Force Field Parametrization and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Flexible POSS-Linked (NHC; Phosphine) Ru Catalytic Complexes

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作者
Ahmadi, Amirhossein [1 ]
McBride, Carl [1 ]
Freire, Juan J. [1 ]
Kajetanowicz, Anna [2 ]
Czaban, Justyna [2 ]
Grela, Karol [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Educ Distancia, Dept Ciencias & Tecn Fis Quim, Fac Ciencias, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
[2] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Organ Chem, PL-01224 Warsaw, Poland
关键词
OLEFIN METATHESIS CATALYSTS; VAN-DER-WAALS; CROSS; DERIVATION; MECHANISM; REMOVAL; ALKANE;
D O I
10.1021/jp2062332
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In recent years, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) or phospine groups have been put forward as candidate catalysts ligands for olefin metathesis reactions to be performed using multistep methods. Some of these proposed ligands contain polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) structures linked to NHC rings by means of alkyl chains. Some important properties for the prediction of catalytic activity, such as the theoretically defined buried volume, are related to the conformational characteristics of these complex ligands that can be studied through molecular dynamics simulations. However, the chemical structure of resulting catalytic complexes usually contains atoms or groups that are not included in the common forcefields used in simulations. In this work we focus on complexes formed by a catalytic metal center (Ru) with both phospine and POSS-linked NHC groups. The central part of the complexes contain atoms and groups that have bonds, bond angles, and torsional angles whose parameters have not been previously evaluated and included in existing force fields. We have performed basic ab initio quantum mechanical calculations based on the density functional theory to obtain energies for this central section. The force field parameters for bonds, bond angles, and torsional angles are then calculated from an analysis of energies calculated for the equilibrium and different locally deformed structures. Nonbonded interactions are also conveniently evaluated. From subsequent molecular dynamics simulations, we have obtained results that illustrate the conformational characteristics most closely connected with the catalytic activity.
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页码:12017 / 12024
页数:8
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