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Chakraborty B, González-Pinardo D, Fernández I, Phukan AK. Carbene-Decorated Geometrically Constrained Borylenes for Bond Activations. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:14969-14980. [PMID: 39072652 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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While metal-ligand cooperativity is well-known, studies on element-ligand cooperativity involving main group species are comparatively much less explored. In this study, we computationally designed a few geometrically constrained borylenes supported by different carbenes. Our density functional theory studies indicate that they possess enhanced nucleophilicity as well as electrophilicity, thus rendering them promising candidates for exhibiting borylene-ligand cooperativity. The cooperation between the boron and adjacent carbene centers facilitates different bond activation processes, including the cycloaddition of acetylene across the boron-carbene bond as well as B-H/Si-H bond activation reactions, which have been analyzed in detail. To the best of our knowledge, the borylenes proposed in this study represent the first examples of theoretically proposed geometrically constrained bis(carbene)-stabilized borylenes capable of cooperative activation of enthalpically strong bonds.
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- Barsha Chakraborty
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam 784028, Assam, India
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam 784028, Assam, India
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Zhang ZF, Su MD. Exploring the Impact of Elements on the Reactivity of a Straightforward Procedure for Generating Vinyl-Carbazole Derivatives via a Frustrated Lewis Pair Mechanism. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:33270-33278. [PMID: 39100323 PMCID: PMC11292624 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c05298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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The effect of chemical element on the reactivity for carbazolation reaction of phenylacetylene utilizing G13(C6F5)3 (Lewis acid) and G15-carbazole (Lewis base) was theoretically investigated using density functional theory (M06-2X-D3/def2-TZVP), where G13 represents Group 13 elements and G15 represents Group 15 elements. Through activation strain model (ASM) analysis, it is apparent that the reactivity of the entire carbazolation reaction is chiefly governed by the structural strain energy of the alkyne fragment. In other words, if G13(C6F5)3 or G15-carbazole features an atomic radius that is either too small (e.g., B atom) or too large (e.g., Tl or Bi atom), it results in inadequate orbital overlap between the reactants due to the impact of steric effects. This, in turn, results in an elevation of the activation energy for such reactions, thereby impeding the alkyne from undergoing the carbazole catalytic reaction. In light of the above analyses, our theoretical findings suggest that, except for Tl(C6F5)3, the other four Lewis acid catalysts (B(C6F5)3, Al(C6F5)3, Ga((C6F5)3, and In((C6F5)3) demonstrate effectiveness in catalyzing the carbazolation reaction of alkyne alongside with N-carbazole. Additionally, it is anticipated that, among the five categories of G15-carbazole molecules studied, only N-carbazole can participate in the carbazolation reaction with alkyne catalyzed by B(C6F5)3, considering both kinetic and thermodynamic factors at room temperature. Our theoretical investigations, as outlined in this study, indicate that the carbazolation reaction of the alkyne, catalyzed by G13(C6F5)3 and G15-carbazole, follows Hammond's postulate. To put it more plainly, when the transition state of the chemical reaction occurs earlier, it results in a decrease in activation energy.
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- Zheng-Feng Zhang
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan
- Department
of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung
Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Zhang ZF, Su MD. Understanding the CO capture reaction through electronic structure analysis of four-membered-ring group-13/N- and B/group-15-based Lewis acid-base pairs. RSC Adv 2024; 14:19446-19458. [PMID: 38919374 PMCID: PMC11197930 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03568b] [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: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Incomplete combustion yields a significant byproduct, known for its high toxicity to humans: gas phase carbon monoxide (CO). This study utilized several advanced theoretical methods to examine the factors contributing to the activation energy involved in CO capture by a frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) and to forecast the potential success of the CO capture reaction. The current theoretical findings indicate that among the four-membered-ring Group-13/N-FLP and B/Group-15-FLP molecules, only the B/N-based FLP-type molecule effectively captures CO, considering both thermodynamics and kinetics. According to the results obtained through energy decomposition analysis-natural orbitals for chemical valence (EDA-NOCV), it can be concluded that the donor-acceptor (singlet-singlet) model, rather than the electron-sharing (triplet-triplet) model, effectively characterizes the electronic structures in the CO trapping reaction involving four-membered-ring G13/G15-FLPs. Theoretical findings, derived from EDA-NOCV and frontier molecular orbital theory, demonstrate that the CO capture reaction by G13/G15-FLP involves two distinct bonding interactions. The first interaction is characterized by FLP-to-CO forward bonding, with the lone pair of G15 (G13/G15-FLP) donating to the empty p-π* orbital of carbon (CO), which predominates. The second interaction involves CO-to-FLP backward bonding, where the empty σ* orbital of G13 (G13/G15-FLP) accepts the lone pair of carbon (CO), albeit to a lesser extent. In summary, our theoretical findings indicate that the G13-C and G15-C bonds in the G15/G15-TS species with a four-membered ring can be classified as two dative single bonds. The importance of the interaction between Lewis bases and CO surpasses that of the interaction between Lewis acids and CO. Theoretical evidences in this study demonstrate a linear connection between the G13-G15 bond length within the four-membered-ring G13/G15-FLP and the activation barrier linked to CO capture. The activation strain model analysis in this study suggests that the activation energy required for bond formation primarily depends on the geometric deformation energy of G13/G15-FLP in capturing CO. Our DFT investigation shows that Hammond's postulate is obeyed by the CO catching reaction of the four-membered-ring G13/N-FLP, meaning that an earlier transition state is associated with a lower activation barrier, but not with the CO catching reaction of the four-membered-ring B/G15-FLP.
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- Zheng-Feng Zhang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University Chiayi 60004 Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiayi University Chiayi 60004 Taiwan
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung 80708 Taiwan
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Su R, He X, Houk KN, Lu Q, Liu F. Periselectivity and ambimodal transition states in cycloadditions of tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone with 6,6-dimethylfulvene. J Comput Chem 2024; 45:752-760. [PMID: 38116842 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27264] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The reaction mechanism of cycloadditions of tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone with 6,6-dimethylfulvene were systematically investigated with density functional theory calculations. It was found that conditional primary interactions stabilize the ambimodal transition states in the endo pathways. Ambimodal transition states lead to [6 + 4]/[4 + 2] adducts or [4 + 2]/[2 + 4] adducts, which interconvert through 3,3-sigmatropic shift reactions. The substituent effects on periselectivity were also investigated.
