19F nmr spectra of mesomeric carbanions generated from polyfluorodiarylacetonitriles. The electronic effect of perfluoroalkyl groups

¹⁹F NMR spectra of 1,2- dimethoxyethane solutions of Na- and Li- salts of polyfluorinated carbanions p - RC₆F₄$\text{C}$(CN)C₆F₄R′-p] Na⁺ (Li⁺) and of their neutral precursors p-RC₆F₄CH(CN)C₆F₄R′-p / R  F or CF₃ and R′= CF₃, CF₂CF₃, CF(CF₃)₂ and C(CF₃)₃/ have been studied. The values of changes in the chemical shifts of fluorine atoms in the ring and the side chain are practically the same when going from the precursor to carbanion with the perfluoroalkyl group being varied. This gave grounds to conclude that the electronic effect of the perfluoroalkyl groups is rather similar. The ¹⁹F NMR method has revealed no differences in the predominant mechanism of the negative charge distribution by these groups.