13C chemical shifts of symmetrically substituted biphenyls: Unambiguous signal assignment for the carbons ortho and para to an aryl group

The natural abundance ¹³C NMR spectra of 2,2′-dimethyl-, 2,2′-dimethoxy- and 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyls, and a series of 2,2′-dimethoxy-5,5′-disubstituted biphenyls were recorded. Unambiguous signal assignments of the carbons ortho and para to an aryl ring in biphenyls were made by selective deuteration and/or the graphical method for ¹H single frequency off-resonance decoupled spectra. Contrary to the reported assignments, it was shown that the signal for C-6 in 2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl clearly appears at lower field than that for C-4. The signals for the ortho carbons (C-6) of 2,2′-dimethoxy-5,5′-disubstituted biphenyls generally appeared at lower fields than those for the para carbons (C-4). The validity of applying deuterium isotope shifts to the assignments of ¹³C chemical shifts of di- and tetra-substituted biphenyls is also discussed.     

13C n.m.r. spectra of quercetin and rutin

The noise-decoupled and gated-decoupled ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of quercetin and rutin are studied and assignments are proposed. The previous assignments of carbons 2 and 4′, carbons 5 and 9, carbons 6 and 8 have been reversed.     

1H and 13C NMR spectra of cyclic trimers,tetramers and pentamers derived from p-substituted phenylacetylenes

The ¹H and ¹³C spectra of p-substituted 1,3,5-triarylbenzenes, 7- and p-substituted 1,3,9-triaryl-9-methyl-fluorenes and 2-, 10- and p-substituted 6,12,13a-triaryl-12-methylbenzo(6,7)cycloheptadieno[1,2,3-jk]fluorenes have been examined. p-Substituents were methoxy, methyl and fluorine groups. The ¹H spectra were recorded at 300 MHz and permitted assignments for the aromatic protons by selective proton decouplings. Partial assignment of the carbon atoms in the ¹³C spectra was also possible.     

The carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of some α-spirocyclopropyl ketones and related cyclohex-2-en-1-ones and 2-ethylidenecyclohex-3-en-1-ones

The ¹³C NMR spectra of a series of β,γ-unsaturated α-spirocyclopropylcyclohexanones and saturated α-spirocyclopropylcycloalkanones have been analyzed and compared with the spectra of diethyl cyclopropanedicarboxylate and a corresponding spiro acylal. The chemical shifts of the cyclopropane methylene carbons are correlated with spiroactivation of the cyclopropane ring to nucleophilic attack. In the case of the saturated spiro ketones these chemical shifts can also be correlated with their photochemistry. In the SFORD spectra of the spiro ketones the signals of the cyclopropane methylene carbons appear as complex multiplets: this is attributed to second-order coupling resulting from strong coupling between the vicinal cyclopropane protons. The ¹³C NMR spectra of a series of related cyclohex-2-en-1-ones and 2-ethylidenecyclohex-3-en-1-ones have also been analyzed; the chemical shift assignments for the latter corroborate the configurational assignments made on the basis of ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Unequivocal total assignment of 13C and 1H NMR spectra of some pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidine derivatives by 2D‐NMR

We report the total assignments of the ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectra of some 4‐methyl‐2‐oxo‐(2H)‐pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidine and 2‐methyl‐4‐oxo‐(4H)‐pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidine derivatives. The products were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR and reported data for similar compounds. No comparative data for the two sets of isomeric compounds with respect to ¹³C and ¹H NMR have been reported to date. We made some detailed studies of the 2D NMR spectra of these compounds and observed that assignments made for non‐protonated carbon atoms by us and those reported in the literature for similar compounds need correction. The revised assignments were made on the basis of heteronuclear single quantum correlation (HSQC) and heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) techniques. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Application de la RMN du 13C a la determination de la configuration de centres quaternaires en serie alicyclique et hydrate de carbone a chaine ramifiee

Configurational assignments to quaternary centres of 2-(l,3-dithianyl) branched-chain carbohydrates, important intermediates for the synthesis of carbohydrate-containing antibiotics, have been made through natural abundance ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Configurations of quaternary carbons in 21, 24 and 26 were assigned by comparison with ¹³C spectra of structurally-related alicyclic derivatives 1–16.     

