Atropisomerism of aromatic carbamates

ortho‐Haloarylcarbamates like 1 – 4 show a high rotational barrier about the N? aryl bond of up to 91.6 kJ mol^?1 as found for 1 , which was determined by 2D exchange NMR spectroscopy (EXSY). It was further demonstrated that the height of the barrier not only depends on the substituents at the axis of chirality, but is also influenced by electronic effects.     

Computational and dynamic NMR investigation of 2,2-dimesityl-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyltrisilane

The structure and rotational barrier for the mesityl-silicon bond of 2,2-dimesityl-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyltrisilane have been investigated by ¹H- and ¹³C-variable temperature nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) as well as by density functional theory structural calculations. The calculations show that the lowest energy structure has C₂ symmetry with nonequivalent ortho methyl groups, consistent with the crystal structure and solution NMR. The nonequivalent ortho methyl groups exchange through a C_s transition state with a calculated relative free energy of 11.0 kcal mol⁻¹. The barrier for this rotation found by dynamic NMR is 13.4 ± 0.2 kcal mol⁻¹ at 298 K.     

N-BUTYLLITHIUM-INDUCED REACTIONS OF σ-METHYLARENESULFONATES AND σ-METHYL-ARENESULFONAMIDES

Abstract

σ-Methyldiaryl sulfones rearrange to isomeric sulfinic acids under the influence of strong base¹ (n-butyllithium in ether or potassium t-butoxide in dimethyl sulfoxide). Studies of the chemistry of arenesulfonyl systems, initially metalated at an ortho methyl substituent, have now been extended to appropriate aryl arenesulfonates and arenesulfonamides.     

Substituent Effects on 31P and 13C Chemical Shifts of Substituted Diphenyl 1-anilino-1-arylmethanephosphonates and Their Anions

Abstract

For a series of 31 novel diphenyl 1-anilino-1-arylmethanephosphonates, substituted in the meta and para position of the anilino and/or the aryl ring, ³¹P chemical shifts show good linear correlation with Taft's [sgrave]° parameters, the ³¹P nucleus appearing better shielded in the case of electron-withdrawing substituents. This inverse relationship is due to a field effect of the substituent dipole which polarizes π-electron clouds in the molecule, resulting in a higher P=O double bond order, and thence better ³¹P shielding. A corresponding shift of π-electron density is likewise observed for the ¹³C resonances of the two diastereotopic phenoxy and the anilino or aryl rings, respectively, where-M ands-I substituents cause a downfield shift of para and meta, and an upfield shift of ortho and ipso carbon resonances.     

Influence of Substituents in the Benzene Ring on the Halogen Bond of Iodobenzene with Ammonia

The effects on the C−I⋅⋅N halogen bond between iodobenzene and NH₃ of placing various substituents on the phenyl ring are monitored by quantum calculations. Substituents R=N(CH₃)₂, NH₂, CH₃, OCH₃, COCH₃, Cl, F, COH, CN, and NO₂ were each placed ortho, meta, and para to the I. The depth of the σ-hole on I is deepened as R becomes more electron-withdrawing which is reflected in a strengthening of the halogen bond, which varied between 3.3 and 5.5 kcal mol⁻¹. In most cases, the ortho placement yields the largest perturbation, followed by meta and then para, but this trend is not universal. Parallel to these substituent effects is a progressive lengthening of the covalent C−I bond. Formation of the halogen bond reduces the NMR chemical shielding of all three nuclei directly involved in the C−I⋅⋅N interaction. The deshielding of the electron donor N is most closely correlated with the strength of the bond, as is the coupling constant between I and N, so both have potential use as spectroscopic measures of halogen bond strength.     

