13C NMR spectra of p- and m-substituted phenyl N-methyl- and phenyl N,N-dimethyl-carbamates

¹³C NMR spectra of p- and m-substituted phenyl N-methylcarbamates, phenyl N,N-dimethylcarbamates and p- and m-substituted phenyl propionates were recorded, and their para ¹³C SCS (substituent chemical shifts) were analysed by DSP (dual substituent parameters) and DSP-NLR (non-linear resonance) equations. It was found that the fixed substituent Y, ? OCONHCH₃, ? OCON(CH₃)₂ and ? OCOC₂H₅, were all mild in the sense that DSP analysis gave a good correlation, leaving little room for improvement by the DSP-NLR treatment. Further, the three series of compounds gave similar ρ_I and ρ_R values (para derivatives, 3.2–3.3 and 17.7–18.0; meta derivatives, 5.1–5.2 and 21.8–22.0). Examination of the corresponding analyses of similar compounds indicated that the ρ_I and ρ_R values and, hence, their ratio ρ_R/ρ_R = λ, depended primarily on the nature of the atom through which the fixed substituent Y (e.g. α-C, α-N and α-O) was bonded to the aromatic ring when the Y substituents are mild. The extent of this tendency for compounds with active fixed substituents is also discussed.     

Carbon-13 NMR study of substituted benzyl N,N-dimethylcarbamates

The ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of m- and p-substituted benzyl N,N-dimethylcarbamates were measured in CDCl₃. The meta and para ¹³C substituent chemical shifts were analysed by means of dual substituent parameter (DSP) equations. Good correlations were obtained, especially for the para-carbon substituent chemical shifts. The computed transmission coefficients, ρ_I and ρ_R, are consistent with the general features of the fitting parameters. It has been shown that no significant electron demand is imposed by the ? CH₂OCON(CH₃)₂ substituent.     

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.     

Ab initio MO calculations and 17O NMR at natural abundance of para-substituted acetophenones

¹⁷O NMR chemical shifts and calculated (ab initio MO theory) electron densities are reported for a series of para-substituted acetophenones, X? C₄H₆? COCH₃, where X = NH₂, OCH₃, F, Cl, CH₃, H, COCH₃, CN, NO₂. The ¹⁷O shifts are very sensitive to the para substituent and cover a range of some 51 ppm. Donors induce upfield shifts and acceptors downfield shifts. The substituent chemical shifts (SCS) correlate precisely with σ_I and σ_R⁺ using the Dual Substituent Parameter (DSP) method. The derived transmission coefficients ρ_I and ρ_R indicate that polar and resonance mechanisms contribute approximately equally to the observed substituent effects. The shifts also correlate well with calculated π-electron densities (slope = 1500 ppm per electron) confirming their electronic origin. λ values are also reported, and the role of the average excitation energy, ΔE, in determining ¹⁷O SCS values is discussed. It is concluded that variations in ΔE are minor and that the local Δ-electron density is the dominant feature controlling ¹⁷O SCS values.     

Transesterification Kinetics Investigation of R‐Substituted Phenyl Benzoates with 4‐Methoxyphenol in the Presence of K2CO3 in DMF

Transesterification of R‐substituted phenyl benzoates 1–5 with 4‐methoxyphenol 6 was kinetically investigated in the presence of K₂CO₃ in dimethylformamide (DMF) at various temperatures. The Hammett plots for the reactions of the 1–5 demonstrate good linear correlations with σ⁰ constants. Low magnitude of ρ_LG values indicate that the leaving group departure occurs after the rate‐determining step. The Brønsted coefficient values for the reactions (?0.2, ?0.16, ?0.13 at 15, 24, 36°C, respectively) demonstrate the weak effect of leaving group substituent on the reactivity of R‐substituted phenyl benzoates 1–5 for the reactions with 4‐methoxyphenol 6 in the presence of K₂CO₃ in DMF. The leaving group substituent effect on free energy (ΔG^≠), enthalpy (ΔH^≠), and entropy (ΔS^≠) of activation was examined. It was shown that the activation parameters obtained depend weakly on the leaving group substituent effect. The reaction is entropy controlled in case the leaving group substituent becomes electron withdrawing.     

