酸性体系V催化木质素β-O-4模型物C—C键高选择性切断

研究了酸性体系下NH_4VO_3催化木质素模型物2-(苯氧基)-1-苯乙酮(1a)的C—C键氧化切断过程.通过优选反应溶剂,在温和条件下(100℃,101 kPaO_2)于DMSO-HOAc(V∶V=3∶1)溶剂中高选择性地得到了苯甲酸和苯酚(产率分别为82.1%和88.1%),并通过对反应过程的监测和催化剂的研究提出了该反应可能的反应路径.反应过程存在两条可能的途径,一是1a先发生C—O键断裂生成苯酚和2-羟基苯乙酮,再催化2-羟基苯乙酮C—C键氧化断裂生成苯甲酸;二是1a直接发生C—C键氧化断裂生成苯甲酸和苯酚.同时,催化剂表征结果表明,+5价钒氧离子是催化活性物种.钒催化剂在反应过程中通过+4和+5价循环完成催化过程.     

Pd催化木质素醚类二聚体分子内氢转移断裂C—O键研究

结合氢转移方法,研究了木质素模型物2-(2'-甲氧基苯氧基)-1-苯乙醇(1a)分子在无外加氢源的条件下利用金属钯催化剂催化发生C—O键断裂反应.合成并表征了一系列Pd负载型催化剂,通过优化发现反应体系在环己烷溶剂和弱碱添加剂Na2HPO4条件下显示出较好的催化效率.结合反应特点将催化剂进行改进,使用MgO作为载体的催化剂Pd/MgO高效完成了木质素模型物的分子自供氢降解.反应过程可能分为两步进行:首先,模型物在钯表面先进行脱氢过程,含羟基的木质素模型物二聚体1a脱去氢后生成酮式中间体2-(2'-甲氧基苯氧基)-1-苯乙酮(1b),被脱去的氢原子吸附于钯表面.随后,脱氢中间体1b在Pd催化下与其表面吸附的H作用,发生催化C—O键断键过程.     

左旋葡聚糖热解机理的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p)方法,对纤维素热解的主要产物左旋葡聚糖的热解反应机理进行了理论计算分析,设计了四种可能的热解反应途径, 对各种反应的反应物、产物和过渡态的结构进行了能量梯度全优化。计算结果表明,左旋葡聚糖开环成链状中间体时,首先,左旋葡聚糖中的两个半缩醛键C(1)-O(7)和C(6)-O(8)断裂,经过渡态TS₁形成中间体IM₁,同时,C(6)-O(7)结合成键使C(5)-C(6)-O(7)形成环状结构,该反应的能垒较高,为296.53 kJ/mol,然后IM₁经过渡态TS₂转变为中间体IM₂,该反应的能垒为234.09 kJ/mol;对IM₂设计了四条可能的反应路径,反应路径2和3能垒较低,是IM₂最可能的热解反应途径;在反应路径1和4中都包含了脱羰基反应,其反应能垒较高,不易发生。     

木质素二聚体模型化合物热解机理的量子化学研究

β-O-4连接是木质素主体结构单元之间的主要联结方式。采用密度泛函理论方法B3LYP,在6-31G (d, p)基组水平上,对β-O-4型木质素二聚体模型化合物(1-愈创木基-2-(2-甲氧基苯氧基)-1,3丙二醇)的热解反应机理进行了研究。提出了三种热解反应途径:C_β-O键均裂的后续反应、C_α-C_β键均裂的后续反应以及协同反应。对各种反应的反应物、产物、中间体和过渡态的结构进行了能量梯度全优化,计算了各热解反应途径的标准动力学参数。分析了各种主要热解产物的形成演化机理以及热解过程中温度对热解机理的影响。计算结果表明,C_β-O键的均裂反应和协同反应路径(1)和(3)是木质素二聚体热解过程中主要的反应路径,而C_α-C_β键的均裂反应和协同反应路径(2)和(5)是主要的竞争反应路径;热解的主要产物是酚类化合物如愈创木酚、1-愈创木基-3-羟基丙酮、3-愈创木基-3-羟基丙醛、愈创木基甲醛和乙烯等。在热解低温阶段协同反应是热解过程中的主要反应形式,而在高温阶段自由基均裂反应是热解过程的主要反应形式。     

