Selective reactivity of glycosyl cation stereoisomers: the role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding

The impact of the stereochemistry of the glycosyl cation species upon its dynamic properties is examined together with their vibrational spectra in order to gain insight into the effects of configurational isomerism on conformer dynamics and proton mobility. Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simul...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2023-10, Vol.25 (39), p.26737-26747
Hauptverfasser: Dvores, M. P, Çarçabal, P, Gerber, R. B
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The impact of the stereochemistry of the glycosyl cation species upon its dynamic properties is examined together with their vibrational spectra in order to gain insight into the effects of configurational isomerism on conformer dynamics and proton mobility. Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations and infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy explore the conformational and reactive dynamics of two pairs of glycosyl cation isomers: (1) protonated α- and β- anomers of methyl- d -galactopyranoside and (2) the oxocarbenium ions of the d -aldohexose C2 epimers galactose and talose. Analysis of these simulations together with experimental spectroscopy, interpreted by anharmonic calculations, points to the key role played by the intramolecular hydrogen bonds which are present in a unique pattern and extent in each isomer. We find that the reactivity of galactoside stereoisomers toward acid-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution, as gauged by the ability to form free oxocarbenium ions, differs markedly in a way that agrees with experimental measurements in the condensed phase. Other properties such as conformer stability and vibrational transitions were also found to reflect the characteristic hydrogen bonding interactions present in each isomer. In both systems, the stereochemistry is shown to determine the strength of intramolecular hydrogen bonding as well as between which substituents proton transfer is possible. We expect that the critical impact of non-covalent interactions on stereoisomer selectivity may be a widely found phenomenon whose effects should be further investigated. Proton transfer pathways are indicated by arrows, 'X' denotes sites not suitable for proton transfer.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/d3cp03326k