17O NMR spectroscopy: Effect of substituents on chemical shifts for p-substituted benzoic acids,methyl benzoates,cinnamic acids and methyl cinnamates

The ¹⁷O NMR spectra for a series of ¹⁷O-enriched p-substituted benzoic acids, methyl benzoates, cinnamic acids and methyl cinnamates in acetone at 40°C are reported. The carboxylic acids showed one signal (benzoic 250.5 ppm, SCS range p-MeO to p-NO₂ = 10.5 ppm; cinnamic 254.1 ppm, SCS range p-MeO to p-NO₂ = 5.4 ppm). The esters showed two signals [methyl benzoate (C?O) 341.3 ppm and (OCH₃) 128.0 ppm; methyl cinnamate (C?O) 339.9 ppm and (OCH₃) 134.2 ppm]. The SCS ranges for the carbonyls of the esters were larger than those for the corresponding acids, while those for the OCH₃ groups of the esters were slightly smaller. The carbonyl data gave good correlations with σ⁺ constants, while the OCH₃ data gave at best only a poor correlation with σ constants. Dual substituent parameter treatment improved the correlations for all the data using σ_R+ constants. The ratios of ρ_I to ρ_R+ were similar for all the sets of data.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of substituted benzyl bromides with copper in dimethylformamide

The reaction of copper metal with various substituted benzyl bromides in dimethylformamide has been studied and the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of the reaction have been obtained. Hammett plots of log(k/k°) vs the substituent constant σ gave good correlations (ρ = 0.24, S_ρ = 0.03, r = 0.951). The structure of the organic group has little effect on the rate of reaction of substituted benzyl bromides with copper. In the absence of atmospheric oxygen, oxidative dissolution of copper occurred by the mechanism of single‐electron transfer with the formation of 1,2‐diphenylethanes and copper(I) complexes. The stereochemistry and intermediate compound were also studied and the reaction mechanism is discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Oxidative cleavage of S-arylmercaptoacetic acids by sodium perborate: Kinetic and correlation study

Kinetics of oxidation of twenty six S-arylmercaptoacetic acids (SAMA) (I) by sodium perborate (PB) have been studied in acid medium. The product of oxidation is the corresponding thiophenol. The rate data of meta-and para-substituted acids have been correlated with DSP equations. While the para-compounds correlate well with σ_I and σ_R° values, the meta-compounds correlate well with σ_I and σ values. The reaction constants are negative and of smaller magnitudes. Further, the ortho-substituted acids show a good correlation with a triparametric equation involving Taft's σ_I and _R° and Charton's steric parameter ν. There is a considerable steric contribution to the total ortho-substituent effect. Based on these observations, mechanism involving the formation of protonated arylsulfinylacetic acid intermediate, followed by an intramolecular rearrangement leading to the product thiophenol has been proposed. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Radical heterogeneous polymerization behavior of N‐methyl‐α‐fluoroacrylamide in benzene

The polymerization of N‐methyl‐α‐fluoroacrylamide (NMFAm) initiated with dimethyl 2,2′‐azobisisobutyrate (MAIB) in benzene was studied kinetically and with electron spin resonance. The polymerization proceeded heterogeneously with the highly efficient formation of long‐lived poly(NMFAm) radicals. The overall activation energy of the polymerization was 111 kJ/mol. The polymerization rate (R_p) at 50 °C is given by R_p = k[MAIB]^0.75±0.05 [NMFAm]^0.44±0.05. The concentration of the long‐lived polymer radical increased linearly with time. The formation rate (R_p?) of the long‐lived polymer radical at 50 °C is expressed by R_p? = k[MAIB]^1.0±0.1 [NMFAm]^0±0.1. The overall activation energy of the long‐lived radical formation was 128 kJ/mol, which agreed with the energy of initiation (129 kJ/mol), which was separately estimated. A comparison of R_p? with the initiation rate led to the conclusion that 1‐methoxycarbonyl‐1‐methylethyl radicals (primary radicals from MAIB), escaping from the solvent cage, were quantitatively converted into the long‐lived poly(NMFAm) radicals. Thus, this polymerization involves completely unimolecular termination due to polymer radical occlusion. ¹H NMR‐determined tacticities of resulting poly(NMFAm) were estimated to be rr = 0.34, mr = 0.48, and mm = 0.18. The copolymerization of NMFAm(M₁) and St(M₂) with MAIB at 50 °C in benzene gave monomer reactivity ratios of r₁ = 0.61 and r₂ = 1.79. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 2196–2205, 2001     

Atomic distributions in liquid copper-tin alloys

Abstract

Molten copper-tin alloys have been studied by X-ray diffraction, using a focusing theta-theta diffraetometer and Mo-Kα radiation (monochromator in the diffracted beam). Five alloys with 20, 35, 45, 55 and 78 atomic percent Sn, and pure Cu and Sn were measured at temperatures about 20 °C above the liquidus, and at 1100 °C. The total interference functions I(K), where K = 4π sin θ/δ, were obtained from the observed scattered intensities I_a(K) per atom and the theoretical atomic scattering factors. Splitting of the first peak in I(K) has been observed in the Cu-55 at% Sn alloy at the liquidus temperature.