NMR Studies of Restricted Rotation in Aminatophosphorus(1+) Salts

Abstract

A series of aminatophosphorus(1+) salts were synthesized as potential fungicides. Proton NMR of a set of compounds 1 within this series were observed to show selective line broadening of the methylene protons indicating a dynamic process which is slow on the NMR time scale. X-ray crystal structures of two of the compounds in the series showed a relatively planar nitrogen eliminating nitrogen inversion as the source of the observed line broadening. The methylene protons appeared as a sharp doublet (³J_PH = 3.6 Hz) at room temperature when R=OCH₃, a broad singlet when R=OCF₃, and a sharp multiplet consistent with the AB portion of an ABX (X = ³¹P) spin system when R=SCH. Examination of the temperature dependence of the spectra revealed that the observed lineshape and temperature effects were consistent with slow rotation about the N-Ph bond and dependent primarily upon the size of the substituent R. Thus the slow rotation was thought to be due to steric factors and not the influence of electronic effects of the substituent R on the P-N bond. Rotation rates estimated from NMR lineshape analysis and plotted as a function of temperature for 1 when R = SCH₃ and R¹ = Ph gave an calculated energy barrier ΔG₂₉₈ ^? of 17 kcal/mol. Similar studies for a variety of substituents R might be useful as a means of measuring relative steric bulk. At low temperature (ca. -50°C) broadening of the PPh, resonances began to appear indicating a second independent dynamic process thought to be slow rotation about the N-PPh₃ bond on the NMR time scale at that temperature.     

Anab initio quantum-chemical study of proton addition to F-, Ch3-, and CF3-substituted ethylene derivatives

Protonated forms of the molecules of ethylene derivatives with the general formula C₂X₂Y₂ (X=Y=H) (1), F (2), CH₃ (3) CH₃ (4); X=F, Y=H:cis-(5)trans- (6)) were calculated by theab initio MP2/6-31 G^* method with full geometry optimization. The minima and saddle points located on the potential energy surface (PES) of the protonated ethylene molecule correspond to the stationary states and transition states of proton migration, respectively. The stationary states are characterized by a nonclassical geometry of carbocations similar to that of π-complexes, whereas the transition states have a classical structure. Unlike1, the carbocations of molecules2–6 have the classical structure. The saddle points on the PES of the ethylene derivatives correspond to the structures of the π-complex type, which are the transition states of proton migration between the C atoms of the ethylene bond. The barrier to rotation about, the C−C bond depends essentially on the substituent nature. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1333–1337, August, 2000.     

Oxidation von 3,3-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolidin-5-thion

3.3-Dimethyl-1-phenyl-1.2.4-triazolidine-5-thione (3) is oxidized with HgO or KMnO₄ to 2-phenylazo-2-propyl-isothiocyanate (5) which is converted to O-alkyl-N-(2-phenylazo-2-propyl)-thiocarbamates (6) and 3-substituted 1-(2-phenylazo-2-propyl)-thioureas (7). The¹H-NMR spectra of the thiono urethanes (6) reveal that at room temperature these compounds exist as a mixture of isomers s-cis-6 and s-trans-6 due to an increased rotational barrier about the thiocarbamide bond (C–N) resulting from its partial double bond character.

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Oxidationsprodukte von Arylhydrazon-Verbindungen, 12. Mitt. (11. Mitt.¹).     

Correlation of singlet-triplet gaps for aryl carbenes calculated by MINDO/3, MNDO,AM1, and PM3 with Hammett-type substituent constants

Heats of formation, atomic charges, and geometries of some 110 structures involving substituted singlet and triplet phenyl and 4,4-dimethyl-1,4-dihydronaphthalene carbenes and the corresponding diazomethanes were calculated by MINDO/3, MNDO, AM1, and PM3 semiempirical molecular orbital methods. The singlet-triplet gaps for AM1 and PM3 calculations for the para derivatives in both systems have been successfully correlated with Brown σ⁺ constants. Good correlations with σ⁺ were found for the charges on the carbenic centers of the singlets as well as with the energy barrier for rotation of the aryl group about the C-C single bond in substituted singlet phenylcarbenes. Comparisons of these results with experimental data indicate that AM1 and PM3 are much better than MNDO and MINDO/3 in predicting the intrinsic substituent effects in singlet carbenes.     

Influence of substituents on carbonyl carbon chemical shifts in 4-substituted bornane-2,3-diones and the preparation of bornane-2,3-dione

¹³C Chemical shifts of the 4-substituted boniane-2,3-dione(1–6) have been assigned. The shielding of the CO carbons brought about by electron withdrawing substituents is attributed to a field effect of the substituent which serves to increase the CO bond order. For the substituent bearing carbons C(4), enhanced shielding is noted and these carbons exhibit small substituent chemical shifts. A preparative method leading to borane-2,3-dione is described and briefly discussed.     

Protonenresonanz-Untersuchungen an N,N-Dialkylaminoboranen. Substituentenabhängigkeit der Rotationsbarriere um die N?B-Bindung 1,2

The substituent dependence of the rotation barriers around the N? B bond in a series of N,N-dialkylaminoboranes was investigated by NMR. It was found that (1) there is a significant dependence on the size of the substituent, which arises from a ‘steric hindrance of mesomerism’ and (2) in certain cases exceptional facilitation of rotation occurs when alkyl groups on the boron atom are replaced by a chlorine atom or a second amino group. The lowering of the rotation barrier by about 10 kcal/mole in bisamino compounds compared with the corresponding monoamino compounds is explained on the basis of a lowering of the double bond character of each N? B bond owing to the participation of two N-atoms in the mesomerism of the ground state. This effect is much larger with amino groups than with chlorine atoms.     

1H-NMR-spektroskopische konformationsanalyse von halogenierten thymidinabkömmlingen: I. konformation von thymidin, 3',5'-didesoxy-3'-chlor-5'-fluor-thymidin und 3', 5'-didesoxy-3',5'-difluor-thymidin

An improved method is given for determining the conformation of furanoid nucleosides by ¹H-NMR-spectra analysis using halogen-substituted thymidines as examples. The state of the three equilibria - ring-puckering, rotation about the C₄-C₅- bond and about the glycosidic bond - are influenced by the halogen substituents. Compared with thymidine the 3'-chlorine substituent shifts the furanose conformation to conformers, where the 3'-chlorine substituent is equatorial. The 5'-fluorine substituent increases the contribution of the G-G-rotamer and the ratio of syn-conformation. The relationships between the conformers in the pseudo-rotatory cycle and the population of the C_4'-C_5' rotamers are discussed.     

Hindered rotation in N-acyloxy-4-methylthiazole-2(3H)-thiones

Experimentally determined barriers to O-acyl group topomerization in mixed anhydrides composed of β-disubstituted carboxylic acids and cyclic thiohydroxamic acid N-hydroxy-4-methylthiazole-2(3H)-thione were located in the range of ΔG^‡₃₂₀=68±8 kJ mol⁻¹ (DNMR). According to modeling studies, the underlying exchange process is proposed to occur via rotation about the N,O bond for torsional movement of the O-acyl group past the heterocyclic 4-methyl substituent. The energetically lowest pathway for passing the O-acyl entity by the thione sulfur, is predicted to occur via sequential rocking about the Csp²,O single bond in combination with an interlaced twist about the N,O axis.     

Polarity and Polarisability of 3,3-Dimethyl-1-phosphabutyne

Abstract

The progress attained in the field of onecoordinated phosphorus compounds was summerised recently in review (Usp. Chim., 1985, v. 54, p. 418). Formerly we have been analysed (Izv.Akad.Nauk USSR, Ser.chim., 1984, p. 415) the polarity of P°C triple bond in phosphaalkynes on the grounds of literary date on dipole moments defined by microwave spectroscopy. In this work the dipole moment of 3,3-dimethyl-1-phosphabutyne (I) was determined in cyclohexan^e solution: μ_exp.=1,24±0,05D, α=1,250, γ=0,078, P_o=31,876 cm³. Analysis of all known up to date experimental date on polarity of phosphaalkynes brings us to the conclusion about small polarity of P°C triple bond and slight sensitivity of this value (0,7±0,2D towards carbon atom) to vareing of substituent at C_sp-atom. We can only note slight tendency of the increasing m(P≡C) in the phosphaalkynes RC?P (R=H, CH₃, F, CH=CH₂, CN, ^tBu) with the growth of -I - effect of substituent R.     

