Catalysis by [Ga4L6]12- metallocage on the Nazarov cyclization
The Nazarov cyclization is investigated in solution and within K[GaL] supramolecular organometallic cage by means of computational methods. The reaction needs acidic condition in solution but works at neutral pH in the presence of the metallocage. The reaction steps for the process are analogous in...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:265987 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/265987 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1002/chem.202201792 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Density functional theory Metallocage Molecular dynamics Nazarov cyclization Supramolecular catalysis |
| Sumario: | The Nazarov cyclization is investigated in solution and within K[GaL] supramolecular organometallic cage by means of computational methods. The reaction needs acidic condition in solution but works at neutral pH in the presence of the metallocage. The reaction steps for the process are analogous in both media: (a) protonation of the alcohol group, (b) water loss and (c) cyclization. The relative Gibbs energies of all the steps are affected by changing the environment from solvent to the metallocage. The first step in the mechanism, the alcohol protonation, turns out to be the most critical one for the acceleration of the reaction inside the metallocage. In order to calculate the relative stability of protonated alcohol inside the cavity, we propose a computational scheme for the calculation of basicity for species inside cavities and can be of general use. These results are in excellent agreement with the experiments, identifying key steps of catalysis and providing an in-depth understanding of the impact of the metallocage on all the reaction steps. |
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