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Area of Science:

  • Physical Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Molecular ionization profoundly impacts electronic and geometric structures.
  • Hyperconjugation, a key electronic interaction, is sensitive to molecular charge state.
  • Diethyl ether (DEE) and diethyl sulfide (DES) serve as model systems to study these effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the variance in hyperconjugation upon ionization of DEE and DES.
  • To correlate experimental spectroscopic data with theoretical calculations.
  • To elucidate the influence of ionization on molecular geometry and chemical bonding.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental gas-phase vibrational spectroscopy of neutral and ionized DEE and DES, including argon complexes.
  • Theoretical calculations of vibrational spectra and molecular geometries.
  • Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis to quantify hyperconjugation.

Main Results:

  • Observed significant red shifts in CH stretching frequencies upon ionization for DEE, consistent with theoretical predictions.
  • Demonstrated distinct geometric changes between neutral and cationic DEE, contrasting with the more stable geometry in cationic DES.
  • Quantified hyperconjugation via NBO analysis, linking it to altered CH bond strength and polarity.

Conclusions:

  • Molecular ionization drastically affects hyperconjugation, influencing neighboring CH bond strength and polarity.
  • The orientation of the ionized orbital relative to neighboring orbitals dictates structural and electronic changes.
  • Differences in hyperconjugation between DEE(+) and DES(+) cations are quantifiable and impact intramolecular proton transfer energies.