Table 2 Rate constants and activation parameters for amide cis-trans isomerization

From: Amide nitrogen pyramidalization changes lactam amide spinning

  

trans → cis

 

Solvent

kt→c (s−1)

ΔH‡t→c

ΔS‡t→c

ΔG‡t→ca

  

(kcal·mol−1)

(cal·mol−1·K−1)

(kcal·mol−1)

17(C9)

CD2Cl2

33.9b

7.9 ± 0.5

−15.6 ± 2.0

11.4 ± 0.1

18(C10)

CD2Cl2

3.9b

9.2 ± 0.7

−13.9 ± 3.3

12.3 ± 0.1

19(C11)

CD2Cl2

1.2b

10.8 ± 0.8

−9.1 ± 3.6

12.9 ± 0.2

16(C8)

CD3OD

6.0b

11.3 ± 0.3

−3.5 ± 1.1

12.1 ± 0.1

17(C9)

CD3OD

3.8b

12.6 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 2.5

12.3 ± 0.1

18(C10)

CD3OD

0.9b

11.7 ± 0.7

−5.8 ± 3.2

13.0 ± 0.1

Ac-Ah2c-NHMe c

CD3OD

0.19d

17.0 ± 1.0

−2.2 ± 3.1

17.5 ± 1.9

  

cis → trans

 

Solvent

kc→t (s−1)

ΔH‡c→t

ΔS‡c→t

ΔG‡c→ta

  

(kcal·mol−1)

(cal·mol−1·K−1)

(kcal·mol−1)

17(C9)

CD2Cl2

3.6b

5.3 ± 0.3

−31.9 ± 1.2

12.4 ± 0.1

18(C10)

CD2Cl2

11.4b

9.3 ± 0.9

−11.0 ± 4.2

11.8 ± 0.2

19(C11)

CD2Cl2

9.8b

12.4 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 3.9

11.9 ± 0.2

16(C8)

CD3OD

0.6b

9.0 ± 0.7

−18.4 ± 2.9

13.1 ± 0.1

17(C9)

CD3OD

0.8b

10.8 ± 0.9

−9.9 ± 3.8

13.0 ± 0.2

18(C10)

CD3OD

2.8b

13.5 ± 0.9

4.7 ± 4.2

12.5 ± 0.1

Ac-Ah2c-NHMe c

CD3OD

0.17d

15.9 ± 0.3

−6.6 ± 0.8

17.4 ± 0.5

  1. Note: Parameters were obtained from unbiased estimates of the standard deviations of least-squares parameters and are reported at the 95% confidence level (ref. 44)
  2. aValues at −50.0 °C
  3. bValues at −50.3 °C
  4. cRef. 40
  5. dValues at 14.1 °C