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Kania MJ, Reyes A, Neufeldt SR. Oxidative Addition of (Hetero)aryl (Pseudo)halides at Palladium(0): Origin and Significance of Divergent Mechanisms. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:19249-19260. [PMID: 38959060 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Two limiting mechanisms are possible for oxidative addition of (hetero)aryl (pseudo)halides at Pd(0): a 3-centered concerted and a nucleophilic displacement mechanism. Until now, there has been little understanding about when each mechanism is relevant. Prior investigations to distinguish between these pathways were limited to a few specific combinations of the substrate and ligand. Here, we computationally evaluated over 180 transition structures for oxidative addition in order to determine mechanistic trends based on substrate, ligand(s), and coordination number. Natural abundance 13C kinetic isotope effects provide experimental results consistent with computational predictions. Key findings include that (1) differences in highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) symmetries dictate that, although 12e- PdL is strongly biased toward a 3-centered concerted mechanism, 14e- PdL2 often prefers a nucleophilic displacement mechanism; (2) ligand electronics and sterics, including ligand bite angle, influence the preferred mechanism of the reaction at PdL2; (3) phenyl triflate always reacts through a displacement mechanism regardless of the catalyst structure due to the stability of a triflate anion and the inability of oxygen to effectively donate electron density to Pd; and (4) the high reactivity of C-X bonds adjacent to nitrogen in pyridine substrates relates to stereoelectronic stabilization of a nucleophilic displacement transition state. This work has implications for controlling rate and selectivity in catalytic couplings, and we demonstrate application of the mechanistic insight toward chemodivergent cross-couplings of bromochloroheteroarenes.
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- Matthew J Kania
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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Sun X, Hansen T, Poater J, Hamlin TA, Bickelhaupt FM. Rational design of iron catalysts for C-X bond activation. J Comput Chem 2023; 44:495-505. [PMID: 35137432 PMCID: PMC10078697 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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We have quantum chemically studied the iron-mediated CX bond activation (X = H, Cl, CH3 ) by d8 -FeL4 complexes using relativistic density functional theory at ZORA-OPBE/TZ2P. We find that by either modulating the electronic effects of a generic iron-catalyst by a set of ligands, that is, CO, BF, PH3 , BN(CH3 )2 , or by manipulating structural effects through the introduction of bidentate ligands, that is, PH2 (CH2 )n PH2 with n = 6-1, one can significantly decrease the reaction barrier for the CX bond activation. The combination of both tuning handles causes a decrease of the CH activation barrier from 10.4 to 4.6 kcal mol-1 . Our activation strain and Kohn-Sham molecular orbital analyses reveal that the electronic tuning works via optimizing the catalyst-substrate interaction by introducing a strong second backdonation interaction (i.e., "ligand-assisted" interaction), while the mechanism for structural tuning is mainly caused by the reduction of the required activation strain because of the pre-distortion of the catalyst. In all, we present design principles for iron-based catalysts that mimic the favorable behavior of their well-known palladium analogs in the bond-activation step of cross-coupling reactions.
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- Xiaobo Sun
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUB, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUB, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUB, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Moloto BP, Vermeeren P, Tiezza MD, Bouwens T, Esterhuysen C, Hamlin TA, Bickelhaupt FM. Palladium-catalyzed activation of H nA–AH n bonds (AH n = CH 3, NH 2, OH, F). PURE APPL CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2022-1004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have quantum chemically studied activation of HnA–AHn bonds (AHn = CH3, NH2, OH, F) by PdLn catalysts with Ln = no ligand, PH3, (PH3)2, using relativistic density functional theory at ZORA-BLYP/TZ2P. The activation energy associated with the oxidative addition step decreases from H3C–CH3 to H2N–NH2 to HO–OH to F–F, where the activation of the F–F bond is barrierless. Activation strain and Kohn–Sham molecular orbital analyses reveal that the enhanced reactivity along this series of substrates originates from a combination of (i) reduced activation strain due to a weaker HnA–AHn bond; (ii) decreased Pauli repulsion as a result of a difference in steric shielding of the HnA–AHn bond; and (iii) enhanced backbonding interaction between the occupied 4d atomic orbitals of the palladium catalyst and σ* acceptor orbital of the substrate.
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- Bryan Phuti Moloto
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands , URL:
- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science , Stellenbosch University , Private Bag X1 , Matieland , Stellenbosch , 7602 , South Africa
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands , URL:
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands , URL:
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands , URL:
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science , Stellenbosch University , Private Bag X1 , Matieland , Stellenbosch , 7602 , South Africa
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands , URL:
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry , Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands , URL:
- Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical Sciences , University of Johannesburg , Auckland Park , Johannesburg 2006 , South Africa
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Muthig AMT, Wieland J, Koop S, Lenczyk C, Kerner F, Hupp B, Steffen A. Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Copper(I) CAAC Half-Sandwich Complexes as a Highly Modifiable Class of Emitters. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:17427-17437. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- André M. T. Muthig
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074Würzburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227Dortmund, Germany
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Moloto BP, Vermeeren P, Dalla Tiezza M, Esterhuysen C, Bickelhaupt FM, Hamlin TA. Palladium‐Catalyzed Activation of Carbon–Halogen Bonds: Electrostatics‐Controlled Reactivity. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam NETHERLANDS
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Hölzel T, Belyaev A, Terzi M, Stenzel L, Gernert M, Marian CM, Steffen A, Ganter C. Linear Carbene Pyridine Copper Complexes with Sterically Demanding N, N'-Bis(trityl)imidazolylidene: Syntheses, Molecular Structures, and Photophysical Properties. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:18529-18543. [PMID: 34793149 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The sterically demanding carbene ITr (N,N'-bis(triphenylmethyl)imidazolylidene) was used as a ligand for the preparation of luminescent copper(I) complexes of the type [(ITr)Cu(R-pyridine/R'-quinoline)]BF4 (R = H, 4-CN, 4-CHO, 2,6-NH2, and R' = 8-Cl, 6-Me). The selective formation of linear, bis(coordinated) complexes was observed for a series of pyridine and quinoline derivatives. Only in the case of 4-cyanopyridine a one-dimensional coordination polymer was formed, in which the cyano group of the cyanopyridine ligand additionally binds to another Cu atom in a bridging manner, thus leading to a trigonal planar coordination environment. In contrast, employing sterically less demanding monotrityl-substituted carbene 3, no (NHC)Cu-pyridine complexes could be prepared. Instead, a bis-carbene complex [(3)2Cu]PF6 was obtained which showed no luminescence. All linear pyridine/quinoline coordinated complexes show weak emission in solution but intense blue to orange luminescence doped with 10% in PMMA films and in the solid state either from triplet excited states with unusually long lifetimes of up to 4.8 ms or via TADF with high radiative rate constants of up to 1.7 × 105 s-1 at room temperature. Combined density functional theory and multireference configuration interaction calculations have been performed to rationalize the involved photophysics of these complexes. They reveal a high density of low-lying electronic states with mixed MLCT, LLCT, and LC character where the electronic structures of the absorbing and emitting state are not necessarily identical.
