Effects of Hydrogen-bonding Interaction and Polarity on Emission Spectrum of Naphthalene-Triethylamine in Mixed Solvent

The effects of the protic and aprotic polar solvents on the emission spectrum of the naphthalene-triethyl-amine system in THF were studied under conditions of steady-state illumination. The fluorescence spectrum of the naphthalene-triethylamine system consists of two emission bands, the fluorescence band of naphthalene(band A, 329 nm) and the emission band of the exciplex(band B, 468 nm). The intensities of both the emission bands decrease with increasing the solvent polarity. The intensity of band B also decreases due to the hydrogen-bonding interaction between triethylamine and protic solvent, while that of band A increases. It is thus suggested that the quenching of naphthalene fluorescence by triethylamine in THF occurs through the charge transfer and electron transfer reactions. The spectral changes upon the increase of solvent polarity can be explained by the dependences of the equilibrium constant between exciplex and ion-pair and the rate constant for the electron transfer reaction from triethylamine to the excited naphthalene on the relative permittivity of solvent. It is shown that the formation of intermolecular hydrogen-bonding between triethylamine and protic solvent suppresses the quenching reaction by the decrease in free amine. Acetonitrile has only a polar effect and trichloroacetic acid only a hydrogen-bonding(or protonation) effect, while alcohols have both the effects. The effects of alcohols could be separated into the effects of solvent polarity and intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction quantitatively.

Investigation on the Percutaneous Enhancing Permeation Mechanism of Azone for Ketoprofen Based on the Intermolecular Hydrogen-bonding Interaction

The permeation enhancing activity of Azone for ketoprofen through excised cavia skins was investigated using Franz diffusion cell. The possible hydrogen-bonded complexes formed between ketoprofen and the model molecule of Azone as azacyclopentane-2-one were fully optimized at the B3LYP/6-311＋＋G＊＊ level. The intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions were calculated using the B3LYP/6-311＋＋G＊＊, B3LYP/6-311＋＋G（2df, 2p）, MP2（full）/6-311＋＋G＊＊ and MP2（full）/6-311＋＋G（2df, 2p） methods, respectively. The results show that the steady-state permeation rate of ketoprofen through excised cavia skins enhances over 9 times in the solvent with 2% Azone as compared with the solvent without Azone. The stable O–H…O=C and N–H…O=C hydrogen-bonded complexes could exist between azacyclopentane and ketoprofen. The hydrogen-bonding interaction energy follows the order of（a） 〉（b） 〉（c） 〉（d） 〉（g）〉（e） 〉（h） 〉（f）. The formation of the complexes leads to the change of the conformation and molecular polarity of ketoprofen, and thus causes a better percutaneous permeation for the drug. The analyses of AIM（atom in molecule） and shift of electron density were used to further reveal the nature of the enhancing permeation activity of Azone for ketoprofen. The investigations of the temperature and solvent effects confirm that ketoprofen might enter into the skin by means of the Azone complex.

Estimation of Intramolecular Hydrogen-bonding Energy via the Substitution Method

The intramolecular hydrogen-bonding energies for eighteen molecules were calculated based on the substitution method, and compared with those predicted by the cis-trans method. The energy values obtained from two methods are close to each other with a correlation coefficient of 0.96. Furthermore, the hydrogen-bonding energies based on the substitution method are consistent with the geometrical features of intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Both of them demonstrate that the substitution method is capable of providing a good estimation of intramolecular hydrogen-bonding energy.

