Halogen as halogen-bonding donor and hydrogen-bonding acceptor simultaneously in ring-shaped H3N·X(Y)·HF (X = Cl, Br and Y = F, Cl, Br) complexes

A series of ring-shaped molecular complexes formed by H(3)N, HF and XY (X = Cl, Br and Y = F, Cl, Br) have been investigated at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. Their optimized geometry, stretching mode, and interaction energy have been obtained. We found that each complex possesses two red-shifted hydrogen bonds and one red-shifted halogen bond, and the two hydrogen bonds exhibit strong cooperative effects on the halogen bond. The cooperativity among the NH(3)···FH, FH···XY and H(3)N···XY interactions leads to the formations of these complexes. The AIM analysis has been performed at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVQZ level of theory to examine the topological characteristics at the bond critical point and at the ring critical point, confirming the coexistence of the two hydrogen bonds and one halogen bond for each complex. The NBO analysis carried out at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory demonstrates the effects of hyperconjugation, hybridization, and polarization coming into play during the hydrogen and halogen bonding formations processes, based on which a clockwise loop of charge transfer was discovered. The molecular electrostatic potential has been employed to explore the formation mechanisms of these molecular complexes.     

CX3NO2(X=F,Cl)分子结构的稳定性

分子CF_3NO_2(1)、CF_2CINO_2(2)、CFCl_2NO_2(3)和CCl_3NO_2(4)在光化学和大气化学中是一类重要的分子。虽然它们的许多性质被广泛研究,但是从理论上尤其是ab initio分子轨道法对它们分子结构和化学键的研究报导极少。本文在ab initio/STO-3G水平上,全构型优化,系统地研究了这类分子的结构和各种构型的稳定性,并与实验以及CX_3NO(X=F,Cl)的结构进行了比较。计算采用Gaussian-82程序。在VAX-8350计算机上完成。结果和讨论分子各种稳定构型的键长、键角、Hartree-Fock能量、电荷密度及偶极矩列于表1至表3。     

Prediction and characterization of HCCH···AuX (X = OH, F, Cl, Br, CH3, CCH, CN, and NC) complexes: a π Au-bond

In this article, we performed quantum chemical calculations to study the π Au-bond in the HCCH···AuX (X = OH, F, Cl, Br, CH(3), CCH, CN, and NC) system. For comparison, we also investigated the HCCH···Au(+) and H(2)CCH(2)···AuF complexes. The equilibrium geometries and infrared spectra at the MP2 level were reported. The interaction energies were calculated at the MP2 and coupled-cluster single double triple levels. The natural bond orbital results support the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model. Moreover, we focused on the influence of X atom on the geometries, interaction energies, and orbital interactions as well as the comparison between HCCH···AuF and H(2)CCH(2)···AuF complexes. Although the π Au-bond in these complexes is electrostatic in nature, the weight of covalent nature is also important.     

Comparison of σ-/π-Hole Tetrel Bonds between TH3F/F2TO and H2CX (X=O,S, Se)

Several σ-hole and π-hole tetrel-bonded complexes with a base H₂CX (X=O, S, Se) have been studied, in which TH₃F (T=C−Pb) and F₂TO (T=C and Si) act as the σ-hole and π-hole donors, respectively. Generally, these complexes are combined with a primary tetrel bond and a weak H-bond. Only one minimum tetrel-bonded structure is found for TH₃F, whereas two minima tetrel-bonded complexes for some F₂TO. H₂CX is favorable to engage in the π-hole complex with F₂TO relative to TH₃F in most cases, and this preference further expands for the Si complex. Particularly, the double π-hole complex between F₂SiO and H₂CX (X=S and Se) has an interaction energy exceeding 500 kJ/mol, corresponding to a covalent-bonded complex with the huge orbital interaction and polarization energy. Both the σ-hole interaction and the π-hole interaction are weaker for the heavier chalcogen atom, while the π-hole interaction involving F₂TO (T=Ge, Sn, and Pb) has an opposite change. Both types of interactions are electrostatic in nature although comparable contributions from dispersion and polarization are respectively important for the weaker and stronger interactions.     

C_4H_4Y(Y=O,S,Se)与BX_3(X=H,F,Cl)作用的计算化学研究

采用量子化学的密度泛函B3LYP和二阶微扰MP2(full)方法对C4H4Y(Y=O,S,Se)与BX3(X=H,F,Cl)形成的电子授受型复合物进行了研究,所得18个复合物的构型包括BX3位于C=C双键上方的π-p作用型和B与O,S,Se直接作用的n-p作用型.体系C4H4Y-BH3以n-p作用型较为稳定,体系C4H4Y-BF3,C4H4Y-BCl3的π-p和n-p作用型复合物稳定性相当.对各复合物的几何构型、振动频率和自然键轨道分析表明,复合物的形成过程中均存在几何构型的改变、电荷的转移和振动频率的变化,它们的变化规律与复合物稳定性的变化规律基本一致,即按H,F,Cl的顺序依次降低.     

