Application of 13C and 15N spectroscopy to the study of electronic delocalization in N?N bonds: Nitrosamines,hydrazones, triazenes and related protonated species

¹³C and ¹⁵N spectroscopies at natural abundance have been applied to the study of nitrogen lone-pair delocalization in N? N containing compounds: nitrosamines, nitramines, hydrazines, hydrazones and triazenes. Structure-chemical shift correlations have been derived for nitrosamines; the ¹³C upfield effect of a γ substituent has been used for assigning the configuration of both diastereoisomers in N,N-unsymmetrically substituted nitrosamines. Equations have been computed which permit the prediction of the electronic delocalization, expressed in terms of free enthalpy of activation ΔG, as a function of δ¹⁵N and of the length of the N? N bond. ¹⁵N spectroscopy has also been applied to the study of the protonated species of nitrosamines and of acceptor-donor complexes of nitrosamines with Lewis acids. The behaviour of such N? N containing compounds is compared to that of amides.     

15N n.m.r.: Substituent effects on nitrogen chemical shifts in anilinium ions

¹⁵N chemical shifts were measured in a series of anilinium fluorosulfonate salts and compared with chemical shift data from a comparable series of ¹⁵N-enriched aniline derivatives. A smaller overall range of nitrogen chemical shifts was observed for the protonated aniline series compared with that for the unprotonated anilines and is attributed to the elimination of nitrogen lone pair delocalization in the former series. Further-more, it was found that the range of nitrogen chemical shifts in the protonated anilines is determined primarily by substituent electronic effects from the ortho ring position with almost negligible contributions from the para position.     

Application des mesures de couplages 15N?H à la détermination de configurations d'oximes

Several ¹⁵N enriched oximes of heterocyclic aldehydes have been prepared in syn and anti forms. The less stable form may be obtained by UV irradiation of the other one. The geminal ¹⁵N? H coupling in the R? CH?¹⁵N? OH fragment allows an immediate and unambiguous assignment of the configuration to be made, being 13 to 16 Hz and 2 to 3 Hz for the anti and syn forms, respectively. Whereas oximes 1 to 4 are preferentially in the anti form, the N-methylpyridinium aldoxime iodides (2-PAM, 3-PAM, 4-PAM) are found to be syn in the stable form and not anti as previously thought. This reassignment is of special interest, since 2-PAM ( 8 ), which is an excellent antidote against alkyl phosphate nerve poisoning, has been used to study the geometry of the acetylcholinesterase active site of the enzyme.     

Constantes de couplage vicinales à travers deux hétéroatomes: III—Calculs théoriques et mesures expérimentales dans les hydrazides enrichies en 15N

Different calculations, among them those utilizing the finite perturbation theory with INDO wave functions, have been effected to calculate the value of the ³J(¹H ? N? N? ¹H ) coupling constant in hydrazides as a function of the dihedral angle. Experimental coupling constants have been compared with calculated ones in order to determine the conformation around the N? N bond. The first example of a ²J(¹H ? N? ¹⁵N ) coupling is described.     

Electronic delocalization in N?C and N?N bonds

For a series of compounds with N? C or N? N bonds, the CNDO/S parameterized calculations for Q^π, the electronic charge density on the nitrogen atom, and π bond orders P^π provide evidence for the simultaneous dependence of the ¹⁵N chemical shift on both of these parameters. The multilinear regressions obtained produce high values for the regression coefficients. The results throw some light on the nitrogen lone pair delocalization mechanism.     

Étude des Paramètres de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire et de la Stéréochimie de Thiono-2 R-2 Dithiaphosphorinanes-1,3,2

The ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P n.m.r. spectra of eleven 2-R-2-thiono-1,3,2-dithiaphosphorinanes with various R groups attached to the phosphorus atom have been recorded and analysed. In the compounds where R=Cl, OMe or N, the molecule adopts a chair conformation with the R group axially oriented. When the molecule adopts a chair conformation with equatorially oriented R. In the case of the derivatives with R=phenyl, Me, N(Me)₂ or NHt-Bu, a chair–chair conformational equilibrium was observed. The hindered rotation about the P? N bond was also examined in the derivative with      

Recherches sur la formation et la transformation des esters LXXII. Aryl(ou aralcoyl ou alcoyl)amino-2-tétrahydro-m-thiazines ou aryl(ou aralcoyl ou alcoyl)amino-2-dihydro-Δ2-m-thiazines et dérivés

