M.O. Studies of Configuration and Conformation (Part II) Configuration and Conformation of Ketimine isomers

The configuratior and conformation of N-methyl-C-phenylalkyl-ketimine isomers, Ph-CR=N$CH_3$ (R=H, $CH_3$, $CH_3$CH$_2$), have been studied from extended Huckel molecular orbital calculations. The result shows that the E-configuration of the C=N double bond is favored compared with that of the Z-configuration. The most preferable conformation of the phenyl ring rotamer in N-methyl-C-phenylaldimine and N-methyl-C-phenylmethylketimine are the coplanar forms with regard to the C=N plane, but the conformation of the $CH_3$CH$_2$-rotamer, in N-methyl-C-phenylethyl-ketimine, the gauche form (dihedral angle between C=N and $CH_3$CH$_2$- plane=90$^{\circ}$) is favored.

N-methyl-C-phenylalkyl ketimine 이성질체, Ph-CR=N$CH_3$ (R=H, $CH_3$, $CH_3$CH$_2$)의 배치와 형태를 EHT 분자궤도함수법으로 연구하였다. 계산결과는 C=N 이중결함에 대하여 E-형의 배치가 Z-형의 배치보다 안전함을 나타내고 있다. N-methyl-C-phenylaldimine과 N-methyl-C-phenylmethylketimine에서는 phenyl 고러 회전자가 C=N 평면과 동일평면에 있는 형태가 안정하다. N-methyl-C-phenylethylketimine에서는 phenyl 고리와 C=N결합이 동일평면에 있고 회전자 $CH_3$CH$_2$-가 C=N 평면과 90$^{\circ}$인 gauche형이 가장 안정하다.