Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of [Co(η-CO3)(NH3)4](NO3)·0.5H2O and [(NH3)3Co(μ-OH)2(μ-CO3)Co(NH3)3][NO3]2·H2O

[Co(η²-CO₃)(NH₃)₄](NO₃)·0.5H₂O and [(NH₃)₃Co(μ-OH)₂(μ-CO₃)Co(NH₃)₃][NO₃]₂·H₂O were prepared by prolonged aerial oxidation of a solution of Co(NO₃)₂·6H₂O and ammonium carbonate in aqueous ammonia. The formation of these side products highlights the richness of the chemistry of these systems and the possibility of by products if methods are not strictly adhered to. The X-ray crystal structures of [Co(η²-CO₃)(NH₃)₄][NO₃]·0.5H₂O and [(NH₃)₃Co(μ-OH)₂(μ-CO₃)Co(NH₃)₃][NO₃]₂·H₂O reveal a monomeric octahedral cobalt center with η²-bound CO₃²⁻ in the former, while the latter consists of a dimeric array where the two cobalt centers are bridged by two OH⁻ and one μ₂-CO₃²⁻ groups with three terminal NH₃ ligands for each Co center. In both complexes extensive hydrogen bonding interactions are evident.     

Third-order Optical Nonlinearities of a Series of Compounds Derived from a Keplerate Type Molybdenum-oxide-based Polyoxometalate

Abstract By reacting the unique Keplerate type molybdenum-oxide based polyoxometalate （NH4）42·[MoI320372·（CH3COO）30（H2O）y2]·ca.300H2·ca. 10CH3COONH4（1） with tetramethylammonium bromide, a new derivative （NH4）26[TMA]16{MoI32O372（H2O）72（CH3COO）30}·ca.7NH4CH3COO·ca.189H2O（2, TMA=tetramethylammonium） was prepared. Compound 2 was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, UV-Vis, elemental and thermogravimetric analyses. By the well-established Z-scan technique, investigations on the nonlinear opti- cal（NLO） properties of the series of compounds derived from the Keplerate type molybdenum-oxide-based poly- oxometalate, namely, the newly prepared compound 2, the three previously reported compounds, included compound 1, （NH4hs（TBA）24{Mo132O372（H2O）72（CH3COO）30}·ca.7NH4CH3COO·ca. 173H2O（3, TBA=tetrabutylammonium） and （DODA）40（NH4）2[（H2O）nMo132O372（CH3COO）3o（H20）72]（4, DODA=dimethyldioctadecylammonium）, reveal that the third-order nonlinearity[x（3）] values of compounds 1, 2 and 3 in the DMF/H2O solution and compound 4 in chloro- form are almost the same, which indicates that the counter cations with different length of alkyl chains show ignora- ble impacts on the NLO susceptibility. In other words, the remarkable third-order nonlinearities[x（3）≈10 19 m2/V2] mainly come from the [MoI32O372（CH3COO）30（H2O）72]42 anions. This fact reveals that the applications of the NLO active polyoxometalates in various environments（such as hydrophilic, hydrophobic, polar, apolar, etc.） can be achieved by simply varying cations to meet the demands in the design of diverse devices. Keywords Keplerate type polyoxometalate; Nonlinear optical property; Z-Scan technique; Self-defocusing; Reverse saturable absorption     

Structure and stability of ammonium-sulfate and guanidium-sulfate complex

Ab initio (HF/6-31G^** and B3LYP/6-31 + + G^**) methods have been used to study the stability and structure of complexes between CH₃SO⁻₃ and CH₃NH⁺₃ or C(NH₂)⁺₃. Results show that no hydrogen jump is involved in the complex formations, which is different from previous work studying complexes between CH₃COO⁻ and CH₃NH⁺₃. In addition, we have studied complexes between CH₃SO⁻₃ and HC(NH₂)⁺₃ or ⁺H₃NC(NH₂)₃, all of which have a cage structure.     