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- Torsten Hölzel
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Chemie und Computerchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, TU Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Tendera L, Helm M, Krahfuss MJ, Kuntze-Fechner MW, Radius U. Case Study of N- i Pr versus N-Mes Substituted NHC Ligands in Nickel Chemistry: The Coordination and Cyclotrimerization of Alkynes at [Ni(NHC) 2 ]. Chemistry 2021; 27:17849-17861. [PMID: 34713939 PMCID: PMC9299202 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A case study on the effect of the employment of two different NHC ligands in complexes [Ni(NHC)2] (NHC=iPr2ImMe1Me, Mes2Im 2) and their behavior towards alkynes is reported. The reaction of a mixture of [Ni2(iPr2ImMe)4(μ‐(η2 : η2)‐COD)] B/ [Ni(iPr2ImMe)2(η4‐COD)] B’ or [Ni(Mes2Im)2] 2, respectively, with alkynes afforded complexes [Ni(NHC)2(η2‐alkyne)] (NHC=iPr2ImMe: alkyne=MeC≡CMe 3, H7C3C≡CC3H74, PhC≡CPh 5, MeOOCC≡CCOOMe 6, Me3SiC≡CSiMe37, PhC≡CMe 8, HC≡CC3H79, HC≡CPh 10, HC≡C(p‐Tol) 11, HC≡C(4‐tBu‐C6H4) 12, HC≡CCOOMe 13; NHC=Mes2Im: alkyne=MeC≡CMe 14, MeOOCC≡CCOOMe 15, PhC≡CMe 16, HC≡C(4‐tBu‐C6H4) 17, HC≡CCOOMe 18). Unusual rearrangement products 11 a and 12 a were identified for the complexes of the terminal alkynes HC≡C(p‐Tol) and HC≡C(4‐tBu‐C6H4), 11 and 12, which were formed by addition of a C−H bond of one of the NHC N‐iPr methyl groups to the C≡C triple bond of the coordinated alkyne. Complex 2 catalyzes the cyclotrimerization of 2‐butyne, 4‐octyne, diphenylacetylene, dimethyl acetylendicarboxylate, 1‐pentyne, phenylacetylene and methyl propiolate at ambient conditions, whereas 1Me is not a good catalyst. The reaction of 2 with 2‐butyne was monitored in some detail, which led to a mechanistic proposal for the cyclotrimerization at [Ni(NHC)2]. DFT calculations reveal that the differences between 1Me and 2 for alkyne cyclotrimerization lie in the energy profile of the initiation steps, which is very shallow for 2, and each step is associated with only a moderate energy change. The higher stability of 3 compared to 14 is attributed to a better electron transfer from the NHC to the metal to the alkyne ligand for the N‐alkyl substituted NHC, to enhanced Ni‐alkyne backbonding due to a smaller CNHC−Ni−CNHC bite angle, and to less steric repulsion of the smaller NHC iPr2ImMe.
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- Lukas Tendera
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Vermeeren P, Hamlin TA, Bickelhaupt FM. Chemical reactivity from an activation strain perspective. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:5880-5896. [PMID: 34075969 PMCID: PMC8204247 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02042k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Chemical reactions are ubiquitous in the universe, they are at the core of life, and they are essential for industrial processes. The drive for a deep understanding of how something occurs, in this case, the mechanism of a chemical reaction and the factors controlling its reactivity, is intrinsically valuable and an innate quality of humans. The level of insight and degree of understanding afforded by computational chemistry cannot be understated. The activation strain model is one of the most powerful tools in our arsenal to obtain unparalleled insight into reactivity. The relative energy of interacting reactants is evaluated along a reaction energy profile and related to the rigidity of the reactants' molecular structure and the strength of the stabilizing interactions between the deformed reactants: ΔE(ζ) = ΔEstrain(ζ) + ΔEint(ζ). Owing to the connectedness between the activation strain model and Kohn-Sham molecular orbital theory, one is able to obtain a causal relationship between both the sterics and electronics of the reactants and their mutual reactivity. Only when this is accomplished one can eclipse the phenomenological explanations that are commonplace in the literature and textbooks and begin to rationally tune and optimize chemical transformations. We showcase how the activation strain model is the ideal tool to elucidate fundamental organic reactions, the activation of small molecules by metallylenes, and the cycloaddition reactivity of cyclic diene- and dipolarophiles.
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- Pascal Vermeeren
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. and Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Cataffo A, Haas T, Ehm C, Budzelaar PHM. Between T and Y: Asymmetry in the Interaction of LAu(I) with Bipy and β‐Diiminate‐like Ligands. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Andrea Cataffo
- Department of Chemical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Via Cintia 21 – Complesso di Monte S. Angelo 80126 Napoli Italy
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- van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Via Cintia 21 – Complesso di Monte S. Angelo 80126 Napoli Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences Federico II University of Naples Via Cintia 21 – Complesso di Monte S. Angelo 80126 Napoli Italy
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Sato R, Kanbara T, Kuwabara J. Air-stable Pd(0) catalyst bearing dual phosphine ligands: a detailed evaluation of air stability and catalytic property in cross-coupling reactions. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12814-12819. [PMID: 32959854 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02744h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
We have synthesised an air-stable Pd(0) catalyst bearing donor and acceptor phosphine ligands (Complex 1). This study revealed the long-term air stability and catalytic property of Complex 1 as a catalyst for cross-coupling reactions, where it was stable in air for eight months. DFT calculations revealed that the acceptor ligands in Complex 1 decreased the HOMO energy level, which provided the observed air stability. Complex 1 successfully served as a catalyst for direct C-H arylation reactions and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions, and catalysed the reaction of a relatively inactive substrate, 2-chrolopyridine, which could not be achieved by conventional, air-stable Pd(0) catalysts. Isolating the intermediates of the coupling reactions revealed that each intermediate possessed the donor ligand (PCy3), which was determined to be responsible for imparting the high catalytic activity exhibited by Complex 1.
