Analysis of influence of the 5-methyl group on internal rotation of the vinyl group in 1-vinylpyrazoles,by the AM-1 method

According to results obtained in quantum-chemical calculations by the AM-1 method, 1-vinyl- and 1-vinyl-5-methylpyrazole may exist in the s-cis(N₂) and s-trans(N₂) conformations. The introduction of the CH₃ group into position 5 of the pyrazole ring gives a substantial increase in population of the s-cis form, and also increases the interval of torsional vibrations of the vinyl group around the equilibrium position.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2077–2079, September, 1991.     

Condensation reactions of vinyl and ethyl derivatives of 2-amino-and 2-formylimidazoles

New Schiff bases of 1-vinyl- and 1-ethyl-substituted imidazoles and benzimidazoles were synthesized. The condensation reactions of 2-amino- and 2-formylimidazoles with 2-aminobenzimidazoles are virtually independent of the nature of the substituent (CH=CH₂ or Et) at position 1 of the heterocycle. The structures of the azomethines synthesized were established by¹H NMR and IR spectroscopy. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 971–974, May, 1999.     

A systematic study of the hydride reduction of cyclopropyl ketones with structurally simplified substrates. highly stereoselective reductions of trans-substituted cyclopropyl ketones via the bisected s-cis conformation

The stereoselective hydride reduction of the cis- and trans-substituted cyclopropyl ketones was systematically investigated using a series of structurally simplified substrates, trans-[tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxymethyl]cyclopropyl ketones 1a-e and trans-(benzyloxymethyl)cyclopropyl methyl ketone (2), and the corresponding cis congeners 3a,b,e and 4. The results showed that, not only in the reduction of the cis-substituted cyclopropyl ketones but also in that of the trans-substituted ketones, high stereoselectivity can be realized when the substrate has a bulky substituent on the cyclopropane ring, even though it is attached to the position trans to the acyl moiety. Ab initio calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) of cyclopropyl ketones showed that (1) the bisected s-cis and s-trans conformers were the only two minimum energy conformers, while the s-cis conformer was more stable than the s-trans and (2) a bulky alkyl group in the acyl moiety and a cis substituent on the cyclopropane ring made the bisected s-cis conformer much more stable. On the basis of these calculations and experimental results, it is likely that the more stable the bisected s-cis conformer of the substrate, the more stereoselective the hydride reduction. Thus, the stereochemistry can be explained by hydride attack on the bisected s-cis conformation of the substrate from the less-hindered face. The predictability of the stereochemical results is predicated on the bisected s-cis transition-state model, which is very important from the viewpoint of synthetic organic chemistry.     

Structures and conformations of 1-aryl-1,4-dihydro-3(2H)-isoquinolinones

The X-ray crystal structures of series of 1-aryl-1,4-dihydro-3(2H)-isoquinolinones (1-7) have been determined. Lactame heterocyclic ring possesses more or less deformed boat conformation in all examined structures. The aryl substituent adopts the equatorial position in the structures 1-3 and the axial one in 5-7. In the structure of 4, due to extremely flattened heterocyclic ring, aryl substituent location can be named as bisectional. In all solved structures the molecules are joined into the dimers via two N-H?O hydrogen bonds. At the same time, ¹H NMR studies in DMSO-d₆ solutions were accomplished and profound analysis of ²J, ³J, and ⁵J coupling constants have shown that in isoquinolinone system the heterocyclic ring adopts the boat conformation in all investigated compounds. The stereochemical orientations of the phenyl ring at C1 do not depend on the nature of the substituent but, exclusively, on the mode of substitution. However, three forms of undulated laktam heterocyclic ring conformation in respect of 1-aryl substituent positions were confirmed by calculation (conformational analysis).     

Study of the rotational isomerism of 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazoles by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy

Quantitative evaluations of the percentages of rotational isomers in 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazoles were obtained. The population of the s-cis(N₍₂₎) form in 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole is greater by a factor of two than in the s-trans form.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 365–368, March, 1991.     

Effect of substituents in the ring on the structure and electron density distribution in benzyl halides

The results of calculations for benzyl chlorides and benzyl bromides that contain substituents in the ring by different quantum-chemical methods are compared. The electron density on the benzyl carbon atom increases as the electron-withdrawing properties of substituents are enhanced due to the shift of the electron density from the benzyl halogen atom to the adjacent carbon atom. A topological analysis according to Bader confirmed the main reason for the change in the paramagnetic shielding of the benzyl¹³C nuclei. The results of calculations provide, for the first time, an explanation for the resonance upfield¹³C shift of this atom as the Hammett constant of a substituent increases in compounds of the series under consideration. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2111–2119, December, 1997.     

