Theoretical Study on Mechanism of Cycloadditional Reaction Between Dichloro-Germylidene and Formaldehyde

用MP2/6-31G^*方法研究了单线态二氯亚甲基锗烯与甲醛环加成反应的反应机理,该反应有两条相互竞争的主反应通道,同时伴随着两中间体(INT3和INT4)副产物的生成. 第一条主反应通道所生成的物种为三员环中间体(INT1)和Ge-O顺位的四员环产物(P1);第二条主反应通道所生成的物种为Ge-O对位的扭曲四员环中间体(INT2)和氯迁移产物(P2);P1和INT2分别与甲醛(R2)的进一步作用而导致了两副产物的生成.     

Isomers of OCS and their reaction with H2O on singlet potential energy surface

The isomers of the carbonyl sulfide (OCS) molecule are investigated in detail at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//MP2/6-311++G(2d,2p) level of theory. One cyclic isomer was identified along with three different linear minima of the OCS molecule. Three interconversion transition states were also located between cyclic and linear forms of OCS. Among these four isomers, the singlet potential energy surface (PES) for the molecule–molecule reaction between the three most energetically favoured isomers of OCS and H₂O has been explored theoretically at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//MP2/6-311++G(2d,2p) level. This singlet PES comprises of three paths. Path 1 is the reaction of linear OCS molecule with water producing the major product P1 (CO₂?+?H₂S), minor product P2 (S?+?HCOOH) and two isomers via 14 minima and 15 transition states. The Path 2 is an isomerization process in which cyclic isomer of OCS reacts with water molecule via another initial barrierless aduct producing five isomers of the OCS–H₂O system through five interconversion transition states. The reaction of linear COS isomer with water is shown in Path 3. This path produces the radicals SH and COOH from another COS–H₂O complex via a transition state. Among these three products, the product P1 is energetically most favoured. The overall exothermicity of the product channels for the formation of major product P1 on PES is calculated to be about 10.60?kcal/mol possessing initial high entrance barriers of 45.48 and 55.47?kcal/mol in two possible pathways. As the process is favoured thermodynamically but not kinetically, the reaction is expected to be very slow.     

Reactions of singlet phosphinidene and its hydroxy derivative with polar molecule hydrogen fluoride

The reaction mechanism of singlet phosphinidene and its hydroxy derivative with hydrogen fluoride has been investigated at the HF/6-311+G(d,p) and CCSD (T)/6-311+G(d,p) levels etc. in order to better understand their reactivity. The research results show both of them have two parallel reaction channels: channel (1) (or (3)) is an addition reaction with a three-membered ring transition state (TS) and channel (2) (or (4)) is a dehydrogenation (or dehydration) reaction with a four-membered ring TS. Furthermore, the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of these reaction channels were also examined, using the general statistical thermodynamics and Eyring transition state theory with Wigner correction. It is concluded that channel 1 is thermodynamically favoured over channel (2) especially at low temperature, and is kinetically favoured over channel (2) especially at high temperature. Moreover, it also favours these over reaction (3) while the singlet phosphinidene is substituted by the hydroxy group.     

Theoretical investigation of the photochemical reaction mechanism of cyclopropenone decarbonylation

The gas-phase decomposition mechanism of the photochemical and thermal reaction of cyclopropenone leading to carbon monoxide and acetylene has been investigated theoretically. We employed the B3LYP, MP2, and CASSCF methods with the 6-311?+?G** basis set to determine the pathways and the potential energy surface (PES) of this reaction. PES minima were characterized by the absence of any imaginary frequencies and compared with the transition states that contained single imaginary frequencies. The intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) method was used to find the minimum energy paths in which reactants and products were connected to the transition states. Activation barrier, thermodynamic, and IRC analyses were performed using the above three methods. Our computations indicated that the decomposition of cyclopropenone proceeds through a stepwise mechanism containing two transition states (TS1 and TS2) and an intermediate. The results show that TS1, the critical transition state, determines the rate of the cyclopropenone decomposition reaction. Therefore, we employed natural bond order (NBO) calculations to probe the structure of the intermediate. The calculations showed that the intermediate has resonance structures containing a carbene and a zwitterion. Our results are in good agreement with previous theoretical and experimental studies.     

O-与CH3CN反应机理的密度泛函理论研究

采用G3MP2B3方法研究了氧负离子与乙腈反应的势能剖面.在(U)B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)理论水平下分别优化了该反应势能面上反应物、产物、中间体和过渡态的分子结构,采用G3MP2B3方法校正了这些关键点的能量. 势能面上的各个反应路径均通过针对过渡态的內禀反应坐标理论计算加以确定. 分别考察了四个可能的热力学产物通道,即质子转移、氢原子转移、H₂⁺转移和双分子亲核取代反应途径. 其中,经H₂⁺转移生成H₂O的反应通道为该反应的主要产物通道.     

