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Kinetics and mechanism of producing 3,8-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-a]acridine-11-carbonitrile: a DFT investigation

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The derivatives of acridine play important roles as dyes, drugs, and antiseptics. Herein, we have investigated the kinetics and the mechanism of the formation of 3,8-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-a]acridine-11-carbonitrile as an imidazo-acridine derivative by using density functional theory. The kinetics and the mechanism of the reaction are investigated without and by considering catalytic effects of the OH. The proposed mechanisms involve three main steps. Firstly, a tautomerization reaction occurs via an intramolecular proton transfer. Then, the intramolecular cyclization reaction creates a new six-membered ring. The final step is an intramolecular condensation reaction, which results in formation of the acridine product. Barrier energy of the reaction was significantly decreased in the OH catalyzed pathway. In this proper pathway, the intramolecular cyclization is the rate-determining step of the reaction.

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Zonozi, F., Beyramabadi, S.A., Pordel, M. et al. Kinetics and mechanism of producing 3,8-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-a]acridine-11-carbonitrile: a DFT investigation. Res Chem Intermed 43, 1829–1846 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-016-2733-2

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