Trimethylglycine complexes with carboxylic acids and HF: solvation by a polar aprotic solvent

A series of strong H-bonded complexes of trimethylglycine, also known as betaine, with acetic, chloroacetic, dichloroacetic, trifluoroacetic and hydrofluoric acids as well as the homo-conjugated cation of betaine with trifluoroacetate as the counteranion were investigated by low-temperature (120-160 K) liquid-state NMR spectroscopy using CDF(3)/CDF(2)Cl mixture as the solvent. The temperature dependencies of (1)H NMR chemical shifts are analyzed in terms of the solvent-solute interactions. The experimental data are explained assuming the combined action of two main effects. Firstly, the solvent ordering around the negatively charged OHX region of the complex (X = O, F) at low temperatures, which leads to a contraction and symmetrisation of the H-bond; this effect dominates for the homo-conjugated cation of betaine. Secondly, at low temperatures structures with a larger dipole moment are preferentially stabilized, an effect which dominates for the neutral betaine-acid complexes. The way this second contribution affects the H-bond geometry seems to depend on the proton position. For the Be(+)COO(-)···HOOCCH(3) complex (Be = (CH(3))(3)NCH(2)-) the proton displaces towards the hydrogen bond center (H-bond symmetrisation, O···O contraction). In contrast, for the Be(+)COOH···(-)OOCCF(3) complex the proton shifts further away from the center, closer to the betaine moiety (H-bond asymmetrisation, O···O elongation). Hydrogen bond geometries and their changes upon lowering the temperature were estimated using previously published H-bond correlations.     

A partial proton transfer in hydrogen bond O-H···O in crystals of anhydrous potassium and rubidium complex chloranilates

Hydrogen bonding and proton transfer in the solid state are studied on the crystals of isostructural anhydrous potassium and rubidium complex chloranilates by variable-temperature single crystal X-ray diffraction, solid state (1)H NMR and IR spectroscopies, and periodic DFT calculations of equilibrium geometries, proton potentials, and NMR chemical shifts. Their crystal structures reveal neutral molecules of chloranilic acid and its dianions connected into a chain by O-H···O hydrogen bond. A strong hydrogen bond with a large-amplitude movement of the proton with NMR shift of 13-17 ppm and a broad continuum in IR spectra between 1000 and 500 cm(-1) were observed. Periodic DFT calculations suggest that proton transfer is energetically more favorable if it occurs within a single pair of chloranilate dianion and chloranilic acid molecule but not continuously along the chains of long periodicity. The calculated chemical shifts confirm the assumption that the weak resonance signals observed at lower magnetic fields pertain to the case when the proton migrates to the acceptor side of the hydrogen bond. The detected situation can be described by a partial proton transfer.     

A chemosensor for dihydrogenphosphate based on an oxoazamacrocycle possessing three thiourea arms

We report a new H-bond macrocyclic chromogenic chemosensor in organic media, H(3)L, which displayed drastic changes in its UV-vis spectra revealing selectivity for dihydrogenphosphate over other inorganic anions, such as acetate or fluoride. The X-ray crystal structures of the [H(4)L···NO(3)]·(CH(3)CN)(4) and [H(4)L···CF(3)CO(2)]·(CH(3)CN)(2) salt complexes are also reported.     

NMR probing of structural peculiarities in ionic solutions close to critical point

(1)H, (23)Na, (35)Cl, (79)Br, and (81)Br NMR chemical shifts (delta) and signal half widths (Delta(12)) have been measured in aqueous electrolyte mixtures [tetrahydrofuran/H(2)ONaCl and 3-methylpyridine (3MP)H(2)ONaBr] at different mass fractions of salt (X) in the one-phase region, close to their lower critical solution points (T(CL)). Discontinuous changes in slope of delta=f(X) and Delta(12)=f(X) have been found in (23)Na and (81)Br NMR spectra of 3MP/water/NaBr solution at X approximately 0.1 and T=301 K. The dependency of (1)H NMR signals of 3MP is continuous over the whole investigated range of X=0.002-0.2, whereas changes in the slope of H(2)O chemical shifts are hardly noticeable. In the two-phase region, i.e., at T>T(CL), a doubling of all NMR signals has been observed. The sensitivity of NMR parameters depends more on composition of solution for anions (Cl(-) and Br(-)) than for cations (Na(+)). A very strong relaxation effect for (81)Br nuclei with relaxation rates reaching 14 000 s(-1) was observed. The results are interpreted in terms of ion-molecular clustering and changes in coherency of dipole configurations of water molecules during supramolecular restructuring of solutions.     

Imidazolium-based macrocycles as multisignaling chemosensors for anions

A series of structurally novel anion receptors , , and in which a ferrocene unit and a fluorescent moiety are linked to two imidazolium rings have been designed and prepared from 1,1'-bis(imidazolylmethyl)ferrocene. Their crystal structures revealed that these receptors are capable of incorporating anions such as PF(6)(-) and Br(-). Consequently, the anion binding studies were carried out using various techniques including electrochemistry (CV and OSWV), fluorescence, UV-vis, and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. All the receptors showed a special electrochemical response to the F(-) anion with a remarkable cathodic shift of more than 260 mV and displayed a unique selectivity for F(-) and AcO(-) anions with fluorescence enhancement over various other anions of present interest (Cl(-), Br(-), I(-), HSO(4)(-), H(2)PO(4)(-)). In addition, for receptor , obvious absorption changes were observed when the H(2)PO(4)(-) anion was added while other anions (F(-), Cl(-), Br(-), I(-), AcO(-), HSO(4)(-)) showed only a minor influence on the UV-vis spectra. (1)H NMR titrations demonstrated that receptors and can bind anions through (C-H)(+)X(-) hydrogen bonds and showed strong affinity and high selectivity for the AcO(-) anion in acetonitrile.     

A newly developed highly selective ratiometric fluoride ion sensor: spectroscopic, NMR and density functional studies

A new easy-to-synthesize chemosensor, 3,3'-bis(indolyl)-4-chlorophenylmethane (hereafter S), was designed, synthesized and employed as a selective optical chemosensor for fluoride ions.(1)H NMR and density functional studies on the system have been carried out to determine the nature of the interaction between S and X(-) (X = inorganic anions) responsible for the significant fluoride-induced changes in the absorption properties of S. The experimental results reveal that abstraction of an acidic proton of S by the fluoride ion, leading to the formation of anionic species, is responsible for the spectral changes. These changes allow signaling for the fluoride ion to detect and estimate the concentration of fluoride ion present even at the submicromolar level, accurate up to 2 μM. Calculations of the transition energies of S, S(-), and S···F(-) (hydrogen bonded complex) show that only S(-) is responsible for the long-wavelength absorption band in the presence of F(-).     

Moderate and advanced intramolecular proton transfer in urea-anion hydrogen-bonded complexes

The study of the interactions of the three urea-based receptors AH, BH(+) and CH(2+) with a variety of anions, in MeCN, has made it possible to verify the current view that hydrogen bonding is frozen proton transfer from the donor (the urea N-H fragment in this case) to the acceptor (the anion X(-)). The poorly acidic, neutral receptor AH establishes two equivalent hydrogen bonds N-H···X(-), with all anions, including CH(3)COO(-) and F(-), in which moderate proton transfer from N-H to the anion takes place. The strongly acidic, dicationic receptor CH(2+) forms, with most anions, complexes in which two inequivalent hydrogen bonds are present: one involving moderate proton transfer (N-H···X(-)) and one in which advanced proton transfer has taken place, described as N(-)···H-X. The degree of proton advancement is directly related to the basic tendencies of the anion. The cationic receptor BH(+) of intermediate acidic properties only forms complexes with two inequivalent hydrogen bonds (moderate+advanced proton transfer) with CH(3)COO(-) and F(-), and complexes with two equivalent hydrogen bonds (moderate proton transfer) with all the other anions. Moreover, [B···HF] and [C···HF](+), on addition of a second F(-) ion, lose the bound HF molecule to give HF(2)(-). Release of CH(3)COOH, with the formation of [CH(3)COOH···CH(3)COO](-), also takes place with the [B···CH(3)COOH] complex in the presence of a large excess of anion.     

