A set of substituent parameters Ad is proposed which permits the prediction of E/Z equilibrium constants for olefins, enamines, Schiff bases, hydrazones, semicarbazones, oximes, and nitrones. The set includes values for the ,,non-bonded" electron pairs and the nitrone oxygen as well as for amino or phenyl groups coplanar and orthogonal to the double bond. Ketone anils prefer a perpendicular phenyl group. Principal limitations of the very simple heuristic model are discussed. The model is also applied to the ,,cis''-and ,,ortho"-effects, enolates, and Schiff bases of cyclic and bicyclic ketones.
Empirische Substituentenparameter fur E/Z-Gleichgewichtskonstantenl)Ein vorgeschlagener Satz von Substituentenparametern Ad erlaubt die Vorhersage der E/Z-Gleichgewichtskonstanten bei Olefinen, Enaminen, Schiffschen Basen, Hydrazonen, Semicarbazonen, Oximen und Nitronen. Der Parametersatz enthalt Werte fur ,,nichtbindende" Elektronenpaare und Nitronsauerstoff sowie fur Amino-und Phenylgruppen, die koplanar oder orthogonal zur Doppelbindung gestellt sind. Phenylreste in Ketonanilen bevorzugen die Orthogonalkonformation. Grundsatzliche Beschrankungen des sehr einfachen heuristischen Modells werden besprochen. Es lafit sich anwenden auf den ,,cis''-und den ,,ortho"-Effekt, auf Enolate und Schiffsche Basen cyclischer und bicyclischer Ketone. E/Z isomerism2) of compounds 1 with various kinds of double (or partially double) bonds has frequently been studied by NMR spectroscopy. A systematic rationalization and hence interpretation of such a wealth of data could be valuable in predicting E/Z equilibrium ratios. Inspired by an apparently undeveloped early idea due to Ruch and Ugi3), I propose to utilize a very simple approach by which such equilibria can be calculated from a tentative set of substituent parameters Ad and sensitivity factors pd.Although the model to be described below does not involve chirality, it is formally akin to chirality functions3s4) which were occasionally used for quantitative descriptions of asymmetric induction4s5), conformational equilibria6), and optical rotations').
A. Procedure and ResultsNotations for the E-and Z-isomers2) of 1 are obtained by ordering the substituents Ri according to the priority8) sequence (R2 > R1 and R4 > R3 within each pair). The basic assumption is3) that the natural logarithm of the E/Z concentration ratio at thermal equilibrium may be calculated from eq. (1); i.e., from the product of differences of substituent parameters at double bonds, Ad(R).