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Arpa EM, Stafström S, Durbeej B. Photochemical formation of the elusive Dewar isomers of aromatic systems: why are substituted azaborines different? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:11295-11305. [PMID: 38529645 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00777h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Abstract
Photochemical reactions enabling efficient transformation of aromatic systems into energetic but stable non-aromatic isomers have a long history in organic chemistry. One recently discovered reaction in this realm is that where derivatives of 1,2-azaborine, a compound isoelectronic with benzene in which two adjacent C atoms are replaced by B and N atoms, form the non-hexagon Dewar isomer. Here, we report quantum-chemical calculations that explain both why 1,2-azaborine is intrinsically more reactive toward Dewar formation than benzene, and how suitable substitutions at the B and N atoms are able to increase the corresponding quantum yield. We find that Dewar formation from 1,2-azaborine is favored by a pronounced driving force that benzene lacks, and that a large improvement in quantum yield arises when the reaction of substituted 1,2-azaborines proceeds without involvement of an intermediary ground-state species. Overall, we report new insights into making photochemical use of the Dewar isomers of aromatic compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Enrique M Arpa
- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
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- Division of Theoretical Physics, IFM, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
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Corpas J, Gomez-Mendoza M, Arpa EM, de la Peña O'Shea VA, Durbeej B, Carretero JC, Mauleón P, Arrayás RG. Correction to "Iterative Dual-Metal and Energy Transfer Catalysis Enables Stereodivergence in Alkyne Difunctionalization: Carboboration as Case Study". ACS Catal 2024; 14:1976. [PMID: 38327644 PMCID: PMC10845097 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c03570.].
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Arpa EM, Stafström S, Durbeej B. A Proof-of-Principle Design for Through-Space Transmission of Unidirectional Rotary Motion by Molecular Photogears. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303191. [PMID: 37906675 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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The construction of molecular photogears that can achieve through-space transmission of the unidirectional double-bond rotary motion of light-driven molecular motors onto a remote single-bond axis is a formidable challenge in the field of artificial molecular machines. Here, we present a proof-of-principle design of such photogears that is based on the possibility of using stereogenic substituents to control both the relative stabilities of two helical forms of the photogear and the double-bond photoisomerization reaction that connects them. The potential of the design was verified by quantum-chemical modeling through which photogearing was found to be a favorable process compared to free-standing single-bond rotation ("slippage"). Overall, our study unveils a surprisingly simple approach to realizing unidirectional photogearing.
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- Enrique M Arpa
- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Theoretical Physics, IFM, Linköping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden
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Corpas J, Gomez-Mendoza M, Arpa EM, de la Peña
O'Shea VA, Durbeej B, Carretero JC, Mauleón P, Arrayás R. Iterative Dual-Metal and Energy Transfer Catalysis Enables Stereodivergence in Alkyne Difunctionalization: Carboboration as Case Study. ACS Catal 2023; 13:14914-14927. [PMID: 38026817 PMCID: PMC10662505 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c03570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
Stereochemically defined tetrasubstituted olefins are widespread structural elements of organic molecules and key intermediates in organic synthesis. However, flexible methods enabling stereodivergent access to E and Z isomers of fully substituted alkenes from a common precursor represent a significant challenge and are actively sought after in catalysis, especially those amenable to complex multifunctional molecules. Herein, we demonstrate that iterative dual-metal and energy transfer catalysis constitutes a unique platform for achieving stereodivergence in the difunctionalization of internal alkynes. The utility of this approach is showcased by the stereodivergent synthesis of both stereoisomers of tetrasubstituted β-boryl acrylates from internal alkynoates with excellent stereocontrol via sequential carboboration and photoisomerization. The reluctance of electron-deficient internal alkynes to undergo catalytic carboboration has been overcome through cooperative Cu/Pd-catalysis, whereas an Ir complex was identified as a versatile sensitizer that is able to photoisomerize the resulting sterically crowded alkenes. Mechanistic studies by means of quantum-chemical calculations, quenching experiments, and transient absorption spectroscopy have been applied to unveil the mechanism of both steps.