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- Ryota Sato
- Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.
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- Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.
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- Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.
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Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Rationalizing the Al I -Promoted Oxidative Addition of C-C Versus C-H Bonds in Arenes. Chemistry 2020; 26:11806-11813. [PMID: 32329537 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The factors controlling the oxidative addition of C-C and C-H bonds in arenes mediated by AlI have been computationally explored by means of Density Functional Theory calculations. To this end, we compared the processes involving benzene, naphthalene and anthracene which are promoted by a recently prepared anionic AlI -carbenoid. It is found that this species exhibits a strong tendency to oxidatively activate C-H bonds over C-C bonds, with the notable exception of benzene, where the C-C bond activation is feasible but only under kinetic control reaction conditions. State-of-the-art computational methods based on the combination of the Activation Strain Model of reactivity and the Energy Decomposition Analysis have been used to rationalize the competition between both bond activation reactions as well as to quantitatively analyze in detail the ultimate factors controlling these transformations.
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- Jorge Juan Cabrera-Trujillo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Tendera L, Schaub T, Krahfuss MJ, Kuntze‐Fechner MW, Radius U. Large vs. Small NHC Ligands in Nickel(0) Complexes: The Coordination of Olefins, Ketones and Aldehydes at [Ni(NHC)
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]. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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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- Lukas Tendera
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Julius‐Maximilians‐Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- CaRLa (Catalysis Research Laboratory) Im Neuenheimer Feld 584 69120 Heidelberg Germany
- Organic Synthesis BASF SE Carl‐Bosch‐Strasse 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Julius‐Maximilians‐Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Julius‐Maximilians‐Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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Trends in bond angle
are identified in a systematic study of more
than a thousand symmetric A2B triatomic molecules. We show that, in series where atoms A and B are each varied within a group,
the following trends hold: (1) the A–B–A bond angle decreases for more polarizable central atoms B, and (2) the A–B–A angle
increases for more polarizable outer atoms A. The
physical underpinning is provided by the extended Debye polarizability
model for the chemical bond angle, hence our present findings also
serve as validation of this simple classical model. We use experimental
bond angles from the literature and, where not available, we optimize
molecular geometries with quantum chemical methods, with an open mind
with regards to the stability of these molecules. We consider main
group elements up to and including the sixth period of the periodic
table.
