Determination of the C4-H bond dissociation energies of NADH models and their radical cations in acetonitrile

Heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the C4-H bonds in ten NADH models (seven 1,4-dihydronicotinamide derivatives, two Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives, and 9,10-dihydroacridine) and their radical cations in acetonitrile were evaluated by titration calorimetry and electrochemistry, according to the four thermodynamic cycles constructed from the reactions of the NADH models with N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine radical cation perchlorate in acetonitrile (note: C9-H bond rather than C4-H bond for 9,10-dihydroacridine; however, unless specified, the C9-H bond will be described as a C4-H bond for convenience). The results show that the energetic scales of the heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the C4-H bonds cover ranges of 64.2-81.1 and 67.9-73.7 kcal mol(-1) for the neutral NADH models, respectively, and the energetic scales of the heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the (C4-H)(.+) bonds cover ranges of 4.1-9.7 and 31.4-43.5 kcal mol(-1) for the radical cations of the NADH models, respectively. Detailed comparison of the two sets of C4-H bond dissociation energies in 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH), Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine (HEH), and 9,10-dihydroacridine (AcrH(2)) (as the three most typical NADH models) shows that for BNAH and AcrH(2), the heterolytic C4-H bond dissociation energies are smaller (by 3.62 kcal mol(-1)) and larger (by 7.4 kcal mol(-1)), respectively, than the corresponding homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy. However, for HEH, the heterolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy (69.3 kcal mol(-1)) is very close to the corresponding homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy (69.4 kcal mol(-1)). These results suggests that the hydride is released more easily than the corresponding hydrogen atom from BNAH and vice versa for AcrH(2), and that there are two almost equal possibilities for the hydride and the hydrogen atom transfers from HEH. Examination of the two sets of the (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies shows that the homolytic (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies are much larger than the corresponding heterolytic (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies for the ten NADH models by 23.3-34.4 kcal mol(-1); this suggests that if the hydride transfer from the NADH models is initiated by a one-electron transfer, the proton transfer should be more likely to take place than the corresponding hydrogen atom transfer in the second step. In addition, some elusive structural information about the reaction intermediates of the NADH models was obtained by using Hammett-type linear free-energy analysis.     

Spectroscopic calculations of CH and OH bond dissociation energies for aldehydes, ketones, acids, and alcohols

CH and OH bond dissociation energies were calculated by the spectroscopic and quantum-chemical methods for aldehydes, ketones, acids, and alcohols. The spectroscopic values of CH and OH bond dissociation energies were obtained from the fundamental absorption bands by the variational method in an anharmonic approximation using the Morse-anharmonic basis set. Quantum-chemical calculations were carried out using the 6-311G(3df,3pd)/B3LYP basis set. It is discussed how the bond dissociation energies change with the structure of the molecule.     

Semiempirical computation of homolytic O-H bond dissociation energies of alcohols: comparison of the AM1 and PM3 methods

The heats of formation of various alcohols and alkoxy radicals were calculated using the AM1 and PM3 semiempirical methods, which were then used to calculate the bond dissociation energies of the alcohols. Both restricted Hartree-Fock (RHF) and unrestricted Hartree-Fock (UHF) calculations were performed to determine which technique was most applicable to the computation of bond dissociation energies within the semiempirical frameworks. It was determined that AM1/RHF calculations gave the most accurate results for O-H bond dissociation energies of alcohols. The effect of using configuration interaction calculations to calculate bond dissociation energies within the semiempirical framework was also examined.     

Spectroscopic calculations of CH bond dissociation energies for ethene, propene, and benzene chlorine derivatives

CH bond dissociation energies have been determined by spectroscopic and quantum-chemical calculations for ethane, propene, and benzene chlorine derivatives. The spectroscopic values of CH bond dissociation energies were obtained from the fundamental absorption bands in an anharmonic approximation using the variation method and the Morse harmonic basis. Quantum-chemical calculations were carried out using the 6-311G(3df,3pd)/B3LYP basis. The resulting tendencies of variation of bond dissociation energies are discussed in relation to changes in the structure of the molecule.     

