MP2 study of cation-(pi)n-pi interactions (n = 1-4).
Ab initio calculations at the MP2(full)/6-31++G**, RI-MP2(full)/6-31++G**, and RI-MP2(full)/6-311++G(2d,2p) levels of theory demonstrate important synergic effects between two noncovalent interactions that involve aromatic rings, that is, cation-pi and pi-pi interactions. The presence of a cation interacting with the pi cloud of an aromatic ring favors the face-to-face stacking interaction with additional aromatic rings. This effect is extended in the space up to five stacked aromatic rings.
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