Quantum mechanical studies of the protonation and N Br bond dissociation of the biologically important N-bromosuccinimide |
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Authors: | Shabaan AK Elroby Mahmoud A Noamaan Mohamed F Shibl |
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Institution: | aChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdul-aziz University, Saudi Arabia;bChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt |
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Abstract: | N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) is a brominating and oxidizing agent that is used as a source of bromine. The proton affinities, the tautomeric forms and N Br bond dissociation of NBS have been computed using the B3LYP functional as implemented in the density functional approach. The electronic structures of all possible tautomeric forms of NBS have been thoroughly investigated. The keto form of NBS has been shown to be more stable than any other tautomeric forms. The geometries and relative energies for various stationary structures were determined. The results indicate clearly that O-site protonation is strongly favored over N-site protonation for the studied compound in case of mono- and di-protonation. The bond dissociation energies (BDEs), involving the formation of the bromine radical, cation, and anion, of the N Br bond have been investigated. The N Br BDE of the Br radical formation is lower than that of the Br anion or cation. These conclusions are in good agreement with the experimental results. |
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Keywords: | NBS DFT Proton affinity NBO BDE |
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