N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and methacrylonitrile copolymers: nuclear magnetic resonance characterization

The copolymers of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and methacrylonitrile (V/N) were prepared by free radical bulk polymerisation. The copolymer composition was determined from the quantitative ¹³C{¹H} NMR spectrum. The reactivity ratios for N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (V) and methacrylonitrile (N) were found to be r_V=0.04, r_N=1.56. The complete spectral assignment of the overlapped and complex carbon and proton NMR spectra were done with the help of two dimensional ¹³C–¹H Heteronuclear Single Quantum Correlation Spectroscopy (HSQC) and Total Correlation Spectroscopy (TOCSY). Distortionless Enhancement by Polarization Transfer (DEPT) was used to differentiate between the methylene, the methine and the methyl carbon resonance signals of the copolymers.     

An unexpected allomer of chlorophyll: 13(S)-hydroxy-10-methoxychlorophyll b

The allomerization of chlorophyll b in methanol produced 13²(S)-hydroxy-10-methoxychlorophyll b in a yield of ca. 8%. The formation of this allomer was totally unexpected, as 10-substituted chlorophylls have never been reported before. The structure of the new chlorophyll b derivative was determined on the basis of UV/Vis, FAB-MS, ¹H NMR and 2D ROESY NMR spectra. This letter focuses on the NMR analysis.     

可充电池的磁共振研究

快速增长的对安全能源的需求,促使科研工作者不断探索高能量密度的可充锂离子电池(LIBs)。发展原位表征技术能更好地研究电池工作中的锂离子镶嵌机制和电池失效因素。固体核磁共振(NMR)能有效的测试短程化学环境:通过对~1H、~(6,7)Li、~(11)B、~(13)C、~(17)O、~(19)F、~(23)Na和~(31)P等同位素来探测电池材料的微观结构。除了魔角旋转(MAS)高分辨NMR谱图研究电池材料的精细结构之外,核磁共振还能无损地捕获、研究电池材料在充放电循环中的演化。因此,原位核磁共振NMR及成像(MRI)可拓展到电池充放电循环中的锂离子的动态演化以及锂离子浓度的时空分布信息。互为补充地,电子顺磁共振(EPR)及成像(EPRI)能有效地跟踪和捕获电极过渡金属、阴氧离子(O_2~(n-))的氧化还原过程。这些实时捕获的动态信息能更好地指导电极材料的构效、微观设计和电池组装的改进,最终获得优异的电化学性能。     

C CP MAS NMR, FTIR, X-ray diffraction and PM3 studies of some N-(ω-carboxyalkyl)morpholine hydrohalides

N-(ω-carboxyalkyl)morpholine hydrochlorides, OC₄H₈N(CH₂)_nCOOH·HCl, n=1–5, were obtained and analyzed by ¹³C cross polarization (CP) magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR, FTIR and PM3 calculations. The structure of N-(3-carboxypropyl)morpholine hydrochloride (n=3) has been solved by X-ray diffraction method at 100 K and refined to the R=0.031. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a=14.307(3), b=9.879(2), c=7.166(1) Å, β=93.20(3)°, V=1011.3(3) ų, Z=4. In this compound the nitrogen atom is protonated and two molecules form a centrosymmetric dimer, connected by two N⁺–HCl⁻ (3.095(1) Å) and two O–HCl⁻ (3.003(1) Å) hydrogen bonds. ¹³C CP MAS NMR spectra, contrary to the solution, showed non-equivalence of the ring carbon atoms. The PM3 calculations predict a molecular dimer without proton transfer for an HCl complex, while for an HBr complex an ion pairs with proton transfer, and reproduces correctly the conformation of both dimers but overestimates H-bond distances. Shielding constants calculated from the PM3 geometry of ion pairs gave a linear correlation with the ¹³C chemical shifts in solids.     