Actinide sulfides in the gas phase: experimental and theoretical studies of the thermochemistry of AnS (An = Ac, Th, Pa, U, Np, Pu, Am and Cm)

The gas-phase thermochemistry of actinide monosulfides, AnS, was investigated experimentally and theoretically. Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry was employed to study the reactivity of An(+) and AnO(+) (An = Th, Pa, U, Np, Pu, Am and Cm) with CS(2) and COS, as well as the reactivity of the produced AnS(+) with oxidants (COS, CO(2), CH(2)O and NO). From these experiments, An(+)-S bond dissociation energies could be bracketed. Density functional theory studies of the energetics of neutral and monocationic AnS (An = Ac, Th, Pa, U, Np, Pu, Am and Cm) provided values for bond dissociation energies and ionization energies; the computed energetics of neutral and monocationic AnO were also obtained for comparison. The theoretical data, together with comparisons with known An(+)-O bond dissociation energies and M(+)-S and M(+)-O dissociation energies for the early transition metals, allowed for the refining of the An(+)-S bond dissociation energy ranges obtained from experiment. Examination of the reactivity of AnS(+) with dienes, coupled to comparisons with reactivities of the AnO(+) analogues, systematic considerations and the theoretical results, allowed for the estimation of the ionization energies of the AnS; the bond dissociation energies of neutral AnS were consequently derived. Estimates for the case of AcS were also made, based on correlations of the data for the other An and the electronic energetics of neutral and ionic An. The nature of the bonding in the elementary molecular actinide chalcogenides (oxides and sulfides) is discussed, based on both the experimental data and the computed electronic structures. DFT calculations of ionization energies for the actinide atoms and the diatomic sulfides and oxides are relatively reliable, but the calculation of bond dissociation energies is not uniformly satisfactory, either with DFT or CCSD(T). A key conclusion from both the experimental and theoretical results is that the 5f electrons do not substantially participate in actinide-sulfur bonding. We emphasize that actinides form strikingly strong bonds with both oxygen and sulfur.     

N-亚硝基吲哚系列化合物及其自由基负离子在乙腈介质中N-NO键断裂能的测定

利用滴定量热技术并结合适当的热力学循环测定了乙腈溶液中7个取代的N-亚硝基吲哚化合物中N—NO键的异裂能和均裂能, 能量范围分别为206.1~246.2 kJ/mol和119.1~124.6 kJ/mol. 表明N-亚硝基吲哚均裂释放NO自由基(NO·)比异裂释放NO正离子(NO+)要容易得多, 通过热力学循环得到的相应自由基负离子中N—NO键的异裂能和均裂能的能量范围分别为25.5~34.4和5.0~40.5 kJ/mol, 表明所研究化合物的自由基负离子在室温下很不稳定.     

Evidence that alkyl substitution provides little stabilization to radicals: the C-C bond test and the nonbonded interaction contradiction

Although the C-H bond dissociation energies of alkanes have been widely employed as measures of radical stability, it is shown here that the assumptions needed for that conclusion are incompatible with experimental and computational data related to C-C bond dissociation energies. Calculations at the QCISD(T)/6-311+G(d,p) level on model systems show that 1,3 nonbonded interactions in alkanes are repulsive, whereas the conventional radical stabilization analysis of bond dissociation energies requires that they become more attractive with increasing steric bulk. This result puts a severe limit on the role that radical stabilization can play and indicates that another factor must be responsible for the observed variation in the C-H bond dissociation energies of alkanes.     

Bond energies and formation enthalpies of mono- and polyradicals in nitroalkanes 1. Nitromethanes

The enthalpies of formation of nitromethane derivatives were obtained on the basis of experimental and literature data. The procedure for the calculation of the bond dissociation energies in nitromethanes from the atomization enthalpies and energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups was proposed. The calculated values were compared with the data on the thermal decomposition kinetics. The atomization enthalpies and energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups were also used for the calculation of the bond dissociation energies in radicals.     

Spectroscopic calculation of CH bond dissociation energies for the bromo derivatives of alkanes,alkenes, and arenes

The CH bond dissociation energies were determined for the bromo derivatives of methane, ethane, propane, cyclopropane, ethane, propene, and benzene by the spectroscopic and quantum-chemical methods. The spectroscopic values of the CH bond dissociation energies were obtained from the fundamental absorption bands by the variational method in an anharmonic approximation using the Morse-harmonic basis. Quantum-chemical calculations were performed using the 6-311G(3df, 3pd)/B3LYP basis. The resulting tendencies of variation of the bond dissociation energies due to changes in the molecular structure are discussed.     

分子内结构环境对解离能的影响

为了理解化学键的这一结构效应, 本文对具有相同化学键而分子内结构环境不同的系列分子进行了计算研究, 讨论了化学键结构环境对解离能的影响.     

