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  • Feature Paper
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  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,780 Views
22 Pages

Deciphering the Mechanism of Silver Catalysis of “Click” Chemistry in Water by Combining Experimental and MEDT Studies

  • Hicham Ben El Ayouchia,
  • Lahoucine Bahsis,
  • Ismail Fichtali,
  • Luis R. Domingo,
  • Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez,
  • Miguel Julve and
  • Salah-Eddine Stiriba

20 August 2020

A combined experimental study and molecular electron density theory (MEDT) analysis was carried out to investigate the click of 1,2,3-triazole derivatives by Ag(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (AgAAC) reaction as well as its corresponding mec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Chemistry and Catalysis: Prediction and Design)
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8 Citations
3,543 Views
27 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of New Spirooxindoles Including Triazole and Benzimidazole Pharmacophores via [3+2] Cycloaddition Reaction: An MEDT Study of the Mechanism and Selectivity

  • Saeed Alshahrani,
  • Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid,
  • Abdullah Saleh Alamary,
  • M. Ali,
  • Mezna Saleh Altowyan,
  • Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez,
  • Sammer Yousuf and
  • Assem Barakat

8 October 2023

A new series of spirooxindoles based on benzimidazole, triazole, and isatin moieties were synthesized via a [3+2] cycloaddition reaction protocol in one step. The single X-ray crystal structure of the intermediate triazole-benzimidazole 4 was solved....

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1,041 Views
25 Pages

Experimental and MEDT Study of Sydnone–Alkyne Cycloaddition-Based Synthesis of 1,4-Disubstituted Pyrazoles and In Silico Investigation of Their Binding to HCV and HIV Proteins

  • Souad Zerbib,
  • Mohammed Eddahmi,
  • Marwa Alaqarbeh,
  • Pierre-Edouard Bodet,
  • Valérie Thiery,
  • Ahmed Fatimi,
  • Natália Cruz-Martins,
  • Christian Bailly,
  • Luis R. Domingo and
  • Latifa Bouissane

Six 1,4-disubstituted pyrazoles linked to a benzenesulfonamide and a benzodioxane unit have been synthesized through a copper(I)-catalyzed formal [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction of alkynes with 3-arylsydnones. The Cu-catalyzed sydnone–alkyn...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Chemical Calculations of Molecular Reaction Processes, 2nd Edition)
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4 Citations
3,050 Views
22 Pages

[3 + 2] Cycloadditions in Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirooxindole Hybrids Linked to Triazole and Ferrocene Units: X-ray Crystal Structure and MEDT Study of the Reaction Mechanism

  • Hessa H. Al-Rasheed,
  • Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid,
  • M. Ali,
  • Matti Haukka,
  • Sherif Ramadan,
  • Saied M. Soliman,
  • Ayman El-Faham,
  • Luis R. Domingo and
  • Assem Barakat

5 October 2022

Derivatization of spirooxindole having triazole and ferrocene units was achieved by the [3 + 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction approach. Reacting the respective azomethine ylide (AY) intermediate generated in situ with the ethylene derivative produced...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
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  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,791 Views
12 Pages

28 January 2019

The characterization of the structure of nitronic esters and their rearrangement into nitronorbornene reactions has been analyzed within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular Electron Density Theory in Organic Chemistry)
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  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,921 Views
20 Pages

15 October 2024

The regio- and stereoselectivity and the molecular mechanisms of the [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions between Syn-propanethial S-oxide and selected conjugated nitroalkenes were explored theoretically in the framework of the Molecular Electron Density...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Heterocyclic Compounds: Synthesis, Application and Theoretical Study)
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19 Citations
2,826 Views
17 Pages

14 October 2024

The molecular mechanism of the reaction between 2-methoxyfuran and ethyl (Z)-3-phenyl-2-nitroprop-2-enoate was investigated using wb97xd/6-311+G(d,p)(PCM) quantum chemical calculations. It was found that the most probable reaction mechanism is fundam...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multiconfigurational and DFT Methods Applied to Chemical Systems—2nd Edition)
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3 Citations
2,273 Views
17 Pages

19 February 2025

The regioselectivity and molecular mechanism of the (3+2) cycloaddition reaction between E-2-(trimethylsilyl)-1-nitroethene and arylonitrile N-oxides were explored on the basis of the ωB97XD/6-311+G(d) (PCM) quantumchemical calculations. It was...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Chemical Calculations of Molecular Reaction Processes)
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17 Citations
5,658 Views
16 Pages

