A theoretical density functional study of association of Zn2+ with oxazolidine and its thio derivatives in the gas phase

作者：Safi Zaki S; Lamsabhi Al Mokhtar^*

来源：Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 2010, 23(8): 751-758.

DOI：10.1002/poc.1648

• basicity
• complexation
• DFT
• dication
• transition metal

We have performed density functional theory (DFT) calculations in order to study the gas-phase interaction of oxo- and thio-oxazolidine derivatives with Zn2+. The calculations were performed at B3LYP/6-311+(2df,2p) level of theory. It has been found, in all cases, that the direct association of Zn2+ with the carbonyl and thiocarbonyl groups takes place at the heteroatom attached to position 2 irrespective of its nature. This preference has been attributed to the resonance effects caused by the nearest heteroatoms (oxygen and nitrogen). The most stable complexes correspond to structures with Zn2+ bridging between the heteroatom at position 2 or 4 of the 4- or 2-enol (or the 4- or 2-enethiol) tautomer and the dehydrogenated ring nitrogen atom, N3. Zn2+ association has a clear catalytic effect on the tautomerization processes which connect the oxo-thione forms with the enol-enethiol tautomers. Hence, although the enol-enethiol tautomers of oxazolidine and its thio derivatives should not be observed in the gas phase, the corresponding Zn2+ complexes are the most stable species and should be accessible, because the tautomerization barriers are smaller than the Zn2+ binding energies.

• 出版日期2010-8