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- Gerrit-Jan Linker
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials , University of Groningen , 9712 CP , Groningen , The Netherlands.,MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology , University of Twente , 7522 NB , Enschede , The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials , University of Groningen , 9712 CP , Groningen , The Netherlands
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Sun X, Soini TM, Poater J, Hamlin TA, Bickelhaupt FM. PyFrag 2019-Automating the exploration and analysis of reaction mechanisms. J Comput Chem 2019; 40:2227-2233. [PMID: 31165500 PMCID: PMC6771738 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We present a substantial update to the PyFrag 2008 program, which was originally designed to perform a fragment-based activation strain analysis along a provided potential energy surface. The original PyFrag 2008 workflow facilitated the characterization of reaction mechanisms in terms of the intrinsic properties, such as strain and interaction, of the reactants. The new PyFrag 2019 program has automated and reduced the time-consuming and laborious task of setting up, running, analyzing, and visualizing computational data from reaction mechanism studies to a single job. PyFrag 2019 resolves three main challenges associated with the automated computational exploration of reaction mechanisms: it (1) computes the reaction path by carrying out multiple parallel calculations using initial coordinates provided by the user; (2) monitors the entire workflow process; and (3) tabulates and visualizes the final data in a clear way. The activation strain and canonical energy decomposition results that are generated relate the characteristics of the reaction profile in terms of intrinsic properties (strain, interaction, orbital overlaps, orbital energies, populations) of the reactant species. © 2019 The Authors. Journal of Computational Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Xiaobo Sun
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale ModelingVrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HVAmsterdamNetherlands
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- Software for Chemistry & Materials B.V.De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HVAmsterdamNetherlands
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- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain and Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUBUniversitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaCataloniaSpain
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale ModelingVrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HVAmsterdamNetherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale ModelingVrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HVAmsterdamNetherlands
- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJNijmegenNetherlands
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Tagne Kuate AC, Lalancette RA, Bannenberg T, Tamm M, Jäkle F. Diferrocenylmercury diphosphine diastereomers with unique geometries: trans-chelation at Pd(ii) with short Hg(ii)Pd(ii) contacts. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:13430-13439. [PMID: 31441475 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02728a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Diphosphine chelate ligands are essential in many catalytic processes with both the electronic structure and bite angle having a dramatic influence on the coordination behavior and catalytic performance. The synthesis of a new class of diferrocenylmercury-supported diphosphine chelate ligands was accomplished by the reaction of (ortho-diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl sulfinate (2) with t-BuLi, followed by treatment with mercury(ii) chloride. Two diastereomers, 4a (pSpR-, meso-isomer) and 4b (pSpS-isomer), differ in the orientation of the ferrocene moiety relative to the central Ph2PC5H3-Hg-C5H3PPh2 bridging entity. They were isolated independently and fully characterized in solution and in the solid state by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Key characteristics of these ligands are their exceptionally wide and flexible bite angles and the unique stereochemical environment that is achieved upon coordination to transition metals. Complexation to Pd(ii)Cl2 gives rise to unusual square-planar trans-chelate complexes 5a (meso) and 5b (pSpS). In competition reactions, 4a and 4b show similar reactivity toward Pd(ii)Cl2. The molecular structures of 5a and 5b exhibit short PdHg contacts, possibly indicating secondary metallophilic interactions as further evidenced by bond-critical points between Pd and Hg that were identified by AIM analyses.
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- Alain C Tagne Kuate
- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, 73 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, 73 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark, 73 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
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Sun X, J. Rocha MV, Hamlin TA, Poater J, Bickelhaupt FM. Understanding the differences between iron and palladium in cross-coupling reactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:9651-9664. [PMID: 30847454 PMCID: PMC8610147 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp07671e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We aim at developing design principles, based on quantum chemical analyses, for a novel type of iron-based catalysts that mimic the behavior of their well-known palladium analogs in the bond activation step of cross coupling reactions. To this end, we have systematically explored C-X bond activation via oxidative addition of CH3X substrates (X = H, Cl, CH3) to model catalysts mFe(CO)4q (q = 0, -2; m = singlet, triplet) and, for comparison, Pd(PH3)2 and Pd(CO)2, using relativistic density functional theory at the ZORA-OPBE/TZ2P level. We find that the neutral singlet iron catalyst 1Fe(CO)4 activates all three C-X bonds via barriers that are lower than those for Pd(PH3)2 and Pd(CO)2. This is a direct consequence of the capability of the iron complex to engage not only in π-backdonation, but also in comparably strong σ-donation. Interestingly, whereas the palladium complexes favor C-Cl activation, 1Fe(CO)4 shows a strong preference for activating the C-H bond, with a barrier as low as 10.4 kcal mol-1. Our results suggest a high potential for iron to feature in palladium-type cross-coupling reactions.
