2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑分子内质子转移取代基电子效应的密度泛函理论研究

在B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)和TDB3LYP/6-31++G(d,p)//CIS/6-31G(d,p)水平上研究了2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑及其衍生物基态和激发态分子内质子转移现象,并探讨取代基电子效应对分子内质子转移的影响,研究结果表明,在基态时,硫醇式异构体为优势构象,供电子取代基使基态分子内正向质子转移能垒(烯醇式→酮式)升高;而吸电子取代基则可降低能垒,有利于基态分子内质子转移并有助于硫酮式异构体的稳定.在激发态时,硫酮式结构为优势构象,所研究的2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑化合物及衍生物均可以发生无能垒或低能垒(≤1.5kJ/mol)的激发态分子内质子转移.巯苯基部分是激发态失活的主要活性部分,供电子基团有利于激发态的质子转移,吸电子基团使激发态跃迁困难,不利于激发态的质子转移.     

2-[(4-氯苯基亚氨基)甲基]-8-羟基喹啉质子转移的理论研究

研究了2-[(4-氯苯基亚氨基)甲基]-8-羟基喹啉的三种质子转移途径: 分子内质子转移、水分子辅助质子转移和甲醇分子辅助质子转移. 以该席夫碱化合物的晶体结构作为模型, 在B3LYP/6-31＋G(d)水平上, 优化得到稳定态和过渡态的几何构型. 对三类质子转移前后的结构、能量、红外光谱、化学位移进行研究, 结果表明水分子辅助质子转移和甲醇分子辅助质子转移中, 水和甲醇分子利用氢键作用参与质子转移过程, 形成七元环状过渡态, 大大降低了反应的能垒, 有利于质子的转移, 氢键在降低活化能方面起着重要作用.     

2-羟基吡啶质子转移过程的理论研究

采用量子化学中的密度泛函理论,在B3LYP/6-31G(d)基组水平上,计算并考察了2-羟基吡啶分子醇式结构和酮式结构进行结构互变的质子转移过程中的4种可能途径:(a)分子内质子转移,(b)水助催化质子转移,(c)同种二聚体双质子转移和(d)异种二聚体间双质子转移.计算结果表明,途经c所需要的活化能最小(2.6 kJ•mol－1,逆反应则为27.1 kJ•mol－1),而过程a所需要的活化能最大(137.2 kJ•mol－1),途径b和d的活化能居中间(分别为38.7和17.3 kJ•mol－1).研究还表明,氢键在降低反应活化能方面起着重要的作用.     

2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑分子内质子转移的理论研究

在B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)水平上研究了2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑气态中五种异构体(E1, E2, E3, E4和K)在气态中的稳定性及其在基态下的质子转移, 同时结合极化连续介质模型(PCM)研究了水、二甲亚砜、乙腈、乙醇、苯胺和环己烷等对2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑溶剂化作用的影响. 研究结果表明, 醇式异构体E1为2-(2-巯苯基)苯并噁唑的优势构型; 在E1向K(酮式异构体)转变过程中, 存在一个较小的能垒; 当考虑零点振动能(ZPVE)后, 逆向能垒消失. 在溶液中, 随着溶剂极性的增强, 醇式异构体E1与K之间的反应平衡向K方向移动, 在非极性溶剂环己烷中, E1为优势构型, 而在强极性水溶液中, K为优势构型.     

2-(2-羟基苯亚甲基胺)-4,6-二羟基-嘧啶的质子转移异构化反应

为了探索2-(2-羟基苯亚甲基胺)-4,6-二羟基-嘧啶(M1)分子醇式和酮式结构互变异构化的反应机理,利用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法,在B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)基组水平上,对M1化合物异构化反应的势能面进行了研究,在探讨各种可能的反应途径中,发现单体至少有8种异构体和10种过渡态.结果表明:2-(2-羟基苯亚甲基胺)-6-羟基-4(3H)嘧啶酮(M6)不论是单体、与水形成的配合物,还是二聚体,比其相对应的异构体能量低,表明在通常情况下是以M6形式稳定存在的;在考察的可能反应途径中,直接进行的分子内质子转移过程需要的活化自由能为143.8 kJ· mol-1,水助催化时,反应的活化自由能为38.9 kJ· mol-1,二聚体双质子转移的活化自由能为0.6 kJ·mol-1,二聚体双质子转移所需活化自由能最低,在室温下就可以进行,由此可见氢键在降低反应活化能方面起着重要的作用.     

