AB-INITIO ANALYSIS OF WATER-ASSISTED REACTION-MECHANISMS IN AMIDE HYDROLYSIS

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ANTONCZAK, S [1 ]
RUIZLOPEZ, MF [1 ]
RIVAIL, JL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NANCY 1, CHIM THEOR LAB, CNRS, URA 510, F-54506 VANDOEUVRE LES NANCY, FRANCE
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10.1021/ja00088a030
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The water-assisted hydrolysis of formamide has been studied at the MP3/6-31G**//3-21G ab initio level for neutral and H3O+-promoted processes. The computations predict an important catalytic effect through O-protonation, in agreement with previous results for the nonassisted reaction. Assistance by a water molecule lowers the free energy barriers of the neutral and the acid-promoted reactions, but the effect is especially large in the second case. The influence of electrostatic interactions with the bulk is discussed using a continuum model to represent the liquid. Substantial modifications of the transition-state geometries are predicted, but the average change in the activation barriers is rather small.
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