Ring inversion process for a series of 3,5‐dialkyl‐1‐oxa‐3,5‐diazacyclohexanes: 1H DNMR study and semiempirical calculations |
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Authors: | Cecelia M. DuBray Cody L. Gerber Ryan D. McCulla Angie J. Oakland Keith D. Schwartz Robert Eliason Jay H. Brown |
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Affiliation: | Chemistry Program, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minnesota 56258, USA |
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Abstract: | The ring inversion process for a series of 3,5‐dialkyl‐1‐oxa‐3,5‐diazacyclohexanes was studied using proton dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance (1H DNMR) spectroscopy in conjunction with semiempirical calculations. At low temperature, the ring methylene protons decoalesced into two AB spin systems in a 2:1 ratio. Lineshape simulations of the DNMR spectra provided first‐order rate constants for magnetic exchange. The energy barrier for each inversion reaction was calculated from the respective rate constants. In general, as the size of the N‐alkyl group increased, the barrier to ring inversion decreased. A similar trend was seen in semiempirical calculations that modeled the ring inversion process. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Keywords: | barrier heterocyclic NMR ring inversion semiempirical |
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