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- Ruirui Su
- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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González-Pinardo D, Goicoechea JM, Fernández I. Metal Influence on Cyaphide-Azide 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions: Aromaticity and Activation Strain. Chemistry 2024:e202303977. [PMID: 38224196 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303977] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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The factors governing 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions involving C≡P-containing compounds are computationally explored in detail using quantum chemical tools. To this end, the parent process involving tBuN3 and tBuCP is analyzed and compared to the analogous reaction involving organometallic cyaphide complexes (metal=Au, Pt, Ge, Mg), in order to understand the role of the metal fragment in such transformations. It is found that while the metal fragment does not significantly influence the aromaticity of the corresponding concerted transition states or the regioselectivity of the transformation, it may modify the reactivity of the cyaphide complexes (i. e. Ge and Mg cyaphide complexes are comparatively more reactive). The computed reactivity trends and the factors behind the regioselectivity of the cycloaddition reaction are quantitatively analyzed with the help of the activation strain model in combination with the energy decomposition analysis method.
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- Daniel González-Pinardo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universidad, Campus Universitario, 28040-, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirwood Ave., Bloomington, IN-47405
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universidad, Campus Universitario, 28040-, Madrid, Spain
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Alves TV, Fernández I. Understanding the reactivity and selectivity of Diels-Alder reactions involving furans. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:7767-7775. [PMID: 37698053 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01343j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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The reactivity and endo/exo selectivity of the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions involving furan and substituted furans as dienes have been computationally explored. In comparison to cyclopentadiene, it is found that furan is comparatively less reactive and also less endo-selective in the reaction with maleic anhydride as the dienophile. Despite that, both the reactivity and the selectivity can be successfully modified by the presence of substituents at either 2- or 3-positions of the heterocycle. In this sense, it is found that the presence of strong electron-donor groups significantly increases the reactivity of the system while the opposite is found in the presence of electron-withdrawing groups. The observed trends in both the reactivity and selectivity are analyzed quantitatively in detail by means of the activation strain model of reactivity in combination with the energy decomposition analysis methods.
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- Tiago Vinicius Alves
- Departamento de Físico-Química, Instituto de Química - Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, 40170-115, Bahia, Brazil.
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- Departmento de Química Orgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Wei Q, Zhang Y, Lv C, Hu C, Su Z. Theoretical Study on Cooperation Catalysis of Chiral Guanidine/ Copper(I) in Asymmetric Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition/[2 + 2] Cascade Reaction. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37437267 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations with BP86-D3(BJ) functionals were employed to reveal the mechanism and stereoselectivity of chiral guanidine/copper(I) salt-catalyzed stereoselective three-component reaction among N-sulfonyl azide, terminal alkyne, and isatin-imine for spiroazetidinimines that was first reported by Feng and Liu (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 16852-16856). For the noncatalytic cascade reaction, the denitrogenation to generate ketenimine species was the rate-determining step, with an activation barrier of 25.8-34.8 kcal mol-1. Chiral guanidine-amide promoted the deprotonation of phenylacetylene, generating guanidine-Cu(I) acetylide complexes as active species. In azide-alkyne cycloaddition, copper acetylene coordinated to the O atom of the amide moiety in guanidium, and TsN3 was activated by hydrogen bonding, affording the Cu(I)-ketenimine species with an energy barrier of 3.5∼9.4 kcal mol-1. The optically active spiroazetidinimine oxindole was constructed via a stepwise four-membered ring formation, followed by deprotonation of guanidium moieties for C-H bonding in a stereoselective way. The steric effect of the bulky CHPh2 group and chiral backbone in the guanidine, combined with the coordination between the Boc group in isatin-imine with a copper center, played important roles in controlling the stereoselectivity of the reaction. The major spiroazetidinimine oxindole product with an SS configuration was formed in a kinetically more favored way, which was consistent with the experimental observation.
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- Qi Wei
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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Portela S, Fernández I. η 6 -Metalated Aryl Iodides in Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Reactions: Mode of Activation and Catalysis. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202201214. [PMID: 36515097 PMCID: PMC10108214 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201214] [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: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The potential application of η6 -metalated aryl iodides as organocatalyst has been explored by means of computational methods. It is found that the enhanced halogen bonding donor ability of these species, in comparison with their demetalated counterparts, translates into a significant acceleration of the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction involving cyclohexadiene and methyl vinyl ketone. The factors behind this acceleration, the endo-exo selectivity of the process and the influence of the nature of the transition metal fragment in the activity of these species are quantitatively explored in detail by means of the combination of the Activation Strain Model of reaction and the Energy Decomposition Analysis methods.
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- Susana Portela
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Su R, Xie K, Liang Y, Houk KN, Liu F. Fluoro, Trifluoromethyl, and Trifluoroacetyl Substituent Effects on Cycloaddition Reactivities: Computations and Analysis. J Org Chem 2023; 88:893-900. [PMID: 36583991 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The importance of fluoro and trifluoromethyl substituents in drug effectiveness prompted the computational exploration of fluorine-containing substituents in valuable synthetic cycloadditions. Diels-Alder or 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of typical reactants, cyclopentadiene, N-phenyldiazoacetamide, tetrazine, and N-phenylsydnone involving fluorine-containing substituents (F, CF3, and COCF3) were studied with M06-2X density functional theory. Inductive and conjugative effects influence normal and inverse electron-demand reactions differently. These results provide a guide to the design and use of cycloadditions for the introduction of fluoro and trifluoromethyl substituents in synthetic processes.
