摘要
The elimination of HBr from CH3Br by ground state of Cu＋ and Au＋ has been investigated by using DFT methods. A mechanism of one-step HBr elimination leading to CuCH2＋ was identified. For the formation of AuCH2＋, besides the one-step mechanism, another two-step HBr elimination pathway through a C-Br bond insertion intermediate was also found, and this pathway is energetically more favorable than the one-step mechanism. The calculated reaction energy barriers show that the formation of AuCH2＋ is energetically much more favorable than the formation of CuCH2＋. The experimental observations are well explained.
The elimination of HBr from CH3Br by ground state of Cu＋ and Au＋ has been investigated by using DFT methods. A mechanism of one-step HBr elimination leading to CuCH2＋ was identified. For the formation of AuCH2＋, besides the one-step mechanism, another two-step HBr elimination pathway through a C-Br bond insertion intermediate was also found, and this pathway is energetically more favorable than the one-step mechanism. The calculated reaction energy barriers show that the formation of AuCH2＋ is energetically much more favorable than the formation of CuCH2＋. The experimental observations are well explained.
基金
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20563005)
the Science Foundation of Southwest Forestry University (No.200612M).
