Barriers to internal rotation in 1,3,5-trineopentylbenzenes: V—conformational studies by carbon-13 magnetic resonance

The temperature dependence of the carbon-13 NMR signals in three completely substituted 1,3,5-trineopentylbenzenes has been studied by the Fourier transform technique. The assignment of all peaks was based on studies of 1,3,5-trineopentylbenzene and some of its mono- and disubstituted derivatives. Nearly all carbon signals showed a splitting into several peaks at low temperature, which gave information about the existing rotamers in the completely substituted compounds. Spectra for one compound were studied in a narrow temperature interval in order to test the reliability of rate constants obtained from ¹³C FT spectra. Good agreement was found between previously reported values obtained from ¹H NMR and those obtained in this investigation.     

13C nuclear magnetic resonance studies on some substituted isoxazoles

¹³C n.m.r. spectra of some substituted isoxazoles have been examined to ascertain the reactive site in the metallation of 4-substituted 3,5-dimethylisoxazoles. The results obtained indicate that metallation occurred exclusively at the C-5 methyl.     

13C nuclear magnetic resonance studies of cellulose acetate

¹³C-NMR spectra of ring carbons and O-acetyl carbonyl carbons of cellulose acetate (CA) in dimethyl sulfoxide-d₆ were analyzed. The CA samples with the degree of substitution (DS) ranging from 0.84 and 1.91 were prepared by homogeneous acetylation of cellulose with acetic anhydride in a 10% LiCl/dimethyl acetamide solvent. It was found that the use of these low DS samples permitted easier assignments not only of the ring carbon but also of the O-acetyl carbonyl carbon signals. The assignments were confirmed by comparing with the ¹H-NMR spectra of the samples obtained by complete acetylation of the corresponding CA samples with acetyl-d₃ chloride. Two methods for determining the distribution of O-acetyl groups of CA, i.e., the relative DS at the three different types of hydroxyl groups, were developed. One is based on the measurements of the relative intensities of the signals for the ring carbons and the other is based on the measurements of the relative intensities of the signals for the O-acetyl carbonyl carbons.     

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies on dichloropyridoquinolines

Carbon-13 NMR chemical shifts are reported for six angular and one linear dichloropyridoquinolines in CDCl₃. The chemical shift assignments have been made using model compounds, fully coupled spectra, selective proton decoupling and results from lanthanide shift studies. Chlorine substituent effects are compared to those reported for chloroquinolines. The effect of the heteroaromatic nitrogen atoms on ¹³C? ¹H coupling constants in these polycyclic systems are compared to those reported for pyridine systems.     

1H NMR studies on thioamides: Barriers to internal rotation

The barrier to the internal rotation of the dimethylamino group in thioamides of structure R? CS? N(CH₃)₂, R being (CH₃)₂,N? CS? , CH₃O₂C? or N?C? , is studied by proton magnetic resonance, using the lineshape analysis method of Nakagawa. In the solvents o-dichlorobenzene, naphthalene and nitrobenzene all ΔG≠ values are in the range of 23 to 24 kcal/mol. In these solvents the E_a and ΔS≠ values of each product are linearly related to the dielectric constants.     

A nuclear magnetic resonance determination of the barrier to internal rotation in phenylethane

The long-range nuclear spin-spin coupling constant between the methylene protons and the ring protons at the para position in 3,5-dibromo-phenylethane in benzene solution is consistent with a two-fold barrier of 1.2 ± 0.1 kcal/mole to rotation about the sp²-sp³ carbon-carbon bond, in agreement with thermodynamic data on phenylethane and with deductions based on hyperfine interactions in related radical anions. The low-energy conformation has a plane of symmetry, the methyl group being situated out of the aromatic plane, in disagreement with Raman depolarization data interpretations and with deductions based on proton chemical shifts.     

