Understanding the Regioselectivity and the Molecular Mechanism of [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions between Nitrous Oxide and Conjugated Nitroalkenes: A DFT Computational Study

Regiochemical aspects and the molecular mechanism of the [3 + 2] cycloaddition between nitrous oxide and conjugated nitroalkenes were evaluated on the basis of the wb97xd/6-311 + G(d) (PCM) computational study. It was found that, independently of the nature of the nitroalkene, all considered processes are realized via polar, single-step mechanisms. All attempts at the localization of hypothetical zwitterionic intermediates were unsuccessful. Additionally, the DFT computational study suggested that, in the course of the reaction, the formation of respective Δ²-4-nitro-4-R₁-5-R₂-1-oxa-2,3-diazolines was preferred from the kinetic point of view.     

1-[4-(二甲氨基)苯亚甲基氨基]-4-苯基硫脲的另一个手性对映体晶体结构

对-二甲氨基苯甲醛和苯基氨基硫脲缩合反应生成1-[4-(二甲氨基)苯亚甲基氨基]-4-苯基硫脲(DMB), 产物能从溶液中析出单一手性对映体晶体. 用单晶X射线衍射技术测定了它的绝对构型, 晶体属正交晶系, P2₁2₁2₁空间群, a＝0.7870(2) nm, b＝1.1560(2) nm, c＝1.6668(3) nm, V＝1.5164(5) nm³, Z＝4, D_c＝1.307 g/cm³, F(000)＝632, μ＝0.213 mm^－1, 2557个可观测点[I＞2s(I)]精修的最终残差因子: R＝0.0409, wR＝0.1061, Flack参数为0.00(9), 能够确定绝对构型. 化合物的晶体结构和大宗粉末样品的固体圆二色谱表明化合物在结晶过程中发生单一对映体的手性堆积.     

1-[4-(二甲氨基)苯亚甲基氨基]-4-苯基硫脲的合成及手性晶体结构

对二甲氨基苯甲醛和苯基氨基硫脲缩合反应生成对二甲氨基苯甲醛缩氨基苯硫脲{1-[4-(dimethylamino)ben- zylidene]-4-phenylthiosemicarbazide}, 并从溶液中析出手性晶体. 元素分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱、核磁谱、质谱和X射线衍射测定其组成和结构. 晶体属正交晶系, P2₁2₁2₁空间群, a＝0.77038(14) nm, b＝1.1428(2) nm, c＝1.6726(3) nm, V＝1.4726(5) nm³, Z＝4, D_c＝1.346 g/cm³, F(000)＝632, μ＝0.219 mm^－1, 可观测点精修最终偏离因子: R＝0.0407, wR＝0.1157. 化合物的晶体结构和固态圆二色谱表明化合物在结晶过程中发生单一对映体的手性堆积.     

2-(2,5-二羟基苯基)-5-甲基-2,5-二氢吡咯并[3,4]富勒烯的合成和电子光谱的理论研究

利用丙氨酸和2,5-二羟基苯甲醛所形成的亚胺叶立德与C₆₀发生1,3-偶极环加成反应, 合成并分离、纯化制备了一种新的C₆₀吡咯烷衍生物: 2-(2-5-二羟基苯基)-5-甲基-2,5-二氢吡咯并[3,4]富勒烯. 通过¹H NMR, FT-IR, UV-vis和元素分析确定了其结构, 研究了体系的电化学和荧光性质. 采用密度泛函的方法, 在B3LYP/6-31G水平上对分子的几何构型进行了优化, 得到稳定的几何构型; 运用INDO/S方法计算了化合物的电子光谱, 计算结果434.2 nm与实验值432.0 nm基本一致.     

