Source of Rate Acceleration for Carbocation Cyclization in Biomimetic Supramolecular Cages.
J Am Chem Soc
; 144(25): 11413-11424, 2022 06 29.
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ABSTRACT
The results of quantum chemical and molecular dynamics calculations reveal that polyanionic gallium-based cages accelerate cyclization reactions of pentadienyl alcohols as a result of substrate cage interactions, preferential binding of reactive conformations of substrate/H3O+ pairs, and increased substrate basicity. However, the increase in basicity dominates. Experimental structure-activity relationship studies in which the metal vertices and overall charge of the cage are varied confirm the model derived via calculations.
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Biomimética
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Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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