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Song Y, Song H, Choi Y, Seo J, Lee E. Synthesis of sterically congested unsymmetrical 1,2-dicarbonyl radicals through a stepwise approach. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:8043-8046. [PMID: 38989550 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02092h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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A simplified and stepwise synthetic method for producing sterically congested unsymmetrical 1,2-dicarbonyl radicals was successfully demonstrated including detailed characterization of each radical cation. Using this approach, an aryl- and N-heterocyclic carbene-substituted 1,2-dicarbonyl radical in its neutral form is generated, revealing the stabilizing role of N-heterocyclic carbenes.
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- Yuna Song
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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Ma Y, Ying P, Luo K, Wu Y, Li B, He J. Theoretical insights into the structural, mechanical, and electronic properties of bcc-C40 carbon. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:10932-10939. [PMID: 38525965 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00149d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Novel materials displaying multiple exceptional properties are the backbone of the advancement of various industries. In the field of carbon materials, the combination of different properties has been extensively developed to satisfy diverse application scenarios, for instance, conductivity paired with exceptional hardness, outstanding toughness coupled with super-hardness, or heat resistance combined with super-hardness. In this work, a new carbon allotrope, bcc-C40 carbon, was predicted and investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. The allotrope exhibits unique structural features, including a combination of sp3 hybridized diatomic carbon and four-fold carbon chains. The mechanical and dynamic stability of bcc-C40 carbon has been demonstrated by its elastic constants and phonon spectra. Additionally, bcc-C40 carbon exhibits remarkable mechanical properties, such as zero homogeneous Poisson's ratio, superhardness with a value of 58 GPa, and stress-adaptive toughening. The analysis of the electronic properties demonstrates that bcc-C40 carbon is a semiconductor with an indirect band gap of 3.255 eV within the HSE06 functional, which increases with the increase in pressure. At a pressure of 150 GPa, bcc-C40 carbon transforms into a direct band gap material. These findings suggest the prospective use of bcc-C40 carbon as a superhard material and a novel semiconductor.
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- Ying Ma
- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
- National Key Laboratory of Advanced Casting Technologies, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic and Intermetallic Materials Technology, Engineering Research Center of Materials Behavior and Design, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
- Key Laboratory of Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
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Fokin AA. Long but Strong C-C Single Bonds: Challenges for Theory. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300170. [PMID: 37358335 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Theoretical challenges in describing molecules with anomalously long single C-C bonds are analyzed in terms of the relative contributions of stabilizing and destabilizing intramolecular interactions. Diamondoid dimers that are stable despite the presence of C-C bonds up to 1.7 Å long, as well as other bulky molecules stabilized due to intramolecular noncovalent interactions (London dispersions) are discussed. The unexpected stability of highly crowded molecules, such as diamondoid dimers and tert-butyl-substituted hexaphenylethanes, calls for reconsideration of the "steric effect" traditionally thought to destabilize the molecule. Alternatively, "steric attraction" helps to understand bonding in sterically overloaded molecules, whose structural and energetic analysis requires a proper theoretical description of noncovalent interactions.
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- Andrey A Fokin
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Beresteiskyi Ave 37, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ishigaki Y, Harimoto T, Shimajiri T, Suzuki T. Carbon-based Biradicals: Structural and Magnetic Switching. Chem Rev 2023; 123:13952-13965. [PMID: 37948658 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Sterically hindered C═C double bonds often deform into a bent or twisted geometry. Thus, many overcrowded ethylenes or anthraquinodimethanes can adopt multiple conformations, such as a folded form or a twisted form, which are interconvertible under the application of external stimuli. A perpendicular form with biradical character can also be adopted when designed to incorporate a stable carbon-based radical unit, which is involved in stimuli-responsive magnetic switching accompanied by a structural change. This review focuses on recent advances in the development of such strained π-electron systems and reveals the factors that affect the mutual interconversion and switching behavior. The energy barrier for the interconversion of conformational isomers is affected by the tricyclic skeleton or bulky substituents on the C═C double bonds, whereas the relative stability of the perpendicular biradical form increases with the additional insertion of 9,10-anthrylene units into the C═C double bonds.
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- Yusuke Ishigaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
- Creative Research Institution, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Echeverría J, Alvarez S. The borderless world of chemical bonding across the van der Waals crust and the valence region. Chem Sci 2023; 14:11647-11688. [PMID: 37920358 PMCID: PMC10619631 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02238b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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The definition of the van der Waals crust as the spherical section between the atomic radius and the van der Waals radius of an element is discussed and a survey of the application of the penetration index between two interacting atoms in a wide variety of covalent, polar, coordinative or noncovalent bonding situations is presented. It is shown that this newly defined parameter permits the comparison of bonding between pairs of atoms in structural and computational studies independently of the atom sizes.
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- Jorge Echeverría
- Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catalisis Homogénea (ISQCH) and Departmento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza Pedro Cerbuna 12 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Department de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, e Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 -Barcelona Spain
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Anjalikrishna PK, Gadre SR, Suresh CH. Topology of electrostatic potential and electron density reveals a covalent to non-covalent carbon-carbon bond continuum. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:25191-25204. [PMID: 37721180 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03268j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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The covalent and non-covalent nature of carbon-carbon (CC) interactions in a wide range of molecular systems can be characterized using various methods, including the analysis of molecular electrostatic potential (MESP), represented as V(r), and the molecular electron density (MED), represented as ρ(r). These techniques provide valuable insights into the bonding between carbon atoms in different molecular environments. By uncovering a fundamental exponential relationship between the distance of the CC bond and the highest eigenvalue (λv1) of V(r) at the bond critical point (BCP), this study establishes the continuum model for all types of CC interactions, including transition states. The continuum model is further delineated into three distinct regions, namely covalent, borderline cases, and non-covalent, based on the gradient, , with the bond distance of the CC interaction. For covalent interactions, this parameter exhibits a more negative value than -5.0 a.u. Å-1, while for non-covalent interactions, it is less negative than -1.0 a.u. Å-1. Borderline cases, which encompass transition state structures, fall within the range of -1.0 to -5.0 a.u. Å-1. Furthermore, this study expands upon Popelier's analysis of the Laplacian of the MED, denoted as ∇2ρ, to encompass the entire spectrum of covalent, non-covalent, and borderline cases of CC interactions. Therefore, the present study presents compelling evidence supporting the concept of a continuum model for CC bonds in chemistry. Additionally, this continuum model is further explored within the context of C-N, C-O, C-S, N-N, O-O, and S-S interactions, albeit with a limited dataset.
