A quantum chemical study on the mechanism of the consecutive addition of HCN to propionitrile

MINDO/3 MO method has been used to study the mechanism of the consecutive addition of HCN to propionitrile. The results obtained for the first five steps show that the reaction is exothermic, and step 1 is the rate determining step.     

N-取代乙基吡唑热消除反应的量子化学研究

用MINDO/3方法研究了N-取代乙基吡唑热消除反应H₃C₃N₂CH₂CH₂X→H₄C₃N₂+H₂C=CHX(反应Ⅰ～Ⅲ,对应X=H,CH₃,F)的机理,结果表明,甲基的超共轭效应以及F的强吸电子作用和邻基参与使得反应Ⅱ和反应Ⅲ的活化势垒降低,比反应Ⅰ更易进行。     

甲醛光催化降解反应机理的量子化学研究

分别采用B3LYP,MP2方法在6-311++G(2df,pd)水平研究了甲醛光催化降解反应的微观机理,找到了可能的反应通道,预测反应产物为HCOOH与H2O.并得到了各反应通道的反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物的优化构型、谐振频率.成功地解释了实验结论.从键长和能量的变化角度,讨论了化学反应过程中化学键的变化规律,整个反应通道中各势能面均较低,从理论角度分析该反应室温下能够进行,为空气中的甲醛降解反应的实验研究提供理论依据.     

DFT study on mechanism of the classical Biginelli reaction

The condensation of benzaldehyde, urea, and ethyl acetoacetate according to the procedure described by Biginelli was investigated at the B3LYP/6-31G（d）, B3LYP/6-31 ＋G（d,p）, and B3LYP/6-311＋G（3df,2p）//B3LYP/6-31＋G（d,p） levels to explore the reaction mechanism. According to the mechanism proposed by Kappe, structures of five intermediates were optimized and four transition states were found. The calculation results proved that the mechanism proposed by Kappe is right.     

Theoretical studies on the reactions of acetone with chlorine atom and methyl radical

Theoretical investigations are carried out on the reaction multi-channel CH₃COCH₃ + Cl (R1) and CH₃ COCH₃ + CH₃ (R2) by means of direct dynamics methods. The minimum energy path (MEP) is obtained at the MP2/6-31 + G(d,p) level, and energetic information is further refined at the BMC–CCSD (single-point) level. The rate constants are calculated by the improved canonical variational transition state theory (ICVT) with the small-curvature tunneling (SCT) correction in a wide temperature range 200–3,000 K. The theoretical overall rate constants are in good agreement with the available experimental data and are found to be k ₁ = 3.08 × 10⁻¹⁷ T ^2.03exp(−32.96/T) and k ₂ = 1.61 × 10⁻²³ T ^3.53 exp(−3969.51/T) cm³molecule⁻¹s⁻¹. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

OXO(X=Cl,Br)与H(2S)反应机理的量子化学研究

卤素二氧化物自由基(OXO)是重要的同温层物种，在极地的夜间含量尤其丰富，由于其光解产生的卤素原子会造成臭氧的严重损耗，因此愈来愈受到人们的广泛关注嘲．OXO自由基可以通过自由基之间的反应或微波放电等方式获得，有关它与其它大气物种的反应已经进行了许多研究，Bemand等在实验上研究了Cl，H，O与OClO的反应动力学，对于OBrO与H之间的反应目前尚未见实验研究的报道，只有Guhua等在理论上对部分XBrO2(X=H，Cl，Br)同分异构体进行了研究．     

Acid-catalyzed nucleophilic aromatic substitution: experimental and theoretical exploration of a multistep mechanism

The mechanism for the acid-mediated substitution of a phenolic hydroxyl group with a sulfur nucleophile has been investigated by a combination of experimental and theoretical methods. We conclude that the mechanism is distinctively different in nonpolar solvents (i.e., toluene) compared with polar solvents. The cationic mechanism, proposed for the reaction in polar solvents, is not feasible and the reaction instead proceeds through a multistep mechanism in which the acid (pTsOH) mediates the proton shuffling. From DFT calculations, we found a rate-determining transition state with protonation of the hydroxyl group to generate free water and a tight ion pair between a cationic protonated naphthalene species and a tosylate anion. Kinetic experiments support this mechanism and show that, at moderate concentrations, the reaction is first order with respect to 2-naphthol, n-propanethiol, and p-toluenesulfonic acid (pTsOH). Experimentally determined activation parameters are similar to the calculated values (Delta H exp not equal =105+/-9, Delta H calcd not equal =118 kJ mol(-1); Delta G exp not equal =112+/-18, Delta G calcd not equal =142 kJ mol(-1)).     

Topological studies on IRC paths of the isomerization reaction of silicon methyl-nitrene

On the basis of kinetic study of isomerization reaction of H_3Si-N, ab initio (RHF, UHF/6-31G) calculations on some points of the singlet and triplet reaction paths were carried out. The breakage and formation of chemical bond in the reaction are discussed. The calculated results show that there is a transitional structure of three-membered ring on each of reaction paths. A 'structural transition region' and a 'structural transition state' in both of studied reaction are found. Our previous conclusion that the structure transition state (STS) always appears before the energy transition state (ETS) in endothermic reaction and after ETS in exothermic reaction is further confirmed. The relationship between the change of spin density distribution and the structural transition state are investigated.     

Ab initio studies on the pyrolysis mechanism of 2-haloacetic acids in the gas phase

The dehydrohalogenation mechanism of 2-haloacetic acids (XCH2CO2H, X=F, Cl and Br) has been studied theoretically by HF/3-21G and AM1 methods. The results indicate that these reactions are most probably proceeded in terms of a polar five-membered cyclic transition state in the gas phase. Their microscopic processes are beleived to be a stepwise reaction and the rate-determining step is the first one. By comparing the energy barriers of different 2-haloacetic acids, it can be realized that 2-fluoroacetic acid is easier to react than 2-chloroacetic and 2-bromoacetic acids.     

Theoretical study on the vibrational state distribution of product CO in the photolysis of acetoneCH_3 COCH_3 \underrightarrow {hv}2CH_3 + CO

The photolysis of acetone has been studied at 6-311G basis set using unrestricted Hartree-Fock method. The results show that ground state acetone (S_o) cannot easily dissociate. The electrons of acetone undergo n→II transition in laser, and excited acetone (T₁) can easily dissociate: and acetyl can further undergo themolytic dissociation: CH₃CO→CH₃+CO(R₂). The dynamic information (ω_k B _KF V₀(S)) of reaction R₂ is obtained and the vibrational state distributions of product CO are calculated. The calculated value consists with the experimental value. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 29773007).     

平面正方形配合物取代反应的机理和反位效应(英文)

平面正方形配合物反位效应的起因已经困惑了人们将近一个世纪。作者根据平面正方形配合物取代反应的缔合机理,考虑了配体取代反应进行过程中配体间的排斥作用,分析了最易形成的中间体和过渡态2的空间构型;揭示了反位效应的起因,提出了一种配体排斥理论,从而比较系统和圆满地解释了平面正方形配合物取代反应的反位效应。     

制备trans-Fe(CO)_3(PR_3)_2的新的取代过程

报道了用H_2Fe(CO)_4制备trans-Fe(CO)_3(PR_3)_2的新的羰基取代反应。在 过量质子存在下，H_2Fe(CO)_4中的羰基被活化，中心铁原子对膦的亲核进攻更为 敏感。在这种条件下H_2Fe(CO)_4与膦反应时，首先失去氢生成Fe(CO)_4(PR_3), Fe(CO)_4-(PR_3)再与第二个膦反应可高产率的得到trans-Fe(CO)_3(PR_3)_2。用 PPh_3与Fe(CO)_4(PPh_3)在过量质子存在下反应生成trans-Fe(CO)_3(PR_3)_2，证 实了上述过程。     

Effect of the Structure of the Acyl Group on the Kinetics of Exchange between O-Nucleophiles

We have studied the rate of 15 reactions of acyl transfer from O-acyl salts of 4-dimethylaminostyryl-4-pyridine N-oxide to 4-morpholinopyridine and 4-dimethylaminopyridine N-oxides in acetonitrile solutions. Analysis of the results based on the Shaik – Pross approach and the Marcus equation shows that if the structure of the acyl group is varied, then the reactivity is determined by such parameters as the resonance interaction in the transition state (B) or the internal barrier (G ₀) of the reaction.     

Correlation methods for analyzing and predicting reactivities in nucleophilic substitution processes

Various approaches used for analyzing and predicting reactivity in nucleophilic substitution reactions at saturated carbon atoms were systematized and compared. The similarities between these approaches, their scopes, advantages, and disadvantages were established. The trends and outlooks in the further development of qualitative and quantitative models for describing dependences of the reactivities of substances on the physicochemical properties of substrates and nucleophiles were analyzed.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 804–826, May, 1995.     