OH-与CH2CIF反应的阴离子产物通道

理论研究了羟基负离子(OH-)与氟氯代甲烷(CH2CIF)反应的阴离子产物通道.分别在B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)和B3LYP/6-311++G(2d,p)水平上得到反应势能面上各关键物种的优化构型,进而计算得到谐振频率和零点能.基于CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,3dp)水平的相对能量,描述了由质子转移和双分子亲核取代(SN2)过程生成各阴离子产物的途径.各阴离子产物途径势垒的计算结果表明质子转移过程是实验中的主要产物通道,与以往实验测量的结论相符.此外,计算还显示双分子亲核取代过程得到了非典型的阴离子产物,其中动力学效应可能会导致F-的生成.     

碱(土)金属离子与2-(3′-羟基-2′-吡啶基)苯并噁唑阳离子-π复合物及其分子内质子转移过程的理论研究

采用密度泛函B3LYP方法,在6-311++G(d,p)基组水平上对碱(土)金属离子(Li+,Na+,K+,Be2+,Mg2+和Ca2+)与2-(3’-羟基-2’-吡啶基)苯并噁唑(HPyBO)的36种阳离子-π复合物的初始构型进行了几何全优化,并计算了其相互作用能.结果表明,碱(土)金属离子与HPyBO复合物有较强的阳离子-π相互作用,部分复合物甚至达到了化学键的强度.相对能量的变化表明碱(土)金属离子的作用能改变HPyBO分子内质子转移过程的能垒,甚至可以导致优势构型反转.当考虑水的溶剂效应后,各质子转移异构体的相对能量及质子转移的能垒均有一定程度的改变.另外,应用分子中的原子(AIM)方法对复合物分子内氢键的键临界点性质进行了分析.     

甲苯-2,4-二异氰酸酯与仲胺类化合物反应中的质子转移过程

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)方法研究了甲苯-2,4-二异氰酸酯(2,4-TDI)与仲胺类化合物反应过程中的质子转移效应. 研究发现甲醇分子对反应有显著的催化效应,可使反应能垒大幅降低,这表明含活泼氢的化合物会加速质子转移过程,从而加快反应速率. 2,4-TDI与甲基-N-甲基氨基甲酸酯的催化加成反应为一步反应,其反应过渡态呈六元环结构;而2,4-TDI与N-甲基对硝基苯胺、二苯胺、1,2-二氢-2,2,4-三甲基喹啉等芳香胺类化合物的催化加成反应经历了两步反应,其中第一步为速率控制步骤. 研究表明,在与2,4-TDI的反应中,芳胺化合物的活性高于甲基-N-甲基氨基甲酸酯的活性,计算的反应活性顺序与实验结果一致.     

4-氨基-1,8-萘二酰亚胺的结构及光谱性质的理论研究

采用HF和密度泛函理论中的B3LYP和PBE0方法,在7个不同的基组下优化得到了4-氨基-1,8-萘二酰亚胺(ANI)的基态几何构型,用CIS/6-31+G(d)方法得到第一激发态几何构型,频率分析无虚频.在此基础上运用HF-CIS,TD-B3LYP和TD-PBE0方法研究了在气相及DMSO,DMF,MeCN,THF,CHCl3和EtOH溶剂中ANI的前线轨道及电子光谱.结果表明,HOMO→LUMO的跃迁是π→π*跃迁.随溶剂极性的增加,其最大吸收和荧光波长红移.用TD-B3LYP/6-31+G(d)方法得到的溶剂中ANI的吸收光谱计算值与实验值吻合性较好,但荧光光谱计算值与实验值有较大差异.进一步经线性拟合校正,ANI在非质子溶剂中的计算值与实验值能较好地吻合.计算显示激发态ANI具有较大的偶极矩,与解释相关荧光分子探针的光诱导电子转移方向选择性现象的光生电场理论一致.     