A computational exploration of the mechanisms for the acid‐catalytic urea–formaldehyde reaction: new insight into the old topic

Some initial acid‐catalytic reactions involved in the synthesis of the urea‐formaldehyde resin were theoretically investigated at B3LYP and MP2 levels with solvent effects included. The results suggest that the addition between urea and formaldehyde in neutral condition undergoes with a concerted mechanism represented by a four‐member ring transition state. For this reaction, a notable barrier (above 130 kJ/mol) was identified at all theoretical levels. The reactions between urea and different protonated forms of formaldehyde in acid solution were investigated. The reaction between protonated methanediol with urea can produce the methylol urea cation via an S_N2 transition state with a lower barrier of 54.8 kJ/mol. With the mediation of a water molecule, the intra‐molecular proton transfer produces the stable methylol carbonium (NH₂CONHCH₂⁺), which plays an important role in the following formation of methylene and methylene ether linkages. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

H_2CO+OH~-反应的理论研究(英文)

用量化从头算方法在MP4(SDTQ)理论水平上首次考察了甲醛和氢氧根负离子反应的所有可能的反应通道.用6-311 G(3df,3pd)基组对所有的反应中间体、过渡态和产物开展了结构优化和单点能量计算,并经频率分析和内禀反应反应坐标计算(IRC)确认反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物的相关性.在H2CO OH-所有可能的反应通道中生成CHOO- H2的通道是该反应的最可几通道,而由于羰基的存在生成H3O-的通道更容易分解产生CHOO- H2.在高计算水平下计算的氢交换反应结果与文献报道相同.通过计算提出亲核加成过程的反应通道,主要产物生成H2和生成COOH-/HCOO-/OCHO-异构体.所有反应通道的反应几率顺序为COOH- H2>H3O- CO>HCHO OH->CHO- H2O>HCOO- H2>OCHO- H2.     

Fe(5D/3D)+CH2(1A1)→FeC+H2的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的UB3LYP方法在6-311 G(2d,2p)水平上研究了五重态和三重态的Fe与单重态CH2反应的机理,在UB3LYP结构优化的基础上用耦合簇理论方法UCCSD(T)在相同水平下对各驻点进行了单点能校正.结果表明,该反应在三重态和五重态上的势能面非常相似,都经过两个过渡态(TS1、TS2)和三个中间体(FeCH2、HFeCH、H2FeC),五重态和三重态势能面在形成中间体FeCH2前发生交叉,整个反应沿三重态路径进行,最后得到三重态的FeC和H2.该反应是一个四步反应,其中由HFeCH到H2FeC的反应步骤为整个反应的速率控制步骤,反应的活化能为176.3 kJ/mol.     

The keto–enol equilibrium and thermal conversion kinetics of 2- and 4-hydroxyacetophenone in the gas phase: a DFT study

Keto–enol tautomeric equilibrium and the mechanism of thermal conversion of 2- and 4-hydroxyacetophenone in gas phase have been studied by means of electronic structure calculations using density functional theory (DFT). A topological analysis of electron density evidence that the structure of keto and enol forms of 2-hydroxyacetophenone are stabilised by a relatively strong intramolecular hydrogen bond. 2- and 4-hydroxyacetophenone undergo deacetylation reactions yielding phenol and ketene. Two possible mechanisms are considered for these eliminations: the process takes place from the keto form (mechanism A), or occurs from the enolic form of the substrate (mechanism B). Quantum chemical calculations support the mechanism B, being found a good agreement with the experimental activation parameters. These results suggest that the rate-limiting step is the reaction of the enol through a concerted, non-synchronous, semi-polar, four-membered cyclic transition state (TS). The most advanced reaction coordinate in the TS is the rupture of O₁···H₁ bond, with an evolution in the order of 79.7%–80.9%. Theoretical results also suggest a three-step mechanism for the phenyl acetate formation from 2-hydroxyacetophenone.     

中性循环中铱催化甲醇羰基化合成乙酸的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论研究了中性循环中Ir(CO)_3I催化甲醇羰基化制乙酸的反应机理,计算得到了反应路径上各驻点的几何构型与频率,通过能量和振动分析证实了过渡态的真实性.结果表明,Ir(CO)_2I与CH_3I作用后,亲核加成过程出现反应路径中最大能垒(40. 3 kJ/mol),使用能量跨度模型分析了反应过程的动力学信息,确定了反应的能量跨度和决速中间体和决速过渡态分别为IM1和TS12,亲核加成过程为反应的决速步骤,得到了298 K催化剂的转化频率3. 2×10~(-6)s~(-1).     

