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Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in Acetamide


 







 

 


 




Calculation of the nitrogen nqcc's in acetamide was made here on the molecular structures given by HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) and HF/aug-cc-pVTZ optimizations.  These are compared with the experimental nqcc's [1] in Tables 1 and 2.  Structure parameters are given in Table 3, rotational constants in Table 4.
 
Within the constraint of Cs symmetry, which is here assumed, the in-plane methyl hydrogen Hs is either trans or cis with respect to the oxygen atom, as shown below:
 
   anti-Acetamide      syn-Acetamide
 
Energy:  At the HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) and HF/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03) levels of theory, Esyn < Eanti by 0.12 and 0.044 kcal/mol, respectively.  However, Eanti < Esyn by 0.21 kcal/mol at the B3PW91/6-311+G(df,pd) level of theory for both HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) and HF/aug-cc-pVTZ optimized structures.  Calculation was made of the nqcc's on both conformers.  Agreement between calculated and experimental nqcc's is much better for nqcc's calculated on anti-acetamide (Table 1) than for those calculated on syn-acetamide (Table 2).
 
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 (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 anti-Acetamide (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 1.952 1.950 1.9368(24)
Xbb 2.019 2.019 2.0090(22)
Xcc - 3.971 - 3.968 - 3.9458(22)
|Xab| 0.048 0.051 0.0998(78)
 
RMS 0.018 (0.69 %) 0.016 (0.61 %)  
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 1.927 1.923 1.876(6)
Xyy 2.044 2.046 2.098(6)
Xzz - 3.971 - 3.968 - 3.9458(22)
ETA 0.019 0.031
Øy,a 117.53 117.89
Øa,NC 133.00 132.83
Øy,NC   15.46   14.93
 
 
 
   







Table 2.  14N nqcc's in syn-Acetamide (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 2.023 2.021 1.9368(24)
Xbb 2.092 2.092 2.0090(22)
Xcc - 4.115 - 4.113 - 3.9458(22)
|Xab| 0.030 0.033 0.0998(78)
 
RMS 0.112 (4.2 %) 0.118 (4.5 %)  
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 2.012 2.008 1.876(6)
Xyy 2.103 2.105 2.098(6)
Xzz - 4.115 - 4.113 - 3.9458(22)
ETA 0.019 0.024
Øy,NC 18.68 17.55
 
 
 
 
Table 3. anti-Acetamide.  Molecular structure parameters (Å and degrees).
 
ropt (1) = HF/6-311++G(3df,3pd) optimization.
ropt (2) = HF/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03) optimization.
 
Point Group: Cs ropt (1) ropt (2)

NH(1) 0.9914 0.9912
NH(6) 0.9879 0.9876
NC 1.3513 1.3516
C=O 1.1924 1.1940
CC 1.5112 1.5112
CH(7) 1.0812 1.0815
CH(8) 1.0811 1.0814
CH(9) 1.0811 1.0814
CNH(1) 118.48 118.50
CNH(6) 119.17 119.17
Dihedral angles? NC=O 122.14 122.13
See Z-Matrix. NCC 116.22 116.20
CCH(7) 113.47 113.44
syn-Acetamide?  Z-Matrix. CCH(8) 108.30 108.32
CCH(9) 108.30 108.32


 
 
Table 4.  anti-Acetamide.  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. [1]
A 11231.5 11212.5 10839.43(27)
B   9367.9   9366.0   9285.20(12)
C   5271.8   5267.1   5156.15(11)
 
 

[1] N.Heineking and H.Dreizler, Z.Naturforsch. 48a,787(1993).

 
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"Reinvestigation of the Microwave Spectrum of Acetamide" R.D.Suenram, G.Yu.Golubiatnikov, I.I.Leonov, J.T.Hougen, J.Ortigoso, L.Kleiner, and G.T.Fraser, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 208,188(2001).

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