Stereochemical Implications from the Conformational Analysis of the Seven-membered Ring in 5-Oxabenzocycloheptene
The computer analysis (LAOCN-3 program) of the p.m.r. spectrum of 5-oxabenzocycloheptene (3) at −105° has provided values for all coupling constants about the C3—C4 bond, while the complete line-shape simulation (DNMR program) has provided the following activation parameters: ΔG≠ = 9.5 kcal/mol (at −57°), ΔH≠ = 9.9 kcal/mol, and ΔS≠ = 1.5 e.u. A novel long distance (transannular) deuterium isotope effect has been discovered during the analysis of the spectrum of a partially deuterated derivative of 3. A comparison of the p.m.r. parameters for 5-oxabenzocycloheptene and benzocycloheptene provides the basic data from which stereochemical and conformational inferences can be made for more complex derivatives in this series.