The 7-hydroxyquinoline-water complexes,7-HQ-(H2O)n(n=1,2),have been studied by the density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-311G level,with counterpoise correction.The optimized geometric parameters and interaction energies for various complexes were estimated.The most stable hydrogen bond complex of 7-HQ-(H2O)1 involved a six-membered ring made up of two hydrogen bond O-H.O and C-H.O.The most stable hydrogen bond complex of 7-HQ-(H2O)2 had two six-membered rings made up of four hydrogen bonds and another four-membered ring.Hydrogen bond interaction energies were found to be 26.32 and 65.07kJ/mol for the most stable 7-HQ-(H2O)1 and 7-HQ-(H2O)2 respectively,indicating that relatively strong hydrogen bonds may be formed in both systems.
