分子间自由基正离子反应研究进展

自由基正离子含有一个正电荷和一对未成对电子,是很多有机化学反应的重要的活性中间体。文章综述了近几年自由基正离子反应研究进展,主要包括化学氧化剂诱导的自由基正离子反应、可见光诱导的自由基正离子反应、电诱导的自由基正离子反应等方面的研究。     

Hydrophobicity and mixing effects on select heterogeneous, water-accelerated synthetic reactions

The influence of aqueous reaction media on organic reactions is a topic of long-standing interest, particularly as it affects the rate or selectivity of synthetic reactions. Sometimes such reactions appear homogeneous, typically in dilute solution, whereas others are obviously heterogeneous, typically in concentrated solution that is more characteristic of a preparative synthetic reaction. The latter situation has been termed "on water." Here, it is demonstrated that the rates of heterogeneous ene reactions, Passerini reactions, and Ugi reactions in pure water and in aqueous solutions are dependent on the mixing method and reactant polarity, consistent with the involvement of hydrophobic interactions in their acceleration.     

β-环糊精超分子催化剂用于液相有机合成

详细介绍了β-环糊精超分子作为催化剂应用于液相有机合成, 包括开环、脱保护、保护、氧化、还原、加成、置换等反应的研究进展. 对β-环糊精的催化性能和反应底物选择性能进行分析, 认为β-环糊精与底物的相互作用可有效地催化液相有机化学反应, 提高反应选择性. 提出对β-环糊精进行功能化修饰将促使其在液相有机合成反应中有更大的发展前景.     

Classical, phenomenological analysis of the kinetics of reactions at the gas-exposed surface of mixed ionic electronic conductors

The kinetics of reactions occurring at the gas-exposed surfaces of charged mixed ionic electronic conductors (MIECs) are examined from theoretical first principles. Analysis based on the classical electrochemical potential-transition state theory model reveals that the nature of the reactions is electrochemical in general. However, the influence of the surface potential on the reaction rate is opposite for adsorption and incorporation reactions. Two-dimensional finite volume models of an MIEC as working electrode in a half-cell configuration are presented. The results for a simple, two-step reduction process show that the effect of the surface potential on the rate of reactions is minimal for incorporation-limited reactions but more influential for adsorption-limited reactions. An erratum to this article is available at .     

Catalytic Asymmetric Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds and Imines

Asymmetric catalysis is a challenge for chemists: How can we design catalysts to achieve the goal of forming optically active compounds? This review provides the reader with an overview of the development of catalytic asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of carbonyl compounds and imines. Since its discovery, the Diels-Alder reaction has undergone intensive development and is of fundamental importance for synthetic, physical, and theoretical chemists. The Diels-Alder reaction has been through different stages of development, and at the beginning of the 21st century catalytic Diels-Alder reactions are one of the main areas of focus. The preparation of numerous compounds of importance for our society is based on cycloaddition reactions to carbonyl compounds and imines. There are several parallels between the reactions of carbonyl compounds and those of imines, which, however, begin to vanish on entering the field of catalytic reactions. Why? From a mechanistic point of view some similarities can be drawn, but the synthetic development of catalytic enantioselective hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of imines are several years behind those of the carbonyl compounds. For hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of carbonyl compounds there a number of different chiral catalysts, and great progress has been achieved in developing enantioselective reactions for unactivated and activated carbonyl compounds. In contrast the development of catalytic enantioselective hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of imines is in its infancy and only few catalytic reactions have been published. This review will focus on the most important developments, and discuss the synthetic and mechanistic aspects of enantioselective hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of carbonyl compounds catalyzed by chiral Lewis acids. For the hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of imines, the diastereoselective reactions of optically substrates catalyzed by Lewis acids will be presented first, followed by the catalytic enantioselective reactions.     

Aerobic Oxidations Catalyzed by Colloidal Nanogold

Recently, dispersions of gold nanoclusters in liquid media (colloidal nanogold) have been extensively used as quasi‐homogeneous catalysts for various aerobic oxidation reactions. This review describes recent progress in such reactions, with a focus on our comprehensive studies on gold clusters (<2 nm) stabilized by poly(N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone) and their participation in oxidation reactions of alcohols, α‐hydroxylation reactions of benzylic ketones, and homocoupling reactions of organoboronates, as well as formal Lewis acidic reactions, such as intramolecular hydroalkoxylation and hydroamination reactions of nonactivated alkenes. Mechanistic studies have shown that a partial electron transfer from the gold clusters to O₂ generates superoxide‐ or peroxide‐like species and Lewis acidic centers, both of which play essential roles in the catalytic reactions.     

