Volume 48, Issue 52 pp. 9828-9833
Communication

Direct Assessment of Electron Delocalization Using NMR Chemical Shifts

Stephan N. Steinmann

Stephan N. Steinmann

Institut des sciences et ingénierie chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCMD, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland), Fax: (+41) 21-693-9700

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Daniel F. Jana

Daniel F. Jana

Institut des sciences et ingénierie chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCMD, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland), Fax: (+41) 21-693-9700

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Judy I.-C. Wu

Judy I.-C. Wu

Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia (USA)

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Paul von R. Schleyer Prof. Dr.

Paul von R. Schleyer Prof. Dr.

Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia (USA)

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Yirong Mo Prof. Dr.

Yirong Mo Prof. Dr.

Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University (USA)

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Clémence Corminboeuf Prof. Dr.

Clémence Corminboeuf Prof. Dr.

Institut des sciences et ingénierie chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCMD, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland), Fax: (+41) 21-693-9700

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First published: 15 December 2009
Citations: 48

The Sandoz family foundation, the Swiss NSF Grant 200021_121577/1, and EPFL are acknowledged for financial support.

Graphical Abstract

Probe it: The new BLW-IGLO approach evaluates the magnetic responses of molecules in which conjugative interactions are “disabled” (see picture, red bonds). The NMR spectroscopy parameters of the localized structures provide ideal non-aromatic olefinic hydrogen δ(1H) references for the fully conjugated systems.

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