Dynamic stereochemistry of imines and derivatives: 15—Carbon-13 NMR studies of aryl-substituted imines and oxaziridines

¹³C chemical shifts for several series of cis- and trans-N-alkylimines and oxaziridines bearing para-substituted C-phenyl rings are reported and correlated with dual substituent parameters. The ¹³C?N and oxaziridine ring carbon shifts correlate primarily with the inductive/field parameters, σ₁, whereas both resonance and inductive terms generally contribute about equally to the long-range substituent effects on alkyl side-chain chemical shifts. Correlations on diastereoisomeric imines show that the transmission of substituent effects can be significantly affected by the E–Z configuration. Aromatic carbon chemical shifts in imines are discussed in relation to the E–Z configuration and the conformation around the aryl—imino bond.     

Electronic and steric effects in arylphosphoramidates and phosphorimidates as monitored by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance

¹³C NMR chemical shifts and ¹³C? ³¹P couplings are reported for ten arylphosphoramidates and five arylphoshorimidates. The para-carbon chemical shifts in the phosphoramidates are interpreted in terms of substantial nitrogen lone pair delocalization into the aromatic ring, a phenomenon which is subject to steric inhibition of resonance. By contrast, in the phosphorimidates the electron release into the phenyl ring is not attenuated by steric congestion. Conformational changes about the aryl? N bond in all compounds have been monitored by vicinal ³¹P? N? C? ¹³C couplings.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of a series of para-substituted N,N-dimethylbenzamides. Comparisons of linear free energy relationships for carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 chemical shifts and rotation barriers

All carbon-13 chemical shifts for 11 para-substituted N,N-dimethylbenzamides in 1 mole % chloroform solution are reported, with assignments based upon double resonance experiments, analogy to chemical shifts of benzamide, and self-consistency between experimental and calculated values using recognized substituent parameters. In contrast to earlier reports, the aryl carbon chemical shift assignments for N,N-dimethylbenzamide are C-2, 127.0; C-3, 128.7; C-4, 129.4, and for p-chloro-N,N-dimethylbenzamide are C-1, 134.6; C-4, 135.5 ppm, relative to internal TMS. Good Hammett correlations (σ_p) are reported for ¹³C chemical shifts of C-1 (σ = 11.9 ppm) and even for the carbonyl group (σ = ?2.3 ppm) but are markedly improved if correlated with σ_p+ (σ = 9.5 ppm) and Dewar's F (σ = ?1.9 ppm), respectively. Excellent Swain–Lupton F and R correlations were found for some of the ¹³C chemical shifts and yielded values for percent resonance contributions to transmission of substituent effects as follows, C-1, 75 ± 4%; C-2, 51 ± 3%; C?O, 31±2%. These are compared to similar values calculated from the C?O of benzoic acids of 34±10%, and from the nitrogen-15 chemical shifts of benzamides of 56±2%. Correlations of these ¹³C δ values and ¹⁵N δ values with rotation barriers (ΔG) for N,N-dimethylbenzamides were examined, and it was found that while C?O δ values correlated only poorly the C-1 δ values correlated very well, but the best correlation was for ¹⁵N δ values of benzamides. It is suggested that Δ G and δ ¹⁵N are intrinsically related due to their numerical correlation, and the close similarity in percent resonance contribution of substituent influence on these parameters.     

A 13C NMR investigation of some tetrakisisocyanocopper(I) tetrafluoroborate complexes: Chemical shift of,and coupling to,the isocyano carbon

The ¹³C n.m.r. spectra twelve isocyanides, RNC, and their Cu(I) complexes, Cu(RNC)₄BF₄, were recorded in the solvents CDCl₃ and DMSO. The resonances of the isocyano carbon, C⁰, could be observed for both free and coordinated isocyanides. In the spectra of the complexes this C⁰ resonance was present as a broad line. For some complexes the ¹⁴N? ¹³C⁰ coupling could only be detected after heating the sample or by adding small amounts (<7 mo1%) of Cu(CH₃CN)₄BF₄. For the remaining complexes neither J(¹⁴N? ¹³C⁰) nor J(¹⁴N? ¹³C¹), could be detected. No carbon-copper coupling could be detected. The line shape of C⁰ is discussed in terms of exchange of an isocyanide ligand and in terms of quadrupolar nitrogen and copper relaxation. In most complexes exchange seems to be dominant, whereas in other complexes quadrupolar nitrogen relaxation is also of importance. On coordination of the isocyanide, the C⁰ resonance shifts upfield (15 to 20 ppm) and J(¹⁴N? ¹³C⁰) shows a threefold increase. The upfield shift is associated with a larger excitation energy while the increase of J(¹⁴N? ¹³C⁰) is ascribed to a larger effective nuclear charge on C⁰. The chemical shifts of the α-carbon, the β-carbon and the solvent effect on all n.m.r. parameters in both free and coordinated isocyanides are also discussed.     

