Molecular orbital calculations relating to the mechanism of the reactions of sugar orthoesters: 1,2,4-orthoacetyl-α-D-xylopyranose

Quantum chemical studies of 1,2,4-orthoacetyl-α-D-xylopyranose and three protonated forms, four acyloxonium ions, and the glycosyl cation by means of the MINDO/2 method are reported. The protonated forms (oxonium ions) should not be considered as product-determining intermediates in acid-catalysed reactions of ortho-esters due to their fast rearrangement into isomeric acyloxonium ions. Of the latter, only 1,2- and 1,4-acyloxoniums, adopting a conformation close to that of starting orthoester (i.e. a distorted boat), were found to be relatively stable and reactive and so are considered to be the main product-determining intermediates. The distribution of the positive charge in these ions was interpreted as evidence of preferred nucleophilic attack on C-1 rather than on other centres of these ions. The isomerisation of the 1,2-acyloxonium ion into the glycosyl cation was found to be energetically very unlikely and so would be product determining only in fast, especially intramolecular, reactions. The results obtained were in good agreement with qualitative data on the chemistry of sugar orthoesters.     

Efficient one-step aldol-type reaction of ketones with acetals and ketals mediated by dibutylboron triflate/diisopropylethyl amine

one-step Mukaiyama aldol type reaction [reaction: see text] A highly efficient one-step Mukaiyama aldol-type reaction has been developed for the synthesis of beta-alkoxy carbonyl compounds starting from ketones and acetals/ketals. The reaction is mediated by a combination of Bu(2)BOTf and i-Pr(2)NEt affording the products in high yields. Formation of the two possible diastereoisomers of the beta-alkoxy ketones from the chiral acetals shows that the condensation takes place by an S(N)1 mechanism, involving prior opening of the acetal to an oxonium ion.     

Theoretical investigation of lone pair inversions, ring openings, and hydride shifts in O-methylated epoxides

Mechanisms associated with the isomerization of the O-methylethylene oxonium ion and its tetramethyl-substituted analogue have been explored using correlated electronic structure calculations. The minima and transition states associated with inversion at the oxygen atom, as well as those associated with opening of the epoxide ring, have been characterized. The calculated barrier to inversion at the oxygen atom for the O-methylethylene oxonium ion, 15.7 kcal/mol, agrees well with the experimentally determined value, 10+/-2 kcal/mol. Our calculations indicate that a significantly higher barrier exists for the ring-opening mechanism that leads to more thermodynamically stable structures. This work includes the first known calculations on the O-methyl-2,3-dimethyl-2-butene oxonium ion along with transition states and intermediates associated with ring opening and inversion at the oxygen atom. Results show that there is a significantly lower barrier to ring opening as compared to the O-methylethylene oxonium ion species, leading to a lower probability of isolating this species. The effects of basis sets and correlation techniques on these ions were also analyzed in this work. Our results indicate that the B3LYP/6-31G* level is reliable for obtaining molecular geometries for both minima and transition states on the C3H7O+ and C7H15O+ potential energy surfaces.     

Concerning the origin of the high beta-selectivity of glycosidation reactions of 2-deoxy-2-iodo-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidates

[structure: see text] Studies on the glycosidation reactions of conformationally constrained glycosyl imidates 8a and 8b were performed to evaluate the possible involvement of "conformationally inverted" oxonium ion intermediates in glycosidation reactions with 2-deoxy-2-iodo-glucopyranosyl donors. The mechanistic implications of this study are discussed, and intermediates 23 and 24 are invoked to rationalize the observed beta-selectivities.     

