differing from that previously known for short O?O contacts. The mechanisms of significant broadening of the O–H vibration band in strong O–H?O hydrogen bonds are considered. Different dependences of the N–H vibrational frequencies in N–H?O bonds are reported and the causes of this diversity are discussed.     

Structural variability of Ag(I) metal–organic networks: C–H⋯π and metal⋯π interactions

The synthesis and X-ray structural characterization of two silver(I) coordination polymers, [Ag₂(bpp)₂(Phdac)]·5H₂O (1) and [Ag₂(bpp)(HSSal)] (2), are reported, where bpp = 4,4′-trimethylene dipyridine, H₂Phdac = 1,4-phenylenediacetic acid, and H₃SSal = 5-sulfosalicylic acid. X-ray crystallography reveals that the structures are stabilized through hydrogen bonding interactions. The C–H?π and metal?π interactions of aromatic molecules play a crucial role in building a layered framework. Intricate combinations of the weak non-covalent interactions have been analyzed to explore cooperativity and competitiveness in the solid-state structures.     

Computational study of hydrogen-bonded complexes of HOCO with acids: HOCO⋯HCOOH, HOCO⋯H(2)SO(4), and HOCO⋯H(2)CO(3)

Quantum chemistry calculations at the density functional theory (DFT) (B3LYP), MP2, QCISD, QCISD(T), and CCSD(T) levels in conjunction with 6-311++G(2d,2p) and 6-311++G(2df,2p) basis sets have been performed to explore the binding energies of open-shell hydrogen bonded complexes formed between the HOCO radical (both cis-HOCO and trans-HOCO) and trans-HCOOH (formic acid), H(2)SO(4) (sulfuric acid), and cis-cis-H(2)CO(3) (carbonic acid). Calculations at the CCSD(T)∕6-311++G(2df,2p) level predict that these open-shell complexes have relatively large binding energies ranging between 9.4 to 13.5 kcal∕mol and that cis-HOCO (cH) binds more strongly compared to trans-HOCO in these complexes. The zero-point-energy-corrected binding strengths of the cH?Acid complexes are comparable to that of the formic acid homodimer complex (～13-14 kcal∕mol). Infrared fundamental frequencies and intensities of the complexes are computed within the harmonic approximation. Infrared spectroscopy is suggested as a potential useful tool for detection of these HOCO?Acid complexes in the laboratory as well as in various planetary atmospheres since complex formation is found to induce large frequency shifts and intensity enhancement of the H-bonded OH stretching fundamental relative to that of the corresponding parent monomers. Finally, the ability of an acid molecule such as formic acid to catalyze the inter-conversion between the cis- and trans-HOCO isomers in the gas phase is also discussed.     

Thermodynamic and aromaticity studies for the assessment of the halogen⋯cyano interactions on Iodobenzonitrile

The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation, in the gaseous phase, of the 2-, 3- and 4-iodobenzonitrile isomers were derived from the combination of the corresponding standard molar enthalpies of formation, in the condensed phase, at T = 298.15 K, and the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation, at the same temperature, calculated respectively from the standard molar energies of combustion in oxygen, measured by rotating-bomb calorimetry, and from the vapour-pressure study of the referred compounds, measured by mass-loss Knudsen effusion technique. The strength of the halogen-halogen and the halogen-cyano intermolecular interactions, in the crystal, are evaluated by the enthalpies and entropies of phase transition of the iodobenzonitrile derived from mass-loss Knudsen technique and differential scanning calorimetry measurements and compared with those reported to fluorobenzonitrile and bromobenzonitrile isomers. The computational calculations complement the experimental work, using different aromaticity criteria (HOMA, NICS, Shannom Aromaticity, PDI and ATI) for the analysis of the electronic behaviour of each iodobenzonitrile isomer.     

