Modeling water exchange on monomeric and dimeric Mn centers

Water exchange on Mn centers in proteins has been modeled with density functional theory using the B3LYP functional. The reaction barrier for dissociative water exchange on [Mn^IV(H₂O)₂(OH)₄] is only 9.6 kcal mol^–1, corresponding to a rate of 6×10⁵ s^–1. It has also been investigated how modifications of the model complex change the exchange rate. Three cases of water exchange on Mn dimers have been modeled. The reaction barrier for dissociative exchange of a terminal water ligand on [(H₂O)₂(OH)₂Mn^IV(-O)₂Mn^IV(H₂O)₂(OH)₂] is 8.6 kcal mol^–1, while the bridging oxo group exchange with a ring-opening mechanism has a barrier of 19.2 kcal mol^–1. These results are intended for interpretations of measurements of water exchange for the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II. Finally, a tautomerization mechanism for exchange of a terminal oxyl radical has been modeled for the synthetic O₂ catalyst [(terpy)(H₂O)Mn^IV(-O)₂Mn^IV(O)(terpy)]³⁺ (terpy=2,2:6,2-terpyridine). The calculated reaction barrier is 14.7 kcal mol^–1.Contribution to the Björn Roos Honorary Issue     

Kinetics of substitution of aqua ligands from cis-diaqua(ethylenediamine)platinum(II) perchlorate by DL-penicillamine in aqueous medium

The kinetics of the interaction of DL-penicillamine with [Pt(en)(H₂O)₂]²⁺ have been studied spectrophotometrically as a function of [Pt(en)(H₂O)₂]²⁺, [DL-penicillamine] and temperature at pH 4.0. The reaction proceeds via rapid outer sphere association complex formation, followed by two slow consecutive steps. The first is the conversion of the aforementioned complex into the inner sphere complex and the second is the slower chelation step whereby another aqua ligand is replaced. The association equilibrium constant (K _E) for the outer sphere complex formation has been evaluated together with rate constants for the two subsequent steps. Activation parameters have been calculated for both steps using the Eyring equation (H ₁ = 46.5 ± 5.0 kJ mol^–1, S ₁ = – 143.0 ± 15.0 J K^–1 mol^–1, H ₂ = 44.3 ± 1.3 kJ mol^–1, S ₂ = –189.0 ± 4.2 J K^–1 mol^–1). The low enthalpy of activation and large negative entropy of activation values indicate an associative mode of activation for both aqua ligand substitution processes.     

The kinetics of base hydrolysis of [Co(trien)(amine)Cl]2+ complexes (amine=imidazole,pyridine,n-butylamine and 2,2-dimethoxyethylamine)

Summary The complexescis--[Co(trien)(ImH)Cl]²⁺ (ImH=imidazole, trien=1,8-diamino-3,6-diazaoctane),cis--[Co(trien)(Buⁿ-NH₂)Cl^–]²⁺,cis--[Co(trien)(NH₂CH₂-CH(OMe)₂)Cl^–]²⁺ andcis-₂-[Co(trien)(py)Cl]²⁺ (py=pyridine) have been characterised and their kinetics of base hydrolysis studied. Thecis--isomers which have afac-fac arrangement of the trien ligand have values of k _OH ²⁵ in the 73 to 253 dm³ mol^–1 s^–1 range at I=0.1 mol dm^–3. Extremely rapid base hydrolysis is observed withcis-₂-[Co(trien)(py)Cl]²⁺ where k _OH ²⁵ is 6.65×10⁶ mol³ mol^–1 s^–1 at I=0.1 mol dm^–3. This complex has amer-fac arrangement of the trien ligand with flatsec-NH donor leading to rapid base hydrolysis due to good -overlap between the conjugate base and cobalt(III). The pyridine ligand causes aca. 30 fold rate increase compared with the hydrolysis ofcis-₂-[Co(trien)(NH₃)Cl]²⁺.     

On the thermochemistry of intercalation of n-alkylamines into α-titanium hydrogenphosphate

Lamellar-titanium hydrogenphosphate (-TiP) suspended in water or 1,2-dichloroethane (dce) intercalates 7.70 meq g¹ ofn-alkylamines (C₁-C₄), as determined by potentiometry and thermogravimetry. The thermal decomposition of the intercalates takes place in three stages: dehydration, removal of amines, and condensation of the hydrogenphosphate to pyrophosphate. The increase in the-TiP interlayer distance (7.56×10² pm) during the intercalation was followed by x-ray powder diffraction. The standard enthalpy (rH _m ^o ) involved in the overall reaction O₃PO-H + RNH₂ O₃P-O^{– +}H₃NR, which was determined by reaction-dissolution calorimetry, correlates linearly with the number of carbons in the alkyl chain and with the interlamellar distance. An intercalation mechanism is proposed, starting from the amine protonation by POH groups and its insertion between the sheets. An increase in enthalpy of –2.67 and +2.56 kJ mol^–1 or –1.24 and +1.20 kJ mol^–1/10² pm for each CH₂ group of then-alkyl chain in dce and water, respectively, for this series of amines is proposed.     

