Kinetics study of two-channel hydrogen and deuterium atom reactions with interhalogen molecules

Rate constants and the ratio of rates of two available reaction channels (branching ratios) for the reactions of hydrogen and deuterium atoms with FCl, ICl, and BrF molecules were measured using a fast-flow reactor with RF discharge as source of atoms and with superheterodyne ESR spectrometer as detector. For the reaction with FCl a substantial difference was found in branching ratios when substituting hydrogen atoms with deuterium ones: _D+FCl/_H+FCl = 3.3±0.2. The results are compared with the known experimental data and theoretical calculations; in particular, the possible influence of light atom (H or D) migration in collision complex on reaction mechanism is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1733–1740, October, 1994.     

A kinetic study of the reactions of the hydrogen atom with the cyclohexadiene isomers in the gas phase

Absolute values of the rate constants for the reaction of hydrogen atoms with cyclic olefins in the gas phase have been measured in a discharge-flow system under 3.5, 16, and 22 torr Ar at 23°C. The attenuation of hydrogen atom concentration in the reaction tube in the presence of a large excess of olefin was measured with an ESR spectrometer, and the products were analyzed by gas chromatography. Cyclic C₆ hydrocarbons were the only significant products obtained when the hydrogen atom concentration was 2.6 × 10^?10 mole/1., the olefin concentration was in the range of 9 to 22 × 10^?8 mole/1., and the pressure was 16 torr Ar. The values for the rate constants for reaction with cyclohexadiene-1,3, cyclohexadiene-1,4, and cyclohexene are, respectively, (9 ± 2) × 10⁸, (12 ± 1) × 10⁸, and (6 ± 1) × 10⁸ l./mole-sec, and they are not changed significantly by a sixfold change in total pressure. The fraction of the total interaction that proceeds by addition is 84% in the cyclohexadiene-1,3 system, but only 18% in the cyclohexadiene-1,4 system, and the cyclohexadienyl radical is therefore the dominant radical species in the latter system. The pattern of interaction between the hydrogen atom and the cyclohexadienyl radical was determined, and comprises 65% of disproportionation, and 13% and 23% of combination to yield cyclohexadiene-1,3 and cyclohexadiene-1,4, respectively. These results are consistent with the general patterns of reactivity emerging from studies of the reactions between free radicals and olefins in related systems.     

Sustainable radical reduction through catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer reactions (CHAT-reactions)

A system with coupled catalytic cycles is described that allows radical reduction by catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (CHAT) from transition metal hydrides. These intermediates are generated through H₂ activation. Radical generation is carried out by titanocene catalyzed electron transfer to epoxides. The reaction provides a novel entry into the atom-economical reduction of radicals that has long been considered as a critical issue for the industrial application of radical chemistry.     

The reactions of imidazol-2-ylidenes with the hydrogen atom: a theoretical study and experimental confirmation with muonium

The possible radicals resulting from hydrogen atom addition to the imidazole rings of 1,3-bis(isopropyl)-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene (1) and 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (2) have been studied by means of density functional calculations (B3LYP). The calculations included solvent effects estimated via the polarized continuum model (PCM) and an empirical treatment of vibrational averaging of hyperfine constants. Addition of a hydrogen (or muonium) atom to the carbeneic carbon of 1,3-bis(isopropyl)-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene was found to give a radical 60.46 kJ mol(-)(1) more stable than the radical resulting from addition to the double bond. Estimation of the activation barriers for reaction at the two sites shows that addition at the carbeneic carbon is favored. The site of addition was confirmed experimentally using muonium (Mu), which can be considered a light isotope of hydrogen. Muon spin rotation and muon level-crossing spectroscopy were used to determine muon, (13)C, and (14)N hyperfine coupling constants (hfc's) for the radical products of addition to the two carbenes. Good agreement between the experimental and calculated hfc's confirms that Mu (and hence H) adds exclusively to the carbeneic carbon. The radicals that are produced have nonplanar radical centers with most of the unpaired electron spin density localized on the alpha-carbon.     

Reactivity of aqueous Fe(IV) in hydride and hydrogen atom transfer reactions

Oxidation of cyclobutanol by aqueous Fe(IV) generates cyclobutanone in approximately 70% yield. In addition to this two-electron process, a smaller fraction of the reaction takes place by a one-electron process, believed to yield ring-opened products. A series of aliphatic alcohols, aldehydes, and ethers also react in parallel hydrogen atom and hydride transfer reactions, but acetone and acetonitrile react by hydrogen atom transfer only. Precise rate constants for each pathway for a number of substrates were obtained from a combination of detailed kinetics and product studies and kinetic simulations. Solvent kinetic isotope effect for the self-decay of Fe(IV), kH2O/kD2O = 2.8, is consistent with hydrogen atom abstraction from water.     

