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  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Materials Science

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  • Hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) is crucial in molecular interactions.
  • Fullerene derivatives offer unique structural platforms for studying non-covalent interactions.
  • Understanding OH/π interactions is vital for designing novel molecular systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally construct and investigate a H2O/CH2═CH2-type hydrogen-bonding model.
  • To elucidate the nature of OH/π H-bonding (H2O···(C═C)) in a confined fullerene system.
  • To quantitatively estimate the interaction energy and identify key contributing factors.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental construction of a water complex with an open-cage C60 derivative.
  • Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy to monitor H2O proton signals.
  • Temperature-dependent studies of angular momentum correlation time (τJ) for energy estimation.
  • Computational studies to analyze bonding strength and interaction mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Observed monotonic downfield shift of H2O proton signals with decreasing temperature, indicating H-bonding.
  • Quantitatively estimated the interaction energy to be approximately 0.3 kcal/mol.
  • Computational analysis revealed that H2O orientation significantly influences bonding strength.
  • Identified π(C═C) → σ*(OH) orbital overlap as a key interaction driving the H-bonding.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully demonstrates and characterizes OH/π H-bonding in a confined fullerene environment.
  • Water molecule orientation is a critical factor modulating the strength of H-bonding.
  • Both electrostatic attraction and orbital-orbital interactions, particularly π(C═C) → σ*(OH), contribute significantly to the observed H-bonding.