Quantum chemical calculations of 77Se and 125Te nuclear magnetic resonance spectral parameters and their structural applications

An accurate quantum chemical (QC) modeling of 77Se and 125Te nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra is deeply involved in the NMR structural assignment for selenium and tellurium compounds that are of utmost importance both in organic and inorganic chemistry nowadays due to their huge application potential in many fields, like biology, medicine, and metallurgy. The main interest of this review is focused on the progress in QC computations of 77Se and 125Te NMR chemical shifts and indirect spin–spin coupling constants involving these nuclei. Different computational methodologies that have been used to simulate the NMR spectra of selenium and tellurium compounds since the middle of the 1990s are discussed with a strong emphasis on their accuracy. A special accent is placed on the calculations resorting to the relativistic methodologies, because taking into account the relativistic effects appreciably influences the precision of NMR calculations of selenium and, especially, tellurium compounds. Stereochemical applications of quantum chemical calculations of 77Se and 125Te NMR parameters are discussed so as to exemplify the importance of integrated approach of experimental and computational NMR techniques. This review is focused on the progress in quantum chemical computations of 77Se and 125Te NMR chemical shifts and indirect spin–spin coupling constants involving these nuclei. Different computational methodologies that have been used to simulate the NMR spectra of selenium and tellurium compounds since the middle of the 1990s are discussed with a strong emphasis on their accuracy.