Crystal Engineering of Multiple-component Organic Compound:Organic co-Crystals of the Functional Groups of Carboxyl and Amino with Persistent Hydrogen Bonding Motifs

Three small organic molecular co-crystal compounds (C₃N₆H₆)·(C₆H₁₀O₄)·H₂O(1), C₃H₈N₂O(3) and (H₄btec)₂·(4,4'-bipy)(4)(H₄btec=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid, 4,4'-bipy=4,4'-bipyridine) and one coordination supramolecular compound [Mn(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₂]·C₆H₁₁NO₂(2) were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction. They were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared(IR) spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction(XRD). Structural analyses reveal that these 2D or 3D supramolecular networks of the compounds were formed by C―H···O, N―H···O, N―H···N, O―H···O and O―H···N hydrogen bonds. Therein, the functional groups of ―COOH, ―NH₂ and ―OH play important roles in constructing supramolecular architectures.     

乙二胺三乙酸与锌(Ⅱ)、钴(Ⅱ)相互作用的固体和溶液化学特性

在水热和弱酸性反应条件下,螯合型表面活性剂前驱体乙二胺三乙酸分别与氯化锌、氯化钴反应,形成水合乙二胺三乙酸金属配合物[M(H₂O)₆][M(ED3A)(H₂O)]₂·2H₂O[M=Zn(1),Co(2);H₃ED3A=乙二胺三乙酸,C₈H₁₄N₂O₆]。 产物经元素分析、红外、热重、液体核磁共振和X射线单晶衍射结构表征。 乙二胺三乙酸和锌(Ⅱ)、钴(Ⅱ)五配位,并与水一起形成典型的[MN₂O₄]或[MO₆]八面体结构。 ¹³C核磁共振实验结果表明,溶液中乙二胺三乙酸与锌形成配合物在弱酸性条件下(pH值3~7)稳定存在,在酸性溶液中完全解离,乙二胺三乙酸进一步经分子内成环反应生成3-酮哌嗪二乙酸(H₂kpda=C₈H₁₂N₂O₅)。     

Controlling structural topology of metal-organic frameworks with a desymmetric 4-connected ligand through the design of metal-containing nodes

Two new metal-organic frameworks(MOFs),[Cu2(H_2O)_2(BCPIA)](BUT-20)and(Me_2NH_2)[In(BCPIA)](BUT-21)were designed and synthesized through the solvothermal reaction between a newly created desymmetric 4-connected ligand,5-(2,6-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)pyridin-4-yl)isophthalic acid(H_4BCPIA)and Cu(NO_3)2 2.5H_2O or In(NO_3)_3·5H_2O,respectively,and characterized by single-crystal and powder Xray diffraction,thermogravimetric analysis,infrared spectroscopy,and elemental analysis.The two MOFs have three-dimensional structures,in which both the BCPIA 4 ligand and metal-containing entities,Cu_2(COO)_4(H_2O)_2 and In(COO)_4 act as 4-connected nodes.However,different linkage configurations of the two metal-containing nodes,quadrilateral Cu_2_TD_2(COO)_4(H_2O)_2and tetrahedral In(COO)_4,lead to distinct structural networks of BUT-20 and 21,with Nbo and Unc topologies,respectively.     

Large heteropolymetalate complexes formed from lanthanide (Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd), nickel cations and cryptate [As4W40O140]: synthesis and structure characterization

A new family of heteropolytungstate complexes (NH₄)₂₁[Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·xH₂O(Ln=Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd) were prepared by the reaction of Na₂₇[NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·60H₂O with NiCl₂·6H₂O and Ln(NO₃)₃·xH₂O at pH≈4.5. The crystal structures of (NH₄)₂₁[Gd(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·51H₂O was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and element analysis. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a=19.754(3), b=24.298(4), c=39.350(6) Å, β=100.612(3)°, V=18564(5) ų, Z=2, R1(wR₂)=0.0544(0.0691). The central site S1 and two opposite sites S2 of the big cyclic ligand [As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁸⁻ are occupied by one Ln³⁺and two Ni²⁺, respectively, each site supply four O_d coordinating to metal ion, another one water molecule and other five water molecules coordinate, respectively, to Ni²⁺and Ln³⁺. Polyanion [Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²¹⁻ has C_2v symmetry. IR and UV–vis spectra of [NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁷⁻ of the title compounds are discussed.     

