The internal barriers to rotation about the carbon–carbon bond in 3,5-dichlorobenzyl alcohol and selenol by the J method

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (13) ◽  
pp. 1721-1723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Werner Danchura ◽  
Walter Niemczura ◽  
William J. E. Parr
Keyword(s):  
Internal Rotation ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Carbon Carbon Bond ◽  
Carbon Carbon Bonds ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Internal Barriers ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The J method, depending on a comparison between observed spin–spin coupling constants over six bonds between protons on a side chain and para ring protons and those calculated by a hindered rotor treatment, is applied to the determination of the twofold barrier to internal rotation about the carbon–carbon bonds in 3,5-dichlorobenzyl alcohol and selenol. In the alcohol, the C—O bond prefers the benzene plane by 0.3 ± 0.2 kcal/mol whereas, in the selenol, the C—Se bond prefers a plane perpendicular to the benzene ring by 3.8 ± 0.7 kcal/mol. Comparison with the thiol suggests that a major component of the barrier arises from repulsive interactions, increasing as the size of the XH (X = O, S, Se) group increases.

Derivatives of diphenylmethane. Preferred conformations and barriers to internal rotation by the J method

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (14) ◽  
pp. 1881-1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Walter Niemczura ◽  
Werner Danchura ◽  
Timothy A. Wildman
Keyword(s):  
Internal Rotation ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Carbon Carbon Bond ◽  
Conformational Properties ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Rotor Model

The long-range spin–spin coupling constants over six bonds, 6JpH,CH, in 3,5-dibromodiphenylmethane and 4,4′-difluorodiphenylmethane, respectively, imply that the ground state conformations of these molecules have C2v symmetry (gable conformations). In terms of a hindered rotor model which assumes a twofold barrier to internal rotation about the exocyclic carbon–carbon bond, the barrier in the dibromo derivatives is 1.1 ± 0.3 kcal/mol. A satisfactory fit to the temperature dependence of 6JpF,CH is found for a gable conformation. If the conformational properties of these molecules and of diphenylmethane are determined mainly by steric interactions between ortho C—H bonds on neighbouring phenyl groups, it seems likely that the results above are a first approximation to the conformational behaviour of diphenylmethane. Some molecular orbital calculations are in semiquantitative agreement with the conclusions based on coupling constants.

The preferred conformations in solution and rotational barriers of the phenyl moiety in 3,5-dichlorobenzyl derivatives of ammonia, dimethylamine, and dimethylarsine

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (17) ◽  
pp. 2229-2232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Werner Danchura ◽  
Walter Niemczura
Keyword(s):  
Long Range ◽  
Phenyl Ring ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Carbon Bond ◽  
Carbon Carbon Bond ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Internal Barriers ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling ◽  
Derivatives Of

The long-range spin–spin coupling constants between methylene protons and ring protons are measured in 3,5-dichlorobenzylamine, 3,5-dichlorobenzyldimethylamine, and in 3,5-dichlorobenzyldimethylarsine. The couplings over six bonds are used to derive internal barriers to rotation about the carbon–carbon bond to the phenyl ring. In the above order, they are 0.3 ± 0.3, 0.8 ± 0.2, and 3.0 ± 0.5 kcal/mol. The conformation of lowest energy in the arsine is that in which the CH2—X bond lies in a plane perpendicular to the benzene plane.

A proton magnetie resonance and molecular orbital study of the conformational preferences of the vinylic fragment in some 2-vinylfurans and in 2-vinylthiophene

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (20) ◽  
pp. 3216-3223 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. E. Parr ◽  
Roderick E. Wasylishen ◽  
Ted Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Orbital Theory ◽  
Molecular Orbital Study ◽  
Conformational Preferences ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The stereospecific spin–spin coupling constants over five bonds between the α-proton in the side chain and the protons in the heterocycle in 2-vinylfuran, in its β-nitro and β-aldehydic derivatives, and in 2-vinylthiophene are used to demonstrate the preponderance of the s-trans conformers in polar and nonpolar solutions. These conclusions are compared with predictions made by molecular orbital theory at the STO-3G, INDO, CNDO/2, and MINDO/3 levels. Long-range coupling constants between the protons in the side chain and protons in the heterocycle are calculated by CNDO/2 and INDO–MO–FPT and are compared with experiment. It is concluded that the five-bond couplings involving the α-proton are most sensitive to conformation and that they are transmitted mainly via a σ electron mechanism. The other long-range coupling constants are discussed in terms of σ and π electron mechanisms. The STO-3G calculations yield barriers to internal rotation of greater than 4.8 kcal/mol.

Experimental and Theoretical-Study of Carbon-Fluorine Couplings in the NMR-Spectra of 2-Fluoroaryl Ketones

1985 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 1779 ◽  
Author(s):  
RH Contreras ◽  
CG Giribet ◽  
MA Natiello ◽  
J Perez ◽  
ID Rae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Aliphatic Carbon ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Fermi Contact ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling ◽  
Fermi Contact Term ◽  
Good Agreement

Calculations by the IPPP-INDO method give the spin-spin coupling constants for the side-chain carbons, 3JCF and 4JCF, as 4.97 and 6.86 Hz respectively with substantial contributions to through-space coupling from the pathway CO-C-H…F. The observed values for 1-(2- fluorophenyl ) ethanone , 3.3 and 7.2 Hz, and for 1-(2,5- difluorophenyl ) ethanone , 3.7 and 7.3 Hz, are in good agreement with these predictions. Two compounds, a dihydroindenone and a naphthalenone, in which this pathway cannot be effective, show no fluorine coupling to the aliphatic carbon next to the carbonyl and the values of 3JCF are reduced to 2.2 and 2.5 Hz, consistent with the loss of a through-space Fermi contact term of the kind described above.

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.

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