Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of some methyl and phenyl substituted 2H-azirines

Carbon-13 n.m.r. spectra have been obtained for some methyl and phenyl substituted 2H-azirines. The higher field resonance of C-2 than that of the corresponding aziridine carbon is interpreted in terms of ring strain. Substituent effects on the chemical shifts of the azirine ring carbons are discussed. A set of additivity parameters for the methyl and phenyl groups are obtained which can be used for the calculation of the chemical shifts of the azirine ring carbons. The substituent effect of an azirine ring on the chemical shift of benzene is also discussed in comparison with those of some other substituents. A high degree of s character (48.5%) in the exocyclic orbital of C-3 is indicated by a large J(¹³C-3,H) value (242.5 Hz).     

Carbon-13 NMR studies on some 5-substituted quinoxalines

Eleven 5-substituted quinoxalines (NO₂, NH₂, COOH, OCH₃, CH₃, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, the latter five not reported previously) have been synthesized by standard methods. Their ¹³C NMR spectra have been measured in DMSO-d₆ and assigned on the basis of substituent parameters, by line widths and by intensities. The chemical shifts compare favorably with those calculated using benzene substituent parameters, and are very close to those of corresponding carbons in 1-substituted phenazines. The correlation with the chemical shifts of the corresponding positions in 1-substituted naphthalenes is also close except for those of carbons 4a and 8a in the quinoxalines which, due to their proximity to nitrogen, are downfield (in some cases 12 ppm) of the signals of the corresponding carbons in naphthalene. 5-Fluoroquinoxaline was also measured in CDCl₃, CD₃COCD₃, CD₃CN, CD₃OD, C₆D₆ and CD₃COOD. In all solvents an abnormally low ²J(CF) (～ 12 Hz) was found for C-4a and no C? F spin-spin splitting could be detected for the three-bond coupling of C-8a. Similar abnormalities were found in 2-fluoroaniline and 2-fluoroacetanilide. There are linear relationships between the Q parameter of the substituent and the chemical shift of carbons 4a, 5 and 6. A linear relationship also exists between the chemical shift of C-8 (‘para’ position) and the Hammett σ_p parameter of the substituent.     

Investigation of Substituent Effects on Proton and Carbon-13 Chemical Shifts of 4-Substituted Trans-Stilbenes

Proton and carbon-13 chemical shifts of para-substituted stilbenes have been measured. ¹H-¹H, ¹H-¹³C COSY spectra were obtained to analyze unambiguously the chemical shifts of protons and carbons. A long range coupling between 2-H and α-H was observed in a ¹H-¹H COSY spectrum. The observed chemical shifts have been correlated with Hammett substituent parameters. Among ethenyl protons and carbons, all but the chemical shifts of α-H show good correlation with both dual substituent parameters and single substituent parameters. In addition to this finding, the excellent linear correlations of C-l, and 4′-H of 4-substituted trans-stilbenes are also reported. Besides the correlations of chemical shifts with Hammett parameters, a good correlation between the chemical shifts and the calculated charges of position C-4′ are reported.     

Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Substituent-induced chemical shift effects on cyclopropyl carbons of 4-substituted cyclopropylbenzenes

Carbon-13 chemical shifts of the cyclopropyl carbons of eleven 4-substituted cyclopropylbenzenes have been measured under conditions effectively corresponding to infinite dilution in DCCI₃. The substituent-induced chemical shifts (SCS) of both the α and β carbons of the cyclopropane ring were found to be downfield with electron-attracting groups and upfield for electron-donating groups. The trends for the β carbons correspond to those observed for the β carbons of 4-substituted phenylethenes, while the trends of the α carbons are similar to those found for the α carbons of 4-substituted isopropyl benzenes. The results for the β carbons can be rationalized by postulating a substantial contribution from a hyperconjugative resonance effect involving the σ system of the benzene ring (and its 4-substituent) and the C-α—C? β bonds of the cyclopropane ring. The effects on the α carbons are in accord with a very reasonable smaller inductive polarization of the C-α? C-β bonds than encountered for the carbons of corresponding ethenyl- or ethynylbenzenes.     

Transmission of substituent effects through unsaturated systems. I—relative magnitudes of proton and carbon substituent chemical shifts in ethylenes,butadienes, α-enones and benzenes

The carbon-13 shifts of C-1, C-2 and C-3 are determined in a series of 1-cyclohexen-3-ones substituted in position 1. Linear relationships are demonstrated between the substituent chemical shifts of corresponding carbons in substituted ethylenes, butadienes, α-enones and benzenes. The substituent chemical shifts of proton H-2 are also reported and correlated with those of corresponding protons in ethylenes and benzenes. The slopes of the lines for the carbons directly linked to the substituent are close to unity, showing a relative independence of the substituent effect for this nucleus from the variation of the unsaturated framework. In contrast to this, the transmission of the substituent effect through one double bond (nuclei β to the substituents) decreases as the number of conjugated π bonds in the whole structure increases. This relationship is interpreted as being due to the ability of an unsaturated system to spread the variation of π electron density induced by the substituent.     

