The Solvation Effect of C=O Group of Cyclic Anhydrides in Solution

The paper reports the results of investigation intermolecular interactions between alanine and sarcosine anhydride in organic solvents. The absorption frequencies of cyclic dipeptide in solvents were measured by IR spectroscopy. The effect of Van der Waals interactions and the hydrogen bonding of solvents on absorption frequencies of the C=O group of anhydrides was discussed. The spectroscopic parameters for C=O∙∙∙H-O hydrogen bonding complexes of anhydride with methanol in aprotic and proton donor solvent are obtained. In multi-particle complexes of dipeptides with aliphatic alcohols, the hydrogen bond enhancement was between 10 and 16%, which is significantly lower than it is for amide complexes.