13C n.m.r. investigation on the first and second nitrogen protonation in the diazanaphthalenes

The ¹³C chemical shifts of the diazanaphthalenes have been recorded as a function of the pH value, providing classical titration curves. From these curves the pK₁ and pK₂ values have been determined taking into account the activity coefficients. The changes in ¹³C chemical shift under the influence of nitrogen protonation (Δδ) can be described by two protonation parameter sets.     

Carbon-13 n.m.r. investigation on the nitrogen methylation of the mono- and diazanaphthalenes

The ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of the N-methylated mono- and diazanaphthalenes have been recorded and analysed. It has been shown that N-methylation as well as N-protonation in cinnoline occur predominantly at the β-nitrogen atom. N-methylation and N-protonation show a similar effect on the ¹³C chemical shifts.     

15N-NMR. Studies of Aminopyridines,Aminopyrimidines and of Some Diazine N-Oxides

¹⁵N-NMR. spectra of mono- and diaminopyridines, and mono-, di- and triaminopyrimidines including trimethoprim and other dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors have been studied in neutral and acidic media. Complete chemical shift assignments are given. Ring-nitrogen shifts are discussed in terms of β-, χ- and δ-substituent effects of amino and alkyl groups. Protonation states in TFA- and FSO₃H-solution and protonation increments for the ¹⁵N-shifts of ring and amino N-atoms are determined. A linear correlation is observed between amino substituent effects (Δδ(¹⁵N)) on the ring N-atom in aminopyridines and corresponding Δδ (¹³C) values in aminobenzenes and, similarly, between Δδ(¹⁵N) values in aminopyrimidines and Δδ(¹³C) values in aminopyridines. Assignment of the ¹⁵N-NMR. spectra of pyrimidine N-oxides, pyrazine N-oxides and pyridazine N-oxides is achieved by comparison with ¹⁴N-NMR. data and with the aid of Yb(fod)₃-induced shifts. One-bond ¹⁵N, ¹H-coupling constants are reported for aminopyridines and aminopyrimidines and discussed in terms of conjugative interaction between NH₂-group and ring system.     

15N NMR studies of amino acids and their reaction products with formaldehyde

Natural abundance ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy has been used to investigate the effect of pH on the ¹⁵N chemical shifts of lysine and of ε-hydroxymethyllysine. A computer calcualtion which fits the chemical shifts of both α-and ε-nitrogen atoms versus pH has been used to predict the pK_a values. ¹⁵N chemical shifts and some ¹J(¹⁵NH) values of some other amino acids and of their reaction products with formaldehyde are also reported.     

13C n.m.r. investigation on the nitrogen methylation of some azabenzenes

The ¹H and ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of N-methylated pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine and pyrazine and N,N-dimethylated pyrimidine and pyrazine have been recorded and analysed. The change in the ¹³C chemical shifts under the influence of N-methylation (Δδ) in the diazabenzenes could be predicted by the Δδ values of pyridine. A comparison of the Δδ values of N-methylation with those of N-protonation showed that both reactions have a similar effect.     

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.     

15N and 13C NMR study of the effects of hydrogen bonding and protonation in linear schiff bases: Models for structural studies of rhodopsin and bacteriorhodopsin

The effects of protonation and hydrogen bonding in linear Schiff bases obtained from n-butylamine with butyraldehyde, crotonaldehyde, sorbaldehyde and all-trans-retinal were studied by means of ¹⁵N and ¹³C NMR. The protonation-induced chemical shifts (Δδ) are an order of magnitude larger for ¹⁵N than for ¹³C. For ¹⁵N, this effect was found to increase with the extent of conjugation, culminating in the retinylideneimine (Δδ = ?146 ppm), which constitutes a model for the study of the structure of the Schiff base linkage in visual pigments and related systems. Theoretical calculations of protonation-induced Δδ values based on MINDO/ 3 are in agreement with experimental results.     

1H n.m.r. investigation on the site of hydration in the asymmetric diazanaphthalenes

The site of hydration for 1,6- and 1,7-naphthyridine has been determined by specific line broadening in the ¹H n.m.r. spectra on the addition of water. The site of hydration appears to be the same as the site of protonation (β-nitrogen atom). The site of hydration in quinazoline has been shown to be the α-nitrogen atom. This strongly indicates that the site of protonation in this compound will also be at that nitrogen.     

Vitamin C—A 13C magnetic resonance study

The pH dependence of the ¹³C chemical shifts of ascorbic acid has been measured and interpreted in terms of protonation sites. The transition of the dimer of dehydroascorbic acid into the hydrated monomer form is monitored by ¹³C spectroscopy.     

