Long-range 13C,1H and 13C,19F coupling constants as indicators of the conformational properties of 4-fluoroanisole, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroanisole, and pentafluoroanisole

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 1592-1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Reino Laatikainen ◽  
Timothy A. Wildman ◽  
James Peeling ◽  
Glenn H. Penner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Range ◽  
Methoxy Group ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Dynamic Nmr ◽  
Methyl Group ◽  
Conformational Properties ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling ◽  
Rotor Model

Long-range spin–spin coupling constants over six bonds between 13C nuclei in the methyl group and ring protons or 19F nuclei in the para position are reported for 4-fluoroanisole, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroanisole, and pentafluoroanisole in solution. The couplings are σ–π electron mediated, as indicated by INDO MO FPT computations and by measurements on anisole, 2,6-dibromoanisole, 2,6-dichloroanisole, 2,6-dibromo-4-fluoroanisole, and 2,6-dibromo-4-methylanisole. On the basis of the measured coupling magnitudes and a hindered rotor model, it is concluded that the barrier to internal rotation about the [Formula: see text] bond in 4-fluoroanisole lies near 6 kcal/mol, is nearly zero in the tetrafluoroanisole, and is somewhat less than 1 kcal/mol in the pentafluoroanisole. In the latter, the preferred conformation is that in which the methoxy group lies in a plane perpendicular to the pentafluorophenyl plane. Some inconclusive dynamic nmr experiments on anisole, including T1ρ measurements, are briefly discussed.

Sigma and Pi Electron Contributions to Long-range Spin–Spin Coupling Constants in the Methyl Derivatives of the Fluoropyridines

1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (14) ◽  
pp. 2344-2350 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Rowbotham ◽  
T. Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Atom ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Coupling Mechanism ◽  
Methyl Group ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Methyl Derivatives ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling ◽  
Derivatives Of

Seven methyl derivatives of the 3- and 4-fluoropyridines are synthesized and their p.m.r. spectra are analyzed. The nuclear spin–spin coupling constants are compared with previous results for the four methyl derivatives of 2-fluoropyridine. A model in which the nitrogen atom polarizes primarily the σ electron system of the ring, leaving the π electron contribution to the coupling mechanism relatively unaffected, qualitatively accounts for the large majority of the coupling constants. For example, the coupling over six bonds between methyl protons and a fluorine nucleus, [Formula: see text] is the same whether the fluorine atom or the methyl group is placed ortho to the nitrogen atom and is little different from its value in p-fluorotoluene. The model is consistent with significant σ electron contributions to long-range couplings over four and five bonds from methyl protons to fluorine nuclei or ring protons. Evidence is adduced for resonance structures in which fluorine conjugates with nitrogen or with ring carbon atoms. An earlier suggestion, that hyperconjugation of the methyl group with nitrogen is necessary to the interpretation of the observed couplings, is dropped. Instead, a substantial polarization of the σ electron core near C-2 and -6 is invoked but apparently does not extend appreciably beyond these atoms in the ring.

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.

scholarly journals Signs of proton–proton and proton–fluorine spin–spin coupling constants in 2-fluoro-3-methylpyridine. Sigma and pi contributions to coupling in a nitrogen heterocycle

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1507-1514 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Schaefer ◽  
S. S. Danyluk ◽  
C. L. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Atom ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Nitrogen Heterocycle ◽  
Triple Resonance ◽  
Triple Resonance Experiments ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The signs of all proton–proton and proton–fluorine spin–spin coupling constants in 2-fluoro-3-methylpyridine have been determined by double and triple resonance experiments. The signs of the longrange coupling constants, JH,CH3 and JF,CH3 are the same as in fluorotoluene derivatives. Their magnitudes are consistent with the assumption that the nitrogen atom primarily polarizes the σ bonds in the molecule, leaving the π contribution to the long-range coupling relatively unaffected.

"Through-space" spin–spin coupling between thallium and fluorine in fluorophenylthallium compounds

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (11) ◽  
pp. 1847-1850
Author(s):  
Gerald Norman Pecksen ◽  
Raymond Frederick Martin White
Keyword(s):  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Methyl Group ◽  
Fluorine Nmr ◽  
Thallium Atom ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

Thallium to fluorine spin–spin coupling constants have been measured for a number of fluoro- and trifluoro-methyl-substituted mono- and di-arylthallium derivatives. The results provide evidence of "through-space" coupling in the diaryl derivatives when the fluoro- or trifluoro-methyl group is ortho to the thallium atom. Keywords: thallium, fluorine, NMR, through-space coupling.

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.

Long-range spin–spin coupling constants as an indicator of conformational preferences in ethyl and trifluoroethyl vinyl ethers

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (15) ◽  
pp. 2835-2838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
William J. E. Parr
Keyword(s):  
Vinyl Ether ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Ethyl Vinyl Ether ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Ethyl Vinyl ◽  
Conformational Preferences ◽  
Spin Coupling Constants ◽  
Spin Spin Coupling

The observed and calculated, negative, long-range spin–spin coupling constants over five bonds between olefinic and methylene protons in ethyl vinyl ether and in 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl vinyl ether are consistent with predominant s-cis planar conformations. The five-bond couplings are sensitive to the proximity of the bonds containing the coupled nuclei and are unobservably small in 1-butene where the H,H distances are somewhat larger than in the ethers. The present results concur with the arguments based on other spectroscopic techniques.

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