Analyses of synthetic resins by application of 13C NMR

In a study of synthetic resin analysis, ¹³C NMR spectra of phenol resins were measured, and the chemical shifts of the various carbon sites compared with the resins' reactivity with formaldehyde. Measurements were made with phenol, para-substituted phenols, chlorophenols, hydroxytoluenes, dimethyl(hydroxy)benzenes, dihydroxybenzenes, and dihydroxytoluenes. The chemical shifts of these phenols were compared with calculated shifts obtained by using a simple summing rule. These chemical shifts are closely related in magnitude to the reactivity of the phenols with formaldehyde. For example, resorcin has the greatest reactivity with formaldehyde of the above-mentioned phenols and this experimental result agrees well with the measured large ¹³C chemical shifts for resorcin.     

Computational Prediction of 1H and 13C NMR Chemical Shifts for Protonated Alkylpyrroles: Electron Correlation and Not Solvation is the Salvation

Prediction of chemical shifts in organic cations is known to be a challenge. In this article we meet this challenge for α-protonated alkylpyrroles, a class of compounds not yet studied in this context, and present a combined experimental and theoretical study of the ¹³C and ¹H chemical shifts in three selected pyrroles. We have investigated the importance of the solvation model, basis set, and quantum chemical method with the goal of developing a simple computational protocol, which allows prediction of ¹³C and ¹H chemical shifts with sufficient accuracy for identifying such compounds in mixtures. We find that density functional theory with the B3LYP functional is not sufficient for reproducing all ¹³C chemical shifts, whereas already the simplest correlated wave function model, Møller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2), leads to almost perfect agreement with the experimental data. Treatment of solvent effects generally improves the agreement with experiment to some extent and can in most cases be accomplished by a simple polarizable continuum model. The only exception is the NH proton, which requires inclusion of explicit solvent molecules in the calculation.     

13C NMR spectra of some 1-, 3- and 4-monosubstituted and disubstituted isoquinolines

Chemical shifts and substituent chemical shift (SCS) effects are reported for 21 monosubstituted iso-quinolines, carrying a halogeno, amino, piperidino or ethoxy group in position 1, 3 or 4. In some cases, assignments of ¹³C resonances were based on the spectra of the corresponding 5-deutero derivatives. For the fluoroisoquinolines some ¹³CF coupling constants are given. The ¹³C NMR spectra of 15 disubstituted isoquinolines were measured; with a few exceptions, mainly the 3,4- and 1,4-disubstituted isoquinolines, the chemical shifts agreed well with those calculated by addition of the SCS effects.     

Evaluation of <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of cyclopropenyl and cyclopropyl acetylenes by theoretical calculations

A convenient methodology was developed for a very accurate calculation of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the title compounds. GIAO calculations with density functional methods (B3LYP, B3PW91, PBE1PBE) and 6-311+G(2d,p) basis set predict experimental chemical shifts of 3-ethynylcyclopropene (1), 1-ethynylcyclopropane (2) and 1,1-diethynylcyclopropane (3) with high accuracy of 1–2 ppm. The present article describes in detail the effect of geometry choice, density functional method, basis set and effect of solvent on the accuracy of GIAO calculations of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts. In addition, the particular dependencies of ¹³C chemical shifts on the geometry of cyclopropane ring were investigated.     

A problem in the structure assignment of acremolin C,which is most probably identical with acremolin B

With the help of chemical shifts computed with density functional theory (DFT), it is demonstrated that the reported experimental ¹³C NMR data of acremolin C are incompatible with the claimed structure of an N²,3-ethenoguanine with an isopropyl group at C-1'. An alternative structure, which is in agreement with both experimental and computed data, presents an isopropyl group at the C-2' position of an N²,3-ethenoguanine and leads to the conclusion that acremolin C is identical with acremolin B.     

Stereospecificity of <Superscript>13</Superscript>C shielding constants in acetone azine as a tool for configurational assignment of ketone azines

According to the ¹³C NMR data, the chemical shift of the methyl carbon atom in acetone azine in the trans position with respect to the lone electron pair on the neighboring nitrogen atom is lower by 7 ppm than that of the methyl carbon atom in the cis position. The corresponding direct ¹³C-¹³C coupling constant for the trans-methyl groups is lower by 10 Hz as compared to the cis-methyl groups. The experimental spectral data are reproduced well by nonempirical quantum-chemical calculations. The observed stereospecificity of ¹³C chemical shifts and ¹³C-¹³C coupling constants may be used as an effective tool in configurational analysis of various ketone azines.     

