An ab initio calculation of 14n quadrupole coupling constants

Ab initio SCF-MO calculations of ¹⁴N quadrupole coupling constants are reported for HCN, HNC, CH₃CN, CH₃NC, NH₃, NH₂NH₂, FCN, N₂O, (CN)₂, BrCN, pyridine and pyrazine. There is excellent correlation between calculation and experiment yielding Q = 1.503 ± 0.159 × 10^?26 cm² for the ¹⁴N nuclear quadrupole moment. Dunning sp basis sets are more than adequate for such calculations, STO/4G basis sets yielding almost identical results for pyridine and pyrazine. Unsuccessful attempts were made to correlate coupling constants with electronic population analysis indices.     

Microwave spectrum, 14N nuclear quadrupole coupling constants,dipole moment and centrifugal distortion constants of 2,6-difluoropyridine

The rotational and centrifugal distortion constants of 2,6-difluoropyridine have been determined from the analysis of its microwave spectrum. The dipole moment of the molecule and the quadrupole coupling constants of the ¹⁴N nucleus have also been evaluated. The observed rotational constants indicate a distortion of the pyridine ring.     

Effects of external electric fields on 1H, 19F,and 14N NMR spectra of 2, 4, 6-trifluoronitrobenzene

When a polar liquid is subjected to an electric field, the dipoles obtain a small average orientation. At sufficiently high field strengths direct spin—spin dipolar and quadrUpolar electric field interactions may modify the NMR spetrum.NMR electric field experiments are reported for the proton, fluorine, and nitrogen NMR spectra of neat 2, 4, 6-trifluoronitrobenzene. The observed alignment values are smaller than those predicted on the basis of Onsager's theory.The ¹⁴N quadrupole coupling constant as been deduced from a comparison of the qUadrupolar and dipolar electric field effects.An upper limit of the absolute value of the anisotropy of the para-¹⁹F chemical shift has been inferred from the absence of a detectable displacement of the resonance on application of an electric field.     

Calculation of the 14N and 2H quadrupole coupling tensor in trimeric imidazole

The ¹⁴N and ²H quadrupole coupling tensors at both nitrogen and at all hydrogen sites, have been calculated by ab initio SCF MO methods, in a trimeric imidazole molecule having the geometry found in the solid state. The ¹⁴N changes produced at N(1)H by hydrogen bonding are correctly reproduced to a noteworthy degree of precision, as is the ²H quadrupole interaction at the same site. The changes in the values of the three principal components of the tensor, which have been inferred from NQR measurements when imidazole passes from the gas to the solid state, are supported by the calculations, both for N(1)H and N(3).     

Rotational spectra and hyperfine interactions of the mono 17O substituted ozones

The rotational spectra of ¹⁷O¹⁶O¹⁶O and ¹⁶O¹⁷O¹⁶O have been observed. The hyperfine structure has been analyzed to give the ¹⁷O quadrupole coupling and spin-rotation tensors for both species. Preliminary values of the molecular parameters are given.     

The Trans-Influence In Platinum(II) Complexes. An Application of 129I-Mössbauer Spectroscopy

The ¹²⁹I-Mössbauer spectra of several cis-diioda-and two hydridoiodo-platinum(II) complexes have been obtained at 4.2°K. The quadrupole coupling constants of the cis complexes vary systematically with the nature of the neutral ligands, indicating the operation of a Trans-influence. The values for the hydrides are very low, showing a large trans-influence for this ligand.     

Synthesis and nmr analysis of cyclo-[85% 13C-asp]-pro: 13C-13C vicinal coupling constants and conformation

The dipeptide cyclo(Asp-Pro) where the aspartic acid residue was 85% ¹³C enriched, was synthesized with the aim of analyzing its conformation in solution by using ¹C-¹H, ¹³H-¹H and ¹³C-¹³C coupling constant parameters. The values of these couplings agree well with each other and show that the side chain of the aspartic acid residue adopts privileged conformations the proportions of which vary somewhat with pH, and more weakly, with a change in solvent. The ¹³C-¹³C interresidue coupling constants ³J_Cl'–_C2^β and ³J_Cl'–_C2^γ obtained after long accumulation of the signals of unenriched carbons, have different values; they show puckering in the pyrrolidine ring similar to that found in cyclo(Leu-Pro) in the solid state. It was concluded that ¹³C-¹³C coupling constants represent an excellent means of determining the side chain conformation (whenever the incorporation of an enriched amino acid into the peptide is possible) that will find applications particularly in the case of peptides with complicated proton spectra.     