A computational study of the role of hydrogen bonds in SN1 and E1 reactions

The reaction between tertiary butyl chloride and water clusters was examined by applying density functional theory calculations. The carbonium ion t-Bu(+) that is normally sandwiched between the water clusters was found to be absent, such that a Cbond;O covalent bond was formed in the intermediate (Int1) after heterolysis. An (H(2)O)(4) cluster is able to bridge the front and rear of the central carbon and promotes heterolysis. A correlation between bond interchanges at the central carbon and proton relays is presented. Stereochemical scrambling in the solvolysis products is discussed in terms of this correlation. In addition, an E1 pathway for the elimination product, iso-butene, is found from Int1.     

Electron transfer reactions of V(IV) with Cl(I), Br(I) and I(I). A kinetic study

A kinetic study on the oxidation of V(IV) by chloramine-T (CAT) at pH 6.85 by N-bromo succinimide (NBS) in aqueous acetic acid–perchloric acid media and by N-iodo succinimide (NIS) in aqueous perchloric acid medium has been carried out. In all the systems studied the order with respect to the oxidant is unity. NBS and CAT oxidation reactions exhibited Michaelis–Menten type kinetics, and the NIS study indicated unit dependence on [substrate]. Independence on acidity has been observed in the case of CAT and NBS reactions, but NIS reactions exhibited inverse unit dependence on [acid]. Novel solvent influences have been noticed in the case of CAT reactions, but with NIS and NBS reactions retardation in the rate has been observed with an increase in the percentage of acetic acid. Plausible mechanisms consistent with the results have been postulated, and suitable rate laws in consonance with the postulated mechanisms have been derived.     

ESR study of free-radical intramolecular transfer of a hydrogen atom: mechanisms and kinetics of the reactions

A method for preparing >Si(R₁(R₂ ^.) structures (R₁=CH₃, CD₃, or CH₂−CH₃, R₂ ^.=CH₂−CH₂ ^. or CD₂−CD₂ ^.) grafted to a silica surface is developed. The reactions of intramolecular transfer of H (D) atoms between the R₁ and R₂ ^. fragments were studied by ESR. The directions and kinetic parameters of these reactions were established. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1468–1471, August, 1997.     

Cyclobutadiene nickel complex as a catalyst for CH-activation reactions: computational study

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Hydrogen atom transfer reactions of a ruthenium imidazole complex: hydrogen tunneling and the applicability of the Marcus cross relation

The reaction of Ru(II)(acac)2(py-imH) (Ru(II)imH) with TEMPO(*) (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical) in MeCN quantitatively gives Ru(III)(acac)2(py-im) (Ru(III)im) and the hydroxylamine TEMPO-H by transfer of H(*) (H(+) + e(-)) (acac = 2,4-pentanedionato, py-imH = 2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazole). Kinetic measurements of this reaction by UV-vis stopped-flow techniques indicate a bimolecular rate constant k(3H) = 1400 +/- 100 M(-1) s(-1) at 298 K. The reaction proceeds via a concerted hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) mechanism, as shown by ruling out the stepwise pathways of initial proton or electron transfer due to their very unfavorable thermochemistry (Delta G(o)). Deuterium transfer from Ru(II)(acac)2(py-imD) (Ru(II)imD) to TEMPO(*) is surprisingly much slower at k(3D) = 60 +/- 7 M(-1) s(-1), with k(3H)/k(3D) = 23 +/- 3 at 298 K. Temperature-dependent measurements of this deuterium kinetic isotope effect (KIE) show a large difference between the apparent activation energies, E(a3D) - E(a3H) = 1.9 +/- 0.8 kcal mol(-1). The large k(3H)/k(3D) and DeltaE(a) values appear to be greater than the semiclassical limits and thus suggest a tunneling mechanism. The self-exchange HAT reaction between Ru(II)imH and Ru(III)im, measured by (1)H NMR line broadening, occurs with k(4H) = (3.2 +/- 0.3) x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1) at 298 K and k(4H)/k(4D) = 1.5 +/- 0.2. Despite the small KIE, tunneling is suggested by the ratio of Arrhenius pre-exponential factors, log(A(4H)/A(4D)) = -0.5 +/- 0.3. These data provide a test of the applicability of the Marcus cross relation for H and D transfers, over a range of temperatures, for a reaction that involves substantial tunneling. The cross relation calculates rate constants for Ru(II)imH(D) + TEMPO(*) that are greater than those observed: k(3H,calc)/k(3H) = 31 +/- 4 and k(3D,calc)/k(3D) = 140 +/- 20 at 298 K. In these rate constants and in the activation parameters, there is a better agreement with the Marcus cross relation for H than for D transfer, despite the greater prevalence of tunneling for H. The cross relation does not explicitly include tunneling, so close agreement should not be expected. In light of these results, the strengths and weaknesses of applying the cross relation to HAT reactions are discussed.     

