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Zhang L, Cao Z. Formation and reactivity of NHC-boryl radicals: insight into substituent effect from theoretical calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:12072-12080. [PMID: 37093024 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01037f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
Abstract
Substituent modification effects of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) boranes on their hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) reactions and the chemical reactivities of corresponding NHC-boryl radicals have been investigated by density functional theory calculations. The substituent modification of NHC-boranes may notably affect the HAA reaction, both kinetically and thermodynamically, and shows remarkable substitution position dependence. The multi-site-modification of NHC-boranes is proved to be more effective for reduction of the B-H bond dissociation energy (BDE), promotion of the HAA reaction, and the reactivity regulation of their corresponding NHC-boryl radicals. Computational screening reveals that the spin density and the charge population of the radical boron center have good correlation with the B-H BDEs of NHC-boranes and the chemical reactivities of NHC-boryl radicals, and they can be considered as property and reactivity descriptors of these boron-based systems. The present results and established scaling relationships are beneficial to promote the advancement of design of NHC-boryl radical catalysis.
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- Lin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 360015, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 360015, China.
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Bejarano CA, Díaz JE, Cifuentes-López A, López LV, Jaramillo-Gómez LM, Buendia-Atencio C, Lorett Velásquez VP, Mejía SM, Loaiza AE. Experimental and theoretical study of the mechanism and rate constants of the sequential 5- exo-trig spirocyclization involving vinyl, aryl and N-alkoxyaminyl radicals. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:4141-4154. [PMID: 35521783 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00387b] [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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In this research the sequential generation and cyclization of N-alkoxyaminyl radicals to produce 1-azaspiro[4.4]nonane, a prominent scaffold in organic and medicinal chemistry, was studied. Competition experiments in benzene at 80 °C with brominated oxime ethers using Bu3SnH as chain transfer and AIBN as the initiator generated vinyl or aryl radicals which were captured by oxime ethers, allowing approximate 5-exo-trig cyclization constants at 4.6 × 108 s-1 and 9.9 × 108 s-1 respectively to be established. Similar results were obtained by kinetic studies using the transition state theory (TST) from ab initio calculations with density functional theory (DFT) using the M06-2X, B3LYP, mPW1PW91 and TPSSh functionals in combination with the 6-311+G(d, p) basis set. Additionally, it was found that the 5-exo-trig cyclization of the N-alkoxyaminyl radical onto CC double bonds is a reversible process whose constants were determined to be in the range of 6.2 × 100 s-1 and 3.5 × 106 s-1 at 80 °C, depending on the nature of the substituents. The calculation of the radical stabilization energy (RSE) shows that the N-alkoxyaminyl radical is a very stable species and its reactivity in the addition on alkenes is governed by its nucleophilic character and the stability of the carbon-centered radical formed after cyclization. The reduction constant of the N-alkoxyaminyl radical with Bu3SnH in the gas phase at 80 °C was also estimated to be 3.4 × 100 M-1 s-1 through computational calculations. This information facilitates the rational planning of cascades and other methodologies applied to the construction of carbocyclic and aza-heterocyclic compounds.
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- Carlos A Bejarano
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 11001000, Colombia. .,Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 11001000, Colombia.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 11001000, Colombia.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Cali 760032, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 11001000, Colombia.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 11001000, Colombia.
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