Indirect carbon–carbon spin–spin couplings across one,two and three bonds in pyridine and diazine systems: experiment and theory

An excellent linear correlation is found between a large body of experimental spin–spin carbon–carbon couplings, J(CC), across one, two and three bonds in pyridine and diazine ring systems and the corresponding B3PW91/6‐311++G(d,p)//B3PW91/6‐311++G(d,p) computations. The correlation does not differ significantly from the simplest relationship possible, J(CC)_exp. = J(CC)_calcd., within a small and random spread of about 1 Hz. There are 276 experimental values considered, and 124 out of these are new and come from the present work. The aromatic carbon–carbon couplings vary from ?7.6 through +78.5 Hz. It is shown that the correlation provides a reliable tool for predictions of the signs of aromatic J(CC)'s even if the magnitudes of the latter are of the order of 1 Hz. It is demonstrated, for the first time, that the relatively weak ² J(CC) couplings, in the heteroaromatic systems studied, can bear either sign and span a considerable range of about 11 Hz. The character of the correlation indicates that rovibronic effects on aromatic J(CC)'s and those of nuclear motions on aromatic J(CC)'s are practically negligible. All of this is in a perfect agreement with our recent extensive studies on aromatic J(CC)'s in analogous benzene ring system. Substituent effects on the aromatic J(CC)'s turn out to be significant not only for ¹J(CC)'s but also for most of ³J(CC)'s and ² J(CC)'s, and the computation neatly reciprocates these trends. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Substituent effects on indirect carbon–carbon couplings,J(CC), in substituted thiophenes,pyrroles, and furans studied by experiment and theory

An excellent linear correlation is found between a large set of experimental spin–spin carbon–carbon coupling constants, J(CC), in thiophene, pyrrole, and furan systems and the corresponding B3PW91/6‐311++G(2d,p)//B3PW91/6‐311++G(2d,p) calculated estimates. The correlation does not differ significantly from the simplest relationship possible, J(CC)_exp. = J(CC)_calcd., within a small and random spread of about 1 Hz. There are 285 experimental values considered, and 202 out of these are new and come from the present work. The character of the correlation indicates that rovibronic effects on aromatic J(CC)'s, and those of nuclear motions on aromatic J(CC)'s are practically negligible. All of this is in a perfect agreement with our recent extensive studies on aromatic J(CC)'s in pyridine and benzene ring systems. As has been shown by computations, not only large one‐bond couplings but also almost all long‐range ones occurring between the carbons of the heteroaromatic rings are, with a few exceptions, positive. Significant substituent effects experimentally observed in the one‐bond as well as long‐range couplings are very accurately reproduced by the computation. The experimental coupling magnitudes vary from ca. 1 to 98 Hz. The J(CC)'s computed for the model variously substituted trimethylsilyl and fluoro derivatives, which are not easily accessible experimentally, span a range of about 130 Hz, from ca. ?2 in up to ca. +125 Hz . Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ramsey terms for two-, three-, and four-bond coupling involving 15N and 17O in hydrogen-bonded and nonhydrogen-bonded systems: are coupling constants sensitive to RAHBs?

Ab initio EOM-CCSD/(qzp,qz2p) calculations have been performed on complexes with intermolecular hydrogen bonds involving ¹⁵N and ¹⁷O, and molecules with and without intramolecular hydrogen bonds involving these nuclei. Coupling constants across intermolecular hydrogen bonds are well approximated by the Fermi-contact (FC) term. In general, ^2hJ(X–Y) for intramolecular coupling across X–H^…Y hydrogen bonds are not sensitive to the presence of resonance-assisted hydrogen bonds (RAHBs). However, ^2hJ(O–O) for coupling across the intramolecular hydrogen bond in malonaldehyde is greater than ^2hJ(O–O) for its saturated counterpart, so that ^2hJ(O–O) is sensitive to the presence of the RAHB. This is also the case for the sulphur analogues of malonaldehyde. For these unsaturated hydrogen-bonded molecules, molecules with carboxyl groups, and trans-glyoxal, J is dominated by the paramagnetic spin orbit (PSO) term. For these systems, the primary mode of coupling transmission is through the conjugated chain. For complexes with intermolecular hydrogen bonds, saturated molecules with intramolecular hydrogen bonds, unsaturated and saturated molecules in which the hydrogen bond has been broken, and unsaturated molecules with intramolecular N–H^…N or O–H^…N hydrogen bonds, J is dominated by the FC term. FC domination in hydrogen-bonded systems indicates that the primary transmission mode is across the hydrogen bond.     