The effect of solvents on the 13C NMR chemical shifts of the carbonyl carbon and the rotational barriers of N,N-dimethylbenzamide

The ¹³C solvent induced chemical shifts (SICS) of the carbonyl carbon and the thermodynamic barriers to rotation about the C? N bond of N,N-dimethylbenzamide are linearly related to the solvent parameter, E_T(30). A multi-parametric solvent parameter approach indicates that the SICS are influenced equally by polar effects and hydrogen-bond donor effects. Rotational barriers for N,N-dimethylbenzamide may, in principle, be determined by measurement of the ¹³C chemical shift of the carbonyl carbon in a particular solvent.     

NMR studies of bridged ring systems: XIX—13C?1H spin coupling and 13C chemical shift of the bridge methylene in benzonorbornene and benzonorbornadiene

Data on ¹³C chemical shifts and ¹³C? ¹H spin coupling constants of norbornane ( 1 ), norbornene ( 2 ), norbornadiene ( 3 ), benzonorbornene ( 4 ) and benzonorbornadiene ( 6 ) are reported. The non-equivalence in J(¹³C? H) values determined from the two bridge methylene proton signals in 2,2,3,3-tetradeuteriobenzonorbornene ( 5 ) and 6 is briefly discussed. The extraordinary deshielding of the bridge methylene carbon in 6 has been noted.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance studies: VII—13C and 15N n.m.r. of diazo compounds

The ¹³C and ¹⁵N n.m.r. results for a series of diazo compounds are reported. It is found that the diazo carbon is shielded by an extraordinary amount compared with normal sp² hybridized carbons. The ¹⁵N chemical shifts reveal that the terminal nitrogen is deshielded relative to the central one. This is contrary to that expected from charge effects but support is found for this phenomenon in other systems. One-bond ¹³C? ¹⁴N coupling in diazomethane is also reported for the first time. INDO MO calculations of the charges and finite perturbation calculations of ¹³C? ¹⁴N and C? H couplings are compared with the experimental results.     

Multinuclear two-dimensional NMR: Assignments of natural abundance polypeptide 13C, 1H and 15N chemical shifts and demonstration of isomer interconversion

The polypeptide carbobenzoxy-glycyl-L -prolyl-L -leucyl-L -alanyl-L -proline (0.2 M in DMSO-d₆) was investigated using ¹³C, ¹H and ¹⁵N NMR in natural abundance at 4.7 tesla. The existence of cis–trans-Gly-Pro and -Ala-Pro bonds permits up to four isomers, and all four were observed (in a 60:30:7:3 ratio). ¹³C shifts of the proline β-CH₂ resonances are consistent only with the 60% form being trans–trans. The 30% form is either trans–cis or cis–trans (order as above) and was tentatively assigned as cis-trans on the basis of relaxation behavior. Refocused INEPT studies aided the ¹³C assignments. The ¹⁵N data were obtained using both NOE and INEPT excitation, with signals evident for the three major isomers. The spectra were analysed by starting from the ¹³C data, which were assigned based on known regularities in peptide spectra. A ¹³C? ¹H heteronuclear two-dimensional chemical shift correlation experiment allowed direct assignment of proton shifts for major and minor isomers. The NH proton shifts were assigned by running a homonuclear two-dimensional chemical shift correlation experiment and noting the correlation with the previously assigned α-CH protons. The ¹⁵N resonances were then assigned from a ¹⁵N? ¹H heteronuclear two-dimensional chemical shift correlation experiment, relating the ¹⁵N signals directly to the NH proton resonances. Isomer interconversion between the two major isomers was demonstrated by performing a magnetization transfer homonuclear 2D experiment. Off-diagonal intensity was noted relating the major and minor isomer alanine NH proton, as well as for the major and minor isomer leucine NH protons.     

A 13C, 15N and 77Se NMR Study of Some Diseleno Sulfonamides

¹³C, ¹⁵N and ⁷⁷Se NMR data are reported for ten title compounds. Some linear correlations of selenium, nitrogen and carbon chemical shifts values are described. A number of one- and two- bond ⁷⁷Se-¹³C coupling constants values are also given.     

Elektronenstruktur und NMR-Parameter von substituierten 5-Phenyl-2,4-pentadiensäuren

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts as well as vicinal HH coupling constants of substituted 5-phenyl-2,4-pentadienoic acids Ar? CH?CH? CR?CR? COOH are reported and discussed in connection with the molecular structure. The ¹³C chemical shift values show an alternation along the chain and can be linearly correlated to the π-electron charge densities as calculated by use of the PPP-method. The effect of para-substituents and solvents upon the ¹³C chemical shifts can be described in terms of the mutual atom-atom polarizabilities.     

