scholarly journals Presence or absence of a novel charge-transfer complex in the base-catalyzed hydrolysis of N-ethylbenzamide or ethyl benzoate

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 185-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Yamabe ◽  
Wei Guan ◽  
Shigeyoshi Sakaki

Reaction paths of base-catalyzed hydrolyses of isoelectronic substrates, Ph–C(=O)–X–Et [X = O (ethyl benzoate) and X = NH (N-ethylbenzamide)], were traced by DFT calculations. To simulate bond interchanges accompanied by proton transfers, a cluster model of Ph–C(=O)–X–Et + OH−(H2O)16 was employed. For X = O, three elementary processes and for X = NH four ones were obtained. The rate-determining step of X = O is the first TS (TS1, the OH− addition step), while that of X = NH is TS2. TS2 of X = NH leads to a novel Mulliken charge-transfer complex, Ph–(OH)(O=)C∙∙∙N(H2)–Et. The superiority or inferiority between the direct nucleophilic process or the general base-catalyzed process for TS1 was examined with the model Ph–C(=O)–X–Et + OH−(H2O) n , n = 3, 5, 8, 12, 16, 24 and 32. The latter process was calculated to be more favorable regardless of the number (n, except n = 3) of water molecules. The counter ion Na+ works unfavorably on the ester hydrolysis, particularly on TS1. A minimal model of TS1 was proposed and was found to be insensitive to n.

2005 ◽  
Vol 83 (9) ◽  
pp. 1588-1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena V Ivanova ◽  
Heidi M Muchall

The mechanism of the uncatalyzed hydrolysis of N-sulfinylaniline (Ph-N=S=O) has been studied with B3LYP/6-31+G(2d,2p) in the gas phase, with explicit treatment of water molecules. Hydrolysis involves water attack on sulfur, with a close to perpendicular alignment of a water molecule and the NSO plane in both prereaction complexes and transition states for the rate-determining step. Consequently, the distance of the weak S···O interaction, together with the efficiency of protonation of either nitrogen (attack across the N=S bond) or oxygen (attack across the S=O bond) atoms of the NSO group, determines the height of the activation barrier for hydrolysis. While the reaction with one water molecule is characterized by an unreasonably high enthalpy of activation, a cooperative effect from the weak interactions appears with the inclusion of a second water molecule, where both participate in the reaction, and the activation enthalpy drops significantly. The preference for attack across the S=O bond that is found in the reaction with one water molecule switches to a dominance of attack across the N=S bond in the reaction with three water molecules.Key words: N-sulfinylaniline, hydrolysis, mechanism, density functional theory (DFT).


1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (20) ◽  
pp. 2624-2629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaston Verville

The effect of a number of organic compounds on the rate of formation of 1Sn(II)–4Sn(IV) charge transfer complex in acidic stannous sulphate solutions and on the stability of these solutions has been determined by measuring, spectrophotometrically, the change of absorption of these solutions with time. From the results, it is possible to classify these organic compounds into three broad categories in terms of how they affect the formation of the charge transfer complex and the stability of the solution.These results have been interpreted taking into account that the formation of the 1Sn(II)–4Sn(IV) complex depends on the initial concentration of stannic ions present as an impurity in the stannous sulphate solution, the rate of oxidation of the stannous ions, the rate of hydrolysis of the stannic ions, and the stability of stannic colloids that are formed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1765-1774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Yamabe ◽  
Guixiang Zeng ◽  
Wei Guan ◽  
Shigeyoshi Sakaki

The Strecker reaction of acetaldehyde, NH3, and HCN to afford alanine was studied by DFT calculations for the first time, which involves two reaction stages. In the first reaction stage, the aminonitrile was formed. The rate-determining step is the deprotonation of the NH3 + group in MeCH(OH)-NH3 + to form 1-aminoethanol, which occurs with an activation energy barrier (ΔE ≠) of 9.6 kcal/mol. The stereochemistry (R or S) of the aminonitrile product is determined at the NH3 addition step to the carbonyl carbon of the aldehyde. While the addition of CN− to the carbon atom of the protonated imine 7 appears to scramble the stereochemistry, the water cluster above the imine plane reinforces the CN− to attack the imine group below the plane. The enforcement hinders the scrambling. In the second stage, the aminonitrile transforms to alanine, where an amide Me-CH(NH2)-C(=O)-NH2 is the key intermediate. The rate-determining step is the hydrolysis of the cyano group of N(amino)-protonated aminonitrile which occurs with an ΔE ≠ value of 34.7 kcal/mol. In the Strecker reaction, the proton transfer along the hydrogen bonds plays a crucial role.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 4022
Author(s):  
Kende Attila Béres ◽  
István E. Sajó ◽  
György Lendvay ◽  
László Trif ◽  
Vladimir M. Petruševski ◽  
...  

An aerial humidity-induced solid-phase hydrolytic transformation of the [Zn(NH3)4]MoO4@2H2O (compound 1@2H2O) with the formation of [(NH4)xH(1−x)Zn(OH)(MoO4)]n (x = 0.92–0.94) coordination polymer (formally NH4Zn(OH)MoO4, compound 2) is described. Based on the isostructural relationship, the powder XRD indicates that the crystal lattice of compound 1@2H2O contains a hydrogen-bonded network of tetraamminezinc (2+) and molybdate (2−) ions, and there are cavities (O4N4(μ-H12) cube) occupied by the two water molecules, which stabilize the crystal structure. Several observations indicate that the water molecules have no fixed positions in the lattice voids; instead, the cavity provides a neighborhood similar to those in clathrates. The @ symbol in the notation is intended to emphasize that the H2O in this compound is enclathrated rather than being water of crystallization. Yet, signs of temperature-dependent dynamic interactions with the wall of the cages can be detected, and 1@2H2O easily releases its water content even on standing and yields compound 2. Surprisingly, hydrolysis products of 1 were observed even in the absence of aerial humidity, which suggests a unique solid-phase quasi-intramolecular hydrolysis. A mechanism involving successive substitution of the ammonia ligands by water molecules and ammonia release is proposed. An ESR study of the Cu-doped compound 2 (2#dotCu) showed that this complex consists of two different Cu2+(Zn2+) environments in the polymeric structure. Thermal decomposition of compounds 1 and 2 results in ZnMoO4 with similar specific surface area and morphology. The ZnMoO4 samples prepared from compounds 1 and 2 and compound 2 in itself are active photocatalysts in the degradation of Congo Red dye. IR, Raman, and UV studies on compounds 1@2H2O and 2 are discussed in detail.


2021 ◽  
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Anuradha Liyanage ◽  
Ajyal Z. Alsaleh ◽  
Paul A. Karr ◽  
Jonathan P. Hill ◽  
...  

A new type of push–pull charge transfer complex, viz., a spiro-locked N-heterocycle-fused zinc porphyrin, ZnP-SQ, is shown to undergo excited state charge separation, which is enhanced by axial F− binding to the Zn center.


2018 ◽  
Vol 149 (24) ◽  
pp. 244107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianji Ma ◽  
Matteo Bonfanti ◽  
Pierre Eisenbrandt ◽  
Rocco Martinazzo ◽  
Irene Burghardt

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...  

We present electronic structure methods to unveil non-radiative pathways of photoinduced charge transfer (CT) reactions that play a main role in photophysics and light harvesting technologies. A prototypical π-stacked molecular...


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