On the capriciousness of the FCCF Karplus curve.

J Am Chem Soc

Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.

Published: August 2002

Numerous well-behaved Karplus curves correlating dihedral angle (phi) and NMR coupling constants (3JXY) exist for X-C-Z-Y fragments with X or Y = H, C, F, and P. Absent is the enigmatic F-C-C-F moiety. By calculating the four Ramsey contributions to 3JFF for F-CH2-CH2-F, a pleasing phi/3JFF curve with both positive and negative regions arises. Unlike the H-C-C-H curve, F-C-C-F is PSO vs FC dominated. The latter and the F lone electron pairs cause both the negative J values and the substituent-induced J-leveling effect.

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Numerous well-behaved Karplus curves correlating dihedral angle (phi) and NMR coupling constants (3JXY) exist for X-C-Z-Y fragments with X or Y = H, C, F, and P. Absent is the enigmatic F-C-C-F moiety. By calculating the four Ramsey contributions to 3JFF for F-CH2-CH2-F, a pleasing phi/3JFF curve with both positive and negative regions arises.

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