The effect of variations in the angle X-C-X' (in a typical carbonyl compound XXIC=O) on the carbonyl stretching frequency (PC-0) is examined in the light of recently published empirical relations between vc ,o and the ionization potential.
INTRODUCTIONIn a recent paper dealing with the donor characteristics of the carbonyl group (1) empirical relationships were demonstrated between the carbonyl stretching frequency (vc=,) and the ionization potential (IP). Two classes of compounds were noted: those having no group conjugated with the carbonyl group (A), and those with a group capable of such conjugation (B). The parameters of those molecules were expressed, respectively, by the equations The variation of these parameters within each class was interpreted in terms of inductive and resonance effects due t o the different groups attached t o the carbonyl group.T h e variation of I P with the carbony1 force constant kc=o was considered many years ago by Walsh (2). He pointed out the relationship between IP, kc=o, and C=O bond length and a parameter defining the percentage of polarity of the C=O bond. Since that time Inany more IP's have been accurately measured though the number of determinations of force constants of C=O bonds is still relatively small.Previously (1) no allowance was made for the effect of variations in angle XCX' (a) (in the compound C=O) on v c =~. This will now be considered.
x / VARIATION OF vc-0 WITH orT h e fact that v c =~ increases on decreasing the size of a cycloalkanone ring has been known for some time (3). The phenomenon is not restricted t o simple cyclic ketones, for similar compounds with heteroatoms in the ring show the same effect. Figure 1 shows a graph of vc=, and a for a wide variety of cyclic carbonyl compounds, the data and source being listed in Table I. Points lying on the same curve in Fig. 1 are for compounds containing the same functional group, with different ring sizes depending on the number of -CH2-groups contained therein. These lines do not have quite the same slope but get steeper from the bottom line t o the top in a fairly smooth manner.