NMR spectra of salicylohydroxamic acid in DMSO-d6 solution: a DFT study

The ¹H, ¹³C and ¹H, ¹³C COSY NMR spectra of salicylohydroxamic acid (sha) were measured in DMSO-d₆ solution. The B3LYP GIAO method with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set was chosen to reproduce the experimental spectra. All possible zusammen and entgegen conformers of monomeric sha were computed. After geometry optimisation (B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)) only nine independent models of the molecule were shown to be stable. Additionally, the NMR chemical shifts of the Onsager model of the most stable monomer were calculated. The computed chemical shifts for the labile protons for all aforementioned geometries meaningfully underestimated experimental results suggesting the existence of the H-bonded structure of sha in DMSO solution. The most probable two dimeric structures along with two solvent-bounded aggregates were subsequently calculated at the same level of theory. The best agreement was obtained for sha H-bonded with two DMSO molecules (confirmed by the absence of concentration effect). The relative error not exceeding 10 and 4% for chemical shifts in ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of sha–(DMSO)₂, respectively, showed that the applied method with the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set was efficient to predict the NMR shifts of a compound with strong H-bonds. Thus, this allows to assign properly NMR resonances to specific structure formed in DMSO solution.     

Asymmetric reduction of alkyl 2-oxo-4-arylbutanoates and -but-3-enoates by Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330: assignment of the absolute configuration of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-(p-methylphenyl)but-3-enoate by H NMR

Enantioselective bioreduction of alkyl 2-oxo-4-arylbutanoates and 2-oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoates mediated by Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330 resulted in the formation of the corresponding (S)-2-hydroxy compounds in high enantiomeric excesses (93–99%) and good isolated yields (58–71%). The absolute configuration of enantiomerically pure ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-(p-methylphenyl)but-3-enoate obtained by the reduction of the corresponding keto ester was assigned by ¹H NMR using Mosher’s method.     

Studies on adducts of rhodium(II) tetraacetate and rhodium(II) tetratrifluoroacetate with some amines in CDCl3 solution using H, C and N NMR

¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy has been applied for investigation of amine adducts with rhodium(II) tetraacetate dimer and rhodium(II) tetratrifluoroacetate dimer in CDCl₃ solution. Subsequent formation of two adducts, 1:1 and 2:1, was proved by NMR and VIS titration experiments, and by NMR measurements at reduced temperatures, from 233 to 273 K. The adduct formation shift, defined as Δδ=δ_adduct−δ_ligand and characterizing complexation reaction, varies from ca. 0 to +1.6 ppm for ¹H, from ca. −10 to +6 ppm for ¹³C and from −4.4 to −39 ppm for ¹⁵N NMR. Formation of N–Rh bond slows the inversiof on the nitrogen atom and generates, in the case of N-methyl-(1-phenylethyl)-amine, a nitrogenous chiral center in the molecule. VIS spectra of amine-dirhodium salt mixture contain two bands in the 532–597 nm spectral range, assigned to 1:1- and 2:1-adducts.     

Microstructure determination of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone/butyl acrylate copolymers by NMR spectroscopy

The copolymer composition of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone/butyl acrylate (V/B) copolymers was determined from the quantitative ¹³C{¹H} NMR spectra. The monomer reactivity ratios for N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (V) and butyl acrylate (B) were found to be r_V=0.11±0.07, r_B=0.54±0.19, using the Kelen–Tudos and non-linear least-square error-in-variable (EVM) methods. The ¹³C{¹H} and ¹H NMR spectra of these copolymers are overlapping and complex. The complete spectral assignment of the carbon and proton NMR spectra were done by employing distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer (DEPT) and two-dimensional (2D) ¹³C–¹H heteronuclear single quantum correlation spectroscopy experiments. The 2D total correlation spectroscopy (TOCSY) (¹H–¹H homonuclear TOCSY) NMR spectrum was used to ascertain the various geminal and vicinal couplings in the copolymer.     

Interconversion kinetics and ordering of 1,4- and 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane in liquid-crystalline solutions by 1D and 2D deuterium NMR

Deuterium NMR spectra of perdeuteriated 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane-d₁₆ and 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane-d₁₆ dissolved in the nematic solvent ZLI 2452 are reported for the temperature range -40 to +80°C. Between -30 and +60°C the spectra exhibit characteristic exchange broadening and coalescence due to the ring inversion process. In the extreme slow exchange regime, peak assignment and determination of relative signs of the deuterium quadrupole interactions were made using 2D exchange spectroscopy and structural parameters derived from molecular mechanics calculations. In the intermediate temperature range the lineshapes were interpreted quantitatively in terms of the ring interconversion kinetics yielding the kinetic equations, k = 1.38 × 10¹³ exp (-45.2/RT)s^-1 for 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane, and k = 4.05 × 10¹³ exp (-49.0/RT)s^-1 for 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane, where R is in kJ mol^-1. The complete ordering matrix of both compounds was determined over the whole temperature range of the measurements.     

