Reaction isomerization reactions

This chapter assesses the performance of quantum chemical models with regard to the calculation of reaction energies. Several different reaction classes are considered homolytic and heterolytic bond dissociation reactions, hydrogenation reactions, isomerization reactions and a variety of isodesmic reactions. The chapter concludes with a discussion of reaction energies in solution. 

Dissociation Proton transfer Bimolecular reactions Organometallic reactions Isomerization reactions Abstract reactions Elimination reactions... 

ISOMERIZATION REACTIONS Isomerization reactions involve the intramolecular shift of atoms or groups. One of the most common biochemical isomerizations is the interconversion between aldose and ketose sugars (Figure 1.19). 

The common types of chemical reactions found in living cells are nucleophilic substitution, elimination reactions, addition reactions, isomerization reactions, and oxidadon-reduction reacdons. 21. In addition to being an important energy source, carbohydrates are important structural molecules in organisms and have a role in intracellular and intercellular communication. 

There are many instances reported in the literature where spectrophotometry has been employed for the determination of reaction rates or for the identification of labile intermediates in the reactions. Isomerization reactions are particularly well-suited for spectrophotometric studies anionotxopic rearrangements of substituted alcohols 8, R,CH(OH)CH — CHR, - RICH = CHCHfOHJRj, photochemical transformation of ergosterol to vitamin Dj 8>70, alkali-catalyzed isomerization of arachidonic acid71, photochemical changes in thioctic acid78 etc. 

From stochastic molecnlar dynamics calcnlations on the same system, in the viscosity regime covered by the experiment, it appears that intra- and intennolecnlar energy flow occur on comparable time scales, which leads to the conclnsion that cyclohexane isomerization in liquid CS2 is an activated process [99]. Classical molecnlar dynamics calcnlations [104] also reprodnce the observed non-monotonic viscosity dependence of ic. Furthennore, they also yield a solvent contribntion to the free energy of activation for tlie isomerization reaction which in liquid CS, increases by abont 0.4 kJ moC when the solvent density is increased from 1.3 to 1.5 g cm T Tims the molecnlar dynamics calcnlations support the conclnsion that the high-pressure limit of this unimolecular reaction is not attained in liquid solntion at ambient pressure. It has to be remembered, though, that the analysis of the measnred isomerization rates depends critically on the estimated valne of... 

Schroeder J and Troe J 1993 Soivent effects in the dynamics of dissociation, recombination and isomerization reactions Activated Barrier Crossing ed G R Fieming and P Hanggi (Singapore Worid Scientific) p 206... 

Zhu S-B, Lee J, Robinson G W and Lin S H 1988 A microscopic form of the extended Kramers equation. A simple friction model for cis-trans isomerization reactions Chem. Phys. Lett. 148 164-8... 

Acid-catalyzed isomerization reactions of alkanes as well as alkylation and condensation reactions are initiated by protolytic ionization. Available evidence indicates nonlinear but not necessarily triangular... 

KTB and KTA are superior to alkaU metal hydrides for deprotonation reactions because of the good solubiUties, and because no hydrogen is produced or oil residue left upon reaction. Furthermore, reactions of KTA and KTB can be performed in hydrocarbon solvents as sometimes requited for mild and nonpolar reaction conditions. Potassium alkoxides are used in large quantities for addition, esterification, transesterification, isomerization, and alkoxylation reactions. 

Annular tautomerism does not occur in isothiazoles or benzisothiazoles. Substituent tautomers can sometimes be distinguished by chemical methods, but it is important that reaction mechanisms and the relative rates of interconversion of tautomeric starting materials or isomeric reaction products are carefully investigated. Physical methods only will be considered in this section, and references to original publications can be found in a comprehensive review (76AHC(S1)1). 

In simple chemical systems, it is often possible to make a good first guess at the dominant reaction pathway [25-28]. An example of such a reaction is the chair-to-boat isomerization in cyclohexane. In that pathway, a clever combination of two torsion angles provides an excellent reaction coordinate for the isomerization reaction [29,30]. 

The isomerization reaction, which is acid-site controlled, includes the conversion of alkylcyclopentanes into alkylcyclohexanes, which, in turn, are quickly converted to aromatics by dehydrogenation. In addition, isomerization also includes the conversion of feed n-paraffms into higher octane I-paraffins. 

Considerthereactionofamoleculethattakesplaceonasolidcatalystsurface.Thisreaction simply involves converting one form of the molecule into another in other words, it is an isomerization reaction. However, the reaction in question takes place only on the catalyst surfaceandnotwithoutthecatalyst. 

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