Cationic cobaltammine as anion receptor: Synthesis, characterization, single crystal X-ray structure and packing analysis of hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride (R,R)-tartrate monohydrate

In an effort to utilize the [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺ cation as a new anion receptor (binding agent) for dihydroxy dicarboxylate anion i.e., tartrate, orange single crystals of hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride (R,R)-tartrate monohydrate, [Co(NH₃)₆]Cl(C₄H₄O₆)·H₂O, were obtained by reacting hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride with potassium–sodium tartrate tetrahydrate in a 1:1 molar ratio in hot water. The single crystal X-ray structure determination of [Co(NH₃)₆]Cl(C₄H₄O₆)·H₂O revealed that a distinctive network of hydrogen bonding interactions (N–HO, N–HCl⁻, O–HO) stabilize the crystal lattice. This is the first complex salt of hexaamminecobalt(III) with dihydroxy dicarboxylate anion i.e., tartrate.     

Hydrothermal synthesis, crystal structure and characterization of [Zn(H2O)4]2 [H2As6V15O42(H2O)]·2H2O

The compound [Zn(H₂O)₄]₂[H₂As₆V₁₅O₄₂(H₂O)]·2H₂O (1) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ESR, magnetic measurement, third-order nonlinear property study and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The compound 1 crystallizes in trigonal space group R3, a=b=12.0601(17) Å, c=33.970(7) Å, γ=120°, V=4278.8(12) Å³, Z=3 and R1(wR2)=0.0512 (0.1171). The crystal structure is constructed from [H₂As₆V₁₅O₄₂(H₂O)]⁴⁻ anions and [Zn(H₂O)₄]²⁺ cations linked through hydrogen bonds into a network. The [H₂As₆V₁₅O₄₂(H₂O)]⁶⁻ cluster consists of 15 VO₅ square pyramids linked by three As₂O₅ handle-like units.     

X-ray crystal structure and vibrational spectra of hydrazides and their metal complexes. Part II. Hexaaquacobalt(II)bis(phthalhydrazidato)tetrahydrate

The hexaaquacobalt(II)bis(phthalhydrazidato)tetrahydrate, [Co(H₂O)₆](C₈N₂O₂H₅)₂·4H₂O is examined using single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals are triclinic, space group , with a = 9.757(1), b = 10.955(2), c = 11.106(1),  = 100.79(2), β = 90.35(3), γ = 91.54(1) and Z = 2. In [Co(H₂O)₆](C₈N₂O₂H₅)₂·4H₂O, the cobalt(II) is coordinated by six water ligands and the [Co(H₂O)₆]²⁺ is associated with the two O-deprotonated phthalhydrazidato ions only by hydrogen bonds. The infrared and Raman spectra of phthalhydrazide (PH) and infrared spectra of deuterated derivative phthalhydrazide (PD) and of [Co(H₂O)₆](C₈N₂O₂H₅)₂·4H₂O are reported. The theoretical wavenumbers, infrared intensities and Raman scattering activities have been calculated using density functional (B3LYP) method with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The calculated potential energy distribution has proved to be of great help in assigning the spectra PH, its deuterated derivative and [Co(H₂O)₆](C₈N₂O₂H₅)₂·4H₂O. The results from natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis for keto-hydroxy form of PH are presented.     

The use of MIDI basis set at the correlated level

The H₂O + H₂O, the NH₃ + NH₃, the BH₃ + H₂O and the Ne + Ne systems have been studied in the supermolecule approach, using several medium sized basis sets (especially the so-called MIDI basis set). The calculations have been carried out by the use of localized molecular orbitals (LMOs).

The dispersion interaction energies have been computed by a new method (Kozmutza and Kapuy; Int. J. Quantum Chem., 38 (1990) 665), whose essence lies in the use of LMO contributions at the correlated level.

The method proposed seems to be useful for the H₂O + H₂O, the NH₃ + NH₃, and the Ne + Ne systems at different intermolecular distances, using the MIDI basis, but fails in describing correctly the correlation energy for the BH₃ + H₂O system.     

