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Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 67 - 69, DOI: 10.1039/b912721f


Self-association based on orthogonal COCO interactions in the solid and liquid state

Christoph Fäh, Leo A. Hardegger, Marc-Olivier Ebert, W. Bernd Schweizer and François Diederich


A network of orthogonal COCO interactions was identified in the X-ray crystal structure of an ,-difluorocyclopentanone derivative. This finding inspired investigations of self-association driven by these weak dipolar interactions in apolar solvents, which was proven by 1H NMR spectroscopy.

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