Kinetics of the reaction of the 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenoxyl radical with aromatic amines under quasiequilibrium conditions,and the dissociation energy of the N-H bond in aromatic amines

We have studied the kinetics of the reaction of the 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenoxyl radical with 11 aromatic amines under quasiequilibrium conditions. The equilibrium constant for each amine was determined from the kinetic results. These values, together with their temperature dependence, were used to calculate the dissociation energy of the N-H bond in the 11 aromatic amines. By using earlier results for the reaction of the aroxyl radical with cumyl hydroperoxide, catalyzed by aromatic amines, we have calculated the rate constants for the reaction of 10 aminyl radicals with cumyl hydroperoxide and of cumylperoxy radicals with 10 aromatic amines.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 743–749, April, 1990.     

甲苯-2,4-二异氰酸酯与仲胺类化合物反应中的质子转移过程

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)方法研究了甲苯-2,4-二异氰酸酯(2,4-TDI)与仲胺类化合物反应过程中的质子转移效应. 研究发现甲醇分子对反应有显著的催化效应,可使反应能垒大幅降低,这表明含活泼氢的化合物会加速质子转移过程,从而加快反应速率. 2,4-TDI与甲基-N-甲基氨基甲酸酯的催化加成反应为一步反应,其反应过渡态呈六元环结构;而2,4-TDI与N-甲基对硝基苯胺、二苯胺、1,2-二氢-2,2,4-三甲基喹啉等芳香胺类化合物的催化加成反应经历了两步反应,其中第一步为速率控制步骤. 研究表明,在与2,4-TDI的反应中,芳胺化合物的活性高于甲基-N-甲基氨基甲酸酯的活性,计算的反应活性顺序与实验结果一致.     

A convenient and efficient route for the allylation of aromatic amines and alpha-aryl aldehydes with alkynes in the presence of a Pd(0)/PhCOOH combined catalyst system

The allylation of aromatic amines with alkynes proceeded smoothly in the presence of catalytic amounts of Pd(PPh(3))(4) and benzoic acid. The allylation products were obtained in high yields in a regio- and stereoselective manner. The effect of various groups on the nitrogen atom of anilines was studied. Regardless of the substituent (electron withdrawing or electron donating) on the aromatic ring, the reaction proceeded well. Various functionalities, including -CH(3), -OMe, -Cl, -CN, -COOMe, -NO(2) and -COCH(3) were tolerated under the reaction conditions. Similarly, the allylation of alpha-aryl aldehydes proceeded well with the same level of regio- and stereoselectivity as the allylation of aromatic amines. This reaction provides the second example of the transition metal catalyzed direct alpha-allylation of aldehydes.     

Reactivity of sulfur nucleophiles with N-methyl-N-nitroso-p-toluenesulfonamide

The transfer of the nitroso group from N-methyl-N-nitroso-p-toluenesulfonamide (MNTS) to cysteine (CYS) and 2-aminoethanethiol (AET) has been studied in a pH range between pH = 7 and pH = 13. Kinetic results clearly indicate that both nucleophiles react through the corresponding thiolate to give the corresponding nitrosothiol. The existence of two (AET) or three (CYS) macroscopic acidity constants has been kinetically evidenced and the nitrosation rates of the corresponding bases have been identified. Nitrosation rate constants of the different species present in the reaction medium have been determined and a Bronsted-type plot has been established giving a beta(nuc) value approximately equal to 0.08 clearly different from the values of beta(nuc) approximately equal to 0.7 obtained in the nitrosation of primary and secondary amines by MNTS. The low beta(nuc) value has been attributed to the need for previous desolvation of the nucleophile.     

Selective N-oxidation of aromatic amines to nitroso derivatives using a molybdenum acetylide oxo-peroxo complex as catalyst

The molybdenum acetylide oxo-peroxo complex obtained in situ by the treatment of the corresponding molybdenum acetylide carbonyl complex, CpMo(CO)₃(CCPh); Cp = η⁵-C₅H₅ with H₂O₂, has been used as an efficient catalyst for selective N-oxidation of primary amines to nitroso derivatives. Excellent amine conversion (up to 100%) and very high selectivity for nitroso compounds (99%) have been obtained using 30% hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant. The oxo peroxo Mo(VI) complex has also been found to be very active for the oxidation of various substituted primary aromatic amines with electron donating as well as electron withdrawing substituents on the aromatic ring.     

Energetic and geometric characteristics of the substituents. Part 1. The case of NO2 and NH2 groups in their mono-substituted derivatives of simple benzenoid hydrocarbons

Structural Chemistry - Simple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, substituted by strongly electron-donating (NH2) and withdrawing (NO2) groups, are studied employing density functional theory (DFT)...     

