Conformational equilibrium in 8-methyl-cis-2-thiahydrindane and 8-methyl-cis-2-oxahydrindane by 13C NMR spectroscopy

The preferred conformation of 8-methyl-cis-thiahydrindane has been both estimated by ¹³C NMR chemical shifts and determined by low temperature ¹³C NMR spectroscopy to be the conformer with the methyl group equatorial with respect to the cyclohexane ring. This result is in disagreement with the interpretation of the temperature dependence of the CD spectra of (+) and (?) 8-methyl-cis-2-thiahydrindane, whereby the conformation with the methyl group axial with respect to the cyclohexane ring was claimed to be the preferred conformation. The preferred conformation of the related oxygen heterocycle, 8-methyl-cis-2-oxahydrindane, has been estimated by ¹³C NMR chemical shifts to be the conformer with the methyl group axial with respect to the cyclohexane ring. Possible reasons for these observations are discussed.     

Quantum mechanical calculations on cellulose–water interactions: structures,energetics, vibrational frequencies and NMR chemical shifts for surfaces of Iα and Iβ cellulose

Periodic and molecular cluster density functional theory calculations were performed on the Iα (001), Iα (021), Iβ (100), and Iβ (110) surfaces of cellulose with and without explicit H₂O molecules of hydration. The energy-minimized H-bonding structures, water adsorption energies, vibrational spectra, and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts are discussed. The H-bonded structures and water adsorption energies (ΔE_ads) are used to distinguish hydrophobic and hydrophilic cellulose–water interactions. O–H stretching vibrational modes are assigned for hydrated and dry cellulose surfaces. Calculations of the ¹³C NMR chemical shifts for the C4 and C6 surface atoms demonstrate that these δ¹³C4 and δ¹³C6 values can be upfield shifted from the bulk values as observed without rotation of the hydroxymethyl groups from the bulk tg conformation to the gt conformation as previously assumed.     

13C NMR spectra of 8-aryl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-2-ones and related compounds

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of various 8-aryl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-2-ones and other related compounds, including tropinone, were determined, and the predominant conformation at the bridgehead nitrogen was established. The full assignment of resonances from proton decoupled and coupled spectra was based on the analysis of the splitting pattern and characteristic chemical shifts. The use of the determined ¹³C NMR spectra in the assignment of ¹³C NMR data in related but more complicated structures is also proposed.     

13C NMR spectroscopy of some 3- and 7-substituted bicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes

The ¹³C NMR spectra of a series of 3,7-substituted bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives are examined. Taken into account substituent influences, the ¹³C chemical shifts appear to be diagnostic for the conformation of the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivative.     

Conformations and 13C NMR chemical shifts of some polyamides in the solid state as studied by high-resolution 13C NMR spectroscopy

High-resolution ¹³Carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of Nylons 4, 6, and 66 in the solid state were measured over a wide range of temperature. From the results, it was found that resonance lines of crystalline and noncrystalline components were separable and their chemical shifts were determined. The ¹³C chemical shift behavior is closely related to their conformation. The origin of the conformational effects on the chemical shifts is discussed.     

Chemical shift non-equivalence of the isopropyl methyl groups of two 10-isopropoxyergoline-8β-methanol derivatives

The chemical shift non-equivalence values (about 1 ppm) of the isopropyl methyl groups in the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of the compounds having structure 1 is interpreted as due to the existence of a highly preferred conformation.     

Interactions between polysaccharides uronic acid sequences and lipid molecules

Homogalacturonic and homoglucuronic acid sequences, with various molecular weights and corresponding monomer, were mixed with cholesterol or linolenic acid in controlled conditions (pH, temperature, concentration), then studied by ¹H and ¹³C NMR. The variation of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts showed the formation of interactions between cholesterol or linolenic acid and carbohydrate sequences depending the molecular weight. Galacturonic acid sequences revealed to be more suitable than glucuronic acid sequences to entrap cholesterol or linolenic acid molecules probably due to the difference of conformation of the two molecules.     

