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Bím D, Navrátil M, Gutten O, Konvalinka J, Kutil Z, Culka M, Navrátil V, Alexandrova AN, Bařinka C, Rulíšek L. Predicting Effects of Site-Directed Mutagenesis on Enzyme Kinetics by QM/MM and QM Calculations: A Case of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:132-143. [PMID: 34978450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c09240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Quantum and molecular mechanics (QM/MM) and QM-only (cluster model) modeling techniques represent the two workhorses in mechanistic understanding of enzyme catalysis. One of the stringent tests for QM/MM and/or QM approaches is to provide quantitative answers to real-world biochemical questions, such as the effect of single-point mutations on enzyme kinetics. This translates into predicting the relative activation energies to 1-2 kcal·mol-1 accuracy; such predictions can be used for the rational design of novel enzyme variants with desired/improved characteristics. Herein, we employ glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), a dizinc metallopeptidase, also known as the prostate specific membrane antigen, as a model system. The structure and activity of this major cancer antigen have been thoroughly studied, both experimentally and computationally, which makes it an ideal model system for method development. Its reaction mechanism is quite well understood: the reaction coordinate comprises a "tetrahedral intermediate" and two transition states and experimental activation Gibbs free energy of ∼17.5 kcal·mol-1 can be inferred for the known kcat ≈ 1 s-1. We correlate experimental kinetic data (including the E424H variant, newly characterized in this work) for various GCPII mutants (kcat = 8.6 × 10-5 s-1 to 2.7 s-1) with the energy profiles calculated by QM/MM and QM-only (cluster model) approaches. We show that the near-quantitative agreement between the experimental values and the calculated activation energies (ΔH⧧) can be obtained and recommend the combination of the two protocols: QM/MM optimized structures and cluster model (QM) energetics. The trend in relative activation energies is mostly independent of the QM method (DFT functional) used. Last but not least, a satisfactory correlation between experimental and theoretical data allows us to provide qualitative and fairly simple explanations of the observed kinetic effects which are thus based on a rigorous footing.
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- Daniel Bím
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 2120 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průmyslová 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průmyslová 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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Heitkämper J, Herrmann J, Titze M, Bauch SM, Peters R, Kästner J. Asymmetric Hydroboration of Ketones by Cooperative Lewis Acid–Onium Salt Catalysis: A Quantum Chemical and Microkinetic Study to Combine Theory and Experiment. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Juliane Heitkämper
- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Tarrago M, Ye S, Neese F. Electronic structure analysis of electrochemical CO2 reduction by iron-porphyrins reveals basic requirements to design catalysts bearing non-innocent ligands. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10029-10047. [PMID: 36128248 PMCID: PMC9430493 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01863b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction is a possible solution to the increasing CO2 concentration in the earth atmosphere, because it enables storage of energy while using the harmful CO2 feedstock as starting...
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- Maxime Tarrago
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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Renzi P, Azzi E, Bessone E, Ghigo G, Parisotto S, Pellegrino F, Deagostino A. Blue light enhanced Heck arylation at room temperature applied to allenes. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01631h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A blue light enhanced synthesis of 2-vinyl pirrolidines and piperidines through a domino Heck arylation–cyclisation applied to allenyl amines is described. Essential is the role of the light in the aryl migration in the carbo-palladation step.
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- Polyssena Renzi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Wang J, Zheng K, Xiao R, Qian L, Lin Z. A comparative study of Rh 2-catalyzed intermolecular nitrene transfer reactions: mechanism and chemoselectivity. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00155a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The intermolecular catalytic mechanisms using Rh2(esp)2 and Rh2(OAc)4 are analogous and their large difference in aziridination-to-amination chemoselectivity stems from the steric effect.
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- Juping Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, 533000, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Huo M, Zhou H. DFT study on the gold(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition and rearrangement reactions of allene-containing allylic silyl ether. J Mol Model 2021; 28:25. [PMID: 34970719 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-05004-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The DFT calculation at the B3LYP/B3LYP-D3(BJ) level was carried out to explore the reaction mechanism of the synthesis of spirocyclo[4,5]decane skeleton by gold-catalyzed allenyl compounds. The more accurate energy under the CH3CN solvent in the experiment is calculated by the single-point energy of the SMD model. Computational studies have shown that the reaction consists of three main steps: intramolecular cycloaddition of the end group carbon atoms of allenyl and vinyl groups, the semipinacol rearrangement process in which the four-membered ring is reconstructed into the five-membered ring, the elimination reaction releases the catalyst and obtains the product. The calculation results show that Zheng et al. reported that the gold-catalyzed synthesis reaction can easily occur under the experimental conditions due to its low activation free energy (12.07-15.49 kcal/mol). Furthermore, it was found that the MOMO(CH2)2 substituent has higher reactivity than the corresponding reactant of the phenyl substituent.
