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How Do the Position and Number of Methyl Substituents Affect the Photochemical Process of Criegee Intermediate? Trajectory Surface-Hopping Dynamics of Four-Carbon CIs
- Source :
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry - Part A; July 2024, Vol. 128 Issue: 28 p5525-5532, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Electronic-structure calculations combined with nonadiabatic trajectory surface-hopping (TSH) dynamic simulations were carried out on two alkenyl-substituted Criegee intermediates (CIs), i.e., propenyl-substituted CI (PCI) and 1-methyl-propenyl substituted CI (MPCI), in order to investigate the influence of the position and number of substituents on the photochemical process of CI in S1states. It is found that they play critical roles in the reactivity, dominant product channel, and mechanism of the CIs. More specifically, introducing a methyl group on either C1 (α-C) or C3 (γ-C) position of a vinyl-substituted CI (VCI) skeleton facilitates the rotation of the C1═O1 bond and leads to the formation of a three-membered dioxirane ring; meanwhile, it evidently enhances the reactively of the S1-state molecule. Meanwhile, methyl substitution on the vinyl moiety [i.e., C2 (β-C) and C3 (γ-C) positions] is beneficial for the rotation of the C2═C3 bond and thus facilitates the formation of the five-membered 1,2-dioxole ring, and the substitution on C2 site decreases the reactivity. The cosubstitution of C2 and C3 atoms by methyl groups well balances the features of VCI in the sense of high reactivity, consistently predominant channel, and possible dioxole side-product. The findings here not only deepen the knowledge on the photochemical processes of the CI but also inspire the rethinking of the “old” concept of substitution effect.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10895639 and 15205215
- Volume :
- 128
- Issue :
- 28
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry - Part A
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs66833585
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.4c02112