CH3CH2-C(=O)-N(H)CH3


 
 
 


Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in N-Methylpropionamide


 







 

 


 




Calculation of the nitrogen nqcc's in N-methylpropionamide was made here on molecular structures given by HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) and HF/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03) optimizations, with Cs symmetry assumed ("NMPA was found to have an almost planar skeleton" [1]).  These are compared with the experimental nqcc's [1] in Table 1.  Structure parameters are given in Table 2, rotational constants in Table 3.
 
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.  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 (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 the nitrogen nqcc's.
 
 
   







Table 1.  14N nqcc's in N-Methylpropionamide (MHz).  Calculation was made on the (1) HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) and (2) HF/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03) optimized structures.
   








Calc. (1)

Calc. (2)
Expt. [1]
   






Xaa 2.291 2.294 2.270(24)
Xbb 2.047 2.042 1.8975 *
Xcc - 4.338 - 4.336 - 4.1675 *
|Xab| 0.301 0.300 0.32(17)
 
RMS 0.132 (4.7 %) 0.129 (4.6 %)
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 1.844 1.843
Xyy 2.494 2.494
Xzz - 4.338 - 4.336
ETA 0.150 0.150
 
 
* Derived here from the experimental Xaa and Xbb - Xcc = 6.065(29) MHz.
 
 
Table 2.  N-Methylpropionamide.  Heavy atom structure parameters (Å and degrees).  Complete structures are given here in Z-Matrix format.
 
ropt (1) = HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) optimization.
ropt (2) = HF/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03) optimization.
 
Point Group: Cs ropt (1) ropt (2)

C(1)N(2) 1.4445 1.4450
N(2)H(9) 0.9887 0.9885
N(2)C(3) 1.3496 1.3498
C(3)O(4) 1.1949 1.1964
C(3)C(5) 1.5187 1.5188
C(5)C(12) 1.5207 1.5207
C(1)N(2)C(3) 121.90 121.97
C(1)N(2)H(9) 119.09 119.06
N(2)C(3)O(4) 121.95 121.94
N(2)C(3)C(5) 115.03 115.03
C(3)C(5)C(12) 113.24 113.29


 
 
Table 3.  N-Methylpropionamide.  Rotational Constants (MHz).  Normal Species.
 
ropt (1) = HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) optimization.
ropt (2) = HF/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03) optimization.
 
  Calc. ropt (1) Calc. ropt (2)    Expt.
A 9638.4 9626.1
B 2068.1 2066.5
C 1757.2 1755.7
 
 

[1] Y.Kawashima, R.D.Suenram, and E.Hirota, J.Mol.Spectrsoc. 219,105(2003).


 








 







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