Elena Cosimi, Nils Trapp, Marc-Olivier Ebert and Helma Wennemers
Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 2253-2256
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC09987A,
Communication
A combined experimental and computational approach provided insight into the nature and conformational dependence of long-range 4JHF couplings in α-fluoro amides. The dependence of 4JHF on substituents and the solvent was investigated. H–F coupling constants determined by NMR spectroscopy are in agreement with DFT calculations. NBO analysis revealed that a favourable nF→σNH* interaction correlates with the magnitude of 4JHF.