scholarly journals Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in the Reaction of 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylpyruvic Acid with Reactive Species in Various Media

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Fifen ◽  
Z. Dhaouadi ◽  
M. Nsangou ◽  
O. Holtomo ◽  
N. Jaidane
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Activation Barrier ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Hydrogen Atom Transfer ◽  
Free Energies ◽  
Solvent Interactions ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer ◽  
Nonpolar Solvents ◽  
One Step

The distinction of concerted proton-coupled electron transfer (CPCET) from sequential one as well as proton transfer-electron transfer (PT-ET) from electron transfer-proton transfer (ET-PT) in the O–H bond cleavage reactions in various media has always been a difficult task. In this work, the activation barrier of the CPCET mechanism, its rate constants, and reaction free energies related to ET-PT and PT-ET involving coreactive species were presented as good parameters to attempt the problem. DFT calculations were carried out studying the described pathways subsequent to the scavenging of OH• and OBr- by the 3,4-DHPPA in various media. The solvation was described in a hybrid manner using IEF-PCM model conjointly with a model that takes into account some solute-solvent interactions. As a result, we found that the scavenging of hydroxyl radical by 3,4-DHPPA is thermodynamically governed by a one-step hydrogen atom transfer (CPCET) from the acid to the radical in all media. In kinetic viewpoint, CPCET still dominates in the vacuum and in nonpolar solvents, but in polar solvents it could compete strongly with the ET-PT mechanism so that the latter could slightly dominate.

scholarly journals Reactivity of hydropersulfides toward the hydroxyl radical unraveled: disulfide bond cleavage, hydrogen atom transfer, and proton-coupled electron transfer

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 4793-4804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep M. Anglada ◽  
Ramon Crehuet ◽  
Sarju Adhikari ◽  
Joseph S. Francisco ◽  
Yu Xia
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Hydrogen Atom ◽  
Hydroxyl Radical ◽  
Disulfide Bond ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Hydrogen Abstraction ◽  
Hydrogen Atom Transfer ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Oh Radical ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer

Hydropersulfides (RSSH) are highly reactive towards OH radical, and depending on the nature of R substitute, a selective OH substitution with S–S bond cleavage competes with the hydrogen abstraction by the radical.

scholarly journals Electron self-exchange activation parameters of diethyl sulfide and tetrahydrothiophene

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 1448-1454
Author(s):  
Martin Goez ◽  
Martin Vogtherr
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Photoinduced Electron Transfer ◽  
Nuclear Polarization ◽  
Activation Barrier ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Radical Cations ◽  
Free Energies ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Diethyl Sulfide ◽  
Chemically Induced

Electron transfer between the title compounds and their radical cations, which were generated by photoinduced electron transfer from the sulfides to excited 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium cations, was investigated by time-resolved measurements of chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP) in acetonitrile. The strongly negative activation entropies provide evidence for an associative–dissociative electron exchange involving dimeric radical cations. Despite this mechanistic complication, the free energies of activation were found to be well reproduced by the Marcus theory of electron transfer, with the activation barrier still dominated by solvent reorganization.

Atmospheric formation of the NO3 radical from gas-phase reaction of HNO3 acid with the NH2 radical: proton-coupled electron-transfer versus hydrogen atom transfer mechanisms

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (36) ◽  
pp. 19437-19445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep M. Anglada ◽  
Santiago Olivella ◽  
Albert Solé
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Hydrogen Atom ◽  
Hydrogen Atom Transfer ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Phase Reaction ◽  
Electron Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer ◽  
No3 Radical ◽  
Transfer Mechanisms ◽  
Atmospheric Formation

The amidogen radical abstracts the hydrogen from nitric acid through a proton coupled electron transfer mechanism rather than by an hydrogen atom transfer process.

scholarly journals Light-Driven Depolymerization of Native Lignin Enabled by Proton- Coupled Electron Transfer

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suong Nguyen ◽  
Phillip Murray ◽  
Robert Knowles
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Direct Conversion ◽  
Alkoxy Radical ◽  
Radical Intermediate ◽  
Polymer Backbone ◽  
Good Efficiency ◽  
Chemical Reagents ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer

<div><p>Here we report a catalytic, light-driven method for the redox-neutral depolymerization of native lignin biomass at ambient temperature. This transformation proceeds via a proton-coupled electron-transfer (PCET) activation of an alcohol O–H bond to generate a key alkoxy radical intermediate, which then drives the <i>β</i>-scission of a vicinal C–C bond. Notably, this depolymerization is driven solely by visible light irradiation, requiring no stoichiometric chemical reagents and producing no stoichiometric waste. This method exhibits good efficiency and excellent selectivity for the activation and fragmentation of <i>β</i>-O-4 linkages in the polymer backbone, even in the presence of numerous other PCET-active functional groups. DFT analysis suggests that the key C–C bond cleavage reactions produce non-equilibrium product distributions, driven by excited-state redox events. These results provide further evidence that visible-light photocatalysis can serve as a viable method for the direct conversion of lignin biomass into valuable arene feedstocks.</p></div>

QM/MM MD simulations reveal an asynchronous PCET mechanism for nitrite reduction by copper nitrite reductase

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (36) ◽  
pp. 20922-20928
Author(s):  
Ronny Cheng ◽  
Chun Wu ◽  
Zexing Cao ◽  
Binju Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Nitrite Reductase ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Nitrite Reduction ◽  
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer

The nitrite reduction in copper nitrite reductase is found to proceed through an asynchronous proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) mechanism, with electron transfer from T1-Cu to T2-Cu preceding the proton transfer from Asp98 to nitrite.

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