{"title":"Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigation of L-Phenylalanine Oxidation by Alkaline Cu(III) Periodate in CPC Micellar Medium","authors":"Abhishek Srivastava, Neetu Srivastava, Rajeev Kumar Dohare","doi":"10.1002/poc.4669","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4669","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Amino acid oxidation is fascinating because different oxidants produce diverse compounds. No research has examined how metal catalysts affect amino acid oxidation by diperiodatocuprate (III) (DPC) in micellar environments. This research is crucial to understanding amino acids in redox processes and identifying active species of Ru(III) and DPC. The study will evaluate how cationic surfactant affects Ru(III)-facilitated L-phenylalanine (L-Pheala) oxidation utilizing DPC in an alkaline medium. The reaction's advancement has been assessed employing the pseudo-first-order condition as a gauge for [OH<sup>−</sup>], [DPC], ionic strength, [L-Pheala], [Ru(III)], [IO<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup>], [Surfactant], and temperature. L-Pheala and DPC interact stoichiometrically in a ratio of 1:4. Across the spectrum of concentrations examined, the reported reaction reflects less than unit order kinematics in relation to both [L-Pheala] (0.61 in the aqueous medium and 0.58 in the CPC micellar medium) and [OH<sup>−</sup>] (0.47 in the aqueous medium and 0.51 in the CPC micellar medium), first-order reliance on the [DPC] and [Ru(III)], and negative fractional-order for [IO<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup>] (−0.54 in the aqueous medium and −0.56 in the CPC micellar medium). A zero salt effect is suggested by the observed constancy in oxidation rate with the inclusion of electrolytes. The oxidation rate is significantly enhanced by Ru(III) solution (as a catalyst) at ppm concentration. Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) micellar media facilitate an additional enhancement (four times) in the rate of the reaction. CPC thus exhibits an excellent compatibility with Ru(III) for the L-Pheala oxidation using (DPC).</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alan Couttolenc, Alberto V. Jerezano, César Espinoza, Manuel E. Medina
{"title":"On the Photosensitizer Activity From Psoralen in Lipid and Aqueous Media: A Theoretical Study","authors":"Alan Couttolenc, Alberto V. Jerezano, César Espinoza, Manuel E. Medina","doi":"10.1002/poc.4672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4672","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The photosensitizer mechanism by the psoralen (PSO) reacts to produce reactive oxygen species has not been thoroughly studied; thus, this work was carried out a study of the reaction and mechanism involved in the photosensitizer activity of PSO, employing M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) of the density functional theory. There is a competition between the generation of radical anion superoxide (type I mechanism) and the singlet oxygen molecule (type II mechanism) in lipid media; therefore, the ROS anion superoxide and singlet oxygen could be formed as products of the reaction involved in the photosensitizer activity of PSO in lipid media. In aqueous media, the reaction involved in the photosensitizer activity of PSO was only attributed to the type I mechanism; hence, in aqueous media, the photosensitizer activity of PSO yielded the anion superoxide. The present study supports the photosensitizer activity of the PSO in lipid and aqueous media. It enhances the knowledge of these reactions in different media and their application to reactivity, including the physiology media.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical Perspective on the Sensing Mechanism of a Pyrazinium-Based Fluorescent Probe Towards 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol","authors":"Meiheng Lv, Tingting Wang, Yuhang Zhang, Zexu Cai, Yue Gao, Feng Yan, Yifan Zhang, Jiaqi Song, Jianyong Liu","doi":"10.1002/poc.4670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4670","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Rapid detection of chemical explosives plays a critical role in national security and public safety. An in-depth study of the sensing mechanism is particularly urgent for the development of highly efficient, sensitive, and selective chemical sensors for the precise detection of chemical explosives. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT approaches were used in this work to examine the sensing mechanism of a novel fluorescent probe 1-benzyl-3,5-di (thiophen-2-yl)pyrazin-1-ium bromide (BTPyz) for the detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP). A comprehensive theoretical exploration was carried out, and a different interaction mode between the probe and TNP from that in the original experiment was proposed. The π–π stacking was established to be the recognition interaction between BTPyz and TNP anion, and the active site was determined from the three potential sizes according to the Gibbs free energy analysis results. The rationality of the reaction mode and the π–π stacking product between the BTPyz and TNP (BTN) was further confirmed by the fluorescence properties (absorption and emission spectra). According to the findings of frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), photoinduced electron transfer (PET) is the intrinsic mechanism through which TNP quenches the probe's fluorescence.