Solid-state conformations and absolute configurations of (+) and (-) α-, β-, and γ-hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs)

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 940-950

  Heeb, Norbert V ^a   Schweizer, W Bernd ^b   Mattrel, Peter ^c   Haag, Regula ^c   Gerecke, Andreas C ^c   Kohler, Martin ^c   Schmid, Peter ^c   Zennegg, Markus ^c   Wolfensberger, Max ^d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry   (Switzerland)

^d Laboratory of Organic Chemistry   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Extended triple turn motive; HBCD crystal structures; Relative and absolute configurations; Resolution of enantiomers

Indexed keywords

ENANTIOMERS; ISOMERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; EXTENDED TRIPLE TURN MOTIVE; HBCD CRYSTAL STRUCTURES; RESOLUTION OF ENANTIOMERS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

ALPHA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; BETA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; GAMMA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENANTIOMERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BROMINE COMPOUND; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRAL CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFORMATION; ENANTIOMER; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLID STATE; STEREOISOMERISM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34247129566     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.01.032     Document Type: Article

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