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- YaMei Zhao
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, 710048, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, 710048, Shaanxi, China
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Dale HJA, Leach AG, Lloyd-Jones GC. Heavy-Atom Kinetic Isotope Effects: Primary Interest or Zero Point? J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:21079-21099. [PMID: 34870970 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Chemists have many options for elucidating reaction mechanisms. Global kinetic analysis and classic transition-state probes (e.g., LFERs, Eyring) inevitably form the cornerstone of any strategy, yet their application to increasingly sophisticated synthetic methodologies often leads to a wide range of indistinguishable mechanistic proposals. Computational chemistry provides powerful tools for narrowing the field in such cases, yet wholly simulated mechanisms must be interpreted with great caution. Heavy-atom kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) offer an exquisite but underutilized method for reconciling the two approaches, anchoring the theoretician in the world of calculable observables and providing the experimentalist with atomistic insights. This Perspective provides a personal outlook on this synergy. It surveys the computation of heavy-atom KIEs and their measurement by NMR spectroscopy, discusses recent case studies, highlights the intellectual reward that lies in alignment of experiment and theory, and reflects on the changes required in chemical education in the area.
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- Harvey J A Dale
- EaStChem, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K
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- EaStChem, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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Amthor S, Hernández‐Castillo D, Maryasin B, Seeber P, Mengele AK, Gräfe S, González L, Rau S. Strong Ligand Stabilization Based on π-Extension in a Series of Ruthenium Terpyridine Water Oxidation Catalysts. Chemistry 2021; 27:16871-16878. [PMID: 34705303 PMCID: PMC9299156 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The substitution behavior of the monodentate Cl ligand of a series of ruthenium(II) terpyridine complexes (terpyridine (tpy)=2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) has been investigated. 1 H NMR kinetic experiments of the dissociation of the chloro ligand in D2 O for the complexes [Ru(tpy)(bpy)Cl]Cl (1, bpy=2,2'-bipyridine) and [Ru(tpy)(dppz)Cl]Cl (2, dppz=dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine) as well as the binuclear complex [Ru(bpy)2 (tpphz)Ru(tpy)Cl]Cl3 (3 b, tpphz=tetrapyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c:3'',2''-h:2''',3'''-j]phenazine) were conducted, showing increased stability of the chloride ligand for compounds 2 and 3 due to the extended π-system. Compounds 1-5 (4=[Ru(tbbpy)2 (tpphz)Ru(tpy)Cl](PF6 )3 , 5=[Ru(bpy)2 (tpphz)Ru(tpy)(C3 H8 OS)/(H2 O)](PF6 )3 , tbbpy=4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine) are tested for their ability to run water oxidation catalysis (WOC) using cerium(IV) as sacrificial oxidant. The WOC experiments suggest that the stability of monodentate (chloride) ligand strongly correlates to catalytic performance, which follows the trend 1>2>5≥3>4. This is also substantiated by quantum chemical calculations, which indicate a stronger binding for the chloride ligand based on the extended π-systems in compounds 2 and 3. Additionally, a theoretical model of the mechanism of the oxygen evolution of compounds 1 and 2 is presented; this suggests no differences in the elementary steps of the catalytic cycle within the bpy to the dppz complex, thus suggesting that differences in the catalytic performance are indeed based on ligand stability. Due to the presence of a photosensitizer and a catalytic unit, binuclear complexes 3 and 4 were tested for photocatalytic water oxidation. The bridging ligand architecture, however, inhibits the effective electron-transfer cascade that would allow photocatalysis to run efficiently. The findings of this study can elucidate critical factors in catalyst design.
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- Sebastian Amthor
- Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of ViennaWähringer Str. 171090ViennaAustria
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of ViennaWähringer Str. 171090ViennaAustria
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of ViennaWähringer Str. 381090ViennaAustria
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of PhotonicsFriedrich-Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of PhotonicsFriedrich-Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of ViennaWähringer Str. 171090ViennaAustria
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- Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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Computational Analysis of a Prebiotic Amino Acid Synthesis with Reference to Extant Codon-Amino Acid Relationships. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11121343. [PMID: 34947874 PMCID: PMC8707928 DOI: 10.3390/life11121343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Novel density functional theory calculations are presented regarding a mechanism for prebiotic amino acid synthesis from alpha-keto acids that was suggested to happen via catalysis by dinucleotide species. Our results were analysed with comparison to the original hypothesis (Copley et al., PNAS, 2005, 102, 4442–4447). It was shown that the keto acid–dinucleotide hypothesis for possible prebiotic amino acid synthesis was plausible based on an initial computational analysis, and details of the structures for the intermediates and transition states showed that there was wide scope for interactions between the keto acid and dinucleotide moieties that could affect the free energy profiles and lead to the required proto-metabolic selectivity.