果糖低温快速热解制备糠醛的机理研究

果糖低温快速热解制备5-羟甲基糠醛(HMF)的过程中,糠醛(FF)是一种重要的副产物。通过Py-GC/MS(快速热解-气相色谱/质谱联用)实验考察果糖低温快速热解过程中FF的形成特性。结果表明,FF的产率和相对含量都随着热解温度的提高先增大后减小,并在350℃时达到最大值,最高相对峰面积含量达到11.6%。此外,通过密度泛函理论计算,研究果糖热解形成FF的四条可能途径,计算结果表明,果糖热解形成FF的最优途径为路径2,即果糖首先经历一个协同的六元环过渡态,C5-C6键断裂的同时C6位羟基上的氢与C4位的羟基发生脱水反应,脱出一分子甲醛和一分子水,生成含C4=C5双键的二氢呋喃中间体,随后C2位上的羟基与C1位上的氢通过一个四元环过渡态又脱出一分子水,生成的烯醇中间体中烯醇氢与C3位的羟基最后经历一个六元环的过渡态再脱出一分子水,最终形成FF。     

重氮萘酮在环醚中热解反应研究

三种带有不同取代基的重氮萘酮(la～1c)在THF和二氧六环中加热分解给出不同的产物。1-重氮-4-萘酮(1a)的热解产物主要是重氮萘酮热解后产生的烯酮卡宾(2a)与环醚开环后形成的聚合物;3-甲基-1-重氮-4-萘酮(1b)的热解产物比较复杂,除冠醚类产物之外,还有烯酮卡宾对四氢呋喃和二氧六环的C-H键的插入反应产物、螺环化合物、2-甲基萘酚以及难以分离的聚合物;3-硝基-1-重氮-4-萘酮(1c)的热解产物主要是聚合物,此外还有少量C－H键的插入反应产物和2-硝基萘酚。对重氮萘酮热解反应的机理作了讨论。     

木质素模化物紫丁香酚热解机理的量子化学研究

采用密度泛函理论方法B3LYP/6-31G++(d,p),对木质素模化物紫丁香酚的热解反应机理进行了量子化学理论研究。提出了三种可能的热解反应途径,对各种反应的反应物、产物、中间体和过渡态的结构进行了能量梯度全优化。计算了各热解反应途径的标准动力学参数,分析了各种主要热解产物的形成演化机理。键离解能计算结果表明,紫丁香酚中CH₃-O键的键离解能最小,各种键离解能的大小顺序为CH₃-O < O-H < CH₃O-C_aromatic < CH₂-H < HO-C_aromatic < C_aromatic-H。在反应路径(1)中,主要热解产物是3-甲氧基邻苯二酚,其形成反应的总能垒为366.6 kJ/mol;在反应路径(2)中主要热解产物是2-甲氧基-6-甲基苯酚,其形成反应的总能垒为474.8 kJ/mol;在反应路径(3)中形成邻甲氧基苯酚的总能垒很低,为21.4 kJ/mol,这表明,在连接甲氧基的碳原子上加氢后能够有效地降低木质素芳环模化物紫丁香酚去甲氧基反应的反应能垒。     

O-乙酰基-吡喃木糖热解反应机理的理论研究

为了从微观上理解半纤维素热解过程及其主要产物的形成演变机理,采用密度泛函理论方法B3LYP/6-31G++(d,p),对O-乙酰基-吡喃木糖的热解反应机理进行了量子化学理论研究。在热解过程中,O-乙酰基-吡喃木糖中的O-乙酰基首先脱出,形成乙酸和中间体IM₁,该步反应能垒为269.4 kJ/mol。IM₁进一步发生开环反应形成IM₂,开环反应能垒较低,为181.8 kJ/mol。对中间体IM₂设计了四种可能的热解反应途径,对各种反应的反应物、产物、中间体和过渡态的结构进行了能量梯度全优化,计算了各热解反应途径的热力学和动力学参数。计算结果表明,反应路径(4)和反应路径(2)是O-乙酰基-吡喃木糖热解的主要反应通道,乙酸、乙醛、乙醇醛、丙酮、CO、CO₂、CH₄等小分子产物是热解的主要产物。这与相关实验结果分析是一致的。     

锰氧咔咯催化环己烷生成己二醛催化机理的理论研究

通过密度泛函理论计算,研究锰氧咔咯催化环己烷氧化成己二醛的反应,讨论该催化过程的多态反应活性.计算表明,该反应经历两步羟基化和一步C—C键断裂过程.两步羟基化都是由氢转移开始,形成碳自由基中间体,接着迅速发生的自由基反应形成二醇的中间体.C—C键断裂过程由氢转移开始,先形成氧自由基中间体,氧自由基单电子和邻近环C—C键存在强烈的相互作用,导致该C—C键活化断裂和第二个氢的协同转移.反应的速控步是第二步羟基化过程,因此碳自由基中间体的稳定性决定该反应的难易,这也解释了实验上观察到叔碳的活性大于仲碳的活性顺序.     

