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Conformational isomerism
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TL;DR: In this article, the infrared spectra of the second stable conformer of 1,3-butadiene-d0, -1,1,4,4-d4, and -d6 were analyzed on the basis of normalcoordinate calculations of the planar s-cis form and a nonplanar gauche form.
Abstract: Normal-coordinate analyses of s-trans-1,3-butadiene and its various deuterated and 13C-substituted analogs were performed using the group-coordinate force field, and a set of force constants was determined. The infrared spectra of the second stable conformer of 1,3-butadiene-d0, -1,1,4,4-d4, and -d6 were analyzed on the basis of normalcoordinate calculations of the planar s-cis form and a nonplanar gauche form. Such an analysis suggests that the second stable conformer takes a gauche form rather than the s-cis. To increase the number of reliable data to be used in this study, the infrared and Raman spectra of the d0, 1,1,4,4-d4, and d6 species were observed in low-temperature Ar matrices. The infrared spectra of the second stable conformer were also observed using a combination of the high-temperature nozzle and low-temperature matrix techniques.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the proton affinities of the cis and trans conformers of 2,2-bipyridine have been determined at the MP2/6−31G/HF/6 −31G level of theory.
Abstract: The proton affinities of the cis and trans conformers of 2,2‘-bipyridine have been determined at the MP2/6−31G**//HF/6−31G** level of theory. The neutral molecule and its protonated cation are both...
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TL;DR: The three-dimensional structures of dioxocarbenium ions related to glycosyl cations were determined by an analysis of spectroscopic, computational, and reactivity data and revealed the conformational preference of the C-5 alkoxymethyl group.
Abstract: The three-dimensional structures of dioxocarbenium ions related to glycosyl cations were determined by an analysis of spectroscopic, computational, and reactivity data. Hypothetical low-energy structures of the dioxocarbenium ions were correlated with both experimentally determined (1)H NMR coupling constants and diastereoselectivity results from nucleophilic substitution reactions. This method confirmed the pseudoaxial preference of C-3 alkoxy-substituted systems and revealed the conformational preference of the C-5 alkoxymethyl group. Although the monosubstituted C-5 alkoxymethyl substituent preferred a pseudoequatorial orientation, the C-5-C-6 bond rotation was controlled by an electrostatic effect. The preferred diaxial conformer of the trans-4,5-disubstituted tetrahydropyranyl system underscored the importance of electrostatic effects in dictating conformational equilibria. In the 2-deoxymannose system, although steric effects influenced the orientation of the C-5 alkoxymethyl substituent, the all-axial conformer was favored because of electrostatic stabilization.
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TL;DR: The calculated gg, gt, and tg rotamer populations of the hydroxymethyl and methoxymethyl groups in 9-16 agreed well with experimental data, and it was concluded that the preference of rotamers in 1-16 is due to the hydrogen bonding and solvent effects.
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TL;DR: The extensive searches establish firmly that gaseous arginine exists primarily in the canonical and not the zwitterionic form, affirming the high quality of the conformational search.
Abstract: Extensive ab initio calculations were employed to characterize stable conformers of gaseous arginine, both the canonical and zwitterionic tautomers. Step-by-step geometry optimizations of possible single-bond rotamers at the B3LYP/6-31G(d), B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p), and MP2/6-31++G(d,p) levels yield numerous structures that are more stable than any known ones. The final electronic energies of the conformers were determined at the CCSD/6-31++G(d,p) level. The lowest energies of the canonical and zwitterionic structures are lower than the existing values by 2.0 and 2.3 kcal/mol, respectively. The relative energies, rotational constants, dipole moments, and harmonic frequencies of the stable conformers remain for future experimental verification. The conformational distributions at various temperatures, estimated according to thermodynamic principles, consist almost exclusively of the newly found structures. One striking feature is the occurrence of blue-shifting hydrogen bonds in all six of the most stable conformers. A unique feature of important conformations is the coexistence of dihydrogen and blue- and red-shifting hydrogen bonds. In addition to the hydrogen bonds, the stereoelectronic effects were also found to be important stabilization factors. The calculated and measured proton affinities agree within the theoretical and experimental uncertainties, affirming the high quality of our conformational search. The theoretical gas-phase basicity of 245.9 kcal/mol is also in good agreement with the experimental value of 240.6 kcal/mol. The extensive searches establish firmly that gaseous arginine exists primarily in the canonical and not the zwitterionic form.
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