Interaction of proline with Cu+ in the gas phase

  • Sophie Hoyau
  • , Gilles Ohanessian

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Abstract

The interaction of proline with Cu+ has been investigated using ab initio quantum chemical methods. It is found that two structures are equivalent in stability: one involves metal chelation between the nitrogen and carbonyl oxygen of neutral proline, while in the other copper is bound to the carboxylate group of zwitterionic proline. The higher copper affinity of proline relative to glycine derives from the enhanced polarizability of proline and Lewis acid-base interaction between the metal and the secondary amine of proline.

Translated title of the contributionInteraction de la proline avec Cu+ en phase gazeuse
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)795-799
Number of pages5
JournalComptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Series IIc: Chemistry
Volume1
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ab initio calculations
  • Affinity
  • Copper
  • Gas phase
  • Proline

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