G2(MP2) study of the substituent effects in the H3BXHnMe3−n (X=N, P; n=0–3) donor–acceptor complexes

Abstract The complexation energies of H 3 BXH n Me 3− n (X=N, P; n =0–3) donor–acceptor complexes have been investigated at the G2(MP2) level of theory. MP2(Full)/6-31G(d) optimized geometries and G2(MP2) calculated complexation energies are in good agreement with experiment. Increasing methyl substitutions on `X' donor atom augments both the basicity of XH n Me 3− n Lewis bases and the stability of complex. The NBO partitioning scheme suggests that there is no correlation between the charge transfer and the complexation energies.

Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone‐Stabilized Copper Nanoparticles as an Efficient and Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Click of 1,2,3‐Triazoles in Water

Hyperbranched polyethylenimine-supported copper(II) ions as a macroliganted homogenous catalyst for strict click reactions of azides and alkynes in water

Abstract Loading hyperbranched polyethylenimine (PEI) with copper(II) ions leads to the formation of a new water-soluble metallodendritic polymer Cu(II)-PEI that has been found to effectively catalyze the clickable azide-alkyne [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions in water under ambient conditions, in the lack of any external reducing agent. A positive dendritic effect on the catalyst activity was observed in the click of 1,2,3-triazole by lowering the reduction potential of copper(II) into the in-situ generation of the catalytically active species copper(I). The reaction proceeds straightforwardly to afford the corresponding 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole derivatives in a regioselective manne…

Recent advances in copper-based solid heterogeneous catalysts for azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions

The copper(I)-catalyzed azide−alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is considered to be the most representative ligation process within the context of the “click chemistry” concept. This CuAAC reaction, which yields compounds containing a 1,2,3-triazole core, has become relevant in the construction of biologically complex systems, bioconjugation strategies, and supramolecular and material sciences. Although many CuAAC reactions are performed under homogenous conditions, heterogenous copper-based catalytic systems are gaining exponential interest, relying on the easy removal, recovery, and reusability of catalytically copper species. The present review covers the most recently developed copp…

Towards a deeper understanding of the inhibition mechanism of a new 1,2,3-triazole derivative for mild steel corrosion in the hydrochloric acid solution using coupled experimental and theoretical methods

Abstract The corrosion inhibition effect of a new synthesized heterocycle 1,2,3-triazole, namely(1-p-tolyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl) methanol (TTM) was studied in 1 M hydrochloric acid solution by using both experimental and theoretical techniques. The inhibitory action of the TTM was investigated by potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) at various temperatures (298–333 K). PDP experiments revealed that the TTM behaved as mixed type inhibitor by decreasing both anodic and cathodic corrosion densities. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements confirmed that the studied inhibitor can suppress mild steel corrosion effectively in acidic solution with an inhibition efficiency of 90% a…

Substituent effect on ammonia–borane donor–acceptor complexes: a G2(MP2) molecular orbital study

Abstract H3BNHnMe3−n and Me3−nHnBNH3 (n=0–3) donor–acceptor complexes have been studied using the G2(MP2) method. Predicted equilibrium structures and dissociation energies have been correlated to the degree of substitution on the donor and the acceptor separately. It is found that successive methyl substitutions on boron reduce the dissociation energies of the complexes, contrary to the successive substitutions on nitrogen. The NBO partitioning scheme suggests that there is no correlation between the charge transfer and the dissociation energies. These results are interpreted in terms of the changes in the HOMO−LUMO gap, the type of acceptor and donor involved, and distortion of the accept…

A G2 study of H3BXHn (X=N, O, F, P, S, and Cl) donor–acceptor complexes

Abstract Complexation energies of H3BXHn complexes (X=N, O, F, P, S, and Cl; n=1, 2, 3) have been computed at the G2 level of theory. G2 results show that the H3BXH3 (X=N, P) complexes are more stable than H3BXH2 (X=O, S) and H3BXH (X=F, Cl) ones. This stability was related completely either to the nature of donor compounds, and to the pyramidalization of the monoborane. Two linear correlations were established. The first one is between experimental proton affinity of the XHn donor compounds, and complexation energies of the H3BXHn complexes. The second correlation is between the ∠HBH bond angles and the complexation energies of the H3BXHn complexes calculated at the G2 level of theory.

Ab initio molecular orbital study of the substituent effect on ammonia and phosphine–borane complexes

Abstract The complexation energies of H 3 BXH 3− n F n ( X =N, P; n =0–3) and the proton affinities of XH 3– n F n compounds have been investigated at the G2(MP2) level of theory. The G2(MP2) results show that the phosphine complexes are more stable than the corresponding ammonia ones. Increasing fluorine substitution on nitrogen atom reduces both the basicity of NH 3− n F n and the stability of ammonia complexes. For the phosphine complexes, the successive fluorine substitution on the phosphine increase the stability of H 3 BPH 3− n F n complexes although the reduction of the basicity of the PH 3– n F n ligands with this substitution. The NBO partitioning scheme shows that the stability of…

An approach to polymer-supported triplet benzophenone photocatalysts. Application to sustainable photocatalysis of an α-diazocarbonyl compound

Covalent immobilization of 4-hydroxybenzophenone on Merrifield resins affords new heterogeneous polymeric triplet photocatalysts. Their successful application in the intramolecular triplet-sensitized photolysis of a α-diazo β-keto ester has been achieved under sustainable criteria. Remarkably, the simple recovery and reuse for up to five sequential applications have been performed, although resulting in a slightly decreasing activity.

