One-bond CC spin—spin coupling constants in derivatives of benzene. Non-linearity of 1J(CC) vs substituent electronegativity

A set of one-bond CC coupling constants has been determined for mono- and disubstituted benzenes. Large ¹J(CC) values have been found within the benzene rings bearing highly electronegative substituents such as halogens, methoxy and nitro groups and small values for those with electropositive substituents. The total range of ¹J(CC) couplings observed in our work is larger than 50 Hz. These large variations of CC spin—spin couplings are interpreted in terms of Fermi-contact contributions and the redistribution of s-electrons within a CC bond under influence of substituents. Contrary to some previous findings the data obtained in the present work indicate that the relationship between ¹J(CC) and the substituent electronegativity is not linear.     

Influence of stereoelectronic effects on the 1JC─F spin–spin coupling constant in fluorinated heterocyclic compounds

The Perlin effect and its analog for fluorinated compounds (the fluorine Perlin-like effect) manifest on one-bond C─H (C─F for the fluorine Perlin-like effect) spin–spin coupling constants (SSCCs) in six-membered rings. These effects can be useful to probe the stereochemistry (axial or equatorial) of the C─H and C─F bonds, respectively. The origin of these effects has been debatable in the literature as being due to hyperconjugative interactions, dipolar effects, and induced current density. Accordingly, a variety of model compounds has been used to probe such effects since the cyclohexanone carbonyl group and the endocyclic heteroatom lone pairs play different roles on the above-mentioned effects. Thus, the ¹J_C─F SSCC in fluorinated lactams and lactones were theoretically studied to gain further insight on the nature of the fluorine Perlin-like effect. In addition, because the intramolecular α-effect has recently gained attention for its importance in the reactivity and stereoelectronic interactions in peroxide compounds, some fluorinated 1,2-dioxanes and 1,2-dithianes were studied to evaluate the role of the α-effect on the behavior of ¹J_C─F SSCCs. Differently from fluorinated ketones and ethers, the fluorine Perlin-like effect in the amides and esters cannot be explained by hyperconjugative or dipolar interactions alone, because the resonance in these groups affect the ¹J_C─F values. The O─O and S─S-containing systems exhibit a strong fluorine Perlin-like effect, but unlike the α-effect, this behavior cannot be explained neither by hyperconjugation nor by dipolar interactions alone; the spatial proximity of the C─F and O─O/S─S bonds is proposed to affect the magnitude of the ¹J_C─F SSCC.     

19F and 1H NMR study of five-membered ring triflones and related σ -adducts. Long range fluorine-proton spin spin coupling.

Fluorine and proton chemical shifts for various trifluoromethylsulfonyl thiophene, selenophene, furan and N-methylpyrrole derivatives are reported and compared with those for nitro analogs. The ¹⁹F chemical shift of the SO₂CF₃group is found to be insensitive to its ring position as well as to the nature of the heterocycle. It is also unaffected by the loss of aromaticity and the presence of a negative charge which result from a nucleophilic addition to the ring. In most triflones studied, long range fluorine-proton coupling constants are observed but the proton involved in these couplings depends upon the α or β position of the SO₂CF₃ group as well as the nature of the ring heteroatom.     

Studying (n, 0) and (m,m) GaP nanotubes (n = 3–10 and m = 2–6) through DFT calculations of Ga-69 quadrupole coupling constants

We investigated properties of representative zigzag and armchair gallium phosphide (GaP) nanotubes by performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations. To achieve our purpose, eight models of (n,0) zigzag GaP nanotubes with n = 3–10 and five models of (m,m) armchair GaP nanotubes m = 2–6 were considered. Each model was firstly optimized and quadrupole coupling constants (C_Q) were subsequently calculated for gallium-69 atoms of the optimized structures. The results indicated that the optimized properties including dipole moments, energy gaps, binding energies, and bond lengths could be mainly dependent on the diameters of GaP nanotubes, which are directly determined by n or m indices. Moreover, comparing the values of C_Q parameters indicated that the narrower GaP nanotubes could be considered as more reactive materials than the wider nanotubes, in which the reactivities are very important in determining the applications of nanotubes. And finally, the atoms at the sidewalls of nanotubes could be divided into atomic layers based on the similarities of properties for atoms of each layer, in which the properties of Ga atoms at the edges of nanotubes are significantly different from other layers only for wider nanotubes.     

