Issue 40, 2022

H-bond cooperativity: polarisation effects on secondary amides

Abstract

Formation of a H-bond with an amide carbonyl oxygen atom increases the strength of subsequent H-bonds formed by the amide NH, due to polarisation of the bond. The magnitude of this effect has been quantified by measuring association constants for the formation of 1 : 1 complexes of 2-hydroxylbenzamides with tri-n-butyl phosphine oxide. In 2-hydroxybenzamides, there is an intramolecular H-bond between the phenol OH group and the carbonyl oxygen atom. Comparison of the association constants measured for compounds with and without the 2-hydroxy group allows direct quantification of the effect of the intramolecular H-bond on the H-bond donor properties of the amide NH group. Substituents were used to modulate the strength of the intramolecular and intermolecular H-bonds. The presence of an intramolecular H-bond increases the strength of the intermolecular H-bond by more than one order of magnitude in n-octane solution. The increase in the H-bond donor parameter used to describe the amide NH group is directly proportional to the H-bond donor parameter of the phenol OH group that makes the intramolecular H-bond. These polarisation effects will lead to substantial cooperativity in complex systems that feature networks of non-covalent interactions, and the measurements described here provide a quantitative basis for understanding such phenomena.

Graphical abstract: H-bond cooperativity: polarisation effects on secondary amides

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
01 Aug. 2022
Accepted
19 Sept. 2022
First published
03 Okt. 2022
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 11863-11868

H-bond cooperativity: polarisation effects on secondary amides

D. O. Soloviev, F. E. Hanna, M. C. Misuraca and C. A. Hunter, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 11863 DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04271A

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