3-Aminopropanol reacts with aryl(or aralkyl or alkyl)isothiocyanates R? N?C?S to yield the corresponding thio-ureas R? NH? CS? NH? (CH₂)₃OH which, refluxed with hydrochloric acid, are cyclized by elimination of water. The cyclization products are identical with the hydrothiazines resulting by elimination of sulfate or phosphate from the sulfuric or phosphoric monoesters of these thio-ureas. The resulting hydrothiazines are either 2-(R-imino)-tetrahydro-m-thiazines (I) or 2-(R-amino)-dihydro-Δ²-m-thiazines (II). Their structure has been established by comparison of their spectra with those of model compounds in one of which the C?N double bond is certainly endocyclic (2-methyl-dihydro-Δ²-m-thiazine), the other presenting an exocyclic C?N double bond (3-methyl-2-phenylimino-tetrahydro-m-thiazine). When R is an aryl group, the C?N double bond is exocyclic (structure I with >C?N? Ar), and one may presume that this structure is stabilized by resonance. When R is an aralkyl or an alkyl group, the C?N double bond is endocyclic (structure II). The nmr spectra were taken with three types of solvent: CDCl₃ or CCl₄; (CD₃)₂SO; CF₃COOH. In CF₃COOH solution the benzylic protons of the hydrothiazine with R = pF? C₆H₄CH₂? couple with NH (J=5,5cps) which confirms the endocyclic position of the C?N double bond in this case.     

Etude par Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire de dioxaphosphorinanes-1,3,2 à liaison P?N extracyclique. Exemple de changement d'orientation de la liaison P?N

The ¹H NMR spectra of several 1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes bearing an extracyclic P? N bond have been analysed. The ³J(POCH) couplings are strongly dependent upon the orientation of the bond around the phosphorus atom. Depending upon the nature of the bonds attached to the nitrogen atom, the dioxaphosphorinane ring may adopt either a fixed chair conformation with the P? N bond in the axial or equatorial orientation, or it may be in equilibrium between two chair conformations where the P? N bond is alternately axial or equatorial. The equilibrium is fast on the NMR time scale.     

Etude par Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire du carbone 13 de complexes du cobalt (III) et de la diméthylglyoxime

From a carbon magnetic resonance study of several alkylcobaloximes RCo(DMG)₂B (DMG = dimethylglyoximate monoanion), it was possible to estimate the α, β and γ effects of the Co(DMG)₂B group on the chemical shifts of the carbon atoms of various alkyl groups R. The chemical shifts of the carbon atoms belonging to the equatorial ligands and to the axial base B are not significantly affected by structural modification of the R groups. Values of δ in benzylcobaloximes XC₆H₄CH₂Co(DMG)₂B agree with a donor effect of the ? CH₂Co(DMG)₂B radical. Values of ¹J(¹³C? H) coupling constants, measured in ¹³C enriched methylcobaloximes, do not vary appreciably when B is changed (J(¹³C? H) = 137 ± 1 Hz) and are close to the value obtained for methylcobalamine.     

Substituent effects in the 13C NMR chemical shifts of para-(para-substituted benzylidene amino)benzonitrile and para-(ortho-substituted benzylidene amino)benzonitrile

¹³C NMR chemical shifts were measured in CDCl₃ for two series of substituted benzylidene anilines. The substituted benzylidene anilines p-X-C₆H₄CH=NC₆H₄-p-CN p-X-C₆H₄CH=NC₆H₄-o-CN (X = NO₂, F, Cl, Br, H, Me, MeO, NMe₂). The substituent dependence of δC(C=N) was used as a tool to study electronic substituent effects on the azomethine unit. The benzylidene substituents X have a reverse effect on δC(C=N): electron-withdrawing substituents cause shielding, while electrondonating ones do the reverse, the resonance effects clearly predominating over the inductive effects. Additionally, the presence of a specific cross-interaction between X and C=N could be verified. The electronic effects of the neighboring aromatic ring substituents systematically modify the sensitivity of the C=N group to the electronic effects of the benzylidene substituents. These results can be rationalized in terms of the substituent-sensitive balance of the electron delocalization (mesomeric effects).     