吡喃木糖热裂解机理的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论理论方法M062X/6-311++G(d,p)，对吡喃木糖的热解反应机理进行了理论计算分析。针对吡喃木糖热解可能发生的化学反应共设计了九条可能的热解路径，并对各路径中的反应物、中间体和过渡态的几何结构进行了能量梯度全优化，并在梯度全优化的基础上计算了各热解反应路径的热力学和动力学参数。文中以两大类方式来设计反应路径：1）木糖首先经过过渡态TS1发生开环反应生成链状中间体2，该步的反应能垒为188.7 kJ/mol，对于中间体2共设计了五种可能的热解反应路径；2）考虑双键同时断裂的情况，木糖先发生脱水反应，接着按C-C和C-O键同时断裂的情况发生开环反应，针于这种情况共设计了四条可能的热解路径。计算结果表明，吡喃木糖热解的主要反应产物有乙醇、乙醛、糠醛、丙酮、酸类、CO2和CO等小分子化合物。     

CX2(X=F, Cl, Br)与CH3CHO中C－C键插入和环加成的理论模拟

采用密度泛函[DFT]和自然键轨道理论[NBO]及高级电子耦合簇[CCSD(T)]和电子密度拓扑分析[AIM]方法, 研究了单重态二卤卡宾CX2(X=F, Cl, Br)与乙醛CH3CHO 中C—C键的插入反应及其环加成的反应机理. 在B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平上优化了各驻点构型, 用频率分析和内禀反应坐标法(IRC)对过渡态进行了验证, 计算了各物种的CCSD(T)/6-31G(d, p)单点能量. 用经Wigner校正的Eyring过渡态理论分别计算了1大气压下主反应通道的热力学与动力学性质, 并对反应通道中构型进行了自然键轨道及电子密度拓扑分析. 结果表明, CF2与CH3CHO反应的主产物是P2F[CH3CF2CHO: 插入CH3CHO中C-C键, 反应I(2)], 而CCl2及CBr2与CH3CHO反应的主产物是P1Cl[Cl2COCHCH3: 成环反应II(1)]及P1Br[Br2COCHCH3: 成环反应III(1)], 1大气压下, 反应I(2)和II(1)及III(1)进行的适宜温度范围分别为400~1300K和400~1000K.     

Computational study of cycloaddition reactions on the SiC(1 0 0)-c(2 × 2) surface

Cycloaddition reactions between 1,3-butadiene and the C-terminated SiC(1 0 0)-c(2 × 2) surface have been addressed using quantum-chemical methods. The c(2 × 2) structure consists of ---CC--- bridges between underlayer Si atoms which themselves form Si---Si bonds. Of various possible reaction products, the one formed by a [2 + 4] reaction with the ---CC--- bridge (giving a species resembling 1,4-cyclohexadiene) is the lowest in energy. Density functional calculations for the bare c(2 × 2) surface, using a cluster model with mechanical embedding, gave good agreement with structural parameters obtained in previous fully ab initio studies. Similar calculations for the cycloaddition product and for the transition state gave a reaction energy of −50.3 kcal/mol and an activation energy of +6.1 kcal/mol to form a planar ring structure lying normal to the surface. Detailed results for the frequency and infrared polarization behavior of adsorbate vibrational modes have also been obtained.     

环丙烷衍生物在D2O离子体系中的H/D交换反应

在Ｄ２Ｏ化学反应气条件下环丙烷衍生物的Ｈ／Ｄ交换反应特性,发现了三种新的产物离子（Ｍ＋１）＾＋、（Ｍ＋２）＾＋和（Ｍ＋３）＾＋。应用碰撞诱导碎裂（ＣＩＤ）技术研究了这些离子的碎裂反应特性。实验结果表明三种新的产物离子是由反应物与试剂离子间发生Ｈ／Ｄ交换反应生成的。并获得了环丙烷衍生物结构中活泼氢位置及其数量的信息。     

Theoretical calculations of homogeneous catalysis in the gas phase: elimination kinetics of 2,2-dimethoxypropane in the presence of HCl,F3CCOOH and CH3COOH