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Laconsay CJ, Pla-Quintana A, Tantillo DJ. Effects of Axial Solvent Coordination to Dirhodium Complexes on the Reactivity and Selectivity in C–H Insertion Reactions: A Computational Study. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Croix J. Laconsay
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona (UdG), C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 69, Girona 17003, Catalunya, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Pessoa JC, Santos MF, Correia I, Sanna D, Sciortino G, Garribba E. Binding of vanadium ions and complexes to proteins and enzymes in aqueous solution. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Norjmaa G, Maréchal J, Ujaque G. Origin of the Rate Acceleration in the C-C Reductive Elimination from Pt(IV)-complex in a [Ga 4 L 6 ] 12- Supramolecular Metallocage. Chemistry 2021; 27:15973-15980. [PMID: 34545974 PMCID: PMC9293218 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The reductive elimination on [(Me3 P)2 Pt(MeOH)(CH3 )3 ]+ , 2P, complex performed in MeOH solution and inside a [Ga4 L6 ]12- metallocage are computationally analysed by mean of QM and MD simulations and compared with the mechanism of gold parent systems previously reported [Et3 PAu(MeOH)(CH3 )2 ]+ , 2Au. The comparative analysis between the encapsulated Au(III) and Pt(IV)-counterparts shows that there are no additional solvent MeOH molecules inside the cavity of the metallocage for both systems. The Gibbs energy barriers for the 2P reductive elimination calculated at DFT level are in good agreement with the experimental values for both environments. The effect of microsolvation and encapsulation on the rate acceleration are evaluated and shows that the latter is far more relevant, conversely to 2Au. Energy decomposition analysis indicates that the encapsulation is the main responsible for most of the energy barrier reduction. Microsolvation and encapsulation effects are not equally contributing for both metal systems and consequently, the reasons of the rate acceleration are not the same for both metallic systems despite the similarity between them.
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- Gantulga Norjmaa
- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona08193Cerdanyola del VallesBarcelonaCataloniaSpain
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona08193Cerdanyola del VallesBarcelonaCataloniaSpain
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona08193Cerdanyola del VallesBarcelonaCataloniaSpain
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Norjmaa G, Ujaque G, Lledós A. Beyond Continuum Solvent Models in Computational Homogeneous Catalysis. Top Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-021-01520-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AbstractIn homogeneous catalysis solvent is an inherent part of the catalytic system. As such, it must be considered in the computational modeling. The most common approach to include solvent effects in quantum mechanical calculations is by means of continuum solvent models. When they are properly used, average solvent effects are efficiently captured, mainly those related with solvent polarity. However, neglecting atomistic description of solvent molecules has its limitations, and continuum solvent models all alone cannot be applied to whatever situation. In many cases, inclusion of explicit solvent molecules in the quantum mechanical description of the system is mandatory. The purpose of this article is to highlight through selected examples what are the reasons that urge to go beyond the continuum models to the employment of micro-solvated (cluster-continuum) of fully explicit solvent models, in this way setting the limits of continuum solvent models in computational homogeneous catalysis. These examples showcase that inclusion of solvent molecules in the calculation not only can improve the description of already known mechanisms but can yield new mechanistic views of a reaction. With the aim of systematizing the use of explicit solvent models, after discussing the success and limitations of continuum solvent models, issues related with solvent coordination and solvent dynamics, solvent effects in reactions involving small, charged species, as well as reactions in protic solvents and the role of solvent as reagent itself are successively considered.
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Li X, Panetier JA. Computational Study for CO 2-to-CO Conversion over Proton Reduction Using [Re[bpyMe(Im-R)](CO) 3Cl] + (R = Me, Me 2, and Me 4) Electrocatalysts and Comparison with Manganese Analogues. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Xiaohui Li
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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Turek AK, Sak MH, Miller SJ. Kinetic Analysis of a Cysteine-Derived Thiyl-Catalyzed Asymmetric Vinylcyclopropane Cycloaddition Reflects Numerous Attractive Noncovalent Interactions. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:16173-16183. [PMID: 34553915 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kinetic studies of a vinylcyclopropane (VCP) cycloaddition, catalyzed by peptide-based thiyl radicals, are described. Reactions were analyzed by using reaction progress kinetic analysis, revealing that ring-opening of the VCP is both rate- and enantio-determining. These conclusions are further corroborated by studies involving racemic and enantiopure VCP starting material. Noncovalent interactions play key roles throughout: both the peptide catalyst and VCP exhibit unproductive self-aggregation, which appears to be disrupted by binding between the catalyst and VCP. This in turn explains the requirement for the key catalyst feature, a substituent at the 4-position of the proline residue, which is required for both turnover/rate and selectivity.
