title: Interactions and reactions in some 2,2'-disubstituted biphenyls--an open or shut case.
abstract: 2-Dimethylaminobiphenyls bearing an electron deficient alkene in the 2' position show either Me2N...C=C interactions (2.941-2.976 A) or form a new N-C bond (1.586-1.604 A) to give a zwitterion. The former provides a model for an intermolecular interaction, while the latter provides structural information on organic anionic systems uncoordinated by metal cations.
authors.affiliation: School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wallis