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- Puthannur K Anjalikrishna
- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Departments of Chemistry and Scientific Computing, Modelling & Simulation, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Ortigosa-Pascual L, Leiding T, Linse S, Pálmadóttir T. Photo-Induced Cross-Linking of Unmodified α-Synuclein Oligomers. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:3192-3205. [PMID: 37621159 PMCID: PMC10485903 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Photo-induced cross-linking of unmodified proteins (PICUP) has been used in the past to study size distributions of protein assemblies. PICUP may, for example, overcome the significant experimental challenges related to the transient nature, heterogeneity, and low concentration of amyloid protein oligomers relative to monomeric and fibrillar species. In the current study, a reaction chamber was designed, produced, and used for PICUP reaction optimization in terms of reaction conditions and lighting time from ms to s. These efforts make the method more reproducible and accessible and enable the use of shorter reaction times compared to previous studies. We applied the optimized method to an α-synuclein aggregation time course to monitor the relative concentration and size distribution of oligomers over time. The data are compared to the time evolution of the fibril mass concentration, as monitored by thioflavin T fluorescence. At all time points, the smaller the oligomer, the higher its concentration observed after PICUP. Moreover, the total oligomer concentration is highest at short aggregation times, and the decline over time follows the disappearance of monomers. We can therefore conclude that these oligomers form from monomers.
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- Lei Ortigosa-Pascual
- Department of Biochemistry and Structural
Biology, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural
Biology, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural
Biology, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural
Biology, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Jabłoński M. Bader's Topological Bond Path Does Not Necessarily Indicate Stabilizing Interaction-Proof Studies Based on the Ng@[3 n]cyclophane Endohedral Complexes. Molecules 2023; 28:6353. [PMID: 37687183 PMCID: PMC10490063 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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According to Bader's quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), the simultaneous presence of a bond path and the corresponding bond critical point between any two atoms is both a necessary and sufficient condition for the atoms to be bonded to one another. In principle, this means that this pair of atoms should make a stabilizing contribution to the molecular system. However, the multitude of so-called counterintuitive bond paths strongly suggests that this statement is not necessarily true. Particularly 'troublesome' are endohedral complexes, in which encapsulation-enforced proximity between the trapped guest (e.g., an atom) and the host's cage system usually 'produces' many counterintuitive bond paths. In the author's opinion, the best evidence to demonstrate the repulsive nature of the intra-cage guest⋯host interaction is the use of some trapping systems containing small escape channels and then showing that the initially trapped entity spontaneously escapes outside the host's cage during geometry optimization of the initially built guest@host endohedral complex. For this purpose, a group of 24 Ng@[3n]cyclophane (3≤n≤6) endohedral complexes is used. As a result, arguments are presented showing that Bader's topological bond path does not necessarily indicate a stabilizing interaction.
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- Mirosław Jabłoński
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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Guo S, Jiang J, Ren H, Wang S. Fusion of Multiple Spectra for Investigating Chemical Bonding Properties via Machine Learning. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:7461-7468. [PMID: 37579021 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Chemical bonding properties are crucial to understanding the chemical behavior of molecules. Spectroscopy is a versatile technical tool to study various microscopic properties, but its interpretation suffers from human biases and the loss of high-dimensional information. Here, we present a machine learning approach to predict diverse bonding properties, including the bond dissociation energy, bond length, and α-C connectivity of hydroxyls in organic molecules, by fusing multiple spectra with different physical mechanisms. Combining nuclear magnetic resonance and vibrational spectroscopy exhibits higher prediction accuracy than what they did separately. On the hold-out test data set, the models achieve a mean absolute error of 1.243 kcal/mol and 1.041 × 10-4 Å for BDE and bond length and an accuracy of 95.09% for hydroxyl α-C connectivity. Our models demonstrate strong extrapolation capabilities when they are transferred to different molecules, external electric fields, and solvation environments. These end-to-end models pave the way to investigating chemical bonding properties by using spectroscopic observables.
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- Sibei Guo
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Makarova N, Lekka M, Gnanachandran K, Sokolov I. Mechanical Way To Study Molecular Structure of Pericellular Layer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:35962-35972. [PMID: 37489588 PMCID: PMC10401571 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to study the mechanical properties of cells, in particular, malignant cells. Softening of various cancer cells compared to their nonmalignant counterparts has been reported for various cell types. However, in most AFM studies, the pericellular layer was ignored. As was shown, it could substantially change the measured cell rigidity and miss important information on the physical properties of the pericellular layer. Here we take into account the pericellular layer by using the brush model to do the AFM indentation study of bladder epithelial bladder nonmalignant (HCV29) and cancerous (TCCSUP) cells. It allows us to measure not only the quasistatic Young's modulus of the cell body but also the physical properties of the pericellular layer (the equilibrium length and grafting density). We found that the inner pericellular brush was longer for cancer cells, but its grafting density was similar to that found for nonmalignant cells. The outer brush was much shorter and less dense for cancer cells. Furthermore, we demonstrate a method to convert the obtained physical properties of the pericellular layer into biochemical language better known to the cell biology community. It is done by using heparinase I and neuraminidase enzymatic treatments that remove specific molecular parts of the pericellular layer. The presented here approach can also be used to decipher the molecular composition of not only pericellular but also other molecular layers.
