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Influence of remote intramolecular hydrogen bonding on the acidity of hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinonederivatives: A DFT study

Bayat, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2019

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1002/poc.3919
  3. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2019
  4. Abstract:
  5. In this study, the effects of the remote intramolecular hydrogen bonding on the acidity of hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone derivatives have been investigated ab initio by employing density functional theory (DFT) methods. The computational studies were performed for both gas and solution (H 2 O, DMSO, and MeCN solutions) phases. Our results indicated that remote hydrogen bonding could play an important role in increasing the acidity of hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone. Noncovalent interaction reduced density gradient (NCI-RDG) methods were used to visualize the attractive and repulsive interactions in the studied acids and their conjugate bases. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis was performed to confirm intramolecular hydrogen bonding effect on acidity. Quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) was also used to study the nature of hydrogen bonds. QTAIM results showed that the intramolecular hydrogen bonds in these structures are electrostatic (closed-shell) interactions in nature. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. DFT study ; Hydrogen bonding ; Acidity ; Computation theory ; Density functional theory ; Ions ; Quantum theory ; Density functional theory methods ; Intra-molecular hydrogen bonds ; Intramolecular hydrogen bonding ; Natural bond orbital analysis ; Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules ; Quinone ; Reduced density gradients ; Hydrogen bonds
  8. Source: Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ; Volume 32, Issue 4 , 2019 ; 08943230 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/poc.3919