A 199Hg NMR spectroscopic study of two and three-coordinate methylmercury(II) complexes, [MeHgL]NO3

¹⁹⁹Hg NMR spectra are reported for the complexes [MeHgL]NO₃ containing either two- (e.g. L = pyridine) or three-coordinate mercury (e.g. L = 2,2′-bipyridyl). For unidentate and bidentate ligands of similar basicity chelation with bidentate ligands to give three-coordinate mercury results in upfield shifts of ¹⁹⁹Hg resonances from that of the linear complexes. For complexes of unidentate ligands shifts correlate with changes in base strength of the ligands, and methyl substitution in the 2 position of pyridine appears to result in an upfield shift of ca. 30 ppm. Effects of substitution in the 2 position are very strong in complexes of unidentate 2-benzylpyridine and 3,3′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridyl. Comparison of the ¹⁹⁹Hg shifts with J(¹H-¹⁹⁹Hg) shows the coupling constant to be insensitive to substitution in the 2 position in linear complexes and is a function only of the ligand base strength.     

35Cl, 81Br and 127I NQR spectra of cyclopentadienyltitanium halides

NQR spectra of ³⁵Cl, ⁸¹Br and ¹²⁷I in cyclopentadienyltitanium halides Cp_nTiHal_4-n have been studied. Quadrupole coupling constants of the halogen atoms regularly increase with the increasing number of Cp rings in the molecule, which is apparently connected with the decreasing multiplicity of the TiHal bond. A sharp increase in the asymmetry parameters of the iodine atom on introduction of the Cp rings is evidence for an essential desymmetrization of the electron density in the molecule caused by this operation.     

SiC-doped boron nitride nanotubes: computations of 11B and 14N quadrupole coupling constants

Abstract  

Density-functional theory calculations have been performed to investigate the properties of the electronic structures of silicon–carbon-doped boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). The geometries of zigzag and armchair BNNTs were initially optimized and the quadrupole coupling constants subsequently calculated. The results indicate that doping of B and N atoms by C and Si atoms has more influence on the electronic structure of the BNNTs than does doping of B and N atoms by Si and C atoms. The changes of the electronic sites of the N atoms are also more significant than those of the B atoms.     

Furopyridines. XI. 13C NMR Spectra of 2- or 3-Substituted Furo[2,3-b]-, Furo[3,2-b]-, Furo[2,3-c]- and Furo[3,2-c]pyridine

The ¹³C nmr spectra of 2- or 3-monosubstituted furo[2,3-b]- 1a-1j , furo[3,2-b]- 2a-2j , furo[2,3-c]- 3a-3j and furo[3,2-c]pyridine derivatives 4a-4j are reported. Effects by change in annelation and substituent effects on ¹³C chemical shifts and carbon-proton coupling constants are discussed. The spectra of benzo[b]furan derivatives 5a-5j having the corresponding substituent are also reported for comparison.     

13C-NMR spectra of fluorinated molecules using 19F-13C polarization transfer

¹³C-NMR spectra of fluorinated molecules are difficult to observe under conventional broad-band proton decoupling. The large coupling constants involved make polarization transfer between fluorine and carbon, using INEPT or DEPT experiments very effective while broad band fluorine decoupling collapses the multiplet pattern.     

1H-,2H-,13C- and 14N-endor studies of coppinger's radicals in liquid solutions and in liquid crystals

Proton and non-proton ENDOR studies are reported on isotopically labelled Coppinger's radical (galvinoxyl) and on N-Coppinger's radical in isotropic solutions and in liquid-crystalline mesophases. The hyperfine coupling constant shifts have been measured over the temperature range of the nematic mesophase and an analysis of the shifts in terms of anisotropic hyperfine tensors and ordering parameters is given. A short phenomenological discussion of the ¹³C and¹⁴N ENDOR response is presented. Several methods for the sign determination of hyperfine coupling constants are discussed. Finally, a survey of the ENDOR spectroscopy on galvinoxyl type biradicals is given.     

Microwave spectrum of N2D4, 14N quadrupole coupling constants,and the barrier to inversion of the amino group

The microwave spectrum of N₂D₄ has been observed and analyzed. Based on five low-J rotational transitions the effective rotational constants are: A = 74712.9 ± 1.9 MHz, B = 18500.42 ± 0.46 MHz, and C = 18439.91 ± 0.46 MHz. The quadrupole coupling constants of the ¹⁴N nuclei are X_aa = 4.23 ± 0.04 MHz, X_bb = 1.98 ± 0.05 MHz, and X_cc = ?2.25 ± 0.05 MHz. Using the observed ground state inversion splittings for N₂D₄ and N₂H₄ the barrier to inversion of a single amino group is computed to be 5.00 kcal mol^?1.     