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- Nadezda Makarova
- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department
of Biophysical Microstructures, Institute
of Nuclear Physics PAN, PL-31342 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Biophysical Microstructures, Institute
of Nuclear Physics PAN, PL-31342 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
- Department
of Physics, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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Pei Z, Magann NL, Sowden MJ, Murphy RB, Gardiner MG, Sherburn MS, Coote ML. Computational and Experimental Confirmation of the Diradical Character of para-Quinonedimethide. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:16037-16044. [PMID: 37462344 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The ground-state structure of the parent para-quinonedimethide (p-QDM) molecule is generally represented in its closed shell form, i.e., as a cyclic, nonaromatic, through-conjugated/cross-conjugated hybrid comprising four C═C bonds. Nonetheless, p-QDM has been theorized to contain a contribution from its open-shell aromatic singlet diradical form. VBSCF calculations identify an open-shell contribution of 29% to the structure, while CASPT2(16,16)/def2-TZVP and ωB97XD/aug-cc-pVTZ calculations predict that dimerization proceeds along an open-shell singlet diradical pathway with a low (77 kJ/mol) barrier toward dimerization, which occurs by way of C-C bond formation between the exocyclic methylene carbons. A similar low (98 kJ/mol) barrier exists toward the reaction between a p-QDM molecule and the radical trap TEMPO. These predictions are verified experimentally through the isolation of bis-TEMPO-trapped p-QDM, its C-C coupled dimer, and by demonstrating that a mixture of p-QDM and TEMPO can initiate the radical polymerization of n-butyl acrylate at ambient temperature. In contrast to p-QDM, tetracyanoquinone (TCNQ) neither dimerizes nor reacts with TEMPO, despite having a similar diradical character to p-QDM. This lack of reactivity is consistent with both a higher kinetic barrier and a thermodynamically unfavorable process, which is ascribed to destabilizing steric clashes and polar effects.
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- Zhipeng Pei
- Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Bedford Park 5042 South Australia, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Bedford Park 5042 South Australia, Australia
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Duchemin C, Kim J, Chirik PJ. CS-Symmetric Pyridine(diimine) Iron Methyl Complexes for Catalytic [2+2] Cycloaddition and Hydrovinylation: Metallacycle Geometry Determines Selectivity. JACS AU 2023; 3:2007-2024. [PMID: 37502155 PMCID: PMC10369671 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
A series of CS-symmetric (aryl,alkyl)-substituted pyridine(dimine) iron methyl (CyARPDI)FeCH3 complexes have been prepared, characterized, and evaluated as precatalysts for the [2+2]-cycloaddition of butadiene and ethylene. Mixtures of vinylcyclobutane and (Z)-hexa-1,4-diene were observed in each case. By comparison, C2v-symmetric, arylated (PDI) iron catalysts are exclusively selective for reversible [2+2]-cycloaddition to yield vinylcyclobutane. The alteration in the chemoselectivity of the catalytic reaction was investigated through a combination of precatalyst stability studies, identification of catalytic resting state(s), and 2H and 13C isotopic labeling experiments. While replacement of an aryl-imine substituent with an N-alkyl group decreases the stability of the formally iron(0) dinitrogen and butadiene complexes, two diamagnetic metallacycles were identified as catalyst resting states. Deuterium labeling and NOESY/EXSY NMR experiments support 1,4-hexadiene arising from catalytic hydrovinylation involving reversible oxidative cyclization leading to accessible cis-metallacycle. Cyclobutane formation proceeds by irreversible C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond-forming reductive elimination from a trans-metallacycle. These studies provide key mechanistic understanding into the high selectivity of bis(arylated) pyridine(diimine) iron catalysts for [2+2]-cycloaddition, unique, thus far, to this class of iron catalysts.
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Korpela EJ, Carvalho JR, Lischka H, Kertesz M. Extremely Long C-C Bonds Predicted beyond 2.0 Å. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:4440-4454. [PMID: 37166124 PMCID: PMC10950299 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c01209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A number of conjugated molecules are designed with extremely long single C-C bonds beyond 2.0 Å. Some of the investigated molecules are based on analogues to the recently discovered molecule by Kubo et al. These bonds are analyzed by a variety of indices in addition to their equilibrium bond length including the Wiberg bond index, bond dissociation energy (BDE), and measures of diradicaloid character. All unrestricted DFT calculations indicate no diradical character supported by high-level multireference calculations. Finally, NFOD was computed through fractional orbital density (FOD) calculations and used to compare relative differences of diradicaloid character across twisted molecules without central C-C bonding and those with extremely elongated C-C bonds using a comparison with the C-C bond breaking in ethane. No example of direct C-C bonds beyond 2.4 Å are seen in the computational modeling; however, extremely stretched C-C bonds in the vicinity of 2.2 Å are predicted to be achievable with a BDE of 15-25 kcal mol-1.
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- Eero J.
J. Korpela
- Chemistry
Department and Institute of Soft Matter, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20057-1227, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Chemistry
Department and Institute of Soft Matter, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20057-1227, United States
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Liu L, Jiao L, Huang X. Mechanical properties of hydrogenated ψ-graphene. J Mol Model 2023; 29:185. [PMID: 37221384 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05591-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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CONTEXT Hydrogenation is an effective way to open a band gap of the metallic ψ-graphene, expanding its application in electronics. Evaluating the mechanical properties of hydrogenated ψ-graphene, especially the effect of hydrogen coverage, is also crucial to the application of ψ-graphene. Here, we demonstrate the mechanical properties of ψ-graphene depend closely on the hydrogen coverage and arrangement. Upon hydrogenation, Young's modulus and intrinsic strength of ψ-graphene decrease due to breaking of sp2 carbon networks. Both the ψ-graphene and hydrogenated ψ-graphene exhibit mechanical anisotropy. During changing the hydrogen coverage, the variation of mechanical strength of the hydrogenated ψ-graphene relies on the tensile direction. In addition, the arrangement of hydrogen also contributes to the mechanical strength and fracture behavior of hydrogenated ψ-graphene. Our results not only present a comprehensive understanding of the mechanical properties of hydrogenated ψ-graphene, but also provide a reference to tailor the mechanical properties of other graphene allotropes, which are of potential interest in materials science. METHODS Vienna ab initio simulation package based on the plane-wave pseudopotential technique was employed for the calculations. The exchange-correlation interaction was described by the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof functional within the general gradient approximation and the ion-electron interaction was treated with the projected augmented wave pseudopotential.
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- Lizhao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ocean Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, 124221, People's Republic of China.
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Nayak MK, Elvers BJ, Mandal D, Das A, Ramakrishnan R, Mote KR, Schulzke C, Yildiz CB, Jana A. Reduction of 2- H-substituted pyrrolinium cations: the carbon-carbon single bond in air stable 2,2'-bipyrrolidines as a two-electron-source. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:6698-6701. [PMID: 37183853 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00891f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Reduction of 2-H-substituted pyrrolinium cations via initially formed secondary radicals results in either dimerisation or H-abstracted products, while the outcome depends on the N-substituents. The resultant central carbon-carbon single bond in the dimerised 2,2'-bipyrrolidine derivatives can be oxidised chemically and electrochemically. The notably air and moisture-stable dimers were subsequently utilised as a source of two electrons in various chemical transformations.
