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Sandra Osburn1, Bun Chan2, Victor Ryzhov3
1School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne , 30 Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Abstract:
Experimental and computational quantum chemistry investigations of the gas-phase ion-molecule reactions between the distonic ions +H3N(CH2)nS• (n = 2-4) and the reagents dimethyl disulfide, allyl bromide, and allyl iodide demonstrate that intramolecular hydrogen bonding can modulate the reactivity of thiyl radicals. Thus, the 3-ammonium-1-propanethiyl radical (n = 3) exhibits the lowest reactivity of these distonic ions toward all substrates. Theoretical calculations on this distonic ion highlight that its most stable conformation involves a six-membered ring configuration, and that it has the strongest intramolecular hydrogen bond. In addition, the calculations indicate that the barrier heights for radical abstraction by this hydrogen-bond-stabilized 3-ammonium-1-propanethiyl radical are the highest among the systems examined, consistent with the experimental observations.
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