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Article

Solvent Effects on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 2J(C,Hf) and 1J(C,Hf) Spin–Spin Coupling Constants in Acetaldehyde

by
Daniel Zaccari
1,
Verónica Barone
2,
Juan E. Peralta
2,
Rubén H. Contreras
2,*,
Oscar E. Taurian
1,
Ernesto Díez
3 and
Angel Esteban
4
1
Departamento de Química y Física, FCEF-QyN Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta Nac. 36, Km 601, (5800) Río Cuarto, Argentina
2
Departamento de Física, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria, Pab. 1, (1428), Buenos Aires, Argentina
3
Departamento de Química Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias C2. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain
4
Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2003, 4(3), 93-106; https://doi.org/10.3390/i4030093
Submission received: 1 July 2002 / Accepted: 22 August 2002 / Published: 25 February 2003
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spin-Spin Coupling Constants - Calculations and Measurements - Part I)
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Abstract

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The known solvent dependence of 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde is studied from a theoretical viewpoint based on the density functional theory approach where the dielectric solvent effect is taken into account with the polarizable continuum model. The four terms of scalar couplings, Fermi contact, paramagnetic spin orbital, diamagnetic spin orbital and spin dipolar, are calculated but the solvent effect analysis is restricted to the first term since for both couplings it is by far the dominant contribution. Experimental trends of Δ1J(Cc,Hf) and Δ2J(C1,Hf) Vs ε (the solvent dielectric constant) are correctly reproduced although they are somewhat underestimated. Specific interactions between solute and solvent molecules are studied for dimethylsulfoxide, DMSO, solutions considering two different one-to-one molecular complexes between acetaldehyde and DMSO. They are determined by interactions of type C=O---H—C and S=O---H—C, and the effects of such interactions on 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings are analyzed. Even though only in a semiquantitative way, it is shown that the effect of such interactions on the solvent effects, of Δ1J(Cc,Hf) and Δ2J(C1,Hf), tend to improve the agreement between calculated and experimental values. These results seem to indicate that a continuum dielectric model has not enough flexibility for describing quantitatively solvent effects on spin-spin couplings. Apparently, even for relatively weak hydrogen bonding, the contribution from “direct” interactions is of the same order of magnitude as the “dielectric” effect.

Introduction

Two-bond coupling constants, 2J(X,Y), across a carbonyl carbon atom, Cc, are known [1] to be positive (provided the magnetogyric ratios of both coupled nuclei are of the same sign) and their absolute values are uncommonly large. Such features were rationalized in previous work [2] as originating mainly in the strong charge transfer interactions between the carbonyl oxygen lone pair of purely p character, n(p), and the Cc—X and Cc—Y antibonds, n(p)→(Cc—X,Y)*. This suggests that this type of couplings should be sensitive to interactions that either enhance or inhibit such charge transfers; the former increasing the corresponding two-bond coupling, while the latter decreasing it. As an example, it can be cited the observed trend for 2J(C1,Hf) in benzaldehyde and salicylaldehyde, 24.11 Hz and 20.13 Hz respectively [3]. Such a trend suggests that similar intramolecular couplings can be potentially interesting probes to complement the information provided by trans-hydrogen bond couplings to study intermolecular interactions. As the dielectric solvent effect could mask the effects of specific interactions, it seems interesting to verify how well they can be described using an efficient approach like DFT (Density Functional Theory) to study them. The known experimental values of the dependence of 2J(C1,Hf) and 1J(Cc,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde on the dielectric solvent [4] makes it an adequate model compound to study what can be expected for larger molecular systems like proteins and nucleic acid bases.
Until few years ago theoretical studies of dielectric solvent effects on spin-spin couplings were based on the semiempirical INDO (Intermediate Neglect of Differential Overlap) approach [5], where different models were used to describe the solvent dielectric properties [6,7,8,9]. Recently, in concordance with the important breakthrough in theoretical approaches to calculate spin-spin coupling constants [10,11,12] that took place during the last decade, non-empirical Multi-Configurational Self Consistent field, MCSCF, calculations of solvent effects on spin-spin couplings were reported like, for instance, in SeH2 [13], SH2 [14] and the H2O···H2O dimer [15].
Present methodological approaches for calculating coupling constants based on the DFT framework [16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24] can be used to perform systematic studies in medium-sized compounds [25] using modest computational facilities. Besides, they can be used in conjunction with the solvent representation given by the Polarizable Continuum Model, PCM [26,27], to obtain a powerful tool to evaluate NMR couplings in compounds where solvation effects cannot be neglected [28]. Although in this work all four terms of coupling constants, Fermi contact, FC, Spin-Dipolar, SD, Paramagnetic Spin Orbit, PSO,
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and Diamagnetic Spin Orbit, DSO, are calculated within the DFT framework, the dielectric solvent effect analysis is mainly circumscribed to the FC term because in the two couplings considered in this work, it is by far the largest contribution and, therefore even if non-contact terms, SD, PSO and DSO, are solvent-dependent, their contributions to the total solvent effect should be negligible when compared with that of the FC term. Specific interactions are studied considering DMSO as solvent in one-to-one molecular associations between solute and solvent. The FC term of the above mentioned coupling constants is calculated at the equilibrium geometry of such two‑molecule complexes.