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- Javier Corpas
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science;
Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem); and Centro de
Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA),
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Cantoblanco,
28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Photoactivated Processes Unit, IMDEA
Energy Institute, Technological Park of Mostoles, Avda. Ramón de la
Sagra 3, 28935 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM,
Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping,
Sweden
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O'Shea
- Photoactivated Processes Unit, IMDEA
Energy Institute, Technological Park of Mostoles, Avda. Ramón de la
Sagra 3, 28935 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM,
Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping,
Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science;
Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem); and Centro de
Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA),
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Cantoblanco,
28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science;
Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem); and Centro de
Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA),
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Cantoblanco,
28049 Madrid, Spain
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Gómez Arrayás
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science;
Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem); and Centro de
Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA),
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Cantoblanco,
28049 Madrid, Spain
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Excited-state aromaticity (ESA) and antiaromaticity (ESAA) are by now well-established concepts for explaining photophysical properties and photochemical reactivities of cyclic, conjugated molecules. However, their application is less straightforward than the corresponding process by which the thermal chemistry of such systems is rationalized in terms of ground-state aromaticity (GSA) and antiaromaticity (GSAA). Recognizing that the harmonic oscillator model of aromaticity (HOMA) provides an easy way to measure aromaticity on geometric grounds, it is therefore notable that this model is yet to be parameterized for excited states. Against this background, we here present a new parameterization of HOMA - termed HOMER - for the T1 state of both carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds based on high-level quantum-chemical calculations. Considering CC, CN, NN and CO bonds and testing the parametrization using calculated magnetic data as reference, we find that the description of ESA and ESAA by HOMER is superior to that afforded by the original HOMA scheme, and that it reaches the same overall quality as HOMA does for GSA and GSAA. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the derived HOMER parameters can be used for predictive modeling of ESA and ESAA at very different levels of theory. Altogether, the results highlight the potential of HOMER to facilitate future studies of ESA and ESAA.
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- Enrique M Arpa
- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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Arpa EM, Corral I. Unveiling Photodegradation and Photosensitization Mechanisms of Unconjugated Pterins. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301217. [PMID: 37140152 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Invited for the cover of this issue are Enrique M. Arpa (Linköping University) and Inés Corral (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). The image depicts two examples where pterin chemistry is relevant, the wing coloration of some butterflies and the cytotoxic action in vitiligo. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202300519.
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Affiliation(s)
- Enrique M Arpa
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Caldero-Rodríguez NE, Arpa EM, Cárdenas DJ, Martínez-Fernández L, Jockusch S, Seth SK, Corral I, Crespo-Hernández CE. 2-Oxopurine Riboside: A Dual Fluorescent Analog and Photosensitizer for RNA/DNA Research. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:4483-4490. [PMID: 35679327 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c01113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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There is significant interest in developing suitable nucleoside analogs exhibiting high fluorescence and triplet yields to investigate the structure, dynamics, and binding properties of nucleic acids and promote selective photosensitized damage to DNA/RNA, respectively. In this study, steady-state, laser flash photolysis, time-resolved IR luminescence, and femtosecond broad-band transient absorption spectroscopies are combined with quantum chemical calculations to elucidate the excited-state dynamics of 2-oxopurine riboside in aqueous solution and to investigate its prospective use as a fluorescent or photosensitizer analog. The Franck-Condon population in the S1 (ππ*) state decays through a combination of solvent and conformational relaxation to its minimum in 1.9 ps. The population trapped in the 1ππ* minimum bifurcates to either fluoresce or intersystem cross to the triplet manifold within ca. 5 ns, while another fraction of the population decays nonradiatively to the ground state. It is demonstrated that 2-oxopurine riboside exhibits both high fluorescent (48%) and significant triplet (between 10% and 52%) yields, leading to a yield of singlet oxygen generation of 10%, making this nucleoside analog a dual fluorescent and photosensitizer analog for DNA and RNA research.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.,Institute for Advanced Research in Chemistry (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.,Institute for Advanced Research in Chemistry (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.,Institute for Advanced Research in Chemistry (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Corpas J, Arpa EM, Lapierre R, Corral I, Mauleón P, Arrayás RG, Carretero JC. Interplay between the Directing Group and Multifunctional Acetate Ligand in Pd-Catalyzed anti-Acetoxylation of Unsymmetrical Dialkyl-Substituted Alkynes. ACS Catal 2022; 12:6596-6605. [PMID: 35692253 PMCID: PMC9173690 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The cooperative action
of the acetate ligand, the 2-pyridyl sulfonyl
(SO2Py) directing group on the alkyne substrate, and the
palladium catalyst has been shown to be crucial for controlling reactivity,
regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity in the acetoxylation of unsymmetrical
internal alkynes under mild reaction conditions. The corresponding
alkenyl acetates were obtained in good yields with complete levels
of β-regioselectivity and anti-acetoxypalladation
stereocontrol. Experimental and computational analyses provide insight
into the reasons behind this delicate interplay between the ligand,
directing group, and the metal in the reaction mechanism. In fact,
these studies unveil the multiple important roles of the acetate ligand
in the coordination sphere at the Pd center: (i) it brings the acetic
acid reagent into close proximity to the metal to allow the simultaneous
activation of the alkyne and the acetic acid, (ii) it serves as an
inner-sphere base while enhancing the nucleophilicity of the acid,
and (iii) it acts as an intramolecular acid to facilitate protodemetalation
and regeneration of the catalyst. Further insight into the origin
of the observed regiocontrol is provided by the mapping of potential
energy profiles and distortion–interaction analysis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Javier Corpas
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, UAM, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), UAM, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), UAM, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), UAM, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), UAM, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Arpa EM, Durbeej B. Transient changes in aromaticity and their effect on excited-state proton transfer reactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:11496-11500. [PMID: 35507952 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00494a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The common approach to investigate the impact of aromaticity on excited-state proton transfer by probing the (anti)aromatic character of reactants and products alone is scrutinized by modelling such reactions involving 2-pyridone. Thereby, it is found that energy barriers can be strongly influenced by transient changes in aromaticity unaccounted for by this approach, particularly when the photoexcited state interacts with a second excited state. Overall, the modelling identifies a pronounced effect overlooked by most studies on this topic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Enrique M Arpa
- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, SE-581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, IFM, Linköping University, SE-581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
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Romeo-Gella F, Arpa EM, Corral I. A molecular insight into the photophysics of barbituric acid, a candidate for canonical nucleobases' ancestor. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:1405-1414. [PMID: 34982082 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04987a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
This work investigates the photophysics of barbituric acid at different pH conditions using ab initio methods. Our calculations ascribe the most intense bands at ca. 260 nm at neutral pH and 210 nm at acidic pH conditions in the absorption spectra of this chromophore to the lowest lying ππ* transitions. Consistently with the ultrashort excited state lifetimes experimentally registered, the potential energy landscapes of both the neutral and deprotonated forms of barbituric acid combined with the interpretation of their transient absorption spectra suggest the deactivation of these systems along the singlet manifold. Compared to uracil, its closest natural nucleobase, barbituric acid presents a red shifted absorption spectrum, due to the lowering by more than 0.5 eV of the lowest-energy ππ* excited state, and a much more complex topography of the S1 potential energy surface, with several energetically accessible local minima. This fact, however, does not affect the excited state lifetimes, which for barbituric acid were experimentally registered in the sub-ps time scale.
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- Fernando Romeo-Gella
- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain. .,Institute for Advanced Research in Chemistry (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Velasco-Juárez E, Arpa EM. A novel partitioning scheme for the application of the distortion/interaction - activation strain model to intramolecular reactions. Theor Chem Acc 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-021-02803-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
AbstractThe distortion/interaction or activation strain model, developed by Houk and Bickelhaupt, relates chemical reactivity to the reagents deformations and reciprocal electronic influences. However, in its original formulation, it struggles to elucidate the mechanistic insights of intramolecular reactions, those unimolecular processes in which two parts of a molecule, the reaction centers, linked by a connector, are brought together to yield a different chemical species. Here we present a modification of the distortion/interaction procedure for its application on intramolecular reactions. This new procedure allows the calculation of the influence exerted by the connector over the reaction pathway in an indirect way, from the distortions of the two reaction centers and their interaction energy. This procedure does not include additional, undesired interactions and offers the possibility of calculating very large connectors in a computationally inexpensive way. We applied this methodology in the normal electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction of 1,3,8-nonatriene derivatives, with different functionalizations and connector lengths. In-depth analysis of the IRC showed that the reaction pathway can be subdivided in three main regions, what we called the oncoming, conversion and relaxation phases, each of them characterized by different evolutions of the distortion and interaction energies, and with clear geometry changes. We suggest that this new formulation can provide additional information for intramolecular reactions, especially to those processes for which the connector is said to play a crucial role in the observed reaction rates.
