Photoionization-induced water migration in the trans-formanilide-water 1:1 cluster, FA-(H(2)O)(1), has been investigated by using IR-dip spectroscopy, quantum chemical calculations, and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. In the S(0) state, FA-(H(2)O)(1) has two structural isomers, FA(NH)-(H(2)O)(1) and FA(CO)-(H(2)O)(1), where a water molecule is hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) to the NH group and the CO group, respectively. In addition, the S(1)-S(0) origin transition of FA(CO)-(H(2)O)(2), where a water dimer is H-bonded to the CO group, was observed only in the [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+) mass channel, indicating that one of the water molecules evaporates completely in the D(0) state. These results are consistent with a previous report [Robertson, E. G. Chem. Phys. Lett., 2000, 325, 299]. In the D(0) state, however, [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+) produced by photoionization via the S(1)-S(0) origin transitions of FA(NH)-(H(2)O)(1) and FA(CO)-(H(2)O)(1) shows essentially the same IR spectra. Compared with the theoretical calculations, [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+) can be assigned to [FA(NH)-(H(2)O)(1)](+). This means that the water molecule in [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+) migrates from the CO group to the NH group when [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+) is produced by photoionization of FA(CO)-(H(2)O)(1). [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+) produced by photoionization of FA(CO)-(H(2)O)(2) also shows the IR spectrum corresponding to [FA(NH)-(H(2)O)(1)](+). In this case, the water migration from the CO group to the NH group occurs with the evaporation of a water molecule. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations revealed the water migration pathway in [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+). The calculations of classical electrostatic interactions show that charge-dipole interaction between FA(+) and H(2)O induces an initial structural change in [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+). An exchange repulsion between the lone pairs of the CO group and H(2)O in [FA-(H(2)O)(1)](+) also affects the initial direction of the water migration. These two factors play important roles in determining the initial water migration pathway.
Size-selected clusters of the tryptamine cation with N 2 ligands, TRA + -(N 2 ) n with n = 1-6, are investigated by infrared photodissociation (IRPD) spectroscopy in the hydride stretch range and quantum chemical calculations at the oB97X-D/cc-pVTZ level to characterize the microsolvation of this prototypical aromatic ethylamino neurotransmitter radical cation in a nonpolar solvent. Two types of structural isomers exhibiting different interaction motifs are identified for the TRA + -N 2 dimer, namely the TRA + -N 2 (H) global minimum, in which N 2 forms a linear hydrogen bond (H-bond) to the indolic NH group, and the less stable TRA + -N 2 (p) local minima, in which N 2 binds to the aromatic p electron system of the indolic pyrrole ring. The IRPD spectrum of TRA + -(N 2 ) 2 is consistent with contributions from two structural H-bound isomers with similar calculated stabilization energies. The first isomer, denoted as TRA + -(N 2 ) 2 (2H), exhibits an asymmetric bifurcated planar H-bonding motif, in which both N 2 ligands are attached to the indolic NH group in the aromatic plane via H-bonding and charge-quadrupole interactions. The second isomer, denoted as TRA + -(N 2 ) 2 (H/p), has a single and nearly linear H-bond of the first N 2 ligand to the indolic NH group, whereas the second ligand is p-bonded to the pyrrole ring. The natural bond orbital analysis of TRA + -(N 2 ) 2 reveals that the total stability of these types of clusters is not only controlled by the local H-bond strengths between the indolic NH group and the N 2 ligands but also by a subtle balance between various contributing intermolecular interactions, including local H-bonds, charge-quadrupole and induction interactions, dispersion, and exchange repulsion. The systematic spectral shifts as a function of cluster size suggest that the larger TRA + -(N 2 ) n clusters with n = 3-6 are composed of the strongly bound TRA + -(N 2 ) 2 (2H) core ion to which further N 2 ligands are weakly attached to either the p electron system or the indolic NH proton by stacking and charge-quadrupole forces.
Rearrangements of a water molecule in both directions between two hydrogen-bonding (H-bonding) sites of the 5-hydroxyindole (5HI) cation was investigated in the gas phase. IR-dip spectra of jet-cooled 5HI-(H2O)1 revealed that two structural isomers, 5HI(OH)-(H2O)1 and 5HI(NH)-(H2O)1, in which a water molecule is bound to either the OH group or the NH group of 5HI, were formed in the S0 state. The IR photodissociation spectrum of [5HI-(H2O)1](+) generated by two-color resonant two-photon ionization (2C-R2PI) via the S1-S0 origin of 5HI(NH)-(H2O)1 clearly showed that [5HI(OH)-(H2O)1](+) and [5HI(NH)-(H2O)1](+) coexist in the D0 state. The appearance of [5HI(OH)-(H2O)1](+) after R2PI via the S1-S0 origin of 5HI(NH)-(H2O)1 is explained by isomerization of [5HI(NH)-(H2O)1](+) to [5HI(OH)-(H2O)1](+), which corresponds to the rearrangement of the water. In addition, isomerization in the opposite direction was also observed when [5HI-(H2O)1](+) was generated via the S1-S0 origin of 5HI(OH)-(H2O)1. The upper limit of the energy threshold for the rearrangement of the water in [5HI(NH)-(H2O)1](+) was experimentally determined to be 2127 ± 30 cm(-1) from the adiabatic ionization energy of 5HI(NH)-(H2O)1. Above the energy threshold, the water molecule in [5HI-(H2O)1](+) may fluctuate between the two preferential H-bonding sites of 5HI(+).
