Picolinic Acid


















 




 


s-cis-I Picolinic Acid
s-cis-II Picolinic Acid

 








 








Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in Picolinic Acid


(Pyridine-2-Carboxylic Acid)

 








 








 








Calculation of the N nqcc's in picolinic acid was made here on molecular structures derived by B3P86/6-31G(d,p) and B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) optimizations.  Calculated and experimental nqcc's [1] are compared in Tables 1 and 2.  Structure parameters are given in Table 3, rotational constants in Table 4.

 








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.  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 absolute experimental nqcc's).  RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation of the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) model for calculation of nitrogen efg's/nqcc's, which may be taken as an estimate of the uncertainty in the calculated nqcc's.

 








 








   








Table 1.   14N nqcc's in s-cis-I Picolinic Acid (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) B3P86/6-31G(d,p) and (2) B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) optimized structures.
   










Calc. (1)

Calc. (2)
Expt. [1]
   








Xaa -
0.533 -
0.548 -
0.5601(22)

Xbb - 2.508 - 2.513 - 2.5718(39)

Xcc
3.041
3.061
3.1218(39)

|Xab|
2.736
2.740



 







RMS
0.061 (3.0 %)
0.049 (2.4 %)



RSD
0.030 (1.3 %)
0.030 (1.3 %)



 







Xxx
1.388
1.380



Xyy
3.041
3.061



Xzz - 4.429 - 4.441



ETA
0.373
0.379



Øz,a
54.92
54.86



Øa,bi *
55.53
55.54



Øz,bi 
  0.61
  0.68



 








 








* "bi" is the bisector of the CNC angle.

 








 








   








Table 2.   14N nqcc's in s-cis-II Picolinic Acid (MHz).  Calculation was made on (1) B3P86/6-31G(d,p) and (2) B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) optimized structures.
   










Calc. (1)

Calc. (2)
Expt. [1]
   








Xaa - 0.537 - 0.572 - 0.5637(38)

Xbb - 3.081 - 3.066 - 3.030(16)

Xcc
3.617
3.638
3.594(16)

|Xab|
3.023
3.034



 







RMS
0.035 (1.5 %)
0.033 (1.4 %)



RSD
0.030 (1.3 %)
0.030 (1.3 %)



 







Xxx
1.471
1.461



Xyy
3.617
3.638



Xzz - 5.088 - 5.099



ETA
0.422
0.427



Øz,a
56.41
56.17



Øa,bi *
57.25
57.11



Øz,bi 
  0.84
  0.93



 








 








* "bi" is the bisector of the CNC angle.

 








 



Table 3.  Picolinic Acid.  Selected structure parameters (Å and degrees).  Complete structures are given here in Z-matrix format.
 




ropt (1) = B3P86/6-31G(d,p) optimization.

ropt (2) = B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) optimization.
 



s-cis-I Picolinic Acid
ropt (1) ropt (2)
 

N(1)C(2) 1.3376 1.3360
C(2)C(3) 1.3904 1.3883
C(3)C(4) 1.3898 1.3878
C(4)C(5) 1.3922
1.3896
C(5)C(6) 1.3930
1.3909
C(6)N(1) 1.3327
1.3300
C(6)N(1)C(2)
117.94
117.96
N(1)C(2)C(3) 123.81
123.77
C(2)C(3)C(4) 117.82
117.83
C(3)C(4)C(5) 118.91
118.91
C(4)C(5)C(6) 118.84
118.84
C(5)C(6)N(1) 122.68
122.68
C(2)C
1.5046
1.5028
C=O
1.2078
1.2033
C--O
1.3339
1.3322
O--H
0.9816
0.9801
OH - - - N
1.9425
1.9450
 



 




s-cis-II Picolinic Acid
ropt (1) ropt (2)
   


N(1)C(2) 1.3359 1.3344
C(2)C(3) 1.3954 1.3929
C(3)C(4) 1.3890 1.3869
C(4)C(5) 1.3906
1.3881
C(5)C(6) 1.3946
1.3924
C(6)N(1) 1.3314
1.3288
C(6)N(1)C(2) 117.11
117.18
N(1)C(2)C(3) 123.90
123.88
C(2)C(3)C(4) 118.21
118.19
C(3)C(4)C(5) 118.56
118.57
C(4)C(5)C(6) 118.55
118.61
C(5)C(6)N(1) 123.66
123.58
C(2)C 1.4951
1.4944


C=O 1.2139
1.2092


C--O 1.3386
1.3372


O--H 0.9701
0.9682







 








 



Table 4.  Picolinic Acid.  Rotational Constants (MHz).
 




ropt (1) = B3P86/6-31G(d,p) optimization.

ropt (2) = B3P86/6-31G(3d,3p) optimization.
 




s-cis-I Picolinic Acid







  Calc. ropt (1) Calc. ropt (2)    Expt. [1]






A   3912.6   3929.9 3903.906(16)

B   1299.5   1301.9 1290.82296(17)

C     975.5     977.9   970.41622(15)
 




s-cis-II Picolinic Acid







A   3975.5   3988.4 3958.969(17)

B   1272.5   1276.1 1268.13439(16)

C     964.0     966.8   961.33930(15)


 








 








[1] I.Peña, M.Varela, V.G.Franco, J.C.López, C.Cabezas, and J.L.Alonso, J.Phys.Chem. A, 118,11373(2014).


 








 








Pyridine Nicotinic Acid
Isonicotinic Acid




 








 








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