Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of South Carolina Columbia SC 29208 USA
Abstract
AbstractStabilizing nitrogen pnictogen bond interactions were measured using molecular rotors. Intramolecular C=O⋅⋅⋅N interactions were formed in the bond rotation transition states which lowered the rotational barriers and increased the rates of rotation, as measured by EXSY NMR. The pnictogen interaction energies show a very strong correlation with the positive electrostatic potential on nitrogen, which was consistent with a strong electrostatic component. In contrast, the NBO perturbation and pyramidalization analyses show no correlation, suggesting that the orbital‐orbital component is minor. The strongest C=O⋅⋅⋅N pnictogen interactions were comparable to C=O⋅⋅⋅C=O interactions and were stronger than C=O⋅⋅⋅Ph interactions, when measured using the same N‐phenylimide rotor system. The ability of the nitrogen pnictogen interactions to stabilize transition states and enhance kinetic processes demonstrates their potential in catalysis and reaction design.
Funder
National Science Foundation
Subject
General Chemistry,Catalysis
Cited by
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