A comparison of methyl and phenyl substituent effects on the gas phase basicities of amines and phosphines

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ikuta ◽  
P. Kebarle
Keyword(s):  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Substituent Effects ◽  
Lone Pair ◽  
Phenyl Group ◽  
Ion Source ◽  
Free Base ◽  
Phenyl Substituent ◽  
Proton Affinities ◽  
Nitrogen Lone Pair

The proton affinities of phenyl phosphine and cyclohexylphosphine were measured by determining the equilibrium constants of proton transfer equilibria with a pulsed electron beam high ion source pressure mass spectrometer. These proton affinities combined with values for methyl and phenyl phosphines and the analogous amines provide an interesting comparison of the methyl and phenyl substituent effects on the basicities of phosphine and ammonia. Methyl substitution increases the basicity of both ammonia and phosphine; however, the increase is significantly larger for the phosphine. Phenyl substitution increases the basicity of ammonia and phosphine and the increase for phosphine is very much larger. Calculations at the STO-3G, 4-31G, STO-3G*, and 4-31G* (* with d orbitals) for PH3, MePH2, PhPH2, the protonated species, and the nitrogen analogues predict proton transfer reaction energies in good agreement with the experimental results. A shortening of the C—P bond is predicted for protonation of MePH2 and particularly PhPH2, while a lengthening of the C—N bond is predicted for the corresponding nitrogen compounds. The much stronger increase in proton affinity of the phosphines caused by phenyl substitution is due to the stabilization of the phenyl phosphonium ion by π donation from the phenyl group to the empty orbitals of phosphorus in the [Formula: see text] group; in contrast, in the amines, it is the free base aniline which is stabilized by conjugation of the nitrogen lone pair with the aromatic ring. This stabilization of the free base is less important in phenyl phosphine. The participating empty orbitals of phosphorus in the conjugation of phenyl with [Formula: see text] in phenyl phosphonium are mostly π* with some -πd participation. The stabilization of the aniline free base contributes considerably more than the conjugation in the phosphonium ion, to the phenyl substituent difference for the amines and phosphines. The factors involved in the bigger substituent effect of methyl in the phosphines are somewhat similar to those for phenyl: stabilization of the methyl amine by conjugation of the nitrogen lone pair with empty orbitals of CH3 and stabilization of the [Formula: see text] by hyperconjugation. An alternate description can be given in terms of hybridization changes.

scholarly journals A G2(MP2) theoretical study of substituent effects on H3BNHnCl3−n (n= 3-0) donor-acceptor complexes

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafid Anane ◽  
Soufiane Houssame ◽  
Abdelali Guerraze ◽  
Abdeladim Guermoune ◽  
Abderrahim Boutalib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Substituent Effects ◽  
Lone Pair ◽  
Proton Affinities ◽  
Lone Pair Orbital ◽  
Chlorine Substitution ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Nitrogen Lone Pair ◽  
The Stability ◽  
N Compounds

AbstractThe complexation energies of H3BNHnCl3−n (n= 3-0) complexes and the proton affinities of NHnCl3−n compounds have been computed at the G2(MP2) level of theory. G2(MP2) results show that the successive chlorine substitution on the ammonia decreases both the basicity of the NHnCl3−n ligands and the stability of H3BNHnCl3−n complexes. The findings are interpreted in terms of the rehybridisation of the nitrogen lone-pair orbital. The NBO partitioning scheme shows that the variation of the N-H and N-Cl bond lengths, upon complexation, is due to variation of “s” character in these bonds.

scholarly journals Proton transfer equilibria, temperature and substituent effects on hydrogen bonded complexes between chloranilic acid and anilines

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamal A. Gohar ◽  
Moustafa M. Habeeb
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Complex Formation ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Bond Formation ◽  
Substituent Effects ◽  
Substituted Anilines ◽  
Chloranilic Acid ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Formation ◽  
Linear Relationships

