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Conformational Analysis by Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Klessinger Martin,
Rademacher Paul
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197908261
Subject(s) - dihedral angle , vicinal , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , lone pair , chemistry , molecule , molecular orbital , computational chemistry , ionization , spectroscopy , crystallography , chemical physics , nuclear magnetic resonance , physics , hydrogen bond , organic chemistry , ion , quantum mechanics
The conformation of organic molecules may be determined by means of photoelectron (PE) spectroscopy if there are orbital interactions present which depend on a dihedral angle. Straightforward application of the method requires that all ionization bands of interest can be assigned unambiguously and that inductive effects and secondary orbital interactions do not occur or can be accounted for appropriately. In many cases, this method complements conventional methods of conformational analysis. PE conformational analysis is particularly suited to compounds containing vicinal lone pairs or π systems.