On acetylation (OH group was changed to OCOCH3 group), the alpha$ h' u5 Z& p) |) e; |! J
carbon will show a downfield shift while the belta carbon will show a1 P( |, k5 f0 p3 O
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OH (compound I in the article) or could be C-6 OH, C-7OAc (compound II
' ^! ^$ r$ R3 A$ |' ^in the article). The chemical shifts of the two carbons are 78.1 and
% F- c/ [4 ?3 ^) X1 f1 {8 c80.5. How to determine which carbon (C-6 or C-7) has the OAC group?
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The auhors resovled the problem: 1 l* f( f5 X7 d& C; t W4 m( ^) g8 o# E, Z4 JIf C-6 (80.5) and C-7 (78.5) were right, meaning both the chemical- ], h, x+ N# Q* @5 G2 A' r- V
shifts of C-6 (79.3 to 80.5) and C-7 (76.2 to 78.5) were increased.
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+ {" B3 W" D: f W8 i) `- O9 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. 8 t* H# \" Z1 n$ |1 ?0 B; s! ^7 m
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C-6 (78.5) and C-7 (80.5) meaned that C-6 shifted to highfield (from9 v- K: @7 ^& ?- p# I2 h0 L& H
79.3 to 78.5), C-7 shifted to lowfield (from 76.2 to 80.5). Logically,
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OAC group (compound I). V5 `9 @- W, b" l
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