Neighbouring group processes in the deamination of protonated phenylalanine derivatives

The gas-phase fragmentation of protonated phenylalanine and a series of its derivatives (tyrosine, 4-methylphenylalanine, 4-aminophenylalanine, 4-methoxyphenylalanine, 4-tert-butylphenylalanine, 4-fluorophenylalanine, 4-chlorophenylalanine, 4-bromophenylalanine, 4-iodophenylalanine, 4-cyanophenylalanine, 4-nitrophenylalanine, 3-fluorophenylalanine, and 3,4-dichlorophenylalanine) were examined using a combination of low energy CID in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer as well as DFT calculations and RRKM modelling. In particular, the relationship between the electron-donating ability of the substituent and the competitive losses of H2O + CO and NH3 were explored through the application of the Hammett equation. It was found that electron-donating substituents promote the loss of NH3, while electron-withdrawing substituents suppress the loss of NH3 and favour the H2O + CO loss fragmentation channel instead. These observations are consistent with a neighbouring group pathway operating for the loss of NH3. Molecular orbital calculation (at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory) were also performed for a range of derivatives to compare the relative transition state energy barriers for three competing mechanisms: (i) the combined loss of H2O + CO, which is triggered by an initial intramolecular proton transfer from the ammonium group to hydroxyl OH, followed by the combined loss of H2O and CO to form an immonium ion; (ii) loss of NH3 via an aryl assisted neighbouring group pathway to yield a phenonium ion; (iii) loss of NH3 via a 1,2-hydride migration process, which results in the formation of a benzyl cation. The relative energy barriers for H2O + CO loss remain nearly constant, while that for both NH3 pathways increase as the substituent moves from electron-donating to electron-withdrawing. The relative transition state energy for loss of NH3 via the aryl assisted neighbouring group pathway is always lower than that of the 1,2-hydride migration process. RRKM modelling of the DFT predicted barrier heights suggest that the rate constants for H2O + CO loss are insensitive to the substituent on the ring, while the NH3 loss channels are greatly affected by the substituent. These theoretical results are consistent with the experimental observation of the relative yields of the competing fragmentation channels. Finally, comparisons with published gas phase and condensed phase studies on related systems are made.     

Gold‐Catalyzed 1,2‐Acyloxy Migration/Intramolecular [3+2] 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddtion Cascade Reaction: An Efficient Strategy for Syntheses of Medium‐Sized‐Ring Ethers and Amines

A highly efficient strategy for the formation of medium‐sized‐ring ethers and amines based on a gold‐catalyzed cascade reaction, involving enynyl ester isomerization and intramolecular [3+2] cyclization, has been developed. Various multisubstituted medium‐sized‐ring unsaturated ethers and amines were obtained through this transformation. This method represents one of the relatively few transition metal catalyzed intramolecular cycloaddition reactions for medium‐sized ring synthesis.     

Structure-activity relationship in the case of intramolecular ortho-cyclization of aromatic nitroso oxides: Inverted steric effect of substituent in the 2-R-C6H4NOO transformation

A systematic theoretical study at the M06L/6-311+G(d, p) level of theory was carried out to calculate the activation barriers ΔH^≠ for the intramolecular ortho-cyclization of aromatic nitroso oxides 2-R-C₆H₄NOO and to reveal the effect of substituent nature and position in the benzene ring on the nitroso oxides reactivity. A set of 24 substituents with widely differing spatial and electronic properties (inductive, resonant, steric effects of R) was studied. The para-substituent was shown to have little effect on the ΔH^≠ value. The full set of effects of the R substituent contributes to the reactivity of ArNOO for 3-substituted aromatic nitroso oxides. In the case of 5-substituted ArNOO the Hammett-type relationship was obtain to describe inductive and resonant effects of R on the ortho-cyclization reactivity. The ortho-cyclization for 2-substituted nitroso oxides is a nontrivial example of the existence of an “inverted” steric effect, when an increase in substituent size accelerates intramolecular transformation. The substituent in position 6 also exhibits an “inverted” steric effect, but it is noticeably weaker than that for 2-R-C₆H₄NOO.     

