The tautomeric properties of
DER=0>-chlorinate
d acetylacetone, 3-chloro-2,4-pentane
dione CH
3C(O)-CHCl-C(O)CH
3, have been investigate
d by gas electron
diffraction (GED) an
d quantum chemical calculations (B3LYPan
d MP2 approximations with
different basis sets up to cc-pVTZ). Analysis of the GED intensities resulte
din the presence of 100(2)% enol tautomer at 269(8) K. The following skeletal geometric parameters (
rh1values) of the molecule, which possesses
Cs symmetry, were
derive
d:
r(C=C) = 1.378(3) Å,
r(C-C) =1.450(3) Å,
r(C=O) = 1.243(3) Å,
r(C-O) = 1.319(3) Å,
r(O-H) = 1.001(4) Å,
r(C-Cl) = 1.752(4) Å,
C-C=C = 121.3(1.0)
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C=C-O = 119.9(1.2)
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C-C=O = 119.1(1.2)
deg.gif">. Due to very small contributionsof the keto tautomer in
-chlorinate
d acetylacetone an
d its parent species, the effect of
-chlorination ontautomeric properties cannot be
derive
d from experimental
data. Quantum chemical calculations (B3LYP/6-31G**, B3LYP/cc-pVTZ, an
d MP2/cc-pVTZ) pre
dict that
-chlorination of acetylacetone has no pronounce
deffect on the tautomeric properties. On the other han
d, similar calculations for 1-chloro-1,3-butane
dion, ClC(O)-CH
2-C(O)CH
3,
demonstrate that chlorination in one
ddle"> position
destabilizes the enol tautomer. In bothchlorinate
d species the enol form is strongly preferre
d.