Infrared spectroscopic study of the role of water in crown ethers and their molecular complexes with 3- and 4-nitrophenol
Infrared spectroscopic study of the role of water in crown ethers and their molecular complexes with 3- and 4-nitrophenol
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DOI:
10.1023/a:1007918700343
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发表时间:
1997-07-01
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Derwish, GAW
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ElEswed, BI;Zughul, MB;Derwish, GAW
The IR spectra of the crystalline complexes of 3- and 4-nitrophenol with crown ethers were studied, viz., 18-crown-6 (18C6), benzo-18-crown-6 (B18C6), dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB 18C6), dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 (DC18C6) and dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8). The spectra of uncomplexed crown ethers showed water absorption bands which indicate the presence of two types of bound water molecules, viz., cavitant water enclosed by the strong ether-cavity field and outer-layer hydrogen-bonded water molecules. Upon complexation with 3- and 4-nitrophenol, the bands attributed to cavitant water disappeared, leaving the outer layer water to act as a bridge between the host crown ether and the guest phenols. The results further showed that of the crown ethers and of the phenols, B18C6 and DC18C6 and 3-nitrophenol, have the strongest interaction. The behaviour of the phenols was explained by the increased contribution of the inductive sigma-moment over the resonance pi-moment in the complexes.