Chiral receptors for phosphate ions

The binding tendencies of the enantiomeric forms, R,R and S,S, of the neutral receptor 1 towards anions were investigated through UV-vis and 1H NMR titration experiments in DMSO. Both enantiomers form stable H-bond complexes with carboxylates and phosphates. In particular, receptor 1 strongly binds two H2PO4- ions according two stepwise equilibria, in which logK2 is higher than logK1. Such an unusual cooperativity effect is to be ascribed to the formation of strong H-bond interactions between the two H2PO4- anions, when bound to the two urea subunits of the receptor, as demonstrated by the crystal and molecular structures of the 1 : 2 complex salt: [Bu4N]2[R,R-1...(H2PO4)2]. The S,S enantiomer forms an H-bond complex with the biologically relevant D-2,3-diphosphoglycerate anion, whose association constant is twice that of the R,R complex. Such an effect is ascribed to the different structural features of the two diastereomeric complexes in solution, as shown by 31P NMR studies.     

An ab-initio study of the C3H6-HX, C2H4-HX and C2H2-HX hydrogen-bonded complexes with X=F or Cl.

MP2/6-31G** ab-initio molecular orbital calculations have been performed to obtain geometries, H-bond energies and vibrational properties of the C3H6-HX, C2H4-HX and C2H2-HX H-bonded complexes with X=F or Cl. The more pronounced effects on the structural parameters of the isolated molecules due to complexation are verified to the CC and HX bond lengths, which are directly involved in the H-bond formation. They are increased after complexation. The calculated H-bond lengths for the hydrogen complexes for X=F are shorter than those for x-Cl by about 0.55 A, whereas the corresponding experimental value is 0.58 A. The H-bond energies are essentially determined by the nature of the proton donor molecule. For X=F, the AE mean value is 20 kJ/mol, whereas it is approximately 14.5 kJ/mol for X-Cl. The H-bond energies including zero-point corrections show a good correlation with the H-bond lengths. The more pronounced effect on the normal modes of the isolated molecules after complexation occurs to the H-X stretching mode. The H-X stretching frequency is shifted downward, whereas its IR intensity is much enhanced upon H-bond formation. The new vibrational modes arising from complexation show several interesting features.     

Structures in solutions from joint experimental-computational analysis: applications to cyclic molecules and studies of noncovalent interactions

The potential of an approach combining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and quantum mechanical (QM) calculations for full structural characterizations in solution is assessed using cyclic organic compounds, namely, benzazocinone derivatives 1-3 with fused five- and eight-membered aliphatic rings, camphoric anhydride 4, and bullvalene 5. Various MD simulations were considered, using force field and semiempirical QM treatments, implicit and explicit solvation, and high-temperature MD calculations for selecting plausible molecular geometries for subsequent QM geometry optimizations using mainly B3LYP, M062X, and MP2 methods. The QM-predicted values of NMR parameters were compared to their experimental values for verification of the final structures derived from the MD/QM analysis. From these comparisons, initial estimates of quality thresholds (calculated as rms deviations) were 0.7-0.9 Hz for (3)J(HH) couplings, 0.07-0.11 ? for interproton distances, 0.05-0.08 ppm for (1)H chemical shifts, and 1.0-2.1 ppm for (13)C chemical shifts. The obtained results suggest that the accuracy of the MD analysis in predicting geometries and relative conformational energies is not critical and that the final geometry refinements of the structures selected from the MD simulations using QM methods are sufficient for correcting for the expected inaccuracy of the MD analysis. A unique example of C(sp(3))-H···N(sp(3)) intramolecular noncovalent interaction is also identified using the NMR/MD/QM and the natural bond orbital analyses. As the NMR/MD/QM approach relies on the final QM geometry optimization, comparisons of geometric characteristics predicted by different QM methods and those from X-ray and neutron diffraction measurements were undertaken using rigid and flexible cyclic systems. The joint analysis shows that intermolecular noncovalent interactions present in the solid state alter molecular geometries significantly compared to the geometries of isolated molecules from QM calculations.     

