Quantum chemical studies of azoles
The results of theoretical search for model transition states of the electrophilic substitution reaction in 2H-tetrazole (1) without the preliminary formation of N-protonated azolium salts are presented for two routes that were previously suggested by the authors and thermodynamically investigated: A, the attack of molecule 1 by the nucleophile (HO{sup –}(aq)) to form the anion to which the electrophile H{sub 3}O{sup +}(aq)) is added and B, the attack of molecule 1 by the same electrophile followed by the addition of the same nucleophile to the specifically solvated protonated species formed in the preceding reaction step. The calculations were performed using the DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d) method and the scanning procedure of the potential energy surface (PES). Both steps of route A turned out to be nearly barrierless, while in route B only its first step is barrierless and the second one is conjugated with passing an activation barrier of ∼45 kcal mol{sup –1} between non-interacting or weakly interacting reactants and electrophilic substitution products. Unlike the specifically solvated protonated species of 1H-tetrazole in an aqueous solution, a similar species of 2H-tetrazole does not form a prereaction complex with the attacking nucleophile (HO{sup –}(aq)) and the five-membered ring is destroyed in fact in the nitrogen-containing reaction product formed after passing the activation barrier. The optimized structure of the transition state differs strongly from the nitrogen-containing structure of the reaction product with the destroyed ring, which was found by scanning of the PES.
- OSTI ID:
- 22863571
- Journal Information:
- Russian Chemical Bulletin, Journal Name: Russian Chemical Bulletin Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 66; ISSN RCBUEY; ISSN 1066-5285
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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