Method of Calculation

Molecular geometries were optimized at the DFT/B3LYP [29,30,31] level with the 6-311G** basis set using the Gaussian 98 suite of programs [32]. The four terms of isotropic spin-spin coupling constants, FC, SD, PSO and DSO, were calculated using a slightly modified version of the Gaussian 98 package of programs [32] according to the following details. The FC and SD terms are calculated using the Finite Perturbation scheme, FPT [33], as described previously [25,34,35], while the PSO term was calculated at the Coupled Perturbed DFT, CP-DFT, approach. The DSO contribution was evaluated as the mean value of the DSO operator in the electronic ground state. One electron integrals required for evaluating the PSO and DSO contributions were calculated in the atomic basis using the DALTON 1.1 package of programs [36]. All four terms of coupling constants were calculated using the 6-311G** basis set. When calculating the FC term tight s functions, taken from Ref. [37], were added at the site of the coupled nuclei.
To estimate the effect of solvent dielectric on couplings unrestricted FPT calculations of the FC and SD terms can be carried out in the context of several of the solvent models available in the Gaussian 98 package of programs [32]. In this work the Tomasi et al. [26,27] PCM model is chosen since it was used previously [28] to study how the anomeric effect on 1J(C,H) coupling depends on solvent dielectric and results thus found look promising. The FC term of both 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde are analyzed first by considering it in the isolated molecule, and then by treating it in the presence of the solvent reaction field for different values of the dielectric constant. For a given dielectric constant two different effects were considered, namely, the solvent effect on couplings considering the vacuum optimized geometry, and the solvent effect on couplings considering also how the dielectric solvent affects the geometry. The latter was estimated performing two different geometry optimizations, i.e. considering ε = 1 (isolated molecule) and ε = 46.7 (DMSO solution).
In order to get insight into how the dielectric solvent effect is operating, both calculated FC terms were partitioned into bond contributions using the Natural J Coupling, NJC, scheme, which was described previously [38,39]. Bond, lone-pair and core orbitals are obtained through the Natural Localized Molecular Orbitals, NLMO, localization procedure [40] as implemented [41] in the Gaussian package [32]. Charge transfer interactions were estimated using the NBO method [40,41]. The effect of the n(p)→(Cc—Hf)* charge transfer interaction on 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings were estimated according to the Neglect of Charge Transfer Interaction, NCTI, [39] procedure, i. e. two calculations of the same FC term were carried out, the standard one and another where such a charge transfer interaction was deleted [41].

