A 15N NMR investigation of some azolopyridines

¹⁵N NMR chemical shift data are presented for 14 azolopyridines, together with the results of INDO/S-SOS calculations of nitrogen shieldings. Previous ¹⁴N NMR results for some of these compounds are reinterpreted. The ¹⁴N data and their assignments are shown to be reliable for the indolizine nitrogen atom from arguments based on relative line widths. The pyridine-type nitrogens are more reliably assigned from the ¹⁵N spectra combined with the results of the INDO/S-SOS calculations for individual molecules. A combination of ¹⁴N and ¹⁵N NMR spectra, together with the shielding calculations, provides a basis for unambiguous assignments of all the various nitrogen environments considered.     

15N NMR spectroscopy of some azines

¹⁵N NMR shielding data are presented for 56 cyclic azines in 0.5 M dimethyl sulfoxide solutions with 0.01 M increments of Cr(acac)₃ added for each nitrogen atom in the molecules. For the polyazines, the ¹⁵N signal assignments were based on ²J(NH) interactions and some INDO/S-SOS shielding calculations. The effects of α-, β- and γ-methyl and conjugated ring substitution on nitrogen shielding are presented and discussed, as are the influences arising from fusion with alicyclic and aromatic rings at various positions. The effects of a second nitrogen atom on the shielding of the first one are shown to be critically dependent on both their relative positions and on the position of fusion of conjugated ring systems.     

The 15N NMR study of silatranes

Various silatrane compounds were studied by means of ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy. The quantum chemical calculations of some of the compounds were carried out using CNDO/2 method. The following correlations were obtained, i.e., ¹⁵N chemical shifts vary linearly with Taft's polar substituent constants (s) of the substituents R on the silicon atoms, and also with the net charge densities on the nitrogen atoms. From both experimental and theoretical aspects, it could be concluded that the SiN dative bonds in a series of silatrane compounds actually exist.     

Solid state 15N NMR study of 15N enriched melamine-formaldehyde resins

Molecular dynamics and structure of uncured and cured melamine-formaldehyde resins isotopically ¹⁵N enriched at amine sites were studied by solid-state ¹⁵N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Spectra recorded with direct (DP) and cross-polarization (CP) pulse sequences reflect two motionally different regions arising from similar chemical structures. DP spectra of uncured resins at higher temperatures have narrow lines and the detection of slightly different structural units is possible. With increasing crosslinking resonances broaden and overlap and the direct detection of individual signals in cured resins is not possible. On the basis of variable contact time, variable spinning speed, and interrupted decoupling experiments three protonated and one nonprotonated group of signals are identified in the CP spectra for all samples. Short polarization-transfer rates, T_NH, for nonprotonated nitrogen in uncured and lightly cured samples reveal more effective hydrogen bonding in viscous and rubber-like resins compared to the highly cured rigid resins. The rigid portions of the resins exhibit longer T₁ and short T_1ρ relaxation times, while the shorter T₁ times and longer T_1ρ times are associated with the more mobile portion of samples. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

A Carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 NMR study of some nitrogen heterocycles

A number of phenyl-substituted nitrogen heterocycles and the corresponding 2,6-diethylphenyl derivatives were examined by 13 C nmr in order to verify that the heterocyclic ring system was the same in both series. The heterocyclic ring carbon shifts did not differ substantially between the phenyl and 2,6-diethylphenyl derivatives for all systems except one, where substantial differences were also seen in the ¹⁵N chemical shifts. Acetylated derivatives were prepared to confirm the cyclization mode in this latter case.     

15N NMR study of azo-hydrazone tautomerism of 15N-labelled azo dyestuffs

¹⁵N chemical shifts of 3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole-4,5-dione 4-phenylhydrazone (1), 4-hydroxyazobenzene (2), 2-hydroxy-5-tert-butylazobenzene (3) and 1-phenylazo-2-naphthol (4), monolabelled with ¹⁵N at α-(compounds prepared from ¹⁵N-aniline) and β-positions (compounds prepared from Na¹⁵NO₂), have been measured and the temperature dependence of these chemical shifts followed between 240 and 360 K. For 4, representing a mixture of the azo and hydrazone forms, the hydrazone content has been calculated from the ¹⁵N chemical shifts of both nitrogen atoms at various temperatures. The two calculations gave identical results.     

Nitrogen NMR sudies of some 15N labelled sydnones and related stuctures

¹⁵N NMR studies on some signly labelled sydnones, N-acetylsydonimines and their hydrochlorides, as well as those on some sydnonimine hydrochlorides, show that in each case protonation takes place at the exocyclic moiety, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ - {\rm O}^ \ominus - \mathop {\rm N}\limits^ \ominus {\rm COCH}_3 \,{\rm or}\, - \mathop {{\rm NH}}\limits^ \ominus $\end{document}, respectively. Complete assignments of the nitrogen chemical shifts are possible for the labelled compounds, including the isomeric structures of N-alkyl–N-cyanomethyl–N–nitrosoamines to which, unstable, free sydnonimines are converted.     

1H, 13C and 15N NMR studies on adducts formation of rhodium(II) tetraacylates with some azoles in CDCl3 solution

Adduct formations of rhodium(II) tetraacetate and tetratrifluoroacetate with some 1H-imidazoles, oxazoles, thiazoles, 1H-pyrazoles and isoxazole have been investigated by the use of 1H, 13C, 15N NMR and electronic absorption spectroscopy (VIS) in the visible range. Azoles tend to form axial adducts containing rhodium(II) tetraacylates bonded via nitrogen atom. Bulky substituents close to the nitrogen atom prevent the Rh--N bond formation, and in several cases switch over the binding site to the oxygen or sulphur atoms. The (15)N adduct formation shift Deltadelta(15N) (Deltadelta = delta(adduct) - delta(ligand)) varied from ca - 40 to - 70 ppm for the nitrogen atom involved in complexation, and of a few parts per million only, from ca - 6 to 3 ppm, for the non-bonded nitrogen atom within the same molecule. The Deltadelta(1H) values do not exceed one ppm; Deltadelta(13C) ranges from - 1 to 6 ppm. Various complexation modes have been proved by electronic absorption spectroscopy in the visible region (VIS). For comparison purposes, some adducts of pyridine, thiophene and furan derivatives have been measured as well. The experimental findings were compared with calculated chemical shifts, obtained by means of DFT B3LYP method, using 6-311 + G(2d,p), 6-31(d)/LanL2DZ and 6-311G(d,p) basis set.     

Theoretical and experimental study of 15N NMR protonation shifts

A combined theoretical and experimental study revealed that the nature of the upfield (shielding) protonation effect in ¹⁵N NMR originates in the change of the contribution of the sp²‐hybridized nitrogen lone pair on protonation resulting in a marked shielding of nitrogen of about 100 ppm. On the contrary, for amine‐type nitrogen, protonation of the nitrogen lone pair results in the deshielding protonation effect of about 25 ppm, so that the total deshielding protonation effect of about 10 ppm is due to the interplay of the contributions of adjacent natural bond orbitals. A versatile computational scheme for the calculation of ¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts of protonated nitrogen species and their neutral precursors is proposed at the density functional theory level taking into account solvent effects within the supermolecule solvation model. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Quantitative 15N NMR spectroscopy

Line intensities in ¹⁵N NMR spectra are strongly influenced by spin-lattice and spin–spin relaxation times, relaxation mechanisms and experimental conditions. Special care has to be taken in using ¹⁵N spectra for quantitative purposes. Quantitative aspects are discussed for the ¹⁵N NMR of molecules with different nitrogen functional groups and also mixtures of nitrogen-containing compounds. It is shown that, in general, quantitative data are obtainable from integration of ¹⁵N lines in proton decoupled ¹⁵N NMR spectra using NOE suppression. Addition of paramagnetic relaxation reagents (PARR) under controlled conditions is frequently needed to accomplish the experiment within reasonable time limits.     

