Sulfenic acid explained

In chemistry, a sulfenic acid is an organosulfur compound and oxoacid with the general formula . It is the first member of the family of organosulfur oxoacids, which also include sulfinic acids and sulfonic acids, respectively. The base member of the sulfenic acid series with R = H is hydrogen thioperoxide.

Properties

In contrast to sulfinic and sulfonic acids, simple sulfenic acids, such as methanesulfenic acid, CH3SOH, are highly reactive and cannot be isolated in solution. In the gas phase the lifetime of methanesulfenic acid is about one minute. The gas phase structure of methanesulfenic acid was found by microwave spectroscopy (rotational spectroscopy) to be CH3–S–O–H.[1] Sulfenic acids can be stabilized through steric effects, which prevent the sulfenic acid from condensing with itself to form thiosulfinates, RS(O)SR, such as allicin from garlic. Through the use of X-ray crystallography, the structure of such stabilized sulfenic acids were shown to be R–S–O–H.[2] [3] The stable, sterically hindered sulfenic acid 1-triptycenesulfenic acid has been found to have a pKa of 12.5 and an O–H bond-dissociation energy (bde) of 71.9 ± 0.3 kcal/mol, which can be compared to a pKa of ≥14 and O–H BDE of ~88 kcal/mol for the (valence) isoelectronic hydroperoxides, ROOH.[4]

Formation and occurrence

Peroxiredoxins

Peroxiredoxins are ubiquitous and abundant enzymes that detoxify peroxides. They function by the conversion of a cysteine residue to a sulfenic acid. The sulfenic acid then converts to a disulfide by reaction with another residue of cysteine.[5]

Garlic and onions

Sulfenic acids are produced by the enzymatic decomposition of alliin and related compounds following tissue damage to garlic, onions, and other plants of the genus Allium. 1-Propenesulfenic acid, formed when onions are cut, is rapidly rearranged by a second enzyme, the lachrymatory factor synthase, giving syn-propanethial-S-oxide.[6] 2-Propenesulfenic acid, formed from allicin, is thought to be responsible for garlic’s potent antioxidant activity.[7] Mass spectrometry with a DART ion source were used to identify 2-propenesulfenic formed when garlic is cut or crushed and to demonstrate that this sulfenic acid has a lifetime of less than one second.[8] The pharmacological activity of certain drugs, such as omeprazole, esomeprazole, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and prasugrel is proposed to involve sulfenic acid intermediates.[9] Oxidation of cysteine residues in protein to the corresponding protein sulfenic acids is suggested to be important in redox-mediated signal transduction.[10] [11]

Sulfenic acid forms part of the series of chemical reactions that occur when cutting onions. The lachrymal glands are irritated by the end product of the reactions, syn-Propanethial-S-oxide, causing tears.[12]

Organic and inorganic chemistry

Sulfoxides can undergo thermal elimination via an Ei mechanism to yield vinyl alkenes and sulfenic acids:[13]

R-S(O)CH2CH2-R' -> R-SOH + CH2=CH-R'

Compounds which react in this manner are used as polymer stabilizers where they protects against long term heat ageing,[14] structures based on thiodipropionate esters are popular.[15]

Sulfenate-based ligands are found at the active site of the nitrile hydratases. The group is proposed as the nucleophile that attacks the nitrile.[16]

Other sulfenyl compounds

The prefix sulfenyl in organic nomenclature denotes the RS group (R ≠ H). One example is methanesulfenyl chloride, CH3SCl.

Sulfenate esters have the formula RSOR′. They arise by the reaction of sulfenyl chlorides on alcohols.[17] Sulfenate esters are intermediates in the Mislow-Evans rearrangement of allyl sulfoxides.[18] Sulfenamides have the formula RSNR′2.

Notes and References

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  2. Goto K, Holler M, Okazaki R . 1997. Synthesis, Structure, and Reactions of a Sulfenic Acid Bearing a Novel Bowl-Type Substituent: The First Synthesis of a Stable Sulfenic Acid by Direct Oxidation of a Thiol. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119. 6. 1460–1461. 10.1021/ja962994s.
  3. Ishii A, Komiya K, Nakayama J . 1996. Synthesis of a Stable Sulfenic Acid by Oxidation of a Sterically Hindered Thiol (Thiophenetriptycene-8-thiol)1 and Its Characterization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 118. 50. 12836–12837. 10.1021/ja962995k.
  4. McGrath AJ, Garrett GE, Valgimigli L, Pratt DA . 2010. The redox chemistry of sulfenic acids. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132. 47. 16759–16761. 10.1021/ja1083046. 21049943.
  5. 10.1146/annurev-biochem-060815-014431. Multiple Functions and Regulation of Mammalian Peroxiredoxins. 2017. Rhee. Sue Goo. Kil. In Sup. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 86. 749–775. 28226215.
  6. Book: Block, E.. Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the Science. Royal Society of Chemistry. 2010. 978-0-85404-190-9.
  7. Vaidya V, Ingold KU, Pratt DA . 2009. Garlic: Source of the Ultimate Antioxidants – Sulfenic Acids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48. 1. 157–60. 10.1002/anie.200804560 . 19040240.
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  9. Mansuy D, Dansette PM . 2011. Sulfenic acids as reactive intermediates in xenobiotic metabolism . Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics . 507 . 1. 174–185. 10.1016/j.abb.2010.09.015 . 20869346.
  10. Kettenhofen, NJ, Wood, MJ. 2010. Formation, Reactivity, and Detection of Protein Sulfenic Acids. Chem. Res. Toxicol.. 23 . 11. 1633–1646. 10.1021/tx100237w. 20845928. 2990351.
  11. Gupta. Vinayak. Kate S. Carroll . Sulfenic acid chemistry, detection and cellular lifetime. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. February 2014. 1840. 2. 847–875. 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.05.040. 23748139. 4184475.
  12. Web site: Why does chopping an onion make you cry? . Everyday Mysteries . The Library of Congress . 1 April 2019 .
  13. Michael Carrasco, Robert J. Jones, Scott Kamel, H. Rapoport, Thien Truong. 10.15227/orgsyn.070.0029. N-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-Vinylglycine Methyl Ester. Organic Syntheses. 1992. 70. 29.
  14. Book: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.01487-9 . Polymer Stabilization . Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering . 2016 . Kröhnke . C. . 978-0-12-803581-8 .
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  16. Fe(III) and Co(III) Centers with Carboxamido Nitrogen and Modified Sulfur Coordination: Lessons Learned from Nitrile Hydratase. Harrop, Todd C.. Mascharak, Pradip K.. Accounts of Chemical Research. 2004. 37. 4. 253–260. 10.1021/ar0301532. 15096062.
  17. 10.15227/orgsyn.081.0244. Phenylsulfenylation of Nonactivated Carbon Atom by Photolysiis of Alkyl Benzenesulfenated: Preparation of 2-Phenylthio-5-heptanol. Organic Syntheses. 2005. 81. 244. Goran. Petrovic. Radomir N.. Saicic. Zivorad. Cekovic. free.
  18. Braverman, S., "Rearrangements involving sulfenic acids and their derivatives," in Sulfenic Acids and Derivatives, 1990, John Wiley & Sons.

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