Kinetic isotope study

Despite H/D kinetic isotope studies, application of modern techniques such as atomic force microscopy (AFM), electrochemical mass spectrometry (EMS) [60], and electrochemical quartz microbalance (EQCM), the mechanism of electroless nickel and cobalt, whatever reducing agent is involved, continues to be the subject of much discussion and varying opinions. 

Further evidence for the Aa11 mechanism was obtained from a solvent kinetic isotope study. The theoretical kinetic isotope effects for intermediates in the three reaction pathways as derived from fractionation factors are indicated in parentheses in Scheme 6.143,144 For the Aa11 mechanism (pathway (iii)) a solvent KIE (/ch2o A d2o) between 0.48 and 0.33 is predicted while both bimolecular processes (pathways (i) and (ii)) would have greater values of between 0.48 and 0.69. Acid-catalysed hydrolysis of ethylene oxide derivatives and acetals, which follow an A1 mechanism, display KIEs in the region of 0.5 or less while normal acid-catalysed ester hydrolyses (AAc2 mechanism) have values between 0.6 and 0.7.145,146... 

Formation of A-acyl-A-alkoxynitrenium ions has been demonstrated by solvent kinetic isotope studies, Arrhenius activation parameters and substituent effects as well as product studies. 

Robertson [28] proposed that an additional possibility was that the destruction of the substrates may be mediated by hydroxyl radicals generated via the superoxide radical anion produced at the conduction band. This is subsequently hydrated or deuterated by the solvent. This may be rate determining since the O2 has to be generated at the conduction band prior to interaction with the solvent and subsequent formation of OH or OD" species. Therefore the kinetic isotope effect could be due to the interaction of the solvent with the superoxide species rather than the attack on the toxin. If this is the case it was suggested that a similar kinetic isotope effect would be observed no matter what substrate was being destroyed. Further kinetic isotope studies will help elucidate the potential of this proposed mechanism. 

Because the phosphonate-phosphate rearrangement requires P-C bond breakage and formation of the P-O bond kinetic isotope studies by means of 13C NMR were chosen.50 13C KIEs were derived from NMR analysis of substrate-o-nitro-benzaldehyde or product-phosphate. Samples of aldehyde were prepared using the dead-end method. To the solution of phosphite 3 and triethylamine in acetonitrile an excess of aldehyde was added and solution was heated at 65°C to complete conversion of phosphonate 4 to phosphate 5 monitored by 31P NMR. The aldehyde conversions 0.2-0.8 were calculated from the balance of concentrations. The changes of 13C composition were determined for carbonyl carbon atom using signal of meta aryl carbon as an internal standard. KIE 1.0223(14) was calculated from the slope of linear relationship of isotopic ratio R and fraction of reaction,... 

Literature concerning the unimolecular reactions of oxygen containing compounds is very extensive. To cover all the kinetic studies in this field would be virtually impossible in a review of this kind. By necessity we have limited our coverage, in the main, to reactions for which Arrhenius or transition state parameters have been reported. Some relative rate and kinetic isotope studies judged to be reliable, and to contribute significantly to the elucidation of the kinetics, have also been included. Photochemical and irradiation induced reactions do not generally produce unimolecular reactions which can be studied quantitatively therefore, the vast majority of the reactions reviewed here are those induced thermally. 

However, this simplified reaction does not indicate the involvement of solvent or electron transfer. They supported their theory using kinetic isotope studies, which showed the involvement of solvent protons in the electron transfer step, via hydrogen bonding by the... 

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There are a number of different ways in which isotopes can be used in biological investigations. They can be classified under three main headings analytical techniques, tracer studies, and kinetic-isotope studies. Two important analytical techniques are isotope dilution and radioimmunoassay, both of which depend upon the fact that small amounts of isotopes are very conveniently determined by measurements of their radioactivity. In a tracer study one labels a compound by making ah isotope... 

Explain the significance of kinetic-isotope studies in connection with the mechanisms of biological reactions. 

A number of kinetic isotope studies have been reported for gas-phase eliminations. Isopropyl bromide-dg decomposes more slowly than isopropyl bromide and the intramolecular isotope effects (A ,c2D4hx-c2D4)/ (C2D4hx-c2D.iH)) have been recorded for pyrolyses of ethyl acetate (2.0), chloride (2.20), and bromide (2.10) at 500°C. At the elevated reaction temperatures, these values correspond to the maximum predicted for complete loss of the C-H stretching vibration and they have been interpreted as indicating considerable weakening of the C-H bond in the transition state. Whether this is a homolytic or hetero-lytic bond fission, it is remarkably insensitive to beta substituent effects on rate. The intramolecular isotope effects in these cases could reflect predominantly a secondary isotope effect rather than the intended primary effect and dissection into an intermolecular and secondary isotope effect would prove more fruitful. (Section 2.2.1.)... 

Harris. J.M. Gonzalez-Bello, C. Kleanthous. C.. et al. Evidence from kinetic isotope studies for an enolate intermediate in the mechanism of type II dehydroquinases. Biochem. J. 1996. 319. 333-336. 

The presence of a hydride cis to the ri -arene allowed spectroscopic analysis to be carried out on the complex. At variable temperature the complex was observed to exhibit C-H oxidative addition into the benzene proton in an intramolecular fashion. The NMR spectral analysis at variable temperature were performed to calculate the energy barrier needed for such a reaction to occur which supported an intramolecular C-H oxidative addition step. The energy barrier (AG ) to arene C H oxidative addition for the benzene hydride adduct was found to be 12.7 kcal/mol. Kinetic isotope studies were also done on other substituted benzene analogues as well as the benzene phenyl adduct, all pointing towards the same outcome. Here the ktijkYy value for the benzene phenyl adduct was found to be 3.0 at 259 K, which is consistent with significant C-H(D) bond cleavage to reach the transition state. 

A Pt-catalyzed C(sp )-H functionalization with ort/zo-alkyl-substituted aromatic carboxylic acids 12 for the synthesis of aryl lactones 13 was explored by Chang and coworkers in 2006 (Scheme 12.6) [10]. Kinetic isotope studies reveal that the reaction takes place presumably by the chelation assistance of metal catalyst to the carboxylic group followed by the C-H bond activation. 

In 2008, using an inexpensive copper salt as the catalyst, Powell and coworkers developed the oxidative coupling of benzylic C-H bonds with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (Scheme 3.17). Kinetic isotope studies support a mechanism involving a benzylic H-atom abstraction. 

The oxidation of cyano-Gilman cuprates has enabled the synthesis of new cyclophanes. Moreover, while BuhCuLi-LiCN has been reported to effect vinylallene formation by the 1,5-substitution of enyne acetates, it has been revealed that the application of Bu"3P to the reaction system considerably enhances the enantioselectivity of the synthesis. " Recent kinetic isotope studies into the chlorotrimethylsilane-mediated addition of lithiocuprates to cyclo-hexenone have suggested that reaction proceeds via an intermediate rr-com-plex. ... 

There is now a great deal of evidence (kinetic isotope studies, observation of the low reactivity of the acetic acid dimer, theoretical studies, and end product studies) indicating that more than half of the reaction of OH with acetic acid is via abstraction of the acidic hydrogen (Singleton et al., 1989 Butkovskaya et al., 2004b De Smedt... 

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