1H and 199Hg NMR spectra of methylmercury(II) complexes. Effects of basicity and ortho substitution in pyridines(L) in complexes [MeHgL]NO3

Linear complexes [MeHgL]NO₃ (L = substituted pyridine) have been prepared and their ¹H and ¹⁹⁹Hg NMR spectra measured and compared with other complexes of this series reported previously. The coupling constant J(¹H?¹⁹⁹Hg) correlates directly with pKa and with the gas phase enthalpy of ionization [ΔG_i(g)] of LH⁺; with J(¹H?¹⁹⁹Hg) decreasing with increasing pKa or ΔG_i(g). The chemical shift, δ, for ¹⁹⁹Hg does not correlate with either pKa or ΔG_i(g). Complexes without substituents in the 2 position of pyridine have δ¹⁹⁹Hg ca. 80–100 ppm downfield from MeHgNO₃, those with one methyl group in the 2 position ca. 125–150 ppm, and those with methyl groups in the 2 and 6 position (or benzyl or 3′-methylpyridyl groups in the 2 position) ca. 160–200 ppm downfield from MeHgNO₃. The coupling constant J(¹H?¹⁹⁹Hg) is found to be more useful than δ¹⁹⁹Hg in determination of solution structures of MeHg(II) complexes of this type of ligand.     

Characterisation by rotational spectroscopy of a hydrogen-bonded dimer formed between H2O and HCN

The rotational spectra in the vibrational ground states of (H₂O, HC¹⁴N) and (H₂O, HC¹⁵N) have been assigned in the frequency range 6–19 GHz. Values of rotational constants (B_O, C_O) and centrifugal distortion constants (Δ_J, Δ_JK) have been determined for both species, while the ¹⁴N-nuclear quadrupole coupling constants x_aa and x_bb have been established for the first. Observations concerning additional hyperfine structure arising from H,H nuclear spin-nuclear spin coupling in the H₂O subunit suggest that (H₂O,HCN) has a pair of equivalent protons and is effectively planar in the zero-point state. Observed spectroscopic constants are consistent only with the arrangement H₂O…HCN, with r(O…C) = 3.1387 Å.     

The infrared spectra (500-150 CM−1) of the complexes cis- and trans-[Pt(pyridine)2X2] (X = Cl,Br, I,SCN)

The IR spectra of cis- and trans-[Pt(pyridine)₂X₂] (X = Cl, Br, I, SCN) are discussed. Distinction between the vPt—N and vPt—X bands is based on their relative sensitivities to ¹⁵N-labelling and deuteration of the pyridine ring, to halogen substitution and to ¹⁵NCS-labelling. Two vPt—N and two vPt—X bands are observed in the cis-complexes as required for C_2v symmetry. The D_2h symmetry of the trans-complexes requires one vPt-N and one vPt—X band but additional bands are observed and are ascribed to coupling between vPt—N and vPt—X.     

An indo investigation of magnetic resonance constants of azaaromatic systems

INDO–MO calculations have been performed on the ESR hyperfine coupling constants of the pyridinyl radical and the radical anions of pyrimidine, quinoline, isoquinoline, acridine and benzcinnoline. The nuclear spin coupling constants and the ¹⁴N nuclear quadrupole coupling constant of pyridine have also been calculated. In general, calculated values are in satisfactory agreement with the experimental data.     

The conformational dependence of 15n13c spin spin coupling constants

2-Azabicyclo(2.2.2)octan-3-One 1, N-isopropylpivaloylamide 2 and 4-azatricyclo(4.3.1.1^3,8)undecan-5-one 3 have been prepared with a ¹⁵N label. The amides were reduced to the corresponding amines 2-azabicy-clo(2.2.2)octane 4, N-isopropyl-N-neopentylamine 5 and 4-azatricyclo(4.3.1.1^3,8)undecane 6. The ¹³C spectra of these compounds and their hydrochlorides were measured and the ¹⁵N¹³C spin coupling constants interpreted in terms of their conformational dependence.     

The rotational spectrum,nuclear spin—spin coupling,nuclear quadrupole coupling,and molecular structure of KrHF

Rotational spectra have been assigned for the ⁸²Kr, ⁸³Kr, ⁸⁴Kr, and ⁸⁶Kr isotopic species of the KrHF and KrDF van der Waals molecules by using pulsed microwave Fourier transform spectroscopy in a Fabry—Perot cavity with a pulsed supersonic nozzle molecular source. The rotational, centrifugal distortion, nuclear spin—spin, and nuclear quadrupole coupling constants are used to determine the structure and obtain intramolecular potential binding information. The ⁸³Kr nuclear quadrupole coupling constants are 10.28 ± 0.08 MHz and 13.83 ± 0.13 MHz for KrHF and KrDF respectively. The electric field gradient at the krypton nucleus is calculated from the coupling constant and the known nuclear quadrupole moment and explained by Sternheimer shielding and formation of the van der Waals bond. There is a negligible charge transfer in the KrHF bond.