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Molecular structure and non-covalent interaction of 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde and its monohydrated complex
Wenqin Li1, Meng Li1, Yan Jin1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Daxuecheng South Rd. 55, 401331 Chongqing, China.
Abstract:
The rotational spectrum of 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde was investigated by using supersonic jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. The measurements were extended to the 34S, 33S, 13C, and 18O isotopologs for the cis conformer, as well as to the 34S and 13C isotopologs for the trans conformer, leading to an accurately structural determination of the two observed conformers. The unchanged experimental Pcc values upon isotopic substitution indicate effective planar geometries of the two conformers. The ring structures of thiophene are slightly different between the cis and trans conformers. Two isomers of the monohydrated complex of 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde, formed between a cis or trans monomer with water stabilized by an O-H⋯O hydrogen bond (HB) and an additional (C=O)CH⋯O(H2O) or (Cring)CH⋯O(H2O) HB, respectively, were observed in jet expansion. The noncovalent interactions attributed to the stabilization of the monomer and the monohydrated complex are revealed by quantum chemical methods. The interaction energy for trans-w-1 is 4 kJ mol-1 larger than that of cis-w-1, attributed to the relative stronger CH⋯O HB. The relative abundance of the two conformers of the 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde monomer and the two isomers of the complex was estimated in the jet.
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