TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Andreas A1 - Mikhova, Bozhana A1 - Kleinpeter, Erich T1 - Ab initio MP2/GIAO/NBO study of the delta-syn-axial effect in C-13 NMR spectroscopy N2 - The C-13 chemical shifts of 20 rigid bicyclic compounds have been calculated with ab initio HF and MP2 methods. The calculations showed very good reproducibility of the experimental values. The molecular orbital interactions in the rigid, nearly planar delta-syn-axial fragments in the isomeric groups of norbornane derivatives 1.x-4.x were studied in detail and were employed to explain the deshielding delta-syn-axial effect in C-13 NMR spectroscopy. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved Y1 - 2004 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/15207 SN - 0022-2860 ER -