Electronic structure and conformational properties of the amide linkage Part 5. Internal rotation and inversion in 1-formylaziridine |
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Authors: | P Rademacher E -U Wü rthwein |
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Institution: | Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, D-4300 Essen 1 West Germany Institut für Organische Chemie der Friedrich—Alexander-Universität Erlangen—Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, D-8520 Erlangen West Germany |
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Abstract: | Internal rotation and nitrogen inversion in 1-formylaziridine (1) have been investigated by quantum mechanical (ab initio and MNDO) calculations, especially with respect to the variation of the geometry of the aziridine ring. While conformational stability is mainly determined by the n(N)/π(CO) interaction, the bond lengths within the ring are affected by the amount of interaction between the π(CO) orbital and the Walsh orbital ωA. To separate the two types of interaction, calculations were also performed on formylcyclopropane (9). The torsional potential of 1 has a minimum close to the perpendicular conformation 1b. The two bisected conformations, 1a and 1c, are transition states for internal rotation. For nitrogen inversion, a barrier of 1.44 kcal mol?1 (ab initio) was calculated. Calculations on 1-cyanoaziridine (7) gave inversion barriers of 5.81 (ab initio) and 12.31 kcal mol?1 (MNDO). Probably due to methodical reasons the ab initio values seem to be too low, as calculations with different basis sets for aziridine indicate. |
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