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Irina Osadchuk
Supramolecular Chirogenesis in Bis-Porphyrin: Crystallographic Structure and CD Spectra for a Complex with a Chiral Guanidine Derivative
The complexation of (3aR,7aR)-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)octahydro-2H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-imine (BTI), as a guest, to ethane-bridged bis(zinc octaethylporphyrin), bis(ZnOEP), as a host, has been studied by means of ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and circular dichroism (CD) absorption spectroscopies, single crystal X-ray diffraction, and computational simulation. The formation of 1:2 host-guest complex was established by X-ray diffraction and UV-Vis titration studies. Two guest BTI molecules are located at the opposite sides of two porphyrin subunits of bis(ZnOEP) host, which is resting in the anti-conformation. The complexation of BTI molecules proceed via coordination of the imine nitr…
Thiourea Organocatalysts as Emerging Chiral Pollutants: En Route to Porphyrin-Based (Chir)Optical Sensing
Environmental pollution with chiral organic compounds is an emerging problem requiring innovative sensing methods. Amino-functionalized thioureas, such as 2-(dimethylamino)cyclohexyl-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiourea (Takemoto’s catalyst), are widely used organocatalysts with virtually unknown environmental safety data. Ecotoxicity studies based on the Vibrio fischeri luminescence inhibition test reveal significant toxicity of Takemoto’s catalyst (EC50 = 7.9 mg/L) and its NH2-substituted analog (EC50 = 7.2–7.4 mg/L). The observed toxic effect was pronounced by the influence of the trifluoromethyl moiety. En route to the porphyrin-based chemosensing of Takemoto-type thioureas, their s…
Anharmonic Vibrational Spectrum and Experimental Matrix Isolation Study of Thioformic Acid Conformers -- Potential Candidates for Molecular Cloud and Solar System Observations?
Thioformic acid (TFA) is the sulfur analog of formic acid, the simplest organic acid. It has three analogues HCOSH, HCSOH, and HCSSH, each of them having two rotational isomeric (rotameric) forms: trans and cis where the trans form is energetically more stable. In this article, we study computational energetics and anharmonic vibrational spectrum of TFA including overtone and combination vibrations. We also studied experimental photoisomerization and photodecomposition channels of HCOSH molecules with different wavelengths. We suggest that TFA is a potential sulfur containing candidate molecule for interstellar and planetary observations and discuss these in a light of different radiation e…
Complexes of HXeY with HX (Y, X = F, Cl, Br, I) : Symmetry-Adapted Perturbation Theory Study and Anharmonic Vibrational Analysis
A comprehensive analysis of the intermolecular interaction energy and anharmonic vibrations of 41 structures of the HXeY· · · HX (X, Y = F, Cl, Br, I) family of noble-gas-compound complexes for all possible combinations of Y and X was conducted. New structures were identified, and their interaction energies were studied by means of symmetry-adapted perturbation theory, up to secondorder corrections: this provided insight into the physical nature of the interaction in the complexes. The energy components were discussed, in connection to anharmonic frequency analysis. The results show that the induction and dispersion corrections were the main driving forces of the interaction, and that their…
CCDC 2081478: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Nele Konrad, Matvey Horetski, Mariliis Sihtm��e, Khai-Nghi Truong, Irina Osadchuk, Tatsiana Burankova, Marc Kielmann, Jasper Adamson, Anne Kahru, Kari Rissanen, Mathias O. Senge, Victor Borovkov, Riina Aav, Dzmitry Kananovich|2021|Chemosensors|9|278|doi:10.3390/chemosensors9100278
CCDC 2051302: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Irina Osadchuk, Nele Konrad, Khai-Nghi Truong, Kari Rissanen, Eric Clot, Riina Aav, Dzmitry Kananovich, Victor Borovkov|2021|Symmetry|13|275|doi:10.3390/sym13020275