Réarrangements en milieu acide trifluoroacétique de deux alcaloïdes indoliques: la desformocorymine et la dihydrocorymine

The rearrangement in trifluoroacetic acid of two indole alkaloids of the echitamine series, desformocorymine (14) and dihydrocorymine (9) , has been investigated. Desformocorymine (14) was tranformed into a mixture of carbinolamines 17a , b , with the akuammiline skeleton, which were reduced (Et₃SiH, CF₃CO₂H) into an isomer 12 of cathafoline (6). This sequence constitutes the first example of an interconversion of the corymine skeleton into the akuammiline skeleton (Scheme 2). In the case of dihydrocorymine (9) , the rearrangement followed a different pathway owing to the formation of a hemiacetal between the primary alcohol CH₂(17)-OH and a carbonyl formed at C(3). Treatment of this hemiacetal 26 with aqueous base led to its opening with concomitant formation of a lactam. ¹³C-NMR seems to indicate that this lactam exists under a hydrated form 27. This highly unstable intermediate was cleanly transformed (MeONa-MeOH) into a 2-acyl indole 30 (Scheme 4), the structure of which was determined by X-ray crystallography. The formation of this acylindole involves the rupture of the C(7)? C(16) bond; it is the reverse of the reaction generally postulated as occurring in the biogenesis of the pentacyclic alkaloids. The structure of a by-product 34 was established as 17-hydroxymethylvincoridine by X-ray crystallography. The acid-catalyzed rearrangements involve the rupture of the Ph-N? C? N chromophore, with formation of a carbonyl at C(3). The reversibility of these steps is used in an easy correlation of dihydrocorymine and of 3-epidihydrocorymine via their trifluoroacetates.     

Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire en phase nématique. Exploration de la barrière d'empêchement à la libre rotation de la monofluoroacétone

The NMR spectra of monochloro-, monobromo- and monofluoroacetone (CH₃? CO? CH₂X with X = Cl, Br, F) oriented in a nematic phase have been measured and the direct dipolar coupling constants determined. The barrier to internal rotation for the CH₂F group has been studied for fluorine compound using various hypotheses. The best agreement with IR data has been obtained using the potential equation V(θ) = Σ_n V_n × (1 – cos nθ)/2 and a Boltzmann distribution of the CH₂F group (V₁ = 250 ± 50 cal.mol^?1, V₂ = 1650 ± 100 cal.mol^?1, V₃ = ?1000 ± 100 cal.mol^?1).     

15N-NMR study of activated enamines. Structural dependence of δ (15N) and nJ(N,H) in primary,secondary and tertiary enamino-ketones,esters and amides

The pulse sequence INEPT was used to obtain proton-coupled ¹⁵N-NMR spectra in natural isotope abundance for enamines substituted in 2-position with electron-with-drawing groups. The chemical shifts and coupling constants are discussed in terms of their relationship to structural features such as multiple N-alkyl substitution, double-bond configuration, H-bonding, N-lone-pair delocalization within the conjugated system, and steric effects. It is concluded that ¹⁵N chemical shifts are a sensitive probe for local structural modifications at the N-atom and conformational changes in a remote part of a conjugated molecule, while one-bond N,H-coupling essentially reflects N-hybridization and subtle local geometric distortions. Stereospecific three-bond N,H spin coupling to olefinic protons (4.0 ± 0.2 Hz) has been found a characteristic feature of (Z)-isomers in all investigated compounds, whereas two-bond coupling to olefinic protons (²J(N,H) = 0.5 to 5 Hz) is observed in (E)-isomers. The sensitivity to solvents and steric properties of remote substituents renders geminal coupling a useful probe for studying electronic effects in the C? N bond.     

Résonance magnétique nucléaire du noyau 14N par Transformée de Fourier

¹⁴N-NMR. measurements using the Fourier Transform technique are presented and compared to C. W. experiments. The F. T. technique is especially advantageous for relaxation time measurements. However, since ¹⁴N-nuclei may have widely different relaxation times, it is often not possible to have optimal gain in sensitivity (as compared to C. W. measurements) in a single F. T. experiment for different ¹⁴N-nuclei contained in the same sample. Different experiments have to be performed, optimizing the spectrometer parameters for each ¹⁴N-resonance of appreciably different linewidth. The technique is applied to three different problems. ¹⁴N-relaxation in symmetrical ammonium salts is shown to arise from reorientation of the water dipoles. The use of a double spin-probe, ¹³C-¹⁴N, allows the determination of the electric field gradients in cyclic ammonium salts. The electronic distribution is especially distorted from tetrahedral symmetry in the highly strained N, N-dimethyl-aziridinium cation. Finally, electric and dynamic effects in ion pairing may be studied as shown on the case of tetrabutylammonium iodide in water and in benzene.     

Aminophosphines: Influence des Substituants lies au Phosphore sur la Barriere a la Rotation Autour de la liaison P?N et sur la Nucleophilie de L'atome D'azote

The ΔG* values for the barrier to rotation around the P? N bond have been determined in some aminophosphines and are dependent on the substituents bound to the phosphorus atom. The comparison between ³J(P? N? C? H) and ΔG* values indicates that p_π—d_π overlapping between nitrogen and phosphorus is the main effect. The nucleophilic behaviour of the nitrogen atom has been measured by the rate of the chemical exchange between methyl-trifluoroacetate and various aminophosphines: the results of this kinetic study are in good agreement with the NMR conclusions.     

