Structure determination coupling constants, effects

From these investigations it is clear that the Li chemical shift gives a clear indication of the lithium cation position when there are direct effects from ring currents in delocalized anions. However, as shown for the quinuclidine CIP and THF SSIP fluorenyllithium complexes, the correct assignment cannot be reached solely based on the chemical shifts. Furthermore, there is no clear-cut information about solvation to be gained from the chemical shifts. As we discuss in the following Section, the quadrupolar interaction is much more sensitive to these effects. In order to obtain maximal structural information from Li NMR spectroscopy, the chemical shift should be determined and used in combination with the quadrupolar coupling constant. 

An extensive analysis of the effect of lone pairs on the nitrogen atom on spin-spin coupling constants is reviewed in the context of a description of molecular electronic structure. Several oximes are analyzed in studies of these effects and their relevance for structural determination has been pointed out. 

One-bond carbon-carbon spin-spin coupling constants are included in a review by Krivdin and KalabinR". They are analyzed in terms of hybridization, substitution effects, lone pair effects and steric effects as well as respective applications to structural determination. The carbon-carbon spin-spin coupling constants between carbons that are separated by more than one bond were reviewed by Krivdin and DeUa and are discussed in terms of experimental techniques, the effects of hybridization, substituent effects, steric effects and respective additivity patterns. 

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