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Zhang Z, Hu X, Qiu S, Su J, Bai R, Zhang J, Tian W. Boron-Nitrogen-Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Based Controllable Hierarchical Self-Assemblies through Synergistic Cation-π and C-H···π Interactions for Bifunctional Photo- and Electro-Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 38602776 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Boron-Nitrogen-embedded polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (BN-PAHs) as novel π-conjugated systems have attracted immense attention owing to their superior optoelectronic properties. However, constructing long-range ordered supramolecular assemblies based on BN-PAHs remains conspicuously scarce, primarily attributed to the constraints arising from coordinating multiple noncovalent interactions and the intrinsic characteristics of BN-PAHs, which hinder precise control over delicate self-assembly processes. Herein, we achieve the successful formation of BN-PAH-based controllable hierarchical assemblies through synergistically leveraged cation-π and C-H···π interactions. By carefully adjusting the solvent conditions in two progressive assembly hierarchies, the one-dimensional (1D) supramolecular assemblies with "rigid yet flexible" assembled units are first formed by cation-π interactions, and then they can be gradually fused into two-dimensional (2D) structures under specific C-H···π interactions, thus realizing the precise control of the transformation process from BN-PAH-based 1D primary structures to 2D higher-order assemblies. The resulting 2D-BNSA, characterized by enhanced electrical conductivity and ordered 2D layered structure, provides anchoring and dispersion sites for loading two appropriate nanocatalysts, thus facilitating the efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction (with a remarkable CH4 evolution rate of 938.7 μmol g-1 h-1) and electrocatalytic acetylene semihydrogenation (reaching a Faradaic efficiency for ethylene up to 98.5%).
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- Zhelin Zhang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Liu H, Shimizu KD. Contributions of London Dispersion Forces to Solution-Phase Association Processes. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:3572-3580. [PMID: 38009964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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ConspectusDespite their ubiquity and early discovery, London dispersion forces are often overlooked. This is due, in part, to the difficulty in assessing their contributions to molecular and polymeric structure, stability, properties, and reactivities. However, recent advances in modeling have revealed that dispersion interactions play an important role in many important chemical and biological processes. Experimental confirmation of their impact in solution has been challenging, leading to controversies about their relative importance.In the course of studying noncovalent interactions using molecular devices, our understanding and appreciation for the importance of dispersion interactions have evolved. This Account follows this intellectual journey by using examples from the literature. The goals are twofold: to describe recent advances in understanding the interaction and to provide guidance to researchers studying weak noncovalent interactions. However, first, the experimental methods for measuring the effects of dispersion interactions and the strategies for isolating their influence are described. These include the design of molecular devices to measure these weak noncovalent interactions and the strategies to disentangle the solvation, solvophobic, and dispersion components of the resulting equilibria.The literature examples are organized around five fundamental questions. (1) Do dispersion interactions have a measurable effect on solution equilibria? (2) To what extent do solvents attenuate or compensate for dispersion interactions? (3) To what extent do the solvation and solvophobic terms influence the dispersion equilibria? (4) Can we predict whether a system will form attractive dispersion or repulsive steric interactions? (5) Can the dispersion term be isolated and interrogated? We were often surprised by the answers to these questions. In each case, we describe how the systems were designed to address these questions and discuss possible interpretations of the results.While dispersion interactions in solution were weak (usually <1 kcal/mol), their influence on complexation and conformational equilibria can be observed and measured. This underscores the significance of these interactions in molecular recognition, coordination chemistry, reaction design, and catalysis. The solvent components of the dispersion equilibria can also be significant. Therefore, the isolation of the dispersion contributions from the solvation and solvophobic effects represents an ongoing challenge. The experimental studies also provide important benchmarks and offer valuable insights to help refine the next generation of computational solvent models.
