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The Azine Bridge as a Conjugation Stopper: An NMR Spectroscopic Study of Electron Delocalization in Acetophenone Azines
Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Michael A. Lewis
  • Rainer Glaser, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Dipole parallel-alignment of organic molecular crystals of azines has been achieved with a design that was based on the hypothesis that the azine bridge is a conjugation stopper. This hypothesis has now been tested in detail, and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic data of symmetric and unsymmetric acetophenone azines are presented in support of this design concept. Previous structural, ab initio, and electrochemical studies have shown that the azine bridge largely inhibits through-conjugation in molecules with the general structure DPhC(Me)=N-N=C(Me)PhA, where D is a donor group and A is an acceptor group. NMR spectroscopy is an excellent tool to probe the degree of conjugation through the azine bridge. The NMR results reported here for nine symmetrical and 18 unsymmetrical azines show in a compelling fashion that the hypothesis holds. Varying the donor group does not change the chemical shifts of the aromatic hydrogen and carbon atoms on the acceptor-substituted phenyl ring. Likewise, varying the acceptor group does not change the chemical shifts of the atoms in the donor-substituted phenyl ring.

Department(s)
Chemistry
Keywords and Phrases
  • Chemical shifts,
  • Electrochemistry,
  • Molecular crystals,
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy,
  • Organic polymers,
  • acetophenone,
  • carbon nuclear magnetic resonance,
  • conjugation,
  • crystal structure,
  • crystallization,
  • drug isolation,
  • electrochemistry,
  • polarization,
  • proton nuclear magnetic resonance,
  • thermal conductivity,
  • Acetophenones,
  • Azo Compounds,
  • Benzene Derivatives,
  • Electrochemistry,
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy,
  • Molecular Structure
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2002 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Publication Date
01 Jan 2002
Disciplines
Citation Information
Michael A. Lewis and Rainer Glaser. "The Azine Bridge as a Conjugation Stopper: An NMR Spectroscopic Study of Electron Delocalization in Acetophenone Azines" Journal of Organic Chemistry Vol. 67 Iss. 5 (2002) p. 1441 - 1447 ISSN: 0022-3263; 1520-6904
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rainer-glaser/130/