17O NMR spectra of equatorial and axial hydroxycyclohexanes and 5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxanes and their methyl ethers

¹⁷O chemical shifts of axial hydroxyl groups in cyclohexanols are upfield of those of corresponding equatorial groups, but in 5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxanes the opposite is observed: the axial OH resonates downfield of the equatorial OH. The situation is the same in the corresponding methyl ethers and is, thus, not a result of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the axial 5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxane, but appears to parallel the effect on ¹³C and ¹⁹F shifts observed in corresponding equatorial and axial 5-methyl- and 5-fluoro-1,3-dioxanes, which has been attributed to an upfield shifting effect of the antiperiplanar γ-located heteroatoms. Surprisingly, the reciprocal effect is not seen in the ring ¹⁷O shifts of the 5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxanes. A δ compression shift is seen in the ¹⁷O spectrum of trans-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol (syn-axial OH and CH₃), analogous to the effect earlier reported in ¹³C spectra. Conversion of four of the alcohols to methyl ethers produces a large upfield effect on the ¹⁷O shift, larger in the cyclohexanols than in the 1,3-dioxane-5-ols. Similar upfield shifts have been recorded in the literature; their extent depends on whether the alcohols are primary, secondary or tertiary.     

Chemische Verschiebungen von Methylprotonen in 1H-NMR-Spektren von Alkylcyclohexanen

The chemical shifts of methyl protons of 51 methyl and tert-butyl substituted cyclohexanes were determined. The resonance range of axial methyls extends from δ = 0,63 to 0,98 ppm and equatorial groups from δ = 0,81 to 1,02 ppm. the chemical shifts of axial methyl groups are more greatly influenced by neighbouring groups than those of equatorial methyls. The shift effects of alkyl groups on the chemical shifts of methylprotons and ring protons were compared.     

Additive NMR chemical shift parameters for deshielded methine protons

The use of additive parameters for the prediction of NMR chemical shifts is widely practised. However, no correlations are available for highly deshielded methine protons. In this work, methine chemical shifts have been studied using both multiple linear regression analysis and Simplex function minimization in an effort to determine under what limiting circumstances the additivity of shift parameters can be expected to apply. As expected, it was not possible to explain satisfactorily all methine shifts with a single set of substituent parameters. However, if only the deshielded cases were considered (H—CXYZ, where at least two of the three groups X, Y, and Z are electron-withdrawing), a much better set of parameters could be determined. Using a data set of 440 of these deshielded methine shifts, involving 31 different substituents, a standard error of estimate of 0.20 ppm is found for protons spread between 3.0 and 7.5 ppm.     

Effect of lanthanide shift reagents on conformational equilibria

The conformational equilibrium constants for a series of 1-alkyl substituted cyclohexanols have been determined using a lanthanide shift reagent, and the results compared with other methods. In comparison to other technique greater preference is shown by the hydroxyl group for the equatorial position. This is rationalized by the effect on the equilibrium of the bulky shift reagent.     

Synthesis and physicochemical studies of some novel picrate derivatives

(1)H and (13)C NMR spectra were recorded for some novel picrate derivatives derived from some 3,3-methyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones and 3-benzyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-one. The difference in the chemical shift of equatorial methylene proton and axial methylene proton at C(5) [Δ = δ(eq)-δ(ax)] is highly negative which is in contrast to the value observed in the corresponding parent piperidin-4-ones and this is attributed to the syn 1,3-diaxial interaction between the axial N-H bond and axial hydrogen at C-5. The effect of protonation on the chemical shifts was studied in detail. The chemical shifts of the heterocyclic ring protons are influenced by the picrate anion. Solvatochromism of picrates were studied in detail. DFT calculations were carried out in order to find out the NBO analysis, HOMO-LUMO energies, MEP studies and hyperpolarisability behaviour. The electric dipole moment (μ) and the first-hyperpolarisability (β) value of the investigated molecules have been studied theoretically which reveal that the synthesized molecules have microscopic non-linear optical (NLO) behaviour with non-zero values.     