Mpro-SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors and Various Chemical Reactivity of 1-Bromo- and 1-Chloro-4-vinylbenzene in [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions

  • Mohammed El Idrissi,
  • Mohamed El Ghozlani,
  • Asli Eşme,
  • Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez,
  • Anas Ouled Aitouna,
  • Mohammed Salah,
  • Habib El Alaoui El Abdallaoui,
  • Abdellah Zeroual,
  • Noureddine Mazoir and
  • Luis R. Domingo

4 January 2021

The regioselectvity and the mechanism of the (32CA) cycloadditions reactions of 1-bromo-4-vinylbenzene 1 and 1-chloro-4-vinylbenzene 2 with benzonitrile oxide 3 were investigated under the molecular electron density theory (MEDT) at the B3LYP/6-311++...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cycloaddition Reaction in Organic Synthesis)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,886 Views
14 Pages

BET & ELF Quantum Topological Analysis of Neutral 2-Aza-Cope Rearrangement of γ-Alkenyl Nitrones

  • Pedro Merino,
  • Maria A. Chiacchio,
  • Laura Legnani and
  • Tomás Tejero

19 August 2017

The 2-Aza-Cope rearrangement of γ-alkenyl nitrones is a rare example of the neutral thermal 2-aza-Cope process that usually takes place with cationic species. During the rearrangement, a redistribution of bonds and electronic density occurs in one ki...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular Electron Density Theory: A Modern View of Molecular Reactivity in Organic Chemistry)
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52 Citations
4,113 Views
19 Pages

The Participation of 3,3,3-Trichloro-1-nitroprop-1-ene in the [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction with Selected Nitrile N-Oxides in the Light of the Experimental and MEDT Quantum Chemical Study

  • Karolina Zawadzińska,
  • Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez,
  • Karolina Kula,
  • Przemysław Woliński,
  • Barbara Mirosław,
  • Tomasz Krawczyk and
  • Radomir Jasiński

9 November 2021

The regioselective zw-type [3 + 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of a series of aryl-substituted nitrile N-oxides (NOs) with trichloronitropropene (TNP) have been both experimentally and theoretically studied within the Molecular Electron Density Th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Huisgen 3+n Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions: An Accessible and Useful Tool in Modern Organic and Heterocycle Synthesis)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,115 Views
20 Pages

23 August 2023

The reaction of N-phenyl iminoborane with benzaldehyde yielding a fused aromatic compound, recently reported by Liu et al., has been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT). Formation of the fused aromatic compound is a domino pro...

(This article belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)
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92 Citations
14,090 Views
24 Pages

Wildfire Segmentation Using Deep Vision Transformers

  • Rafik Ghali,
  • Moulay A. Akhloufi,
  • Marwa Jmal,
  • Wided Souidene Mseddi and
  • Rabah Attia

5 September 2021

In this paper, we address the problem of forest fires’ early detection and segmentation in order to predict their spread and help with fire fighting. Techniques based on Convolutional Networks are the most used and have proven to be efficient at solv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Data Mining in Multi-Platform Remote Sensing)
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  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,020 Views
23 Pages

22 January 2024

The chemistry of conjugated nitrodienes is becoming increasingly popular. These molecules are successfully applied in cycloaddition to synthesize six-membered rings in Diels-Alder reactions. Nitrodienes can be also applied to obtain bis-compounds in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds)
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1 Citations
1,175 Views
22 Pages

17 December 2025

Thermal [2+2] cycloaddition (22CA) reactions of perfluorobicyclo[2.2.0]hex-1(4)-ene (PFBHE) and bicyclo[2.2.0]hex-1(4)-ene (BHE) with ethylene, benzene and styrene were investigated through the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the UM06-2X/...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Materials Science Advancements Through Density Functional Theory)
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28 Citations
4,790 Views
18 Pages

On the Mechanism of the Synthesis of Nitrofunctionalised Δ2-Pyrazolines via [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions between α-EWG-Activated Nitroethenes and Nitrylimine TAC Systems

  • Agnieszka Fryźlewicz,
  • Aleksandra Olszewska,
  • Karolina Zawadzińska,
  • Przemysław Woliński,
  • Karolina Kula,
  • Agnieszka Kącka-Zych,
  • Agnieszka Łapczuk-Krygier and
  • Radomir Jasiński

1 March 2022

We investigated the reactivity of different substituted nitrylimine-type three atom components (TACs) in [3+2] cycloaddition (32CAs) reactions with electrophilically activated nitroethenes within molecular electron density theory (MEDT). In parallel...

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2 Citations
2,320 Views
15 Pages

29 October 2024

The hetero-Diels–Alder (HDA) reaction between the ambident heterodiene 3-methylene-2,4-chromandione (MCDO) and non-symmetric methyl vinyl ether (MVE) is investigated using the molecular electron density theory (MEDT) at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)
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2 Citations
3,099 Views
14 Pages

Highly Regioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrilimines and Thioaurones Towards Spiro-2-Pyrazolines: Synthesis, Characterization, and Mechanistic Study

  • Mohamed Bakhouch,
  • Bouchra Es-Sounni,
  • Ayoub Ouaddi,
  • Khaoula Oudghiri,
  • Mohammed Chalkha,
  • Lahoucine Bahsis,
  • Taoufiq Benali,
  • Mohamed Bourass,
  • Rabiaa Fdil and
  • Mohamed El Yazidi
  • + 1 author

14 December 2024

In this paper, we report a highly regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (1,3-DC) reaction of nitrilimines with thioaurone derivatives that afforded the hitherto unreported spiropyrazolines. Spectroscopic and spectrometric data were utilized to con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cycloaddition Reactions at the Beginning of the Third Millennium)
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9 Citations
3,604 Views
15 Pages

[3+2] cycloaddition reactions play a crucial role in synthesizing complex organic molecules and have significant applications in drug discovery and materials science. In this study, the [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of N-methyl-C-4-methyl phen...

(This article belongs to the Topic Theoretical, Quantum and Computational Chemistry)
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2 Citations
2,131 Views
13 Pages

11 July 2023

A new ethylene derivative was synthesized as a precursor for the [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction to access a novel spirooxindole embodied with benzimidazole with a pyridine spacer. The chalcone derivatives 3a–j is obtained with condensation of th...

(This article belongs to the Section Organic Crystalline Materials)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,596 Views
38 Pages

15 September 2025

1,3-Butadiene and its analogues constitute an important raw material in the petrochemical industry. What is more, due to their specific structure, these compounds are attractive components in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Modification of t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue From Electronic Structure to Application: Computational Insights into Bioactive and Functional Molecules)
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  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,780 Views
16 Pages

3 October 2022

The [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction of an azomethine ylide (AY) with an electrophilic ethylene linked to triazole and ferrocene units has been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the ωB97X-D/6-311G(d,p) level. The...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metal-Based Complex: Preparation and Medicinal Characteristics)
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1 Citations
2,827 Views
14 Pages

6 November 2023

A one-pot multi-component reaction was employed for the stereoselective synthesis of a novel set of dispiro-oxindolopyrrolizidines analogs incorporating a thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazole scaffold based on the [3 + 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction approa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Theoretical Investigations of Reaction Mechanisms II)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
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14 Citations
4,584 Views
17 Pages

2-Aminobenzothiazole-Containing Copper(II) Complex as Catalyst in Click Chemistry: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

  • Lahoucine Bahsis,
  • Meryem Hrimla,
  • Hicham Ben El Ayouchia,
  • Hafid Anane,
  • Miguel Julve and
  • Salah-Eddine Stiriba

11 July 2020

The reaction of copper(II) acetate with the 2-aminobenzothiazole (abt) heterocycle affords the new copper(II) complex of formula [Cu(abt)2(OOCCH3)2] (1) in a straightforward manner. Compound 1 served as a precatalyst for azide/alkyne cycloaddition re...

