TY - JOUR
T1 - Gas-Phase Infrared Spectroscopy for Determination of Double Bond Configuration of Monounsaturated Compounds
AU - Attygalle, Athula B.
AU - Svatoš, Aleš
AU - Wilcox, Charles
AU - Voerman, Simon
PY - 1994/5/1
Y1 - 1994/5/1
N2 - Gas-phase Fourier-transform infrared spectra allow unambiguous determination of the configuration of the double bonds of long-chain unsaturated compounds bearing RCH=CHR′ type bonds. Although the infrared absorption at 970−967 cm−1 has been used previously for the identification of trans bonds, the absorption at 3028−3011 cm−1 is conventionally considered to be incapable of distinguishing cis and trans isomers. In this paper, we present a large number of gas-phase spectra of monounsaturated long-chain acetates which demonstrate that an absorption, highly characteristic for the cis configuration, occurs at 3013−3011 cm−1, while trans compounds fail to show any bands in this region. However, if a double bond is present at the C-2 or C-3 carbon atoms, this cis =CH stretch absorption shows a hypsochromic shift to 3029−3028 and 3018−3017 cm−1, respectively. Similarly, if a cis double bond is present at the penultimate carbon atom, this band appears at 3022−3021 cm−1. All the spectra of trans alkenyl acetates showed the expected C-H wag absorption at 968−964 cm−1. In addition, the spectra of (E)-2-alkenyl acetates show a unique three-peak “finger-print” pattern which allows the identification of the position and configuration of this bond. Furthermore, by synthesizing and obtaining spectra of appropriate deuteriated compounds, we have proved that the 3013−3011 cm−1 band is representative of the C-H stretching vibration of cis compounds of RCH=CHR′ type.
AB - Gas-phase Fourier-transform infrared spectra allow unambiguous determination of the configuration of the double bonds of long-chain unsaturated compounds bearing RCH=CHR′ type bonds. Although the infrared absorption at 970−967 cm−1 has been used previously for the identification of trans bonds, the absorption at 3028−3011 cm−1 is conventionally considered to be incapable of distinguishing cis and trans isomers. In this paper, we present a large number of gas-phase spectra of monounsaturated long-chain acetates which demonstrate that an absorption, highly characteristic for the cis configuration, occurs at 3013−3011 cm−1, while trans compounds fail to show any bands in this region. However, if a double bond is present at the C-2 or C-3 carbon atoms, this cis =CH stretch absorption shows a hypsochromic shift to 3029−3028 and 3018−3017 cm−1, respectively. Similarly, if a cis double bond is present at the penultimate carbon atom, this band appears at 3022−3021 cm−1. All the spectra of trans alkenyl acetates showed the expected C-H wag absorption at 968−964 cm−1. In addition, the spectra of (E)-2-alkenyl acetates show a unique three-peak “finger-print” pattern which allows the identification of the position and configuration of this bond. Furthermore, by synthesizing and obtaining spectra of appropriate deuteriated compounds, we have proved that the 3013−3011 cm−1 band is representative of the C-H stretching vibration of cis compounds of RCH=CHR′ type.
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U2 - 10.1021/ac00082a016
DO - 10.1021/ac00082a016
M3 - Article
C2 - 8030784
AN - SCOPUS:0028773562
SN - 0003-2700
VL - 66
SP - 1696
EP - 1703
JO - Analytical Chemistry
JF - Analytical Chemistry
IS - 10
ER -