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Hunger L, Al Sheakh L, Fritsch S, Villinger A, Ludwig R, Harville P, Moss O, Lachowicz A, Johnson MA. Spectroscopic Evidence for Doubly Hydrogen-Bonded Cationic Dimers in the Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous Phases of Carboxyl-Functionalized Ionic Liquids. J Phys Chem B 2024. [PMID: 38776534 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c02094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Intermolecular interactions determine whether matter sticks together, gases condense into liquids, or liquids freeze into solids. The most prominent example is hydrogen bonding in water, responsible for the anomalous properties in the liquid phase and polymorphism in ice. The physical properties are also exceptional for ionic liquids (ILs), wherein a delicate balance of Coulomb interactions, hydrogen bonds, and dispersion interactions results in a broad liquid range and the vaporization of ILs as ion pairs. In this study, we show that strong, local, and directional hydrogen bonds govern the structures and arrangements in the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of carboxyl-functionalized ILs. For that purpose, we explored the H-bonded motifs by X-ray diffraction and attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared (IR) spectroscopy in the solid state, by ATR and transmission IR spectroscopy in the liquid phase, and by cryogenic ion vibrational predissociation spectroscopy (CIVPS) in the gaseous phase at low temperature. The analysis of the CO stretching bands reveals doubly hydrogen-bonded cationic dimers (c═c), resembling the archetype H-bond motif known for carboxylic acids. The like-charge doubly hydrogen-bonded ion pairs are present in the crystal structure of the IL, survive phase transition into the liquid state, and are still present in the gaseous phase even in (2,1) complexes wherein one counterion is removed and repulsive Coulomb interaction increased. The interpretation of the vibrational spectra is supported by quantum chemical methods. These observations have implications for the fundamental nature of the hydrogen bond between ions of like charge.
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- Lasse Hunger
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Department Life, Light & Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V., Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Zhang M, Guo L, Wen J, Yang J, Liu Y, Zheng X, Zhang G, Zhu P, Xia Y, Zhang H, Chen Y. Vertically Oriented Perovskites with Minimized Intrinsic Boundaries for Efficient Photovoltaics. J Phys Chem Lett 2024:5150-5158. [PMID: 38712816 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Intrinsic boundaries formed by grain stacks of randomly oriented perovskite crystallites seriously restrict charge transport in the resultant photovoltaic devices, whereas direct passivation of these defects remains unexplored, and it is desirable to modulate perovskite growth with uniform orientation. Herein, we report a simple but effective method to regulate perovskite crystallization by employing a volatile and polymerizable monomer of hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), which can simultaneously interact with both FA+ and Pb2+ via hydrogen and coordination bonding, respectively, to seed perovskite crystallization with accelerated nucleation and retarded crystal growth. Upon thermal annealing, the gradual volatilization and partial self-condensation of the HEMA drive the perovskite growth perpendicularly to the substrate, leading to largely suppressed defect states, improved crystallinity, and a reduced Young's modulus of the perovskite film. As a result, champion efficiencies exceeding 24 and 22% with improved operational and mechanical stability of the optimized perovskite solar cells based on rigid and flexible substrates were finally achieved.
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- Mengru Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
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Otaki H, Ishiuchi SI, Fujii M, Sugita Y, Yagi K. Similarity scores of vibrational spectra reveal the atomistic structure of pentapeptides in multiple basins. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:9906-9914. [PMID: 38477212 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00064a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Vibrational spectroscopy combined with theoretical calculations is a powerful tool for analyzing the interaction and conformation of peptides at the atomistic level. Nonetheless, identifying the structure becomes increasingly difficult as the peptide size grows large. One example is acetyl-SIVSF-N-methylamide, a capped pentapeptide, whose atomistic structure has remained unknown since its first observation [T. Sekiguchi, M. Tamura, H. Oba, P. Çarçarbal, R. R. Lozada-Garcia, A. Zehnacker-Rentien, G. Grégoire, S. Ishiuchi and M. Fujii, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 5626-5629]. Here, we propose a novel conformational search method, which exploits the structure-spectrum correlation using a similarity score that measures the agreement of theoretical and experimental spectra. Surprisingly, the two conformers have distinctly different energy and geometry. The second conformer is 25 kJ mol-1 higher in energy than the other, lowest-energy conformer. The result implies that there are multiple pathways in the early stage of the folding process: one to the global minimum and the other to a different basin. Once such a structure is established, the second conformer is unlikely to overcome the barrier to produce the most stable structure due to a vastly different hydrogen bond network of the backbone. Our proposed method can characterize the lowest-energy conformer and kinetically trapped, high-energy conformers of complex biomolecules.