The proton transfer equilibrium constants (KPT) for 1 : 1 complex formation between Chloranilic Acid (CA) and a series ofp- andm‒substituted anilines have been measured in 1,4-dioxane spectrophotometrically. The results supported the concept of amine-solvent hydrogen bond formation (short range solvation effect). Beside, this effect, theKPTvalues were apparently affected by the electron donation power of the aniline ring substituent, which was transmitted to the interaction center via resonance and inductive effects. Linear relationships betweenKPTand σ-Hammett substituent constants, or pKvalues formandpanilines,were obtained verifying the above conclusions. The solute-solvent hydrogen bond formation might increase the reactivity of the aniline nitrogen than would the inductive effect of the alkyl group, in case of CA-N-alkyl aniline complexes. The thermodynamic parameters for the proton transfer complex formation were estimated and it was indicated that the solvent–aniline hydrogen bond formation was preferred in the case ofp-substituted aniline complexes more than in the case of the correspondingm‒isomer. It has been found that the proton transfer process was enthalpy and entropy controlled.

scholarly journals Ionization potentials of nitriles — Photoelectron spectra of succinonitrile and glutaronitrile

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (9) ◽  
pp. 1124-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi M Muchall ◽  
Nick H Werstiuk
Keyword(s):  
Energy Region ◽  
Photoelectron Spectrum ◽  
Lone Pair ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Ionization Potentials ◽  
Photoelectron Spectra ◽  
Proton Affinities ◽  
Nitrogen Lone Pair ◽  
D Model ◽  
Highest Occupied Molecular Orbitals

The He(I) photoelectron spectra of succinonitrile (1) and glutaronitrile (2), both with extensive overlap of ionization bands in the low-energy region, are reported. To assign ionizations, we studied the conformational behaviour and resulting ionization energy dependence of 1 and 2 computationally with the B3LYP/6-31+G(d) model chemistry based on the fact that it reliably reproduces the ionization potentials of eleven mono- and di-nitriles, both saturated and unsaturated. The correlation of proton affinities with observed ionization potentials of 1, 2, and malononitrile establishes the orbital sequence of four C≡N π orbitals followed by two nitrogen lone pair orbitals as the highest occupied molecular orbitals for all three compounds.Key words: photoelectron spectrum, ionization potential, conformational dependence, nitrile, DFT.

Stabilities in the gas phase of the hydrogen bonded complexes, YC6H4OH-X−, of substituted phenols, YC6E4OH, with the halide anions X− (Cl−, Br−, I−)

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 2070-2077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary J. C. Paul ◽  
Paul Kebarle
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Substituent Effects ◽  
Closed Shell ◽  
Bond Energies ◽  
Substituted Phenols ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

The equilibria, YPhOH + Br− = YPhOH-Br−, involving 26 differently substituted phenols, were determined with a pulsed high pressure mass spectrometer. The −ΔG0 evaluated from the equilibrium constants represent the hydrogen bond free energies in YPhOH-Br−. These data and data for X− = Cl− and I−, determined previously in this laboratory, are used to examine the substituent effects on the hydrogen bonding. It was found that the hydrogen bond energies in YPhOH-X− increase approximately linearly with the gas phase acidities of the phenols, YPhOH. This is in agreement with earlier observations that showed the bond energies in AH-B−, where AH were oxygen and nitrogen acids and B− closed shell anions, increase with increasing acidity of AH.A detailed analysis of the substituent effects, which is possible for YPhOH-X−, shows that the relationship with the acidity of AH can be divided into two parts. One is the increasing extent of actual proton transfer from AH on formation of the hydrogen bonded complex. Such proton transfer occurs in YPhOH-X− only for the series X− = Cl−. The second effect, which occurs for Cl− and is dominant for Br− and I−, is not directly related to the acidity of the phenols (or AH in general) but depends on a similarity of the substituent effects on the acidity and the stabilization of YPhOH-X− (or AH-B− in general). The dominant contribution to YPhOH-X− stabilization in this case is due to the field effects of the substituents, i.e., π delocalization plays only a small part. Therefore, the correlation with the acidity of YPhOH, where π delocalization is important, is not very close. Keywords: hydrogen bonding, substituent effects, ion–molecule equilibria, stability constants, thermochemistry.