Results and Discussion

In Table 1 values for the FC, SD, PSO and DSO terms of 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) coupling constants calculated with ε = 1 in acetaldehyde (using the optimized geometry taking ε = 1) are compared with the respective experimental values measured in gas phase [4]. In the same Table 1 values for the FC, SD and DSO terms for such coupling constants calculated considering the dielectric solvent effect for ε = 46.7 (DMSO) (using the optimized geometry taking ε = 46.7) are displayed. The modifications introduced in the Gaussian 98 program to calculate the PSO term are not adequate to calculate such a term taking into account the dielectric solvent effect. For this reason total couplings including the solvent effect were calculated considering the FC, SD and DSO terms obtained for ε = 46.7, while the PSO is that calculated taking ε = 1.
Although the solvent effect on the SD term in 1J(Cc,Hf) is in percentage non-negligible, the SD term as well as the PSO and DSO terms are much smaller than the FC contribution. For this reason the following considerations refer only to the solvent effect on the FC term. In both 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings the calculated solvent effects follow the experimental trend although the respective ΔJ(C,Hf) values are somewhat smaller than their experimental counterpart [ΔJ(C,Hf) = J(C,Hf)(ε) - J(C,Hf)(ε=1); C=C1 and Cc]. In Fig. 1 Δ1J(Cc,Hf) is plotted Vs ε for the experimental values, taken from Ref. [4], and for those couplings calculated using two different geometries, i. e. that optimized for acetaldehyde taken as an isolated molecule, ε = 1, and that optimized taking it in presence of a solvent with dielectric constant ε. These calculations were carried out in order to appreciate how important geometry solvent effects are in comparison with the direct solvent effect on the FC term. In general the experimental and theoretical trends are in good qualitative agreement, although theoretical values somewhat underestimate the experimental solvent dielectric effects. It is worth noting that the inclusion of the geometry solvent effect for Δ1J(Cc,Hf) worsens slightly the agreement with experimental values.
Table
Table 1. Comparison between the sum of the four calculated terms, FC, SD, PSO, and DSO, and experimental values for 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) coupling constants in acetaldehyde. Dielectric solvent effects on the FC, SD and DSO terms are also shown comparing results obtained taking ε = 1 (isolated molecule) and ε = 46.7 (DMSO).a)
Table 1. Comparison between the sum of the four calculated terms, FC, SD, PSO, and DSO, and experimental values for 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) coupling constants in acetaldehyde. Dielectric solvent effects on the FC, SD and DSO terms are also shown comparing results obtained taking ε = 1 (isolated molecule) and ε = 46.7 (DMSO).a)
FCSDPSODSOTotalExp.b)
1J(Cc,Hf) (ε = 1)177.530.29-0.940.90177.78169.68
1J(Cc,Hf) (ε = 46.7)179.910.36ncc)0.89180.22d)173.34
2J(C1,Hf) (ε = 1)32.470.04-0.02-0.3332.1629.54
2J(C1,Hf) (ε = 46.7)30.450.04ncc)-0.3429.95d)26.25
a) Hf stands for the formyl proton. Calculations for ε = 1 and ε = 46.7 were carried out using the corresponding optimized geometry using the respective dielectric constant in the optimization procedure. All couplings are in Hz.b) Taken from Ref. [4].c) PSO terms including solvent effects were not calculated, nc.d) Total value obtained taking the respective PSO term calculated with ε = 1.
Similar plots for Δ2J(C1,Hf) are shown in Fig. 2, where it is observed that, in this case, the inclusion of geometric solvent effects improves somewhat the agreement with experimental values. However, as observed in results displayed in Fig. 1, solvent effects for Δ2J(C1,Hf) are also somewhat underestimated. These differences between theoretical and experimental values seem to originate in a poor representation of the dielectric solvent effect given by the PCM model to describe solvent effects on spin-spin coupling constants. At this point it is important to recall that this type of NMR parameters present a strong local character and therefore a continuum model like PCM could not be flexible enough to take into account very local differences which could be important for coupling constants. These small