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- Hiroki Otaki
- Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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- Theoretical Molecular Science Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
- Computational Biophysics Research Team, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, 7-1-26 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
- Laboratory for Biomolecular Function Simulation, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, 1-6-5 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Theoretical Molecular Science Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
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Hunger L, Al‐Sheakh L, Zaitsau DH, Verevkin SP, Appelhagen A, Villinger A, Ludwig R. Dissecting Noncovalent Interactions in Carboxyl‐Functionalized Ionic Liquids Exhibiting Double and Single Hydrogens Bonds Between Ions of Like Charge. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200949. [PMID: 35785500 PMCID: PMC9543318 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lasse Hunger
- Institut für Chemie Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie Universität Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 27 18059 Rostock Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie Universität Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 27 18059 Rostock Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie Universität Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 27 18059 Rostock Germany
- Department LL&M University of Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 25 18059 Rostock Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie Universität Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 27 18059 Rostock Germany
- Department LL&M University of Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 25 18059 Rostock Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie Universität Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 27 18059 Rostock Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Abteilung für Anorganische Chemie Universität Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 3a 18059 Rostock Germany
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- Institut für Chemie Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie Universität Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 27 18059 Rostock Germany
- Department LL&M University of Rostock Albert-Einstein-Str. 25 18059 Rostock Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V. Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a 18059 Rostock Germany
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Computational approaches to structural properties investigation of triethylammonium- and triethanolammonium-based protic ionic liquids. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Al-Sheakh L, Fritsch S, Appelhagen A, Villinger A, Ludwig R. Thermodynamically Stable Cationic Dimers in Carboxyl-Functionalized Ionic Liquids: The Paradoxical Case of "Anti-Electrostatic" Hydrogen Bonding. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27020366. [PMID: 35056680 PMCID: PMC8778807 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We show that carboxyl-functionalized ionic liquids (ILs) form doubly hydrogen-bonded cationic dimers (c+=c+) despite the repulsive forces between ions of like charge and competing hydrogen bonds between cation and anion (c+–a−). This structural motif as known for formic acid, the archetype of double hydrogen bridges, is present in the solid state of the IL 1−(carboxymethyl)pyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [HOOC−CH2−py][NTf2]. By means of quantum chemical calculations, we explored different hydrogen-bonded isomers of neutral (HOOC–(CH2)n–py+)2(NTf2−)2, single-charged (HOOC–(CH2)n–py+)2(NTf2−), and double-charged (HOOC– (CH2)n−py+)2 complexes for demonstrating the paradoxical case of “anti-electrostatic” hydrogen bonding (AEHB) between ions of like charge. For the pure doubly hydrogen-bonded cationic dimers (HOOC– (CH2)n−py+)2, we report robust kinetic stability for n = 1–4. At n = 5, hydrogen bonding and dispersion fully compensate for the repulsive Coulomb forces between the cations, allowing for the quantification of the two equivalent hydrogen bonds and dispersion interaction in the order of 58.5 and 11 kJmol−1, respectively. For n = 6–8, we calculated negative free energies for temperatures below 47, 80, and 114 K, respectively. Quantum cluster equilibrium (QCE) theory predicts the equilibria between cationic monomers and dimers by considering the intermolecular interaction between the species, leading to thermodynamic stability at even higher temperatures. We rationalize the H-bond characteristics of the cationic dimers by the natural bond orbital (NBO) approach, emphasizing the strong correlation between NBO-based and spectroscopic descriptors, such as NMR chemical shifts and vibrational frequencies.
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- Loai Al-Sheakh
- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (L.A.-S.); (S.F.); (A.A.)
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (L.A.-S.); (S.F.); (A.A.)
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (L.A.-S.); (S.F.); (A.A.)
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3a, 18059 Rostock, Germany;
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, 18059 Rostock, Germany; (L.A.-S.); (S.F.); (A.A.)
