14N NMR studies of thallium nitrate solutions in liquid ammonia

¹⁴N chemical shifts and linewidths were determined for NO ₃ ^– and NH₃ in liquid ammonia solutions of thallium nitrate at concentrations between 0.07 and 10 M. The concentration dependences of the¹⁴NO ₃ ^– shift and linewidth are consistent with the presence of C_2v ion pairs at a 2:1 mole ratio of NH₃ to TINO₃ and C_3v ion pairs at mole ratios of 3:1 or higher. Previous studies had indicated the formation of ion pairs at low concentrations. The small value of the¹⁴NO ₃ ^– linewidth below 1 M suggests that these are contact ion pairs. Studies of the¹⁴NH₃ linewidth as a function of thallium salt concentration indicate slow solvent exchange at very high concentrations.¹⁴NH₃ exhibits a downfield shift upon incorporation into the solvation sphere of the Tl⁺NO ₃ ^– ion pair, in constrast to upfield shifts reported for complexation with transition metal cations.     

A thallium-205 NMR study of thallium acetate ion association in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and dimethylsulfoxide

The association of thallium acetate ion in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and dimethyl-sulfoxide has been investigated by thallium-205 NMR spectroscopy. Analysis of the association constants as a function of temperature indicates that in trifluoroethanol the association enthalpy and entropy are, respectively, 1.6 kcal-mol^–1 and 19.3 cal-mol^–1-K^–1 and in dimethylsulfoxide they are-0.99 kcal-mol^–1 and 18.0 cal-mol^–1-K^–1. Examination of the temperature dependence of the chemical shift of the ion-pair reveals that in dimethylsulfoxide the ion-pair exists as a contact species, while in trifluoroethanol the solvent-separated ion-pair is more likely.     

A multinuclear NMR study in the solid state and in solution of thallium(I) tris-(pyrazol-1-yl)borates (thallium scorpionates)

The ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopic properties of six thallium tris-(pyrazol-1-yl)borates, including a tetrakis derivative, were determined. The results in solution were necessary to understand those, more complicated, in the solid state. A collection of ²⁰⁵Tl-¹⁵N and ²⁰⁵Tl-¹³C couplings was measured in the latter state. Among those, a very large coupling constant (between 194 and 282 Hz) has been measured on the carbon at the position 4 of the pyrazole ring in several compounds and particularly for the cyclobutyl derivative [Tl(Tp^Cbu)]. It has been assigned to a direct interaction of the 4-C-H ? Tl type and related to the X-ray structures, when available.     

Spectroscopic studies of ionic solvation. XX. Cesium-133 NMR study of cesium salts in different solvents

Cesium-133 chemical shifts were measured in a number of solvents as a function of salt concentration and of the counterion. Infinite-dilution chemical shifts (vs. aqueous Cs⁺ ion at infinite dilution) ranged from +59.8 ppm for nitromethane solutions to –29.4 ppm for pyridine. In general, the magnitude of the downfield chemical shift reflected the donor ability of the solvents. Ion-pair formation constants were calculated from the concentration dependences of¹³³Cs chemical shifts in several nonaqueous solvents.     

Ionic organoboranes. Part 7. Molecular orbital study of electron distribution in the [7.10]hemiousenide ion; explanation for the anomalous B NMR spectrum

The ¹¹B NMR spectrum of the [7.10²]hemiousenide ion (C₇H₆B₁₀H₉⁻) demonstrates ground state +T cage to ring electron donation from the region of the two apical borons. The chemically non-equivalent apical borons give an apparent singlet NMR absorption and thus appear to be in very similar electronic environments, even though they are unsymmetrically arranged relative to the cationic ring. Ab initio 3-21G(∗) and semi-empirical PM3 calculations suggest that the π-system of the ring only interacts with cage molecular orbitals that are symmetrical relative to both apical borons in B₁₀H₁₀²− and that the electron density about the two apical borons is essentially identical in the [7.10²]hemiousenide ion. Significant ground state electron donation from cage to ring is observed, consonant with conclusions from previous polarographic studies.     