Reactivity of free clusters

Recent studies of the reactions of free or isolated transition metal clusters with simple molecules will be reviewed. Cluster chemical reactions are carried out in a laser-vaporization cluster source coupled to a continuous-flow reactor. Reactions can be categorized as chemisorptive (or surface) reactions, and bulk reactions. Chemisorptive reactions can be characterized asfacile, in which most cluster sizes of a given metal are equally reactive towards a particular reagent, oractivated, in which strong dependence of reactivity on cluster size is found. Under the normal operating conditions of the cluster reactor, a reaction may be kinetically controlled or at equilibrium. Following chemisorption, adsorbate decomposition and product desorption may occur. Specific reactions to be discussed include the reactions of iron clusters with ammonia and with water and the reactions of nickel clusters with ammonia.     

Quasiequilibrium approximation of fast reaction kinetics in stochastic biochemical systems

We address the problem of eliminating fast reaction kinetics in stochastic biochemical systems by employing a quasiequilibrium approximation. We build on two previous methodologies developed by [Haseltine and Rawlings, J. Chem. Phys. 117, 6959 (2002)] and by [Rao and Arkin, J. Chem. Phys. 118, 4999 (2003)]. By following Haseltine and Rawlings, we use the numbers of occurrences of the underlying reactions to characterize the state of a biochemical system. We consider systems that can be effectively partitioned into two distinct subsystems, one that comprises "slow" reactions and one that comprises "fast" reactions. We show that when the probabilities of occurrence of the slow reactions depend at most linearly on the states of the fast reactions, we can effectively eliminate the fast reactions by modifying the probabilities of occurrence of the slow reactions. This modification requires computation of the mean states of the fast reactions, conditioned on the states of the slow reactions. By assuming that within consecutive occurrences of slow reactions, the fast reactions rapidly reach equilibrium, we show that the conditional state means of the fast reactions satisfy a system of at most quadratic equations, subject to linear inequality constraints. We present three examples which allow analytical calculations that clearly illustrate the mathematical steps underlying the proposed approximation and demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of our method.     

过渡金属络合物在精细有机合成中的应用

过渡金属化学已发展成为有机合成的重要方法,本文综述了它在精细有机合成中应用的一些进展。叙述了金属有机化合物作为亲电体与亲核试剂反应,金属有机化合物作为亲核体与亲电试剂反应,以及偶合和环化反应。应用这些反应可以巧妙地合成若干天然产物。     

Direct and quantitative monitoring of catalytic organic reactions under heterogeneous conditions using direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry

This new method overcomes problems of conventional analytical methodologies such as light scattering and sampling reproducibility issues. We used this method for mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions under heterogeneous conditions. Direct-type hydroxymethylation reactions and Mukaiyama-type hydroxymethylation reactions both catalyzed by a scandium–bipyridine ligand complex under micellar conditions were employed as examples of heterogeneous reactions. For direct-type hydroxymethylation reactions, initial reaction rate assays revealed first-order dependency on both substrate and catalyst. On the other hand, Mukaiyama-type hydroxymethylation reactions showed first-order rate dependency on substrate, zero-order on catalyst and saturation kinetics on formaldehyde.

A direct and quantitative method for monitoring heterogeneous organic reactions has been developed by using direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) with an isotope-labeled reaction product as an internal standard.     

Photoinduced proton-coupled electron transfers in biorelevant phenolic systems

Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions have received much attention over the past 10 years, from an experimental as well as from a theoretical point of view. At the heart of many chemical and biological processes, such reactions are of particular interest in energy conversion and enzymatic processes. Among the numerous examples of PCET reactions, photosynthesis and particularly reactions inside the Photosystem II (PSII) subunit, involving a global four electrons and four protons process to perform water oxidation and respiration, is the most emblematic one. This review focuses on the photochemical approaches of PCET reactions involving phenolic molecules. Indeed, a significant part of photochemical PCET studies were conducted on tyrosine or phenol relevant to PSII and charge transport in enzymes. The mechanisms of these reactions, sequential or concerted, with particular emphasis on the influence of pH, temperature, solvent nature and H-bonding pattern are presented based on photochemical techniques and related theoretical analysis.     