NMR-spektroskopie an paramagnetischen komplexen : XVIII. Kobaltocene: Nicht-starre paramagnetische π-komplexe

Temperature dependent paramagnetic ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectra of six cobaltocenes (RC₅H₄)₂Co (R = H, Me, Et, i-Pr, n-Bu, t-Bu) are reported. The signals for the substituted five-ring carbons as well as for the substituent ¹³C and ¹H nuclei which are separated from the five-ring by two bonds show a strong departure from the Curie law. This is due to a time-dependent change of the interaction between the five-ring carbons and the metal classifying cobaltocenes as nonrigid molecules. It introduces the previously unknown dynamic paramagnetic ¹³C NMR.     

Application of biosynthetic 13C-enrichment using [1-13C]-, [2-13C]- and [1,2-13C2]-acetate as precursor for 13C NMR spectral assignment of higher plant metabolites. The assignments of some bryonolic acid derivatives

The ¹³C NMR spectra of some derivatives of bryonolic acid (1) (D:C-friedoolean-8-en-3β-ol-29-oic acid) were assigned by means of ¹³C-enrichment, lanthanide-induced shifts (LIS) and comparison of chemical shift data between derivatives. The ¹³C-enriched species of 1, i.e., 1a, 1b and 1c were biosynthesized by Luffa cylindrica (Cucurbitaceae) callus fed with [1-¹³C]-, [2-¹³C]- or [1,2-¹³C₂]-acetate, respectively. Methyl acetylbryonolates 2, 2a, 2b and 2c, methyl bryonolates 3, 3a, 3b and 3c, methyl bryononates 4 and 4a, diacetyl-3β,29-diols (3,29-diacetyl-D:C-friedoolean-8-en-β,29-diol) 5, 5a, 5b and 5c, and 3-acetyl-3β,29-diols 6, 6a and 6b were prepared from 1, 1a, 1b and 1c, and their ¹³C NMR spectra were recorded. The ¹³C concentration of the ¹³C-enriched species was high enough to exhibit the satellite peaks clearly, and the analysed data were very useful for this study. Thus, total assignments for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were established. It was found that conversion of the methoxycarbonyl group at C-29 into an acetoxymethyl group caused complex changes in the chemical shifts of the C, D- and E-ring carbons and those of the methyl carbons linked to these rings.     

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.     

Assignment of indirect 13C, 1H couplings in the 13C NMR spectra of some purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and their analogues by long-range selective 1H decoupling

The assignments of the long-range ¹³C, ¹H coupling constants in the ¹³C NMR spectra of the base moieties of several purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and their analogues were established by the application of long-range selective ¹H decoupling with low-power ¹H irradiation. The ³J values between the carbons and protons of the pyrimidine ring in these compounds were larger than the ²J values. The conformational preference of these nucleosides in solution was shown to be predominantly anti from the value of the vicinal ¹³C, ¹H coupling constants between H-1′ and the base carbons through the glycosidic bond.     

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of methyl 2-pyronecarboxylates

The ¹³C NMR spectra of methyl 2-pyrone-3-, 4-, 5- and 6-carboxylates were studied and the substituent effects on the 2-pyrone ring were compared with those of some model compounds. ¹H NMR spectra were also recorded and discussed. The long range ¹³C, ¹H coupling constants were obtained, discussed and proved useful in signal assignments.     

