Multiple-site concerted proton-electron transfer reactions of hydrogen-bonded phenols are nonadiabatic and well described by semiclassical Marcus theory.
Multiple-site concerted proton-electron transfer reactions of hydrogen-bonded phenols are nonadiabatic and well described by semiclassical Marcus theory.
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10.1021/ja305668h
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2012-10-10
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15
通讯作者:
Mayer, James M.
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Schrauben, Joel N.;Cattaneo, Mauricio;Day, Thomas C.;Tenderholt, Adam L.;Mayer, James M.
Photo-oxidations of hydrogen-bonded phenols using excited state polyarenes are described, to derive fundamental understanding of multiple-site concerted proton-electron transfer reactions (MS-CPET). Experiments have examined phenol-bases having −CPh2NH2, −Py, and −CH2Py groups ortho to the phenol hydroxyl group and tert-butyl groups in the 4,6-positions for stability (HOAr-NH2, HOAr-Py, and HOAr-CH2Py, respectively; Py = pyridyl; Ph = phenyl). The photo-oxidations proceed by intramolecular proton transfer from the phenol to the pendent base concerted with electron transfer to the excited polyarene. For comparison, 2,4,6-tBu3C6H2OH, a phenol without a pendent base and tert-butyl groups in the 2,4,6-positions, has also been examined. Many of these bimolecular reactions are fast, with rate constants near the diffusion limit. Combining the photochemical kCPET values with those from prior thermal stopped-flow kinetic studies gives datasets for the oxidations of HOAr-NH2 and of HOAr-CH2Py that span over 107 in kCPET and nearly 0.9 eV in driving force (ΔGo′). Plots of log(kCPET) vs. ΔGo′ define a single Marcus parabola in each case, each including both excited state anthracenes and ground state aminium radical cations. These two datasets are thus well described by semi-classical Marcus theory, providing a strong validation of the use of this theory for MS-CPET. The parabolas give λCPET ≅ 1.15–1.2 eV and Hab ≅ 20–30 cm−1. These experiments represent the most direct measurements of Hab for MS-CPET reactions to date. Although rate constants are available only up to the diffusion limit, the parabolas clearly peak well below the adiabatic limit of ca. 6 × 1012 s−1. Thus, this is a very clear demonstration that the reactions are non-adiabatic. The non-adiabatic character slows the reactions by a factor of ~45. Results for the oxidation of HOAr-Py, in which the phenol and base are conjugated, and for oxidation of 2,4,6-tBu3C6H2OH, which lacks a base, show that both have substantially lower λ and larger pre-exponential terms. The implications of these results for MS-CPET reactions are discussed.
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