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- Ruirui Su
- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing210095, China
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing210095, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California90095, United States
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing210095, China
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Sabet-Sarvestani H, Bolourian S, Eshghi H, Hosseini F, Hosseini H. Nitronium salts as mild and inexpensive oxidizing reagents toward designing efficient strategies in organic syntheses; A mechanistic investigation based on the DFT insights. J Mol Graph Model 2022; 116:108253. [PMID: 35752083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108253] [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: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Today, introducing and evaluating the performance of novel reagents are an undeniable part of designing a successful synthetic strategy. Herein, we study the efficiency and mechanism of recently synthesized nitronium salts (e.g., NO2FSO3, NO2CF3SO3, NO2HS2O7, NO2BF4, NO2PF6, and NO2HSO4) in the oxidation reaction of ethanol to acetic acid, as a model of the primary alcohol transformations to linear carboxylic acid. An aldehyde molecule is the first produced species in this reaction which is converted to the acetic acid molecule in the presence of in situ-produced nitric acid. Concerning the proposed mechanism, among the studied nitronium salts, two different behaviors can be observed in the transition state of the step in which the aldehyde molecule is formed. The calculated barrier energies of this step have been scrutinized by powerful descriptors such as Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM), Natural Bond Orbital (NBO), Electrostatic Potential (ESP) surfaces, and Activation Strain Model (ASM). The outcomes of the studied descriptors illustrate that nitronium salts have different performances in progressing the formation of the aldehyde molecule. Indeed, the likeness of the transition state of this step to the products for NO2FSO3, NO2CF3SO3, and NO2HS2O7 species is more significant than the others. Accordingly, these reagents have more potential to apply as oxidizing agents in the primary alcohol transformations to linear carboxylic acid.
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- Hossein Sabet-Sarvestani
- Department of Food Additives, Food Science and Technology Research Institute, Research Center for Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Food Additives, Food Science and Technology Research Institute, Research Center for Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Food Additives, Food Science and Technology Research Institute, Research Center for Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Food Additives, Food Science and Technology Research Institute, Research Center for Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad, Iran
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Hernández-Mancera JP, Rojas-Valencia N, Núñez-Zarur F. Rationalizing the Substituent Effects in Diels-Alder Reactions of Triazolinediones with Anthracene. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:6657-6667. [PMID: 36122186 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c04970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this work we tackle the problem of the substituent effects in the Diels-Alder cycloadditions between triazolinediones (TADs) and anthracene. Experiments showed that aryl TADs substituted with electron-withdrawing groups (EWG) are more reactive than those substituted with electron-donating (EDG) or alkyl groups. However, the molecular origin of this preference is not yet understood. By a combination of methods including the activation strain model (ASM), energy decomposition analysis (EDA), molecular orbital (MO) theory, and conceptual density functional theory (CDFT), we disclosed the substituent effects of TADs. First, ASM/EDA analysis revealed that the reactivity of alkyl and aryl-substituted TADs is controlled by interaction energies, ΔEint, which are ultimately defined by orbital interactions between frontier molecular orbitals. Moreover, alkyl-TADs are also controlled by the extent of strain at the transition state. The MO analysis suggested that the rate acceleration for EWG-substituted TADs is due to a more favorable orbital interaction between the HOMO of anthracene and the LUMO of the TADs, which is corroborated by calculations of charge transfer at the transition states. From CDFT, the chemical potential of anthracene is higher than those of TADs, indicating a flow of electron density from anthracene to TADs, in agreement with the results from the electrophilicity index.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Carrera 87 no. 30-65, 050026 Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Medellín, Carrera 87 no. 30-65, 050026 Medellín, Colombia
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Zhang Y, Lv C, Hu C, Su Z. Mechanistic Study of Asymmetric Alkynylation of Isatin-Derived Ketimine Mediated by a Copper/Guanidine Catalyst. J Org Chem 2022; 87:11693-11707. [PMID: 36001814 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this work, we performed a mechanistic study of asymmetric alkynylation of isatin-derived N-Boc ketimine that was first reported by Feng, Liu, and co-workers (Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 678-681). Guanidine-amide promoted the formation of highly nucleophilic copper acetylene species by abstracting the terminal proton of phenylacetylene with an imine moiety. The guanidinium salt-Cu(I) complex was the most active species in the addition of the C═N bond, in which copper acetylene coordinated to the O atom of the amide moiety, and the isatin-derived ketimine substrate was activated by hydrogen bonding as well as tert-butoxycarbonyl···Cu(I) coordination. Due to weak interaction between Cu(I) and the Ph group in the amide of guanidine, as well as the repulsion between the tert-butyl group in ketimine and the cyclohexyl group in guanidine, the copper acetylene preferred to attack isatin-derived ketimine from the re-face, leading to the S-configuration product with excellent stereoselectivity. The affinity of the counterion for the Cu(I) center in the copper salt affected the deprotonation of phenylacetylene and the formation of guanidinium salt active species. In contrast to CuBr and CuCl, the combination of CuI with aniline-derived guanidine-amide exhibited high catalytic activity and a chiral induction effect, contributing to a high turnover frequency (9.70 × 10-4 s-1) in catalysis and ee%.
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- Yan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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Vermeeren P, Dalla Tiezza M, Wolf ME, Lahm ME, Allen WD, Schaefer HF, Hamlin TA, Bickelhaupt FM. Pericyclic reaction benchmarks: hierarchical computations targeting CCSDT(Q)/CBS and analysis of DFT performance. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:18028-18042. [PMID: 35861164 PMCID: PMC9348522 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02234f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hierarchical, convergent ab initio benchmark computations were performed followed by a systematic analysis of DFT performance for five pericyclic reactions comprising Diels-Alder, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, electrocyclic rearrangement, sigmatropic rearrangement, and double group transfer prototypes. Focal point analyses (FPA) extrapolating to the ab initio limit were executed via explicit quantum chemical computations with electron correlation treatments through CCSDT(Q) and correlation-consistent Gaussian basis sets up to aug'-cc-pV5Z. Optimized geometric structures and vibrational frequencies of all stationary points were obtained at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ level of theory. The FPA reaction barriers and energies exhibit convergence to within a few tenths of a kcal mol-1. The FPA benchmarks were used to evaluate the performance of 60 density functionals (eight dispersion-corrected), covering the local-density approximation (LDA), generalized gradient approximations (GGAs), meta-GGAs, hybrids, meta-hybrids, double-hybrids, and range-separated hybrids. The meta-hybrid M06-2X functional provided the best overall performance [mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.1 kcal mol-1] followed closely by the double-hybrids B2K-PLYP, mPW2K-PLYP, and revDSD-PBEP86 [MAE of 1.4-1.5 kcal mol-1]. The regularly used GGA functional BP86 gave a higher MAE of 5.8 kcal mol-1, but it qualitatively described the trends in reaction barriers and energies. Importantly, we established that accurate yet efficient meta-hybrid or double-hybrid DFT potential energy surfaces can be acquired based on geometries from the computationally efficient and robust BP86/DZP level.
