Issue 24, 2006

Allenediazonium ions and their protonation chemistry: a DFT study

Abstract

The parent allenediazonium monocation H2C[double bond, length as m-dash]C[double bond, length as m-dash]CH(N2+) and ten of its substituted derivatives XYC[double bond, length as m-dash]C[double bond, length as m-dash]C(Z)N2+ (with F, CF3, Me, OMe, and Me2N as substituents) were studied by DFT at the B3LYP/6-31++G** level. Except for the Me2N-substituted derivative that forms a monocation–N2 complex, structurally intact allenediazonium ions were obtained as minima in all cases. Protonation studies at various sites were performed on allenediazonium cations, and relative energies of the resulting minima were used to identify the energetically most favored dications. In the majority of cases, protonation at the central carbon of the allenic moiety (C2) is most favored, forming delocalized allyl cation–N2+ species. The same dication structure is formed via initial C3-protonation, followed by a formal hydride shift, in cases where a carbocation-stabilizing group is placed at C3. When a CF3 group is placed at C3, initial protonation at C1 resulted in a 1,3-fluorine shift, to generate a fluoroallyl cation linked to a CH2N2+ moiety. Structural features in the allenediazonium monocations and their protonated dications were examined, taking into account their geometrical features, computed charges, and the GIAO NMR shifts.

Graphical abstract: Allenediazonium ions and their protonation chemistry: a DFT study

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Aug 2006
Accepted
11 Oct 2006
First published
30 Oct 2006

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2006,4, 4444-4452

Allenediazonium ions and their protonation chemistry: a DFT study

R. O. M. A. de Souza, P. M. Esteves and K. K. Laali, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2006, 4, 4444 DOI: 10.1039/B611304B

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