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- Mithilesh Kumar Nayak
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, Greifswald D-17489, Germany.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, Greifswald D-17489, Germany.
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- Department of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Aksaray University, Aksaray-68100, Türkiye.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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Koltun DS, Ivanov SM. Synthesis and DFT analysis of non-covalent interactions in crystal structures of 6-R-2-alkoxy-, 2,3-di-, and 2,2,3-tri- tert-butylpyrrolo[1,2- b][1,2,4]triazines. Struct Chem 2023; 34:639-653. [PMID: 35874110 PMCID: PMC9296897 DOI: 10.1007/s11224-022-02006-x] [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: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Novel 7-amino-3-tert-butyl-2-OR1-6-R2-pyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-8-carbonitriles (R1 = CH2CO2Et, CH2Boc, Me, n-Bu; R2 = CO2Et, CO2 n-Bu, CO2 t-Bu, C6H4CO2 i-Pr) have been synthesized and investigated by X-ray diffraction. Nucleophilic replacement of an alkoxy group with t-BuLi afforded sterically hindered tert-butyl 7-amino-2,3-di-tert-butyl- and 2,2,3-tri-tert-butyl-8-cyanopyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazine-6-carboxylates. The lengths and bond angles as well as packing modes of molecules in crystals have been considered. The non-covalent interactions such as the changes in the H-bonding and close contacts were analyzed by DFT and the Hirshfeld surfaces and compared for different substituents. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11224-022-02006-x.
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- Denis S Koltun
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospect, Moscow, Russian Federation Russia 119991
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospect, Moscow, Russian Federation Russia 119991
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Mroz AM, Posligua V, Tarzia A, Wolpert EH, Jelfs KE. Into the Unknown: How Computation Can Help Explore Uncharted Material Space. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18730-18743. [PMID: 36206484 PMCID: PMC9585593 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Novel functional materials are urgently needed to help
combat the
major global challenges facing humanity, such as climate change and
resource scarcity. Yet, the traditional experimental materials discovery
process is slow and the material space at our disposal is too vast
to effectively explore using intuition-guided experimentation alone.
Most experimental materials discovery programs necessarily focus on
exploring the local space of known materials, so we are not fully
exploiting the enormous potential material space, where more novel
materials with unique properties may exist. Computation, facilitated
by improvements in open-source software and databases, as well as
computer hardware has the potential to significantly accelerate the
rational development of materials, but all too often is only used
to postrationalize experimental observations. Thus, the true predictive
power of computation, where theory leads experimentation, is not fully
utilized. Here, we discuss the challenges to successful implementation
of computation-driven materials discovery workflows, and then focus
on the progress of the field, with a particular emphasis on the challenges
to reaching novel materials.
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- Austin M Mroz
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, U.K
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Asymmetric synthesis of bedaquiline based on bimetallic activation and non-covalent interaction promotion strategies. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1387-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Luo X, Wei Z, Seo B, Hu Q, Wang X, Romo JA, Jain M, Cakmak M, Boudouris BW, Zhao K, Mei J, Savoie BM, Dou L. Circularly Recyclable Polymers Featuring Topochemically Weakened Carbon-Carbon Bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:16588-16597. [PMID: 35994519 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Closed-loop circular utilization of plastics is of manifold significance, yet energy-intensive and poorly selective scission of the ubiquitous carbon-carbon (C-C) bonds in contemporary commercial polymers pose tremendous challenges to envisioned recycling and upcycling scenarios. Here, we demonstrate a topochemical approach for creating elongated C-C bonds with a bond length of 1.57∼1.63 Å between repeating units in the solid state with decreased bond dissociation energies. Elongated bonds were introduced between the repeating units of 12 distinct polymers from three classes. In all cases, the materials exhibit rapid depolymerization via breakage of the elongated bond within a desirable temperature range (140∼260 °C) while otherwise remaining remarkably stable under harsh conditions. Furthermore, the topochemically prepared polymers are processable and 3D-printable while maintaining a high depolymerization yield and tunable mechanical properties. These results suggest that the crystalline polymers synthesized from simple photochemistry and without expensive catalysts are promising for practical applications with complete materials' circularity.
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- Xuyi Luo
- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, 701 W Stadium Ave, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, 701 W Stadium Ave, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Hansen T, Sun X, Dalla Tiezza M, van Zeist W, van Stralen JNP, Geerke DP, Wolters LP, Poater J, Hamlin TA, Bickelhaupt FM. C−X Bond Activation by Palladium: Steric Shielding versus Steric Attraction. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201093. [PMID: 35420229 PMCID: PMC9401605 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The C−X bond activation (X = H, C) of a series of substituted C(n°)−H and C(n°)−C(m°) bonds with C(n°) and C(m°) = H3C− (methyl, 0°), CH3H2C− (primary, 1°), (CH3)2HC− (secondary, 2°), (CH3)3C− (tertiary, 3°) by palladium were investigated using relativistic dispersion‐corrected density functional theory at ZORA‐BLYP‐D3(BJ)/TZ2P. The effect of the stepwise introduction of substituents was pinpointed at the C−X bond on the bond activation process. The C(n°)−X bonds become substantially weaker going from C(0°)−X, to C(1°)−X, to C(2°)−X, to C(3°)−X because of the increasing steric repulsion between the C(n°)‐ and X‐group. Interestingly, this often does not lead to a lower barrier for the C(n°)−X bond activation. The C−H activation barrier, for example, decreases from C(0°)−X, to C(1°)−X, to C(2°)−X and then increases again for the very crowded C(3°)−X bond. For the more congested C−C bond, in contrast, the activation barrier always increases as the degree of substitution is increased. Our activation strain and matching energy decomposition analyses reveal that these differences in C−H and C−C bond activation can be traced back to the opposing interplay between steric repulsion across the C−X bond versus that between the catalyst and substrate.