Hydrogen-bonding regulated supramolecular chirality with controllable biostability

The regulation of natural helical nanostructures is principally supported and actuated by hydrogen bonds(H-bonds)formed from hydrogen-bonding groups(peptide bonds and base pairs)to realize biological activities and specific biofunctional transformations.However,studying the role of H-bonding patterns on the handedness of supramolecular assemblies is still challenging,since supramolecular assemblies will be disassembled or destabilized with slightly varying H-bonding groups for most supramolecules.To circumvent this issue,herein,two types of self-assembled C2-symmetric phenylalanine derivatives differed by a single H-bonding group(ester or amide)are systematically designed for deciphering the role of H-bonding pattern on the chirality of supramolecular assemblies and their related biostability.Opposite handedness nanofibrous structures with tailorable diameter and helical pitch are achieved with the transition from ester to amide groups in the gelators.Experimental and theoretical evidence suggests that helical orientation of ester-containing gelators ascribes to intermolecular H-bonds.In contrast,the helical direction for the amide-counterparts is mainly due to intra-and intermolecular H-bonds.Moreover,these H-bonding groups greatly influence their stability,as revealed by in vitro and in vivo degradation experiments and the left-handed assemblies are more stable than the right-handed ones.Thus,the study offers a feasible model to have valuable insight into understanding the role of H-bonding patterns in biological folding.

THE ROLE OF HYDROGEN-BONDING INTERACTION IN POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)/POLY(ACRYLIC ACID) BLENDING SOLUTIONS AND THEIR FILMS

The aim of this work is to investigate the hydrogen-bonding interaction in poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/poly(acrylic acid)(PAA) blending system and its influence on rheological properties in solution and the physical properties in solid state. Introducing PAA into PVA solutions resulted in a thickening behavior of blend solutions.The viscosity of the solutions increased with PAA content increasing,and a maximum viscosity could be obtained when the ratio of PVA/PAA was 70/30. The intermolecular hydrogen-bonding and miscibility between PVA and PAA in solid state were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and mechanical measurements.The results displayed the great influence of introducing PAA on the properties of blending films.The tensile strength increased from 89.31 MPa to 119.8 MPa and Young’s modulus improved by over 300%with increasing PAA concentration compared with those of pure PVA films.By systematically studying the rheological behaviors of solutions and the physical properties of films,the influence of hydrogen-bonding in solutions and solid states were discussed.

A Red-Emissive Sextuple Hydrogen-Bonding Self-Assembly Molecular Duplex Bearing Perylene Diimide Fluorophores for Warm-White Organic Light-Emitting Diode Application

A novel sextuple hydrogen-bonding （HB） self-assembly molecular duplex bearing red-emitting perylene diimide （PDI） fluorophores, namely PDIHB, was synthesized, and its molecular structure was confirmed by IH NMR, 13C NMR, TOF-MS and 2D NMR. Compared with the small molecular reference compound PDI, PDIItB shows one time enhanced fluorescence efficiency in solid state （4.1% vs. 2.1%）. More importantly, the presence of bulky HB oli- goamide strands in PDIHB could trigger effective spatial separation between guest and host fluorophores in thin solid film state, hence inefficient energy transfer occurs between the blue-emitting host 2TPhNII/B and red guest PDIHB in the 2 wt% guest/host blending film. As a result, a solution-processed organic light-emitting diode （OLED） with quite simple device structure of ITO/PEDOT：PSS （40 nm）/PVK （40 nm）/PDIHB （2 wt%）： 2TPhNII-IB （50 nm）/LiF （0.8 nm）/A1 （100 nm） could emit bias-independent warm-white electroluminescence with stable Commission Intemationale de L＇Eclairage coordinates of （0.42, 0.33）, and the maximum brightness and current efficiency of this device are 260 cdom-2 and 0.49 cd·A-1, respectively. All these results indicated that HB self-assembly supramolecular fluorophores could act as prospective materials for white OLED application.

A Novel Ratiometric Oxygen Sensor Based On a Sextuple Hydrogen-Bonding Self-Assembly Molecular Heterodimer

A novel sextuple hydrogen-bonding （HB） self-assembly molecular heterodimer bearing an iridium complex as the indicator dye and two carbazoles as the reference dye, namely 6HB-Irbt-Cz, was synthesized, and its molecular structure was confirmed by ^1H NMR, ^13CNMR, TOF-MS and 2D NMR. Because of the inefficient energy transfer process between the carbazole and iridium complex units, 6HB-Irbt-Cz exhibits distinct fluorescence/ phosphorescence dual emission in neat film state. More importantly, the neat film sample of 6HB-Irbt-Cz could display linear ratiometric optical response toward oxygen in the full oxygen concentration range from 0 to 100 vol%, together with good stability, reversibility and rapid response-recovery times. Note that this represents the first discovery of neat-film-based oxygen sensor capable of showing strictly linear ratiometric Stem-Volmer behavior in the oxygen concentration of 0- 100 vol%.

