Computational Investigation into Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding Controlling the Isomer Formation and P of Octahedral Nickel(ii) Proton Reduction Catalysts
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Dalton Transactions
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Citation
Publication Date
2-15-2022
Abstract
This work demonstrates the impact of intramolecular hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) on the calculated p of octahedral tris-(pyridinethiolato)nickel(II), [Ni(PyS)3]-, proton reduction catalysts. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations on a [Ni(PyS)3]- catalyst, and eleven derivatives, demonstrate geometric isomer formation in the protonation step of the catalytic cycle. Through Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM), we show that the p of each isomer is driven by intramolecular H-bonding of the proton on the pyridyl nitrogen to a sulfur on a neighboring ligand. This work demonstrates that ligand modification the placement of electron-donating (ED) or electron-withdrawing (EW) groups may have unexpected effects on the catalyst's p due to intramolecular H-bonding and isomer formation. These factors need to be considered in computational work. This work suggests the possibility that modification of substituent placement on the ligands to manipulate H-bonding in homogeneous metal catalysts could be explored as a tool to simultaneously target both desired p and ° values in small molecule catalysts.
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DOI
10.1039/d2dt00043a
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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37109
Citation Details
Bhattacharjee, A., Brown, D. S., Virca, C. N., Ethridge, T. E., Galue, O. M., Pham, U. T., & McCormick, T. M. (2022). Computational investigation into intramolecular hydrogen bonding controlling the isomer formation and p Ka of octahedral nickel (II) proton reduction catalysts. Dalton Transactions.