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- Hao Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Venianakis T, Siskos MG, Papamokos G, Gerothanassis IP. Structural Studies of Monounsaturated and ω-3 Polyunsaturated Free Fatty Acids in Solution with the Combined Use οf NMR and DFT Calculations-Comparison with the Liquid State. Molecules 2023; 28:6144. [PMID: 37630396 PMCID: PMC10459368 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28166144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Molecular structures, in chloroform and DMSO solution, of the free fatty acids (FFAs) caproleic acid, oleic acid, α-linolenic acid, eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are reported with the combined use of NMR and DFT calculations. Variable temperature and concentration chemical shifts of the COOH protons, transient 1D NOE experiments and DFT calculations demonstrate the major contribution of low molecular weight aggregates of dimerized fatty acids through intermolecular hydrogen bond interactions of the carboxylic groups, with parallel and antiparallel interdigitated structures even at the low concentration of 20 mM in CDCl3. For the dimeric DHA, a structural model of an intermolecular hydrogen bond through carboxylic groups and an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the carboxylic group of one molecule and the ω-3 double bond of a second molecule is shown to play a role. In DMSO-d6 solution, NMR and DFT studies show that the carboxylic groups form strong intermolecular hydrogen bond interactions with a single discrete solvation molecule of DMSO. These solvation species form parallel and antiparallel interdigitated structures of low molecular weight, as in chloroform solution. This structural motif, therefore, is an intrinsic property of the FFAs, which is not strongly affected by the length and degree of unsaturation of the chain and the hydrogen bond ability of the solvent.
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (T.V.); (M.G.S.)
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (T.V.); (M.G.S.)
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Wallbridge SP, Archer S, Elsegood MRJ, Wagner JL, Christie JK, Dann SE. An investigation into the adsorption mechanism of n-butanol by ZIF-8: a combined experimental and ab initio molecular dynamics approach. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:19911-19922. [PMID: 37458457 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02493h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The zeolitic imidazolate framework, ZIF-8, has been shown by experimental methods to have a maximum saturation adsorption capacity of 0.36 g g-1 for n-butanol from aqueous solution, equivalent to a loading of 14 butanol molecules per unit cell or 7 molecules per sodalite β-cage. Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) shows the presence of hydrogen bonding between adsorbed butanol molecules within the cage; the presence of three different O-H stretching modes indicates the formation of butanol clusters of varying size. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations show the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the butanol molecules, with an average hydrogen-bond coordination number of 0.9 after 15 ps simulation time. The simulations also uniquely demonstrate the presence of weaker interactions between the alcohol O-H group and the π-orbital of the imidazole ring on the internal surface of the cage during early stages of adsorption. The calculated adsorption energy per butanol molecule is -33.7 kJ mol-1, confirming that the butanol is only weakly bound, driven primarily by the hydrogen bonding. Solid-state MAS NMR spectra suggest that the adsorbed butanol molecules possess a reasonable degree of mobility in their adsorbed state, rather than being rigidly held in specific sites. 2D 13C-1H heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) experiments show interactions between the butanol aliphatic chain and the ZIF-8 framework experimentally, suggesting that O-H interactions with the π-orbital are only short lived. The insight gained from these results will allow the design of more efficient ways of recovering and isolating n-butanol, an important biofuel, from low-concentration solutions.
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
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Venianakis T, Siskos M, Papamokos G, Gerothanassis IP. NMR and DFT studies of monounsaturated and ω-3 polyunsaturated free fatty acids in the liquid state reveal a novel atomistic structural model of DHA. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Garci A, David AHG, Le Bras L, Ovalle M, Abid S, Young RM, Liu W, Azad CS, Brown PJ, Wasielewski MR, Stoddart JF. Thermally Controlled Exciplex Fluorescence in a Dynamic Homo[2]catenane. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:23551-23559. [PMID: 36512436 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Motion-induced change in emission (MICE) is a phenomenon that can be employed to develop various types of probes, including temperature and viscosity sensors. Although MICE, arising from the conformational motion in particular compounds, has been studied extensively, this phenomenon has not been investigated in depth in mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) undergoing coconformational changes. Herein, we report the investigation of a thermoresponsive dynamic homo[2]catenane incorporating pyrene units and displaying relative circumrotational motions of its cyclophanes as evidenced by variable-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy and supported by its visualization through molecular dynamics simulations and quantum mechanics calculations. The relative coconformational motions induce a significant change in the fluorescence emission of the homo[2]catenane upon changes in temperature compared with its component cyclophanes. This variation in the exciplex emission of the homo[2]catenane is reversible as demonstrated by four complete cooling and heating cycles. This research opens up possibilities of using the coconformational changes in MIMs-based chromophores for probing fluctuations in temperature which could lead to applications in biomedicine or materials science.