LiY+NH2X(Y=F,Cl,Br,Br;X=F)反应机理的计算研究

一百多年来,无论从实验还是理论上,气相中碳原子上SN2的反应机理都已经得到了广泛的深入研究.近二十几年来,杂原子上的亲核取代反应由于其在生物有机及在人体代谢过程中所起的重要作用而逐渐引起人们的关注.氮原子上的SN2反应是近年来的研究热点,但其中的亲核试剂仅局限于阴离子[1].本文将研究对象扩展到离子对亲核取代反应[2].我们在B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)水平上讨论了气相中LiY+NH2X(Y=F,Cl,Br,I;X=F)的反应机理,希望能为实验化学家提供有价值的信息.     

HNCS与CX(X=H,F,Cl)自由基反应的理论研究

用量子化学密度泛函理论的UB3LYP方法,在6-31 G^*水平上按BERNY能量梯度解析法全参数优化了HNCS与CX(X=H,F,Cl)反应势能面上各驻点的几何构型,通过同一水平的振动频率分析确认了中问体和过渡态,并得到各驻点的零点能校正(Ezpc)．通过内禀反应坐标(IRC)计算确认了反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物的相关性并得到最小能量途径(MEP)．为了得到体系势能面的更准确信息,在各驻点的UB3LYP／6-31 G^*构型基础上,又进行了UQCISD(T)／6-311 G^**水平上的单点能计算,得到体系的势能面信息和可能的反应机理．应用变分过渡态理论及最小能量途径半经典绝热基态(MEPSAG)、小曲率半经典绝热基态(SCSAG)隧道效应校正的方法计算了标题反应在250～1500K温度范围内的速率常数．研究结果表明,HNCS与CX自由基反应是通过分子间H原子迁移及N—C键的断裂,生成产物CS NCXH．反应均为放热反应．     

Stannylenes: structures, electron affinities, ionization energies, and singlet-triplet gaps of SnX2/SnXY and XSnR/SnR2/RSnR′ species (X; Y = H, F, Cl, Br, I, and R; R' = CH3, SiH3, GeH3, SnH3)

Systematic computational studies of stannylene derivatives SnX(2)/SnXY and XSnR/SnR(2)/RSnR' were carried out using density functional theory. The basis sets used for H, F, Cl, Br, C, Si, and Ge atoms are of double-ζ plus polarization quality with additional s- and p-type diffuse functions, denoted DZP++. For the iodine and tin atoms, the Stuttgart-Dresden basis sets, with relativistic small-core effective core potentials (ECP), are used. All geometries are fully optimized with three functionals (BHLYP, BLYP, and B3LYP). Harmonic vibrational wavenumber analyses are performed to evaluate zero-point energy corrections and to determine the nature of the stationary points located. Predicted are four types of neutral-anion separations, plus adiabatic ionization energies (E(IE)) and singlet-triplet energy gaps (ΔE(S-T)). The dependence of all three energetic properties upon choice of substituent is remarkably strong. The EA(ad(ZPVE)) values (eV) obtained with the B3LYP functional range from 0.70 eV [Sn(CH(3))(2)] to 2.36 eV [SnI(2)]. The computed E(IE) values lie between 7.33 eV [Sn(SnH(3))(2)] and 11.15 eV [SnF(2)], while the singlet-triplet splittings range from 0.60 eV [Sn(SnH(3))(2)] to 3.40 eV [SnF(2)]. The geometries and energetics compare satisfactorily with the few available experiments, while most of these species are investigated for the first time. Some unusual structures are encountered for the SnXI(+) (X = F, Cl, and Br) cations. The structural parameters and energetics are discussed and compared with the carbene, silylene, and germylene analogues.     

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.     

Nickel(II) hydride and fluoride pincer complexes and their reactivity with Lewis acids BX3·L (X = H, L = thf; X = F, L = Et2O)

Reaction of the pincer hydride complex ((tBu)PCP)Ni(H) [(tBu)PCP = 2,6-C(6)H(3)(CH(2)P(t)Bu(2))(2)] with BH(3)·thf in THF at 190 K generates the corresponding borohydride complex ((tBu)PCP)Ni(BH(4)). The kinetically stable (but thermodynamically unstable) species undergoes reversible borane loss. The related fluoride complex ((tBu)PCP)Ni(F) shows the same reactivity towards BF(3)·Et(2)O, producing ((tBu)PCP)Ni(BF(4)) as the main final product. The processes were followed through multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations, at the M06//6-31+G(d,p) level of theory.     

