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. 2023 Aug 18;145(34):19030–19041. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c06570

Table 1. Enantiomerization Barriers of TACN Tri(thio)urea Derivatives 1ag and 2a,b with a Cyclic Hydrogen-Bonding Networka.

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entry compound X R solvent ΔG25°C (kJ mol–1)
1 1a O 4 MeOC6H4 d2-TCE 63.2
2 1a O 4-MeOC6H4 d8-toluene 65.3
3 1b O 4-ClC6H4 d8-toluene 63.2
4 1c O 4-(CO2Et)C6H4 d8-toluene 65.1
5 1d O 3,5-bis(CF3)C6H3 d8-toluene 67.5
6 1d O 3,5-bis(CF3)C6H3 d2-TCE 70.0
7 1e O 3,5-bis(Me)C6H3 d2-TCE 64.4
8 1f O 4-pyridyl d2-TCE 64.5
9 1g O n-Bu CDCl3 49.0
10 2a S 4-MeOC6H4 d2-TCE 62.4
11 2b S 3,5-bis(CF3)C6H3 d2-TCE 70.5
a

Spectral simulations were performed assuming all four diastereotopic TACN protons exchange at the same rate. d2-TCE = d2-tetrachloroethane.