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- Thomas Hansen
- 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
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
- Departament de Química Inorgànicai i Orgànica & IQTCUB Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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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
- Departament de Química Inorgànicai i Orgànica & IQTCUB Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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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
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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
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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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- Departament de Química Inorgànicai i Orgànica & IQTCUB Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1-11 08028 Barcelona Spain
- ICREA Passeig Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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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
- Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) Radboud University Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Determining Repulsion in Cyclophane Cages. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27133969. [PMID: 35807214 PMCID: PMC9268502 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27133969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Superphane, i.e., [2.2.2.2.2.2](1,2,3,4,5,6)cyclophane, is a very convenient molecule in studying the nature of guest⋯host interactions in endohedral complexes. Nevertheless, the presence of as many as six ethylene bridges in the superphane molecule makes it practically impossible for the trapped entity to escape out of the superphane cage. Thus, in this article, I have implemented the idea of using the superphane derivatives with a reduced number of ethylene linkers, which leads to the [2n] cyclophanes where n<6. Seven such cyclophanes are then allowed to form endohedral complexes with noble gas (Ng) atoms (He, Ne, Ar, Kr). It is shown that in the vast majority of cases, the initially trapped Ng atom spontaneously escapes from the cyclophane cage, creating an exohedral complex. This is the best proof that the Ng⋯cyclophane interaction in endohedral complexes is indeed highly repulsive, i.e., destabilizing. Apart from the ‘sealed’ superphane molecule, endohedral complexes are only formed in the case of the smallest He atom. However, it has been shown that in these cases, the Ng⋯cyclophane interaction inside the cyclophane cage is nonbonding, i.e., repulsive. This highly energetically unfavorable effect causes the cyclophane molecule to ‘swell’.
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Sha Y, Zhou Z, Zhu M, Luo Z, Xu E, Li X, Yan H. The Mechanochemistry of Carboranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203169. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ye Sha
- Department of Chemistry and Material Science College of Science Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Material Science College of Science Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry College of Science Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Material Science College of Science Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- Graduate School of System Informatics Kobe University Kobe 657-8501 Japan
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry College of Science Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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Jabłoński M. Endo- and exohedral complexes of superphane with cations. J Comput Chem 2022; 43:1120-1133. [PMID: 35470905 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Quite recently it has been shown in a previous study that superphane, that is, [2.2.2.2.2.2](1,2,3,4,5,6)cyclophane, is a very convenient molecule in the study of endohedral complexes and especially in the study of the influence of the caged entity (i.e., guest) on the structure of the host molecule. This advantage results from the presence of two parallel benzene rings joined together by six quite flexible ethylene bridges (spacers). This article examines the energetic and structural properties of endo- and exohedral complexes of superphane with the following cations: H+ , Li+ , Na+ , K+ , Be2+ , Mg2+ , Ca2+ , B3+ , Al3+ , Ga3+ . The stability of endohedral complexes has been shown to be strongly dependent on the charge and radius of the caged cation. The inclusion of the cation inside the superphane molecule causes its 'swelling', which is manifested by an increase in the distance between the benzene rings and elongations of the ring and spacer C-C bonds. In the case of exohedral complexes, three forms are investigated: with the cation above the benzene ring, with the cation interacting with the superphane window in the equatorial position, and with the cation interacting with the center of the C-C spacer bond. The first of these forms has been shown to be preferred. The cation⋯acceptor distance depends on the cation radius. Among the cations investigated, H+ and Be2+ are particularly reactive and predisposed to induce significant structural changes in the superphane molecule, forming C-H bond or C-Be-C bridges, respectively.
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- Mirosław Jabłoński
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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Ma W, Cheng T, Liu FZ, Liu Y, Yan K. Allosteric Binding-Induced Intramolecular Mechanical-Strain Engineering. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202213. [PMID: 35212101 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recently, polymer mechanochemistry has attracted much scientific interest due to its potential to develop degradable polymers. When the two ends of a polymer chain experience a linear pulling stress, molecular strain builds up, at sufficiently strong force, a bond scission of the weakest covalent bond results. In contrast, bond-breaking events triggered by conformational stress are much less explored. Here, we discovered that a Zn salen complex would undergo conformational switching upon allosteric complexation with alkanediammonium guests. By controlling the guest chain length, the torsional strain experienced by Zn complex can be modulated to induce bond cleavage with chemical stimulus, and reactivity trend is predicted by conformational analysis derived by DFT calculation. Such strain-release reactivity by a Zn(salen) complex initiated by guest binding is reminiscent of conformation-induced reactivity of enzymes to enable chemical events that are otherwise inhibited.
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- Wenxian Ma
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.,Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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Sha Y, Zhou Z, Zhu M, Luo Z, Xu E, Li X, Yan H. The Mechanochemistry of Carboranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Ye Sha
- Nanjing Forestry University Chemistry and Biochemistry 159 Longpan StNanjing Forestry University 210037 Nanjing CHINA
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- Nanjing Forestry University Chemistry CHINA
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- Nanjing Agricultural University Chemistry CHINA
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- Kobe University Graduate School of System Informatics: Kobe Daigaku Daigakuin System Johogaku Kenkyuka Chemistry JAPAN
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- Nanjing Agricultural University Chemistry CHINA
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- Nanjing University Chemistry CHINA
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The Synergetic and Multifaceted Nature of Carbon‐Carbon Rotation Reveals the Origin of Conformational Barrier Heights with Bulky Alkane Groups. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.4352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Harimoto T, Ishigaki Y. Redox‐Active Hydrocarbons: Isolation and Structural Determination of Cationic States toward Advanced Response Systems. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200013. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Takashi Harimoto
- Hokkaido University: Hokkaido Daigaku Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science JAPAN
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- Hokkaido University: Hokkaido Daigaku Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science North 10, West 8, North-ward 060-0810 Sapporo JAPAN
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Ma W, Cheng T, Liu F, Liu Y, Yan K. Allosteric Binding‐Induced Intramolecular Mechanical‐Strain Engineering. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Wenxian Ma
- School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201203 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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Kumar R, Richter S, Maity S, Sarkar P, Chrysochos N, Pati SK, Ghosh P, Schulzke C, Jana A. Activation of O 2 across a C(sp 3)-C(sp 3) bond. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3122-3125. [PMID: 35113113 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00110a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The activation of atmospheric molecular dioxygen (O2) is reported, which occurred across a C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond of a piperazine derivative without any catalyst at ambient conditions under the formation of 1,2,4,7-dioxadiazoctane, an 8-membered (larger-ring) cyclic organic peroxide.
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- Rahul Kumar
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata-700103, India.
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore-560064, India.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore-560064, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata-700103, India.
