title: Interaction of a C-F bond with the π-system of a C═C bond or "head on" with a proximate C-H bond.
abstract: We describe the synthesis and preliminary study of two molecules, in which a fluorine atom is positioned proximately above the π-orbitals of a C═C bond or else wherein a C-F bond interacts in a "head on" fashion with a proximate C-H bond. The spectroscopic characteristics of these unusual interactions are documented, X-ray crystallographic analyses are reported, and theoretical calculations are employed to support the observed spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, New Chemistry Building, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Scerba
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haselton
authors.forename: Maxime
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siegler
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaffe
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lectka