Reaktionsmechanismen des Oxoniumions von neuen Gesichtspunkten der Säure—Basen-Katalyse

Hydroxide ion is shown to react with α-glucose in two ways. Firstly, it catalyses mutarotation of α-glucose in conjunction with the hydrate sheath, and secondly, it reacts extremely rapidly as partially dehydrated hydroxide ion with formation of α-glucosate ion without mutarotation of α-glucose. This knowledge, combined with the author's determination of the hydrogen bond entropy of the hydrated oxonium ion leads to new views on the mechanism of very rapid oxonium ion reactions. The hydrogen bond entropy of the hydrated oxonium ion ΔS was determined by the author from the coefficients of the water catalysisk _W and oxonium ion catalysiskH₃O⁺ of the mutarotation of α-glucose $$\Delta S = R ln {{k_w } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{k_w } {k_{H_3 O^ + } }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {k_{H_3 O^ + } }},$$ As the proton of the hydrated oxonium ion is attracted by both oxygen atoms with the same intensity, (ΔS)/2 is the hydrogen bond entropy of the single hydrated proton, which is to be considered as the activated oxonium ion of the reactions between the oxonium ion and the anions. While only the activation of the oxonium ion is necessary for the reaction of the oxonium ion with hydroxide ion, the reaction of the oxonium ion with acetate ion needs furthermore the activation of this anion, which consists of rupture of the internal hydrogen bond of this anion. The enthalpy of activation of the acetate ion is determined by the author from the acetate ion catalysis and the water catalysis of the α-glucose mutarotation. The activation enthalpy of the reaction of the oxonium ion with acetate is therefore the sum of the activation enthalpies of the oxonium ion and of the anion. Furthermore it is shown that the high migration velocity of the hydrogen ion in aqueous solution is due to the proton exchange between the water molecules, initiated by the single hydrated proton.     

Addition and redox reactivity of hydrogen sulfides (H2S/HS⁻) with nitroprusside: new chemistry of nitrososulfide ligands

The nitroprusside ion [Fe(CN)(5)NO](2-) (NP) reacts with excess HS(-) in the pH range 8.5-12.5, in anaerobic medium ("Gmelin" reaction). The progress of the addition process of HS(-) into the bound NO(+) ligand was monitored by stopped-flow UV/Vis/EPR and FTIR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chemical analysis. Theoretical calculations were employed for the characterization of the initial adducts and reaction intermediates. The shapes of the absorbance-time curves at 535-575 nm depend on the pH and concentration ratio of the reactants, R=[HS(-)]/[NP]. The initial adduct [Fe(CN)(5)N(O)SH](3-) (AH, λ(max) ≈570 nm) forms in the course of a reversible process, with k(ad)=190±20 M(-1)s(-1) , k(-ad)=0.3±0.05 s(-1) . Deprotonation of AH (pK(a)=10.5±0.1, at 25.0 °C, I=1 M), leads to [Fe(CN)(5)N(O)S](4-) (A, λ(max)=535 nm, ε=6000±300 M(-1) cm(-1) ). [Fe(CN)(5)NO](.)(3-) and HS(2)(.)(2-) radicals form through the spontaneous decomposition of AH and A. The minor formation of the [Fe(CN)(5)NO](3-) ion equilibrates with [Fe(CN)(4)NO](2-) through cyanide labilization, and generates the "g=2.03" iron-dinitrosyl, [Fe(NO)(2)(SH)(2)](-) , which is labile toward NO release. Alternative nucleophilic attack of HS(-) on AH and A generates the reactive intermediates [Fe(CN)(5)N(OH)(SH)(2)](3-) and [Fe(CN)(5)N(OH)(S)(SH)](4-) , respectively, which decompose through multielectronic nitrosyl reductions, leading to NH(3) and hydrogen disulfide, HS(2)(-) . N(2)O is also produced at pH≥11. Biological relevance relates to the role of NO, NO(-) , and other bound intermediates, eventually able to be released to the medium and rapidly trapped by substrates. Structure and reactivity comparisons of the new nitrososulfide ligands with free and bound nitrosothiolates are provided.     