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- Amine Garci
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249), Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 route de Gray, 25030 Besançon, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
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Jiao Y, Mao H, Qiu Y, Wu G, Chen H, Zhang L, Han H, Li X, Zhao X, Tang C, Chen XY, Feng Y, Stern CL, Wasielewski MR, Stoddart JF. Mechanical Bond-Assisted Full-Spectrum Investigation of Radical Interactions. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:23168-23178. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yang Jiao
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Wagen CC, Jacobsen EN. Evidence for Oxonium Ions in Ethereal "Hydrogen Chloride". Org Lett 2022; 24:8826-8831. [PMID: 36450043 PMCID: PMC9879297 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Although solutions of hydrogen chloride in ethereal solvents like diethyl ether or dioxane are commonly employed in the laboratory, the solution structure of these reagents has yet to be firmly established. Here, we analyze solutions of ethereal hydrogen chloride or deuterium chloride in toluene, in dichloromethane, or in the absence of a co-solvent by in situ infrared spectroscopy. The resulting spectra are inconsistent with free HCl or often-proposed 1:1 HCl-ether complexes but closely match the predicted spectra of oxonium ions generated via protonation of diethyl ether. Molecular dynamics simulation of the oxonium chloride complexes provides evidence for an outer-sphere contact ion pair. These results suggest new approaches for tuning the acidity of strong Brønsted acids in organic solvents and demonstrate the importance of conducting spectroscopic measurements under reaction-relevant conditions.
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- Corin C. Wagen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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Wilming FM, Becker J, Schreiner PR. Quantifying Solvophobic Effects in Organic Solvents Using a Hydrocarbon Molecular Balance. J Org Chem 2021; 87:1874-1878. [PMID: 34758618 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We evaluate the use of the cohesive energy density (ced) as a quantitative descriptor for solvophobic effects in organic solvents by measuring ΔGZ/E of the rigid Z- and E-2,2'-diethynyl-9,9'-bifluorenylidene. In line with previously employed balances, solvent-dependent changes in ΔGZ/E are predominantly induced by solvophobic effects, leading to a strong correlation with the solvent's ced. We re-emphasize the role of ceds as quantitative descriptors of solvophobic effects of organic solvents. Our experimental findings are well supported by B3LYP-D3/def2TZVP computations.
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- Finn M Wilming
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany.,Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany.,Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Zhan YY, Hiraoka S. Molecular “Hozo”: Thermally Stable Yet Conformationally Flexible Self-Assemblies Driven by Tight Molecular Meshing. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yi-Yang Zhan
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Li P, Vik EC, Shimizu KD. N-Arylimide Molecular Balances: A Comprehensive Platform for Studying Aromatic Interactions in Solution. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:2705-2714. [PMID: 33152232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Noncovalent interactions of aromatic surfaces play a key role in many biological processes and in determining the properties and utility of synthetic materials, sensors, and catalysts. However, the study of aromatic interactions has been challenging because these interactions are usually very weak and their trends are modulated by many factors such as structural, electronic, steric, and solvent effects. Recently, N-arylimide molecular balances have emerged as highly versatile and effective platforms for studying aromatic interactions in solution. These molecular balances can accurately measure weak noncovalent interactions in solution via their influence on the folded-unfolded conformational equilibrium. The structure (i.e., size, shape, π-conjugation, and substitution) and nature (i.e., element, charge, and polarity) of the π-surfaces and interacting groups can be readily varied, enabling the study of a wide range of aromatic interactions. These include aromatic stacking, heterocyclic aromatic stacking, and alkyl-π, chalcogen-π, silver-π, halogen-π, substituent-π, and solvent-π interactions. The ability to measure a diverse array of aromatic interactions within a single model system provides a unique perspective and insights as the interaction energies, stability trends, and solvent effects for different types of interactions can be directly compared. Some broad conclusions that have emerged from this comprehensive analysis include: (1) The strongest aromatic interactions involve groups with positive charges such as pyridinium and metal ions which interact with the electrostatically negative π-face of the aromatic surface via cation-π or metal-π interactions. Attractive electrostatic interactions can also form between aromatic surfaces and groups with partial positive charges. (2) Electrostatic interactions involving aromatic surfaces can be switched from repulsive to attractive using electron-withdrawing substituents or heterocycles. These electrostatic trends appear to span many types of aromatic interactions involving a polar group interacting with a π-surface such as halogen-π, chalcogen-π, and carbonyl-π. (3) Nonpolar groups form weak but measurable stabilizing interactions with aromatic surfaces in organic solvents due to favorable dispersion and/or solvophobic effects. A good predictor of the interaction strength is provided by the change in solvent-accessible surface area. (4) Solvent effects modulate the aromatic interactions in the forms of solvophobic effects and competitive solvation, which can be modeled using solvent cohesion density and specific solvent-solute interactions.