differences could originate in weak specific solute-solvent interactions. In this work the effects of such specific interactions are qualitatively estimated considering the structures of two one-to-one complexes between acetaldehyde and DMSO, 1 and 2. Taking into account the Basis Set Superposition Error, BSSE, through the counterpoise [42] approach, the association energies are, respectively, 5.7 and 5.0 kcal/mol. In both cases molecular associations take place through contacts of types C=O---H—C and S=O---H—C; in 1 there are three of them while in 2 there are two. Such contacts are at present very well known [43] and they are classified as “weak hydrogen bonds” [44]. Their main attractive interaction corresponds to an electrostatic effect [45] although in some cases there could also be some charge transfer interaction of type n(O)→(C—H)* [2]. For C(sp3)—H and C(sp2)—H bonds the electrostatic part of this proximate effect causes an increase in its corresponding 1J(C,H) coupling [46,47] while the charge transfer contribution causes a decrease in such a coupling [2].
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Figure 1. Comparison between experimental, (‑■‑), and theoretical solvent effects on 1J(Cc,Hf), Δ1J(Cc,Hf) = 1J(ε=1)(Cc,Hf) - 1Jε(Cc,Hf). Calculated values include only the FC term and, for each solvent, two different geometries were used to carry out the FC calculation, namely, that optimized considering ε =1, (‑o‑), and that optimized considering ε (‑□‑).
Figure 1. Comparison between experimental, (‑■‑), and theoretical solvent effects on 1J(Cc,Hf), Δ1J(Cc,Hf) = 1J(ε=1)(Cc,Hf) - 1Jε(Cc,Hf). Calculated values include only the FC term and, for each solvent, two different geometries were used to carry out the FC calculation, namely, that optimized considering ε =1, (‑o‑), and that optimized considering ε (‑□‑).
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Structures for 1 and 2 were optimized considering ε = 1, 1a and 2a, and ε = 46.7, 1b and 2b; in both cases the C—H---O distances were shorter for the latter optimization, i.e. such associations are stronger in a polar solvent. Such a trend is in line with the known decrease of electron transfer interactions involving the non-bonding electron pairs owing to the dielectric solvent effect [28]. Using such structures for complexes 1 and 2 the FC terms of 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) were calculated and results thus found are shown in Table 2. As it is expected, in 1 the S=O---Hf—Cc interaction causes an important increase in 1J(Cc,Hf), which is smaller in about 4 Hz for 1b than for 1a. The corresponding effect on 2J(C1,Hf) depends also on solvent, but it is not very significant. Complex 2 causes a decrease in both 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings which are also smaller when the FC term is calculated in 2b than in 2a.
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Figure 2. Comparison between experimental, (‑■‑), and theoretical solvent effects on 2J(C1,Hf), Δ2J(C1,Hf) = 2J(ε=1)(C1,Hf) - 2Jε(C1,Hf). Calculated values only include the FC term and, for each solvent, two different geometries were used to carry out the FC calculation, namely, that optimized considering ε =1, (‑o‑), and that optimized considering ε (‑□‑).
Figure 2. Comparison between experimental, (‑■‑), and theoretical solvent effects on 2J(C1,Hf), Δ2J(C1,Hf) = 2J(ε=1)(C1,Hf) - 2Jε(C1,Hf). Calculated values only include the FC term and, for each solvent, two different geometries were used to carry out the FC calculation, namely, that optimized considering ε =1, (‑o‑), and that optimized considering ε (‑□‑).
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Table
Table 2. Effect of specific interactions between DMSO and acetaldehyde on 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings (in Hz) as calculated in complexes 1a, 1b, and 2a and 2b, Δ(1) and Δ(2), respectively (only the FC term is taken into account). It is also shown how dielectric solvent effects affect these effects.a)
Table 2. Effect of specific interactions between DMSO and acetaldehyde on 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings (in Hz) as calculated in complexes 1a, 1b, and 2a and 2b, Δ(1) and Δ(2), respectively (only the FC term is taken into account). It is also shown how dielectric solvent effects affect these effects.a)
1J(Cc,Hf)2J(C1,Hf)