四唑衍生物异构化反应的理论研究

运用ＭＮＤＯＭＯ法对五种四唑衍生物的互变异构反应进行了理论计算,结果表明,过渡态的几何构型主要由迁移基团所决定,迁移基团的电性对反应速度影响很大,反应活化能与反应物中断裂键的键级和迁移基轩处净民荷之间均存在良好的线性关系,二取代基的性质均对反应平衡常数产生影响。     

Kinetics and mechanism of the nitrosobenzene deoxygenation by trivalent phosphorous compounds

The reaction of aryl nitroso compounds with organic phosphines and phosphites in aerated media is a convenient non-photolytic procedure to generate aromatic nitroso oxides. The reaction rate constants and activation parameters of the key (for the proposed method of nitroso oxide generation) reaction of nitrosobenzene with tripenyl phosphite or para-substituted phosphines (4-RC₆H₄)₃P (R = MeO, Me, H, F), as well as that of para-methoxynitrosobenzene with triphenylphosphine in acetonitrile were determined by kinetic spectrophotometry and chemiluminescence. A significant transfer of the electron density to the nitroso compound occurs in the transition state of the reaction as was revealed using the Hammett correlation analysis and DFT calculations in the M06L/6-311+G(d,p) approximation. The introduction of the electron-donor substituent MeO into the para-position of PhNO decreases the reactivity of the nitroso compound by two orders of magnitude. The reactivity of triphenyl phosphite in the oxygen atom transfer reaction is lower by two orders of magnitude compared to that of triphenylphosphine. In the case of the reactions of PhNO with phosphines, the apparent rate constant depends on the oxygen content in the reaction medium.     

Chemo/regioselective Aza-Michael additions of amines to conjugate alkenes catalyzed by polystyrene-supported AlCl3

A simple and efficient procedure is presented for Aza-Michael additions of various amines with conjugate alkenes bearing electron withdrawing group catalyzed by polystyrene-supported aluminum chloride (Ps-AlCl₃) without the use of any solvents. The catalyst shows high catalytic activity for both aromatic amines and aliphatic amines. Chemoselective additions of the two types of amines with conjugate alkenes are achieved. Regioselective additions of two different amino groups in one molecule proceed smoothly. Ps-AlCl₃ has better recyclability and can be reused several times without apparent loss of activity.     

Flash photolysis study of the reactivity of isomeric forms of arylnitroso oxides toward triphenyl phosphite

The kinetics of the reactions of phenylnitroso oxide and 4-CH₃O-, 4-CH₃-, and 4-Br-phenylnitroso oxides with triphenyl phosphite was studied in acetonitrile, benzene, and hexane by flash photolysis. The reaction occurs only with the trans-isomers of nitroso oxides. The value of the reaction rate constant increases with an increase in the electron-withdrawing power of substituents on the nitroso oxide aromatic ring, with the rate constant being almost the same in benzene and acetonitrile, and increasing by a factor of 2–3 in hexane. The temperature dependence for the decay rate constants of isomeric nitroso oxides in the presence of triphenyl phosphite was studied in acetonitrile.     

Aziridines—XVI: Etude des conformations privilegiees cycle aromatique-petit cycle dans les C-aryl aziridines N-non-substituees

The preferred conformation of phenyl-2 aziridine involves the phenyl ring nearly bisecting the plane of the small ring (maximum conjugation). As the steric hindrance due to substituents on the aromatic ring is more substantial, the aromatic ring moves towards a perpendical plane. Good agreement between experimental (IR and NMR) and theoretical studies of the syn-anti configurational equilibrium of NH in these compounds is demonstrated. The analysis of the total electronic populations clarifies an understanding of the variation of the charge transfer small ring?aromatic cycle as a function of the aromatic nucleus.     

Effect of acyl substituents on the reaction mechanism for aminolyses of 4-nitrophenyl X-substituted benzoates

Second-order rate constants (k(N)) have been measured spectrophotometrically for the reaction of 4-nitrophenyl X-substituted benzoates with a series of alicyclic secondary amines in H(2)O containing 20 mol % dimethyl sulfoxide at 25.0 degrees C. The magnitude of the k(N) values increases with increasing the basicity of amines and with increasing the electron-withdrawing ability of the acyl substituent X. The Hammett plots obtained are not linear but show a break or curvature as the acyl substituent X becomes electron withdrawing for all the amines studied, while the Bronsted-type plots are linear with large beta(nuc) values for all the substrates investigated. The nonlinear Hammett plots suggest a change in the rate-determining step upon changing the acyl substituent X, whereas the linear Bronsted-type plots indicate that the rate-determining step does not change upon changing amine basicity. The Yukawa-Tsuno plots obtained are also linear with positive rho(X) and large r values, suggesting that the nonlinear Hammett plots are not due to a change in the rate-determining step upon changing the acyl substituent X, but due to resonance demand of the pi-electron donor substituent on the acyl moiety. The magnitude of the rho(X) and beta(nuc) values increases with increasing the basicity of amines and with increasing the electron-withdrawing ability of the acyl substituent X, respectively, while that of the r values decreases with increasing rho(X) values and amine basicity.     

