Solvent- and functional-group-assisted tautomerism of 3-alkyl substituted 5-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles in DMSO-water

The tautomerism of a series of 5-alkyl substituted 3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles in DMSO- d 6 -containing water has been investigated by 1 H, 13 C and 15 N NMR spectroscopy. The populations of the three possible regioisomers in the tautomeric equilibrium ( A [3-alkyl-5-(2-pyridyl)-1 H ], B [5-alkyl-...

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Published in:Organic & biomolecular chemistry 2023-12, Vol.21 (47), p.9443-9458
Main Authors: García-López, Jesús, Khomenko, Dmytro M, Zakharchenko, Borys V, Doroshchuk, Roman O, Starova, Viktoriia S, Iglesias, María José, Lampeka, Rostyslav D, López-Ortiz, Fernando
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Language:English
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Hydrogen bonding
Isomers
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Nitrogen isotopes
NMR
NMR spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pyridinium
Solvents
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Substitutes
Tautomerism
Triazoles
Water chemistry
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Summary:The tautomerism of a series of 5-alkyl substituted 3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles in DMSO- d 6 -containing water has been investigated by 1 H, 13 C and 15 N NMR spectroscopy. The populations of the three possible regioisomers in the tautomeric equilibrium ( A [3-alkyl-5-(2-pyridyl)-1 H ], B [5-alkyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-1 H ] and C [5-alkyl-3-(2-pyridyl)-4 H ]) were determined. Isomers A (17-40%) and B (54-79%) are the major components and their ratio is insensitive to the substitution pattern, except for the unsubstituted and the methoxymethyl substituted derivatives. The isomer C (3-5%) has been fully characterised for the first time by NMR spectroscopy. Activation energies of tautomerisation (14.74-16.78 kcal mol −1 ) were determined by EXSY experiments, which also supported the involvement of water in the tautomerisation. Substituent effects on the 15 N chemical shifts are relatively small. The DFT study of the tautomerism in DMSO-water showed that both A / B and B / C interconversions are assisted by the pyridine substituent and catalysed by solvent molecules. The NH- A /NH- B tautomerisation takes place via a relayed quadruple proton transfer mediated by three water molecules in the hydrogen-bonded cyclic substructure of a triazole·4H 2 O complex. The equilibrium B C involves three steps: NH- B transfer to the pyridyl nitrogen mediated by a water molecule in a 1 : 1 cyclic complex, rotamerisation to bring the pyridinium NH close to N4 of the triazole catalysed by complexation to a DMSO molecule and transfer of the NH from the pyridinium donor to the N4 acceptor via a 1 : 1 complex with a bridging water molecule. This mechanism of 1,3-prototropic shift in triazoles is unprecedented in the literature. The NMR spectroscopy and DFT study of the mechanism of tautomerisation in DMSO-water of C-disubstituted alkyl, (2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazoles revealed solvent and functional-group assistance in the proton transport between the nitrogens.
ISSN:1477-0520
1477-0539
DOI:10.1039/d3ob01651j