Abstract
A systematic investigation of the influence of substitution at positions C-2 and C-3 on the azulenone skeleton, based on NMR characterisation, is discussed with particular focus on the impact of the steric and electronic characteristics of substituents on the position of the norcaradiene-cycloheptatriene (NCD-CHT) equilibrium. Variable temperature (VT) NMR studies, undertaken to enable the resolution of signals for the equilibrating valence tautomers revealed, in addition, interesting shifts in the equilibrium.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11026-11038 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 45 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Sep 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |