Carbon‐13 NMR spectra of 1,4‐benzodiazepines—influence of the 7‐substituent

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Abstract
Carbon‐13 NMR spectra of 1,4‐benzodiazepines, substituted differently at C‐7, are reported. With increasing electron demand of the substituent the signal of C‐2 is shifted upfield, an effect which is interpreted in terms of a π‐polarization of the carbonyl π‐electrons. This mechanism also seems to be of importance for the π‐electrons of the 5‐phenyl substituent and of the (N‐4)(C‐5) bond. Owing to the formation of hydrogen‐bonded self‐associates, compounds with a free amide group show concentration‐dependent shifts of some resonances. This is most obvious for C‐2, the proposed proton accepting site for hydrogen‐bonded cyclic dimers.