Abstract
A molecular conformation study on three 3-monosubstituted derivatives of propene has been carried out by evaluating the EFG at the site of the halogen nucleus using a semi-empirical LCAO-MO-SCF method. Calculations are performed on several conformers at INDO and CNDO level, using “sp” and “spd” valence basis sets, with Slater type orbitals as the basis functions. The results obtained for various conformers indicate that the nuclear quadrupole coupling constant is practically independent of the orientation of the CH2X group (X = Cl, Br and I) (Figure 1). The mean value of e2 Qqzz/h (averaged over all conformers) in each system matches favourably with the experimental value, despite the severe approximations that are inherent in the semi-empirical theory as well as in its application in the evaluation of the EFG.
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