Substituent effects on 33S NMR chemical shifts in sulphones

The ³³S NMR spectra of some selected sulphones demonstrate additive substituent-induced chemical shift (SCS) effects. In dimethyl sulphone (1), replacement of a methyl group by a vinyl or a phenyl group causes an SCS effect of ?7 to ?8.5 ppm or ?4 to ?5 ppm, respectively. The ³³S chemical shift in 1 is also sensitive to substitution of methyl protons. The ß-substituent effect for methyl and phenyl groups is in the range +7 to +8 ppm and +5.5 to +6 ppm, respectively.     

Substituent effects on carbon-13 chemical shifts of para-substituted benzylbenzenes

Carbon-13 chemical shifts of fourteen para-substituted benzylbenzenes have been determined. The relative substituent chemical shifts (SCS) of the methylene carbons and the aromatic ring carbons (C-4, C-1′ and C-4′) correlated well with the Hammett substituent effects using the dual substituent parameter method. The transmission of substituent effects through the benzylbenzene system is briefly discussed.     

Substituent effects on carbon-13 chemical shifts in 2,6-disubstituted adamantanes

Carbon-13 NMR spectral data for a series of symmetrical 2,6-disubstituted adamantanes (O?, CH₂?, CH₃, OH, OCOCH₃) are presented. The substituent effects on ¹³C chemical shifts are additive, except for carbons 2 and 6 in 2,6-adamantanedione. The non-additivity of the substituent effect in the diketone can be interpreted in terms of a through-space interaction of the carbonyl π-electrons; the additivity in the other derivatives indicates that there is no appreciable interaction between the substituents.     

Substituent effects on the P NMR chemical shifts of arylphosphorothionates

Six tris(aryloxy)phosphorothionates substituted in the para position of the aromatic rings were synthesized and studied by ³¹P NMR, X-ray diffraction techniques and ab initio calculations at a RHF/6-31G** level of theory, in order to find the main structural factors associated with the δ³¹P in these compounds. As the electron-withdrawing (EW) ability of the substituents was increased, an ‘abnormal’ shielding effect on δ³¹P of the arylphosphorothionates was observed. The analyses of the geometrical properties obtained through both experimental and theoretical methods showed that a propeller-type conformation is preferred for the arylphosphorothionates, except in the case of the tris(O-4-methylphenyl)phosphorothionate, since one of the aromatic rings is not rotated in the same direction as the other two in the solid state. The main features associated with the δ³¹P NMR of compounds 1-6 were a decrease of the averaged O-P-O angle and mainly the shortening of the PS bond length, which is consistent with an increase of the thiophosphoryl bond order as δ³¹P values go upfield. On the other hand, comparison of the experimental and calculated bond lengths and bond angles involving α bonded atoms to phosphorus of the six compounds suggested that stereoelectronic interactions of the type n_πO-σ*_PS, n_πO-σ*_P-OAr and n_πS-σ*_P-OAr could be present in the arylphosphorothionates 1-6.     

Substituent effects in the 13C NMR chemical shifts of alpha-mono-substituted acetonitriles

13C chemical shifts empirical calculations, through a very simple additivity relationship, for the alpha-methylene carbon of some alpha-mono-substituted acetonitriles, Y-CH(2)-CN (Y=H, F, Cl, Br, I, OMe, OEt, SMe, SEt, NMe(2), NEt(2), Me and Et), lead to similar, or even better, results in comparison to the reported values obtained through Quantum Mechanics methods. The observed deviations, for some substituents, are very similar for both approaches. This divergence between experimental and calculated, either empirically or theoretically, values are smaller than for the corresponding acetones, amides, acetic acids and methyl esters, which had been named non-additivity effects (or intramolecular interaction chemical shifts, ICS) and attributed to some orbital interactions. Here, these orbital interactions do not seem to be the main reason for the non-additivity effects in the empirical calculations, which must be due solely to the magnetic anisotropy of the heavy atom present in the substituent. These deviations, which were also observed in the theoretical calculations, were attributed in that case to the non-inclusion of relativistic effects and spin-orbit coupling in the Hamiltonian. Some divergence is also observed for the cyano carbon chemical shifts, probably due to the same reasons.     