Photochemische reaktionen von übergangsmetall-organyl-komplexen mit Olefinen XII. Photochemisch induzierte [5 + 2, 3 + 2]-cycloadditionen von alkinen an tricarbonyl-η-cyclohexadienly-mangan

Upon UV irradiation in hexane at 243 K tricarbonyl-η⁵-cyclohexadienyl-manganese (1) and two equivalents of 2-butyne (2) or diphenylacetylene (4) yield in successive [5 + 2, 3 + 2] cycloadditions tricarbonyl-η^2:2:1-1,2,3,10-tetramethyl-tricyclo[5.2.1.0^4,9]-deca-2,5-dien-10-yl-manganese (6), or tricarbonyl-η^2:2:1-1,2,3,10-tetraphenyl-tricyclo[5.2.1.0^4,9]-deca-2,5-dien-10-yl-manganese (8), respectively. 3-Hexyne (3) reacts with 1 under the same conditions by successive [5 + 2, 3 + 2] cycloadditions and 1,4-H-shift to tricarbonyl-η^2:2:1-1,2,3-triethyl-10-ethylidene-tricyclo[5.2.1.0^4,9]dec-2-en-5-yl-manganse (7). Identical products are also obtained when 1 is first irradiated in THF at 208 K and the thermolabile intermediate, dicarbonyl-η⁵-cyclohexadienyl-tetrahydrofurane-manganese (11), is treated with an excess of the alkynes 2–4. In contrast, bis(trimethylsily)acetylene (5) substitutes photochemically in 1 only a CO ligand to yield dicarbonyl-η⁵-cyclohexadienyl-η²-bis(trimethylsily)Acetylene-manganese (9). The crystal and molecular structure of 7 was determined by an X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex 7 crystallizes in the triclinic space group , a = 822.6(2) pm, B = 882.5(2) pm, C = 1344.6(2) pm, = 92.36(2)°, β = 107.13(2)°, γ = 99.71(2)°, V = 0.9152(3) nm³, Z = 2. The complexes 6–9 were studied in solution by IR and NMR spectroscopy. The structures of 6,8 and 9 were elucidated from the NMR spectra. A possible formation mechanism for the complexes 6–9 will be discussed.     

New phosphabenzenes by [4 + 2] cycloaddition of stannoles to 1-phospha-1-alkynes — determination of signs of coupling constants [J(P, C), J(P, H), J(P, Si), J(Sn, P)]

Stannoles bearing dialkylboryl groups in 3-position react with 1-phospha-1-alkynes P≡C---^tBu (1) and P≡C---CH₂^tBu (2) by [4 + 2] cycloaddition and elimination of stannylene to give phosphabenzenes in high yield. The stannylenes oligomerise to give [R¹₂Sn]_n with n ≥ 7 (R --- Me, Et, -(CH₂)₅₋ or, in the case of R¹ = ^tBu, react with the stannole itself. All phosphabenzenes are characterized by their consistent sets of NMR data. The absolute signs of the coupling constants ⁿJ(³¹P, ¹H), ⁿJ(³¹P, ¹³C), ²J(³¹P, ²⁹Si) and ²J(¹¹⁹Sn, ³¹P) were determined by appropriate ID and 2D NMR experiments.     

Novel sesquiterpenes and a lactone from the Jamaican sponge Myrmekioderma styx

Two novel sesquiterpenes, styxone A (1) and styxone B (2), and a novel lactone, styxlactone (3), were isolated from the Jamaican sponge Myrmekioderma styx. Their structures were elucidated by detailed ¹H, ¹³C and 2D NMR data and the absolute stereochemistry of styxone A and B was determined by CD spectra. Styxone A represents a novel sesquiterpene skeleton. (S)-(+)-Curcuphenol (4), (S)-(+)-curcudiol (5), and abolene (6) were also isolated. An activity enhancement by cyanthiwigin B (7) to curcuphenol was observed in the antimicrobial assays when the two compounds were administered together.     

H, C NMR spectral and single crystal structural studies of toxaphene congeners. Quantum chemical calculations for preferred conformers of 2,5-endo,6-exo,8,9,9,10,10-octachloro-2-bornene and their DFT/GIAO C chemical shifts

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts for six toxaphene congeners: 2-exo,3-endo,6-exo,8,9,10-hexachloro- (1), 2-exo,3-endo,5-exo,9,9,10,10-heptachloro- (2), 2-exo,3-endo,6-exo,8,9,10,10-heptachloro- (3), 2-exo,3-endo,5-exo,6-endo,8,9,10-heptachloro- (4), 2-exo,3-endo,5-exo,6-endo,8,9,9,10-octachlorobornane (5) and 2,5-endo,6-exo,8,9,9,10,10-octachloro-2-bornene (6) are reported. Their chemical shift assignments have been obtained by means of Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) Double Quantum Filtered (DQF) ¹H,¹H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), PFG ¹H,¹³C Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence (HMQC) and PFG ¹H,¹³C Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation (HMBC) experiments. A single crystal X-ray structural analysis was made for compounds 1, 3, 4 and 6. The prevalences of two octachlorobornene rotamers (6a,6b) were elucidated by ab initio MO method and single point DFT/GIAO calculations for ¹³C chemical shifts. Theoretical calculations proved that the single crystal structure of 6 corresponds its most stable conformer in solution.     

Molecular motion and phase transition in perovskite-type (CH3)nNH4−nSnCl3 (n=1–4) studied by proton NMR spin–lattice relaxation

Powder X-ray diffraction, ¹¹⁹Sn NMR spectra, and ¹H NMR spin–lattice relaxation times, T₁, were measured for (CH₃)_nNH_4−nSnCl₃ (n=1–4). From the Rietveld analysis, it is shown that all four compounds crystallize into deformed perovskite-type structures at room temperature. The temperature dependence of ¹H T₁ was analyzed in terms of the CH₃ reorientation and other motions of the whole cation. Except for the phase transition in CH₃NH₃SnCl₃, which is from monoclinic to rhombohedral at 331 K, ¹H T₁ was continuously changed at other phase transitions in this compound as well as in the n=2–4 compounds, suggesting that the transitions are not caused by the change of the motional state of the cation but by an instability of the [SnCl₃]_nⁿ⁻ perovskite lattice.     

Synthesis of new o-alkyl substituted arylalkylphosphanes: study of their molecular structure and influence on rhodium-catalyzed propene and 1-hexene hydroformylation

A set of new phosphane ligands designed to increase the branched-to-normal ratio of the hydroformylation reaction were prepared in the same way as the previously reported ortho-alkyl substituted arylphosphanes, which have shown increased i/n ratios in the hydroformylation of propene and 1-hexene. In order to determine the relationship between the catalytic behavior and stereoelectronic properties of the ligands, various functional alkyl groups (methyl, isopropyl, cyclohexyl) were placed on the phosphorus atom directly and in the ortho position of the phenyl ring connected to phosphorus. In the hydroformylation reaction of propene and 1-hexene a higher i/n ratio resulted with nearly all the ligands compared with that of triphenylphosphane. Additionally as the ortho-alkyl-substituent became larger, it had a favorable effect on the i-selectivity. Characterization of the ligands was carried out by NMR spectroscopy (mainly ¹H, ³¹P{¹H}, ¹³C{¹H}, HSQC/HETCOR and COSY-90). Properties of the ligands were also studied by quantum mechanical calculations and by synthesizing three Rh(acac)(CO)(PR₃) derivatives. The o-alkyl-substituent was orientated outside the ligands’ cone angle in the X-ray crystal structures of (2-cyclohexylphenyl)dicyclohexylphosphane and (2,5-dimethylphenyl)bis(4-pyridyl)phosphane, and Rh(acac)(CO)(PR₃) complex of (2-methylphenyl)dicyclohexylphosphane.     