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.     

A 13C n.m.r. study of the B6 vitamins and of their aldimine derivatives

The vitamins, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, pyridoxal-5′-phosphate and pyridoxamine-5′-phosphate, have been studied in aqueous solution over a pH range of 2–12 by ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Resonance assignments are made primarily by the spin–spin coupling constants of carbons with protons and with phosphorus. The proton–carbon coupling constants show a marked conformational dependence in the hemiacetal form of pyridoxal. Furthermore, the H-6? C-5 coupling constant in the vitamins is much smaller than the corresponding constant in pyridine. This may be due either to an effect of the C-5 substituent in vitamins or to a different electronic configuration of the zwitterionic hydroxypyridine ring. The addition of manganese to a solution of pyridoxal phosphate causes line broadenings consistent with the interaction of the metal ion with this vitamin at the formyl and phenolic oxygens. The chemical shifts of the aromatic carbons of pyridoxine have been calculated, as a function of pH, by summing shielding parameters which were estimated empirically from pyridine derivatives. The calculated shifts agree well with the experimental data for C-3, C-5 and C-6, less well for C-2, and poorly for C-4. The deviation from additivity for C-4 indicates a preferred orientation for the 4-hydroxymethyl substituent caused by internal hydrogen bonding between the substituents at C-3 and C-4. Evidence is presented for the existence of the free aldehyde form of pyridoxal at alkaline pH. Aldimine complexes of pyridoxal and pyridoxal phosphate with amines and amino acids have also been studied. Characteristic chemical shift changes caused by both pyridinium and aldimine nitrogen deprotonations are seen. Additionally, the chemical shifts of carbons of the pyridine ring are dependent upon the structure of the imine, especially when the aldimine nitrogen is protonated. We conclude that this dependency is due to steric effects in an aldimine complex which is constrained by internal hydrogen bonding. We also discuss the merits of carbons 3 and 4 as possible sites of cofactor labeling for enzymatic studies.     

Substituent effects in heterocyclic systems by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance. Isoxazoles

The carbon-13 nmr spectra of a series of 3-aryl-5-phenylisoxazoles (I) and 3-phenyl-5-arylisoxazoles (II) have been recorded and the signals assigned. Carbon-13 data for series I show little effect of substituent on the chemical shift of the isoxazole ring carbons. However, a plot of the carbon-13 chemical shift of carbon-5 in the isoxazole system I versus the chemical shift of carbon-3 in the 3-(4′-aryl)-1-phenylpropenones gives a straight line (r = .989) with a slope of 0.35. In series II, the chemical shifts of both carbon-4 and -5 are relatively sensitive to substituent effects. Fair correlations between Hammett sigma values and the chemical shifts of these two carbons are found; dual substituent parameter treatment improves the correlations. The results obtained from correlations with carbon-4 in series II are similar to those obtained from β-carbons of a number of styrene systems. The data show that carbon-4 in series II is approximately 20% less sensitive to substituent effects than the previously reported data for carbon-3 of 2-arylfurans. Transmission of substituent effects in the isoxazole system compare well with those of the benzothiazole system.     

Dual substituent parameter analysis of the ethyl and ipso 13C n.m.r. chemical shifts of some ring-substituted ethylbenzenes and ethylnaphthalenes

The natural abundance ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of a series of para-substituted ethylbenzenes, 4-substituted-1-ethylnaphthalenes and a limited series of 6-substituted-2-ethylnaphthalenes have been examined at low dilution in deuterochloroform solvent. The ethyl carbons and C_ipso in the phenyl series (i.e. have been assigned, and substituent chemical shifts for these carbons calculated and analysed by the Dual Substituent Parameter treatment. (Chemical shifts of all ring carbons have been obtained, but not assigned). Generally speaking, electron-withdrawing substituents lead to positive (i.e. downfield) substituent chemical shifts for CH ₂ and negative substituent chemical shifts for C H₃, i.e. ‘normal’ and ‘inverse’ behaviour respectively. C_ipso in the phenyl series exhibits a ‘normal’ dependence. The dependences of the various substituent chemical shifts on inductive and resonance parameters are discussed, and compared with the behaviour of side chain carbons in other substituted benzene systems.     

