Observation of a Transient Reaction Intermediate Illuminates the Mechanochemical Cycle of the AAA-ATPase p97

AbstractThe occurrence of 4.8–7.2 million tons of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers stocked in dumpsites around the world constitutes a huge environmental and economical challenge because of their toxicity and persistence. Alkaline treatment of an HCH mixture in a dehydrochlorination reaction is hampered by the low reactivity of the β-HCH isomer (HCl elimination unavoidably occurring through syn H–C–C–Cl arrangements). More intriguingly, the preferential formation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene in the β-HCH dehydrochlorination reaction (despite the larger thermodynamical stability of the 1,3,5-isomer) has remained unexplained up to now, though several kinetic studies had been reported. In this paper, we firstly show a detailed Density Functional study on all paths for the hydroxide anion-induced elimination of β-HCH through a three-stage reaction mechanism (involving two types of reaction intermediates). We have now demonstrated that the first reaction intermediate can follow several alternative paths, the preferred route involving abstraction of the most acidic allylic hydrogen which leads to a second reaction intermediate yielding only 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene as the final reaction product. Our theoretical results allow explaining the available experimental data on the β-HCH dehydrochlorination reaction (rate-determining step, regioselectivity, instability of some reaction intermediates).

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Avian 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase. Characterization of a recombinant cholesterogenic isozyme and demonstration of the requirement for a sulfhydryl functionality in formation of the acetyl-enzyme reaction intermediate

Journal of Biological Chemistry ◽

10.1016/s0021-9258(19)50317-9 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 268 (16) ◽

pp. 12129-12135

Author(s):

I. Misra ◽

C. Narasimhan ◽

H.M. Miziorko

Keyword(s):

Enzyme Reaction ◽

Reaction Intermediate

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Zur Erzeugung von Silaethenen des Typus R2Si=CH(SiR3 ) und R2Si=CH2 durch thermische Salzeliminierung sowie zur Kenntnis von R2Si=CH(SitBu3) (R = Me, tBu ) / On the Generation of Silaethenes of the Types R2Si=CH(SiR3) and R2Si=CH2 by Thermal Salt Elimination and on the Knowledge of R2Si=CH(SitBu3) (R = Me, tBu)

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B ◽

10.1515/znb-1996-1212 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 51 (12) ◽

pp. 1744-1760 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Nils Wiberg ◽

Ch. M. M. Finger ◽

T. Passler ◽

S. Wagner ◽

K. Polborn

Keyword(s):

Diels Alder ◽

X Ray ◽

Reaction Intermediate

The generation of silaethenes Me2Si=CH(SiMe3) (1), Me2Si=CH(SitBu3) (2), tBuMeSi=CH(SitBu3) (3), and tBu2Si=CH2 (4) from metal organyls >SiX-CM< (X = Br, F; M = Na, Li) by elimination of MX is investigated. The metal organyls are prepared from >SiX-CBr< and RM (R = tBu3Si, nBu, Ph) by Br/M exchange (for preparation of >SiX-CBr< cf. Scheme 1). Only the sterically overcrowded silaethenes 2 and 3. generated from Me2SiF-CHNa(SitBu3) and tBuMeSiF-CHNa(SitBu3), have been identified by trapping with isobutene and dimethylbutadiene under formation of ene and Diels-Alder adducts. Analogous products are not found from Me2SiBr-CHNa(SiMe3) and tBu2-SiBr-CH2-Li. In the absence of trapping agents, compounds 1, 2, and 3 form cyclodimers. A reaction intermediate of the formation of 1 × 1 has been isolated and the structures of 2 × 2 and 3 × 3 have been solved by X-ray analysis. No dimer is observed for 4. In this case compounds are formed which may be interpreted as insertion products of 4 into the CLi bond of the precursor.

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