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Aromatic aldehyde-catalyzed gas-phase decarboxylation of amino acid anion via imine intermediate: An experimental and theoretical study
Xiang, Zhang
, p. 149 - 156 (2013/10/22)
It is generally appreciated that carbonyl compound can promote the decarboxylation of the amino acid. In this paper, we have performed the experimental and theoretical investigation into the gas-phase decarboxylation of the amino acid anion catalyzed by the aromatic aldehyde via the imine intermediate on the basis of the tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) technique and density functional theory (DFT) calculation. The results show that the aromatic aldehyde can achieve a remarkable catalytic effect. Moreover, the catalytic mechanism varies according to the type of amino acid: (i) The decarboxylation of α-amino acid anion is determined by the direct dissociation of the C-C bond adjacent to the carboxylate, for the resulting carbanion can be well stabilized by the conjugation between α-carbon, C=N bond and benzene ring. (ii) The decarboxylation of non-α-amino acid anion proceeds via a SN2-like transition state, in which the dissociation of the C-C bond adjacent to the carboxylate and attacking of the resulting carbanion to the C=N bond or benzene ring take place at the same time. Specifically, for β-alanine, the resulting carbanion preferentially attacks the benzene ring leading to the benzene anion, because attacking the C=N bond in the decarboxylation can produce the unstable three or four-membered ring anion. For the other non-α-amino acid anion, the C=N bond preferentially participates in the decarboxylation, which leads to the pediocratic nitrogen anion.
New modification of the intramolecular α-amidoalkylation for the synthesis of 2-acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines
Venkov,Lukanov
, p. 59 - 61 (2007/10/02)
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