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- Pascal Vermeeren
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
- Allen Heritage Foundation, Dickson, TN 37055, USA
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- Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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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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Origin of enantioselectivity and product-distribution control in isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction catalysed by chiral N, N'-dioxide-Mg(II) complex. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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George G, Stasyuk AJ, Solà M. Reactivity of the superhalogen/superalkali ion encapsulating C 60 fullerenes. Dalton Trans 2021; 51:203-210. [PMID: 34881384 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03577k] [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 Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between 1,3-cyclohexadiene and a series of C60 fullerenes with encapsulated (super)alkali/(super)halogen species (Li+@C60, Li2F+@C60, Cl-@C60, and LiF2-@C60) was explored by means of DFT calculations. The reactivity of the ion encapsulating systems was compared to that of the parent C60 fullerene. Significant enhancement in reactivity was found for cation-encapsulating Li+/Li2F+@C60 complexes. The cycloadduct formed by LiF2-@C60 was found to be the most thermodynamically favorable among the studied ones. In contrast, encapsulation of Cl- anions disfavors the cycloaddition reaction both kinetically and thermodynamically. Higher activation energy barrier and less stability of the reaction product in the case of Cl-@C60 were associated with the higher deformation energies of the fullerene cage and the lower interaction energy between the reactants in comparison with the other studied complexes.
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- Gibu George
- Institut de Química Computacional and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Spain.
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- Institut de Química Computacional and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Spain. .,Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut de Química Computacional and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Spain.
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Portela S, Fernández I. Nature of C−I⋅⋅⋅π Halogen Bonding and its Role in Organocatalysis. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Susana Portela
- Departmento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada Facultad de Ciencas Químicas Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040- Madrid Spain
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- Departmento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada Facultad de Ciencas Químicas Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040- Madrid Spain
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Cortés I, Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Influence of the CH/B replacement on the Reactivity of Boranthrene and Related Compounds. ACS ORGANIC & INORGANIC AU 2021; 2:44-52. [PMID: 36855406 PMCID: PMC9954310 DOI: 10.1021/acsorginorgau.1c00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The influence of the replacement of CH groups by boron atoms on the reactivity of planar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons has been explored by means of computational tools. To this end, [4 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions involving anthracene and neutral boranthrene with different dienophiles such as ethylene, acetylene, and CO2 have been compared. In addition, the influence of additional fused aromatic rings (pentacene or borapentacene) on the reactivity of these species has been also explored. It was found that the B-doped systems are systematically much more reactive than their all-carbon counterparts from both kinetic and thermodynamic points of view. The observed trends in reactivity are quantitatively analyzed in detail using state-of-the-art methods, namely, the activation strain model of reactivity and the energy decomposition analysis method. Our calculations reveal the importance of molecular orbital interactions as the key factor responsible for the enhanced reactivity of the B-doped systems.
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- Iván Cortés
- Facultad
de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Instituto de
Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Faculdad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Faculdad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid (Spain),
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Vermeeren P, Hamlin TA, Bickelhaupt FM. Origin of asynchronicity in Diels-Alder reactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:20095-20106. [PMID: 34499069 PMCID: PMC8457343 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02456f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Asynchronicity in Diels-Alder reactions plays a crucial role in determining the height of the reaction barrier. Currently, the origin of asynchronicity is ascribed to the stronger orbital interaction between the diene and the terminal carbon of an asymmetric dienophile, which shortens the corresponding newly formed C-C bond and hence induces asynchronicity in the reaction. Here, we show, using the activation strain model and Kohn-Sham molecular orbital theory at ZORA-BP86/TZ2P, that this rationale behind asynchronicity is incorrect. We, in fact, found that following a more asynchronous reaction mode costs favorable HOMO-LUMO orbital overlap and, therefore, weakens (not strengthens) these orbital interactions. Instead, it is the Pauli repulsion that induces asynchronicity in Diels-Alder reactions. An asynchronous reaction pathway also lowers repulsive occupied-occupied orbital overlap which, therefore, reduces the unfavorable Pauli repulsion. As soon as this mechanism of reducing Pauli repulsion dominates, the reaction begins to deviate from synchronicity and adopts an asynchronous mode. The eventual degree of asynchronicity, as observed in the transition state of a Diels-Alder reaction, is ultimately achieved when the gain in stability, as a response to the reduced Pauli repulsion, balances with the loss of favorable orbital interactions.
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- Pascal Vermeeren
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Lv C, Meng X, Wang M, Zhang Y, Hu C, Kim CK, Su Z. Mechanism and Selectivity of Cyclopropanation of 3-Alkenyl-oxindoles with Sulfoxonium Ylides Catalyzed by a Chiral N, N'-Dioxide-Mg(II) Complex. J Org Chem 2021; 86:11683-11697. [PMID: 34343433 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The mechanism and stereoselectivity of an asymmetric cyclopropanation reaction between 3-alkenyl-oxindole and sulfoxonium ylide catalyzed by a chiral N,N'-dioxide-Mg(II) complex were explored using the B3LYP-D3(BJ) functional and the def2-TZVP basis set. The noncatalytic reaction occurred via a stepwise mechanism, with activation barriers of 21.6-23.5 kcal mol-1. The C2-Cα bond formed followed by the carbanion SN2 substitution, constructing a three-membered ring in spiro-cyclopropyl oxindoles, accompanied by the release of dimethylsulfoxide. The electron-withdrawing N-protecting t-butyloxy carbonyl (Boc) and acetyl (Ac) groups in isatin enhanced the local electrophilicity of the C2 atom and the repulsion between the two COPh groups in the reactants, contributing to high reactivity as well as good diastereoselectivity results. The N-Boc-3-phenacylideneoxindole coordinated to the chiral ligand (L-PiPr2) in a bidentate fashion, forming a hexacoordinate-Mg(II) complex as the reactive species. The origin of enantioselectivity was from the shielding effect of 2,6-diisopropylphenyl groups in the ligand toward the si-face of oxindole. The repulsion between the SO(CH3)2 and COPh groups in 3-alkenyl-oxindole and the neighboring ortho-iPr group in the ligand directed the re-face of ylide to attack the re-face of oxindole preferably, contributing to the high diastereoselectivity of the product. A metal-ion-ligand matching relationship was important for a good asymmetric induction effect of the chiral N,N'-dioxide-metal catalyst. A large chiral cavity in the Zn(II) catalyst weakened the shielding effect of 2,6-diisopropylphenyl groups in the ligand toward the prochiral face of oxindole, leading to inferior enantioselectivity observed in the experiment.