无水乙醇中β-O-4型木素模型物在铯取代的多氧金属盐上的降解:酸性和氧化还原性的影响

随着化石能源的日益减少,从木质生物质获得能源、燃料和化学品变得至关重要.木素是木质生物质的第二大主要组分,但是目前远未得到充分利用.随着对木素结构的充分认识和相关催化科学技术的发展,由木素制得大宗燃料或精细化学品,特别是芳香类化合物显示出越来越具有技术和经济可行性.由于木质素大分子中复杂的C–O和C–C连接,先研究模型物的断裂机理并同时考虑从木素模型物小分子迁移到木质素大分子的问题,然后设计出合适的催化材料并开发出可行的工艺过程,这条技术路线看起来更具有可行性.近年来,几种均相或非均相多氧金属盐(Polyoxometalates(POMs),或称杂多酸)用于降解木素或者木素模型物,但是β-O-4醚键断裂的氢解还是酸解机理及其竞争合作作用尚不清晰.我们在几种多氧金属盐(POMs)的催化下研究了β-O-4模型物2-phenoxyacetophenone(2-PAP)在以无水乙醇作为供氢溶剂体系下的催化断裂机理和行为.结果表明,随着无水乙醇溶剂处理温度的提高,溶剂的供氢能力增强.酸性催化剂的加入提高了溶剂供氢能力.原因是催化剂的酸性改变了乙醇自氧化还原反应的平衡,使平衡向生成乙醛并释放出活性氢的方向进行.我们还发现,Cs-PMo的氧化还原性,对促进活性氢的释放起更大的作用.2-PAP反应底物的加入消耗了活性氢,从而促使乙醇自氧化还原平衡向右移动.在酸性催化剂的作用下,2-PAP的转化裂解可以按照氢转移机制或酸催化的氧鎓离子机制进行.大部分转化反应按照哪个机制进行,取决于所采用体系的供氢能力和酸强度/数量的竞争关系,大部分反应将屈从于占竞争优势的机制.在强供氢及转移能力占优势,而酸强较低酸量较少时,反应主要按氢转移机制进行.在酸强很强且数量较多,反应将主要按酸催化氧鎓离子机制进行.Cs-PMo这个拥有酸性和强氧化还原性的双功能催化剂的使用,既促进了活性氢的释放,又增强了活性氢的还原能力及转移能力,因而导致了在极高转化率(>99%)的下极佳的选择性(98.6%苯酚和91.1%苯乙酮).这些发现将对理解木质素中醚键的断裂结果和机理提供启示,为设计开发出木质素选择性地催化裂解为芳香小分子的可行的工业过程打下初步理论基础.     

Studies of rearrangement reactions of protonated and lithium cationized 2-pyrimidinyloxy-N-arylbenzylamine derivatives by MALDI-FT-ICR mass spectrometry

The rearrangement reactions of protonated and lithium-cationized 2-pyrimidinyloxy-N-arylbenzylamine derivatives were studied by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) and infrared multiphoton dissociation mass spectrometry (IRMPD). Our results show that three kinds of rearrangement reactions occur in IRMPD processes. First, nearly all protonated 2-pyrimidinyloxy-N-arylbenzylamine derivatives undergo Pathway A to form the K ion series. It is proposed that this rearrangement (migration of a substituted benzyl group) proceeds by way of a gas-phase intramolecular S(N)2 reaction. Second, a gas phase intramolecular S(N)Ar type rearrangement mechanism is proposed to explain the formation of the F ion series from protonated and lithium-cationized 5 (or 6). This skeletal rearrangement reaction competes with the S(N)2 reaction of the Pathway A, which produces the K ion series, in IRMPD of protonated 5 and 6. Third, the formation pathway of the W ion series is explained by a gas phase Cope type rearrangement mechanism.     

X-ray crystal structures of a benzonorbornenyl cation and of a protonated benzonorbornenol

The crystal structure of the 9-methylbenzonorbornenyl cation Me-1+ shows a relatively strong interaction between the sp(2)-hybridized carbon atom C9 and the aromatic ring (C4a-C9 identical with C8a-C9 = 1.897(10) A). The anion Sb(2)F(11)(-) is refined as rotationally disordered along the Sb...Sb axis. In sharp contrast to the findings about Me-1+, the protonated anti-benzonorbornenol 5+ is essentially an oxonium ion with only weak interaction between the C9 bridge and the aromatic ring despite the fact that it is already a positively charged ion, which upon loss of a water molecule is expected to give the parent cation H-1+. The hydrogen atoms on the oxonium O atom are involved in strong hydrogen bonds to chlorosulfonate anions and probably partially disordered despite the large estimated pK(a) differences between the corresponding acid-base pairs. The experimentally determined cation structures are compared with structures computed by DFT methods. Detailed experimental procedures are given.     

