X-ray crystal structure of cis-mini-3 (a
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J.R. Thiel; Charles J. Simmons; Robert S.H. Liu
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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French
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The X-ray crystal structure of the highly crowded c.is isomer of the lowest member of the homologs of [~-carotene has been determined at 120K. The triene chromophore exists in the postulated bis-S-cis conformation, assuming the novel spiral shape suitable for secondary 1,6-orbital interaction.