Proton-carbon

A H(detected)- C shift correlation spectrum (conmion acronym HMQC, for heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence, but sometimes also called COSY) is a rapid way to assign peaks from protonated carbons, once the hydrogen peaks are identified. With changes in pulse timings, this can also become the HMBC (l eteronuclear multiple bond coimectivity) experiment, where the correlations are made via the... 

Carbon atoms and protons are assigned by means of the proton-carbon connectivities as identified in the HC HSQC and HMBC experiment (b and c). The latter also permits the derivation of the connection of the ethyl groups to the porphyrin ring. The cross signals in the relevant part a of the HH COSY plot (a) are used to connect the methyl and methylene subunits to the ethyl groups. 

Table 40.1. Proton-Carbon Jch) connectivities from the CH COSY and CH COLOC plots...

Partial Proton carbon atom carbon atoms ... 

Table 20 [56] hsts fluonne chemical shifts for the 12 fluorobenzenes in the senes Complete proton, carbon, and fluonne spectral analyses of this... 

Although the first mechanism is intuitively, and for reasons of simplicity, preferred to the second one, there is no experimental evidence for excluding the latter. Theoretical evidence for preferring the former mechanism stems from a study by Jansen and Ros (1969), who performed non-empirical calculations on several configurations of a model system, viz. protonated carbon monoxide. They found that the linear +... 

NMR Spectroscopy. All proton-decoupled carbon-13 spectra were obtained on a General Electric GN-500 spectrometer. The vinylldene chloride isobutylene sample was run at 24 degrees centigrade. A 45 degree (3.4us) pulse was used with a Inter-pulse delay of 1.5s (prepulse delay + acquisition time). Over 2400 scans were acquired with 16k complex data points and a sweep width of +/- 5000Hz. Measured spin-lattice relaxation times (Tl) were approximately 4s for the non-protonated carbons, 3s for the methyl groups, and 0.3s for the methylene carbons. 

Example 2. Vinviidene Chloride Isobutylene Copolymer. The next example is for the carbon-13 spectrum of copolymer vinylidene chloride isobutylene. Figure 5 shows the full spectrum and the peak assignment listing for the non-protonated vinylidene chloride carbon in the 84-92 ppm range. Triad assignments were made (Crowther, M. W., 1987, Syracuse University, unpublished data) using the two-dimensional COLOC (20) experiment. There are ten v-centered pentads representing different environments for the vinylidene chloride carbon. The i represents the non-protonated carbon in the isobutylene polymer unit. 

The INEPT experiment can be modified to allow the antiphase magnetization to be precessed for a further time period so that it comes into phase before data acquisition. The pulse sequence for the refocused INEPT experiment (Pegg et al., 1981b) is shown in Fig. 2.13. Another delay, A. is introduced and 180° pulses applied at the center of this delay simultaneously to both the H and the C nuclei. Decoupling during data acquisition allows the carbons to be recorded as singlets. The value of Z), is adjusted to enable the desired type of carbon atoms to be recorded. Thus, with D, set at V4J, the CH carbons are recorded at VsJ, the CH2 carbons are recorded and at VeJ, all protonated carbons are recorded. With D3 at %J, the CH and CH ( carbons appear out of phase from the CH2 carbons. 

The broad-band decoupled C-NMR spectrum of ethyl acrylate shows five carbon resonances the DEPT (6 = 135°) spectrum displays only four signals i.e., only the protonated carbons appear, since the quaternary carbonyl carbon signal does not appear in the DEPT spectrum. The CH and CH3 carbons appear with positive amplitudes, and the CHj carbons appear with negative amplitudes. The DEPT (6 = 90°) spectrum displays only the methine carbons. It is therefore possible to distinguish between CH3 carbons from CH carbons. Since the broadband decoupled C spectrum contains all carbons (including quaternary carbons), whereas the DEPT spectra do not show the quaternary carbons, it is possible to differentiate between quaternary carbons from CH, CHj, and CH3 carbons by examining the additional peaks in the broad-band spectrum versus DEPT spectra. The chemical shifts assigned to the various carbons are presented around the structure. 

