C-H center dot center dot center dot O bonded dimers in 2-methoxy-benzaldehyde studied by X-ray crystallography, vibrational spectroscopy, and ab initio calculations

abstract

The crystal structure of 2-methoxy-benzaldehyde reveals the presence of several intra- and intermolecular C-H...O short contacts, the strongest one forming a dimer linked by the C=O and C(3)-H groups of adjacent molecules. In the liquid state, the occurrence of a dimerisation equilibrium is concluded from a splitting in the carbonyl stretching mode. The structure of the possible C-H...O interactions has been evaluated by B3LYP/6-31G* ab initio calculations. Analysis of the vC-H region allows the experimental identification of a blue shift of the relevant C-H stretching mode in both the solid and liquid phases. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B,V.

keywords

ANTI-HYDROGEN BOND; LIQUID 4-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE; NMR

subject category

Chemistry; Physics

authors

Ribeiro-Claro, PJA; Drew, MGB; Felix, V

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