New approach to stereochemical structure determination of bis-selenium-subsituted alkenes

A new approach to determination of the stereochemical structure of bis-selenium-substituted alkenes using experimental ⁷⁷Se NMR studies and B3LYP/6-311G(d) quantum-chemical calculations is developed. Joint analysis of experimental and calculated data allows assignment of signals in the ⁷⁷Se NMR spectrum. The method was evaluated taking the model compounds (PhSe)HC=C(SePh)R (R = COOMe, CH₂NMe₂, CH₂OH, Ph) as examples.     

Pyrroles from ketoximes and acetylene

The reaction between ketoximes CH₃(RCH₂)C = NOH and acetylene in the presence of KOH and dimethyl sulfoxide at 120°C leads exclusively to 1-vinyl-2-methyl-3-R-pyrroles in 73–87% yields. The regiospecificity of the reaction is disrupted when the temperature is raised, and the fraction of a second isomer (1-vinyl-2-RCH₂-pyrrole) reaches 20–50% at 140°C. Regioselectivity is not observed for R¹CH₂(R²CH₂)C = NOH (R¹ and R² = n-alkyl). The relative shifts of the signals of the ring protons and the vinyl group for a number of 2-alkyl-1-vinyl- and 2,3-dialkyl-1-vinylpyrroles were measured. Alkyl substituents have a distinct effect on the chemical shifts of the protons of the 4–5 bonds. As the volume of the 2-alkyl substituent increases the protons of the N-vinyl group are deshielded by 0.10–0.13 ppm, and the 4-H ring proton is shielded by 0.05–0.16 ppm; this is explained by steric inhibition of the p- conjugation in the N-vinyl group during an s-trans(anti)-gauche conformational transition.This is actually communication XVI. The first publications (for example, see [1–3] and the literature cited in them) were not numbered.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 54–59, January, 1978.     

1H, 1 3C,and 1 5N Chemical shifts and 1H-1 5N and 1 3C-1 5N heteronuclear spin-spin coupling constants in the NMR spectra of 5-substituted furfural oximes

The ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N NMR spectra of ¹⁵N-enriched 5-substituted furfural oximes were investigated. It was shown that the chemical shifts of the ring atoms and the oxime group correlate satisfactorily with the F and R substituent constants, whereas their sensitivity to the effect of the substituents is lower than in monosubstituted furan derivatives. The constants of spin-spin coupling between the ring protons and the oxime group were determined. An analysis of the ¹H-¹H spin-spin coupling constants (SSCC) on the basis of their stereospecificity indicates that the E isomers have primarily an s-trans conformation in polar dimethyl sulfoxide, whereas the Z isomers, on the other hand, have an s-cis conformation. The signs of the direct and geminal ¹³C-¹⁵N SSCC were determined for 5-trimethylsilylfurfural oxime.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1172–1177, September, 1985.The authors thank N. O. Saldabol, L. M. Ignatovich, and N. P. Erchak for providing us with the investigated compounds.     

Structure of the molecule of 1,2-Bis(1-ethyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)diazene 1-oxide in the crystal and in solutions

Reduction of 4-nitro-1-ethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole with aluminum in alkaline medium resulted in a syn-isomer of 1,2-bis(1-ethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)diazene 1-oxide. The latter according to the data of X-ray diffraction analysis existed in the crystal as the most stable s-cis,s-trans-conformer, and in solution, as showed NMR data, as a mixture of s-cis,s-trans- and s-trans,s-trans-conformers. The data of quantum-chemical calculations are in agreement with the results of the structural studies.     

Far-infrared spectrum,conformational stability,barriers to internal rotation,normal coordinate calculations,and vibrational assignment for chloroacetaldehyde

The far infrared spectrum [350 to 25 cm^–1] of gaseous chloroacetaldehyde, ClCH₂CHO, has been recorded at a resolution of 0.10 cm^–1. The first excited-state transition of the asymmetric torsion of the more stable near s-cis [chlorine atom s-cis to the aldehyde hydrogen atom] conformer has been observed at 26.9 cm^–1, with seven additional upper state transitions falling to higher frequency. Additionally, the fundamental torsional transition of the s-trans conformer has been observed at 58.9 cm^–1 with two excited states also falling to higher frequency. From these data, the asymmetric torsional potential coefficients have been determined to be:V ₁=414±11;V ₂ = 191±3;V ₃=–203±5;V ₄=44±1 andV ₆=–26±1 cm^–1. The s-cis to s-trans barrier is 500±5 cm^–1 (1.43±0.01 kcal mol^–1) with the s-cis conformer being more stable by 267±19 cm^–1 (0.76±0.05 kcal mol^–1) than the s-trans form. The Raman [4000 to 100 cm^–1] and infrared (4000 to 400 cm^–1] spectra of the gas have been recorded. Additionally, the Raman spectrum of the liquid has been recorded and qualitative depolarization values obtained. Complete vibrational assignments are proposed for both conformers based on band contours, depolarization values, and group frequencies. The assignments are supported by ab initio Hartree-Fock gradient calculations employing the 3–21G^* basis set to obtain the frequencies and the potential energy distributions for the normal vibrations for both rotamers. Additional ab initio calculations at the MP4/6-31G^* level have been carried out to determine the structural parameters for both conformers. The results are discussed and compared with the corresponding quantities obtained for some similar molecules.This contribution taken in part from the thesis of C. L. Tolley which will be submitted to the Department of Chemistry in partial fulfillment of the Ph.D. degree.     

Spectroscopic effects and intramolecular interactions in the1H and13C NMR spectra of five-membered N-vinyllactams

In 1-vinylpyrrolidone, 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole-5-ones, 1,3-divinylimidazolidine-2-thione, and 1-vinylbenzimidazole-1-thione the vinyl groups exist predominantly in the s-trans-, but in 1-vinyl-4,5-diphenylimidazole-2-ones in the s-cis(0)-conformations relative to the exocyclic heteroatom. In 1-vinylbenzimidazole-2-ones, 3-vinylbenzoxazole-2-one, and 1-vinylindole-2,3-diones the vinyl group is present as a mixture of the s-cis(0)- and s-trans(0)-conformations. According to¹H and¹³C NMR results there are specific intramolecular interactions in 1-vinylpyrrolidone and in 1,3-divinylimidazolidine-2-thione resembling weak hydrogen bonding between the -hydrogen atoms of the vinyl group and the oxygen or the sulfur atom. In 1-vinylsuccinimide, 2-vinylphthalimide, and 1,3-divinyl-4,5-diphenylimidazole-2-one there is the same type of interaction with the -cis-hydrogen atom of the vinyl group, while in 1,3-divinyl-1,2,4-triazole-5-one there is interaction between the same hydrogen atom and the nitrogen atom.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1983–1990, September, 1990.     

Peculiarities of pπ?pπ conjugation in aminosubstituted phosphaalkenes

Effets of p_π p_π conjugation in phosphaalkenes have been considered by taking into account the results of X-ray structural studies and ab initio quantum-chemical calculations. The structural consequences of the conjugation depend to a certain extent on the character of the substituent and the place of its attachment to the double PC bond. Depending on the location of the substituent, bond polarization may strengthen or weaken (compensate for) the conjugation effects. A high contribution of the s-character of the lone electron pair of the P atom is an essential feature of the electron structure of a phosphaalkene.     

Ranking the effect of [1A(ax), 1B(eq)] versus [1A(eq), 1B(ax)] cyclohexane ring substitution on the H chemical shifts of γ-methylene cyclohexane ring protons using 2,2-disubstituted adamantanes as models

When two different substituents are placed in the nonbridgehead position of adamantane, the two [1A(ax), 1B(eq)] and [1A(eq), 1B(ax)] cyclohexane chair conformers are modeled and features of their NMR spectra can be studied from a single spectrum at 298 K. The effect of [1A(ax), 1B(eq)] and [1A(eq), 1B(ax)] cyclohexane ring substitution on the ¹H resonance separation within the γ-CH₂s of cyclohexane ring is compared for various substituent pairs; this aim is approached by measuring the ¹H chemical shift separation within the 4′,9′-H and 8′,10′-H methylenes from the ¹H NMR spectrum of the model 2A,2B-disubstituted adamantane at 298 K.     

On the regioselectivity of alkylation of the (trimethylsilyl)tetramethylcyclopentadienide anion. A new approach to the synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetramethylfulvene

The regioselectivity of alkylation of lithium (trimethylsilyl)tetramethylcyclopentadienide C₅Me₄SiMe₃ ⁻Li⁺ was studied by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy using its reactions with MeI, MeOTs, ClCH₂CH₂Br, and ClCH₂CH₂I in different solvents as representative examples. Sterically non-hindered MeI and MeOTs presumably attack the C atom bonded to the silyl group giving 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienylsilane. For bulkier alkyl halides, such as ClCH₂CH₂Br and ClCH₂CH₂I, the regioselectivity of alkylation changes to form preferentially gem-dialkyl-substituted cyclopentadienes. The reaction of C₅Me₄SiMe₃ ⁻Li⁺ with formaldehyde affords 1,2,3,4-tetramethylfulvene in a high yield, providing an alternative synthetic approach to a number of ω-functionalized peralkylated cyclopentadienes. The quantum-chemical calculations of the C₅Me₄SiMe₃ ⁻ anion by the RHF and DFT (RMPW1PW91) methods in the valence-split 6-311+G(d,p) basis set are in good agreement with the experimental data.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2089–2093, October, 2004.     

