QM/MM (ONIOM) Study of Glycerol Binding and Hydrogen Abstraction by the Coenzyme B12-Independent Dehydratase

2010 ◽  
Vol 114 (16) ◽  
pp. 5497-5502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuemin Liu ◽  
August A. Gallo ◽  
Jan Florián ◽  
Yen-Shan Liu ◽  
Sandeep Mora ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoi Salta ◽  
Agnie M. Kosmas ◽  
Marc E. Segovia ◽  
Martina Kieninger ◽  
Oscar Ventura ◽  
...  

This work reports density functional and composite model chemistry calculations performed on the reactions of toluene with the hydroxyl radical. Both experimentally observed H-abstraction from the methyl group and possible additions to the phenyl ring were investigated. Reaction enthalpies and heights of the barriers suggest that H-abstraction is more favorable than ●OH addition to the ring. The calculated reaction rates at room temperature and the radical-intermediate product fractions support this view. This is somehow contradictory with the fact that, under most experimental conditions, cresols are observed in a larger concentration than benzaldehyde. Since the accepted mechanism for benzaldehyde formation involves H-abstraction, a contradiction arises that begs for an explanation. In this first part of our work we give the evidences that support the preference of hydrogen abstraction over ●OH addition and suggest an alternative mechanism which shows that cresols can actually arise also from the former reaction and not only from the latter.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoi Salta ◽  
Agnie M. Kosmas ◽  
Marc E. Segovia ◽  
Martina Kieninger ◽  
Oscar Ventura ◽  
...  

This work reports density functional and composite model chemistry calculations performed on the reactions of toluene with the hydroxyl radical. Both experimentally observed H-abstraction from the methyl group and possible additions to the phenyl ring were investigated. Reaction enthalpies and heights of the barriers suggest that H-abstraction is more favorable than ●OH addition to the ring. The calculated reaction rates at room temperature and the radical-intermediate product fractions support this view. This is somehow contradictory with the fact that, under most experimental conditions, cresols are observed in a larger concentration than benzaldehyde. Since the accepted mechanism for benzaldehyde formation involves H-abstraction, a contradiction arises that begs for an explanation. In this first part of our work we give the evidences that support the preference of hydrogen abstraction over ●OH addition and suggest an alternative mechanism which shows that cresols can actually arise also from the former reaction and not only from the latter.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1201 ◽  
pp. 113257
Author(s):  
Dorra Khiri ◽  
Sonia Taamalli ◽  
Duy Quang Dao ◽  
Thanh-Binh Nguyen ◽  
Laurent Gasnot ◽  
...  

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