Density functional theory study of the mechanism of the proline-catalyzed intermolecular aldol reaction |
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Authors: | Manuel Arnó Luis R Domingo |
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Institution: | (1) Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, ES |
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Abstract: | Transition structures associated with the C-C bond-formation step of the proline-catalyzed intermolecular aldol reaction
between acetone and isobutyraldehyde have been studies using density functional theory methods at the B3LYP/6-31G** computational
level. A continuum model has been selected to represent solvent effects. For this step, which is the stereocontrolling and
rate-determining step, four reactive channels corresponding to the syn and anti arrangement of the active methylene of the
enamine relative to the carboxylic acid group of l-proline and the re and si attack modes to both faces of the aldehyde carbonyl group have been analyzed. The B3LYP/6-31G**
energies are in good agreement with experiment, allowing us to explain the origin of the catalysis and stereoselectivity for
these proline-catalyzed aldol reactions.
Received: 2 April 2002 / Accepted: 18 July 2002 / Published online: 11 October 2002
Acknowledgements. This work was supported by research funds provided by the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura of the Spanish Government by
DGICYT (project PB98–1429). All the calculations were performed on a Cray–Silicon Graphics Origin 2000 of the Servicio de
Informática de la Universidad de Valencia. We are most indebted to this center for providing us with computer capabilities.
Correspondence to: L. R. Domingo e-mail: domingo@utopia.uv.es |
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Keywords: | : Proline catalyst – Aldol reaction – Mechanisms – Transition structures |
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