A coordination compound featuring a supramolecular hydrogen-bonding network for proton conduction

A new coordination compound [Mg（L）（H2 O）5·H2 O]（NKU-109, H2 L=5-（4 H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl）benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid） was solvothermally synthesized, featuring a supramolecular hydrogen-bonding network. A good proton conductivity of 5.87×10^-4S/cm was recorded at 70℃ and a relative humidity of75% in alternating current（AC） impedance experiment, which sheds a new light on the design of proton conduction materials based on coordination compounds.

Chiral Phase-transfer Catalysts Bearing Multiple Hydrogen-bonding Donors Derived from Amino Acids： Efficient Catalysts for Diastereo- and Enantioselective Nitro-Mannich Reaction

The asymmetric nitro-Mannich reaction is one of the traditional methods for forming carbon-carbon bond. By this reaction, the corresponding products with two contiguous stereocenters containing nitrogen substituents can be obtained. These β-nitro amine products can be easily transformed into 1,2-diamines by reduction of the corresponding nitro groups by means of the Nef reaction. It is well known that chiral 1,2-diamines Nay an important role in many fields.

High-throughput mechanistic study of highly selective hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks(HOFs),an emerging porous macrocyclic materials linked by hydrogen-bond,hold potential for gas separation and storage,sensors,optical,and electrocatalysts.Here,HOF-based electrocatalysts are rationally developed for nitrates reduction to ammonia,allowing not only to regulate wastewater pollution but also to accomplish carbon-neutral ammonia(NH_(3))synthesis.We preform high-throughput computational screening of thirty-six HOFs with various metals as active sites,denoted as HOF-M1,for nitrate reduction reaction(NO_(3)RR)toward NH_(3).We have implemented a hierarchical four-step screening strategy,and ultimately,HOF-Ti1 was selected based on its exceptional catalytic activity and selectivity in the NO_(3)RR process.Through additional analysis,we discovered that the d band center of the active metal sites serves as an effective parameter for designing and predicting the performance of HOFs in NO_(3)RR.This research not only showcases the immense potential of electrocatalysis in transforming NO_(3)RR into NH_(3)but also provides researchers with a compelling incentive to undertake further experimental investigations.

Theoretical Studies on Intermolecular Hydrogen-bond Interactions between Hexamethylenetetramine and Nitric Acid

The structures of the complexes generated by hexamethylenetetramine and nitric acid have been fully optimized by B3LYP method at the 6-311＋＋G＊＊ and aug-cc-pVTZ levels. The intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions have been calculated by the B3LYP/6-311＋＋G＊＊, B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ, MP2（full）/6-311＋＋G＊＊ and CCSD（T）/6-311＋＋G＊＊ methods, respectively. The NBO （nature bond orbital）, AIM （atom in molecule）, temperature effect and solvation effect have been analyzed to reveal the origin of the interactions. The results indicate that the stable hydrogen-bonded complexes could be generated by hexamethylenetetramine and nitric acid. The interactions follow the order of （a）（e）（b）（c）（d）（f）（g）. The C–N bonds which are adjacent to the methylene involving the hydrogen bonds tend to break in the chemical reaction. Due to the exothermic process, low temperature is conducive to the formation of the composition, which tallies with the experimental result.

A Novel Hydrogen-bonded Three-dimensional Network Complex Containing Nickel

A novel complex, (H 3O) 2[Ni(2,6-pydc) 2]·2H 2O was synthesized in an aqueous solution and characterized by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses and IR spectra. The X-ray structural analysis revealed that the novel compound forms three-dimensional(3D) networks by both π-π stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions. The crystal data for the complex are a=13.853(3) nm, b=9.6892(19) nm, c=13.732(3) nm, α=90.00°, β=115.52(3)°, γ=90.00°, Z=3, R 1=0.0786, wR 2=0.1522.