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- Xiaobo Sun
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), VU University AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HV AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), VU University AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HV AmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Institute of Chemistry – Departament of Physical Chemistry, Fluminense Federal UniversityOuteiro De São João Baptista24020-141 NiteroiRio de JaneiroBrazil
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), VU University AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HV AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- ICREAPg. Lluís Companys 2308010 BarcelonaSpain
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUB, Universitat de Barcelona08028BarcelonaCataloniaSpain
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), VU University AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HV AmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University NijmegenHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJ NijmegenThe Netherlands
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Buettner CS, Willcox D, Chappell BGN, Gaunt MJ. Mechanistic investigation into the C(sp 3)-H acetoxylation of morpholinones. Chem Sci 2018; 10:83-89. [PMID: 30713620 PMCID: PMC6331033 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03434f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The study of a selective palladium(ii)-catalyzed C(sp3)–H acetoxylation reaction on a class of cyclic alkyl amines is reported.
The study of a selective palladium(ii)-catalyzed C(sp3)–H acetoxylation reaction on a class of cyclic alkyl amines is reported. Computational modelling and kinetic studies were used to provide support for a mechanism involving selective C–O bond formation from a γ-aminoalkyl-Pd(iv) intermediate. The C–O bond forming step was computed to occur by a dissociative ionization mechanism followed by an SN2 process involving external acetate attack at the C–Pd(iv) bond. This pathway was computed to be of lowest energy with no competing C–N products observed. Additionally, with a few modifications to reaction conditions, preliminary studies showed that this process could be rendered enantioselective in the presence of a non-racemic BINOL-phosphoric acid.
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- Cornelia S Buettner
- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge , UK .
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Arylic C-X Bond Activation by Palladium Catalysts: Activation Strain Analyses of Reactivity Trends. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10729. [PMID: 30013049 PMCID: PMC6048108 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28998-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We have quantum chemically explored arylic carbon-substituent bond activation via oxidative insertion of a palladium catalyst in C6H5X + PdLn model systems (X = H, Cl, CH3; Ln = no ligand, PH3, (PH3)2, PH2C2H4PH2) using relativistic density functional theory at ZORA-BLYP/TZ2P. Besides exploring reactivity trends and comparing them to aliphatic C-X activation, we aim at uncovering the physical factors behind the activity and selectivity. Our results show that barriers for arylic C-X activation are lower than those for the corresponding aliphatic C-X bonds. However, trends along bonds or upon variation of ligands are similar. Thus, bond activation barriers increase along C-Cl < C-H < C-C and along Pd < Pd(PH3) or Pd(PH2C2H4PH2) < Pd(PH3)2. Activation strain analyses in conjunction with quantitative molecular orbital theory trace these trends to the rigidity and bonding capability of the various C-X bonds, model catalysts, and ligands.
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Zhang J. Origins of the enantioselectivity of a palladium catalyst with BINOL–phosphoric acid ligands. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:8064-8071. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02271b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The enantioselectivity of the studied C–H activation is related to the Brønsted acidity and isopropyl groups of the effective catalysts.
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- Jun Zhang
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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Understanding the Heteroatom Effect on the Ullmann Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of X-Arylation (X = NH, O, S) Mechanism. Catalysts 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/catal7120388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Dai HY, Tang YY, Wang CJ, Chen S, Tong Y, Zhang ZB. Preparation, structure and luminescent characterization of a series of metal–organic frameworks based on flexible ligands with nitrogen heterocycles and carboxyl. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2017.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bickelhaupt FM, Houk KN. Das Distortion/Interaction‐Activation‐Strain‐Modell zur Analyse von Reaktionsgeschwindigkeiten. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201701486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- F. Matthias Bickelhaupt
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry und Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam Niederlande
- Institute of Molecules and Materials (IMM) Radboud University Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Niederlande
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry und Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of California Los Angeles CA 90095-1569 USA
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Bickelhaupt FM, Houk KN. Analyzing Reaction Rates with the Distortion/Interaction-Activation Strain Model. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10070-10086. [PMID: 28447369 PMCID: PMC5601271 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 948] [Impact Index Per Article: 135.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The activation strain or distortion/interaction model is a tool to analyze activation barriers that determine reaction rates. For bimolecular reactions, the activation energies are the sum of the energies to distort the reactants into geometries they have in transition states plus the interaction energies between the two distorted molecules. The energy required to distort the molecules is called the activation strain or distortion energy. This energy is the principal contributor to the activation barrier. The transition state occurs when this activation strain is overcome by the stabilizing interaction energy. Following the changes in these energies along the reaction coordinate gives insights into the factors controlling reactivity. This model has been applied to reactions of all types in both organic and inorganic chemistry, including substitutions and eliminations, cycloadditions, and several types of organometallic reactions.
