Determination of Molecular Structure in Solution Using Vibrational Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy: the Supramolecular Tetramer of S -2,2‘-Dimethyl-Biphenyl-6,6‘-Dicarboxylic Acid

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Abstract

The infrared (IR) and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra of S-2,2'-dimethyl-biphenyl-6,6'-dicarboxylic acid, S-1, in CDCl(3) solution are concentration-dependent, showing that oligomerization occurs with increasing concentration. DFT calculations support the conclusion that the oligomer formed is the cyclic tetramer (S-1)(4), in which S-1 monomers are linked by hydrogen(H)-bonded (COOH)(2) moieties. Due to the existence of two inequivalent tautomeric conformations of each (COOH)(2) moiety, six inequivalent conformations of (S-1)(4) are possible. B3LYP/6-31G* DFT calculations predict that the conformation "aaab", possessing three equivalent (COOH)(2) conformations, a, and one tautomeric conformation, b, has the lowest free energy. B3LYP/6-31G* IR and VCD spectra vary substantially with conformation. The B3LYP/6-31G* IR and VCD spectra of the C=O stretch modes of "aaab" are in excellent agreement with the experimental spectra, while those of all other conformations exhibit poor agreement, confirming the prediction that the "aaab" conformation is the predominant conformation. Comparison of the calculated IR and VCD spectra of the six conformations to the experimental spectra in the range 1100-1600 cm(-1) further supports this conclusion. The study is the first to use VCD spectroscopy to determine the structure of a supramolecular species.

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