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Du X, Fan H, Liu S, Zhang ZC. Selective nucleophilic α-C alkylation of phenols with alcohols via Ti=C α intermediate on anatase TiO 2 surface. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4479. [PMID: 37532708 PMCID: PMC10397351 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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C-C bond forming reaction by alkylation of aryl rings is a main pillar of chemistry in the production of broad portfolios of chemical products. The dominant mechanism proceeds via electrophilic substitution of secondary and tertiary carbocations over acid catalysts, forming multiple aryl alkylation products non-selectively through all secondary and tertiary carbons in the alkyl chains but producing little α-C alkylation products because primary carbocations are poorly stable. Herein, we report that anatase TiO2 (TiO2-A) catalyzes nucleophilic α-C alkylation of phenols with alcohols in high selectivity to simply linear alkylphenols. Experimental and computational studies reveal the formation of Ti=C- bond with the α-carbon of the alkyl group at oxygen vacancies of the TiO2-A surface. The subsequent α-C alkylation by selective substitution of phenol ortho-C-H bond is verified by deuterium exchanged substrate and DFT calculations.
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- Xinze Du
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China.
- Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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Page CG, Cao J, Oblinsky DG, MacMillan SN, Dahagam S, Lloyd RM, Charnock SJ, Scholes GD, Hyster TK. Regioselective Radical Alkylation of Arenes Using Evolved Photoenzymes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11866-11874. [PMID: 37199445 PMCID: PMC10859869 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Substituted arenes are ubiquitous in molecules with medicinal functions, making their synthesis a critical consideration when designing synthetic routes. Regioselective C-H functionalization reactions are attractive for preparing alkylated arenes; however, the selectivity of existing methods is modest and primarily governed by the substrate's electronic properties. Here, we demonstrate a biocatalyst-controlled method for the regioselective alkylation of electron-rich and electron-deficient heteroarenes. Starting from an unselective "ene"-reductase (ERED) (GluER-T36A), we evolved a variant that selectively alkylates the C4 position of indole, an elusive position using prior technologies. Mechanistic studies across the evolutionary series indicate that changes to the protein active site alter the electronic character of the charge transfer (CT) complex responsible for radical formation. This resulted in a variant with a significant degree of ground-state CT in the CT complex. Mechanistic studies on a C2-selective ERED suggest that the evolution of GluER-T36A helps disfavor a competing mechanistic pathway. Additional protein engineering campaigns were carried out for a C8-selective quinoline alkylation. This study highlights the opportunity to use enzymes for regioselective radical reactions, where small molecule catalysts struggle to alter selectivity.
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- Claire G. Page
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Prozomix. Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9HN (UK)
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- Prozomix. Building 4, West End Ind. Estate, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9HN (UK)
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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Ketcham HE, Bennett MT, Reid CW, Gunnoe TB. Advances in arene alkylation and alkenylation catalyzed by transition metal complexes based on ruthenium, nickel, palladium, platinum, rhodium and iridium. ADVANCES IN ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adomc.2023.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Harenberg JH, Reddy Annapureddy R, Karaghiosoff K, Knochel P. Continuous Flow Preparation of Benzylic Sodium Organometallics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203807. [PMID: 35416397 PMCID: PMC9400861 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report a lateral sodiation of alkyl(hetero)arenes using on‐demand generated hexane‐soluble (2‐ethylhexyl)sodium (1) in the presence of TMEDA. (2‐Ethylhexyl)sodium (1) is prepared via a sodium packed‐bed reactor and used for metalations at ambient temperature in batch as well as in continuous flow. The resulting benzylic sodium species are subsequently trapped with various electrophiles including carbonyl compounds, epoxides, oxetane, allyl/benzyl chlorides, alkyl halides and alkyl tosylates. Wurtz‐type couplings with secondary alkyl halides and tosylates proceed under complete inversion of stereochemistry. Furthermore, the utility of this lateral sodiation is demonstrated in the synthesis of pharmaceutical relevant compounds. Thus, fingolimod is prepared from p‐xylene applying the lateral sodiation twice. In addition, 7‐fold isotopically labeled salmeterol‐d7 and fenpiprane as well as precursors to super linear alkylbenzene (SLAB) surfactants are prepared.