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- Cidan Lv
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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Vermeeren P, Tiezza MD, van Dongen M, Fernández I, Bickelhaupt FM, Hamlin TA. Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reactions: Reactivity Trends across the Periodic Table. Chemistry 2021; 27:10610-10620. [PMID: 33780068 PMCID: PMC8360170 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The catalytic effect of various weakly interacting Lewis acids (LAs) across the periodic table, based on hydrogen (Group 1), pnictogen (Group 15), chalcogen (Group 16), and halogen (Group 17) bonds, on the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between 1,3-butadiene and methyl acrylate was studied quantum chemically by using relativistic density functional theory. Weakly interacting LAs accelerate the Diels-Alder reaction by lowering the reaction barrier up to 3 kcal mol-1 compared to the uncatalyzed reaction. The reaction barriers systematically increase from halogen
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- Pascal Vermeeren
- Department of Theoretical ChemistryAmsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS)Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM)Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HVAmsterdam (TheNetherlands
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- Department of Theoretical ChemistryAmsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS)Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM)Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HVAmsterdam (TheNetherlands
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- Department of Theoretical ChemistryAmsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS)Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM)Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HVAmsterdam (TheNetherlands
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Facultad de Ciencias QuímicasUniversidad Complutense de Madrid28040MadridSpain
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- Department of Theoretical ChemistryAmsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS)Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM)Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HVAmsterdam (TheNetherlands
- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegen (TheNetherlands
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- Department of Theoretical ChemistryAmsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS)Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM)Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HVAmsterdam (TheNetherlands
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Sahrane M, Marakchi K, Ghailane R. Theoretical study of the Diels–Alder reaction of 3-bromo-1-phenylprop-2-ynone with furan and 2-methylfuran. Theor Chem Acc 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-021-02812-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Velasco-Juárez E, Arpa EM. A novel partitioning scheme for the application of the distortion/interaction - activation strain model to intramolecular reactions. Theor Chem Acc 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-021-02803-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AbstractThe distortion/interaction or activation strain model, developed by Houk and Bickelhaupt, relates chemical reactivity to the reagents deformations and reciprocal electronic influences. However, in its original formulation, it struggles to elucidate the mechanistic insights of intramolecular reactions, those unimolecular processes in which two parts of a molecule, the reaction centers, linked by a connector, are brought together to yield a different chemical species. Here we present a modification of the distortion/interaction procedure for its application on intramolecular reactions. This new procedure allows the calculation of the influence exerted by the connector over the reaction pathway in an indirect way, from the distortions of the two reaction centers and their interaction energy. This procedure does not include additional, undesired interactions and offers the possibility of calculating very large connectors in a computationally inexpensive way. We applied this methodology in the normal electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction of 1,3,8-nonatriene derivatives, with different functionalizations and connector lengths. In-depth analysis of the IRC showed that the reaction pathway can be subdivided in three main regions, what we called the oncoming, conversion and relaxation phases, each of them characterized by different evolutions of the distortion and interaction energies, and with clear geometry changes. We suggest that this new formulation can provide additional information for intramolecular reactions, especially to those processes for which the connector is said to play a crucial role in the observed reaction rates.
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Portela S, Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Catalysis by Bidentate Iodine(III)-Based Halogen Donors: Surpassing the Activity of Strong Lewis Acids. J Org Chem 2021; 86:5317-5326. [PMID: 33764064 PMCID: PMC9132362 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The
poorly understood mode of activation and catalysis of bidentate
iodine(III)-based halogen donors have been quantitatively explored
in detail by means of state-of-the-art computational methods. To this
end, the uncatalyzed Diels–Alder cycloaddition reaction between
cyclohexadiene and methyl vinyl ketone is compared to the analogous
process mediated by a bidentate iodine(III)-organocatalyst and by
related, highly active iodine(I) species. It is found that the bidentate
iodine(III)-catalyst accelerates the cycloaddition by lowering the
reaction barrier up to 10 kcal mol–1 compared to
the parent uncatalyzed reaction. Our quantitative analyses reveal
that the origin of the catalysis is found in a significant reduction
of the steric (Pauli) repulsion between the diene and dienophile,
which originates from both a more asynchronous reaction mode and a
significant polarization of the π-system of the dienophile away
from the incoming diene. Notably, the activity of the iodine(III)-catalyst
can be further enhanced by increasing the electrophilic nature of
the system. Thus, novel systems are designed whose activity actually
surpasses that of strong Lewis acids such as BF3.
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- Susana Portela
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Wang M, Meng X, Hu C, Su Z. Selectivity control in inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reaction of o-Quinone methides catalyzed by chiral N,N′-Dioxide–Sc(III) complex. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Asymmetric Cyanation of Activated Olefins with Ethyl Cyanoformate Catalyzed by Ti(IV)-Catalyst: A Theoretical Study. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10091079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The reaction mechanism and origin of asymmetric induction for conjugate addition of cyanide to the C=C bond of olefin were investigated at the B3LYP-D3(BJ)/6-31+G**//B3LYP-D3(BJ)/6-31G**(SMD, toluene) theoretical level. The release of HCN from the reaction of ethyl cyanoformate (CNCOOEt) and isopropanol (HOiPr) was catalyzed by cinchona alkaloid catalyst. The cyanation reaction of olefin proceeded through a two-step mechanism, in which the C-C bond construction was followed by H-transfer to generate a cyanide adduct. For non-catalytic reaction, the activation barrier for the rate-determining C-H bond construction step was 34.2 kcal mol−1, via a four-membered transition state. The self-assembly Ti(IV)-catalyst from tetraisopropyl titanate, (R)-3,3′-disubstituted biphenol, and cinchonidine accelerated the addition of cyanide to the C=C double bond by a dual activation process, in which titanium cation acted as a Lewis acid to activate the olefin and HNC was orientated by hydrogen bonding. The steric repulsion between the 9-phenanthryl at the 3,3′-position in the biphenol ligand and the Ph group in olefin raised the Pauli energy (ΔE≠Pauli) of reacting fragments at the re-face attack transition state, leading to the predominant R-product.
