The
combination
of
experimental
data
and
results
DFT
calculations
indicates
that
the
catalytic
activity
chalconium
halonium
salts
serving
as
sigma-hole
donating
organocatalysts
cannot
be
clearly
estimated
via
analysis
electrostatic
potential
on
catalysts’
sigma-holes
values
catalyst•••TS
intermolecular
interactions,
such
polarization
effects,
charge
transfer,
or
covalency
bonding.
Moreover,
real
effect
might
not
correlate
well
with
Gibbs
free
energy
activation
reactions,
because
solvation
effects
other
competitive
binding
processes
play
at
least
an
equal
even
more
important
role
in
catalysis.
It
was
shown
present
work
can
either
lead
to
increase
equilibrium
concentration
reactive
catalyst•••electrophile
associates,
thus
accelerating
reaction,
brings
favorable
generation
catalyst•••nucleophile
species
resulting
suppression
organocatalyst.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(31)
Published: May 10, 2024
Abstract
Die
Anwendung
nichtkovalenter
Wechselwirkungen,
welche
auf
elektrophilen
Halogen‐,
Chalkogen‐,
Pniktogen‐
oder
Tetrelzentren
beruhen,
hat
in
der
Organokatalyse
deutlich
an
Aufmerksamkeit
gewonnen.
Wir
geben
hier
einen
Überblick
über
die
wichtigsten
Entwicklungen
letzten
Jahre,
mit
einem
Fokus
experimentellen
Studien
und
Katalysatoren,
nicht‐transiente
derartige
Welchselwirkungen
agieren.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(82), P. 12278 - 12281
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
activation
of
the
triple
bond
alkynes
was
dominated
by
transition
metals,
while
it
is
difficult
for
organocatalysts
to
play
an
effective
role
in
this
realm.
Herein,
we
describe
chalcogen
bonding,
and
weak
Se⋯π
interaction
capable
catalyzing
intramolecular
cyclization
1,6-diynes,
thus
adding
a
new
capability
list
supramolecular
catalysis.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(71)
Published: Sept. 25, 2023
Recently,
chalcogen
bond
catalysts
with
telluronium
cations
have
garnered
considerable
attention
in
organic
reactions.
In
this
work,
catalysis
on
the
bromination
reaction
of
anisole
N-bromosuccinimide
(NBS)
cationic
has
been
explored
density
functional
theory
(DFT).
The
catalytic
is
divided
into
two
stages:
bromine
transfer
step
and
proton
step.
Based
computational
results,
one
can
find
rate-determining
Moreover,
present
study
elucidates
that
a
stronger
between
NBS
will
give
better
performance.
Additionally,
work
also
clarified
importance
electrostatic
polarization
effects
oxygen
atom
Te
catalyst
reaction.
are
significantly
influenced
by
electron-withdrawing
ability
substitution
groups
catalysts.
structure-property
relationship
strength
bond,
effect,
effect
performance
established
for
design
more
efficient
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(60)
Published: July 26, 2024
N-substituted
pyridino-based
congeners
of
Ebselen,
named
here
as
Pyrselen,
incorporating
proximal
Se
and
N
atoms,
undergo
dimerization
in
solution
the
solid
state
through
a
dual
donor-acceptor
arrangement
chalcogen
bonding
sites.
Dimerization
constants
were
measured
within
5-50
M
Dalton Transactions,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(44), P. 16235 - 16248
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
set
of
tellurenium
and
dichlorotelluronium
cations
supported
by
(N),C,N-chelating
ligands
was
synthesized,
their
Lewis
acidity
ascertained
the
Gutmann–Beckett
method
hydrolysis
described.
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20, P. 1292 - 1297
Published: June 4, 2024
Redox
active
phenotellurazine
catalysts
have
been
recently
utilized
in
two
different
cross-dehydrogenative
coupling
reactions.
In
this
study,
we
revisit
the
design
of
redox
catalysts.
particular,
investigate
level
cooperativity
between
Te-
and
N-centers,
effect
secondary
versus
tertiary
heterocyclic
non-heterocyclic
structures,
substitution
patterns
on
catalytic
activity.
The
combination
of
experimental
data
and
results
DFT
calculations
indicates
that
the
catalytic
activity
chalconium
halonium
salts
serving
as
sigma-hole
donating
organocatalysts
cannot
be
clearly
estimated
via
analysis
electrostatic
potential
on
catalysts’
sigma-holes
values
catalyst•••TS
intermolecular
interactions,
such
polarization
effects,
charge
transfer,
or
covalency
bonding.
Moreover,
real
effect
might
not
correlate
well
with
Gibbs
free
energy
activation
reactions,
because
solvation
effects
other
competitive
binding
processes
play
at
least
an
equal
even
more
important
role
in
catalysis.
It
was
shown
present
work
can
either
lead
to
increase
equilibrium
concentration
reactive
catalyst•••electrophile
associates,
thus
accelerating
reaction,
brings
favorable
generation
catalyst•••nucleophile
species
resulting
suppression
organocatalyst.