ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Proton hyperfine data have been determined for the radical anions and cations of dibenzo [b,f]pentalene (III) and its 5, 10-dimethyl derivative (IV). The assignment of the coupling constants to pairs of equivalent protons follows from a simple MO model, the use of which enables one to reproduce satisfactorily the experimental values. The proton hyperfine data, aHμThe meaning of aHμis aH—C(x),H—C(y),whereas only x and y are given in the particular cases., for the radical anion III⊖. correlate fairly well with the π-charge populations ∊μ derived from 1H-NMR. spectra for the carbon centres μ in the dianion III2⊖. The analogous correlation is less good in the case of the radical cation III⊕. and the dication III2⊕., presumably due to the rough approximations involved in the evaluation of the numbers ∊μ for the latter species. The coupling constants aH5,10 for III⊖. and III⊕. are very close to the corresponding values aH4,6 for the radical ions of 1,3,5-tri-t-butylpentalene (II), in accord with the prediction of the MO model. A similarity is also found between the proton hyperfine data for III⊖. and those for the radical anions of structurally related 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene (V). On the other hand, there are striking changes in the coupling constants of the analogous protons on passing from III⊖. to the radical anions of dibenzo [a,e] cyclooctene (VI) and [16] annulene (VII), as a consequence of raising the symmetry from C2h to D2h and D4h, respectively.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19780610823
