Electronic Effects in X(CH2)nY Homologous Series by NMR and Quantum Chemistry

The ^79,81Br NQR spectra of compounds of the Br(CH₂) _n COOH (n = 1-5) and Br(CH₂) _n COOSi·(CH₃)₃ (n = 1, 2, 4, 5) homologous series were measured at 77 K. The NQR frequencies of compounds of the first series as n increases to 3 and then oscillate. The ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies of Cl(CH₂) _n Cl series molecules, estimated from the Cl3p populations resulting from RHF/6-31G(d) calculations, steadily decrease as n increases from 1 to 10. No oscillation of calculated ³⁵Cl frequencies was revealed for compounds of the latter series (by contrast to experimental observations). The calculation results give no way to deducing the mechanism of the oscillation effect.     

Ab initio calculations of atomic interaction in the ClCH2OCH3 molecule

Ab initio calculations of both ClCH₂OCH₃ and ClCH₂CH₃ molecules and various ClCH₂OCH₃ structures with fixed angles of rotation of the methoxy group about the C−O bond were performed by the restricted Hartree-Fock method in the valence-split 6–31 G^* basis set with full optimization of the geometry. The populations of the valent p-orbitals of the chlorine atoms in these molecules have been analyzed. The³⁵Cl NQR frequencies and the asymmetry parameters of the electric field gradient (EFG) at the³⁵Cl nuclei have been calculated. Good agreement with experimental NQR frequencies was obtained for the calculations where only the populations of the less diffuse 3p-components of these orbitals were used. The³⁵Cl NQR frequency in ClCH₂OCH₃ is lower than that in ClCH₂CH₃ due to the higher population of the less diffuse component of the p_σ-orbital of the Cl atom in the former molecule. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 431–434, March, 1997.     

Geminal interactions in ClZ(CH3)2X molecules (Z = C, Si, Ge) according to ab initio calculations

The structure and electronic parameters of ClZ(CH₃)₂X molecules (Z = C, Si, Ge, X = CH₃, OCH₃) were calculated by the RHF/6–31G(d) and RHF/6–311G(d,p) methods with full geometry optimization; calculations of ClZ(CH₃)₂OCH₃ molecules were also performed by the RHF/6–31G(d) method with partial geometry optimization. The ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies calculated from the populations of less diffuse 3p constituents of valence p orbitals of chlorine [RHF/6–31G(d)] were in agreement with the experimental values. The ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies for molecules with X = OCH₃ are lower than those for molecules with X = CH₃ (the Z atom being the same), due mainly to direct through-field polarization of the Z-Cl bond, induced by the effect of unshared electron pair of the oxygen atom in the trans position with respect to that bond. The difference in the ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies decreases in going from Z = C to Z = Si, Ge, in parallel with variation of the Z-Cl bond polarization as the size of Z increases.     

Nuclear quadrupole resonances of α-(CH3)2 TeX2 (X=Cl, Br, I) and (CH3)2 TeI4

NQR spectra were observed for α-(CH₃)₂ TeX₂ (X=Cl, Br, I) and (CH₃)₂ TeI₄ at various temperatures. The two ⁸¹Br NQR lines were observed above 110 K in α-(CH₃)₂TeBr₂. The characteristic temperature dependence of the ¹²⁷I NQR line in α-(CH₃)₂ TeI. can be explained by the 3c—4e bond of the linear I---Te---I group. The positive temperatures dependence of the lowest ¹²⁷I NQR line in (CH₃)₂TeI₄ is discussed on the basis of the electron population calculated from Townes—Dailey treatment.     

Molecular structure of trichlorophosphazo compounds from ab initio calculation and chlorine-35 NQR spectroscopy data

The molecular structures of trichlorophosphazo compounds Cl₃P=NR with R = C(CH₃)₃, C(C₂H₅)₃, C(CF₃)₃, CCl(CF₃)₂, CCl₂CF₃, CCl₃, CCl₂CCl₃, and CCl(CCl₃)₂ were analyzed by combined consideration of the results of ab initio MP2/6-31G* calculations and previously measured ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies. The conformational peculiarity of these molecules caused by the relative spatial orientations of the P-Cl and N-C bonds is reflected in the calculated geometric parameters of the Cl₃P=NC fragments and in the pattern of ³⁵Cl quadrupole resonance spectra for PCl₃ groups. For these atomic groups, the ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies were brought in correlation with the charges of the chlorine atoms found by quantum-chemical calculations.     

Effect of the Carbonyl Group on the C-Cl Bonds in 2,2-Dichlorocyclohexanone and Some Model Molecules, According to ab initio Calculations

Ab initioRHF/6-31G(d) calculations of 2,2-dichlorocyclohexanone, chloropropanone, and chloroacetaldehyde molecules were performed. In 2,2-dichlorocyclohexanone, the carbonyl group exerts different effects on the axial and equatorial C-Cl bonds. At rotation of the C(O)CH₃ group in chloropropanone and C(O)H group in chloroacetaldehyde around the C-C bond, the population of the 3p component of the chlorine valence p _z orbital varies in the opposite direction with the calculated ³⁵Cl NQR frequency and, in the case of chloroacetaldehyde, with the charge on the oxygen atom.     

An ab initio study of the electronic and steric structure of Cl<Subscript>2</Subscript>ZX molecules (Z = P and As)

The electronic and steric structure of the Cl₂ZX molecules [Z = P and As, X = C₂H₅, N(CH₃)₂, and OCH₃] was examined by RHF/6-31G(d) and MP2/6-31G(d) calculations. The data on the electron distribution at the Cl atoms are compared with the published ³⁵Cl NQR data. The main reason for a decrease in the NQR frequency of the molecules with X = N(CH₃)₂ and OCH₃ as compared to the ethyl-substituted compounds is an increase in the population of the 3p components of their p _z(p _σ) orbitals. With X = N(CH₃)₂, electron distribution at two Cl atoms differs significantly.     

Ab initio calculations of complexes of group IVA tetrachlorides: VI. Structure and dynamics of formation of a complex of GeCl<Subscript>4</Subscript> with tetramethylurea

RHF/6-31G(d) calculations of the GeCl₄←OC[N(CH₃)₂]₂ system were done with full geometry optimization and at varied Ge←O distances. The calculated structure of the complex GeCl₄←OC[N(CH₃)₂]₂ and its ³⁵Cl NQR parameters were consistent with the experimental data not at the fully optimized geometry of the system but at the Ge←O distance fixed at 2.0 Å, at which the total energy of the system is higher by 0.264 eV. With a decrease in the Ge←O distance from ∞ to 1.9 Å, the electron density of the Cl atoms increases as a result of the electron density transfer from the H atoms and polarization of the Ge-Cl bonds under the action of the electron-donor fragment. The O, C, and N atoms of this fragment are merely conductors of the electron density from the H atoms of the methyl groups to the Cl atoms of the electron acceptor.     

Comparison of molecular structure and 35Cl nuclear quadrupole coupling tensors in 2,3,6-trichlorophenyl acetate

The crystal structure of 2,3,6-Cl₃C₆H₂OCOCH₃ was determined at room temperature; C⁵_2h-P2₁/c; Z=4. ³⁵Cl Zeeman split NQR at 294K shows, that the EFG tensors are mainly determined by the CCl bonds. φ_zz for the three Cl atoms is nearly parallel to the directions CCl. The asymmetry parameter of the EFG's are 0.1423 for Cl(2), 0.1037 for Cl(3) and 0.1015 for Cl(6). φ_xx of Cl(2), Cl(3) and Cl(6) is almost perpendicular to the ring plane. The NQR results are discussed with respect to the molecular structure. Temperature dependences of ³⁵Cl NQR resonances are reported for the range 77≦ T/K≦ 300.     

Conformational analysis of X3PNP(O)X2 and (X3PNPX3)+ for X = H,F, Cl,CH3 by the pcilo method

Conformational energy maps have been calculated, using the PCILO method, for X₃PNP(O)X₂ and (X₃PNPX₃)⁺ for X = H, F, Cl, CH₃ as a function of the PNP angle. In H₃PNP(O)H₂ the global energy minimum corresponds to the eclipsed conformation of the H₃P and P(O)H₂ fragments for all PNP angles, while in Cl₃PNP(O)Cl₂, the global minimum always has Cl₃P and P(O)C1₂ staggered: the global minimum in F₃PNP(O)F₂ corresponds to eclipsed F₃P and P(O)F₂ fragments at low PNP angles and staggered fragments at high PNP angles: in (CH₃))₃PNPO(CH₃)₂ the global minimum conformation is very sensitive to ∠ PNP. Subordinate energy minima occur for all X₃PNP(O)X₂, species: in particular, there are two local conformational minima for Cl₃PNP(O)Cl₂ at the optimum value of ∠ PNP, and the relative energies of the three stable conformations are in good agreement with those derivable from the ³¹P NMR spectrum of this compound. In (X₃PNPX₃)⁺ the global minimum, usually the sole minimum on the conformational energy surface, is always close to the eclipsed conformation: free rotation of the X₃P groups relative to one another is approached in each (X₃PNPX₃)⁺ ion as ∠PNP approaches 180°. The conformations of the transition states for the equilibria between energy minima are reported with their relative energies, for X₃PNP(O)X₂ (X = H, F. Cl, CH₃) and for (Cl₃PNPCl₃)⁺     

35Cl NQR spectra of pentafluorophenylchloromethanes. The electronic influence of the pentafluorophenyl group

³⁵Cl NQR spectra of pentafluorophenylchloromethanes C₆F₅CH(R)Cl (R = H, CH₃, Cl, COOC₂H₅, C₆F₅) have been studied to obtain information on the electronic influence of the C₆F₅ group. On the basis of the data thus obtained and literature data, the electronic influence of the C₆F₅ group is discussed.     

