Advances in determining the absolute proton affinities of neutral organic molecules in the gas phase and their interpretation: a theoretical account

ZB Maksic, B Kovacevic, R Vianello - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
The proton is the smallest and the lightest atomic nucleus and is the most abundant in the
universe. Notwithstanding its minute size, it plays gargantuan roles in chemistry …

Enhanced basicity of push–pull nitrogen bases in the gas phase

ED Raczyńska, JF Gal, PC Maria - Chemical Reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen bases containing one or more pushing amino-group (s) directly linked to a pulling
cyano, imino, or phosphoimino group, as well as those in which the pushing and pulling …

Two C 2-symmetric chelating P 2-bisphosphazene superbases connected via a binaphthyl backbone–synthesis, structural features and preparation of a cationic alkyl …

JF Kögel, NJ Kneusels, J Sundermeyer - Chemical Communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Two P2-phosphazenyl groups were linked via a C2-symmetric binaphthyl backbone
resulting in two novel chiral superbases with dimethylamino and pyrrolidino substituents. We …

Strategic design of small and versatile bicyclic organic superbases: a density functional study

A Singh, B Ganguly - New Journal of Chemistry, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
It is shown by a reliable DFT method that bicyclic structures 7–10, constructed using 1, 3-
diaminopropane as an essential building block, can act as powerful neutral organic …

First principles studies toward the design of silylene superbases: a density functional theory study

AK Biswas, R Lo, B Ganguly - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this paper we have reported for the first time some designed silylene superbases using
DFT calculations. These divalent Si (II) compounds can act as powerful neutral organic …

Strategic design and utilization of molecular flexibility for straddling the application of organic superbases: a DFT Study

A Singh, AK Ojha, HM Jang - ChemistrySelect, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed for a series of new
molecular frameworks that have potential to work as organic superbases. In the present …

Exploiting propane-1, 3-diimines as building blocks for superbases: a DFT study

R Lo, B Ganguly - New Journal of Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The DFT calculations are employed to construct propane-1, 3-diimine as an essential
building block to design organic superbases in the gas and acetonitrile phases. This …

Is the Isodesmic Reaction Approach a Better Model for Accurate Calculation of pKa of Organic Superbases? A Computational Study

AK Biswas, R Lo, B Ganguly - Synlett, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
The acid-base dissociation constant (pK a) can be related to the solubility and binding of
drugs. However, measuring accurate pK a values is a challenging task. In this study, we …

Diastereoisomeric proton-bound complexes of 1,5-diaza-cis-decalin in the gas phase

J Roithova - Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical …, 2009 - cccc.uochb.cas.cz
Diastereoisomeric proton-bound complexes of 1, 5-diaza-cis-decalin (1) with butan-2-amine
(2) are studied by means of the DFT calculations and mass spectrometry. The calculations …

Neues aus der Chemie superbasischer Protonenschwämme auf Basis von Guanidin-, Iminophosphoran-und Sulfoximin-Pinzettenliganden für Protonen

NC Abacilar - 2009 - archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de
Protonenschwämme sind neutrale organische Basen mit chelatisierender Protonen-
Akzeptorfunktion. Das klassische Beispiel hierfür ist 1, 8-Bis-(dimethylamino) naphthalin …