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Subject: Re: CCL:Dimers of furan, pyrrole and thiophene..
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Dear All : Here is the only answer I received to the query on dimers of furan,

pyrrole and thiophene posted on my behalf.............Shridhar Gadre

> >         Dear Sirs :
> >         It is well-known that benzene dimer has two possible geometries.
> >         One of these is T-shaped where one benzene molecule is
> > perpendicular to the othe   other one. The other is the so-called shifted
> parallel > one. Is there something known about the dimers of thiophene,
> furan
> > and pyrrole molecules? Any references will be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks in anticipation!.........................students of Professor
> Gadre
> Jeremy Greenwood wrote:
> I recently had a look at a letter in JACS
> (from the web, not out in print yet,10.1021/ja003256d)
> Sonya L McKay, Brandy Haptonstall and Samuel H Gellman
> Beyond the Hydrophobic Effect: Attractions Involving Heteroaromatic
> Rings in Aqueous Solution
> where they use NMR anaylsis to look at the effect of heteroatoms
> on pi-stacking. Not exactly what you are looking for though.
>
> I look forward with interest to a summary of responses to this
> important question.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeremy
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