Non-empirical and DFT calculations of <Superscript>19</Superscript>F and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C chemical shifts in the NMR spectra of substituted pentafluorobenzenes

Chemical shifts in ¹⁹F and ¹³C NMR spectra of substituted pentafluorobenzenes are calculated by Hartree-Fock and density functional theory methods. The calculated values are compared with the experimental data known from the literature. It is shown that chemical shifts in non-polar solvents can be predicted sufficiently accurately by the GIAO-DFT(PBE/L22) method. This method is used to predict the ¹⁹F and ¹³C chemical shifts of a heptafluorobenzyl cation in the SbF₅ medium. The best agreement between the calculated and experimental values is achieved when the counterion effect is taken into account.     

Theoretical and experimental 13C and 15N NMR investigation of guanylhydrazones in solution

Experimental and theoretical ¹⁵N and ¹³C NMR data for the three nitrobenzaldehyde guanylhydrazones are reported. The theoretical data were obtained using sequential molecular dynamics/quantum mechanics methodology for the calculation of flexible molecules in a condensed phase, followed by the use of the GIAO/DFT method with the 6–311G** basis set. The experimental ¹⁵N chemical shifts for the guanylhydrazones are compared with the calculated shifts. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

15N and 13C NMR chemical shifts of 6‐(fluoro,chloro, bromo,and iodo)purine 2′‐deoxynucleosides: measurements and calculations

The ¹⁵N and ¹³C chemical shifts of 6‐(fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo)purine 2′‐deoxynucleoside derivatives in deuterated chloroform were measured. The ¹⁵N chemical shifts were determined by the ¹H? ¹⁵N HMBC method, and complete ¹⁵N chemical‐shift assignments were made with the aid of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Inclusion of solvation effects significantly improved the precision of the calculations of ¹⁵N chemical shifts. Halogen‐substitution effects on the ¹⁵N and ¹³C chemical shifts of purine rings are discussed in the context of DFT results. The experimental coupling constants for ¹⁹F interacting with ¹⁵N and ¹³C of the 6‐fluoropurine 2‐deoxynuleoside are compared with those from DFT calculations. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

RMN 13C de cyclanones halogénées. Détermination et additivité des incréments du chlore en série cyclohexanique

The ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of fourteen chlorocyclohexanones have been recorded to examine the variation of the ¹³C chemical shifts as a function of the position and the number of the chlorine substituents. Additivity relationships were found which enable reasonable prediction of the chemical shifts of chlorinated cyclohexanones. Comparison between the observed and calculated chemical shifts of mono- and dichlorinated flexible molecules shows that the chlorine effects are additive.     

1H and 13C NMR study of 8-hydroxyquinoline and some of its 5-substituted analogues

¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of 8-hydroxyquinoline (oxine) and its 5-Me, 5-F, 5-Cl, 5-Br and 5-NO₂ derivatives have been studied in DMSO-d₆ solution. The ¹H and ¹³C chemical shifts and proton–proton, proton–fluorine, carbon–proton and carbon–fluorine coupling constants have been determined. The ¹H and ¹³C chemical shifts have been correlated with the charge densities on the hydrogen and carbon atoms calculated by the CNDO/2 method. The correlation of the ¹H and ¹³C chemical shifts with the total charge densities on the carbon atoms is approximately linear (r_H² = 0.85, r_C² = 0.84). The proton in peri position to the nitro group in 5-NO₂-oxine is an exception.     

A theoretical study of solvent effects on the 13C chemical shifts of some polar molecules

Calculations of the dependence of ¹³C chemical shifts on the dielectric constant, ?, of the medium are reported using the INDO/S parameterized version of Pople's method together with the solvaton model. Satisfactory agreement with the available experimental data is obtained. The rather sensitive dependence of chemical shift upon ? suggests that polar solute—solvent interactions in aprotic media should be taken into account when considering ¹³C chemical shifts.     

13C NMR spectra of 9-methylcarbazoles and electron conductivity of the carbazole ring

The effect of substituents in the ring of 9-methylcarbazoles on the ¹³C NMR chemical shifts was determined. Correlation relationships between the inductive and resonance constants of the substituents and the chemical shifts were found. The transmission properties of the carbazole ring with respect to the electronic effects of substituents in the 3 position were evaluated on the basis of the results obtained. Nonadditivity of the effects of the substituents on the NMR chemical shifts within the limits of one phenyl ring of carbazole relative to monosubstituted benzenes was observed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 204–209, February, 1984.     

1H, 13C,and 14N NMR study of 3-methylfurazans with nitrogen-containing substituents at position 4

3-Methylfurazans with nitrogen-containing substituents at position 4 were studied by ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁴N NMR spectroscopy. A correlation between the chemical shifts in ¹³C NMR spectra of these furazans and monosubstituted benzenes with the same substituents was found. The increments for a number of furazan-containing substituents were determined for the first time.     

