Studies on rotational barriers of N-C axially chiral compounds: increase in the rotational barrier by aromatization

The rotational barriers in axially chiral quinolin-2-one and quinazolin-2-one possessing N-(ortho-tert-butyl)phenyl group were found to significantly increase in comparison with those of corresponding dihydroquinolin-2-one and dihydroquinazolin-2-one. Analysis of transition state structure during N-Ar bond rotation based on DFT calculation indicates that the increase in the rotational barrier is due to considerable distortion of the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic part.     

Conformational analysis and rotational barriers of alkyl- and phenyl-substituted urea derivatives

Potential energy surfaces (PES) for rotation about the N-C(sp(3)) or N-C(aryl) bond and energies of stationary points on PES for rotation about the C(sp(2))-N bond are reported for methylurea, ethylurea, isopropylurea, tert-butylurea, and phenylurea, using the B3LYP/DZVP2 and MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ methods. The analysis of alkylureas reveals cis and (less stable) trans isomers that adopt anti geometries, whereas syn geometries do not correspond to stationary points. In contrast, the analysis of phenylurea reveals that the lowest energy form at the MP2 level is a trans isomer in a syn geometry. The fully optimized geometries are in good agreement with crystal structure data, and PESs are consistent with the experimental dihedral angle distribution. Rotation about the C(sp(2))-N bond in alkylureas and phenylurea is slightly more hindered (8.6-9.4 kcal/mol) than the analogous motion in the unsubstituted molecule (8.2 kcal/mol). At the MP2 level of theory, the maximum barriers to rotation for the methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, and phenyl groups are predicted to be 0.9, 6.2, 6.0, 4.6, and 2.4 kcal/mol, respectively. The results are used to benchmark the performance of the MMFF94 force field. Systematic discrepancies between MMFF94 and MP2 results were improved by modification of several torsional parameters.     

Axially chiral 2-arylimino-3-aryl-thiazolidine-4-one derivatives: enantiomeric separation and determination of racemization barriers by chiral HPLC

Axially chiral 2-arylimino-3-aryl-thiazolidine-4-ones have been synthesized as racemic mixtures, and each mixture with the exception of 2-(o-chlorophenyl)imino-3-(o-chlorophenyl)-thiazolidine-4-one has been converted to the corresponding 5-benzylidene-2-arylimino-3-aryl-thiazolidine-4-one racemates by reaction with benzaldehyde. The thermally interconvertible enantiomers of each compound have been obtained by enantioselective HPLC separation on columns Chiralpak AD-H and Chiralcel OD-H, and the barriers to racemization have been found to be 98.1-114.1 kJ/mol. The barriers determined were compared to those of structurally related compounds to provide evidence for the stereochemistry of the aryl imino bond.     

Theoretical and experimental investigation of stereoelectronic interactions in H-complexes of sulfenamide derivatives

The photoelectron and IR spectra of a number of sulfenamide derivatives and their H-complexes have been investigated, A correlation between an increase in the vertical ionization potential of the lone electron pair of the nitrogen atom and a decrease in the frequency shift of the stretching OH-vibrations in the H-complexes of compounds R₃N, R₂NCH₂OR, R₂NSR, and R₂NSOR was found. The electronic and geometric structures of the starting bases and their H-complexes were calculated by theab initio and MNDO methods. Anomeric interactions were found to decrease the energy of the n(N) orbital and to hinder the formation of H-complexes. The calculations of the sulfenamides and their H-complexes in unstable conformations, characterized by increased energies of H-complexation and proton affinity, were also carried out.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2894–2897, December, 1996.     

