Saeidian H, Mirjafary Z. Engineering non-ionic carbon super- and hyperbases by a computational DFT approach: substituted allenes have unprecedented cation affinities.
NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI:
10.1039/d0nj02207a]
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Abstract
DFT calculations reveal that allenes substituted by a cyclopropene or a methylenecyclopropene group, offer suitable scaffolds for tailoring powerful carbon bases. The protonation at C(sp) site provide superbases with PAs = 879–1218 kJ mol−1.
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