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- Amanda K Turek
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Tantillo DJ, Laconsay CJ. Melding of Experiment and Theory Illuminates Mechanisms of Metal-Catalyzed Rearrangements: Computational Approaches and Caveats. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1720451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AbstractThis review summarizes approaches and caveats in computational modeling of transition-metal-catalyzed sigmatropic rearrangements involving carbene transfer. We highlight contemporary examples of combined synthetic and theoretical investigations that showcase the synergy achievable by integrating experiment and theory.1 Introduction2 Mechanistic Models3 Theoretical Approaches and Caveats3.1 Recommended Computational Tools3.2 Choice of Functional and Basis Set3.3 Conformations and Ligand-Binding Modes3.4 Solvation4 Synergy of Experiment and Theory – Case Studies4.1 Metal-Bound or Free Ylides?4.2 Conformations and Ligand-Binding Modes of Paddlewheel Complexes4.3 No Metal, Just Light4.4 How To ‘Cope’ with Nonstatistical Dynamic Effects5 Outlook
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Sabater S, Schmidt D, Schmidt H(S, Kuntze‐Fechner MW, Zell T, Isaac CJ, Rajabi NA, Grieve H, Blackaby WJM, Lowe JP, Macgregor SA, Mahon MF, Radius U, Whittlesey MK. [Ni(NHC) 2 ] as a Scaffold for Structurally Characterized trans [H-Ni-PR 2 ] and trans [R 2 P-Ni-PR 2 ] Complexes. Chemistry 2021; 27:13221-13234. [PMID: 34190374 PMCID: PMC8518396 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The addition of PPh2 H, PPhMeH, PPhH2 , P(para-Tol)H2 , PMesH2 and PH3 to the two-coordinate Ni0 N-heterocyclic carbene species [Ni(NHC)2 ] (NHC=IiPr2 , IMe4 , IEt2 Me2 ) affords a series of mononuclear, terminal phosphido nickel complexes. Structural characterisation of nine of these compounds shows that they have unusual trans [H-Ni-PR2 ] or novel trans [R2 P-Ni-PR2 ] geometries. The bis-phosphido complexes are more accessible when smaller NHCs (IMe4 >IEt2 Me2 >IiPr2 ) and phosphines are employed. P-P activation of the diphosphines R2 P-PR2 (R2 =Ph2 , PhMe) provides an alternative route to some of the [Ni(NHC)2 (PR2 )2 ] complexes. DFT calculations capture these trends with P-H bond activation proceeding from unconventional phosphine adducts in which the H substituent bridges the Ni-P bond. P-P bond activation from [Ni(NHC)2 (Ph2 P-PPh2 )] adducts proceeds with computed barriers below 10 kcal mol-1 . The ability of the [Ni(NHC)2 ] moiety to afford isolable terminal phosphido products reflects the stability of the Ni-NHC bond that prevents ligand dissociation and onward reaction.
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- Sara Sabater
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Bath Claverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Bath Claverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Institute of Chemical SciencesHeriot-Watt UniversityEdinburghEH14 4ASUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Bath Claverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Bath Claverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Bath Claverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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Matsuzawa A, Harvey JN, Himo F. On the Importance of Considering Multinuclear Metal Sites in Homogeneous Catalysis Modeling. Top Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-021-01507-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AbstractIn this short review, we provide an account of a number of computational studies of catalytic reaction mechanisms carried out in our groups. We focus in particular on studies in which we came to realize during the course of the investigation that the active catalytic species was a bimetallic complex, rather a monometallic one as previously assumed. In some cases, this realization was in part prompted by experimental observations, but careful exploration based on computation of the speciation of the metal precursor also provided a powerful guide: it is often possible to predict that bimetallic species (intermediates or transition states) lie lower in free energy than a priori competitive monometallic species. In this sense, we argue that in organometallic catalysis, the rule whereby “two is better than one” turns out to be relevant much more often than one might expect.
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The Reactivity of Human and Equine Estrogen Quinones towards Purine Nucleosides. Symmetry (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/sym13091641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Conjugated estrogen medicines, which are produced from the urine of pregnant mares for the purpose of menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT), contain the sulfate conjugates of estrone, equilin, and equilenin in varying proportions. The latter three steroid sex hormones are highly similar in molecular structure as they only differ in the degree of unsaturation of the sterane ring “B”: the cyclohexene ring in estrone (which is naturally present in both humans and horses) is replaced by more symmetrical cyclohexadiene and benzene rings in the horse-specific (“equine”) hormones equilin and equilenin, respectively. Though the structure of ring “B” has only moderate influence on the estrogenic activity desired in HRT, it might still significantly affect the reactivity in potential carcinogenic pathways. In the present theoretical study, we focus on the interaction of estrogen orthoquinones, formed upon metabolic oxidation of estrogens in breast cells with purine nucleosides. This multistep process results in a purine base loss in the DNA chain (depurination) and the formation of a “depurinating adduct” from the quinone and the base. The point mutations induced in this manner are suggested to manifest in breast cancer development in the long run. We examine six reactions between deoxyadenosine and deoxyguanosine as nucleosides and estrone-3,4-quinone, equilin-3,4-quinone, and equilenin-3,4-quinone as mutagens. We performed DFT calculations to determine the reaction mechanisms and establish a structure–reactivity relationship between the degree of unsaturation of ring “B” and the expected rate of DNA depurination. As quinones might be present in the cytosol in various protonated forms, we introduce the concept of “effective barriers” to account for the different reactivity and different concentrations of quinone derivatives. According to our results, both equine estrogens have the potential to facilitate depurination as the activation barrier of one of the elementary steps (the initial Michael addition in the case of equilenin and the rearomatization step in the case of equilin) significantly decreases compared to that of estrone. We conclude that the appearance of exogenous equine estrogen quinones due to HRT might increase the risk of depurination-induced breast cancer development compared to the exposure to endogenous estrone metabolites. Still, further studies are required to identify the rate-limiting step of depurination under intracellular conditions to reveal whether the decrease in the barriers affects the overall rate of carcinogenesis.
