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SCALAR COUPLING [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

[A] splitting of some resonances [arising] from interactions between nuclei through their bonding electrons rather than through space.

CONT

Scalar coupling is a short-range interaction that usually occurs for nuclei separated by one to three bonds.

Key term(s)
  • spin spin coupling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Interaction entre les noyaux voisins, dépendant de l'environnement électronique dont l'intensité exprimée en hertz dépend du nombre de noyaux avoisinants et de leur orientation dans l'espace.

Spanish

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