H, C and F nuclear magnetic shielding and spin-spin coupling in gaseous trifluoromethane

Trifluoromethane (CHF₃) has been studied using ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁹F NMR spectra in the gas phase at 300 K. For the first time all the spin-spin couplings and ¹³C shielding of CHF₃ were measured as functions of density. After extrapolation to the zero-density limit the appropriate shielding (¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁹F) and spin-spin coupling parameters of an isolated CHF₃ molecule were obtained. ¹⁹F NMR measurements were extended on the ¹²CDF₃ and ¹³CHF₃ molecules present in samples at the natural abundance of deuterium and carbon-13 isotopes, they permitted the determination of isotope effects in ¹⁹F shielding of studied molecules. As shown the new NMR parameters are determined with better accuracy than older measurements and therefore they are more suitable for comparison with the results of ab initio calculations.     

Ab initio study of the NMR shielding constants and spin-spin coupling constants in cyclopropene

Summary Ab initio calculations of parameters which characterize the NMR spectrum are presented for the cyclopropene molecule. The London orbitals CHF (or GIAO-CHF, Gauge-Independent Atomic Orbital Coupled Hartree-Fock) results for the shielding constants are in good agreement with the experimental data, accurately determined, and with otherab initio values. The calculations of the NMR spin-spin coupling constants have been performed using the Multiconfiguration Time-Dependent Hartree-Fock (MC TDHF) approach. Different basis sets and MC SCF wavefunctions were used to estimate the accuracy of the results. Good agreement is obtained with the coupling constants estimated using the available experimental data.Dedicated to Professor Werner Kutzelnigg on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Pronounced stereospecificity of 1H, 13C, 15N and 77Se shielding constants in the selenophenyl oximes as shown by NMR spectroscopy and GIAO calculations

In the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of 1‐(2‐selenophenyl)‐1‐alkanone oximes, the ¹H, the ¹³C‐3 and ¹³C‐5 signals of the selenophene ring are shifted by 0.1–0.4, 2.5–3.0 and 5.5–6.0 ppm, respectively, to higher frequencies, whereas those of the ¹³C‐1, ¹³C‐2 and ¹³C‐4 carbons are shifted by 4–5, ～11 and ～1.7 ppm to lower frequencies on going from the E to Z isomer. The ¹⁵N chemical shift of the oximic nitrogen is larger by 13–16 ppm in the E isomer relative to the Z isomer. An extraordinarily large difference (above 90 ppm) between the ⁷⁷Se resonance positions is revealed in the studied oxime isomers, the ⁷⁷Se peak being shifted to higher frequencies in the Z isomer. The trends in the changes of the measured chemical shifts are well reproduced by the GIAO calculations of the ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N and ⁷⁷Se shielding constants in the energy‐favorable conformation with the syn orientation of the? C?N? O? H group relative to the selenophene ring. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Study of stereochemical dependences of the direct13C−1H spin-spin coupling constants in vinylpyridines by the quantum-chemical INDO-RPA method

The stereochemical dependences of the direct¹³C−¹H spin-spin coupling constants (SSCC) in the vinyl group of vinylpyridines studied by the quantum-chemical INDO-RPA method indicate that the steric closeness of the hydrogen atom to the nitrogen atom causes an increase in the corresponding direct¹³C−¹H SSCC and a decrease in the analogous constant of the geminal hydrogen atom. The results obtained qualitatively agree with the data ofab initio calculations for the simplest systems and the experiment. At the same time, an essential quantitative overestimation of the real effect takes place. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 265–267, February, 1997.     

Configurational assignment of carbon, silicon and germanium containing propynal oximes by means of 13C-1H, 13C-13C and 15N-1H spin-spin coupling constants

Configurational assignment of five carbon, silicon and germanium containing propynal oximes has been carried out by means of experimental measurements and high-level ab initio calculations of their 13C-1H, 13C-13C and 15N-1H spin-spin coupling constants. The title compounds were shown to exist in the nonequilibrium mixture of E and Z isomers with the energy difference of less than 0.3 kcal/mol calculated at the MP2/6-311G** level.     

Analysis of effect of specific C-H ...X interaction on the direct13C-1H spin-spin coupling constants based onab initio quantum-chemical calculations

Anab initio quantum-chemical calculation of the direct^13C–¹H spin-spin coupling constants in the CH₄–H₂O system was carried out and experimental data obtained for a series ofN-vinyl compounds were analyzed. The specific C-H ....X (X = O, N) intramolecular interactions result in increasing the direct¹³C–¹H spin-spin coupling constant of the hydrogen involved in bonding and decreasing the direct¹³C-¹H spin-spin coupling constant for the hydrogen atom that takes no part in the interaction.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1362–1365, Tune, 1996.     

Substitution and protonation effects on spin-spin coupling constants in prototypical aromatic rings: C6H6, C5H5N and C5H5P

Ab initio equation-of-motion coupled cluster calculations have been carried out to evaluate one-, two-, and three-bond 13C-13C, 15N-13C, 31P-13C coupling constants in benzene, pyridine, pyridinium, phosphinine, and phosphininium. The introduction of N or P heteroatoms into the aromatic ring not only changes the magnitudes of the corresponding X-C coupling constants (J, for X = C, N, or P) but also the signs and magnitudes of corresponding reduced coupling constants (K). Protonation of the heteroatoms also produces dramatic changes in coupling constants and, by removing the lone pair of electrons from the sigma-electron framework, leads to the same signs for corresponding reduced coupling constants for benzene, pyridinium, and phosphininium. C-C coupling constants are rather insensitive to the presence of the heteroatoms and protonation. All terms that contribute to the total coupling constant (except for the diamagnetic spin-orbit (DSO) term) must be computed if good agreement with experimental data is to be obtained.     

Dependence of geminal1H−1H and31P−1H spin-spin coupling constants on the specific intramolecular C−H...X interaction

Participation of the proton in a specific intramolecular C−H...X (X=N, 0) interaction leads to an increase in its geminal¹H−¹H and¹H−³¹P spin-spin coupling constants (SSCC). According toab initio calculations carried out in the 6–31G^** basis set, the observed effect is mainly due to the change in the diamagnetic spin-orbital contribution to SSCC. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 306–309, February, 1997.     

Stereospecificity of 1H, 13C and 15N shielding constants in the isomers of methylglyoxal bisdimethylhydrazone: problem with configurational assignment based on 1H chemical shifts

In the ¹³C NMR spectra of methylglyoxal bisdimethylhydrazone, the ¹³C‐5 signal is shifted to higher frequencies, while the ¹³C‐6 signal is shifted to lower frequencies on going from the EE to ZE isomer following the trend found previously. Surprisingly, the ¹H‐6 chemical shift and ¹J(C‐6,H‐6) coupling constant are noticeably larger in the ZE isomer than in the EE isomer, although the configuration around the –CH═N– bond does not change. This paradox can be rationalized by the C–H?N intramolecular hydrogen bond in the ZE isomer, which is found from the quantum‐chemical calculations including Bader's quantum theory of atoms in molecules analysis. This hydrogen bond results in the increase of δ(¹H‐6) and ¹J(C‐6,H‐6) parameters. The effect of the C–H?N hydrogen bond on the ¹H shielding and one‐bond ¹³C–¹H coupling complicates the configurational assignment of the considered compound because of these spectral parameters. The ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N chemical shifts of the 2‐ and 8‐(CH₃)₂N groups attached to the –C(CH₃)═N– and –CH═N– moieties, respectively, reveal pronounced difference. The ab initio calculations show that the 8‐(CH₃)₂N group conjugate effectively with the π‐framework, and the 2‐(CH₃)₂N group twisted out from the plane of the backbone and loses conjugation. As a result, the degree of charge transfer from the N‐2– and N‐8– nitrogen lone pairs to the π‐framework varies, which affects the ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N shieldings. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Divinyl selenide: conformational study and stereochemical behavior of its 77Se-1H spin-spin coupling constants

Theoretical energy-based conformational analysis of divinyl selenide performed at the MP2/6-311G** level is substantiated by the second-order polarization propagator approach (SOPPA) calculations and experimental measurements of its (77)Se-(1)H spin-spin coupling constants, demonstrating marked stereochemical behavior in respect of the internal rotation of both vinyl groups around the Se-C bonds. Based on these data, divinyl selenide is shown to exist in an equilibrium mixture of three nonplanar conformers: one the preferred syn-s-cis-s-trans and two minor anti-s-trans-s-trans and syn-s-trans-s-trans forms.     

