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Thermodynamic Hydricities of Biomimetic Organic Hydride Donors
Ilic, Stefan,Pandey Kadel, Usha,Basdogan, Yasemin,Keith, John A.,Glusac, Ksenija D.
, p. 4569 - 4579 (2018/04/10)
Thermodynamic hydricities (ΔGH-) in acetonitrile and dimethyl sulfoxide have been calculated and experimentally measured for several metal-free hydride donors: NADH analogs (BNAH, CN-BNAH, Me-MNAH, HEH), methylene tetrahydromethanopterin analogs (BIMH, CAFH), acridine derivatives (Ph-AcrH, Me2N-AcrH, T-AcrH, 4OH, 2OH, 3NH), and a triarylmethane derivative (6OH). The calculated hydricity values, obtained using density functional theory, showed a reasonably good match (within 3 kcal/mol) with the experimental values, obtained using ;potential pKa and ;hydride-transfer methods. The hydride donor abilities of model compounds were in the 48.7-85.8 kcal/mol (acetonitrile) and 46.9-84.1 kcal/mol (DMSO) range, making them comparable to previously studied first-row transition metal hydride complexes. To evaluate the relevance of entropic contribution to the overall hydricity, Gibbs free energy differences (ΔGH-) obtained in this work were compared with the enthalpy (ΔHH-) values obtained by others. The results indicate that, even though ΔHH- values exhibit the same trends as ΔGH-, the differences between room-temperature ΔGH- and ΔHH- values range from 3 to 9 kcal/mol. This study also reports a new metal-free hydride donor, namely, an acridine-based compound 3NH, whose hydricity exceeds that of NaBH4. Collectively, this work gives a perspective of use metal-free hydride catalysts in fuel-forming and other reduction processes.
The tightness contribution to the Bronsted α for hydride transfer between NAD+ analogues
Lee, In-Sook Han,Chow, Kim-Hung,Kreevoy, Maurice M.
, p. 7755 - 7761 (2007/10/03)
It has been shown that the rate of symmetrical hydride transfer reaction varies with the hydride affinity of the (identical) donor and acceptor. In that case, Marcus theory of atom and group transfer predicts that the Bronsted α depends on the location of the substituent, whether it is in the donor or the acceptor, and the tightness of the critical configuration, as well as the resemblance of the critical configuration to reactants or products. This prediction has now been confirmed for hydride transfer reactions between heterocyclic, nitrogen-containing cations, which can be regarded as analogues of the enzyme cofactor, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). A series of reactions with substituents in the donor gives Bronsted α of 0.67 ± 0.03 and a tightness parameter, τ of 0.64 ± 0.06. With substituents in the acceptor α = 0.32 ± 0.03 and τ = 0.68 ± 0.08. The reactions are all spontaneous, with equilibrium constants between 0.4 and 3 x 104, and the two sets span about the same range of equilibrium constants. The two τ values are essentially identical with an average value of 0.66 ± 0.05. These results can be semiquantitatively mimicked by rate constants calculated for a linear, triatomic model of the reaction. Variational transition state theory and a physically motivated but empirically calibrated potential function were used. The computed rate constants generate an α value of 0.56 if the hydride affinity of the acceptor is varied and an α of 0.44 if the hydride affinity of the donor is varied. The calculated kinetic isotope effects are similar to the measured values. A previous error in the Born charging term of the potential function has been corrected. Marcus theory can be successfully fitted to both the experimental and computed rate constants, and appears to be the most compact way to express and compare them. The success of the linear triatomic model in qualitatively reproducing these results encourages the continued use of this easily conceptualized model to think about group, ion, and atom transfer reactions.