Carbon-13 n.m.r. spectra of 2,3-dimethylenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and 2,3-dimethylene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes

The ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of 11 derivatives of 2,3-dimethylenenorbornane, 1–11, of 5 derivatives of 2,3-dimethylene-7-oxanorbornane, 12–16, and of 2,3,5,6-tetramethylene-7-oxanorbornane (17) have been measured and the chemical shifts have been assigned. The effects of 1-methyl, 5-hydroxy, 5-acetoxy, 5-para-bromobenzenesulphonyloxy and 5-keto substituents on the olefinic carbons of the s-cis-butadiene group are compared with the same substituent effects reported for model compounds. Apparent linear correlations between the reciprocals of the V←N transition energies of the butadiene chromophores and the differences of the chemical shifts ΔδC between the quaternary and methylene olefinic carbons are found for the dienes 1–3, 12–14, butadiene and 2,3-dimethylbutadiene. The ΔδC of the olefinic carbons of the tetraene 17 also falls on the correlation line if the average of the two absorption hands at 250 and 228 nm is taken for the V←N transition energy of this compound. The chemical shift of the carbon of the methano bridge H₂C-7 is almost insensitive to the presence of one or two methylene groups at C-2,3, in contrast with the downfield shift of 10–14 ppm observed when an endocyclic double bond is introduced into the norbornane skeleton.     

13C NMR of organosulfur compounds the 13C chemical shifts of monocyclic γ- and δ-sultones

The ¹³C NMR spectra of several monocyclic γ-sultones(1,2-oxathiolane 2,2-dioxides) and δ-sultones(1,2-oxathiane 2,2-dioxides) have been determined and are presented herein. The chemical shifts of the ring carbons of these compounds are compared in terms of conformational, electronic and anisotropic differences. Electric field effects may be responsible for the chemical shifts of the C-α carbon, but do not appear to be important for C-α. Anisotropic deshielding also appears to be important for the chemical shifts of C-α, but the effects on C-α appear to be small. Dipole changes at C-α and C-α, induced by back donation of electron density from the ring oxygen to sulfur, may explain the chemical shifts at C-α. Substituent effects are readily explained in terms of well-known effects. In general, the carbons closest to the sulfonate group are found to be the most affected, and the carbons of the δ-sultones proximate to the sulfonate group are found to be more deshielded than those of the γ-sultones.     

Carbon-13 NMR studies of quinolines and isoquinolines. II. Chlorine–nitrogen interactions and N-oxide effects

Carbon-13 chemical shift assignments are reported for four chloroquinolines, six chloroisoquinolines, one dichloroquinoline, four dichloroisoquinolines, four methylchloroquinolines, two methylchloroisoquinolines, quinoline N-oxide, isoquinoline N-oxide, five methylquinoline N-oxides, two methylisoquinoline N-oxides and three chloroisoquinoline N-oxides. Chlorine substituent chemical shift (SCS) effects are reported for the alpha, ortho, meta, para and peri positions. Consistent patterns are observed for the para and peri positions, a vinylogous ortho pattern is reported and the additivity of these SCS effects is demonstrated. Alpha SCS effects vary widely from 1.1 ppm upfield in 1-chloroisoquinoline to 6.7 ppm downfield in 4-chloroquinoline. These results, together with those in the literature, permit the definition of steric and nitrogen lone-pair contributions which modify the ‘normal’ chlorine SCS effect, and these modifying contributions are shown to be roughly additive. Large (6–16 ppm) upfield shifts are observed for the carbons ortho and para to the N-oxide group. The individual magnitudes of these shifts and their sum are constant and the effects are additive in substituted systems. A 9.5 ppm upfield shift is also observed for C-8 in quinoline N-oxides which is attributed to a space–charge interaction. Substituent chemical shift (SCS) effects for the chloro and methyl groups and the chemical shifts of the methyl carbons are essentially the same in the N-oxides as in the parent heterocycles and are additive, except for those molecules where the substituent is adjacent to the N-oxide moiety, in which cases substantial interactions are observed.     

Influence of substituents on carbonyl carbon chemical shifts in 4-substituted bornane-2,3-diones and the preparation of bornane-2,3-dione

¹³C Chemical shifts of the 4-substituted boniane-2,3-dione(1–6) have been assigned. The shielding of the CO carbons brought about by electron withdrawing substituents is attributed to a field effect of the substituent which serves to increase the CO bond order. For the substituent bearing carbons C(4), enhanced shielding is noted and these carbons exhibit small substituent chemical shifts. A preparative method leading to borane-2,3-dione is described and briefly discussed.     