Hydrogen Bonding in Pyridine N-Oxide/Acid Systems: Proton Transfer and Fine Details Revealed by FTIR, NMR, and X-ray Diffraction

The H-bonded complexes of pyridine N-oxide (PyO) with H(2)O, acetic, cyanoacetic, propiolic, tribromoacetic, trichloroacetic, trifluoroacetic, hydrochloric, and methanesulfonic acids have been studied by FTIR and NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and quantum chemical DFT calculations. Correlations between vibrational frequencies of the NO stretching and PyO ring modes and geometric parameters of the H-bond have been established. FTIR experiments show and DFT calculations confirm that definite discontinuity is present in the vicinity of the midpoint in the proton transfer pathway. The established correlations significantly aid in the understanding of fine effects such as the isotope (deuteration) effect, crystal-to-solution transition, or criticality of aqueous solutions induced by ionic pairs. Geometric isotope effect in the ionic H-bond aggregate of PyO·H(D)Cl was found to be extraordinary large. Measured FTIR, CP/MAS, and high-resolution (13)C NMR spectra indicate that H-bond in the PyO·HCl complex in polar solvent can potentially be more ionic than in the crystal. Vibrational modes of ionic pairs originating via proton transfer in H-bond complexes can provide new information concerning the interionic interaction and its role in the phase separation and mezo-structuring processes. The results are compared to the relevant data for PyO·HCl complex in argon matrix.     

Weakly coordinating nature of a carborane cage bearing different halogen atoms. Synthesis and structural characterization of icosahedral mixed halocarborane anions, 1-H-CB11Y5X6- (X, Y = Cl, Br, I)

Mixed halocarborane anions, 1-H-CB11Y5X6- (X, Y = Cl, Br, I), have been prepared by treatment of [Me3NH][1-H-CB11H5X6] (X = Cl, Br, I) with proper halogenating reagents at 180-220 degrees C in a sealed tube in high yield. These new anions are fully characterized by 1H, 13C, and 11B NMR, IR, and negative-ion MALDI MS spectroscopy. Some are further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analyses. The weakly coordinating nature of these anions is probed by 29Si chemical shifts of the resulting Pri3Si(1-H-CB11Y5X6) compounds. The results suggest that the coordinating ability of these anions is mainly dependent on the substituents at 7-12 positions (namely, X atoms), and the contribution from the upper belt substituents Y is relatively small. These suggestions are consistent with the results obtained from the structural study of silver salts of mixed halo- and perhalocarborane anions.     

Density functional computation of 49Ti NMR chemical shifts

49Ti chemical shifts of TiX4 (X = Cl, Br, F), TiClnMe(4-n) (n = 0-3), Ti(C5H5)2X2 (X = F, Cl, Br) and Ti(CO)6(2-) were computed, using geometries optimized with the gradient-corrected BP86 density functional, at the GIAO (gauge-including atomic orbitals)-Hartree-Fock, BPW91, and B3LYP levels. For this set of compounds, substituent effects on delta(49Ti) are reasonably well described with all methods considered; judged from mean absolute deviations from experiment, B3LYP performs best. Zero-point corrections to the delta(49Ti) values, evaluated from a perturbational approach based on vibrationally averaged effective geometries, turn out to be fairly small. Electric field gradients computed with the B3LYP functional do not correlate with trends in 49Ti NMR linewidths. Attempts are reported to correlate the delta(49Ti) values of Ti[YC(O)CHC(O)Y]2Cl2 (Y = H, Me, CF3, CN, F, Cl and Br) with the rate-limiting propagation barrier for ethylene polymerization using catalysts derived from these precursors.     

