A Theoretical Study of NBO,NICS, and 14N NQR Parameters of Adenine Tautomers in the Gas Phase via DFT

The natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis, nucleus independent chemical shift (NICS), and ¹⁴N NQR parameters of the most stable tautomers of adenine in the gas phase were predicted using density functional theory method. The NBO analysis revealed that the resonance interaction between lone pair of the nitrogen atom and empty non‐Lewis NBO increases with increasing the p character of the nitrogen lone pair. The present investigation indicated the π clouds in both the considered heterocyclic rings containing six electrons, and these tautomers has the aromatic character. The NICS study utilizing the gauge‐invariant atomic orbital method showed that there are diatropic currents in the heterocyclic rings of the tautomers, so we determined the order of overall aromaticity of these tautomers. The results of NQR parameter calculations showed three parameters are effective on nuclear quadrupole coupling constant; the p character value of lone pair electrons of nitrogens, and the related occupancies and whenever, the lone pair electrons of nitrogens participate in the formation of chemical bond and/or π system of the ring, the q_zz and consequently its χ decreases.     

Solvent-free and three-component synthesis of 1H,6H-6λ5-[1,2]benzoxaphospholo[2,3-b][1,2]benzoxaphosphol-1-ones

A concise and facile synthesis of a new class of P,O-heterocycles is described. Knoevenagel condensation reaction of a salicylaldehyde and a cyclohexane-1,3-dione forms an α,β-unsaturated intermediate, which undergoes nucleophilic addition of a trialkyl phosphite under solvent-free conditions to afford the title compounds in good to excellent yields.     

Microwave-assisted reaction between 2-aminobenzoic acids, 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes,and arylboronic acids: a one-pot three-component synthesis of bridgehead bicyclo[4.4.0]boron heterocycles

A one-pot three-component synthesis of 6-aryl-8H-dibenzo[d,h][1,3,7,2]dioxazaborecin-8-ones is described. A mixture of 2-aminobenzoic acid, 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, and arylboronic acid undergo a 1:1:1 addition reaction in CCl₄ under microwave irradiation to produce bridgehead bicyclo[4.4.0]boron heterocycles in excellent yields.     

Synthesis of diarylmethanes via a Friedel-Crafts benzylation using arenes and benzyl alcohols in the presence of triphenylphosphine ditriflate

Triphenylphosphine ditriflate (TPPD) was found to be an efficient promoter for the Friedel-Crafts benzylation of arenes with benzyl alcohols in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature. The good yields, the 1:1 molar ratio of arene and benzyl alcohol, the benzylation of chlorobenzene as a nonactivated aromatic compound at room temperature, and no by-product formation are the main advantages of this procedure.     

One-step synthesis of reusable, polymer-supported tri-alkyl phosphine ligands. Application in Suzuki-Miyaura and alkoxycarbonylation reactions

A simple, efficient one-step route to polystyrene-supported trialkylphosphine ligands is reported. These polymer-supported alkyl phosphine ligands proved to be highly active for Suzuki-Miyaura reactions and in alkoxycarbonylation reactions. The palladium loaded polymer-supported catalysts can be recycled several times with only minimal loss of catalyst activity.     

On a graph of ideals

We associate a graph Γ₊(R) to a ring R whose vertices are nonzero proper right ideals of R and two vertices I and J are adjacent if I+J=R. Then we try to translate properties of this graph into algebraic properties of R and vice versa. For example, we characterize rings R for which Γ₊(R) respectively is connected, complete, planar, complemented or a forest. Also we find the dominating number of Γ₊(R).     

Synthesis of 2-(alkylamino)-5-{alkyl[(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)carbonyl]amino}-3,4-furandicarboxylates using a multi-component reaction in water

A simple synthesis of 2-(alkylamino)-5-{alkyl[(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)carbonyl]amino}-3,4-furandicarboxylates via a one-pot multi-component reaction is described. The reactive 1:1 zwitterionic intermediate generated from the addition of isocyanides to dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates was trapped at room temperature by coumarin-3-carboxylic acids prepared in situ from a 2-hydroxy aromatic aldehyde and Meldrum’s acid to afford the title compounds in good to excellent yields.     

Exohedral chemical functionalization of C48B6N6 with NH3: Binding energies and electronic structures of C48B6N6–(NH3)n=1−6

Theoretical study of exohedral chemical functionalization of C₄₈B₆N₆ with NH₃ molecules has been investigated using DFT. It was found that NH₃ molecule can be chemically adsorbed on boron sites of C₄₈B₆N₆, with a charge transfer from NH₃ to C₄₈B₆N₆. Adsorption energy and the quantity of electron charge transfer from latest adsorbed ammonia to C₄₈B₆N₆ decreased with increasing in the adsorbed NH₃ molecules. Despite the strong adsorption energies, electronic properties of C₄₈B₆N₆ is preserved after modification(s) with NH₃ molecule(s) and chemical modification of C₄₈B₆N₆ with NH₃ molecules can be viewed as some kind of safe modification.     

DFT-NEGF study of transport properties and NDR behavior in fused furan and thiophene dimmers

The nonequilibrium Green's function approach in combination with density-functional theory is used to perform quantum mechanical calculations of the electron transport properties of furan and thiophene dimmers. Both the molecular systems have two S-linker and translated into the Gold junction with (1 1 1) surfaces. The studied molecular junctions at zero bias voltage are HOMO-based junctions and currents through these systems are driven by hole transport. The current–voltage characteristics of the both studied molecular junctions illustrate that negative differential resistance (NDR) feature is observed over the bias voltage of 2.0 V. Higher conductivity of fused furan dimmer and NDR character have been explained by the monitoring of the transmission resonance peak across the bias window against varying bias voltages.