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Rojas-Valencia N, Núñez-Zarur F. The origin of the high reactivity of triazolinediones (TADs) in Diels-Alder reactions from a theoretical perspective. Tetrahedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang X, Paton RS. Stereoretention in styrene heterodimerisation promoted by one-electron oxidants. Chem Sci 2020; 11:9309-9324. [PMID: 34123173 PMCID: PMC8163378 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03059g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Radical cations generated from the oxidation of C
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C π-bonds are synthetically useful reactive intermediates for C–C and C–X bond formation. Radical cation formation, induced by sub-stoichiometric amounts of external oxidant, are important intermediates in the Woodward–Hoffmann thermally disallowed [2 + 2] cycloaddition of electron-rich alkenes. Using density functional theory (DFT), we report the detailed mechanisms underlying the intermolecular heterodimerisation of anethole and β-methylstyrene to give unsymmetrical, tetra-substituted cyclobutanes. Reactions between trans-alkenes favour the all-trans adduct, resulting from a kinetic preference for anti-addition reinforced by reversibility at ambient temperatures since this is also the thermodynamic product; on the other hand, reactions between a trans-alkene and a cis-alkene favour syn-addition, while exocyclic rotation in the acyclic radical cation intermediate is also possible since C–C forming barriers are higher. Computations are consistent with the experimental observation that hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) is a better solvent than acetonitrile, in part due to its ability to stabilise the reduced form of the hypervalent iodine initiator by hydrogen bonding, but also through the stabilisation of radical cationic intermediates along the reaction coordinate. A computational study details the mechanism, catalytic cycle and origins of stereoselectivity underlying hole-catalyzed intermolecular alkene heterodimerisation to give unsymmetrical, tetra-substituted cyclobutanes.![]()
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- Xinglong Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK.,Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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Fernández I. Understanding the reactivity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and related compounds. Chem Sci 2020; 11:3769-3779. [PMID: 34122846 PMCID: PMC8152634 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00222d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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This perspective article summarizes recent applications of the combination of the activation strain model of reactivity and the energy decomposition analysis methods to the study of the reactivity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and related compounds such as cycloparaphenylenes, fullerenes and doped systems. To this end, we have selected representative examples to highlight the usefulness of this relatively novel computational approach to gain quantitative insight into the factors controlling the so far not fully understood reactivity of these species. Issues such as the influence of the size and curvature of the system on the reactivity are covered herein, which is crucial for the rational design of novel compounds with tuneable applications in different fields such as materials science or medicinal chemistry.
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- Israel Fernández
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040-Madrid Spain
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Li J, Meng X, Hu C, Su Z. Cooperative Catalysis of Chiral Guanidine and Rh 2(OAc) 4 in Asymmetric O-H Insertion of Carboxylic Acid: A Theoretical Investigation. J Org Chem 2019; 84:15020-15031. [PMID: 31675228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We reported a mechanistic study on asymmetric O-H insertion reaction of α-diazoester with carboxylic acid using Rh2(OAc)4/chiral guanidine-amide as the cocatalyst by density functional theory [B3LYP-D3(BJ)/def2-TZVP//B3LYP-D3(BJ)/[6-31G**, SDD] (SMD, Et2O)]. The catalytic reaction included two stages: (i) formation of Rh-carbene species, subsequently by the construction of C-O bond forming enol and (ii) chiral guanidinium salt-assisted H-transfer to the enol. In cooperative catalysis, Rh2(OAc)4 helped to form an enol intermediate via high-reactivity Rh-carbene species, while the in situ-formed guanidium carboxylate acted as a chiral proton shuttle to construct a hydrogen bonding net for the stereo-determinant protonation. The repulsions between the phenyl group of the enol intermediate and the cyclohexyl as well as the ortho-substituted isopropyl group of chiral guanidine played important roles in controlling stereoselectivity. A disadvantageous steric arrangement in si-face attack weakened the stabilizing electrostatic and orbital interaction of reacting species in the H-transfer step, enhancing the pathway to form a predominant product with R-configuration in the two competing pathways. A model was proposed to explain the asymmetric induction of chiral guanidine-amide in protonation.
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- Jing Li
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610064 , P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610064 , P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610064 , P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610064 , P.R. China
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Medrán NS, Dezotti F, Pellegrinet SC. Remarkable Reactivity of Boron-Substituted Furans in the Diels-Alder Reactions with Maleic Anhydride. Org Lett 2019; 21:5068-5072. [PMID: 31247787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The reactivity of boron-substituted furans as dienes in the Diels-Alder reaction with maleic anhydride has been investigated. Gratifyingly, the furans with boryl substituents at C-3 gave the exo cycloadduct exclusively with excellent yields. In particular, the potassium trifluoroborate exhibited outstanding reactivity at room temperature. Theoretical calculations suggested that the trifluoroborate group is highly activating and also that the thermodynamics is the main factor that determines whether the products can be obtained efficiently or not.