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯二聚体模化物键离能的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论方法计算了聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)二聚体模化物的键离能,并设计PET热解的3条可能路径,分析PET热解机理.由于乙酸甲酯与PET具有相同的酯基官能团,因此以乙酸甲酯为简单模型参照物,采用M06-2X,B3P86,B3LYP以及BHandHLYP方法分别在基组LanL2DZ,6-31G(d),3-21G和6-31++G(d,p)水平下对乙酸甲酯的键离能进行计算.通过计算可知,B3P86与M06-2X方法的计算结果与iBonD数据库的乙酸甲酯实验测定值最接近.因此本研究采用B3P86与M06-2X方法对PET的键离能进行计算.计算结果表明:PET的各键中C—C(aromatic)键的键离能最大,主链上的C—C键离能最小,其次是C—O键.在PET的可能热解路径中,PET可能主要通过主链进行协同反应,生成苯甲酸、对苯二甲酸等有机酸以及CH_3CHO和CO_2等气体产物.     

MgO活化甲烷碳氢键的密度泛函研究

在B3LYP/6-311 + G（2d, 2p）水平上计算了MgO + CH_4 → Mg+CH_3OH反应的 单态势能曲线。结果发现MgO和CH_4发生相互作用,首先形成两种类型的分子-分子 复合物（MgOCH_4和OMgCH_4）;分子-分子复合物OMgCH_4能发生进一步转化,即 MgO插入到CH_4的C-H键中,产生中间体HOMgCH_3,此中间体在本反应中是能量上最 稳定的构型;它还有可能进一步发生反应,产生原子-分子复合物MgCH_3OH,但其 活化能太高,为299.8kJ·mol~(-1),是整个反应的速率控制步骤;最后一步是 MgCH_3OH放出CH_3OH分子,整个反应放热146.1 kJ·mol~(-1)。     

Stereocontrolled synthesis of psi[CH(CF3)NH]gly-peptides

[reaction: see text] A novel class of peptidomimetics having a stereogenic [CH(CF(3))NH] replacement for a [CONH] peptide bond has been synthesized. The new compounds have been obtained in a stereocontrolled fashion using a kinetically controlled aza-Michael addition of chiral alpha-amino acid esters to trans-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-nitropropene. The stereoselectivity is strongly influenced by the solvent, the base, its stoichiometry, and the R side-chain. Diastereomeric ratios higher than 11:1 were achieved using H-Val-OtBu.HCl in toluene with 1.1 equiv of DIPEA.     

Kinetics and mechanism of copper(II) complex formation with tripodal aminopolythiaether and aminopolypyridyl ligands in aqueous solution

The complex formation kinetics of aquated copper(II) ion reacting with 12 related tripodal ligands have been studied in aqueous solution at 25 degrees C, mu = 0.10 M (NaClO4). For most of the ligands studied, specific formation rate constants have been resolved for both the unprotonated and monoprotonated ligand species. All of the tripodal ligands included in this study contain a bridgehead amine nitrogen with the three legs consisting of 2-methylthioethyl or 2-ethylthioethyl and/or 2-pyridylethyl or 2-pyridylmethyl. Since the bridgehead nitrogen is too sterically hindered to participate in initial coordinate bond formation, the first bond must involve a thiaether sulfur or a pyridine nitrogen on one of the pendant legs followed by coordination to the bridgehead nitrogen to complete the first chelate ring. All kinetic data are interpreted in terms of this presumed sequence in the bond formation steps. For the two ligands in which all three pendant legs contain thiaether sulfur donor atoms, the rate-determining step appears to be at the point of second bond formation (chelate ring closure), although the distinction is not well defined. For all other unprotonated ligands, the kinetic behavior is consistent with the first-bond formation being rate-determining. Upon protonation, the rate-determining step appears to shift to the point of proton loss associated with second-bond formation in several cases. A particularly interesting observation is that the tripodal ligand tris(ethylthioethyl)amine (TEMEA) exhibits specific Cu(II) complex formation rate constants that are virtually identical to those for a closely related macrocyclic ligand, 1,4,8-trithia-11-azacyclotetradecane ([14]aneNS3), but the calculated CuIIL dissociation rate constants differ by a factor of 1000. A further comparison of the calculated dissociation rate constants for Cu(II)-tripodal ligand complexes indicates that a Cu(II)-N(pyridine) bond is approximately 10(4) times stronger than a Cu(II)-SR2 bond. This leads to the conclusion that a 1:1 Cu(II)-SR2 complex would have a predicted stability constant of about 0.04 M-1 in aqueous solution--the first estimate obtained for the strength of a single Cu(II)-S(thiaether) bond.     

