Figure 2
Geometric parameters used for separating the carboxyl syn and anti conformers. The syn conformers are defined by a θ value below 120° (marked by a blue dashed line on the histogram; θ corresponds to the O⋯O—H angle). The anti conformers are defined by a θ value greater than 120°. The histogram has been derived from an ensemble of low R-factor (R ≤ 0.05) carboxylic acid containing structures. |