Reaction products of dichlorodiorganostannanes with sodium in liquid ammonia: In-situ investigations with Sn NMR spectroscopy and usage as intermediates for the synthesis of tetraorganostannanes

Dichlorodibutylstannane, dichlorodioctylstannane and dichlorodiphenylstannane were reacted with different amounts of sodium in liquid ammonia. At a molar ratio of R₂SnCl₂/Na of 1:2, polystannanes precipitated, in some cases accompanied by cyclic oligostannanes. The products resulting from mixtures with R₂SnCl₂/Na ratios of 1:3 to 1:10 were soluble and, hence, could be studied in-situ in liquid ammonia with ¹¹⁹Sn NMR spectroscopy. The compounds obtained, tin hydrides of the type R₂SnH⁻ and in certain cases distannides of the composition R₄Sn₂²⁻, formed essentially independent of the R₂SnCl₂/Na ratio; this, in contrast to views expressed in the literature. Our experiments showed that the chemical structure of the in-situ generated species did not permit to draw conclusions about the composition of the reaction products with bromoethane and vice versa - a practice commonly described. Furthermore, we observed migration of the butyl groups both in-situ during the reaction of dichlorodibutylstannane with sodium in liquid ammonia, as well as in the final reaction product. By contrast in the case of the phenyl substituent, migration was detected not during the chemical event in liquid ammonia, but only in the compounds formed. These observations imply a different mechanism for butyl and phenyl group migration.     

An NMR study of the stoichiometry and stability of lithium ion complexes with 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5 an 18-crown-6 in binary Acetonitrile-Nitrobenzene mixtures

Proton NMR spectroscopy was used to study the complexation reaction between lithium ion and 12-crown-4, 15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6 in a number of binary acetonitrile-nitrobenzene mixtures. In all cases the exchange between free and complexed crowns was fast on the NMR time scale and only a single population average¹H signal was observed. Formation constants of the resulting 1:1 complexes in different solvent mixtures were determined by computer fitting of the chemical shift-mole ratio data. There is an inverse relationship between the complex stability and the amount of acetonitrile in the mixed solvent. It was found that, in all solvent mixtures used, 15-crown-5 forms the most stable complex with Li⁺ ion in the series.     

The increment scheme for the prediction of13C NMR chemical shifts in polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins

A topological method for the calculation of¹³C NMR chemical shifts was developed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD). Based on previous results for polychlorinated benzenes and polyhydroxybenzenes, the collective influence of the substituents on carbon chemical shifts is presented as the sum of two-particle increments. The increments only of two new monosubstituted graphs have to be added to those known for PCDD spectra: 1-Cl-DD and 2-Cl-DD. All structural situations in the¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the whole class of 75 PCDD can be covered with a few model compounds. The coefficients of the increment scheme are independent of the change of CDCl₃ for acetone-d₆, so it may be a new reliable criterion for recognizing PCDD by¹³C NMR, in spite of the close resemblance of NMR spectra of aromatic compounds.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 280–284, February, 1995.     

Halide ion effect on the chloroform chemical shift in supramolecular complexation studies with tetra-n-butylammonium salts: a 1H NMR and X-ray study

A ¹H NMR spectroscopic study of tetra-n-butylammonium halides (TBAX: X = Cl^? , Br^?  or I^? ) in CDCl₃ solutions was conducted. Complexation studies of TBAX salts with different host molecules using ¹H NMR in CDCl₃ have previously revealed that the reference residual CHCl₃ proton signal had been shifted downfield. The aim of the study was to quantify the extent of these chemical shift changes with TBAX salts. Linear concentration–chemical shift relationships in each case were obtained from the resulting titration plots obtained from the addition of the TBAX salts alone to CDCl₃. Interactions in the solid state as determined by X-ray crystallography support the solution-state investigations indicating halide ion–chloroform proton interactions.     

Nanosized thermometric NMR sensors based on the paramagnetic complex ion pairs of lanthanides(III) for temperature determinations in low-polar nonaqueous solutions

For temperature determination in solutions it is suggested that the temperature dependence of the paramagnetic lanthanide-induced shifts (LIS) in the NMR spectra on the ligand nuclei be used for [Ln(PTA)₂(18-crown-6)]⁺[Ln(PTA)₄]^? complex ion pairs formed in CCl₄, CDCl₃, CD₂Cl₂, CD₃C₆D₅, and C₂D₃N type low-polar solvents (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu; PTA is the pivalyltrifluoroacetonato anion). It was found experimentally that the [Ln(PTA)₂(18-crown-6)]⁺ complex cation molecules (Ln = Ce and Pr) proved most suitable for use as nanosized (≈1.1 nm) probes for temperature determinations in nonaqueous solutions. A linear dependence of the LIS on the ¹H nuclei of different groups and the difference between the LIS corresponding to the CH₂ groups of the 18-crown-6 molecules and the CH groups of the PTA anions on the reciprocal temperature (1/T) was found. The LIS of the individual signals of different groups in Ln paramagnetic complexes (relative to the signals of the diamagnetic analogs, e.g., La or Lu) may be used for temperature control in the sample, although the temperature measurement error is smaller (≤ 0.04 K) when the difference between the LIS of the CH₂ and CH groups is used. Due to the high thermodynamic and kinetic stability combined with small sizes of [Ln(PTA)₂(18-crown-6)]⁺[Ln(PTA)₄]^? molecules in nonaqueous solutions, these compounds may be used as thermometric NMR sensors directly in reaction media for in situ control over temperature.     