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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Mroz AM, Davenport AM, Sterling J, Davis J, Hendon CH. An Electric Field–Based Approach for Quantifying Effective Volumes and Radii of Chemically Affected Space. Chem Sci 2022; 13:6558-6566. [PMID: 35756514 PMCID: PMC9172366 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00780k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Chemical shape and size play a critical role in chemistry. The van der Waals (vdW) radius, a familiar manifold used to quantify size by assuming overlapping spheres, provides rapid estimates of size in atoms, molecules, and materials. However, the vdW method may be too rigid to describe highly polarized systems and chemical species that stray from spherical atomistic environments. To deal with these exotic chemistries, numerous alternate methods based on electron density have been presented. While each boasts inherent generality, all define the size of a chemical system, in one way or another, by its electron density. Herein, we revisit the longstanding problem of assessing sizes of atoms and molecules, instead through examination of the local electric field produced by them. While conceptually different than nuclei-centered methods like that of van der Waals, the field assesses chemically affected volumes. This approach implicitly accounts for long-range fields in highly polar systems and predicts that cations should affect more space than neutral counterparts. Computing atomic and molecular volumes from DFT and ab initio-based electric fields.![]()
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- Austin M Mroz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 USA
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Does the Presence of a Bond Path Really Mean Interatomic Stabilization? The Case of the Ng@Superphane (Ng = He, Ne, Ar, and Kr) Endohedral Complexes. Symmetry (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/sym13122241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Using a fairly structurally flexible and, therefore, very suitable for this type of research, superphane molecule, we demonstrate that the inclusion of a noble gas atom (Ng = He, Ne, Ar, and Kr) inside it and, thus, the formation of the Ng@superphane endohedral complex, leads to its ‘swelling’. Positive values of both the binding and strain energies prove that encapsulation and in turn ‘swelling’ of the superphane molecule is energetically unfavorable and that the Ng⋯C interactions in the interior of the cage are destabilizing, i.e., repulsive. Additionally, negative Mayer Bond Orders indicate the antibonding nature of Ng⋯C contacts. This result in combination with the observed Ng⋯C bond paths shows that the presence of a bond path in the molecular graph does not necessarily prove interatomic stabilization. It is shown that the obtained conclusions do not depend on the computational methodology, i.e., the method and the basis set used. However, on the contrary, the number of bond paths may depend on the methodology. This is yet another disadvantageous finding that does not favor the treatment of bond paths on molecular graphs as indicators of chemical bonds. The Kr@superphane endohedral complex features one of the longest C–C bonds ever reported (1.753 Å).
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Panda S, Baliyan R, Dhara S, Huang KW, Lahiri GK. Redox induced oxidative C-C coupling of non-innocent bis(heterocyclo)methanides. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:16647-16659. [PMID: 34755157 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03310g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Redox driven C-C bond formation has gained recent attention over the traditional sequence of oxidative addition, insertion and reductive elimination reactions. In this regard, the transient radical mediated diverse reactivity profile of bis(heterocyclo)methanes (H-BHM: HL1-HL4) has been demonstrated as a function of varying metal ions and ligand backbones. It highlighted the following events: (a) redox induced homocoupling of deprotonated HL1 and HL4 on coordination to M(OAc)2 precursors (M = CuII, ZnII, PdII, AgI), including the effective role of molecular oxygen in the transformation process; (b) steric inhibition of C-C coupling of HL1 or HL4 on inserting the substituent at the bridged methylene centre (Ph in HL2 or CH3 in HL3); (c) competitive C-C coupling versus oxygenation of free HL1 with varying concentrations of PdII(OAc)2 as the ease of oxygenation over dimerisation of the deprotonated HL1 was corroborated by the DFT calculated lower activation barrier and greater thermodynamic stability of the former; and (d) redox non-innocence of BHMs on a coordinatively inert ruthenium platform, which in turn favored the involvement of a radical pathway for the aforestated coupling or oxygenation process. A combined structural, spectroscopic and DFT calculated transition state analysis demonstrated the mechanistic outline for the metal assisted oxidative coupling of BHMs.
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- Sanjib Panda
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Powai, 400076, India. .,KAUST Catalysis Centre and Division of Chemical and Life Sciences and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Powai, 400076, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Powai, 400076, India.
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- KAUST Catalysis Centre and Division of Chemical and Life Sciences and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Powai, 400076, India.
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Kubo T, Suga Y, Hashizume D, Suzuki H, Miyamoto T, Okamoto H, Kishi R, Nakano M. Long Carbon-Carbon Bonding beyond 2 Å in Tris(9-fluorenylidene)methane. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:14360-14366. [PMID: 34459597 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report on our investigation of C-C bonding longer than 2.0 Å, which can be realized by perpendicularly facing two fluorenyl rings in the title compound. A small orbital overlap between the distantly positioned carbon atoms is observed as a small concentration of electrons on the X-ray electron density map. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the compound originate from the in-phase and out-of-phase interactions of the overlapping orbitals, respectively, with a gap of 2.39 eV. Solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy shows a sharp peak at 82.9 ppm for the long-bonded carbons, and a CASSCF(6,6) calculation indicates small diradical character. The experimental and theoretical analyses reveal sufficient covalent-bonding interaction in the long-bonded carbon pair.
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- Takashi Kubo
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.,Innovative Catalysis Science Division (ICS), Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan.,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)-University of Tokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory (OPERANDO-OIL), AIST, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan.,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)-University of Tokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory (OPERANDO-OIL), AIST, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.,Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB), Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 Japan.,Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry (RCSEC), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.,Innovative Catalysis Science Division (ICS), Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.,Center for Spintronics Research Network (CSRN), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.,Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB), Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 Japan.,Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry (RCSEC), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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Ishigaki Y, Sugawara K, Tadokoro T, Hayashi Y, Harimoto T, Suzuki T. Redox-active tetraaryldibenzoquinodimethanes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:7201-7214. [PMID: 34169942 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02260a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Quinodimethanes (QDs) are a class of non-aromatic π-conjugated compounds that are well-known to be interconvertible scaffolds in many response systems. While parent ortho- and para-QDs (o-QD and p-QD) can be easily converted to benzocyclobutenes or oligomers/polymers by the formation of C-C bonds at α-positions, the attachment of four phenyl groups to these reactive sites makes o-Ph4QD and p-Ph4QD long-lived. We have demonstrated that further dibenzo-annulation of such tetraaryl QD units also drastically increases their stability, and many tetraarylated dibenzoquinodimethane derivatives have been developed. This Feature Article shows our milestones in creating functional redox systems, where drastic changes in structure occur upon electron transfer (dynamic redox "dyrex" behaviour).
