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Computational Exploration of Ambiphilic Reactivity of Azides and Sustmann's Paradigmatic Parabola.

ABSTRACT: We examine the theoretical underpinnings of the seminal discoveries by Reiner Sustmann about the ambiphilic nature of Huisgen's phenyl azide cycloadditions. Density functional calculations with ωB97X-D and B2PLYP-D3 reproduce the experimental data and provide insights into ambiphilic control of reactivity. Distortion/interaction-activation strain and energy decomposition analyses show why Sustmann's use of dipolarophile ionization potential is such a powerful predictor of reactivity. We add to Sustmann's data set several modern distortion-accelerated dipolarophiles used in bioorthogonal chemistry to show how these fit into the orbital energy criteria that are often used to understand cycloaddition reactivity. We show why such a simple indicator of reactivity is a powerful predictor of reaction rates that are actually controlled by a combination of distortion energies, charge transfer, closed-shell repulsion, polarization, and electrostatic effects.

SUBMITTER: Chen PP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154615 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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