Spectra–structure relationships in carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Results from a large data base

A link between a substructure searching system and a ¹³C NMR data base has been established and permits the retrieval and examination of the chemical shifts associated with specific substructures. The means by which these searches are accomplished is described and the results from the searches are presented and discussed. The system is interactive, and can be used to locate in the data base the chemical shifts of carbon atoms in precisely defined environments. Alternatively, it may be used to learn the range of the chemical shifts possessed by particular types of carbon atoms, such as N-methyl or O-methyl carbons.     

A computer system for structural identification of organic compounds from 13C NMR data

A computerised library search system for ¹³C NMR data is described. Given the spectral data of an unknown compound, the system will retrieve from the library those reference compounds exhibiting similar spectra. For comparison the spectral data are converted into a binary code, designed to reflect the underlying structure rather than exact values for chemical shifts. Thus, the ability of the system to retrieve compounds similar to the unknown (as opposed to identical) is greatly enhanced. A sophisticated search strategy adapting itself automatically to the problem at hand makes the system highly efficient.     

Exposing the Origins of Irreproducibility in Fluorine NMR Spectroscopy

Fluorine chemistry has taken a pivotal role in chemical reaction discovery, drug development, and chemical biology. NMR spectroscopy, arguably the most important technique for the characterization of fluorinated compounds, is rife with highly inconsistent referencing of fluorine NMR chemical shifts, producing deviations larger than 1 ppm. Herein, we provide unprecedented evidence that both spectrometer design and the current unified scale system underpinning the calibration of heteronuclear NMR spectra have unintentionally led to widespread variation in the standardization of ¹⁹F NMR spectral data. We demonstrate that internal referencing provides the most robust, practical, and reproducible method whereby chemical shifts can be consistently measured and confirmed between institutions to less than 30 ppb deviation. Finally, we provide a comprehensive table of appropriately calibrated chemical shifts of reference compounds that will serve to calibrate ¹⁹F spectra correctly.     

Steric effects in 31P NMR spectra: ‘Gamma’ shielding in aliphatic phosphorus compounds

An examination of published ³¹P NMR spectral data for aliphatic phosphorus compounds has revealed that chain lengthening and branching effects on the chemical shift can be interpreted in terms similar to those used for ¹³C and ¹⁵N shifts. For six families of phosphorus compounds, a β-carbon substituent was shown to deshield phosphorus, while a γ-carbon caused shielding. The effects are additive, and good agreement was obtained between ³¹P shifts calculated with the appropriate constants and the experimental values. Shielding by γ-carbon is indicative of the operation of a steric influence on ³¹P chemical shifts, not heretofore articulated. The γ-effect is also useful in explaining the unusually large shielding found in six-membered cyclic phosphines.     

Ultrafast dynamics of the carbonyl stretching vibration in acetic acid in aqueous solution studied by sub-picosecond infrared spectroscopy

Vibrational energy relaxation of the carbonyl CO stretching modes of CH3COOD and CD3COOD in D2O is studied by frequency-resolved infrared pump-probe spectroscopy. The spectral change caused by the vibrational excitation includes two dynamical components with the time constants of 450 and 980 fs for CH3COOD and 390 and 930 fs for CD3COOD. The two dynamical components exhibit different spectral properties. There are two species of acetic acid forming different complexes with solvent water molecules. The time constants are almost the same for CH3COOD and CD3COOD, suggesting that the vibrational energy deposited to the carbonyl group is first distributed among vibrational modes not related to the methyl group.     

A substructure-oriented 13c-nmr chemical shift retrieval system

A computer program that uses on-line generated substructures of organic compounds as input and retrieves the corresponding distributions of ¹³C-n.m.r. chemical shifts is described and discussed. The procedure of creating the substructures and the main features of the retrieval philosophy are outlined. One search is worked out in detail to demonstrate the ability of the system.     

