Low-temperature study of dynamic effects in tetramethyllimonene

Dynamic effects of tetramethyllimonene were studied at low temperatures. Nuclear Overhauser effects measured under optimized conditions at 223 K and the results of 2D correlation experiments allowed the identification of two conformers and the assignment of all the proton and carbon resonances. For the determination of exchange and relaxation rates the method of saturation transfer was applied. At temperatures below 223 K further dynamic effects were recognized. Structural information obtained experimentally was compared with the results of Allinger force field calculations.