- Transition state analysis of model and enzymatic prenylation reactions
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To obtain a transition state (TS) structure for an enzyme-catalyzed prenylation reaction, SN1 and SN2 model substitution reactions with dimethylallyl chloride were first studied. 13C Kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) for the model reactions were measured by a natural abundance NMR method and used to validate the computational methods that would be used in the subsequent determination of the enzymatic TS structure. Using a primary 13C KIE and a secondary 2H KIE measured via mass spectrometry, a TS structure for the enzyme-catalyzed reaction was computed; a density functional level of electronic structure theory using the mPW1N functional in combination with the 6-31+G(d) basis set was employed for those calculations. That structure has a C-O bond length of 1.69 A and a C-S bond length of 3.70 A. While the former bond length is similar to that for a nonenzymatic SN2 reaction, the latter is considerably (0.90 A) longer, indicating that the enzyme effects catalysis via an "exploded" TS structure. Copyright
- Lenevich, Stepan,Xu, Juhua,Hosokawa, Ayako,Cramer, Christopher J.,Distefano, Mark D.
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p. 5796 - 5797
(2008/02/04)
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- Determination of rate constants for the reaction of aryl radicals with enolate ions
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The rate of ring closure (kC) of o-(ω-alkenyl)aryl radicals by means of an intramolecular attack of the intermediate phenyl-type radical at the tethered double bond was found to be 4.2 × 108 S-1 (for 1?) and 7.6×107 S-1 (for 8?), both being 6-exo-trig processes, and 9.6 × 109 S-1 for the 5-exo-trig process of 3?. The kC rate constant of these radicals was calibrated with respect to a known rate of H-atom abstraction (kH). The photostimulated SRN1 reactions of radical clock precursor 1 with anions PhS- and (EtO)2PO- in Me2SO at 25 °C provided the rates of addition of these nucleophiles (kY) to intermediate 1? (3.2 × 108 and 2.5 × 109 M-1 S-1, respectively). In contrast, the analogous reaction of a ketone enolate ion with precursor 1 did not take the expected SRN1 course; instead an elimination reaction was favoured. Similarly, the reactions of radical clock precursors 3 or 8 with the enolate ion failed. However, investigation of the distribution of 9-anthracenyl (11?) or 1-naphthyl (12?) radicals between two competing reactions, namely combination with a nucleophile and H abstraction from the solvent (Me2SO), was successful and eventually enabled us to find the kY values for the addition of the enolate ion to these two aryl radical intermediates (4.4 × 108 and 2.9 × 109 M-1 S-1, respectively).
- Annunziata, Alfonso,Galli, Carlo,Marinelli, Manuela,Pau, Tullia
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p. 1323 - 1329
(2007/10/03)
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- COHALOGENATION DES OLEFINES : APPLICATION A LA SYNTHESE D'ALCOOLS ALLYLIQUES
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Alkenes 1 a-f are converted in three steps into the ally alcohols 4 a-f ; the cohalogenation of alkenes by NBS in alcohols constitutes the first step of this synthesis.
- Rodriguez, J.,Dulcere, J-P,Bertrand, M.
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p. 527 - 528
(2007/10/02)
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