1. N−C Axially Chiral Anilines: Electronic Effect on Barrier to Rotation and A Remote Proton Brake.
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Iwasaki, Yumiko, Morisawa, Ryuichi, Yokojima, Satoshi, Hasegawa, Hiroshi, Roussel, Christian, Vanthuyne, Nicolas, Caytan, Elsa, and Kitagawa, Osamu
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ACTIVATION energy , *CHEMICAL kinetics , *CHEMICAL reactions , *ROTATIONAL barriers , *FORCED vibration (Mechanics) - Abstract
Abstract:
N ‐Aryl‐N ‐methyl‐2‐tert ‐butyl‐6‐methylaniline derivatives exhibit a rotationally stable N−C axially chiral structure and the rotational barriers around an N−C chiral axis increased with the increase in electron‐withdrawing character ofpara ‐substituent on the aryl group. X‐ray crystal structural analysis and the DFT calculation suggested that the considerable change of the rotational barriers by the electron effect ofpara ‐substituents is due to the disappearance of resonance stabilization energy caused by the twisting ofpara ‐substituted phenyl group in the transition state. This structural property of the N−C axially chiral anilines was employed to reveal a new acid‐decelerated molecular rotor caused by the protonation at the remote position (remote proton brake). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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