- Department LL&M, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein−Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Leibniz−Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V., Albert-Einstein−Str. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Verevkin SP, Kondratev SO, Zaitsau DH, Zherikova KV, Ludwig R. Quantification and understanding of non-covalent interactions in molecular and ionic systems: Dispersion interactions and hydrogen bonding analysed by thermodynamic methods. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ludwig R. Towards thermodynamically stable anionic dimers with “anti-electrostatic” hydrogen bonds overcoming like-charge repulsion. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Al Sheakh L, Niemann T, Villinger A, Stange P, Zaitsau DH, Strate A, Ludwig R. Three in One: The Versatility of Hydrogen Bonding Interaction in Halide Salts with Hydroxy-Functionalized Pyridinium Cations. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:1850-1856. [PMID: 34241946 PMCID: PMC8518508 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The paradigm of supramolecular chemistry relies on the delicate balance of noncovalent forces. Here we present a systematic approach for controlling the structural versatility of halide salts by the nature of hydrogen bonding interactions. We synthesized halide salts with hydroxy-functionalized pyridinium cations [HOCn Py]+ (n=2, 3, 4) and chloride, bromide and iodide anions, which are typically used as precursor material for synthesizing ionic liquids by anion metathesis reaction. The X-ray structures of these omnium halides show two types of hydrogen bonding: 'intra-ionic' H-bonds, wherein the anion interacts with the hydroxy group and the positively charged ring at the same cation, and 'inter-ionic' H-bonds, wherein the anion also interacts with the hydroxy group and the ring system but of different cations. We show that hydrogen bonding is controllable by the length of the hydroxyalkyl chain and the interaction strength of the anion. Some molten halide salts exhibit a third type of hydrogen bonding. IR spectra reveal elusive H-bonds between the OH groups of cations, showing interaction between ions of like charge. They are formed despite the repulsive interaction between the like-charged ions and compete with the favored cation-anion H-bonds. All types of H-bonding are analyzed by quantum chemical methods and the natural bond orbital approach, emphasizing the importance of charge transfer in these interactions. For simple omnium salts, we evidenced three distinct types of hydrogen bonds: Three in one!
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- Loai Al Sheakh
- Universität RostockInstitut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung für Anorganische ChemieUniversität RostockAlbert-Einstein-Strasse 3a18059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
- Department LL&MUniversity of RostockAlbert-Einstein-Str. 2518059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
- Department LL&MUniversity of RostockAlbert-Einstein-Str. 2518059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für Chemie, Abteilung für Physikalische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
- Department LL&MUniversity of RostockAlbert-Einstein-Str. 2518059RostockGermany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V.Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a18059RostockGermany
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Palumbo O, Cimini A, Trequattrini F, Brubach JB, Roy P, Paolone A. Evidence of the CH···O HydrogenBonding in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids from Far-Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements and DFT Calculations. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22116155. [PMID: 34200392 PMCID: PMC8201385 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Knowledge of all the intermolecular forces occurring in ionic liquids (ILs) is essential to master their properties. Aiming at investigating the weaker hydrogen bonding in aprotic liquids, the present work combined computational study and far-infrared spectroscopy on four imidazolium-based ILs with different anions. The DFT calculations of the ionic couples, using the ωB97X-D functional and considering both the empirical dispersion corrections and the presence of a polar solvent, show that, for all samples, the lowest energy configurations of the ion pair present H atoms, directly bound to C atoms of the cation and close to O atoms of the anion, capable of creating moderate to weak hydrogen bonding with anions. For the liquids containing anions of higher bonding ability, the absorption curves generated from the calculated vibrational frequencies and intensities show absorption bands between 100 and 125 cm−1 corresponding to the stretching of the hydrogen bond. These indications are in complete agreement with the presently reported temperature dependence of the far-infrared spectrum, where the stretching modes of the hydrogen bonding are detected only for samples presenting a moderate interaction and become particularly prominent at low temperatures. Moreover, from the analysis of the infrared spectra, the occurrence of various phase transitions as a function of temperature was detected, and the difference in the average energy between the H-bonded and the dispersion-governed molecular configurations was evaluated.
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- Oriele Palumbo
- CNR-ISC, U.O.S. La Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (O.P.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- CNR-ISC, U.O.S. La Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (O.P.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- CNR-ISC, U.O.S. La Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (O.P.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
- Physics Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, AILES Beamline, L’Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin, BP 48, CEDEX, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; (J.-B.B.); (P.R.)
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, AILES Beamline, L’Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin, BP 48, CEDEX, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; (J.-B.B.); (P.R.)
