Intramolecular interactions in sterically crowded hydrocarbon molecules

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computational chemistry. - 1984. - 38(2017), 29 vom: 05. Nov., Seite 2500-2508
1. Verfasser: Meitei, Oinam Romesh (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Heßelmann, Andreas
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of computational chemistry
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't dispersion interactions intramolecular interactions molecular fragmentation steric crowding symmetry-adapted perturbation theory
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Zusammenfassung:© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
A molecular fragmentation method has been used to analyze the intramolecular interactions in the three molecules coupled diamantane, hexaphenylethane, and all-meta-tert-butyl substituted hexaphenylethane. The significance of these systems lies in the fact, that steric crowding effects enable a stabilization of the central carbon bond that possesses an extended length (1.6 to 1.7 Å) beyond conventional carbon-carbon bonds due to the steric repulsion of the attached hydrocarbon groups. The total stability of these molecules therefore depends on a delicate balance between attractive interaction forces on the one hand and on repulsive forces on the other hand. We have quantified the different interaction energy contributions using symmetry-adapted perturbation theory based on a density functional theory description of the monomers. It has been found that the attractive dispersion interactions increase more strongly with the level of crowding in the systems than the counteracting exchange interactions. This shows that steric crowding effects can have a significant impact on the structure and stability of large and branched molecules. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Beschreibung:Date Revised 20.11.2019
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1096-987X
DOI:10.1002/jcc.24908