Prediction and characterization of halogen–hydride interaction in Cu n H n ···ClC2Z and Cu n H···ClC2Z complexes (n = 2–5; Z = H, F, CH3)

Halogen–hydride interactions between the lowest energy structure of Cu _n H _n and Cu _n H clusters (n = 2–5) as halogen acceptor and ClC₂Z (Z = H, F, CH₃) as halogen donor have been investigated at the MP2/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. Different approaches based on structural parameters, energetic analysis, shift in vibrational frequencies, and molecular electrostatic potential were used to characterize the resultant halogen–hydride bonds. Upon complexation, the Cl–C bonds tend to elongate, concomitant with red shifts of the Cl–C vibrational frequencies. Interaction energies of this type of halogen bonds vary from ?2.34 to a maximum ?7.38 kJ mol^?1. The calculated interaction energies were found to be increased in magnitude with increasing of the negative electrostatic potential at a point on the outer side of hydrogen atom of halogen acceptor units. Moreover, decomposition of the interaction energies reveals that the electrostatic interaction plays a main role in the formation of the complexes. The quantum theory of atoms in molecules analysis has also been applied to provide more insight into the nature and properties of these interactions. Our results indicate pure closed-shell interactions in these systems with similar characteristics to the conventional halogen bonds.     

Effect of solvent on complexation between Y3+ cation and 4,13-diaza-18-crown-6 in some binary mixed non-aqueous solvents

The complexation reaction of 4,13-diaza-18-crown-6 (DA18C6) with Y³⁺ cation was studied in some binary mixed solvent solutions of acetonitrile (AN) with methanol (MeOH), ethanol (EtOH), 2-propanol (2-PrOH) and methyl acetate (MeOAc) at different temperatures by conductometric method. The obtained data show that in all studied solutions the stoichiometry of the complex formed between DA18C6 and Y³⁺ cation is 1: 1 [ML], but in the case of pure MeOAc, a 2: 1 [ML₂] complex is formed in solution upon addition of the ligand to the metal salt solution, and further addition of the ligand results in formation of a M₂L₂ complex in solution. This results show that the stoichiometry of the composition of the macrocyclic complexes may be affected by the nature of the solvent system. The results obtained in this study show that the stability constant of the resulting 1: 1 [ML] complex in the binary solvent solutions decreases in the order: AN-MeOAc > AN-2PrOH > AN-MeOH > AN-EtOH. A non-linear relationship was observed between the stability constant (logK _f ) of [Y(DA18C6)]³⁺ complex with the composition of the binary mixed solvent solutions. The corresponding standard thermodynamic parameters (H° _c , Δ S° _c ) for 1: 1 [ML] complexation reaction between DA18C6 and Y³⁺ cation were obtained from temperature dependence of the stability constant of the complex. The results show that, in all solvent systems, the (DAI8C6.Y)³⁺ complex is entropy stabilized, but from enthalpy point of view, depending on the solvent system, it is stabilized or destabilized and the result show that the values of both thermodynamic quantities change with the nature and composition of the binary mixed solvent solutions.     

Complexation of Cd2+, Ni2+, and Ag+ metal ions with 4,13-didecyl-l,7,10,16-tetraoxa-4,13-diazacyclooctadecane in acetonitrile-ethylacetate binary mixtures

Conductometric titrations have been performed in acetonitrile-ethylacetate (AN-EtOAc) binary solutions at 288, 298, 308, and 318 K to obtain the stoichiometry, the complex stability constants and the standard thermodynamic parameters for the complexation of Cd²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Ag⁺ cations with 4,13-didecyl-1,7,10,16-tetraoxa-4,13-diazacyclooctadecane (cryptand 22DD). The stability constants of the resulting 1: 1 complexes formed between the metal cations and the ligand were determined by computer fitting of the conductance-mole ratio data. There is a non-linear relationship between the logK _f values of complexes and the mole fraction of ethylacetate in the mixed solvent system. In addition, the conductometric data show that the stoichiometry of the complexes formed between the Cd²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Ag⁺ cations with the ligand changes with the nature of the solvent. The standard enthalpy and entropy values for the 1: 1 [ML] complexation reactions were evaluated from the temperature dependence of the formation constants. Thermodynamically, the complexation processes of the metal cations with the C22DD, is mainly entropy governed and the values of thermodynamic parameters are influenced by the nature and composition of the binary mixed solvent solutions.     

Efficient “On‐the‐Fly” calculation of Raman Spectra from Ab‐Initio molecular dynamics: Application to hydrophobic/hydrophilic solutes in bulk water

We present a novel computational method to accurately calculate Raman spectra from first principles. Together with an extension of the second‐generation Car‐Parrinello method of Kühne et al. (Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 98, 066401) to propagate maximally localized Wannier functions together with the nuclei, a speed‐up of one order of magnitude can be observed. This scheme thus allows to routinely calculate finite‐temperature Raman spectra “on‐the‐fly” by means of ab‐initio molecular dynamics simulations. To demonstrate the predictive power of this approach we investigate the effect of hydrophobic and hydrophilic solutes in water solution on the infrared and Raman spectra. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Characterization of electronically excited states in anionic acetonitrile clusters

We have identified and examined the excited state of the cluster-solvated, valence-bound acetonitrile anion dimer, consistent with recent experimental findings, determining that the cluster excited state is of predominantly single-excitation character. Potential energy surface scans in coordinates specific to a "dissociative" normal mode common between the excited and ground states of the valence anion as well as the ground-state neutral dimer species shed light on the proposed vibrational autodetachment mechanism, with calculated excited-state lifetime consistent with experiment.     

