Spin-spin interactions across the "cove" in the (Z) and (E) isomers of 1,1′-difluoro-9,9′-bifluorenylidene

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 24, 2005, Pages 5306-5312

  Krcsmar, Lidia ^a   Grunenberg, Jörg ^a   Dix, Ina ^a   Jones, Peter G ^a   Ibrom, Kerstin ^a   Ernst, Ludger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance constants; Configuration determination; Density functional calculations; NMR spectroscopy; Strained molecules; Through space F,F spin spin coupling; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 30044438951     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200500533     Document Type: Article

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