Spectra edited by relative signs of homonuclear couplings of low abundance nuclei

The proposed homonuclear coupling sign edited (HCSE) experiment can detect signed homonuclear couplings between low abundant nuclei like ¹³C, ²⁹Si and ¹⁵N in linear spin systems, that is, in systems where two nuclei are coupled by the measured coupling, and one of them is coupled by a second coupling to a nucleus of different kind. The third nucleus is usually high abundant hydrogen. Two spectra are measured during the HCSE experiment. Their weighed sum and difference yield two other spectra, one containing peaks coupled only by positive measured couplings and the other having peaks coupled by negative measured couplings. The usual E.COSY‐type experiment requires all three couplings in the three spin system (triangular spin system) and not only two couplings as the HCSE experiment. The experiment was successfully tested on known carbon–carbon and silicon–silicon two bond couplings. A set of six simple siloxanes with |²J(Si‐O‐Si)| couplings ranging from 0.5 to 9.0 Hz was measured for the first time, and all the couplings were found to be positive. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SQSQh: 1H‐detected SQ–SQ experiment for determination of signed silicon–carbon coupling constants

A new variant of SQ–SQ pulse sequence (SQSQh) for relative sign determination and detection of small silicon–carbon couplings over more than one bond is presented. In the SQSQh sequence, proton detection replaces carbon detection used in the original SQ–SQ pulse sequence (SQSQc). The theoretical gain in sensitivity was experimentally tested on two samples (trimethylsiloxyethane, 1, and 1,2,4‐tris(trimethylsiloxy)benzene, 2), the experimentally found gain provided by the SQSQh over the SQSQc method varied between 6 and 8. The method can be applied to linear spin systems, i.e. to systems where the silicon is coupled to the carbon in question and to any hydrogen not necessarily bonded to the carbon. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SQ—SQ experiment for determination of relative signs of small nJ(29Si,13C) couplings in a wide variety of silicon compounds

A modification of double quantum–zero quantum (DQ—ZQ) experiment termed single‐quantum–single‐quantum (SQ—SQ) experiment is proposed for the determination of relative signs and magnitudes of coupling constants. The modification replaces the multiple‐quantum evolution period by two synchronously incremented single‐quantum periods. Similarly to DQ—ZQ experiment, the sequence requires only two coupling constants that share one nucleus, the one to be measured and a reference one. This allows application to a larger variety of molecular fragments than traditional 2D sequences producing E.COSY or TROSY pattern. The SQ—SQ experiment eliminates the effects of some other couplings during t₁, thereby simplifying the 2D pattern and increasing the signal intensity in comparison with DQ—ZQ experiment. The presented sequence is particularly designed for the determination of silicon–carbon coupling constants across several bonds at natural abundance using silicon–hydrogen couplings as the sign reference. The signs of silicon–carbon couplings across two and three bonds in dimethyl(phenoxy)silane which cannot be detected by traditional methods and which have not yet been determined are established by the SQ—SQ method here: ²J(Si,C) = +2.2 Hz and ³J(Si,C) = ?1.7 Hz. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

STRONG INADEQUATE,an experiment for detection of small J(C,C) couplings in symmetrical molecules

A new version of the two-dimensional INADEQUATE experiment was designed for detection of small couplings between equivalent carbon atoms separated in the molecule by several bonds, where other techniques fail due to rich line splitting and mutual peak cancellation in many molecules. As the proposed method is suitable for detection of couplings in strongly coupled systems in general, we propose the name STRONG INADEQUATE in the paper. Similar to other methods for detection of couplings between equivalent carbons, the STRONG INADEQUATE experiment utilizes one-bond carbon–proton coupling for creation of the effective chemical shift differences. The STRONG INADEQUATE experiment works superbly for ⁿJ_CC, where n ≥ 3. Then the F1 pattern is reduced to a simple antiphase doublet with ⁿJ_CC separation, and this pattern is also preserved when a symmetrical HC···C′H′ system is coupled to other protons. Even in the measurement of ²J_CC couplings, the STRONG INADEQUATE experiment generates a much simpler pattern than the original pulse sequences for measurement of couplings between equivalent carbons.     