Ab initio MO studies of nuclear spin-spin coupling constants in CH4, SiH4, AlH 4 − and GeH4 systems

Summary Ab initio molecular orbital calculations of electron coupled nuclear spin-spin coupling constants are performed for CH₄, SiH₄, AlH ₄ ^– and GeH₄ systems using the SCF perturbation theory. Basis set dependence of the major contributing terms such as orbital diamagnetic, orbital paramagnetic, spin dipolar and Fermi contact terms are studied. The study also illustrates the relative importance of bond centred functions and nuclear centred polarization functions in predicting the directly bonded and geminal couplings in the systems selected. Basis sets having uncontracted cores functions and augmented with bond functions seem to predict most of these couplings fairly satisfactorily when compared to the experimental values.     

Stereochemical study of iminodihydrofurans based on experimental measurements and SOPPA calculations of (13)C-(13)C spin-spin coupling constants

Configurational assignment and conformational analysis of a series of iminodihydrofurans obtained from cyanoacetylenic alcohols were performed on the basis of experimental measurements and high-level ab initio calculations of their (13)C-(13)C spin-spin coupling constants. The title compounds were shown to form and exist in solution as the individual Z isomers, adopting the orthogonal orientation of the amino, alkylamino and dialkylamino groups and the s-trans orientation of the CONH(2) group at the C(4) position of the 2,5-dihydro-2-iminofuran moiety.     

Study of stereospecificity of 1H, 13C, 15N and 77Se shielding constants in the configurational isomers of the selenophene-2-carbaldehyde azine by NMR spectroscopy and MP2-GIAO calculations

In the (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra of selenophene-2-carbaldehyde azine, the (1)H-5, (13)C-3 and (13)C-5 signals of the selenophene ring are shifted to higher frequencies, whereas those of the (1)H-1, (13)C-1, (13)C-2 and (13)C-4 are shifted to lower frequencies on going from the EE to ZZ isomer or from the E moiety to the Z moiety of EZ isomer. The (15)N chemical shift is significantly larger in the EE isomer relative to the ZZ isomer and in the E moiety relative to the Z moiety of EZ isomer. A very pronounced difference (60-65 mg/g) between the (77)Se resonance positions is revealed in the studied azine isomers, the (77)Se peak being shifted to higher frequencies in the ZZ isomer and in the Z moiety of EZ isomer. The trends in the changes of the measured chemical shifts are reasonably reproduced by the GIAO calculations at the MP2 level of the (1)H, (13)C, (15)N and (77)Se shielding constants in the energy-favorable conformation with the syn orientation of both selenophene rings relative to the C = N groups. The NBO analysis suggests that such an arrangement of the selenophene rings may take place because of a higher energy of some intramolecular interactions.     

Spin–orbit corrections to the indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants in XH4 (X=C, Si, Ge, and Sn)

Summary.  Using the quadratic response function at the ab initio SCF level of approximation we have calculated the relativistic corrections from the spin–orbit Hamiltonian, H ^SO, to the indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants of XH₄ (X=C, Si, Ge, and Sn). We find that the spin–orbit contributions to J _X–H are small, amounting only to about 1% for J _Sn–H. For the geminal H–H coupling constants the relativistic corrections are numerically smaller than for J _X–H, but in some cases relatively larger compared to the actual magnitude of J _H–H. We also investigate the use of an effective one-electron spin–orbit Hamiltonian rather than the full H ^SO in the calculation of these corrections. Received July 12, 1996 / Final revision received September 12, 1996 / Accepted September 17, 1996     

Nonempirical calculations of NMR indirect spin-spin coupling constants. Part 14: azomethines of the alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehydes

Configurational assignment of seven azomethines obtained from the alpha-functionally substituted and nonsubstituted alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes has been performed on the basis of experimental measurements and the high-level ab initio calculations of their 1J(C,C) and 1J(C,H), involving the alpha-imino carbon that demonstrated the marked stereochemical dependence of both coupling constants upon the orientation of the nitrogen lone pair in the diverse isomers of the title azomethines.     

The use of1H—15N coupling constants for the investigation of tautomeric equilibria of azines

¹⁵N-¹H coupling constants can be measured over a large range by means of the Broadband-INEPT NMR-technique. These coupling constants are used to determine the positions of tautomeric equilibria of 2-(acetylmethyl)-azines with high accuracy.