Ab initio molecular orbital study of the substituent effect on phosphine–borane complexes

Abstract Ab initio molecular orbital calculations have been used to study the substituent effect on H 3 BPH n Me 3− n and Me 3− n H n BPH 3 ( n =0–3) phosphine–borane complexes. The ab initio results show that successive methyl substitution on the phosphine favours complex formation, contrary to successive methyl substitution on the borane. The natural bond orbitals partitioning scheme suggests that, in general, there is no correlation between the charge transfer and the complexation energies. It also shows the shortening of the P–H and P–C bond lengths, upon complexation, is due to the increasing `s' character of these bonds.

Experimental and Theoretical MEDT Study of the Thermal [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Aryl Azides with Alkyne Derivatives

Systematic investigation of the adsorption and inhibition properties of a new clickable 1,2,3‐triazole compound for mild steel in 1 M HCl medium

Cellulose‑copper as bio-supported recyclable catalyst for the clickable azide-alkyne [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction in water.

Abstract Naturally-occurring cellulose has been employed as a bio-support macromolecule for the immobilization of either copper(I) or copper(II) ions in order to click azide and alkyne derivatives in water. Under such a click regime, 1,4-disubstitued-1,2,3-triazoles were obtained regioselectively in excellent yields at room temperature. The reaction work-up is simple and the bio-heterogeneous catalyst that has been fully characterized by AAS, SEM, EDX and FT-IR can be easily separated and reused at least five times without any significant decrease in its activity and selectivity, particularly in the case of the very stable CuI-Cellulose.

An exploration of corrosion inhibition of mild steel in sulphuric acid solution through experimental study and Monte Carlo simulations

Abstract4-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]methylbenzophenone (ITBP) and 4[4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]methylbenzophenone (TTBP) are synthesized as new ...

Facile immobilization of copper(I) acetate on silica: A recyclable and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for azide–alkyne clickable cycloaddition reactions

Abstract The structurally well-defined copper(I) acetate was immobilized on silica gel via electrostatic interactions. The catalytic activity of the immobilized catalyst Cu(I)–SiO2 was examined in the click synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles in water/ethanol at room temperature. The catalyst showed high catalytic activity and regioselectivity for the Huisgen [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between terminal alkynes and azides. The catalyst was recovered by simple filtration and reused for up to five times. The analysis of the local electrophilicity/nucleophilicity has been performed on the dinuclear copper–acetylide complex intermediate. Conceptual DFT (CDFT) analysis enabled the explanation of the f…

A reusable polymer-supported copper(I) catalyst for triazole click reaction on water: An experimental and computational study

In silico molecular investigations of pyridine N-Oxide compounds as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2: 3D QSAR, molecular docking modeling, and ADMET screening

The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus is causing a severe pneumonia in human, provoking the serious outbreak epidemic CoV-2. Since its appearance in Wuhan, China on December 2019, CoV-2 becomes the biggest challenge the world is facing today, including the discovery of antiviral drug for SARS-CoV-2. In this study, the potential inhibitory of a class of human SARS inhibitors, namely pyridine N-oxide derivatives, against CoV-2 was addressed by quantitative structure-activity relationship 3 D-QSAR. The reliable CoMSIA developed model of 110 pyridine N-oxide based-antiviral compounds, showed Q

Understanding the mechanism and regioselectivity of the copper(i) catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between azide and alkyne: a systematic DFT study

The copper(I) catalyzed azide–alkyne [3 + 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction and its uncatalyzed version have been studied for systematic understanding of this relevant organic transformation, using DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) (LANL2DZ for Cu) computational levels. In the absence of a copper(I) catalyst, two regioisomeric reaction paths were studied, indicating that the 32CA reaction takes place through an asynchronous one-step mechanism with a very low polar character. The two reactive channels leading to 1,4- and 1,5-regisomer present similar high activation energies of 18.84 and 18.51 kcal mol−1, respectively. The coordination of copper(I) to alkyne produces relevant changes in …

Copper(II)-dipicolinate-mediated clickable azide–alkyne cycloaddition in water as solvent

Copper(II)-dipicolinate complex [CuIIL(H2O)2] (1) (H2L = dipicolinic acid (H2dipic)) was synthesized via oxidation of copper(I) iodide and pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid in water and acetonitrile in the presence of glycine. Complex 1 was characterized by FT-IR and elemental analysis and its structure confirmed by single crystal X-ray analysis. This complex is an efficient precatalyst that mediates azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions in water at room temperature either in the absence or presence of a reducing agent. Compound 1-mediated azide-alkyne cycloaddition affords alkyl/aryl substituted 1,2,3-triazole heterocycles in a regioselective manner and excellent yields under very mild reactio…