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Sciortino G, Maseras F. Computational Study of Homogeneous Multimetallic Cooperative Catalysis. Top Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-021-01493-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Álvarez‐Miguel L, Burgoa JD, Mosquera MEG, Hamilton A, Whiteoak CJ. Catalytic Formation of Cyclic Carbonates using Gallium Aminotrisphenolate Compounds and Comparison to their Aluminium Congeners: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Lucía Álvarez‐Miguel
- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcalá Campus Universitario 28871 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcalá Campus Universitario 28871 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcalá Campus Universitario 28871 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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- Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre (BMRC) and Department of Biosciences and Chemistry College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences Sheffield Hallam University Howard Street Sheffield S1 1WB United Kingdom
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Research Institute in Chemistry “Andrés M. del Río” (IQAR) Universidad de Alcalá Campus Universitario 28871 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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Computational methods have emerged as a powerful tool to augment traditional experimental molecular catalyst design by providing useful predictions of catalyst performance and decreasing the time needed for catalyst screening. In this perspective, we discuss three approaches for computational molecular catalyst design: (i) the reaction mechanism-based approach that calculates all relevant elementary steps, finds the rate and selectivity determining steps, and ultimately makes predictions on catalyst performance based on kinetic analysis, (ii) the descriptor-based approach where physical/chemical considerations are used to find molecular properties as predictors of catalyst performance, and (iii) the data-driven approach where statistical analysis as well as machine learning (ML) methods are used to obtain relationships between available data/features and catalyst performance. Following an introduction to these approaches, we cover their strengths and weaknesses and highlight some recent key applications. Furthermore, we present an outlook on how the currently applied approaches may evolve in the near future by addressing how recent developments in building automated computational workflows and implementing advanced ML models hold promise for reducing human workload, eliminating human bias, and speeding up computational catalyst design at the same time. Finally, we provide our viewpoint on how some of the challenges associated with the up-and-coming approaches driven by automation and ML may be resolved.
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- Ademola Soyemi
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
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Hara N, Aso K, Li QZ, Sakaki S, Nakao Y. C2-selective alkylation of pyridines by rhodium–aluminum complexes. Tetrahedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pladevall BS, de Aguirre A, Maseras F. Understanding Ball Milling Mechanochemical Processes with DFT Calculations and Microkinetic Modeling. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:2763-2768. [PMID: 33843150 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mechanochemistry is an emerging field with many potential applications in sustainable chemistry. But despite the growing interest in the field, its underlying mechanistic foundations are not fully understood yet. This work presents the application of computational tools, such as DFT calculations in continuum and microkinetic modeling, to the analysis of mechanically activated procedures. Two reactions reported in previous experimental publications were studied: (i) a series of Diels-Alder reactions and (ii) the synthesis of sulfonylguanidines. Calculations succeed in reproducing experimentally reported reaction times. The procedures were mostly standard, coupled with some sensitive choices in terms of starting concentrations and dielectric constant. This means that these particular reactions accelerated by ball milling followed the same mechanism as the equivalent reactions in solution. The implications of this result on the general picture of mechanochemical processes are discussed.
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- Bruna S Pladevall
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Avgda. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, 43007, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Avgda. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, 43007, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Avgda. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, 43007, Catalonia, Spain
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- Agustí Lledós
- Departament de Química Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Campus UAB 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Catalonia Spain
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Greaves ME, Ronson TO, Maseras F, Nelson DJ. The Effect of Added Ligands on the Reactions of [Ni(COD)(dppf)] with Alkyl Halides: Halide Abstraction May Be Reversible. Organometallics 2021; 40:1997-2007. [PMID: 34295014 PMCID: PMC8288641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The reactions of
dppf-nickel(0) with alkyl halides proceed via
three-coordinate nickel(0) intermediates of the form [Ni(dppf)(L)].
The effects of the identity of the added ligand (L) on catalyst speciation
and the rates of reactions of [Ni(COD)(dppf)] with alkyl halides have
been investigated using kinetic experiments and density functional
theory calculations. A series of monodentate ligands have been investigated
in attempts to identify trends in reactivity. Sterically bulky and
electron-donating ligands are found to decrease the reaction rate.
It was found that (i) the halide abstraction step is not always irreversible
and the subsequent recombination of a nickel(I) complex with an alkyl
halide can have a significant effect on the overall rate of the reaction
and (ii) some ligands lead to very stable [Ni(dppf)(L)2] species. The yields of prototypical (dppf)nickel-catalyzed Kumada
cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides are significantly improved
by the addition of free ligands, which provides another important
variable to consider when optimizing nickel-catalyzed reactions of
alkyl halides.