Integrating Levels of Hierarchical Organization in Porous Organic Molecular Materials

Porous organic molecular materials(POMMs)are an emergent class of molecular-based materials characterized by the formation of extended porous frameworks,mainly held by non-covalent interactions.POMMs represent a variety of chemical families,such as hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks,porous organic salts,porous organic cages,C-H···πmicroporous crystals,supramolecular organic frameworks,π-organic frameworks,halogen-bonded organic framework,and intrinsically porous molecular materials.In some porous materials such as zeolites and metal organic frameworks,the integration of multiscale has been adopted to build materials with multifunctionality and optimized properties.Therefore,considering the significant role of hierarchy in porous materials and the growing importance of POMMs in the realm of synthetic porous materials,we consider it appropriate to dedicate for the first time a critical review covering both topics.Herein,we will provide a summary of literature examples showcasing hierarchical POMMs,with a focus on their main synthetic approaches,applications,and the advantages brought forth by introducing hierarchy.

Hydrogen-bonded 1D and 2D Assemblies of Tetraiso-butyl-resorcin[4]arene in the Crystalline State

X-ray crystal structures of co-crystals involving tetra-iso-butyl-resorcin[4]arene 1 with both acetone and acetonitrile solvents were reported. The component 1?2(CH3)2CO 2 assembles such that the resorcin[4]arene adopts a C2v conformation and the acetone serves as hydrogen bond acceptors, forming a 1D hydrogen-bonded polymer. 2 (C50H68O10) crystallizes in the triclinic, space group P1 with a = 10.0440(7), b = 13.7498(9), c = 17.6374(12) ?, α = 77.726(2), β = 86.733(2), γ = 88.634(2)o, V = 2376.1(3) ?3, Dc = 1.159 g/cm3, and Z = 2. The assembly process of component 1?2CH3CN?H2O 3 yields a 2D hydrogen-bonded polymer formed by intermolecular hydrogen bonds between resorcin[4]arene and water molecules. In the case of component 3, the acetonitrile molecule serves as guest inside the bowl of resorcin[4]arene host. 3 (C48H64N2O9) crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group P2/n with a = 13.7570(18), b = 9.0961(12), c = 19.453(3) ?, β = 103.017(3)o, V = 2371.7(5) ?3, Dc = 1.138 g/cm3, and Z = 2.

One-dimensional Hydrogen-bonded Polymer Based on Tetra-iso-butyl-resorcin[4]arene and 2,6-Diacetylpyridine

The co-crystallization of tetra-iso-butyl-resorcin[4]arene 1 and 2,6-diacetyl- pyridine (Ac2py) from MeCN/CH2Cl2 yielded a multi-component complex 1?Ac2py?2H2O?0.5Me- CN 2, in which the upper rim of 1 is extended supramolecularly by way of hydrogen bonds. Complex 2 (C52H66.5N1.5O14) crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/m with a = 10.845(9), b = 20.805(17), c = 12.881(11) ?, β = 103.884(19)o, V = 2821(4) ?3, Dc = 1.102 g/cm3 and Z = 2. The molecular structure shows that the two adjacent double-stranded arrays as well as linear and zigzag chains generated from Ac2py and water bridging to two resorcin[4] arene molecules, respectively, facilitate self-inclusion of one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded polymer.

An intravenous clarithromycin lipid emulsion with a high drug loading, H-bonding and a hydrogen-bonded ion pair complex exhibiting excellent antibacterial activity

