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The dependence of volume fractions (%V) on the square of the refractive index (n²) has been determined for a series of intermolecular hydrogen-bonded systems. An additive linear relationship between %V and n² is obtained for weakly hydrogen-bonded solutions of acetone and methanol while mixtures of acetone/water and methanol/water give a parabolic shape for the refractive-index diagrams. Surprisingly, a quasi-linearity (but with singular and turning points not apparent on the refractive-index curves) is found for strongly hydrogen-bonded cases such as 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol(TFE)/water, TFE/acetone, TFE/methanol, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFP)/water, HFP/acetone and HPP/methanol. This unexpected observation is explained in terms of the coexistence of various stable hydrogen-bonded species corresponding to different geometrical isomers and polymer complexes in the mixtures. The proposed explanation is confirmed by MENDO/3 molecular orbital calculations.     

Ethyl Pyrogall[6]arene and Pyrogall[4]arene: Synthesis,Structural Analysis and Derivatization

In the acid-catalyzed synthesis of ethyl pyrogallarene, a novel hexamer, ethyl pyrogall arene, is obtained as a readily isolable minor product. Pyrogallarene can be isolated from the reaction mixture in three different ways yielding the hexamer in different forms and stabilities. Crystallization from DMSO and then recrystallization from acetone gives a stable crystalline solid, recrystallization directly from acetone yields an unstable white powder, while direct recrystallization from THF gives a stable white powder. Both pyrogallarene and pyrogallarene crystallize readily with DMSO filling the voids in the crystal lattice. Co-crystallization studies of the hexamer isolated by recrystallization from acetone resulted in a novel directly hydrogen-bonded capsule formed by two pyrogallarenes and an included TMA cation, while the DMSO/acetone isolated product yielded the intact hexamer with clathrate-type TMA inclusion.     

Hydrogen-bonded complexes of 1-chloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol with ketones

The interaction of 1-choro-2-methylpropan-2-ol (CMP) with acetone and methyl ethyl ketone was examined in dilute carbon tetrachloride solution. The strengths of the hydrogen-bonded complexes were compared with those of the corresponding complexes of trimethyl carbinol and 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methyl-propan-2-ol with ketones. The aim was to explain the inductive effect of the chlorine atom on the strength of carbinol-ketone hydrogen-bonded complexes. The monomer IR band of CPM appears in solution as a composite of five sub-bands, signifying that many conformers are present; this was confimed by quantum chemical calculations. Chlorine substitution increases the strength of the hydrogen bond.     

Solute-solvent complex switching dynamics of chloroform between acetone and dimethylsulfoxide-two-dimensional IR chemical exchange spectroscopy

Hydrogen bonds formed between C-H and various hydrogen bond acceptors play important roles in the structure of proteins and organic crystals, and the mechanisms of C-H bond cleavage reactions. Chloroform, a C-H hydrogen bond donor, can form weak hydrogen-bonded complexes with acetone and with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). When chloroform is dissolved in a mixed solvent consisting of acetone and DMSO, both types of hydrogen-bonded complexes exist. The two complexes, chloroform-acetone and chloroform-DMSO, are in equilibrium, and they rapidly interconvert by chloroform exchanging hydrogen bond acceptors. This fast hydrogen bond acceptor substitution reaction is probed using ultrafast two-dimensional infrared (2D-IR) vibrational echo chemical exchange spectroscopy. Deuterated chloroform is used in the experiments, and the 2D-IR spectrum of the C-D stretching mode is measured. The chemical exchange of the chloroform hydrogen bonding partners is tracked by observing the time-dependent growth of off-diagonal peaks in the 2D-IR spectra. The measured substitution rate is 1/30 ps for an acetone molecule to replace a DMSO molecule in a chloroform-DMSO complex and 1/45 ps for a DMSO molecule to replace an acetone molecule in a chloroform-acetone complex. Free chloroform exists in the mixed solvent, and it acts as a reactive intermediate in the substitution reaction, analogous to a SN1 type reaction. From the measured rates and the equilibrium concentrations of acetone and DMSO, the dissociation rates for the chloroform-DMSO and chloroform-acetone complexes are found to be 1/24 ps and 1/5.5 ps, respectively. The difference between the measured rate for the complete substitution reaction and the rate for complex dissociation corresponds to the diffusion limited rate. The estimated diffusion limited rate agrees well with the result from a Smoluchowski treatment of diffusive reactions.     