Zr-TUD-1: A novel heterogeneous catalyst for the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reaction

A series of Schiff-base complexes has been synthesized by the condensation of 1,2-diaminocyclohexane with salicylaldehyde, 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde, and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde, followed by the metallation with manganese (1, 2, 3a), cobalt (3b), copper (3c) and iron (3d) salts. These Schiff-base ligands L₁–L₃ and complexes 1, 2, 3a–d were then characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, UV–vis spectra, and DSC measurement. Schiff-base Mn complex (3a) resulting from N,N′-bis(2-hydroxy-1-naphthalidene)cyclohexanediamine (L₃) ligand was considerably active for the catalytic epoxidation of styrene under mild conditions, in which the highest yield of styrene oxide reached 91.2 mol%, notably higher than those achieved from simple salt catalysts Mn(Ac)₂·4H₂O and MnSO₄·H₂O. However, another two salen–Mn complexes 1 and 2 derived from ligands N,N′-bis(salicylidene)cyclohexanediamine (L₁) and N,N′-bis(2-pyridine carboxalidene)cyclohexanediamine (L₂) exhibited relatively poor activity under identical experimental conditions.     

Synthesis, structural characterization and ab initio calculation of dipyridyltetraazathiapentalene: a highly conjugative polycyclic molecule with hypervalent N–S–N bond

A highly conjugative polyheterocyclic compound, tetraazathiapentalene fused with pyridine rings, was synthesized by reacting 2-aminopyridine with carbon disulfide. The single crystal X-ray determination reveals that the molecule crystallizes in monoclinic space group C2/c, with the following unit cell dimensions: a=11.062(2), b=9.030(1), c=20.898(5) Å, β=102.98(1)°, V=2034.00(3) Å³, Z=8, and that a hypervalent N–S–N bond exists in the molecule. Ab initio calculations predict its IR and ¹H NMR spectra that are coincident with the experimental ones and reveal the bonding nature of the hypervalent N–S–N bond and the electronic structure of the molecule.     

Conformation of N,N′-bis (2,6-dimethylmorpholino), N″-dichloroacetyl phosphoric triamide: CHCl2C(O)NHP(O)[2,6(CH3)2(NC4H6O)]2. NMR and ab initio studies

Using phosphorus pentachloride as a substrate, a new carbacyclamidophosphate, N,N″-bis (2,6-dimethylmorpholino), N″-dichloroacetyl phosphoric triamide (1) has been synthesized and characterized by ¹H, ³¹P and ¹³C NMR, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Due to the presence of methyl disubstituted morpholine rings and the dichloroacetamide group, several conformers can be considered for this molecule. The ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectra for the isomeric mixture of synthesized compound showed four signals with the ratio 67.1; 19.0; 12.2; 1.7, which indicates four independent conformers. The ¹H NMR spectra confirmed these results. The conformational space and the molecular geometry of the molecule in the gaseous phase have been studied using the B3LYP method of approximation, with 6-31G and 6-311++G^** basis sets.     

Study of the alkylation of chlorosilanes. Part I. Synthesis of tetra(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-polyfluoroalkyl)silanes

The synthesis and structural characterization of tetra(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-polyfluoroalkyl)silaneswith the same or different chain lengths C_nF_2n+1 linked to Si (1n6) is reported.

When the synthesis was effected from chlorosilanes and fluorinated organomagnesiumor organolithium reagents, the trialkylsilanes were obtained. The last fluorinated chainwas introduced either via a fluoroalkyllithium reagent or by hydrosilylation of thetrialkylsilanes.

Some properties and characterization by ¹H, ¹⁹F and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy of the1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-polyfluoroalkylsilanes are described.     

The reaction of (μ-H)2Os3(CO)9(PPh3) with ethylene affords the ethylidene complex (μ-H)2Os3(CO)9(PPh3)(μ-CHCH3)

The product isolated from the reaction of (μ-H)₂Os₃(CO)₉(PPh₃) with ethylene is shown to be the ethylidene complex (μ-H)₂Os₃(CO)₉(PPh₃)(μ-CHCH₃) (1) rather than the ethylene complex (μ-H)(H)Os₃(CO)₉(PPh₃)(C₂H₄), as previously claimed. The characterization of 1 is based on a combination of ¹H and ¹³C NMR results. The ¹H NMR data (δ 6.84 (1 H_D), 2.53 (3 H_C), J(CD) = 7.4 Hz) establish the presence of the ethylidene moiety, whereas detailed analysis of the 1-D and 2-D ¹³C NMR spectra of ¹³CO-enriched 1 indicates the relative positions of the ethylidene, hydride, and phosphine ligands on the triosmium framework.