Characteristics of Intermolecular Interactions between Encapsulated Molecules and the Lantern-Like Carcerand Superphanes

The main topic of the article is to provide the characteristics of individual intermolecular interactions present between three lantern-like superphanes and the H2O, NH3, HF, HCN, and MeOH molecules trapped inside them. Despite the large cavity, the freedom of the trapped molecules is significantly...

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Published in:Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-01, Vol.29 (3), p.601
Main Author: Jabłoński, Mirosław
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binding sites
Bonds
carceplex
carcerand
cyclophane
encapsulation
endohedral complex
Energy
Hydrocarbons
Hydrogen
Hydrogen bonding
Hydrogen bonds
Nitrogen
superphane
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Summary:The main topic of the article is to provide the characteristics of individual intermolecular interactions present between three lantern-like superphanes and the H2O, NH3, HF, HCN, and MeOH molecules trapped inside them. Despite the large cavity, the freedom of the trapped molecules is significantly limited by the presence of numerous interaction sites on the side chains of the superphane molecule. It is shown that the molecule trapped inside the superphane is stabilized mainly by only one or, less often, two strong hydrogen bonds involving the imino nitrogen atom, but QTAIM calculations also suggest the presence of many other intermolecular interactions, mainly hydrogen bonds involving imino or central hydrogen atoms from the side chains of the superphane molecule. Moreover, it is also shown that the structural simplification of the side chains does not significantly affect both the size of the superphane molecule and the obtained encapsulation energies, which is important in modeling this type of carceplexes. Noticeably, the parent superphane considered here was previously synthesized by the group of Qing He, so the results obtained will help in understanding this type and similar systems.
ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules29030601