Influence of steric and intramolecular inductive effects on the variable trends in R-X (R=Alkyl) bond dissociation energy

The question “why are the variation trends of R-X bond dissociation energy different?” is answered. The R-X bond dissociation energy (BDE) may be influenced by three main factors: the C-X intrinsic bond energy, the 1,3 geminal repulsion, and the intramolecular charge-induced dipole. In the presence of atom X, the variation trend of BDE in R-X (R= Me, Et, i-Pr, t-Bu) is dominated by two factors, the 1,3 geminal repulsion and the intramolecular charge-induced dipole. The former decreases the R-X BDE, and the latter either increases or decreases the R-X BDE. For the series of R-X with the R-C bond (such as R-Me, R-CH == CH², R-C≡CH, and R-CN), the 1,3 geminal repulsion decreases the R-X BDE, and the variation trends of R-C BDE decrease from Me to t-Bu. As regards the series of R-X (such as R-H, R-BH², and R-SiH²) in which the electronegativity of atom X is smaller than that of the carbon atom, the above two factors decrease the R-X BDE, and the variation trends of the R-X BDE decrease from Me to t-Bu. As to the series of R-X (such as R-F, R-OH, R-Cl, R-Br, R-I, and R-NH²) in which the electronegativity of atom X is larger than that of the carbon atom, the 1,3 geminal repulsion decreases the R-X BDE, while the intramolecular charge-induced dipole increases the R-X BDE. In this case, the variation trends of R-X BDE depend on the competition of the two factors. As a result, some of them (e. g., R-F, R-OH) increase from Me to t-Bu, some (e. g., R-I) decrease from Me to t-Bu, and some (e. g., R-Br) change very little.     

Homologation des derives halogenes

The halide R-X is converted, in two steps, to its homologous RCH₂X.     

Acceleration of CuI-catalyzed coupling reaction of alkyl halides with aryl Grignard reagents using lithium chloride

In the presence of LiCl, CuI-catalyzed coupling reaction of R(alkyl)-X with Ar(aryl)MgBr at rt was completed within 2 h. Effective leaving groups X in R-X were Br, I, OTs, but not Cl. Grignard reagents ArMgBr with both standard and bulky Ar such as 2-MeC₆H₄, 2-MeOC₆H₄, and 2,6-(Me)₂C₆H₃ afforded the desired products in good yields. Ester and cyano groups in R-X were tolerated. Coupling reaction with R(alkyl)-MgBr proceeded as well.     

A new type of N-heterocyclic silylene with ambivalent reactivity

The synthesis of a novel divalent silicon compound by debromination of the corresponding dibromosilyl precursor is reported. The silylene possesses a unique reactivity toward electrophiles of the type R-X (R = H, silyl; X = halogen, triflate) in comparison with the germanium congener. DFT calculations suggest that this is due to a much higher basicity of the silylene versus that of germylene lone-pair electrons. Thus, addition of Me3SiX to the silylene (X = OSO2CF3, triflate) furnishes the corresponding (kinetically favored) 1,4-adduct which subsequently rearranges to the thermodynamically favored 1,1-adduct.     

Benson基团加和方案的极性修正

An empirical method for estimating the standard enthalpy of some polar compounds is presended in this paper, that is
△△fH°(RX/CH3X)= △fH°(RX)- △fH°(CH3X)=a+bIx
where △△fH°(RX/CH3X) represents the standard enthalpy difference between CH3-X and R-X(R=Et, i-Pr, t-Bu, etc). It is a new polarity parameter defined by us. A good result was obtained for nearly 70 polar compounds.     