Synthesis of [59]fullerenones through peroxide-mediated stepwise cleavage of fullerene skeleton bonds and X-ray structures of their water-encapsulated open-cage complexes

Fullerene skeleton modification has been investigated through selective cleavage of the fullerene carbon-carbon bonds under mild conditions. Several cage-opened fullerene derivatives including three [59]fullerenones with an 18-membered-ring orifice and one [59]fullerenone with a 19-membered-ring orifice have been prepared starting from the fullerene mixed peroxide 1, C60(OOtBu)6. The prepositioned tert-butyl peroxy groups in 1 serve as excellent oxygen sources for formation of hydroxyl and carbonyl groups. The cage-opening reactions were initiated by photoinduced homolysis of the tBu-O bond, followed by sequential ring expansion steps. A key step of the ring expansion reactions is the oxidation of adjacent fullerene hydroxyl and amino groups by diacetoxyliodobenzene (DIB). Aminolysis of a cage-opened fullerene derivative containing an anhydride moiety resulted in multiple bond cleavage in one step. A domino mechanism was proposed for this reaction. Decarboxylation led to elimination of one carbon atom from the C60 cage and formation of [59]fullerenones. The cage-opened [59]fullerenones were found to encapsulate water under mild conditions. All compounds were characterized by spectroscopic data. Single-crystal structures were also obtained for five skeleton-modified derivatives including two water-encapsulated fulleroids.     

A computational study of the addition reaction of cyclopropenylidene with methyleneimine

The reaction mechanism between cyclopropenylidene and methyleneimine has been systematically investigated at the MP2/6–31+G* level of theory, including geometry optimization, vibrational analysis, and energy property for the involved stationary points on the potential energy surface. The energies of the different species are calculated by the single point energy calculations of CCSD(T)/6-31+G*//MP2/6-31+G* level. It was found that an important initial intermediate (INTA) characterized by spiro-compound structure has been located along the three pathways (1), (2R), and (2L) firstly. After that, another common intermediate (INTB) has been formed via TSB. At last, three different products possessing three- and four-membered ring characters have been obtained through corresponding reaction pathways. In the first reaction pathway (1), a three-membered ring alkyne compound has been obtained. As for the other two reaction pathways (2R) and (2L), the four-membered ring conjugated diene compound has been produced. As a result, the energy barrier of the rate-determining step of the pathway (1) is lower than that of the pathway (2R) and (2L), and the ultima product of pathway (2R) and (2L) is more stable than that of the pathway (1).     

Theoretical studies on the mechanism of α-hydroxy-acid gas-phase elimination process and its substituent effect

The α-hydroxy-acid gas-phase elimination process has been studied theoretically by HF/3-21G.The calculated results can be summed up as follows:(1) The elimination process is a stepwise reaction.In the first step,a 3-membered ring intermediate is formed via a 5-membered ring transition state;while the product is formed in the second step via a 3-membered ring transition state.(2) The obtained results of the substituent effect show that the increase of electronic donation of the alkyl groups is favorable for the reaction.Other substituents which show the electron-withdrawing inductive effect (e.g.-Cl,-CN,-CF3) are unfavorable for this process.     

Synthesis of the phosphinic analogue of thyrotropin releasing hormone

The synthesis of the phosphinic analogue of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) GlpPsi[P(O)(OH)]HisProNH2, where the scissile peptide bond of TRH has been replaced by the hydrolytically stable phosphinic bond, has been achieved by a multistep synthetic strategy, providing thus one of the most potent synthetic inhibitors of pyroglutamyl peptidase II (PPII) reported to date (170 nM). The key synthetic step, an Ugi-type condensation reaction, produced directly the suitably protected for solid-phase peptide synthesis pseudodipeptidic block FmocGlu(OMe)Psi[P(O)(OH)]His(Tr)OH. Formation of the pyroglutamic ring was performed on solid phase, providing thus a general method for synthesizing pyroglutamyl phosphinic peptides on solid phase. Using this strategy, the phosphinic analogue of TRH has been synthesized for the first time.     

