Aromatic coupling constants

Polar solvents shift the keto enol equilibrium toward the enol form (174b). Thus the NMR spectrum in DMSO of 2-phenyl-A-2-thiazoline-4-one is composed of three main signals +10.7 ppm (enolic proton). 7.7 ppm (aromatic protons), and 6.2 ppm (olefinic proton) associated with the enol form and a small signal associated with less than 10% of the keto form. In acetone, equal amounts of keto and enol forms were found (104). In general, a-methylene protons of keto forms appear at approximately 3.5 to 4.3 ppm as an AB spectra or a singlet (386, 419). A coupling constant, Jab - 15.5 Hz, has been reported for 2-[(S-carboxymethyl)thioimidyl]-A-2-thiazoline-4-one 175 (Scheme 92) (419). This high J b value could be of some help in the discussion on the structure of 178 (p. 423). 

The normal pattern of coupling constants for aromatic six-membered rings is found in the heterocyclic aza systems, except that the ortho coupling to a proton a to a heterocyclic nitrogen is reduced from 7-8 Hz to 4.5-6 Hz. The J2.3 of pyrylium salts is still lower... 

Table 6 One-bond Coupling Constants (Hz) in the Simple Monocyclic Aromatic Azines (cf. 159 Hz for...

Proton chemical shifts and spin coupling constants for ring CH of fully aromatic neutral azoles are recorded in Tables 3-6. Vicinal CH—CH coupling constants are small where they have been measured (in rather few cases) they are found to be 1-2 Hz. 

Structure elucidation does not necessarily require the complete analysis of all multiplets in complicated spectra. If the coupling constants are known, the characteristic fine structure of the single multiplet almost always leads to identification of a molecular fragment and, in the case of alkenes and aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds, it may even lead to the elucidation of the complete substitution pattern. 

The coupling constants of ortho ( Jhh = 7 Hz), meta Jhh =1-5 Hz) and para protons CJhh I Hz) in benzene and naphthalene ring systems are especially useful in structure elucidation (Table 2.5). With naphthalene and other condensed (hetero-) aromatics, a knowledge of zig zag coupling = 0.8 Hz) is helpful in deducing substitution patterns. 

Table 2.5. Typical HH coupling constants (Hz) of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds...

First the five protons (integral) of the //NMR spectrum (Sfj = 7.50 - 7.94) in the chemical shift range appropriate for aromatics indicate a monosubstituted benzene ring with typical coupling constants 8.0 Hz for ortho protons, 1.5 Hz for meta protons.). The chemical shift values especially for the protons which are positioned ortho to the substituent Sn = 7.94) reflect a -M effect. Using the CH COLOC plot it can be established from the correlation signal hclS = 66.AI7.94 that it is a benzoyl group A. 

The spectra were recorded at 250 MHz in CDCI3, using tetramethylsilane as internal standard (TMS = 0). The multiplicities have been added by the reviewer and are based on the coupling constants indicated and examination of the visually reproduced spectra. The C-6 and C-7 protons and the aromatic protons resonating between 2.4 and 1.8 ppm, and 7.9 and 7.2 ppm, respectively, were not differentiated. 

A third useful example is provided by aromatic residues, where the coupling constant between ortho protons is large (xx-xx Hz), while that between meta protons is much smaller (1-3 Hz). The coupling between para protons is often of the same magnitude as the Hnewidth. 

Finally, a brief word about aldehydes. They are included at the end of this group for convenience only and should be spotted easily. Aldehydes bound to aromatic rings give sharp singlets at 10.2-9.9 ppm, whilst in alkyl systems, they give sharp signals at 10.0-9.7 ppm, which couple to adjacent alkyl protons with a relatively small coupling constants (2-4 Hz). 

The values of 3/(NH,H) coupling constant observed for imine proton can be helpful in detection of the proton transfer processes and determination of mole fractions of tautomers in equilibrium. For NH-form, this value is close to 13 Hz, lower values usually indicate the presence of tautomeric equilibrium. It should be mentioned that the values below 2.4 Hz have not been reported. The chemical shift of C—OH (C-2 for imines, derivatives of aromatic ortho-hydroxyaldehydes or C-7 for gossypol derivatives) carbon to some extent can be informative, however, this value depends on type of substituents and should be interpreted with caution. 

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