Temperature effects on 13C n.m.r. chemical shifts of normal alkanes and some line r and branched 1-alkenes

¹³C n.m.r. chemical shifts of a number of 1,1-disubstituted ethylenes are presented. Moreover, effects of changing temperatures on the ¹³C n.m.r. chemical shifts of some of these compounds as well as of three normal alkanes are given. These variations in chemical shifts are attributed to varying amounts of sterically induced shifts in the different conformational equilibria. In addition to the well-known 1,4 interaction between two alkyl groups shielding effects on the carbon atoms of the connecting bonds are also proposed. No definite explanation of this effect is presented at this time. It is further shown that no simple correlations exist between ¹³C n.m.r. chemical shifts and calculated total charge densities at this level. Instead, the experimental results in 1-alkenes are rationalized by assuming a linear dependence of the ¹³C n.m.r. chemical shifts of C-1 and C-2 via rehybridizations on changes in bond angles for small skeletal deformations caused by steric interactions. These changes in geometries, as well as conformational energies in three 1-alkenes, were calculated by means of VFF calculations. Finally. upfield shifts for both C-2 and C-4 are proposed for those conformations of 1-alkenes in which the C-3? C-4 group interacts with the p_z-orbital of C-2.     

Observed and calculated 1H and 13C chemical shifts induced by the in situ oxidation of model sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones

A series of model sulfides was oxidized in the NMR sample tube to sulfoxides and sulfones by the stepwise addition of meta‐chloroperbenzoic acid in deuterochloroform. Various methods of quantum chemical calculations have been tested to reproduce the observed ¹H and ¹³C chemical shifts of the starting sulfides and their oxidation products. It has been shown that the determination of the energy‐minimized conformation is a very important condition for obtaining realistic data in the subsequent calculation of the NMR chemical shifts. The correlation between calculated and observed chemical shifts is very good for carbon atoms (even for the ‘cheap’ DFT B3LYP/6‐31G* method) and somewhat less satisfactory for hydrogen atoms. The calculated chemical shifts induced by oxidation (the Δδ values) agree even better with the experimental values and can also be used to determine the oxidation state of the sulfur atom (? S? , ? SO? , ? SO₂? ). Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

1H and 13C NMR spectra of Strychnos alkaloids: Selected NMR updates

The PBE0/pcSseg-2//pcseg-2 calculations of ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts were performed for a classical series of 12 Strychnos alkaloids (except for the earlier studied parent strychnine), namely akuammicine, isostrychnine, rosibiline, tsilanine, spermostrychnine, diaboline, cyclostrychnine, henningsamide, strychnosilidine, strychnobrasiline, holstiine, and icajine. It was found that the calculated ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts show markedly good correlations with available experimental data, as characterized by a mean absolute error of 0.22 ppm for the range of 8 ppm for protons and 1.97 ppm for the range of 180 ppm for carbons. Complementarily, the present results provide essential NMR update and fill a gap in the NMR data of this distinguished group of vitally important natural products.     

Investigation of Substituent Effects on Proton and Carbon-13 Chemical Shifts of 4-Substituted Trans-Stilbenes

Proton and carbon-13 chemical shifts of para-substituted stilbenes have been measured. ¹H-¹H, ¹H-¹³C COSY spectra were obtained to analyze unambiguously the chemical shifts of protons and carbons. A long range coupling between 2-H and α-H was observed in a ¹H-¹H COSY spectrum. The observed chemical shifts have been correlated with Hammett substituent parameters. Among ethenyl protons and carbons, all but the chemical shifts of α-H show good correlation with both dual substituent parameters and single substituent parameters. In addition to this finding, the excellent linear correlations of C-l, and 4′-H of 4-substituted trans-stilbenes are also reported. Besides the correlations of chemical shifts with Hammett parameters, a good correlation between the chemical shifts and the calculated charges of position C-4′ are reported.     

Research in the azole series. 103. Synthesis and 13C NMR study of pyrazole-4-carboxaldehydes

Ten new pyrazoles have been prepared and their ¹³C nmr chemical shifts compared with those of twelve other pyrazoles, some of them prepared purposely for this study. The chemical shifts are discussed statistically assuming that they are additive. A formyl group in the position 4 of the pyrazole ring produces a large effect on carbon C₄ (SCS = 17.3 ppm) and medium effects on carbons C₃ (SCS = 1.9 ppm) and C₅ (SCS = 3.8 ppm). The azines derived from pyrazole-4-carboxaldehydes are of the E,E-configuration.