Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, stereochemistry, and conformation of flavan derivatives

Abstract

Chemical-shift and coupling-constant data for protons in 68 flavan derivatives are reported. Coupling-constant data for interactions involving the 2-, 3-, and 4-protons have been used to define the configuration of the 2-, 3-, and 4-substituents and the conformation of the heterocyclic ring. It is shown that chemical-shift data for protons of the heterocyclic ring and of 3- and 4-acetoxyl groups are of little value in stereochemical studies. Analysis of the absorptions of the aromatic protons shows that N.M.R. is useful for determining the oxygenation pattern in rings A and B.