- Author
- Year
- 2014
- Title
- Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation Spectroscopic Analysis of Noncovalent Interactions in Organocatalysis
- Journal
- European Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Volume | Issue number
- 2014 | 26
- Pages (from-to)
- 5675-5680
- Document type
- Article
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science (FNWI)
- Institute
- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
- Abstract
-
Herein we report the first application of infrared multiplephoton dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy to study noncovalent interactions in organocatalysis. Phenylalanine-derived iminium ions, central to numerous organocatalytic processes, display dynamic conformational behavior as a consequence of stabilizing noncovalent interactions (e. g., CH-pi, pi-pi). Electronic modulation of the aryl ring causes notable variation in the conformation; this can be detected spectroscopically and correlated with enantioselectivity. Given that these interactions, which orchestrate stereoinduction, encode for specific conformers (I, II, or III), a diagnostic IRMPD spectrum is generated: the C=O stretching frequency of the imidazole carbonyl group serves as a diagnostic marker. The calculated conformers and their respective spectra can be compared with experimental data. Consequently, valuable insight into the ubiquitous noncovalent interactions associated with Mac-Millan-catalyst-derived alpha,beta-unsaturated iminium ions can be obtained in the absence of solvent or counterion effects. A preliminary structure-catalysis correlation is disclosed, thus demonstrating the potential of this approach for studying reactive intermediates and facilitating catalyst design.
- URL
- go to publisher's site
- Language
- English
- Note
- With supporting information
- Persistent Identifier
- https://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.433028
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