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Ab initio theoretical and matrix isolation experimental studies of hydrogen bonding: vibrational consequences of proton position in 1:1 complexes of HCl and 4-X-pyridines

✍ Scribed by Janet E. Del Bene; Willis B. Person; Krystyna Szczepaniak


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
391 KB
Volume
247
Category
Article
ISSN
0009-2614

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✦ Synopsis


Ab initio calculations at the MP2/6-31 + G(d, p) level have been performed to determine the structures, binding energies, and vibrational spectra of a series of 1:1 HCl:4-X-pyridine complexes, with X = H, CH 3, NH 2, OH, F, C1, CN, CHO, Li, Na, O-and S-. The substituents include both electron donating and electron withdrawing groups which systematically alter the basicity of the pyridine nitrogen. The hydrogen bonds in these complexes span the range of proton positions, including CI-H...N hydrogen bonds between neutral molecules, CI-... +H-N hydrogen bonds between ion pairs, and proton-shared CI...H...N hydrogen bonds. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between proton position and vibrational spectrum, particularly the vibrational bands associated with proton motion.