Solvation plays an essential role in controlling the mechanism and dynamics of chemical reactions in solution. The present study reveals that changes in the local solute-solvent interaction have a great impact on the timescale of solvent rearrangement dynamics. Time-resolved IR spectroscopy has been applied to a hydration rearrangement reaction in the monohydrated 5-hydroxyindole-water cluster induced by photoionization of the solute molecule. The water molecule changes the stable hydration site from the indolic NH site to the substituent OH site, both of which provide a strongly attractive potential for hydration. The rearrangement time constant amounts to 8 ± 2 ns, and is further slowed down by a factor of more than five at lower excess energy. These rearrangement times are slower by about three orders of magnitude than those reported for related systems where the water molecule is repelled from a repulsive part of the interaction potential toward an attractive well. The excess energy dependence of the time constant is well reproduced by RRKM theory. Differences in the reaction mechanism are discussed on the basis of energy relaxation dynamics.
Solvation of biomolecules by a hydrophilic and hydrophobic environment strongly affects their structure and function. Here, the structural, vibrational, and energetic properties of size-selected clusters of the microhydrated tryptamine cation with N2 ligands, TRA(+)-(H2O)m-(N2)n (m,n ≤ 3), are characterized by infrared photodissociation spectroscopy in the 2800-3800 cm(-1) range and dispersion-corrected density functional theory calculations at the ωB97X-D/cc-pVTZ level to investigate the simultaneous solvation of this prototypical neurotransmitter by dipolar water and quadrupolar N2 ligands. In the global minimum structure of TRA(+)-H2O generated by electron ionization, H2O is strongly hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) as proton acceptor to the acidic indolic NH group. In the TRA(+)-H2O-(N2)n clusters, the weakly bonded N2 ligands do not affect the H-bonding motif of TRA(+)-H2O and are preferentially H-bonded to the OH groups of the H2O ligand, whereas stacking to the aromatic π electron system of the pyrrole ring of TRA(+) is less favorable. The natural bond orbital analysis reveals that the H-bond between the N2 ligand and the OH group of H2O cooperatively strengthens the adjacent H-bond between the indolic NH group of TRA(+) and H2O, while π stacking is slightly noncooperative. In the larger TRA(+)-(H2O)m clusters, the H2O ligands form a H-bonded solvent network attached to the indolic NH proton, again stabilized by strong cooperative effects arising from the nearby positive charge. Comparison with the corresponding neutral TRA-(H2O)m clusters illustrates the strong impact of the excess positive charge on the structure of the microhydration network.
Isomerization between two hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) isomers of 5-hydroxyindole-(tert-butyl alcohol) cluster cations ([5HI-(t-BuOH)]) was investigated in the gas phase. In the S state, jet-cooled 5HI-(t-BuOH) has two structural isomers, 5HI(OH)-(t-BuOH) and 5HI(NH)-(t-BuOH), in which the t-BuOH molecule is bound to the OH or the NH group of 5HI. The IR photodissociation spectrum of [5HI-(t-BuOH)] generated by two-color resonant two-photon ionization (2C-R2PI) via the S-S origin of 5HI(NH)-(t-BuOH) provided evidence of both [5HI(OH)-(t-BuOH)] and [5HI(NH)-(t-BuOH)] coexisting in the D state, indicating that [5HI(NH)-(t-BuOH)] isomerizes to [5HI(OH)-(t-BuOH)] after 2C-R2PI of 5HI(NH)-(t-BuOH). The lower limit of the energy threshold for the isomerization of [5HI(NH)-(t-BuOH)] to [5HI(OH)-(t-BuOH)] was experimentally determined to be 3362 ± 30 cm, and the corresponding energy threshold for the isomerization of [5HI(NH)-(HO)] to [5HI(OH)-(HO)] has been reported to be 2127 ± 30 cm. Thus, the energy threshold for the isomerization is elevated by at least 1200 cm when the solvent molecule changes from HO to t-BuOH. The elevation of the energy threshold is explained by the difference in the stabilization energies of [5HI-(t-BuOH)] and [5HI-(HO)] in the initial and transition states owing to the larger proton affinity of t-BuOH than HO.
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