Insight into the solvation and isomerization of 3-halo-1-azaallylic anions from ab initio metadynamics calculations and NMR experiments

R. Declerck, B. De Sterck, T. Verstraelen, G. Verniest, S. Mangelinckx, J. Jacobs, N. De Kimpe, M. Waroquier, V. Van Speybroeck
Chemistry - A European Journal
15 (3), 580 - 584
2009
A1

Abstract 

Long live theZisomer! The solvation and isomerization properties of lithiated 3-chloro-1-azaallylic anions in tetrahydrofuran are revealed. Extensive and convincing evidence is obtained from state-of-the-art first-principle molecular dynamics and metadynamics simulations in an explicit periodic solvent model, together with detailed NMR experiments.