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Structures of the (Imidazole)(n)H+ ... Ar (n=1,2,3) complexes determined from IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations ...

Tikhonov, Denis S.
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Scutelnic, Valeriu  
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Sharapa, Dmitry, I
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2023
Structural Chemistry

Here, we present new cryogenic infrared spectra of the (Imidazole) H-n(+) (n=1,2,3) ions. The data was obtained using helium tagging infrared predissociation spectroscopy. The new results were compared with the data obtained by Gerardi et al. (Chem. Phys. Lett. 501:172-178, 2011) using the same technique but with argon as a tag. Comparison of the two experiments, assisted by theoretical calculations, allowed us to evaluate the preferable attachment positions of argon to the (Imidazole) nH+ frame. Argon attaches to nitrogen-bonded hydrogen in the case of the (Imidazole)H+ ion, while in (Imidazole)(2)H+ and (Imidazole)(3)H+ the preferred docking sites for the argon are in the center of the complex. This conclusion is supported by analyzing the spectral features attributed to the N-H stretching vibrations. Symmetry adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) analysis of the non-covalent forces between argon and the (Imidazole)(n)H+ (n=1,2,3) frame revealed that this switch of docking preference with increasing complex size is caused by an interplay between induction and dispersion interactions.

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