Cyclohexanecarbonitriles: Assigning configurations at quaternary centers from 13C NMR CN chemical shifts

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3551-3553

  Fleming, Fraser F ^a   Wei, Guoqing ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIASTEREOMERS; NMR CHEMICAL SHIFTS; QUATERNARY CENTERS; STEREOCENTER;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CHEMICAL SHIFT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CYANIDES;

CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CYCLOHEXANECARBONITRILE; DECALIN; HYDRINDANE; NITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

CYCLOHEXANES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NITRILES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 66449126273     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo900286f     Document Type: Article

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