Trends in R-X bond dissociation energies (R = Me, Et, i-Pr, t-Bu; X = H, CH3, OCH3, OH, F): a surprising shortcoming of density functional theory

The performance of a variety of high-level composite procedures, as well as lower-cost density functional theory (DFT)- and second-order perturbation theory (MP2)-based methods, for the prediction of absolute and relative R-X bond dissociation energies (BDEs) was examined for R = Me, Et, i-Pr and t-Bu, and X = H, CH(3), OCH(3), OH and F. The methods considered include the high-level G3(MP2)-RAD and G3-RAD procedures, a variety of pure and hybrid DFT methods (B-LYP, B3-LYP, B3-P86, KMLYP, B1B95, MPW1PW91, MPW1B95, BB1K, MPW1K, MPWB1K and BMK), standard restricted (open-shell) MP2 (RMP2), and two recently introduced variants of MP2, namely spin-component-scaled MP2 (SCS-MP2) and scaled-opposite-spin MP2 (SOS-MP2). The high-level composite procedures show very good agreement with experiment and are used to evaluate the performance of the lower-level DFT- and MP2-based procedures. The best DFT methods (KMLYP and particularly BMK) provide very reasonable predictions for the absolute heats of formation and R-X BDEs for the systems studied. However, all of the DFT methods overestimate the stabilizing effect on BDEs in going from R = Me to R = t-Bu, leading in some cases to incorrect qualitative behavior. In contrast, the MP2-based methods generally show larger errors (than the best DFT methods) in the absolute heats of formation and BDEs, but better behavior for the relative BDEs, although they do tend to underestimate the stabilizing effect on BDEs in going from R = Me to R = t-Bu. The potentially less computationally expensive SOS-MP2 method offers particular promise as a reliable method that might be applicable to larger systems.     

Effect of excess electron on structure,bonding, and spectral properties of sulfur/selenium based dichalcogen systems

First principle based quantum chemical methods are employed to characterize structure, bonding, and spectral properties of sulfur and selenium based dichalcogen systems in presence of an excess electron. Inter molecular two-center three-electron (2c-3e) bonding between two chalcogen (X) atoms is described in the systems of the type (R-X)₂^•- (R = Ph, PhCH₂ X = S, Se). In addition, effect of electron withdrawing (-NO₂) and electron donating (-CH₃) groups in phenyl ring on the stability of these 2c-3e bonded systems is also studied in water medium applying a macroscopic hydration model. Molecular parameters and binding energy of the neutral, (R-X)₂ and reduced, (R-X)₂^•- dichalcogen systems are compared. Search for minimum energy structures of these open shell doublet systems are carried out applying various density functionals with dispersion corrections and MP2 method considering 6-311++G (d,p) set of basis functions for all atoms. Effect of water medium is introduced through a macroscopic solvation model based on density (SMD). Frontier molecular orbitals based analysis is carried out for showing the definite presence of 2c-3e bond between two chalcogen atoms in these radical anions of sulfur and selenium based aromatic dichalcogen systems. Excited state calculations are performed on all these systems using Time Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT). UV-Vis spectra are simulated and effect of solvent water on the absorption maximum of these radical anions is discussed. This study illustrates that the combination of electronic effect and geometrical flexibility decides the strength of two-center three-electron bond in these systems.     

Transformations between monomeric,dimeric, and trimeric phosphazanes: oligomerizing NP analogues of olefins

Isolation and characterization of a crystal mixture of iminophosphine 1 and diphosphazane 2 (R = Mes*, X = OTf) is enabled by the steric interactions between bulky substituents implicating monomer/dimer 1/2 equilibria and the conclusion is supported by the observation of a ring-expansion reaction to give a triphosphazane 3 (R = Dipp, X = Cl).     

Choice of bond dissociation enthalpies on which to base the stabilization energies of simple radicals: DH(R-H) is preferred because DH(R-Me) and DH(R-R) are perturbed by changes in chain branching

The relative stabilization energies of radicals, SE(R*), along the simple series methyl/ethyl/isopropyl/tert-butyl are known to vary in spread and even direction dependent on which dissociation enthalpies, DH(R-X), are used for their definition. Using a highly electronegative X is recognized as unwise, but it is not clear that using X = Me or X = R itself might not be preferred over the almost universal use of X = H. The enthalpies of formal isomerization of C4 radical pairs that vary only in the substitution pattern at the radical center but not in carbon skeleton confirm that X = H is indeed the better choice. Comparisons in the context of recent predictive models for alkane and radical stability indicate that, while relative DH(R-H) values highlight the desired difference in substitution pattern at the radical center, relative DH(R-Me) values are perturbed by differences in skeletal branching or protobranching which are well-known to affect thermochemistry. As a result, SE(R*) values derived from relative DH(R-Me) values are consistently too small. The same pattern is illustrated for prim, sec, and tert allylic and benzylic radicals (larger SE(R*)) and for the parent vinyl, phenyl, and ethynyl radicals (negative SE(R*)).     

Ab initio study of the complexes of halogen-containing molecules RX (X=Cl, Br, and I) and NH3: towards understanding the nature of halogen bonding and the electron-accepting propensities of covalently bonded halogen atoms

Ab initio calculations have been performed on a series of complexes formed between halogen-containing molecules and ammonia to gain a deeper insight into the nature of halogen bonding. It appears that the dihalogen molecules form the strongest halogen-bonded complexes with ammonia, followed by HOX; the charge-transfer-type contribution has been demonstrated to dominate the halogen bonding in these complexes. For the complexes involving carbon-bound halogen molecules, our calculations clearly indicate that electrostatic interactions are mainly responsible for their binding energies. Whereas the halogen-bond strength is significantly enhanced by progressive fluorine substitution, the substitution of a hydrogen atom by a methyl group in the CH(3)X...NH(3) complex weakened the halogen bonding. Moreover, remote substituent effects have also been noted in the complexes of halobenzenes with different para substituents. The influence of the hybridization state of the carbon atom bonded to the halogen atom has also been examined and the results reveal that halogen-bond strengths decrease in the order HC triple bond CX > H(2)C=CHX approximately O=CHX approximately C(6)H(5)X > CH(3)X. In addition, several excellent linear correlations have been established between the interaction energies and both the amount of charge transfer and the electrostatic potentials corresponding to an electron density of 0.002 au along the R-X axis; these correlations provide good models with which to evaluate the electron-accepting abilities of the covalently bonded halogen atoms. Finally, some positively charged halogen-bonded systems have been investigated and the effect of the charge has been discussed.     

Distinct electronic effects on reductive eliminations of symmetrical and unsymmetrical bis-aryl platinum complexes

Symmetrical bis-aryl platinum complexes (DPPF)Pt(C(6)H(4)-4-R)(2) (R = NMe(2), OMe, CH(3), H, Cl, CF(3)) and electronically unsymmetrical bis-aryl platinum complexes (DPPF)Pt(C(6)H(4)-4-R)(C(6)H(4)-4-X) (R = CH(3), X = NMe(2), OMe, H, Cl, F, CF(3); R = OMe, X = NMe(2), H, Cl, F, CF(3); R = CF(3), X = H, Cl, NMe(2); and R = NMe(2), X = H, Cl) were prepared, and the rates of reductive elimination of these complexes in the presence of excess PPh(3) are reported. The platinum complexes reductively eliminated biaryl compounds in quantitative yields with first-order rate constants that were independent of the concentration of PPh(3). Plots of Log(k(obs)/k(obs(H))) vs Hammett substituent constants (sigma) of the para substituents R and X showed that the rates of reductive elimination reactions depended on two different electronic properties. The reductive elimination from symmetrical bis-aryl platinum complexes occurred faster from complexes with more electron-donating para substituents R. However, reductive elimination from a series of electronically unsymmetrical bis-aryl complexes was not faster from complexes with the more electron-donating substituents. Instead, reductive elimination was faster from complexes with a larger difference in the electronic properties of the substituents on the two platinum-bound aryl groups. The two electronic effects can complement or cancel each other. Thus, this combination of electronic effects gives rise to complex, but now more interpretable, free energy relationships for reductive elimination.     