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- Yusuke Ishigaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan.
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Li J, Goffitzer DJ, Xiang M, Chen Y, Jiang W, Diefenbach M, Zhu H, Holthausen MC, Roesky HW. 1-Aza-2,4-disilabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with Superelongated C-N σ-Bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8244-8248. [PMID: 34037391 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Two silylene molecules oxidatively react under formal [1 + 2 + 1]-cycloaddition to the C≡N bond of nitriles to yield 1-aza-2,4-disilabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes (L)(Cl)Si[μ-η1,2-NC(p-RC6H4)]Si(Cl)(L) (L = PhC(NtBu)2, R = CF3 (2), F (3), Cl (4), Br (5)). The strongly folded bicyclic SiCNSi cores in 2-5 feature inverted bridgehead carbon atoms and superelongated C-N bonds [1.745(12) to 1.801(2) Å], exceeding the lengths of C-N single bonds in known silaaziridines by up to 23%. Detailed bonding analysis discloses C-N bonding interactions, sharing far-reaching similarities with the central C-C bond in [1.1.1]propellane.
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- Jiancheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Xiang Q, Xu J, Guo J, Dang Y, Xu Z, Zeng Z, Sun Z. Unveiling the Hidden σ-Dimerization of a Kinetically Protected Olympicenyl Radical. Chemistry 2021; 27:8203-8213. [PMID: 33783053 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The σ-dimer of a kinetically protected olympicenyl radical, which evaded the experimental detection, was revealed by conversion into biolympicenylidene with E-configuration in a regioselective manner. The complicated stereochemistry and energetics of the σ-dimers derived from C2v symmetry and uneven spin distribution of the olympicenyl radical were revealed by the theoretical calculations, and the energetic preference of π-dimer over σ-dimer by a minute gap was disclosed. The E-biolympicenylidene, a polycyclic ene structure previously considered as reactive intermediate in the phenalenyl radical system, exhibited exceptional stability, which allowed for a detailed investigation on its singlet diradical character and physical properties by means of X-ray crystallography, UV-vis-NIR absorption/emission spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, and assisted by theoretical calculations. The E-biolympicenylidene showed high resistance towards both thermal and photochemical ring-cyclization reactions, which was attributed to high activation energies for the rate-determining electrocyclization operated on both disrotatory and conrotatory mode, as well as a small spin density at the bonding sites for the radical-radical coupling process.
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- Qin Xiang
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Health Science Platform, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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A macrocyclic motif
composed of carbazole and pyridine subunits
linked by a carbonyl bridge (C=O) forms a skeleton with a peripheral
reactivity that leads to a pinacol-like coupling activated by BBr3, eventually entrapping a substantially elongated C–C
bond. Slightly modified conditions lead to the efficient transformation
of the C=O unit to a CH2 linker that, after exposure
to air, gives a dimeric molecule with multiple bonds between two macrocyclic
units, as documented in spectroscopy and X-ray analysis.
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- Monika Kijewska
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50383 Wrocław, Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30387 Kraków, Poland
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Maity S, Gangan AS, Anshu A, V Valappil RR, Chakraborty B, Ramaniah LM, Srinivasan V. Pressure induced topochemical polymerization of solid acrylamide facilitated by anisotropic response of the hydrogen bond network. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:9448-9456. [PMID: 33885052 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04993j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The pressure induced polymerization of molecular solids is an appealing route to obtain pure, crystalline polymers without the need for radical initiators. Here, we report a detailed density functional theory (DFT) study of the structural and chemical changes that occur in defect free solid acrylamide, a hydrogen bonded crystal, when it is subjected to hydrostatic pressures. While our calculations are able to reproduce experimentally measured pressure dependent spectroscopic features in the 0-20 GPa range, our atomistic analysis predicts polymerization in acrylamide at a pressure of ∼23 GPa at 0 K albeit through large enthalpy barriers. Interestingly, we find that the two-dimensional hydrogen bond network in acrylamide templates topochemical polymerization by aligning the atoms through an anisotropic response at low pressures. This results not only in conventional C-C, but also unusual C-O polymeric linkages, as well as a new hydrogen bonded framework, with both N-HO and C-HO bonds. Using a simple model for thermal effects, we also show that at 300 K, higher pressures significantly accelerate the transformation into polymers by lowering the barrier. Thus, application of pressure offers an alternative route for topochemical polymerization when higher temperatures are undesirable.
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- Sayan Maity
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal 462 066, India.
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Ishigaki Y, Uchimura Y, Shimajiri T, Suzuki T. Expandability of the Covalent Bond: A New Facet Discovered in Extremely Long Csp3-Csp3 Single Bonds. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Yusuke Ishigaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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Ishigaki Y. Redox-active and Highly Strained Hydrocarbons: Control of HOMO Levels Based on Flexibility of Covalent Bonds. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2021. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.79.290] [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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- Yusuke Ishigaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
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Sohtome Y, Kanomata K, Sodeoka M. Cross-Coupling Reactions of Persistent Tertiary Carbon Radicals. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Yoshihiro Sohtome
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Nishiuchi T, Kisaka K, Kubo T. Synthesis of Anthracene‐Based Cyclic π‐Clusters and Elucidation of their Properties Originating from Congested Aromatic Planes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Tomohiko Nishiuchi
- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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Nishiuchi T, Kisaka K, Kubo T. Synthesis of Anthracene-Based Cyclic π-Clusters and Elucidation of their Properties Originating from Congested Aromatic Planes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:5400-5406. [PMID: 33219584 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Synthesis and properties of anthracene-based cyclic π-clusters which possess two and four anthracene units are discussed. The optimal cyclization conditions were determined based on a nickel(0)-mediated reaction that afforded a cyclic anthracene dimer as the major product. Bringing two anthracene planes in close proximity in a face-to-face manner resulted in red-shifted absorption owing to the narrowing of the HOMO-LUMO gap. The cyclic anthracene dimer exhibits multi-stimuli responsiveness due to high π-congestion. For example, photoirradiation on the anthracene dimer affords its photoisomer having C-C bonds that are longer than 1.65 Å, which can undergo thermal reversion under gentle heating. This enabled mechanochromism of the photoisomer (colorless) to the original anthracene dimer (red). Photoisomerization was also observed in the crystalline state, accompanied by crystal jumping or collapsing, that is, the photosalient effect.
