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Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Chemical Thermodynamics

Background:

  • Base-mediated C-H carboxylation offers a route to utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) as a C1 building block.
  • The thermodynamic stability of CO2 adducts limits this reaction to highly reactive nucleophiles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a predictive computational workflow for assessing the stability of CO2 adducts.
  • To identify novel carbon-centered nucleophiles capable of forming stable CO2 adducts.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of quantum chemistry calculations with statistical modeling to predict CO2 affinity.
  • Calculation of negative Gibbs free reaction energy to quantify adduct stability.
  • Experimental validation using carbanions in DMSO.

Main Results:

  • A predictive workflow was established to assess CO2 adduct stability.
  • Sixty novel carbon-centered nucleophiles were computationally screened.
  • Experimental validation confirmed predictions for five carbanions, distinguishing between stable and unstable adducts.
  • Two additional carbanions predicted to form stable adducts were experimentally examined.

Conclusions:

  • The computational workflow accurately predicts the stability of CO2 adducts.
  • This approach expands the scope of CO2 utilization in organic synthesis by identifying suitable nucleophiles.
  • The findings facilitate the design of new carboxylation reactions.