High resolution CPMAS 13C NMR of organometallic solids. Observation of J coupling to tin

Chemical shift and ¹J(^117,119Sn, ¹³C) data from cross polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) proton-decoupled solid-state ¹³C NMR experiments are given for the methyltin carbon in (Me₂SnS)₃, Me₃SnOAc, Me₂S(acetylacetonate)₂, Me₂SnCl₂· 2(dimethylsulfoxide), and amorphous (Me₂SnO)_n. The relationship between the magnitude of the coupling constant and the coordination at tin is examined by reference to X-ray structure data. The tin-methyl ¹³C chemical shift was sensitive to slight variations in bond angles and bond lengths. The presence of isotopically abundant NMR-active nuclei in the molecule broadens lines, and can prevent resolution of the J coupled interaction.     

Long-range tin-tin coupling constants: II. Two-bond coupling via carbon

Tin-119 and carbon-13 NMR data for a total of 34 compounds containing the grouping Sn-C-Sn (C is either sp³- or sp²-hybridised) are presented and discussed. In organotin derivatives of alkanes, ²J(Sn-C-Sn) can only be correlated with ¹J(Sn-C₂) if a sign change for the former coupling is assumed. In most of the compounds of this type studied, ¹J(Sn-CH₃) is, due to rehybridisation and in contrast to the usual situation, larger than ¹J(Sn-C²); the same is true in some cases for distannylakenes, the behaviour of which is complicated by changes in the torsional angle about the carbon-carbon double bond. Thus correlation of ²J(Sn-C-Sn) with other spectral parameters is not possible in these cases. The total tin chemical shift range for compounds MeⁿSn(CH₂MME₃)_4-n (M  C, Si, Ge, Sn; n  0–4) is 140 ppm. Incorporation of a ditin fragment in a six-membered ring causes a downfield tin shift of 30 ppm.     

1H and 13C NMR study of α-acetylenic PIII and PIV derivatives. Signs and magnitudes of J(P?C) and J(P?H)

All J(P? H) and J(P? C) values, including signs, have been obtained in acetylenic and propynylic phosphorus derivatives, R₂P(X)? C?C? H and R₂P(X)? C?C? CH₃ (X ? oxygen, lone pair and R ? C₆H₅, N(CH₃)₂, OC₂H₅, N(C₆H₅)₂, Cl) from ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra. In P^IV derivatives the following signs are obtained: ¹J(P? C)+, ²J(P? C)+, ³J(P? C)+, ³J(P? H)+, ⁴J(P? H)? . Linear relations are observed between ¹J(P? C), ²J(P? C) and ³J(P? C) versus ³J(P? H), indicating that these coupling constants are mainly dependent on the Fermi contact term, though the other terms of the Ramsey theory do not seem to be negligible for ¹J(P? C) and ²J(P? C). In P^III derivatives these signs are: ¹J(P? C)- and +, ²J(P? C)+, ³J(P? C)-, ³J(P? H)-, ⁴J(P? H)+. Only ³J(P? C) and ³J(P? H) reflect a small contribution of the Fermi contact term while in ¹J(P? C) and ²J(P? C) this contribution seems to be negligible relative to the orbital and/or spin dipolar coupling mechanisms.     

Structural characterization of silver dialkylphosphite salts using solid‐state 109Ag and 31P NMR spectroscopy,IR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

High‐resolution solid‐state ¹⁰⁹Ag and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy was used to investigate a series of silver dialkylphosphite salts, Ag(O)P(OR)₂ (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₄H₉ and C₈H₁₇), and determine whether they adopt keto, enol or dimer structures in the solid state. The silver chemical shift, CS, tensors and |J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P)| values for these salts were determined using ¹⁰⁹Ag (Ξ = 4.652%) NMR spectroscopy. The magnitudes of J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P) range from 1250 ± 10 to 1318 ± 10 Hz and are the largest reported so far. These values indicate that phosphorus is directly bonded to silver for all these salts and thus exclude the enol structure. All ³¹P NMR spectra exhibit splittings due to indirect spin–spin coupling to ¹⁰⁷Ag (I = 1/2, NA = 51.8%) and ¹⁰⁹Ag (I = 1/2, NA = 48.2%). The ¹J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P) values measured by both ¹⁰⁹Ag and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy agree within experimental error. Analysis of ³¹P NMR spectra of stationary samples for these salts allowed the determination of the phosphorus CS tensors. The absence of characteristic P?O stretching absorption bands near 1250 cm^?1 in the IR spectra for these salts exclude the simple keto tautomer. Thus, the combination of solid‐state NMR and IR results indicate that these silver dialkylphosphite salts probably have a dimer structure. Values of silver and phosphorus CS tensors as well as ¹J(¹⁰⁹Ag, ³¹P) values for a dimer model calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) method are in agreement with the experimental observations. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Pulsed fourier transform NMR of substituted aryltrimethyltin derivatives : III. Proton data at 100 MHz and the derived Hammett σ-constant of the trimethyltin group