Tricarbonyltechnetium(I) and tricarbonylrhenium(I) complexed with N-methyl-2-pyridinecarboxyamide as potential radiopharmaceuticals: a computational study

The electronic and thermodynamic properties of the ‘2 + 1’ tricarbonyltechnetium(I) and -rhenium(I) mixed ligand complexes with N-methylpyridine-2-carboxyamide (MPCA) as a bidentate ligand and chloride, water, or tert-butyl-3-isocyanopropanoate (BCP), were investigated within the framework of Density Functional Theory. The atomic charges of all complexes, polarization of the CO groups, as well as the effect of transfer of π-electron density between the ligands through the metal were calculated and compared. The free energies of the reaction of formation of the isocyanide complexes in aqueous solution were calculated based on calculated total free energies in aqueous solution of the products and the substrates. The dissociation energies of the complexes were also determined in order to rationalize the experimentally observed higher resistance of the rhenium compared to the technetium complexes in the challenge experiments with the standard sulfur-containing amino acids.     

A chromium(III)-superoxo complex in oxygen atom transfer reactions as a chemical model of cysteine dioxygenase

Metal-superoxo species are believed to play key roles in oxygenation reactions by metalloenzymes. One example is cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) that catalyzes the oxidation of cysteine with O(2), and an iron(III)-superoxo species is proposed as an intermediate that effects the sulfoxidation reaction. We now report the first biomimetic example showing that a chromium(III)-superoxo complex bearing a macrocyclic TMC ligand, [Cr(III)(O(2))(TMC)(Cl)](+), is an active oxidant in oxygen atom transfer (OAT) reactions, such as the oxidation of phosphine and sulfides. The electrophilic character of the Cr(III)-superoxo complex is demonstrated unambiguously in the sulfoxidation of para-substituted thioanisoles. A Cr(IV)-oxo complex, [Cr(IV)(O)(TMC)(Cl)](+), formed in the OAT reactions by the chromium(III)-superoxo complex, is characterized by X-ray crystallography and various spectroscopic methods. The present results support the proposed oxidant and mechanism in CDO, such as an iron(III)-superoxo species is an active oxidant that attacks the sulfur atom of the cysteine ligand by the terminal oxygen atom of the superoxo group, followed by the formation of a sulfoxide and an iron(IV)-oxo species via an O-O bond cleavage.     

A computational study of the reactions of thiiranes with ammonia and amines

The relative rates of reaction of thiirane and thiirane derivatives with NH3, a series of secondary amines including aziridine, and trimethylamine were determined in the gas phase by means of B3LYP/6-31+G(d)//HF/6-31+G(d) computations and transition state theory. Convergence of the results was selectively tested using the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Comparison with MP2/6-31 + G(d)//MP2/6-31G(d) computations was made in model cases. These results are significant in that they supplement the only reported gas-phase experimental study of this type of reaction. The reaction rates of thiirane with secondary amines can best be rationalized by means of an interplay of steric and polarizability effects. While beta-halo substituents retard S(N)2 reactions in solution, both 2-fluorothiirane and its acyclic model react more than l0(6) times faster with NH3 than the unsubstituted compounds in the gas phase. 2-Fluorothiirane was calculated to react with NH3 at C2 by a factor of 0.142 with respect to thiirane itself; attack at C3 was found to be 3.42 x 10(6) times faster than the parent compound. 2-Methylthirane reacts with NH3 at 0. 230 the rate of thiirane with a 12.8-fold regioselectivity for C3. In the reaction of 2,2-dimethylthirane and NH3, this preference for C3 increases to a factor of 124. Ground-state destabilization of cis-2,3-dimethylthiirane is sufficient to account for its calculated rate acceleration with respect to the trans isomer.     

