Boron-nitrogen compounds were studied with respect to indirect nuclear 15N-11B spin-spin coupling (1J(15N,11B)). Some new experimental data were determined for aminoboranes and tetra-Npyrrolylborate, and a variety of compounds with B-N single, double and triple bonds were examined using DFT methods for the calculation of 1J(15N,11B) at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. The calculations predict magnitude and sign of 1J(15N,11B) reasonably well, and the Fermi contact term was found to be dominant. A positive sign of 1J(15N,11B) was calculated in the case of 1-azacloso- dodecaborane(12), in contrast to all other compounds studied.
Spin-Spin Coupling Constants 1J(15N,11B) in Boron-Nitrogen Compounds. Experimental Data and DFT Calculations
