FTIR study of H-bonds cooperativity in complexes of 1,2-dihydroxybenzene with proton acceptors in aprotic solvents: Influence of the intramolecular hydrogen bond

Abstract

FTIR spectroscopic study of hydrogen bonding of 1,2-dihydroxybenzene (catechol) with proton acceptors has been carried out. The influence of intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonds on the strengths of each other in complexes of 1,2-dihydroxybenzene with various proton acceptors has been analyzed. It was shown that intramolecular hydrogen bond is strengthened when 1,2-dihydroxybenzene interacts with bases (ethers, amines, nitriles, etc.) in inert solvents. The contribution of the cooperativity of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in the frequency of stretching vibrations of O-H groups linearly depends on the proton acceptor ability of the bases. The solvent effect on hydrogen bond cooperativity in 1,2-dihydroxybenzene-base complexes has been studied. The approach to determine the influence of cooperative effects on the formation of intermolecular complexes with 1,2-dihydroxybenzene is proposed. It was shown that the strength of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in the complexes of 1,2-dihydroxybenzene with bases due to cooperativity of interactions increases by 30-70%, and the strength of intermolecular hydrogen bond by 7-22%. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.