Correlation bond

Other two-dimensional techniques, such as COSY (122), DEPT (123), HOHAHA, soHd state (124) etc. give varying degrees of success when apphed to the stmcture-property relationship of cellulose triesters. The recent appHcation of multiple-bond correlation (HMBC) spectroscopy for... 

HMBC Heteronuclear multiple bond correlation, inverse CH correlation via long-range CH coupling, same format and information as described for ( C detected) CH COLOC but much more sensitive (therefore less time-consuming) because of H detection... 

From the data presented here, the orbitals involved in bonding correlate with the molecular architecture. The relationships are summarized in Table 16-IV. 

The heteronuclear multiple-quantum coherence (HMQC) spectrum, H-NMR chemical shift assignments, and C-NMR data of podophyllo-toxin are shown. Determine the chemical shifts of various carbons and connected protons. The HMQC spectra provide information about the one-bond correlations of protons and attached carbons. These spectra are fairly straightforward to interpret The correlations are made by noting the position of each crossf)eak and identifying the corresponding 8h and 8c values. Based on this technique, interpret the following spectrum. 

The most downfield cross-peaks, V-Y, are due to heteronuclear couplings of the aromadc or vinylic protons and carbons. For instance, cross-peak Y represents heteronuclear interaction between the C-1 vinylic proton (8 5.56) and a carbon resonating at 8 134.0 (C-1). The downfield cross-peaks, V and W, are due to the heteronuclear correlations of the ortho and meta protons (8 7.34 and 7.71) in the aromatic moiety with the carbons resonating at 8 128.3 and 126.9, respectively. The remaining cross-peak X is due to the one-bond correlation of the C-4 aromatic proton (8 7.42) with the C-4 carbon appearing at 8 131.4. The cross-peak U displays direct H/ C connectivity between the carbon at 8 77.9 (C-6) and C-6 methine proton (8 4.70). The crosspeak T is due to the one-bond heteronuclear correlation of carbon... 

The HMQC spectrum of podophyllotoxin shows heteronuclear crosspeaks for all 13 protonated carbons. Each cross-peak represents a one-bond correlation between the C nucleus and the attached proton. It also allows us to identify the pairs of geminally coupled protons, since both protons display cross-peaks with the same carbon. For instance, peaks A and B represent the one-bond correlations between protons at 8 4.10 and 4.50 with the carbon at 8 71.0 and thus represent a methylene group (C-15). Cross-peak D is due to the heteronuclear correlation between the C-4 proton at 8 4.70 and the carbon at 8 72.0, assignable to the oxygen-bearing benzylic C-4. Heteronuclear shift correlations between the aromatic protons and carbons are easily distinguishable as cross-peaks J-L, while I represents C/H interactions between the methylenedioxy protons (8 5.90) and the carbon at 8 101.5. The C-NMR and H-NMR chemical shift assignments based on the HMQC cross-peaks are summarized on the structure. 

Figure 7.14 Pulse sequence for the HMBCS (heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation, selective) experiment, which uses advantageously a 270° Gaussian pulse for exciting the carbonyl resonances. It is also called the semisoft inverse COLOC. (Reprinted from Mag. Reson. Chem. 29, H. Kessler et al., 527, copyright (1991), with permission from John Wiley and Sons Limited, Baffins Lane, Chichester, Sussex P019 lUD, England.)...

The P n.m.r, parameters have been tabulated for a wide range of P" amino-compounds and P compounds. The value of Sp for compounds with four P—N bonds correlates with the hybridization of the nitrogen atom, moving to higher field in the order p < sp < sp < sp. 

C-NMR, COSY, HMQC (heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence), and HMBC (heteronuclear multiple bond correlation).48 Furthermore, the structure of trimer was confirmed by X-ray crystallography.48 The incorporation of 13C into the indole 3a position proved valuable in these structural determinations and in documenting the ene-imine intermediate. For example, the presence of a trimer was readily determined from its 13C-NMR spectrum (Fig. 7.7). 

To be fair, we must point out that this type of experiment is extremely sensitive to the parameters chosen. Various pulse sequences are available, including the original COLOC (Correlation by means of Long range Coupling) as well as experiments variously referred to as HMBC (Heteronuclear Multiple-Bond Correlation) and HMQC (Heteronuclear Multiple-Quantum Correlation). Depending on the parameters chosen, it is often not possible to suppress correlations due to one-bond coupling ... 

D Proton-Carbon (Single Bond) Correlated Spectroscopy... 

The most powerful techniques of all are undoubtedly the 2-D proton-carbon experiments (Hetero-nuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence///eteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence, or HMQC/HSQC and //ctcronuclcar Multiple Bond Correlation, or HMBC) as they provide an opportunity to dovetail proton and carbon NMR data directly. 

If interpreting the single-bond correlation experiments is easy, the multiple bond experiment (HMBC) can be considerably less so... 

Structure 9.2 Expected 3-bond correlation often not observed. 

The chemical shift of the amine nitrogen is 55 ppm and shows a clear 3-bond correlation to the aromatic proton giving a fine doublet at 7.49 ppm. There is also a strong, and in this case, very useful, 1-bond correlation to this nitrogen from the amine proton itself. Note that whether or not you see 1-bond correlations depends largely on how broad the -NH signal is in the proton domain. The sharper the -NH, the more likely you are to see them. As with 13C HMBC, 2-bond correlations can sometimes be quite weak and that is so in this case as there is no obvious correlation to be seen from the methylene protons adjacent to the amine. 

The nitrogen of the nitro group absorbs at 371 ppm and shows 3-bond correlations from both the aromatic protons flanking the group (7.49 and 7.41 ppm). The common correlation from the former signal to both nitrogens confirms the regiochemistry of the structure. 

Figure 16 The. /-separated HOESY spectrum of the molecule shown in Figure 15. Direct (one bond) correlations are located at the position of, 3C satellites in the proton spectrum. Arrows indicate remote correlations.

It is interesting to note from even the examination of just the three carbon-carbon correlation pathways from Cl 4, that there is no uniformity in the Jch correlations observed to C14 from the various protons among these correlations. Further, while the observed "/ch correlations are predominantly three-bond correlations, a weak two-bond correlation from H13 to C14 was among the correlations observed. Hence, the h,1-ADEQUATE experiment suffers from the same potential ambiguities of the correlation pathways as the GHMBC experiment. 

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