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- Ping Li
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Satake A. The Solvent Effect on Weak Interactions in Supramolecular Polymers: Differences between Small Molecular Probes and Supramolecular Polymers. Chempluschem 2020; 85:1542-1548. [PMID: 32697033 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In this minireview, weak interactions that occur in supramolecular polymers are discussed. Combination of weak and strong interactions plays an important role in the construction of supramolecular polymers. It is beneficial to separate the contributions of the weak interactions, as well as each solvent effect on the weak interactions. However, it is generally difficult to observe each solvent effect separately at work in each interaction. Small molecular probes are useful to estimate the contributions of the weak interaction. But, the results should be treated with caution when applied to supramolecular polymer systems. To overcome the problems, a new solvent parameter, solvation ability (SA), is introduced, which was determined on the balance point of extended and stacked forms of porphyrin-based interconvertible supramolecular polymers.
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- Akiharu Satake
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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Ghribi F, Sehailia M, Aoudjit L, Touahra F, Zioui D, Boumechhour A, Halliche D, Bachari K, Benmaamar Z. Solar-light promoted photodegradation of metronidazole over ZnO-ZnAl2O4 heterojunction derived from 2D-layered double hydroxide structure. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Tian Y, Wang L, Fu G, Zhang C, Lu R, Dong X. Theoretical investigation on the substituent effects of the C–H/π interaction. Theor Chem Acc 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-020-02595-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kanao E, Kubo T, Naito T, Sano T, Yan M, Tanaka N, Otsuka K. Tunable Liquid Chromatographic Separation of H/D Isotopologues Enabled by Aromatic π Interactions. Anal Chem 2020; 92:4065-4072. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Eisuke Kanao
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Analysis, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa 16−2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Kwamen ACN, Schlottmann M, Van Craen D, Isaak E, Baums J, Shen L, Massomi A, Räuber C, Joseph BP, Raabe G, Göb C, Oppel IM, Puttreddy R, Ward JS, Rissanen K, Fröhlich R, Albrecht M. Shedding Light on the Interactions of Hydrocarbon Ester Substituents upon Formation of Dimeric Titanium(IV) Triscatecholates in DMSO Solution. Chemistry 2020; 26:1396-1405. [PMID: 31737953 PMCID: PMC7027801 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The dissociation of hierarchically formed dimeric triple lithium bridged triscatecholate titanium(IV) helicates with hydrocarbyl esters as side groups is systematically investigated in DMSO. Primary alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl as well as benzyl esters are studied in order to minimize steric effects close to the helicate core. The 1 H NMR dimerization constants for the monomer-dimer equilibrium show some solvent dependent influence of the side chains on the dimer stability. In the dimer, the ability of the hydrocarbyl ester groups to aggregate minimizes their contacts with the solvent molecules. Due to this, most solvophobic alkyl groups show the highest dimerization tendency followed by alkenyls, alkynyls and finally benzyls. Furthermore, trends within the different groups of compounds can be observed. For example, the dimer is destabilized by internal double or triple bonds due to π-π repulsion. A strong indication for solvent supported London dispersion interaction between the ester side groups is found by observation of an even/odd alternation of dimerization constants within the series of n-alkyls, n-Ω-alkenyls or n-Ω-alkynyls. This corresponds to the interaction of the parent hydrocarbons, as documented by an even/odd melting point alternation.