The partial interference functions I_tj(K) at the liquidus temperature and at 1100°C were evaluated (assuming that they are independent of atomic concentration) using the five total I(K) of the alloys. The functions I_ij(K) are in reasonable agreement with those obtained by Enderby, North and Egelstaff from neutron diffraction data of a Cu-45 at % Sn alloy.

The reduced partial distribution functions G_ij(r) = 4πρ₀ r{g_ij(r) ? 1} and the probability functions g_ij(r) = ρ _ij(r)/c_j ρ₀, where ρ _ij(r) is the number of j-type atoms per unit volume at the distance r from an i-type atom, c_j is the atomic fraction of j-type atoms and ρ₀ is the average atomic density, have been evaluated by Fourier transformation of {I_ij(K) ? 1} K.

The electrical resistivities ρ _R of the alloys, calculated with the Faber-Ziman equation using the measured I_ij(K) and Animalu-Heine pseudo-potential elements U_i(K), are in good agreement with the experimental values of Roll and Motz. Assuming that U_i (2k _F) is independent of the values of the Fermi diameter 2k _F of the alloys, the concentration dependence of (3 - X)ρR, where X is the thermoelectric parameter measured by Enderby and Howe, is well reproduced when using the X-ray values of I_ij (2k _F).     

A stress tensor and QTAIM perspective on the substituent effects of biphenyl subjected to torsion

The Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) defines quantities in 3D space that can be easily obtained from routine quantum chemical calculations. The present investigation shows that local properties can be related quantitatively to measures traditionally connected to experimental data, such as Hammett constants. We consider the specific case of substituted biphenyl to quantify the effects of a torsion φ, 0.0° ≤ φ ≤ 180.0°, of the C—C bond linking the two phenyl rings for C₁₂H₉‐x, where x = N(CH₃)₂, NH₂, CH₃, CHO, CN, NO_2, on the entire molecule. QTAIM interpreted Hammett constants, aΔH( r_b ) are introduced and constructed using the difference between the H( r_b ) value of C₁₂H₉‐x and the C₁₂H₉‐H, biphenyl which is the reference molecule, with a constant of proportionality a. This investigation unexpectedly yields very good or good agreement for the x groups with the Hammett para‐, meta‐, and ortho‐substituent constants and is checked against para‐substituted benzene. We then proceed to present the interpreted substituent constants of seven new biphenyl substituent groups, where tabulated Hammett substituent constant values are not available; y = SiH₃, ZnCl, COOCH₃, SO₂NH₂, SO₂OH, COCl, CB₃. Consistency is found for the QTAIM interpreted biphenyl substituent constants of the seven new groups y independently using the stress tensor polarizability P_σ. In addition, a selection of future applications is discussed that highlight the usefulness of this approach. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Quantitative Line-Shape Analysis of Temperature- and Concentration-Dependent 13C-NMR Spectra of 6Li- and 13C-Labelled Organolithium Compounds. Kinetic and Thermodynamic Data for Exchange Processes in Dibromomethyllithium, (Phenylthio)methyllithium,and Butyllithium