Solvent effects in the GIAO‐DFT calculations of the 15N NMR chemical shifts of azoles and azines

The calculation of ¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts of 27 azoles and azines in 10 different solvents each has been carried out at the gauge including atomic orbitals density functional theory level in gas phase and applying the integral equation formalism polarizable continuum model (IEF‐PCM) and supermolecule solvation models to account for solvent effects. In the calculation of ¹⁵N NMR, chemical shifts of the nitrogen‐containing heterocycles dissolved in nonpolar and polar aprotic solvents, taking into account solvent effect is sufficient within the IEF‐PCM scheme, whereas for polar protic solvents with large dielectric constants, the use of supermolecule solvation model is recommended. A good agreement between calculated 460 values of ¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts and experiment is found with the IEF‐PCM scheme characterized by MAE of 7.1 ppm in the range of more than 300 ppm (about 2%). The best result is achieved with the supermolecule solvation model performing slightly better (MAE 6.5 ppm). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A theoretical NMR study of polymorphism in crystal structures of azoles and benzazoles

The NMR chemical shifts of two azoles and one benzazole whose crystal structures present polymorphism have been computed using the GIPAW approach. ¹⁵N and ¹³C nuclei have been studied. Statistical analysis of the computed ¹³C and ¹⁵N chemical shifts indicates that the GIPAW chemical shifts reproduce with a high degree of accuracy those experimentally reported. This methodology can be used to identify other polymorphic crystal structures.     

15N NMR spectra of some ionic liquids based on 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium cations

15N NMR spectra of twelve neat ionic liquids derived from 1,3-disubstituted imidazolium salts were measured, and effects of nitrogen atoms substitution, type of anions and influence of solvents used for dilution of neat ionic liquids were studied. Changes in charge distribution are discussed.     

1H, 13C,and 15N NMR spectra of some pyridazine derivatives

¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts for pyridazines 4–22 were measured using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic methods including ¹H? ¹H gDQCOSY, ¹H? ¹³C gHMQC, ¹H? ¹³C gHMBC, and ¹H? ¹⁵N CIGAR–HMBC experiments. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mass spectra of some azoles

The principal electron-impact fragmentation patterns of 3,4,5-triphenyl-1,2,4-triazole, 2,5-diphenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole, their perfluorinated analogues and 2,5-di(pentafluorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole have been established from metastable ion evidence and precise mass measurements. Although ions produced by expulsion of nitrogen from the molecular-ions of these compounds are of low abundance, the simultaneous expulsion of nitrogen and a C₇X₅ radical (X = H or F) gives rise to abundant ions.     

Multinuclear (13C, 15N) NMR study of polyethyleneimine-based polymers

Representative polyethyleneimine-based polymers have been studied by ¹³C- and ¹⁵N-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and an extensive set of chemical shift assignments has been proposed for the complex spectra obtained. The samples in question represent a complex mixture of both protonated and nonprotonated primary, secondary, and tertiary as well as quaternary monomeric units.     

Experimental and GIAO 15N NMR study of substituent effects in 1H-tetrazoles

A series of 1-aryl/alkyl-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazoles, 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles, and 1,5- and 2,5-disubstituted 1H-tetrazoles were studied by a combination of experimental NMR (natural abundance (15)N, (15)N/(1)H HMBC, and (13)C) and computational GIAO-NMR techniques to explore substituent effects on (15)N (and (13)C) NMR chemical shifts in the tetrazole (TA) moiety. Computed (15)N chemical shifts via GIAO-B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,p) calculations gave satisfactory results in comparison with experimental data. Whereas N-alkylation leads to large (15)N chemical shift changes, changes in the N(1)-aryl derivatives bearing diverse substituent(s) are generally small except for polar ortho-substituents (COOH, NO(2)). Large Δδ(15)N values were computed in N(1)-aryl derivatives for p-COH(2)(+) and p-OMeH(+) as extreme examples of electron-withdrawing substituents on a TA moiety.