RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Rotational investigation of Biarylic Thienyl Pyridines and their Monohydrates: The role of the S···N intramolecular interaction A1 Heras Elvira, Domingo A1 Li, Wenqin A1 Alkorta, Ibon A1 Pinacho Gómez, Ruth A1 Enríquez Giraudo, María Lourdes A1 Rubio García, José Emiliano A1 Pérez Cuadrado, Cristobal A1 Lesarri Gómez, Alberto Eugenio K1 Thienyl pyridines K1 Intermolecular aggregates K1 Microsolvation K1 23 Química AB We used jet-cooled broadband rotational spectroscopy and quantum mechanical calculations to study the po-tential energy surface, molecular structure and intra- and intermolecular interactions of the biarylic thienylpyridines of 2-(2-thienyl)pyridine and 2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiophene and their monohydrates. Two isomers of thebare molecules were identified in the gas phase, characterized by planar structures and zusammen (Z) or entgegen(E) orientations around the ring junction. A single Z-isomer was observed for both monohydrates, primarystabilized by a hydroxyl-to-nitrogen (O-H⋅⋅⋅N) hydrogen bond and secondary C-H⋅⋅⋅O interactions. The compu-tational study included D3 dispersion-corrected hybrid (B3LYP) and double hybrid (B2PLYP) density functionalmethods, with additional calculations at the RI-MP2 and DLPNO-CCSD(T) levels. NBO calculations examined thedonor-acceptor hyperconjugative effects involving the nitrogen and sulfur atoms, suggesting that their partici-pation in the larger stability of the Z form is not decisive and may involve other intramolecular interactions. Inparticular, examination of the electronic density shifts (EDS) further suggests that non-covalent N⋅⋅⋅S chalcogeninteractions partially contribute to the preference for the Z conformation PB Elsevier SN 0022-4073 YR 2026 FD 2026 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82710 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82710 LA eng NO Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 2026, vol. 353, p. 109857 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 14-feb-2026