4-CH3-C5H4N


 

 








Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants


in 4-Methylpyridine


 







 

 


 




Nitrogen nqcc's in 4-methylpyridine were calculated here on molecular structures given by B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) optimization assuming Cs symmetry with the plane of symmetry ( I ) perpendicular to and ( II ) coincident with the plane of the pyridine ring.  These calculated nqcc's are compared with the experimental nqcc's of Dreizler et al. [1] in Tables 1 and 2.  Structure parameters are given in Table 3, atomic coordinates in Table 4, rotational constants in Table 5.
 
In Table 1, 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 differene between calculated and experimental nqcc's (percent of average experimental nqcc).  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 4-Methylpyridine, conformer I (MHz).  Calculation was made on the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) ropt structure.
 




Calc.
Expt.
   






14N Xaa - 4.783 - 4.82(4)
Xbb 1.475 1.04
Xcc 3.308 3.78
|Xab| 0.026
 
RMS 0.37 (11.6 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
  Xxx 1.475
Xyy 3.308
Xzz - 4.783
ETA 0.383
Øz,a 0.19
Øa,bi 0.42
Øz,bi * 0.24
 
 
* The z-axis makes an angle of 0.24o with the external bisector ( 'bi' ) of the C(6)N(1)C(2).
 
 
   







Table 2. Nitrogen nqcc's in 4-Methylpyridine, conformer II (MHz).  Calculation was made on the B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) ropt structure.
 




Calc.
Expt.
   






14N Xaa - 4.783 - 4.82(4)
Xbb 1.475 1.04
Xcc 3.308 3.78
|Xab| 0.028
 
RMS 0.37 (11.5 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
  Xxx 1.475
Xyy 3.308
Xzz - 4.783
ETA 0.383
Øz,a 0.25
Øa,bi 0.15
Øz,bi * 0.10
 
 
* The z-axis makes an angle of 0.10o with the external bisector ( 'bi' ) of the C(6)N(1)C(2).
 
 
Molecular energy EI < EII by 0.016 kcal/mol calculated at the B3P86/ 6-31G(3d,3p) level of theory, and 0.023 kcal/mol at the B3PW91/ 6-311+G(df,pd) level.
 
 
 
Table 3.  4-Methylpyridine and Pyridine.  Molecular structure parameters, ropt (Å and degrees).
 
ropt ( I )
ropt ( II ) Pyridine
N(1)C(2) 1.3334 1.3345 1.3336
C(2)C(3) 1.3887 1.3877 1.3904
C(3)C(4) 1.3973 1.3948 1.3885
C(4)C(5) 1.3973 1.3925 1.3885
C(5)C(6) 1.3887 1.3898 1.3904
C(6)N(1) 1.3334 1.3324 1.3336
C(2)H(2) 1.0881 1.0881 1.0880
C(3)H(3) 1.0856 1.0857 1.0845
C(5)H(5) 1.0856 1.0855 1.0845
C(6)H(6) 1.0881 1.0882 1.0880
C(6)N(1)C(2) 116.43 116.43 117.03
N(1)C(2)C(3) 123.98 124.00 123.80
C(2)C(3)C(4) 119.44 119.42 118.44
C(3)C(4)C(5) 116.74 116.73 118.50
C(4)C(5)C(6) 119.44 119.47 118.44
C(5)C(6)N(1) 123.98 123.96 123.80
N(1)C(2)H(2) 115.96 115.94 115.94
C(2)C(3)H(3) 119.95 119.90 120.21
C(6)C(5)H(5) 119.95 119.98 120.21
N(1)C(6)H(6) 115.96 115.98 115.94
 
C(4)C(7) 1.4996 1.4999
C(7)H(8) 1.0951 1.0913
C(7)H(9,10) 1.0921 1.0939
C(3)C(4)C(7) 121.63 121.39
C(4)C(7)H(8) 110.60 111.44
C(4)C(7)H(9,10) 111.40 110.98


 
 
Table 4.  4-Methylpyridine, conformer I.  Atomic coordinates, ropt.
 
 a (Å)  b (Å)  c (Å)
N(1) - 1.8531 0 - 0.0071
C(2,6) - 1.1507 ± 1.1335 - 0.0018
C(3,5) 0.2369 ± 1.1866 0.0072
C(4) 0.9678 0 0.0098
H(2,6) - 1.7315 ± 2.0536 - 0.0024
H(3,5) 0.7425 ± 2.1473 0.0153
C(7) 2.4674 0 - 0.0086
H(8) 2.8401 0 - 1.0383
H(9,10) 2.8720 ± 0.8862 0.4849
 
 

Table 5.  4-Methylpyridine.  Rotational Constants (MHz).
 
ropt ( I )     Expt.
A 5905.9
B 2539.8
C 1795.8


 
 
[1] H.D.Rudolph, H.Dreizler,and H.Seiler, Z.Naturforsch. 22a,1738(1967).
 
 

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