Free Energy Barrier to Rotation of the Amino Group in 2-Aminoacetophenone

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (21) ◽  
pp. 3575-3576 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Wasylishen ◽  
T. Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Free Energy Barrier ◽  
Amino Group ◽  
Hindered Rotation ◽  
Free Energy Of Activation ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The free energy of activation for hindered rotation of the amino group about the N-aryl bond in 2-aminoacetophenone is found to be 10.6 ± 0.5 kcal/mol in toluene solution at 233 ± 10 °K. Separate amino p.m.r. peaks are observed at low temperatures and these are strongly broadened by incompletely relaxed spin–spin coupling to the quadrupolar 14N nucleus, making a more accurate determination of activation parameters impractical. Some INDO molecular orbital calculations are performed in an attempt to rationalize the barrier magnitude.

Information from stereospecific spin–spin couplings about the relative absorptivities of the hydroxyl stretching bands in 2-iodophenol solutions

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (21) ◽  
pp. 3021-3025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Rudy Sebastian ◽  
Timothy A. Wildman
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Hydroxyl Proton ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Cis And Trans ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The stereospecific spin–spin coupling constants between the hydroxyl proton and the ring protons for 2-iodophenol in various solvents yield some free energy differences between the cis and trans conformations of this molecule at 305 K. Comparison with areas of the hydroxyl stretching bands in the same or similar solvents shows that the ratio of the absorptivity coefficients for the two conformers is sensitive to solvent. It is suggested that this ratio is temperature dependent and therefore apparent enthalpy differences must be considered tentative for at least some solutions. Molecular orbital calculations are consistent with the arguments concerning the absorptivity coefficients.

Strongly hindered rotation in α,α,2,6-terrachlorotoluene. Stereospecific five-bond coupling. Hyperconjugative contributions to long-range sidechain-ring proton coupling constants

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 2187-2188 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Schaefer ◽  
R. Schwenk ◽  
C. J. Macdonald ◽  
W. F. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Resonance Spectrum ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Proton Resonance ◽  
Kcal Mole ◽  
Hindered Rotation ◽  
Ring Proton ◽  
Meta Position ◽  
Proton Coupling ◽  
Free Energy Of Activation

At −40 °C the C—H bond of the dichloromethyl group of α,α,2,6-tetrachlorotoluene lies in the plane of the ring. The proton resonance spectrum demonstrates a stereospecific five-bond coupling between the C—H proton and the ring proton in the meta position. The coupling to the para proton is essentially zero as expected from a hyperconjugative mechanism. The free energy of activation of rotation of the dichloromethyl group is about 15 kcal/mole at 25 °C.

A comprehensive computational examination of transannular Diels–Alder reactions of unsubstituted C14 trienes — Barriers, template effects, and the Curtin–Hammett principle

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 1284-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saul Wolfe ◽  
Anthony V Buckley ◽  
Noham Weinberg
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Energy Difference ◽  
Diels Alder ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Free Energy Difference ◽  
Molecular Mechanics Calculations ◽  
Geometrical Isomers ◽  
Free Energy Of Activation ◽  
Transition Structures ◽  
Cyclic Compounds

A combination of MM3-level molecular mechanics calculations and PM3-level semiempirical molecular orbital calculations has been employed, in conjunction with an algorithm for the comprehensive conformational analysis of cyclic compounds, to obtain 1202 unique 1,3,9-cyclotetradecatriene conformations, distributed over the six possible geometrical isomers, and 70 unique transannular Diels–Alder transition structures leading to the six possible stereoisomeric tricyclic olefins. A kinetic analysis that takes into account all minima of a given geometrical isomer and all transition structures leading to the same tricyclic product leads to a free energy of activation that is almost the same as the free energy difference between the lowest minimum and the lowest transition structure (the Curtin–Hammett principle). A substantial template effect, mainly entropic in origin, is found when the transannular reactions are compared to the Diels–Alder reactions of the cognate 2,4-hexatrienes with the 2-butenes. Although the cyclization of the trans-cis-trans triene favours the cis-anti-cis over the trans-anti-trans product by more than 20 kcal mol–1, the situation is reversed in the acyclic reaction. A cyclic triene that can cyclize directly to a trans-anti-trans tricycle can therefore be proposed.Key words: molecular models, Deslongchamps, Takahashi, trans-anti-trans tricycle, MM3, PM3, transition states.