Understanding the role of stereoelectronic effects in determining collagen stability. 1. A quantum mechanical study of proline, hydroxyproline, and fluoroproline dipeptide analogues in aqueous solution.

The importance of local (intraresidue) effects in determining the stability of the collagen triple helix has been investigated with special reference to the role played by hydroxyproline. To this end the dipeptide analogues of L-proline (ProDA), 4(R)-hydroxy-L-proline (HypDA), and 4(R)-fluoro-L-proline (FlpDA) have been studied by means of quantum mechanical ab initio calculations, taking into account solvent effects by the polarizable continuum model (PCM). Our results confirm that the relative stability of up puckerings of the pyrrolidine ring increases with the electronegativity of the 4(R) substituent (X), whereas down puckerings are favored by 4(S) electronegative substituents. Calculations on model compounds show that this effect is due to the interaction between vicinal C-H bonding and C-X antibonding orbitals. Electronegative substituents on the pyrrolidine ring affect cis-trans isomerism around the peptidic bond, with trans isomers stabilized by 4(R) substituents and cis isomers by 4(S) substituents. Also the hydrogen bonding power of the carbonyl moiety following the pyrrolidine ring is affected by 4(R) substituents, but this effect is tuned by the polarity of the embedding medium. Finally, up puckering favors smaller values of the backbone dihedrals phi and psi. All these results strongly support the proposal that the stability of triple helices containing fluorinated or hydroxylated prolines in Y positions is related to the necessity of having up puckerings in those positions.     

Poly[bis(phosphinatoalanyl)phosphonates]

A series of coordination polymers, poly[bis(phosphinatoalanyl)phosphonates], [X(Y)AlOP(R)(O)OAl(Y′)(X′)]_n, were synthesized in which the terminal alanyl substituents (X,Y,X,′Y′) consisted of phosphinato (OPRR′O) or fluoro (F) moieties. The properties of the polymers were primarily dependent upon the type of terminal substituent and the hydrocarbon moieties (R,R′) on phosphorus. Polymers with four phosphinato moieties gave molecular weights M?_n to 120000 with intrinsic viscosities [η] from 1.5 to 18; the corresponding solids were partially crystalline, melted before decomposition, and were film-forming when larger phosphorus substituents were incorporated. Sequential replacement of the phosphinato moieties with fluorine resulted in molecular weights below 10000 and low viscosities. The properties of the polymers are examined, and the roles of substituents on probable structures are discussed.     

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of α-methylstyrene oligomerization through effective metal-to-ligand charge-transfer localization on the bridging ligand

A series of Pd complexes containing a visible-light harvesting moiety with various combination of substituents (R, X) were synthesized. The variation of the substituents resulted in significant change in the electrochemical and photophysical properties of the complexes. Additionally, photocatalytic activity drastically increased through the introduction of an electron-donating group on R and an electron-withdrawing group on X, respectively. The molecular orbital analysis based on density functional theory (DFT) calculation suggested that the enhancement of the catalytic activity is due to the effective Metal-to-Ligand Charge-Transfer (MLCT) localization on the bridging ligand.     

Intermediates of halogen addition to phenylethynes and protonation of phenylethynyl halides. Open halovinyl cations, bridged halonium, or phenyl-bridged ions: a substituent effect study by DFT and GIAO-DFT

Formation of alpha-phenyl-beta-halovinyl cation, beta-phenyl-alpha-halovinyl cation, as well as the halogen-bridged and the spirocyclic phenyl-bridged cations as intermediates of protonation of phenylethynyl halides or by halogen addition to phenylethynes was evaluated by DFT at B3LYP/6-31+G(d) and, for comparison in representative cases, by B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p). Relative stabilities of the resulting minima were gauged as a function of substituents on the phenyl group with p-OH, p-OMe, p-H, p-CF3, p-CN, and p-NO2 and with p-OMeH+, p-NO2H+, and p-N2+. In the majority of cases, the alpha-aryl-beta-halovinyl cations were identified as the most likely intermediates, irrespective of X and for most R groups. For R = p-N2+ (with X = Br and Cl), R = CNH+ (with X = Cl), and R = MeOH+ (with X = Br), the corresponding beta-aryl-alpha-halovinyl cations become more stable than alpha-aryl-beta-halovinyl cations (but in most cases with a relatively small stability difference). Whereas competitive formation of the spirocyclic aryl bridged cations via this route appears remote, with R = N2+ and R = NO2H+ as substituents (with X = Br), cyclic halonium ions could intervene, since their relative stabilities are within approximately 4 kcal/mol of the lowest energy vinyl cations. Geometrical features, GIAO NMR chemical shifts, and NPA-derived charges were used to gain insight into the structural/electronic features in the resulting mono and dications. The study provides a basis for stable ion and solvolytic/kinetic studies on a series of substituted phenylethynyl halides that are being synthesized.     

Switching the nature of catalytic centers in Pd/NHC systems by solvent effect driven non-classical R-NHC Coupling

A well-established oxidative addition of organic halides (R-X) to N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of palladium(0) leads to formation of (NHC)(R)Pd^II(X)L species, the key intermediates in a large variety of synthetically useful cross-coupling reactions. Typical consideration of the cross-coupling catalytic cycle is based on the assumption of intrinsic stability of these species, where the subsequent steps involve coordination of the second reacting partner. Thus, high stability of the intermediate (NHC)(R)Pd^II(X)L species is usually taken for granted. In the present study it is discussed that such intermediates are prone to non-classical R-NHC intramolecular coupling process (R = Me, Ph, Vinyl, Ethynyl) that results in removal of NHC ligand and generation of another type of Pd catalytic system. DFT calculations (BP86, TPSS, PBE1PBE, B3LYP, M06, wB97X-D) clearly show that outcome of R-NHC coupling process is not only determined by chemical nature of the organic substituent R, but also strongly depends on the type of solvent. The reaction is most favorable in polar solvents, whereas the non-polar solvents render the products less stable. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Ab initio evaluation of the thermodynamic and electrochemical properties of alkyl halides and radicals and their mechanistic implications for atom transfer radical polymerization

High-level ab initio molecular orbital calculations are used to study the thermodynamics and electrochemistry relevant to the mechanism of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Homolytic bond dissociation energies (BDEs) and standard reduction potentials (SRPs) are reported for a series of alkyl halides (R-X; R = CH 2CN, CH(CH 3)CN, C(CH 3) 2CN, CH 2COOC 2H 5, CH(CH 3)COOCH 3, C(CH 3) 2COOCH 3, C(CH 3) 2COOC 2H 5, CH 2Ph, CH(CH 3)Ph, CH(CH 3)Cl, CH(CH 3)OCOCH 3, CH(Ph)COOCH 3, SO 2Ph, Ph; X = Cl, Br, I) both in the gas phase and in two common organic solvents, acetonitrile and dimethylformamide. The SRPs of the corresponding alkyl radicals, R (*), are also examined. The computational results are in a very good agreement with the experimental data. For all alkyl halides examined, it is found that, in the solution phase, one-electron reduction results in the fragmentation of the R-X bond to the corresponding alkyl radical and halide anion; hence it may be concluded that a hypothetical outer-sphere electron transfer (OSET) in ATRP should occur via concerted dissociative electron transfer rather than a two-step process with radical anion intermediates. Both the homolytic and heterolytic reactions are favored by electron-withdrawing substituents and/or those that stabilize the product alkyl radical, which explains why monomers such as acrylonitrile and styrene require less active ATRP catalysts than vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate. The rate constant of the hypothetical OSET reaction between bromoacetonitrile and Cu (I)/TPMA complex was estimated using Marcus theory for the electron-transfer processes. The estimated rate constant k OSET = approximately 10 (-11) M (-1) s (-1) is significantly smaller than the experimentally measured activation rate constant ( k ISET = approximately 82 M (-1) s (-1) at 25 degrees C in acetonitrile) for the concerted atom transfer mechanism (inner-sphere electron transfer, ISET), implying that the ISET mechanism is preferred. For monomers bearing electron-withdrawing groups, the one-electron reduction of the propagating alkyl radical to the carbanion is thermodynamically and kinetically favored over the one-electron reduction of the corresponding alkyl halide unless the monomer bears strong radical-stabilizing groups. Thus, for monomers such as acrylates, catalysts favoring ISET over OSET are required in order to avoid chain-breaking side reactions.     

