C-H coupling constants of acetyl groups of a series of substituted 2-hydroxyacetophenones have been measured. These 1J(C,H) couplings are then intercompared and compared to acetophenone in order to elucidate the cause of the variation. Structures are calculated using ab initio DFT methods. A comparison of 2-hydroxyacetophenone and acetophenone shows an increase of ~0.5 Hz. An OR group in the 6-position of 2-hydroxyacetophenone leads to an increase of 1J(C,H) of ~1 Hz and substitution of an acetyl group at 3- or 5-positons likewise leads to an increase, whereas OR groups in 3-, 4- or 5-positions lead to small negative changes compared to the corresponding 2-hydroxyacetophenones. The variations in the 1J(C,H) coupling constants of 6-OR substituted 2-hydroxyacetophenones are discussed as a function of C-H hydrogen bonding and electric field effects. The former is shown not to be at play, whereas the latter is clearly active, but in some instances in an indirect fashion.
This mini review describes intrinsic deuterium isotope effects on 13C chemical shifts of rigid hydrogen bonded compounds primarily in solution. The steric effects of intramolecularly hydrogen bonded compounds are dissected into different bond interactions leading either to steric compression or to steric twist. One-bond isotope effects involving CH(D) bonds are analyzed in terms of substituent effects and the question is raised whether isotope effects can be useful in the study of CHhydrogen bonds.
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