A proton magnetic resonance determination of the small rotational barriers about the C—Si bond in phenyl derivatives of chloro and methyl silanes

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. E. Parr ◽  
Ted Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Proton Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Low Energy Conformations

The long-range spin–spin coupling constants between protons bonded to silicon and ring protons in C6H5SiH3, C6H5SiH2Cl, C6H5SiH2CH3, C6H5SiHCl2, and C6H5SiH(CH3)2 are determined from the proton magnetic resonance spectra of benzene solutions. A hindered rotor treatment of the barrier to internal rotation about the C—Si bond, in conjunction with the coupling constants over six bonds, allows the deduction of the low-energy conformations for C6H5SiH(CH3)2 and for C6H5SiHCl2, as well as of barriers of 1.0 ± 0.2 kcal/mol. The approach becomes less reliable for C6H5SiH2CH3 and for C6H5SiH2Cl and, particularly for the latter compound, the derived barrier is very likely an upper limit only. Ab initio molecular orbital calculations of the conformational energies are reported for C6H5SiH3, C6H5SiH2Cl, and for C6H5SiHCl2.

Dynamic NMR spectroscopy of 2,2′-dimethyl-1-picrylhydrazine in various solvents

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (12) ◽  
pp. 1648-1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
K C Brown ◽  
M El-Bermani ◽  
Y Upadrashta ◽  
J A Weil
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Liquid Solution ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Dynamic Nmr ◽  
Hindered Rotation ◽  
H Nmr

We have studied the 1H NMR spectra of 2,2′-dimethyl-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)hydrazine at 300 and 500 MHz in seven liquid solvents, with a view to learning details of the internal conformational changes taking place as a function of temperature and of the solvent. These molecules in liquid solution occur as interconverting enantiomorphic pairs (atropisomers). Advanced techniques for obtaining the correct activation energies and pseudo-thermodynamic parameters have been utilized, and these parameters are listed and discussed. Our results point to a transformation between the pair of atropisomers that is not quite as complicated as one might have encountered in that the solvent does not affect ΔG‡ in any major fashion. Molecular orbital calculations clarified some of the chemical shifts observed for both 1H and 13C. One goal of this study was to enable a detailed comparison with similar results available for 2,2′-diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)hydrazine.Key words: dynamic NMR, dimethylpicrylhydrazine, hindered rotation, atropisomers, activation parameters.

INDO Molecular Orbital Calculations of Nuclear Spin–Spin Coupling Constants Over Three Bonds Between 13C and 1H in Some Simple Molecules

1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 961-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Wasylishen ◽  
T. Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Dihedral Angle ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Methyl Proton ◽  
Coupling Path ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Simple Molecules ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

Molecular orbital calculations, at the INDO level, of the spin–spin coupling constants over three bonds between carbon-13 and protons are reported for a number of simple molecules. In propane the coupling depends on dihedral angle in the Karplus manner. Fluorine substituents cause changes in the computed coupling which are best described as alternating with the number of bonds intervening between the substituent and the coupled nuclei. Finer details of this phenomenon are discussed and calculations on propyllithium are performed. Replacement of a central carbon atom in propane by a heteroatom does not radically alter the computed couplings. The presence of a carbonyl group in the coupling path results in an overestimate of the magnitude of the coupling. In propene the coupling between 13C in position 1 and a methyl proton displays a maximum when the C—H bond of the methyl group lies parallel to the π orbitals. In toluene the coupling to a methyl proton is insensitive to the dihedral angle over half its range, a result of importance to structural studies. Among other molecules under consideration are methylacetylene, propionaldehyde, and the strained bicyclobutane. It is suggested that in certain instances the mean of the predictions from the INDO and CNDO/2 procedures may agree better with experiment than will the prediction from either procedure alone. Calculations on fluorobenzene and 1,2-difluorobenzene suggest that the main experimental trends of the couplings between carbon and protons within the benzene ring are reproduced. Such is perhaps not true for the five-membered heterocycles.

