Carbenes with Reduced Heteroatom Stabilization: A Computational Approach

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作者
Kassaee, M. Z. [1 ]
Shakib, F. A. [1 ]
Momeni, M. R. [1 ]
Ghambarian, M. [1 ]
Musavi, S. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Tarbiat Modares Univ, Dept Chem, Tehran, Iran
关键词
N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; SINGLET-TRIPLET GAPS; STABLE NUCLEOPHILIC CARBENE; MOLECULAR-ORBITAL METHODS; ALKYL AMINO CARBENES; ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE; BASIS-SETS; SUBSTITUTED CARBENES; PROTON AFFINITIES; AB-INITIO;
D O I
10.1021/jo100022t
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
High-level DFT calculations, coupled with appropriate isodesmic reactions, are employed to investigate the effects of monoheteroatom substitution, cyclization, and unsaturation on the stability, multiplicity, and reactivity of amino-, oxy-, silyl-, phosphino-, and thioalkylcarbenes. The results of these calculations are compared to those of di-tert-butylcarbene, 2,2,5,5-tetramethylcyclopentanylidene, and 2,2,5,5-tetramethylcyclopent-3-enylidene as the reference molecules. The calculated singlet triplet energy gaps (Delta E(S-T)) demonstrate the following trend: (amino approximate to oxy) > thio > phosphino > alkyl > silyl. In contrast to the previous reports, isodesmic reactions show that pi-donor/alpha-acceptor amino substituents stabilize not only the singlet but also the triplet states. The stabilization of the triplet states by amino substitution is much less than the singlet states. The Delta E(S-T) values of all the carbenes are increased through cyclization, while the introduction of unsaturation causes small and rather random changes. These changes are carefully probed by means of isodesmic reactions for the singlet and triplet states, separately. The reactivity of the species is discussed in terms of nucleophilicity, electrophilicity, and proton affinity issues showing amino- and phosphinoalkylcarbenes to be more nucleophilic, more basic, and less electrophilic than oxy- and thioalkylcarbenes, respectively. This detailed study offers new insights into the chemistry of these novel carbenes.
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页数:7
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