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- Noelia S Medrán
- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET) , Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas , Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 , Rosario ( 2000 ), Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET) , Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas , Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 , Rosario ( 2000 ), Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET) , Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas , Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 , Rosario ( 2000 ), Argentina
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Wang J, Liu Z, Li J, Song Z, Hu C, Su Z. exo/endo Selectivity Control in Diels-Alder Reactions of Geminal Bis(silyl) Dienes: Theoretical and Experimental Studies. J Org Chem 2019; 84:3940-3952. [PMID: 30865446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b03090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The factors controlling the reactivity and exo/ endo selectivity of Diels-Alder reactions of geminal bis(silyl) dienes catalyzed by AlEt2Cl are studied at the B3LYP-D3(BJ)(SMD,CH2Cl2)/6-31++G**//B3LYP-D3(BJ)(SMD,CH2Cl2)/6-31+G* theoretical level. The reaction proceeds via a two-stage one-step mechanism, and the AlEt2Cl as a Lewis acid catalyst enhances the electrophilicity of the carbonyl compound by coordination, consequently accelerating a cycloaddition reaction with a low energy barrier. A geminal bis(silyl) group of the diene and an α-substituent in α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds adjust the interaction energy (Δ Eint) as well as the deformation energy (Δ Estrain) of the diene and dienophile, affecting the barrier height and the diastereochemical outcome accordingly. The steric repulsion between the geminal bis(silyl) group and Al(III) catalyst increases the Pauli repulsion energy (Δ EPauli) and strain energy of dienophile fragment (Δ Estrain(dienophile-LA)) in the endo pathway, ensuring the exo selectivity. The introduction of a halogen atom (Cl or Br) or methyl group at the α-position of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds increases the deformation energy of the diene fragment. Meanwhile, the noncovalent interactions (that is, dispersion and electrostatic interaction) stabilize the endo transition state, leading to predominant endo products. The theoretical predictions of the exo/ endo selectivity for Diels-Alder reactions of the substituted α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound with Cl or Br atoms by the DFT method are also well confirmed by experiment.
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- Junming Wang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System, Ministry of Education, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System, Ministry of Education, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610041 , People's Republic of China
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Huang CJ, Li EY. Molecular design principles towards exo-exclusive Diels–Alder reactions. RSC Adv 2019; 9:7246-7250. [PMID: 35519943 PMCID: PMC9061082 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10438g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The exo selective Diels–Alder reactions, reported as special cases, usually involve catalytic reaction conditions and specific cyclic structural motifs on the diene and/or the dienophile. Here we report a systematic computational investigation on the substituent effect for simple, linear dienes and dienophiles towards exo control in Diels–Alder reactions under thermal conditions. Through detailed characterization of reaction pathways for Diels–Alder cycloadditions between linear dienes and dienophiles with various substituents, we summarize a set of design principles aiming for an optimal and nearly-exclusive exo selectivity. These results shall lead to valuable guidelines and more versatile strategies in organic synthesis that are in accordance with the principles of green chemistry. Exo-exclusive stereoselectivity for simple, terminal-substituted dienes and dienophiles may be achieved under thermal conditions through a delicate control of substituent identities.![]()
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- Ci-Jhang Huang
- Department of Chemistry
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Taipei
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Taiwan Normal University
- Taipei
- Taiwan
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García-Rodeja Y, Solà M, Fernández I. Influence of the charge on the reactivity of azafullerenes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:28011-28018. [PMID: 30382266 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp06031b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The influence of the charge on the Diels-Alder reactivity of azafullerenes (C59N+ and C59N-) has been computationally explored by means of density functional theory calculations. In addition, the regioselectivity of the process has been investigated and compared to the analogous cycloaddition reaction involving the parent neutral azahydro[60]fullerene C59NH. It is found that the [4+2]-cycloaddition reaction between C59N+ and cyclopentadiene, which occurs concertedly through a synchronous transition state, proceeds with a lower activation barrier and is more exothermic than the analogous process involving C59NH. In contrast, the anionic C59N- counterpart is clearly less reactive. This reactivity trend is quantitatively analyzed in detail by means of the activation strain model of reactivity in combination with the energy decomposition analysis method. It is found that the frontier molecular orbital interactions are not responsible for the observed reactivity trend but the Pauli repulsion between closed-shells mainly governs the transformation.
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- Yago García-Rodeja
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain.
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Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Influence of the Lewis Acid/Base Pairs on the Reactivity of Geminal E-CH2
-E′ Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Chemistry 2018; 24:17823-17831. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jorge Juan Cabrera-Trujillo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040- Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040- Madrid Spain
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Fernández I, Frenking G. The Diels-Alder Reaction from the EDA-NOCV Perspective: A Re-Examination of the Frontier Molecular Orbital Model. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Israel Fernández
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein Strasse 35032 -Marburg Germany
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Cabrera-Trujillo JJ, Fernández I. Understanding the Diels-Alder reactivity of 1,2-azaborine analogues. Tetrahedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mechanistic investigations on asymmetric N-H insertion of amines catalyzed by palladium-chiral guanidine complex. J Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Su Z, Zuo Y, Hu C. Theoretical Investigation on Direct Vinylogous Aldol Reaction of Isatin Catalyzed by Chiral- N , N' -dioxide Sc(III) Complex. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2018.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Han YL, Zhao BY, Jiang KY, Yan HM, Zhang ZX, Yang WJ, Guo Z, Li YR. Mechanistic Insights into the Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation of C-O Bonds in Aromatic Esters with CO 2 : Understanding Remarkable Ligand and Traceless-Directing-Group Effects. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:1570-1581. [PMID: 29774983 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The mechanism of the Ni0 -catalyzed reductive carboxylation reaction of C(sp2 )-O and C(sp3 )-O bonds in aromatic esters with CO2 to access valuable carboxylic acids was comprehensively studied by using DFT calculations. Computational results revealed that this transformation was composed of several key steps: C-O bond cleavage, reductive elimination, and/or CO2 insertion. Of these steps, C-O bond cleavage was found to be rate-determining, and it occurred through either oxidative addition to form a NiII intermediate, or a radical pathway that involved a bimetallic species to generate two NiI species through homolytic dissociation of the C-O bond. DFT calculations revealed that the oxidative addition step was preferred in the reductive carboxylation reactions of C(sp2 )-O and C(sp3 )-O bonds in substrates with extended π systems. In contrast, oxidative addition was highly disfavored when traceless directing groups were involved in the reductive coupling of substrates without extended π systems. In such cases, the presence of traceless directing groups allowed for docking of a second Ni0 catalyst, and the reactions proceed through a bimetallic radical pathway, rather than through concerted oxidative addition, to afford two NiI species both kinetically and thermodynamically. These theoretical mechanistic insights into the reductive carboxylation reactions of C-O bonds were also employed to investigate several experimentally observed phenomena, including ligand-dependent reactivity and site-selectivity.