Substituent effects on carbon-13 NMR chemical shifts of side chain carbonyl carbons of 4-substituted 1-naphthamides

Substituent induced¹³C NMR chemical shifts of side chain carbonyl carbons of several 4-substituted 1-naphthamides have been measured in DMSO-d ₆ solvent. Analysis of the substituent induced chemical shifts by the DSP equation gave the regression equation. Both {ie207-1} and {ie207-2} values were negative. The negative sign on {ie207-3} term indicates the operation of a reverse substituent effect and that π-polarisation is the important mechanism for the transmission of substituent effects by inductive effect. Theperi-hydrogen interaction in naphthamides forces the amide group out of the plane of the naphthalene ring.     

Stereochemistry and 13C NMR investigation of 9-halotetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones

It was shown that the halogen atom occupies the quasi-axial position in the predominant conformer of the 9-halo derivatives of tetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones. When R³ = Me, the conformational equilibrium is determined by the latter substituent which is always quasi-axial. The effects of the methyl group and the halogen atoms on the ¹³C chemical shifts (SCS values) were used for the identification of cis and trans isomers. Interesting non additivity of substituent effects was found in derivatives bearing quasi-axial substituents at C-6 and C-9: and this was caused by the ring flattening.     

13C chemical shifts of symmetrically substituted biphenyls: Unambiguous signal assignment for the carbons ortho and para to an aryl group

The natural abundance ¹³C NMR spectra of 2,2′-dimethyl-, 2,2′-dimethoxy- and 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyls, and a series of 2,2′-dimethoxy-5,5′-disubstituted biphenyls were recorded. Unambiguous signal assignments of the carbons ortho and para to an aryl ring in biphenyls were made by selective deuteration and/or the graphical method for ¹H single frequency off-resonance decoupled spectra. Contrary to the reported assignments, it was shown that the signal for C-6 in 2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl clearly appears at lower field than that for C-4. The signals for the ortho carbons (C-6) of 2,2′-dimethoxy-5,5′-disubstituted biphenyls generally appeared at lower fields than those for the para carbons (C-4). The validity of applying deuterium isotope shifts to the assignments of ¹³C chemical shifts of di- and tetra-substituted biphenyls is also discussed.     

Investigation of benzimidazoles. III—transmission of the substituent effects in 2-substituted 1-methylbenzimidazoles studied by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance

The influence of substituents on the ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of 2-substituted 1-methylbenzimidazoles has been investigated. The electronic effects of the substituents are transmitted to C-4 and C-7 mainly by the resonance mechanism, and to C-5, C-6 and N-CH₃, by approximately equal contributions of the resonance and inductive components. A critical analysis of the share in the transmission of substituent effects through the ‘pyridine-type’ and ‘pyrrole-type’ nitrogen atoms is given.     

Synthesis and NMR spectral studies of N-chloroacetyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones

A series of 2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones having electron withdrawing chloroacetyl group at the heterocyclic nitrogen were synthesized. Unambiguous characterizations of the synthesized compounds were achieved by one-dimensional ((1)H NMR and (13)C NMR) and two-dimensional (HOMOCOSY, NOESY and HSQC spectra for compounds 8 and 9 and HOMOCOSY spectrum only for 10) NMR spectroscopic data. The conformational preferences of N-chloroacetyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones with and without alkyl substituent at C-3 and C-5 (8-14) have also been discussed using the spectral studies. The spectral data and extracted coupling constant values suggest that the compounds 8, 12 and 14 adopt flattened boat conformation whereas the remaining compounds exist in twist-boat conformations in solution with coplanar orientation of the chloroacetyl moiety present at the heterocyclic nitrogen. The substituent parameters for the chloroacetyl moiety on the heterocyclic ring carbons have also been derived and discussed elaborately on the basis of their steric, electronic and gamma-eclipsing interaction. This substituent at the nitrogen causes a substantial change on the chemical shifts of ring carbons and the associated protons.     

Carbon-13 NMR spectra of some 4-substituted phenacyl bromides

The ¹³C NMR signals for some 4- substituted phenacyl bromides were assigned. The experimental chemical shifts of the aromatic ring carbons are in close agreement with those calculated using substituent chemical shifts. Both the carbonyl and the α-methylene carbons exhibit upfield shifts compared with those of the corresponding 4-substituted acetophenones.     

13C and 1H chemical shifts in 2-benzylidene[3]ferrocenophane-1,3-diones. Elucidation of the substituent dependence of carbonyl chemical shifts in different carbonyl derivatives

The ¹³C and ¹H chemical shifts of the ferrocene moiety, as well as the carbonyl carbons and styrene moiety, of substituted 2-benzylidene[3]ferrocenophane-1,3-diones have been assigned. Correlations of ¹³C substituent chemical shifts of both carbonyl carbons with the Hammett constants have been found, and the effect of the transmission of substituent effects on these chemical shifts through the styrene moiety is discussed. An explanation is given for the different sensitivities of the carbonyl carbon chemical shifts to the electronic effect of substituents in mono- and dicarbonyl derivatives.