Effect of solvents on the rate of oxidation of acetaldehyde by peroxyacetic acid from the point of view of intermolecular hydrogen bonding

Summary It was shown that retardation of reaction found in some solvents is due to the blocking effect of solvent molecules hydrogen-bonded to peroxyacetic acid molecules. The presence of hydrogen bonds between peroxyacetic acid molecules and solvent molecules (nitromethane, acetone) was established by the determination of infrared absorption spectra.     

Hydrogen-bonded metal-complex sulfonate (MCS) inclusion compounds: effect of the guest molecule on the host framework

Soft molecular host frameworks made of the hydrogen-bonded metal complex (MC) Co(NH3)(6)3+ and 4,4'-biphenyldisulfonate (BPDS) include different guest molecules to form inclusion compounds of the type (MC)2(BPDS)3.n(guest). Structurally characterized were six compounds with guest molecules of DMSO, DMF, piperidine, acetone, acetonitrile, and THF. The metal-complex sulfonate frameworks in all of them are of the pillared layer type where the layers are constructed of extensively hydrogen-bonded metal-complex cations and sulfonate (S) anions (and some hydrogen-bonded water) while the organic residues of the 4,4'-biphenyldisulfonate serve as pillars. The hydrogen-bonded MCS layers and the orientations of the pillars adjust and rearrange in order to generate cavities that would accommodate different guest molecules. The steric, electronic, and hydrogen-bonding needs of the guest molecules mold the soft framework into different structures. These MCS host-guest frameworks are very close structural analogues of the well-studied guanidinium sulfonate (GS) networks and mimic their flexibility and overall durability.     

Determination of equilibrium constants for the reaction between acetone and HO2 using infrared kinetic spectroscopy

The reaction between the hydroperoxy radical, HO(2), and acetone may play an important role in acetone removal and the budget of HO(x) radicals in the upper troposphere. We measured the equilibrium constants of this reaction over the temperature range of 215-272 K at an overall pressure of 100 Torr using a flow tube apparatus and laser flash photolysis to produce HO(2). The HO(2) concentration was monitored as a function of time by near-IR diode laser wavelength modulation spectroscopy. The resulting [HO(2)] decay curves in the presence of acetone are characterized by an immediate decrease in initial [HO(2)] followed by subsequent decay. These curves are interpreted as a rapid (<100 μs) equilibrium reaction between acetone and the HO(2) radical that occurs on time scales faster than the time resolution of the apparatus, followed by subsequent reactions. This separation of time scales between the initial equilibrium and ensuing reactions enabled the determination of the equilibrium constant with values ranging from 4.0 × 10(-16) to 7.7 × 10(-18) cm(3) molecule(-1) for T = 215-272 K. Thermodynamic parameters for the reaction determined from a second-law fit of our van't Hoff plot were Δ(r)H°(245) = -35.4 ± 2.0 kJ mol(-1) and Δ(r)S°(245) = -88.2 ± 8.5 J mol(-1) K(-1). Recent ab initio calculations predict that the reaction proceeds through a prereactive hydrogen-bonded molecular complex (HO(2)-acetone) with subsequent isomerization to a hydroxy-peroxy radical, 2-hydroxyisopropylperoxy (2-HIPP). The calculations differ greatly in the energetics of the complex and the peroxy radical, as well as the transition state for isomerization, leading to significant differences in their predictions of the extent of this reaction at tropospheric temperatures. The current results are consistent with equilibrium formation of the hydrogen-bonded molecular complex on a short time scale (100 μs). Formation of the hydrogen-bonded complex will have a negligible impact on the atmosphere. However, the complex could subsequently isomerize to form the 2-HIPP radical on longer time scales. Further experimental studies are needed to assess the ultimate impact of the reaction of HO(2) and acetone on the atmosphere.     

Guest driven rearrangements of protonation and hydrogen bonding in decavanadate anions as their tetraalkylammonium salts

Single crystal X-ray structure determinations of [(n-C5H11)4N]3[H3V10O28].2(CH3)2CO (TAA-acetone), [(n-C5H11)4N]8[H3V10O28]2[H4V10O28].7C4H8O2 (TAA-dioxane), [(n-C5H11)4N]3[H3V10O28] (TAAh) and [(n-C6H13)4N]2[H4V10O28].4C4H8O2 (THA-dioxane) revealed that protonation and hydrogen bond formation of decavanadate anions in their tetraalkylammonium salts are influenced by the nature of the solvent molecules incorporated as guests into the crystals. When crystallized with acetone molecules, the decavanadate anion forms a self-associated hydrogen-bonded dimer of ([H3V10O28](3-))2 to hide the protons from the aprotic protophobic acetone molecules. When crystallized with 1,4-dioxane molecules, the decavanadate anion exposes its protons to the aprotic protophilic 1,4-dioxane molecules to form a hydrogen-bond assisted solvation complex of ((C4H8O2)4...[H4V10O28)](2-)). Size effects of the tetraalkylammonium cations on crystallizing these hydrogen-bonded assemblies were also examined.     

Characterization of surface and photooxidative properties of supported metal oxide photocatalysts using solid-state NMR.

In situ solid-state NMR (SSNMR) methodologies have been used to investigate the surface properties and photooxidative reactivities of a number of metal oxide photocatalysts. Adsorption of ethanol on single monolayers of TiO2, SnO2, V205, and WO3 supported on porous Vycor glass results in the formation of hydrogen-bonded ethanol species and metal-bound ethoxide species. The chemical shift of the metal-bound ethoxide species varies with the metal oxide catalyst while the chemical shift of the hydrogen-bonded species is independent of the metal oxide. X-ray powder diffraction, UV-VIS spectroscopy, and SSNMR investigations of ethanol adsorption show that increasing the number of monolayers of TiO2 on the Vycor surface changes the morphology of the catalyst from amorphous at a single monolayer coverage to anatase at a four monolayer coverage. The rate of photocatalytic oxidation of ethanol, acetone, and 2-propanol also increases with increasing TiO2 monolayer coverage.     

Hydrogen-bonded 1D and 2D Assemblies of Tetraiso-butyl-resorcin[4]arene in the Crystalline State

1 INTRODUCTION There is continuing interest in the assembly of molecular capsules based on concomitant formation of multiple hydrogen bonds between smaller mole- cular components[1]. A particularly attractive buil- ding block is calix[4]resorcinarenes with eight pen- dant hydroxyl functional groups[2]. In a crystal engi- neering design strategy for molecular self-assembly, cocrystallization of C-methylcalix[4]resorcinarenes with nitrogen-donor molecules such as pyridines in the presence …     

Blue shifts and unusual intensity changes in the infrared spectra of the enflurane···acetone complexes: spectroscopic and theoretical studies