CAST/CNMR: highly accurate C NMR chemical shift prediction system considering stereochemistry

Accurate, practical prediction of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts has been achieved with a new system, CAST/CNMR, taking account of stereochemistry. The CAST/CNMR system has solved the critical problem of the accurate distinction of differences and similarities in stereochemical structures around a specific carbon, which has not yet been achieved by any other database-oriented system for prediction of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts. CAST/CNMR uses a three-dimensional structural database together with a ¹³C NMR spectral database. Absolute/relative configurational and conformational structural information are described by the CAST (CAnonical-representation of STereochemistry) coding method. This paper provides an overview of the CAST/CNMR system, and describes its application to two natural products as examples.     

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of some mesoionic xanthine analogs

Natural abundance ¹³C NMR chemical shifts have been experimentally determined for a series of mesoionic thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-5,7-diones. The spectral data are compared with those of related mesoionic dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-5,7-diones and mesoionic 1,3,4-thiadiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-5,7-diones. Resonable correlation between the observed ¹³C NMR chemical shifts and CNDO/2 total charge densities have been obtained for the different carbon atoms of 8-methylthiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-5,7-dione.     

13C-Chemische verschiebungen und substituenteneffekte in polycyclisch konjugierten π-elektronensystemen mit fünf- und siebengliedrigen ringen1

In order to study the substituent influence on the ¹³C chemical shifts in polycyclic conjugated π-electron systems with five and seven membered rings we have studied the aceheptylene system with markedly alternating bond length— in contrast to azulene investigated earlier—as well as 5-azaazulene as a hetero-analogue of azulene. The substituent induced ¹³C chemical shifts Δδ_c observed in the monomethylazulenes, monomethylaceheptylenes and in 5-azaazulene are correlated with the atom-atom polarizibilities π_ij of the corresponding unsubstituted compound. For 5-aza-azulene it was further tested, if the ¹³C chemical shifts could be predicted using the ¹³C chemical shifts of 4-substituted derivatives (RCN, Cl, OEt) and the correlations given in the literature for the substituent induced ¹³C chemical shifts in the system benzene/butadiene. The results show that the influence of the π-electrons is markedly overshadowed in the methylazulenes and -aceheptylenes by other effects, but is clearly discernible in 5-azaazulene as a derivative of azulene; so the data can be used to predict the ¹³C chemical shifts of other azaazulenes.     

Aromatic chemical shifts in ar-hydroxy- and -methoxy-substituted indole alkaloids; reference data and substituent-induced chemical shifts for ten different chromophoric groups

On the basis of available ¹³C NMR spectral data for indole alkaloids, substituent-induced chemical shifts have been calculated for various types of ar-hydroxy- and -methoxy-substituted indole alkaloids.     

NMR and Excess Volumes Studies in DMF–Alcohol Mixtures

Chemical shifts of the alcohol and DMF protons in DMF–alcohol mixtures with the mole fraction of alcohol are reported in order to study the hydrogen bond interaction present in the mixtures. The densities of DMF–methanol mixture at 22°C are also measured. Excess volumes and excess chemical shifts are correlated by the Redlich–Kister equation. The relation between excess volumes and excess chemical shifts in the mixtures is discussed. It is found that the maximum excess chemical shifts ^E(CHO-OH) and ^E(CH₃-OH) are positioned at about mole fraction methanol = 0.57 for the DMF–methanol system, as is V ^E. The results show that the NMR spectral method offers a valuable approach to similar future studies of interactions in mixtures.     

13C NMR chemical shifts of benzophenone azine as a benchmark for configurational assignment of azines with aromatic substituents

An analysis of the ¹³C NMR spectral data and quantum chemical calculations for benzophenone azine shows that the shielding constant of the C _ipso atom of its molecule is stereo-specific. The characteristic difference in chemical shifts of the C _ipso atoms of the phenyl rings in the cis- and trans-positions with respect to the lone pair of the neighboring nitrogen atom is 2–3 ppm. The stereospecificity observed for chemical shifts was proposed to be used for the configurational assignment of azines containing aromatic substituents.     