Cooperative and substitution effects in enhancing strengths of halogen bonds in FCl⋯CNX complexes

In this paper, the cooperative effect of halogen bond with hydrogen bond has been used to make a halogen bond in FCl-CNH dimer vary from a chlorine-shared one to an ion-pair one. The halogen bond is strengthened in FCl-CNH-CNH trimer and its maximal interaction energy equals to -76 kJ∕mol when the number of CNH in FCl-CNH-(CNH)(n) polymer approaches infinity. Once the free H atom in FCl-CNH-CNH trimer is replaced with alkali metals, the halogen bond becomes strong enough to be an ion-pair one in FCl-CNH-CNLi and FCl-CNH-CNNa trimers. An introduction of a Lewis acid in FCl-CNH dimer has a more prominent effect on the type of halogen bond. A prominent cooperative effect is found for the halogen bond and hydrogen bond in the trimers. FH-FCl-CNH-CNH and FH-FCl-CNH-CNLi tetramers have also been studied and the interaction energy of halogen bonding in FH-FCl-CNH-CNLi tetramer is about 12 times as much as that in the FCl-CNH dimer. The atoms in molecules and natural bond orbital analyses have been carried out for these complexes to understand the nature of halogen bond and the origin of the cooperativity.     

Crystal and molecular structure analysis of flutamide. Bifurcated helicoidal C-H ⋯ O hydrogen bonds

Crystal structure determination and semiempirical AM1 and PM3 calculations were performed on flutamide {2-methyl-N[4 nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] propamide}, a powerful nonsteroidal androgen antagonist. The molecule is almost planar apart from CF₃, NO₂, and CH₃ groups. The NO₂ plane makes an angle of 36.3(4) with the least-square plane of the phenyl ring. The molecules are intermolecularly linked by one N-H O and one C-H O hydrogen bonds. A bifurcated helicoidal hydrogen bond network is formed by the intermolecular C-H O hydrogen bond together with another intramolecular C-H O hydrogen bond. The calculated structures are in good agreement with the crystallographic conformations. AM1 is more accurate for predicting the intramolecular C-H O hydrogen bond while PM3 gives a better geometry for the crowded nitro group. AM1 and PM3 charges of benzenic hydrogens are used to predict the propensity of these atoms to form hydrogen bonds. The noncentrosymmetric space group of the crystal (Pna2₁), the calculated dipole moment (8.88 D), and the calculated angle between molecular dipoles and the twofold axis (–49) close to the optimal value (54.7) indicate that flutamide might be a possible candidate for nonlinear optical material.     

Hydrocarbons as proton donors in C–H⋯N and C–H⋯S hydrogen bonds

C–H?N and C–H?S hydrogen bonds were analyzed in complexes where acetylene, ethylene, methane and their derivatives are proton donors while ammonia and hydrogen sulfide are proton acceptors. Ab initio calculations were performed to analyze those interactions; MP2 method was applied and the following basis sets were used: 6-311++G(d,p), aug-cc-pVDZ and aug-cc-pVTZ. The results showed that hydrogen bonds for complexes with ammonia are systematically stronger than such interactions in complexes with hydrogen sulfide. If the fluorine substituted hydrocarbons are considered then F-substituents enhance the strength of hydrogen bonding. For a few complexes, mainly those where carbon atom in proton donating C–H bond possesses sp³ hybridization, the blue-shifting hydrogen bonds were detected. Additionally, Quantum Theory of ‘Atoms in Molecules’ and Natural Bond Orbitals method were applied to analyze H-bond interactions.     

Nitroaniline Derivatives of 2-Oxo-1-naphthylideneamines—Molecular Self-Assembling <Emphasis Type="Italic">via</Emphasis> C—H⋯O Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonds and Stabilization of O—H⋯N and N—H⋯O Tautomers in Solution and Solid State