Blue-shifting C-H···O hydrogen-bonded complexes between enflurane (CHFCl-CF(2)-O-CHF(2)) and deuterated acetone have been identified in CCl(4) solution by FT-IR spectroscopy. For the two ν(C-H) stretching vibrations of enflurane the observed blue shifts are +17 and +11 cm(-1). The corresponding two infrared ν(C-H) bands show the opposite changes of their intensity, one is decreasing, and the other is significantly increasing, upon formation of the hydrogen bonding. The structures, binding energies, and theoretical infrared spectra of the enflurane-acetone complexes were calculated by MP2 and B3LYP methods using the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The interaction energies were evaluated by the complete basis set limit (CBS) calculations at the HF, MP2, and CCSD(T) levels of theory. Although the MP2 method slightly overestimates the blue shifts, the MP2 predicted frequency difference and the relative IR intensities of two ν(C-H) stretching bands for the enflurane-acetone complexes show good agreement with experiment. Unfortunately, the B3LYP method predicts incorrect IR intensities of these hydrogen-bonded systems. The NBO analysis was performed to unravel the origin of the unusual intensity changes of two ν(C-H) stretching bands, in enflurane complexes.     

Photoorientation in hydrogen-bonded blends of liquid-crystalline polymers with a low-molecular photochromic dopant

A series of hydrogen-bonded blends of nematic liquid-crystalline copolymers with a low-molecular photochromic dopant and their covalent analogs were prepared. Their phase behavior and photooptical properties were studied. The introduction of a dopant increases considerably the isotropization temperatures of the systems. A comparative study of photoorientation processes in the blends and copolymers analogous to them was carried out. The induced dichroism in covalent systems is more pronounced than in similar hydrogen-bonded blends. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 322–328, February, 2008.     

On the solvatochromism of the n ↔ π* electronic transitions in ketones

The solvatochromism of the n ? π* electronic transitions of acetone, which is determined in this work by means of absorption and emission spectroscopy, has been studied using the pure solvent scales for polarizability, dipolarity and acidity of the medium. From these analyses, the necessary reduction of the dipole moment and the increase of the polarizability for acetone on electronic excitation are evaluated using Abe's approach (Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 1966, 39, 936). The influence that the increase of the aromatic structure (cf. acetophenone) and the lengthening of the size of the alkyl substituents R- (cf. R-CO-R) cause on the solvatochromism of acetone is discussed. Also, we have shown that the photophysical model proposed by Pimentel (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1957, 79, 3323), which is widely accepted for explaining the n → π* blue shift phenomenon for hydrogen-bonded complexes, is mistaken due to ignoring the acid-base changes undergone on electronic excitation; accordingly, a new photophysical model has been proposed.     

Intermolecular charge transfer in model hydrogen-bonded systems—biological implications

The electronic structure of the model hydrogen-bonded systems has been studied at the all-valence level in relation to the charge transfer mechanism. It is concluded that together with the intermolecular proton transfer an electronic charge transport occurs for hydrogen bonds of 2.70–3.00 Å in length, i.e., when the proton motion within the bond is anticipated. For elucidation of transport properties of one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded systems the tunneling–hopping model is preferred instead of the band theory. The importance of the proposed mechanism of the charge transfer for biological processes has been emphasized.     

Temperature dependence of photoinduced electron transfer in hydrogen-bonded donor–acceptor systems

We have studied the temperature dependence of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) reactions in three hydrogen-bonded donor–acceptor systems in the range 220–298 K. For the hydrogen-bonded system in the normal region, the PET rate constant was found to increase with increase in temperature. For the two systems in the inverted region, the rate constants were nearly independent of temperature. We have analyzed the results using electron transfer theories.     

Energy transfer in single hydrogen-bonded water molecules.

We study the structure and dynamics of hydrogen-bonded complexes of H2O/HDO and acetone dissolved in carbon tetrachloride by probing the response of the O-H stretching vibrations with linear mid-infrared spectroscopy and femtosecond mid-infrared pump-probe spectroscopy. We find that the hydrogen bonds in these complexes break and reform with a characteristic time scale of approximately 1 ps. These hydrogen-bond dynamics are observed to play an important role in the equilibration of vibrational energy over the two O-H groups of the H2O molecule. For both H2O and HDO, the O-H stretching vibrational excitation relaxes with a time constant of 6.3+/-0.3 ps, and the molecular reorientation has a time constant of 6+/-1 ps.     

