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Catalytic Pathway (catalytic + pathway)
Selected AbstractsDetermination of the Catalytic Pathway of a Manganese Arginase Enzyme Through Density Functional InvestigationCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 32 2009Monica Leopoldini Dr. Abstract The catalytic mechanism of dimanganese-containing arginase enzyme has been investigated by DFT calculations. Two exchange-correlation functionals, B3,LYP and MPWB1,K, have been used to construct the potential energy profiles for the hydrolysis of an arginine substrate performed by an arginase active site model system. Two reaction mechanisms have been investigated, one involving a water molecule (mechanism,1) and the other involving a hydroxide ion (mechanism,2) as nucleophilic agent. Results obtained in the gas phase and in the protein environment have indicated that mechanism,1 involving a water molecule entails structural features as well as an activation energy for the rate-determining step that are inconsistent with experimental data available for the arginase enzyme. On the other hand, when a hydroxide ion is present at the Mn2 site, a lower activation energy and a structural arrangement closer to the experimental indication are obtained. [source] The Role of Axial Ligation in Nitrate Reductase: A Model Study by DFT Calculations on the Mechanism of Nitrate ReductionEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 34 2008Kuntal Pal Abstract The reactivity differences of the model anionic complexes [Mo(mnt)2(X)(PPh3)], [mnt2, = 1,2-dicyanoethylenedithiolate; X = SPh (1a), SEt (1b), Cl (1c), Br (1b)] towards oxygen atom transfer from nitrate, which is a key step performed by nitrate reductase, has been investigated by density functional theory calculations. Unlike complexes 1a and 1b, complexes 1c and 1d do not react with nitrate. Thermodynamically, all these complexes have a similar ability to generate the pentacoordinate active state [Mo(mnt)2(X)], by dissociation of PPh3, although the inaccessibility of the dxy orbital in 1c,d and the instability of the corresponding nitrate-bound enzyme substrate (ES) type complex contributes to their failure to reduce nitrate. The nature of the ES complex for 1a,b is described. The variation in the experimental data due to the change of axial ligation from SPh to SEt on the catalytic pathway has also been addressed. The gas-phase and solvent-corrected potential energy surface for the reaction of 1a,b with nitrate are established with fully optimized minima and transition states.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008) [source] Efficient Intramolecular Hydroalkoxylation of Unactivated Alkenols Mediated by Recyclable Lanthanide Triflate Ionic Liquids: Scope and MechanismCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 11 2010Alma Dzudza Dr. Abstract Lanthanide triflate complexes of the type [Ln(OTf)3] (Ln=La, Sm, Nd, Yb, Lu) serve as effective, recyclable catalysts for the rapid intramolecular hydroalkoxylation (HO)/cyclization of primary/secondary and aliphatic/aromatic hydroxyalkenes in imidazolium-based room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) to yield the corresponding furan, pyran, spirobicyclic furan, spirobicyclic furan/pyran, benzofuran, and isochroman derivatives. Products are straightforwardly isolated from the catalytic solution, conversions exhibit Markovnikov regioselectivity, and turnover frequencies are as high as 47,h,1 at 120,°C. The ring-size rate dependence of the primary alkenol cyclizations is 5>6, consistent with a sterically controlled transition state. The hydroalkoxylation/cyclization rates of terminal alkenols are slightly more rapid than those of internal alkenols, which suggests modest steric demands in the cyclic transition state. Cyclization rates of aryl-functionalized hydroxyalkenes are more rapid than those of the linear alkenols, whereas five- and five/six-membered spirobicyclic skeletons are also regioselectively closed. In cyclization of primary, sterically encumbered alkenols, turnover-frequency dependence on metal-ionic radius decreases by approximately 80-fold on going from La3+ (1.160,Å) to Lu3+ (0.977,Å), presumably reflecting steric impediments along the reaction coordinate. The overall rate law for alkenol hydroalkoxylation/cyclization is v,k[catalyst]1[alkenol]1. An observed ROH/ROD kinetic isotope effect of 2.48 (9) is suggestive of a catalytic pathway that involves kinetically significant intramolecular proton transfer. The present activation parameters,enthalpy (,H,)=18.2 (9),kcal,mol,1, entropy (,S,)=,17.0 (1.4),eu, and energy (Ea)=18.2 (8),kcal,mol,1,suggest a highly organized transition state. Proton scavenging and coordinative probing results suggest that the lanthanide triflates are not simply precursors of free triflic acid. Based on the kinetic and mechanistic evidence, the proposed catalytic pathway invokes hydroxyl and olefin activation by the electron-deficient Ln3+ center, and intramolecular H+ transfer, followed by alkoxide nucleophilic attack with ring closure. [source] Kinetics and mechanism of the dehydration reaction of sarcosine to a bislactame through diacyclperoxide intermediate in strong acidic mediumINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL KINETICS, Issue 11 2009Homayoon Bahrami The influence of substitution on the amine functional group of glycine in the permanganic oxidation of such an ,-amino acid in moderately concentrated sulfuric acid medium has been investigated. Reaction products analysis has revealed that contrary to the usual ,-amino acid oxidation product, which is an aldehyde species, a valuable compound, namely 1,4-dimethylpiperazine-2,5-dione, has been obtained as the main product via a cheap, simple, efficient, and novel method. Sarcosine has been chosen as a substituted derivative of glycine, and the kinetics and mechanism of its permanganic oxidation have been investigated using a spectrophotometric technique. Conclusive evidence has proven delayed autocatalytic activity for Mn(II) in this reaction, analogous to some ,-amino acids. It has been revealed that such activity can show up when a certain concentration ratio of Mn(II) to sarcosine is built up in the medium, which we call the "critical ratio." The magnitude of the latter ratio depends on the sulfuric acid concentration. Considering the "delayed autocatalytic behavior" of Mn(II) ions, rate equations satisfying observations for both catalytic and noncatalytic routes have been presented. The reaction shows first-order dependence on permanganate ions and sarcosine concentrations in both catalytic and noncatalytic pathways, and apparent first-order dependence on Mn2+ ions in catalytic pathways. The correspondence of pseudo-order rate constants of the catalytic and noncatalytic pathways to Arrhenius and Eyring laws has verified "critical ratio" as well as "delayed autocatalytic behavior" concepts. The activation parameters associated with both pathways have been computed and discussed. Mechanisms for both catalytic and noncatalytic routes involving radical intermediates as well as a product having a diketopiperazine skeleton have been reported for the first time. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 41: 689,703, 2009 [source] A Versatile Catalyst for Intermolecular Direct Arylation of Indoles with Benzoic Acids as Arylating ReagentsCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 20 2010Jun Zhou Coupled together: With a versatile catalyst system (Pd(TFA)2/Ag2CO3/propionic acid) both electron-rich and -deficient benzoic acids serve as arylating reagents for the direct functionalization of a wide rage of indoles by a combination of decarboxylation and CH bond activation. Depending on the nature of the benzoic acids, the reaction occurs selectively at either the C2- or C3-position of indoles, which may arise from two different catalytic pathways (see scheme; TFA=trifluoroacetate). [source] | ||||||||||