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- CNR-ISC, U.O.S. La Sapienza, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (O.P.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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Neumann J, Ludwig R, Paschek D. Hydrogen Bonds between Ions of Opposite and Like Charge in Hydroxyl-Functionalized Ionic Liquids: an Exhaustive Examination of the Interplay between Global and Local Motions and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bond Lifetimes and Kinetics. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:5132-5144. [PMID: 33971719 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02756] [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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Hydroxyl-functionalized ionic liquids (ILs) represent a new interesting class of ILs where hydrogen bonds (HBs) play an important role: here, "typical" HBs between cations and anions (ca) are competing with "atypical" HBs connecting pairs of cations (cc). We study the equilibrium and kinetics of (cc) and (ca) HBs in 1-(n-hydroxyalkyl)-pyridinium bis(trifluoromethlysulfonyl)imide [HOCnPy][NTf2] ILs by means of molecular dynamics simulations. (cc) HBs are found to be between 0.96 and 3.76 kJ mol-1 stronger than their (ca) counterparts, depending on the alkyl chain length. HB lifetimes and kinetics are analyzed by means of HB population and reactive flux correlation functions. Essentially, four different HB lifetimes have to be considered, spanning about 3 orders of magnitude, each valid in its own right and each associated with different aspects of HB breaking and HB reformation. The long-time limiting behavior of the HB population correlation function is controlled by diffusion of the ions and can be quantitatively described by analytical expressions. The short-time HB behavior is tied to the localized dynamics of the hydroxyl group exploring its local solvation environment. A minimalist kinetic two-domain model is introduced to realistically describe the time evolution of the HB population correlation function for both (ca) and (cc) HBs over 5 orders of magnitude. By employing the reactive flux method, we determine the kinetics of HB breaking, unaffected by diffusion processes. We determine both, the ultrafast upper boundary and the average rate of HB breaking, allowing recrossing-events during the transient relaxation time period. For sufficiently long alkyl chains, all those computed HB lifetimes indicate a higher kinetic stability of (cc) HBs over (ca) HBs; for short chains, it is vice-versa.
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- Jan Neumann
- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 21, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 2, D-18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department Life, Light & Matter, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, D-18059 Rostock, Germany.,Leibniz Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 21, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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Chen J, Dong K, Liu L, Zhang X, Zhang S. Anti-electrostatic hydrogen bonding between anions of ionic liquids: a density functional theory study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:7426-7433. [PMID: 33876102 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06718k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogen bonds (HBs) play a crucial role in the physicochemical properties of ionic liquids (ILs). To date, HBs between cations and anions (Ca-An) or between cations (Ca-Ca) in ILs have been reported extensively. Here, we provided DFT evidence for the existence of HBs between anions (An-An) in the IL 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)imidazolide [HEMIm][HEIm]. The thermodynamic stabilities of anionic, cationic, and H2O dimers together with ionic pairs were studied using potential energy scans. The results show that the cation-anion pair is the most stable one, while the HB in the anionic dimer possesses similar thermodynamic stability to the water dimer. The further geometric, spectral and electronic structure analyses demonstrate that the inter-anionic HB meets the general theoretical criteria of traditional HBs. The strength order of four HBs in complexes is cation-anion pair > H2O dimer ≈ cationic dimer > anionic dimer. The energy decomposition analysis indicates that induction and dispersion interactions are the crucial factors to overcome strong Coulomb repulsions, forming inter-anionic HBs. Finally, the presence of inter-anionic HBs in the ionic cluster has been confirmed by a global minimum search for a system containing two ionic pairs. Even though hydroxyl-functionalized cations are more likely to form HBs with anions, there are still inter-anionic HBs between hydroxyl groups in the low-lying structures. Our studies broaden the understanding of HBs in ionic liquids and support the recently proposed concept of anti-electrostatic HBs.
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- Junwu Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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Zeng HJ, Khuu T, Chambreau SD, Boatz JA, Vaghjiani GL, Johnson MA. Ionic Liquid Clusters Generated from Electrospray Thrusters: Cold Ion Spectroscopic Signatures of Size-Dependent Acid-Base Interactions. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:10507-10516. [PMID: 33284621 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
We determine the intramolecular distortions at play in the 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium nitrate (HEHN) ionic liquid (IL) propellant, which presents the interesting case that the HEH+ cation has multiple sites (i.e., hydroxy, primary amine, and secondary ammonium groups) available for H-bonding with the nitrate anion. These interactions are quantified by analyzing the vibrational band patterns displayed by cold cationic clusters, (HEH+)n(NO3-)n-1, n = 2-6, which are obtained using IR photodissociation of the cryogenically cooled, mass-selected ions. The strong interaction involving partial proton transfer of the acidic N-H proton in HEH+ cation to the nitrate anion is strongly enhanced in the ternary n = 2 cluster but is suppressed with increasing cluster size. The cluster spectra recover the bands displayed by the bulk liquid by n = 5, thus establishing the minimum domain required to capture this aspect of macroscopic behavior.
