Deuterium isotope effects on 13C chemical shifts are investigated in intramolecular hydrogen-bonded systems. As models, o-hydroxydibenzoylmethane and tetracycline (TC) are chosen. The OH proton is exchanged and the deuterium isotope effects at carbons, nΔC(OD), are studied in both localised and tautomeric situations. Factors influencing the isotope effects are the nature of donors, acceptors, the intervening double bonds and local substituents. The isotope effects of the D ring of TC are shown to be similar to isotope effects in o-hydroxyacetophenone. The central β-diketone system in both compounds is shown to be tautomeric and strongly shifted towards a form with a keto group forming a hydrogen bond to the phenolic hydroxy group of ring A. This double hydrogen bond to one acceptor weakens both hydrogen bonds. Interesting long-range effects are emerging from this situation. The A ring of TC is shown to contain a CC(OH)NH2 moiety.
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