New organogermanium cations [RGe(OCH2CH2NME2)2]+ with intramolecular N→Ge coordination bonds

New organohalogermanes RGe(OCH₂CH₂NMe₂)₂X (R = Ph, X = I (5); R = Me, X = Cl (6) or I (7)) with an intramolecular N→Ge coordination bond were synthesized. According to the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic data, iodides 5 and 7 exist in solution as ionic compounds with the pentacoordinated germanium atom. In solution of compound 4 (R = Ph, X = Cl), there is an equilibrium between the ionic and covalent forms. The equilibrium shifts toward the ionic form with increasing solvent polarity or temperature. In solution, chloride 6 is a covalent compound. The structures and relative stabilities of different isomers of compounds 4–7 were studied by quantum chemical calculations at the density functional level of theory. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 892–900, May, 2007.     

1H and13C NMR spectra of 2-substituted 5-nitrofurans and conformation of chemotherapeutic preparations of the 5-nitrofuran series

The¹H and¹³NMR spectra of t-nitrofuran and 17 2-substituted 5-nitrofurans were investigated. The Δ¹H and Δ¹³C substituent increments [Δ = δ(2-X-5-nitrofuran) δ(5-nitrofuran)] in the spectra of these compounds were analyzed by comparison with the analogous 5-methylfuran and furan derivatives, and the change in the sensitivity of the chemical shifts of the ring protons and the carbon atoms to the effects of substituents X as a function of the electronic character of substituent R was also analyzed. The chemical shifts and the spin-spin coupling constants were used to determine the preferred orientation of the substituents relative to the furan ring. It was found that medicinal preparations of the 5-nitrofuran series (5-nitrofurfurylidenehydrazones) exist in the form of s-trans conformers in solutions in dimethyl sulfoxide and water, whereas furagin has primarily the structure of the E s-trans form. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklichesklkh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 167–176, February, 1980. The authors thank N. O. Saldabol, M. A. Trushule, and K. K. Venter for providing us with samples of the compounds, the synthesis of which has been described in the literature.     

Determination of the structure of 7-diethylamino-4-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one derivatives using two-dimensional heteronuclear chemical-shift correlated NMR techniques

¹H and¹³C NMR spectra of 7-diethylamino-4-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one derivatives have been studied. The location of the substituent in the 1,2,3-triazole ring was determined by the 2D COLOC method. It was established that the H(3) and H(5) protons in the coumarin moiety experience anisotropic influence of the phenyl subsituent at the C(5) atom in the triazole ring.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1330–1332, July, 1994.     

Direct identification of conformational isomers of adsorbed oligothiophene on Cu100

A direct conformational analysis using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has been performed for individual adsorbed alpha-octithiophene molecules on Cu(100). s-cis and s-trans conformational isomers are induced by the rotational flexibility of individual thiophene rings. By adding bulky N-silyl substituents to octithiophene, we successfully identify the s-cis and s-trans conformational isomers using STM. The obtained relative abundances of the s-cis and s-trans conformations are analyzed using ab initio molecular orbital calculations.     

Ab initio study of 4-monosubstituted pyrimidines in ground and excited n → π* states

Ab initio SCF and SCF -CI calculations have been performed to investigate substituent effects on ground- and excited-state properties of 4-R-pyrimidines, and to compare these with substituent effects in 2- and 4-R-pyridines, with R including the π donating and σ withdrawing groups CH₃, NH₂, OH, F, and C₂H₃ and the σ and π electron-withdrawing groups CHO and CN. Substitution leads to significant changes in the internal angles of the pyrimidine ring, which are independent of the nature of the substituent. The geometry of the pyrimidine ring is more sensitive to substitution in the 4 position than the pyridine ring geometry is to substitution in either the 2 or the 4 position. The isodesmic reaction energies for substituent transfer from the 4 position of pyrimidine to the 2 or 4 position of pyridine indicate that all R groups except CN have a relative stabilizing effect in pyrimidine. The presence of a π donating group leads to an increase in the n→π* transition energy of 4-R-pyrimidines, while the π withdrawing group CN leads to a decrease in the transition energy relative to pyrimidine. Orbital energy differences and virtual excitation energies tend to correlate with n→π* transition energies of 4-R-pyrimidines with saturated R groups, but such correlations are masked by π conjugation, n orbital interaction, and configurational mixing when the unsaturated groups C₂H₃, CHO, and CN are present. The electronic effects of a π donating group are stronger when the group is bonded to pyrimidine than to pyridine, but those of a π withdrawing group are weaker when the group is bonded to pyrimidine.