scholarly journals A molecular electron density theory study of the mechanism, chemo- and stereoselectivity of the epoxidation reaction of R-carvone with peracetic acid

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (49) ◽  
pp. 28500-28509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdellah Zeroual ◽  
Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez ◽  
Ouafa Amiri ◽  
Mohammed El Idrissi ◽  
Luis R. Domingo
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Peracetic Acid ◽  
Epoxidation Reaction ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory ◽  
Computational Level

The epoxidation reaction of R-carvone 8 with peracetic acid 9 has been studied within the molecular electron density theory at the B3LYP/6-311(d,p) computational level.

scholarly journals Unveiling the Unexpected Reactivity of Electrophilic Diazoalkanes in [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions within Molecular Electron Density Theory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis R. Domingo ◽  
Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez ◽  
Nivedita Acharjee
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Complete Agreement ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
One Step ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory ◽  
Electrophilic Character ◽  
Step Mechanism ◽  
Computational Level ◽  
Density Transfer

The [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of strongly nucleophilic norbornadiene (NBD) with simplest diazoalkane (DAA) and three DAAs of increased electrophilicity have been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the MPWB1K/6-311G(d,p) computational level. These pmr-type 32CA reactions follow an asynchronous one-step mechanism with activation enthalpies ranging from 17.7 to 27.9 kcal·mol-1 in acetonitrile. The high exergonic character of these reactions makes them irreversible. The presence of electron-withdrawing (EW) substituents in the DAA increases the activation enthalpies, in complete agreement with the experimental slowing-down of the reactions, but contrary to the Conceptual DFT prediction. Despite the nucleophilic and electrophilic character of the reagents, the global electron density transfer at the TSs indicates rather non-polar 32CA reactions. The present MEDT study allows establishing that the depopulation of the NNC core in this series of DAAs with the increase of the EW character of the substituents present at the carbon center is responsible for the experimentally found deceleration.

scholarly journals Mpro-SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors and Various Chemical Reactivity of 1-Bromo- and 1-Chloro-4-vinylbenzene in [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions

Organics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Mohammed El Idrissi ◽  
Mohamed El Ghozlani ◽  
Asli Eşme ◽  
Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez ◽  
Anas Ouled Aitouna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Cycloaddition Reactions ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Docking Analysis ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
One Step ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory ◽  
Step Mechanism ◽  
Computational Level

The regioselectvity and the mechanism of the (32CA) cycloadditions reactions of 1-bromo-4-vinylbenzene 1 and 1-chloro-4-vinylbenzene 2 with benzonitrile oxide 3 were investigated under the molecular electron density theory (MEDT) at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) computational level. Evaluation of the ELF reveals that these zwitterionic type (zw-type) 32CA reactions take place in a two-stage one-step mechanism. This MEDT study shows that the meta isoxazolines are kinetically and thermodynamically favored over the ortho ones, these 32CA reactions being completely regioselective, in agreement with experimental outcomes. In addition, the efficiency of isoxazolines against SARS-CoV-2 have been also investigated. According to the docking analysis, the present study concludes that 5-(p-bromophenyl)-3-phenyl-2-isoxazoline (B-m) shows better interactions for the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in comparison to chloroquine.

scholarly journals A Molecular Electron Density Theory Study of the Synthesis of Spirobipyrazolines through the Domino Reaction of Nitrilimines with Allenoates

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (22) ◽  
pp. 4159
Author(s):  
Luis R. Domingo ◽  
Fatemeh Ghodsi ◽  
Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Energy Cost ◽  
Reaction Path ◽  
Bond Formation ◽  
Domino Reaction ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Free Energies ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory ◽  
Computational Level

The reaction of diphenyl nitrilimine (NI) with methyl 1-methyl-allenoate yielding a spirobipyrazoline has been studied within molecular electron density theory (MEDT) at the MPWB1K/6-311G(d) computational level in dichloromethane. This reaction is a domino process that comprises two consecutive 32CA reactions with the formation of a pyrazoline intermediate. Analysis of the relative Gibbs free energies indicates that both 32CA reactions are highly regioselective, the first one being also completely chemoselective, in agreement with the experimental outcomes. The geometries of the TSs indicate that they are associated to asynchronous bond formation processes in which the shorter distance involves the C1 carbon of diphenyl NI. Despite the zwitterionic structure of diphenyl NI, the appearance of a pseudoradical structure at the beginning of the reaction path, with a very low energy cost, suggests that the 32CA reaction between diphenyl NI, a strong nucleophile, and the allenoate, a moderate electrophile, should be mechanistically considered on the borderline between pmr-type and cb-type 32CA reactions, somewhat closer to the latter.

