Solvent effects on the sodium borohydride reduction of 2-halocyclohexanones

Daniela Rodrigues Silva, Lucas A. Zeoly, Pascal Vermeeren, Rodrigo A. Cormanich, Trevor A. Hamlin, Célia Fonseca Guerra, Matheus P. Freitas*

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Abstract

We have investigated the stereoselectivity and reactivity of the sodium borohydride reduction of 2-X-cyclohexanones (X=H, Cl, Br) using a combined approach of competitive experiments and density functional theory calculations. Our results show that the hydride addition proceeds via a late transition state in which the C–H bond is nearly formed, consistent with the mild reducing power of NaBH4. The reaction barrier decreases from the 2-halocyclohexanones to the unsubstituted cyclohexanone, in line with relative reactivities observed in the competitive experiments. Furthermore, we provide a protocol to solve the longstanding issue of properly modelling the axial–equatorial facial selectivity of hydride addition to the carbonyl group substituted with a vicinal polar group. The inclusion of implicit solvation in combination with an explicit solvent molecule is crucial to reproduce the stereoselective formation of the cis product observed experimentally.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere4556
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Organic Chemistry
Volume36
Issue number10
Early online date23 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors are thankful to the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—CAPES (funding code: 001), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq (grant number: 306830/2021‐3), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais—FAPEMIG (grant number: APQ‐00383/15), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo—FAPESP (grant number: 2018/03910‐1), the Fundo de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão—FAEPEX (grant number: 2466/20), and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for the financial support of this research. This work was carried out on the Dutch national e‐infrastructure with the support of SURF Cooperative.

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Funding

The authors are thankful to the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—CAPES (funding code: 001), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq (grant number: 306830/2021-3), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais—FAPEMIG (grant number: APQ-00383/15), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo—FAPESP (grant number: 2018/03910-1), the Fundo de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão—FAEPEX (grant number: 2466/20), and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for the financial support of this research. This work was carried out on the Dutch national e-infrastructure with the support of SURF Cooperative. The authors are thankful to the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—CAPES (funding code: 001), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq (grant number: 306830/2021‐3), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais—FAPEMIG (grant number: APQ‐00383/15), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo—FAPESP (grant number: 2018/03910‐1), the Fundo de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão—FAEPEX (grant number: 2466/20), and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for the financial support of this research. This work was carried out on the Dutch national e‐infrastructure with the support of SURF Cooperative.

FundersFunder number
Fundo de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão
SURF Cooperative
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo2018/03910‐1
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior001
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico306830/2021‐3
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas GeraisAPQ‐00383/15
Fundo de Apoio ao Ensino, à Pesquisa e Extensão, Universidade Estadual de Campinas2466/20

    Keywords

    • density functional computations
    • halogens
    • reactivity
    • solvation
    • stereoselectivity

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