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- Megan E Greaves
- WestCHEM Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland.,Chemical Development, Pharmaceutical Technology and Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, U.K
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- Chemical Development, Pharmaceutical Technology and Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, U.K
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- WestCHEM Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland
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Wang J, Wang X, Ouyang Q, Liu W, Shan J, Tan H, Li X, Chen G. N-Nitrosation Mechanism Catalyzed by Non-heme Iron-Containing Enzyme SznF Involving Intramolecular Oxidative Rearrangement. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:7719-7731. [PMID: 34004115 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The non-heme iron-dependent enzyme SznF catalyzes a critical N-nitrosation step during the N-nitrosourea pharmacophore biosynthesis in streptozotocin. The intramolecular oxidative rearrangement process is known to proceed at the FeII-containing active site in the cupin domain of SznF, but its mechanism has not been elucidated to date. In this study, based on the density functional theory calculations, a unique mechanism was proposed for the N-nitrosation reaction catalyzed by SznF in which a four-electron oxidation process is accomplished through a series of complicated electron transferring between the iron center and substrate to bypass the high-valent FeIV═O species. In the catalytic reaction pathway, the O2 binds to the iron center and attacks on the substrate to form the peroxo bridge intermediate by obtaining two electrons from the substrate exclusively. Then, instead of cleaving the peroxo bridge, the Cε-Nω bond of the substrate is homolytically cleaved first to form a carbocation intermediate, which polarizes the peroxo bridge and promotes its heterolysis. After O-O bond cleavage, the following reaction steps proceed effortlessly so that the N-nitrosation is accomplished without NO exchange among reaction species.
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- Junkai Wang
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Petrus E, Bo C. Unlocking Phase Diagrams for Molybdenum and Tungsten Nanoclusters and Prediction of their Formation Constants. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:5212-5219. [PMID: 34086467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Understanding and controlling aqueous speciation of metal oxides are key for the discovery and development of novel materials, and challenge both experimental and computational approaches. Here we present a computational method, called POMSimulator, which is able to predict speciation phase diagrams (Conc. vs pH) for multispecies chemical equilibria in solution, and which we apply to molybdenum and tungsten isopolyoxoanions (IPAs). Starting from the MO4 monomers, and considering dimers, trimers, and larger species, the chemical reaction networks involved in the formation of [H32Mo36O128]8- and [W12O42]12- are sampled in an automatic manner. This information is used for setting up ∼105 speciation models, and from there, we generate the speciation phase diagrams, which show an insightful picture of the behavior of IPAs in aqueous solution. Furthermore, we predict the values of 107 formation constants for a diversity of molybdenum and tungsten molecular oxides. Among these species, we could include several pentagonal-shaped species and very reactive tungsten intermediates as well. Last but not least, the calibration employed for correcting the density functional theory (DFT) Gibbs energies is remarkably similar for both metals, which suggests that a general rule might exist for correcting computed free energies for other metals.
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- Enric Petrus
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Departament de Química Física i Inorgánica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel•lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Niroomand Hosseini F, Nabavizadeh SM, Hamidizadeh P, Niknam F, Abu‐Omar MM. Selectivity and competition between N–H and C–H bond activation using an organoplatinum (II) complex. Appl Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Professor Rashidi Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences Shiraz University Shiraz Iran
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Santa Barbara CA USA
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- Professor Rashidi Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences Shiraz University Shiraz Iran
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- Professor Rashidi Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences Shiraz University Shiraz Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Santa Barbara CA USA
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Meftah Y, Boumedjane Y, Fleurat-Lessard P, Delbecq F, Michel C. Enantioselective reduction of prochiral ketones promoted by amino amide ruthenium complexes: A DFT study. J Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nijamudheen A, Kanega R, Onishi N, Himeda Y, Fujita E, Ertem MZ. Distinct Mechanisms and Hydricities of Cp*Ir-Based CO 2 Hydrogenation Catalysts in Basic Water. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- A. Nijamudheen
- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Research Institute of Energy Conservation, Department of Energy and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, United States
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Zhang M, Wu H, Yang J, Huang G. A Computational Mechanistic Analysis of Iridium-Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Borylation Reveals a One-Stone–Two-Birds Strategy to Enhance Catalytic Activity. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Mei Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China
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Catalytic cycle and off-cycle steps in the palladium-catalyzed fluorination of aryl bromide with biaryl monophosphine ligands: Theoretical free energy profile. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gómez-Orellana P, Lledós A, Ujaque G. Computational Analysis on the Pd-Catalyzed C-N Coupling of Ammonia with Aryl Bromides Using a Chelate Phosphine Ligand. J Org Chem 2021; 86:4007-4017. [PMID: 33592146 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Buchwald-Hartwig amination of arylhalides with the Pd-Josiphos complex is a very useful process for the generation of primary amines using ammonia as a reactant. Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations are carried out to examine the reaction mechanism for this process. Although the general mechanism for the C-N cross-coupling reaction is known, there are still some open questions regarding the effect of a chelate phosphine ligand and the role of the base in the process. Reaction pathways involving the release of one of the arms of the phosphine ligand are compared with those where the chelate phosphine remains fully coordinated. Conformational analysis for the complex with the open chelate phosphine is required to properly evaluate the proposed pathways. The role played by the added base (t-BuO-) as a possible ligand or just as a base was also evaluated. The understanding of all of these aspects allowed us to propose a complete reaction mechanism for the Pd-catalyzed C-N coupling of arylhalides with ammonia using the chelate Josiphos ligand.