scholarly journals Unveiling the Unexpected Reactivity of Electrophilic Diazoalkanes in [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions within Molecular Electron Density Theory

Chemistry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-93
Author(s):  
Luis R. Domingo ◽  
Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez ◽  
Nivedita Acharjee
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Complete Agreement ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
One Step ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory ◽  
Electrophilic Character ◽  
Step Mechanism ◽  
Computational Level ◽  
Density Transfer

The [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of strongly nucleophilic norbornadiene (NBD), with simplest diazoalkane (DAA) and three DAAs of increased electrophilicity, have been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the MPWB1K/6-311G (d,p) computational level. These pmr-type 32CA reactions follow an asynchronous one-step mechanism with activation enthalpies ranging from 17.7 to 27.9 kcal·mol−1 in acetonitrile. The high exergonic character of these reactions makes them irreversible. The presence of electron-withdrawing (EW) substituents in the DAA increases the activation enthalpies, in complete agreement with the experimental slowing-down of the reactions, but contrary to the Conceptual DFT prediction. Despite the nucleophilic and electrophilic character of the reagents, the global electron density transfer at the TSs indicates rather non-polar 32CA reactions. The present MEDT study establishes the depopulation of the N–N–C core in this series of DAAs with the increase of the EW character of the substituents present at the carbon center is responsible for the experimentally found deceleration.

scholarly journals A regio- and stereoselectivity and molecular mechanism study on the addition reactions of morpholine and m-CPBA to 9α-hydroxyparthenolide using DFT calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanaa Elhamidi ◽  
Wafaa Boumya ◽  
Redouan Hammal ◽  
Mohamed Moumou ◽  
Asmaa Ben Naji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Double Bond ◽  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Major Product ◽  
Mechanism Study ◽  
Epoxidation Reaction ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory

<p class="Mabstract"><span lang="EN-US">The chemoselectivity and stereospecificity of the addition of the morpholine and the meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid</span><span lang="EN-US"> (</span><span lang="EN-US">m-CPBA) onto 9α-hydroxyparthenolide were studied using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations with the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) computational level within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT), to demonstrate the key role of the Global Electron Density Transfer (GEDT) and to examine the polar character of these reactions. This work is divided into two parts; the first part concerns the reaction between the morpholine and the 9α-hydroxyparthenolide. The second part deals with the epoxidation of the 9α-hydroxyparthenolide by m-CPBA followed by the addition of the morpholine to the major product resulting from the epoxidation step. The obtained results show that the reaction between the morpholine and the 9α-hydroxyparthenolide takes place on the double bond C<sub>3</sub>=C<sub>4</sub>. On the other hand, when 9α-hydroxyparthenolide is attacked by m-CPBA, the epoxidation reaction is carried out on the double bond C<sub>1</sub>=C<sub>2</sub>.</span></p>

Understanding the molecular mechanism of the stereoselective conversion of N-trialkylsilyloxy nitronates into bicyclic isoxazoline derivatives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Kącka-Zych ◽  
Radomir Jasinski
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Molecular Mechanism ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Dft Method ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory

Conversion of N-trialkylsilyloxy nitronates into bicyclic isoxazoline derivatives has been explored using Density Functional Theory (DFT) method within the context of the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the B97XD(PCM)/6-311G(d,p)...

scholarly journals A molecular electron density theory study of the [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of nitrones with ketenes

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1618-1627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez ◽  
Andrea Darù ◽  
Tomás Tejero ◽  
Luis R. Domingo ◽  
Pedro Merino
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Cycloaddition Reaction ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
One Step ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory ◽  
Electrophilic Character

The zw-type 32CA reactions of nitrones with ketenes are controlled by the nucleophilic character of the nitrone and the electrophilic character of the ketene. They are chemo- and regio-selective and the use of electrophilic ketenes changes the mechanism from one-step to two-step.

Unveiling the Regioselectivity in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions of Deactivated Benzenes through Molecular Electron Density Theory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis R. Domingo ◽  
Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez ◽  
María José Aurell
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution ◽  
Benzene Derivatives ◽  
Aromatic Substitution ◽  
Substitution Reactions ◽  
Molecular Electron ◽  
Molecular Electron Density Theory

The origin of the meta regioselectivity in electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reactions of deactivated benzene derivatives is herein analysed through Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT). To this end, the EAS...

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