Multicomponent reaction of amine,carbon disulfide,and fluoronitrobenzene via nucleophilic attack on the fluorinated carbon for the synthesis of nitrophenyl methylcarbamodithioates

In this paper, multicomponent reaction of amine, carbon disulfide and fluoronitrobenzene is reported for the synthesis of nitrophenyl methylcarbamodithioate derivatives. The method is based on the nucleophilic attack of the activated methylcarbamodithioate salt to fluoronitrobenzene. Several starting materials are tested and successfully produced the corresponding nitrophenyl methylcarbamodithioate. A possible mechanism for the reaction is suggested.     

DFT studies on key intermediates in thiamin catalysis

The diphosphate ester (ThDP) of thiamin (vitamin B₁) is an important cofactor of enzymes within the carbohydrate metabolism. From experiments of site‐specific variants and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies, it is known that the protonation of the N1′ atom is a significant step in the coenzyme activation by the enzymatic environment. Therefore, we have performed density functional theory (DFT) calculations on the B3LYP/6‐31G* level of N1′H and N1′CH₃ thiamin as model systems to study the protonation and methylation effect on the structure and the electronic properties of the 4′‐amino group. The relaxed rotational barriers related to the C4′‐4′N bond are correlated with findings of ¹H NMR studies and proton/deuterium exchange experiments. Moreover, the effect of N1′ protonation was studied in more detail on the hydroxyethyl‐thiamin carbanion (HETh^?), a key intermediate during catalysis of some ThDP‐dependent enzymes. The relaxed rotational barriers related to the C2? C2α bond and the reaction coordinates of the proton transfer 4′N? H→C2α of HETh^? and N1′H‐HETh^? show that they are significantly determined by the protonation at N1′ of HETh^?. The influence of the apoenzyme environment on the active coenzyme conformation is modeled in a very simple way. The characteristic torsion angles Φ_T and Φ_P are considered to be restricted in terms of their values in the corresponding enzyme as well as free optimization parameters. Frequency calculations were performed to characterize the minima and transition state structures, respectively. The applicability of the DFT method was checked by comparing calculations on the MP2‐HF‐SCF/6‐31G* level. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2004     

Quantum chemical investigation on the reaction mechanism of tertiary phosphines with unsaturated carboxylic acids: An insight into kinetic data

The structures of intermediates and transition states in the reaction of tertiary phosphines with unsaturated carboxylic acids have been calculated at the B3LYP level of theory using the 6‐31+G(d,p) basis set. Analysis of the results shows that [1,3]‐intramolecular migration of carboxylic proton to carbanionic center of generated zwitterionic intermediate is strongly kinetically unfavorable, and external proton‐donor source is essential to complete quaternization. A molecular cluster of the intermediate with one molecule of water has been modeled for intermolecular reaction pathway, but even in this case, the proton transfer remains to be the rate‐determining step that is in a good agreement with previous kinetic investigations on this reaction. The data obtained for this reaction have much in common with recent studies on the mechanisms of the Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction and phosphine‐catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition, which revealed paramount importance of proton‐transfer steps. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Substitution effects on olefin epoxidation catalyzed by Oxoiron(IV) porphyrin π-cation radical complexes: A dft study

The effects of peripheral fluorine atoms on epoxidation reactions of ethylene by oxoiron(IV) porphyrin cation radical complex in the quartet and sextet spin multiplicities are systematically investigated using the DFT method. The overall reaction routes are determined using a model system of ethylene and Fe(IV)OCl-porphyrin with substituted fluorine atoms. By obtaining the energy diagrams and electron- and spin-density difference contour maps of the transition states and intermediate compounds, we confirm that the electron-withdrawing by peripheral fluorine atoms enhances the reactivity as the number of fluorine atoms increases, as is observed experimentally. The intersystem crossing between the quartet and sextet spin multiplicities is discussed by means of the intrinsic reaction coordinate method. We conclude that the rate-determining step is located at the first transition state (TS1) for the activation of CC and FeO bonds, and the ground electronic state changes from quartet to sextet around the TS1. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Isomerization of B_6,B_6~- and B_6~+ clusters

The interconversions between isomers with the same spin multiplicity of neutral B6 and charged B6-and B6+ clusters have been investigated at the B3LYP/6-311+G level of theory,including determination of the minimum energy pathways with transition states connecting the corresponding reactants and products.In dynamic calculations,26 isomers were optimized,including 11 novel isomers.In order to further refine the energies,single-point B3LYP/6-311+G(3df) calculations were carried out on the corresponding B3LYP/6...