Proton NMR data at 100 MHz are reported for thirteen para- and meta-substituted phenyltrimethyltin compounds, XC₆H₄Sn(CH₃)₃, where X = para-N(CH₃)₂, para-OCH₃, para-OC₂H₅, para-CH₃, meta-CH₃, -H, para-F, meta-OCH₃, para-Cl, para-Br, meta-F, meta-Cl and para-Sn(CH₃)₃. Correlation coefficients with Hammett σ-constants of greater than 0.95 are obtained with the methyltin proton chemical shifts and coupling constants to carbon [¹J(¹³C¹H)] and tin [²J(SnC¹H)]. Solvent effects and other extraneous factors invalidate comparisons of ? values in terms of the relative attenuation of the transmission of substituent effects through homologous carbon, silicon, germanium and tin systems, but coupling constant data reflect a diminution of ca. one tenthfold per bond in the order ?[C(1)Sn] > ? [SnC] > ? [CH]. Satisfactory correlations (r > 0.95) are obtained in this series of closely-related compounds among the conventionally recorded two-bond, ²J(SnC¹H) and the constituent, one-bond ¹J (Sn¹³C) and J(¹³C¹H) coupling constants, but the correlation coefficient for the comparison between the two one-bond couplings, ¹J(Sn¹³C) and ¹J(¹³C¹H) is lower (r = 0.872). Changes in the couplings at the methyltin carbon bond tin-119 atoms are interpreted in terms of isovalent hybridization; a model based upon effective nuclear charges is tested with respect to both NMR coupling constants and ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer Isomer shifts at tin and is invalidated. Proton and carbon-13 NMR, chemical shift and coupling constant data are used to derive a Hammett σ-constant for the para-trimethyltin group of ?0.14, and the significance of this value is discussed.     

195Pt, 119Sn and 31P NMR studies of alkyl,aryl and acyl trichlorostannate complexes of platinum(II). The crystal structure of trans-[Pt(SnCl3)(COC6H5)(PEt3)2]

¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn and ³¹P NMR characteristics of the complexes trans-[Pt(SnCl₃)(carbon ligand)(PEt₃)₂] (1a-1e) are reported, (carbon ligand = CH₃ (1a), CH₂Ph (1b), COPh (1c), C₆Cl₅ (1d), C₆Cl₄Y (e); Y = meta- and para-NO₂, CF₃, Br, H, CH₃, OCH₃, or Pt(SnCl₃)(PEt₃)₂. The values of ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) vary from 2376 to 11895 Hz with the COPh ligand having the smallest and the C₆Cl₅ ligand the largest value, making a total range for this coupling constant, when the dimer syn-trans-[PtCl(SnCl₃)(PEt₃)]₂ is included, of ca. 33000 Hz. In the meta- and para-substituted phenyl complexes ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) (a) is greater for electron-withdrawing substituents, (b) varies more for the meta-substituted derivatives (5634 to 7906 Hz) than for the para analogues (6088 to 7644 Hz) and (c) has the lowest values when the Pt(SnCl₃)(PEt₃)₂ group is the meta- or para-substituent. The direction of the change in ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) is opposite to that found for ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹P). For the aryl complexes linear correlations are observed between δ(¹¹⁹Sn), ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn), ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ³¹P), ¹J(¹¹⁹Sn, ³¹P) and the Hammett substituent constant σⁿ. δ(¹¹⁹Sn) and ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) are related linearly to v(Pt-H) in the complexes trans-[PtH(C₆H₄Y)(PEt₃)₂]; δ(¹¹⁹Sn) and δ(¹H) (hydride) are also linearly related. Based on ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn), the acyl ligand is suggested to have a very large NMR trans influence. The differences in the NMR parameters for (1a-e) are rationalized in terms of differing σ- and π-bonding abilities of the carbon ligands.The structure of 1c has been determined by crystallographic methods. The complex has a slightly distorted square planar geometry with trans-PEt₃ ligands. Relevant bond lengths (Å) and bond angles (°) are: PtSn, 2.634(1), PtP, 2.324(4) and 2.329(4), PtC, 2.05(1); PPtP, 170.7(6), SnPtC, 173.0(3), SnPtP, 92.1(1), 91.7(1), PPtC, 88.8(4) and 88.3(4). The PtSn bond separation is the longest yet observed for square-planar platinum trichlorostannate complexes, and would be consistent with a large crystallographic trans influence of the benzoyl ligand. The PtSn bond separation is shown to correlate with ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn).     

