Holistic Prediction of the pKa in Diverse Solvents Based on a Machine‐Learning Approach

Q Yang, Y Li, JD Yang, Y Liu, L Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
While many approaches to predict aqueous pKa values exist, the fast and accurate
prediction of non‐aqueous pKa values is still challenging. Based on the iBonD experimental …

Determination of the absolute solvation free energy and enthalpy of the proton in solutions

A Malloum, JJ Fifen, J Conradie - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The absolute solvation energies (free energy and enthalpy) of the proton in solution is of
great importance for biological and chemical processes in that solution. The absolute …

Molecular cobalt complexes with pendant amines for selective electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid

S Roy, B Sharma, J Pécaut, P Simon… - Journal of the …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
We report here on a new series of CO2-reducing molecular catalysts based on Earth-
abundant elements that are very selective for the production of formic acid in …

Strengths of acids in acetonitrile

A Kütt, S Tshepelevitsh, J Saame… - European Journal of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The equilibrium acidity scale (pKa scale) in acetonitrile has been supplemented by
numerous new compounds and new ΔpKa measurements. It now contains altogether 231 …

Elucidation of the Selectivity of Proton-Dependent Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction by fac-Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl

JA Keith, KA Grice, CP Kubiak… - Journal of the American …, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
A complete mechanism for the proton-dependent electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO by
fac-Re (bpy)(CO) 3Cl that is consistent with experimental observations has been developed …

Empirical Conversion of pKa Values between Different Solvents and Interpretation of the Parameters: Application to Water, Acetonitrile, Dimethyl Sulfoxide, and …

E Rossini, AD Bochevarov, EW Knapp - ACS omega, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
An empirical conversion method (ECM) that transforms p K a values of arbitrary organic
compounds from one solvent to the other is introduced. We demonstrate the method's …

Catalytic ring expansions of cyclic alcohols enabled by proton-coupled electron transfer

K Zhao, K Yamashita, JE Carpenter… - Journal of the …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
We report here a catalytic method for the modular ring expansion of cyclic aliphatic alcohols.
In this work, proton-coupled electron transfer activation of an allylic alcohol substrate affords …

How to Predict the pKa of Any Compound in Any Solvent

M Busch, E Ahlberg, E Ahlberg, K Laasonen - ACS omega, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Acid–base properties of molecules in nonaqueous solvents are of critical importance for
almost all areas of chemistry. Despite this very high relevance, our knowledge is still mostly …

Catalytic dynamic kinetic resolutions in tandem to construct two-axis terphenyl atropisomers

OM Beleh, E Miller, FD Toste… - Journal of the American …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The defined structure of molecules bearing multiple stereogenic axes is of increasing
relevance to materials science, pharmaceuticals, and catalysis. However, catalytic …

Thermodynamic hydricities of biomimetic organic hydride donors

S Ilic, U Pandey Kadel, Y Basdogan… - Journal of the …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Thermodynamic hydricities (Δ GH–) in acetonitrile and dimethyl sulfoxide have been
calculated and experimentally measured for several metal-free hydride donors: NADH …