Characterization of tri-o-methylcellulose by one- and two-dimensional NMR methods

Tri-O-methylcellulose was prepared from partially O-methylated cellulose and its chemical shifts (¹H and ¹³C), and proton coupling constants were assigned using the following NMR methods: (1) One-dimensional ¹H and ¹³C spectra of the title compound were used to assign functional groups and to compare with literature data; (2) double quantum filtered proton–proton correlation spectroscopy (¹H, ¹H DQF-COSY) was used to assign the chemical shifts of the network of 7 protons in the anhydroglucose portion of the repeat unit; (3) the heteronuclear single-quantum coherence (HSQC) spectrum was used to establish connectivities between the bonded protons and carbons; (4) the heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation (HMBC) spectrum was used to connect the hydrogens of the methyl ethers to their respective sugar carbons; (5) the combination of HSQC and HMBC spectra was used to assign the ¹³C shifts of the methyl ethers; (6) all spectra were used in combination to verify the assigned chemical shifts; (7) first-order proton coupling constants data (J_H,H in Hz) were obtained from the resolution-enhanced proton spectra. The NMR spectra of tri-O-methylcellulose and other cellulose ethers do not resemble the spectra of similarly substituted cellobioses. Although the ¹H and ¹³C shifts and coupling constants of 2,3,6-tri-O-methylcellulose closely resemble those of methyl tetra-O-methyl-β-D -glucoside, there are differences with regard to the chemical shifts and the order of appearances of the resonating nuclei of the methyl ether appendages and the proton at position 4 in the pyranose ring. H4 in tri-O-methylcellulose is deshielded by the acetal system comprising the β-1→4 linkage, and it resonates downfield. H4 in the permethylated glucoside is not as deshielded by the equitorial O-methyl group at C4, and it resonates upfield. The order of appearance of the ¹H and ¹³C resonances in the spectra of the tri-O-methylcellulose repeat unit (from upfield to downfield) are H2 < H3 < H5 < H6a < H3a < H2a < pro R H6B < H4 < pro S H6A ≪ H1 and C6a < C3a < C2a < C6 < C5 < C4 < C2 < C3 ≪ C1, respectively. Close examination of the pyranose ring coupling constants of the repeat unit in tri-O-methylcellulose supports the ⁴C₁ arrangement of the glucopyranose ring. Examination of the proton coupling constants about the C5-C6 bond (J_5,6A and J_5,6B) in the nuclear Overhauser effect difference spectra revealed that the C6 O-methyl group is predominantly in the gauche gauche conformation about the C5-C6 bond for the polymer in solution. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.* J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 4019–4032, 1999     

Compositional and configurational sequence determination of methyl methacrylate/ethyl acrylate copolymers by one‐ and two‐dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Ethyl acrylate (E)/methyl methacrylate (M) copolymers of different compositions were prepared, and their compositions were determined with ¹H NMR spectra. The complete spectral assignments, in terms of the compositional and configurational sequences of these copolymers, were made with the help of distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer and two‐dimensional heteronuclear single quantum coherence spectroscopy. The α‐(CH₃)_M, ? CH (E), ? CH₂, and 〉C?O carbons of both M and E units were found to be sensitive to various compositional and configurational sequences. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 313–326, 2003     

Carbon-13 spectra of polycyclic systems Tricyclo[3.2.1.02,7]octanes as models for some tetracyclic sesquiterpenes and pentacyclic diterpenes. Ishwarane and trachylobane derivatives

The ¹³C spectra of tricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,7]octane, its 1,5-dimethyl derivative and ten tricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,7]octan-6-ones have been recorded as model compounds to aid the interpretation of the spectra of the naturally occurring polycyclic terpenes, ishwarane, ishwarone, ishwarol and methyl trachylobanate. The assignments for specific carbons in this series are based on the internal consistency of the observed shielding trends together with the effects of shift reagent on the shieldings of some of these derivatives.     

13C n.m.r. spectra of rotameric dimethyl 1-isopropyldibenzo[b,e]bicyclo[2.2.2]octatriene-7,8-dicarboxylate: Non-equivalency of carbons along the rotational axis

¹³C n.m.r. spectra of dimethyl 1-isopropyldibenzo[b,e]bicyclo[2.2.2]octatriene-7,8-dicarboxylate disclose the existence of both dl and meso isomers, whereas ¹H n.m.r. spectra were interpreted by the sole existence of the former. Characteristic chemical shifts for the rotamers were found, among others, for carbons along the rotational axis. The non-equivalence is most probably attributed to the difference in geometry about the carbons in question. An unusual fact was also that the more compressed methyl carbon of the isopropyl group gives a signal at higher field.     

