Stereochemical Effects on 1H Chemical Shifts in 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]Hept-2-Ene (DBH), 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]Oct-2-Ene (DBO) and Related Molecules

¹H-NMR spectra of DBH (1), DBO (2) and of the synthetic precursor to 1, 1,4-phenyl-2,4,6-triazatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]heplanc-3,5-dione (3), were recorded in acetone-d₆ and C₆D₆ at 500 MHz. Assignment was aided by complete resolution of signals of 1 and 3 in C₆D₆ by aromatic solvent-induced shifts (ASIS). The effect of the change from phenyllriazolinedione to a diazene functional group on the chemical shifts of the exo,endo and syn,anti protons was investigated. The chemical shifts of the exo,endo protons of 1 are exceptionally sensitive to the functional group at the hetero substituted bridge in the DBH skeleton. However, the relative chemical shift of the syn,anti proton pair is independent of the nature of the functional group. The role of stereochemical effects on these chemical shifts is discussed.