Synthesis, structural characterization and protonation/deprotonation of hydroxyl-substituted free-base tetraphenylporphyrins in nonaqueous media

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 941-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guifen Lu ◽  
Xiufeng Zhang ◽  
Xu Cai ◽  
Yuanyuan Fang ◽  
Min Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Phenyl Group ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Free Base ◽  
Nonaqueous Media ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Phenyl Rings ◽  
Uv Visible

A series of hydroxyl-substituted free-base tetraphenylporphyrins was synthesized and characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, 1 H NMR and mass spectrometry. The porphyrins are represented as (HOPh) n(t BuPh )4-n PH 2, where Ph presents a phenyl group, HO and t Bu are substituents on the para-positions of the phenyl rings of the macrocycle, n = 0–4 and P represents the dianion of tetraphenylporphyrin. The UV-visible properties of each porphyrin were examined in dichloromethane (DCM), N,N′-dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) before and after addition of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) or sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to solution. Equilibrium constants for protonation ( log βn) and deprotonation [Formula: see text] of each compound were determined using standard equations. The protonations occur in a single step involving a simultaneous two proton addition at the porphyrin central nitrogens. The phenolic protons on (HOPh) n(t BuPh )4-n PH 2 are easier to deprotonate than the core nitrogen protons of the porphyrins and this reaction occurs in a single step involving the simultaneous loss of 1–4 protons on the hydroxyl groups followed by a loss of two protons from the central nitrogens. The effect of HO substituents on UV-visible spectra and the magnitude of the protonation/deprotonation constants ( log βn and [Formula: see text]) are discussed. Two of the porphyrins, (t BuPh )4 PH 2 and trans- (HOPh) 2(t BuPh )2 PH 2, are also characterized by a single-crystal X-ray analysis.

Rate and equilibrium constant measurements for gas-phase proton-transfer reactions involving H2O, H2S, HCN, and H2CO

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichiro Tanaka ◽  
Gervase I. Mackay ◽  
Diethard K. Bohme
Keyword(s):  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Equilibrium Constant ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Transfer Reactions ◽  
Proton Affinities ◽  
Flowing Afterglow ◽  
Type Formula ◽  
Proton Transfer Reactions ◽  
Simple Molecules

The flowing afterglow technique has been employed in the measurement of rate and equilibrium constants at 296 ± 2 K for unsolvated proton transfer reactions of the type [Formula: see text] and several solvated proton transfer reactions of the type [Formula: see text] where X and Y may be H2O, H2S, HCN, or H2CO. Where possible, direct comparisons are made with similar measurements performed with other techniques. The equilibrium constant measurements provide a measure of the relative proton affinities of H2O, H2S, HCN, and H2CO and absolute values for PA(H2O) = 166.4 ± 2.4 kcal mol−1, PA(H2S) = 170.2 ± 1.8 kcal mol−1, and PA(HCN) = 171.0 ± 1.7 kcal mol−1 when reference is made to PA(H2CO) = 170.9 ± 1.2 kcal mol−1 which can be derived from available thermochemical information. The rate constant measurements reinforce the generalization that unsolvated proton transfer involving simple molecules proceeds with high efficiency and provide information about the influence of solvation on this efficiency.

Stabilities of complexes (N2)nH+, and (O2)nH+ for n = 1 to 7 based on gas phase ion-equilibria measurements

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (16) ◽  
pp. 2159-2166 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hiraoka ◽  
P. P. S. Saluja ◽  
P. Kebarle
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Ion Source ◽  
Large Decrease ◽  
Proton Affinities ◽  
Source Pressure ◽  
Pulsed Electron Beam ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Gas Phase Ion

