Scissor-like Face to Face π-πStacking: A Surprising Preference Induced by the Isocyano Group in the Self-Assembled Dimer of Phenyl Isocyanide

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Autoren

  • Weiping Du
  • Yang Zheng
  • Xiujuan Wang
  • Juncheng Lei
  • Hao Wang
  • Xiao Tian
  • Siyu Zou
  • Julien Bloino
  • Qian Gou
  • Walther Caminati
  • Jens Uwe Grabow

Externe Organisationen

  • Chongqing University
  • Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
  • Università di Bologna
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)9934-9940
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Jahrgang13
Ausgabenummer42
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 19 Okt. 2022

Abstract

Phenyl isocyanide has been chosen as a prototype to probe the π-πinteraction modulated by the -NC group, which has a chameleonic nature with two main resonance forms showing a triple bond and being carbenoid. The rotational spectroscopic investigation complemented with theoretical analyses indicates that the phenyl isocyanide dimer has a scissor-like configuration controlled by dispersive forces along with the formation of π-πstacking. This is the first rotational spectroscopic evidence, to the best of our knowledge, that the mono-substitution by an -NC group on benzene can activate the meta position in forming noncovalent interactions. This work also provides experimental evidence on the importance of substituent effects in modulating π-πstacked structures, as well as practical proof of a biased interaction behavior of isocyanide-substituted aromatic molecules.

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Scissor-like Face to Face π-πStacking: A Surprising Preference Induced by the Isocyano Group in the Self-Assembled Dimer of Phenyl Isocyanide. / Du, Weiping; Zheng, Yang; Wang, Xiujuan et al.
in: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Jahrgang 13, Nr. 42, 19.10.2022, S. 9934-9940.

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Du, W., Zheng, Y., Wang, X., Lei, J., Wang, H., Tian, X., Zou, S., Bloino, J., Gou, Q., Caminati, W., & Grabow, J. U. (2022). Scissor-like Face to Face π-πStacking: A Surprising Preference Induced by the Isocyano Group in the Self-Assembled Dimer of Phenyl Isocyanide. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(42), 9934-9940. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02807
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