Isotope effects, dynamics, and the mechanism of solvolysis of aryldiazonium cations in water

The mechanism of the heterolytic solvolysis of p-tolyldiazonium cation in water was studied by a combination of kinetic isotope effects, theoretical calculations, and dynamics trajectories. Significant (13)C kinetic isotope effects were observed at the ipso (k(12)C/k(13)C = 1.024), ortho (1.017), and meta (1.013) carbons, indicative of substantial weakening of the C(2)-C(3) and C(5)-C(6) bonds at the transition state. This is qualitatively consistent with a transition state forming an aryl cation, but on a quantitative basis, simple S(N)1 heterolysis does not account best for the isotope effects. Theoretical S(N)2Ar transition structures for concerted displacement of N(2) by a single water molecule lead to poor predictions of the experimental isotope effects. The best predictions of the (13)C isotope effects arose from transition structures for the heterolytic process solvated by clusters of water molecules. These structures, formally saddle points for concerted displacements on the potential energy surface, may be described as transition structures for solvent reorganization around the aryl cation. Quasiclassical dynamics trajectories starting from these transition structures afforded products very slowly, compared to a similar S(N)2 displacement, and the trajectories often afforded long-lived aryl cation intermediates. Critical prior evidence for aryl cation intermediates is reconsidered with the aid of DFT calculations. Overall, the nucleophilic displacement process for aryldiazonium ions in water is at the boundary between S(N)2Ar and S(N)1 mechanisms, and an accurate view of the reaction mechanism requires consideration of dynamic effects.     

Gas-phase activation and reaction dynamics of chiral ion-dipole complexes

A family of enantiomerically pure oxonium ions, that is O-protonated 1-aryl-1-methoxyethanes, has been generated in the gas phase by the (CH(3))(2)Cl(+) methylation of the corresponding 1-arylethanols. Some information on their reaction dynamics was obtained from a detailed kinetic study of their inversion of configuration and dissociation. The activation parameters of the inversion reaction are found to obey two different isokinetic relationships depending upon the nature and the position of the substituents in the oxonium ions. In contrast, the activation parameters of the dissociation reaction obey a single isokinetic relationship. The inversion and dissociation rate constants do not follow simple linear free-energy relationships. This complicated kinetic picture has been rationalized in terms of different activation dynamics in gaseous CH(3)Cl, which, in turn, determine the reaction dynamics of the oxonium ion. When the predominant activation of the oxonium ion involves resonant energy exchange from the 1015 cm(-1) CH(3) rocking mode of unperturbed CH(3)Cl, the inversion reaction proceeds through the dynamically most favored TS, characterized by the unassisted C(alpha)bond;O bond elongation. When, instead, the activation of the oxonium ions requires the formation of an intimate encounter complex with CH(3)Cl, the inversion reaction takes place via the energetically most favored TS, characterized by multiple coordination of the CH(3)OH moiety with the H(alpha) and H(ortho) atoms of the benzylic residue. The activation dynamics operating in the intimate encounter complex with CH(3)Cl is also responsible for the dissociation of most selected oxonium ions.     

Isomer-selective detection of microsolvated oxonium and carbenium ions of protonated phenol: infrared spectra of C6H7O+-Ln clusters (L=Ar/N2, n</=6)

Infrared photodissociation (IRPD) spectra of clusters composed of protonated phenol (C(6)H(7)O(+)) and several ligands L are recorded in the O-H and C-H stretch ranges using a tandem mass spectrometer coupled to a cluster ion source. The C(6)H(7)O(+)-L(n) complexes (L=Ar/N(2), n=1-6) are generated by chemical ionization of a supersonic expansion. The IRPD spectra of mass selected C(6)H(7)O(+)-L(n) clusters obtained in various C(6)H(7)O(+)-L(m) fragment channels (m相似文献   

The hydrolysis of 4-acyloxy-4-substituted-2,5-cyclohexadienones: limitations of aryloxenium ion chemistry