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- A. Carel N. Kwamen
- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- University of JyväskyläDepartment of ChemistryP.O. Box 35Jyväskylä40014Finland
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- University of JyväskyläDepartment of ChemistryP.O. Box 35Jyväskylä40014Finland
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- University of JyväskyläDepartment of ChemistryP.O. Box 35Jyväskylä40014Finland
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- Organisch-Chemisches InstitutUniversität MünsterCorrensstrasse 4048149MünsterGermany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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Patkowski K. Recent developments in symmetry‐adapted perturbation theory. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Konrad Patkowski
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Auburn University Auburn Alabama
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Li P, Vik EC, Maier JM, Karki I, Strickland SMS, Umana JM, Smith MD, Pellechia PJ, Shimizu KD. Electrostatically Driven CO−π Aromatic Interactions. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:12513-12517. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Ping Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302, United States
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Aliev AE, Motherwell WB. Some Recent Advances in the Design and Use of Molecular Balances for the Experimental Quantification of Intramolecular Noncovalent Interactions of π Systems. Chemistry 2019; 25:10516-10530. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Abil E. Aliev
- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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Zheng H, Ye H, Yu X, You L. Interplay between n→π* Interactions and Dynamic Covalent Bonds: Quantification and Modulation by Solvent Effects. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:8825-8833. [PMID: 31075197 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Orbital donor-acceptor interactions play critical roles throughout chemistry, and hence, their regulation and functionalization are of great significance. Herein we demonstrate for the first time the investigation of n→π* interactions through the strategy of dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC), and we further showcase its use in the stabilization of imine. The n→π* interaction between donor X and acceptor aldehyde/imine within 2-X-2'-formylbiphenyl derivatives was found to significantly influence the thermodynamics of imine exchange. The orbital interaction was then quantified through imine exchange, the equilibrium of which was successfully correlated with the difference in natural bond orbital stabilization energy of n→π* interactions of aldehyde and its imine. Moreover, the examination of solvent effects provided insights into the distinct feature of the modulation of n→π* interaction with aprotic and protic solvents. The n→π* interaction involving imine was enhanced in protic solvents due to hydrogen bonding with the solvent. This finding further enabled the stabilization of imine in purely aqueous solution. The strategies and results reported should find application in many fields, including molecular recognition, biological labeling, and asymmetric catalysis.
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- Hao Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Fuzhou 350002 , China.,College of Chemistry and Material Science , Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou 350007 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Fuzhou 350002 , China.,University of Chinese of Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Fuzhou 350002 , China.,College of Chemistry and Material Science , Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou 350007 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Fuzhou 350002 , China.,University of Chinese of Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Bravin C, Licini G, Hunter CA, Zonta C. Supramolecular cage encapsulation as a versatile tool for the experimental quantification of aromatic stacking interactions. Chem Sci 2019; 10:1466-1471. [PMID: 30809364 PMCID: PMC6354842 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc04406f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The widespread presence of aromatic stacking interactions in chemical and biological systems, combined with their relatively small energetic contribution, have led to a plethora of theoretical and experimental studies for their quantification and rationalization. Typically, π-π aromatic interactions are studied as a function of substituents to gather information about the interaction mechanism. While experiments suggest that aromatic interactions are dominated by local electrostatic contacts between π-electron density and CH groups, theoretical work has raised the possibility that direct electrostatic interactions between local dipoles of the substituents may play a role. We describe a supramolecular cage that binds two aromatic carboxylates in a stacked geometry such that the aromatic substituents are remote in space. Chemical Double Mutant Cycles (DMCs) were used to measure fifteen different aromatic stacking interactions as a function of substituent (NMe2, OMe, Me, Cl and NO2). When both aromatic rings have electron-withdrawing nitro substituents, the interaction is attractive (-2.8 kJ mol-1) due to reduced π-electron repulsion. When both aromatic rings have electron-donating di-methylamino substituents, the interaction is repulsive (+2.0 kJ mol-1) due to increased π-electron repulsion. The results show that aromatic stacking interactions are dominated by short range electrostatic contacts rather than substituent dipole interactions.
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- Carlo Bravin
- Department of Chemical Sciences , University of Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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- Department of Chemical Sciences , University of Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge CB2 1EW , UK
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- Department of Chemical Sciences , University of Padova , Via Marzolo 1 , 35131 Padova , Italy .
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Hwang J, Li P, Vik EC, Karki I, Shimizu KD. Study of through-space substituent–π interactions using N-phenylimide molecular balances. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00195f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Substituent–π interactions associated with aromatic stacking interactions were experimentally measured using a small N-phenylimide molecular balance model system.