Mechanism of oxidation of DL-methionine by iron(III)-2,2′-bipyridyl in perchloric acid—a kinetic study

Summary The kinetics of oxidation of DL-methionine by iron(III)-2,2-bipyridyl complex in HClO₄ were studied using 20%(v/v) MeOH as solvent. The order with respect to methionine and iron(III) was unity. The rate increased with increased [bipyridyl], but decreased with increased [H⁺]. While the reactive species of the substrate was the zwitterionic form, that of the oxidant was [Fe(bipy)₂-(H₂O)₂]³⁺. At 55 °C E _a and S for the reaction were 50.6 ± 2.5 kJ mol^–1 and –111.4 ± 7.6 JK^–1 mol^–1, respectively.Author to whom all correspondence should be directed.     

Ab initio MP2 calculations of the products of acetylene addition to HgCl2

Gas-phase reaction of acetylene with HgCl₂ resulting in -chlorovinylmercury derivatives and their interaction with Cl^– and I^– anions and KI molecule was studied by the ab initio MP2 method with the Dunning—Hay double zeta basis set and LanL pseudopotential for Hg, K, and I atoms. The reaction was shown to proceed via a -complex of acetylene and HgCl₂ (the calculated enthalpy of formation is –6.5 kcal mol^–1). According to calculations, the activation energy of formation of cis--chlorovinylmercury chloride from acetylene and HgCl₂ is 31 kcal mol^–1. Chloride and iodide anions and KI molecule are readily added to both cis- and trans-isomer of -chlorovinylmercury chloride to give stable species.     

Kinetic and mechanistic studies on the interaction of thymidine with the hydroxopentaaquarhodium(III) ion

The interaction of thymidine, a nucleoside, with hydroxopentaaquarhodium(III), [Rh(H₂O)₅(OH)]²⁺ ion in aqueous medium is reported and the possible mode of binding is discussed. The kinetics of interaction between thymidine and [Rh(H₂O)₅OH]²⁺ has been studied spectrophotometrically as a function of [Rh(H₂O)₅OH²⁺], [thymidine], pH and temperature. The reaction has been monitored at 298 nm, the _max of the substituted complex, and where the spectral difference between the reactant and product is a maximum. The reaction rate increases with [thymidine] and reaches a limiting value at a higher ligand concentration. From the experimental findings an associative interchange mechanism for the substitution process is suggested. The activation parameters (H=47.8 ± 5.7 kJ mol^–1, S=–173 ± 17 J K^–1 mol^–1) supports our proposition. The negative G⁰ (–13.8 kJ mol^–1) for the first equilibrium step also supports the spontaneous formation of the outer sphere association complex.     

Synthetic and kinetic studies on copper(II), nickel(II) and cobalt(III) complexes of 1,4,7,10,13-pentaazacyclohexadecane ([16]aneN5)

Summary The pentadentate macrocycle 1,4,7,10,13-penta-azacyclo-hexadecane [16]aneN₅=(3)=L} has been prepared and a variety of copper(II), nickel(II) and cobalt(III) complexes of the ligand characterised. The copper complex [CuL](ClO₄)₂, on the basis of its d-d spectrum, appears to be square pyramidal, while [NiL(H₂O)](ClO₄)₂ is octahedral. The copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes dissociate readily in acidic solution and these reactions have been studied kinetically. For the copper(II) complex, rate=k_H[complex][H⁺]² with k_H =4.8 dm⁶ mol^–2s^–1 at 25 °C and I=1.0 mol dm^–3 (NaClO₄) with H=43 kJ mol^–1 and S ₂₉₈ =–89 JK^–1 mol^–1. Dissociation rates of the copper(II) complexes increase with ring size in the order: [15]aneN₅ < [16]aneN₅ < [17]aneN₅. For the dissociation of the nickel(II) complex, rate=k_H[Complex][H⁺] with k_H=9.4×10^–3 dm³mol^–1 s^–1 at 25 °C and I =1.0 mol dm^–3 (NaClO₄) with H=71 kJ mol^–1 and S ₂₉₈ =–47 JK^–1mol^–1.The cobalt(III) complexes, [CoLCl](ClO₄)₂, [CoL(H₂O)]-(ClO₄)₃, [CoL(NO₂)](ClO₄)₂, [CoL(DMF)](ClO₄)₃ (DMF=dimethylformamide) and [CoL(O₂CH)](ClO₄)₂ have been characterised. The chloropentamine [CoCl([16]aneN₅)]²⁺ undergoes rapid base hydrolysis with k_OH=1.1× 10⁵dm³ mol^–1s^–1 at 25°C and I=0.1 mol dm^–3 (H=73 kJ mol^–1 and S ₂₉₈ =98 JK^–1 mol^–1). Rapid base hydrolysis of [CoL(NO₂)]²⁺ is also observed and the origins of these effects are considered in detail.     

