ISSN:
0192-8651
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
;
Biochemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Computer Science
Notes:
The method of Lagrangian multipliers is used to constrain torsion angles during molecular mechanics refinement for the purpose of plotting strain energy against a reaction coordinate. A complete two-dimensional analysis of the conformational interconversion from δ- to λ-[Co(ethane-1,2-diamine) (NH3)4]3+ reveals a mechanism in which the transition state geometry has an envelope conformation and an inversion barrier of 15.7 kJ mol-1. Substitution at the carbon atoms, variation of the metal-nitrogen distance, and replacement of the amine ligands with bidentate amines only slightly alters the inversion barrier. Substitution at the nitrogen atoms of the bidentate ligand increases the inversion barrier significantly to 24.6 kJ mol-1 for (N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine) [(NH3)4]3+.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcc.540080510