A density functional study of oxygen atom transfer reactions between biological oxygen atom donors and molybdenum(IV) bis(dithiolene) complexes

Density functional calculations have been used to investigate oxygen atom transfer reactions from the biological oxygen atom donors trimethylamine N-oxide (Me(3)NO) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to the molybdenum(IV) complexes [MoO(mnt)(2)](2-) and [Mo(OCH(3))(mnt)(2)](-) (mnt = maleonitrile-1,2-dithiolate), which may serve as models for mononuclear molybdenum enzymes of the DMSO reductase family. The reaction between [MoO(mnt)(2)](2-) and trimethylamine N-oxide was found to have an activation energy of 72 kJ/mol and proceed via a transition state (TS) with distorted octahedral geometry, where the Me(3)NO is bound through the oxygen to the molybdenum atom and the N-O bond is considerably weakened. The computational modeling of the reactions between dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and [MoO(mnt)(2)](2-) or [Mo(OCH(3))(mnt)(2)](-) indicated that the former is energetically unfavorable while the latter was found to be favorable. The addition of a methyl group to [MoO(mnt)(2)](2-) to form the corresponding des-oxo complex not only lowers the relative energy of the products but also lowers the activation energy. In addition, the reaction with [Mo(OCH(3))(mnt)(2)](-) proceeds via a TS with trigonal prismatic geometry instead of the distorted octahedral TS geometry modeled for the reaction between [MoO(mnt)(2)](2-) and Me(3)NO.     

Quantum-chemical investigation of the mechanism of transfer of a hydrogen atom in the phenol(NH2) complex

A quantum-chemical investigation of the mechanism of H atom transfer in the phenol(NH₂) complex was undertaken by the unrestricted Hartree-Fock and CASSCF(7e/7o) methods in the 6-31G(d) basis set. Low-lying structures representing two types of hydrogen bonds (classical and so-called πH bonds) were found. On the basic potential energy surface the transfer of H is realized through the conformational maximum of the isomer with a OH...N hydrogen bond and includes three stages, i.e., approach of the N and O atoms, the actual transfer of H, and relaxation of the O...HN hydrogen bond. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol, 35, No. 6, pp 331–337, November–December, 1999.     

Theoretical study on the hydrogen abstraction reactions from hydrazine derivatives by H atom

The hydrogen abstraction reactions from hydrazine and its methyl derivatives by the H atom have been investigated theoretically by using CBS-QB3//DSD-BLYP-D3(BJ)/Def2-TZVP quantum chemical calculations and transition state theory calculations coupled with various tunneling correction methods. Both the products and transition state energies of the hydrogen abstraction from the amino group were stabilized by the methyl group substitution. The substitution effect on the ^αN site was two times larger than that on the ^βN site. On the other hand, the substitution effect was negligible on the hydrogen abstraction from the methyl group. The overall rate coefficients of N₂H₄ + H reaction calculated by canonical variational transition state theory with the small-curvature tunneling correction agreed well with previously reported values, but those of CH₃NHNH₂/(CH₃)₂NNH₂ + H were slightly lower than a previous experimental value. The product-specific rate coefficients have been proposed for the kinetics modeling of these fuels’ combustion.     

Selectivity and mechanism of hydrogen atom transfer by an isolable imidoiron(III) complex

In the literature, iron-oxo complexes have been isolated and their hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reactions have been studied in detail. Iron-imido complexes have been isolated more recently, and the community needs experimental evaluations of the mechanism of HAT from late-metal imido species. We report a mechanistic study of HAT by an isolable iron(III) imido complex, L(Me)FeNAd (L(Me) = bulky β-diketiminate ligand, 2,4-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenylimido)pentyl; Ad = 1-adamantyl). HAT is preceded by binding of tert-butylpyridine ((t)Bupy) to form a reactive four-coordinate intermediate L(Me)Fe(NAd)((t)Bupy), as shown by equilibrium and kinetic studies. In the HAT step, very large substrate H/D kinetic isotope effects around 100 are consistent with C-H bond cleavage. The elementary HAT rate constant is increased by electron-donating groups on the pyridine additive, and by a more polar medium. When combined with the faster rate of HAT from indene versus cyclohexadiene, this trend is consistent with H(+) transfer character in the HAT transition state. The increase in HAT rate in the presence of (t)Bupy may be explained by a combination of electronic (weaker Fe=N π-bonding) and thermodynamic (more exothermic HAT) effects. Most importantly, HAT by these imido complexes has a strong dependence on the size of the hydrocarbon substrate. This selectivity comes from steric hindrance by the spectator ligands, a strategy that has promise for controlling the regioselectivity of these C-H bond activation reactions.