Reactions of alkynes with bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum-ethylene: A 31P-{1H} NMR study

Internally consistent assignments of the ³¹P-{¹H} NMR parameters of the complexes [Pt(RCCR′)(PPh₃)₂] are proposed, based on the premise that the magnitude of ¹J(PtP) depends mainly on the nature of the moiety CR trans to P. For a given R, ²J(PP) correlates with ¹J(PtP) for thebond trans to CR. The alkynes PhCCSnEt₃, PhCCSnPh₃, Me₃SiCCCl, Me₃SiCCBr, Et₃SiCCI and MeCCI undergo oxidative addition reactions with [Pt(C₂H₄)(PPh₃)₂]; the intermediate alkyne complex was detected for PhCCSnEt₃, Me₃SiCCCl and Me₃CCBr. The triyne Me(CC)₃Me forms platinum(0) complexes by coordination with the central or terminal CC bond and appears also to give a platinum(II) complex by oxidative addition.     

Substituent effects on nuclear spin–spin carbon–carbon coupling constants in derivatives of acetylene

¹J(¹³C?¹³C) nuclear spin–spin coupling constants in derivatives of acetylene have been measured from natural abundance ¹³C NMR spectra and in one case (triethylsilyllithiumacetylene) from the ¹³C NMR spectrum of a ¹³C-enriched sample. It has been found that the magnitude of J(C?C) depends on the electronegativity of the substituents at the triple bond. The equation ¹J(¹³C?¹³C) = 43.38 E_x + 17.33 has been derived for one particular series of the compounds Alk₃SiC?CX, where X denotes Li, R₃Sn, R₃Si, R₃C, I, Br or Cl. The ¹J(C?C) values found in this work cover a range from 56.8 Hz (in Et₃SiC?Li) to 216.0 Hz (in PhC?CCI). However, the ¹J(C?C) vs E_x equation combined with the Egli–von Philipsborn relationship allows the calculation of the coupling constants in Li₂C₂ (32 Hz) and in F₂C₂ (356 Hz). These are probably the lowest and the highest values, respectively, which can be attained for ¹J(CC) across a triple bond. The unusually large changes of the ¹J(C?C) values are explained in terms of substituent effects followed by a re-hybridization of the carbons involved in the triple bond. INDO FPT calculations performed for two series of acetylene derivatives, with substituents varied along the first row of the Periodic Table, corroborate the conclusions drawn from the experimental data.     

13C n.m.r. spectroscopy of diethyl alkyl- and benzyl-phosphonates. A study of phosphorus–carbon spin–spin coupling constants over one to seven bonds

¹³C chemical shifts and ³¹P? ¹³C spin–spin coupling constants are reported for 10 alkyl-, 20 benzyl- and 3 (naphthylmethyl)-phosphonates. While in saturated aliphatic chains P–C couplings over more than four bonds cannot be resolved, couplings over up to seven bonds are observed in the benzyl type systems. Conformational and substituent effects on J(PC) are studied and discussed. ⁿJ(PF) (n = 4, 5, 6) are reported for the isomeric (fluorobenzyl)phosphonates and ⁿJ(PP) (n = 5, 6, 7) were obtained from the ¹³C satellites in the ³¹P n.m.r. spectra of the isomeric diphosphonates, C₆H₄[CH₂P(O)(OEt)₂]₂. Comparison of those ¹³C absorptions of the latter, which represent the X parts of ABX or AA′X spin systems, with the spectra of the corresponding (methylbenzyl)phosphonates, CH₃C₆H₄CH₂P(O)(OEt)₂, yielded the relative signs of ⁿJ(PC) (n = 2–6).     