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- F Matthias Bickelhaupt
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1569, USA
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Meconi GM, Vummaleti SVC, Luque-Urrutia JA, Belanzoni P, Nolan SP, Jacobsen H, Cavallo L, Solà M, Poater A. Mechanism of the Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction Mediated by [Pd(NHC)(allyl)Cl] Precatalysts. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Giulia Magi Meconi
- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 6, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie and Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie
Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM), Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 6, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie and Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie
Molecolari del CNR (CNR-ISTM), Università di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department
of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281,
S-3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- KemKom, 1215 Ursulines Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116, United States
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- King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 6, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut
de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament
de Química, Universitat de Girona, c/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 6, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Synthesis, Structure, Photoluminescent and Drug Loading and Release Properties of a Novel Cadmium (II) Coordination Polymers Based on Terphenyl–3, 4″, 5–tricarboxylic Acid. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-016-0446-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Nitsch J, Wolters LP, Fonseca Guerra C, Bickelhaupt FM, Steffen A. Enhanced π-Back-Donation as a Way to Higher Coordination Numbers in d10[M(NHC)n] Complexes: A DFT Study. Chemistry 2016; 23:614-622. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jörn Nitsch
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Universität Würzburg; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM); Radboud University; Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Universität Würzburg; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Jay A. Labinger
- Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Dissecting the bond-formation process of d 10-metal–ethene complexes with multireference approaches. Theor Chem Acc 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-015-1726-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wolters LP, Koekkoek R, Bickelhaupt FM. Role of Steric Attraction and Bite-Angle Flexibility in Metal-Mediated C–H Bond Activation. ACS Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lando P. Wolters
- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, VU University, De Boelelaan 1083, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, VU University, De Boelelaan 1083, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, VU University, De Boelelaan 1083, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg
135, NL-6525 AJ
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Smalley AP, Gaunt MJ. Mechanistic Insights into the Palladium-Catalyzed Aziridination of Aliphatic Amines by C-H Activation. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:10632-41. [PMID: 26247373 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b05529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Detailed kinetic studies and computational investigations have been performed to elucidate the mechanism of a palladium-catalyzed C-H activation aziridination. A theoretical rate law has been derived that matches with experimental observations and has led to an improvement in the reaction conditions. Acetic acid was found to be beneficial in controlling the formation of an off-cycle intermediate, allowing a decrease in catalyst loading and improved yields. Density functional theory (DFT) studies were performed to examine the selectivities observed in the reaction. Evidence for electronic-controlled regioselectivity for the cyclopalladation step was obtained by a distortion-interaction analysis, whereas the aziridination product was justified through dissociation of acetic acid from the palladium(IV) intermediate preceding the product-forming reductive elimination step. The understanding of this reaction mechanism under the synthesis conditions should provide valuable assistance in the comprehension and design of palladium-catalyzed reactions on similar systems.
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- Adam P Smalley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Plessow PN, Carbó JJ, Schäfer A, Hofmann P. Selective Carbon–Carbon Bond Activation of Oxirane by a Bisphosphine Pt(0) Complex—A Theoretical Study. Organometallics 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Philipp N. Plessow
- Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa), Im Neuenheimer Feld 584, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- BASF SE, Quantum Chemistry, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, D-67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department
de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Organisch-Chemisches
Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- BASF SE, Quantum Chemistry, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, D-67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches
Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 270, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Wolters LP, Bickelhaupt FM. Selective C-H and C-C Bond Activation: Electronic Regimes as a Tool for Designing d(10) MLn Catalysts. Chem Asian J 2015. [PMID: 26218844 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201500368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We wish to understand how a transition-metal catalyst can be rationally designed so as to selectively activate one particular bond in a substrate, herein, C-H and C-C bonds in ethane. To this end, we quantum chemically analyzed the activity and selectivity of a large series of model catalysts towards ethane and, for comparison, methane, by using the activation strain model and quantitative molecular orbital theory. The model catalysts comprise d(10) MLn complexes with coordination numbers n=0, 1, and 2; metal centers M=Co(-), Rh(-), Ir(-), Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu(+), Ag(+), and Au(+); and ligands L=NH3, PH3, and CO. Our analyses reveal that rather subtle electronic differences between bonds can be exploited to induce a lower barrier for activating one or the other, depending, among other factors, on the catalysts electronic regime (i.e., s-regime versus d-regime catalysts). Interestingly, the concepts and design principles emerging from this work can also be applied to the more challenging problem of differentiating between activation of the C-H bonds in ethane versus those in methane.
