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Title: Solid-state sup 31 P NMR studies of mercury(II) phosphonates. Anisotropies of the sup 31 P chemical shift and the sup 31 P minus sup 199 Hg indirect spin-spin coupling

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00015a011· OSTI ID:6105773
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  1. Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)

The {sup 31}P powder NMR line shapes of a number of solid mercury(II) phosphonates are analyzed in order to determine the anisotropies in both the {sup 31}P chemical shift and the {sup 31}P{minus}{sup 199}Hg indirect spin-spin coupling. The magnitudes and orientation of the principal components of the {sup 31}P chemical shift tensor are determined for diethyl N-phenylphosphoramidate, (EtO){sub 2}P(O)NHPh, by using dipolar-chemical shift NMR spectroscopy. Spectral simulations indicate that the most shielded component of the {sup 31}P chemical shift tensor lies along the P{double bond}O plane. This information is used to interpret the {sup 31}P NMR line shapes for a series of mercury phosphonate complexes. These spectra indicate the presence of substantial anisotropies in the {sup 31}P{minus}{sup 199}Hg indirect spin-spin (J) coupling, ranging from 1,500 to 2,700 Hz. The large anisotropies in J indicate that mechanisms other than the Fermi contact contribute to the electron-mediated communication between {sup 31}P and {sup 199}Hg. 47 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.

OSTI ID:
6105773
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (United States), Vol. 30:15; ISSN 0020-1669
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English