Self‐association,tautomerism and E–Z isomerization of isatin–phenylsemicarbazones – spectral study and theoretical calculations

The self‐association and tautomerism of (E)‐isatin‐3‐4‐phenyl(semicarbazone) Ia and (E)‐N‐methylisatin‐3‐4‐phenyl(semicarbazone) IIa were investigated in solvents of various polarity. In weakly interacting non‐polar solvents, such as CHCl₃ and benzene, phenylsemicarbazone concentrations above 1×10^?5 mol dm^?3 result in the formation of dimers or higher aggregates of E‐isomers Ia and IIa . This aggregate formation prevents room temperature E–Z isomerization of Ia and IIa to more stable Z‐isomers. In contrast to the situation in non‐polar solvents, E–Z isomerization from the monomeric form of phenylsemicarbazone Ia and IIa E‐isomers occurs in highly interactive polar solvents including MeOH and DMF only at temperatures above 70 °C. Moreover, decrease in phenylsemicarbazone concentration below 1×10^?4 mol dm^?3 in these highly solute–solvent interacting systems leads to aggregate dissociation, and a new hydrazonol tautomeric form with a high degree of conjugation predominates in these solutions. Theoretical calculations confirm obtained experimental results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solvatochromism of catechol derivatives – solute/solvent interactions

The solvatochromism of nine push–pull substituted catechol derivatives has been studied in a set of 39 various solvents. The influence of successive methyl substitution at the catechol OH groups on the extent of the solvatochromic shift has been investigated. The positive solvatochromism of 2‐(3,4‐dihydroxybenzylidene)‐2H‐indene‐1,3‐dione amounts 4360 cm^–1, which ranges from toluene to hexamethyl‐phosphoric triamide. To the best of our knowledge, it is one of the largest positive solvatochromic extent measured for a positive solvatochromic dye, comparable with Brooker's thiobarbituric acid with an extent of 4400 cm^–1. The detailed analyses of the solvatochromism were carried out by alternatively using the Kamlet–Taft and Catalán solvent parameters to achieve information of dipolarity versus polarizability effects of solvent upon solvatochromic properties. In solvents with high β values such as alcohols (0.66 < β < 0.90), amides (0.48 < β < 0.80), dimethyl sulfoxide (β = 0.76), tetramethyl urea (β = 0.80) and hexamethyl‐phosphoric triamide (β = 1.05) UV–Vis absorption spectra show two separate λ_max, which are caused by a deprotonation reaction. The solvatochromic behaviour of the anionic species is compared with those of the catechol derivatives. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Prediction of vicinal proton–proton coupling constants 3 J HH from density functional theory calculations

Vicinal coupling constants ³ J _HH have been calculated at the optimized geometries for a series of selected molecules with the aim of developing a practical procedure for predicting this kind of coupling. Calculations of couplings and optimizations of molecular geometries have been carried out at the DFT/B3LYP level using a moderate sized basis set. When the Fermi contact contributions to ³ J _HH calculated for 25 mono- and 23 1,1-di-substituted ethanes are multiplied by a factor of 0.904, the corresponding predicted couplings J ^pre are in good agreement with the experimental J ^exp couplings, with standard deviation σ of 0.10?Hz. When such a comparison is carried out for the remaining sets of molecules the σ deviation increases to 0.26?Hz for a dataset of 21 couplings from 11 monosubstituted cyclohexanes, to 0.19?Hz for a dataset of 40 couplings from 6 norbornane type molecules and to 0.25?Hz for a dataset of 54 couplings from 14 three-membered rings. For the complete dataset of 163 couplings the?σ?deviation amounts to 0.20?Hz. This figure is further reduced to 0.17?Hz by adding to the J ^pre coupling a small correction given by the term ?0.15cos?, depending on the dihedral angle ? between the coupled protons. A larger σ deviation of 0.31?Hz was reported for the best empirically parameterized extended Karplus equation. DFT J ^pre values could be further improved by more accurate calculations for the pertinent substituted ethane constituents of the molecule in question by applying a substituent effect model.     