ε = 1b)ε =46.7c)ε = 1b)ε = 46.7c)
Exp.169.68173.3429.5426.25
Acet.177.53179.9132.4730.45
1194.09192.7932.2531.15
Δ(1)16.5612.88-0.220.70
2173.36175.9927.3726.31
Δ(2)-4.17-3.72-5.20-4.14
ª) The BSSE on the calculated couplings in 1 and 2 were estimated using the counterpoise approach [26]. In all cases it was found smaller than 5 % of the complex formation effect. b) Coupling constants calculated using optimized geometries with ε = 1.c) Coupling constants calculated using optimized geometries with ε = 46.7.
Without attempting a quantitative analysis of the dynamic process that takes place in liquid phase, the following semiquantitative estimates can be made. The complex formation energy is not significantly different for 1 and 2 and therefore it can be assumed that these two molecular associations have similar life times. Complex 1 tends to increase the solvent effect on 1J(Cc,Hf), but it affects only slightly the solvent effect on 2J(C1,Hf). On the other hand, complex 2 tends to decrease the solvent effect on both of them. However, for 1J(Cc,Hf) the absolute value of Δ(1) is larger than that of Δ(2), and therefore it can be expected that these specific interactions yield a net increase in the solvent effect in acetaldehyde, improving the agreement with experimental values displayed in Figure 1. Similarly, for 2J(C1,Hf) these two specific interactions yield a decrease in the solvent effect, improving also the agreement between calculated and experimental values displayed in Figure 2.
The effects of the n(p)→(Cc—Hf)* charge transfer interaction on the NLMO bond contributions to 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings as given by the NCTI approach [38] are displayed in Table 3. It is observed that, when deleting such an interaction, 1J(Cc,Hf) is increased in ca. 4 Hz and it only depends on solvent slightly, although the effect on the different NLMO contributions does depend on solvent. For ε = 46.7 the Cc—Hf bond contribution is the largest. On the other hand, such a deletion causes a decrease on the 2J(C1,Hf) coupling whose amount depends on the solvent dielectric constant.
The effects of the n(p)→(Cc—C1)* charge transfer interaction on the NLMO bond contributions to 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings as given by the NCTI approach are displayed in Table 4. The deletion of such an interaction causes an important decrease in the total 1J(Cc,Hf) coupling which is notably reduced when this calculation is carried out considering ε = 46.7. On the other hand, such a deletion causes a decrease in 2J(C1,Hf), which becomes more important for a polar solvent. It is interesting to point out that all these NCTI results are in agreement with the qualitative description of electronic charge transfer interactions on one- and two-bond coupling constants given previously [2].
Table
Table 3. Effect of deleting the n(p)→(Cc—Hf)* interaction on NLMO bond contributions, J(NLMO), to 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde, Δ[NLMO] = J(NLMO)NCTI - J(NLMO) (in Hz).
Table 3. Effect of deleting the n(p)→(Cc—Hf)* interaction on NLMO bond contributions, J(NLMO), to 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde, Δ[NLMO] = J(NLMO)NCTI - J(NLMO) (in Hz).
NLMOΔ[NLMO] for 1J(Cc,Hf)Δ[NLMO] for 2J(C1,Hf)
ε = 1ε = 46.7ε = 1ε = 46.7
 Cc‑C10.90.3-0.2-0.2
 Cc‑O0.10.40.00.0
 Core(C)a)1.3-0.2-0.5-0.3
 Cc‑Hf0.82.6-1.5-1.2
 CMe—Hb)-0.10.00.00.3
 n(sp)-0.5-0.20.00.0
 n(p)1.50.70.6-1.6
 TOTAL4.03.6-1.6-3.0
a) C stands for Cc in 1J(Cc,Hf) and for C1 in 2J(C1,Hf).b) It corresponds to the sum of the three CMe—H bond contributions.
Table
Table 4. Effect of deleting the n(p)→(Cc—C1)* interaction on NLMO bond contributions, J(NLMO), to 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde, Δ[NLMO] = J(NLMO)NCTI - J(NLMO) (in Hz).
Table 4. Effect of deleting the n(p)→(Cc—C1)* interaction on NLMO bond contributions, J(NLMO), to 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde, Δ[NLMO] = J(NLMO)NCTI - J(NLMO) (in Hz).
NLMOΔ[NLMO] for 1J(Cc,Hf)Δ[NLMO] for 2J(C1,Hf)
ε = 1ε = 46.7ε = 1ε = 46.7
 Cc‑C11.00.4-0.3-0.4
 Core(C) a)-1.9-1.0-0.8-0.4
 Cc‑O-0.20.40.00.0
 CMe—Hb)0.00.10.10.3
 Cc‑Hf-5.8-3.0-1.6-1.2
 n(sp)0.30.40.00.0
 n(p)-1.80.00.1-1.6
 TOTAL-8.4-2.7-2.5-3.3
a) C stands for Cc in 1J(Cc,Hf) and for C1 in 2J(C1,Hf).b) It corresponds to the sum of the three CMe—H bond contributions.