The mechanisms of gas-phase elimination kinetics of 2,2-dimethoxypropane in the presence of hydrogen chloride, trifluoroacetic acid and acetic acid were studied using Moller Plesset, ab initio combined method Complete Basis Set (CBS)-QB3 and various density functional theory methods with 6-311G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets. The M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) method provided reasonable agreement with the experimental enthalpy and energy of activation. Formation of 2-methoxypropene and methanol products occurs through six-membered cyclic ring transition state (TS) structure. The TS was characterised by single imaginary frequency, and confirmed through intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) calculations. The IRC calculations suggest the development of a van der Waal complex between the 2, 2-dimethoxy propane and the acid catalyst, leading to the TS formation. The process of decomposition in the absence of the acid catalyst requires much higher temperature with an energy of activation above 200 kJ/mol. This fact appears to be a consequence of a four-membered cyclic TS-type of mechanism in the non-catalysed reaction. Structural parameters, analyses of natural bond orbital charges and bond orders of the acid-catalysed elimination reactions in this study suggest that the polarisation of the C–O bond, in the direction C^δ+—O^δ?, is rate-determining in the TS. These reactions are non-synchronous concerted polar in nature.     

Reaction mechanism and rate constants of the CH+CH4 reaction: a theoretical study

Ab initio and density functional calculations have been performed to elucidate the mechanism of CH radical insertion into methane. The results show that the reaction can be viewed to occur via two stages. On the first stage, the CH radical approaches methane without large structural changes to acquire proper positioning for the subsequent stage, where H-migration occurs from CH₄ to CH, along with a C–C bond formation. Where the first stage ends and the second begins, a tight transition state was located using the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) and MP4(SDQ)/6-311++G(d,p) methods. Using a rigid rotor – harmonic oscillator approach within transition state theory, we show that at the MP5/6-311++G(d,p)//MP4(SDQ)/6-311++G(d,p) level the calculated rate constants are in a reasonably good agreement with experiment in a broad temperature range of 145–581 K. Even at low temperatures, the insertion reaction bottleneck is found about the location of the tight transition state, rather than at long separations between the CH and CH₄ reactants. In addition, high level CCSD(T)-F12/CBS calculations of the remainder of the C₂H₅ potential energy surface predict the CH+CH₄ reaction to proceed via the initial insertion step to the ethyl radical which then can emit a hydrogen atom to form highly exothermic C₂H₄+H products.     

Homogeneous catalysis on the gas-phase dehydration reaction of tertiary alcohols by hydrogen bromide. Density functional theory calculation

The gas-phase thermal dehydration mechanism of tert-butanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-pentanol and 2,3-dimethyl-2-butanol by homogeneous catalysis of hydrogen bromide was examined by density functional theory calculations with the hybrid functionals: M062X, CAMB3LYP and WB97XD. Reasonable agreements were found between theoretical and experimental enthalpy values at the WB97XD/6-311++G(d,p) level. The dehydration mechanism of tert-butanol with and without catalysis was evaluated in order to examine the catalyst effect on the mechanism. The elimination reaction without catalysis involves a four-membered transition state (TS), while the reaction with catalysis involves a six-membered TS. The mechanism without catalysis has enthalpy activation over 150 kJ mol^–1 greater than the catalysed reaction. In all these reactions, the elongation of the C–O bond is significant in the TS. The un-catalysed reaction is controlled by breaking of C–O bond, and it was found to be more synchronous (Sy ≈ 0.91) than the hydrogen bromide catalysed reactions (Sy ≈ 0.75–0.78); the latter reactions are dominated by the three reaction coordinates associated with water formation. No significant effect on the enthalpies of activation was observed when the size of the alkyl chain was increased.     

煤燃烧中HgCl转化为HgCl_2的反应机理研究

本文用量子化学从头计算MP2/SDD方法研究了煤燃烧过程中间产物HgCl与HCl、Cl2的反应机理,优化得到反应途径上的反应物、过渡态、中间体和产物的几何构型。用QCISD(T)方法计算能量,同时进行零点能校正,并以此能量计算活化能,同时计算反应热效应及熵变,采用经典过渡态理论得到反应速率常数。计算所得的反应速率常数与文献值吻合较好。     

CH3CH2+N(4S)反应机理的理论研究

利用abinitio方法对CH3CH2+N(4S)反应进行了理论研究,在MP2/6-311+G(d,p)水平上优化得到了反应途径上的反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物的几何构型和谐振频率,并在QCISD(T)/6-311+G(d,p)水平上进行单点能计算.计算结果表明,CH2CH2+3NH和H2CN+CH3是此反应主要产物,CH3CHN+H是此反应次要产物.产物CH2CH2+3NH主要来自直接氢抽提反应通道,H2CN+CH3来自加成-解离反应通道,CH3CHN+H来自加成-解离反应通道.