Sustainable Construction of Heterocyclic 1,2,3-Triazoles by Strict Click [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions Between Azides and Alkynes on Copper/Carbon in Water

1,4-Disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles, considered as an important and useful class of heterocycles with potential applications in material science and biology, have been prepared in an efficient and selective manner by copper on carbon-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition reactions of azides and alkynes (CuAAC) in water under strict click chemistry conditions. Copper(I) catalysts heterogenized onto commercially activated carbon materials (Cu-CC) and on another carbon material produced from vegetable biomass using Argan nut shells (Cu-CANS) were found to be versatile catalytic sources for sustainable CuAAC. These copper on carbon supports were prepared and fully characterized by using two types of acti…

G2(MP2) molecular orbital study of the substituent effect in the H3BPH3−nFn (n=0–3) donor–acceptor complexes

Abstract The complexation energies of H3BPH3−nFn (n=0–3) and the proton affinities of PH3−nFn compounds have been investigated at the G2(MP2) level of theory. G2(MP2) results show that the successive fluorine substitution on the phosphine increases the stability of H3BPH3−nFn complexes although the basicity of the PH3−nFn ligands reduces with this substitution. The NBO partitioning scheme shows that this stability was related to the hyperconjugation effect. It proves also that the shortening of the P–H and P–F bond lengths, upon complexation, is due to an increasing `s' character in these bonds.

A G2(MP2) theoretical study of substituent effects on H3BNHnCl3−n (n= 3-0) donor-acceptor complexes

Abstract The complexation energies of H3BNHnCl3−n (n= 3-0) complexes and the proton affinities of NHnCl3−n compounds have been computed at the G2(MP2) level of theory. G2(MP2) results show that the successive chlorine substitution on the ammonia decreases both the basicity of the NHnCl3−n ligands and the stability of H3BNHnCl3−n complexes. The findings are interpreted in terms of the rehybridisation of the nitrogen lone-pair orbital. The NBO partitioning scheme shows that the variation of the N-H and N-Cl bond lengths, upon complexation, is due to variation of “s” character in these bonds.

Cu(ii)-alginate-based superporous hydrogel catalyst for click chemistry azide-alkyne cycloaddition type reactions in water.

A novel sustainable hydrogel catalyst based on the reaction of sodium alginate naturally extracted from brown algae Laminaria digitata residue with copper(II) was prepared as spherical beads, namely Cu(II)-alginate hydrogel (Cu(II)-AHG). The morphology and structural characteristics of these beads were elucidated by different techniques such as SEM, EDX, BET, FTIR and TGA analysis. Cu(II)-AHG and its dried form, namely Cu(II)-alginate (Cu(II)-AD), are relatively uniform with an average pore ranging from 200 nm to more than 20 μm. These superporous structure beads were employed for the copper catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of aryl azides and terminal aryl alkynes (CuAAC) via click …

A Theoretical Study of the Relationship between the Electrophilicity ω Index and Hammett Constant σp in [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Aryl Azide/Alkyne Derivatives

The relationship between the electrophilicity ω index and the Hammett constant σp has been studied for the [2+3] cycloaddition reactions of a series of para-substituted phenyl azides towards para-substituted phenyl alkynes. The electrophilicity ω index—a reactivity density functional theory (DFT) descriptor evaluated at the ground state of the molecules—shows a good linear relationship with the Hammett substituent constants σp. The theoretical scale of reactivity correctly explains the electrophilic activation/deactivation effects promoted by electron-withdrawing and electron-releasing substituents in both azide and alkyne components.

Experimental and theoretical study using DFT method for the competitive adsorption of two cationic dyes from wastewaters

Abstract The adsorption of cationic dyes, Basic Yellow (BY28) and Methylene Blue (MB) on a new activated carbon from medlar species were studied in both single and binary system. Some experimental parameters, namely, pH, amount of adsorbent and contact time are studied. Quantum chemical results indicate that the adsorption efficiency was directly related to the dye electrophilicity power. Some theorical parameters were calculated and proved that MB is more electrophilic than BY28, than greatest interaction with surface sites. Kinetic study showed that the adsorption follows the pseudo-second-order model and Freundlich was the best model to describe the phenomenon in the single and binary sy…

Stability of Borane−Adduct Complexes:  A G-2 Molecular Orbital Study

Complexation energies of H3BXHn and [H3BXHn-1]- complexes (X = N, O, F, P, S, and Cl) (n = 3, 2, 1) have been computed at the G-2 level of theory. The formation of H3BXH3 (X = N, P) is found to be more favored than the formations of H3BXH2 (X = O, S) and H3BXH (X = F, Cl). The qualitative features of the molecular orbital interaction (the correlation diagrams) of H3BNH3 (C3v symmetry group), H3BOH2 (Cs symmetry group), and H3BFH (Cs symmetry group) complexes are presented. These diagrams show that the σ character of the B−X bond decreases and the π character increases when the electronegativity of X increases and indicate that the B−X bond cannot be treated only in terms of the simplest mod…

Copper(I)‐chitin biopolymer based: An efficient and recyclable catalyst for click azide–alkyne cycloaddition reactions in water

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