A study of 13C–15N couplings and revised 13C shieldings in 15N-enriched E-acetophenone oximes

Abstract

13C nmr chemical shifts and 13C–15N couplings through one, two, and three bonds are reported for E-acetophenone oxime and five para-substituted derivatives. It is shown that earlier assignments for three of these compounds, based on lanthanide induced shifts and CNDO calculations, are erroneous. With the exception of the methoxyl group, couplings are relatively insensitive to the nature of the para-function. For geminal 13C–15N interactions, the proximity of the nitrogen lone pair to the carbon terminus greatly enhances the absolute value of the coupling constant.