Some theoretical considerations in analytical chemistry : The influence of absolute concentration on the parameters of redox titrimetry

Redox reactions are classified into symmetrical, homogeneous and inhomogeneous reactions. Reaction deficiencies when expressed as concentrations are dependent on absolute reactant concentrations, but have been proved to be independent of dilution when expressed as ratios in symmetrical and homogeneous reactions. An expression relating change of reaction deficiency with dilution for inhomogeneous reactions has been derived ; dilution of the reactants very rapidly decreases the reaction deficiency.Expressions for potentials in terms of concentration ratios have been derived for homogeneous and symmetrical reactions and prove to be independent of dilution. For inhomogeneous reactions the absolute potential falls on dilution, although the relative potential change, e.g., from the midpoint of a titration, increases asymptotically to a maximum.New derivations of the equivalence point potential and of an expression for the quantitativeness, for symmetrical and homogeneous reactions confirm the classical expressions and demonstrate their independence of dilution. For inhomogeneous reactions, methods of calculation of quantitativeness and equivalence point potentials through reaction deficiencies are proposed. For such reactions, the equivalence point potential rises sharply with dilution, giving titration curves of increasing steepness. The dependence of mid-point potentials and relative change of potential during titration upon dilution are also examined.     

Theoretical studies on cycloaddition reactions between keteniminium cations and olefins

The mechanisms of seven reactions between keteniminium cations and olefins have been theoretically explored at BHandHLYP/6-31G level. It is found that these seven reactions always form a relatively stable hydrogen-bonded type of ion-molecule complex first except for reactions 1d+2a and 1e+2a, which have no hydrogen atom attached to nitrogen atom in keteniminium cations. Some reactions take place via a concerted but unsynchronous mechanism, and the others are stepwise processes. The substituent effects are also studied. The data reveal that the electron-pushing substituents on keteniminium cations disfavor the reaction, and the electron-attracting substituents on keteniminium cations favor the reactions. The substituent effects on ethene are contrary to the former case.     

High-Throughput Diversification of Complex Bioactive Molecules by Accelerated Synthesis in Microdroplets

Late-stage diversification of drug molecules is an important strategy in drug discovery that can be facilitated by reaction screening using high-throughput experimentation. Here we present a rapid method for functionalizing bioactive molecules based on accelerated reactions in microdroplets. Reaction mixtures are nebulized at throughputs better than 1 reaction/second and the accelerated reactions occurring in the microdroplets are followed by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS). Because the accelerated reactions occur on the millisecond timescale, they allow an overall screening throughput of 1 Hz working at the low nanogram scale. Using this approach, an opioid agonist (PZM21) and an antagonist (naloxone) were diversified using three reactions important in medicinal chemistry: sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) click reactions, imine formation reactions, and ene-type click reactions. Some 269 functionalized analogs of naloxone and PZM21 were generated and characterized by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) after screening over 500 reactions.     

Kinetics and thermodynamics of the exchange reactions of peroxy radicals with hydroperoxides

The enthalpies and equilibrium constants of the exchange reactions of peroxy radicals with hydroperoxides of various structures are calculated. The experimental data on the reactions of hydrogen atom abstraction by the peroxy radicals from the hydroperoxides are analyzed, and the kinetic parameters characterizing these reactions are calculated using the intersecting parabolas method. The activation energies and rate constants for nine reactions of H atom abstraction by a peroxy radical from the OOH group of a peroxide are calculated using the above parameters. The geometric parameters of the transition states for the reactions are calculated. The low triplet repulsion plays an important role in the fast occurrence of the reactions. The polar interaction in the transition state is manifested in the reactions of the peroxy radicals with hydroperoxides containing a polar group.     

Site-selectively functionalizing microelectrode arrays: the use of Cu(I)-catalysts

Site-selective Cu(I)-catalyzed reactions have been developed on microelectrode arrays. The reactions are confined to preselected electrodes on the arrays using oxygen as the confining agent. Conditions initially developed for the Cu(I)-catalyzed click reaction have proven general for the coupling of amine, alcohol, and sulfur nucleophiles to both vinyl and aryl iodides. Differences between reactions run on 1-K arrays and reactions run on 12-K arrays can be attributed to the 1-K array reactions being divided cell electrolyses and the 12-K array reactions being undivided cell electrolyses. Reactions on the 12-K arrays benefit from the use of a non-sugar-derived porous reaction layer for the attachment of substrates to the surface of the electrodes. The reactions are sensitive to the nature of the ligand used for the Cu catalyst.     

