Paper
Mechanisms of reactions of sulfur hydride hydroxide: tautomerism, condensations, and C-sulfenylation and O-sulfenylation of 2,4-pentanedione.
Published Mar 26, 2015 · F. Freeman
The journal of physical chemistry. A
6
Citations
1
Influential Citations
Abstract
The conformations, equilibrium structures, hydrogen bonds, and non-covalent interactions involved in the mechanisms of tautomerization, condensations, and C-sulfenylation and O-sulfenylation of 2,4-pentanedione by sulfur hydride hydroxide (hydrogen thioperoxide, oxadisulfane, H-SOH) have been studied using BD(T), CCSD(T), and QCISD(T) with the cc-pVTZ basis set and using B3LYP, B3PW91, CAM-B3LYP, PBE1PBE, PBEh1PBE, LC-ωPBE, M06-2X, and ωB97XD with the 6-311+G(d,p) basis set. All levels of theory predict the sulfenyl (H-SOH) tautomer of hydrogen thioperoxide to be lower in energy than the sulfinyl (H2S═O) tautomer. Four reasonable mechanisms were considered for the tautomerization of the sulfenyl tautomer of hydrogen thioperoxide to the sulfinyl tautomer: a cyclic three-membered water-free transition state (TS, CCSD(T) activation energy barrier E(⧧) = 65.1 kcal/mol), a cyclic five-membered transition state with one water molecule (TSH2O, E(⧧) = 31.1 kcal/mol), a cyclic seven-membered transition state with two water molecules (TS2H2O, E(⧧) = 14.5 kcal/mol), and a cyclic nine-membered transition state with three water molecules (TS3H2O, E(⧧) = 5.6 kcal/mol). The mechanisms involve hydrogen-bonded reactant complexes and hydrogen-bonded product complexes. The CCSD(T)-predicted energy barriers for the condensation of hydrogen thioperoxide to form thiosulfinic acid through transition states with zero, one, and two waters are E(⧧) = 42.0, 18.3, and 0 kcal/mol, respectively. Mixed condensation reactions are predicted to afford organosulfur products and compounds containing sulfur-selenium bonds. Hydrogen thioperoxide is predicted to add to 2,4-pentanedione to form C-sulfenylated (sulfide, thioether) and O-sulfenylated (sulfenate ester) products. Similar mechanistic trends and reaction pathways are observed in the tautomerism, condensations, and C-sulfenylation and O-sulfenylation reactions of hydrogen thioperoxide. The water molecules set up proton relay networks (bridges) that reduce ring strain, generate favorable conformations for reactivity, lower energy barriers, and increase the numbers of stabilizing hydrogen bonds and nonbonding interactions.
Sulfur hydride hydroxide can form C-sulfenylated and O-sulfenylated products with 2,4-pentanedione, forming organosulfur compounds and sulfur-selenium bonds.
Sign up to use Study Snapshot
Consensus is limited without an account. Create an account or sign in to get more searches and use the Study Snapshot.
Full text analysis coming soon...