Comparative analysis of 13C shielding constants stereospecificity in the silicon and germanium derivatives of acetylenic aldehyde and ketone oximes based on the 13C NMR spectroscopy and GIAO calculations

In the acetylenic aldehyde oximes with substituents containing silicon and germanium, the ¹³C NMR signal of the C‐2 carbon of triple bond is shifted by 3.5 ppm to lower frequency and that of the C‐3 carbon is moved by 7 ppm to higher frequency on going from E to Z isomer. A greater low‐frequency effect of 5.5 ppm on the C‐2 carbon signal and a greater high‐frequency effect of 11 ppm on the C‐3 carbon signal are observed in the analogous acetylenic ketone oximes. The carbon chemical shift of the C?N bond is larger by 4 ppm in E isomer relative to Z isomer for the aldehyde and ketone oximes. The ²⁹Si chemical shifts in the silicon containing acetylenic aldehyde and ketone oximes are almost the same for the diverse isomers. The trends in changes of the measured chemical shifts are well reproduced by the gauge‐including atomic orbital (GIAO) calculations of the ¹³C and ²⁹Si shielding constants. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Proton-coupled 13C NMR and {14N}—1H-INDOR of highly-substituted 6-membered heterocycles. I—trisubstituted pyridones and isomeric aminopyrones; tetrasubstituted pyridines

The structural elucidation by NMR spectroscopy of trisubstituted α-pyridones and the isomeric 2-amino-γ-pyrones as well as their internal and external pyrylium salts is described. The most useful parameter for the differentiation between α-pyridones and isomeric γ-pyrones is the geminal coupling constant ²J(C-6, H-5) which changes from ～2.5 Hz to ～7 Hz whenever the cyclic amide group is replaced by an oxa-function; this applies to both the γ-pyrones and their pyrylium salts. The value of J(C-6, H-5) in the pyridones resembles that of the analogous coupling in N-vinylacetamide, whose sign determination by the selective population inversion (SPI) technique is reported. The ¹³C chemical shifts of seven pyridones, pyrones and pyrylium salts are reported and their structural correlations are discussed. Quick structural assignments in these classes of compounds may also be performed by evaluating the ¹⁴N chemical shifts, which often are accessible by the {¹⁴N}—¹H-INDOR technique. The proton coupled ¹³C NMR spectra of two tetrasubstituted pyridines are also reported, and empirical correlations between long range C? H coupling constants and substituent electronegativity are discussed.     

15N NMR spectroscopy 24—chemical shifts and coupling constants of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides and related heterocycles

The chemical shifts of amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) and cyclic or linear urethanes are less sensitive to solvent effects than those of amides and lactams. The values of the one-bond ¹⁵N? ¹H coupling constants depend on the solvent and are 5-8 Hz larger than those of ureas and amides. The ¹⁵N? ¹³C coupling constant of the N? CO group is also unusually high, while that of the N—CH group lies within the range known for N-acylated aliphatic amines. The one-bond ¹⁵N? ¹³C coupling constant was found to be insensitive to conformational changes.     

NMR studies in the heterocyclic series XXIV—1H, 13C and 15N study of 15N labelled indazoles

The ¹⁵N chemical shifts and ¹H? ¹⁵N and ¹³C? ¹⁵N coupling constants of nine monolabelled indazoles were measured and assigned. The experimental values are discussed in terms of the indazolic and iso-indazolic structures, and compared with literature data for other related heterocycles. All the results are consistent with an N-1(H) tautomeric structure for indazole in DMSO-d₆.     

NMR study of organosilicon compounds. III—Silicon-29, nitrogen-14, carbon-13 and proton NMR spectra of silylakylamines

²⁹Si, ¹⁴N ¹³C and ¹H NMR data are presented for a series of homologous (methylethoxysilyl)alkylamines of the type (CH₃)_3?n(C₂H₅O)_nSi(CH₂)_mNH₂(n=o to 3; m = 1 to 4). The measured ¹³C and ¹H chemical shifts correlate with the total net charges Q_A on the corressponding atoms, estimated by the Del Re method. ¹⁴N and ²⁹Si chemical shifts which do not show simple linear relationships to the charges are found to correlate with the relative basicities of the compounds. The influence of the remote substituent (? NH₂ and others) on the ₂₉Si chemical shifts is shown to depend on the number and nature of substituents directly on the silicon atom. Argyments for d-orbital participation in the Si? O bounds are given. The chemical shifts of ²⁹Si, ¹⁴N and ₁₃C nuclei are not consistent with the fromation of intramolecular ‘long bonds’ between the solicon and nitrogen atoms in aliphatic silymethylamines.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of a series of para-substituted phenyl isothiocyanates. Linear free energy relationships for carbon-13 substituent chemical shifts

