13C NMR Spectra of Trimethylene Oxide and Sulphide

The 13C NMR spectra of trimethylene oxide and trimethylene sulphide have been recorded and analysed as second-order spectra. The values of all the C-H coupling constants with their signs are reported. The signs of the C-H coupling constants in trimethylene oxide were determined by selective irradiation experiments and theoretical calculations, while in trimethylene sulphide the signs were obtained directly from the analysis. The one-bond C-H coupling constants are approximately 3 Hz greater in trimethylene oxide than in trimethylene sulphide, while the absolute values of the two-bond and three-bond coupling constants, 2JCᵦH and 3JCαH, are about 1 Hz greater in the latter molecule.