On acetylation (OH group was changed to OCOCH3 group), the alpha
. }1 W- x; q- lcarbon will show a downfield shift while the belta carbon will show a, d! i' N0 f+ {0 Q
upfield shif. * F- ]7 N; n$ R / @' r N& F7 P- W& D+ x' ^( n
See the following article how to revise a structure reported before just using the above rule! ; f) Q5 x e3 P! B" W6 a8 w
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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. , ~) o2 i, _6 o( y
: U# v: G6 [3 A+ b, sAnother compound with one OH group acetylated: it could be C-6 OAc, C-78 r( p* S3 ~1 D" E: X# Q
OH (compound I in the article) or could be C-6 OH, C-7OAc (compound II: \ V7 j) g! k) j/ r
in the article). The chemical shifts of the two carbons are 78.1 and0 S3 M8 u0 e9 d; H) {: N
80.5. How to determine which carbon (C-6 or C-7) has the OAC group?
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2 W+ Z3 ]! ~ n" r$ dThe auhors resovled the problem: ; I+ n- K. j' j , t% V; E' i/ P* o" z% P
If C-6 (80.5) and C-7 (78.5) were right, meaning both the chemical& n& r3 q) g! r
shifts of C-6 (79.3 to 80.5) and C-7 (76.2 to 78.5) were increased.
m4 ~- X, q2 w0 M6 w4 OThat assupmtion violates the above rule. 9 y R" S4 o, _) ` ; x$ B2 \1 {* k, ~$ JSo chemical shift of C-6 was not 80.5 but 78.5, chemical shift of C-7 was not 78.5 but 80.5. / z8 F3 |7 s+ t( n
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C-6 (78.5) and C-7 (80.5) meaned that C-6 shifted to highfield (from
7 `8 P+ B; G& W4 U$ L) z79.3 to 78.5), C-7 shifted to lowfield (from 76.2 to 80.5). Logically,) ?' f1 E$ {( e1 F
it was the C-7 with the OAC group (compound II), not the C-6 with the5 B7 F. r& p9 B2 ]5 w3 f5 h
OAC group (compound I). ) w8 E0 z: h2 ^" X0 {- S3 v
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Simple, logic structural revision published in 1981!