scholarly journals Two‐step Two‐intermediate Photorelease Bolm‐McCulla Reaction: Dual Release of Nitrene and Atomic Oxygen Reactive Intermediates

Author(s):  
Mahir Rashid ◽  
Devora D. Baker ◽  
Alexander Greer

1992 ◽  
Vol 92 (7) ◽  
pp. 1611-1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeehiun Lee ◽  
Joseph J. Grabowski


Acetylene catalyzes the gas phase recombination of hydrogen atoms, and frequently the reaction is accompanied by a bright flame. It is shown that the light emission is not the result of the catalytic recombination, but is caused by traces of water in the hydrogen. The possible reactive intermediates, OH, HO 2 and atomic oxygen, have been individually generated and added to the mixture of hydrogen atoms and acetylene. Only oxygen atoms are effective in causing luminescence. Hydrogen atoms are not necessary for light emission, but they do alter the spectrum somewhat. Two different mechanisms for the formation of electronically excited C 2 are required. The mechanism for the reaction of atomic oxygen with acetylene is discussed.





Author(s):  
Wael Hourani ◽  
Liviu Militaru ◽  
Brice Gautier ◽  
David Albertini ◽  
Armel Descamps-Mandine ◽  
...  


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Khalilian ◽  
Gino A. DiLabio

Here, we report an exquisite strategy that the B12 enzymes exploit to manipulate the reactivity of their radical intermediate (Adenosyl radical). Based on the quantum-mechanic calculations, these enzymes utilize a little known long-ranged through space quantum Coulombic effect (QCE). The QCE causes the radical to acquire an electronic structure that contradicts the Aufbau Principle: The singly-occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) is no longer the highest-occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the radical is unable to react with neighbouring substrates. The dynamic nature of the enzyme and its structure is expected to be such that the reactivity of the radical is not restored until it is moved into close proximity of the target substrate. We found that the hydrogen bonding interaction between the nearby conserved glutamate residue and the ribose ring of Adenosyl radical plays a crucial role in manipulating the orbital ordering



2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Khalilian ◽  
Gino A. DiLabio

Here, we report an exquisite strategy that the B12 enzymes exploit to manipulate the reactivity of their radical intermediate (Adenosyl radical). Based on the quantum-mechanic calculations, these enzymes utilize a little known long-ranged through space quantum Coulombic effect (QCE). The QCE causes the radical to acquire an electronic structure that contradicts the Aufbau Principle: The singly-occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) is no longer the highest-occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the radical is unable to react with neighbouring substrates. The dynamic nature of the enzyme and its structure is expected to be such that the reactivity of the radical is not restored until it is moved into close proximity of the target substrate. We found that the hydrogen bonding interaction between the nearby conserved glutamate residue and the ribose ring of Adenosyl radical plays a crucial role in manipulating the orbital ordering



Author(s):  
Hassan Akbari Rahimi

Transition of reaction is a short-lived unstable molecule in a reaction which is formed in between the reaction when reactants change into products. Whereas, transition state is just the state before formation of new molecule (involves breaking of bonds of reactants and formation of new ones) Transition of reaction differs from a transition state in that the intermediate has a discrete lifetime (be it a few nanoseconds or many days), whereas a transition state lasts for just one bond vibration cycle. Intermediates may be unstable molecules (in which case they are called reactive intermediates) or highly stable molecules. The difference between them can be better described through the energy profile diagram.



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