The title compounds serve as potential precursors to aryloxenium ions, often proposed, but primarily uncharacterized intermediates in phenol oxidations. The uncatalyzed and acid-catalyzed decomposition of 4-acetoxy-4-phenyl-2,5-cyclohexadienone, 2a, generates the quinol, 3a. (18)O-Labeling studies performed in (18)O-H(2)O, and monitored by LC/MS and (13)C NMR spectroscopy that can detect (18)O-induced chemical shifts on (13)C resonances, show that 3a was generated in both the uncatalyzed and acid-catalyzed reactions by C(alkyl)-O bond cleavage consistent with formation of an aryloxenium ion. Trapping with N(3)(-) and Br(-) confirms that both uncatalyzed and acid-catalyzed decompositions occur by rate-limiting ionization to form the 4-biphenylyloxenium ion, 1a. This ion has a shorter lifetime in H(2)O than the corresponding nitrenium ion, 7a (12 ns for 1a, 300 ns for 7a at 30 degrees C). Similar analyses of the product, 3b, of acid- and base-catalyzed decomposition of 4-acetoxy-4-methyl-2,5-cyclohexadienone, 2b, in (18)O-H(2)O show that these reactions are ester hydrolyses that proceed by C(acyl)-O bond cleavage processes not involving the p-tolyloxenium ion, 1b. Uncatalyzed decomposition of the more reactive 4-dichloroacetoxy-4-methyl-2,5-cyclohexadienone, 2b', is also an ester hydrolysis, but 2b' undergoes a kinetically second-order reaction with N(3)(-) that generates an oxenium ion-like substitution product by an apparent S(N)2'mechanism. Estimates based on the lifetimes of 1a, 7a, and the p-tolylnitrenium ion, 7b, and the calculated relative stabilities of these ions toward hydration indicate that the aqueous solution lifetime of 1b is ca. 3-5 ps. Simple 4-alkyl substituted aryloxenium ions are apparently not stable enough in aqueous solution to be competitively trapped by nonsolvent nucleophiles.     

Cycloaddition of N-acylimines with cyclobutadienes

N-Acylimines (2) possess the characteristics of both hetero-1,3-dienes and dienophiles. They react with the kinetically stabilised cyclobutadienes 1 to form 4-aza-2-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-3,7-dienes (3) and/or 2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-enes (4). Compounds of the type 3 undergo acid-catalysed isomerisation to give compounds 4. Homocyclopropenylium intermediates of the type 5 are supposed to be involved in both processes (1 + 2 → 3 + 4 and 3 → 4).     

DFT investigation on mechanism of dirhodium tetracarboxylate-catalyzed O-H insertion of diazo compounds with H2O

The mechanism of the dirhodium tetracarboxylate-catalyzed O-H insertion reaction of diazomethane and methyl diazoacetate with H₂O has been studied in detail using DFT calculations. The rhodium catalyst and a diazo compound couple to form a rhodiumcarbene complex. Of two reaction pathways of the Rh(II)-carbene complex with H₂O, the stepwise pathway is more preferable than the concerted one. Formation of a Rh(II) complex-associated oxonium ylide is an exothermal process, and direct decomposition of the ylide gives a very high barrier. The high barriers for the 1,2-H shift of Rh(II) complex-associated oxonium ylides make the ylides become stable intermediates in both reactions, especially for the reactions in solution. Difficulty in formation of a free oxonium ylide supports experimental results, indicating that the Rh(II) complex-catalyzed nucleophilic addition of a diazo compound proceeds via a Rh(II) complex-associated oxonium ylide rather than via a free oxonium ylide.     

Acid-catalysed hydrolysis of N-sulphonyl sulphilimines—II

The basicity and the acid-catalysed hydrolysis of ph(R)SNTs and o-HC₆H₄(Me)SNTs sulphilimines have been studied by UV spectrophotometric and kinetic methods, respectively, in aqueous HClO₄ (1–10 M) and 1:1 (v/v) EtOH/H₂O-HClO₄ (0.5–6 M). Depending on the constitution of the substrates, sulphilimine hydrolysis can follow three different courses, according to rate-acidity profiles, Bunnett-Olsen's treatment, activation parameters and product analysis. Most typical for sulphilimines is S_N2 hydrolysis with S^IV-N bond cleavage. In this case the reaction starts with the nucleophilic addition of water and is promoted by acid-base catalysis. If a relatively stable carbenium ion can be formed from R group, an S_N1 reaction with S^IVC bond cleavage takes place. Sulphilimine with X = o-CO₂H due to neighbouring-group participation hydrolyses very rapidly via acyloxy-sulphurane and acyloxy-sulphonium ion intermediates with five-memembered ring (S_Ni reaction involving S^IVN bond cleavage).     