1H NMR determination of absolute configuration of 1- or 2-aryl-substituted alcohols and amines by means of their diastereomers: novel separation technique of diastereomeric derivatives of pyridyl alcohols by extraction

A convenient method to determine the absolute configuration of trans-2-aryl cyclohexanols, 1-aryl alcohols and amines was achieved. This method takes advantage of the 1H NMR spectroscopic observations of the remarkable high-field shift of C18-CH3 protons caused by the aromatic shielding effect. It is based on a discrimination of the difference of the environments in two diastereomers derived from 3 beta-acetoxy-5-etienic acid. Furthermore, it was observed that the corresponding diastereomeric derivatives of the pyridyl alcohols were simply separated by extraction based on the difference in their basicity.     

Visualization and quantification of the anisotropic effect of C=C double bonds on 1H NMR spectra of highly congested hydrocarbons-indirect estimates of steric strain

The anisotropic effect of the olefinic C=C double bond has been calculated by employing the NICS ( nucleus independent chemical shift) concept and visualized as an anisotropic cone by a through space NMR shielding grid. Sign and size of this spatial effect on (1)H chemical shifts of protons in norbornene, exo- and endo-2-methylnorbornenes, and in three highly congested tetracyclic norbornene analogs have been compared with the experimental (1)H NMR spectra as far as published. (1)H NMR spectra have also been calculated at the HF/6-31G* level of theory to get a full, comparable set of proton chemical shifts. Differences between delta( (1)H)/ppm and the calculated anisotropic effect of the CC double bond are discussed in terms of the steric compression that occurs in the compounds studied.     

Cyclic organic derivatives of hypophosphorous acid

2-H-1,3,2-Dioxa-, dithia-, diaza- and oxaazaphosphorinanes have been prepared by reducing corresponding phosphorichloridates; spectral and chemical properties of these compounds have been studied. These compounds were considered as initial members of series when investigating the stereochemistry of heterocycles substituted at the phosphorus. The examination of ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR spectra has shown that substitution of hydrogen at the phosphorus by axial halogen, alkyl, alkoxy and amido-groups is accompanied by shielding of 4,6-C atoms and deshielding of 4,6-axial protons; introduction of an axial Me group into γ-position to the P-H fragment causes a 30–40 ppm up-field shift of the resonance of the phosphorus nucleus.     

Ab initio and NMR studies on the effect of hydration on the chemical shift of hydroxy protons in carbohydrates using disaccharides and water/methanol/ethers as model systems

Density functional theory (DFT) and Hartree-Fock (HF) quantum mechanical calculations have been performed on the disaccharides, [small beta]-l-Fucp-(1[rightward arrow]4)-[small alpha]-d-Galp-OMe, [small beta]-l-Fucp-(1[rightward arrow]4)-[small alpha]-d-Glcp-OMe, and [small beta]-l-Fucp-(1[rightward arrow]3)-[small alpha]-d-Glcp-OMe. The [capital Delta][small delta]-values (difference between the chemical shift in the disaccharide and the corresponding monosaccharide methyl glycoside) for the exchangeable hydroxy protons have been calculated and compared to experimental values previously measured by NMR spectroscopy for samples in aqueous solutions. The calculations performed on molecules in vacuum showed that hydroxy protons hydrogen bonded to the neighboring ring oxygens have large positive [capital Delta][small delta]-values, indicating that they are deshielded relative to those in the corresponding methyl glycoside. The NMR experiments showed instead that these hydroxy protons close to the neighboring ring oxygens were shielded. This discrepancy between calculated and experimental data was attributed to solvent effects, and this hypothesis has been confirmed in this work by monitoring the chemical shift of the hydroxy proton of methanol in water, ethers and water/ether solutions. Shielding of the hydroxy proton of methanol is observed for increased ether concentrations, whereas deshielding is observed for increased concentration of water. The shielding observed for hydroxy protons in disaccharides is a consequence of reduced hydration due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding or steric effects. In strongly hydrated systems such as carbohydrates, the hydration state of a hydroxy proton is the key factor determining the value of the chemical shift of its NMR signal, and the [capital Delta][small delta] will be a direct measure of the change in hydration state.     

Magnetic Anisotropy of the C?C Single Bond

Anisotropic effects are broadly used in NMR spectroscopy for structure elucidation. With the development of computational methods it has become possible to quantify the effects and obtain further insight into their origin. Some classical interpretations have been questioned. Herein, we show that the classical “anisotropy cone” representing the anisotropic effect of the C? C single bond should be revised: deshielding at its side and shielding along its end are observed. Consequently, methyl, methylene, and methyne hydrogen atoms are not deshielded by C? C bonds as is conventionally explained in NMR spectroscopy textbooks. They are just less shielded than by the C? H bonds attached at the same carbon. In addition, this anisotropic effect is dependent on the environment and care should be taken when drawing conclusions based on it. For example, it differs for the staggered and eclipsed conformations of ethane in HCCH planes, as well as for cyclohexane. In fact, it is not the anisotropy of the C2? C3/C5? C6 bonds that determines the chemical shift difference of axial and equatorial protons of a rigid cyclohexane ring, but magnetic contributions from all bonds.     

1H/13C chemical shift correlations in the complex proton pattern of trans-trimedlure isomers

Proton/carbon-13 chemical correlations were determined for four trans-trimedlure isomers whose eight cyclohexyl protons, detected as a complex pattern in the region of 1.50–2.60 ppm, had not been previously assigned or correlated. The effects of axial and equatorial chloro substitution in the 4 or 5 position upon the chemical shifts of the eight cyclohexyl protons and their respective carbons are discussed.     

Thiocarbonyls. X. The Isomeric 2,4,6-Tris(halophenyl)-1,3,5-thianes

Nine pairs of isomeric 2,4,6-tris(halophenyl)-1,3,5-trithianes have been assayed in the crude state by n.m.r. techniques, and separated and purified by chromatography. Contrary to previous reports, the α-(cis, trans)-isomers are the major products in most cases. These compounds are shown to exist as puckered chair trithiane structures, even in the more hindered α-(cis, trans)-o-halophenyl cases, by the clear resolution of axial and equatorial trithiane ring protons in a ratio of 2:1. An o-halogen on an axial phenyl group in the α-isomers causes the aromatic group to exert an anisotropic deshielding effect on adjacent axial protons, so as to cause the axial and equatorial proton peaks to appear as a singlet in some solvents. Melting point differences, in several cases quite large, from those previously reported have been observed for six of the eighteen triaryltrithianes reported.     

Tuning the hydrogen-bonding strength in 2,6-bis(cycloalkylcarbonylamino)pyridine assemblies by variable flexibility. Association constants measured by hydrogen-bonded vs. non-hydrogen-bonded protons

The association of 2,6-bis(cycloalkylcarbonylamino)pyridines with rigid and non-rigid counterparts in chloroform solution was studied using ¹H NMR and computational methods. The angles within the cycloalkyl ring and the rotation of these substituents determine the strength of the association via triple hydrogen bonding. The dimerisation and methyl–methyl repulsion have been addressed as mechanisms restricting heterocomplexation of diacetamide. The association constants obtained by the shift changes of hydrogen-bonded protons are in agreement with those of methine protons. This ‘dual shift’ method was proposed as an additional verification of association constants obtained generally by amino protons.     

Stereochemistry and mechanism of catalytic hydrogenation of substituted cyclohexanones

Substituted alkylcyclohexanones were hydrogenated over several transition metal catalysts. The hydrogenation with freshly prepared Raney Ni gave predominantly the axial alcohols but catalyst to which sodium hydroxide was added or aged catalyst increased the stereoselectivity. In contrast to the PtO₂ hydrogenation in which the equatorial alcohols were favoured, more axial alcohols were obtained than the equatorial counterparts on Pt-black. On Pd catalyst the isomeric ratios of the cyclohexanols changed as the reaction progressed. This may be due to a decrease in the amount of hydrogen available caused by the strong adsorption of ketones on the catalyst. Rh catalyst gave more of the axial alcohols than any other catalyst used in the present study.     