Hydrogenation of the silanone groups (≡Si-O)2Si=0. Experimental and quantum-chemical studies

The reactivity of bis(siloxy)silanone groups (Si-0)₂Si=O stabilized on a silica surface with respect to H₂ molecules was studied. The reaction was found to give the (Si-O)₂SiH(OH) groups. The rate constant for this process was determined. Its activation energy in the 300–580 K temperature range is 13.4±0.3 kcal mol^–1, and the enthalpy is 54±5 kcal mol^–1. The activation energy for the reverse reaction,viz., elimination of a hydrogen molecule, is equal to 65 kcal mol^–1. Quantum-chemical calculations of hydrogenation of F₂Si=O and (HO)₂Si=O, which are the simplest molecular models of the silanone groups, were performed. Data on the geometrical and electronic structures of transition states and on the effects of substituents at the silicon atom on the reactivity of the silanone groups in this process were obtained. The optical absorption band of the surface silanone groups was quantitatively characterized. Its maximum is located at 5.65±0.1 eV; the extinction coefficient at the maximum (220 nm) is (3±0.5) · 10^–18 cm² molec.^–1.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1951–1958, August, 1996.     

Theoretical studies of [n]paracyclophanes and their valence isomers

Summary The valence isomerisations of benzene, [6]- and [7]paracyclophane to their Dewar benzene and prismane isomers are studied with the MNDO method using the unrestricted Hartree-Fock (UHF) and the configuration interaction (C.I.) approximations. The enthalpy of the reaction Dewar benzene benzene is H° _r =–68.9 kcal/mol and the activation enthalpy is H°=27.9 kcal/mol (with C.I.). The reaction path hasC _2v symmetry.The determination of several points of the lowest potential energy surface of [6]- and [7]paracyclophanes leads to a minimum reaction path having the same topology as for the potential energy surface of the nonbridged benzene. The only difference is a quantitative change in the energy values of the aromatic isomers due to the deformation introduced by the alkyl chain. For [6]paracyclophane, the activation enthalpy is H°=24.6 kcal/mol and the activation entropy is S ⁰=0.6 cal K^–1 mol^–1 calculated with C.I.The enthalpy of the reaction prismane Dewar benzene is H° _r –32 kcal/mol and the activation enthalpy is H°19 kcal/mol. The highest molecular symmetry group common to both molecules isC _2v , whereas the symmetry group of the reaction path is lowered toC _s . Along this reaction path is located a biradicaloid intermediate, separated by low activation barriers from the products. No significant changes of the potential energy surfaces are found for the bridged [n]prismanes and the [n]Dewar benzenes.All the calculated values, reaction enthalpies, activation enthalpies and entropies, are in a good agreement with literature experimental data.This article is dedicated to Professor A. Pullman     

Multinuclear macromolecule metal complexes 2. Preparation and characterization of Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to pofy(vinylamine hydrochloride)

Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to poly(vinylamine hydrochloride) (PVAm · HCl) containing Fe^II or Fe^III and M²⁺ (M=Fe, Co, Cu) in a 11 molar ratio were obtained by the reaction of [Fe(CN)₆] ^n– (n=3,4) with M²⁺ ion-PVAm · HCl mixture in aqueous solution. Under a limited polymer concentration (T_VAm/T_Fe over 10), these polymer complexes thus obtained were stable and soluble in water. By casting these solutions, colored films can be produced. The formation of Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to PVAm · HCl was also investigated by the Benesi-Hildebrand method. The molar extinction coefficients of intervalence charge transfer (Fe^IIFe^III, Co^IIFe^III, Fe^IICu^II) band for MFe(CN)₆]^(n–2)– bound to PVAm · HCl (M=Fe, Co, Cu) were found to be 10,100–9601 · mol^–1 · cm^–1 at 25 C. The formation constants were found to be in the range of 10⁷ to 10¹⁰ M^–1. The changes of enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) were found to be in the range of –10.4 to –22.5 kJ · mol^–1 and 5.7 to 52.9 J · K^–1 mol^–1 respectively, at 25C.     