The broad-band decoupled C-NMR spectrum of malabarolide-Ai shows signals for all 18 carbon atoms. The DEPT spectrum (0 = 135°) exhibits 14 signals for protonated carbons. It is therefore possible to identify four signals of quaternary carbons, i.e., 8 39.2 (C-9), 74.7 (C-8), 126.0 (C-13), and 171.8 (C-18 carbonyl). The DEPT (0 = 90°)... 

Cr(acac)s can produce a hundredfold increase in the relaxation rate, with the rate varying linearly with the concentrations of Cr(acac)s, so the nOe is also reduced a hundredfold. Protonated carbons with faster relaxation rates are less affected (about tenfold increase in relaxations rates), and the reduction of nOe is correspondingly less. 

The HETCOR spectrum of a naturally occurring isoprenylcoumarin is shown in Fig. 5.41. The spectrum displays one-bond heteronuclear correlations of all protonated carbons. These correlations can easily be determined by drawing vertical and horizontal lines starting from each peak. For example, peak A represents the correlation between a proton resonating at 8 1.9 and the carbon at 8 18.0. Similarly, cross-peaks E and F show that the protons at 8 4.9 and 5.1 are coupled to the same carbon, which resonates at 8 114.4 i.e., these are the nonequivalent protons of an exomethylenic... 

The one-bond HETCOR spectrum and C-NMR data of podophyllo-toxin are shown. The one-bond heteronuclear shift correlations can readily be made from the HETCOR spectrum by locating the posidons of the cross-peaks and the corresponding 5h and 8c chemical shift values. The H-NMR chemical shifts are labeled on the structure. Assign the C-NMR resonances to the various protonated carbons based on the heteronuclear correlations in the HETCOR spectrum. 

The hetero-COSY spectrum of vasicinone along with the H-NMR assignments and C-NMR data are shown. Assign the C-NMR chemical shifts to the various protonated carbons based on the one-bond hetero-nuclear shift correlations. 

COSY and HETCOR experiments are extremely useful in the structure elucidation of complex organic molecules. The geminal and vicinal protons and their one-bond C-H connectivities are first identified from the HETCOR spectrum, and then the geminal couplings are eliminated from the COSYspectrum, leaving vicinal connectivities. By careful interpretation of the COSY and the one-bond HETCOR spectra, it is then possible to obtain information about the carbon-carbon connectivities of the protonated carbons ( pseudo-INADEQUATE information). In this way the carbon-carbon connectivity information of protonated carbons is obtainable through a combination of COSY and HETCOR experiments. 

Twelve cross-peaks (A-L) are visible in the HETCOR spectrum of podophyllotoxin, representing 13 protonated carbons in the molecule. 

The one-bond hetero-COSYspectrum of 7-hydroxyfrullanoIide exhibits interactions for all nine protonated carbons. The most downfield crosspeaks, K and L, represent one-bond heteronuclear correlations of the two vinylic exomethylenic protons resonating at 8 5.71 and 6.06 with the C-13 carbon (8 120.5). The C-6a proton, which resonates downtield at 8 4.97 due to the directly bonded oxygen atom, displays correlation with the carbon resonating at 8 80.9 (cross-peak D). Cross-peaks G and M represent h interactions of the C-1 methylene protons (8 1.33 and 1.31, respectively) with C-1 (8 38.1). Similarly, cross-peaks E and F display heteronuclear interactions of the C-8 methylenic protons (8 1.48 and 1.72) with C-8 (8 30.7), while cross-peak C couplings of C-3 methylene protons at 8 1.97 and 1.99 with C-3 (8 32.5). Couplings between the C-1 methylene protons and C-1 (8 38.1) can be inferred from cross-peak A, though in this case both the C-1 a and protons resonate very close to each other (i.e., 8 1.31 and 1.33). Cross-peak C is due to C-9 methylene, while cross-peak I represents the C-15 methyl. The heteronuclear interactions between the most upheld C-2 methy-... 

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