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Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.110, No.30, 9307-9309, 2006
MP2 study of cation-(pi)(pi)-pi interactions (n=1-4)
Ab initio calculations at the MP2(full)/6-31++ G**, RI-MP2(full)/6-31++G**, and RI-MP2(full)/6-311++G(2d, 2p) levels of theory demonstrate important synergic effects between two noncovalent interactions that involve aromatic rings, that is, cation-pi and pi-pi interactions. The presence of a cation interacting with the pi cloud of an aromatic ring favors the face-to-face stacking interaction with additional aromatic rings. This effect is extended in the space up to five stacked aromatic rings.