Peculiarities of molecular structure of 1-vinylimidazole: High resolution NMR study

The peculiarities of molecular structure of 1-vinylimidazoles were studied using 1Н and 13С NMR spectra of its complexes. Mechanisms of delocalization of unpaired electron spin density in the complex CoCl2⋅4(1-vinylimidazole) were revealed. Characteristic features of 1-vinylimidazole coordination with (C2H5)3SnCl were established. Unlike paramagnetic cobalt complex, the structure of VIM diamagnetic complex with triethylhalogenstananne R represents a trigonal bipyramid. The Sn atom in this complex has sp3d-hybridization and three alkyl moieties trend towards coplanarity interacting with sp2-orbitals of tin. The long-range spin–spin interaction between protons of 1-vinylimidazole and the vinyl group coupled with the pyrrole nitrogen N1, typical for coplanar arrangement the imidazole cycle and vinyl moiety was found.