The NMR spectra of solutions containing partially deuterated anhydrous hypophosphorous acid (H2POOH) and its complexes with organic bases as proton acceptors were obtained in CD2Cl2 in the temperature range 183-253 K. Under these conditions, the state of slow exchange is achieved, as evidenced by the fine spin-spin and isotope (H/D) structure of the NMR signals. The formation and strengthening of the hydrogen bond by the OH group result in strong shielding of the 31P nucleus and decrease the spin-spin coupling constants of nuclei in the PH2 group. Saturation of these effects occurs in going from proton to base. Direct and long-range effects of H/D substitution in the OH and PH groups on the H, 31P, and 15N chemical shifts in complexes were measured. The signs of these effects were explained in terms of a simplified model of dynamic interaction of covalent and hydrogen bonds. The kinetics of the interconversion of a cyclic H2POOH dimer and a zwitterionic complex with pyridine were studied by dynamic 1H NMR, and thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of the process were measured. A hypothetical mechanism of the reaction with the transition state close to an open-chain dimer with one hydrogen bond was proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)915-924
Number of pages10
JournalRussian Journal of General Chemistry
Volume76
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2006

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