Conformational Analyses of Glycinal and Alaninal: A Computational Study

We present computational results from detailed gas-phase conformational analyses of the -substituted aldehydes, glycinal and alaninal. A synplanar conformer of glycinal and a synperiplanar conformer of alaninal in which the C=O and C–N bonds are in an eclipsing orientation are found to be lowest in energy; the two amino hydrogen atoms in these conformers are both directed over the C–C bond, i.e., in a compact arrangement. For the Group VA analogs, H₂P–CH₂–CHO and H₂P–CH(CH₃)–CHO, skew conformers in which the C–H and C–Me groups, respectively, are in an eclipsing orientation with the C=O bond are found to be lower in energy than the syn(peri)planar conformers. The results of various self-consistent reaction-field calculations suggest that the lowest-energy conformer of glycinal in 1, 2-dichloroethane is still synperiplanar, although the orientation of the amino hydrogen atoms may be different from that in the gas phase. Similar reaction-field calculations for alaninal raise the possibility that in this solvent a skew conformer, in which the C–H bond is nearly eclipsing the C=O bond, is energetically competitive with synperiplanar conformers.     

Sin/Si-n(n=2-6)的结构和电子亲合能的密度泛函理论研究

选用四种不同的密度泛函理论方法(B3LYP,BLYP,BP86,B3P86),在全电子的双ζ加极化加弥散函数基组(DZP++)下,研究Sin/Si-n (n=2 -6 )体系的结构和电子亲合能.预测Si2 /Si-2 ,Si3 /Si-3 ,Si4 /Si-4 ,Si5 /Si-5 和Si6 /Si-6 的基态结构分别为C∞h(3Σ-g ) /C∞h(2Σ+g ),D3h(3A′2 ) /C2υ(2A1 ),D2h(1Ag) /D2h(2B2g),D3h(1A′1 ) /D3h(2A″2 )和C2υ(1A1 ) /D4h(2A2u).在电子亲合能方面,B3LYP方法预测的电子亲合能是最可靠的.预测Si2,Si3,Si4,Si5和Si6的电子亲合能分别为 2. 05, 2. 34, 2. 16, 2. 48和 2. 13eV.     

Molecular and Crystal Structure of 4-[2-(4-Dimethy aminophenyl)ethenyl]-1-methypyridinium tetraphenylborate

The title compound, C40H39N2B, Mr=558.54, crystallizes in space group P21/c, monoclinic, a=18.013(3), b=10.821(2), c=17.321(3),β=112.20(1)°, V=3125.9(9)3, Z=4, Dc=1.187g/cm3, μ(MoKα)=0.068mm-1, F(000)=1192. The final R and wR(F2) are 0.0467 and 0.0972 for 2353 observed reflections (I>2σ(I)), respectively. In the title molecule, the pyridyl ring of the cation makes dihedral angle of 19.94° with the phenyl ring. The anion takes a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry. In the crystal, along the screw axis b, the centrosymmetric anion pairs form double chains, which are in turn related by the glide plane c, forming double layers. The centrosymmetric cation pairs are related by screw axis b and located between the double sheets of the anion.     

The Molecular Mechanism of the Formation of Four-Membered Cyclic Nitronates and Their Retro (3 + 2) Cycloaddition: A DFT Mechanistic Study

In the present work, the formation of the four-membered cyclic nitronates and the retro (3 + 2) cycloaddition (retro-32CA) reaction of the 4H-[1,2]oxazete 2-oxide were studied using the density functional theory method at the MPWB1K/6-311G(d,p) theoretical level. The electronic structure of 3-tert-butyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,2-dinitro-pent-2-ene was known through electron localization function analysis, natural population analysis, and molecular electrostatic potential analysis. The formation of 4,4-di-tert-butyl-3-nitromethyl-4H-[1,2]oxazete 2-oxide proceeds through a one-step mechanism. The mechanism of the retro-32CA leading to di-tert-butyl ketone and nitrile oxide derivative should be described as an asynchronous two-stage one-step process. The bonding evolution theory study was carried out to clarify the mechanisms of the formation of 4H-[1,2]oxazete 2-oxide and their retro-32CA.     

Mechanism of the Reaction of Picryl Iodide with 4-[4-(Dimethylamino)styryl]pyridine

We have used semiempirical calculations (PM3, MNDOd) to show that the parabolic dependence of the rate constants (k_obs, s⁻¹) on the picryl iodide (PicI) concentration in the reaction of quaternization of 4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]pyridine (DASP) in acetonitrile is due to formation of an inactive σ_1,3 adduct from DASP and PicI. Formation of the σ_1,1 adduct is the rate-limiting step of the S_NAr substitution. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 242–246, July–August, 2005.     