Insertion of molecular oxygen into a palladium-hydride bond: computational evidence for two nearly isoenergetic pathways

The reaction of a palladiumII-hydride species with molecular oxygen to form palladiumII-hydroperoxide has been proposed as a key step in Pd-catalyzed aerobic oxidation reactions. We recently reported one of the first experimental precedents for such a step (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 2904-2907). DFT calculations have been used to probe the mechanism for this reaction, which consists of formal insertion of O2 into the palladium-hydride bond of trans-(NHC)2Pd(H)OAc (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene). Four different pathways were considered: (1) hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) of the Pd-H bond by molecular oxygen, (2) reductive elimination of HX followed by oxygenation of Pd0 and protonolysis of the (eta2-peroxo)-PdII species, (3) oxygenation of palladiumII-hydride with subsequent reductive elimination of the O-H bond from an eta2-peroxo-PdIV center, and (4) formation of a cis-superoxide adduct of the palladium-hydride species followed by O-H bond formation via hydrogen atom migration. The calculations reveal that pathways 1 and 2 are preferred energetically, and both pathways exhibit very similar kinetic barriers. This result suggests that more than one pathway is possible for catalyst reoxidation in Pd-catalyzed aerobic oxidation reactions.     

Ab initio study of the pathways and barriers of tricyclo[4.1.0.0(2,7)]heptene isomerization

The thermal isomerization of tricyclo[4.1.0.0(2,7)]heptene has been studied using computational chemistry with structures determined at the MCSCF level and energies at the MRMP2 level. Both the allowed conrotatory and forbidden disrotatory pathways have been elucidated resulting in cycloheptatriene isomers. Four reaction channels are available for the conrotatory pathway depending on which bond breaks first in the bicyclobutane moiety leading to enantiomeric pairs of (E,Z,Z)-1,3,5-cycloheptatriene and (Z,E,Z)-1,3,5-cycloheptatriene intermediates. The activation barrier is calculated to be 31.3 kcal·mol?1 for two channels and 37.5 kcal·mol?1 for the other two. The lower activation barrier leading to the (E,Z,Z)-1,3,5-cycloheptatriene enantiomeric pair is proposed to be due to resonance within the transition state. The same behavior was observed for the disrotatory pathway with activation barriers of 42.0 kcal·mol?1 and 55.1 kcal·mol?1 for the two channels, again with one transition state resonance stabilized. The barriers for trans double bond rotation of the intermediate cycloheptatrienes are determined to be 17.1 and 17.4 kcal·mol?1, about 5 kcal·mol?1 more than that for the seven carbon diene (E,Z)-1,3-cycloheptadiene. The electrocyclic ring closure of the trans cycloheptatrienes have been modeled and barriers determined to be 11.1 and 11.9 kcal·mol?1 for the formation of bicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-2,6-diene. This structure was previously reported as the end product for thermolysis of the parent tricyclo[4.1.0.0(2,7)]heptene. The thermodynamically more stable cycloheptatriene can be formed from bicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-2,6-diene through a two step process with a calculated pseudo first-order barrier of 36.4 kcal·mol?1. The trans-cycloheptatrienes reported herein are the first characterization of a small seven-membered ring triene with a trans double bond.     

Reinvestigation into the ring‐opening process of monochloroethylene oxide by quantum chemical calculations

Density functional theory (DFT) computation with B3LYP/6‐31++G** has been performed for the ring‐opening process of monochloroethylene oxide. In this study, the energy changes of an isolated monochloroethylene oxide, an O‐protonated one and a Cl‐protonated one, were investigated with respect to the stretching of the C? O bond length. The increased energy in an O‐protonated system is fairly slow compared with that in a neutral system. In an O‐protonated system, rupturing of the C? O bond, in which the carbon atom in the bond binds to the chlorine atom, occurs more easily than another C? O bond rupture. This fact is in agreement with ideas accepted in organic chemistry. Intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) calculations were performed for the O‐protonated system, which gave the activation energy of the ring rupture as 3.89 kcal/mol. This also revealed that the production of an aldehyde occurred by a two‐step reaction, that is, the first ring‐opening process and following transfer of the chlorine atom. LMO wave functions were used to analyze the reaction mechanism. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2006