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Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol, PPF) homodimers and their complexes with one water molecule are analyzed by means of mass-resolved excitation spectroscopy. Using two-color resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) the S(1) electronic spectra of these systems are obtained, avoiding fragmentation. Due to the large size of these species, the spectra present a large abundance of lines. Using UV/UV hole-burning spectroscopy, two isomers of PPF(2) are found and the existence of at least three isomers for propofol(2)(H(2)O)(1) (PPF(2)W(1)) is demonstrated. Comparison with the structures calculated at the M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) and M06-2X/6-31+G(d) levels of theory shows that the main driving forces in PPF(2) are several C-H···π interactions accompanied by dipole-dipole interaction between the OH moieties. On the other hand, there is evidence for the formation of cyclic hydrogen-bond structures in the heterotrimers. A comparison of the results obtained herein with those of similar systems from previously published studies follows.
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