Tetraphenylporphyrin molecules containing heteroatoms other than nitrogen: 8—A carbon-13 NMR study

The ¹³C NMR spectra of new hetero-substituted tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) molecules have been studied. It was found that most of the carbon chemical shifts are similar to those found in TPP. The similar chemical shifts of the different β-carbons in S₂TPP and in Se₂TPP free bases and, moreover, the considerable downfield shift of the α-carbons of the S(Se)-rings on protonation are in agreement with the previously suggested theory of inner and outer aromaticity in these porphyrins.     

Der ‘Push-Pull’-Effekt von ‘Push-Pull’-Oligoacetylenen. Eine 13C-NMR-Untersuchung

The ‘Push-Poll’ Effect of ‘Push-Pull’ Oligoacetylenes. A ¹³C-NMR Investigation According to ¹³C-chemicaI shifts of ‘push-pull’ oligoacetylenes 1 – 4 , the ‘push-pull’ effect (i.e. π delocalization induced by ‘push-pull’ substituents) rapidly decays in this series. To correct for other than π -charge-density effects, Δδ values of symmetrically placed C-atoms of the oligoacetylene chain are discussed. Stereoelectronic resteffects (SER) of the substituents on terminal C-atoms of PP-ketones 1a – 3a and PP -esters 1b – 4b are estimated from the residual Δδ of the asymptotes of Fig. 3. Fig. 4 convincingly shows that Δδ values are dramatically decreasing with increasing number n of acetylene units between the push and pull substituents. Assignment problems of ‘push-pull’ triacetylenes 3 have been solved by ¹³C labelling of the CO group of 3a .     

Etudes d'Hétérocycles Pentagonaux Polyhétéroatomiques par RMN du 13C. Effets de Substituant,de la Benzocondensation et Etude de la Tautomèrie Prototropique en Série Benzothiazolique

The ¹³C NMR spectra of 43 benzothiazoles have been recorded in DMSO-d₆. All carbon atoms have been attributed in an unambigous way owing to substituent effects in position 4, 5, 6 or 7. We discuss variations of chemical shifts as a function of the nature of the substituent in position 2 (equation of type: Δδ = aF+bR+cQ+d′), annelation in the benzoheterocyclic series, and prototropic tautomerism in the benzothiazolic series (in the case of the substituent in the 2-position being an OH, SH or NHR group).     

n-π-Interaction in Enamines and Enaminoketones. A 15N-NMR. Study

¹⁵N-Chemical shifts of 32 enamines, 11 enaminoketones and 28 closely related amines have been determined with the isotope in natural abundance. In order to eliminate substituent effects, differential chemical shifts Δδ(N) are defined as δ_N(amine)-δ_N(enamine). This parameter is shown to correlate well with the free enthalpy of activation ΔG# for restricted rotation about the N? C(α) bond in enamines with extended conjugation. Δδ(N) values of substituted anilinostyrenes correlate also with ¹³C-chemical shifts of the β-carbon in the enamine system and with Hammett σ-constants of the aniline substituents. The experimental results suggest that differential ¹⁵N shifts are a useful probe to study n, π-interaction in enamines.     

The NMR spectra of porphyrins 20—proton and 13C characterization of porphyrin atropisomers

The preparation, isolation and characterization by proton and ¹³C NMR of the four possible atropisomers of meso-tetra(2-methoxy-1-naphthyl)porphyrin is described. Chemical shift differences due to atropisomerization effects are observed in the porphyrin and naphthyl rings. Comparison of the naphthyl chemical shifts with those of the model compound 1-isopropenyl-2-methoxynaphthalene allows the shifts due to the porphyrin ring current to be isolated. The observed Δδ values of the naphthyl protons agree well with those calculated from the previously described porphyrin ring current model, and allow both the angle of tilt of the naphthyl ring and the dihedral angle of the 2-methoxy substituent to be estimated. In contrast, the Δδ values for the naphthyl carbons bear no relationship to the calculated ring current shifts. Calculations of the total ring current contribution (porphyrin plus naphthyl rings) at the different naphthyl rings of the unsymmetric type III isomer show that at least part of the observed atropisomerism effects are due to the long-range current shifts of the naphthyl rings. The results also provide a clear demonstration of the identity of the porphyrin ring current in the free base and porphyrin dication.     