Extraction-spectrophotometric determination of chromium with Nitrotetrazolium Blue

The interaction of Cr(VI) and Nitrotetrazolium Blue has been examined. A 12 NTB (CrO₃Cl)₂ ion-associate is formed and is extractable into 1,2-dichloroethane. The optimum conditions have been established. The molar absorptivity at 260 nm was (8.2 ± 0.06) × 10⁴L mol^–1cm^–1. Beer's law was obeyed in the range 0.01–0.4 g ml^–1 Cr(VI). A sensitive and selective method for determination of micro-quantities of Cr(VI) in soils and steels is suggested.     

Chromium(VI), chromium(V) and chromium(IV) oxidation of 12-tungstocobaltate(II)

The reaction between Cr^VI and 12-tungstocobaltate(II) was carried out in 2.0 mol dm^–3 HCl and followed a simple second order rate law. The reaction was catalysed by hydrogen ion due to the formation of active H₂CrO₄ and was inhibited by chloride ion as, in its presence, conversion of the active species into inactive chlorochromate occurs. Chromium(V) and chromium(IV) were generated in situ by the use of Cr^VI—V^IV or Cr^VI—2-ethyl-2-hydroxybutyric acid and Cr^VI—i-PrOH reactions respectively, and the oxidation of 12-tungstocobaltate(II) by these atypical oxidation states, was also studied. The rate constants for the oxidation of 12-tungstocobaltate(II) by Cr^VI, Cr^V and Cr^IV were found to be in the ratio 1:1.2:5.2 respectively. The ionic strength did not affect the reaction, while decrease in the solvent polarity increased the rate of the reaction. The activation parameters were also determined and the values H , G and S were found to be 52.4 ± 6 kJ mol^–1, 100.8 ± 7 kJ mol^–1, –151.7 ± 10 J K^–1 mol^–1 respectively, supporting the mechanism proposed.     

The matching of structural elements in reactions for evaluating stabilization energies for benzene and monosilabenzene

Using the 6-31G^* basis set the stabilization energy for monosilabenzene has been calculated as E _T for the homodesmotic reactions in which (i) ethylene is the other reactant with trans 1,3-butadiene and trans 2-sila-1,3-butadiene as the products, and (ii) trans 1,3-butadiene is the other reactant with trans 1,3,5-hexatriene and trans 3-sila-1,3,5-hexatriene as the products. The values are 17.2 and 17.6 kcal mol^–1 respectively, compared to 24.8 and 23.5 kcal mol^–1 respectively for the corresponding reactions of benzene. The difference is E _T for the interchange of =SiH- and =CH- groups between the aromatic and aliphatic structural environments, and is thus more informative than the quotient. The extent of the matching of structural elements in these reactions, and in the benzene reactions using longer chain polyenes, is assessed in terms of the structural environment about each heavy atom in its entirety — namely the nearest neighbor atoms (NN), the next nearest neighbor atoms (NNN), and the more distant atoms (NNNN and NNNNN). Matching by number alone is designated isoplesiotic, and if by both number and kind, homoplesiotic.     

Characterization of the molecular species formed by interaction of acetonitrile and copper(I) chloride in the liquid and solid phase

Summary The equilibrium vapour pressure of the solid complex, CuCl·MeCN, was measured at several temperatures. The enthalpy and entropy changes according to the following complex formation were determined: CuCl(s)+ MeCN(g)CuCl·MeCN(s); H=–56.9 kJ mol^–1 and S=–150 J mol^–1 K ^–1, respectively. Vapour pressure osmometry shows that a monomer-dimer equilibrium of CuCl exists in the acetonitrile solution. The equilibrium constant was found to be 0.93±0.08. A gas chromatographic technique was employed to determine the monomeric species as [Cu(MeCN)₄]Cl.     

Reactions of pennogenin and related compounds. IV. Formation of (25R,22′R,25′R)-3β,3′β-diacetoxy-26,22′-epoxy-16,16′-bifurosta-5,20(22),5′,17′(20′)-tetraen-26′-ol from pennogenin diacetate under the action of BF3·Et2O

A new direction of the reaction of pennogenin diacetate with BF₃·Et₂O has been discovered in which a previously unknown dimeric steroid is formed — (25R,22R,25R)-3,3-diacetoxy-26,22-epoxy-16,16-bifurosta-5,20(22), 5,17(20)-tetraen-26-ol, the structure of which has been established as the result of an analysis of IR, UV,¹H and¹³C NMR, and mass spectra. A probable mechanism for the formation of the title compound from pennogenin diacetate is suggested.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, USSR Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 202–208, March–April, 1990.     