Etude par Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire de dérivés phosphores. Etude de dithiaphospholanes-1,3,2

The proton NMR spectral analysis of eight different 1,3,2-dithiaphospholanes with various groups attached to the phosphorus atom has been performed. The AA′BB′X (X phosphorus atom) system shows that the two ³J(P? S? C? H) coupling constants have a small magnitude and opposite signs. Using the ³J(HH) values, the torsion about the C₄—C₅ bond has been evaluated. The conformational requirements in the two isomers of the 2 phenyl-4-methyl-1,3,2-dithiaphospholane are also discussed.     

Amines α et β acétyléniques. Couplages J(15N?H), J(15N?13C) et hybridation de l'azote

¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of ¹⁵N-methylaniline, ¹⁵N-methylphenylpropargylamine and ¹⁵N-methylphenylpropynylamine have been studied. The s character of nitrogen, deduced from ¹J(¹⁵N? ¹³C) and ¹J(¹⁵N? ¹³C), indicates that nitrogen hybridisation is intermediate between sp³ and sp² in ¹⁵N-methylaniline and ¹⁵N-methylphenylpropargylamine, while nitrogen is sp² in the α-acetylenic amine. The ¹J(¹⁵N? ¹³C_sp)cou pling constant calculated with the help of Binsch's relation does not agree with the experimental value, suggesting that orbital and dipolar mechanisms make substantial contributions to this coupling constant.     

Effect of molecular motion and solvent interactions on nitrogen-15 relaxation in anilines

Dipolar relaxation of ¹⁵N in anilines and anilinium ions is influenced by overall motion of the molecule, by rotation about the aryl–-nitrogen bond, by inversion of the aniline nitrogen and by interactions of the NH₂ or NH₃⁺ group with the solvent. These factors are assessed by comparison of the ¹³C and ¹⁵N dipolar relaxation times as a function of para-substitution on the aryl ring. In the anilines (solvent CDCl₃), electron withdrawal brings about faster relative motion of the amine side-chain, contrary to expectation from consideration of C? N rotation but in agreement with the effects from nitrogen inversion. The ¹⁵N dipolar relaxation time correlates with the Hammett σ_p. For the anilinium ions (solvent Me₂SO-d₆), there is no correlation with σ_p and no qualitative relationship with either C? N rotation or N inversion. Nitrogen-15 relaxation, corrected for overall motion as judged by ring ¹³C relaxation, correlates with the inductive parameter σ_I. Electron withdrawal through induction reduces hydrogen bonding and increases side-chain mobility. For most of the anilines and for all of the anilinium ions, solvent interactions cause the nitrogen side-chain to be less mobile than the aryl ring. Under these circumstances, the Woessner approach cannot be used to calculate barriers. The hydrogen bond donor properties of the anilines are reduced in the absence of electron-donating substituents, and the first barriers to NH₂ rotation/inversion were calculated by this procedure: aniline in CDCl₃ 3.5 kcal/mol, p-chloroaniline in CDCl₃ 3.4 kcal/mol and p-nitroaniline in acetone 3.8 kcal/mol.     

Synthèse du méthanesulfonate de (pyrimidyl-2)-1-(méthylène)-(dioxy-3, 4-benzyl)-4-pipérazinium (Piribedil) marqué au 14C

The synthesis of crystalline 1-(2-pyrimidyl)-4-(3, 4-methylenedioxybenzyl)-piperazin methanesulfonate (ET 495) labelled with ¹⁴C fixed on the piperazine nitrogen N(4) has been realized in five steps from barium carbonate ¹⁴C; Specific activity of the final product: 32,8 mCi/mmol (110 m?Ci/mg); radiochemical purity: around 99%. The mass spectrum of the labelled compound is in agreement with the chemical structure and the labelling position expected.     

Étude thermodynamique de la complexation de l'argent par la thiourée et certains de ses derives alkylsubstitués

In order to find support for the validity of the hypothesis proposed by one of us regarding the different natures of the bonds in the four successive complexes formed between Ag⁺ and thiourea, the corresponding enthalpies are verified by direct calorimetry.Furthermore, because the influence of substituent groups on the nitrogen atoms may help to characterize the donor atom. the calorimetric enthalpies and potentiometric free energies of complexation between Ag⁺ and N-methylthiourea, N,N′- dimethylthiourea and N,N′-diethylthiourea have also been determined at 25°C, in aqueous medium of ionic strength μ = 0.5 M KNO₃.