13C NMR STUDY OF SUBSTITUENT EFFECTS IN 1,2,4-OXADIAZOLE AND 1,2,4-THIADIAZOLE DERIVATIVES

¹³C chemical shifts of C═N, C═O and C═S carbons of 3,4-disubstituted-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-ones(thiones) and 3,4-disubstituted-1,2,4-thiadiazole-5-ones have been determined in CDCl₃ solution. Exceptionally good Hammett correlations of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of these carbons with σ were obtained. The negative ρ values observed (inverse substituent effects) indicate π-polarization of the C═N, C═O and C═S bonds. As expected, the long distance C═O and C═S ¹³C chemical shifts were found less susceptible to substituent-induced electronic changes.     

PH-abhängigkeit der 13C-chemischen verschiebungen sechsgliedriger stickstoff-heteroaromaten

The ¹³C chemical shifts of the 6-membered nitrogen heteroaromatic compounds pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, quinoline and isoquinoline have been measured as functions of P_H in aqueous solutions. On protonation of the nitrogen, the ¹³C signals of the C atoms in α position usually suffer an upfield shift; the signals of the more removed C atoms are mostly shifted to lower field. The P_H shifts can reach amounts in the order of 10 ppm. The P_H dependences of chemical shifts of the six heterocyclic compounds investigated follow classical titration curves, whose turning-points yield the P_K values of the bases in good agreement with other methods of measurement.     

Bor-Stickstoff-Verbindungen,LXVIII [1]. Kernresonanzspektroskopische Untersuchungen an 1,3,2-Diazaboracycloalkanen und Phenylboranderivaten

Boron-Nitrogen Compounds. LXVIII. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies on 1,3,2-Diazaboracyloalkanes and Phenylborane Derivatives The ¹H chemical shift differences Δδ = δ (NCH ₂) – δ (NCH ₃) of 1,3-dimethyl1,3,2-diazaboracycloalkanes as well as the corresponding differences of ¹³C chemical shifts are dependent upon the ring size. No simple correlation exists between δ_11B and δ_13C of the boron-bonded phenyl carbon atom of phenylborane derivates, although stereochemical factors appear to influence the absolute values of δ_13C. ¹³C Nuclear resonance measurements permit the observation of conformational isomers of bis(methylamino)phenylborane and N-trimethyl-B-triphenylborazine at low temperatures and confirm the pseudoarmatic nature of the 1,3,2-diazaboroline ring system.     

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of anthraquinones. Part III—correlation of substituent effects for 2-substituted anthraquinones

The ¹³C chemical shifts of 2-substituted and 2,6-disubstituted anthraquinones have been determined and assigned. The C-1, 2, 3, 4, 13 and C-14 chemical shifts of 2-substituted anthraquinones are correlated with the chemical shifts of monosubstituted benzenes. A three-parameter correlation with Swain and Lupton's ? and ? parameters and Schaefer's Q parameter provides relationships for the prediction of all chemical shifts of 2-substituted anthraquinones from the substituent parameters. Q values for the SCH₃, OCOCH₃, C₂H₅ and C(CH₃)₃ groups are proposed. The two types of correlations are compared for predicting chemical shifts.     

Conformational effects in compounds with 6-membered rings—XII : The conformational equilibrium in n-methylpiperidine

The conformational equilibrium at nitrogen in N-methylpiperidines has been determined in the gas phase (ΔG°₂₈₈ ? 13.2 ± 0.4 kJ mol^?1) and for dilute solutions in several solvents (ΔG°₂₉₃ ranging from 12.5 ± 0.4 in dodecane to 10.1 ± 0.4 in chloroform) by kinetically controlled protonation of anancomeric model compounds 6 and 8 at the interface between the pipendine-containing phase and an immiscible strong acid. The conformational energy for N-methylpiperidine determined by this method is strikingly higher than earlier estimates based on less direct methods but is supported by independent evidence from the temperature dependence of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts. Reconsideration of the more important of the earlier methods indicates that these involved invalid or unproven assumptions and that the low values of ΔG° for N-methylpiperidine derived from them are not reliable.     

15N NMR study of azo-hydrazone tautomerism of 15N-labelled azo dyestuffs

¹⁵N chemical shifts of 3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole-4,5-dione 4-phenylhydrazone (1), 4-hydroxyazobenzene (2), 2-hydroxy-5-tert-butylazobenzene (3) and 1-phenylazo-2-naphthol (4), monolabelled with ¹⁵N at α-(compounds prepared from ¹⁵N-aniline) and β-positions (compounds prepared from Na¹⁵NO₂), have been measured and the temperature dependence of these chemical shifts followed between 240 and 360 K. For 4, representing a mixture of the azo and hydrazone forms, the hydrazone content has been calculated from the ¹⁵N chemical shifts of both nitrogen atoms at various temperatures. The two calculations gave identical results.