1-Methylthio-1-phenyl-1-silacyclohexane: Synthesis,conformational preferences in gas and solution by GED,NMR and theoretical calculations

1-Methylthio-1-phenyl-1-silacyclohexane 1, the first silacyclohexane with the sulfur atom at silicon, was synthesized and its molecular structure and conformational preferences studied by gas-phase electron diffraction (GED) and low temperature ¹³C and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy (LT NMR). Quantum-chemical calculations were carried out both for the isolated species and solvate complexes in gas and in polar medium. The predominance of the 1-MeS_axPh_eq conformer in gas phase (1-Ph_eq:1-Ph_ax = 55:45, ΔG° = 0.13 kcal/mol) determined from GED is consistent with that measured in the freon solution by LT NMR (1-Ph_eq:1-Ph_ax = 65:35, ΔG° = 0.12 kcal/mol), the experimentally measured ratios being close to that estimated by quantum chemical calculations at both the DFT and MP2 levels of theory.     

Synthesis,conformational preferences in gas and solution,and molecular gear rotation in 1-(dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-1-silacyclohexane by gas phase electron diffraction (GED), LT NMR and theoretical calculations

1-(Dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-1-silacyclohexane 1, was synthesized, and its molecular structure and conformational properties studied by gas-phase electron diffraction (GED), low temperature ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and quantum-chemical calculations. The predominance of the 1-Ph_ax conformer (1-Ph_eq:1-Ph_ax ratio of 20:80%, ΔG°(317?K)?=??0.87?kcal/mol) in the gas phase is close to the theoretically estimated conformational equilibrium. In solution, low temperature NMR spectroscopy showed analyzable decoalescence of C_ipso and C(1,5) carbon signals in ¹³C NMR spectra at 103?K. Opposite to the gas state in the freon solution employed (CD₂Cl₂/CHFCl₂/CHFCl₂?=?1:1:3), which is still liquid at 100?K, the 1-Ph_eq conformer was found to be the preferred one [(1-Ph_eq: 1-Ph_ax?=?77%: 23%, K?=?77/23?=?2.8; ?ΔG°?=??RT ln K (at 103?K)?=?0.44?±?0.1?kcal/mol]. When comparing 1 with 1-phenyl-1-(X)silacylohexanes (X?=?H, Me, OMe, F, Cl), studied so far, the trend of predominance of the Ph_ax conformer in the gas phase and of the Ph_eq conformer in solution is confirmed.     

Theoretical Studies of Inorganic Compounds. 19 1) Quantum Chemical Investigations of the Phosphane Complexes X3B‐PY3 and X3Al‐PY3 (X = H,F, Cl; Y = F,Cl, Me,CN)

We report about quantum chemical ab initio calculations at the MP2/6‐311+G(2d)//MP2/6‐31G(d) level and DFT calculations at BP86/TZP of the geometries and bond dissociation energies of the borane‐phosphane complexes X₃B‐PY₃ and the alane‐phosphane complexes X₃Al‐PY₃ (X = H, F, Cl; Y = F, Cl, Me, CN). The nature of the B‐P and Al‐P bonds is analyzed with a bond energy partitioning method. The calculated bond dissociation energies D_e of the borane adducts X₃B‐PY₃ show for the phosphane ligands the trend PMe₃ > PCl₃ ∼ PF₃ > P(CN)₃. A similar trend PMe₃ > PCl₃ > PF₃ > P(CN)₃ is predicted for the alane complexes X₃Al‐PY₃. The order of the Lewis acid strength of the boranes depends on the phosphane Lewis base. The boranes show with PMe₃ and PCl₃ the trend BH₃ > BCl₃ > BF₃ but with PF₃ and P(CN)₃ the order is BH₃ > BF₃ > BCl₃. The bond energies of the alane complexes show always the trend AlCl₃ ≥ AlF₃ > AlH₃. The bonding analysis shows that it is generally not possible to correlate the trend of the bond energies with one single factor which determines the bond strength. The preparation energy which is necessary to deform the Lewis acid and Lewis base from the equilibrium form to the geometry in the complex may have a strong influence on the bond energies. The intrinsic interaction energies may have a different order than the bond dissociation energies. The trend of the interaction energies are sometimes determined by a single factor (Pauli repulsion, electrostatic attraction or covalent bonding) but sometimes all components are important. The higher Lewis acid strength of BCl₃ compared with BF₃ in strongly bonded complexes is not caused by the deformation energy of the fragments but it is rather caused by the intrinsic interaction energy. P(CN)₃ is a weaker Lewis base than PF₃, PCl₃ and PMe₃ mainly because of its weaker electrostatic attraction. The complex H₃B‐P(CN)₃ is predicted to have a bond dissociation energy D_o = 14.8 kcal/mol which should be sufficient to synthesize the compound as the first adduct with the ligand P(CN)₃. The calculated bond energies at the BP86 level are in most cases very similar to the MP2 results. In a few cases significantly different absolute values have been found which are caused by the method and not by the quality of the basis set.     

