High resolution 1H NMR spectra of 2,2′-biquinoline

From analysis and refinement by the LAOCOON III program of the 220 MHz ¹H spectrum of 2,2′-biquinoline, recorded as a saturated solution in carbon disulphide, most derived chemical shifts and coupling constants are close to corresponding values in quinoline. However, H-3 is at 1.5 ppm lower field in 2,2′-biquinoline than in quinoline and the ortho-coupling ³J(34) in the heterocyclic ring is 0.5 Hz larger in 2,2′-biquinoline than in quinoline; fairly free rotation about the 2,2′ bond is inferred.