乙烯-乙烯醇共聚物氢键相互作用与链结构关系的变温溶液氢谱研究

用变温溶液核磁共振氢谱研究了不同组成的乙烯-乙烯醇共聚物在二甲亚砜溶液中的氢键相互作用.结果表明,乙烯醇单元中羟基的信号随温度升高而线性地向高场位移,且不同的三单元组中羟基信号的位移速率不同,表明羟基形成的氢键强度与链结构间存在相关性.     

19F shielding anisotropies of 2,4,6-trifluoronitrobenzene from nematic phase NMR

The customary assumption in nematic phase NMR of axial symmetry of the chemical shift tensor along the chemical bond has been shown to be unwarranted for the fluorine shielding tensor in 2,4,6-trifluoronitrobenzene.     

Molecular mechanics calculation on the hydroxyl stretching frequency in saturated alcohols Part II. Cyclohexanols

The applicability of a previously developed MM2/CNDO model, based on five saturated alcohols, for the calculation of ν_OH gas frequencies has been tested for the rotamers of several cyclohexanols in both the equatorial and the axial conformation. Experimental ν_OH values are assigned to the various OH rotamers present. Reasonable agreement is achieved between calculated and experimental data for ν_OH frequencies and rotamer populations. The decrease of the observed ν_OH frequencies upon substitution of an -hydrogen vicinal to the OH proton by a methyl group, is properly described in the MM2/CNDO scheme by the implemented electrostatic interactions between calculated CNDO/2 atomic charges. The shifts of ν_OH observed when the substitution concerns β-hydrogens are in general less well predicted. In order to improve these results an additional interaction is required.     

Influence of substituents on the through-space shielding of aromatic rings

A series of naphthalene derivatives, bearing a methyl group and a substituted phenyl ring in a 1,8-relationship, have been synthesized. The chemical shifts of the protons of the methyl group, which are pointed toward the shielding zone of the phenyl ring, were monitored as the phenyl substituents were varied. This work indicates that the shielding effect of the phenyl ring is not so severely altered by the substituents as to significantly influence the chemical shift of the methyl group. Nonetheless, within the small changes observed experimentally, there appears to be a tendency for electron-withdrawing X to shift the methyl signal downfield, whereas electron-donating X-groups cause a more upfield shift. Polarization and field effects are discussed as possible causes for this phenomenon. Chemical shifts computed for selected members of the series, using the recently published procedures of Rablen and Bally, are in agreement with the experimentally observed trends.     

Non empirical quantum mechanical calculations of the1H,13C,15N and17O magnetic shielding constants and of the spin-spin coupling constants in formamide,hydrated formamide and N-methylformamide

The magnetic shielding constants of the different atoms of formamide, hydrated formamide and N-methylformamide are calculated by anab initio method. For the protons of formamide the measured differences between their chemical shifts are correctly reproduced by theory, provided that the molecular geometry used as input is carefully chosen. The differences between the values of the magnetic shielding constants calculated for formamide and hydrated formamide show that intermolecular hydrogen bonding produces variations of chemical shifts for all the atoms of the molecule except the formyl proton. The calculated chemical shift variations between formamide and N-methylformamide are compared to the experimental values and discussed in relation with different hydrogen bonding possibilities of the two molecules. The calculation of the contact term of the spin-spin coupling constants of formamide and hydrated formamide shows that in most cases the measured trends are satisfactorily reproduced and that the variations of these terms upon hydration are less than 3%.     

Chemical shifts in methylcyclohexane

In order to determine the effect of a single methyl group on the chemical shifts of protons in a cyclohexane ring, methylcyclohexane-1,2,3,3,5,5,-d₆ has been synthesized. The protons in the 4-position and the 2,6-equatorial protons are not significantly different from those in ring-frozen cyclohexane. The 2,6-axial protons, however, experience an up-field shift of about 15 Hz from the position of the other axial protons. These observations are discussed in terms of the structure of methylcyclohexane.