Calculation of the enthalpies of formation and proton affinities of some isoquinoline derivatives

Ab initio molecular orbital theory has been used to calculate enthalpies of formation of isoquinoline, 1-hydroxyisoquinoline, 5-hydroxyisoquinoline, and 1,5-dihydroxyisoquinoline as well as some pyridine and quinoline derivatives. The proton affinities of the four isoquinoline derivatives were also obtained. The high-level composite methods G3(MP2), G3(MP2)//B3LYP, G3//B3LYP, and CBS-QB3 have been used for this study, and the results have been compared with available experimental values. For six of the eight studied compounds, the theoretical enthalpies of formation were very close to the experimental values (to within 4.3 kJ · mol⁻¹); where comparison was possible, the theoretical and experimental proton affinities were also in excellent agreement with one another. However, there is an extraordinary discrepancy between theory and experiment for the enthalpies of formation of 1-hydroxyisoquinoline and 1,5-dihydroxyisoquinoline, suggesting that the experimental values for these two compounds should perhaps be re-examined. We also show that popular low cost computational methods such as B3LYP and MP2 show very large deviations from the benchmark values.     

Spectral and acidity constants of some heterocyclic nitrogen Schiff bases

The spectral behaviour of some arylidene-2-aminopurines in pure and mixed organic solvents as well as in buffer solutions of varying pH have been studied. It is recognized that the hydroxy derivatives form an intermolecular hydrogen bond solvated molecular complex with DMF solution. The pK values of the purine compound and the aminopurine Schiff bases of some aromatic aldehydes have been determined and discussed.     

Multiwavelength spectrophotometric determination of acidity constants of some azo dyes

A multiwavelength spectrophotometric titration method was applied to study the acidity constants of some azo dyes in water. The UV-vis absorption spectra of azo dye solutions were recorded in the course of their pH-metric titration with a standard base solution. The protolytic equilibrium constants, spectral profiles, concentration diagrams and also the number of components have been calculated. The quantitative effects of the substituents on the acidity of the studied azo dyes were investigated by the linear free energy relationship (LFER) using Hammet sigma constant (sigma) and field and resonance effects of Kamlet and Taft (f and Re, respectively).     

Medium effect on acidity constants of some heterocyclic nitrogen azomethines

The effects of different organic solvent-water mixtures on the acidity constants of some azomethines derived from 3-amino-1,2,4-triazol; 2-amino-1,3-pyrimidine and also 2-amino-4-methyl-1,3-pyrimidine have been examined. Two pK(a) values for the o-OH derivatives were determined; one is assigned to the deprotonation of the nitrogen azomethine group and the other one is ascribed to the ionization of the OH group. The p-OH derivatives give one K(a) due to the ionization of the OH group. On the other hand, it was observed that with the increase in the amount of organic solvent in the medium, the pK(a) of the compound studied is decreased. This behaviour can be accounted for in terms of the high stabilization of both the non-protonated and ionic forms of these compounds by dispersion forces rather than by hydrogen bonding. Also, the effects of medium polarizability on the K(a) values and thus on the spectra of the charge transfer band observed have been discussed.     

Assessment of density functionals for pi systems: Energy differences between cumulenes and poly-ynes; proton affinities, bond length alternation, and torsional potentials of conjugated polyenes; and proton affinities of conjugated Shiff bases

Woodcock et al. [J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 11923] pointed out that no density functional was able to obtain the correct sign of the relative energies of the allene and propyne isomers of C3H4 and that density functional theory (DFT) predicts that poly-ynes are insufficiently stabilized over cumulenes for higher homologues. In the present work, we show that the recent M05 density functional predicts the correct ordering of allene and propyne and gives a mean unsigned error (MUE) of only 1.8 kcal/mol for the relative energies of the two isomers of C3H4, C5H4, and C7H4. Two other recent functionals, M05-2X and PWB6K, also give reasonably low MUEs, 2.7 and 3.0 kcal/mol, respectively, as compared to 6.2 kcal/mol for the popular B3LYP functional. Another challenging problem for density functionals has been a tendency to overpolarize conjugated pi systems. We test this here by considering proton affinities of conjugated polyenes and conjugated Schiff bases. Again M05-2X performs quite well, with MUEs of 2.1 and 3.9 kcal/ mol, respectively, as compared to 5.8 and 5.9 kcal/mol for B3LYP. Averaged over the three problems, M05-2X has a MUE of 3.0 kcal/mol, the BMK functional of Boese et al. has an MUE of 3.2 kcal/mol, and M05 has an MUE of 5.1 kcal/mol. Twenty-two other tested functionals have MUEs of 5.2-8.1 kcal/mol averaged over the three test problems. Both M05 and M05-2X do quite well, compared to other density functionals, for torsion potentials in butadiene and styrene, and M05 does very well for bond length alternation in conjugated polyenes. Since the M05 functional has broad accuracy for main group and transition metal chemistry and M05-2X has broad accuracy for main group chemistry, we conclude that significant progress is being made in improving the performance of DFT across a wide range of problem types.     

