scholarly journals Influence of catecholic ring torsion on hydroxyflavones

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Martin Michalík ◽  
Monika Biela ◽  
Denisa Cagardová ◽  
Vladimír Lukeš
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Phenyl Ring ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Torsional Deformation ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Electron Transitions ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen ◽  
Theoretical Results

AbstractSystematic quantum chemical investigation of quercetin and selected eight mono- and bihydroxyflavonols is presented. Structural analysis based on the Density Functional Theory showed that the energetically preferred conformation of flavonols substituted at the C5 and C3 atoms by a hydroxyl group is stabilised via intramolecular hydrogen bonds occurring between the (C4)O···HO(3 or 5) atomic pairs. Depending on the hydroxyl group positions, energetically preferred torsional orientation of the phenyl ring with respect to the planar benzo-γ-pyrone moiety changed from 0 to 180 degrees. Gas-phase electron transitions were investigated using the time-dependent DFT treatment. The dependence of maximal wavelengths on the torsional deformation of the phenyl ring is of a similar shape, i.e. minima observed for the perpendicular orientation and maxima for the planar one. Shape and energies of the Highest Occupied (HOMO) and Lowest Unoccupied (LUMO) Molecular Orbitals were compared. The obtained theoretical results were compared with available experimental data.

scholarly journals Computational Evidence Suggests That 1-chloroethanol May Be an Intermediate in the Thermal Decomposition of 2-chloroethanol into Acetaldehyde and HCl

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoi Salta ◽  
Agnie M. Kosmas ◽  
Oscar Ventura ◽  
Vincenzo Barone
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Water Molecule ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Direct Transformation ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Successive Step ◽  
The One

<p>The dehalogenation of 2-chloroethanol (2ClEtOH) in gas phase with and without participation of catalytic water molecules has been investigated using methods rooted into the density functional theory. The well-known HCl elimination leading to vinyl alcohol (VA) was compared to the alternative elimination route towards oxirane and shown to be kinetically and thermodynamically more favorable. However, the isomerization of VA to acetaldehyde in the gas phase, in the absence of water, was shown to be kinetically and thermodynamically less favorable than the recombination of VA and HCl to form the isomeric 1-chloroethanol (1ClEtOH) species. This species is more stable than 2ClEtOH by about 6 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>, and the reaction barrier is 22 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup> vs 55 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup> for the direct transformation of VA to acetaldehyde. In a successive step, 1ClEtOH can decompose directly to acetaldehyde and HCl with a lower barrier (29 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>) than that of VA to the same products (55 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>). The calculations were repeated using a single ancillary water molecule (W) in the complexes 2ClEtOH_W and 1ClEtOH_W. The latter adduct is now more stable than 2ClEtOH_W by about 8 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>, implying that the water molecule increased the already higher stability of 1ClEtOH in the gas phase. However, this catalytic water molecule lowers dramatically the barrier for the interconversion of VA to acetaldehyde (from 55 to 6 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>). This barrier is now smaller than the one for the conversion to 1ClEtOH (which also decreases, but not so much, from 22 to 12 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>). Thus, it is concluded that while 1ClEtOH may be a plausible intermediate in the gas phase dehalogenation of 2ClEtOH, it is unlikely that it plays a major role in water complexes (or, by inference, aqueous solution). It is also shown that neither in the gas phase nor in the cluster with one water molecule, the oxirane path is competitive with the VA alcohol path.</p>

scholarly journals Theoretical Calculations on the Mechanism of Enantioselective Copper(I)-Catalyzed Addition of Enynes to Ketones

Catalysts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanwei Li ◽  
Mingliang Luo ◽  
Guohong Tao ◽  
Song Qin
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Steric Hindrance ◽  
Phenyl Ring ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Dft Method ◽  
Catalytic Cycle ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Chiral Systems

Computational investigations on the bisphospholanoethane (BPE)-ligated Cu-catalyzed enantioselective addition of enynes to ketones were performed with the density functional theory (DFT) method. Two BPE-mesitylcopper (CuMes) catalysts, BPE-CuMes and (S,S)-Ph-BPE–CuMes, were employed to probe the reaction mechanism with the emphasis on stereoselectivity. The calculations on the BPE-CuMes system indicate that the active metallized enyne intermediate acts as the catalyst for the catalytic cycle. The catalytic cycle involves two steps: (1) ketone addition to the alkene moiety of the metallized enyne; and (2) metallization of the enyne followed by the release of product with the recovery of the active metallized enyne intermediate. The first step accounts for the distribution of the products, and therefore is the stereo-controlling step in chiral systems. In the chiral (S,S)-Ph-BPE–CuMes system, the steric hindrance is vital for the distribution of products and responsible for the stereoselectivity of this reaction. The steric hindrance between the phenyl ring of the two substrates and groups at the chiral centers in the ligand skeleton is identified as the original of the stereoselectivity for the titled reaction.