Role of the sulfhydryl group on the gas phase fragmentation reactions of protonated cysteine and cysteine containing peptides

The gas phase fragmentation reactions of protonated cysteine and cysteine-containing peptides have been studied using a combination of collisional activation in a tandem mass spectrometer and ab initio calculations [at the MP2(FC)/6-31G*//HF/6-31G* level of theory]. There are two major competing dissociation pathways for protonated cysteine involving: (i) loss of ammonia, and (ii) loss of the elements of [CH₂O₂]. MS/MS, MS/MS of selected ions formed by collisional activation in the electrospray ionization source as well as ab initio calculations have been carried out to determine the mechanisms of these reactions. The ab initio results reveal that the most stable [M + H − NH₃]⁺ isomer is an episulfonium ion (A), whereas the most stable [M + H − CH₂O₂]⁺ isomer is an immonium ion (B). The effect of the position of the cysteine residue on the fragmentation reactions of the [M + H]⁺ ions of all the possible simple dipeptide and tripeptide methyl esters containing one cysteine (where all other residues are glycine) has also been investigated. When cysteine is at the N-terminal position, NH₃ loss is observed, although the relative abundance of the resultant [M + H − NH₃]⁺ ion decreases with increasing peptide size. In contrast, when cysteine is at any other position, water loss is observed. The proposed mechanism for loss of H₂O is in competition with those channels leading to the formation of structurally relevant sequence ions.     

Structural Characterizations of Spherical Octadecavanadates Encapsulating Na+, K+ or I- and Ellipsoidal Octadecamolybdate Encapsulating two Anions of SO42-

Polyoxoanions of tungsten, molybdenum, and vanadium have been the subject of interest since their wide variety of compositions, structures, and properties give rise to numerous important applications^[1]. From the NH₄VO₃/Na₂S_x (or (NH₄)₂S_x) reaction system we synthesized several spherical octadecavanadates with Na⁺,K⁺, NH₄⁺ or I encapsulated using hydrothermal method. These complexes include (NH₄)₁₁[V₁₈O₄₂(Na)]·(H₂O)₂₀ 1; (NH₄)₁₁[V₁₈O₄₂(K)]·(H₂O)₆, 2; (NH₄)₁₀(Na)[V₁₈O₄₂(Na)]·(H₂O)₂₆, 3; (NH₄)₁₁[V₁₈O₄₂(NH4]·(H₂O)₂₀, 4; and (NH₄)₂₀(I)₇[V₁₈O₄₂(I)]·(H₂O)₁₂, 5, in which the structures of 1, 2, 3, and 5 have been determined by X-ray analyses. In the analogous reaction system of (NH₄)₂MoS₄/(NH₄)₂S_x, we also obtained one ellipsoidal octadecamolybdate, (NH₄)₄[Mo₁₈O₅₄(2SO₄)]·(H₂O)₄, 6 with a standard Wells-Dawson structure^[2]. The Ortep drawings of the two kinds of structures are viewed as follows.     

一个钼钒二聚体簇合物的合成及其性能

以NH₄VO₃, H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀·xH₂O, Cu(NO₃)₂和哌嗪为主要原料,采用水热方法,合成了一个新的钼钒二聚体簇合物--(H₂NC₄H₈NH₂)₆［Mo^VI₁₆V^V₁₂P₂O₈₄］·5H₂O(1),其结构和性能经UV-Vis, IR, X-射线衍射、光电子能谱及热重分析表征。1属单斜晶系,P2(1)/c空间群, 晶胞参数a=20.450(4) , b=24.989(5) , c=20.450(4) , β=93.89 °, V=10 427(4) ³, Fw=4 159.18, Dc=2.650 g·cm^-3, μ=3.018 mm^-1, F(000)=7 952, Gof=1.029。晶体结构解析表明：1由两个单元Keggin型簇核［PMo₈V₆O₄₂］^7-聚合而成一个二聚体簇［P₂Mo_l6V₁₂O₈₄］^14-,该二聚体簇核和有机配体哌嗪之间通过复杂的氢键相互作用,展示三维超分子网络结构。     

