Solvent effects on hydrogen bonding
Solvent effects on hydrogen bonding
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.200604966
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发表时间:
2007-01-01
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Vinter, Jeremy G.
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作者:
Cook, Joanne L.;Hunter, Christopher A.;Vinter, Jeremy G.
Changes in solvation are an integral part of almost all chemical processes that take place in solution, and in the field of molecular recognition, desolvation can be the dominant factor that determines the behavior of a system.[1] Although there are many methods for classifying the properties of solvents and rationalizing their effects, solvation is a complex phenomenon, and predictive quantitative models remain at a rudimentary level.[2] At the most simplistic level, polar interactions such as hydrogen bonding are favored in nonpolar organic solvents, while polar solvents lead to attractive interactions between nonpolar groups. As an integral part of the system, it is often difficult to vary the solvent in a systematic way. Quantitative studies of intermolecular interactions, such as hydrogen bonding, have traditionally focused on nonpolar solvents such as carbon tetrachloride, where there is limited solvent competition, so it is possible to characterize interactions between a wide range of different functional groups.[3] There have been some systematic studies on the effects of the solvent on interactions between relatively nonpolar aromatic groups: interactions were shown to be stronger in polar solvents, where solvophobic effects dominate, and weaker in nonpolar solvents that compete for the binding sites.[4] There has been some progress in the development of hydrogen-bonded complexes that function in more competitive solvent environments, but the range of solvent systems is limited, and ionic interactions are often required to drive complexation.[5] Here, we describe a study of the effects of solvent competition on intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions between neutral molecules in a range of competitive solvents.Experimental measurement of the association constants for the formation of 1: 1 complexes in nonpolar solvents allows the identification of functional groups with exceptional hydrogen-bonding properties. One of the most polar hydrogen-bond donors is perfluoro-tert-butyl alcohol (1)[3b] and one of the best hydrogen-bond acceptors is tri-n-butylphosphine oxide (2).[3c] Experiments on the complexation of these