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Arpa EM, Brister MM, Hoehn SJ, Crespo-Hernández CE, Corral I. On the Origin of the Photostability of DNA and RNA Monomers: Excited State Relaxation Mechanism of the Pyrimidine Chromophore. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:5156-5161. [PMID: 32501702 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Today's genetic composition is the result of continual refinement processes on primordial heterocycles present in prebiotic Earth and at least partially regulated by ultraviolet radiation. Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and state-of-the-art ab initio calculations are combined to unravel the electronic relaxation mechanism of pyrimidine, the common chromophore of the nucleobases. The excitation of pyrimidine at 268 nm populates the S1(nπ*) state directly. A fraction of the population intersystem crosses to the triplet manifold within 7.8 ps, partially decaying within 1.5 ns, while another fraction recovers the ground state in >3 ns. The pyrimidine chromophore is not responsible for the photostability of the nucleobases. Instead, C2 and C4 amino and/or carbonyl functionalization is essential for shaping the topography of pyrimidine's potential energy surfaces and results in accessible conical intersections between the initially populated electronic excited state and the ground state.
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Martín-Sómer A, Arpa EM, Díaz-Tendero S, Alemán J. Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Activation of Aza-Methylene Imines in Hydrogen Bond Bifunctional Catalysis - A Density Functional Theory Study. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ana Martín-Sómer
- Departamento de Química (Módulo 13); Science Faculty; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química (Módulo 13); Science Faculty; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Química (Módulo 13); Science Faculty; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 28049 Madrid Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem); Science Faculty; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 28049 Madrid Spain
- Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC); Science Faculty; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem); Science Faculty; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 28049 Madrid Spain
- Organic Chemistry Deparment (modulo 1); Science Faculty; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; 28049 Madrid Spain
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Esteban F, Cieślik W, Arpa EM, Guerrero-Corella A, Díaz-Tendero S, Perles J, Fernández-Salas JA, Fraile A, Alemán J. Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Activation: Thiourea-Organocatalyzed Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Salicylaldehyde-Derived Azomethine Ylides with Nitroalkenes. ACS Catal 2018. [PMID: 29527400 PMCID: PMC5839603 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An organocatalytic
strategy for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted
pyrrolidines with monoactivated azomethine ylides in high enantiomeric
excess and excellent exo/endo selectivity is presented. The key to
success is the intramolecular activation via hydrogen bonding through
an o-hydroxy group, which allows the dipolar cycloaddition
to take place in the presence of azomethine ylides bearing only one
activating group. The intramolecular hydrogen bond in the azomethine
ylide and the intermolecular hydrogen bond with the catalyst have
been demonstrated by DFT calculations and mechanistic proofs to be
crucial for the reaction to proceed.
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- Francisco Esteban
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica (Módulo 1), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica (Módulo 1), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química (Módulo 13), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica (Módulo 1), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química (Módulo 13), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Condensed
Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- X-Ray
Diffraction Laboratory, Servicio Interdepartamental de Investigación, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica (Módulo 1), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica (Módulo 1), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica (Módulo 1), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Arpa EM, Aguilar-Galindo F, Díaz-Tendero S. Unravelling the Mechanism of Non-photoactivated [2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions: Relevance of Orbital Interactions and Zwitterionic Intermediates. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Enrique M. Arpa
- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- Instituto de Física de la Materia Condensada; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem); Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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Arpa EM, Frías M, Alvarado C, Alemán J, Díaz-Tendero S. Weakly bounded intermediates as a previous step towards highly-enantioselective iminium type additions of β-keto-sulfoxides and -sulfones. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Arpa EM, González-Esguevillas M, Pascual-Escudero A, Adrio J, Carretero JC. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Bicycloprolines by a 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition/Intramolecular Alkylation Strategy. J Org Chem 2016; 81:6128-35. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Enrique M. Arpa
- Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
| | - María González-Esguevillas
- Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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