Nuclear magnetic resonance spectral characterization and semi-empirical calculations of conformations of α- and γ-1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1684-1694

  Arsenault, Gilles ^a   Chittim, Brock ^a   McAlees, Alan ^a   McCrindle, Robert ^b  

^a Research Division   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Computer modeling; HBCD; NMR

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; COMPUTER MODELING;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

ALPHA 1,2,5,6,9,10 HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; GAMMA 1,2,5,6,9,10 HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BROMINE COMPOUND; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPUTER MODEL; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENVIRONMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 33847668255     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.122     Document Type: Article

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