N,N-二（对氟苄基）-N′-（2′,3′-二脱氧-3′-硫代胞苷）甲脒水解反应的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论方法B3LYP/6-31 G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)和导体极化连续模型B3LYP/CPCM/6-31 G(d,p)方法对苯环对位上有F取代的N,N-二(对氟苄基)-N′-(2′,3′-二脱氧-3′-硫代胞苷)甲脒(FBFA-3TC)水解反应机理和溶剂效应进行了研究.考虑两条可能反应途径:水分子首先进攻CN双键的途径(PathA)和先进攻C—N单键的途径(PathB).计算结果表明,气相和水中两条途径的第一步都是速率控制步骤,PathA比PathB更有利.对优势途径PathA的第二步反应的进一步研究发现,中间体的羟基H原子转移到双键N比单键N更容易,从而形成2′,3′-二脱氧-3′-硫代胞苷(3TC)的最终水解产物.     

Theoretical investigation on the GaCl3-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis reaction of N-2,3-butadienyl-2-propynyl-1-amine: three-membered ring versus four-membered ring mechanism

The gallium chloride (GaCl(3))-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis reaction mechanism of N-2,3-butadienyl-2-propynyl-1-amine has been studied at the Becke three-parameter hybrid functional combined with Lee-Yang-Parr correlation functional (B3LYP)/6-31G(d), B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p), B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/ 6-31G(d) and the second-order M?ller-Plesset perturbation (MP2)/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) levels. It was found that the final metathesis product can be yielded via a three-membered or four-membered ring mechanism. The three-membered ring pathway is favorable due to its low energy barrier at the rate determining step. The whole reaction is stepwise and strongly exothermic.     

NMR spectra, GIAO and charge density calculations of five-membered aromatic heterocycles

The B3LYP/6-31+G(d) molecular geometry optimized structures of 17 five-membered heterocycles were employed together with the gauge including atomic orbitals (GIAO) density functional theory (DFT) method at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p), B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,p) levels of theory for the calculation of proton and carbon chemicals shifts and coupling constants. The method of geometry optimization for pyrrole (1), N-methylpyrrole (2) and thiophene (7) using the larger 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p), B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p), B3LYP/6-31+G(2d,p) and B3LYP/cc-pVTZ levels of theory gave little difference between calculated and experimental values of coupling constants. In general, the (1)H and 13C chemical shifts for all compounds are in good agreement with theoretical calculations using the smaller 6-31 basis set. The values of nJHH(n=3, 4, 5) and rmnJ(CH)(n=1, 2, 3, 4) were predicted well using the larger 6-31+G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets and at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p), B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p), B3LYP/6-31+G(2d,2p) levels of theory. The computed atomic charges [Mülliken; Natural Bond Orbital Analysis (NBO); Merz-Kollman (MK); CHELP and CHELPG] for the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) geometry optimized structures of 1-17 were used to explore correlations with the experimental proton and carbon chemical shifts.     

Ab initio study of 2,4-substituted azolidines. II. Amino-imino tautomerism of 2-aminothiazolidine-4-one and 4-aminothiazolidine-2-one in water solution

The relative stabilities of the tautomers of 2-aminothiazolidine-4-one and 4-aminothiazolidine-2-one were calculated at the MP2/6-31+G(d,p) level by considering their mono- and trihydrated complexes. Single-point calculations at the MP4/6-31+G(d,p)//MP2/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory were performed to obtain more accurate energies. The values of proton transfer barriers in the isolated, mono- and trihydrated tautomers of 2-aminothiazolidine-4-one (2AT) and 4-aminothiazolidine-2-one (4AT) were calculated for two different mechanisms of tautomerisation. In the absence of water, the process of proton transfer should not occur. Addition of water molecules decreases the barrier making the process faster, as the participation of two water molecules in a proton transfer reaction is more favorable than the participation of only one water molecule. To estimate the effect of the medium (water) on the relative stabilities of the tautomers of the studied compounds we applied the polarizable continuum model (PCM). (13)C NMR chemical shieldings were calculated using the GIAO approach at MP2/6-31+G(d,p) optimized geometries. HF and the DFT B3LYP functional with 6-31+G(d,p) basis set were employed. The quantum chemical results for the chemical shifts in gas phase and in polar solvents (water and DMSO) were compared with experimental data. TD DFT B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ calculations were performed to predict the absorption maxima of tautomers A and B of 2AT and 4AT.     

Acid/base catalysis by pure water: the aldol reaction

[reaction: see text] The mechanism of aldol reactions in pure water has been studied with density functional calculations (B3LYP/6-311++G(3d,3p)//B3LYP/6-31G(d)). The reaction is a three-step process that involves: (1) water autoionization generates catalytic hydroxide and hydronium ions, (2) hydroxide and hydronium ions rapidly convert donor aldehyde or ketone into enol, and (3) C-C bond formation and proton transfer occur to give the aldol product. This study provides a general basis for understanding acid/base catalysis by pure water.     