Substituent effects on chemical hardness

It is shown that for a number of molecules there exists a Hammett-like equation for the chemical hardness or the HOMO -LUMO energy gap. Substituent effects can be factored out of the molecular hardness. Preliminary results show that a hardness substituent constant, similar to the Hammett σ-constant, can be defined and determined for each substituent. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Geometry of α-cyclodextrin inclusion-complexes with some substituted benzenes deduced from C-13 NMR chemical shifts

The geometries of inclusion complexes of -cyclodextrin (-CD) with guests, benzoic acid, p-hydroxy benzoic acid, and p-nitrophenol in aqueous solution have been determined by comparing the complexation induced C-13 shifts of guest molecules with quantum chemical predictions. In the calculations, the non-polar environmental effect produced by the -CD cavity on the C-13 shifts of included guest molecule has been formulated by the so-called solvent effect theory. The geometries of the complexes predicted theoretically were consistent with those in aqueous solution determined by H-1 NMR and those in the solid by the X-ray method.Details containing a more complete methodology and complete data will be published elsewhere.     

Substituent effects on 13C and 1H chemical shifts in 3-benzylidene-2,4-pentanediones

Substituent effects on the ¹³C and ¹H chemical shifts have been studied for derivatives of 3-benzylidene-2, 4-pentanedione. A significant correlation has been found between chemical shifts of the Z carbonyl group (C-2) and Hammett constants, while no correlation has been found for the E carbonyl group (C-4). Attempts have been made to determine the structural factors which influence these effects. The conformation of 3-benzylidene-2, 4-pentanediones has been determined by ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Substituent effects on 15N NMR chemical shifts in selected N-alkylthiohydroxamic acids. A comparative study

The 15N NMR spectra of three N-alkyl-delta-carbomethoxyvalerothiohydroxamic acids (2) and six synthesized N-isopropylbenzothiohydroxamic acids (3) were measured and compared with appropriate spectra of structurally similar hydroxylamines (1), benzohydroxamic acids (4), benzamides (5) and thiobenzamides (6). The analysis of the chemical shifts of the thiohydroxamic acids under investigation indicates that the inductive effect of the hydroxyl group rather than steric hindrance is responsible for non-additivity of the effect of substituents. Additionally, N-hydroxyl diminishes the effect of aromatic ring substituents on the 15N chemical shifts in the thiohydroxamic acids 3 which is approximately half that in the respective thiobenzamides 6. The chemical shift values correlate best with Brown's sigma+ parameter.     

Substituent effects on 13C NMR chemical shifts in the saturated framework of primary aliphatic derivatives

A general equation describing the effect of substituents on α-carbons in a saturated framework was developed from ¹³C chemical shifts obtained under uniform conditions for selected aliphatic compounds. Experimental correlations for β- and γ-carbons and a discussion of the results are presented.     

Proximity effects in pyridines. Proton chemical shifts in substituted methyl pyridinecarboxylates

Ring and ester proton chemical shifts in six series of substituted methyl pyridinecarboxylates have been measured. Results for ring protons ortho and para to the substituent can generally be accounted for by additive substituent, ester and nitrogen effects. Shifts for protons meta to the substituent, when compared with analogous shifts in monosubstituted benzenes, provide evidence of substituent–nitrogen interactions. In particular, a special effect is noted for series where both the proton and substituent are adjacent to the nitrogen. The origin of this effect is discussed. The ester proton results lead to essentially the same conclusions. Although this probe is much less sensitive to substituent effects, the same special effect is evident for the methyl 6-X-picolinate series.     

Substituent effects on 13C-15N spin couplings and 13C chemical shifts in benzenediazonium ions

Similar trends are observed for ¹J(¹³C-¹⁵N) values for a series of aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates and comparable anilinium fluorosulfonates. Contributions from resonance structures involving double-bond character in the CN bond are judged to be relatively unimportant in the ground state structure of aryldiazonium ions.     