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- Jungwun Hwang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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Yamamoto T, Arefi H, Shanker S, Sato H, Hiraoka S. Self-Assembly of Nanocubic Molecular Capsules via Solvent-Guided Formation of Rectangular Blocks. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:6082-6088. [PMID: 30274518 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We investigate the mechanism underlying the self-assembly of gear-shaped amphiphilic molecules into a highly ordered nanocubic capsule ("nanocube") in aqueous methanol. Simulation results show that the solvent molecules play a significant role in the assembly process by directing the primitive intermediates to orthogonal/rectangular shapes, thus creating appropriate building blocks for cubic assembly while avoiding off-pathway stacked aggregates. Free-energy analyses reveal that the interplay of the direct intermonomer interaction and the solvent-mediated repulsion between large aromatic cores (via preferential solvation of methanol on hydrophobic surfaces) leads to the strong trend for perpendicular binding of monomers and hence the solvent-guided formation of rectangular blocks. Furthermore, we report the self-assembly simulation of the nanocube using replica exchange with solute tempering and demonstrate that the simulation can predict a highly ordered nanocapsule structure, assembly intermediates, and encapsulated molecules, which helps promote computer-aided design of functional molecular self-assemblies in explicit solvent.
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- Takeshi Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University , Kyoto 606-8502 , Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering , Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University , Kyoto 615-8510 , Japan
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- Department of Basic Science , Graduate School of Arts and Science, The University of Tokyo , Tokyo 153-8902 , Japan
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Hwang J, Li P, Smith MD, Warden CE, Sirianni DA, Vik EC, Maier JM, Yehl CJ, Sherrill CD, Shimizu KD. Tipping the Balance between S-π and O-π Interactions. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:13301-13307. [PMID: 30251855 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A comprehensive experimental survey consisting of 36 molecular balances was conducted to compare 18 pairs of S-π versus O-π interactions over a wide range of structural, geometric, and solvent parameters. A strong linear correlation was observed between the folding energies of the sulfur and oxygen balances across the entire library of balance pairs. The more stable interaction systematically switched from the O-π to S-π interaction. Computational studies of bimolecular PhSCH3-arene and PhOCH3-arene complexes were able to replicate the experimental trends in the molecular balances. The change in preference for the O-π to S-π interaction was due to the interplay of stabilizing (dispersion and solvophobic) and destabilizing (exchange-repulsion) terms arising from the differences in size and polarizability of the oxygen and sulfur atoms.
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- Jungwun Hwang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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Voronova ED, Golub IE, Pavlov AA, Belkova NV, Filippov OA, Epstein LM, Shubina ES. Comprehensive Insight into the Hydrogen Bonding of Silanes. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:3084-3089. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Evgenia D. Voronova
- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds; Russian Academy of Sciences; 28 Vavilova St Moscow Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds; Russian Academy of Sciences; 28 Vavilova St Moscow Russia
- People's Friendship University of Russia; 6 Miklukho-Maklay St Moscow Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds; Russian Academy of Sciences; 28 Vavilova St Moscow Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds; Russian Academy of Sciences; 28 Vavilova St Moscow Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds; Russian Academy of Sciences; 28 Vavilova St Moscow Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds; Russian Academy of Sciences; 28 Vavilova St Moscow Russia
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds; Russian Academy of Sciences; 28 Vavilova St Moscow Russia
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Gholipour A, Abolhassanzadeh Parizi M, Sadat Neyband R. The effect of π-π stacking interaction on hydrogen bonding in a molecular seesaw balance: A NMR study. Chem Phys Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhiquan L, Xie H, Border SE, Gallucci J, Pavlović RZ, Badjić JD. A Stimuli-Responsive Molecular Capsule with Switchable Dynamics, Chirality, and Encapsulation Characteristics. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:11091-11100. [PMID: 30099876 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b06190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Lei Zhiquan
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Bernhard D, Dietrich F, Fatima M, Pérez C, Gottschalk HC, Wuttke A, Mata RA, Suhm MA, Schnell M, Gerhards M. The phenyl vinyl ether-methanol complex: a model system for quantum chemistry benchmarking. Beilstein J Org Chem 2018; 14:1642-1654. [PMID: 30013690 PMCID: PMC6036964 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.14.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The structure of the isolated aggregate of phenyl vinyl ether and methanol is studied by combining a multi-spectroscopic approach and quantum-chemical calculations in order to investigate the delicate interplay of noncovalent interactions. The complementary results of vibrational and rotational spectroscopy applied in molecular beam experiments reveal the preference of a hydrogen bond of the methanol towards the ether oxygen (OH∙∙∙O) over the π-docking motifs via the phenyl and vinyl moieties, with an additional less populated OH∙∙∙P(phenyl)-bound isomer detected only by microwave spectroscopy. The correct prediction of the energetic order of the isomers using quantum-chemical calculations turns out to be challenging and succeeds with a sophisticated local coupled cluster method. The latter also yields a quantification as well as a visualization of London dispersion, which prove to be valuable tools for understanding the role of dispersion on the docking preferences. Beyond the structural analysis of the electronic ground state (S0), the electronically excited (S1) state is analyzed, in which a destabilization of the OH∙∙∙O structure compared to the S0 state is observed experimentally and theoretically.