Calculated coupling constants 1J(X–Y) and 1K(X–Y), and fundamental relationships among the reduced coupling constants for molecules HmX–YHn,with X,Y ═ 1H, 7Li, 9Be, 11B, 13C, 15N, 17O, 19F, 31P, 33S,and 35Cl

Equation-of-motion coupled-cluster singles and doubles (EOM-CCSD) calculations have been performed to determine coupling constants ¹J(X–Y) for 65 molecules H_mX–YH_n, with X,Y ═ ¹H, ⁷Li, ⁹Be, ¹¹B, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁷O, ¹⁹F, ³¹P, ³³S, and ³⁵Cl. The computed ¹J(X–Y) values are in good agreement with available experimental data. The reduced coupling constants ¹K(X–Y) have been derived from ¹J(X–Y) by removing the dependence on the magnetogyric ratios of X and Y. Patterns are found for the reduced coupling constants on a ¹K(X–Y) surface that are related to the positions of X and Y in the periodic table.     

Hybrid group 15(E15)–group 14(E14) element cationic pyramidal structures E15[E144(SiR3)4]+: A DFT study

Hybrid cationic pyramidanes {E¹⁵[E¹⁴₄R₄]}⁺ (E¹⁵ = P–Bi; E¹⁴ = C–Ge, R = H, SiMe₃) have been studied by the DFT calculations, and their structures, electronic properties and bonding nature are discussed. Square-pyramidal geometry in the real neutral compounds {E¹⁵[E¹⁴₄(SiMe₃)₄]}⁺[AlCl₄]^? is preserved.     

Are J(Si-H) NMR coupling constants really a probe for the existence of nonclassical H-Si interactions?

A series of hydridosilyl complexes of tantalum, Cp(ArN)Ta(PMe3)(H)(SiClnR3-n) (n = 0-3), was prepared and studied by 29Si NMR, X-ray diffraction, and DFT calculations. An unprecedented increase of the J(Si-H) coupling constant between the hydride and silyl ligands from 14 Hz for n = 0 to 50 Hz n = 3 was observed, which however, according to DFT calculations, does not correspond to stronger bonding interaction between silicon and hydride ligands, with the strongest interaction being for n = 1.     

Theoretical study of spin–orbit coupling and kinetics in spin-forbidden reaction between Ta(NH2)3 and N2O

The activation mechanism of the nitrous oxide (N₂O) with the Ta(NH₂)₃ complex on the singlet and triplet potential energy surfaces has been investigated using the hybrid exchange correlation functional B3LYP. The minimum energy crossing point (MECP) is located by using the methods of Harvey et al. The rate-determining step of the N–O activation reaction is the intersystem crossing from ¹ 2 to ³ 2. The reacting system will change its spin multiplicities from the singlet state to the triplet state near MECP-1, which takes place with a spin crossing barrier of 32.5 kcal mol^?1, and then move on the triplet potential energy surface as the reaction proceeds. Analysis of spin–orbit coupling (SOC) using localized orbitals shows that MECP-1 will produce the significant SOC matrix element, the value of SOC is 272.46 cm^?1, due to the electron shift between two perpendicular π orbitals with the same rotation direction and the contribution from heavy atom Ta. The rate coefficients are calculated using Non-adiabatic Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM). Results indicate that the coefficients, k(E), are exceedingly high, k(E) > 10¹² s^?1, for energies above the intersystem crossing barrier (32.5 kcal mol^?1); however, in the lower temperature range of 200–600 K, the intersystem crossing is very slow, k(T) < 10^?6 s^?1.     