The equilibria Bn−1H+ + B = BnH+ for B = N2, CO, and O2 were measured with a pulsed electron beam high ion source pressure mass spectrometer. Equilibria up to n = 7 could be observed. van't Hoff plots of the equilibrium constants lead to ΔGn−1,n0, ΔHn−1,n0, and ΔSn−1,n0. While the proton affinities increase in the order O2 < N2 < CO, the stabilities of the B2H+ towards dissociation to BH+ + B increase in the reverse order, i.e. CO < N2 < O2. The stabilities towards dissociation of B for BnH+ where n > 2 are much lower for all three compounds; however for N2 and CO the stability decreases only very slowly from n = 3 to n = 6, then there is a large fall off for n = 7. The (O2)nH+ clusters show large decrease of stabilities as n increases. The BnH+ (for n > 3) of CO are more stable than those of N2 or O2. The above experimental results can be partially explained with the help of results from molecular orbital STO-3G calculations for B, BH+, and B2H+ and general considerations. BH+ and B2H+ for CO and N2 are found to be linear while those for O2 are bent. The most stable O2H+ is a triplet, while (O2)2H+ is a quintuplet.

Conformational Aspects of Substituents in Enamines. X-Ray Structure Analyses and Quantum Chemical Calculations

1992 ◽  
Vol 47 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 869-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Raabe ◽  
Wolfgang Karl ◽  
Dieter Enders ◽  
Jörg Fleischhauer
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Double Bond ◽  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Lone Pair ◽  
Phenyl Group ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Nitrogen Lone Pair

Abstract X-ray structure determination of the enamine (Z)-4-(6'-t-butoxycarbonyl-2',2'-dimethyl-5'-phenyl- 3'-hexen-3'-yl)morpholine (1) reveals that certain bulky groups may enforce a relative orientation of the molecular subunits without conjugative interaction between the nitrogen lone pair and the olefinic double bond. According to the results of quantum chemical ab initio calculations the experimentally found arrangement would be the least favourable one in the absence of such substituents. A careful analysis of the molecular structure of 1 shows that this unusual arrangement is due to the presence of both, the a- and the ß-substituent. In (E)-4-(3'-t-butoxycarbonylmethyl-1'-phenyl-1'-penten-1'-yl)morpholine (2) rather the nitrogen lone pair than the phenyl n system is in conjugation with the olefinic double bound. The results of ab initio calculations on model compounds show that conjugation of the double bond with the nitrogen lone pair is by 2 - 6 kcal/mol more favourable than conjugative interaction between the phenyl group and the C = C bond. Closer examination of the molecular structure of 2, however, led to the conclusion that it is predominantly the ß-substituent which forces the phenyl ring in a position where conjugation with the enamine double bond is not possible

Infrared spectra and substituent effects in 2-(3-, and 4-substituted phenylmethylene)-1,3-cycloheptanediones

1983 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 586-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Perjéssy ◽  
Pavol Hrnčiar ◽  
Ján Šraga
Keyword(s):  
Substituent Effects ◽  
Phenyl Group ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Vibrational Coupling ◽  
Wave Numbers ◽  
Stretching Vibration ◽  
Stretching Vibrations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Effect Of Structure

The wave numbers of the fundamental C=O and C=C stretching vibrations, as well as that of the first overtone of C=O stretching vibration of 2-(3-, and 4-substituted phenylmethylene)-1,3-cycloheptanediones and 1,3-cycloheptanedione were measured in tetrachloromethane and chloroform. The spectral data were correlated with σ+ constants of substituents attached to phenyl group and with wave number shifts of the C=O stretching vibration of substituted acetophenones. The slope of the linear dependence ν vs ν+ of the C=C stretching vibration of the ethylenic group was found to be more than two times higher than that of the analogous correlation of the C=O stretching vibration. Positive values of anharmonicity for asymmetric C=O stretching vibration can be considered as an evidence of the vibrational coupling in a cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl system similarly, as with derivatives of 1,3-indanedione. The relationship between the wave numbers of the symmetric and asymmetric C=O stretching vibrations indicates that the effect of structure upon both vibrations is symmetric. The vibrational coupling in 1,3-cycloheptanediones and the application of Seth-Paul-Van-Duyse equation is discussed in relation to analogous results obtained for other cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.

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