FTIR spectral analysis of solvation effects on the frequencies of O–H stretching vibrations of methanol complexes with linear (diethyl ether, di-n-butyl ether, and diglyme) and cyclic ethers (1,4-dioxane, 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5, and 18-crown-6) was carried out. The comparative analysis of the influence of solvation effects on the frequencies of O–H groups of methanol in aprotic solvents for both free and bound molecules with ethers (B) had been performed. Complexes in proton-donor solvents as well as in chloroform were investigated to quantify the change in the strength of X–H···B (where X = O) hydrogen bonds due to cooperative interactions. The influences of structure and size of the ether cycle on the contribution of the cooperativity effect of methanol with ethers are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1219-1228
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Solution Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

    Research areas

  • Cooperativity effects, Hydrogen bonding, IR-Spectroscopy, Linear and cyclic ethers, Methanol, Proton acceptors, Proton donors

    Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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