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- Helen J Zeng
- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Jacobs Technology, Inc., Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQRP, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524, United States
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- Propellants Branch, Rocket Propulsion Division, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQRP, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524, United States
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- In-Space Propulsion Branch, Rocket Propulsion Division, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQRP, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524, United States
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- Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Philipp JK, Fritsch S, Ludwig R. Cyclic Octamer of Hydroxyl-functionalized Cations with Net Charge Q=+8e Kinetically Stabilized by a 'Molecular Island' of Cooperative Hydrogen Bonds. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2411-2416. [PMID: 32845043 PMCID: PMC7702028 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cyclic octamers are well-known structural motifs in chemistry, biology and physics. These include covalently bound cyclic octameric sulphur, cylic octa-alkanes, cyclo-octameric peptides as well as hydrogen-bonded ring clusters of alcohols. In this work, we show that even calculated cyclic octamers of hydroxy-functionalized pyridinium cations with a net charge Q=+8e are kinetically stable. Eight positively charged cations are kept together by hydrogen bonding despite the strong Coulomb repulsive forces. Sufficiently long hydroxy-octyl chains prevent "Coulomb explosion" by increasing the distance between the positive charges at the pyridinium rings, reducing the Coulomb repulsion and thus strengthen hydrogen bonds between the OH groups. The eightfold positively charged cyclic octamer shows spectroscopic properties similar to those obtained for hydrogen-bonded neutral cyclic octamers of methanol. Thus, the area of the hydrogen bonded OH ring represents a 'molecular island' within an overall cationic environment. Although not observable, the spectroscopic properties and the correlated NBO parameters of the calculated cationic octamer support the detection of smaller cationic clusters in ionic liquids, which we observed despite the competition with ion pairs wherein attractive Coulomb forces enhance hydrogen bonding between cation and anion.
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- Jule Kristin Philipp
- Universität RostockInstitut für ChemieAbteilung Physikalische und Theoretische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für ChemieAbteilung Physikalische und Theoretische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
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- Universität RostockInstitut für ChemieAbteilung Physikalische und Theoretische ChemieDr.-Lorenz-Weg 218059RostockGermany
- Universität RostockDepartment LL&MAlbert-Einstein-Str. 2518059RostockGermany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V.Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a18059RostockGermany
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Philipp JK, Ludwig R. Clusters of Hydroxyl-Functionalized Cations Stabilized by Cooperative Hydrogen Bonds: The Role of Polarizability and Alkyl Chain Length. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25214972. [PMID: 33121087 PMCID: PMC7662246 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We explore quantum chemical calculations for studying clusters of hydroxyl-functionalized cations kinetically stabilized by hydrogen bonding despite strongly repulsive electrostatic forces. In a comprehensive study, we calculate clusters of ammonium, piperidinium, pyrrolidinium, imidazolium, pyridinium, and imidazolium cations, which are prominent constituents of ionic liquids. All cations are decorated with hydroxy-alkyl chains allowing H-bond formation between ions of like charge. The cluster topologies comprise linear and cyclic clusters up to the size of hexamers. The ring structures exhibit cooperative hydrogen bonds opposing the repulsive Coulomb forces and leading to kinetic stability of the clusters. We discuss the importance of hydrogen bonding and dispersion forces for the stability of the differently sized clusters. We find the largest clusters when hydrogen bonding is maximized in cyclic topologies and dispersion interaction is properly taken into account. The kinetic stability of the clusters with short-chained cations is studied for the different types of cations ranging from hard to polarizable or exhibiting additional functional groups such as the acidic C(2)-H position in the imidazolium-based cation. Increasing the alkyl chain length, the cation effect diminishes and the kinetic stability is exclusively governed by the alkyl chain tether increasing the distance between the positively charged rings of the cations. With adding the counterion tetrafluoroborate (BF4−) to the cationic clusters, the binding energies immediately switch from strongly positive to strongly negative. In the neutral clusters, the OH functional groups of the cations can interact either with other cations or with the anions. The hexamer cluster with the cyclic H-bond motive and “released” anions is almost as stable as the hexamer built by H-bonded ion pairs exclusively, which is in accord with recent IR spectra of similar ionic liquids detecting both types of hydrogen bonding. For the cationic and neutral clusters, we discuss geometric and spectroscopic properties as sensitive probes of opposite- and like-charge interaction. Finally, we show that NMR proton chemical shifts and deuteron quadrupole coupling constants can be related to each other, allowing to predict properties which are not easily accessible by experiment.
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- Jule K. Philipp
- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany;
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- Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany;
- Department Life, Light & Matter, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V., Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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