Unexpected conformational properties of 1-trifluoromethyl-1-silacyclohexane, C5H10SiHCF3: gas electron diffraction, low-temperature NMR spectropic studies, and quantum chemical calculations

The molecular structure of axial and equatorial conformers of 1-trifluoromethyl-1-silacyclohexane, (C5H10SiHCF3), as well as the thermodynamic equilibrium between these species was investigated by means of gas electron diffraction (GED), dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance (DNMR) spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations (B3LYP, MP2, and CBS-QB3). According to GED, the compound exists as a mixture of two Cs symmetry conformers possessing the chair conformation of the six-membered ring and differing in the axial or equatorial position of the CF3 group (axial=58(12) mol%/equatorial=42(12) mol%) at T=293 K. This result is in a good agreement with the theoretical prediction. This is, however, in sharp contrast to the conformational properties of the cyclohexane analogue. The main structural feature for both conformers is the unusually long exocyclic bond length Si--C 1.934(10) A. A low-temperature 19F NMR experiment results in an axial/equatorial ratio of 17(2) mol%:83(2) mol% at 113 K and a DeltaG (not equal) of 5.5(2) kcal mol-1. CBS-QB3 calculations in the gas-phase and solvation effect calculations using the PCM(B3LYP/6-311G*) and IPCM(B3LYP/6-311G*) models were applied to estimate the axial/equatorial ratio in the 100-300 K temperature range, which showed excellent agreement with the experimental results. The minimum energy pathways for the chair-to-chair inversion of trifluoromethylsilacyclohexane and methylsilacyclohexane were also calculated using the STQN(Path) method.     

Synthesis of 3-fluoro-3-methyl-3-silatetrahydropyran and its conformational preferences in gas and solution by GED,NMR and theoretical calculations

The 3,3-disubstitued 3-silaheterocyclohexane with an electronegative substituent at silicon, 3-fluoro-3-methyl-3-silatetrahydropyran 1, was synthesized, and its molecular structure and conformational properties studied by gas-phase electron diffraction (GED) and low temperature ¹³C and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy. Quantum-chemical calculations were carried out both for the isolated species and H-complexes in gas and in polar medium. The predominance of the 1-F_eqMe_ax conformer (1-F_eq:1-F_ax ratio of 65:35, ΔG°?=?0.37?kcal/mol) determined from GED is close to the theoretically estimated conformational equilibrium, especially at the DFT level. In solution, low temperature NMR spectroscopy showed no decoalescence of the signals in ¹³C (down to 95?K) and ¹⁹F NMR spectra (down to 123?K). However, the calculated ¹⁹F chemical shift of ?173.6?ppm for the 1-F_eqMe_ax conformer practically coincides with the experimentally observed value (?173 to ?175?ppm) as distinct from that for the 1-F_axMe_eq conformer (?188.8?ppm), suggesting compound 1 to be anancomeric in solution, in compliance with its theoretical and experimental preference in the gas phase.     