The aim of this study was to develop an intravenous clarithromycin lipid emulsion(CLE)with good stability and excellent antibacterial activity. The CLE was prepared by the thinfilm dispersed homogenization method. The interaction between clarithromycin(CLA) and cholesteryl hemisuccinate(CHEMS) was confirmed by DSC, FT-IR and^1H NMR analysis. The interfacial drug loading, thermal sterilization, freeze–thaw stability, and in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity were investigated systematically. DSC, FT-IR and^1H NMR spectra showed that CHEMS(CLA: CHEMS, M ratio 1:2) could interact with CLA through H-bonding and a hydrogen-bonded ion pair. The CHEMS was found necessary to maintain the stability of CLE.Ultracentrifugation showed that almost 88% CLA could be loaded into the interfacial layer.The optimized CLE formulation could withstand autoclaving at 121 °C for 10 min and remain stable after three freeze–thaw cycles. The in vitro susceptibility test revealed that the CLA–CHEMS ion-pair and CLE have similar activity to the parent drug against many different bacterial strains. The in vivo antibacterial activity showed that the ED50 of intravenous CLE was markedly lower than that of CLA solution administrated orally. CLE exhibited pronounced antibacterial activity and might be a candidate for a new nanocarrier for CLA with potential advantages over the current commercial formulation.

Density functional study on chirospectra of hydrogen-bonded systems X^-(H_2O)_3(X=F,Cl,Br,I)

This paper calculates the molecular structures, infrared, Raman, circular dichroism spectra and optical rotatory powers of some hydrogen-bonded supramolecular systems as a cyclic water trimer, （H2O）3 and its pyramidal halide complexes, X- （H2O）3 （X= F, Cl, Br, I） with the gradient-corrected density functional theory method at the B3LYP/6- 311＋＋G（2d,2p） and B3LYP/Aug-cc-pVTZ levels. It finds that the complexation of halide anions with the water trimer can efficiently modulate the chirally optical behaviors. The calculated vibrational circular dichroism spectrum illuminates that the vibrational rotational strength of S（＋） （H2O）3 mostly originates from the O-H rocking modes, whereas chirality of S（-）-X-（H2O）3 （X = F, Cl, Br, I） has its important origin in the O-H stretching modes. The calculated optical rotatory power demonstrates that S（＋） （H2O）3 and S（＋）-F-（H2O）3 are positively chiral, whereas S（-）-X-（H2O）3 （X=Cl, Br, I） are negatively chiral. With the polarizable continuum model, calculated bulk solvent effect in the solvents water and carbontetrachloride and argon shows that the positive chirality of S（＋）-（H2O）3 is enhanced and the negative chirality of S（-）-X-（H2O）3 （X=Cl, Br, I） and the positive chirality of S（＋）-F-（H2O）3 are reduced with an augmentation of the solvent dielectric constant.

Hydrogen-Bond Symmetrization of δ-AlOOH

The 6-AIOOH can transport water into the deep mantle along cold subducting slab geotherm. We investigate the hydrogen-bond symmetrization behavior of 6-AIOOH under the relevant pressure-temperature condition of the lower mantle using ab initio molecular dynamics （MD）. The static symmetrization pressure of 30.0 GPa can be reduced to 17.0 GPa at 30014 by finite-temperature （T） statistics, closer to the experimental observation of ~10.0 GPa. The symmetrization pressure obtained by MD simulation is related to T by P （GPa） = 13.9 （GPa） ＋ 0.01 （GPa/K） x T （K）. We conclude that 6-AIOOH in the lower mantle exists with symmetric hydrogen bond from its birthplace, or someplace slightly deeper, to the core-mantle boundary （CM13） along cold subducting slab geotherm, The bulk modulus decreases with T and increases anomalously upon symmetrization： Ko （GPa） = 181 （GPa） - 0,013 （GPa/K） x T （K） for 6-AIOOH with asymmetric hydrogen bond, and Ko （OPa） = 216 （GPa） - 0.013 （GPa/K） × T （K） for 6-AIOOH with symmetric hydrogen bond. Our results provide an important insight into the existent form and properties of 6-AIOOH in the lower mantle.

A Theoretical Study on the Hydrogen-bonded Dimers of HNCO Molecules

Ab initio method has been employed to investigate the hydrogenbond between two HNCO molecules. Two types of hydrogen-bondings in HNCO dimers have been found, one type is N-H…O, the other is N-H…N. The latter is a little stabler than that of the former. The stabilization energies of the two types of dimers are estimated to be 13KJ/mol-21KJ/mol.