Solvent effects on the proton spectra of some halopropenes. The preparation and proton resonance spectra of the 1-iodopropenes

Abstract

The preparation and proton resonance spectra of the 1-iodopropenes are reported and solvent effects on the proton spectra of the chloro-, bromo-, and iodo-compounds are measured. The proton coupling constants are discussed in terms of old and new electronegativity correlations. The olefinic cis and trans proton shifts can be attributed mainly to a paramagnetic contribution from the substituent, whereas the gem olefinic proton shifts depend in addition on the electron-withdrawing power of the substituent. The methyl proton shifts in the 1-substituted compound show little dependence on the substituent and this is discussed in relation to the barrier heights to methyl rotation. The solvent shifts in benzene cannot be completely reconciled with a dipole – induced dipole model. They increase with the size of the substituent and are largest for protons farthest from the substituent. The solvent shifts in acetone can be explained as due to weak hydrogen bonding and reaction field effects. The shifts of protons gem to the substituent arise mainly from hydrogen bonding, whereas the shifts of protons cis or trans have significant contributions from both effects. The reaction field effects can also account for the methyl shifts in acetone.