Abstract
IR spectroscopy and density functional theory (B3LYP/6-31++G(d, p)) are used to study the competition between methanol and water molecules during the formation of (CH3(H)O∙∙∙H∙∙∙O(H)CH3)+, (CH3(H)O∙∙∙H∙∙∙OH2)+, and (H2O∙∙∙H∙∙∙OH2)+ ions with strong quasi-symmetrical H-bonds and their solvation in the CH3OH–H2O–HCl system. When water is added to a solution of HCl in methanol, H2O molecules substitute CH3OH molecules in (CH3(H)O∙∙∙H∙∙∙O(H)CH3)+ ions to form mixed disolvates. Conversely, when methanol is added to an aqueous solution of HCl, (H2O∙∙∙H∙∙∙OH2)+ ions are maintained and CH3OH molecules are involved in their solvation. Provided that the fractions of methanol and water are commensurate, the solutions contain simultaneously (CH3(H)O∙∙∙H∙∙∙OH2)+ and (H2O∙∙∙H∙∙∙OH2)+ ions. The ratio between their concentrations depends on the content of HCl in the system. It is shown that the energy of the hydrogen bond system per one dissociated HCl molecule is the main factor determining the structure of CH3OH–H2O–HCl solutions, in particular, the composition of proton disolvates.
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