Structural elucidation of nitro-substituted five-membered aromatic heterocycles utilizing GIAO DFT calculations

The GIAO (Gauge Including Atomic Orbitals) DFT (Density Functional Theory) method is applied at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d), B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d), B3LYP/6-311+G (2d,p)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d) and B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) levels of theory for the calculation of proton and carbon chemicals shifts and coupling constants for 25 nitro-substituted five-membered heterocycles. Difference (1D NOE) spectra in combination with long-range gHMBC experiments were used as tools for the structural elucidation of nitro-substituted five-membered heterocycles. The assigned NMR data (chemical shifts and coupling constants) for all compounds were found to be in good agreement with theoretical calculations using the GIAO DFT method. The magnitudes of one-bond (1JCH) and long-range (nJCH, n>1) coupling constants were utilized for unambiguous differentiation between regioisomers of nitro-substituted five-membered heterocycles.     

DFT study of the gas‐phase thermal decomposition kinetics of 2‐ethoxypyridine into 2‐pyridone

The mechanism of the gas‐phase elimination kinetics of 2‐ethoxypyridine has been studied through the electronic structure calculations using density functional methods: B3LYP/6‐31G(d,p), B3LYP/6‐31++G(d,p), B3PW91/6‐31G(d,p), B3PW91/6‐31++G(d,p), MPW1PW91/6‐31G(d,p), MPW1PW91/6‐31++G(d,p), PBEPBE/6‐31G(d,p), PBEPBE/6‐31++G(d,p), PBE1PBE1/6‐31G(d,p), and PBE1PBE1/6‐31++G(d,p). The elimination reaction of 2‐ethoxypyridine occurs through a six‐centered transition state geometry involving the pyridine nitrogen, the substituted carbon of the aromatic ring, the ethoxy oxygen, two carbons of the ethoxy group, and a hydrogen atom, which migrates from the ethoxy group to the nitrogen to give 2‐pyridone and ethylene. The reaction mechanism appears to occur with the participation of π‐electrons, similar to alkyl vinyl ether elimination reaction, with simultaneous ethylene formation and hydrogen migration to the pyridine nitrogen producing 2‐pyridone. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

DFT study on mechanism of the classical Biginelli reaction

The condensation of benzaldehyde, urea, and ethyl acetoacetate according to the procedure described by Biginelli was investigated at the B3LYP/6-31G（d）, B3LYP/6-31 ＋G（d,p）, and B3LYP/6-311＋G（3df,2p）//B3LYP/6-31＋G（d,p） levels to explore the reaction mechanism. According to the mechanism proposed by Kappe, structures of five intermediates were optimized and four transition states were found. The calculation results proved that the mechanism proposed by Kappe is right.     

Computational study of the aminolysis of anhydrides: effect of the catalysis to the reaction of succinic anhydride with methylamine in gas phase and nonpolar solution

Different possible pathways of the aminolysis reaction of succinic anhydride were investigated by applying high level electronic structure theory, examining the general base catalysis by amine and the general acid catalysis by acetic acid, and studying the effect of solvent. The density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) and B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) levels was employed to investigate the reaction pathways for the aminolysis reaction between succinic anhydride and methylamine. The single point ab initio calculations were based on the second-order M?ller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) with 6-31G(d) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets and CCSD(T)/6-31G(d) level calculations for geometries optimized at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. A detailed analysis of the atomic movements during the process of concerted aminolysis was further obtained by intrinsic reaction coordinate calculations. Solvent effects were assessed by the polarized continuum model method. The results show that the concerted mechanism of noncatalyzed aminolysis has distinctly lower activation energy compared with the addition/elimination stepwise mechanism. In the case of the process catalyzed by a second methylamine molecule, asynchronous proton transfer takes place, while the transition vectors of the acid-catalyzed transition states correspond to the simultaneous motion of protons. The most favorable pathway of the reaction was found through the bifunctional acid catalyzed stepwise mechanism that involves formation of eight-membered rings in the transition state structures. The difference between the activation barriers for the two mechanisms averages 2 kcal/mol at various levels of theory.