Substituent effects on fluorine - 19 chemical shifts in benzobicyclo(2.2.2)octen-1-yl fluorides

Inverse ¹⁹F substituent chemical shifts (SCS) of $\text{m}$- and $\text{p}$-substituted benzylfluorides are shown to have their origin in hyperconjugation involving the CF δ - bond.     

Substituent effects in aromatic ligands the substituted pyridines

Blue paramagnetic (μ = ∼3·2 B.M.) complexes having formulas [Ni(X-py)₄(ClO₄)₂], where X is H, 3-CH₃, 3-Br, 4-C₂H₅, 3,5-(CH₃)₂, and 4-i-C₃H₇, are reported. Also, yellow diamagnetic [Ni(X-py)₄](ClO₄)₂ complexes, where X is 4-CH₃ and 4-NH₂, and the slightly paramagnetic yellow [Ni(3-pic)₄](ClO₄)₂ complex are reported. Characterization of the complexes include studies of the infrared, near-infrared, and visible spectra of the solid complexes and their solutions in the component pyridine base and in acetone. Near-infra-red and visible absorption bands are assigned in agreement with either regular or distorted octahedral stereochemistries for the blue complexes and solutions and in agreement with square-planar stereochemistry for the yellow complexes. The co-ordination of the perchlorate ion to the nickel ion in the blue complexes is confirmed from the splitting of the degenerate modes and the activation of the symmetric modes of the perchlorate ion in the infra-red spectrum. The ability of two of the complexes to form clathrates with aromatic guests is observed. Inductive, steric, and resonance effects of the substituents are considered as possible explanations of the observed substituent effects. The influence of the resonance effect on the possibility of synergic bonding between the nickel and the pyridine base is considered to be the most important factor in determining the stereochemistries of the complexes. The value of Δ for the 3- and 4-substituted pyridines is judged relatively insensitive to the substituent group.     

Substituent effects on ion abundances and energetics in substituted acetophenones

Based on the quasi-equilibrium theory of mass spectra it is shown that the intensity ratio [A]⁺/[M]⁺, where [A]⁺ is a fragment ion and [M]⁺ is the molecular ion, is given by [A]⁺/[M]⁺ = f′ (k₁/k_t) ((1/f) ? 1), where f is the fraction of molecular ions with insufficient energy to fragment, f′ is the fraction of [A]⁺ ions with insufficient energy to fragment, and k₁/k_t is the fraction of fragmenting molecular ions which form [A]⁺. For substituted acetophenones it is shown that f depends on the substituent present and that f′ k₁/k_t is also substituent dependent for formation of both [CH₃CO]⁺ and [YC₆H₄CO]⁺. It is also shown that no direct information concerning the effect of a substituent on the rate of a particular fragmentation reaction can be obtained from intensity studies. The ionization potentials of the parent molecules and the appearance potentials of the [YC₆H₄CO]⁺ fragment ions have been measured for fifteen substituted acetophenones and the correlations with substituent constants are discussed.     

Carbonyl C13 chemical shifts in substituted benzaldehydes

The carbonyl C¹³ chemical shifts in some substituted benzaldehydes have been measured by the “indirect” method using heteronuclear double resonance techniques on the C¹³ satellites in the 100 Mc/s proton spectra. The chemical shift changes can be explained largely by the influence of the substituent on the conjugation between the carbonyl group and the aromatic ring, although this can cause different effects to be observed for ortho-, meta- and para-positions of substitution. The results for the substituted benzaldehydes are compared with those obtained by other workers on the changes in chemical shift produced by substituents in other aromatic systems.     

Carbon-13 chemical shifts of substituted nortricyclenes

¹³C NMR spectra of a series of substituted nortricyclene derivatives have been measured, and the ¹³C chemical shifts interpreted in terms of α, β, γ and δ-effects. The nature of these substiuent shifts is discussed together with some analytical possibilities. The substituent shifts provide valuable data about the steric effects in strained molecules and can be used as increments for structural analysis, particularly for the determination of orientations of substituent groups.