Using the ‘permutation of indices’ method proposed by Kaplan and Fraenkel, we could formulate the density-matrix equations required to fit the temperature-dependent ¹³C-NMR spectra observed with the title compounds. For ⁶Li¹³CHBr₂ ( 1 ) and ⁶Li¹³CH₂SC₆H₅ ( 2 ) an exchange mechanism is proposed by which monomers interchange C- and Li-atoms via a non-observed dimeric intermediate; the activation parameters of these intermolecular dynamic processes have been found to be ΔH^≠ = 10.2 kcal/mol, ΔS^≠ = 13.7 cal/mol·K for 1 and ΔH^≠ = 11.1 kcal/mol, ΔS^≠ = 20.6 cal/mol·K for 2 ((D₈)THF as solvent). In the case of (⁶Li)butyllithium ( 3 ), the observed low-temperature spectra indicate that dimeric ( 3b ) and tetrameric ( 3a ) species are in dynamic equilibrium interchanging the C₃HCH₂ groups (and THF molecules) bonded to the ⁶Li-atoms. The relative concentrations of the dimer and of the tetramer have been determined by peak integration or by line-shape fitting; the ‘pseudo’- equilibrium constant, defined by K′_eq = [ 3b ]²/[ 3a ], was found to be 2.6·10^?2 mol/1 (at ?88°) and corresponds to ΔG_R (?88°) = 2 ΔG°_f( 3b ) – ΔG°_f( 3a ) = 1.34 kcal/mol. The activation parameters of the dynamic process responsible for the exchange were estimated as ΔH^≠ = 3.78 kcal/mol and ΔS^≠ = ?31.3 cal/mol·K. Tentative interpretation of the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters is given.     

The kinetics and equilibrium of the gas-phase reaction CH3CF2Br + I2 = CH3CF2I + IBr the C-Br bond dissociation energy in 1,1-difluorobromoethane

The kinetics and equilibrium of the gas-phase reaction of CH₃CF₂Br with I₂ were studied spectrophotometrically from 581 to 662°K and determined to be consistent with the following mechanism: A least squares analysis of the kinetic data taken in the initial stages of reaction resulted in log k₁ (M^?1 · sec^?1) = (11.0 ± 0.3) - (27.7 ± 0.8)/θ where θ = 2.303 RT kcal/mol. The error represents one standard deviation. The equilibrium data were subjected to a “third-law” analysis using entropies and heat capacities estimated from group additivity to derive ΔH_r° (623°K) = 10.3 ± 0.2 kcal/mol and ΔH_rr (298°K) = 10.2 ± 0.2 kcal/mol. The enthalpy change at 298°K was combined with relevant bond dissociation energies to yield DH°(CH₃CF₂ - Br) = 68.6 ± 1 kcal/mol which is in excellent agreement with the kinetic data assuming that E₂ = 0 ± 1 kcal/mol, namely; DH°(CH₃CF₂ - Br) = 68.6 ± 1.3 kcal/mol. These data also lead to ΔH_f°(CH₃CF₂Br, g, 298°K) = -119.7 ± 1.5 kcal/mol.     

Radical polymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone in the presence of syndiotactic poly(methacrylic acid) templates

Radical polymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone along poly(methacrylic acid) templates of high syndiotatic content was followed dilatometrically in dimethylformamide, which was used as solvent. The effects of template concentration, template molar mass, and temperature on polymerization rate and average molar mass of the formed polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were examined. Template concentrations were varied around the critical concentration for homogeneous segmental distribution, C^*. Below this concentration, template coils can act as separate microreactors wherein growing PVP radicals exhibit maximum rate enhancement, i. e., relative rate ν_R = ν_R,max. In the free solution, blank polymerization occurs, i. e., ν_R = 1. Consequently, ν_R can be approximated by the equation ν_R = ?ν_R,max + (1 ? ?), where ? represents the volume fraction occupied by template coils. The slight increase in UR and PVP molar mass with the template chain length is supposed to be caused by the influence of translational diffusion on the termination step. Over the investigated temperature range of 50–70°C, the activation energy and entropy were almost identical for blank and template polymerization. An expected decrease of ΔE^≠ and ΔS^≠ in template systems is supposed to be compensated by the effects of desolvation of the template macromolecules during the propagation step.     

Substituent effects on carbon-13 chemical shifts of para-substituted benzylbenzenes

Carbon-13 chemical shifts of fourteen para-substituted benzylbenzenes have been determined. The relative substituent chemical shifts (SCS) of the methylene carbons and the aromatic ring carbons (C-4, C-1′ and C-4′) correlated well with the Hammett substituent effects using the dual substituent parameter method. The transmission of substituent effects through the benzylbenzene system is briefly discussed.     

Applications of 95Mo NMR. 5—substituent effects in the 95Mo and 13C NMR spectra of benzyltricarbonyl(η5-cyclopentadienyl)molybdenum(II) derivatives

A systematic study has been made of the effects of substituent induced chemical shifts in [(η⁵-C₅H₅)(CO)₃Mo(CH₂C₆H₄R)] compounds. Both ⁹⁵Mo and ¹³C NMR shifts in the aromatic ring are reported. The (η⁵-C₅H₅)(CO)₃MoCH₂? group is a reasonably strong resonance donor (σ_R° = ?0.21) and weak inductive donor (σ_I = ?0.07). The molybdenum chemical shifts are extremely sensitive to the effects of distant substituents (range c. 40 ppm). Since the shift correlates well with substituent constants in this series, it is suggested that the chemical shift is controlled by the paramagnetic term for this spin 5/2 nucleus.     

