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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Saragi, Rizalina Tama author Juanes San José, Marcos author Pérez Cuadrado, Cristobal author Pinacho Morante, Pablo author Tikhonov, Denis S. author Caminati, Walther author Schnell, Melanie author Lesarri Gómez, Alberto Eugenio author 2021 We used jet-cooled broadband rotational spectroscopy to explore the balance between π-stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions in the self-aggregation of thiophenol. Two different isomers were detected for the thiophenol dimer, revealing dispersion-controlled π-stacked structures anchored by a long S–H···S sulfur hydrogen bond. The weak intermolecular forces allow for noticeable internal dynamics in the dimers, as tunneling splittings are observed for the global minimum. The large-amplitude motion is ascribed to a concerted inversion motion between the two rings, exchanging the roles of the proton donor and acceptor in the thiol groups. The determined torsional barrier of B2 = 250.3 cm–1 is consistent with theoretical predictions (290–502 cm–1) and the monomer barrier of 277.1(3) cm–1. For the thiophenol trimer, a symmetric top structure was assigned in the spectrum. The results highlight the relevance of substituent effects to modulate π-stacking geometries and the role of the sulfur-centered hydrogen bonds. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021, vol. 12, n. 5. p. 1367-1373 1948-7185 https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/47827 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03797 Switching hydrogen bonding to π-stacking: The thiophenol dimer and trimer