C-13 NMR chemical shifts of the nitrile carbon in cyclohexanecarbonitriles directly correlate with the configuration of the quaternary, nitrile-bearing stereocenter. Comparing C-13 NMR chemical shifts for over 200 cyclohexanecarbonitriles reveals that equatorially oriented nitrites resonate 3.3 ppm downfield, on average, from their axial counterparts. Pairs of axial/equatorial diastereomers varying only at the nitrile-bearing carbon consistently exhibit downfield shifts of delta 0.4-7.2 for the equatorial nitrile carbon, even in angularly substituted decalins and hydrindanes.
Cyclohexanecarbonitriles: Assigning Configurations at Quaternary Centers from C-13 NMR CN Chemical Shifts
Creators
Fraser F. Fleming - Duquesne University
Guoqing Wei - Duquesne University
Publication Details
Journal of organic chemistry, v 74(9), pp 3551-3553
Publisher
American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
Number of pages
3
Grant note
R15AI051352 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
2R15AI051352 / NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
CHE 0808996 / NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF)
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Chemistry
Web of Science ID
WOS:000265554900046
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-66449126273
Other Identifier
991020898394804721
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
InCites Highlights
Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool: