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Computational analysis of substituent effects on proton affinity and gas-phase basicity of TEMPO derivatives and their hydrogen bonding interactions with water molecules
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The study investigates the molecular structure of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) and its derivatives in the gas phase using B3LYP and M06-2X functional methods. Intermolecular interactions are analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) and atoms in molecules (AIM) techniques. NO2-substituted TEMPO displays high reactivity, less stability, and softer properties. The study reveals that the stability of TEMPO derivatives is mainly influenced by LP(e) → σ∗ electronic delocalization effects, with the highest stabilization observed on the oxygen atom of the nitroxide moiety. This work also considers electron density, atomic charges, and energetic and thermodynamic properties of the studied NO radicals, and their relative stability. The proton affinity and gas-phase basicity of the studied compounds were computed at T = 298 K for O-protonation and N-protonation, respectively. The studied DFT method calculations show that O-protonation is more stable than N-protonation, with an energy difference of 16.64–20.77 kcal/mol (22.80–25.68 kcal/mol) at the B3LYP (M06-2X) method. The AIM analysis reveals that the N–O…H interaction in H2O complexes has the most favorable hydrogen bond energy computed at bond critical points (3, − 1), and the planar configurations of TEMPO derivatives exhibit the highest EHB values. This indicates stronger hydrogen bonding interactions between the N–O group and water molecules.
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Mohamed A. Abdel-Rahman
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Scientific Reports
no. 14,
ISSN: 2045-2322 - Language:
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- 2024
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- Shiroudi A., Śmiechowski M., Czub J., Abdel-Rahman M. A.: Computational analysis of substituent effects on proton affinity and gas-phase basicity of TEMPO derivatives and their hydrogen bonding interactions with water molecules// Scientific Reports -,iss. 14 (2024), s.8434-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1038/s41598-024-58582-x
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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