ISSN:
1432-2234
Keywords:
Key words: Molecular orbital calculation – Phenol dimer – Phenol dimer cation – Hydroxyl stretching frequency – Hydrogen bond
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract. Ab initio calculations were performed to investigate the structure and bonding of the phenol dimer and its cation, especially the OH stretching frequencies. Some stable structures of the phenol dimer and its cation were obtained at the Hartree–Fock level and were found to be in agreement with predictions based on spectroscopic investigations. In these dimers the phenol moieties are bound by a single OH⋯O hydrogen bond. The hydrogen bond is much stronger in the dimer cation than in the neutral dimer. The calculated binding energy of the phenol dimer in the most stable structure was 6.5–9.9 kcal/mol at various levels of calculation, compared with the experimental value of 5 kcal/mol or greater. The binding energy of the phenol dimer cation is more than 3 times (24.1–30.6 kcal/mol) as large as that of the neutral dimer. For the phenol dimer the OH stretching frequency of the proton-accepting phenol (PAP) is 3652 cm−1 and that of the proton-donating phenol (PDP) is 3516 cm−1; these are in agreement with observed values of 3654 and 3530 cm−1, respectively. For the phenol dimer cation the OH stretching frequency of the PAP is 3616–3618 cm−1 in comparison with an observed value of 3620 ± 3 cm−1. That of the PDP in the dimer cation is calculated to be 2434–2447 cm−1, which is 1210–1223 cm−1 lower than that of the bare phenol. The large reduction in the OH stretching frequency of the PDP in the phenol dimer cation is attributed to the formation of a stronger hydrogen bond in the cation than in the neutral dimer.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002140000181
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