C-H group acidity and the nature of C-H···N interactions: Crystal structural analysis of pyrazine and methyl substituted pyrazines

New Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 463-470

  Thalladi, Venkat R ^a   Gehrke, Annette ^a   Boese, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROGEN; METHYL GROUP; NITROGEN; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033933591     PISSN: 11440546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b001843k     Document Type: Article

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