Basic and acidic bifunctional catalysis: application to the tautomeric equilibrium of formamide
Basic and acidic bifunctional catalysis: application to the tautomeric equilibrium of formamide
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chemphys.2003.08.003
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发表时间:
2003-12-01
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影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Bertran, J
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作者:
Constantino, E;Solans-Monfort, X;Bertran, J
The tautomeric process of neutral formamide, HC(OH)NH --> HCONH2, catalysed by one neutral molecule (H2O, NH3 and HF) and by a proton-exchanged zeolite (HZ) has been studied by means of quantum chemical methods. The role of the catalyst in the tautomeric process depends on the relative acid-base character of the neutral molecule with respect to the formamide substrate. The analysis of the transition structures has allowed us to define two types of catalysis: the acidic and the basic bifunctional ones. The topological analysis of Bader "Atoms in Molecules" is performed in order to interpret the two types of catalysis. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.