Molecular geometry as a source of chemical information. 5. Substituent effect on proton transfer in para-substituted phenol complexes with fluoride--a B3LYP/6-311+G study

The simplified model system [p-X-PhO...H...F](-), where -X are -NO, -NO(2), -CHO, -H, -CH(3), -OCH(3), and -OH, with various O...F distance was used to simulate the wide range of the H-bond strength. Structural changes due to variation of the substituent as well as the H-bond strength are well monitored by the changes in the aromaticity index HOMA and by two empirical measures of the H-bond strength-the (1)H NMR chemical shift of proton involved and the C-O bond length. Changes in H-bonding strengths and the position of proton transfer while shortening the O...F distance are well described by the Hammett equation.     

2-羟基-1-氧基乙烯自由基(C2H3O2)的分子内质子转移反应的理论研究

用量子化学从头计算方法研究了2-羟基-1-氧基乙烯自由基的质子转移反应。首先, 在UHF/3-21G的水平上, 采用能量梯度法优化了反应物和过渡态的几何构型, 然后利用这两个优化的构型做了振动分析, 找出相应的振动频率和模式, 从而得到质子转移反应的活化熵值。此外, 又做了内禀反应坐标途径(IRC)。为了求得比较准确的反应势能剖面, 以便进行隧道效应校正, 用多体微扰法(二级微扰)同时在参加转移的氢原子上附加了扩散函数p(UMP_2/3-21G~+)在IRC的各点上进行能量校正。根据从以上计算结果拟合的抛物线势, 求出质子转移的隧道效应校正系数为19.9, 然后由过渡状态理论计算了此反应的比速常数为7.4×10~(11)s~(-1)。此外, 还得到了该自由基的分子内氢键键能和键长分别为19.2 kJ mol~(-1)和0.2057 nm(UMP_2/3-21G~+结果)。     

Synthesis, experimental and theoretical characterization of tetra dentate N,N'-dipyridoxyl (1,3-propylenediamine) salen ligand and its Co(III) complex

The new tetra dentate dianionic H2PS (N,N'-dipyridoxyl (1,3-propylenediamine)) Schiff-base ligand and its octahedral Co(III) salen complex [Co(PS)(H2O)(CH3OH)]+CH3COO(-) were synthesized, where coordinating atoms of H2PS (N,N,O(-),O(-)) occupied equatorial positions with H2O and CH3OH as axial ligands. The nature of the H2PS and its complex were determined by elemental and spectrochemical (IR, UV-vis, 1H NMR and Mass) analysis. Also, the fully optimized geometries and vibrational frequencies of them together with the 1H NMR chemical shifts of H2PS have been calculated using density functional theory (B3LYP) method. Obtained structural parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data reported for similar compounds. The calculated and experimental results confirmed the suggested structures for the ligand and complex.     

Luminescent rhenium(I) complexes with acetylamino- and trifluoroacetylamino-containing phenanthroline ligands: anion-sensing study

A series of rhenium complexes with acetylamino- and trifluoroacetylamino-containing 1,10-phenanthroline ligands have been synthesized, characterized and their photophysical and electrochemical properties studied. These complexes were found to show significant UV-vis and emission changes on addition of CN(-), F(-) and AcO(-) anions. Their reactivity towards CN(-), F(-) and AcO(-) anions, was also investigated by UV-vis, emission and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. The reaction product between the trifluoroacetylamino-containing 1,10-phenanthroline ligand and the CN(-) anion has also been structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography.     