(This article belongs to the Section Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,164 Views
21 Pages

Study of 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Between 4-Acyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones Fused at the [e]-Side with a Heterocyclic Moiety and Diphenylnitrone: A Comprehensive MEDT, Docking Approach and MD Simulation

  • Soukaina Ameur,
  • Agnieszka Kącka-Zych,
  • Ziad Moussa,
  • Reem I. Alsantali,
  • Abdellah Zeroual,
  • Mustafa S. Alluhaibi,
  • Abdulrahman A. Alsimaree and
  • Saleh A. Ahmed

12 September 2025

In this article, the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (1,3-DC) reactions between 4-acyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones fused at the [e]-side with a heterocyclic moiety (FPDs) and diphenylnitrone are studied using Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at different...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis, Modification and Application of Heterocyclic Compounds)
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2 Citations
978 Views
15 Pages

25 November 2025

The kinetic aspects and molecular mechanism of the thermal decomposition of nitroalkyl phosphates were evaluated on the basis of DFT quantum-chemical calculations at the ωb97xd/6-311G(d,p) (PCM) level of theory. These reactions were found to pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Materials Science Advancements Through Density Functional Theory)
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8 Citations
4,098 Views
10 Pages

25 July 2019

Virotoxins are monocyclic peptides formed by at least five different compounds: alaviroidin, viroisin, deoxoviroisin, viroidin and deoxovirodin. These are toxic peptides singularly found in Amanita virosa mushrooms. Here we perform computational stud...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular Electron Density Theory in Organic Chemistry)
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2 Citations
2,771 Views
18 Pages

The phenomena of regio- and stereoselectivity and the molecular mechanism of the [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between (E)-2-arylnitroethenes and the ynamine molecular system were analyzed using wb97xd/6-311 + G(d) (PCM) quantumchemical calculations...

(This article belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)
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496 Citations
21,258 Views
15 Pages

30 September 2016

A new theory for the study of the reactivity in Organic Chemistry, named Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT), is proposed herein. MEDT is based on the idea that while the electron density distribution at the ground state is responsible for physi...

(This article belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)
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26 Citations
5,119 Views
15 Pages

26 June 2024

Regioselectivity and the molecular mechanism of the [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between nitro-substituted formonitrile N-oxide 1 and electron-rich alkenes were explored on the basis of the wb97xd/6-311+G(d) (PCM) quantum chemical calculations. It wa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Applications)
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8 Citations
2,384 Views
11 Pages

17 April 2023

[3 + 2] Cycloaddition reactions with the participation of Z-C-(3-pyridyl)-N-methylnitrone and series of E-2-R-nitroethenes were both experimentally and theoretically explored in the framework of Molecular Electron Density Theory. It was found that al...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds via Cycloadditions: Applications in Medicinal Chemistry)
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1 Citations
1,626 Views
18 Pages

16 September 2025

The relative reactivity of the nitrovinyl molecular segment characterized by the “cis” orientation of nitro group and the aryl ring was evaluated based on the experimental and Density Functional Theory quantum chemical data. It was found...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modern Application of Cycloaddition Reactions: Experimental and Theoretical Research)
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41 Citations
4,588 Views
16 Pages

28 February 2020

The [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of diphenyl nitrilimine and phenyl nitrile oxide with (R)-carvone have been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT). Electron localisation function (ELF) analysis of these three-atom-compon...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular Electron Density Theory in Organic Chemistry)
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2 Citations
1,476 Views
18 Pages

30 May 2025

Adsorbents derived from Merrifield’s resin and a reaction with three functionalizing ligands namely 1,2-ethanedithiol (M-EDT), 1,2-benzenedithiol (M-BDT), and 2-benzimidazolylmethylthio acetic acid (M-BITAA) were synthesized for the recovery an...

(This article belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
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10 Citations
5,081 Views
10 Pages

Six density functionals (M11, M11L, MN12L, MN12SX, N12, and N12SX) in connection with the Def2TZVP basis set and the SMD solvation model (water as a solvent) have been assessed for the calculation of the molecular structure and properties of several...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular Electron Density Theory: A Modern View of Molecular Reactivity in Organic Chemistry)
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3 Citations
1,161 Views
26 Pages

11 December 2025

In this work, the regio- and stereochemistry as well as the molecular mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction of nitrones with (E)-3-(methylsulfonyl)-propenoic acid derivatives were analyzed based on ωb97xD/6-311G(d,p) quantum chemical calculat...

