scholarly journals Matrix Isolation FTIR and Theoretical Study of Weakly Bound Complexes of Isocyanic Acid with Nitrogen

Molecules ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 495
Author(s):  
Justyna Krupa ◽  
Maria Wierzejewska ◽  
Jan Lundell

Weak complexes of isocyanic acid (HNCO) with nitrogen were studied computationally employing MP2, B2PLYPD3 and B3LYPD3 methods and experimentally by FTIR matrix isolation technique. The results show that HNCO interacts specifically with N2. For the 1:1 stoichiometry, three stable minima were located on the potential energy surface. The most stable of them involves a weak, almost linear hydrogen bond from the NH group of the acid molecule to nitrogen molecule lone pair. Two other structures are bound by van der Waals interactions of N⋯N and C⋯N types. The 1:2 and 2:1 HNCO complexes with nitrogen were computationally tracked as well. Similar types of interactions as in the 1:1 complexes were found in the case of the higher stoichiometry complexes. Analysis of the HNCO/N2/Ar spectra after deposition indicates that the 1:1 hydrogen-bonded complex is prevalent in argon matrices with a small amount of the van der Waals structures also present. Upon annealing, complexes of the 1:2 and 2:1 stoichiometry were detected as well.

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (21) ◽  
pp. 6441
Author(s):  
Justyna Krupa ◽  
Maria Wierzejewska ◽  
Jan Lundell

FTIR spectroscopy was combined with the matrix isolation technique and quantum chemical calculations with the aim of studying complexes of isocyanic acid with sulfur dioxide. The structures of the HNCO…SO2 complexes of 1:1, 1:2 and 2:1 stoichiometry were optimized at the MP2, B3LYPD3, B2PLYPD3 levels of theory with the 6-311++G(3df,3pd) basis set. Five stable 1:1 HNCO⋯SO2 complexes were found. Three of them contain a weak N-H⋯O hydrogen bond, whereas two other structures are stabilized by van der Waals interactions. The analysis of the HNCO/SO2/Ar spectra after deposition indicates that mostly the 1:1 hydrogen-bonded complexes are present in argon matrices, with a small amount of the van der Waals structures. Upon annealing, complexes of the 1:2 stoichiometry were detected, as well.


1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 1722-1727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Jeremy P. Kunkel ◽  
Robert W. Schurko ◽  
Guy M. Bernard

The 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of 2-phenyl-1,3-dithiane, as a dilute solution in a CS2–C6D12–TMS solvent mixture at 300 K, is analyzed to yield 8 chemical shifts and 22 distinct coupling constants, nJ(H,H), n = 2–6. The coupling constant between H-2 and the para proton indicates, first, that the bisected conformer (phenyl plane perpendicular to the pseudo plane of the dithiane ring) is most stable and, second, that the apparent twofold barrier to rotation about the Csp2—Csp3 bond is 9.6 kJ/mol. The AM1, STO-3G, and STO-3G* computations confirm the twofoldedness of the barrier; the AM1 barrier is 9.4 kJ/mol. The empirical equation, [Formula: see text] reproduces the vicinal coupling constants of the CH2CH2CH2 fragments and implies puckering angles [Formula: see text] of 54°, 61°, and 64°, respectively. It is implied that 3J at [Formula: see text] is larger than at [Formula: see text] This results is discussed in terms of the latest theoretical approach to 3J in the HCCH fragment. The 4J(H,H) signs and magnitudes for the CH2CH2CH2 fragment agree reasonably well with theory. For the CH2SCH fragment, 4J(H,H) values are positive, in contrast to corresponding numbers in the propanic fragment, perhaps the first experimental values for certain rigid orientations about a heteroatom. INDO MO FPT computations on propane, dimethyl ether, and dimethyl sulfide confirm the experimental trend in 4J(H,H). 2J(H,H) and 5J(H,H) values are compared to those in related molecules. The striking differential shifts of the axial and equatorial protons are attributed to differential van der Waals interactions with the 3p lone-pair orbital on sulfur. A comparison of the ring proton chemical shifts with those in phenylcyclohexane and isopropylbenzene implies that C—S bonds are weaker net electron donors by hyperconjugation than are C—C bonds. It is also proposed that the ortho protons are deshielded by intramolecular van der Waals interactions with the 3p orbitals on the sulfur atoms.


