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Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in trans-Paracetamol


 








 








 


 





Calculation of 14N nuclear quadrupole coupling constants in trans-paracetamol was made here on molecular structures given by HF/cc-pVTZ and HF/6-311+G(d,p) optimization (assuming Cs symmetry) of each of the two  conformers shown below:


 








trans-E


trans-Z



























 









 









Calculated and experimental [1] nqcc's are compared in Tables 1 and 2, rotational constants are compared in Table 3.  Structure parameters are given here in Z-matrix format.


 









In Tables 1 and 2, 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.  Ř (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+(df,pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's.

 








 








   








Table 1.  14N nqcc's trans-E Paracetamol (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) HF/cc-pVTZ and (2) HF/6-311+G(d,p) ropt structures.

   










Calc (1)

Calc (2)

Expt [1]

   








Xaa
2.058

2.071

2.1127(36)


Xbb
1.649

1.663

1.7149(44)


Xcc -
3.707
-
3.734
-
3.8276(44)


|Xab|
0.205

0.203




 







RMS

0.070 (2.7 %)

0.066 (2.6 %)




RSD
0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)


 







Xxx
2.143

2.155




Xyy
1.564

1.579




Xzz -
3.707
-
3.734




ETA -
0.156
-
0.154




 








 








 









   








Table 2.  14N nqcc's trans-Z Paracetamol (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) HF/cc-pVTZ and (2) HF/6-311+G(d,p) ropt structures.

   










Calc (1)

Calc (2)

Expt [1]

   








Xaa
2.065

2.078

2.1176(36)


Xbb
1.655

1.670

1.7188(43)


Xcc -
3.720
-
3.748
-
3.8364(43)


|Xab|
0.204

0.202




 







RMS

0.082 (3.2 %)

0.063 (2.5 %)




RSD
0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)


 







Xxx
2.149

2.161




Xyy
1.571

1.586




Xzz -
3.720
-
3.748




ETA -
0.155
-
0.153




 








 









 








 





Table 3.  Paracetamol, Rotational Constants (MHz).  ropt(1) = HF/cc-pVTZ, ropt(2) = HF/6-311+G(d,p) ropt structures.

 




trans-E
ropt(1) ropt(2)     Expt. [1]






A
3724.9
3710.9
3668.26678(83)

B
  550.0
  548.6
  546.763941(89)

C
  480.7
  479.6
  476.536462(62)

 




trans-Z








A
3722.8
3707.6
3664.8110(17)

B
  550.2
  548.8
  546.9009(16)

C
  480.7
  479.4
  476.61660(51)



 








 









[1] M.Varela, C.Cabezas, J.C.López, and  J.L.Alonso, J.Phys.Chem. A 117,13275(2013).


 









 








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