~1H–~(15)N HMBC spectra of C_(18)-diterpenoid alkaloids

The normally underused 1H–15N HMBC spectra of thirteen C18-diterpenoid alkaloids have been determined for the first time. As a result, the significant effects of the substituents of nitrogen atoms, the conformations of A ring, and protonation, on the nitrogen-15 chemical shifts are demonstrated.     

Molecular structures of (5656)macrotetracyclic chelates in M(II) ion–ethanedithioamide–methanimine–hydrogen cyanide quaternary systems by DFT calculations

The geometric parameters of Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) (5656)macrotetracyclic complexes with the NNNN-coordination of the donor cites of the chelant, which can be formed upon template processes in M(II)–ethanedithioamide–methanimine–hydrogen cyanide quaternary systems, have been calculated using the density functional (DFT) hybrid method in the OPBE/TZVP approximation with the use of the Gaussian09 program package. It is shown that no one of the 5-membered chelate rings is planar, and these rings are not identical in the complexes studied. The 6-membered chelate rings are likewise not identical: one has a prominent noncoplanarity, and the other is almost planar. In all metal complexes, the nitrile nitrogen atom in one 6-membered ring noticeably departs from the plane of the ring, and in the other 6-membered ring, the respective nitrogen atom lies virtually in the plane of the ring.     

The quantum chemical calculation of NMR two-bond spin–spin coupling constants in the N?···H–OH?→?N–H···OH? switching

A quantum chemical study has been carried out to investigate the effects of the size of H₂O cluster and substituents (X = H, Me, OMe, CHO, NO, and NO₂) in the para position of the anilide ion on the two-bond spin–spin coupling constants (SSCCs) ^2h J _N···O across in the N–H–O switching at B3LYP/6-311 ++G(2d,2p) level of theory. The changes in ^2h J _N···O SSCCs due to variation of substituent and H₂O cluster size were well monitored by changes in binding energy, structural parameter, electron density topography, natural charge, charge transfer, and percentage of p-character of N atom in the C–N bond. Linear correlations were found between ^2h J _N···O and above-mentioned properties.     

Tacticity of poly(butyl-α-cyanoacrylate) chains in nanoparticles: NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

NMR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations were applied for structural characterization and determination of the preferred stereochemical sequence distribution of the monomer units in the homopolymer chains of poly(butyl-α-cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles. The stereochemical sequence distribution of the monomer units was defined by analysis of their high-resolution 1D ¹H and ¹³C NMR and 2D J-resolved, ¹H/¹³C HSQC and ¹H/¹³C HMBC NMR spectra. The results were verified by employment of B3LYP/6-31G(d) calculations and are consistent with the preferred tendency of polymer chains of PBCN to adopt syndiotactic placements. The proton and carbon chemical shielding were calculated at BPW91/6-31+G(2d,p) level using the GIAO approach and B3LYP/6-31G(d) optimized geometry.     

NMR spectral analysis of strongly second-order 6-, 8-, 9- and 10- spin-systems (1H─19F, 19F─19F,and 13C─19F) in perfluorotoluyl- and tetrafluoro-pyridyl-aromatics using the lineshape method ANATOLIA