Living polymerization of aryl substituted acetylenes by MoCl5 and WCl6 based initiators: The ortho phenyl substituent effect

The polymerization of phenylacetylene initiated by MoCl₅ and WCl₆ based initiators was monitored directly in the NMR sample tube and demonstrated the presence of backbiting and intramolecular cyclization reactions. It was shown that the ratio of cis to trans structural units obtained by isomerization prior to double bond formation dictates the degree of backbiting and intramolecular cyclization reactions. This cis–trans ratio determines the length of cis–transoidal sequences present in the polymer backbone which are available for both backbiting and intrachain cyclization reactions. The cyclic trimers obtained in the metathesis polymerization of phenylacetylene are formed only through the cis–cisoidal-induced backbiting and/or intramolecular reactions. The o-trimethylsilylphenylacetylene follows a living mechanism of polymerization. This is due to the fact that the size of the ortho substituent suppresses the cis–transoidal to cis–cisoidal isomerization reactions and therefore eliminates the backbiting reactions. The steric hindrance provided by the size of the ortho substituent also eliminates interchain and intrachain reactions.     

The structure of p-chlorophenol and barrier to internal OH rotation in the S1-state

The structure and barrier to internal rotation of 4-chlorophenol in the ground state and the electronically excited S₁-state has been examined by rotationally resolved laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy of 4-³⁵Cl-phenol, 4-³⁷Cl-phenol, 4-³⁵Cl-phenol-d₁, and 4-³⁷Cl-phenol-d₁. The overlapping spectra have been assigned simultaneously using a genetic algorithm approach. The rotationally resolved spectrum of the electronic origin of 4-chlorophenol is comprised of two subbands, which are split by 60 MHz due to the internal rotation of the hydroxy group. The torsional barrier in the electronically excited state could be estimated to be 1400 cm⁻¹, only about 250 cm⁻¹ higher than in the ground state. The CCl bond lengths decreases by approximately 6 pm upon electronic excitation and the aromatic ring is distorted quinoidally.     

Substituent Effect on the Electronic Structure of Sulfines: Molecular Orbital Treatment

The electronic structure and ground state properties of the gaseous sulfine H₂CSO and some of its derivatives were studied at the RHF, MP2, and B3LYP levels. The calculations showed that the Z-isomer is more stable than the E-one and their difference in energy depends on their level of calculation, basis set, and substituent. The factors affecting the isomer stability are the electrostatic interactions, the steric factor, and π-electrons delocalization. The substituent has little effect on the geometry of the CSO moiety but greatly affects its charge distribution and polarizability. The ΔE value of the E- to Z-isomerization process via rotation of the S═O bond was calculated. The substituent has an appreciable effect on both the geometry and energy barrier of isomerization depending on its electronegativity, electrostatic attraction, and effect on π-delocalization over the molecule.     

Influence of substituent groups at the 3‐position on the mass spectral fragmentation pathways of cephalosporins

