title: Dihydrogen bond cooperativity in aza-borane derivatives.
abstract: A theoretical study of the dihydrogen-bonded clusters of three aza-borane derivatives, H-N....B-H, has been carried out using DFT, M05-2X, computational methods. Clusters consisting of up to 10 monomers have been considered. The energetic results show an increment of the average interaction energy per monomer as the size of the cluster increases. Similarly, a shortening of the intermolecular distances up to 0.1 A is observed. Among the electrostatic properties, an increment of the dipole moment and the absolute values of the molecular electrostatic potential at the interacting point of the cluster are observed. Finally, the orbital interaction responsible for the dihydrogen bond follows the same pattern observed for the bond distances. Thus, it can be concluded that these systems show behavior, with respect to cooperativity, similar to those observed in standard hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva, 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain. ibon@iqm.csic.es
authors.forename: Ibon
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alkorta
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elguero
mesh_terms: D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004583:Electrons; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007536:Isomerism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D001372:Aza Compounds; D001880:Boranes