The impact of cation–π, anion–π, and CH–π interactions on the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer of 1,4-dihydroxyanthraquinone

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asiyeh Shahraki ◽  
Ali Ebrahimi ◽  
Shiva Rezazadeh ◽  
Roya Behazin
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Intramolecular Proton Transfer ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dependent Density

The impact of ion-π interactions on the photophysical properties of quinizarin have been investigated using the density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory at the M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) level in the gas phase and solution.

scholarly journals Site preference and lattice relaxation around 4dand 5drefractory elements in Ni3Al

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 286-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Umićević ◽  
Heinz-Eberhard Mahnke ◽  
Jelena Belošević-Čavor ◽  
Božidar Cekić ◽  
Gerhard Schumacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Lattice Relaxation ◽  
Site Preference ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Refractory Elements ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Ru Doping ◽  
X Ray Absorption ◽  
Theoretical Results

X-ray absorption spectroscopy is employed to investigate site preference and lattice relaxation around Mo, Ru, Hf, W and Re dopants in Ni3Al. The site occupation preference and the measured distances between the refractory elements as dopants and the nearest host atoms are compared with the results ofab initiocalculations within the density functional theory. Combined experimental and theoretical results indicate that Mo, Hf, W and Re atoms reside on the Al sublattice in Ni3Al, while Ru atoms occupy the Ni sublattice. A more pronounced lattice relaxation was detected in the case of Hf and Ru doping, with a strong outward relaxation of the nearest Ni and Al atoms.

scholarly journals Pt(II) Complexes with Linear Diamines—Part I: Vibrational Study of Pt-Diaminopropane

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana L. M. Batista de Carvalho ◽  
Sónia M. Fiuza ◽  
John Tomkinson ◽  
Luís A. E. Batista de Carvalho ◽  
M. Paula M. Marques
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Vibrational Study ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Mechanical Methods ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Good Agreement

A conformational analysis of the Pt(dap)Cl2complex (-diaminopropane) was performed by vibrational spectroscopy (FTIR, Raman, and INS), coupled to quantum mechanical methods within the density functional theory (DFT) and effective core potential (ECP) approaches. A complete spectral assignment of the system was achieved, due to the combined use of all available vibrational spectroscopic techniques. A good agreement was found between experimental and theoretical results, as well as with reported data for analogous complexes (e.g., cisplatin).

scholarly journals Mechanism of Reactions of 1-Substituted Silatranes and Germatranes, 2,2-Disubstituted Silocanes and Germocanes, 1,1,1-Trisubstituted Hyposilatranes and Hypogermatranes with Alcohols (Methanol, Ethanol): DFT Study

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Chachkov ◽  
Rezeda Ismagilova ◽  
Yana Vereshchagina
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Activation Energies ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Gibbs Energies ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Lower Activation ◽  
One Step ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen

The mechanism of reactions of silatranes and germatranes, and their bicyclic and monocyclic analogues with one molecule of methanol or ethanol, was studied at the Density Functional Theory (DFT) B3PW91/6-311++G(df,p) level of theory. Reactions of 1-substituted sil(germ)atranes, 2,2-disubstituted sil(germ)ocanes, and 1,1,1-trisubstituted hyposil(germ)atranes with alcohol (methanol, ethanol) proceed in one step through four-center transition states followed by the opening of a silicon or germanium skeleton and the formation of products. According to quantum chemical calculations, the activation energies and Gibbs energies of activation of reactions with methanol and ethanol are close, their values decrease in the series of atranes–ocanes–hypoatranes for interactions with both methanol and ethanol. The reactions of germanium-containing derivatives are characterized by lower activation energies in comparison with the reactions of corresponding silicon-containing compounds. The annular configurations of the product molecules with electronegative substituents are stabilized by the transannular N→X (X = Si, Ge) bond and different intramolecular hydrogen contacts with the participation of heteroatoms of substituents at the silicon or germanium.

Theoretical analysis of ammoniaborane and alkylammoniaborane at the solid state

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Méndez Chávez
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Ammonia Borane ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
The Density Functional Theory

This work deals with a benchmark for the calculation of the structural parameters of ammonia-borane and alkylammonia-borane at the solid state, using hybrid and GGA functionals in the framework of the Density Functional Theory as well as the use of Grimme's empirical dispersion. A comparison for some dimers of the aforementioned species, calculated at the gas-phase at the level MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ is discussed.

Intramolecular addition of oxyradicals to benzene rings: A DFT study

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 947-956
Author(s):  
Götz Bucher
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Phenyl Ring ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Hydrogen Abstraction ◽  
Radical Addition ◽  
Addition Reactions ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Benzene Rings ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen

The reactivity of a series of oxyradicals related to the triplet state of β-phenylpropiophenone was investigated by density functional theory. Analysis of the potential energy hypersurfaces indicates that radical addition to the β-phenyl ring should occur with a smaller barrier than intramolecular hydrogen abstraction from the benzylic position, although the latter reaction is far more exothermic. Addition can occur in ipso- and ortho-position of the β-phenyl ring, with ortho addition being slightly more favourable. As both addition reactions are predicted to be mildly exothermic and exergonic, intermolecular trapping of the resulting cyclohexadienyl- type radicals should be feasible.

scholarly journals Theoretical studies on the structural, electronic and optical properties of BeZnO alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.P. Xiong ◽  
S.L. Zhou ◽  
M. He ◽  
Q. Wang ◽  
W. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Electronic And Optical Properties ◽  
Lattice Constants ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Formation Enthalpies ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Hubbard U ◽  
Theoretical Results

Abstract The structural, electronic and optical properties of BexZn1−xO alloys were studied using the density functional theory and Hubbard-U method. Uo;p = 10.2 eV for O 2p and UZn;d = 1.4 eV for Zn 3d were adopted as the Hubbard U values. For BexZn1−x O alloys, the lattice constants a and c decrease linearly as Be concentration increases, the bandgap increases with a large bowing parameter of 6.95 eV, the formation enthalpies have the maximum value with Be concentration at 0.625, corresponding to the possible Be concentration to form phase separation. These calculations comply well with the experimental and other theoretical results. Furthermore, optical properties, such as dielectric function ∈(ω), reflectivity R(ω), absorption coefficient α(ω), were calculated and discussed for BexZn1−x O alloys with the incident photon energy ranging from 0 eV to 30 eV.

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