Ab initio and molecular mechanics calculations on imine derivatives: A study of the rotational barriers and the development of MM2 parameters

The application of molecular mechanics methods for the study of structures has become a standard approach to conformational analysis. The MM2 force field has been extended to include imines. In general, a diverse group of aliphatic and aromatic imine structures can now be treated. The rotational energy profiles and barriers to N-substituted imines about the C_sp2? C_sp2 single bonds adjacent to C?N functional group were calculated via ab initio MO theory. Information obtained from the quantum mechanical calculations at the 3-21G, 6-31G*, and MP4/6-31G* //6-31G* levels was used both to study the phenomena involved and to parameterize MM2. The syn-anti isomerization was also studied, and the mechanistic pathways have been evaluated. In cases where the comparison with experimental data can be made, the agreements are good.     

Design,synthesis and investigation of the interaction behavior between two acridone derivatives, 8-chloro acridone and nitrile cyanide acridone with calf thymus DNA,by different spectroscopic techniques

Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society - Evaluating the binding interaction between biomacromolecules and various chemical compounds is one of the most biologically researched topics. The present...     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some acridone derivatives bearing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety

Novel acridone derivatives bearing 1,3,4-moiety were synthesized by intramolecular cyclization of N´-[2-(9-oxoacridin-10(9H)-yl)acetyl]arylhydrazides. Study of antimicrobial activity of the synthesized compounds reveals that some of them are more active than the comparator drug rivanol.     

Structure and hydrolytic activity of N-vinyl derivatives of phenothiazine,carbazole and acridone

Conclusions An interrelationship of reactivity, and the geometric and electronic structure of N-vinyl derivatives of phenothiazine, carbazole, and acridone was established on the basis of a kinetic study and¹H and¹³C NMR spectral measurements.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 444–447, February, 1987.     

The enantiomers of N,N-dimethylthiobenzamides: Chromatographic behaviour and rotational barriers

N,N-Dimethylthiobenzamides bearing hydrogen atoms in both orthopositions were shown by ¹H NMR in the presence of an optically active alcohol to have non-coplanar π-systems. The barrier to rotation about the C(sp²-C(sp²) bond amounts to 43 ± 2 kJ/mol. Liquid chromatography on triacetylcellulose served for the enrichment of enantiomers of 2-substituted thiobenzamides. In several cases considerable enantioselectivity (relative retention up to 8.7) was observed. The barriers to enantiomerization (Tables 3, 4 and 5), determined by thermal racemization, were discussed in terms of non-bonding interactions, electrostatic repulsions and buttressing effects in the transition state of rotation.     

Conformational equilibria in diols: the rotational spectrum of chiral 1,3-butandiol

The rotational spectra of five conformers of 1,3-butandiol have been measured by pulsed jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. All of them are stabilized by an internal hydrogen bond and all of them have a GG' or a G'G arrangement of the two hydroxyl oxygens, which means that both oxygen atoms are on the same side with respect to the C1C2C3 plane. Apart from the spectroscopic constants, the relative abundances in the supersonic expansion are provided.     

Assessing the performance of rotational spectroscopy in chiral analysis

The capabilities of rotational spectroscopy-based methods as tools to deliver accurate and precise chirality-sensitive information are still breaking ground, but their applicability in the challenging field of analytical chemistry is already clear. In this mini review, we explore the current abilities and challenges of two emergent techniques for chiral analysis based on rotational spectroscopy. For that, we will showcase the two methods (microwave 3-wave mixing and chiral tag rotational spectroscopy) while testing their performance to solve the absolute configuration and the enantiomeric excess of a blind sample containing a mixture of enantiomers of styrene oxide.

Two rotational spectroscopy methods are challenged to solve the absolute configuration and enantiomeric excess of a chiral mixture of unknown composition.     