Do single-electron lithium bonds exist? Prediction and characterization of the H3C...Li-Y (Y=H, F, OH, CN, NC, and CCH) complexes

A new kind of single-electron lithium bonding complexes H(3)C...LiY (Y=H, F, OH, CN, NC, and CCH) was predicted and characterized in the present paper. Their geometries (C(3v)) with all real harmonic vibrational frequencies were obtained at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level. For each H(3)C...LiY complex, single-electron Li bond is formed between the unpaired electron of CH(3) radical and positively charged Li atom of LiY molecule. Due to the formation of the single-electron Li bond, the C-H bonds of the CH(3) radical bend opposite to the LiY molecule and the Li-Y bond elongates. Abnormally, the three H(3)C...LiY (Y=CN, NC, and CCH) complexes exhibit blueshifted Li-Y stretching frequencies along with the elongated Li-Y bonds. Natural bond orbital analyses suggest ca. 0.02 electron transfer from the methyl radical (CH(3)) to the LiY moiety. In the single occupied molecular orbitals of the H(3)C...LiY complexes, it is also seen that the electron could of the CH(3) radical approaches the Li atom. The single-electron Li bond energies are 5.20-6.94 kcal/mol for the H(3)C...LiY complexes at the CCSD(T)aug-cc-pVDZ+BF (bond functions) level with counterpoise procedure. By comparisons with some related systems, it is concluded that the single-electron Li bonds are stronger than single-electron H bonds, and weaker than conventional Li bonds and pi-Li bonds.     

CX3NO(X=F、Cl)分子结构和稳定性的ab initio研究

本文用STO-3G基组对分子CF_3NO(1)、CF_2ClNO(2)、CFCI_2NO(3)和CCl_3NO(4)的各种可能存在的稳定构型进行了研究. 结果表明:(1) 卤素与氧在同侧的构型比其它构型稳定; (2) 在同一分子中, Cl与O同侧比F与O同侧更为稳定; (3) 分子从1至4稳定性下降. 本文计算结果与实验符合较好。     

XH3Y（X=C,Si,Ge;Y=Cl,Br,I,D）型气相分子合成技术

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Rapid and accurate evaluation of the binding energies and the individual N-H···O=C, N-H···N, C-H···O=C, and C-H···N interaction energies for hydrogen-bonded peptide-base complexes

The binding energies of thirty-six hydrogen-bonded peptide-base complexes, including the peptide backbone-ase complexes and amino acid side chain-base complexes, are evaluated using the analytic potential energy function established in our lab recently and compared with those obtained from MP2, AMBER99, OPLSAA/L, and CHARMM27 calculations. The comparison indicates that the analytic potential energy function yields the binding energies for these complexes as reasonable as MP2 does, much better than the force fields do. The individual N H…O=C, N H…N, C H…O=C, and C H…N attractive interaction energies and C=O…O=C, N H…H N, C H…H N, and C H…H C repulsive interaction energies, which cannot be easily obtained from ab initio calculations, are calculated using the dipole-dipole interaction term of the analytic potential energy function. The individual N H…O=C, C H…O=C, C H…N attractive interactions are about 5.3±1.8, 1.2±0.4, and 0.8 kcal/mol, respectively, the individual N H … N could be as strong as about 8.1 kcal/mol or as weak as 1.0 kcal/mol, while the individual C=O…O=C, N H…H N, C H…H N, and C H…H C repulsive interactions are about 1.8±1.1, 1.7±0.6, 0.6±0.3, and 0.35±0.15 kcal/mol. These data are helpful for the rational design of new strategies for molecular recognition or supramolecular assemblies.     

Hydrogen bonded С–H···Y (Y = O,S, Hal) molecular complexes: A natural bond orbital analysis

Hydrogen bonded C–H···Y complexes formed by H₂O, H₂S molecules, hydrogen halides, and halogen-ions with methane, halogen substituted methane as well as with the C₂H₂ and NCH molecules were studied at the MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ level. The structure of NBOs corresponding to lone pair of acceptor Y, n_Y, and vacant anti-σ-bond C–H of proton donor was analyzed and estimates of second order perturbation energy Е⁽²⁾ characterizing donor–acceptor n_Y → σ_C-H^* charge-transfer interaction were obtained. Computational results for complexes of methane and its halogen substituted derivatives show that for each set of analogous structures, the Е_nY→σ*C-H⁽²⁾ energy tends to grow with an increase in the s-component percentage in the lone pair NBO of acceptor Y. Calculations for different C···Y distances show that the equilibrium geometries of complexes lie in the region where the E⁽²⁾ energy is highest and it changes symbatically with the length of the covalent С–H bond when the R(C···Y) distance is varied. The performed analysis allows us to divide the hydrogen bonded complexes into two groups, depending on the pattern of overlapping for NBOs of the hydrogen bridge.     

