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Sinha S, Giri S. Ab initio investigation on the mechanism of SO 2 activation by P/B intermolecular frustrated Lewis pairs. J Mol Model 2024; 30:241. [PMID: 38954102 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-06038-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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CONTEXT In silico study investigates the activation of sulfur dioxide by newly designed frustrated Lewis pairs, i.e., [P(tBu)3…B(C2NBSHF2)3], where the Lewis acid part is a super Lewis acid. The activation process involves the making of P-S and B-O bonds, leading to the formation of an FLP-SO2 adduct. The calculated results demonstrate that the activation of SO2 by the FLP is almost barrierless and exothermic. Exploration of the impact of the solvent environment on the feasibility and energetics of the reaction has been investigated. The exothermicity is increasing in nonpolar solvents. METHODS This study focuses on understanding the electronic activity of SO2 activation by FLP with the help of the Minnesota 06 functional, M06-2X (global hybrid functional with 54% HF exchange) along with Pople's basis set, 6-311G (d, p). Principal interacting orbital and extended transition state-natural orbitals for chemical valence studies, giving impactful insight into the favorable orbital interaction and electron transfer in this reaction. Furthermore, useful CDFT descriptors such as reaction force constant and reaction electronic flux profiles along the intrinsic reaction coordinate give insights into the synchronicity and total electronic activity of the reaction.
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- Swapan Sinha
- School of Applied Science and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, 721657, India
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, 741249, India
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- School of Applied Science and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, 721657, India.
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Sinha S, Giri S. In Silico Investigation of the Mechanism of Disulfide Bond Dissociation by New Frustrated Lewis Pairs. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:97-106. [PMID: 38149919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Understanding the mechanism of disulfide bond cleavage is important in various scientific disciplines including organic synthesis, catalysis, and biochemistry. In this study, an in silico investigation has been carried out for the dissociation of disulfide bonds using newly designed frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs). The study revealed that the cleavage of the disulfide bond by the FLP P(tBu)3/B(C2NBSHF2)3 can also be used like the conventional FLP (tBu)3P/B(C6F5)3. It has been observed that the reaction is almost thermoneutral in the gas phase but exothermic in nonpolar solvents, such as toluene, heptane, and hexane. Furthermore, the natural bond orbital (NBO) describes insights into the role of FLPs in facilitating this reaction. Additionally, reaction force and force constant studies shed light on the energy requirements for completing the reaction and the synchronous nature of the dissociation process, respectively. Reaction electronic flux (REF) and its separations give the pattern of electronic activity during the chemical reaction. Extended transition state-natural orbitals for chemical valence (ETS-NOCV) and principal interacting orbital (PIO) analysis provide valuable information about the orbital interactions during the chemical reaction.
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- Swapan Sinha
- School of Applied Science and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia 721657, India
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata 741249, India
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- School of Applied Science and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia 721657, India
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Sinha S, Das A, Giri S. Insights into the catalytic activity of boron-doped thiazoles in the Diels-Alder reaction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:23708-23716. [PMID: 37614158 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02441e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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The role of boron-doped thiazoles as a Lewis acid catalyst in [4+2] cycloaddition reaction between 1,3-butadiene and acrolein has been addressed. Three different organic heterocycles were designed to study their catalytic activity. It has been observed that these heterocycles efficiently work as catalysts than the well-known Lewis acid BF3. All the reactions follow the normal electron demand process and are exothermic. Different conceptual DFT-based reactivity descriptors and electronic structure principles such as maximum hardness and minimum electrophilicity lend additional support to the feasibility of the reaction mechanism. The reaction force (RF), reaction electronic flux (REF), and its different components exhibit a detailed electronic activity throughout the reaction.
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- Swapan Sinha
- School of Applied Science and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, 721657, India.
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, 741249, India
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- School of Applied Science and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, 721657, India.
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- School of Applied Science and Humanities, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, 721657, India.
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Lander C, Satalkar V, Yang J, Pan X, Pei Z, Chatterji A, Liu C, Nicholas KM, Cichewicz RH, Yang Z, Shao Y. Visualization of Electron Density Changes Along Chemical Reaction Pathways. Mol Phys 2022; 121:e2113566. [PMID: 37638114 PMCID: PMC10448969 DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2113566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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We propose a simple procedure for visualizing the electron density changes (EDC) during a chemical reaction, which is based on a mapping of rectangular grid points for a stationary structure into (distorted) positions around atoms of another stationary structure. Specifically, during a small step along the minimum energy pathway (MEP), the displacement of each grid point is obtained as a linear combination of the motion of all atoms, with the contribution from each atom scaled by the corresponding Hirshfeld weight. For several reactions (identity SN2, Claisen rearrangement, Diels-Alder reaction, [3+2] cycloaddition, and phenylethyl mercaptan attack on pericosine A), our EDC plots showed an expected reduction of electron densities around severed bonds (or those with the bond-order lowered), with the opposite observed for newly-formed or enhanced chemical bonds. The EDC plots were also shown for copper triflate catalyzed N2O fragmentation, where the N-O bond weakening initially occurred on a singlet surface, but continued on a triplet surface after reaching the minimum-energy crossing point (MECP) between the two potential energy surfaces.
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- Chance Lander
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USAc)
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