The structural fragment ions of nine cephalosporins were studied by electrospray ionization quadrapole trap mass spectrometry (Q‐Trap MSⁿ) in positive mode. The influence of substituent groups in the 3‐position on fragmentation pathway B, an α‐cleavage between the C7? C8 single bond, coupled with a [2,4]‐trans‐Diels‐Alder cleavage simultaneously within the six‐membered heterocyclic ring, was also investigated. It was found that when the substituent groups were methyl, chloride, vinyl, or propenyl, fragmentations belonging to pathway B were detected; however, when the substituents were heteroatoms such as O, N, or S, pathway B fragmentation was not detected. This suggested that the [M–R₃]⁺ ion, which was produced by the bond cleavage within the substituent group at the 3‐position, had a key influence on fragmentation pathway B. This could be attributed to the strong electronegativity of the heteroatoms (O, N, S) that favors the production of the [M–R₃]⁺ ion. Moreover, having the positive charge of the [M–R₃]⁺ ion localized on the nitrogen atom in the 1‐position changed the electron density distribution of the heterocyclic structure, which prohibits a [2,4]‐reverse‐Diels‐Alder fragmentation and as a result fragmentation pathway B could not occur. The influence of the substituent group in the 3‐position was determined by the intensity ratio (e/d) of ions produced by fragmentation pathway A, a [2,2]‐trans‐Diels‐Alder cleavage within the quaternary lactam ring, including the breaking of the amide bond and the C6? C7 single bond (ion d), and fragmentation pathway B (ion e). The results indicate that the electronegativity of the substituent group was a key influencing factor of pathway B fragmentation intensity, because the intensity ratio (e/d) is higher for a chlorine atom, a vinyl, or a propenyl group than that of a methyl group. This study provided some theoretical basis for the identification of cephalosporin antibiotics and structural analysis of related substances in drugs. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Theoretical insights into the relative bonding of normal and abnormal N‐heterocyclic carbenes in [PdCl2(NHCR)2] and [PdCl2(NHCR)(aNHCR)] (R = H,Ph, Mes)

Quantum chemical insights into normal Pd‐C2(NHC^R) and abnormal Pd‐C5(aNHC^R) bonding, dominated by dispersion interactions in N‐hetereocyclic carbene complexes [PdCl₂(NHC^R)₂] ( I , R = H; II , R = Ph; III , R = Mes (2,4,6‐trimethyl)phenyl)) and [PdCl₂(NHC^R)(aNHC^R] ( IV , R = H; V , R = Ph; VI , R = Mes) have been investigated at DFT and DFT‐D3(BJ) level of theory with particular emphasis on the effects of the noncovalent interactions on the structures and the nature of Pd‐C2(NHC^R) and Pd‐C5(aNHC^R) bonds. The optimized geometries are good agreement with the experimental values. The Pd‐C bonds are essentially single bond. Hirshfeld charge distributions indicate that the abnormal aNHC^R carbene ligand is relatively better electron donor than the normal NHC^R carbene ligand. The C2 atom has larger %s contribution along Pd‐C2 bond than the C5 atom along Pd‐C5 bond. As a consequence the Pd‐C2(NHC^R) bonds are relative stronger than the Pd‐C5(aNHC^R) bonds. Thus, the results of natural hybrid orbital analysis support the key point of the present study. Calculations predict that for bulky substituent (R = Ph, Mes) at carbene, the Pd‐C2(NHC^R) bond is stronger than Pd‐C5(aNHC^R) bond due to large dispersion energy in [PdCl₂(NHC^R)₂] than in [PdCl₂(NHC^R)(aNHC^R)]. However, in case of non‐bulky substituent with small and almost equal contribution of dispersion energy, the Pd‐C2(NHC^R) bond is relative weaker than Pd‐C5(aNHC^R) bond. The bond dissociation energies are dependent on the R substituent, the DFT functional and the inclusion of dispersion interactions. Major point of this study is that the abnormal aNHCs are not always strongly bonded with metal center than the normal NHCs. Effects of dispersion interaction of substituent at nitrogen atoms of carbene ligand are found to play a crucial role on estimation of relative bonding strengths of the normal and abnormal aNHCs with metal center. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of internal rotation—III Rotational barriers in META- and PARA-substituted N,N-dimethylcinnamamides

The rotational barriers about the C? N bond of eight m- and p-substituted N, N-dimethyl cinnamamides have been determined by the iterative total line shape NMR method. The ΔG values have been correlated with the substituent constants σ, σⁿ and σ⁺. By comparison of the results with literature data, some conclusions about the accuracy of the barrier determination as well as the transmittance of polar effects in conjugated amides have been drawn.