A simple to use nuclear magnetic resonance analysis method has been tested on complex ¹H, ¹⁹F, and ¹³C multiplets. This open-source line-shape analysis method analysis of total lineshape (ANATOLIA)¹ provides some significant advantages over traditional assign-iterate methods of NMR spectral analysis by avoiding false minima and progressing optimisation to the global minimum. The target molecules are 1-perfluorotol-4-yl-2-perfluorotol-4-yl-oxymethyl-1H-benzimidazole (molecule-I) and 1-tetrafluoropyrid-4-yl-2-tetrafluoropyrid-4-yl-thio-1H-benzimidazole (molecule-II) which were produced as part of a family of fluorinated drug scaffolds prepared for anticancer and antiparasitic screening. Spectra display significant second-order effects with ¹H Δδ = 3.68 and 4.67 Hz for the aromatic hydrogen “triplets”, with ¹⁹F ⁴J_AA', ⁴J_BB', ⁴J_XX', and ⁴J_YY' coupling constants range from +4.8 to −14.0 Hz and for ¹³C-isotopomers ¹⁹F Δδ of up to 111.56 Hz. A spin-system of six coupling nuclei (H_aH_bH_cH_d F_YF_Y') was analysed in 12 s, a spin-system of nine coupling fluorine nuclei (AA'BB'CCC-YY') was analysed within 2 min, and 10 coupling nuclei (XX'YY'ZZZ-BB'-H_d) was optimised in 6 min using a laptop computer. ANATOLIA was also robust enough to be able to yield accurate spectral values from inaccurate input values. In both compounds, a fluorine–fluorine coupling constant was identified between the two fluoro-aromatic rings (F_BB' and F_YY') of +4.05 and +4.67 Hz and attributed to a through-space interaction. Ab initio structure optimisations and coupling constant calculations provided useful input data for spectral analysis. A modern ¹⁹F nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of perfluorotoluene (octafluorotoluene) and analysis from 1975 was used as a test data set to assess ANATOLIA.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and DFT calculations of octahedral nickel(II) complexes derived from N′-[(E)-phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methylidene]benzohydrazide

The two new nickel(II) complexes, [Ni(HL)(L)](NO₃)?H₂O (1) and [Ni(L)₂] (2) (where HL/L = N′-[(E)-phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methylidene]benzohydrazide), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopic, magnetic susceptibility, and cyclic voltammetric measurements. Single-crystal X-ray analysis of [Ni(HL)(L)](NO₃)?H₂O (1) and [Ni(L)₂] (2) has revealed the presence of a distorted octahedral geometry around nickel(II). The X-ray and spectral characterizations have confirmed the existence of the keto-enol form of the ligands in the complexes. The electronic structures and spectral properties of the ligands and the complexes have been explained by DFT and TDDFT calculations. Superoxide dismutase activity of these complexes has also been measured.     

Spectroscopic investigations (FTIR,UV-VIS,NMR) and DFT calculations on the molecular structure of Nω-Nitro-L-arginine

The spectroscopic properties of N_ω-nitro-l-arginine were investigated by FT-IR, UV-VIS, and ¹H NMR spectra. Geometrical parameters and energies were calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP method with the 6-311G basis set. Geometrical optimization of the molecule has been performed, vibrational spectra have been calculated, and fundamental vibrations have been determined from the total energy distribution (TED) of the vibrational modes. The HOMO-LUMO analysis is carried out for various electric fields (0.0–0.025 A^?1). The HOMO-LUMO gap is decreased while increasing the electric field. The calculated quantum chemical parameters are calculated and correlated to the inhibition efficiency, A Mullliken population was also important for determining local reactivity by indicating reactive centers and identifying potential nucleophilic and electrophilic attack sites. Charge transfer occurs inside the compound based on the HOMO LUMO gap. Calculations of DFT were evaluated in their ability to predict inhibition efficiency.     

Determination of mechanisms of the ν1(H–F) band shape formation in the absorption spectra of H-bonded complexes of HF from combined experimental studies and nonempirical calculations

The advantage of combining the spectroscopic experiments and nonempirical calculations in one study is discussed. Based on the results of earlier studies of H-bonded complexes H₂O⋯HF, dimethyl ether⋯HF, and acetone⋯HF and the study of HCN⋯HF performed in this paper, the requirements on the experimental conditions and theoretical approaches that can provide reliable spectroscopic data are generalized for the first time. Detailed recommendations on using the proposed theoretical method in multidimensional anharmonic calculations of other related AH⋯B complexes are also formulated. Comparative analysis of the data calculated for the four complexes shows for the first time that the intensity of shoulders of the ν₁(H–F) band (sum and difference transitions) is governed primarily by perturbations of the wave functions of low-frequency modes.     