Halogen-hydride interaction between Z-X (Z = CN, NC; X = F, Cl, Br) and H-Mg-Y (Y = H, F, Cl, Br, CH3)

Halogen-hydride interactions between Z-X (Z = CN, NC and X = F, Cl, Br) as halogen donor and H-Mg-Y (Y = H, F, Cl, Br, CH(3)) as electron donor have been investigated through the use of Becke three-parameter hybrid exchange with Lee-Yang-Parr correlation (B3LYP), second-order M?ller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2), and coupled-cluster single and double excitation (with triple excitations) [CCSD(T)] approaches. Geometry changes during the halogen-hydride interaction are accompanied by a mutual polarization of both partners with some charge transfer occurring from the electron donor subunit. Interaction energies computed at MP2 level vary from -1.23 to -2.99 kJ/mol for Z-F···H-Mg-Y complexes, indicating that the fluorine interactions are relatively very weak but not negligible. Instead, for chlorine- and bromine-containing complexes the interaction energies span from -5.78 to a maximum of -26.42 kJ/mol, which intimate that the interactions are comparable to conventional hydrogen bonding. Moreover, the calculated interaction energy was found to increase in magnitude with increasing positive electrostatic potential on the extension of Z-X bond. Analysis of geometric, vibrational frequency shift and the interaction energies indicates that, depending on the halogen, CN-X···H interactions are about 1.3-2.0 times stronger than NC-X···H interactions in which the halogen bonds to carbon. We also identified a clear dependence of the halogen-hydride bond strength on the electron-donating or -withdrawing effect of the substituent in the H-Mg-Y subunits. Furthermore, the electronic and structural properties of the resulting complexes have been unveiled by means of the atoms in molecules (AIM) and natural bond orbital (NBO) analyses. Finally, several correlative relationships between interaction energies and various properties such as binding distance, frequency shift, molecular electrostatic potential, and intermolecular density at bond critical point have been checked for all studied systems.     

Conductometric study of complexation reaction between 15-crown-5 and Cr3+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ metal cations in pure and binary mixed organic solvents

The stability constants (K_f) for the complexation reactions of Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺ and Zn²⁺ metal cations with macrocyclic ligand, 15-crown-5 (15C5), in acetonitrile (AN), ethanol (EtOH) and also in their binary solutions (AN–EtOH) were determined at different temperatures, using conductometric method. 15C5 forms 1:1 complexes with Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺ and Zn²⁺ cations in solutions. A non-linear behaviour was observed for changes of logK_f of the metal ion complexes versus the composition of the mixed solvent. The order of stability of the metal–ion complexes in pure AN and in a binary solution of AN–EtOH (mol% AN?=?52) at 25?°C was found to be: (15C5Zn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Mn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Cr)³⁺, but in the case of pure EtOH at the same temperature, it changes to: (15C5·Zn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Cr)³⁺?>?(15C5·Mn)²⁺. The results also show that the stability sequence of the complexes in the other binary solutions of AN–EtOH (mol% AN?=?26 and mol% AN?=?76) varies in order: (15C5·Cr)³⁺?~?(15C5·Zn)²⁺?>?(15C5·Mn)²⁺. The values of the standard thermodynamic quantities (ΔH_C°, ΔS_C°) for formation of (15C15-Cr³⁺), (15C5-Mn²⁺) and (15C5-Zn²⁺) complexes were obtained from the temperature dependence of the stability constants and the results show that the thermodynamics of complexation reactions is affected by nature and composition of the solvent systems and in most solution systems, the complexes are enthalpy stabilized but entropy destabilized.     

Nano structures of group 13-15 mixed heptamer clusters: a computational study

The structural and thermodynamic characteristics of lowest-energy structures of group 13-15 mixed heptamers in two distinct series [(HM)(k)(HM')(l)(NH)(7)] (M, M' = B, Al, Ga and k + l = 7) and [(HGa)(7)(YH)(m)(Y'H)(n)] (Y,Y' = N, P, As and m + n = 7) have been systematically investigated using the density functional approach. Our main goal is to get knowledge of the preferential bonding patterns of the first three rows of group 13-15 elements for the construction of mixed heptameric clusters. Structural parameters, thermodynamic properties of oligomerization reaction, band gaps, and dipole moments of the 18 lowest-energy structures of the studied heptamers in each series are compared to their corresponding binary parents, that is, [(HM)(7)(NH)(7)] and [(HGa)(7)(YH)(7)]. The stability of different isomer structures is discussed to reveal the competitiveness of group 13 and 15 bonding. Mixed heptamers are predicted to be thermodynamically more stable compared to a mixture of monomers. However, the favorability for the generation of mixed heptamers strongly depends on the nature of inserted metal and nonmetal pairs of group 13-15. Moreover, it is found that among all studied heptamers the smaller band gaps correspond to arsenic containing species which are close to the semiconducting regime, around 4.62-4.98 eV.