金属串配合物[MoMoCo(npo)4(NCS)2]的配位结构及其与电场的关系

应用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法研究了具有分子导线潜在应用的金属串配合物[MoMoCo(npo)4(NCS)2](npo=1,8-萘基-2-酮)的配位结构及其受电场作用的影响。配位方式记为(n,m),其中n、m分别表示4个赤道配体npo^-的O与Co和Mo配位的个数:n=0,1,2,3,4;m=4,3,2,1,0。结果表明:(1)零电场下,基态能量高低为(0,4)>(4,0)>(3,1)≈(1,3)>(2,2),5种配位方式均可稳定存在且互为竞争态。Z方向偶极矩μ(Z)值大小为(0,4)(+)>(1,3)(+)>(2,2)(-)>(3,1)(-)>(4,0)(-)(+、-表示μ(Z)值的正负,与Z方向相同即为正,相反即为负),4个npo^-趋向越一致能量越高极性越大。(2)Mo-Mo具有四重键,键长随μ(Z)值减小而减小,而Mo-Co键长则相反。随μ(Z)值减小前线轨道中πNCS(1)轨道能降低,π'NCS(2)轨道能升高。(3)Z方向电场作用下,除(0,4)外所有配位方式的Mo1-N8键显著增长,结构不稳定。(4)电场作用下前线轨道能级交错,μ(Z)为正值的(0,4)、(1,3)的能隙E_LUMO-HOMO在-Z方向电场中降低更显著,μ(Z)为负值的(2,2)、(3,1)和(4,0)的能隙在Z方向电场中降低更显著。分子极性越大,随电场强度增强能隙降低越显著,分子导电性可能越好。(0,4)、(3,1)和(4,0)可能具有整流效应,但(3,1)和(4,0)的稳定性较低。     

Adsorption Sequence of Multifunctional Groups: A Study on the Reaction Pathway and the Adsorption Structure of Homocysteine on the Ge(100) Surface

We investigated the adsorption mechanism of homocysteine (HS? CH₂? CH₂? CH(NH₂)? COOH) on the Ge(100) surface along with its electronic structures and adsorption geometries to determine the sequence of adsorption of this amino acid′s functional groups using core‐level photoemission spectroscopy (CLPES) in conjunction with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We found that the “SH‐dissociated OH‐dissociated N‐dative‐bonded structure” and the “SH‐dissociated OH‐dissociation‐bonded structure” were preferred at a monolayer (ML) coverage of 0.30 (lower coverage) and 0.60 (higher coverage), respectively. The “SH‐dissociated OH‐dissociated N‐dative‐bonded structure” was the most stable structure. Moreover, we systematically confirmed the sequence of adsorption of the functional groups of the homocysteine molecule on the Ge(100) surface, which is thiol group (? SH), carboxyl group (? COOH), and amine group (? NH₂).     

Self-assembled, kinetically locked, Ru(II)-based metallomacrocycles: physical, structural, and modeling studies

By using a "complex as ligand approach," the metal-ion-templated self-assembly of heterometallic tetranuclear metallomacrocycles containing kinetically locked Ru(II) centers is described. Depending on the metal-ion template employed in the self-assembly process, the final macrocycle can be kinetically labile or inert. Electrochemical studies reveal that the kinetically inert macrocycles display reversible Ru(III/II) oxidation couples. The crystal structure of a kinetically inert Ru2Re2 macrocycles reveals a structurally complex palmate anion-binding pocket. Host-guest studies carried out with the same macrocyle in organic solvents reveals that the complex functions as a luminescent sensor for anions and that binding affinity and luminescent modulation is dependent on the structural nature and charge of the guest anion. Computational density functional theory (DFT) studies support the hypothesis that the luminescence of the macrocycle is from a 3MLCT state and further suggests that the observed guest-induced luminescence changes are most likely due to modulation of nonradiative decay processes.     

Theoretical Study of Origin of Triple Fluorescences of a Squaraine Dye, Bis[4-(N,N-dimethylamino)phenyl]-squaraine

A new scheme of photo‐fluorescent emission origin, described as S₀ (relaxed state)→S_n (Frank‐Condon state)→ S_m (relaxed state)→S₀ (Frank‐Condon state), is presented to explain the multiple fluorescent emissions of squaraine dyes observed experimentally according to the configuration interaction singles calculations of relaxed excited states of a model compound, bis[4‐(N,N‐dimethylamino)phenyl]squaraine (SQ). It is exhibited that all triple fluorescent emissions of SQ have their significant origin in vertical electron transitions of different relaxed excited states. In addition, some important absorption peaks appearing in higher energy region are most likely to be responsible for the higher energy band observed in solid states of many squaraine dyes.     

Structure and Functional Differences of Cysteine and 3-Mercaptopropionate Dioxygenases: A Computational Study

Thiol dioxygenases are important enzymes for human health; they are involved in the detoxification and catabolism of toxic thiol-containing natural products such as cysteine. As such, these enzymes have relevance to the development of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases in the brain. Recent crystal structure coordinates of cysteine and 3-mercaptopropionate dioxygenase (CDO and MDO) showed major differences in the second-coordination spheres of the two enzymes. To understand the difference in activity between these two analogous enzymes, we created large, active-site cluster models. We show that CDO and MDO have different iron(III)-superoxo-bound structures due to differences in ligand coordination. Furthermore, our studies show that the differences in the second-coordination sphere and particularly the position of a positively charged Arg residue results in changes in substrate positioning, mobility and enzymatic turnover. Furthermore, the substrate scope of MDO is explored with cysteinate and 2-mercaptosuccinic acid and their reactivity is predicted.     

A Computational Study of the Molecular Recognition of Nucleic Acid Bases by Poly(vinyldiaminotriazine)

Summary: The enthalpic gain upon formation of the complexes of the poly(vinyldiaminotriazine) model with purine, uracil and xanthine has been assessed by means of the RI-MP2 interaction energy calculations. Based on the underlying RI-DFT-D geometrical optimizations, the molecular-level insight into the recognition processes has been proposed.     

密度泛函理论在分子磁学中的应用1.单氧桥联双核铁(III)[Cl_3FeOFeCl_3]~(2-)磁耦合作用

通过对桥联双核铁 (III) [Cl3FeOFeCl3] 2 - 的磁耦合常数的计算 ,探讨了密度泛函理论计算条件对计算结果的影响 .基于密度泛函理论下的破损态方法 ,着重讨论了双核Fe(III) 2 的d5 d5 电子通过氧桥的超交换作用 .研究发现分子的反铁磁通道主要是Fe(III)的dyz和dz2 与 μ O的p轨道形成的 ,具有π /π 和σ /σ 特征的超交换通道     

Understanding the nature of the molecular mechanisms associated with the competitive Lewis acid catalyzed [4+2] and [4+3] cycloadditions between arylidenoxazolone systems and cyclopentadiene: a DFT analysis

The molecular mechanisms of the reactions between aryliden-5(4H)-oxazolone 1, and cyclopentadiene (Cp), in presence of Lewis acid (LA) catalyst to obtain the corresponding [4+2] and [4+3] cycloadducts are examined through density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. The activation effect of LA catalyst can be reached by two ways, that is, interaction of LA either with carbonyl or carboxyl oxygen atoms of 1 to render [4+2] or [4+3] cycloadducts. The endo and exo [4+2] cycloadducts are formed through a highly asynchronous concerted mechanism associated to a Michael-type addition of Cp to the beta-conjugated position of alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl framework of 1. Coordination of LA catalyst to the carboxyl oxygen yields a highly functionalized compound, 3, through a domino reaction. For this process, the first reaction is a stepwise [4+3] cycloaddition which is initiated by a Friedel-Crafts-type addition of the electrophilically activated carbonyl group of 1 to Cp and subsequent cyclization of the corresponding zwitterionic intermediate to yield the corresponding [4+3] cycloadduct. The next rearrangement is the nucleophilic trapping of this cycloadduct by a second molecule of Cp to yield the final adduct 3. A new reaction pathway for the [4+3] cycloadditions emerges from the present study.