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- Pablo Gómez-Orellana
- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
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Sterling AJ, Zavitsanou S, Ford J, Duarte F. Selectivity in organocatalysis—From qualitative to quantitative predictive models. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory University of Oxford Oxford UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory University of Oxford Oxford UK
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Tao Y, Zou W, Luo GG, Kraka E. Describing Polytopal Rearrangement Processes of Octacoordinate Structures. I. Renewed Insights into Fluxionality of the Rhenium Polyhydride Complex ReH 5(PPh 3) 2(Pyridine). Inorg Chem 2021; 60:2492-2502. [PMID: 33533255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hydride ligands of transition metal polyhydride complexes with a high coordination number are prone to fluxionality leading to interesting structural dynamics. However, the underlying polytopal rearrangement pathways have been rarely studied. Based on quantum chemical calculations carried out in this work with density functional theory and coupled-cluster theory, two new fluxional mechanisms have been identified for the rhenium polyhydride complex ReH5(PPh3)2(pyridine) to jointly account for two consecutive coalescence events in the variable-temperature NMR spectra upon heating: lateral and basal three-arm turnstile rotation. The frequently cited pseudorotation in ReH5(PPh3)2(pyridine) (Lee et al. Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 695) turns out to be a three-step process including two lateral three-arm turnstile steps and one basal turnstile step in between. The new fluxional mechanisms discovered in this work may also exist in other transition metal polyhydrides.
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- Yunwen Tao
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, 3215 Daniel Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Friendly Function Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, 3215 Daniel Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid to CO2 and H2 by Manganese(I)–Complex: Theoretical Insights for Green and Sustainable Route. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11010141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In this work, a detailed computational study on a recently synthetized Mn(I)-dependent complex [(tBuPNNOP)Mn(CO)2]+ is reported. This species promotes the dehydrogenation of formic acid to carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The here proposed catalytic cycle proceeds through the formation of stabilized adduct between [(tBuPNNOPtBu)Mn(CO)2]+ and formate and the progressive release of CO2 and H2, mediated by the presence of trimethylamine. In order to evaluate the influence of the environment on the catalytic activity, different solvents have been taken into account. The computed barriers and the geometrical parameters account well for the available experimental data, confirming the robustness of the complex and reproducing its good catalytic performance. Outcomes from the present investigation can stimulate further experimental works in the design of new more efficient catalysts devoted to H2 production.
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Recent advances in theoretical studies on ligand-controlled selectivity of nickel- and palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Besora M, Maseras F. Computational insights into metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation. ADVANCES IN CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.acat.2021.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Thakkar A, Johansson S, Jorner K, Buttar D, Reymond JL, Engkvist O. Artificial intelligence and automation in computer aided synthesis planning. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0re00340a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In this perspective we deal with questions pertaining to the development of synthesis planning technologies over the course of recent years.
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- Amol Thakkar
- Hit Discovery
- Discovery Sciences
- R&D
- AstraZeneca
- Gothenburg
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- Early Chemical Development
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- R&D
- AstraZeneca
- Macclesfield
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- Early Chemical Development
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- R&D
- AstraZeneca
- Macclesfield
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Bern
- 3012 Bern
- Switzerland
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- Hit Discovery
- Discovery Sciences
- R&D
- AstraZeneca
- Gothenburg
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Wu M, Zhang G, Du L, Yang D, Yang H, Sun S. Defect Electrocatalysts and Alkaline Electrolyte Membranes in Solid-State Zinc-Air Batteries: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2000868. [PMID: 34927810 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202000868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have attracted much attention due to their promising capability for offering high energy density while maintaining a long operational lifetime. One of the biggest challenges in developing all-solid-state ZABs is to design suitable bifunctional air-electrodes, which can efficiently catalyze the key oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)/oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrochemical processes. The other one is to develop robust electrolyte membranes with high ionic conductivity and superb water retention capability. In this review, an in-depth discussion of the challenges, mechanisms, and design strategies for the defect electrocatalyst and the electrolyte membrane in all-solid-state ZABs will be offered. In particular, the crucial defect engineering strategies to tune the ORR/OER catalysts are summarized, including direct controllable strategies: 1) atomically dispersed metal sites control, 2) vacancy defects control, and 3) lattice-strain control, and the indirect strategies: 4) crystallographic structure control and 5) metal-carbon support interaction control. Moreover, the most recent progress in designing electrolyte membranes, including polyvinyl alcohol-based membranes and gel polymer electrolyte membranes, is presented. Finally, the perspectives are proposed for rational design and fabrication of the desired air electrode and electrolyte membrane to improve the performance and prolong the lifetime of all-solid-state ZABs.
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- Mingjie Wu
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Optoelectronics Technology, Ministry of Education and College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie Matériaux et Télécommunications, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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Greaves ME, Johnson Humphrey ELB, Nelson DJ. Reactions of nickel(0) with organochlorides, organobromides, and organoiodides: mechanisms and structure/reactivity relationships. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00374g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The reactions of nickel(0) complexes with phosphine, bipyridine-type, and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands with aryl, vinyl, and alkyl halides is reviewed.
