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Theoretical investigations on structure, electrostatics potentials and vibrational frequencies of Li+ - CH3- O- (CH2- CH2- O)n- CH3 (n=3-7) conformers
| Content Provider | Springer Nature Link |
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| Author | Dhuaml, Nilesh R. Gejji, Shridhar P. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Electronic structure, charge distributions and vibrational characteristics of CH3 O(CH2 CH2 O) n CH3 (n=3-7) have been derived using the ab initio Hartree Fock and density functional calculations. For tri- to hexaglymes the lowest energy conformers have trans- conformation around the C-C and C-O bonds of the backbone. For heptaglyme (n=7 in the series), however, gauche-conformation around the C-C bonds renders more stability to the conformer and turns out to be 10.1 kJ mol −1 lower in energy relative to the conformer having trans-orientation around the C-C and C-O bonds. The molecular electrostatic potential topographical investigations reveal deeper minima for the ether oxygen in conformers having the gauche conformation around the C-C bonds over those for the trans- conformers. A change from trans- to gauche-conformation around the C-C bonds of the lowest energy conformer of heptaglyme engenders a triplet of intense bands ∼1,150 cm −1 in the vibrational spectra. Theoretical calculations predict that Li + binds strongly to the heptaglyme conformer in the above series. The frequency shifts in the vibrational spectra of CH3O(CH2CH2O) n CH3- Li+ (n=3-7) conformers have been discussed |
| Starting Page | 308 |
| Ending Page | 321 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| ISSN | 1432881X |
| Journal | Theoretical Chemistry Accounts |
| Volume Number | 115 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| e-ISSN | 14322234 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Publisher Date | 2006-01-12 |
| Publisher Place | Berlin, Heidelberg |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Chemistry Organic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Theoretical and Computational Chemistry |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |