Rotational analysis of naphthol-aromatic ring complexes stabilized by electrostatic and dispersion interactions
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Quesada-Moreno, M. M., Schnell, M. & Obenchain, D. A. (2022). Rotational analysis of naphthol-aromatic ring complexes stabilized by electrostatic and dispersion interactions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, . doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP04337D
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- Quesada-Moreno, María Mar; Schnell, Melanie; Obenchain, Daniel A.
- Abstract
- For complexes involving aromatic species, substitution effects can influence the preferred geometry.
For complexes involving aromatic species, substitution effects can influence the preferred geometry. Using broadband rotational spectroscopy, we report the structures of three naphthol-aromatic ring complexes with different heteroatoms (furan and thiophene) and alkyl groups (2,5-dimethylfuran). The aim was to analyze the influence of the presence of heteroatoms or alkyl groups on the structure of the complex and the kind of intermolecular forces that control it. Face or edge arrangements can take place in these complexes via π–π or O–H⋯O/O–H⋯π interactions, respectively. All the experimentally observed complexes present O–H⋯O/O–H⋯π interactions with the hydroxyl group, with different structures and intermolecular interactions depending on the heteroatom present in the five-membered aromatic rings, yielding different symmetries in the experimental structure. Structures are experimentally identified through the use of planar moments of inertia. Further results from SAPT calculations show that dispersion and electrostatic interactions contribute similarly to the stabilization of all the studied complexes. These new spectroscopic results shed light on the influence of dispersion and hydrogen bonding in molecular aggregation of systems with substituted aromatic residues.
For complexes involving aromatic species, substitution effects can influence the preferred geometry.
For complexes involving aromatic species, substitution effects can influence the preferred geometry. Using broadband rotational spectroscopy, we report the structures of three naphthol-aromatic ring complexes with different heteroatoms (furan and thiophene) and alkyl groups (2,5-dimethylfuran). The aim was to analyze the influence of the presence of heteroatoms or alkyl groups on the structure of the complex and the kind of intermolecular forces that control it. Face or edge arrangements can take place in these complexes via π–π or O–H⋯O/O–H⋯π interactions, respectively. All the experimentally observed complexes present O–H⋯O/O–H⋯π interactions with the hydroxyl group, with different structures and intermolecular interactions depending on the heteroatom present in the five-membered aromatic rings, yielding different symmetries in the experimental structure. Structures are experimentally identified through the use of planar moments of inertia. Further results from SAPT calculations show that dispersion and electrostatic interactions contribute similarly to the stabilization of all the studied complexes. These new spectroscopic results shed light on the influence of dispersion and hydrogen bonding in molecular aggregation of systems with substituted aromatic residues. - Issue Date
- 2022
- Journal
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- ISSN
- 1463-9076
- eISSN
- 1463-9084
- Language
- English