Direct NMR measurement of rotation rates: solvent effects on rotation barriers

2,2,4,4‐Tetramethyl‐3‐{2‐[3,4‐dialkoxy‐5‐(3‐pyridyl)]thienyl}pentan‐3‐ols self‐associate both in the solid state and in solution. The IR spectra of the solids display a broad OH absorption at 3320 cm^?1, corresponding to an intermolecularly hydrogen‐bonded syn rotamer, probably a dimer, as well as absorptions around 3500 cm^?1 of the intramolecularly hydrogen‐bonded anti form. Well‐crystallized samples of these derivatives go into solution in the syn form but undergo rotation to the anti rotamer at a rate which can be measured directly by proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The diethoxy derivative was studied in a wide variety of solvents. The activation energy for syn→anti rotation is practically solvent‐independent, whereas that of the reverse reaction falls in hydrogen‐bonding solvents, by more than 2 kcal mol^?1 on going from chloroform or benzene to dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). By combining direct measurements at low temperature and Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (DNMR) results at high temperature, rotation rates were evaluated over a range of more than 100 K, and significantly large negative activation entropies determined. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Natural J coupling (NJC) analysis of the electron lone pair effect on NMR couplings: 2. The anomeric effects on 1 J (C,H) couplings and its dependence on solvent

The electronic origin of the influence of the anomeric effect (negative hyperconjugative interaction, NHI) on the Fermi contact (FC) term of ¹ J(C, H) couplings has been studied from a theoretical point of view at the DFT-B3LYP level. The HN=CH₂, molecule was chosen as the primary model compound, in which both FC ¹ J(C, H) couplings were decomposed into bond contributions with the natural J coupling dissection approach (NJC). Differences between the ¹ J (C, H)^FC couplings for C——H bonds in synperiplanar and antiperiplanar orientations with respect to the nitrogen non-bonding electron pair closely follow the experimental trend. They are made up chiefly of three NJC contributions: ‘bond’, ‘direct lone pair’ and the ‘carbon-core orbitals’. The NHI influence on these terms was studied by applying the natural bond orbital (NBO) deletion procedure to the charge transfer interaction into the antiperiplanar (C——H) antibond (n(N)→(C——H)?) prior to the NJC dissection calculation. The dielectric solvation effect on both the total FC terms and the respective NJC contributions was estimated by carrying out the calculations using the polarization continuum model. Inhibition of the anomeric effect is evident when the solvent polarity is increased. NHI saturates rapidly with increasing solvent dielectric. Specific solute-solvent interaction effects on ¹ J(C, H) couplings were estimated by evaluating molecular complex models of the form CH₂=HN…S (S = H₂O and DMSO).     

Distinctive thermodynamic properties of solute–solvent hydrogen bonds in self‐associated solvents

Solute–solvent hydrogen bonding affects reactivity and other properties of dissolved species. In self‐associated media, because of cooperativity and solvent reorganization, the thermodynamic functions of solute bonding with bulk solvent can be different from those of bimolecular solute–solvent complexes. Using available experimental data on the Gibbs free energies of solvation in aliphatic alcohols and water, we have determined the energies of solute–solvent hydrogen bonding for various proton accepting solutes. We show that the increase in the strength of hydrogen bonds because of the cooperative effect is strong for bonding with bulk water and significantly less so with bulk aliphatic alcohols. The hydrogen bonding Gibbs free energies for the same solute with bulk water and alcohol are correlated, but they correlate poorly with the energies of formation of the corresponding bimolecular solute–solvent complexes. Thus, the traditional hydrogen bond basicity scales, based on data for bimolecular complexes, do not correctly describe the thermodynamics of hydrogen bonding with self‐associated solvents. Our results may help to define a separate solute basicity scale for associated media. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The influence of CH … π interaction on coupling constants across N … H–F hydrogen bond in a substituted T-shaped configuration: a theoretical study

For studying the influence of CH?…?π interaction on coupling constants across N?…?H–F hydrogen bond in a substituted T-shaped configuration, X-benzene⊥(FH?…?pyrazine?…?HF) complexes are chosen as a working model. NMR calculations are performed at B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) and PBE0/6-311++G(d,p) levels. Here, correlations between energetic, geometrical and topological parameters and coupling constants are investigated. The results indicate that direct correlations exist between strength of N?…?H hydrogen bond, electron-donating power of substituents and |^2hJ_N?F|. Also, |^2hJ_N?F| increases as cooperative and synergistic energies become more negative. These behaviours are reversed for ^1hJ_N?H. Due to contradictory behaviours of FC and PSO terms, an irregular trend is observed for ¹J_H?F.     

Rate and product studies in the solvolyses of methanesulfonic anhydride and a comparison with methanesulfonyl chloride solvolyses

The specific rates of solvolysis of methanesulfonic anhydride have been measured conductometrically at ?10 °C in 41 solvents. Use of the extended Grunwald–Winstein equation, with the N_T scale of solvent nucleophilicity and the Y_OTs scale of solvent ionizing power, leads to sensitivity to changes in solvent nucleophilicity (? value) of 0.95 and a sensitivity to changes in solvent ionizing power (m value) of 0.61, with a multiple correlation coefficient (R) of 0.973. Product selectivity values (S) in binary hydroxylic solvents favor alcohol attack in EtOH–H₂O (a value of 1.2 in 90% EtOH rising to 4.0 in 40% EtOH) and in MeOH–H₂O (a value of 3.7 in 90% MeOH rising to 6.0 in 50% MeOH). In 2,2,2,‐trifluoroethanol–H₂O, the S values are much lower at about 0.1. Entropy of activation values are appreciably negative. Literature values for the specific rates of solvolysis of methanesulfonyl chloride have been extended to fluoroalcohol‐containing solvents (titrimetric method) and, at 45.0 °C, for an overall 43 solvents values are obtained (using N_T and Y_C1 scales) of 1.20 for ? and of 0.52 for m (R = 0.969). It is proposed that both substrates solvolyze by an S_N2 pathway. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Substituent effect on electron affinity,gas‐phase basicity,and structure of monosubstituted propargyl radicals and their anions: a theoretical study

The substituent effect of electron‐withdrawing groups on electron affinity and gas‐phase basicity has been investigated for substituted propargyl radicals and their corresponding anions. It is shown that when a hydrogen of the α‐CH₂ group or acetylenic CH in the propargyl system is substituted by an electron‐withdrawing substituent, electron affinity increases, whereas gas‐phase basicity decreases. The calculated electron affinities are 0.95 eV (CH?C? CH₂?), 1.15 eV (CH?C? CHF?), 1.38 eV (CH?C? CHCl?), 1.48 eV (CH?C? CHBr?) for the isomers with terminal CH and 1.66 eV (CF?C? CH₂?), 1.70 eV (CCl?C? CH₂?), 1.86 eV (CBr?C? CH₂?) for the isomers with terminal CX at B3LYP level. The calculated gas‐phase basicities for their anions are 378.4 kcal/mol (CH?C? CH₂:^?), 371.6 kcal/mol (CH?C? CHF:^?), 365.1 kcal/mol (CH?C? CHCl:^?), 363.5 kcal/mol (CH?C? CHBr:^?) for the isomers with terminal CH and 362.6 kcal/mol (CF?C? CH₂:^?), 360.4 kcal/mol (CCl?C? CH₂:^?), 356.3 kcal/mol (CBr?C? CH₂:^?) for the isomers with terminal CX at B3LYP level. It is concluded that the larger the magnitude of electron‐withdrawing, the greater is the electron affinity of radical and the smaller is the gas‐phase basicity of its anion. This tendency of the electron affinities and gas‐phase bacisities is greater in isomers with the terminal CX than isomers with the terminal CH. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of protonation on individual hydrogen bonds in the 8-oxoguanine-cytosine base pair: NMR,NBO and AIM analyses

Protonation increases the total binding energy of the 8-oxoguanine-cytosine (8OG:C) base pair by 60–70% at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,?p) level of theory. It changes the individual H-bond energies, estimated from electron charge densities at bond critical points, by 1.16 to ?16.41?kcal?mol^?1. The individual H-bond energies and the two bond X–Y spin–spin coupling constants (^2hJ_X–Y) increase with protonation where 8OG behaves as an H-bond donor; the reverse is true for the H-bonds in which the 8OG unit acts as an H-bond acceptor. Similar to ^2hJ_X–Y, the value of ^1hJ_O–H (a one-bond H?···?Y spin–spin coupling constant) is distance dependent and in linear correlation with the O?···?H distance, but the ^1hJ_N–H values are independent of the N–H distance and the PSO term is the predominant portion in it. The ¹J_X–H spin–spin coupling constant is dominated by the negative FC term for all hydrogen bonds, although the PSO term is the best to investigate the behaviour of ¹J_X–H across the X–H?·?Y H-bond.     

Exploring the reaction of iodine with α‐diazo esters

In this paper we describe the unprecedented reaction between α‐diazo esters 1 and iodine. The reaction, carried out in the presence of aqueous NaHCO₃, afforded the Z‐isomer of the corresponding unsaturated‐2‐iodo ester 8 . The configuration of compounds 8 was determined using the ³J_{C? H} coupling between carbonyl carbon atom and alkene proton. Mechanistic considerations accounting for the observed phenomena and including quantum chemical calculations are proposed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Use of the satellites of the 13C and 125Te obtained in the P.M.R. spectra of nematic liquid crystal mesophases

The complete r ^α structure of tellurophene has been determined from proton magnetic resonance spectra, including ¹³C and ¹²⁵Te satellites, obtained in three thermotropic nematic mesophases. The molecular structures observed in the different solvents have been compared both to each other and with microwave data, and discussed with respect to possible solute-solvent interactions. Isotropic P.M.R. spectra and the relative heteronuclear sub-spectra have also been analysed in order to obtain all the J_ij indirect coupling constants. Absolute signs were determined for ² J _TeH and ³ J _TeH. The anisotropic contribution to the Te-H indirect couplings was found to be negligible.     

Solvent polarity scales: determination of new ET(30) values for 84 organic solvents

The solvent polarity parameter E_T(30) is newly measured from the solvatochromism of the betaine dye 30 for 84 solvents and re‐measured for 186 additional ones. The results are organized in a database. It is shown that the validity of linear solvation energy relationships used for the determination of secondary E_T(30) values is limited to non‐hydrogen‐bond donor solvents. Relationships with the chain length n are given for the determination of tertiary E_T(30) values of the homologous H(CH₂)_nY solvent series. The parameter E_T(30) is orthogonal to the function of the refractive index (n² ? 1) / (2n² + 1). For non hydrogen‐bond donor solvents, this allows to enter E_T(30) as an almost pure electrostatic parameter in a new linear solvation energy relationship. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rate and product studies with 2‐adamantyl fluoroformate under solvolytic conditions

The specific rates of solvolysis of 2‐adamantyl fluoroformate have been measured at 25.0 °C in 20 pure and binary solvents. These are well correlated using the extended Grunwald–Winstein equation, with incorporation of the N_T solvent nucleophilicity scale and the Y_Cl solvent ionizing power scale. The sensitivities (l = 2.15 ± 0.17 and m = 0.95 ± 0.07) toward the changes in solvent nucleophilicity and solvent ionizing power, and the k_F/k_Cl values are very similar to those previously observed for solvolyses of n‐octyl fluoroformate, consistent with the addition step of an addition‐elimination pathway being rate‐determining. For aqueous ethanol, measurement of the product ratio allowed selectivity values (S) to be determined. The results are compared with those reported earlier for 2‐adamantyl chloroformate and mechanistic conclusions are drawn. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mechanisms of specific effects of polar solvent in optical absorption spectra