Molecular structures of (454)macrotricyclic chelates in the M(II) ion–thiosulfate anion–ethylenediamine systems according to quantum-chemical DFT calculations

The geometric parameters of the molecular structures of (454)macrotricyclic M(II) complexes with a tetradentate chelating ligand with the (NSSN)-coordination of donor sites formed by the template reactions in the M(II)–thiosulfate anion S₂O₃^2-–ethylenediamine H₂N–CH₂–CH₂–NH₂ have been calculated by the hybrid OPBE/TZVP density functional theory (DFT) method. The standard enthalpies, standard entropies, and standard Gibbs energies of formation of these complexes have been calculated, and a conclusion has been drawn that the template synthesis in these systems is possible when carrying out appropriate reactions under common conditions (in solution of solid phase).     

Correlated ab initio calculations of one-bond 31P?77Se and 31P?125Te spin–spin coupling constants in a series of PSe and PTe systems accounting for relativistic effects (part 2)

Synthetic chalcogen–phosphorus chemistry permanently makes new challenges to computational Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, which has proven to be a powerful tool of structural analysis of chalcogen–phosphorus compounds. This paper reports on the calculations of one-bond ³¹P ⁷⁷Se and ³¹P ¹²⁵Te NMR spin–spin coupling constants (SSCCs) in the series of phosphine selenides and tellurides. The applicability of the combined computational approach to the one-bond ³¹P ⁷⁷Se and ³¹P ¹²⁵Te SSCCs, incorporating the composite nonrelativistic scheme, built of high-accuracy correlated SOPPA (CC2) and Coupled Cluster Single and Double (CCSD) methods and the Density Functional Theory (DFT) relativistic corrections (four-component level), was examined against the experiment and another scheme based on the four-component relativistic DFT method. A special J-oriented basis set (acv3z-J) for selenium and tellurium atoms, developed previously by the authors, was used throughout the NMR calculations in this work at the first time. The proposed computational methodologies (combined and ‘pure’) provided a reasonable accuracy for ³¹P ⁷⁷Se and ³¹P ¹²⁵Te SSCCs against experimental data, characterizing by the mean absolute percentage errors of about 4% and 1%, and 12% and 8% for selenium and tellurium species, respectively. The present study reports typical relativistic corrections to ⁷⁷Se ³¹P and ¹²⁵Te ³¹P SSCCs, calculated within the four-component DFT formalism for a broad series of tertiary phosphine selenides and tellurides with different substituents at phosphorus.     

First-principles calculations on the structures,magnetic, and electronic properties of the (Fe2N)m (m = 1–4) and (Fe3N)n (n = 1–3) clusters

The structures, magnetic, and electronic properties of the ground-state (Fe₂N)_m (m?=?1–4) and (Fe₃N)_n (n?=?1–3) clusters have been investigated by using first-principles. The structure of the (Fe₂N)_m and (Fe₃N)_n clusters is a compromise that the N atoms approach more Fe atoms and the N atoms repel each other. The structural stabilities of the (Fe₂N)_m and (Fe₃N)_n clusters increase with the increasing of the N ratio except for the Fe₆N₃ clusters. The (Fe₂N)_m (m?=?1–4) and Fe₉N₃ clusters exhibit more kinetic stabilities than pure iron clusters. The N substitution can decrease the average spin densities of small iron clusters except for the Fe₆N₂ and Fe₈N₄ clusters. The Fe–N bonds exhibit certain covalent bond characteristics.

     

Unusual coupling constants n J(195Pt—1H) and Pt↼H—C interactions in new Schiff base complexes of N-alkyl-1-(ferrocen-1-yl)methanimine

A series of novel ferrocenylimine complexes of platinum(II) ethene of general formula trans-[PtCl₂( ²-C₂H₄) (imine)], imine = N-alkyl-1-(ferrocen-1-yl)methanimine, (alkyl = Me; i-Pr, i-Bu, s-Bu, t-Bu, ±CH(Me)Ph, CH₂Ph and Ph) have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, i.r, ¹H-, ¹³C-n.m.r. spectra (¹⁵N- and ¹⁹⁵Pt-n.m.r. in part). Unusual coupling constants ³ J(¹⁹⁵Pt—¹H), 92–98 Hz were observed between the imino proton H₆ and platinum(II) which are too large for three bond coupling constants, thereby suggesting a PtH—C interaction.