Carbon-13 chemical shifts are reported for 16 para-substituted phenyl isothiocyanates measured at 1 and 10 mol % in chloroform-d solution. Data for the ? N?C?S group were not obtained at 1 mol %, but concentration effects for the other resonances were negligible. Hammett, dual substituent parameter (DSP) and DSP-nonlinear resonance (DSP-NLR) analyses were used to evaluate substituent effects on the substituent chemical shifts (SCS) for the ipso-carbon (C-1), C-2, and the ? N?C?S carbon atoms. A good Hammett correlation was observed for C-1 (ν_p⁺ = 8.1 ppm, r = 0.98 at 1 mol %) but was improved for the higher order correlations with the following results, DSP:ρ _I = 5.4, ρ_R° = 22.2, r = 0.998; DSP-NLR: ρ_I = 5.6, ρ_R° = 20.5, ? = ?0.22, r = 0.999. The 10 mol % data were very similar except the value of ? was ?0.26 and confirms the phenyl-bonded ? N?C?S moiety as a mild electron acceptor substituent. Hammett correlations were unsuccessful for the C-2 data, but fairly good results were obtained from the higher order analyses. For the 1 mol % data, DSP: ν_I = 1.6, ν_R° = ?2.0, r = 0.976; DSP-NLR: ν_I = 1.8, ν_R° = ?2.6, ? = 1.1, r = 0.982. Excellent correlations were obtained for the 10 mol % ? N?C?S carbon data. Hammett: ν_p° = 6.2, r = 0.997; DSP: ν_I = 5.9, ν_R° = 7.0, r = 0.997; DSP-NLR: ν_I = 5.8, ν_R° = 7.6, ? = 0.25, r = 0.997. The positive ν values in these three correlations contrast the negative values usually observed for carbonyl and thiocarbonyl carbons, and more closely parallel results previously reported for the β-carbon of styrenes and benzylidene anilines with para-substituents in the aniline ring.     

13C NMR spectral studies of arecoline,hordenine, strychnine and brucine

The ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of arecoline, hordenine, strychnine, brucine and their salts were determined and the chemical shifts reported previously for arecoline have been verified by single frequency proton decoupling techniques. Effects of protonation on the carbon resonances in aiding unambiguous assignments in strychnine and brucine are discussed. The quaternary N-methiodide of brucine was also studied to confirm the assignments made for carbon atoms adjacent to the basic N atom.     

13C?13C spin–spin coupling constants and 13C isotope effects on 13C chemical shifts in some 4-membered rings

The ¹³C? ¹³C spin–spin coupling constants in natural abundance oxetane, thietane, cyclobutanone, bromo-and chlorocyclobutane have been measured. Furthermore, the ¹³C isotope-induced changes in the chemical shifts of the different ¹³C nuclei in the molecules mentioned above are reported. These shifts are normally to higher magnetic field; in cyclobutanone, however, the resonance of the carbonyl carbon has shifted to lower field because of the substitution of ¹³C?3 for ¹²C?3.     

Estimation and prediction of 13C NMR chemical shifts of carbon atoms in both alcohols and thiols

Quantitative structure-spectrum relationship calculations of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of both 302 carbon atoms in 56 alcohols and 62 carbon atoms in 15 thiols are described using several parameters: the atomic ionicity index (INI), the polarizability effect index (PEI), and stereoscopic effect parameters (?) of the compounds. The ¹³C NMR chemical shifts for these compounds of both alcohols and thiols can be estimated through the multiple linear regression (MLR). A MLR model was built with variable screening by the stepwise multiple regression and examined by validation on its stability. The correlation coefficient of the established model as well as the leave-one-out cross-validation was 0.9724 and 0.9716 respectively. The results obviously indicate that INI and ? are linearly related with ¹³C NMR chemical shifts, which provides a new method for calculating ¹³C NMR chemical shifts in the compounds of both alcohols and thiols.     

Zur Interpretation 29Si-NMR-chemischer Verschiebungen

The ²⁹Si-NMR chemical shifts δ(²⁹Si) of (CH₃)_4?nSiX_n compounds and some ¹³C-NMR chemical shifts δ(¹³C) of analogous carbon compounds are discussed by means of relative paramagnetic screening constants σ*, calculated by a simplified model. In this model only the Si(3P)- and C(2P)-orbitals are considered; for the calculations, the electronegativities of Si, C and the X-substituents and a single empirical parameter are necessary. The calculated values of σ* are in good agreement with the change of the chemical shifts which are observed for the (CH₃)_4?nMX_n compounds with different X and n. These results clearly show that δ(²⁹Si) and δ(¹³C) depend primarily on the σ-charge of the Si- and C-atom, and that (P? d)π-interactions on the Si-atom are of minor importance.