1963 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Trotter

Crystals of tri-p-tolylarsine are rhombohedral, with cell dimensions a = 9.84 Å, α = 80° 2′, and space group [Formula: see text]. There are two molecules in the unit cell, and hence the molecule has symmetry C3. The structure has been determined from a projection along the rhombohedral cell axis, and the bond lengths and valency angles are given. In comparison with an ideal model having maximum interaction between the arsenic lone pair and the aromatic π-electrons, each ring is rotated about its As—C bond by 36°, the three rotations being in the same sense. These displacements increase overcrowded distances in the ideal model to about the normal van der Waals separations, the closest intramolecular contacts between p-tolyl groups being [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. All the intermolecular contacts correspond to van der Waals interactions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Mihrin ◽  
R. Wugt Larsen

The present work demonstrates that 99.9% enriched solid para-H2 below 3 K provides an excellent inert and transparent medium for the exploration of large-amplitude intermolecular vibrational motion of weakly bound van der Waals cluster molecules in the THz spectral region.


2000 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 1950-1958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Hušák ◽  
Bohumil Kratochvíl ◽  
Ivana Císařová ◽  
Alexandr Jegorov

Two isomorphous clathrates formed by dihydrocyclosporin A or cyclosporin V with tert-butyl methyl ether are reported and compared with the structures of related P21-symmetry cyclosporin clathrates. The cyclosporin molecules in both structures are associated via van der Waals interactions forming cavities occupied by solvent molecules (cyclosporin : tert-butyl methyl ether is 1 : 2).


2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (12) ◽  
pp. 124306
Author(s):  
Tao Lu ◽  
Daniel A. Obenchain ◽  
Jiaqi Zhang ◽  
Jens-Uwe Grabow ◽  
Gang Feng

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Woonbae Sohn ◽  
Ki Chang Kwon ◽  
Jun Min Suh ◽  
Tae Hyung Lee ◽  
Kwang Chul Roh ◽  
...  

AbstractTwo-dimensional MoS2 film can grow on oxide substrates including Al2O3 and SiO2. However, it cannot grow usually on non-oxide substrates such as a bare Si wafer using chemical vapor deposition. To address this issue, we prepared as-synthesized and transferred MoS2 (AS-MoS2 and TR-MoS2) films on SiO2/Si substrates and studied the effect of the SiO2 layer on the atomic and electronic structure of the MoS2 films using spherical aberration-corrected scanning transition electron microscopy (STEM) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The interlayer distance between MoS2 layers film showed a change at the AS-MoS2/SiO2 interface, which is attributed to the formation of S–O chemical bonding at the interface, whereas the TR-MoS2/SiO2 interface showed only van der Waals interactions. Through STEM and EELS studies, we confirmed that there exists a bonding state in addition to the van der Waals force, which is the dominant interaction between MoS2 and SiO2. The formation of S–O bonding at the AS-MoS2/SiO2 interface layer suggests that the sulfur atoms at the termination layer in the MoS2 films are bonded to the oxygen atoms of the SiO2 layer during chemical vapor deposition. Our results indicate that the S–O bonding feature promotes the growth of MoS2 thin films on oxide growth templates.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 1462-1470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Wei ◽  
Rohit L. Vekariy ◽  
Chuanting You ◽  
Yafei He ◽  
Ping Liu ◽  
...  

Highly dense thin films assembled from cellulose nanofibers and reduced graphene oxide via van der Waals interactions to realize ultrahigh volumetric double-layer capacitances.


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