On acetylation (OH group was changed to OCOCH3 group), the alpha4 @" v, b2 ~" J( @- |
carbon will show a downfield shift while the belta carbon will show a
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See the following article how to revise a structure reported before just using the above rule! ( F! D% Z: t& ^: X p
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One compound with C-6 OH, C-7 OH (compound IV in the article): chemical shift values of C-6 79.3 ppm, C-7 76.2 ppm were known. - D4 g: E# _( G* [+ q5 `
! L E! S( M$ I+ u8 V8 AAnother compound with one OH group acetylated: it could be C-6 OAc, C-7# H0 R7 {. a5 f$ {- i
OH (compound I in the article) or could be C-6 OH, C-7OAc (compound II
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- }* M" h: x4 V9 b; X; b6 T80.5. How to determine which carbon (C-6 or C-7) has the OAC group?
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shifts of C-6 (79.3 to 80.5) and C-7 (76.2 to 78.5) were increased.
, ]) Y2 O* ]- L0 `6 SThat assupmtion violates the above rule.
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) B( N9 [! }" w7 A5 q2 z7 P0 l2 ASo chemical shift of C-6 was not 80.5 but 78.5, chemical shift of C-7 was not 78.5 but 80.5. % U/ ?0 ]# ^& _% J; a, |- N
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C-6 (78.5) and C-7 (80.5) meaned that C-6 shifted to highfield (from+ Q2 P9 i3 G5 h5 m P" d
79.3 to 78.5), C-7 shifted to lowfield (from 76.2 to 80.5). Logically,/ }4 C; o a7 _2 R
it was the C-7 with the OAC group (compound II), not the C-6 with the3 o) G0 U; R3 u* @6 w% d
OAC group (compound I). ; u$ ^+ H u4 R( v' t( _; _ n l
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