邻、间、对-二甲氧基亚甲基苯及衍生物双自由基体系的自旋耦 合规律

采用量子化学abinitio法对具有甲氧基的碳、氧双自由基邻、间、对二甲氧基亚甲基苯及衍生物体系基态自旋耦合规律进行研究,得到非平面共轭体系中自由基之间磁性耦合的拓朴规则:共轭体系中,两个自由基之间以偶数个碳原子耦合,则有效交换积分J~i~j<0,体系具有低自旋基态;两个自由基之间以奇数个碳原子耦合,则J~i~j>0,体系具有高自旋基态。自由基性质对自旋耦合的影响较大,正离子自由基间磁性耦合能力较强,这些结论为有机磁性材料的分子设计与实验合成提供了理论依据。     

Measurement of long‐range proton–carbon coupling constants from pure in‐phase 1D multiplets

The SELective INverse detection of carbon–proton CORrelation pulse sequence that yields a 1D spectrum of a proton directly bonded to a selected carbon resonance has been converted into a proton and carbon double‐selective variant that provides a ¹H spectrum of a selected proton that is long‐range coupled to a specific carbon resonance. The resulting 1D proton multiplet exhibits a pure absorptive in‐phase lineshape for precise measurement of specific long‐range proton–carbon coupling constants in small organic molecules at natural abundance. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Q.E.COSY: determining sign and size of small deuterium residual quadrupolar couplings using an extended E.COSY principle

Residual quadrupolar couplings contain important structural information comparable with residual dipolar couplings. However, the measurement of sign and size of especially small residual quadrupolar couplings is difficult. Here, we present an extension of the E.COSY principle to spin systems consisting of a Spin 1 coupled to a spin ½ nucleus, which allows the determination of the sign of the quadrupolar coupling of the Spin 1 nucleus relative to the heteronuclear coupling between the spins. The so‐called Q.E.COSY approach is demonstrated with its sign‐sensitivity using variable angle NMR, stretched gels and liquid crystalline phases applied to various CD and CD₃ groups. Especially the sign‐sensitive measurement of residual quadrupolar couplings that remain unresolved in conventional deuterium 1D spectra is shown. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

2D correlation spectra edited by the sign of relative coupling constant

Modifications (CSEc and CSEh) of recently published SQSQc and SQSQh pulse sequences are proposed and tested on detection of small (～2 Hz) signed silicon-carbon coupling constants. The new sequences increase signal intensity by simplifying the spectra. The signals are about four times stronger than in SQSQc or SQSQh spectra, achieving the sensitivity of E.COSY-type experiment. The information about sign and magnitude of the coupling is preserved. CSEc and CSEh spectra for two silicon compounds are presented and compared. The two new sequences allow editing of heteronuclear correlation spectra according to the sign of the selected heteronuclear coupling constants.     

Determination of the 1H—31P coupling parameters in triphenylphosphine

From the single and double resonance ¹H NMR spectra of triphenylphosphine, magnitudes and relative signs of the proton–proton and proton–phosphorus spin coupling constants were calculated. The values of these parameters were found to be nearly equal to those of the respective ¹H—¹H couplings in benzene. Results show that inter-ring proton–proton couplings are negligibly small.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance of phosphorus compounds: 9—The NMR spectra of phosphirane

The 100 MHz proton and 40.4 MHz ³¹P NMR spectra of phosphirane (1) have been recorded at ?20 °C and analysed iteratively to yield coupling constants and chemical shifts. The 22.6 MHz ¹³C spectrum of 1 was recorded at 0 °C and analyzed. The ³¹P chemical shift of 1 was measured as 40 467 515.97 ± 0.08 Hz relative to TMS as 100 000 000.00 Hz. The geminal P-C-H couplings in 1 are opposite in sign and of different magnitudes (+16.14 and ?2.64 Hz); the P? H coupling (+158.34 Hz) is smaller than that in any other organic phosphine. These observations are discussed and correlated with the geometry of 1. The electronic structure of the strained ring of 1 is discussed in terms of a localized valence bond approach.     

