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Nitrogen and Chlorine


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in 3-Chlorobenzonitrile


 







 

 


 




Chlorine and nitrogen nqcc tensors in 3-chlorobenzonitrile were determined by Varadwaj, et al. [1].
 
Calculation was made here of the nitrogen and chlorine nqcc tensors on a molecular structure given by B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) optimization.  These are compared with the experimental values in Tables 1 - 3.  Structure parameters are given in Table 4, atomic coordinates in Table 5, and rotational constants in Table 6.
 
In Tables 1 - 3, subscripts a,b,c refer to the principal axes of the inertia tensor; subscripts x,y,z to the principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  The nqcc y-axis is chosen coincident with the inertia c-axis, these are perpendicular to the molecular plane.  Ø (degrees) is the angle between its subscripted parameters.  ETA = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz
 RMS is the root mean square difference between calculated and experimental diagonal nqcc's (percent of the  average of the magnitudes of the experimental nqcc's).  RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation of the model for calculation of the nqcc's.
 

 







   







Table 1.  Nitrogen nqcc's in 3-35Cl-Benzonitrile (MHz).  Calculation was made on the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) ropt structure.
 




Calc.
Expt. [1]
   






14N Xaa - 2.668 - 2.6687(18)
Xbb 0.687 0.6849(21)
Xcc 1.980 1.9838(21)
Xab - 2.834 - 2.924(58)
 
RMS 0.003 (0.14 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
  Xxx 2.303 2.379(50)
Xyy 1.980 1.9838(21)
Xzz - 4.284 - 4.363(50)
ETA - 0.075 - 0.091(12)
Øz,a 29.69 30.08(25)
Øa,CN 29.69
Øz,CN   0.00
 
 
 
   







Table 2.  Chlorine nqcc's in 3-35Cl-Benzonitrile (MHz).  Calculation was made on the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) ropt structure.
 




Calc.
Expt. [1]
   






35Cl Xaa - 44.56 - 44.1848(19)
Xbb 11.31 10.6890(22)
Xcc 33.25 33.4958(22)
Xab 49.29 48.759(32)
 
RMS 0.44 (1.5 %)
RSD 0.49 (1.1 %)
 
  Xxx 40.03 39.200(28)
Xyy 33.25 33.4958(22)
Xzz - 73.28 - 72.695(28)
ETA - 0.0925 - 0.0785(4)
Øz,a 30.23 30.316(8)
Øa,CCl 30.31
Øz,CCl   0.08
 
 
 
   







Table 3.  Nitrogen and Chlorine nqcc's in 3-37Cl-Benzonitrile (MHz).  Calculation was made on the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) ropt structure.
   










Calc.
Expt. [1]
   






14N Xaa - 2.605 - 2.6095 *
Xbb 0.624 0.6232
Xcc 1.980 1.9864
Xab - 2.871
 
  RMS 0.004 (0.25 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
37Cl Xaa - 35.97 - 35.633  **
Xbb   9.76   9.235
Xcc 26.20 26.398
Xab 38.35
 
RMS 0.38 (1.6 %)
RSD 0.44 (1.1 %)
 
 
* Calculated here from (3/2)Xaa = -3.9143(98) MHz and (Xbb - Xcc)/4 = -0.3408(15) MHz [1].
** Calculated here from (3/2)Xaa = -53.450(42) MHz and (Xbb - Xcc)/4 = -4.2909(54) MHz [1].
 
 
 
Table 4.  3-Chlorobenzonitrile.  Molecular structure parameters, ropt (Å and degrees).  Z-Matrix.
 
C(1)C(2) 1.3980
C(2)C(3) 1.3869
C(3)C(4) 1.3909
C(4)C(5) 1.3897
C(5)C(6) 1.3870
C(6)C(1) 1.3981
C(6)C(1)C(2) 120.62
C(1)C(2)C(3) 118.81
C(2)C(3)C(4) 121.19
C(3)C(4)C(5) 119.35
C(4)C(5)C(6) 120.65
C(5)C(6)C(1) 119.37
 
C(1)C(11) 1.4294
C(11)N 1.1579
N tilts away from Cl C(1)C(11)N 179.88
C(3)Cl 1.7299
C(2)C(3)Cl 119.27
C(2)H 1.0824
C(1)C(2)H 120.55
C(4)H 1.0832
C(3)C(4)H 119.69
C(5)H 1.0841
C(4)C(5)H 119.48
C(6)H 1.0830
C(5)C(6)H 120.98


 
 
Table 5.  3-Chlorobenzonitrile.  Atomic coordinates, ropt.  Normal species.
 
 a (Å)  b (Å)
C(1) 1.3240 - 0.0202
C(2) 0.1227 0.6950
C(3) - 1.0732 - 0.0072
C(4) - 1.0920 - 1.3980
C(5) 0.1100 - 2.0955
C(6) 1.3204 - 1.4184
H(7) 0.1268 1.7774
H(8) - 2.0401 - 1.9219
H(9) 0.0978 - 3.1796
H(10) 2.2603 - 1.9566
C(11) 2.5643 0.6903
N(12) 3.5702 1.2638
Cl(13) - 2.5668 0.8657
 
 

Table 6.  3-Chlorobenzonitrile.  Rotational Constants (MHz).  Normal species.
 
Calc ropt       Expt. [1]
A 2786.9 2774.187266(49)
B   890.4   887.656955(55)
C   674.8   672.342238(52)


 
 
[1] P.R.Varadwaj, A.I.Jaman, Z.Kisiel, L.Pszczółkowski, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 239,88(2006).
 
 

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