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Table 2 Tabulated ΔpKa and hydrogen-bonding geometry (Å, °) for compounds 1–3

From: Synthesis, structure and toxicity evaluation of ethanolamine nitro/chloronitrobenzoates: a combined experimental and theoretical study

ΔpKa

D–HA

d(D–H)

d(HA)

d(DA)

(DHA)

Symmetry transformation for H-acceptor

1

 7.58

N(1)–H(2)O(2)

0.89

1.86

2.747 (2)

173

x, y, z

N(1)–H(1)O(2)

0.89

2.12

2.815 (2)

135

x + 1, y + 1, z + 1

N(1)–H(3)O(1)

0.89

2.20

2.868 (2)

131

− x, − y + 1, − z + 1

O(1)–H(1)O(3)

0.82

1.87

2.681 (2)

169

− x, − y + 1, − z + 1

2

 7.33

N(1)–H(1)O(3)

0.89

1.90

2.766 (2)

164

x, y, z

N(1)–H(2)O(1)

0.89

1.96

2.798 (2)

156

− x, − y, − z

N(1)–H(3)O(1W)

0.89

1.98

2.858 (2)

171

− x + 1, − y, − z + 1

O(1)–H(1)O(3)

0.82

1.90

2.716 (2)

172

x − 1, y, z

O(1W)–H(1)O(2)

0.97

1.99

2.857 (2)

149

− x + 2, − y, − z + 1

O(1W)–H(2)O(2)

1.05

1.71

2.754 (2)

175

x, y, z

3 a

 6.07

N(2)–H(2)O(1)

0.96

1.81

2.738

168

x, y, z

 

O(5)–H(5)O(2)

0.87

1.81

2.683

177

x, y, z

 

N(2)–H(2)O(5)

0.94

1.88

2.788

162

− x − 1, + y − 1/2, − z + 1/2

 

N(2)–H(2)O(2)

0.94

1.81

2.757

170

x + 1, y, z

  1. D and A are hydrogen bond donor and acceptor atoms. ΔpKa = pKa (base) − pKa (acid) were calculated using the pKa data from Ref. [38]. All pKa values have been determined in aqueous solutions
  2. aData of compound 3 [21] are presented here for comparison with compounds 1 and 2