We measured the optical absorption spectra of para-benzoquinone and duroquinone in polar (methanol) and nonpolar (n-hexane) solvents. We find that the specific effect of the polar solvent, which manifests itself here as a bathochromic shift of one of π-π* bands, is caused by the formation of hydrogen bonds between solvent molecules and the molecule under study and, as a consequence, by a decrease in the energy gap between the corresponding occupied (π) and unoccupied (π*) molecular orbitals. This result is obtained by TDDFT B3LYP/6-311+G(d, p)-calculations of electronic spectra, which, in the case of isolated para-benzoquinone and duroquinone molecules, reproduce experimental optical absorption spectra of the corresponding compounds in n-hexane and, in the case where these molecules form complexes with methanol molecules by means of hydrogen bonds, reproduce spectra measured in methanol.     

A DFT study on Diels–Alder cycloadditions of trans‐1,3‐butadiene to C60 and C70

Investigation of the relative reactivity of bonds in fullerenes will provide fundamental theory for the design of fullerene‐based materials. We have theoretically investigated the reactivity of the Diels–Alder (DA) cycloaddition of cis‐1,3‐butadiene to all types of bonds in C₆₀ and C₇₀ using the M06‐2X hybrid density functional theory (DFT) calculations (J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2012, 25 850–855) and have pointed out that the DA cycloadditions of cis and trans forms of 1,3‐butadiene to ethylene have a specially intimate relationship (J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2014, 27 652–660). For the aim of telling a whole story of the DA cycloaddition concerning C₆₀ and C₇₀, the DA cycloadditions of trans‐1,3‐butadiene to all types of bonds in C₆₀ and C₇₀ were explored at the same theoretical level as those of the cis‐1,3‐butadiene. The calculated results related with the trans‐ and cis‐1,3‐butadienes were compared. The potential energy curves of DA cycloadditions of trans‐ and cis‐1,3‐butadiene to C₆₀ and C₇₀ were discussed. The distortion–interaction energy model was employed to elucidate the origin of different reactivity of all kinds of C?C bonds. The solvent effects were examined using the continuum solvent model. These current results, along with our previous research, will help to obtain an overall view of the DA cycloadditions of 1,3‐butadiene to C₆₀ and C₇₀. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On structural and spectroscopic differences between quinoline‐2‐carboxamides and their N‐oxides in the solution and solid state

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the primarily and secondarily substituted quinoline‐2‐carboxamides and their N‐oxides has been studied in the solution by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. Hydrogen bonding patterns and supramolecular arrangement in the solid state have been determined by single crystal X‐ray analysis. In quinoline‐2‐carboxamides weak, nonlinear intramolecular N? H…N hydrogen bond is present, but in the solid state the intermolecular hydrogen bonds and packing forces are the factors that decide on the properties of 3D structures. In quinoline‐2‐carboxamide N‐oxides the most important structural features are the intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Details of different weak interactions and resulting 3D arrangement of molecules are discussed. In the solution, two separate ¹H signals are observed for the primary quinoline‐2‐carboxamides in the range from ca. 5.8 to 8.1 ppm. The chemical shifts of the NH group's proton for studied R′‐quinoline‐2‐R‐carboxamides are in the range from 8.1 to 8.4 ppm. For the N‐oxide of 4‐R′‐quinoline‐2‐carboxamides (R′ = H, Me, OPh, Cl and Br), the values of the proton chemical shifts of the NH group in the range from 10.78 to 11.38 ppm (for primary amides) indicating that this group forms hydrogen bonds with the oxygen of the N‐oxide group. This bond is stronger than the N? H…N bond in quinoline‐2‐carboxamides. For the secondary amide N‐oxides, the δ(NH) values are increasing from 11.25 to 11.77 ppm in the sequence of substituents 4‐Br < 4‐Cl < 4‐H < 4‐Me < 4‐OPh. For 4‐substituted compounds these values depend also on the substituent effect. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.