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Guiding Principles for the Rational Design of Hybrid Materials: Use of DFT Methodology for Evaluating Non‐Covalent Interactions in a Uranyl Tetrahalide Model System

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
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  1. Department of Chemistry University of Iowa Chemistry Building W374 Iowa City IA 52242 USA
  2. Department of Chemistry University of Iowa Chemistry Building W374 Iowa City IA 52242 USA, Center for Funtional Nanomaterials (CFN) Brookhaven National Labotatory Upton NY 52242 USA
Abstract

Together with the synthesis and experimental characterization of 14 hybrid materials containing [UO 2 X 4 ] 2− (X=Cl and Br ) and organic cations, we report on novel methods for determining correlation trends in their formation enthalpy (ΔH f ) and observed vibrational signatures. Δ H f values were analyzed through isothermal acid calorimetry and a Density Functional Theory+Thermodynamics (DFT+T) approach with results showing good agreement between theory and experiment. Three factors (packing efficiency, cation protonation enthalpy, and hydrogen bonding energy [ ]) were assessed as descriptors for trends in Δ H f . Results demonstrated a strong correlation between and Δ H f , highlighting the importance of hydrogen bonding networks in determining the relative stability of solid‐state hybrid materials. Lastly, we investigate how hydrogen bonding networks affect the vibrational characteristics of uranyl solid‐state materials using experimental Raman and IR spectroscopy and theoretical bond orders and find that hydrogen bonding can red‐shift U≡O stretching modes. Overall, the tightly integrated experimental and theoretical studies presented here bridge the trends in macroscopic thermodynamic energies and spectroscopic features with molecular‐level details of the geometry and electronic structure. This modeling framework forms a basis for exploring 3D hydrogen bonding as a tunable design feature in the pursuit of supramolecular materials by rational design.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; SC0021420
OSTI ID:
1984150
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1984151
OSTI ID: 1989630
Report Number(s):
BNL--224580-2023-JAAM; e202305073
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 33 Vol. 62; ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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