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- Lando P Wolters
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, VU University, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, VU University, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wolters LP, Bickelhaupt FM. The activation strain model and molecular orbital theory. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2015; 5:324-343. [PMID: 26753009 PMCID: PMC4696410 DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The activation strain model is a powerful tool for understanding reactivity, or inertness, of molecular species. This is done by relating the relative energy of a molecular complex along the reaction energy profile to the structural rigidity of the reactants and the strength of their mutual interactions: ΔE(ζ) = ΔEstrain(ζ) + ΔEint(ζ). We provide a detailed discussion of the model, and elaborate on its strong connection with molecular orbital theory. Using these approaches, a causal relationship is revealed between the properties of the reactants and their reactivity, e.g., reaction barriers and plausible reaction mechanisms. This methodology may reveal intriguing parallels between completely different types of chemical transformations. Thus, the activation strain model constitutes a unifying framework that furthers the development of cross-disciplinary concepts throughout various fields of chemistry. We illustrate the activation strain model in action with selected examples from literature. These examples demonstrate how the methodology is applied to different research questions, how results are interpreted, and how insights into one chemical phenomenon can lead to an improved understanding of another, seemingly completely different chemical process. WIREs Comput Mol Sci 2015, 5:324-343. doi: 10.1002/wcms.1221.
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- Lando P Wolters
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di PadovaPadova, Italy
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), VU University AmsterdamAmsterdam, The Netherlands; Institute of Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen, The Netherlands
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Hering F, Nitsch J, Paul U, Steffen A, Bickelhaupt FM, Radius U. Bite-angle bending as a key for understanding group-10 metal reactivity of d 10-[M(NHC) 2] complexes with sterically modest NHC ligands. Chem Sci 2014; 6:1426-1432. [PMID: 29560231 PMCID: PMC5811130 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02998d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Experimental and theoretical investigations on the novel 14 VE complexes [M0(iPr2Im)2] (M = Pd 3, Pt 4; iPr2Im = 1,3-di-isopropyl-imidazolin-2-ylidene) and a comparison to their Ni congener reveal that NHC–M–NHC angle bending is a key to understand the reactivity of d10-[M(NHC)2] complexes.
Synthesis, characterization and investigations on the reactivity of the novel metal basic, yet isolable 14 VE NHC-complexes [M0(iPr2Im)2] (M = Pd 3, Pt 4; iPr2Im = 1,3-di-isopropyl-imidazolin-2-ylidene; VE = valence electron; NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) is reported and compared to the chemistry of the corresponding nickel complex. Quantum chemical analyses reveal that differences in the reactivity of group 10 NHC complexes are caused by differences in the rigidity and thus activation strain associated with bending the corresponding d10-[M(NHC)2] fragments during reaction. These results should have implications for the understanding of the fundamental steps in catalytic cycles, in which such complex fragments are employed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Florian Hering
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , D-97074 Würzburg , Germany .
| | - Jörn Nitsch
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , D-97074 Würzburg , Germany .
| | - Ursula Paul
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , D-97074 Würzburg , Germany .
| | - Andreas Steffen
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , D-97074 Würzburg , Germany .
| | - F Matthias Bickelhaupt
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling , VU University Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083 , NL-1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,Institute of Molecules and Materials , Radboud University Nijmegen , Heyendaalseweg 135, NL-6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands .
| | - Udo Radius
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland , D-97074 Würzburg , Germany .
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