The well-known N lone-pair orientation effect on <
SUP>1
JCC spin-spin coupling constants(SSCCs) in oximes and their derivatives was used to study how negative hyperconjugativeinteractions of type LP
1(O)
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*
CC depend on ortho interactions involving the OH group. Thisstudy demanded the following analyses: (i) a qualitative estimation of how
1JCC SSCCs areaffected by hyperconjugative interactions, (ii) a study of similar stereochemical effects to thosein oximes, but in
1JC1C2 and
1JC1C6 in a series of 2-
substituted phenols, and (iii) a quantitativeestimation, with the natural bond order approach, of some key electron delocalization interactions.A few unexpected re
sults are quoted. LP
1(O)
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*
CC interactions are affected by proximityinteractions as follows: (a) they are enhanced by hydrogen bonds transferring charge into the(O-H)* antibonding orbital; (b) they are enhanced by proximity interactions of type LP
1(O)···H-C; (c) they are inhibited by interactions of type LP(O
1)···H-O. Consequences of theseobservations are discussed.