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Die Anwendung von¹H—¹⁵N-Kopplungskonstanten bei Untersuchungen von Tautomerengleichgewichten von Azinen (Kurze Mitteilung)

Zusammenfassung Mittels der Breitband-INEPT NMR-Technik können¹⁵N-¹H-Kopplungskonstanten über einem weiten Bereich gemessen werden. Aus diesen Kopplungskonstanten kann die Lage der Tautomerengleichgewichte von 2-(Acylmethyl)-azinen mit großer Genauigkeit bestimmt werden.

     

H2O,H2, HF,F2 and F2O nuclear magnetic shielding constants and indirect nuclear spin–spin coupling constants (SSCCs) in the BHandH/pcJ‐n and BHandH/XZP Kohn–Sham limits

Good performance of segmented contracted basis sets XZP, where X = D, T, Q and 5, for obtaining H₂O, H₂, HF, F₂ and F₂O nuclear isotropic shielding constants in the BHandH Kohn–Sham basis set limit was shown. The results of two‐ and three‐parameter complete basis set limit extrapolation schemes were compared with experimental results, earlier literature data and benchmark ab initio results. Similar convergence patterns of shieldings obtained from calculations using general purpose XZP basis sets and from polarization‐consistent basis sets pcS‐n and pcJ‐n, where n = 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4, designed to accurately predict magnetic properties were observed. On the contrary, the SSCCs were more sensitive to the XZP basis set size and generally less accurate than those estimated using pcJ‐n basis set family. The BHandH density functional markedly outperforms B3LYP method in predicting heavy atom shieldings and SSCCs values in the studied systems. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Bifurcated hydrogen-bonding effect on the shielding and coupling constants in trifluoroacetyl pyrroles as studied by 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

According to the (1)H, (13)C and (15)N NMR spectroscopic data and DFT calculations, bifurcated N--H...N and N--H...O intramolecular hydrogen bond is shown to be present in 2-trifluoroacetyl-5-(2'-pyridyl)-pyrrole. This bifurcated hydrogen bond causes an increase in the absolute size of the (1)J(N,H) coupling constant by about 6 Hz, and the deshielding of the bridge proton by 2 ppm. DFT calculations show that the influence of the N--H...N and N--H...O intramolecular hydrogen bonds on the (1)J(N,H) coupling and proton shielding is almost additive, although the components of the bifurcated hydrogen bond slightly weaken each other. In 2-trifluoroacetyl-5-(2'-pyridyl)-pyrrole, the coupling constants involving the fluorine and the N--H covalent bond nuclei depend dramatically on the spatial position of the pyridine ring. The pyridine ring rotation operates as a quantum switch controlling the spin information transfer between the (19)F and (15)N nuclei, as well as the proton.     

1-Cyclohepta-2,4,6-trienyl-selanes--a 77Se NMR study: indirect nuclear 77Se--13C spin-spin coupling constants and application of density functional theory (DFT) calculations

1-Cyclohepta-2,4,6-trienyl-selanes Se(C(7)H(7))(2) (2c), R--Se--C(7)H(7) with R = Bu, (t)Bu, Ph, 4-F--C(6)H(4) (12a,b,c,d) were prepared by the reaction of the corresponding silanes, Si(SeMe(3))(2) and R--Se--SiMe(3), respectively, with tropylium bromide C(7)H(7)Br. In spite of the low stability of the selanes even in dilute solutions and at low temperature, they could be characterised by their (1)H, (13)C and (77)Se NMR parameters. Coupling constants (1)J((77)Se,(13)C) were measured and calculated by DFT methods at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. The comparison of experimental and calculated coupling constants (1)J((77)Se,(13)C) included numerous selenium carbon compounds with largely different Se--C bonds, revealing a satisfactory agreement. Both the spin-dipole (SD) and the paramagnetic spin-orbital (PSO) terms contributed significantly to the spin-spin coupling interaction, in addition to the Fermi contact (FC) term.     

Stereospecificity of shielding constants of carbon-13 nuclei in 13C NMR spectra of oximes of hetarenecarbaldehydes and alkyl heteryl ketones

It has been discovered that the chemical shifts of carbon atoms in ¹³C NMR spectra of oximes having pyrrolyl, furyl, benzofuryl, thienyl, and pyridyl rings as substituents are changed systematically on going from the E- to the Z-isomer. This makes it possible to use the indicated chemical shifts for establishing the configuration of oximes with heterocyclic substituents and studying the special features of their electronic structure. Dedicated to Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences B. A. Trofimov on his 70th jubilee. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1523–1531, October, 2008.