Two-Dimensional NMR Studies of Polyene Systems. I. All-trans-Retinal

Two-dimensional (2-D) NMR results are presented for all-trans-retinal. 2-D J-resolved ¹H-NMR separated the multiplets of the olefinic protons and accurately determined their chemical shifts. 2-D shift-correlated ¹H-NMR gave the connectivities between scalar coupled protons. From the observed H,H long-range couplings the assignment of the methyl resonances was possible. 2-D J-resolved ¹³C-NMR separated overlapping C,H-multiplets and allowed analysis of the C,H long-range couplings, 2-D shift-correlated ¹³C-NMR related each directly bonded C,H-pair in this molecule. The potential of 2-D NMR in resolving and identifying individual resonances in polyene spectra is discussed.     

A 13C NMR study of actinomycin D and related model peptides

¹³C n.m.r. pulsed Fourier transform spectra were measured and interpreted for actinomycin D and for two related peptide derivatives: BOC-Pro-Sar-OCH₃ and BOC-Sar-Meval-OCH₃. Actinomycin D, specifically enriched with ¹³C in the chromophoric C-methyl and in the peptide N-methyl carbons, was produced biosynthetically. Enrichment of specific N-methyl carbons in the model peptides was effected synthetically. Spectral assignments relied on the use of the enriched samples and particularly on off-resonance and selective low power ¹H decoupling experiments. Poor correlation was observed between some of the ¹³C chemical shifts in the model compounds and those of the analogous carbons in actinomycin D. Ten of our ¹³C assignments for actinomycin D differ from those published by Hollstein, Breitmaier and Jung.     

NMR-untersuchungen an dialkylsubstituierten piperidinen—II: 2.5-, 2.6- und 3.5- dimethylpiperidine

Mixtures of the stereoisomeric 2.5- and 2.6- dimethylpiperidines have been prepared by catalytic hydrogenation of the corresponding lutidines and the isomers separated by fractional distillation. The two isomeric 3.5-dimethylpiperidines were obtained by a special synthetic procedure. Configurational assignments are made on the basis of 220 MHz NMR spectra (in one case 100 MHz). Almost complete assignments for all ring protons are possible. In addition the ¹³C spectra of the two isomeric 3.5-dimethylpiperidines are reported. The proton spectra of all 12 dimethylpiperidines are discussed in detail, especially with respect to the shielding effects of methyl groups on adjacent ring protons.     

1H and 13C NMR study of dihydro derivatives of methylphenobarbital

Sodium borohydride reduction of methylphenobarbital leads to the formation of two different dihydroderivatives, reduced either in position 4 or position 6. The structures of the derivatives have been determined through analysis of the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of phenobarbital, methylphenobarbital and their derivatives. Detailed interpretation of the spectra and the resulting spectral parameters indicate conformations where the hydroxyl groups are axial and trans to the ethyl group. In these configurations the phenyl ring becomes equatorial. The results also allow an unambiguous assignment of the resonances of the phenyl carbons 2′(6′) and 3′(5′) of phenobarbital and the carbonyl carbons 4 and 6 of methylphenobarbital, differing interpretations having been previously advanced in the literature.     

Comprehensive 2D NMR analysis: Acrylonitrile/ethyl methacrylate copolymers synthesized by ATRP at ambient temperature

Copolymerization of acrylonitrile and ethyl methacrylate using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) at ambient temperature was carried out under optimized reaction conditions using 2‐bromopropionitrile as initiator and CuBr/2,2′‐bipyridine as the catalyst system. The copolymer composition, obtained from ¹H NMR spectra, were used to determine the monomer reactivity ratios (r_A = 0.68 and r_E = 1.75) involved in ATRP. Two‐dimensional NMR (heteronuclear single quantum correlation and total correlated spectroscopy) experiments were employed to resolve the highly overlapping and complex ¹H and ¹³C{¹H} NMR spectra of copolymers. The complete spectral assignments of the quaternary carbons viz. carbonyl and nitrile carbons were done with the help of heteronuclear multiple bond correlation spectra. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 2955–2971, 2006