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kinetic, Spectral and Mechanistic Regularities of New Reaction Systems With Chromogenic SN2-Type Reaction for Detection of Epoxy Compounds","authors":"Anton Charyarov, Stanislav Bakhtin","doi":"10.1002/poc.4668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4668","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>New reaction systems “oxirane – nucleophile <b>X</b><sup>–</sup> – proton-donor reagent <b>A</b>H – solvent” have been proposed for the detection of epoxides in which nucleophilic opening of the oxirane ring occurs accompanied by the formation of a colored product. The kinetic and mechanistic regularities of reactions in the proposed systems were investigated. Reaction orders with respect to the components of the systems have been determined: close to 1 – for oxirane and <b>X</b><sup>−</sup>, close to 0 – for <b>A</b>H. It was shown that the proposed chromogenic reactions represent nucleophilic substitution of S<sub>N</sub>2-type and allow the detection of epoxides containing both a terminal and internal epoxy group, which can be used to monitor processes in systems where epoxides are either the initial compounds or the synthesis products. Based on the conducted studies, it is possible to develop methods for the quantitative determination of epoxides using kinetic methods of analysis and UV–visible spectroscopy.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iqra Shafiq, Sana Nasrullah, Maria Zafar, Iram Irshad, Syed Muddassir Ali Mashhadi, Saifullah Bullo, Muhammad Arshad, Rajeh Alotaibi
{"title":"Structural Modeling of Fluorinated Quinoxaline Core–Based Chromophores for Efficient Photovoltaic Materials: A DFT Study","authors":"Iqra Shafiq, Sana Nasrullah, Maria Zafar, Iram Irshad, Syed Muddassir Ali Mashhadi, Saifullah Bullo, Muhammad Arshad, Rajeh Alotaibi","doi":"10.1002/poc.4663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4663","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Herein, a series of fluorinated quinoxaline core–based chromophores (<b>MTH1-MTH6</b>) with A<sub>1</sub>–<i>π</i>–A<sub>2</sub>–<i>π</i>–A<sub>1</sub> configuration was designed by structural modulation of end-capped acceptors in <b>MTHR</b>. The quantum chemical calculations were accomplished at MPW1PW91/6-311G(d,p) functional to explore optoelectronic and photovoltaic properties of these designed compounds. The findings revealed that all the derivatives exhibited narrow band gap (<i>E</i><sub>gap</sub> = 2.163–2.666 eV) with red shift spectra (610.24–766.944 eV in chloroform) as compared with <b>MTHR</b>. The designed compounds exhibited comparable open-circuit voltage (<i>V</i><sub>oc</sub>) and higher power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) as compared with the <b>MTHR</b>. Among the entitled chromophores, <b>MTH1</b> was found to be a promising chromophore for organic solar cells (OSCs) owning to its lowest <i>E</i><sub>gap</sub> (2.163 eV) with highest absorption peak (766.944 nm in chloroform and 717.709 nm in gaseous phase). The aforementioned findings indicate that molecular engineering of chromophores with extended acceptors enhances photovoltaic response, and this motivates researchers to develop highly effective photovoltaic devices.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christian Laurence, Sergui Mansour, Daniela Vuluga, Julien Legros
{"title":"A 19F Solvatomagnetic Comparison Method for the Determination of the α1 Scale of Solvent Hydrogen-Bond Donation and Its Application to Deep Eutectic Solvents","authors":"Christian Laurence, Sergui Mansour, Daniela Vuluga, Julien Legros","doi":"10.1002/poc.4665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4665","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We develop a nonsolvatochromic comparison method for the determination of the <i>α</i><sub>1</sub> scale of solvent hydrogen-bond acidity by means of <sup>19</sup>F NMR spectrometry. We compare the <sup>19</sup>F chemical shifts of 4-fluoro-2-methylpyridine (as a sensitive hydrogen-bond acceptor probe) and of 4-fluoronitrobenzene (as a chemically similar but less basic reference probe). This so-called <sup>19</sup>F solvatomagnetic comparison method yields the hydrogen-bonding contribution to <i>δ</i> (<sup>19</sup>F)(4-fluoro-2-methylpyridine) that is well correlated to <i>α</i><sub>1</sub> values obtained from the solvatochromism of Reichardt's betaine dye. Therefore, this solvatomagnetic comparison method is applied to determine the <i>α</i><sub>1</sub> values of 13 choline chloride–based deep eutectic solvents.</p>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/poc.4665","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Study on Synthesis and Characterization of Insensitive Energetic Materials Based on 5-(5-Nitro-1H-1,2,4-Triazol-3-yl)-1H-Tetrazole","authors":"Chenchen Lin, Pingping Yi, Xiaoyi Yi, Tingwei Wang, Jianguo Zhang, Piao He","doi":"10.1002/poc.4667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4667","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The design and synthesis of insensitive energetic materials are a necessary and challenging work. The synthesis of novel nitrogen-rich salts based on 5-(5-Nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1H-tetrazole (H<sub>2</sub>NTT) has been presented. Structural characterization of these two salts was accomplished by utilizing NMR, MS, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The standard heats of formation were calculated, and the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and sensitivity test were carried out. Their detonation performances were estimated by EXPLO 5 program. These newly synthesized salts showed highly positive heat of formation and low sensitivity. It is noteworthy that the diaminoguanidine salt <b>b</b> exhibited good detonation performance superior to traditional explosive TNT (Trinitrotoluene), making it a prospective candidate for insensitive energetic material.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jasmin I. Koski, Emilia Poijärvi, Anne Tulisalo, Heidi Korhonen, Satu Mikkola