The darcpluridata system: the 13C-n.m.r. data bank1

The capabilities of the DARC system are discussed and illustrated by the storage and retrieval functions of the ¹³C-n-m.r. data bank of the DARC PLURIDATA system. The data covered by the bank, as well as the input stream to the bank and validation of the spectra, are described. Particular stress is laid on the DARC structural retrieval system, which illustrates the interactive interrogation of a chemical data bank by means of the structural diagram of a molecule, i.e. the universal language in chemistry. The potential of the ¹³C-n.m.r. data bank in computer-aided structural elucidation is outlined.     

Information system, data bases, and on-line services of the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST)

The JICST information processing system consists of the data-base production system, authority file management system, bibliographic retrieval system, and printed issue compiling system. The bibliographic retrieval service based on the JICST On-line Information System (JOIS-I) has been available through leased line since 1976 and now also through dial-up line, which covers five data bases: the JICST bibliographic and on-going research information files, CA Condensates, MEDLARS, and TOXLINE files. The on-line output in Japanese kanji is also available. The newly revised JOIS-II system is now being developed.     

Influence of fluorine substituents on the NMR properties of phenylboronic acids

The paper presents results of a systematic NMR studies on fluorinated phenylboronic acids. All possible derivatives were studied. The experimental ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹F, ¹¹B, and ¹⁷O spectral data were compared with the results of theoretical calculations. The relation between the calculated natural bond orbital parameters and spectral data (chemical shifts and coupling constants) is discussed. The first examples of ¹⁰B/¹¹B isotopic effect on the ¹⁹F spectra and ⁴J_FO scalar coupling in organic compounds are reported. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

MOGADOC (Molecular Gas Phase Documentation) — An interactive computerised search/retrieval system

For 22 years the Section for Structure Documentation (SSD), University of Ulm, has provided a documentation service covering the literature of molecules studied in the gas phase by electron diffraction, microwave spectroscopy and other techniques. Much of the information which has been accumulated over these years has now been keyboarded to constitute a computerised database. An interactive search/retrieval system, MOGADOC, has been written using the SIMULA¹ language implemented on the UNIVAC 1100/82 computer at the University of Freiburg. MOGADOC enables the user to search the database on the basis of bibliographic, chemical and physical search terms.     

Stereospecificity of <Superscript>13</Superscript>C shielding constants in acetone azine as a tool for configurational assignment of ketone azines

According to the ¹³C NMR data, the chemical shift of the methyl carbon atom in acetone azine in the trans position with respect to the lone electron pair on the neighboring nitrogen atom is lower by 7 ppm than that of the methyl carbon atom in the cis position. The corresponding direct ¹³C-¹³C coupling constant for the trans-methyl groups is lower by 10 Hz as compared to the cis-methyl groups. The experimental spectral data are reproduced well by nonempirical quantum-chemical calculations. The observed stereospecificity of ¹³C chemical shifts and ¹³C-¹³C coupling constants may be used as an effective tool in configurational analysis of various ketone azines.     

13C nuclear magnetic resonance studies of sesquiterpenes,anisatin and neoanisatin: The structure of anisatinic acid,a novel isomerization product of anisatin

¹³C NMR spectra are reported for derivatives of toxic sesquiterpenes, anisatin (I) and neoanisatin (II). Chemical shifts for each compound have been assigned on the basis of off-resonance decoupling experiments, known chemical shift rules, and comparison of the spectra among the compounds examined. Toxic anisatin (I) is known to isomerize under mild conditions to a non-toxic compound, anisatinic acid. The structure of anisatinic acid has been determined unambiguously to be IIIa by the ¹³C NMR spectral analysis of a derivative 8 of anisatinic acid. Some aspects of the substituent effects on the ¹³C chemical shifts obtained in the present investigation are described.     

Stereochemical substructure codes for 13C spectral analysis

Computer programs for encoding canonical representations of stereochemical substructural environments are presented. Applications of these substructure codes in the study of relationships between molecular structure and chemical shifts observed in ¹³C NMR spectra are described, using natural products as examples. The utility of the codes for the detection of erroneous spectral assignment is illustrated.