Semi-empirical calculations of π-electron affinities for some conjugated organic molecules

Energy levels have been calculated for some conjugated systems containing C, N, and O atoms using a semi-empiricalmethod based upon a variableβ-γ modification of the Pariser-Parr-Pople approximation to the Hartree-Pock equation. Koopmans' theorem is used to relate the calculated energy of the lowest vacant molecular orbital, ?_LVMO, to the adiabatic electron affinity of a molecule. The approach is identical to that used previously by Kunii and Kuroda [13]. An excellent correlation is found between electron affinities deduced from recent beam experiments and ?_LVMO. This relationship is used to predict electron affinities for over 100 other organic molecules. In addition, excited state energies for negative ions are calculated, and good agreement is found with the available experimental data. Bound excited states are also predicted for some organics which contain the =C(CN)₂ substructure. The additive contribution of group substitutions to the electron affinity is discussed for the case of CN substitutions to ethylene, benzene, and naphthalene.     

Analytical data Spectrophotometric determination of the acidity constants of 2-amino cyclopentene-1-dithiocarboxylic acid and some of its derivatives

The acidity constants of 2-amino cyclopentene-1-dithiocarboxylic acid (ACDA) and some of its derivatives have been determined spectrophotometrically, at 25 degrees and at different mole fractions of ethanol in water. In all solvent mixtures used, the acidity constants vary in the order ACDA > N-methyl-ACDA > N-ethyl-ACDA > N-butyl-ACDA.     

Spectrophotometric determination of acidity constants of some anthraquinones and anthrones in methanol-water mixtures

The acidity constants of some synthetic derivatives of 9,10-anthraquinone and 9-anthrone in methanol-water mixtures at 25 degrees have been determined spectrophotometrically. A linear reverse relationship is observed between pK(a1) of all acids and the mole fraction of methanol. The influence of substituents in the molecular structure on the ionization constants is discussed.     

Potentiometric determination of acidity constants of some Schiff bases in tetrahydrofuran-water mixtures

Using potentiometric measurements, dissociation constants of two Schiff bases, N,N′-bis(1′-hydroxy-2′-acetonaphthone)propylenediimine (L₁) and bis(1′-hydroxy-2′-acetonaphthone)-3,3′-diiminodpropaneamine (L₂) were determined in binary mixtures of tetrahydrofuran-water at 25.0 ± 0.1°C and an ionic strength of 0.100 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP). The results show that the pK _a values of these acids increases as the percentages of the tetrahydrofuran increase in solvent mixtures. There is a linear relationship between acidity constants and the mole fraction of tetrahydrofuran in the solvent mixtures. Effect of solvent composition on acidity constants is also discussed.     

The acidity constants of some pyrimidine bases in various water-organic solvent media

The acid ionization constants of some pyrimidine bases of nucleic acids were determined pH-metrically at 25 degrees C and at the constant ionic strength I = 0.10 mol l(-1) (KNO3) in pure water as well as in aqueous media containing variable mole percentages (5-30%) of organic solvents. The organic solvents used were methanol, ethanol, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), acetonitrile, acetone and dioxane. The results obtained indicated that the acidity constants are generally decreased as the content of an organic solvent in the medium is increased. It was deduced that the hydrogen bonding interactions and the solvent basicity in addition to the electrostatic effect are the major effects influencing significantly the acid ionization process of pyrimidine bases in the different water-organic solvent media. Some thermodynamic parameters (deltaH, deltaG degrees, deltaS degrees) of the ionization process over the temperature range 5-45 degrees C in pure water were also determined and discussed.     

