Can two molecules have the same NMR spectrum? Hexacyclinol revisited

Org Lett. 2009 Mar 19;11(6):1409-12. doi: 10.1021/ol900164a.

Abstract

An in-depth DFT computational investigation (B97-2/cc-pVTZ level) of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of the recently disputed natural substance hexacyclinol, including J(1H,1H) couplings, is presented. Structures 1 and 2 have been compared with regard to the suggested possibility that two molecules have very similar NMR spectra as to be indistinguishable. Despite a remarkable similarity of functional groups present, the two calculated spectra differ in many features related both to chemical shifts and connectivities.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry*
  • Isomerism
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular*
  • Polycyclic Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Polycyclic Compounds
  • hexacyclinol