Bond energies and the enthalpies of formation of mono- and polyradicals in nitroalkanes 2. Nitro derivatives of ethane and propane

Based on the experimental results and the published data, the enthalpies of formation of ethane and propane nitro derivatives were obtained for both the standard state and gas phase. The bond dissociation energies of the ethane and propane nitro derivatives were calculated using the enthalpies of atomization and the energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups. The calculated values were compared with the kinetic data on thermal decomposition. The bond dissociation energies in radicals of the ethane and propane nitro derivatives were also calculated using the enthalpies of atomization and the energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups. Regularities of changes in the bond dissociation energies of the ethane and propane nitro derivatives and their radicals were established.     

Pyrolysis studies of main group metal-alkyl bond dissociation energies: VLPP of GeMe4, SbEt3, PbEt4, and PEt3

The bond dissociation energies of tetramethyl germane, triethyl stibine, tetraethyl lead, and triethylphosphine were determined using the technique of very-low-pressure pyrolysis. Arguments are presented for log A ≥ 17.0. The respective dissociation energies ΔH₂₉₈ are 83, 57, 54, and 68 (±2) kcal/mol. A consistent set of methyl bond energies to main group metals is determined from these and previous results, and is examined for trends. Bond energies for various radicals to tin are also derived.     

On a definition of bond energies based on localized molecular orbitals

A theoretical model is presented for defining bond energies based on localized molecular Orbitals. These bond energies are obtained by rearranging the total SCF energy including the nuclear repulsion term to a sum over orbital and orbital interaction terms and then to total orbital terms, which can be interpreted as the energies of localized orbitals in a molecule. A scaling procedure is used to obtain a direct connection with experimental bond dissociation energies. Two scale parameters are employed, the C-C and the C-H bond dissociation energy in C₂H₆ for A-B and C-H type bonds, respectively. The implications of this scaling procedure are discussed. Numerical applications to a number of organic molecules containing no conjugated bonds gives in general a very satisfactory agreement between experimental and theoretical bond energies.     

Homopolar and Heteropolar Bond Dissociation Energies and Heats of Formation of Radicals and Ions in the Gas Phase II. The relationship between structure and bond dissociation in organic molecules

The preceeding paper presents a critical tabular compilation of 2-center homo- and heteropolar bond dissociation energies. This paper deals with some empirically derived general aspects of these data, particularly regarding relationships between structure and reactivity, i.e. substituent effects on bond dissociation energies. ‘Extra’ stabilization energies generated in electronically delocalized radicals or ions derived from these experimental data are also presented.     

Determination of N-NO bond dissociation energies of N-methyl-N-nitrosobenzenesulfonamides in acetonitrile and application in the mechanism analyses on NO transfer

The heterolytic and homolytic N-NO bond dissociation energies of seven substituted N-methyl-N-nitrosobenzenesulfonamides (abbreviated as G-MNBS, G = p-OCH(3), p-CH(3), p-H, p-Cl, p-Br, 2,5-2Cl, m-NO(2)) in acetonitrile solution were evaluated for the first time by using titration calorimetry and relative thermodynamic cycles according to Hess' law. The results show that the energetic scales of the heterolytic and homolytic N-NO bond dissociation energies of G-MNBS in acetonitrile solution cover the ranges from 44.3 to 49.5 and from 33.0 to 34.9 kcal/mol for the neutral G-MNBS, respectively, which indicates that N-methyl-N-nitrosobenzenesulfonamides are much easier to release a NO radical (NO(*)) than to release a NO cation (NO(+)). The estimation of the heterolytic and homolytic (N-NO)(-)(*) bond dissociation energies of the seven G-MNBS radical anions in acetonitrile solution gives the energetic ranges of -15.8 to -12.9 and -3.1 to 1.8 kcal/mol for the (N-NO)(-)(*) bond homolysis and heterolysis, respectively, which means that G-MNBS radical anions are very unstable at room temperature and able to spontaneously or easily release a NO radical or NO anion (NO(-)), but releasing a NO radical is easier than releasing NO anion. These determined N-NO bond dissociation energies of G-MNBS and their radical anions have been successfully used in the mechanism analyses of NO transfer from G-MNBS to 3,6-dibromocarbazole and the reactions of NO with the substituted N-methyl-benzenesulfonamide nitranions (G-MBSN(-)) in acetonitrile solution.     