Synthesis, structures, and stability of N-donor-stabilized N-silylphosphoranimine cations

A series of DMAP-stabilized (DMAP=4-dimethylaminopyridine) N-silylphosphoranimine cations [DMAPPR(2)==NSiMe(3)](+), bearing R=Cl ([8](+)), Me ([10 a](+)), Me/Ph ([10 b](+)), Ph ([10 c](+)), and OCH(2)CF(3) ([10 d](+)) substituents, have been synthesized from the reactions of the parent phosphoranimines Cl(3)P==NSiMe(3) (3) and XR(2)P==NSiMe(3) (X=Cl (9), Br (11); R=Me (9 a and 11 a), Me/Ph (9 b and 11 b), Ph (9 c and 11 c), and OCH(2)CF(3) (9 d and 11 d)) with DMAP and silver salts as halide abstractors. Reactions in the absence of silver salts yield the corresponding cations, with halide counterions. The stability of the salts is highly dependent on the phosphoranimine substituent and the nature of the counteranion, such that electron-withdrawing substituents and non-coordinating anions yield the most stable salts. X-ray structural determination of the cations reveal extremely short phosphoranimine P--N bond lengths for the cations [8](+) and [10 d](+) (1.47-1.49 A) in which electron-withdrawing substituents are present and a longer phosphoranimine P--N length for the cation [10 a](+) (1.53 A) in which electron-donating substituents are present. Very wide bond angles at nitrogen are observed for the salts containing the cation [10 d](+) (158-166 degrees ) and indicate significant sp hybridization at the nitrogen centre.     

Comparison of the electronic structures of imine and hydrazone side-chain functionalities with the aid of 13C and 15N NMR chemical shifts and PM3 calculations. The influence of C=N-substitution on the sensitivity to aromatic substitution

Benzaldehyde derivatives possessing a C=N double bond in the side-chain of the aromatic ring exhibit a reverse dependence of the (13)C NMR chemical shifts of the C=N carbon on the benzylidenic substituents X. Thus, electron-withdrawing substituents cause shielding (shift is reduced), while electron-donating ones cause deshielding. The origin of this phenomenon, which is in contrast with the idea of the generalized electronic effect, is extensively studied here by comparing the behavior of sets of benzaldehyde derivatives bearing various substitutents Y on the C=N nitrogen (Y-N=CH-C(6)H(4)-X). The effects of substituents X on the C=N unit change when Y is varied. Combination of the influences of the substituents X and Y gives a sensitive balance between the different resonance structures of the compounds. Our graphical treatment, where the rho(I) and rho(R) values observed for substituent X are plotted against the sigma(p)(+) value of substituent Y, is a novel use of Hammett-type substituent parameters. The justification of this method and our conclusions could be verified, for instance, by the fair correlation between the rho(I) or rho(R) values and the atomic charges of the imine carbon of the unsubstitued phenyl derivatives as well as by the correlations of the relevant bond orders and/or bond lengths both with the substituent parameters and with the atomic charges.