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- Johannes H. Harenberg
- Department ChemieLudwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenButenandtstraße 5–13, Haus F81377MünchenGermany
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- Department ChemieLudwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenButenandtstraße 5–13, Haus F81377MünchenGermany
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- Department ChemieLudwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenButenandtstraße 5–13, Haus F81377MünchenGermany
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Musgrave CB, Bennett MT, Ellena JF, Dickie DA, Gunnoe TB, Goddard WA. Reaction Mechanism Underlying Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Ethylene and Benzene to Form Styrene: Identification of a Cyclic Mono-Pd II Bis-Cu II Complex as the Active Catalyst. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Charles B. Musgrave
- Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance Facility, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Electron-Deficient Ru(II) Complexes as Catalyst Precursors for Ethylene Hydrophenylation. INORGANICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics10060076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Ruthenium(II) complexes with the general formula TpRu(L)(NCMe)Ph (Tp = hydrido(trispyrazolyl)borate, L = CO, PMe3, P(OCH2)3CEt, P(pyr)3, P(OCH2)2(O)CCH3) have previously been shown to catalyze arene alkylation via Ru-mediated arene C–H activation including the conversion of benzene and ethylene to ethylbenzene. Previous studies have suggested that the catalytic performance of these TpRu(II) catalysts increases with reduced electron-density at the Ru center. Herein, three new structurally related Ru(II) complexes are synthesized, characterized, and studied for possible catalytic benzene ethylation. TpRu(NO)Ph2 exhibited low stability due to the facile elimination of biphenyl. The Ru(II) complex (TpBr3)Ru(NCMe)(P(OCH2)3CEt)Ph (TpBr3 = hydridotris(3,4,5-tribromopyrazol-1-yl)borate) showed no catalytic activity for the conversion of benzene and ethylene to ethylbenzene, likely due to the steric bulk introduced by the bromine substituents. (Ttz)Ru(NCMe)(P(OCH2)3CEt)Ph (Ttz = hydridotris(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)borate) catalyzed approximately 150 turnover numbers (TONs) of ethylbenzene at 120 °C in the presence of Lewis acid additives. Here, we compare the activity and features of catalysis using (Ttz)Ru(NCMe)(P(OCH2)3CEt)Ph to previously reported catalysis based on TpRu(L)(NCMe)Ph catalyst precursors.
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Harenberg JH, Annapureddy RR, Karaghiosoff K, Knochel P. Continuous Flow Preparation of Benzylic Sodium Organometallics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen Department of Chemistry Butenandtstr. 5-13 81377 München GERMANY
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Ghosh T, Bhakta S. Nickel-Catalyzed Hydroarylation Reaction: A Useful Tool in Organic Synthesis. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00826b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This article describes the recent advances in the field of nickel-catalyzed hydroarylation reaction of alkenes, alkynes, and arenes. All reactions proceeded either through internal hydride transfer or in presence of...
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Liu H, Zhu C, Tang T. Acidic Zeolite HBeta Catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Alkenylation Reaction. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202112014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Shi Q, Liu B, Li J, Wang X, Wang L. Catalysis in Single Crystalline Materials: From Discrete Molecules to Metal-Organic Frameworks. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:3544-3557. [PMID: 34545994 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100957] [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: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Catalysis is one of the key techniques for people's modern life. It has created numerous essential chemicals such as biomedicines, agricultural chemicals and unique materials. Heterogeneous catalysis is the new emerging method with reusable catalysts. Among heterogenous catalysis patterns developed so far, single crystalline catalysis has become the promising one owing to its high catalytic density and selectivity resulted by the inherent porosity, orderliness of the lattices and permeability. These crystalline catalysts could be used in various reactions such as photo-dimerization, Diels-Alder reaction, CO2 transformation and so on. In this review, we highlighted the reported works about the single crystalline catalysts. Both discrete small molecules and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been used to prepare single crystals for catalysis. For discrete molecules based crystalline catalysts, coordinated and covalent molecules have been used. There were more catalytic modes in crystalline MOF catalysts. Three patterns were identified in this review: single crystalline MOFs i) without catalytic sites, ii) with inherent catalytic features and iii) with introducing catalytic units by post synthetic modification. Based on these examples, this review committed to provide the inspirations for the further design and application of single crystalline materials.
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- Qiang Shi
- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Strength Lightweight Metallic Materials, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Villalba F, Albéniz AC. Non‐Chelate‐Assisted Palladium‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Heck Reaction of Fluorobenzenes and Other Arenes: When Does the C−H Activation Need Help? Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Francisco Villalba
- IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica. Universidad de Valladolid. 47071 Valladolid Spain
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- IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica. Universidad de Valladolid. 47071 Valladolid Spain
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Wallace MA, Burkey AA, Sita LR. Phenyl-Terminated Polyolefins via Living Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization with ZnPh 2 as a Chain Transfer Agent. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Mark A. Wallace
- Laboratory for Applied Catalyst Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Laboratory for Applied Catalyst Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Laboratory for Applied Catalyst Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Zhu W, Gunnoe TB. Advances in Group 10 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Arene Alkylation and Alkenylation. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:6746-6766. [PMID: 33908253 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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On a large scale, the dominant method to produce alkyl arenes has been arene alkylation from arenes and olefins using acid-based catalysis. The addition of arene C-H bonds across olefin C═C bonds catalyzed by transition-metal complexes through C-H activation and olefin insertion into metal-aryl bonds provides an alternative approach with potential advantages. This Perspective presents recent developments of olefin hydroarylation and oxidative olefin hydroarylation catalyzed by molecular complexes based on group 10 transition metals (Ni, Pd, Pt). Emphasis is placed on comparisons between Pt catalysts and other group 10 metal catalysts as well as Ru, Ir, and Rh catalysts.
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- Weihao Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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Musgrave CB, Zhu W, Coutard N, Ellena JF, Dickie DA, Gunnoe TB, Goddard WA. Mechanistic Studies of Styrene Production from Benzene and Ethylene Using [(η 2-C 2H 4) 2Rh(μ-OAc)] 2 as Catalyst Precursor: Identification of a Bis-Rh I Mono-Cu II Complex As the Catalyst. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Charles B. Musgrave
- Materials and Process Simulation Center, Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance Facility, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center, Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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