TY  - JOUR
A1  - Neuvonen, Kari
A1  - Neuvonen, Helmi
A1  - Koch, Andreas
A1  - Kleinpeter, Erich
T1  - Nature of the steric Omega(S), E-R and E-S ' substituent constants -  comparison with the aid of NBO and STERIC analysis
JF  - Computational and theoretical chemistry
N2  - The nature of the major steric substituent constant scales for alkyl substituents, i.e. Omega(S), E-R and E-S' scales, was studied with the aid of the NBO and the natural steric (STERIC) analyses. Cyclohexyl esters R-3-CCOOC6H11 (R = alkyl or H) were used as the model compounds. Special emphasis was laid on the potential contribution of the polar component in these steric substituent parameters. In the light of our model the Omega(S) scale seems to be dominantly a steric substituent constant scale as is seen on the strengths of the good correlation between the Omega(S) constants of the CR3 group and the total steric exchange energy values E-TSEE for the model compounds. However, the Omega(S) values also seem to include a minor electronic component due to the varying electrostatic effect via the C alpha atom. On the other hand, E-R and E-S' parameters largely hinge on the size dependent polar effect of the CR3 alkyl group. By way of our model this repulsive interaction can be quantified by descriptor Delta q(OCO), the natural charge difference q(C)(C=O) - Sigma qO for the O-C(=O) functional group. Delta q(OCO) depends on the E-TSEE values, on qC alpha and on the polarization coefficients of the oxygen hybrid in the NBO of the pi(C=O) bond. The size sensitivity of the kinetic E-S' constants can be connected to variation of the Burgi-Dunitz angle in the transition state for the standard reaction used. A comparison is made for the q(C)(C=O) or Delta q(OCO) values computed on the one hand with the NBO formalism and on the other hand with the Hirshfeld formalism. A practical novel substituent constant q(C)(C=O) for the size of the alkyl groups is introduced.
KW  - NBO and STERIC analyses
KW  - Taft equation
KW  - Steric substituent constant
KW  - Steric effect
KW  - Polar effect
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2013.03.025
SN  - 2210-271X
VL  - 1015
IS  - 4
SP  - 34
EP  - 43
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -