Spin-spin coupling across intramolecular N-H(+)-N hydrogen bonds in models for proton sponges: an ab initio investigation |
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Authors: | Del Bene Janet E Alkorta Ibon Elguero José |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio 44555, USA. jedelbene@ysu.edu |
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Abstract: | Ab initio calculations have been performed to obtain structures and coupling constants (1)J(N-H), (1h)J(H-N), and (2h)J(N-N) for models of proton sponges with symmetric and asymmetric N-H(+)-N intramolecular hydrogen bonds (IMHBs). For a given model, the asymmetric structure has a lower energy, a longer N-N distance, and a hydrogen bond which has a greater deviation from linearity. The computed values of (2h)J(N-N) for the models are significantly less than predicted values based on the distance dependence of (2h)J(N-N) for complexes with intermolecular N-H(+)-N hydrogen bonds. However, the reduced values of (2h)J(N-N) cannot be attributed solely to the distortion of the hydrogen bond in the models, but also reflect differences in s electron populations at the nitrogens in both the ground state and the excited states which couple to it through the Fermi-contact (FC) operator. Values of (2h)J(N-N) for IMHBs can be related quadratically to the N-N distances in the models, and demonstrate that there is no discrepancy between computed values of (2h)J(N-N) at the short N-N distances found in these systems and experimental data for proton sponges. |
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Keywords: | N?N and N?H spin–spin coupling proton sponges EOM‐CCSD |
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