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3 Citations
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22 Pages

Inhibitors of monoamine oxidases (MAOs) are of interest for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and other human pathologies. In this frame, the present work describes different synthetic strategies to obtain MAO inhibitors via the coupling o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Approaches for the Investigation of Complex Molecular Mechanisms, 3rd Edition)
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9 Citations
3,215 Views
13 Pages

26 July 2024

Schiff bases are compounds that are widely distributed in nature and have practical value for industry and biomedicine. Another important use of Schiff bases is identifying metal ions and different molecules, including proteins. Their proneness to hy...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interplay between Computational and Experimental Photochemistry)
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50 Citations
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24 Pages

26 October 2024

In recent times, interest in the chemistry of conjugated nitrodienes is still significantly increasing. In particular, the application of these compounds as building blocks to obtain heterocycles is a popular object of research. Therefore, in continu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Heterocyclic Compounds: Synthesis, Application and Theoretical Study)
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15 Citations
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Modeling of the General Trends of Reactivity and Regioselectivity in Cyclopentadiene–Nitroalkene Diels–Alder Reactions

  • Adrianna Fałowska,
  • Stanisław Grzybowski,
  • Daniel Kapuściński,
  • Karol Sambora and
  • Agnieszka Łapczuk

This study presents a theoretical investigation of the electronic properties of mono- and pentasubstituted cyclopentadiene analogs and variously substituted conjugated nitroalkenes bearing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups. Conceptual...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cyclization Reactions in Organic Synthesis: Recent Developments)
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25 Citations
5,590 Views
17 Pages

13 November 2020

The regioselectivity in non-polar [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions has been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level. To this end, the 32CA reactions of nine simplest three-atom-components (TACs)...

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10 Citations
4,397 Views
20 Pages

10 January 2021

The [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of strongly nucleophilic norbornadiene (NBD), with simplest diazoalkane (DAA) and three DAAs of increased electrophilicity, have been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) at the MPWB1K/6...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2020 Profile Papers by Chemistry' Editorial Board Members)
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20 Pages

9 May 2012

Tetrathiafulvalene derivatives condensed with 2-alkylidene-1,3-dithiole moiety, MeDTES (2-isopropylidene-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-d]-4,5-ethylenediselenotetrathiafulvalene), EtDTES (2-(pentan-3-ylidene)-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-d]-4,5-ethylenediselenotetrathiafulval...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Conductors)
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44 Citations
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26 Pages

The effects of metal-based Lewis acid (LA) catalysts on the reaction rate and regioselectivity in polar Diels–Alder (P-DA) reactions has been analyzed within the molecular electron density theory (MEDT). A clear linear correlation between the r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Cycloadditions: Theory, Practice, and Applications)
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23 Citations
2,862 Views
15 Pages

19 April 2024

The critical role of global electron density transfer (GEDT) in increasing the reaction rate of polar organic reactions has been studied within the framework of Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT). To this end, the series of the polar Diels&ndas...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)
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4 Citations
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21 Pages

The intramolecular Diels–Alder (IMDA) reactions of four substituted deca-1,3,9-trienes and one N-methyleneocta-5,7-dien-1-aminium with different electrophilic/nucleophilic activations have been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Chemical Calculations of Molecular Reaction Processes)
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9 Citations
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Unveiling the Ionic Diels–Alder Reactions within the Molecular Electron Density Theory

  • Luis R. Domingo,
  • Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez and
  • María José Aurell

14 June 2021

The ionic Diels–Alder (I-DA) reactions of a series of six iminium cations with cyclopentadiene have been studied within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT). The superelectrophilic character of iminium cations, ω > 8.20 eV, accounts for th...

(This article belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)
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114 Citations
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The electronic structure and the participation of the simplest azomethine imine (AI) in [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions have been analysed within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations at...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular Electron Density Theory: A Modern View of Molecular Reactivity in Organic Chemistry)
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18 Citations
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The competitiveness of the BF3 Lewis acid (LA) catalyzed polar Diels–Alder (P-DA) and polar Alder-ene (P-AE) reactions of 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, a diene possessing an allylic hydrogen, with formaldehyde has been studied within the Molecular El...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Theoretical Investigations of Reaction Mechanisms)
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12 Pages

Experimental and Theoretical Mechanistic Study on the Thermal Decomposition of 3,3-diphenyl-4-(trichloromethyl)-5-nitropyrazoline

  • Karolina Kula,
  • Agnieszka Kącka-Zych,
  • Agnieszka Łapczuk-Krygier,
  • Zbigniew Wzorek,
  • Anna K. Nowak and
  • Radomir Jasiński

The present paper is a continuation of comprehensive study regarding to synthesis and properties of pyrazoles and their derivatives. In its framework an experimental and theoretical studies of thermal decomposition of the 3,3-diphenyl-4-(trichloromet...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Biological Studies of Five-Membered Azaheterocycle Derivatives)

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