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Ruthenium(IV)-catalyzed isomerization of the C=C bond of O-allylic substrates: A theoretical and experimental study
Varela-Ulvarez, Adrian,Sordo, Jose A.,Piedra, Estefania,Nebra, Noel,Cadierno, Victorio,Gimeno, Jose
experimental part, p. 10583 - 10599 (2011/11/06)
A general mechanism to rationalize RuIV-catalyzed isomerization of the C=C bond in O-allylic substrates is proposed. Calculations supporting the proposed mechanism were performed at the MPWB1K/6-311+G(d,p)+SDD level of theory. All experimental observations in different solvents (water and THF) and under different pH conditions (neutral and basic) can be interpreted in terms of the new mechanism. Theoretical analysis of the transformation from precatalyst to catalyst led to structural identification of the active species in different media. The experimentally observed induction period is related to the magnitudes of the energy barriers computed for that process. The theoretical energy profile for the catalytic cycle requires application of relatively high temperatures, as is experimentally observed. Participation of a water molecule in the reaction coordinate is mechanistically essential when the reaction is carried out in aqueous medium.
Convenient criterion for the distinction between electrophilic and electron transfer reactions of electron-rich alkenes
Bauld, Nathan L.,Aplin, J. Todd,Yueh, Wang,Endo, Stephanie,Loving, Angie
, p. 15 - 24 (2007/10/03)
Both experimental and theoretical studies confirm that the formation of aryl vinyl ether and aryl vinyl sulfide cation radicals from the corresponding neutral substrates correlates with the Brown σ+ parameters as opposed to Hammett σ values. Peak oxidation potentials for both classes of substrates correlate preferentially with σ+, as do gas-phase ionization energies calculated by both semi-empirical and ab initio methods. In contrast, the protonation energies of the same substrates, which relate to carbocation formation, correlate preferentially with σ values, as do rates of protonation and other electrophilic additions. These observations permit a sharp distinction between electrophilic and electron transfer reactions of these two common classes of electron-rich substrates. Using this criterion, the cycloadditions of tetracyanoethylene to these substrates are found to proceed via an electrophilic mechanism, rather than by a previously proposed electron transfer mechanism.