Pyrazole complexes as anion receptors

The behavior of the receptors [Re(CO)3(Hdmpz)3]BAr'4 (Hdmpz = 3,5-dimethylpyrazole) (1) and [Re(CO)3(HtBupz)3]BAr'4 (HtBupz = 3(5)-tert-butylpyrazole) (2; Ar' = 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) toward the anions fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, hydrogensulfate, dihydrogenphosphate, nitrate, and perrhenate was studied in CD3CN solution. In most cases, the receptors were stable. Anion exchange was fast, and binding constants were calculated from the NMR titration profiles. The structure of the adduct [Re(CO)3(HtBupz)3] x NO3 (3) was determined by X-ray diffraction. Two pyrazole moieties are hydrogen-bonded to one nitrate oxygen atom, and the third pyrazole moiety is hydrogen-bonded to an oxygen atom of an adjacent nitrate, leading to infinite chains. The structure of the adduct [Re(CO)3(Hdmpz)3]BAr'4acetone (4), also determined by X-ray diffraction, showed a similar interaction of two pyrazole N-H groups with the acetone oxygen atom. F- and H2PO4(-) deprotonate the receptors, and HSO4(-) decomposed 1. The structure of one of the decomposition products (5), determined by X-ray diffraction, is consistent with pyrazole protonation and substitution by sulfate.     

Photophysics of inter- and intra-molecularly hydrogen-bonded systems: Computational studies on the pyrrole–pyridine complex and 2(2′-pyridyl)pyrrole

The role of electron and proton transfer processes in the photophysics of hydrogen-bonded molecular systems has been investigated with ab initio electronic-structure calculations. We discuss generic mechanisms of the photophysics of a hydrogen-bonded aromatic pair (pyrrole–pyridine), as well as an intra-molecularly hydrogen-bonded π system composed of the same molecular sub-units (2(2′-pyridyl)pyrrole). The reaction mechanisms are discussed in terms of excited-state minimum-energy paths, conical intersections and the properties of frontier orbitals. A common feature of the photochemistry of these systems is the electron-driven proton transfer (EDPT) mechanism. In the hydrogen-bonded complex, a highly polar charge transfer state of ¹ππ^* character drives the proton transfer, which leads to a conical intersection of the S₁ and S₀ surfaces and thus ultrafast internal conversion. In 2(2′-pyridyl)pyrrole, out-of-plane torsion is additionally needed for barrierless access to the S₁–S₀ conical intersection. It is pointed out that the EDPT process plays an essential role in the fluorescence quenching in hydrogen-bonded aromatic complexes, the function of organic photostabilizers, and the photostability of biological molecules.     

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the infrared absorption spectra of acetaminophen complexes formed with ethanol and acetone species

We have investigated the infrared (IR) vibrational spectra of acetaminophen (N(4-hydroxyphenyl) acetamide or paracetamol) complexes formed with ethanol and acetone in relation to the nature of the specific intermolecular interactions involved in the stabilization of the complexes. The structures and binding energies of the complexes have been determined using Hartree-Fock (HF) and DFT-B3PW91 procedures and different Pople's basis sets as well. The main results are presented and discussed by considering the hydroxyl (OH), amino (NH), and carbonyl (CO) chemical groups of acetaminophen interacting with the acetone or ethanol molecules either separately or in conjunction in the complex formation. The frequency shifts and IR intensity variations associated with the internal modes of acetaminophen (namely nu(OH), nu(NH), and nu(CO)) as well as the most pertinent vibrational probes of ethanol (nu(OH)) and acetone (symmetric nu(CO) and nu(CCC) stretching modes) interacting with acetaminophen have been analyzed. The predicted spectral changes have been critically discussed in comparison with IR absorption measurements of acetaminophen dissolved as a solute in ethanol or acetone CO2 expanded solutions. It is argued that the exchange-correlation contribution taken into account in DFT calculations is likely significant in determining the main IR spectral features of acetaminophen complexes formed with acetone or involving hydrogen-bonded as with ethanol.