Synthesis and Structure of 1.5Zn（phen）3·L·3NO3 Supramolecule （phen = o-Phenanthroline,L = 4-Aminoacetophenone Thiosemicarbazone）

A supramolecular framework, 1.5Zn（phen）3·L·3NO3 （C63H48Zn1.5N16O9S）, has been synthesized. The ligand L was synthesized by the condensation of p-aminoacetophenone with thiosemicarbazide. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group C2/c, with a = 31.005（2）, b = 15.114（2）, c = 24.887（3） A, β = 94.260（2）° Z = 8, V = 11630（2）A^3 Dc = 1.489 g/cm^3, Mr = 1303.29,λ（MoKa） = 0.71069 A,μ= 0.735 mm^-1, F（000） = 5368, Rint = 0.0699, R= 0.0505 and wR= 0.0707. Two independent Zn atoms are both coordinated by six N atoms from three phen ligands. π-π and C-H…π interactions among the L ligands and Zn（phen）3 cations, π-π and C-H...π interactions among the Zn（phen）3 cations and N-H...O hydrogen bonds among the L ligands and nitrate anions connect the whole structure into a 3-D supramolecular framework.     

Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of trimetallic N3-Cr[quadruple bond]Cr···M-N3 azide complexes with M = Cr, Mn, Fe, and Co

We report here two novel synthetic pathways toward the preparation of a family of trimetallic diazide compounds of the type Cr(2)M(dpa)(4)(N(3))(2), with M = Cr (10), Mn (4), Fe (5), and Co (11). Reaction of either Cr(2)M(dpa)(4)(OTf)(2) (for M = Mn and Fe) or [Cr(2)M(dpa)(4)(MeCN)(2)](PF(6))(2) (for M = Cr and Co) with sodium azide in methanol leads to the formation of the corresponding diazide compounds, and single crystal X-ray diffraction measurements confirm the predicted structures. Compounds 4, 5, and 10 are all high-spin compounds, but 11 is a spin-crossover compound exhibiting low-spin behavior at low temperatures (~100 K). Thermolytic characterization by DSC and TGA reveals an exothermic reaction corresponding to the loss of two dinitrogen molecules from compounds 5, 10, and 11. Further characterization by solution NMR measurements and cyclic voltammetry are also presented.     

Concerted Interaction between Pnicogen and Halogen Bonds in XCl?FH2P?NH3 (X=F,OH, CN,NC, and FCC)

We analyze the interplay between pnicogen‐bonding and halogen‐bonding interactions in the XCl? FH₂P? NH₃ (X=F, OH, CN, NC, and FCC) complex at the MP2/aug‐cc‐pVTZ level. Synergetic effects are observed when pnicogen and halogen bonds coexist in the same complex. These effects are studied in terms of geometric and energetic features of the complexes. Natural bond orbital theory and Bader’s theory of “atoms in molecules” are used to characterize the interactions and analyze their enhancement with varying electron density at critical points and orbital interactions. The physical nature of the interactions and the mechanism of the synergetic effects are studied using symmetry‐adapted perturbation theory. By taking advantage of all the aforementioned computational methods, the present study examines how both interactions mutually influence each other.     

Synthesis and Structure of 1.5Zn(phen)_3·L·3NO_3 Supramolecule(phen=o-Phenanthroline,L=4-Aminoacetophenone Thiosemicarbazone)

A supramolecular framework,1.5Zn(phen)3·L·3NO3(C63H48Zn1.5N16O9S),has been synthesized.The ligand L was synthesized by the condensation of p-aminoacetophenone with thiosemicarbazide.The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system,space group C2/c,with a = 31.005(2),b = 15.114(2),c = 24.887(3) ,β = 94.260(2)o,Z = 8,V = 11630(2) 3,Dc = 1.489 g/cm3,Mr = 1303.29,λ(MoKα) = 0.71069 ,μ = 0.735 mm-1,F(000) = 5368,Rint = 0.0699,R = 0.0505 and wR = 0.0707.Two independent Zn atoms are both coordinated by six N atoms from three phen ligands.π-π and C-H···π interactions among the L ligands and Zn(phen)3 cations,π-π and C-H···π interactions among the Zn(phen)3 cations and N-H···O hydrogen bonds among the L ligands and nitrate anions connect the whole structure into a 3-D supramolecular framework.