Mechanistic studies on water-exchange reactions in [Zn(H2O) 4L]2+·2H2O for L = sp2, sp3 oxygen-donor ligands: A DFT approach
Alzoubi B, Walther M, Puchta R, van Eldik R (2013)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2013
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Pages Range: 2059-2069
Journal Issue: 12
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201200956
Abstract
Water-exchange reactions on the five-coordinate complex [Zn(H 2O)4(L)]2+·2H2O (L = water, methanol, ethanol, propan-1-ol, butan-1-ol, dimethyl ether, propan-2-ol, fluorophosgene, phosgene, formaldehyde, acetyl chloride, acetaldehyde, acetone and acetamide) were studied by quantum-chemical calculations (B3LYP/6-311+G**). The reactions follow an associative pathway that involves the formation of a six-coordinate intermediate [Zn(H2O) 5(L)]2+·H2O, followed by the dissociation of a water molecule to form the product [Zn(H2O) 4(L)]2+·2H2O. The water-exchange process involves isoenergetic cis- and trans-oriented transition states to form the product state that is similar to the reactant state. Of the studied ligands L, acetamide, which has the highest basicity, exhibited the highest activation energy and energy gap between the reactant and intermediate states. Electronic and steric effects of the coordinated ligands influence the activation barrier and the efficiency of the water-exchange process. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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Alzoubi, B., Walther, M., Puchta, R., & van Eldik, R. (2013). Mechanistic studies on water-exchange reactions in [Zn(H2O) 4L]2+·2H2O for L = sp2, sp3 oxygen-donor ligands: A DFT approach. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 12, 2059-2069. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201200956
MLA:
Alzoubi, Basam, et al. "Mechanistic studies on water-exchange reactions in [Zn(H2O) 4L]2+·2H2O for L = sp2, sp3 oxygen-donor ligands: A DFT approach." European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 12 (2013): 2059-2069.
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