Stereoelectronic structure of MCl4-benzoyl chloride (M=Si,Ge, Sn) systems resulting from ab initio calculations and NQR 35Cl

Results of quantum-chemical calculations of MCl₄–C₆H₅COCl (M=Si, Ge, Sn) systems of 1?:?1 composition using RHF/3-21?G* and MP2/3-21?G* levels as well as those of 1?:?2 composition using the RHF/3-21?G* level have been represented. MCl₄?←?C₆H₅COCl complexes of 1?:?1 composition are energetically more advantageous. They are formed in solid state provided that the M···O distance in individual systems is considerably less than the sum of van der Waals radii of M and O and their total energies are appreciably less than the sum of total energies of components. These conditions are realized only for M=Sn. In systems of 1?:?2 compositions, calculated M···O distances are practically equal to the sum of covalent radii of M and O. Nonetheless, complexes with such composition are not formed in solid state. Total energy of the system which is lower than the sum of its components’ energies is not an indispensable condition for complex formation. The ³⁵Cl nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) frequencies and asymmetry parameters of the electric field gradient at the ³⁵Cl nuclei have been evaluated using the results of ab initio calculations.     

The Cyclohexasilanes Si6H11X and Si6Me11X with X=F,Cl, Br and I: A Quantum Chemical and Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of a Multiple Conformer Problem

The conformers of the monohalocyclohexasilanes, Si₆H₁₁X (X=F, Cl, Br or I) and the haloundecamethylcyclohexasilanes, Si₆Me₁₁X (X=F, Cl, Br or I) are investigated by DFT calculations employing the B3LYP density functional and 6‐31+G* basis sets for elements up to the third row, and SDD basis sets for heavier elements. Five minima are found for Si₆H₁₁X—the axial and equatorial chair conformers, with the substituent X either in an axial or equatorial position—and another three twisted structures. The equatorial chair conformer is the global minimum for the X=Cl, Br and I, the axial chair for X=F. The barrier for the ring inversion is ～13 kJ mol^?1 for all four compounds. Five minima closely related to those of Si₆H₁₁X are found for Si₆Me₁₁X. Again, the equatorial chair is the global minimum for X=Cl, Br and I, and the axial chair for X=F. Additionally, two symmetrical boat conformers are found as local minima on the potential energy surfaces for X=F, Cl and Br, but not for X=I. The barrier for the ring inversion is ～14–16 kJ mol^?1 for all compounds. The conformational equilibria for Si₆Me₁₁X in toluene solution are investigated using temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy. The wavenumber range of the stretching vibrations of the heavy atoms X and Si from 270–370 cm^?1 is analyzed. Using the van′t Hoff relationship, the enthalpy differences between axial and equatorial chair conformers (H_ax?H_eq.) are 1.1 kJ mol^?1 for X=F, and 1.8 to 2.8 kJ mol^?1 for X=Cl, Br and I. Due to rapid interconversion, only a single Raman band originating from the “averaged” twist and boat conformers could be observed. Generally, reasonable agreement between the calculated relative energies and the experimentally determined values is found.     

Dissociation constants of 2‐azidoethanamines in aqueous solution

Aqueous‐phase dissociation constants (K_a) for the conjugate acids of a series of 2‐azidoethanamine bases: R¹N(R²)CH₂CH₂N₃ ( 1 , R¹ = CH₃, R² = H; 2 , R¹ = CH₃, R² = CH₃; 3 , R¹ = CH₂CH₃, R² = CH₂CH₃; 4 , R¹/R² =  CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂ ; 5 , R¹/R² =  CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₂ ; 6 , R¹ = CH₂CH₃, R² = CH₂CH₂N₃) were measured and found to fall between those for analogous unfunctionalized and cyano‐functionalized ethanamines. To explore the possibility of a relationship existing between the constants and molecular geometry, a theoretically based study was conducted. In it, the Gibbs free energies of aqueous‐phase (equilibrium) conformers of the bases and their conjugate acids were determined via a density functional theory/polarizable continuum model method. The results indicate that an attractive interaction between the amine and azide groups that underlies the lowest‐energy gas‐phase conformer of 2 is negated in an aqueous environment by solvent–solute interactions. The magnitudes of the free energy changes of solvation and −TS (entropic) energies of the conformers of the 2‐azidoethanamines and their conjugate acids are observed to correlate with the magnitude of the separation between the conformers' amine and azide groups. However, those correlations are not by themselves sufficient to predict the relative free energies of a molecule's conformers in an aqueous environment. That insufficiency is due to the influence of the correlations being mitigated by three other parameters that arise within the thermodynamic framework employed to compute the observable. The nature of those parameters is discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

