
pmid: 23640872
AbstractThe structural isomerization of scopine into scopoline (oscine) has been observed in a supersonic jet expansion using microwave spectroscopy. The rotational spectrum evidences a single structure in the gas phase, providing a first description of the (three‐ring) structurally distorted tropane in scopoline. The absence of rotational signatures of any scopine conformation suggests a practically quantitative isomerization at the vaporization temperatures of the experiment (ca. 90 °C). The determined rotational parameters of scopoline reveal the structural consequences of the intramolecular cyclation of scopine, which breaks the original epoxy group and creates a new ether bridge and a 7β‐hydroxytropane configuration. The hydroxy group further stabilizes the molecule by an OH⋅⋅⋅N intramolecular hydrogen bond, which, in turn, forces the N‐methyl group to the less stable axial form. Supporting ab initio (MP2) and DFT (B3LYP, M06‐2X) calculations are included.
Glucosides, Isomerism, Rotation, Coumarins, Hydrogen Bonding, Gases, Microwaves, Tropanes
Glucosides, Isomerism, Rotation, Coumarins, Hydrogen Bonding, Gases, Microwaves, Tropanes
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