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Panwaria P, Juanes M, Mishra KK, Saragi R, Borish K, Usabiaga I, Camiruaga A, Fernández JA, Lesarri A, Das A. Microhydration of Phenyl Formate: Gas-Phase Laser Spectroscopy, Microwave Spectroscopy, and Quantum Chemistry Calculations. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200330. [PMID: 35984348 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Herein, we have investigated the structure of phenyl formate⋅⋅⋅water (PhOF⋅⋅⋅H2 O) dimer and various non-covalent interactions present there using gas-phase laser spectroscopy and microwave spectroscopy combined with quantum chemistry calculations. Two conformers of PhOF⋅⋅⋅H2 O (C1 and T1), built on the two cis/trans conformers of the bare molecule, have been observed in the experiment. In cis-PhOF, there is an nCO → π A r * ${{{\rm \pi }}_{{\rm A}{\rm r}}^{{\rm {^\ast}}}}$ interaction between the lone-pair orbital of the carbonyl oxygen atom and the π* orbital of the phenyl ring, which persists in the monohydrated C1 conformer of PhOF⋅⋅⋅H2 O according to the NBO and NCI analyses. On the other hand, this interaction is absent in the trans-PhOF conformer as the C=O group is away from the phenyl ring. The C1 conformer is primarily stabilized by an interplay between O-H⋅⋅⋅O=C hydrogen bond and O-H⋅⋅⋅π interactions, while the stability of the T1 conformer is primarily governed by the O-H⋅⋅⋅O=C hydrogen bond. The most important finding of the present work is that the conformational preference of the PhOF monomer is retained in its monohydrated complex.
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Affiliation(s)
- Prakash Panwaria
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411008, India
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- Departamento de Química Física y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias-I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
| | - Kamal K Mishra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411008, India.,Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, USA
| | - Rizalina Saragi
- Departamento de Química Física y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias-I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
| | - Kshetrimayum Borish
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411008, India
| | - Imanol Usabiaga
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940, Spain
| | - Ander Camiruaga
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940, Spain
| | - José A Fernández
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940, Spain
| | - Alberto Lesarri
- Departamento de Química Física y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias-I.U. CINQUIMA, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 7, 47011, Valladolid, Spain
| | - Aloke Das
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411008, India
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