Mechanisms of 1H,1H; 1H,13C; and 13C,13C spin–spin coupling constants in benzyl cyanide and some derivatives. Experimental and theoretical estimates of internal rotational potentials

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 2013-2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Glenn H. Penner
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Cyano Group ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Similar Data ◽  
Orbital Theory ◽  
Benzyl Cyanide ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The mechanisms of long-range spin–spin coupling constants involving the methylene protons and the 13C nucleus of the cyano group are discussed for benzyl cyanide. Analysis of the 1H nmr spectrum of benzyl cyanide-8-13C in benzene-d6 solution yields nJ(H,CH2) and nJ(H,13CN) for n = 4–6. Similar data are reported for the 2,6-dichloro and 2,6-difluoro derivatives, together with some sign determinations. nJ(13C,13CN), n = 1–5, are given for the three compounds. It is shown that all these parameters are consistent with a small barrier to internal rotation about the [Formula: see text] bond in benzyl cyanide in solution. Computations at various levels of molecular orbital theory agree that this barrier is small. The nJ(13C, 13CN) imply a stabilization in polar solvents of the conformation in which the cyano group of benzyl cyanide lies in a plane perpendicular to the benzene plane. The molecular orbital calculations indicate a predominantly twofold nature of the internal barrier, although a significant fourfold component is also present. The coupling constants cannot discern the presence of the fourfold component for benzyl cyanide nor for its 2,6-difluoro derivative. 1J(13C,13CN) is solvent dependent. A table of the computed sidechain geometries is appended.

Theoretical and experimental conformational preferences of the aldehyde and fluoroaldehyde groups in 2-methylbenzaldehyde, 2-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde, and 4-chloro-2-methylbenzoyl fluoride. Proximate couplings

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (22) ◽  
pp. 2364-2368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Salman R. Salman ◽  
Timothy A. Wildman
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Benzene Solution ◽  
Energy Difference ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Mo Calculations ◽  
Conformational Preferences ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling ◽  
Anti Form

On the basis of long-range spin–spin coupling constants, the O-syn conformation of 2-methylbenzaldehyde in CCl4 solution at 305 K is favored over the O-anti form by a free energy of 0.53 kJ/mol. This number is compatible with other experiments, as well as with STO-3G MO calculations in which the geometry of the substituents is optimized. The latter yield 0.52 kJ/mol in the internal energy difference. In benzene solution, 2-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde exists in the O-anti form to the extent of at least 95% at 305 K. In CCl4 solution at this temperature, the population of the O-syn conformer of 4-chloro-2-methylbenzoyl fluoride is likely 75% or more of the total, in semiquantitative agreement with STO-3G optimization procedures. Substantial proximate couplings exist between 1H and 19F nuclei in the sidechains of the latter two compounds and are compared with INDO MO FPT computations. These yield negative values for [Formula: see text] in 2-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde, whereas the experimental value is 2.23 Hz.

scholarly journals Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectrum of 1-Penten-3-yne. INDO and CNDO/2 Molecular Orbital Calculations on Long-Range Spin–Spin Coupling Constants in Enynes

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 1863-1867 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Ernst ◽  
H. M. Hutton ◽  
T. Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Benzene Solution ◽  
Parent Compound ◽  
Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectrum ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The high resolution p.m.r. spectra of 1-penten-3-yne in carbon disulfide and in benzene solution are analyzed. Long-range spin–spin coupling constants are discussed in terms of σ and π electron contributions. Comparisons are made with the isomeric 2-methyl-1-buten-3-yne and the parent compound, vinylacetylene. The results of INDO and CNDO/2 molecular orbital calculations are compared to the experimental coupling constants. It is concluded that the π electron contribution to 5J in enyne systems is +0.6 to 0.7 Hz and that σ electron contributions are rather small, the transoid ("pseudo-zig–zag") being larger than the cisoid one. Observed allylic coupling constants in the propene derivative are compared with the calculated values, including those for propene and 2-cyanopropene, available in the literature.

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