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Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Mar 13;130(14):4859–4868. doi: 10.1021/ja7100642

Table 1.

Spectroscopically distinguishable aggregates in binary mixtures of lithium enolates A and B.

aggregation number	A_mB_n aggregates (ratio of ⁶Li resonances)
monomer	A	B

dimer	A₂	AB	B₂

tetramer	A₄	A₃B₁ (3:1) A₂B₂ (2:2) A₁B₃ (1:3) B₄

hexamer	A₆	A₅B₁ (1:2:2:1)
	A₄B₂ (2:2:2) A₄B₂ (1:2:2:1) A₄B₂ (2:4) = 3 positional isomers^a
	A₃B₃ (3:3) A₃B₃ (3:3) A₃B₃ (1:1:1:1:1:1) = 3 positional isomers^a
	A₂B₄ (2:2:2) A₂B₄ (1:2:2:1) A_2B₄ (4:2) = 3 positional isomers^a
	A₁B₅ (1:2:2:1) B₆