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Influence of alcohol beta-fluorination on hydrogen-bond acidity of conformationally flexible substrates

Influence of alcohol beta-fluorination on hydrogen-bond acidity of conformationally flexible substrates
Influence of alcohol beta-fluorination on hydrogen-bond acidity of conformationally flexible substrates
Rational modulations of molecular interactions are of significant importance in compound properties optimization. We have previously shown that fluorination of conformationally rigid cyclohexanols leads to attenuation of their hydrogen-bond (H-bond) donating capacity (designated by pKAHY) when OH⋅⋅⋅F intramolecular hydrogen-bond (IMHB) interactions occur, as opposed to an increase in pKAHY due to the fluorine electronegativity. This work has now been extended to a wider range of aliphatic β-fluorohydrins with increasing degrees of conformational flexibility. We show that the observed differences in pKAHY between closely related diastereomers can be fully rationalized by subtle variations in populations of conformers able to engage in OH⋅⋅⋅F IMHB, as well as by the strength of these IMHBs. We also show that the Kenny theoretical Vα(r) descriptor of H-bond acidity accurately reflects the observed variations and a calibration equation extended to fluorohydrins is proposed. This work clearly underlines the importance of the weak OH⋅⋅⋅F IMHB in the modulation of alcohol H-bond donating capacity.
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Graton, Jerome
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Graton, Jerome, Compain, Guillaume, Besseau, François, Bogdan, Elena, Watts, Joe, Mtashobya, Lewis, Wang, Zhong, Weymouth-Wilson, Alex, Galland, Nicolas, Le Questel, Jean-Yves and Linclau, Bruno (2017) Influence of alcohol beta-fluorination on hydrogen-bond acidity of conformationally flexible substrates. Chemistry - A European Journal, 23, 2811-2819. (doi:10.1002/chem.201604940).

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Abstract

Rational modulations of molecular interactions are of significant importance in compound properties optimization. We have previously shown that fluorination of conformationally rigid cyclohexanols leads to attenuation of their hydrogen-bond (H-bond) donating capacity (designated by pKAHY) when OH⋅⋅⋅F intramolecular hydrogen-bond (IMHB) interactions occur, as opposed to an increase in pKAHY due to the fluorine electronegativity. This work has now been extended to a wider range of aliphatic β-fluorohydrins with increasing degrees of conformational flexibility. We show that the observed differences in pKAHY between closely related diastereomers can be fully rationalized by subtle variations in populations of conformers able to engage in OH⋅⋅⋅F IMHB, as well as by the strength of these IMHBs. We also show that the Kenny theoretical Vα(r) descriptor of H-bond acidity accurately reflects the observed variations and a calibration equation extended to fluorohydrins is proposed. This work clearly underlines the importance of the weak OH⋅⋅⋅F IMHB in the modulation of alcohol H-bond donating capacity.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 November 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 27 December 2016
Published date: 24 February 2017
Organisations: Organic Chemistry: Synthesis, Catalysis and Flow

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Local EPrints ID: 403795
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/403795
ISSN: 0947-6539
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ORCID for Bruno Linclau: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8762-0170

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Date deposited: 12 Dec 2016 12:40
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:15

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Author: Jerome Graton
Author: Guillaume Compain
Author: François Besseau
Author: Elena Bogdan
Author: Joe Watts
Author: Lewis Mtashobya
Author: Zhong Wang
Author: Alex Weymouth-Wilson
Author: Nicolas Galland
Author: Jean-Yves Le Questel
Author: Bruno Linclau ORCID iD

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