Hydrogen Bond Networks
EMSL Project ID
42590
Abstract
Nature employs hydrogen bonds to organize biomolecular structures and optimize the catalytic ability of enzymes. The effects of hydrogen bond networks are relatively unknown and will be explored by low temperature negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy (a unique resource available at EMSL) and high-level computations. This will facilitate the development of novel hydrogen bond acids and catalysts for synthetic purposes. It will also provide new insights into biological processes including enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
Project Details
Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2011-02-07
End Date
2012-02-12
Status
Closed
Released Data Link
Team
Principal Investigator
Team Members
Related Publications
Beletskiy EV, JC Schmidt, XB Wang, and SR Kass. 2012. "Three Hydrogen Bond Donor Catalysts: Oxyanion Hole Mimics and Transition State Analogues." Journal of the American Chemical Society 134(45):18534-18537. doi:10.1021/ja3085862
Shokri A, JC Schmidt, XB Wang, and SR Kass. 2012. "Characterization of a Saturated and Flexible Aliphatic Polyol Anion Receptor." Journal of the American Chemical Society 134(41):16944-16947. doi:10.1021/ja3075456
Shokri A, JC Schmidt, XB Wang, and SR Kass. 2012. "Hydrogen Bonded Arrays: The Power of Multiple Hydrogen Bonds." Journal of the American Chemical Society 134(4):2094-2099. doi:10.1021/ja2081907
Shokri A, S Deng, XB Wang, and SR Kass. 2014. "Molecular Recognition: Preparation and Characterization of Two Tripodal Anion Receptors." Organic Chemistry Frontiers 1(1):54-61. doi:10.1039/C3QO00009E
Shokri A, XB Wang, and SR Kass. 2013. "Electron-Withdrawing Trifluoromethyl Groups in Combination with Hydrogen Bonds in Polyols: Brønsted Acids, Hydrogen-Bond Catalysts, and Anion Receptors." Journal of the American Chemical Society 135(25):9525-9530. doi:10.1021/ja4036384
Shokri A, Y Wang, GA O'Doherty, XB Wang, and SR Kass. 2013. "Hydrogen-Bond Networks: Strengths of Different Types of Hydrogen Bonds and An Alternative to the Low Barrier Hydrogen-Bond Proposal." Journal of the American Chemical Society 135(47):17919-17924. doi:10.1021/ja408762r