Alkylammonium Cation Affinities of Nitrogenated Organobases: The Roles of Hydrogen Bonding and Proton Transfer

Alkylammonium cation affinities of 64 nitrogen-containing organobases, as well as the respective proton transfer processes from the alkylammonium cations to the base, have been computed in the gas phase by using DFT methods. The guanidine bases show the highest proton transfer values (191.9–233 kJmo...

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Autores: Sanchez-Andrada, Pilar, Vidal-Vidal, Angel, Prieto, Tania, Elguero, José, Alkorta, Ibon, Marín-Luna, Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/250819
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/250819
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alkylammonium cation affinity
Hydrogen bonding
Organobases
Proton affinity
Proton transfer
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Sumario:Alkylammonium cation affinities of 64 nitrogen-containing organobases, as well as the respective proton transfer processes from the alkylammonium cations to the base, have been computed in the gas phase by using DFT methods. The guanidine bases show the highest proton transfer values (191.9–233 kJmol 1) whereas the cis-2,2’-biimidazole presents the largest affinity towards the alkylammonium cations (> 200 kJmol 1) values. The resulting data have been compared with the experimentally reported proton affinities of the studied nitrogen-containing organobases revealing that the propensity of an organobase for the proton transfer process increases linearly with its proton affinity. This work can provide a tool for designing senors for bioactive compounds containing amino groups that are protonated at physiological pH.