Studies on Organo-Phosphorus, -Arsenic and -Antimony Polytungstates and Polymolybdates (Ⅶ)——Preparation and Properties of p-Aminophenylarsenic Polymolybdates

In order to investigate the influence of organic groups on the types of organoarsenic polymolybdates, the reations of p-aminophenylarsonic acid with sodium molybdate were tested at pH=3-5. Six salts were prepared and characterized. (1) (CN3H8)4 [(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · H2O, (2) (CN3H6)4 [(p-, NH3C6H4As )2Mo6O25 ] · 6H20, (3) Cs4 [(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 4H2O, (4) C(CH3)4N]4[(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 5H2O, (5) [(n-C4H9)4N]3Na[(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 2H2O, (6) Ba2 NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 10H2O. The IR, UV spectra, and electrochemical behavior are reported and discussed. They should belong to the same type as that for phenyl derivative or the nitrophenyl derivatives. But the ammo groups can accept protons, so that the anion' s charge decreases. Very similar to the tungsten congener (CN3H6)4[(p-NH3C,H4As)2W6O25] · 4H2O, [(RAs)2Mo6O25]4- type of complexes are formed.     

NMR spectra of salicylohydroxamic acid in DMSO-d6 solution: a DFT study

The ¹H, ¹³C and ¹H, ¹³C COSY NMR spectra of salicylohydroxamic acid (sha) were measured in DMSO-d₆ solution. The B3LYP GIAO method with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set was chosen to reproduce the experimental spectra. All possible zusammen and entgegen conformers of monomeric sha were computed. After geometry optimisation (B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)) only nine independent models of the molecule were shown to be stable. Additionally, the NMR chemical shifts of the Onsager model of the most stable monomer were calculated. The computed chemical shifts for the labile protons for all aforementioned geometries meaningfully underestimated experimental results suggesting the existence of the H-bonded structure of sha in DMSO solution. The most probable two dimeric structures along with two solvent-bounded aggregates were subsequently calculated at the same level of theory. The best agreement was obtained for sha H-bonded with two DMSO molecules (confirmed by the absence of concentration effect). The relative error not exceeding 10 and 4% for chemical shifts in ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of sha–(DMSO)₂, respectively, showed that the applied method with the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set was efficient to predict the NMR shifts of a compound with strong H-bonds. Thus, this allows to assign properly NMR resonances to specific structure formed in DMSO solution.     

Infrared spectroscopic and photochemical study of water-ozone complexes in solid argon

Infrared spectroscopy has been coupled with the matrix isolation technique, firstly for a study of the molecular complexes between ozone and water, secondly to investigate the mechanism of the water photooxidation by ozone at 15 K by UV light. The 1:1, 1:2 and 2:1 complexes are isolated and mainly characterized by a shift in the infrared absorption of the H₂O (D₂O) submolecule. Force field calculations involving anharmonicity corrections allows us to conclude into the non-equivalence of the two OH oscillators within the 1:1 complex. This result suggests the formation of a very weak hydrogen bond of the type HOH...OO₂. By photolysis of the water-ozone mixture in solid argon (λ < 310 nm), formation of H₂O₂ with very small amounts of O₂H and OH is observed. This process occurs through the reaction between the O(¹D) atom generated by photodissociation of O₃ belonging to the one H₂O: O₃ pair and the water molecule of the same pair, without diffusion of the oxygen atom.     

Template-directed Synthesis of Three Metal Oxalates via 4-Connected Building Units

Three novel compounds, [Co（en）3]2[Zr2（C2O4）7]·2H20（HNU-2, en=ethylenediamine）, [Co（NH3）6]· [Ce（CzO4）3（H2O）]·H2O（HNU-3） and [Co（dien）2][Gd（C2On）3]·0.75H2O（HNU-4, dien=dethylenetriamine） were hydro- thermal synthesized based on the templates of [Co（en）3]C13, [C0（NH3）6]C13 and [Co（dien）2]C13, respectively. The Zr4＋ Ce3＋ and Gd3＋ cations are all coordinated by four oxalates to form [M（C2O4）n（H2O）n]m （M=Zr, Ce or Gd; n=0 or 1; m=4 or 5）, which are similar to [In（C2O4）4]5- in NKB-1, and can be regarded as 4-connected building units. The [M（C2O4）a（H2O）n]m units are connected via sharing the bis-bidentate bridging oxalate ligands to form binuclears in HNU-2 and 1D ＂zigzag＂ chains in HNU-3 and HNU-4. cular building units to design 3D open frameworks with It is suggested that these compounds could be used as mole- zeolite topologies.     