羰基镍簇Ni(CO)n(n=1-4)的结构和Ni-CO键解离性质的密度泛函理论研究

在密度泛函理论框架下, 应用不同泛函计算了配合物Ni(CO)n(n=1~4)的平衡几何构型和振动频率. 考察了泛函和基组重叠误差对预测Ni—CO键解离能的影响. 计算结果表明, 用杂化泛函能得到与实验一致的优化几何构型和较合理的振动频率. 对Ni(CO)n(n=2~4)体系, 用“纯”泛函, 如BP86和BPW91, 可得到与CCSD(T)更符合、 并与实验值接近的解离能. 当解离产物出现单个金属原子或离子(如金属羰基配合物的完全解离)时, BSSE校正项的计算中应保持金属部分的电子结构一致. 只有考虑配体基组和不考虑配体基组两种情况下金属的电子构型与配合物中金属的构型一致时, 才能得到合理的BSSE校正, 从而预测合理的解离能.     

Heterolytic and homolytic C-D bond dissociation energies of NADH models in acetonitrile and primary isotopic effects on hydride versus hydrogen atom transfer reactions

Heterolytic and homolytic C D bond dissociation energies of three NADH models: BNAH-4,4-d 2 , HEH-4,4-d 2 and AcrD 2 in acetonitrile were first estimated by using an efficient method. The results showed that the heterolytic C D bond dissociation energies are 65.2, 70.2, and 81.9 kcal/mol and the homolytic C D bond dissociation energies are 72.66, 70.69, and 74.95 kcal/mol for BNAH-4,4-d 2 , HEH-4,4-d 2 , and AcrD 2 , respectively. According to the bond dissociation energy differences of isotope isomers, an interesting conclusion can be made that the primary kinetic isotope effects are dependent not only on the zero-point energy difference of the isotope isomers, but also on the types of C D bond dissociations, and the C D bond homolytic dissociations should have much larger primary kinetic isotope effects (26.9 28.8) than the corresponding C D bond heterolytic dissociations (3.9-5.4).     

Homopolar- and Heteropolar Bond Dissociation Energies and Heats of Formation of Radicals and Ions in the Gas Phase. I. Data on organic molecules

The literature data on heteropolar and homopolar 2-center bond dissociation energies in organic molecules in the gas phase and the corresponding heats of formation of radicals and ions have been critically evaluated. Data for more than 500 bonds are represented in tabular form together with the pertinent literature references. Selected electron affinities and π-bond dissociation energies have also been incorporated. The follow-up paper will discuss some empirical general aspects of these data particularly regarding the effect of structure on the bond dissociation energies.     

MO theoretical studies of electron pair decorrelation processes. I. Pair correlation energy and single bond dissociation

The homolytic dissociation of a single bond involves the decorrelation of one electron pair. Thus, the contribution of electron correlation to dissociation energies is large. In the present paper a new procedure is presented which allows the computation of the (within the given basis) complete correlation energy of one optimized electron pair. The method which requires only modest computational effort has been applied to the calculation of dissociation energies of a number of bonds of different types. The results show that the correlation of the electron pair of the bond which is broken contributes about 50–80% to the change of the total correlation energy occuring during the dissociation process which amounts to 20–70 kcal/mol. The fraction of correlation contributed by the bond electron pair as well as the relative importance of the left-right correlation within the bond depend very much on the type of the bond. In the case of CC and CH single bonds our method yields dissociation energies which are low by only about 5 kcal/mol. Thus, the method seems to be well suited for the calculation of potential surfaces of non-concerted organic chemical reactions which involve diradicals as intermediates.     

First estimation of C4-H bond dissociation energies of NADH and its radical cation in aqueous solution

The heterolytic and homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energies of NADH and its radical cation (NADH*+) in aqueous solution were estimated according to the reaction of NADH with N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine radical cation perchlorate (TMPA*+) in aqueous solution. The results show that the values of the heterolytic and homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energies of NADH in aqueous solution are 53.6 and 79.3 kcal/mol, respectively; the values of the heterolytic and homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energies of NADH*+*+ in aqueous solution are 5.1 and 36.3 kcal/mol, respectively, which, to our knowledge, is first reported. This energetic information disclosed in the present work should be believed to furnish hints to the understanding of the mechanisms for the redox interconversions of coenzyme couple NADH/NAD+ in vivo.