高岭石结构缺陷的 1H MAS NMR和Raman研究

The structure default of kaolinites was characterized with ¹H MAS NMR and Raman spectra. Although the HI indexes of Suzhou and Maoming kaolinite are similar, their ¹H MAS NMR and Raman spectra are very different. ¹H MAS NMR showed that the hydroxyl proton chemical shifts of Suzhou kaolinite are in the higher field and with larger different between the inner surface hydroxyls protons and inner hydroxyls proton chemical shifts than Maoming kaolinite. Raman spectra showed that the surface hydroxyls stretching vibration bands of Suzhou kaolinite are in the high frequency region, and the half height widths of the bands are 7.0～14 cm^-1. The area ratio S_z/(S_z+S_A), where S_Z and S_A are the areas of bands 3685 cm^-1 and 3695 cm^-1 respectively, is 0.23. But the surface hydroxyls stretching vibration bands of Maoming kaolinite are in the low frequency region, and the half height widths of the bands are 8.9～15.1 cm^-1. The area ratio S_z/(S_z+S_A) is 0.77. Those data proved that Suzhou kaolinite has lower structure default than Maoming kaolinite and ¹H MAS NMR and Raman spectra are effective method for study of kaolinite structure default.     

Synthesis of metal-hydrazone complexes and vapochromic behavior of their hydrogen-bonded proton-transfer assemblies

We synthesized and investigated a new series of metal-hydrazone complexes, including deprotonated [MX(mtbhp)] and protonated forms [MX(Hmtbhp)](ClO(4)) (M = Pd(2+), Pt(2+); X = Cl(-), Br(-); Hmtbhp = 2-(2-(2-(methylthio)benzylidene)hydrazinyl)pyridine) and hydrogen-bonded proton-transfer (HBPT) assemblies containing [PdBr(mtbhp)] and bromanilic acid (H(2)BA). The mtbhp hydrazone ligand acts as a tridentate SNN ligand and provides a high proton affinity. UV-vis spectroscopy revealed that these metal-hydrazone complexes follow a reversible protonation-deprotonation reaction ([MX(mtbhp)] + H(+) ? [MX(Hmtbhp)](+)), resulting in a remarkable color change from red to yellow. Reactions between proton acceptor [PdBr(mtbhp)] (A) and proton donor H(2)BA (D) afforded four types of HBPT assemblies with different D/A ratios: for D/A = 1:1, {[PdBr(Hmtbhp)](HBA)·Acetone} and {[PdBr(Hmtbhp)](HBA)·2(1,4-dioxane)}; for D/A = 1:2, [PdBr(Hmtbhp)](2)(BA); and for D/A = 3:2, {[PdBr(Hmtbhp)](2)(HBA)(2)(H(2)BA)·2Acetonitrile}. The proton donor gave at least one proton to the acceptor to form the hydrogen bonded A···D pair of [PdBr(Hmtbhp)](+)···HBA(-). The strength of the hydrogen bond in the pair depends on the kind of molecule bound to the free monoanionic bromanilate OH group. Low-temperature IR spectra (T < 150 K) showed that the hydrogen bond distance between [PdBr(Hmtbhp)](+) and bromanilate was short enough (ca. 2.58 ?) to induce proton migration in the [PdBr(Hmtbhp)](2)(BA) assembly in the solid state. The hydrogen bonds formed not only between [PdBr(Hmtbhp)](+) and HBA(-) but also between HBA(-) and neutral H(2)BA molecules in the {[PdBr(Hmtbhp)](2)(HBA)(2)(H(2)BA)·2Acetonitrile} assembly. The H(2)BA-based flexible hydrogen bond network and strong acidic host structure result in an interesting vapor adsorption ability and vapochromic behavior in this assembly because the vapor-induced rearrangement of the hydrogen bond network, accompanied by changes in π-π stacking interactions, provides a recognition ability of proton donating and accepting properties of the vapor molecule.