Concluding Remarks

Results presented above suggest that spin-spin couplings strongly affected by negative hyperconjugations (also known as anomeric effects) are adequate probes to study both inter- and intra-molecular interactions that either inhibit or enhance such charge transfer interactions. The ability of such couplings for acting as sensitive probes to study molecular interactions should also strongly depend on how much the chosen couplings depend on negative hyperconjugations. A case in point it that of the 2J(15N,Hf) coupling in formamide, whose value was recently measured both in gas phase and in a 1 mol % solution of DMSO [48]. The respective reported values are (-) 20.14 Hz (-) 15.30 Hz (signs assumed). The difference between these two values (which could be dubbed the “DMSO solvent effect” on that coupling) amounts to 4.84 Hz. The respective difference for 2J(C1,Hf) in acetaldehyde amounts to 3.29 Hz (Table 1). However, a sound comparison between the relative sensitivities of these two coupling constants to intermolecular interactions should take into account the notable difference between the 15N and 13C magnetogyric ratios. Thus, for the 2J(15N,Hf) coupling the significant quantity should be 4.84|γ(13C)/γ(15N)| Hz = 12.00 Hz, and it must be compared with 3.29 Hz for 2J(C1,Hf) in acetaldehyde.
The notably larger sensitivity of 2J(15N,Hf) in formamide than 2J(C1,Hf) in acetaldehyde to interactions affecting the strong negative hyperconjugative interactions within the carbonyl group can be easily rationalized on the following grounds. In formamide the (Cc—N)* antibond is notably better electron acceptor than the (Cc—C1)* antibond in acetaldehyde since, on the one hand, the electronegativity for the N atom is larger than for the C atom. On the other hand, the partial double bond character of the Cc—N bond in formamide causes the corresponding σ(Cc—N)* to have a better electron acceptor character. All in all, these comparisons suggest that a geminal coupling through a carbonyl carbon atom involving a nitrogen nucleus could be an interesting probe to gauge intermolecular interactions involving the non-bonding electron pairs of the carbonyl oxygen atom.
It is also worth noting that the present results suggest that the B3LYP/DFT approach used in conjunction with the PCM model to describe the dielectric solvent effect on couplings between nuclei belonging to a carbonyl moiety yields results that are qualitatively in line with the experimental trends although they are underestimated. This could indicate that a solvent continuous model is not flexible enough to take into account fine details that could be of relevance for coupling constants owing to their local character. However, it should be recalled that in the present work no attempt was made to calculate the effects of nuclear motions on 1J(Cc,Hf) and 2J(C1,Hf) couplings in acetaldehyde. A rough estimation of such effects in gas phase can be obtained from the detailed calculations reported recently by Wigglesworth et al. [49] for acetylene, Δ1J(C,H) = 4.866 Hz and Δ2J(C,H) = - 3.703 Hz, since the respective 1J(C,H) and 2J(C,H) couplings resemble somewhat those in acetaldehyde. In the latter compound similar nuclear motion corrections would worsen for the former and would improve for the latter the agreement between gas phase calculated and experimental values. These are the same trends as Wigglesworth et al. [32] observed for high level ab initio calculations of such couplings in acetylene. If nuclear motion corrections would increase with the solvent dielectric constant, then the agreement between calculated and experimental trends depicted in Figure 1 and Figure 2 would improve, displaying a better performance for the PCM model when applied to coupling constants.

Acknowledgments

Financial support from the Dirección General de Enseñanza Superior e Investigación Científica (DGESIC, Ref. BQU2000-0211-C02, Spain is gratefully acknowledged. The Argentine authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from CONICET, UBACYT (grant X024), CONICOR (grant # 4649-O.P. 91/98) and SECyT-UNRC.

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Zaccari, Daniel, Verónica Barone, Juan E. Peralta, Rubén H. Contreras, Oscar E. Taurian, Ernesto Díez, and Angel Esteban. 2003. "Solvent Effects on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 2J(C,Hf) and 1J(C,Hf) Spin–Spin Coupling Constants in Acetaldehyde" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 4, no. 3: 93-106. https://doi.org/10.3390/i4030093

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