An Investigation of 1:1 Adducts of Gallium Trihalides with Triarylphosphines by Solid‐State 69/71Ga and 31P NMR Spectroscopy

Several 1:1 adducts of gallium trihalides with triarylphosphines, X₃Ga(PR₃) (X=Cl, Br, and I; PR₃=triarylphosphine ligand), were investigated by using solid‐state ^69/71Ga and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy at different magnetic‐field strengths. The ^69/71Ga nuclear quadrupolar coupling parameters, as well as the gallium and phosphorus magnetic shielding tensors, were determined. The magnitude of the ⁷¹Ga quadrupolar coupling constants (C_Q(⁷¹Ga)) range from approximately 0.9 to 11.0 MHz . The spans of the gallium magnetic shielding tensors for these complexes, δ₁₁?δ₃₃, range from approximately 30 to 380 ppm; those determined for phosphorus range from 10 to 40 ppm. For any given phosphine ligand, the gallium nuclei are most shielded for X=I and least shielded for X=Cl, a trend previously observed for In^III–phosphine complexes. This experimental trend, attributed to spin‐orbit effects of the halogen ligands, is reproduced by DFT calculations. The signs of C_Q(^69/71Ga) for some of the adducts were determined from the analysis of the ³¹P NMR spectra acquired with magic angle spinning (MAS). The ¹J(^69/71Ga,³¹P) and ΔJ(^69/71Ga, ³¹P) values, as well as their signs, were also determined; values of ¹J(⁷¹Ga,³¹P) range from approximately 380 to 1590 Hz. Values of ¹J(^69/71Ga,³¹P) and ΔJ(^69/71Ga,³¹P) calculated by using DFT have comparable magnitudes and generally reproduce experimental trends. Both the Fermi‐contact and spin‐dipolar Fermi‐contact mechanisms make important contributions to the ¹J(^69/71Ga,³¹P) tensors. The ³¹P NMR spectra of several adducts in solution, obtained as a function of temperature, are contrasted with those obtained in the solid state. Finally, to complement the analysis of NMR spectra for these adducts, single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction data for Br₃Ga[P(p‐Anis)₃] and I₃Ga[P(p‐Anis)₃] were obtained.     

Etude par RMN 13C Et 199Hg de composes oxobromo- et dioxomercuriques

Organomercuric compounds of the general formula

and [RCOCH(R′)]₂Hg, obtained from three ketones, 2,2-dimethyl 3-pentanone, 1-mesityl 1-propanone and 1-mesityl 1-ethanone, have been studied by ¹³C and ¹⁹⁹Hg NMR techniques. Coupling constants J(CHg) and J(HgH) are consistent with C-metalated species; in each case the values of δ(C(2)) and J(C(2)H) observed are higher than expected for purely sp³ carbon. The contribution of O-metalated species and hyperconjugative effects are discussed. For two dioxomercuric compounds (R′  Me, R  t-Bu, mesityl) the existence of diastereoisomers is suggested from ¹⁹⁹Hg NMR data.     

1H, 13C, 31P NMR and conformational study of 7-membered ring organophosphorus compounds. 1,3,2-dioxaphosphepanes

The ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR data of several 2-R-2-thiono-1,3-dioxa organophosphorus molecules with 7-membered rings [R = Cl, OC₆H₅, C₆H₅, CH₃, N(CH₃)₂] are reported. The conformation of the 7-membered ring is discussed by reference to the ³J(POCH) coupling constants which are compared with those observed in 6-membered 1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes. It is shown that caution must be exercised in using the ³J(POCH) angular dependence as a stereochemical tool. The ³¹P spin lattice relaxation times of some of these 7-membered rings have been measured and the values are discussed.     

Synthesis, structures and spectroscopic properties of cyclometalated tri-tert-butylphosphine complexes of platinum(II)

Reactions of [Pt₂(μ-Cl)₂(C^∩P)₂] (C^∩P = CH₂C(Me₂)PBu^t₂-C,P) with various anionic ligands differing in ligand bite and denticity have been investigated and the resulting products have been characterized by elemental analyses and NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹⁹⁵Pt) spectroscopy. Stereochemistry of the complexes has been deduced by NMR spectroscopy. Structures of [Pt₂(μ-SPh)₂(C^∩P)₂], [Pt₂(μ-pz)₂(C^∩P)₂], [PtCl(Spy)(PBu^t₃)], [Pt₂(μ-SCOPh)₂(C^∩P)₂] and [Pt{S₂P(OPrⁱ)₂}(C^∩P)] have been established by single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The complex [Pt₂(μ-SPh)₂(C^∩P)₂] adopts a sym cis configuration while other binuclear complexes exist in a sym trans configuration. The molecular structure of [Pt{S₂P(OPrⁱ)₂}(C^∩P)] revealed that complex comprises of two four-membered chelate rings but in solution a dimeric structure based on ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR data has been suggested.     

Spectroscopic characterization and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ab initio</Emphasis> calculations of new diazaphosphole and diazaphosphorinane

Phosphoryl chloride is used as a starting material to synthesize new diazaphosphole, (1) and diazaphosphorinane, (2). The products are characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR, and IR spectroscopy. A high value ² J(PNH) = 17.0 Hz, 17.2 Hz is measured for two non-equivalent NH protons of endocyclic nitrogen atoms in compound 1, while it greatly decreases to 4.5 Hz in 2. Also, great amounts are obtained for two ² J(P,C) as well as two ³ J(P,C) in the ¹³C NMR spectrum of 1, but they are zero in 2. Here, the effect of ring strain and ring size on the structural and spectroscopic parameters is observed. The ³¹P NMR spectra reveal that δ(³¹P) of compound 1 is far much more downfield (12.63 ppm) relative to that of compound 2 (−10.39 ppm). Furthermore, ab initio quantum chemical calculations are performed to optimize the structures of these molecules by density functional theory (B3LYP) and Hartree-Fock (HF) methods, using the standard 6−31+G** basis set. The stabilization energies are calculated by the equation ΔE _{stabilization} = E _molecule − ΣE _i , where i = atom. To obtain the atomic hybridizations, NBO computations are made at the B3LYP/6−31+G** level. Also, by NMR calculations the ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P chemical shifts are obtained and compared with the experimental ones.     

15N, 31P,and 13C NMR Spectroscopy of N-Arylsulfonyl-and N-Arylcarbonyl-P,P,P-triphenylphospha-λ-Azenes. Substituent Effects and Electronic Structure

Abstract

The ¹⁵N, ³¹P and ³¹C NMR spectra of several series of phospha-λ⁵-azenes are reported. For the N-arylsulfonyl-P,P,P-triphenylphospha-δ⁵-azene series (R-C₆H₄N-SO₂-PPh₃), the ³¹P chemical shifts, various ¹³C chemical shifts and ¹J_PN were observed to correlate linearly with the Hammett σ constants. Interestingly, the ¹⁵N chemical shifts did not correlate acceptably with any σ or with the Taft dual substituent parameter equation, and 1J_PC was invariant with substituent. For the N-arylcarbonyl-P,P,P-triphenylphospha-λ⁵-azene series (R-C₆H₄-CO-N=PPh₃), δ_31P and various δ_13C's were observed to linearly correlate with the δ constants, while δ_15N, ¹J_PN and ¹J_PC correlated with both the σ and σ constants. For the N-phenyl-P,P,P-triarylphospha-λ⁵-azene series [Ph-N=P(C₆H₄-R)₃] the best correlations were observed between ³¹P, ¹⁵N and several ¹³C chemical shifts and the σ constants.     

Conformational analysis of 2-OAryl-2-oxo-4,6-dimethyl- and -4-methyl-1,3,2λ5-dioxaphosphorinanes. Spectroscopic,X-Ray,and solid-state 13C and 31P studies

Results of IR and ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR studies of the anancomeric title compounds ( 2–5 ) and compound 1 (Scheme 1) are analyzed to search for the existence of high-energy boat or twist-boat conformations in the equatorial epimers. While the difference in frequencies (Δν)_P=O between the axial and equatorial compounds and ¹³C NMR J_POCC and anti J_POCCH3 values suggest the participation of twist-boat conformations for the equatorial isomers, coupling constants in ¹H NMR J_H4H5a or J_H6H5a and J_H4H5e or J_H6H5e of the equatorial isomers 2e–4e along with the lack of a large ³J_PH in ³¹P NMR are consistent with predominant chair conformations. In addition, an X-ray structure of the equatorial 2-p-nitrophenoxy-2-oxo-cis-4,6-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane ( 4e ) showed that the molecule adopts a chair conformation with no severe ring flattening in the OPO region in the solid state. X-ray structures of trans- 4 and trans- 5 displayed chair conformations with mild ring flattening especially in the axial methyl region, presumably as a result of the steric methyl-oxygen interaction. CPMAS ¹³C and ³¹P NMR spectra of 4a and 4e provide evidence against the presence of a significant contribution of a twist-boat conformation in solid equatorial 4e . The NMR spectral analysis of 1e , on the other hand, suggests a substantial contribution of a twist conformation as well as, possibly, some contribution of the inverted chair. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 8: 509–516, 1997     

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Analysis of the 1H and 13C spectra of Br13CH213CH2Br

The ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of 1,2-dibromoethane-¹³C₂ have been analyzed to determine the magnitude (38·9 Hz) and sign (positive) of ¹J(C? C) relative to those of ³J(H? H) (positive). This type of coupling appears to be rather insensitive to the presence of bromine or methyl as substituents on the carbons.     

13C NMR: Substituent effects on one-bond 15N?13C coupling constants in anilines and anilinium ions

¹J(¹⁵N¹³C) values obtained from FT ¹³C NMR spectra were measured for a number of ¹⁵N-enriched aniline derivatives and are found to exhibit varying degrees of dependence on the nature of the ring substituent. Theoretical calculations of ¹J(¹⁵N¹³C) values for representative members of the systems examined were made using INDO parameters and a ‘sum-over-states’ perturbation approach. The calculated coupling constants are generally in fair agreement with experimental values when the integral products S_N²(o)S_C²(o) and (r^?3)_N(r^?3)_C have values of 34.437 au^?6 and 2.770 au^?6, respectively.     

First examples of [Rh(Bident)(CO)(L)] complexes where L is N-donor ligand: Molecular structure of [Rh(8-Oxiquinolinato)(CO)(NH3)]

Selective oxidation of one (trans to N) carbonyl group in [Rh(8-Oxiquinolinato)(CO)₂] with stoichiometric amount of Me₃NO in MeCN produces a solution containing [Rh(Oxq)(CO)(Me₃N)] and [Rh(Oxq)(CO)(MeCN)]. The ammonia complex, [Rh(Oxq)(CO)(NH₃)], has been prepared by action of NH₃ gas on this solution and characterized by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and X-ray data. Spectral parameters, ν(CO), δ¹³C, and ¹J(CRh), were measured in situ for a series of complexes [Rh(Oxq)(CO)(L)] (L = NAlk₃, Py, PBu₃, PPh₃, P(OPh)₃, C₈H₁₄) formed upon action of L on [Rh(Oxq)(CO)(NH₃)] in THF. A new ν(CO) and δ¹³C based scale of σ-donor/π-acceptor properties of ligands L is proposed including NH₃ and CO as the natural endpoints.     

Signs of proximate 31P, 19F and 19F, 19F spin–spin coupling constants in 2-trifluoromethylphenyldifluorophosphine

In 2-trifluoromethylphenyldifluorophosphine the proximate couplings ⁴J(¹⁹F³¹P) and ⁵J(¹⁹F¹⁹F) are + 68.3 and + 8.3 Hz, respectively. ¹J(¹³C³¹P) is ?57.0 Hz, ²J(¹³C-1, ¹⁰F) is + 9.9 Hz and ²J(¹³C-6, ¹³C-6, ³¹P) is + 10.1 Hz. The trifluoromethyl substituent induces substantial changes in some coupling constants, particularly those between the ³¹P and ring ¹³C nuclei.