Visualization of homoaromaticity in cations, neutral molecules and anions by spatial magnetic properties (through space NMR shieldings)—an H/C NMR chemical shift study

Prototypes for homoaromaticity in cations, neutral molecules, and anions are theoretically studied at the MP2 level of theory. For the global minimum structures on the potential energy surface both ¹H/¹³C chemical shifts and spatial magnetic properties as through space NMR shieldings (TSNMRS) were calculated by the GIAO perturbation method. The TSNMRS are visualized as iso-chemical-shielding surfaces (ICSS) of different sign and size. Coincident experimental and computed ¹H/¹³C chemical shifts afforded the possibility to decide from the TSNMRSs at hand on both the existence and the size of homoaromaticity in the molecules studied.     

Raman and infrared spectroscopic investigation of contact ion pair formation in aqueous cadmium sulfate solutions

Raman and IR data for aqueous CdSO₄ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ solutions have been recorded over broad concentration and temperature ranges. Whereas the v₁-SO ₄ ^2– band profile is symmetrical in (NH₄)₂SO₄ solutions, in CdSO₄ solutions a shoulder appears on the high frequency side which increases in intensity with increasing concentration and temperature. The molar scattering coefficient of the v₁-SO ₄ ^2– band is the same for all forms of sulfate in (NH₄)₂SO₄ and CdSO₄ solutions and is independent of temperature up to 99°C. The high frequency shoulder is attributed to the formation of a contact ion pair [Cd²⁺OSO ₃ ^2– ] (11 associate). Also the v₃-SO ₄ ^2– antisymmetric stretching mode shows a splitting in the CdSO₄ solution. Further spectroscopic evidence for contact ion pair formation is provided by IR spectroscopy. No higher associates or anionic complexes are required to interpret the spectroscopic data. The degree of association has been measured as a function of concentration and temperature. The thermodynamic association constant, K_A=0.15±0.05 kg-mol^–1 at 25°C is estimated from the Raman data by an extrapolation procedure by taking account of the activity coefficients. Values are reported for the activity coefficient of the ion pair. From the Raman temperature dependence studies, the enthalpy of formation for the contact ion pair is estimated to be 10±1 kJ-mol^–1.     

Anisotropic effect of the nitrate anion—manifestation of diamagnetic proton chemical shifts in the H NMR spectra of NO3 coordinated complexes

The anisotropic effect of the planar nitrate anion NO₃⁻ has been ab initio calculated employing the Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shift (NICS) concept of von Ragué Schleyer and visualized as Iso-Chemical-Shielding Surfaces (ICSSs) of various (de)shieldings. Complexation-induced shifts in the ¹H NMR spectra of nitrate/metal complexes or nitrate/receptor supramolecules can be separated now into anisotropic influences of the suitably coordinated nitrate anions and effects originating from differential sources.     

Proton NMR study of the stoichiometry, stability and thermodynamics of complexation of Ag+ ion with octathia-24-crown-8 in binary dimethylsulfoxide–nitrobenzene mixtures

Proton NMR was used to study the complexation reaction of Ag⁺ with octathia-24-crown-8 (OT24C8) in a number of binary dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)–nitrobenzene (NB) mixtures at different temperatures. In all cases, the exchange between free and complexed OT24C8 was fast on the NMR time scale and only a single population average ¹H signal was observed. The formation constants of the resulting 1:1 complexes in different solvent mixtures were determined by computer fitting of the chemical shift-mole ratio data. There is an inverse relationship between the complex stability and the amount of DMSO in the solvent mixtures. The enthalpy and entropy values for the complexation reaction were evaluated from the temperature dependence of formation constants. In all solvent mixtures studied, the resulting complex is enthalpy stabilized but entropy destabilized. The TΔS° versus ΔH° plot of all thermodynamic data obtained shows a fairly good linear correlation indicating the existence of enthalpy–entropy compensation in the complexation reaction.     

An open-shell INDO study of models for the stabilized O− ion in γ-irradiated alkaline ices

Structural models for stabilized O^– in -irradiated alkaline ices are evaluated. INDO calculations on hydrated O^– indicate octahedral coordination and hydrogen bond orientations for the water molecules are preferred. INDO results for hydrated OH^– are compared with crystallographic data for NaOH hydrates: a scaling factor for calculated hydrogen bond lengths is developed and applied to hydrogen bonded O^– models. The hydrated O^– model is closely similar to the hydrated anions in KF · 4H₂O, NaOH · 4H₂O, and NaOH · 7H₂O. A second model is developed, involving H₃O⁺ along with H₂O, in the O^– stabilization shell. Both models are discussed in terms of alkaline ice radiation chemistry.     