{"title":"The Cleavage of RNA Model Compounds: The Interplay Between the Nucleophile and the Leaving Group","authors":"Jasmin I. Koski, Emilia Poijärvi, Anne Tulisalo, Heidi Korhonen, Satu Mikkola","doi":"10.1002/poc.4664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4664","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrolytic reactions of phosphodiester bonds of RNA have been extensively studied over several decades. Information on the factors that affect the reactivity of phosphodiester bonds in biomolecules is important for the development of new nucleic acid-related therapeutics. Furthermore, the development of artificial nucleases requires efficient catalytic entities, and rational design of catalysts requires detailed understanding of the catalytic mechanisms. In the present article, we concentrate on the interplay between the nucleophile and leaving group both in the absence and in the presence of metal ion catalysts. The effect of the nucleophile on the reactivity of RNA model compounds has been studied with 2-hydroxypropyl and uridine 3′-aryl phosphates as well as with bis-(<i>p</i>-nitrophenyl)phosphate as substrates. pH-rate profiles for three different 2-hydroxypropyl arylphosphates were compared with those obtained with a uridine 3′-alkyl and aryl phosphates. The observations are discussed in terms of the relative goodness/poorness of the nucleophile and the leaving group. Metal complex-dependent reactions were studied in the presence of well-known and robust CuTerPy and CuBiPy complexes. The results show that CuTerPy and CuBiPy favour different types of phosphodiesters as substrates, depending on the properties of the nucleophile and leaving group, and suggest that the complexes utilize different catalysis mechanisms, which may depend also on the structure of the substrate. The results obtained further the understanding on the basic principles of metal complex-promoted cleavage of RNA and model compounds, help to assess the relevance of data obtained with model compounds and support the design of artificial enzymes for phosphodiester cleavage.</p>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/poc.4664","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational Justification Towards Detection of Dual Anions on a Single Molecular Platform: The Role of Solvent in Decoration of Dual Channels","authors":"Suvendu Paul","doi":"10.1002/poc.4666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4666","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ratiometric optical detection of analytes is a convenient strategy as the technique is devoid of relative error and background correction. Herein, solvent-guided ratiometric optical recognition of fluoride and bisulfate anions by a low-cost, “off-the-shelf” bioactive molecule, harmane (<b>HRH</b>) is thoroughly explored. Interestingly, solvent plays a dynamic role in the selective recognition of the dual anions via the dual channels of <b>HRH</b> in an intelligent manner. The probe displays high-fidelity recognition behavior towards fluoride ion in an aprotic solvent (acetonitrile) and towards bisulfate ion in a protic environment (acetonitrile/water; 5:1; v/v). Both the channels of <b>HRH</b> are very selective for a particular anion (F<sup>−</sup>/HSO<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup>) in a specific solvent. Organized and comprehensive theoretical calculation denotes that hydrogen bonding between the acidic pyrrolic proton of <b>HRH</b> and fluoride for the first channel and the acidic proton of bisulfate and the pyridinic nitrogen for the second channel of <b>HRH</b> led to the formation of a hydrogen-bonded ion pair (HBIP). Consequently, significant optical changes are observed in the visible region, which is convenient for real-life detection of F<sup>−</sup> and HSO<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup> independently. The essential role of solvent in tuning the dual channels of <b>HRH</b> is an important artifact in the literature of fundamental photochemistry.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142867908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical Investigation of Energetic Materials Based on Imidazole Framework Featuring Azido/Nitro/Nitrato/Fluoro Groups","authors":"Anjali Sharma, Kshetrimayum Dhruba Singh, Mridula Guin","doi":"10.1002/poc.4661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/poc.4661","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Development of new high-energy materials (HEMs) is one of the thrust areas of research. These compounds are important for various applications such as propellants, gas generations, explosives in mining, construction, civil and military applications, and safety equipment for national security and defense. HEMs based on imidazole frameworks are currently getting research spotlight due to their exceptional detonation performance with optimum sensitivity. This study reports five imidazole derivatives containing azido/nitro/nitrato/fluoro functional groups. These groups are viable options to design promising explosives with moderate sensitivity. Density functional theory (DFT) method is adopted to determine the geometries, thermodynamic properties, detonation properties, and impact sensitivity of the designed molecules. All the compounds have high density in the range of 1.89–2.03 g/cm<sup>3</sup> along with high heat of formation. These compounds aid in new strategy to design HEMs with optimum sensitivity.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16829,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142867976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}