Kinetics of ferrocenoylacetonato substitution from (1,5-cyclooctadiene)(ferrocenoylacetonato)rhodium(I) with 2,2′-dipyridyl and derivatives of 1,10-phenanthroline

Treatment of MeOH solutions of [Rh(cod)(fca)] (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene, fca = ferrocenoylacetonato) with seven derivatives of 1,10-phenanthroline (N,N), as well as with the (N,N) ligand 2,2-dipyridyl, gave [Rh(cod)(N,N)]⁺. The kinetics of these reactions follow the rate law: Rate = k[Rh(cod)(fca)[N,N] The temperature dependence of all the studied substitutions resulted in activation entropies, S , more negative than –100 J K^–1 mol^–1 which is indicative of associative mechanisms. The pK _a's of the incoming phenanthroline derivatives were between 3.03 and 6.31 but did not influence the reaction rate to any significant extent. This implies that the rate determining step during the substitution involves Rh—O bond breaking and not Rh—N bond formation. Substitution of fca with 2,2-dipyridyl was slightly faster (k = 118 dm³ mol^–1 s^–1) than with the 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives (k _average = 14.2 dm³ mol^–1 s^–1) and may be attributed to the free rotation capability of the two pyridyl rings about the 1-1 carbon–carbon axis in 2,2-dipyridyl. 1,10-Phenanthroline cannot rotate about the corresponding carbon axis.     

A molecular orbital study of nitrogen inversion in aniline with extensive geometry optimization

The geometry and energy of aniline have been calculated using the 6-31G and 6-31G^*(5D) basis sets for the planar structure and various pyramidal structures, assuming that the ring and the N-atom bonded to it lie in the same plane, but otherwise with full geometry optimization. With the 6-31G basis set the planar structure is predicated to be the most stable, whereas the inclusion of polarization functions in the 6-31G^*(5D) basis set finds a pyramidal structure with the out-of-plane angle =42.3° to be most stable and the energy barrier to inversion via the planar transition state to be 1.59±0.02 kcal mol^–1, in close agreement with experiment. Completing the optimization, allowing the N-atom and the C- and H-atoms of the ring to take up equilibrium out-of-plane positions increases the calculated energy carrier to inversion by less than 0.1 kcal mol^–1 to 1.66 kcal mol^–1. The ring adopts a very shallow inverted boat-type conformation with N₇-C₁C₄ = 2.0°.     

Stereochemical nonrigidity of (O—Ge)-chelate bis[(2-oxo-1-hexahydroazepinyl)methyl]dichlorogermane: substantiation of the dissociative mechanism of chelating ligand exchange

Stereochemical nonrigidity of the hexacoordinated (O—Ge)-chelate bis(2-oxo-1-hexahydroazepinylmethyl)dichlorogermane in CDCl₃ was studied by dynamic NMR. The activation parameters of the intramolecular rearrangement at the coordination center are G ^# ₂₉₈ = 12.3±0.2 kcal mol^–1, H ^# = 16.9±0.2 kcal mol^–1, and S ^# = 15.3±0.7 cal mol^–1 K^–1. The dissociative mechanism of ligand exchange involving the cleavage of the OGe coordination bond is discussed based on the positive entropy of activation.     

On the Applicability of Duolite GT-73 to Column Preconcentration of Gold and Palladium Prior to Determination by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

The preconcentration of Au and Pd on Duolite GT-73 chelating resin with the thiol functional group was investigated prior to determination of these noble metals by means of inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. It was found that Au^III and Pd^II were retained on the resin along with other concomitant metals (Al, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) from different HCl-containing media. A two-step elution procedure was developed for the release of the noble metals. First 4.0molL^–1 HNO₃ solution was used to elute the base metals. The recovery of Au and Pd was performed afterwards using 0.50molL^–1 solution of (NH₂)₂CS. Retrieval of Au and Pd retained on Duolite GT-73 was also carried out by decomposition of the resin in the open vessel system using H₂SO₄ with H₂O₂. The detection limits of Au and Pd evaluated for the devised protocol, with a preconcentration factor of 50, were 0.085µgL^–1 and 0.28µgL^–1, respectively. The proposed method was applied to the determination of Au and Pd in spiked electrolytic bath samples.