Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University , Xin-wai-da-jie 19#, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China.
Org Lett. 2011 Oct 21;13(20):5472-5. doi: 10.1021/ol202182k. Epub 2011 Sep 21.
The pH- and wavelength-dependent pathways for the photodecarboxylation of ketoprofen (KP) were mapped by CASSCF/CASPT2 computations. The decarboxylation of the basic form (KP(-)) was found to start from a long-distance charge transfer (CT) excited state when populated by photoexcitation at 330 nm. A short-distance CT excited state populated with photoexcitation at λ < 260 nm appears to be responsible for the decarboxylation of the acidic form (KP). The H(2)O molecules function as a bridge to assist proton transfer in the reactions examined here.
通过 CASSCF/CASPT2 计算,描绘了酮洛芬(KP)光脱羧的 pH 和波长依赖性途径。研究发现,在 330nm 光激发时,碱性形式(KP(-))的脱羧反应从长程电荷转移(CT)激发态开始。而在 λ < 260nm 光激发时,生成的短程 CT 激发态则可能负责酸性形式(KP)的脱羧反应。H(2)O 分子在这里的反应中充当桥,协助质子转移。