Quantum-Chemical Study of the Profiles of Reactions that Form Pyrrole Anion N-Adducts with CS2 and CO2

The profiles of reactions leading to pyrrole anion N-adducts with CO2 and CS2 have been studied by the ab initio (RHF/6-31+G*, MP2/6-31+G*) and density functional (B3LYP/6-31+G*) methods. Addition of the pyrrole anion to the carbon disulfide molecule is accompanied by the appearance of a minimum corresponding to a pre-reaction complex. The transformation of the complex to the N-pyrrolyldithiocarboxylate anion occurs via a low activation barrier, which is due to repolarization of the C=S bonds. The profile of the reaction leading to the pyrrole anion N-adduct with CO2 does not contain any intermediate stationary points throughout the whole route from reagents to products.