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Understanding the mechanism of CuI-catalyzed N-H carboxylation of heterocyclic rings with CO2 from a theoretical point of view

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posted on 2023-05-17, 22:41 authored by Batebi, H, Zarkoob, F, Daraei, K, Brian YatesBrian Yates, Alireza AriafardAlireza Ariafard
The copper catalyzed carboxylation of heterocyclic rings has been studied with density functional theory. We find strong linear correlations between the pKa of the heterocycles and various steps in the reaction, including the initial copper-bound adduct and the barriers for NeH and CO2 activations. Using the mechanism proposed by Nolan, Cazin and coworkers, we find that the heterocycles fall into two groups (A and B) and we show that having a nitrogen atom adjacent to NeH in the ring (Group B) is important in lowering the barrier for the two key steps, that is, the NeH and CO2 activations. However our results for the heterocycles in Group A did not match up to the experimental results. In order to account fully for the observed experimental reactivity we have proposed an alternative mechanism involving promotion by base, i.e. the coordination of OH- to CuI before the N-H and CO2 activations to occur. This mechanism is the likely one to operate for Group A compounds, and is competitive with the mechanism proposed by Nolan and Cazin for Group B compounds.

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Publication title

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Volume

748

Pagination

89-97

ISSN

0022-328X

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier S.A.

Place of publication

Po Box 564, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1001

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Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V

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