The absolute sign of J coupling constants determined using the order matrix calculation

A novel methodology using the order matrix calculation to determine the absolute sign of spin-spin couplings based on the structure of organic compounds is presented. The sign of the residual dipolar coupling (RDC) depends on the sign of corresponding scalar spin-spin coupling constant and the sign of the RDC has a dramatic influence on the order matrix calculation. Therefore, the sign of the spin-spin coupling constant can be obtained by an order matrix calculation through the corresponding RDC. Six types of spin-spin coupling constants, including 2J(H,H), 1J(C,F), 2J(C,F), 3J(C,F), 2J(F,H) and 3J(F,H), were obtained simultaneously. Except for 3J(C,F) where the measured RDCs have very small magnitudes, the signs were determined unambiguously.     

Non‐empirical calculations of NMR indirect carbon–carbon coupling constants: 1. Three‐membered rings

The carbon–carbon indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants in cyclopropane, aziridine and oxirane were investigated by means of ab initio calculations at the RPA, SOPPA and DFT/B3LYP levels. We found that the carbon–carbon couplings are by far dominated by the Fermi contact term. Our best SOPPA and DFT results are in a very good agreement with each other and with the experimental values, whereas calculations at the RPA level of theory strongly overestimate the carbon–carbon couplings. Significant differences in the basis set dependence of the calculated carbon–carbon coupling constants obtained with either wavefunction method, RPA or SOPPA, or the density functional method, DFT/B3LYP, are observed. The SOPPA results depend much more strongly on the quality of the basis set than the results of DFT/B3LYP calculations. The medium‐sized core‐valence basis sets cc‐pCVTZ and even cc‐pCVDZ were found to perform fairly well at the SOPPA level for the one‐bond carbon–carbon couplings investigated here. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Proton spin coupling constants in cycloalkenes

The proton-proton coupling constants in cyclopentadiene, cyclohexadiene, cycloheptatriene, cyclooctatetraene, cyclopentene and cyclohexene have been calculated using the finite perturbation INDO method. The carbon geometry was taken from the corresponding electron diffraction studies. The theory gives satisfactory agreement with experiment. In terms of the many factor structural model, distance and angle distortions have been studied in ethylene, cis-1,3-butadiene and cis-2-butene. It has been established that these distortions produce noticeable changes only for those protons whose co-ordinates are changed. The coupling constants across three, four and five bonds are discussed separately in connection with the structural factors and the σ–π contribution. Finally, variations in the proton co-ordinates in cyclopentadiene are used to optimize the proton couplings.     

Efficient measurement of the sign and the magnitude of long‐range proton‐carbon coupling constants from a spin‐state‐selective HSQMBC‐COSY experiment

A spin state‐selective Heteronuclear Single‐Quantum Multiple‐Bond Connectivities (HSQMBC‐COSY) experiment is proposed to measure the sign and the magnitude of long‐range proton‐carbon coupling constants (ⁿJ(CH); n > 1) either for protonated or for non‐protonated carbons in small molecules. The simple substitution of the selective 180° ¹H pulse in the original selHSQMBC pulse scheme by a hard one allows the simultaneous evolution of both proton‐proton and proton‐carbon coupling constants during the refocusing period and enables a final COSY transfer between coupled protons. The successful implementation of the IPAP principle leads to separate mixed‐phase α/β cross‐peaks from which ⁿJ(CH) values can be easily measured by analyzing their relative frequency displacements in the detected dimension. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Spectroscopic studies on olefins—III: NMR of cis- and trans- disubstituted olefins

The proton NMR spectra of four cis/trans pairs of 1,2-disubstituted olefins have been analysed. The observed trends of the olefinic, vicinal and allylic proton-proton coupling constants are discussed in terms of rehybridization at the sp² carbon atoms. It is found that in these substances the trans-allylic couplings are generally more negative than the cis-allylic couplings contrary to Barfield's¹ theoretical prediction but in agreement with some earlier experimental data. Steric hindrance between cisoid substituents is cited as the probable origin of this end related trends.     

