Conformations of substituted benzaldehydes and acetophenones by molecular polarisability measurements and infrared spectroscopy
Abstract
Dipole moments and molar Kerr constants at 25 °C in carbon tetrachloride solution are recorded for a series of para- and meta-substituted benzaldehydes and acetophenones. From these results, supplemented by i.r. data, information on the preferred molecular conformations of these compounds is obtained.