Three Schiff-bases of the Ar—CH—N—Ar type were synthesized from 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and o- (1), m- (2), and p-nitroaniline (3) in order to investigate the shift of the keto-amine/enol-imine tautomeric equilibrium that arises by the introduction of the electron-withdrawal nitro group. The compounds have been investigated experimentally, in the solid state and in the solution, by IR, NMR, UV spectroscopy, and X-ray single crystal analysis, and theoretically by using density functional theory (DFT). The tautomeric equilibrium is strongly shifted towards the keto-amine form despite of the nitro group position at N-phenyl ring in the solid state of molecular structures of 1, 2, and 3 (especially indicated by C—O and C—N bond distances). The keto-amine tautomeric form of the compounds is characterized by a strong, resonance assisted hydrogen bond (RAHB) of the N—H O type (the N O distances are 2.530(8), 2.554(2) and 2.555(5) Å in 1, 2, and 3, respectively). The molecules are assembled in the crystalline state into a 3D HB network (1), centrosymmetrical dimers (2) or infinite chains (3) by the C—H O intermolecular hydrogen bonds. In contrast, UV/VIS spectra of the chloroform solution of the title compounds reveal predominance of the enol-imine form. The molecular geometries and relative stabilities of the compounds determined by using DFT find good agreement with the experimental data.     

The interaction strength of intermolecular systems formed by NaH⋯2(HF) and NaH⋯4(HF): Hydrogen bonds,dihydrogen bonds and halogen–hydride bonds

In this paper, a theoretical study of the molecular properties of NaH⋯2(HF) and NaH⋯4(HF) complexes is reported. Based on MP2/6-311++G(d,p) calculations, the dihydrogen bonds (H⋯H), hydrogen bonds (F⋯H) and halogen-hydride bonds (F⋯Na) of these intermolecular systems were fully characterized. The characterization involved the following procedures: the examination of structural parameters, analysis of vibration modes such as frequencies shifted to red or blue in the infrared spectrum, modeling of the electronic topology, quantification of the cooperative energy followed by charge transfer and, finally, natural bond orbital analysis. The results show short intermolecular distances with high electronic density, while the stretch frequencies of the proton donors and acceptors are unusually shifted, and some values reach 1000 cm⁻¹. When all subunits of the complexes are taken into account, in this case the NaH and HF molecules, the high value for the strength of the H⋯H dihydrogen bond in NaH⋯2(HF) suggests the formation of an additional subpart, i.e., the H₂ molecule.     

From strong van der Waals complexes to hydrogen bonding: From CO⋯H2O to CS⋯H2O and SiO⋯H2O complexes

Structures and interaction energies of complexes valence isoelectronic to the important CO?H(2)O complex, namely SiO?H(2)O and CS?H(2)O, have been studied for the first time using high-level ab initio methods. Although CO, SiO, and CS are valence isoelectronic, the structures of their complexes with water differ significantly, owing partially to their widely varied dipole moments. The predicted dissociation energies D(0) are 1.8 (CO?H(2)O), 2.7 (CS?H(2)O), and 4.9 (SiO?H(2)O) kcal∕mol. The implications of these results have been examined in light of the dipole moments of the separate moieties and current concepts of hydrogen bonding. It is hoped that the present results will spark additional interest in these complexes and in the general non-covalent paradigms they represent.     

Specific C-H⋯N intramolecular interactions in the vinyloxy- and vinylthiopyridine series

A weak hydrogen bond with the participation of the vinyl group -hydrogen atom arises in 2-vinyloxypyridine and 2-vinylthiopyridine, which primarily exist in the s-trans-conformation, according to the ¹H and ¹³C NMR data. This interaction does not take place in 2-vinyloxymethyl- and 2-vinyloxyethylpyridines, which primarily exist in the s-cis-conformation. The C-H...N intramolecular interaction also does not occur in o-vinyloxyaniline due to the specific features of the stereoelectronic state of the amino group nitrogen atom.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1077–1081, August, 1991.     

Coupling of ν(NH⋯N) vibrations with the γ(NH⋯N) overtone in solid imidazole derivatives

The IR spectra of a number of imidazole derivatives were studied in the solid state at room and liquid nitrogen temperatures. The bands ascribed to stretching and out-of-plane deformation vibrations of NH groups involved in strong NH⋯N hydrogen bonds were analysed. The energy of this bond reflected in the position of the ν(NH⋯N) band changes over a broad range so that it was possible to investigate band shaping due to the overlap with the overtone band of the γ(NH⋯N) mode. The correlation between the γ(NH⋯N) and ν(NH⋯) frequencies shows that the γ(NH⋯N) value for strong NH⋯N bridges only slightly depends on ν(NH⋯N).     

