CH3-C(=O)-NH-CH2C(=O)OH

 
 
 


Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in N-Acetylglycine


 







 

 


 




Nitrogen nqcc's in N-acetylglycine were determined by Lovas et al [1].  
 
Lovas et al. identified four conformations of N-acetylglycine.  Calculation of the nitrogen nqcc's was made here on the two lowest energy conformers (AGI and AGII) on molecular structures given by HF/6-311+G(d,p) and MP2/6-311++G(d,p) optimizations.  Calculated nqcc's for AGI are compared with the experimental values [1] in Table 1.  Calculated nqcc's for AGII are given in Table 2.  Rotational constants are compared in Table 3.
 
AGI (CS) AGII (C1)
 
 
In Tables 1 and 2, subscripts a,b,c refer to the principal axes of the inertia tensor; x,y,z to the principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  ETA = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
 
RMS is the root mean square difference between calculated and experimental diagonal nqcc's (percentage of the average of the magnitudes of the experimental nqcc's).  RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation of the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) model for calculation of nitrogen nqcc's.
 
 
   







Table 1.  14N nqcc's in N-Acetylglycine, AGI (MHz).  Calculation was made on the (1) HF/6-311+G(d,p) and (2) MP2/6-311++G(d,p) optimized structures.
   








Calc. (1)

Calc. (2)
Expt. [1]
   






Xaa 2.215 2.212 2.232(12)
Xbb 1.977 2.022 1.952(12)
Xcc - 4.193 - 4.234 - 4.184(12)
|Xab| 0.562 0.495
 
RMS 0.018 (0.65 %) 0.051 (1.8 %)  
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 1.522 1.612
Xyy 2.671 2.622
Xzz - 4.193 - 4.234
ETA 0.274 0.238
 
 
 
   







Table 2.  14N nqcc's in N-Acetylglycine, AGII (MHz).  Calculation was made on the (1) HF/6-311+G(d,p) and (2) MP2/6-311++G(d,p) optimized structures.
   








Calc. (1)

Calc. (2)
Expt.
   






Xaa 1.363 1.261
Xbb 0.883 1.068
Xcc - 2.246 - 2.329
|Xab| 0.762 0.724
|Xac| 2.206 2.208
|Xbc| 1.802 1.688
 
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 1.647 1.719
Xyy 2.416 2.319
Xzz - 4.064 - 4.039
ETA 0.189 0.148
 
 
 
 
Molecular Structures: See Z-Matrix, AGI and Z-Matrix, AGII

 
 
Table 3.  Rotational Constants (MHz).  Normal Species.
 
Calc (1)  HF/6-311+G(d,p) structure.
Calc (2)  MP2/6-311++G(d,p) structure.
 
  Calc (1) Calc (2)    Expt. [1]
 
AGI A 5497.6 5289.8 5318.3033(47)
B 1003.5   998.3 1000.6984(31)
C   857.4   848.6   852.6391(13)
 
AGII A 4770.2 4647.1
B 1237.6 1246.7
C 1089.0 1090.8
 
 

[1] F.J.Lovas, R.J.Lavrich, and D.F.Plusquellic, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 228,251(2004).

 








 







Formamide Acetamide N-Ethylformamide
N-Methylacetamide 2-Chloroethyl ethyl sulfide
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