Beyond 7-Azaindole: Conjugation Effects on Intermolecular Double Hydrogen-Atom Transfer Reactions

作者:Baiz Carlos R; Ledford Sarah J; Kubarych Kevin J; Dunietz Barry D*
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2009, 113(17): 4862-4867.
DOI:10.1021/jp8098472

摘要

Conjugation effects on the thermodynamics of ground-state and lowest-singlet excited-state double hydrogen-atom transfer reactions in 7-azaindole and related models are studied with ab initio electronic structure methods. The results indicate that the extended conjugation of the system has a large effect on the relative energies required for hydrogen-atom transfer. The observed energy differences are mainly attributed to stabilization of the tautomer species by enhancing low-energy resonance structures and by allowing for efficient delocalization of excess charge in the reaction center.

  • 出版日期2009-4-30