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- Megan E. Greaves
- WestCHEM Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow
- UK
- Chemical Development
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- WestCHEM Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow
- UK
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Zheng H, Xue XS. Recent Computational Studies on Mechanisms of Hypervalent Iodine(III)-Promoted Dearomatization of Phenols. CURR ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272824999200620223218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypervalent iodine-promoted dearomatization of phenols has received intense
attention. This mini-review summarizes recent computational mechanistic studies of phenolic
dearomatizations promoted by hypervalent iodine(III) reagents or catalysts. The first part
of this review describes mechanisms of racemic dearomatization of phenols, paying special
attention to the associative and dissociative pathways. The second part focuses on mechanisms
and selectivities of diastereo- or enantio-selective dearomatization of phenols.
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- Hanliang Zheng
- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Dawe LN, Karimzadeh-Younjali M, Dai Z, Khaskin E, Gusev DG. The Milstein Bipyridyl PNN Pincer Complex of Ruthenium Becomes a Noyori-Type Catalyst under Reducing Conditions. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:19510-19522. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Louise N. Dawe
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
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Berta D, Szabó I, Scherman OA, Rosta E. Toward Understanding CB[7]-Based Supramolecular Diels-Alder Catalysis. Front Chem 2020; 8:587084. [PMID: 33240848 PMCID: PMC7677497 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.587084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cucurbiturils (CBs) are robust and versatile macrocyclic compounds, often used as molecular hosts in complex supramolecular systems. In previous work, remarkable catalytic activity has been observed for asymmetric cycloadditions under very mild conditions. Herein, we investigate the nature of supramolecular catalysis using DFT calculations and QM/MM techniques. We discuss induced conformational changes, electrostatic shielding effects from the highly polar aqueous environment and cooperativity in hydrogen bonding of the substrates in explicit water using QM/MM simulation techniques. Our results show little specificity for the chosen molecules, suggesting an excellent opportunity to expand the scope for catalytic use of these supramolecular macrocyclic containers.
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- Dénes Berta
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Chemistry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Chemistry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Andrade-Sampedro P, Correa A, Matxain JM. On the Mechanism of Cross-Dehydrogenative Couplings between N-aryl Glycinates and Indoles: A Computational Study. J Org Chem 2020; 85:13133-13140. [PMID: 32940464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Despite the widespread use of cross-dehydrogenative couplings in modern organic synthesis, mechanistic studies are still rare in the literature and those applied to α-amino carbonyl compounds remain virtually unexplored. Herein, the mechanism of Co-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative couplings of N-aryl glycinates with indoles is described. Density functional theory studies supported the formation of an imine-type intermediate as the more plausible transient electrophilic species. Likewise, key information regarding the role of the N-aryl group and free NH motif within the reaction outcome has been gained, which may set the stage for further developments in this field of expertise.
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- Paula Andrade-Sampedro
- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Joxe Mari Korta R&D Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Joxe Mari Korta R&D Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia Saila, Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Greaves M, Ronson TO, Lloyd-Jones GC, Maseras F, Sproules S, Nelson DJ. Unexpected Nickel Complex Speciation Unlocks Alternative Pathways for the Reactions of Alkyl Halides with dppf-Nickel(0). ACS Catal 2020; 10:10717-10725. [PMID: 32983589 PMCID: PMC7507766 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The mechanism of the reactions between dppf-Ni0 complexes and alkyl halides has been investigated using kinetic and mechanistic experiments and DFT calculations. The active species is [Ni(κ2-dppf)(κ1-dppf)], which undergoes a halide abstraction reaction with alkyl halides and rapidly captures the alkyl radical that is formed. The rates of the reactions of [Ni(COD)(dppf)] with alkyl halides and the yields of prototypical nickel-catalyzed Kumada cross-coupling reactions of alkyl halides are shown to be significantly improved by the addition of free dppf ligand.
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- Megan
E. Greaves
- WestCHEM
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland
- Chemical
Development, Pharmaceutical Technology and Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, U.K.
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- Chemical
Development, Pharmaceutical Technology and Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, U.K.
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- EaStCHEM
School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, Scotland
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- WestCHEM
School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 9QQ, Scotland
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- WestCHEM
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland
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Dangat Y, Popli S, Sunoj RB. Unraveling the Importance of Noncovalent Interactions in Asymmetric Hydroformylation Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:17079-17092. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Yuvraj Dangat
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Prejanò M, Alberto ME, Russo N, Marino T. Hydration of Aromatic Nitriles Catalyzed by Mn-OH Complexes: A Rationalization from Quantum Chemical Investigations. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Mario Prejanò
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via P. Bucci cubo 14 C, Arcavacata di Rende 87036, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via P. Bucci cubo 14 C, Arcavacata di Rende 87036, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via P. Bucci cubo 14 C, Arcavacata di Rende 87036, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via P. Bucci cubo 14 C, Arcavacata di Rende 87036, Italy
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Funes-Ardoiz I, Schoenebeck F. Established and Emerging Computational Tools to Study Homogeneous Catalysis—From Quantum Mechanics to Machine Learning. Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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