DFT study of the asymmetric nitroaldol (Henry) reaction catalyzed by a dinuclear Zn complex

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computational chemistry. - 1984. - 31(2010), 7 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 1376-84
1. Verfasser: Qi, Na (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Liao, Rong-Zhen, Yu, Jian-Guo, Liu, Ruo-Zhuang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of computational chemistry
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:Copyright 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
We report the mechanism of asymmetric nitroaldol (Henry) reaction catalyzed by a dinuclear Zn complex using density functional theory. The experimentally proposed catalytic cycle is validated, in which the first step is the deprotonation of nitromethane by the ethyl anion of the catalyst, subsequently a C-C bond formation step, and then the protonation of the resulting alkoxide. Three mechanistic scenarios (differing in binding modes) have been considered for the C-C bond formation step. The origin of the enantioselectivity is discussed. Our calculations supported that the S configurations are the major products, which is in agreement with the experimental observations
Beschreibung:Date Completed 25.10.2010
Date Revised 31.03.2010
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1096-987X
DOI:10.1002/jcc.21422