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- Tomohiko Nishiuchi
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
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Delgado AAA, Humason A, Kalescky R, Freindorf M, Kraka E. Exceptionally Long Covalent CC Bonds-A Local Vibrational Mode Study. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040950. [PMID: 33670107 PMCID: PMC7916873 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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For decades one has strived to synthesize a compound with the longest covalent C−C bond applying predominantly steric hindrance and/or strain to achieve this goal. On the other hand electronic effects have been added to the repertoire, such as realized in the electron deficient ethane radical cation in its D3d form. Recently, negative hyperconjugation effects occurring in diamino-o-carborane analogs such as di-N,N-dimethylamino-o-carborane have been held responsible for their long C−C bonds. In this work we systematically analyzed CC bonding in a diverse set of 53 molecules including clamped bonds, highly sterically strained complexes such as diamondoid dimers, electron deficient species, and di-N,N-dimethylamino-o-carborane to cover the whole spectrum of possibilities for elongating a covalent C−C bond to the limit. As a quantitative intrinsic bond strength measure, we utilized local vibrational CC stretching force constants ka(CC) and related bond strength orders BSO n(CC), computed at the ωB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory. Our systematic study quantifies for the first time that whereas steric hindrance and/or strain definitely elongate a C−C bond, electronic effects can lead to even longer and weaker C−C bonds. Within our set of molecules the electron deficient ethane radical cation, in D3d symmetry, acquires the longest C−C bond with a length of 1.935 Å followed by di-N,N-dimethylamino-o-carborane with a bond length of 1.930 Å. However, the C−C bond in di-N,N-dimethylamino-o-carborane is the weakest with a BSO n value of 0.209 compared to 0.286 for the ethane radical cation; another example that the longer bond is not always the weaker bond. Based on our findings we provide new guidelines for the general characterization of CC bonds based on local vibrational CC stretching force constants and for future design of compounds with long C−C bonds.
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In a specifically designed molecular structure, two sp2-hybridized carbon atoms align their unhybridized 2pz orbitals in the same orientation to form an extremely long C2pz-C2pz σ-single bond that goes beyond 3 Å in length. This new type of C-C σ-bond (coined as a fringe bond) can be made more than 1 Å longer than the current experimental world record (∼1.8 Å) and 300 kJ/mol weaker than the ordinary C-C σ-bond (∼330 kJ/mol). If such molecular monomers are polymerized into infinite chains, the extended long C-C saturated σ-bonding framework manifests band gaps similar to those of some conventional iconic organic-conducting polymers based on conjugated networks of unsaturated bonds.
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- Jian-Xiong Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Morgante P, Peverati R. CLB18: A new structural database with unusual carbon–carbon long bonds. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.138281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Konarev DV, Khasanov SS, Obraztsov OA, Otsuka A, Yamochi H, Kitagawa H, Lyubovskaya RN. Reversible dissociation of singly-bonded (C 60−) 2 dimers in (MV˙ +) 2(C 60−) 2·solvent salt containing paramagnetic methyl viologen MV˙ + radical cations. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj05076h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Interaction of MV0 with C60 produces salt (MV˙+)2(C60−)2⋅solvent (1) containing singly-bonded (C60−)2 dimers dissociated at 235–375 K. There is exchange interaction between MV˙+ and C60˙− in the monomeric phase which is switched off in the dimeric phase.
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- Division of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Kyoto University
- Sakyo-ku
- Japan
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- Division of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Kyoto University
- Sakyo-ku
- Japan
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- Division of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Kyoto University
- Sakyo-ku
- Japan
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Suzuki T, Ishigaki Y, Takata M, Nishida JI, Fukushima T. 9,9'-Bi(xanthene)-Type Hexaphenylethane Derivatives as Advanced Organic Electrochromic Systems. HETEROCYCLES 2021. [DOI: 10.3987/rev-20-938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Belyakov AV, Kulishenko RY, Johnson RD, Shishkov IF, Rykov AN, Markov VY, Khinevich VE, Goryunkov AA. Structure of C 60F 36: A Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction and Quantum Chemical Computational Study of a Remarkably Distorted Fluorofullerene. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:10216-10224. [PMID: 33200926 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c05714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The equilibrium molecular structure of the gaseous fluorofullerene C60F36 has been determined for the first time by the electron diffraction method with the use of quantum chemical calculations up to the RI-MP2/def2-TZVPP level of theory. Vibrational amplitudes and quadratic and cubic force constants were calculated by density functional theory methods. It was found that the sample under study consists of the isomer of C1 symmetry, 81(4)%, with a small amount of the isomer of C3 symmetry, in good accordance with HPLC-MS (atmospheric pressure photoionization), HPLC-UV/vis, and NMR spectroscopic data. The presence of the isomer of T symmetry, up to 5%, cannot be completely excluded. Theoretical structural parameters of the C60F36 molecule were compared with those of the C60F48 molecule. Relative to C60, the C60F36 molecule has a remarkably distorted carbon cage because of steric, electrostatic, and orbital interactions. This results in the longest carbon-carbon bond (1.671 Å) found in free molecules. In particular, about the longest FC-CF bond, the dihedral angle is only around 20°, which leads to the very short nonbonded distance between electronegative vicinal fluorine atoms (2.531 Å) that is much shorter than the sum of van der Waals radii of fluorine atoms (2.94 Å). A natural bond orbital analysis revealed that strong nπ(F) → σ*(FC-CF) interactions delocalize the lone pair of π-type at the fluorine atoms into the antibonding orbital of the FC-CF bond. This hyperconjugation results in additional elongation of FC-CF bonds.
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- Saint-Petersburg State Technological Institute, Saint Petersburg 190013, Russia
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- IBM Research Emeritus, 5000 Ammonett Dr, Suite 5302, Franklin, Tennessee 37067, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Shimajiri T, Suzuki T, Ishigaki Y. Flexible C−C Bonds: Reversible Expansion, Contraction, Formation, and Scission of Extremely Elongated Single Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Takuya Shimajiri
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0810 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0810 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0810 Japan
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