A study of the norcaradiene-cycloheptatriene equilibrium in a series of azulenones by NMR spectroscopy; the impact of substitution on the position of equilibrium

Lorraine M. Bateman, Orla A. McNamara, N. Rachael Buckley, Patrick O'Leary, Francis Harrington, Norma Kelly, Sarah O'Keeffe, Angela Stack, Shane O'Neill, Daniel G. McCarthy, Anita R. Maguire

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Abstract

A systematic investigation of the influence of substitution at positions C-2 and C-3 on the azulenone skeleton, based on NMR characterisation, is discussed with particular focus on the impact of the steric and electronic characteristics of substituents on the position of the norcaradiene-cycloheptatriene (NCD-CHT) equilibrium. Variable temperature (VT) NMR studies, undertaken to enable the resolution of signals for the equilibrating valence tautomers revealed, in addition, interesting shifts in the equilibrium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11026-11038
Number of pages13
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume13
Issue number45
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Sep 2015
Externally publishedYes

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