Two-dimensional NMR studies of cyperene

Combined utilization of ¹H? ¹H homonuclear and ¹H? ¹³C heteronuclear NMR chemical shift correlations, two-dimensional J-resolved ¹H NMR measurements and homonuclear ¹H double resonance experiments allowed specific assignments for both ¹H and ¹³C NMR frequencies to be made for the tricyclic sesquiterpene cyperene. The results also provided information on the conformation of the six-membered ring of this natural product, which was recognized as a distorted chair.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of solid bicyclo[3. 3. 1]nonan-9-one. Conformational studies in the solid state

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of solid polycrystalline bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-one and adamantanone have been measured at 315K. The relatively narrow ¹³C linewidths observed for these solids, together with measured spin-lattice relaxation times, indicate that both these solids are orientationally disordered. Observed ¹³C chemical shifts of solid bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-one indicate a twin-chair conformation for the two cyclohexanone rings.     

A comparative study of NMR chemical shifts of sparteine thiolactams and lactams

The ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectra of the four possible thiolactams of sparteine (1) were recorded and the thiolactam group effects were determined. Most of the effects are greater than those of the lactam group in the oxo analogs. A good linear correlation between the ¹³C chemical shifts of CS and those of CO was found. The effects could help in assignment of the spectra and determination of conformation of thiolactams and related thiocarbonyl compounds.     

Concerning some unusual trimethylsilyl proton chemical shifts

Proton and ¹³C NMR data are presented for six different compounds containing the fragment C₆H₅? C? CH₂SiMe₃. In a number of instances it was observed that, in the ¹H NMR spectrum, the SiMe₃ groups had a chemical shift significantly upfield from internal tetramethylsilane (δ = ?0·14 to ?0·36). These unexpected upfield chemical shifts of the SiMe₃ groups are suggested to result from the predominance, on a time averaged basis, of conformations which place the methyl groups attached to silicon in the face of an aromatic ring. The preference for such conformations is, in turn, the result of rotational preferences exhibited by the ‘flat’ aromatic ring. These results suggest that conformational analysis of systems containing a phenyl ring should take more explicit account of the fact that the preferred orientation of this phenyl ring can have a profound influence on the conformation adopted by the remainder of the molecule. In addition, the preferred conformation of the phenyl ring can have a significant effect upon the observed ¹H NMR chemical shifts, while the ¹³C chemical shifts are relatively insensitive to conformational factors and can be explained by well-known substituent effects previously delineated for all-carbon systems.     

Characterization of microbial poly (ε-l-lysine) by FT-IR, Raman and solid state C NMR spectroscopies

The molecular structure and conformation of microbial poly(ε-l-lysine) (M-ε-PL) produced by a variant of Streptomyces albulus were studied by means of FT-IR, FT-Raman and solid-state ¹³C NMR spectroscopies. Vibrational results indicate that M-ε-PL assumes a β-sheet conformation in the solid state. Solid state ¹³C NMR spectra of the crystalline and the amorphous components were observed separately and the degree of crystallinity was estimated to be 63%. A plausible conformation model was proposed.     

Configuration and conformation of methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-pyranosides by 1H and 13C NMR spectra

¹³C NMR spectra of 24 methyl 2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-pento and hexopyranosides have been obtained. ¹H NMR spectra were also recorded for comparison purposes. The ¹³C NMR data can be used for differentiation of the stereo-isomeric epoxide configuration. ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra give some insight, though still of qualitative nature, into conformation of epoxy compounds.     

Conformational analysis of 3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives

Conformations of 3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives have been studied by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. With the aid of the coupling constants ³J(HH) and ¹³C chemical shifts it has been shown that all the derivatives of 3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane with the trigonal boron atom studied are in a flattened double-chair conformation. In 3-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives with the tetra-coordinated boron atom and substituents at the 7α-position, the chair-boat conformation predominates, the boat conformation being characteristic of the cyclohexane ring; exceptions are the compounds with the internal donor—acceptor bond between the boron atom an 7α-substituent.     

NMR studies of viomycin

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of antibiotic Viomycin sulphate and its constituent aminoacids in H₂O and D₂O were examined in a wide range of pH values. The spectra were analysed by proton spin-spin decoupling experiments and measurements of the relative intensities of the resonance and chemical shift values. Exchange experiments were also carried out and an almost complete assignment of the resonances of the spectra was possible. The data obtained are discussed in terms of possible structures for Viomycin and the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Some information about the conformation of the molecule is also given. A tentative assignment of the ¹³C spectrum of Viomycin is given and the experimental ¹³C chemical shift values compare well with the theoretical ones evaluated by Grant's rule.     

NMR Investigations of Inclusion Complexes between β-Cyclodextrin and Naphthalene/Anthraquinone Derivatives

A ¹H and ¹³C NMR study on the inclusion complex between β-cyclodextrin and naphthalene, 1,5-dichloronaphthalene and 9,10-anthraquinone was carried out in order to define the stoichiometry of the association and the possible conformations. The upfield variation of the chemical shifts from the protons locate inside the cavity (H-3, H-5) coupled with the downfield variation of the other protons which locate outer sphere of the β-CD (H-1, H-2, H-4 and H-6,6′) provided clear evidence of the inclusion phenomena. The NMR spectra revealed the formation of 1:1 inclusion complex in which aromatic ring of the guest is tightly held by the host cavity. The signal degeneration of ¹H & ¹³C NMR spectra still exist for naphthalene and 1,5-dichloronaphthalene upon complexation revealed a symmetrical conformation of the guest molecules in the cavity of β-cyclodextrin, respectively. However, in 9,10-anthraquinone, the signal degeneration of ¹H & ¹³C NMR spectra was removed upon complexation which revealed an unsymmetrical conformation of the guest molecule inside the cavity. According to theoretical calculations and NMR studies, the possible conformations of the inclusion complexes are given here.     

Carbon-13 NMR and conformational analysis of meso- and dl-α,α′-disubstituted succinic acids

meso-and dl-Diastereomers of a number of α,α′-disubstituted succinic acids have been shown to give different ¹³C NMR chemical shifts. The results can be satisfactorily explained on the basis of their conformational analyses. A discussion of the observed chemical shifts is presented, and the preferred conformation for each of several compounds is predicted on the basis of these chemical shifts.     

On the Tacticity of Polynorbornenes with 5,6‐endo Pendant Groups That Contain Substituted Aryl Chromophores

Two dimers and a series of polymers with 5,6‐endo pendant aryl groups that contain different substituents at the para positions were synthesized. The conformation and stereochemistry of the dimers and polymers were determined by nonlinear optical analysis (EFISH) as well as UV/Vis and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shifts of C7 for the polymers appeared as two peaks in the ¹³C NMR spectra when the substituents are electron‐withdrawing groups. The percentage decrease in the relative extinction coefficient of the polymers, ε_d, was linearly related to the Hammett constant σ. Polynorbornenes with electron‐withdrawing substituents may adopt isotactic stereochemistry with all pendant groups aligned in one direction. The nature of the interactions between neighboring chromophores may be one of the most important factors in directing the stereoregularity and conformation of these polymers. The corresponding polymers derived from the exo isomers appeared to be less stereoregular.     

Substituent effects on 13C and 1H chemical shifts in 3-benzylidene-2,4-pentanediones

Substituent effects on the ¹³C and ¹H chemical shifts have been studied for derivatives of 3-benzylidene-2, 4-pentanedione. A significant correlation has been found between chemical shifts of the Z carbonyl group (C-2) and Hammett constants, while no correlation has been found for the E carbonyl group (C-4). Attempts have been made to determine the structural factors which influence these effects. The conformation of 3-benzylidene-2, 4-pentanediones has been determined by ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Structure and conformational analysis of 2-hydroxy-5-isobutyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane

The structure of 2-hydroxy-5-isobutyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane, one of the major autooxidation products of 5-isobutyl-2-isopropyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane, has been studied by ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹¹B NMR spectroscopy together with X-ray analysis. Molecules of the title compounds adopt a sofa conformation with equatorial isobutyl substituent. The ring interconversion path, free conformational energy, and optimal conformation of the isobutyl group (corresponding to the X-ray diffraction data) were determined by DFT quantum chemical calculations at the PBE/3ξ level of theory.