1H NMR spectra. Part 30: 1H chemical shifts in amides and the magnetic anisotropy,electric field and steric effects of the amide group

The ¹H spectra of 37 amides in CDCl₃ solvent were analysed and the chemical shifts obtained. The molecular geometries and conformational analysis of these amides were considered in detail. The NMR spectral assignments are of interest, e.g. the assignments of the formamide NH₂ protons reverse in going from CDCl₃ to more polar solvents. The substituent chemical shifts of the amide group in both aliphatic and aromatic amides were analysed using an approach based on neural network data for near (≤3 bonds removed) protons and the electric field, magnetic anisotropy, steric and for aromatic systems π effects of the amide group for more distant protons. The electric field is calculated from the partial atomic charges on the N.C═O atoms of the amide group. The magnetic anisotropy of the carbonyl group was reproduced with the asymmetric magnetic anisotropy acting at the midpoint of the carbonyl bond. The values of the anisotropies Δχ_parl and Δχ_perp were for the aliphatic amides 10.53 and ?23.67 (×10^?6 ų/molecule) and for the aromatic amides 2.12 and ?10.43 (×10^?6 ų/molecule). The nitrogen anisotropy was 7.62 (×10^?6 ų/molecule). These values are compared with previous literature values. The ¹H chemical shifts were calculated from the semi‐empirical approach and also by gauge‐independent atomic orbital calculations with the density functional theory method and B3LYP/6–31G⁺⁺ (d,p) basis set. The semi‐empirical approach gave good agreement with root mean square error of 0.081 ppm for the data set of 280 entries. The gauge‐independent atomic orbital approach was generally acceptable, but significant errors (ca. 1 ppm) were found for the NH and CHO protons and also for some other protons. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

E-2-Benzylidenebenzocycloalkanones. IV. Studies on transmission of substituent effects on C NMR chemical shifts of E-2-(X-benzylidene)-1-tetralones, and -benzosuberones. Comparison with the C NMR data of chalcones and E-2-(X-benzylidene)-1-indanones

Single substituent parameter (SSP) and dual substituent parameter (DSP) analyses were applied to study the transmission of substituent effects on selected ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the cyclic chalcone analogues, E-2-(4′-X-benzylidene)-1-tetralones (2) and E-2-(4′-X-benzylidene)-1-benzosuberones (3). In order to study how the geometry of the cyclic chalcone analogues affects the transmission of substituent effects similar investigations with the respective chalcones (4) were also performed. The results obtained earlier with the five-membered analogue E-2-(4′-X-benzylidene)-1-indanones (1) were also involved in the comparisons. Geometry optimization of the unsubstituted 1a, 2a, 3a and 4a as well as the substituted 2 and 3 was performed by ab initio quantum chemical calculations. Both SSP and DSP analyses reflected that resonance effects contribute more to the chemical shift of C- (C2), while inductive effects primarily affect that of C-β (C10) of the enone moiety of all the four series. This latter effect, however, is far not as pronounced as that of the former one. It was found that DSP analysis data (ρ_F and ρ_R values) of transmission of substituent effects on the δC2 data can serve as a measure of choice to study the conformation (planarity) of the investigated enones in the four series.     

Nature of weak inter- and intramolecular contacts in crystals 2. Character of electron delocalization and the nature of X—H...H—X (X = C,B) contacts in the crystal of 1-phenyl-<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-carborane

High-resolution single crystal X-ray study of 1-phenyl-o-carborane was carried out and the experimental and theoretical (B3LYP/6-311G** calculated) electron density distributions in the title compound were investigated. Character of electron delocalization in 1-phenyl-o-carborane was examined by analyzing the deformation electron density maps, maps of the Laplacian of the electron density, and maps of the electron localization function. Crystal-structure-forming X—H...H—X (X = C, B) intermolecular contacts were revealed and analyzed. The energies and geometric parameters of these contacts were compared with the results of quantum chemical calculations of the crystal structure and with characteristics of the same type of intramolecular contacts.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 541–552, March, 2005.