Table 1 The calculated BDEs in gas phase, water and ethanol solvent at the weakest X-H (X=C, O) bond and the proton dissociation enthalpy (PDE) of the lignans.

From: Density functional theory study of the role of benzylic hydrogen atoms in the antioxidant properties of lignans

Comp.

Name

X-H (X=O, C) position

BDEs (X-H, kcal.mol−1)

PDEs (kcal.mol−1) Gas phase

Gas phase

Water

Ethanol

1

Cyclolariciresinol

O4-H

81.1

83.9

83.2

241.3

C7′-H

79.8

83.9

83.1

240.1

2

Secoisolariciresinol

O4-H

78.6

81.8

81.1

232.1

3

Isoliovil

O4-H

84.1

86.7

86.1

234.8

O4′-H

85.8

86.8

86.3

236.5

C7′-H

82.8

86.6

85.9

233.5

4

Matairesinol

O4-H

85.4

87.2

86.6

230.9

O4′-H

85.1

84.0

83.6

230.5

5

Hydroxymatairesinol

O4-H

85.7

87.0

86.1

232.1

O4′-H

85.8

88.0

87.4

232.3

C7′-H

85.0

84.4

83.8

231.5

6

Nortrachelogenin

O4′-H

78.9

82.3

81.6

229.3

7

Pinoresinol

O4-H

84.3

87.0

86.3

235.7

C2-H

79.6

82.7

82.1

231.0

8

α-Conidendrin

O4-H

84.6

86.8

85.8

233.5

O4′-H

84.0

86.5

85.8

233.0

C7′-H

82.0

85.8

85.1

230.9

9

Lariciresinol

O4-H

78.5

82.1

81.4

230.8

O4′-H

78.4

81.9

81.2

230.7

10

LignanA

O4-H

84.9

84.0

83.6

238.5

O4′-H

84.6

82.7

82.4

238.2

C12-H

80.9

83.6

82.9

234.5