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- Dominic Bernhard
- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str. 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str. 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany.,Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany.,Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 6, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 6, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 6, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 6, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany.,Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 1, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie & Research Center Optimas, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str. 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Emenike BU, Spinelle RA, Rosario A, Shinn DW, Yoo B. Solvent Modulation of Aromatic Substituent Effects in Molecular Balances Controlled by CH−π Interactions. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:909-915. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b09910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Bright U. Emenike
- Department of Chemistry, State of University of New York, Old Westbury, New York 11568, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State of University of New York, Old Westbury, New York 11568, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State of University of New York, Old Westbury, New York 11568, United States
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- Department of Math and Science, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings
Point, New York 11024, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, New York 10065, United States
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Maier JM, Li P, Ritchey JS, Yehl CJ, Shimizu KD. Anion-enhanced solvophobic effects in organic solvent. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:8502-8505. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03964j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Molecular balanced measured a two-fold anion-induced enhancement of the solvophobic effect in organic solvents.
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- Josef M. Maier
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
- USA
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Van Craen D, Rath WH, Huth M, Kemp L, Räuber C, Wollschläger JM, Schalley CA, Valkonen A, Rissanen K, Albrecht M. Chasing Weak Forces: Hierarchically Assembled Helicates as a Probe for the Evaluation of the Energetics of Weak Interactions. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:16959-16966. [PMID: 29068687 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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London dispersion forces are the weakest interactions between molecules. Because of this, their influence on chemical processes is often low, but can definitely not be ignored, and even becomes important in cases of molecules with large contact surfaces. Hierarchically assembled dinuclear titanium(IV) helicates represent a rare example in which the direct observation of London dispersion forces is possible in solution even in the presence of strong cohesive solvent effects. Hereby, the dispersion forces do not unlimitedly support the formation of the dimeric complexes. Although they have some favorable enthalpic contribution to the dimerization of the monomeric complex units, large flexible substituents become conformationally restricted by the interactions leading to an entropic disadvantage. The dimeric helicates are entropically destabilized.
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- David Van Craen
- Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Landoltweg 1, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Landoltweg 1, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Landoltweg 1, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Landoltweg 1, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Landoltweg 1, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin , Takustrasse 3, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin , Takustrasse 3, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyvaskyla , Survontie 9 B, Jyväskylä 40014, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyvaskyla , Survontie 9 B, Jyväskylä 40014, Finland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Landoltweg 1, Aachen 52074, Germany
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Szala-Bilnik J, Falkowska M, Bowron DT, Hardacre C, Youngs TGA. The Structure of Ethylbenzene, Styrene and Phenylacetylene Determined by Total Neutron Scattering. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:2541-2548. [PMID: 28672104 PMCID: PMC5811833 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Organic solvents such as phenylacetylene, styrene and ethylbenzene are widely used in industrial processes, especially in the production of rubber or thermoplastics. Despite their important applications detailed knowledge about their structure is limited. In this paper the structures of these three aromatic solvents were investigated using neutron diffraction. The results show that many of their structural characteristics are similar, although the structure of phenylacetylene is more ordered and has a smaller solvation sphere than either ethylbenzene or styrene. Two regions within the first coordination sphere, in which the surrounding molecules show different preferable orientations with respect to the central molecule, were found for each liquid. Additionally, the localisation of the aliphatic chains reveals that they tend to favour closer interactions with each other than to the aromatic rings of the adjacent molecules.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joanna Szala-Bilnik
- School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.,STFC ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, UK
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- STFC ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, UK.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK
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- STFC ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, UK
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- STFC ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, UK
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