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Title: Study of sup 31 P NMR chemical shift tensors and their correlation to molecular structure

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00196a015· OSTI ID:6836097
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)

The nature of the {sup 31}P anisotropic chemical shift interaction is examined by using magic-angle sample spinning NMR. Linear correlations between the principal values of the {sup 31}P chemical shift tensor, P-O bond lengths, and O-O-O bond angles are established. On the basis of a previously established correlation between P-O bond length and d{sub P}-p{sub O} {pi}-bond order. Furthermore, from correlations between bond lengths and bond angles, it was concluded that for the phosphates reported in this study the {pi}- and {sigma}-bond contributions to the {sup 31}P chemical shift interaction are not independent of each other and, hence, cannot be separated into distinct terms. A review of other phosphoryl derivatives suggests that these observations may be general for other quadruply coordinated phosphorus compounds.

DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6836097
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA), Vol. 111:14; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English