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- Yan-Li Han
- College of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science & Engineering, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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Yepes D, Jaque P, Fernández I. Hydrogenation of Multiple Bonds by Geminal Aminoborane-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Chemistry 2018; 24:8833-8840. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Diana Yepes
- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas; Universidad Andres Bello; Av. República 275 Santiago Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Fisicoquímica; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad de Chile; Sergio Livingstone 1007 Santiago Chile
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040 Madrid Spain
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Fernández I. Understanding the Reactivity of Fullerenes Through the Activation Strain Model. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201701626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Israel Fernández
- Departmento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Cuidad Universitaria 28040- Madrid Spain
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García-Rodeja Y, Solà M, Fernández I. Rationalizing the Regioselectivity of the Diels-Alder Biscycloaddition of Fullerenes. J Org Chem 2018; 83:3285-3292. [PMID: 29470060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The physical factors governing the regioselectivity of the double functionalization of fullerenes have been explored by means of density functional theory calculations. To this end, the second Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions involving 1,3-butadiene and the parent C60 fullerene as well as the ion-encapsulated system Li+@C60 have been selected. In agreement with previous experimental findings on related processes, it is found that the cycloaddition reaction, involving either C60 or Li+@C60, occurs selectively at specific [6,6]-bonds. The combination of the activation strain model of reactivity and the energy decomposition analysis methods has been applied to gain a quantitative understanding into the markedly different reactivity of the available [6,6]-bonds leading to the observed regioselectivity in the transformation.
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- Yago García-Rodeja
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas , Universidad Complutense de Madrid , 28040 Madrid , Spain
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química , Universitat de Girona , C/Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 69, 17003 Girona , Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas , Universidad Complutense de Madrid , 28040 Madrid , Spain
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Xue Y, Wang Y, Cao Z, Zhou J, Chen ZX. Computational insight into the cooperative role of non-covalent interactions in the aza-Henry reaction catalyzed by quinine derivatives: mechanism and enantioselectivity. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 14:9588-9597. [PMID: 27714327 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01611a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to elucidate the mechanism and the origin of the high enantioselectivity of the aza-Henry reaction of isatin-derived N-Boc ketimine catalyzed by a quinine-derived catalyst (QN). The C-C bond formation step is found to be both the rate-determining and the stereo-controlled step. The results revealed the important role of the phenolic OH group in pre-organizing the complex of nitromethane and QN and stabilizing the in situ-generated nitronate and protonated QN. Three possible activation modes for C-C bond formation involving different coordination patterns of catalyst and substrates were studied, and it was found that both the ion pair-hydrogen bonding mode and the Brønsted acid-hydrogen bonding mode are viable, with the latter slightly preferred for the real catalytic system. The calculated enantiomeric excess (ee) favouring the S enantiomer is in good agreement with the experimental result. The high reactivity and enantioselectivity can be ascribed to the cooperative role of the multiple non-covalent interactions, including classical and non-classical H bonding as well as anionπ interactions. These results also highlight the importance of the inclusion of dispersion correction for achieving a reasonable agreement between theory and experiment for the current reaction.
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- Yunsheng Xue
- Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China. and School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, No. 209, Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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Kopchuk DS, Nikonov IL, Khasanov AF, Giri K, Santra S, Kovalev IS, Nosova EV, Gundala S, Venkatapuram P, Zyryanov GV, Majee A, Chupakhin ON. Studies on the interactions of 5-R-3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazines with arynes: inverse demand aza-Diels–Alder reaction versus aryne-mediated domino process. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:5119-5135. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob00847g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The interactions between substituted 5-R-3-(pyridyl-2)-1,2,4-triazines with in situ generated substituted aryne intermediates have been studied.
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Zuo Y, Su Z, Wang J, Hu C. Theoretical study on the mechanism and selectivity of asymmetric cycloaddition reactions of 3-vinylindole catalyzed by chiral N,N'-dioxide-Ni(II) complex. Catal Today 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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García-Rodeja Y, Fernández I. Factors Governing the Diels-Alder Reactivity of (2,7)Pyrenophanes. J Org Chem 2017; 82:8157-8164. [PMID: 28696716 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The physical factors governing the Diels-Alder reactivity of (2,7)pyrenophanes have been computationally explored using state-of-the-art Density Functional Theory calculations. It is found that the [4 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions between these cyclophanes and tetracyanoethylene, which occur concertedly through highly asynchronous transition states, proceed with lower activation barriers and are more exothermic than the analogous process involving the parent planar pyrene. The influence of the bent equilibrium geometry of the pyrenophane as a function of the length of the bridge as well as the nature of the tether on the transformation are analyzed in detail. By means of the Activation Strain Model of reactivity and the Energy Decomposition Analysis methods, a detailed quantitative understanding of the reactivity of this particular family of cyclophanes is presented.
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- Yago García-Rodeja
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense , 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense , 28040 Madrid, Spain
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García-Rodeja Y, Solà M, Bickelhaupt FM, Fernández I. Understanding the Reactivity of Ion-Encapsulated Fullerenes. Chemistry 2017; 23:11030-11036. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yago García-Rodeja
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química; Universitat de Girona; C/ Maria Aurèlia Campany 69 17003 Girona Spain
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM); Radboud University; Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; 28040 Madrid Spain
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Hare SR, Farnham JM, Tantillo DJ. Putative biosynthetic cycloadditions en route to the diterpenoid (+)-chatancin. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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García-Rodeja Y, Fernández I. Influence of the Transition-Metal Fragment on the Reactivity of Metallaanthracenes. Chemistry 2017; 23:6634-6642. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yago García-Rodeja
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense; 28040 Madrid Spain
- Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Universidad Complutense; 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Universidad Complutense; 28040 Madrid Spain
- Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Universidad Complutense; 28040 Madrid Spain
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García-Rodeja Y, Fernández I. Understanding the Effect of α-Cationic Phosphines and Group 15 Analogues on π-Acid Catalysis. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yago García-Rodeja
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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