ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
We used semi-empirical and ab initio calculations to investigate the nucleophilic attack of the OH- ion on the β-lactam carbonyl group. Both allowed us to detect reaction intermediates pertaining to proton-transfer reactions rather than the studied reaction. We also used the PM3 semi-empirical method to investigate the influence of the solvent on the process. The AMSOL method predicts the occurrence of a potential barrier of 20.7 kcal/mol due to the desolvation of the OH- ion in approaching the β-lactam carbonyl group. Using the supermolecular approach and a H2O solvation sphere of 20 molecules around the solute, the potential barrier is lowered to 17.5 kcal/mol, which is very close to the experimental value (16.7 kcal/mol).
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19960790204