scholarly journals How Do Aromatic Nitro Compounds React with Nucleophiles? Theoretical Description Using Aromaticity, Nucleophilicity and Electrophilicity Indices

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (20) ◽  
pp. 4819
Author(s):  
Kacper Błaziak ◽  
Witold Danikiewicz ◽  
Mieczysław Mąkosza
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Isotope Effect ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Leaving Group ◽  
Aromatic Nitro ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
Reaction Direction

In this study, we present a complete description of the addition of a model nucleophile to the nitroaromatic ring in positions occupied either by hydrogen (the first step of the SNAr-H reaction) or a leaving group (SNAr-X reaction) using theoretical parameters including aromaticity (HOMA), electrophilicity and nucleophilicity indices. It was shown both experimentally and by our calculations, including kinetic isotope effect modeling, that the addition of a nucleophile to the electron-deficient aromatic ring is the rate limiting step of both SNAr-X and SNAr-H reactions when the fast transformation of σH-adduct into the products is possible due to the specific reaction conditions, so this is the most important step of the entire reaction. The results described in this paper are helpful for better understanding of the subtle factors controlling the reaction direction and rate.

scholarly journals Path Integral Calculation of the Hydrogen/Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effect in Monoamine Oxidase A-Catalyzed Decomposition of Benzylamine

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (23) ◽  
pp. 4359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Z. Brela ◽  
Alja Prah ◽  
Marek Boczar ◽  
Jernej Stare ◽  
Janez Mavri
Keyword(s):  
Monoamine Oxidase ◽  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effect ◽  
Monoamine Oxidase A ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Hydrogen Deuterium ◽  
Rate Limiting

Monoamine oxidase A (MAO A) is a well-known enzyme responsible for the oxidative deamination of several important monoaminergic neurotransmitters. The rate-limiting step of amine decomposition is hydride anion transfer from the substrate α–CH2 group to the N5 atom of the flavin cofactor moiety. In this work, we focus on MAO A-catalyzed benzylamine decomposition in order to elucidate nuclear quantum effects through the calculation of the hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) kinetic isotope effect. The rate-limiting step of the reaction was simulated using a multiscale approach at the empirical valence bond (EVB) level. We applied path integral quantization using the quantum classical path method (QCP) for the substrate benzylamine as well as the MAO cofactor flavin adenine dinucleotide. The calculated H/D kinetic isotope effect of 6.5 ± 1.4 is in reasonable agreement with the available experimental values.

Ligand-Accelerated Non-Directed C–H Cyanation of Arenes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luoyan Liu ◽  
Kap-Sun Yeung ◽  
jin-quan yu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Drug Molecules ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Broad Scope ◽  
Synthetic Utility ◽  
Rate Limiting

<p>We herein report the first example of a 2-pyridone accelerated non-directed C−H cyanation with an arene as the limiting reagent. This protocol is compatible with a broad scope of arenes, including advanced intermediates, drug molecules, and natural products. A kinetic isotope experiment (k<sub>H</sub>/k<sub>D</sub> = 4.40) indicates that the C–H bond cleavage is the rate-limiting step. Also, the reaction is readily scalable, further showcasing the synthetic utility of this method.<i></i></p>

scholarly journals Comment on “Topography of the free energy landscape of Claisen–Schmidt condensation: solvent and temperature effects on the rate-controlling step” by N. D. Coutinho, H. G. Machado, V. H. Carvalho-Silva and W. A. da Silva, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 6738

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (38) ◽  
pp. 22199-22201
Author(s):  
Charles L. Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Effects ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Energy Landscape ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
Chem Phys ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
Rate Controlling Step

The referenced article in PCCP presents calculations of solvent kinetic isotope effects that indicate that the rate-limiting step in base-catalyzed chalcone formation in aqueous solution becomes the second enolization.

Kinetic Isotope Effects on the Rate-Limiting Step of Heme Oxygenase Catalysis Indicate Concerted Proton Transfer/Heme Hydroxylation

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (52) ◽  
pp. 16208-16209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Davydov ◽  
Toshitaka Matsui ◽  
Hiroshi Fujii ◽  
Masao Ikeda-Saito ◽  
Brian M. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Heme Oxygenase ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Rate Limiting

Ligand-Accelerated Non-Directed C–H Cyanation of Arenes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luoyan Liu ◽  
Kap-Sun Yeung ◽  
jin-quan yu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Drug Molecules ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Broad Scope ◽  
Synthetic Utility ◽  
Rate Limiting

<p>We herein report the first example of a 2-pyridone accelerated non-directed C−H cyanation with an arene as the limiting reagent. This protocol is compatible with a broad scope of arenes, including advanced intermediates, drug molecules, and natural products. A kinetic isotope experiment (k<sub>H</sub>/k<sub>D</sub> = 4.40) indicates that the C–H bond cleavage is the rate-limiting step. Also, the reaction is readily scalable, further showcasing the synthetic utility of this method.<i></i></p>

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