Substituent-induced 1H chemical shifts for 4-substituted (2, 2-dichlorocyclopropyl)benzenes: further evidence for intramolecular electric field effects on 1H chemical shifts

Correlations of cyclopropyl proton chemical shifts for 4-substituted (2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl)-benzenes with σI and σR0 provide evidence that these chemical shifts reflect direct field effects and weak phenyl–cyclopropyl conjugative interactions. Corrections for variable ring current effects due to substituent-induced changes in conformation improve the individual correlations but do not alter the basic pattern of results. Correlation of the β cyclopropyl 1H chemical shift difference with σI with calculated hydrogen electron densities, and with calculated electric field components provides further strong evidence for a field effect on 1H chemical shifts.