NUCLEAR MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTRUM OF THE SODIUM ANION IN SODIUM-N,N-DIETHYLACETAMIDE SOLUTIONS - THE SODIDE ION IN THE PRESENCE OF A CARBONYL MOIETY

Journal article

We report the 23Na NMR spectrum of the sodium anion, Na-, in fluid solutions of sodium in N,N-diethylacetamide (DEA); even in the presence of the (amide) carbonyl moiety, the sodide ion exists in this solvent as a stable, gaslike centrosymmetric species with two valence electrons residing in an unperturbed 3s orbital on sodium. Proton (1H) and carbon-13 (13C) NMR spectra are consistent with this picture, with solvent nuclei showing only minor shifts from the pure DEA situation. © 1983 American Chemical Society.

Authors: Edwards, P; Guy, S; Holton, D; Johnson, D; Slenko, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
• Volume: 87
• Issue: 22
• Pages: 4362-4363
• Publication date: 1983-01-01
• DOI: 10.1021/j100245a010
• EISSN: 1541-5740
• ISSN: 0022-3654
• Language: English