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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Reaction Mechanism Studies
  • Organic Chemistry

Background:

  • Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and utilization is crucial for environmental sustainability.
  • Understanding the reaction mechanisms of CO2 with amines is fundamental for developing efficient capture technologies.
  • Protic α,ω-diamines are relevant substrates for CO2 reactions, but their reaction pathways require detailed investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the mechanistic pathways of the reaction between carbon dioxide (CO2) and various protic α,ω-diamines.
  • To investigate the influence of diamine structure (chain length, R groups) and reaction conditions (dry vs. wet) on the reaction mechanism.
  • To characterize the hidden zwitterion intermediate and its stability.

Main Methods:

  • Computational mechanistic study of CO2 reactions with a series of protic α,ω-diamines (n=1-5, R1/R2=H/CH3).
  • Utilized reactive internal reaction coordinates (RIRC) to visualize reaction pathways and determine the structure of the zwitterion intermediate.
  • Analyzed activation barriers and the effect of water on the reaction mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Identified two concerted asynchronous reaction mechanisms involving a hidden zwitterion intermediate.
  • The stability ('life span') of the zwitterion intermediate depends on the nature of the second amine group (primary vs. secondary).
  • Activation barriers decrease with increasing carbon chain length (n), showing asymptotic behavior from n=4. Water catalyzes reactions for short chains (n<4) but slightly inhibits longer chains.

Conclusions:

  • The reaction of CO2 with diamines proceeds via distinct mechanistic pathways ('early' and 'late' asynchronous mechanisms) determined by diamine structure.
  • The zwitterion intermediate's stability is a key factor differentiating the mechanisms.
  • Water plays a significant catalytic role for shorter diamine chains, highlighting the importance of reaction conditions in CO2 capture processes.