1,3-丙二胺邻苯二酚钼钨手性八面体配合物的仿生合成、晶体结构以及与ATP作用的液相NMR研究

合成了1,3-丙二胺邻苯二酚钼钨手性八面体配合物(NH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂)₂[Mo_0.4W_0.6O₂(C₆H₄O₂)₂],并对其进行了单晶结构解析,研究了其与ATP作用的液相NMR谱.该晶体属正交晶系,空间群为Pcan.晶胞参数a=0.7501(2)nm,b=2.3994(7)nm,c=1.2178(4)nm,Z=4.[Mo_0.4W_0.6O₂(C₆H₄O₂)₂]^2-的配位几何构型为手性八面体,晶体为外消旋体.配位阴离子中MoW中心金属离子除了与两个端基O配位形成cis-MO键外,同时还分别与两个邻苯二酚配位基团的的氧原子配位,形成4个M-Ob(M=Mo,W)键,构成两个五元环.利用¹HNMR,¹³CNMR,³¹PNMR以及¹H-¹⁵NHMBC对标题配合物及其与ATP在D₂O溶剂中的作用进行了研究,发现标题配合物的MoW中心金属离子在纯D₂O溶剂中被还原成+5价,但与ATP混合后转化为+6价,且与原配位基邻苯二酚发生解离.解离后的[MO₂]²⁺最大可能与腺嘌呤上的氨基N原子配位,而此配位可能是其抗癌抗肿瘤活性的主要作用机理之一.     

Crystal structure and infrared spectra of dicesium trans-tetraaquadichlorochromium(III) chloride

The crystal structure of dicesium trans-tetraaquadichlorochromium(III) chloride Cs₂Cr^IIICl₅·4H₂O with trans-[M^IIIX₂(H₂O)₄]⁺ complex ions (space group C2/c, Z=4, a=1915.3(4) pm, b=614.1(1) pm, c=1392.0(3) pm, and β=118.24(3)°, final R1=0.0246 for 2100 unique reflections) was redetermined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. It was found to crystallize in a 2c super structure of the structure reported previously (Inorg. Chem. 20 (1981) 1566; Inorg. Chem. 36 (1997) 2248). The obtained structure data now agree with the results of infrared spectroscopic studies, which has been confirmed in this work, namely that there are two different hydrate H₂O molecules in the structure. Phase transitions, static or dynamic disorder of the hydrate H₂O molecules, and space group C2/m proposed in the literature were ruled out. The coordinates of the four hydrogen positions derived from the X-ray data have been improved via the O–H distances derived from the wave numbers of the OD stretching modes of matrix isolated HDO molecules (2426, 2323, and 2306 cm⁻¹, 263 K) by using the ν_OD versus r_O–H correlation curve reported in the literature (J. Mol. Struct. 404 (1997) 63). The ν_OD versus r_HCl correlation curve reported by Mikenda (J. Mol. Struct. 147 (1986) 1) should be improved, especially for strong hydrogen bonds. The two hydrate H₂O molecules of the title compound are strongly distorted with a weak and a relatively strong O–HCl hydrogen bond each thus intramolecular coupling of the two OH stretching vibrations to coupled ones is largely reduced and, hence, the wavenumbers of the OH and OD stretching modes of the HDO molecules mainly resemble those of the H₂O and D₂O molecules. The strength of the hydrogen bonds is in accordance with the predictions of the competitive and synergetic effects. Chloro ligands are weaker hydrogen bond acceptor groups than chloride ions.