Interpretation of vicinal proton–proton coupling constants of heteroaromatic molecules in terms of topological electron density descriptors

The indirect vicinal proton–proton coupling constants for pyrrole, furan, thiophene and 15 related heteroaromatic compounds were calculated using the Khon–Sham approximation. An analysis of the four Ramsey contributions to the coupling constants was carried out showing that the Fermi contact term is always positive and dominant, although the remaining contributions have a nonnegligible net negative contribution. The trends observed for the proton–proton coupling constants were rationalized in terms of the properties of the electron density. It was found that electron delocalization between the corresponding hydrogen atoms plays a major role on the observed behavior with the charges of the carbon atoms bonded to them and the accompanying geometric variations being also of importance in the coupling mechanism. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Through‐space 19F–15N couplings for the assignment of stereochemistry in flubenzimine

Through‐space ¹⁹F–¹⁵N couplings revealed the configuration of flubenzimine, with the CF₃ group on N4 pointing towards the lone pair of N5. The ¹⁹F–¹⁵N coupling constants were measured at natural abundance using a spin‐state selective indirect‐detection pulse sequence. As ¹⁵N‐labelled proteins are routinely synthesized for NMR studies, through‐space ¹⁹F–¹⁵N couplings have the potential to probe the stereochemistry of these proteins by ¹⁹F labelling of some amino acids or can reveal the site of docking of fluorine‐containing drugs. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fluorine–proton correlation from isolated trifluoromethyl groups using unresolved J‐couplings

Fluorine‐containing compounds are rare in biological systems, so fluorine NMR spectroscopy can selectively detect and quantify fluorinated xenobiotics in crude biological extracts. The high sensitivity of fluorine NMR allows the detection of compounds containing isolated trifluoromethyl groups at nanogramme levels. However, it only provides limited structural information about trifluoromethyl‐containing compounds owing to the difficulty of interpreting fluorine chemical shifts and the low sensitivity of HOESY experiments used to correlate fluorine nuclei with protons in the same compound. This paper demonstrates that long‐range fluorine–proton J‐couplings can be used to correlate isolated trifluoromethyl groups with nearby protons with significantly higher sensitivity than HOESY. Fluorine‐observe fluorine–proton HMQC can even give correlations when the fluorine–proton J‐couplings are less than the observed fluorine resonance linewidth, so it provides a useful alternative source of structural information about fluorinated xenobiotics. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mills–Nixon effect in heteroanalogs of cyclopropabenzene

Structural properties of cyclopropabenzene and its heteroanalogs are studied at the SCF 6-31G level of theory. It is found that the Mills–Nixon (MN ) type of localization within the benzene ring is present in these systems. The origin of the bond fixation lies in rehybridization at the carbon junction atoms. π-electron bond orders usually follow changes within the sigma framework but can be misleading sometimes. It is shown that a judicious choice of heteroatoms can considerably enhance the MN effect. A refined and better definition of the MN effect is offered. Finally, present calculations and analysis of the results in terms of hybridization model and π-bond orders strongly indicate that experimental ⁴J(H? C? C? Me) proton–proton spin–spin couplings over four bonds can be used in identification of the MN effect only with extreme caution.     

Configurational assignment in alkyl‐branched sugars via the geminal C,H coupling constants

The measurement of the magnitude and sign of ²J(C,H) couplings offers a reliable way to determine the absolute configuration at a carbon center in a fixed cyclic system. A decrease of the dihedral angle ? in the O—C_A—C_B—H fragment always leads to a change of the ²J(C_A,H_B) coupling to more negative values, independent of the type and position of substituents at the two carbon centers. The orientations of the two substituents at C‐3 of the epimeric pair 1 and 2 were determined unambiguously through the measurement of the geminal coupling constants between C‐3 and the hydrogen atoms at C‐2 and C‐4. In particular, ²J(C‐3,H‐2ax) with ?1.5 Hz, ? = 174° in 1 and ?6.6 Hz, ? = 47° in 2 , and ²J(C‐3,H‐4) with +1.5 Hz, ? = 175° in 1 and ?4.7 Hz, ? = 49° in 2 showed the greatest differences between the two epimers. Both couplings therefore allow the determination of the absolute configuration at C‐3. It should be noted, however, that the size of the coupling constants can be different for dihedral angles of nearly identical size, when there are different numbers of electronegative substituents on the two coupling pathways, i.e. no O‐substituent at C‐2, but one axial O‐substituent at C‐4. It becomes clear that it is not sufficient to measure the magnitude of ²J coupling constants only, but that the sign of the geminal coupling is needed to identify the absolute configuration at a chiral center. The coupling of C‐3 with H‐2eq is not useful for the determination of the configuration at C‐3, as the similarity of the dihedral angles ? (O—C‐3—C‐2—H‐2eq) (57° in 1 and 70° in 2 ) leads to identical coupling constants (?6.1 Hz) for both epimers. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.