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Computational Investigations on the General Reaction Profile and Diastereoselectivity in Sulfur Ylide Promoted Aziridination

CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 17 2007
Deepa Janardanan
Abstract Mechanism and diastereoselectivity of sulfur ylide promoted aziridination reactions were studied by density functional theory with inclusion of solvent effects through the continuum solvation model. The general reaction pathway was modeled for the addition of substituted sulfur ylides (Me2S+CH,R) to an aldimine ((E)-methyl ethylidenecarbamate, MeHCNCO2Me). The nature of the substituents on the ylidic carbon atom substantially affects the reaction profile. The stabilized (R=COMe) and semistabilized (R=Ph) ylides follow a cisoid addition mode leading to trans aziridines via anti betaine intermediates. The simplest model ylide (unstabilized, R=H) underwent cisoid addition in a similar fashion. In the case of stabilized ylides product diastereoselectivity is controlled by the barriers of the elimination step leading to the 2,3- trans aziridine, whereas it is decided in the addition step in the case of semistabilized ylides. The importance of steric and electronic factors in diastereoselective addition (2 and 5) and elimination (5) transition states was established. Comparison of results obtained with the gas-phase optimized geometries and with the fully optimized solvent-phase geometries reveals that the inclusion of solvent effects does not bring about any dramatic changes in the reaction profiles for all three kinds of ylides. In particular, diastereoselectivity for both kinds of ylides was found to be nearly the same in both these approaches. [source]

OH hydrogen abstraction reactions from alanine and glycine: A quantum mechanical approach

JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, Issue 11 2001
Annia Galano
Abstract Density functional theory (B3LYP and BHandHLYP) and unrestricted second-order Møller,Plesset (MP2) calculations have been performed using 3-21G, 6-31G(d,p), and 6-311 G(2d,2p) basis sets, to study the OH hydrogen abstraction reaction from alanine and glycine. The structures of the different stationary points are discussed. Ring-like structures are found for all the transition states. Reaction profiles are modeled including the formation of prereactive complexes, and very low or negative net energy barriers are obtained depending on the method and on the reacting site. ZPE and thermal corrections to the energy for all the species, and BSSE corrections for B3LYP activation energies are included. A complex mechanism involving the formation of a prereactive complex is proposed, and the rate coefficients for the overall reactions are calculated using classical transition state theory. The predicted values of the rate coefficients are 3.54×108 L,mol,1,s,1 for glycine and 1.38×109 L,mol,1,s,1 for alanine. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 22: 1138,1153, 2001 [source]

Towards Long-Living Metathesis Catalysts by Tuning the N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Ligand on Trifluoroacetamide-Activated Boomerang Ru Complexes

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 25 2009
Hervé Clavier
Abstract The synthesis and characterization of three novel trifluoromethylamido-containing "boomerang" precatalysts bearing various N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands are reported. Comparative kinetic and stability studies show the significant effect of the NHC on the catalyst reaction profile. An investigation of the reaction scope for diverse metathesis transformations has allowed us to establish the influence of the NHC on catalyst activity, especially as a function of substrate steric bulk. The excellent stability of one of the novel precatalysts is disclosed, and allowed for its recovery at the end of catalytic reactions. Large-scale ring-closing metathesis, enyne-metathesis and cross-metathesis experiments have revealed the recoverability of the catalyst. ICP-MS analyses of the synthesized products reveal Ru contamination levels of less than 2.5 ppm.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009) [source]

A linear three-center four electron bonding identity nucleophilic substitution at carbon, boron, and phosphorus.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY, Issue 7 2010
A theoretical study in combination with van't Hoff modeling
Abstract We studied various identity nucleophilic substitution reactions based on an SN2 reaction profile. With calculations and experimental geometries concerning the nature of the various complexes indicated as stable, intermediate, and transition state we were able to show the additional value of van't Hoff 's tetrahedron by changing its geometry via a trigonal pyramid into a trigonal bipyramid. The ratio of the apical and the corresponding tetrahedral bond distance is then 1.333. This value has been used in general as a calibration point for the understanding of the (in)stabilities of the complex formation on the SN2 reaction coordinate. The relevance of this approach has been also proved for enzymatic reactions focused on carbon and phosphorus substrates. Furthermore, it could be established that identity proton-in-line displacements are fully comparable with the relocation of carbon in a nucleophilic substitution reaction as Cl, + CH3Cl. The significance of this information will afford new insight in the dynamics of a linear three-center four-electron complex. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010 [source]

A new approach to counterpoise correction to BSSE

JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, Issue 11 2006
Annia Galano
Abstract In the present work the intermolecular BSSE, associated to the A,B interaction, is obtained by subtracting the intramolecular BSSE of the fragments from the intramolecular BSSE of the supermolecule, and considering every atom as a fragment in the calculation of each intramolecular BSSE. This atom by atom scheme (CPaa) is based on the consideration that the proximity of the fragments may affect the intramolecular BSSE of every involved species, and artificially influences the value of the BSSE associated to the supermolecule formation. It drastically decreases the reported counterpoise overcorrection of the A,B interaction, even though it does not deal with all the overcorrection because it includes all the orbitals, and not only the unoccupied ones. This new approach has been tested on the water dimer, some hydrogen fluoride weakly bonded complexes, the conformational analysis of 1,2-dichloroethane, and the reaction profile of formaldehyde + OH reaction. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 27: 1203,1210, 2006 [source]