Investigation of B ⋯ HA ⇌ B+H ⋯ A− equilibrium in complexes of trifluoroacetic acid with pyridines in dichloromethane by second derivative infrared spectroscopy

The second derivative of FTIR spectra in the carbonyl—carboxyl region has been used in order to study the interaction of trifluoroacetic acid with eight R-pyridines in dichloromethane. In the case of the equimolar base—acid mixture, the following species (a) B · HA, (b) B · HA · HA, (c) B⁺H · A⁻ and (d) B⁺H · A⁻ · HA are recognized. All of the species are present in complexes of the medium strong pyridines (R = H or D, 3-Me and 4-Me). Two species (a) and (b) are found for complexes of the weakest, when R = 4-CN and 3-Br, and another two (c) and (d) for complexes of the strongest, when R = 3-NMe₂ and 2,4,6-Me₃, pyridines. Complete formation of the 1:1 complex requires an excess of pyridines. Fermi resonance of overtones due to pyridines and the acid with the continuous absorption is observed.     

CH⋯Ni interactions and cyano-bridged heteronuclear polymeric complexes studied by vibrational spectroscopy and quantum chemistry calculations

Three 1D bimetallic M(II)/Ni(II) (M = Cu, Zn and Cd) complexes, [Cu(OHepy)₂Ni(CN)₄]_n (1), [Zn(OHepy)₂Ni(CN)₄]_n (2) and [Cd(OHepy)₂Ni(CN)₄]_n (3) (2-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyridine abbreviated to OHepy), have been synthesized and characterized by FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, elemental, thermal analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. FT-IR and Raman spectra of OHepy have been experimentally and theoretically investigated in the region of 4000–250 cm⁻¹. The corresponding vibrational assignments of OHepy are examined by means of B3LYP hybrid density functional theory (DFT) method together with 6-311++G(d, p) basis set. Moreover, reliable vibrational assignments have been made on the basis of potential energy distribution (PED). The structures of the complexes consist of one-dimensional polymeric chain M(OHepy)₂NCNi(CN)₂CNM(OHepy)²⁻, in which the M(II) and Ni(II) atoms are linked by CN groups. The nickel atom is fourfold coordinated with four cyanide-carbon atoms in a square planar arrangement and the metal(II) atoms are sixfold coordinated with two cyanide nitrogen, two OHepy nitrogen and two OHepy oxygen atoms, in a distorted octahedral arrangement. In all the complexes adjacent chains are connected by π⋯π, CH⋯Ni and OH⋯N hydrogen bonding interactions to form two and three dimensional networks.     

An investigation of the positional isomeric effect of terpyridine derivatives: Self-assembly of novel cadmium coordination architectures driven by N-donor covalence and π⋯π non-covalent interactions

Four cadmium compounds based on two pyridyl substituted terpyridine isomers, namely {[Cd₃(L1)₂(SCN)₆](THF)₂}_n (1), [Cd₂(L1)(CH₃OH)Cl₄]_n (2), [Cd₂(L2)₂(N₃)₄] (3) and [Cd₂(L2)₂(SCN)₄] (4) (L1 = 4′-(3-pyridyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine, L2 = 4′-(2-pyridyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine) have been synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analyses, and luminescent spectroscopy with the purpose of investigating the influence of isomeric effect on network assembly. In compounds 1 and 2, L1 as a mono-tridentate bridging ligand links Cd^II atoms into 1D grid-like and 2D wave-like polymers. In contrast, in compounds 3 and 4, L2 as a chelating ligand forms Cd^II dimeric structures. The different coordination behaviors and the positional isomer effect were discussed under the same reaction conditions. In addition, three kind of π?π interactions in the four compounds were summarized, two of which could not be observed on tpy-based complexes.