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We report the results of the experimental and theoretical studies of the polarized IR crystalline spectra of 4-bromo-3,5-dimethylpyrazole (4Br35DMPz) and 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetic acid (34DMPAA) as well as the spectra of their deuterium-bonded analogues. The results of model calculations of the temperature impact exerted on to the band shapes measured in the X-H- and X-D bond stretching vibration regions, performed on the basis of the "strong-coupling" model, are also shown. These studies confirm a direct relationship between the spectral properties in IR and the electronic structure of the associating molecules in the crystals. Two different competing exciton coupling mechanisms involving hydrogen bonds, the "tail-to-head" (TH) in 4Br35DMPz and the "side-to-side" coupling in 34DMPAA, were recognized. The molecular electronic structure determines the relative contribution of each individual vibrational exciton coupling mechanism in the spectra generation. It also strongly influences the temperature-induced evolution of the Davydov-splitting effects in the crystalline spectra. Dynamical co-operative interactions responsible for a non-random distribution of protons and deuterons in the crystal hydrogen bonds can also be identified in the investigated systems., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

The crystal structure of the title compound, C(10)H(12)O(4).H(2)O, consists of (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)acetic acid and water molecules linked by O-H...O hydrogen bonds to form cyclic structures with graph-set motifs R(1)(2)(5) and R(4)(4)(12). These hydrogen-bond patterns result in a three-dimensional network with graph-set motifs R(4)(4)(20) and R(4)(4)(22), and the formation of larger macrocycles, respectively. The C-C bond lengths and the endocyclic angles of the benzene ring show a noticeable asymmetry, which is connected with the charge-transfer interaction of the carboxyl or methoxy groups and the benzene ring. The title compound is one of the simple carboxylic acid systems that form hydrates. Thus, the significance of this study lies in the analysis of the interactions in this structure and the aggregations occurring via hydrogen bonds in two crystalline forms of (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)acetic acid, namely the present hydrate and the anhydrous form [Chopra, Choudhury & Guru Row (2003). Acta Cryst. E59, o433-o434]. The correlation between the IR spectrum of this compound and its structural data are also discussed.