Interactions of La(III) with anions in aqueous solutions. A139La NMR study

The interactions of the La(III) cations with three anions (X), nitrate, chloride and perchlorate, in aqueous solutions in the pH range 4.0–6.5, were studied by¹³⁹La NMR spectroscopy. A single model, involving the formation of the contact ion-pair (inner-sphere complex) (LaX)²⁺ was successfully and quantitatively applied to the chemical shift and the transverse relaxation rate data. Both measurements gave values for the thermodynamic equilibrium constants of formation of (LaX)²⁺ (K _th ) in good agreement (average K _th =0.45±0.05; 0.15±0.09; 0.03±0.01, respectively for nitrate, chloride and perchlorate). The complexes are characterized by chemical shifts of –25, 22 and –3.1 ppm and by transverse relaxation rates of 11.2, 5 and 1.65 kHz respectively for nitrate, chloride and perchlorate. The¹³⁹La quadrupolar relaxation rate is not controlled by the reorientational correlation time. This finding is discussed, and it is suggested that the very fast exchange of water molecules in the first coordination sphere of La(III) is responsible for the time fluctuation of the electric field gradient at the¹³⁹La nucleus site.     

13C and1H NMR study of 3-R-substitutedtrans-2-oxadecalins and 1-R-substitutedcis- andtrans-2-oxahydrindans

Previously synthesized 3-substitutedcis- andtrans-2-oxadecalins and 1-substitutedcis- andtrans-2-oxahydrindans were studied by ¹³ C and ¹ H NMR. The structure and configuration of these compounds were established.A. V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117912 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 861–865, April, 1992.     

P NMR study of the stoichiometry, stability and thermodynamics of new complexation between uranyl (II) nitrate and N-methyliminobis(methylenephosphonic acid) in two binary D2O-DMSO-d6 solvent mixtures

The complexation reaction between uranyl (II) nitrate, and N-methyliminobis(methylenephosphonic acid) (MIDPH) was investigated in two different binary solvent mixtures of D₂O-DMSO-d₆ at various temperatures using ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. The exchange between the free ligand and the 1:1 complexed ligand was slow on the NMR timescale and two ³¹P NMR signals were observed. The formation constant of the resulting complex was evaluated from integration of the two ³¹P NMR signals. The values of thermodynamic parameters of the resulting complex (ΔH, ΔS and ΔG) were determined from the temperature dependence of the formation constants. In the two solvent mixtures studied, the resulting complex is enthalpy stabilized but entropy destabilized.     

The behavior of ion pairs in high frequency electric fields exemplified by acetonitrile solutions of Bu4NBr

Permittivity data from 0.9 to 40 GHz for acetonitrile and 0.05 to 1.4 molar acetonitrile solutions of Bu₄NBr at 25°C are used to exemplify the behavior of ion pairs in high frequency electric fields. Measurements were excuted by the method of travelling waves with equipment known to produce data of high precision. Data analysis of the acetonitrile spectrum shows a single relaxation process at relaxation time of 3.5 ps for the solvent reorientation; the spectra of the salt solutions reveal two relaxation processes with relaxation times increasing from 3.5 to 6.8 ps for the solvent and decreasing from 120 to 70 ps for the ion pair [Bu₄NBr]^o at increasing salt concentration. The association constant of Bu₄NBr in acetonitrile determined by permittivity measurements agrees well with that from conductance measurements. The concentration-dependence of the ion-pair relaxation times reveals the rate constants of ion-pair formation and decomposition.Presented at the Symposium on Electrochemistry and Spectroscopy of Solutions, Honoring Johannes Coetzee, University of Pittsburgh, November 30, 1989.     

Thallium-205 NMR spectroscopy. Solvation of the thallous ion in dilute aqueous-amide and amide-amide binary solvent systems of formamide,N-methylformamide,andN-ethylformamide

Solvation of the thallous ion in dilute solutions of six binary solvent systems (formamide/water,N-methylformamide/water,N-ethylformamide/water, formamide/N-methylformamide, formamide/N-ethylformamide, andN-methylformamide/N-ethylformamide) was studied with²⁰⁵Tl NMR spectroscopy. An attempt was made to separate solvation effects related to the electrondonating ability (Lewis basicity) of the solvents from effects resulting from structural changes in the solvation sphere. Structural effects were found to be greatest in theN-methylformamide/water system and least in theN-methylformamide/formamide system.