13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine olive oil grades

¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used in a first attempt to differentiate olive oil samples by grades. High resolution ¹³C NMR Distortionless Enhancement by Polarization Transfer (DEPT) spectra of 137 olive oil samples from the four grades, extra virgin olive oils, olive oils, olive pomace oils and lampante olive oils, were measured. The data relative to the resonance intensities (variables) of the unsaturated carbons of oleate (C-9 and C-10) and linoleate (L-9, L-10 and L-12) chains attached at the 1,3- and 2-positions of triacylglycerols were analyzed by linear discriminant analysis. The 1,3- and 2- carbons of the glycerol moiety of triacylglycerols along with the C-2, C-16 and C-18 resonance intensities of saturated, oleate and linoleate chains were also analyzed by linear discriminant analysis. The three discriminanting functions, which were calculated by using a stepwise variable selection algorithm, classified in the true group by cross-validation procedure, respectively, 76.9, 70.0, 94.4 and 100% of the extra virgin, olive oil, olive pomace oil and lampante olive oil grades.     

18O-isotope effect in 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: 5—Substituent group electronic effects in substituted acetophenones

A series of para- and meta-substituted acetophenones were prepared which were highly labeled with ¹⁸O at the carbonyl function. The natural abundance ¹³C NMR spectra of the compounds were recorded and the ¹⁸O-isotope-induced shifts of the carbonyl carbon were measured in order to determine possible substituent group electronic effects on the ¹⁸O-isotope shift. The isotope shifts were found to be correlated with a number of properties which demonstrate the molecular basis of the isotope shift. Good correlations were obtained for the isotope shift as a function of σ_p⁺, the carbonyl stretching frequency, the carbonyl group bond order, the n→π^**transition of the carbonyl group and the chemical shift of the ipso carbon. In contrast, no correlation was observed between the magnitude of the ¹⁸O-induced isotope shift and the ¹³C chemical shift of the carbonyl carbon. These properties are discussed in connection with the theoretical basis of the isotope shift.     

Conformational studies of cyclo(L-Phe-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro)2 by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance

The 13C-NMR spectrum (Fig. 2,1) of cyclooctapeptide cyclo(L-phe-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro)2 (A) in CDC13 suggested that its conformation involved the coexistence of two kinds of C2-symmetric conformation with trans-trans-trans-trans and cis-trans-trans-trans forms. Adding 0.5 equivalent of CsSCN or one equivalent of DL-Phe-OMe.HCl to the solution of cyclopeptide (A) in CDC13 yielded 13C-NMR spectra (Fig. 2,2 and Table I) which suggested a single C2-symmetric conformation with trans-trans-trans-trans form, resulting from the formation of complexes with CsSCN or DL-Phe-OMe.HCl. The 13C-NMR spectrum of complexes of A with DL-Phe-OMe.HCl displayed separate resonances for C(gamma), C(o), C(m), C(alpha), and C(beta) of D-Phe-OMe.HCl and L-Phe-OMe.HCl (Table I).     

Dynamic 13C NMR studies on the internal rotation in tetraarylallyl anions

Proton noise decoupled ¹³C NMR spectra of lithium 1,1,3,3-bis (2,2′-biphenylylene)propenide and lithium 1,1,3,3-tetraphenylpropenide have been studied, and complete assignments have been made based on several methods, e.g. ¹³C? ¹³C coupling constants of selectively labelled compounds and low-temperature splitting of temperature dependent signals. The barriers to rotation about the partial double bonds of the allyl group have been determined by ¹³C DNMR resulting in the thermodynamic parameters of activation ΔG = 57 kj mol^?1, ΔH^≠ = 56.5 kj mol^?1, ΔS^≠ = ?3J mol^?1K^?1 and ΔG = 55.5 kj mol^?1, ΔH^≠ = 63 kj mol^?1, ΔS^≠ = 26 kJ mol^?1K^?1, respectively. The results are discussed, including the hitherto known data about the topomerisation process.     

13C nuclear magnetic resonance data of bile acid derivatives

The 13C-NMR spectra of well over 100 bile acid derivatives have been analyzed and summarized. A diagnostic gamma-oxygen shielding effect has been identified.     

Solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance characterization of MDI-based polyurethanes

¹³C solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments on linear polyurethanes and poly(ether-urethane) block copolymers demonstrate that ¹³C spin-lattice relaxation experiments in the laboratory [T₁(C)] and rotating [T_1p(C)] frames provide the most information about domain morphology in these microphase-separated polymer systems. T₁(H) TCH, and T_1p(H) data are less useful in a 4,4′-methylene bis(p-phenyl isocyanate)-1,4-butanediol (MDI/BD) hard-segment material, the MDI bridging methylene and the MDI urethane carbonyl T₁(C and T_1p(C) times fall in characteristic ranges for crystalline, amorphous, interfacial, and dissolved species. BD methylene carbons have short T_1p(C) for crystalline and long T_1p(C) for amorphous hard-segment aggregates. The distinct T_1p(C) and T₁(C) fractins observed are attributed to the presence of several crystalline polymorphs. Both T₁(C) results and DSC endotherms indicate that the crystalline polymorphs present in the poly(ether-urethane) are less ordered than the types seen in the pure hard-segment material. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

13C magnetic resonance studies of reduced proaporphine alkaloids

The natural abundance ¹³C magnetic resonance spectra of reduced proaporphines are reported, with complete assignments based on peak multiplicity and empirical calculations of chemical shifts. The chemical shift values of C-8, C-12 and C-7 are found to be strongly diagnostic of the spiro carbon configuration.     

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of coumarin and related compounds

Fourier-transform ¹³C NMR spectra of nine coumarinoid compounds of medicinal interest are reported. All of the carbon resonances are assigned with the aid of various spectral techniques and stable isotopic labeling. The substituent effects on the chemical shifts in several systems are also discussed.     

Barriers to internal rotation in neopentylbenzenes substituted on the benzyl group. A 13C NMR band shape study

Two series of neopentylbenzenes with one or two substituents on the benzyl group have been synthesized. In one series the substituents were H, F, Cl, Br, I, OCH₃, OCOCH₃, OSi(CH₃)₃ CH₃ and CH₂CH₃, and in the other OH and R [R ? H, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, (CH₂)₃CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂ and C(CH₃)₃]. Barriers to internal C? C and C? C rotation have been estimated by ¹³C NMR band shape methods. Estimated barriers were found to increase as the size of the substituent increases. The results are discussed in terms of possible initial and transition states, based on summations of results from molecular mechanics (MM) calculations, using the Allinger MMP1 program. Barriers estimated experimentally are compared with results from other systems found in the literature.     

13C nuclear overhauser polarization-magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in uniformly 13C-labeled solid proteins

A recently introduced (13)C polarization technique based on the nuclear Overhauser effect in rotating solid (nuclear Overhauser polarization-magic-angle spinning, NOP-MAS) (Takegoshi, K.; Terao, T. J. Chem. Phys. 2002, 117, 1700-1707) is applied to uniformly (13)C, (15)N-labeled proteins. NOP enhancement factors per scan of 1.5 approximately 2.0 are obtained, while that by cross polarization (CP) is less than 1.0. We show that uniform enhancement of all (13)C signals by CP is difficult to attain, while it is easily achieved by NOP, thus enabling quantitative comparison of signal intensities. NOP is easy to carry out under fast MAS and works well even for somewhat mobile molecules, for which CP does not work. Moreover, in labeled protein samples containing nonlabeled additives, NOP can eliminate the latter signals. For these features, NOP is superior to CP in many uniformly (13)C labeled proteins.     

Assignment of juvabione diastereomers by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

The determination of structures and partial assignments of stereochemistry of juvabione and some of its analogues can be made on the basis of ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance studies. The complete ¹³C n.m.r. spectral assignments for juvabione and five analogues are reported.     

13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of some naturally occurring friedelanones

¹³C NMR spectra of friedelan, friedelan-21-one, friedelan-6-one, friedelane-321-dione, friedelane-3,6-dione and friedelane-3,6,21-trione have been recorded and signals assigned using off-resonance decoupling, inversion recovery and lanthanide induced shift techniques.