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Title: Intramolecular competition between n-pair and π-pair hydrogen bonding: Microwave spectrum and internal dynamics of the pyridine–acetylene hydrogen-bonded complex

Abstract

a-type rotational spectra of the hydrogen-bonded complex formed from pyridine and acetylene are reported. Rotational and {sup 14}N hyperfine constants indicate that the complex is planar with an acetylenic hydrogen directed toward the nitrogen. However, unlike the complexes of pyridine with HCl and HBr, the acetylene moiety in HCCH—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5} does not lie along the symmetry axis of the nitrogen lone pair, but rather, forms an average angle of 46° with the C{sub 2} axis of the pyridine. The a-type spectra of HCCH—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5} and DCCD—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5} are doubled, suggesting the existence of a low lying pair of tunneling states. This doubling persists in the spectra of HCCD—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5}, DCCH—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5}, indicating that the underlying motion does not involve interchange of the two hydrogens of the acetylene. Single {sup 13}C substitution in either the ortho- or meta-position of the pyridine eliminates the doubling and gives rise to separate sets of spectra that are well predicted by a bent geometry with the {sup 13}C on either the same side (“inner”) or the opposite side (“outer”) as the acetylene. High level ab initio calculations are presented which indicate a binding energy of 1.2 kcal/mol and a potentialmore » energy barrier of 44 cm{sup −1} in the C{sub 2v} configuration. Taken together, these results reveal a complex with a bent hydrogen bond and large amplitude rocking of the acetylene moiety. It is likely that the bent equilibrium structure arises from a competition between a weak hydrogen bond to the nitrogen (an n-pair hydrogen bond) and a secondary interaction between the ortho-hydrogens of the pyridine and the π electron density of the acetylene.« less

Authors:
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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22489571
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 143; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ACETYLENE; BONDING; CARBON 13; ELECTRON DENSITY; HYDROGEN; INTERACTIONS; MICROWAVE SPECTRA; NITROGEN; PYRIDINE; TUNNEL EFFECT

Citation Formats

Mackenzie, Rebecca B., Dewberry, Christopher T., Leopold, Kenneth R., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu, Coulston, Emma, Cole, George C., Legon, Anthony C., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu, and Tew, David P., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu. Intramolecular competition between n-pair and π-pair hydrogen bonding: Microwave spectrum and internal dynamics of the pyridine–acetylene hydrogen-bonded complex. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4929997.
Mackenzie, Rebecca B., Dewberry, Christopher T., Leopold, Kenneth R., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu, Coulston, Emma, Cole, George C., Legon, Anthony C., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu, & Tew, David P., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu. Intramolecular competition between n-pair and π-pair hydrogen bonding: Microwave spectrum and internal dynamics of the pyridine–acetylene hydrogen-bonded complex. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929997
Mackenzie, Rebecca B., Dewberry, Christopher T., Leopold, Kenneth R., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu, Coulston, Emma, Cole, George C., Legon, Anthony C., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu, and Tew, David P., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu. 2015. "Intramolecular competition between n-pair and π-pair hydrogen bonding: Microwave spectrum and internal dynamics of the pyridine–acetylene hydrogen-bonded complex". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929997.
@article{osti_22489571,
title = {Intramolecular competition between n-pair and π-pair hydrogen bonding: Microwave spectrum and internal dynamics of the pyridine–acetylene hydrogen-bonded complex},
author = {Mackenzie, Rebecca B. and Dewberry, Christopher T. and Leopold, Kenneth R., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu and Coulston, Emma and Cole, George C. and Legon, Anthony C., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu and Tew, David P., E-mail: A.C.Legon@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: david.tew@bristol.ac.uk, E-mail: kleopold@umn.edu},
abstractNote = {a-type rotational spectra of the hydrogen-bonded complex formed from pyridine and acetylene are reported. Rotational and {sup 14}N hyperfine constants indicate that the complex is planar with an acetylenic hydrogen directed toward the nitrogen. However, unlike the complexes of pyridine with HCl and HBr, the acetylene moiety in HCCH—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5} does not lie along the symmetry axis of the nitrogen lone pair, but rather, forms an average angle of 46° with the C{sub 2} axis of the pyridine. The a-type spectra of HCCH—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5} and DCCD—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5} are doubled, suggesting the existence of a low lying pair of tunneling states. This doubling persists in the spectra of HCCD—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5}, DCCH—NC{sub 5}H{sub 5}, indicating that the underlying motion does not involve interchange of the two hydrogens of the acetylene. Single {sup 13}C substitution in either the ortho- or meta-position of the pyridine eliminates the doubling and gives rise to separate sets of spectra that are well predicted by a bent geometry with the {sup 13}C on either the same side (“inner”) or the opposite side (“outer”) as the acetylene. High level ab initio calculations are presented which indicate a binding energy of 1.2 kcal/mol and a potential energy barrier of 44 cm{sup −1} in the C{sub 2v} configuration. Taken together, these results reveal a complex with a bent hydrogen bond and large amplitude rocking of the acetylene moiety. It is likely that the bent equilibrium structure arises from a competition between a weak hydrogen bond to the nitrogen (an n-pair hydrogen bond) and a secondary interaction between the ortho-hydrogens of the pyridine and the π electron density of the acetylene.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4929997},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22489571}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 10,
volume = 143,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}