Tautomerism and Microsolvation in 2-Hydroxypyridine/2-Pyridone

Santiago Mata, Vanessa Cortijo, W. Caminati, Jose L. Alonso*, Maria Eugenia Sanz, Juan C. Lopez, Susana Blanco

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Abstract

The Fourier transform microwave spectra of the hydrated forms of the tautomeric pair 2-pyridinone/2-hydroxypyridine (2PO/2HP) have been investigated in a supersonic expansion. Three hydrated species, 2PO-H(2)O, 2HP-H(2)O, and 2PO-(H(2)O)(2), have been observed in the rotational spectrum. Each molecular complex was confidently identified by the features of the (14)N quadrupole hyperfine structure of the rotational transitions. The presence of water affects the tautomeric equilibrium -N=C(OH)- -NH-C(=O)-, which is shifted to the enol form for the bare molecules 2PO/2HP but to the keto tautomer for the hydrated forms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11393-11398
Number of pages6
JournalJOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
Volume114
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Nov 2010

Keywords

  • GAS-PHASE
  • MICROWAVE-SPECTRUM
  • PROTON-TRANSFER
  • ROTATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
  • INFRARED-SPECTRA
  • 2-PYRIDONE
  • WATER
  • CLUSTERS
  • URACIL
  • EQUILIBRIUM

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