Origin of rotational barriers of the N-N bond in hydrazine: NBO analysis

Hydrazine passes through two transition states, TS1 (phi = 0 degrees ) and TS2 (phi = 180 degrees ), in the course of internal rotation around its N-N bond. The origin of the corresponding rotational barriers in hydrazine has been extensively studied by experimental and theoretical methods. Here, we used natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis and energy decomposition of rotational barrier energy (DeltaE(barrier)) to understand the origin of the torsional potential energy profile of this molecule. DeltaE(barrier) was dissected into structural (DeltaE(struc)), steric exchange (DeltaE(steric)), and hyperconjugative (DeltaE(deloc)) energy contributions. In both transition states, the major barrier-forming contribution is DeltaE(deloc). The TS2 barrier is lowered by pyramidalization of nitrogen atoms through lowering DeltaE(struc), not by N-N bond lengthening through lowering DeltaE(steric). Higher pyramidality of nitrogen atoms of TS2 than that of TS1 explains well why the N-N bond of TS2 is longer than that of TS1. Finally, the steric repulsion between nitrogen lone pairs does not determine the rotational barrier; nuclear-nuclear Coulombic repulsion between outer H/H atoms in TS1 plays an important role in increasing DeltaE(struc). Taken together, we explain the reason for the different TS1 and TS2 barriers. We show that NBO analysis is a useful tool for understanding structures and potential energy surfaces of compounds containing the N-N bond.     

A theoretical investigation of the rotational barriers of peroxyformic acid

The internal rotational barriers in peroxyformic acid have been studied employing ab initio MO calculations. The C-O and O-O rotational barriers were calculated to be 7.68 and 1.04 $\text{kcal}\text{mol}$, respectively. The relatively low O-O rotational barrier is attributed to a balance between electron repulsion and hydrogen bonding in the syn chelated conformer.     

The influence of hydration on the rotational barriers of glycine

The influence of a full first hydration shell on the energy barriers related to conformational changes of glycine has been studied by means of molecular orbital calculations. The energy optimized pathway is discussed and compared with that of the isolated molecule, evaluating the possibility of corotation of the hydration shell during conformational changes.

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Der Einfluß der Hydratation auf die Rotationsbarrieren von Glycin

Zusammenfassung Es wurde mit Hilfe einer Molekülorbitalrechnung der Einfluß der vollen ersten Hydrathülle auf Rotationsbarrieren bei Konformationsänderungen im Glycinmolekül untersucht. Es wird ein energieoptimierter Rotationsverlauf diskutiert und mit dem des freien Moleküls verglichen, wobei insbesondere die Möglichkeit einer Korotation der Hydrathülle beachtet wird.

     

Determination of the rotational energy barriers of atropisomeric polychlorinated biphenyls

A spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous determination of Co, Cu, and Fe in ternary mixtures by means of 1,10-phenanthroline as a complexing agent was developed. The influence of chemical variables affecting the analytical reaction was evaluated. A principal component regression procedure was used to assess spectrophotometric data obtained from nineteen calibration solutions. The method was validated by applying it to the analysis of synthetic mixtures over the concentration ranges 0–407 μmol Co/L, 0–189 μmol Cu/L, and 0–143 μmol Fe/L. It was also successfully employed for the analysis of two cobalt magnetic alloys. The relative errors in the determinations were less than 7% in most cases.     

Geometries and rotational barriers of alkylamides and lithium alkylamides.

The barriers to rotation of methylamide, ethylamide and the corresponding lithium amides have been computed at the $\text{ab}$$\text{initio}$ 4-31G level. The barriers to rotation about the CN bond are higher for amides than for amines, but are lowered by coordination with Li⁺.     

The nature of the rotational barriers in simple carbonyl compounds

The rotational barriers around the CO and CC bonds are investigated in formic acid, ethanedial and glycolaldedyde molecules on the basis of DFT-B3LYP/aug-cc-pVDZ calculations. Natural bond orbitals analysis is applied to enhance physical understanding of rotational barriers. In the case of attractive barriers in formic acid and Gc-glycolaldehyde, the barrier originates from the loss of hyperconjugation that determines the equilibrium structures while for the repulsive barriers in ethanedial and Go-glycolaldehyde, both Lewis and hyperconjugation terms contribute.     

Synthesis and rotational barriers of aryl-substituted naphthacenesystems: Framework for a receptor model

Barriers to aryl rotation in ortho and meta aryl-substituted naphthacene systems have been determined.