Norbornanes. Part 20. Inductivity and bridging in 2-norbornyl cations

The solvolysis rates and products of several 1-substituted 2exo- and 2-endo-norbornyl p-toluenesulfonates 7 and 8 , respectively, have been determined. Hydrolyses of these epimeric tosylates yielded rearranged products in varying amounts, except when the substituent was COOCH₃ or CN. The logarithms of the rate constants (log k) for the endo-series 8 correlated linearly with the corresponding inductive constants σ with a reaction constant ρ_I of ?1.24. On the other hand, log k values for the exo-series 7 appear to fit two regression lines, the first line (ρ_I = ?1.90) defined by the tosylates that ionize, with rearrangement, to the tertiary cations 11 , the second (ρ_I = ?1.86) by the tosylates 7 (R = H, COOCH³, and CN) that ionize to an asymmetrically bridged secondary cation 19 . These results confirm the unique participation of C(6) with a ρ_I of ?2.00 in the ionization of 2-exo-nor-bornyl tosylate.     

Carbon-13 n.m.r. study of 31P?13C spin–spin coupling constants in dichloro- and monochloro-vinyl phosphate derivatives

Carbon-13 chemical shifts and J(PC) coupling constants of 29 vinyl phosphate derivatives are presented. In the series of compounds (R₁O)₂P(O)OC¹(R)?C²X₂ (where 3 in R indicates the first carbon of the R₂ substituent) large differences were found between the ³J(P, O, C-1, C-3) and ³J(P, O, C-1, C-2) coupling constants of the chlorinated (X?CI) and the unsubstituted (X?H) derivatives. A possible explanation of this phenomenon is given on the basis of Jameson's s bond character theory. Strong stereospecificity of ³J(P, O, C-1, C-3) coupling constants was observed in the series of compounds (R₁O)₂ P(O)OC¹(R)?C²HR₃. Coupling constants varied between 3.2–4.9 Hz in the E isomers, while peaks could not be resolved in the Z isomers. The ³J(P, O, C-1, C-2) coupling constants were regularly 20–30% greater in the Z than in the E isomers.     

Carbon-13 NMR investigation of 2,5-diaryl-1,4-dithiins

The ¹³C NMR spectra of eight 2,5-diaryl-1,4-dithiins were recorded and signals were assigned. A linear correlation was observed between the electronegativity of the substituent groups on C-10,10′ and the chemical shifts of C-10,10′ after applying corrections for the magnetic anisotropic effect of the substituents. A Hammett correlation was found between the ¹³C chemical shifts of C-3,6 and C-7,7′ and the σ_p⁺ parameter associated with the substituents on C-10,10′. Extended electronic interaction between the π system of the aryl group and the π system of the dithiin ring was suggested by the observance of an alternating behavior in the magnitude of the substituent effects on the ¹³C shifts of C-2,5 and C-3,6. An alternating effect was also noted in the magnitude of the long-range ¹³C? F coupling constants for these same carbon signals in 2,5-(10,10′-difluoro)diphenyl-1,4-dithiin.     

Investigation of substituent effects on the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of (Z)-N-(arylmethylene)-arylamine N-oxides (α,N-diaryl nitrones)

Substituent effects on the ¹H and ¹³C chemical shifts of 18 differently substituted (Z)-α,N-diaryl nitrones [N-(p-X-benzylidene)phenylamine N-oxides (Series I) and N-(benzylidene)-p-Y-phenylamine N-oxides (Series II)] have been obtained. A correlation has been found between the chemical shifts of the azomethine proton (H-α) and the Hammett σ parameters and the Swain and Lupton F and R parameters. Correlations of the chemical shifts of C-1 and C-4′ in Series I, and of C-α and C-1′ in Series II, with the same parameters have been investigated. In addition, the chemical shifts of the aromatic protons and carbons of the p-disubstituted (m-disubstituted in one case) benzene rings correlated with the appropriate substituent increments (Z_i). These correlations confirm the dual behaviour of the nitrone group and the presence of through-resonance in these nitrones.