Enzymatic cyclization of dioxidosqualene to heterocyclic triterpenes

Oxidosqualene cyclases normally produce triterpenes from 2,3-(S)-oxidosqualene (OS) but also can cyclize its minor companion (3S,22S)-2,3:22,23-dioxidosqualene (DOS). We explored DOS cyclization in plant triterpene synthesis using a recombinant lupeol synthase (LUP1) heterologously expressed in yeast. Incubation of LUP1 with 3S,22S-DOS gave epoxydammaranes epimeric at C20 and a 17,24-epoxybaccharane in a 4:2:3 ratio. The products reflected a new mechanistic paradigm for DOS cyclization. The structures were determined by NMR and GC-MS, and recent errors in the epoxydammarane literature were rectified. Some DOS metabolites are likely candidates for regulating triterpenoid biosynthesis, while others may be precursors of saponin aglycones. Our in vivo experiments in yeast generated substantial amounts of DOS metabolites in a single enzymatic step, suggesting a seminal role for the DOS shunt pathway in the evolution of saponin synthesis. Quantum mechanical calculations revealed oxonium ion intermediates, whose reactivity altered the usual mechanistic patterns of triterpene synthesis. Further analysis indicated that the side chain of the epoxydammarenyl cation intermediate is in an extended conformation. The overall results establish new roles for DOS in triterpene synthesis and exemplify how organisms can increase the diversity of secondary metabolites without constructing new enzymes.     

Gold-catalyzed hydrative carbocyclization of 1,5- and 1,6-diyn-3-ones via an oxygen transfer process

This study reports new hydrative carbocyclizations of 1,5- and 1,6-diyn-3-ones catalyzed by PPh3AuOTf, involving a pi-alkyne-assisted oxygen transfer in the reaction mechanisms. Treatment of 2-(alk-2-yn-1-onyl)-1-alkynylbenzenes with PPh3AuOTf (5 mol %) in wet 1,4-dioxane (23 degrees C, 10 min) led to hydrative aromatization to give 4-hydroxyl-1-naphthyl ketones efficiently. This approach is also extendible to the hydrative cyclization of acyclic 1,5-diyn-3-ones, which afforded 4-cyclopentenonyl ketones in reasonable yields. On the basis of this oxygen-labeling study, we propose a plausible mechanism involving an alkyne-assisted oxygen transfer to generate key oxonium and gold-enolate intermediates.     

Brønsted Acid-Catalysed Dehydrative Substitution Reactions of Alcohols

The direct, catalytic dehydrative substitution of alcohols is a challenging, yet highly desirable process in the development of more sustainable approaches to organic chemistry. This review outlines recent advances in Brønsted acid-catalysed dehydrative substitution reactions for C−C, C−O, C−N and C−S bond formation. The wide range of processes that are now accessible using simple alcohols as the formal electrophile are highlighted, while current limitations and therefore possible future directions for research are also discussed.     

HSAPO-34 分子筛上氧鎓叶立德机理的第一性原理研究

 采用基于周期性边界条件的密度泛函理论研究了 HSAPO-34 分子筛上甲醇通过氧鎓叶立德机理直接耦合生成乙烯的可能性. 结果表明, 二甲醚和三甲基氧鎓离子在 HSAPO-34 分子筛上的生成能垒分别为 1.68 和 0.93 eV, 中间体氧鎓叶立德不能稳定存在, 同时表明 C–C 键通过协同反应形成的能垒均超过 3.0 eV. 因此, 甲醇制烯烃催化过程不可能遵循氧鎓叶立德机理.