硅杂苯与亲二烯体的Diels-Alder反应

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)在B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)水平上研究了硅杂苯与一些亲二烯体的两类可能的Diels-Alder反应的微观机理、势能剖面、取代基效应和溶剂化效应. 计算结果表明, 所研究反应均以协同的方式进行. 亲二烯体分子碳原子上的苯基取代基对两个新键形成的非同步性和反应的活化能垒的影响取决于苯基在产物中的相对位置, 而硅杂苯分子中硅原子上的CCl3取代基有利于杂Diels-Alder反应的进行. 形成一个C—Si键的杂Diels-Alder反应在热力学和动力学上均远比相应的全碳Diels-Alder反应容易进行, 实验观察到的杂Diels-Alder反应中的区域选择性由动力学因素所控制. 硅杂苯与烯烃的反应比与相应炔烃的反应在动力学上容易进行一些, 但在热力学上后者远比前者容易进行. 苯溶剂对所研究反应的势能剖面影响较小.     

Reactivity index based on orbital energies

This study shows that the chemical reactivities depend on the orbital energy gaps contributing to the reactions. In the process where a reaction only makes progress through charge transfer with the minimal structural transformation of the reactant, the orbital energy gap gradient (OEGG) between the electron‐donating and electron‐accepting orbitals is proven to be very low. Using this relation, a normalized reaction diagram is constructed by plotting the normalized orbital energy gap with respect to the normalized intrinsic reaction coordinate. Application of this reaction diagram to 43 fundamental reactions showed that the majority of the forward reactions provide small OEGGs in the initial stages, and therefore, the initial processes of the forward reactions are supposed to proceed only through charge transfer. Conversely, more than 60% of the backward reactions are found to give large OEGGs implying very slow reactions associated with considerable structural transformations. Focusing on the anti‐activation‐energy reactions, in which the forward reactions have higher barriers than those of the backward ones, most of these reactions are shown to give large OEGGs for the backward reactions. It is also found that the reactions providing large OEGGs in the forward directions inconsistent with the reaction rate constants are classified into S_N2, symmetric, and methyl radical reactions. Interestingly, several large‐OEGG reactions are experimentally established to get around the optimum pathways. This indicates that the reactions can take significantly different pathways from the optimum ones provided no charge transfer proceeds spontaneously without the structural transformations of the reactants. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Advances in capillary electrophoretically mediated microanalysis: an update

This review, as a continuation of an earlier report, gives an overview of recent developments, over the period from 2003 until now, in the use of capillary electrophoretic techniques for the in-line study of enzymatic reactions, derivatization, and chemical reactions. The article is divided into two parts: (i) in-line enzymatic reactions and (ii) in-line derivatization and chemical reactions. The first part introduces electrophoretically mediated microanalysis (EMMA) and discusses and illustrates the different modes of EMMA. A literature overview on enzymatic reactions is provided. The second part starts with an introduction of the procedures and the nomenclature used in the area of in-line derivatization and chemical reactions based on EMMA. Reported derivatization and chemical reaction procedures are discussed and summarized.     

Paired Electrochemical Reactions and the On‐Site Generation of a Chemical Reagent

While the majority of reported paired electrochemical reactions involve carefully matched cathodic and anodic reactions, the precise matching of half reactions in an electrolysis cell is not generally necessary. During a constant current electrolysis almost any oxidation and reduction reaction can be paired, and in the presented work we capitalize on this observation by examining the coupling of anodic oxidation reactions with the production of hydrogen gas for use as a reagent in remote, Pd‐catalyzed hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis reactions. To this end, an alcohol oxidation, an oxidative condensation, intramolecular anodic olefin coupling reactions, an amide oxidation, and a mediated oxidation were all shown to be compatible with the generation and use of hydrogen gas at the cathode. This pairing of an electrolysis reaction with the production of a chemical reagent or substrate has the potential to greatly expand the use of more energy efficient paired electrochemical reactions.