Abstract
A series of β-phenyl-2-isoxazolidineethanols having trans-disposed substituents at C(4) and C(5) has been prepared by asymmetric nitrone cycloaddition reactions and their NMR spectra recorded over a wide range of temperatures. The spectra in CDCl3 at low temperatures indicate the presence of a single invertomer for most of the trisubstituted isoxazolidines. The effect of H-bonding - intramolecular in CDCl3 and intermolecular in CD3OD - on the population ratio of the nitrogen invertomers has been investigated. The nitrogen inversion barriers are determined using complete line-shape analysis, and their dependence on solvent is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-28 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Spectroscopy |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Inversion barriers
- Invertomers
- Isoxazoldines
- Nitrogen inversion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Spectroscopy