The 17O spectra of some ortho- and para-substituted acetophenones were determined to examine the effect of substituent polarity and steric hindrance on the acetyl oxygen shieldings. The results are compatible with proposals previously advanced on the basis of the 13C shielding data for these compounds.
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Sardella et al. (1969) studied this question.