Nitroso group transfer in s-nitrosocysteine: evidence of a new decomposition pathway for nitrosothiols

The rate of S-nitrosocysteine decomposition in a pH range between 0.7 < pH < 13 exhibits first- and second-order dependence on total cysteine concentration. The second-order term is only observed for pH values between 6.9 < pH < 12. Both first- and second-order terms show a complex dependence on the acidity of the medium. They increase with increasing pH, reaching a maximum value around pH = 8 and then decrease with further increase in pH. An analysis of the reaction products reveals the absence of nitrite ion and ammonia. No evidence of catalysis by copper ions is observed. These results suggest the existence of a new decomposition pathway for S-nitrosocysteine, which proceeds via an intramolecular nitroso group transfer producing a primary N-nitrosamine that decomposes rapidly to give the corresponding diazonium salt. The nitroso group transfer reaction occurs intermolecularly for the decomposition pathway exhibiting a quadratic dependence on cysteine concentration. Both nitroso group transfer pathways are subject to acid catalysis by cysteine. Kinetic results indicate that the extent of S...NO bond cleavage in the transition state is ahead of protonation of the AH...S sulfur atom. The results obtained show the existence of a new decomposition pathway for the S-nitrosocysteine where NO is not released, and hence, it has a significant biological impact due to the potential use of nitrosothiols as NO donors.     

Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed N‐Nitroso‐Directed CH Addition to Ethyl 2‐Oxoacetate for Cycloaddition/Fragmentation Synthesis of Indazoles

Rh^III‐catalyzed N‐nitroso‐directed C?H addition to ethyl 2‐oxoacetate allows subsequent construction of indazoles, a privileged heterocycle scaffold in synthetic chemistry, through the exploitation of reactivity between the directing group and installed group. The formal [2+2] cycloaddition/fragmentation reaction pathway identified herein, a unique reactivity pattern hitherto elusive for the N‐nitroso group, emphasizes the importance of forward reactivity analysis in the development of useful C?H functionalization‐based synthetic tools. The synthetic utility of the protocol is demonstrated with the synthesis of a tricyclic‐fused ring system. The diversity of covalent linkages available for the nitroso group should enable the extension of the genre of reactivity reported herein to the synthesis of other types of heterocycles.     

气体再燃低NOx燃烧中NO与NHi的反应机理研究

采用量子化学密度泛函理论(DFT)对NO与NH_i自由基的反应机理进行了研究,并结合经典过渡态理论对各反应速率常数进行了计算。结果表明,NO与NH₂自由基的反应体系可通过六个反应通道形成N₂+H₂O、N₂O+H₂和N₂H+OH。从能量变化和反应速率两方面考虑,产物N₂+H₂O最容易生成,其最佳反应通道为NO+NH₂→→N₂+H₂O;NO与NH自由基的反应体系可通过七个反应通道形成N₂+OH、N₂O+H和N₂H+O;其中,N₂+OH最容易生成,最佳反应通道为NO+NH→→N₂+OH。比较发现, NH比NH₂自由基更易与NO发生反应生成N₂。因此,在实际运行中改变操作条件,实现NH₂等向NH方向转化,有利于NO_x的还原。     

A direct transition state theory based analysis of the branching in NH2 + NO

A combination of high-level quantum-chemical simulations and sophisticated transition state theory analyses is employed in a study of the temperature dependence of the N2H + OH-->HNNOH recombination reaction. The implications for the branching between N2H + OH and N2 + H2O in the NH2 + NO reaction are also explored. The transition state partition function for the N2H + OH recombination reaction is evaluated with a direct implementation of variable reaction coordinate (VRC) transition state theory (TST). The orientation dependent interaction energies are directly determined at the CAS + 1 + 2/cc-pvdz level. Corrections for basis set limitations are obtained via calculations along the cis and trans minimum energy paths employing an approximately aug-pvtz basis set. The calculated rate constant for the N2H + OH-->HNNOH recombination is found to decrease significantly with increasing temperature, in agreement with the predictions of our earlier theoretical study. Conventional transition state theory analyses, employing new coupled cluster estimates for the vibrational frequencies and energies at the saddlepoints along the NH2 + NO reaction pathway, are coupled with the VRC-TST analyses for the N2H + OH channels to provide estimates for the branching in the NH2 + NO reaction. Modest variations in the exothermicity of the reaction (1-2 kcal mol-1), and in a few of the saddlepoint energies (2-4 kcal mol-1), yield TST based predictions for the branching fraction that are in satisfactory agreement with related experimental results. The unmodified results are in reasonable agreement for higher temperatures, but predict too low a branching ratio near room temperature, as well as too steep an initial rise.