Scalaradial, a Dialdehyde-Containing Marine Metabolite That Causes an Unexpected Noncovalent PLA2 Inactivation

CHEMBIOCHEM, Issue 13 2007
Maria Chiara Monti Dr.
Abstract Several marine terpenoids that contain at least one reactive aldehyde group, such as manoalide and its congeners, possess interesting anti-inflammatory activities that are mediated by the covalent inactivation of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2). Scalaradial, a 1,4-dialdehyde marine terpenoid that was isolated from the sponge Cacospongia mollior, is endowed with a relevant anti-inflammatory profile, both in vitro and in vivo, through selective sPLA2 inhibition. Due to its peculiar dialdehyde structural feature, it has been proposed that scalaradial exerts its enzymatic inactivation by means of an irreversible covalent modification of its target. In the context of our on-going research on anti-PLA2 natural products and their interaction at a molecular level, we studied scalaradial in an attempt to shed more light on the molecular mechanism of its PLA2 inhibition. A detailed analysis of the reaction profile between scalaradial and bee venom PLA2, a model sPLA2 that shares a high structural homology with the human synovial enzyme, was performed by a combination of spectroscopic techniques, chemical reactions (selective modifications, biomimetic reactions), and classical protein chemistry (such as proteolytic digestion, HPLC and mass spectrometry), along with molecular modeling studies. Unexpectedly, our data clearly indicated the noncovalent forces to be the leading event in the PLA2 inactivation process; thus, the covalent modification of the enzyme emerges as only a minor side event in the ligand,enzyme interaction. The overall picture might be useful in the design of SLD analogues as new potential anti-inflammatory compounds that target sPLA2 enzymes. [source]

Computational Investigations on the General Reaction Profile and Diastereoselectivity in Sulfur Ylide Promoted Aziridination

Bis(dithiolene) Molybdenum Complex that Promotes Combined Coupled Electron,Proton Transfer and Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions: A Water-Active Model of the Arsenite Oxidase Molybdenum Center

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 22 2006
Hideki Sugimoto
Abstract Combined CEPT (coupled electron,proton transfer)/OAT (oxygen atom transfer) reactions were accomplished in (Bu4N)2[MoIVO(bdtCl2)2] (1) and (Bu4N)2[MoVIO2(bdtCl2)2] (2) complexes in aqueous media. The reaction mechanism of the CEPT reaction was analyzed electrochemically and the conversion of 1 to 2 was revealed to proceed by a two-proton two-electron oxidative process. The structural and reaction profiles provide a new model for the arsenite oxidase catalytic center. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006) [source]

Ab Initio Structure/Reactivity Investigations of Illudin-Based Antitumor Agents: A Model for Reaction in vivo

HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 12 2003
Laura
(Hydroxymethyl)acylfulvene (HMAF, irofulven; 4), a third-generation derivative of a natural product extracted from the mushroom Omphalotus illudens, is selectively toxic towards certain forms of malignant tumors. Conversion of HMAF and cognates to stable aromatic derivatives is triggered by thiol attack in vitro and in vivo. Quantum-chemical methods predict well the structure for several functionalized derivatives of irofulven as compared to known X-ray crystallographic structures. Computational reaction profiles for thiol attack and aromatic rearrangement of irofulven and illudin S, a toxin from which irofulven is derived, provide insight into HMAF's selectivity and toxicity. Methods used include hybrid density-functional theory (HDFT), HartreeFock (HF), and MøllerPlesset second-order perturbation theory (MP2). Solvent effects have been explored by means of the new continuum-solvation method, COSab, presented in an accompanying paper. [source]

Transmetalation Reactions from Fischer Carbene Complexes to Late Transition Metals: A DFT Study

CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 35 2008
Israel Fernández Dr.
Abstract Transmetalation reactions from chromium(0) Fischer carbene complexes to late-transition-metal complexes (palladium(0), copper(I), and rhodium(I)) have been studied computationally by density functional theory. The computational data were compared with the available experimental data. In this study, the different reaction pathways involving the different metal atoms have been compared with each other in terms of their activation barriers and reaction energies. Although the reaction profiles for the transmetalation reactions to palladium and copper are quite similar, the computed energy values indicate that the process involving palladium as catalyst is more favorable than that involving copper. In contrast to these transformations, which occur via triangular heterobimetallic species, the transmetalation reaction to rhodium leads to a new heterobimetallic species in which a carbonyl ligand is also transferred from the Fischer carbene to the rhodium catalyst. Moreover, the structure and bonding situation of the so far elusive heterobimetallic complexes are briefly discussed. La reacción de transmetalación catalítica desde cromo(0) Fischer carbenos a metales de transición tardía (Pd0, CuIand RhI) se ha estudiado computacionalmente usando DFT. Los resultados computacionales se han comparado con los datos experimentales disponibles. Las barreras y las energías de reacción se han comparado en los caminos de reacción obtenidos para los metales considerados. Mientras que los perfiles de reacción para la transmetalación desde Cr a Pd o Cu son similares, los valores calculados indican que aquellos procesos que implican catalizadores de Pd son más favorables que los que implican Cu. En claro contraste con estas transformaciones, que ocurren a través de especies heterobimetálicas con geometría triangular, la reacción con Rh forma nuevas especies heterobimetálicas en las que se ha transferido un ligando carbonilo desde el complejo de Fischer al catalizador de Rh. Adicionalmente, se discute la estructura y la forma de enlace de éstos complejos heterobimetálicos no aislados hasta este momento. [source]