Isotope Effects on Chemical Shifts in the Study of Hydrogen Bonds in Small Molecules

Poul Erik Hansen*

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Abstract

This review is giving a short introduction to the techniques used to investigate isotope effects on NMR chemical shifts. The review is discussing how isotope effects on chemical shifts can be used to elucidate the importance of either intra-or intermolecular hydrogen bonding in ionic liquids, of ammonium ions in a confined space, how isotope effects can help define dimers, trimers, etc., how isotope effects can lead to structural parameters such as distances and give information about ion pairing. Tautomerism is by advantage investigated by isotope effects on chemical shifts both in symmetric and asymmetric systems. The relationship between hydrogen bond energies and two-bond deuterium isotope effects on chemical shifts is described. Finally, theoretical calculations to obtain isotope effects on chemical shifts are looked into.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2405
JournalMolecules
Volume27
Issue number8
ISSN1420-3049
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2022

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Keywords

  • hydrogen bond energy
  • hydrogen bonding
  • isotope effects onC chemical shifts
  • tautomerism
  • theoretical calculations

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