Abstract
The ring orientation in β-ionone, all-trans retinal, and 11-cis retinal, relative to that of the polyene chain, has been determined by means of semi-empirical calculations and magnetic resonance measurements of the nuclear Overhauser effect and long-range coupling constants. The experimental results yield a distorted s-cis conformation about the C6-C7 “single bond”, with the torsional angle in the range 30° to 70°. This agrees well with the semi-empirical potential function, which has a broad, rather flat minimum for angles from 40° to 120°. The temperature dependence of the NMR results provide confirmation for the form of the torsional potential.
Keywords: theoretical, NMR, semi-empirical approach, Overhauser effect, s-cis conformation
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