2,6-(CH3)2-C5H3N



 

 








Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants


in 2,6-Lutidine


 







 
 
The molecular structure of 2,6-lutidine (2,6-dimethylpyridine) was optimized at the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) level of theory.  C2V symmetry was assumed.  Within the framework of this symmetry, the in-plane methyl hydrogen can be cis or trans with respect to nitrogen.  On both these structures, calculation was made of the nitrogen nqcc's.  The results are compared in Tables 1 and 2 with the experimental nqcc's of Thomsen and Dreizler [1].
 
Etrans < Ecis by 0.38 kcal/mol at the B3P86/ 6-31G(3d,3p) level of theory, and 0.59 kcal/mol at the B3PW91/ 6-311+G(df,pd) level.  For the lower energy trans conformer, structure parameters are given in Table 3, atomic coordinates in Table 4, and rotational constants in Table 5.
 
In Tables 1 and 2, RMS is the root mean square difference between calculated and experimental nqcc's.  RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation of the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's.
 

 







   







Table 1.  Nitrogen nqcc's in 2,6-Lutidine, trans (MHz).  Calculation was made on the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) ropt structure.
 




Calc.
Expt. [1]
   






14N Xaa 1.657 1.600(5)
Xbb - 4.590 - 4.572(3)
Xcc 2.933 2.972(5)
ETA * 0.278
 
RMS 0.041 (1.4 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
 
* ETA = (Xaa - Xcc)/Xbb = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
 
 
   







Table 2.  Nitrogen nqcc's in 2,6-Lutidine, cis (MHz).  Calculation was made on the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) ropt structure.
 




Calc.
Expt. [1]
   






14N Xaa 1.603 1.600(5)
Xbb - 4.620 - 4.572(3)
Xcc 3.017 2.972(5)
ETA * 0.306
 
RMS 0.038 (1.3 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
 
* ETA = (Xaa - Xcc)/Xbb = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
 
 
 
Table 3.  2,6-Lutidine, trans and Pyridine.  Molecular structure parameters, ropt (Å and degrees).
 
2,6-Lutidine Pyridine
N(1)C(2) 1.3366 1.3336
C(2)C(3) 1.3949 1.3904
C(3)C(4) 1.3867 1.3885
C(3)H(3) 1.0845 1.0845
C(4)H(4) 1.0853 1.0851
C(6)N(1)C(2) 119.05 117.03
N(1)C(2)C(3) 122.22 123.80
C(2)C(3)C(4) 118.77 118.44
C(3)C(4)C(5) 118.96 118.50
C(4)C(3)H(3) 121.05 121.35
   
C(2)C(7) 1.5002
C(7)H(9) 1.0914
C(7)H(11,12) 1.0932
N(1)C(2)C(7) 116.15
C(2)C(7)H(9) 111.82
C(2)C(7)H(11,12) 110.26


 
 
Table 4.  2.6-Lutidine, trans.  Atomic coordinates, ropt.
 
 a (Å)  b (Å)  c (Å)
N(1) 0.0 0.9585
C(2,6) ± 1.1520 0.2806
C(3,5) ± 1.1946 - 1.1136
C(4) 0.0 - 1.8179
H(3,5) ± 2.1484 - 1.6298
H(4)
0.0 - 2.9032
C(7,8) ± 2.4048 1.1059
H(9,10) ± 3.3009 0.4828
H(11-14) ± 2.4297 1.7562 ± 0.8783
 
 

Table 5.  2,6-Lutidine, trans.  Rotational Constants (MHz). 
 
             Calculated ropt
   cis  trans    Expt.
A 3524.6 3551.4 3509.7139(84)
B 1921.1 1907.4 1906.8639(101)
C 1262.7 1260.3 1254.6215(14)


 
 
[1] C.Thomsen and H.Dreizler, Z.Naturforsch. 48a,1093(1993).
 
See also ...
W.Caminati and S.DiBernardo, Chem.Phys.Lett. 171,39(1990).
 
 

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2-Methylpyridine 3-Methylpyridine 2,6-Dicyanopyridine
4-Methylpyridine
 
 

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