Nucleophilicity of indole derivatives: activating and deactivating effects based on proton affinities and electron density properties

Activating and deactivating abilities of several substituents (-CH3, -F, -NH2, -NO2) in indole have been theoretically studied using a series of electron density based reactivity indices. Calculations have been performed at the B3LYP/6-311++G(2d,2p) level. An energetic criterion based on the proton affinities (PAs) has been employed to check the validity of these reactivity indices. Relative PAs reflect the ortho and para orientation ability of -CH3, -F, and -NH2 groups, whereas the large deactivating effect of -NO2 is mainly observed at these positions. Also, substitutions in carbons 2 and 6 (IUPAC nomenclature) activate/deactivate carbons 6 and 2, respectively. Inductive effects are also reflected on the values of the relative PAs. The -CH3 group is shown to have inductive electron-withdrawing character instead of electron-releasing with its activating ability being due to a small mesomeric electron-releasing character. pi atomic electron populations and the zz component of the atomic quadrupole electric tensor qualitatively explain the order of PAs. Fukui indices approximately predict the results obtained by the previous properties, whereas no correlation is found between the values of the (triangle down)2rho(r) at the secondary charge concentrations and the PA scale.     

Self-consistent molecular hartree—fock—slater calculations. IV. On electron densities,spectroscopic constants and proton affinities of some small molecules

The use of the Xα exchange approximation in calculations on small molecules is studied. Electron densities are very similar to Hartree—Fock densities, as judged from density difference maps. The statistical total energy, E_Xα, is used in order to calculate R_eB_e, ω₃ and D_e of a series of diatomic molecules. The agreement with experiment is again similar to that in Hartree—Fock calculations. Proton affinities can also be calculated very well. The Hartree—Fock—Slater and Hartree—Fock models show on the whole very analogous behaviour. These results are obtained by using accurate, unapproximated, potentials and densities.     

Correlated proton motion in hydrogen bonded systems: tuning proton affinities

The theorem of matching proton affinities (PA) has been widely used in the analysis of hydrogen bonds. However, most experimental and theoretical investigations have to cope with the problem that the variation of the PA of one partner in the hydrogen bond severely affects the properties of the interface between both molecules. The B3LYP/d95+(d,p) analysis of two hydrogen bonds coupled by a 5-methyl-1H-imidazole molecule showed that it is possible to change the PA of one partner of the hydrogen bond while maintaining the properties of the interface. This technique allowed us to correlate various properties of the hydrogen bond directly with the difference in the PAs between both partners: it is possible to tune the potential energy surface of the bonding hydrogen atom from that of an ordinary hydrogen bond (localized hydrogen atom) to that of a low barrier hydrogen bond (LBHB, delocalized hydrogen atom) just by varying the proton affinity of one partner. This correlation shows clearly that matching PAs are of lesser importance for the formation of a LBHB than the relative energy difference between the two tautomers of the hydrogen bond.     

Basis set and correlation effects on computed proton affinities of some oxygen and nitrogen bases

Basis set expansion and correlation effects on the computed proton affinities of the oxygen and nitrogen bases CH₃OH, H₂CO, CO, CH₃NH₂, CH₂NH, and HCN have been evaluated. Basis set enhancements lead to systematic changes in computed proton affinities. These effects appear to be additive, and are greater for correlated proton affinities than for Hartree-Fock energies. Inclusion of correlation decreases proton affinities, with fourth-order Møller-Plesset energies bracketed by second and third order energies.     

2-Pyridone and derivatives: gas-phase acidity, proton affinity, tautomer preference, and leaving group ability

The fundamental properties of the parent and substituted 2-pyridones (2-pyridone, 3-chloro-2-pyridone, and 3-formyl-2-pyridone) have been examined in the gas phase using computational and experimental mass spectrometry methods. Newly measured acidities and proton affinities are reported and used to ascertain tautomer preference. These particular substrates (as well as additional 3-substituted pyridones) were chosen in order to examine the correlation between leaving group ability and acidity for moieties that allow resonance delocalization versus those that do not, which is discussed herein.     

Hydride affinities of borane derivatives: novel approach in determining the origin of lewis acidity based on triadic formula

The problem of intrinsic Lewis acidities of simple boron compounds (BH3-mXm, m = 0-3, X = F, Cl, Br, CH3, and OH) is assessed by their gas-phase hydride affinities (HAs). A simple and intuitively appealing picture of the interaction process including detachment of an electron from the hydride ion H-, capture of the pruned electron to the investigated Lewis acid (LA), and subsequent formation of the homolytic chemical bond between two newly created radicals is proposed. It enables transparent and straightforward dissection of the initial and final state effects, which taken together with the intermediate relaxation stabilization determine the trend of changes in the hydride affinities. The former effect is reflected in the electron affinities of the neutral Lewis acids given within Koopmans' approximation, while the final state effect involves properties of the formed Lewis acid-base adducts mirrored in the bond dissociation energy of the formed [LA-H]- chemical bond. It is demonstrated that unexpectedly low Lewis acidity of fluoroboranes relative to the corresponding chlorine and bromine derivatives can be traced down to the unfavorable Koopmans' electron affinities. Hence, it is a consequence of the initial state effect. In contrast, chloroboranes are more potent Lewis acids than fluoroboranes, because the relaxation and final state effects decisively influence their Lewis acidity. Finally, bromine-substituted borane compounds provide the most powerful studied Lewis acids. Their hydride affinities are result of a synergic interplay of the initial state, intermediate stabilization via relaxation, and final state effects. It is shown that Pearson's global hardness indices defined within his hard and soft acid-base (HSAB) principle fail to adequately predict and interpret the calculated hydride affinities.     

Medium effects on the ionization constants of some quinoline derivatives

Summary The deprotonation and acid ionization constants of some quinoline derivatives in aqueous organic solvents were determined. The organic solvents used include methanol and ethanol as amphiprotic solvents andDMF andDMSO as dipolar aprotic solvents. The obtainedpK ₁ andpK ₂ values are discussed with respect to the nature and the amount of the organic component. The high stabilization of the non-protonated form by dispersion forces and of the proton by its interaction with the solvent are the main factors responsible for the increase in the ionization constants of the protonated forms of the quinolines under investigation. On the other hand, H-bonding interactions (in addition to the electrostatic effect) seem to play the major role in determining the second acid-base equilibrium of 8-hydroxyquinoline. The deprotonation constants of the examined quinolines are correlated with their experimentally determined lone-pair ionization potential values.

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Lösungsmitteleffekte auf die Ionisationskonstanten einiger Chinolinderivate

Zusammenfassung Die Deprotonierungs- und Ionisationskonstanten einiger Chinolinderivate wurden in wäßrigen organischen Medien, darunter Methanol und Ethanol als amphiprotische undDMF undDMSO als dipolare aprotische Lösungsmittel, bestimmt. Die gemessenenpK ₁- undpK ₂-Werte werden im Hinblick auf die Art und Menge der organische Komponente diskutiert. Die hohe Stabilisierung der nichtprotonierten Form durch Dispersionskräfte und des Protons durch Wechselwirkungen mit dem Lösungsmittel sind die wesentlichen Faktoren, die für den Anstieg der Ionisationskonstanten der protonierten Formen der untersuchten Chinoline verantwortlich sind. Andererseits scheinen Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen — zusätzlich zum elektrostatischen Effekt — das zweite Säure-Basen-Gleichgewicht von 8-Hydroxychinolin entscheidend zu beeinflussen. Die Deprotonierungskonstanten aller untersuchten Chinoline werden mit ihren experimentell bestimmtenlone-pair-Ionisationspotentialen korreliert.

     

Excited state intramolecular proton transfer of novel conjugated derivatives containing hydroxy and imino groups

<正>This letter presents excited state intramolecular proton transfer(ESIPT) of new conjugated derivatives containing hydroxy and imino groups.ESIPT occurrence in one photon process is confirmed by well-separated emission band for the derivatives.Twophoton absorption(TPA) induced ESIPT emission has been determined by Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser tuning from 700 nm to 800 nm at the internals of 20 nm.