Quantum-Chemical Study of the Electronic and Steric Structure of Vinyltetrazoles: II. 2-Vinyltetrazoles

The total Mulliken charges on the C and N atoms, populations of the S-trans-(N¹) conformers, and rotation barriers in the molecules of 2-vinyl-5-R-tetrazoles (R = H, CH₃, CH = CH₂, C₆H₅, CH₂Cl, CF₃) were calculated ab initio (HF/6-31G**, MP2/6-31G**). The results were compared with the ¹H and ¹³C NMR data for these compounds.     

Intramolecular hydrogen bonds and conformations of the 1,4-butanediol molecule

IR and Raman spectra of 1,4-butanediol (BD) versus variations in the medium (CCl₄, CH₃CN), concentration, temperature, and phase state were obtained. The observed changes attest to the conformational variety of BD molecules under the experimental conditions. On the basis of the analysis of the v(OH) region it is concluded that both in the gas phase and in CCl₄ solution conformers of BD with free OH groups coexist with conformers with O-H...O intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The difference in enthalpies, H, for the groups of conformers with and without intramolecular hydrogen bonds was found from the temperature dependence of the v(OH)_free and v(OH)_intra band intensities. The structures and energies for 70 possible spectrally and energetically distinguishable conformers of BD that do not take into account intramolecular hydrogen bonds were calculated by molecular mechanics with account of electron lone pairs of oxygen atoms. Using the experimental values of H and the calculated relative conformer energies,E, the intramolecular hydrogen bond energyE _intra= 3.7 kcal mol^–1 was found.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1572–1577, September, 1993.     

Quantum-chemical study of chlorophosphoranes: I. Structure of the (C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>PCl<Subscript>3</Subscript> molecule in gaseous and crystalline states

The quantum-chemical calculations of the (C₆H₅)₂PCl₃ molecule were performed by the methods RHF/6-31G(d) and MP2/6-31G(d) with complete and partial optimization of its geometry. The results of calculations were used for evaluating the NQR frequencies of ³⁵Cl and the parameters of asymmetry of the of electric field gradient on the ³⁵Cl nuclei of this molecule. According to the results of calculations with the partial optimization of geometry and to the experimental data of ³⁵Cl NQR the bond lengths were found of central atom P in the solid state of this compound. The mutual influence of its axial and equatorial bonds was studied. It is shown that in chlorophosphoranes the ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies of the axial and equatorial chlorine atoms decrease with the decrease in the bond lengths of phosphorus atom.     

Quantum-chemical study of chlorophosphoranes: II. Structure of molecules of (Cl2)aP(ClnX3?n)e series, and mutual influence of axial and equatorial substituents

The quantum-chemical calculations of the (C₆H₅)₂PCl₃ molecule were performed by the methods RHF/6-31G(d) and MP2/6-31G(d) with complete and partial optimization of its geometry. The results of calculations were used for evaluating the NQR frequencies of ³⁵Cl and the parameters of asymmetry of the of electric field gradient on the ³⁵Cl nuclei of this molecule. According to the results of calculations with the partial optimization of geometry and to the experimental data of ³⁵Cl NQR the bond lengths were found of central atom P in the solid state of this compound. The mutual influence of its axial and equatorial bonds was studied. It is shown that in chlorophosphoranes the ³⁵Cl NQR frequencies of the axial and equatorial chlorine atoms decrease with the decrease in the bond lengths of phosphorus atom.     

Theoretical conformational analysis of unsaturated phospines and phosphinechalcogenides

A theoretical conformational analysis was performed for vinylphosphine CH₂=CHPH₂ and three vinylphosphinechalcogenides CH₂=CHPXH₂ (X = O, S, Se). According to the quantum-chemical calculations on the level of the second order perturbation theory MP2/6-311G** the prevailing conformations, their molar ratios, and relative energies were established for each compound. The analysis of the angular distribution of the probability density for the population of the rotational conformations calculated proceeding from the potential curves of the internal rotation made it possible to establish that each compound from this series existed as a mixture of two conformers, planar s-cis and twice degenerate orthogonal. The conformers transform into each other through the corresponding transition states whose nature was established as a result of the harmonic vibration analysis carried out in every case.